Our Cup of Tea
I so enjoy your publication. It’s like sitting down with a friend and a cup of tea.
Max Bernreuter, Pedernales EC | Cedar Park
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Root of All Evil?
That’s cute—so which one is picking on my fiddle leaf and plumeria [Currents, Planter Banter, September 2023]?
Rachelle Shockey | Via Facebook
Three Cheers For …
I would like to thank Vianney Rodriguez for the spectacularly delicious Three-Bean Salad recipe [October 2023]. This is a keeper!
Laura Fortenberry, Panola-Harrison EC | Carthage
Time for McGregor’s rocket class to learn whether all its hard work will fly.
Scott Van Osdol
Uplifting Story
It was so much fun to see my hometown high school, McGregor High School (class of 1958), featured for its rocket science project [It’s Rocket Science (And so Much More), October 2023].
McGregor has quite the history in that arena. My great-grandparents had land that was used during World War II for a bomb plant. Later it was used by Rocketdyne to produce solid jet fuel. Now SpaceX is close by.
Kudos to the teachers who are teaching them to think for themselves and be challenged.
Joan Roberts, CoServ | Denton
These students embody all that makes America the best in the world.
Whenever I encounter a young person who is courteous and has a goal, be it college or a trade school or just a job, I take the time to thank them and let them know that I am proud of them, for they are the future of our country.
Ted Pasche, CoServ | Argyle
Compassionate Camps
There must be something about the Hill Country that attracts compassionate endeavors. Not far from Camp CAMP, in Kerrville, the Texas Lions Camp is supported by every Lions International member in Texas [‘I Love All the Love Here,’ July 2023]. In June 1953, it opened to the first campers—all of whom had special needs.
Now the camp serves over 1,500 campers each summer, and every camper since the camp opened has attended free of charge.
Mike Wilson, GVEC
Family History
My great-great-grandfather Gustav Elley was one of those prisoners marched over 1,000 miles to Mexico’s Perote Prison [Second Sacking, July 2023]. He was held there for almost two years before being released.
He was a Texas Ranger, and after his release from Perote and his return to Texas, he became a Methodist minister and helped establish the Little Church of La Villita in San Antonio.
Cynthia Vordenbaum Lyons, Central Texas EC | Kendalia
