Trick or treat

Allie Hibbitts and Patrick will become Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Delaney on Saturday, Oct. 29! Congratulations!

Cross Country is headed to the regional meet in Grand Prairie on Tuesday, Oct. 25. Good luck to all!

Halloween and the Woodson VFD will bring pizza to the cafeteria for Pre-K through 5th, and pizza to the fire hall for 6th-12th grades Monday, Oct. 31. In Throckmorton there will be a trunk or treat Saturday, Oct. 29 back at the county barn. There is a chance of rain… hopefully a treat, not a trick! Next up is the Hunter’s Welcome Dinner on Saturday, Nov. 5.

Then the 1st annual Woodson ISD Veterans Service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8. If you are a veteran and can attend, please text me (254-522-5052) your name, branch of service, dates/years of service, city of residence, and whether or not you will be able to attend, and if you will have guests for the luncheon. We welcome all veterans!

The next Children’s Songs & Stories, by the Urban Pioneers will be from 3 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10 in the Woodson ISD Library.

Goats and lambs have been validated. Cattle have been validated. Swine validation is next at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27. County stock show is in January. If you’d like to donate, please send your checks to TCJLS, c/o Tacy Ellis, 427 S. US Hwy 183, Woodson, TX 76491. Or, just come to the show in January. The kids work hard and so appreciate your backing them. The high school OAP kids practice from 6 to 8 p.m. each Monday. Both cast and crew should be there. The junior high kids meet on Wednesdays and Mondays immediately after school. Their community performance is Sunday, Dec. 4. Their school performance is Monday, Dec. 5, and their competitive performance is Tuesday, Dec. 6 in Newcastle.

October birthdays include Kenneth Bibb! Milford Hoskins! Gayle Cooper! Lance Sullivan! Stetson Wagley! Sheila Owens! Brady Hibbitts! Cary Mathiews! Gary Mathiews! Dillion O’Dell! Allie Hibbitts! Nicole Ellis! Debby Mathiews! Danny Bellah! Kylie Deaton! Arianna Priddy! Kaedyn Nowell! Melissa Vickers! Anyone I am missing?

Please pray for Keith & Mae Boyd, Earlene Bellah, Alene Forest, Dick “Pop” Hash, Linda Perry, Ronnie Rankin, JerriAnn Cornett, Danny Bellah, Jo Lester, Luis Pipkin, Larry Long, Brad Whitaker, Annette Harper, Millford Hoskins, Tammy Halliford, Doris Walters, Mitchell Harris, Joanne Self, Upton Dean, Sandra Redwine, Terry Redwine, Linda Northam, Jean &Thomas Brockman, Arliss Willingham, Carolyn Tate, Butch Hinkle, the Herrings, Janice Devenport, LB & Barbara, Pam & Paul Allen, Jeannette Herrington, Thora & Paul Thurn, Butch Timms, Stephen Miles, Sharon Gober, Nanci McKenzie, Roger Weeks, and Skip Hayworth.

Please continue to pray for the family of David Boyd.

Take your clean, paired, gently used, or new shoes to Angela Miles, Hometown Hardware, FSB in Throckmorton, or to Higginbotham’s in Breckenridge. This is our Booster Club Fundraiser. When 2,500 pairs of shoes have amassed, Woodson will earn $1,000. We are close to 500 pairs on our “Shoe Meter.”

Thank you, Pam, Bob, Carol and everyone else! One more week! Old towels and bleach! Thank you for donations! Claire Ellis is conducting a towel drive for the animal shelters and a wildlife refuge. Bleach for cleaning will also be needed. Email me at tacylte@ gmail.com, if you need to schedule a pick up. Thank you to everyone who has donated thus far! The drive ends Oct. 31.

I remember trick or treating when I was about 10 years old in Abilene, and finishing our round on River Oaks Circle, and the four men who stole candy from my friends and me, at knifepoint! We were just two houses from home. One friend took off running and all of her candy was safe. She gave each of us a handful when we all got back to the house with her. I don’t think my friends ever went trick or treating again. But, it didn’t stop me. I continued to dress up and pound the neighborhoods where I lived for candy.

So, be safe this Halloween. Travel with buddies and may you find all the candy you can carry!

Finally, pray for rain! I am hoping this is the week the tank fills up.

Eternal optimism. I hope it is catching.