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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1975
Page
3
The piece blends autumn imagery and a cat themed puzzle set, noting Coleridge on autumn and October’s cheerful tone. It reports Outstanding 4-H Leaders in Gillespie County honored at a Tuesday banquet with plaques from Central Texas Electric Co-Op, listing honorees and photo notes.
Mrs. Ervin Eckert of Doss 4-H Club named Outstanding Woman Leader at a Oct 21 awards banquet. She has spent 10 years guiding clothing foods livestock rifle projects and fundraising, aiding in fairs, dress revues, and community events. Vernon Fluitt of Cave Creek 4-H Club named Outstanding Man Leader for his quiet leadership and countywide support including transportation, cleanups, and club activities. He is a rancher and Sunday School teacher active in church and school.
A 1962 Dodge van driven by Robert A. Fischer of Austin burned seven miles east of Harper on U S 290 about 3 15 p m. He claimed the load included flammable materials and paint thinner. Firefighters called the blaze hot and the truck may be the only salvageable item. A man identified as Jack Jones was hospitalized with chest pains. his condition was not known.
St Anthony's Church in Harper invites the public to a Sunday November 9 benefit dinner in the Harper School Cafetorium sponsored by St Ann's Society. Meals to go are $2 for adults and $1.25 for children under 12. Proceeds support church activities and a quilt door prize will be given.
The Harper Herald reports Harper Cub Scouts Pack 139 held a monthly meeting honoring badge recipients including Jim Peril Gerald Masters Jeff Reddick Bully Kolacek and Jeff Bode. Den mothers and chiefs are noted along with new and second year Cubs. The article also covers St Anns Society dinner plans and a pending marriage, plus deer and turkey season reminders and the Young Homemakers activity with a scavenger hunt set for Nov 24.
Gillespie County 4-H clubs held the annual Awards banquet at Pioneer Pavilion on Oct 21. Gold Star Girl Juanice Beard and Gold Star Boy Walton Heimann were honored. Dozens of leaders and 4-H members assisted in presentations and awards, with a large attendance and multiple community sponsors noted.
A reflective meditation on living in the present drawn from Goethe and Carlyle. It urges active daily effort, focus on current tasks, and quiet acceptance of mortality while asking for divine guidance to love and serve today. It warns against dwelling on yesterday or tomorrow and celebrates making today count.
4 H Gold Star Boy Walton Heimann and Gold Star Girl Juanice Beard received Gillespie County's top 4 H honors at the annual awards banquet held October 21 at Pioneer Pavilion in Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park. Beard, a Harper Senior 4 H Club member, has led in leadership foods clothing livestock wildlife and money management and has funded college costs with livestock earnings. She has served in all club offices taught younger members and assisted leaders. Walton, of the Wrede 4 H Club, has led in lamb projects soil judging livestock judging and leadership and was noted for 1975 Champion Finewool lamb at the Gillespie County Show and for his role in forming senior clubs and leading the Fredricksburg High School Band. Both recipients exemplify Gillespie County 4 H dedication.
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