Country Place’s Hidden Lake (#4) Freezes Over

January 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Received this from Lane Norvell this morning. Please don’t let your kids try this. Not sure Lane should have, either, but the photo is too interesting not to post:

“Well I would never recommend standing on a frozen lake in Texas  particularly when you are by yourself and using a self timer photoshot (like I was here at 7:45 this morning)      : )   but I did test the ice and felt pretty comfotable….definitely was a cold weekend…. and not sure when the last time anyone around have seen lakes frozen over around here  : )   thought you might enjoy the photo(s) and it is pretty amazing and unusual for lakes /ponds to freeze over this solidly   DISCLAIMER:  NEVER STAND ON A FROZEN POND OR LAKE ….THIS CAN CAUSE POTENTIAL FREEZING, FROSTBITE AND/OR EVENTUAL DISCOMFORT AND/OR DEATH   : )”
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Beloved Country Place Bus Driver Passed Away

December 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment

BonnieMaeSchwaderThe Country Place Bus Driver, Bonnie Mae Schwader . . . affectionately known as Miss Bonnie to most of us . . . passed away last weekend.  Her funeral services were on Saturday and Bus 081 was even there!  I’ve made a donation to the Bonnie Schwader Fund at American State Bank from all the Country Place kids.  Now, I’m not asking for $$ to cover the costs, just thought it would be nice to know for the kids and families who still ride the bus.  

[Rebecca, you’re the best! We also got a nice note from Mary Watts, the new bus driver, with her contact info:

Mary Blair Watts, cell 903.312.0095 wattsm702@wmconnect.com

Miss Bonnie was greatly appreciated by our family because she kept an eye out for iPod’s, cell phones and books that our boy Lucas was prone to leaving on the bus. She’d always hold his stuff and give it to him when he got aboard again.]

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Garden Club: Christmas Ladies Luncheon Planned

November 11, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Christmas Ladies Luncheon

December 15th @ 11:30 at the home of Julia Tolar

Please bring finger foods or dessert and a wrapped Christmas ornament.

For more information contact Ann Horton 903.839.9036

RSVP to Carol Hamilton 903.871.8200

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Coyote In Country Place

November 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment

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I had heard from the Helmers down on Great Oak Circle that they had seen coyotes in our neighborhood. Sunday afternoon we were in the yard and one of my boys said “Look at that big fox!” But it was a coyote, and it was watching our cat closely.

This morning Kratos and I were walking up Oak Meadow Circle when we saw a coyote lope across the road and into the Middleton’s back yard. I mananged to snap a few (shaky) pictures. Just a reminder that if you have a small dog or a cat, be aware that this coyote was hunting at 8:20am this morning in broad daylight.

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