by SANDRA GRIZZLE
Got your wiener dog in training? The 16th annual Buda Lions Club Country Fair and Weiner Dog Races will take over the town for the big two-day event on Saturday and Sunday, April 27-28 in Buda City Park. The theme this year is “Les Weinerables.” In addition to the fun dog races, there will be the pet parade, arts and crafts, and cook offs, entertainment, food and drinks and fun family time for all.
Before the four-legged wieners take over Buda, the two-legged Bulldogs will come to town. The old Buda High School reunion is Saturday, April 13, starting at 9:30 a.m. The organizers of the reunion are hoping to see a crowd of Buda High friends coming together for the annual event. As always, there is lots of visiting and reliving of days gone by.
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One of our “Bulldog” friends, Hal Odell, is at Seton-Hays Hospital where he had portions of three toes amputated on Tuesday. Here’s hoping he does well and can make it to the reunion.
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It was a great turnout for the “goodbye” to the folks at Buda Grocery & Grill last week. As of this week, the keys to the 100-year-old building were turned over to new owners and now we will await the opening of a restaurant to fill the space on the corner.
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Sympathy is extended to Betty Conley and her family on the death of her mother, Helen Barsottini, who passed away on Thursday, March 28 in Pennsylvania.
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This week the Buda Public Library is celebrating their 33rd year of serving the residents of our area. Stop by for a visit with all the helpful workers and find a good book too. You also might want to stop by on Saturday, April 6 from 2 to 4 p.m. and learn to make your own home “green” cleaning products.
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Birthday wishes go out to Gay Dahlstrom and Shirley Fowler on April 2; Billy Lancaster on April 4; Sherri McKee on April 6; Donna Bell on April 7; Connie Freeman, Liz Keitz and Cindy Manning on April 8.
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Anniversary wishes go out to Benita and Douglas Dunn on April 6th as they celebrate their 50th wedding day. Congratulations!
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Be sure to head downtown Buda on Thursday evening for all the activities for First Thursday and shop the Buda Farmers Market on Saturday from 9 a.m. until noon.