The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 154, No. 22, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 12, 2007 Page: 5 of 10
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Senior Center trip to 'alo Duro (Canyon set for Sept. 11-14
We've all had many things
going on in our lives just
by being around Bastrop.
We have the election issues,
making the movie, the rash
of destruction caused by the
storm, and good old allergy
season. Supposedly, May is
the wettest month locally
We'll see if that holds true this
year.
The Book Basket
Bookstore recently offered a
class for refining your com-
puter skills. The author is a
retired IBM employee, and if
you purchase the book he has
written you get the opportu-
nity to get in touch with him
for ongoing support with your
computer problems.
It is spiral bound so you
can lay it out flat at your com-
puter and read and apply tech-
niques at the keyboard. The
focus is on seniors who are
not high tech and applies lots
of common sense. The title is
"How to Love Your Computer
Without Cursing the Cursor,"
Seniors
Donna Davis
and the cost is reasonable.
It is now available at the
Book Basket at the Colorado
Center. While you're there say
"Hi" to the dog Ce Ce. That is
one great dog.
May marks the beginning
of efforts to sell tickets for
the Senior Center quilt raffle
to be held on Aug. 4. The
quilting ladies work steadily
from September to May to
complete their quilt. This is
a major fundraiser for the
Senior Center, which is a self-
supporting operation ran by
volunteers for the benefit of
all local senior citizens.
The tickets are $ 1 each or
six for $5. Various generous
businesses allow display of
the quilt and selling of tick-
ets at their establishments.
Currently, sales are going
on at First National Bank on
Texas 71.
This year's quilt is beauti-
ful beyond description. Stop in
and see it and get your tickets.
The Senior Center monthly
covered dish evening meal
will be at 5:30 p.m. on
Thursday, May 17. This is
a good opportunity for those
of you still working in the
daytime to bring something to
share and get to know folks at
the Senior Center. The theme
this month is a Mexican Fiesta
and promises to be lots of fun.
An Artisan's Fair will be
held in the Senior Center at
1008 Water Street in Bastrop
on Saturday, June 2. This is
the first time this event has
been offered. Selling begins at
9 a.m.
Stop by the Senior Center
no later than May 18 to fill
out an application, pay the
space fee of $15 and arrange
for a space. Drinks, sandwich-
es and snacks will be for sale.
Come on down.
Another Skip Bo
Tournament will be held
on Saturday, May 26 at the
Senior Center. The game is
fast moving and popular at the
center. The cost to participate
is $5 per person and is a part-
nership effort. You play with
the same partner throughout
the tournament.
You need to sign up and
pay in advance, and a com-
plete list of rales is available.
In addition, for $2 lunch will
be available. The first tourna-
ment was a big success and
this one will be too.
You may play bridge
at the Senior Center every
Wednesday at 2 p.m. That is
a time change from the morn-
ing. This is a loyal group. If
you wish to have some help
to begin play or to brash up
on bridge, or to learn Skip Bo,
come on down.
The Senior Center opens at
9 a.m. each week day. Coffee
is always available.
The Main Hall Cafe is now
open from noon to 7 p.m. at
the Loblolly Pines Village on
Texas 21 East at the intersec-
tion of FM 1441. The food is
excellent, everything is made
fresh, the kitchen is fully vis-
ible and wonderfully clean.
There are inside and out-
side seats and lots of easy
parking. You can easily man-
age the level grounds. Did I
say the prices are very reason-
able? They are. Also at the
same location, water exercise
classes are being offered.
These are one hour classes
and very healthy for those
with arthritis and joint diffi-
culties. Check this out.
A trip is planned for a visit
to the Palo Duro Canyon area
on Sept. 11-14 The cost is
$254 per person with double
occupancy. One bus will be
making the trip. This means
only 50 people can be accom-
modated and the deadline to
sign up is Aug. 3.
In April the AARP program
was provided by Sgt. Nagy
with the Bastrop Police
Department. The drag dog
Kilo showed his stuff and was
an eager participant in provid-
ing the program. Thank you to
Sgt. Nagy and to Kilo.
AARP meets this month at
the Senior Center on May 15
at 11 a.m. First there will be a
short business meeting, then
an indoor spring picnic will
be enjoyed. The meat will be
furnished by the chapter but
each attendee is asked to bring
a side dish to share.
■ DONNA DAVIS writes
a monthly seniors' column for
The Bastrop Advertiser. To con-
tact her with seniors 'news, call
512-321-3962.
