Believe it or not, but September is just around the corner once again! And once school starts, we women’s time become involved with many activities all demanding our presence and intelligence once again. And if, like many women, you’re looking for a good night out with a bunch of delightful and fun-loving women, check out our Bunco Nights. The next Bunco will be meeting on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. in the back room of the Community Center. Our hostesses for the evening are both participants in the educational field: MaryAnn Claiborne and Shirley Gordon. Therefore, their plans for our meeting of a back to school evening are “right up their alley” with the necessary pens and pencils. Call Shirley at the Library, 983-4365 for more fun information.
There will be a PARTY honoring our incredible Postman, Johnny Johnson, on Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at the Community Center from 11:30 a.m. till 1:00 in the afternoon. Spearheaded by Her Honor, Nancy Pomykal, with the assistance of the membership of the Chamber of Commerce as well as the Service Club, varying snacks and sandwiches, desserts and beverages will be provided. Do come and say goodbye to this wonderful and caring Postman, who always has a smile on his face as he takes that extra step to be of help. We’ll miss you, Johnny, but know you’ll be having fun in your retirement as you travel the “hot spots” of our country in that wonderful motor home with your loving and caring wife!
School begins Monday, the 24th, and a reminder to local drivers; do watch for our children as they cross our streets! Particularly as you’re heading towards Speedee!
With the many, many days of our scorching weather the past several months, we’re all hoping that Autumn is shortly peeking at us. Just think of those delightfully cool mornings to come! And SOON, SOON, SOON, I hope! JUST hope everyone can SOMEHOW STAY COOL during the next several weeks!!!!
LIVING A DREAM!
Living the dream of many young and older men is Hunter Habetz from Lafayette, Louisiana! He is spending his summer, serving as 2nd Mate aboard a 68’ yacht known as the Wild Hooker. This is Hunter’s first season of wandering across the seas of our country while entering fishing tournaments with the crew of the Hooker from Hilo, Hawaii and other Western ports to Port O’Connor and winding up in Port Aransas, Texas. But home is beckoning him now, and he is returning to Lafayette and college, entering his Junior year and studying Industrial Technology.
The Wild Hooker is owned by Allen Stuart of Lafayette, who is also the owner-rancher of a number of very large ranches in Texas and Mexico. The Wild Hooker is a beauty of 68’, and has had replaced in dry dock much of the original fiberglass with teak on the above decks as well as the galley and staterooms; eventually the boat will have most of the fiberglass completely redone with teak, which makes it a stunningly beautiful yacht to behold.
The crew is a group of young fishermen: Hunter the 2nd Mate is 23; 1st Mate Charley Bowman is all of 25 and the Captain is an elderly sailor of 28 years old, (Sir) Shane O’Brien. And, of course, Mr. Stuart sails aboard the boat during each dockage to keep an eye on his crew! Hunter has bragged that he is also the Cook aboard the boat, but he has been blessed by many dishes previously prepared by Mrs. Stuart and frozen for each night’s consumption!
We wish the crew of this very beautiful boat ‘Safe Passage” and please come back to our small area and see us next year during POCO. We look forward to making your acquaintance once again and seeing that beautiful boat at its dock in Caracol.
WISHING … how many men of a certain age wished they’d the opportunity to complete a dream of sailing much of our waters as Hunter has done. I remember, many years ago, in San Francisco when Sterling Hayden asked for volunteers to sail the Seas with him aboard a very large sailboat. And, hearing my very recent fiance say very loudly DAM! Enuf said!
Sorry this column is so short; we’ve been on an incredible trip once again in Mabel, our motor coach, and I’ve really been lazy! But saw some great country, met some fascinating people, and like everyone else, wished for cooler weather!
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Hunter Habetz
yacht crewmember
