Buda Bits
by SANDRA GRIZZLE
For the first time in the history of the City of Buda, a woman has been elected as mayor of the city. When the votes were counted last Saturday night, Sarah Mangham had garnered eight more votes than Bobby Lane. Since the initial meeting of the city council of the city of Buda was held on November 8, 1948 and Clem Armbruster was elected mayor, there have been a total of 18 male mayors. So I guess it is time that Buda catches up with Kyle with a woman in command at City Hall. Kyle has elected four women, with the first being Mary Kyle Hartson followed by Merle Wilkins, Sandra Tenorio (now on the Buda City Council) and currently re-elected Lucy Johnson. Congratulations to Mayor-elect Mangham.
A big “thank you” goes out to Bobby Lane who served the city for 11 years as city councilman, mayor pro-tem and mayor.
Also winning a seat on the Buda City Council was Dawn Schaeffer who ran unopposed for Place 5 and Scott Dodd defeated write-in candidate David Stewart to keep his Place 6 seat.
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Three-year-old Madelynn wants everyone to know that she now has a baby brother. Blake Allen Muckelroy was born on Thursday, April 14, 2011, weighing a healthy eight pounds. He is the son of Buda residents Brady and Susan Muckelroy.
Grandparents are James and Becky Reynolds of Buda, Pat Muckelroy of Lockhart and Ed and Maggie Drane of Kentucky.
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Members of the Onion Creek Senior Citizens Center send out their thanks to the staff of Senior Care at Onion Creek for hosting the benefit pancake breakfast last week. The new nursing home at 1700 Onion Creek Parkway in Austin contributed $272 to the Buda senior center building fund.
Birthday wishes go out to Linda Rosebrock on May 19; Free Press Reporter Sean Kimmons and A. J. Verver on May 21; Angie Huckaby on May 22; Eileen Conley on May 24; and Jeanette Matthews on May 26.
The Buda Farmer’s Market is in full swing now every Saturday from 9 a.m. until noon on Main Street across from Garcia’s Restaurant. Stop by for great buys from local farmers.
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The Buda Fire Department Blood Drive is this Saturday, May 21 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Cabela’s parking lot. Contact Michell Johnston at 295-2232 or email [email protected]. Also sign up online at wwwinyourhands.org, sponsor code: budafire.
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Cathy Chilcote flew to Arkansas Monday night to be with her toddler grandchild who fell into a bonfire and was very seriously burned. Our prayers go out to all the family.
