At Shepherd City Council meeting last week, Police Chief Clint Headley gave awards to two exceptional officers who had excelled in the recent state audit. Officers Stephanie Peterson and Bianca Martinez received praise and applause from the Council members and attendees for their service.
Bianca also was promoted to sergeant, and we were grateful to have such police officers working in Shepherd.
•On Wednesday at Shepherd Senior Center, Administrator Jennifer Strickland announced a purse bingo fundraiser on Aug. 8 in Shepherd High School Cafeteria. Doors open at 5 p.m. and bingo starts at 6 p.m. Tickets are available at the Center from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday through Friday. It is $30 before the event, $35 at the door and includes a gourmet box lunch and two packs of 10 bingo cards.
You can buy additional packs for $5 each, there is a raffle and all proceeds will support the Shepherd Senior Center which lost critical funding due to federal budget cuts.
Gregg Cones came to sing for the first time at the Shepherd Center. He will be there from now on Wednesdays for lunchtime. He also sings at the Coldspring Senior Center on Fridays where he shares the stage with DJ Ken. They take it in turns to perform.
Coldspring Senior Center also lost a large part of their federal funding and are hosting a Talent Show which is also a fundraiser. This is a do not miss event with musical talent and funny skits and amusing fashion showings. Administrator Charline Smith is selling tickets at the Center for $25 each, includes show and a hamburger basket. The date is Aug. 29, dinner at 5 p.m. Call (936) 653-4175.
•Coldspring Library will host the second annual Murder Mystery Dinner Oct. 3, price to be announced later. The actors who ran the show last year will return. They were very talented and made the evening a lot of fun.
•Women's League of San Jacinto County delivered the remaining checks to Shepherd First Baptist Church and The Education Foundation last week. Missy Johnson, Church Secretary, received one for the church. I delivered this one and just managed to avoid the storm which suddenly dropped buckets of rain on everything. Still, we are lucky in our community that we do not have floods or fires like some parts of our country.
Gayle Booth, Women's League Board member, gave the check to the Education Foundation. It was received by Deb Cooper and Suzanne York. All the money the League makes through the year is donated to such worthy causes at the end of the fiscal year. which is May for the League.
We are always happiest when we have a lot to give. The year begins again in September on the second Thursday of the month. Lunch and a guest speaker and great company make it a special occasion.
•Be sure to come out for Christmas in July around the Coldspring Courthouse. July 25 will see Santa and all the Christmas ideas and gifts you can think of. Food of course will be available, including baked potatoes at the Coldspring Senior Center (until they run out).
Contact the Shepherd Chamber of Commerce at (210) 995-7420 or the Coldspring Chamber at (936) 653-2184.
Yvonne Cones is president of the Shepherd Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Coldspring Chamber of Commerce.
