Shepherd Chamber of Commerce
Librarian astronauts begin story time, part of the summer program at Shepherd Library
Shepherd Chamber of Commerce
16 N. Liberty St, Shepherd, TX 77371
210-995-7420
Astronomer Gary Imms shows the Eye of God nebula to the children
Coldspring Chamber of Commerce
31 N. Butler St., Coldspring, TX 77331
936-653-2184
Teddy salutes at the 4th of July tree outside Impact Center Resale Store
Gary shows the Pillars of Creation nebula, one of his photos
Did You Know?
by Yvonne Cones
If you go past the Impact Center Resale Shop on Loop 424 in Shepherd, make sure to look at the large Christmas tree outside the door. Brenda Myers decorated it for Christmas and instead of taking it down, continued to redecorate it as the season progressed. So, it has been decorated for Valentines Day and other special times and the latest theme is July 4!! What a great idea! Look in the store if you have not seen inside yet. There are wonderful bargains to be had.
The San Jacinto County Historical Commission met last week and discussed the formation of a committee from the members who would work on the archival of thousands of photos and articles about our county. Charles Ballard has been taking photos of events, sports meetings and special times for many years and the Commission also has many historical photos which need to be collated and arranged digitally. They will be placed on the web so any one can go online and find out about our past. People, buildings, natural scenes and businesses and families are some of the categories which will be organized for the future. As this work continues we will hear of the progress made.
Charles Ballard and Dale Everitt are busy men! They have added programs for nearly every kind of music lover on their San Jacinto County Radio ! Go to http://www.oldwaverlytex.com Coming up will be Rock N Roll, Country, Blues, and Jazz, and already Gospel Music is featured every Thursday from 5- 7PM and every Sunday from 6-8PM for The Friends of Hopewell.
Bingo Night at Coldspring Senior Center is hosted by the Coldspring VFD. Tickets are $25 each, the night starts at 6 PM with fun, prizes and community support. The date is July 18, tickets are available at the Senior Center.
Shepherd Library finished the Summer Friday with a guest speaker, astronomer Gary Imms, showing the large group of children some of his wonderful photos of outer space. He said his equipment was almost the equivalent of buying a boat! He sets up his large telescope each night with his equally complicated camera and photographs the galaxies. We saw the Pillars of Creation, part of the Eagle Nebula, where stars are 'born'. He showed many of his photos which are on metal plates to preserve them. 'The Eye of God' is also known as the Helix Nebula and shows a dying dwarf star. It looks like a huge eye of course, hence the nickname. We learned a lot from Gary Imms but there is so much more that you will be able to come sometime in the future to the library to hear more and see some of his very large collection of the galaxies.
Don't forget you will have a chance to see two fireworks displays this weekend. Shepherd Independence Day will be celebrated at the Community Center and Pavilion on Saturday July 5. DJ Jaccen Lee will keep the music flowing, Gregg Cones will sing, there will be kids games, food vendors and vendors selling the craft work, sourdough bread and other 'Heavenly Bakes' and a lot more. The Flag Ceremony will start the proceedings given by the Commander of American Legion Post 629. Prayer will follow and elected officials attending will have an opportunity to speak. Our State Representative Janis Holt will be there, Sheriff Houston if he is able, Mayor Minton and any others who come. This will be at 3 PM although the doors to the Community Center will open at 1 PM. Fireworks are at 9 PM. Vendors may still collect an entry form on line or at Shepherd Library. You can fill it out there and leave it for collection.