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Master Naturalists will hear A&M prof Thursday

Dr. Alston V. Thoms will speak at the Texas Master Naturalist monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 10 at the Milano Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 710 W Ave D in Milano. His talk is free and open to the public. Come at 6 p.m. for a casual potluck dinner.

Dr. Thoms’ talk, “Native Foodways in the Brazos Valley: Feeding the Family Before H-E-B Arrived,” reviews regional archaeology and cooking technologies before the Spanish traveled El Camino Real.

Dr. Thoms (BA, West Texas State University; MA Texas Tech University; PhD, Washington State University) began his Texas A&M University academic career in 1990 and is a professor in the Department of Anthropology.

He is also director of the Archaeological-Ecology Laboratory. Among other courses, he teaches Indians of Texas, Prehistory of Texas, Hunter-Gatherer Archeology, and Ancient Food and Cooking Technology. His research focuses on hunter-gatherer lifeways and is published in dozens of journals and archaeological monographs.

The Texas Master Naturalist El Camino Real Chapter has meetings on the second Thursday of every month. Visit txmn.org/elcamino/calendar

Railroad Museum open house Saturday

CAMERON—The Milam County Railroad Museum will hold an open house from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Saturday, May 12 with all interested persons invited, according to Jamie Larson, publicist.

“Come see the renovations we’ve made to Old Town Cameron. Most of our new operating system is up and running so trains will be running too,” he said.

The open house event will commemorate National Train Day, Larson said.

Hugh Wilson Cemetery annual meeting May 19

The annual meeting of the Hugh Wilson Cemetery Association will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 19 at the cemetery, 1075 County Road 456 in the Tanglewood community.

“A pot luck luncheon will follow the meeting, accompanied by good fellowship so bring your favorite picnic foods,” said Barbara Wright, spokesperson. The association will provide paper plates, napkins, paper towels, serving utensils, water and garbage bags, she said.

In case of rain, the meeting will move to the Tanglewood Community Center, located at the Tanglewood Fire Department.

2nd-4th Sunday washer tourneys benefit ACS

Washer tournaments benefiting the American Cancer Society are being held each second and fourth Sunday of the month beginning at 5 p.m. at the Apache Pass Ice House.

Tourneys will be held through September.

Registration starts at 4 p.m. and fee is $20 per team, double elimination. Prizes are awarded to first, second and third-place teams.

T-SHIRTS—Orders for gray or black T-shirts, also benefiting the ACS, are now being taken. Prices are $15 for short sleeve (district brand) and $20 for long-sleeve (port and company performance brand). Sizes are available from small to 6XL.

FMI: Kim Jeter, 512-760-7194.