Elections are over and San Jacinto County had little change in our local voting. Shepherd has one change, which will be confirmed this week, since the Mayor's race has only 4 or 5 votes difference. Owner of the Texas Grill in Shepherd and Coldspring, William LaCoste, is the new Mayor if the count is accurate. The numbers have to be canvassed before the swearing in ceremony later in the week.
Charles Minton has been Mayor for many years. Thank you, Mr. Mayor, for your service.
I was also on the ballot and thank all those who voted for me. I was unopposed and look forward to the next year.
•Coldspring Garden Club met on Thursday at Linda and Chad Farber's home near Point Blank. A large group gathered outside to watch and hear Linda demonstrate how to propagate plants. There are several ways to do this and Linda showed us how to do each one.
Chad and Linda fed everyone with watermelon and herbal tea from their own garden. Cookies and other goodies followed, and we had a wonderful time in beautiful weather. Tracey had a trailer loaded with pumpkins to be donated to whoever wanted some. Gardeners and very generous people.
Linda and Chad had family help with the meeting. Both moms and Linda's sister were on hand to help with the food and drink and to show people around.
Tracey also told everyone that the Senior Center in Coldspring will hold a mini health fair Q&A on Nov. 10 at 12:15 p.m. for folks to learn more about open enrollment and meet the DFPS /APS Community Engagement Specialist for our area.
•Shepherd Senior Center Administrator Jennifer Strickland was in hospital this last week having an operation. We hope to see her back soon and send her prayers and good wishes from all the seniors who meet there. Diana Wilkinson is doing a fine job in her absence.
•Christmas events on Dec. 5 in Shepherd and Dec. 12 in Coldspring are in the process of signing up vendors and parade entries. Please look for these forms at the Chamber of Commerce websites and Facebook page. Shepherd Library also has forms.
•El Taquito on South Byrd Avenue in Shepherd has a striking display of the high school teams they have supported over the years. It is so encouraging to see local businesses supporting our young people. We have some wonderful organizations who do this locally. The Community and Children's Impact Center is another great asset to our youth as are others in our area.
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.
