Goats Galore
We came from Massachusetts, where we had a dairy goat farm. What a blast these little guys are [Gorging a Path, June 2025]!
Pat Hoffman, Central Texas EC | Llano
I found it ironic to read about goats “buzz sawing their way through a thicket of brambles” in the cover story, followed by the last piece describing a man using a chain saw to cut through thorns and brush on his newly purchased property [Cutting Through, June 2025].
Seems that goats for hire may have been the perfect helpers for his situation.
Peggy Rhea, Pedernales EC | Austin
Workers with one of Lone Star Steel’s products.
Courtesy Ladies of Lone Star
Memories From the Mill
My daddy, James W. Rich Jr., worked as a millwright at Lone Star Steel [Steel to the Stars, June 2025]. He was part of the crew shown in the picture in front of the large piece of equipment.
We lost him six years ago, so to see him in this picture gave us such joy.
Stephanie Lowe, Pedernales EC | Liberty Hill
My dad moved his wife and four young daughters in 1959 from Chicago for a new job at LSS as a mining engineer working on the open pit mines. I remember the Saturday mornings when I would ride with my dad while he drove around the mines. I had my own hard hat.
I also remember the fun we had at the lake playing on the enormous inner tubes from the huge tires off the mining equipment.
Jane Sykes, CoServ | Denton
Icehouse workers at the loading dock in Silsbee.
Courtesy Ice House Museum and Cultural Center
Slivers of Ice
When Mr. Hessee would deliver ice for the icebox, I remember what a big, muscular man he was [Texas Chilly, June 2025]. While he was putting the 50-pound block of ice in the icebox, all the neighborhood kids would wait and then lift the tarp to get a sliver of ice because it was 100-plus degrees outside.
Sterling Hartman, Pedernales EC | Cedar Park
