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By BURLON PARSONS bparsons@journal-spectator.com Doc and Pat Blakely at 2639 CR 154 are another couple who have opened their residence for the fourth annual Wharton Hidden Garden Tour the Saturday and Sundays of May 3 to 4 and May 10 to 11. Hours for the tour are 2 to 5 p.m. each day and tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children under age ... More ...
By PAM NASH Master Gardener Because I sell herbs at the Farmers' Market, people will stop at our booth to chat and ask questions about herbs in general. I often bring fresh sprigs of Rosemary, along with dried packages, and inevitably someone comments that they also have a Rosemary bush but don't use it for anything. Whoa! More ...
You may have heard of the term horticultural therapy, or HT, as the experts say. It's a fancy way of saying gardening makes you feel good. Multiple studies prove that caring for a garden brings both psychological and physiological benefits to gardeners. More ...
Boling FFA President Kelli Ermis exhibits her lamb during the Boling FFA Progress Show held April 13 at the Boling FFA project center. The progress show helps prepare members of the Boling FFA Chapter for the upcoming Wharton County Youth Fair. More ...
Who's News Liliana Johse Last Sunday five generations gathered to celebrate multiple birthdays in Hungerford at the home of Sarah Hudgins. Present was Melvin W. Reue, who turned 93 years young on April 13, and Joe D. Hudgins who celebrated his 70th birthday on April 15. More ... Theatrical group plans two musicals this summer, holds auditions May 12-13 South Texas Summer Musical Encores!, a 501(c)(3) performing arts scholarship organization, is producing two musicals during its 2008 summer season to maximize performance and scholarship availability for its student musical theatre performers. More ...
Each year for the last 20 years the home of Norma Jean and Scotty House is abloom with bluebonnets. Each year more area are covered with them. Scotty gathers seeds each year, shares them and then plants what he has left over for a new area of blooms the next year. The residence was recently named ... More ...
Boling Bits Judy Womack Congratulations to the BHS Lady Bulldog Softball team for making it to the playoffs for the third consecutive year. They are playing a best of three series against the Schulenberg Lady Horns. The Lady Horns won game one by a score of 7-2. More ... Births Welcome to our world Marionna Ruckett Alfredia Kimble and Marcus Ruckett, both of Wharton, announce the birth of their child, a girl, born at 1:26 p.m. Saturday, March 1, 2008, at Gulf Coast Medical Center. The baby was named Marionna Shar'dai Ruckett and weighed 6 lbs., 11 ozs. She was welcomed home by her older s... More ...
Wharton Brownie Troop No. 7009 was a busy troop these past few weeks. The Brownies have sold more than 2,000 boxes of pre-order cookies and have organized three cookie booths. They also collected Easter items to donate to the WCJC Easter Basket Drive for their community service project. More ... Retired teachers attend conference Attending the 55th annual conference of the Texas Retired Teachers Association from the Wharton County unit were Henriette Jalowy of East Bernard, president, and Loretta Craft of Wharton, vice-president. More ... |
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