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Master Gardeners set

2019 class schedule

Little River Basin Master Gardener Association (LRBMGA) is opening registration for the 2019 Master Gardener class.

Classes will meet on Wednesdays from Jan. 9 through May 15, from 8:45 a.m. to 12-noon at the Cameron Chamber of Commerce meeting room.

The program offers a minimum of 50 hours of instruction, including field trips.

Fee for the class is $175, which includes The Master Gardener Handbook and other amenities.

Speakers are experts in their fields including lawn care, trees and shrubs, disease and weed management, soils, plant nutrition, vegetable and herb gardening, home fruit production, water conservation, and Earth-Kind.

In exchange for training and to become a certified Master Gardener, 50 volunteer hours are required before the end of the calendar year.

Anyone interested, or who would like to purchase a gift registration, contact the Texas AgriLife Extension Service, milam-tx@tamu.edu, 254-697-7045, 100 E. First St. in Cameron.

Alcoa Retirees slate

Christmas meeting

Next meeting of the Rock-dale Alcoa Retirees will be the annual Christmas get-together Thursday, Dec. 13, at the Thorndale VFW Hall. Doors open at 5 p.m.

Retirees are reminded to bring canned goods to be donated to area food banks.

All retirees are encouraged to bring their favorite desserts for this meeting.—

Doug Williams, spokesman.

Special Needs Support Group plans yule party

Special Needs Support Group will hold its annual Christmas Party from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4 at the Patterson Civic Center.

The evening will include a catered meal, face painting, cake walk, making candy bars, live music, games and more,

For more information contact Denitra Rideaux at 512-626-6583 or Teresa Mireles at 512-446-5408.

American music topic

for Matinee Musicians

The Matinee Musical Club met at the home of Annette Griesbach, president, with Pam Graham as co-hostess on Monday, November 12, 2018.

Song of the month, “Aura Lee”, was accompanied by Mary Jane Boyd,

Winner of the fundraiser to raise money for the Louise Hale Sessions Memorial Scholarship, ‘The Dessert of the Month Raffle’ winner was Malda Burns. Marie Gest sold the winning ticket.

The program, “Seasons of Love, The Parade of American Music” was presented by Tami Stockton.

Sparky Thomason played “Do you Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans on the trumpet and piano. Pam Graham sang “San Francisco” with guitar accompaniment, Annette Griesbach sang “Autumn in New York”, Donnie Rinn and Marie Gest say “I’m an Old Cowhand”, and “Hooray for Hollywood” was sung by the members.

The Matinee Musical Club is a member of the Texas and National Federation of Music Club.—Pam Graham, Secretary.

Only one ACS washer

tourney in December

There will only be one American Cancer Society washer tourney at Apache Pass in December.

The tourneys are usually held twice a month, on the second and forth Sundays, but there will only be one next month, according to Kim Jeter, spokesperson.

“We are having it only on the third Sunday because of the Christmas holiday,” she said.

The tourneys will go back to their twice-a-month schedule on the second and fourth Sundays in January, Jeter sad.