by SANDRA GRIZZLE
If you missed the 30th annual membership meeting, auctions and lunch last Thursday at the Onion Creek Senior Citizens Center, you missed the best event in town! Members elected Judi Wolfe, Sylvia Steele, Dick Schnieder and Betty Puckett to serve on the board of directors and the amendment to the by-laws was passed. The silent and live auctions were a tremendous success with Leroy Opelia serving as auctioneer (he always makes it fun and entertaining). A noon lunch of “homemade fajitas” was served to a filled room. Combining the live and silent auctions with the lunch, $6750 was deposited to the bank account. A big thanks goes out to all our wonderful members who volunteered time and talents to making the event so successful.
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The Story of the Kuykendall family, who had the largest cattle ranch in Hays County from the years 1902 until 1965. is the latest documentary completed by the Hays County Historical Commission. The 101 Ranch was located just west of Buda and Kyle. A showing of the film will be held at the Kyle Library on Tuesday, March 26, at 6:30 p.m. The film will also be shown in the Buda area at a future date.
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A free Amateur Radio Class (Technician Class) will start Monday, March 18, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Onion Creek Senior Center, 420 Bartons Crossing in Buda. There will be five weeks of classes (March 18-April 15). For information contact Frank Sanders by email at [email protected] or call 512-786-8443.
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Hope all you Buda Bulldogs have marked your calendar for 10 a.m., Saturday, April 13 to attend the annual Buda High School Reunion at the “old high school.” The classes of 1943, 1953 and 1963 will be honored this year. Another beautiful quilt, which was made by Connie (Conner) Armbruster, Janet (Rylander) Cauthen, Karry (Thompson) Matson and Judy (Thompson) Powell, will be raffled with tickets selling for $2 each or six for $10. There will also be a silent auction and catered barbeque lunch.
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Anniversary wishes go out to Wanda and Vince Geraci who celebrated their 11th wedding date on March 9. Janice and Kenneth Bigham celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on March 10 with a gathering of family and friends at the new Onion Creek Senior Center in Buda. Wanda and Louis Townsend will have been married 49 years on March 14. Congratulations to all.
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Congratulations also to new Buda City Council member Wiley Hopkins who was elected last Saturday in the special election.
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Birthday wishes go out to Mac Freeman, Marie French and Gary Vacek on March 16.
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You may not be Irish, but wear your green next Sunday and have a green beer in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day.
