Shepherd Chamber of Commerce
Shepherd Chamber of Commerce
16 N. Liberty St, Shepherd, TX 77371
210-995-7420
Some guests at DeeDee Bailey's 'Meet and Greet"!
Did You Know?
by Yvonne Cones
There is an old English saying 'March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb!' I think May did that this year. May 1st was rainy with intermittent thunder storms which kept people indoors. The following days were beautiful to make up for it although several events were postponed because of the weather. This included the Shepherd Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting for Friends of Hopewell in Coldspring. The new date will be announced soon. Another new member is 'Wonderland Recreation RV', a new park on Wonderland Dr off Hwy 59 N. The ribbon cutting for this will be this coming week.
Coldspring Chamber of Commerce has listed future events on its web site and Facebook page.The latter has many photos from the 'Best of San Jacinto County Banquet ' and awards night if you missed it. Shepherd Chamber Scholarship Committee met last week to judge the entries from the Shepherd High School Seniors. Winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony on May 19 at Shepherd High School. Thank you all who entered.
SJC Historical Commission have been working on the maintenance and repairing of some of the buildings in Old Town Coldspring. Soon it will be opened at regular times for visits. The Blue Grass Players are now performing every Saturday on the stage by the Jail Museum. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy their music! Last week at Commissioners Dale Everitt asked the Court that the museum in the Courthouse basement be officially named the "San Jacinto County Texas Military Museum." The museum has grown so much that it now fills all the basement and is still expanding.
DeeDee Bailey held a 'Meet & Greet' at El Taquito in Coldspring last week. Guests enjoyed talking with her about her re-election bid for County Treasurer. Refreshments were served and were delicious.
Did you know that SJC Senior Center serves lunch every weekday? Except for holidays, meals are served at noon although people come earlier to meet friends or shop at the resale store. You do not have to be a senior to eat there. Seniors pay $6, adults pay $8. Meals are excellent and include dessert and beverage. Other activities include line dancing lessons, cards and dominoes, exercise for seniors and more. Some people are interested in Tai Chi, the Chinese martial art which features very slow controlled movement. If you know of a teacher of Tai Chi, the Center would like to hear from them. Call 936-653-4175.
July 4th in Shepherd is in the works! Fireworks at 9 PM, before that vendors from lunch time on will be able to sell their wares or food either indoors or under the Pavilion roof. The American Legion will open with the prayer and flag ceremony. DJ Joe & Karaoke Services will provide music and Gregg Cones will sing. Games for children and parents will be under the Pavilion roof and this year the new Playground is available in the park. Call the Chamber number for information or text me. Vendors call me.
San Jacinto County Women's League will meet for the last time before the summer hiatus on May 14 where the new Officers will be announced. The list of donations to many local organizations will also be discussed. The Board and Committee members met at the Senior Center on Thursday to discuss giving more this year if possible and our Treasurer Jessica did the math and said it was!
Coldspring Chamber of Commerce
31 N. Butler St., Coldspring, TX 77331
936-653-2184
Women's League board members meet to discuss plans for 2026-27 donations to community organizations