Buda historian Cecil Clark acknowledges one of the town’s most significant landmarks – the Live Oak Cemetery. (Courtesy photo)
Buda Bits
by SANDRA GRIZZLE
Voices of Hays County” will be heard in Buda on Friday, July 30, with the latest oral history series sponsored by the Hays County Historical Commission. The free event will feature Buda’s beloved Cecil Clark. Mark your calendar and plan now to attend at 6:30 p.m., in the Kunkel Room at Buda Elementary School.
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We recently learned of the death of former Buda resident Robert Holt. Robert was 86 years old and had been living at Regency Village Nursing Home in Austin for the past few years. He was a member of the Onion Creek Senior Citizens in Buda and had served on the board of directors for several years. He became known as the “donut man” because he would deliver donuts to the senior center as well as other offices around town. Burial was in South Carolina.
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Our prayers are needed for several of our friends. Ollie Boothe is suffering from shingles and is in lots of pain. Evelyn Hamilin who was involved in an automobile accident in which she was not hurt, but her car was a mess and also the accident was not her fault! Wally Bludworth fell while mowing his lawn last week and broke his hip. He had partial hip replacement surgery Tuesday morning at Seton Hays. Syd Hall had quadruple bypass heart surgery a few weeks ago and will be moved from the hospital to a rehab facility this week.
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Best wishes go out to Darlene and Brent Freitag who will celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary July 25.
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Birthday wishes go out this week to one year old Maggie Koehn and Mike Owens on July 22; Debbie Lyons on July 24; Nell Watkins on July 25; T.J. Higginbotham on July 26; Elva Opiela on July 28.
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Garcia’s Small Engine Repair Shop, which is on North Main Street in Buda, will soon be moving to the IH-35 frontage road near Brake Specialists.
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Camper Clinic II is celebrating ten years in their Buda location.
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Center Union Missionary Baptist Church located at 905 West Goforth Road in Buda is offering a free community youth activity on Saturday, July 31 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Youth will learn how to use art as an expression to tie-dye t-shirts. Pre-registration is July 20-30. Contact Sister Emma Mouton at 512-295-4381 for information.
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A Place For Me, the new childcare center at Buda United Methodist Church is scheduled to open on August 23. The Christian Child Development Center is a 2, 3, and 5 day option Mother’s Day Out program and also offers an afterschool program for K-5th graders who attend Buda Elementary School. For more information, parents can contact Stephanie O’Neal at 295-2329.
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This year’s final free summer Concert in the Park will be Friday, July 23 starting at 7 p.m. with Tejano Night. Come out and enjoy the evening at Buda City Park.
