Shepherd Chamber of Commerce
The Red Hat Ladies had a Christmas lunch at Coldspring Senior Center
Shepherd Chamber of Commerce
16 N. Liberty St, Shepherd, TX 77371
210-995-7420
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Yvonne Cones
Winter begins officially on Sunday December 21, although I think it has already arrived for most of us! Coldspring Chamber of Commerce had a pleasant day for their very successful Christmas event. We enjoyed eating lunch at the Masonic Lodge fundraiser just across from the Courthouse. The Masons give scholarships and donate to worthy causes with their events.
Different musical entertainment was enjoyed by all and the vendors were incredibly diverse and had eye catching booths. Autumn, the Chamber Office Executive drove a golf cart around to offer a lift to anyone in need of help, which I was glad to accept after all the walking around!
Friends of Shepherd Library presented a check to Coldspring Library last week for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. The program gives children aged from 0 - 5 years old a free book every month. However, libraries have to pay for the packing and postage etc. Treasurer Rick McIntyre, accompanied by some of the 'Friends' presented a check for $1,500 to the Board, funds which came from the Trivia Night fundraiser held in Shepherd recently. Our county has over 200 children registered as of this month.
The SJC Senior Center will celebrate with a Christmas Lunch on Friday December 19. You must reserve your place beforehand, already more than half of the places are booked. The meal will be sponsored by Lamb Propane. The Red Hat Ladies dressed up for Christmas last week and made the room light up.
Women's League had a very interesting lunch last week. The meal was delicious, as always, catered by Mary Gray. Our speaker is an Apiarist, a Bee Keeper, although she said she was ' a hobbyist Bee Keeper' having only 50 hives or less. Susan Caldwell was a wonderful speaker. She talked about the importance of bees, funny stories about keeping them and how they live together in the hive. She finished with a quiz which was played on a screen with players using their phones to answer. It was a lot of fun!
Shepherd Chamber of Commerce invited State Representative Janis Holt to visit Shepherd. She came last week on Tuesday afternoon. We met at the Family Restaurant on S. Byrd Ave and sat around tables to talk and ask questions. Food was a buffet meal prepared by the restaurant and Janis, who asked that we call her by her name, said she will be happy to come again to Shepherd to meet and talk.
On Saturday December 20 the SJC Voices, the registered name for the Community Choir , will present a concert at Coldspring Community Shelter. This is a free event open to all. There will be refreshments and a night of music and enjoyment. Starting at 4.30 PM, Gregg Cones will sing to get the Christmas mood going and then the main event will begin. This is a large and special production you will not want to miss! Shelly Thompson, and all he Board members have worked very hard to organize the group which, it is hoped, will go on to create more musical productions for us.
Coldspring Chamber of Commerce
31 N. Butler St., Coldspring, TX 77331
936-653-2184
This beautiful tree on the SJC Courthouse grounds was background for many vendors.
The Masonic Lodge had a fundraiser with delicious food including venison chili.
President Marsha Brown accepts a check from The Friends of the Shepherd Library.
Susan Caldwell gave a talk on the Life of Bees at SJC Women's League luncheon
State Representative Janis Holt visited Shepherd last week