Shepherd Chamber of Commerce
Shepherd Chamber of Commerce
16 N. Liberty St, Shepherd, TX 77371
210-995-7420
Linda's Mom serves watermelon to the guests at Coldspring Garden Club meeting / field trip
Tracy brought a trailer of pumpkins to give away at Coldspring Garden Club meeting. These fresh pumpkins are great FREE food for livestock!
Did You Know?
by Yvonne Cones
Well, 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 every one 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.
Tracy also told everyone that the Senior Center in Coldspring will hold a 'Mini Health Fair Q & A' on November 10 at 12.15 PM. Learn more about Open Enrollment and meet the DFPS /APS Community Engagement Specialist for our area.
Administrator, Jennifer Strickland, for the Shepherd Senior Center 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 in doing a fine job in her absence.
Christmas events on December 5 in Shepherd and December 12 in Coldspring are in the process of signing up vendors and Parade entries. Please look for these forms at the Chamber of Commerce's web sites and Facebook page. Shepherd Library also has forms.
El Taquito on S. Byrd Ave in Shepherd have a striking display of the High School teams they have supported over the years. Shepherd Chamber Treasurer Lynne Hogan Montez stands beside this in the photo. 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.
Coldspring Chamber of Commerce
31 N. Butler St., Coldspring, TX 77331
936-653-2184
The local Democratic Watch Party at
El Taquito Restaurant in Coldspring
Linda demonstrated propagation of plants, hands-on
Lynne Hogan Montez beside photos of the teams El Taquito Restaurant has supported