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H-E-B employees gathered at Shelby Park to celebrate veterans and their service by cooking and serving them a spaghetti lunch with cake for dessert. From left, front, Alfred Flores, Kisha Wilkins, Robert Gerjes, Brenda Saucedo, Robert Brzozowski, Tabitha Beard and Shelton Buenger. Back, left, Richard Chavis, George Panza, John Eardley, Paul Kasper and David Buenger.

The St. Agnes Catholic Daughters, St. Theresa the Little Flower Society #1350, are currently taking orders for homemade Strudel to share with families and friends during the upcoming holiday season.  The purpose of this endeavor is to support special projects including Wounded Warriors, the Gabriel Project, Women’s Crisis Center, and the Jackson County Red Cross.  In addition, special birthday monetary gifts are presented to the Victoria Catholic Diocese seminarians. Orders may be placed for baked and/or unbaked strudels by calling 782-3107 or 782-3670.  The deadline to order is Friday, November 15.  The orders must be picked up on November 23.   

There will be a reunion with Jackson County 4-H members from 1964 - 1966 and former Assistant County Extension Agent Dale Pennington at the Edna Country Club at noon on Saturday, Nov. 16. Call Paulette Schomburg McElveen @ 361-771-3141 for further information.

Love a bargain? Edna Rotary will have a bargain blitz garage sale on Saturday from 8-noon at the Chamber. Want a sneak peak at the good stuff? For $3 and a canned good or $5 we will let you shop early Friday night from 5-8 pm. The early bird fees will be donated to helping hands.

I can only imagine what heaven will be like!  Come get at glimpse at Judgment House, First Baptist Church, Edna beginning Wednesday, November 6 and 9-12. Call 361-235-2828 for reservations.

Children and parents alike came to the Texana Center for the Arts to enjoy American Indian native Choctaw Steve Brandon give a presentation about indians and their practices. Left, MeLynn Malek shows her children, Adysen and Myles Malek a few items before the presentation.

The Texana Center for the Arts will hold a POW WOW on Saturday, Nov. 2 from 2-4 p.m. Steve Brandon, a native American Choctaw Indian, will present a program on the culture and tools of the American Indians. Children can see knives, spears, arrowheads, a large blow gun and other artifacts. There will be a drawing for an antler/arrowhead knife valued at $80. The cost is $10 per child. After the program children will create a dream catcher using natural materials. Light refreshments will be served. Children who plan to attend must be pre-registered so call 781-0702 and leave a clear message or email texana-center-arts@att.net to register.