Looking Ahead
Looking Ahead is provid-
ed by the Bastrop Chamber of
Commerce. It is published as
space is available in The Bastrop
Advertiser as a public service. To
have an event listed in the news-
paper only, call 321-2557 ore-mail
news(a)bastroDadvertiser. com. To
send information to the chamber,
e-mail info(a)bastroDchamber. us.
May 12-May 15
Annual Food Pantry
Donation Drive of the National
Association of Letter Carriers.
Richard Giro of Snowball Express
is a retired letter carrier. Bring
a bag of non-perishable grocery
items for the Bastrop Food Pantry
and he will take $1 off your order.
Snowball Express is located at
496 Agnes St.
May 12, Saturday
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Pine Street
Market Days at the corner of
Main and Pine Streets. Vendors
will have for sale arts and crafts,
jewelry, children's clothes, can-
dles, woodworking, and other
handmade items. Sponsored
by the Bastrop Business and
Professional Women. Call 303-
6233 or visit www.bastropbpw.
com for more information.
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Second
Saturday Salebration on Main
Street. Vendors will be selling
jewelry, antiques, shabby chic,
arts and crafts, gifts, woodwork-
ing, glass art, children's clothing
and toys, artwork, leather apparel
and accessories along with many
items including several special-
ty food vendors. Call 321-6600
or visitwww.BastropDBA.org for
more information.
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Cedar
Creek United Methodist Church
Spring Festival. Basket auction
at 11 a.m. with big and small
baskets including items for men,
women, children and pets. Kids
activities include train rides, moon
walk, face painting and photos on
ponies. Hot dogs, Frito pie, ice
cream and drinks will be served.
Call 303-1393 for information.
10 a.m. to noon - Walk on the
Wild Side! at McKinney Roughs
Nature Park. Free, ages 8 and
up. Pre- registration is required.
Hike limited to the first 20 par-
ticipants. Call McKinney Roughs
at (512) 303-5073 or emailoutd
oorprograms@lcra.org for more
information.
4 to 6 p.m. - Public recep-
tion for Bastrop Fine Arts
Guild May's featured artist
Carole Jordan. "Southern Ice
- Southern Heat" is the theme
of her mixed-media exhibit. The
gallery is located at 1009 Main
St. Call 303-6377 for more infor-
mation.
5 p.m. - Rockne Relayers
Fried Fish Supper Relay for Life
Fundraiser. Auction and raffle at
Leon's Country Store in Rockne.
Music provided by Gerald
Ragsdale. Call Melissa Voigt at
332-6171 for more information or
to donate auction items.
8 p.m. - Jim Sharp
Invitational PBR Enterprise
Rent-A-Car Tour Bull Riding at
the Bastrop Rodeo Arena. $15 for
adults; children 5 and under are
free. Call the Bastrop Chamber
of Commerce at (512) 303-0558
for more information.
May 13
Mother's Day
May 14, Monday
6:15 p.m. - Lost Pines
Garden Club meeting at the
First Assembly of God Church
Fellowship Hall, 609 Pecan St.
Speakers and light refreshments,
open to the public. Call Jana
Hellbusch at 985-5833.
May 15 - May 17
9:30 to 11:30 am - Authors'
Showcase featuring Emile
Elementary's 2nd grade writ-
ers. Join the student authors at
the Bastrop Opera House, 711
Spring Street, as they share their
published stories. Call Emile
Elementary at (512) 321-4451 for
more information.
May 15 - June 15
Upstart, in partnership with
the Bastrop Association for the
Arts and Texas Commission
on the Arts, is hosting "Cajun
Mardis Gras," an exhibit of 11
black and white photographs by
former Washington Post photog-
rapher Margaret Thomas. The
exhibit will be open daily from 2 to
6 p.m. at 1800 Linda Street. Call
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May 15
9:30 am - The Bastrop AARP
Chapter meets at the Bastrop
Senior Center, 1008 Water Street.
Social begins at 9:30 a.m. and the
general meeting convenes at 10
a.m. Call Stella at 303-4136 for
further information.
7:30 p.m. - Bastrop County
Audubon meets at the First
National Bank community room,
489 Texas 71 West. Program is
on the newly released National
Wildlife Federation report, "Save
Water, Save Rivers, Save Money."
Call 281-2762 or visit www.bastro-
paudubon.com.
May 17, Thursday
10 a.m. and 7 p.m. - Gift of
Grief Acceptance and Recovery
Support Group will meet at
Calvary Baptist Church on Loop
150 East, across from the Bastrop
State Park. For more information,
contact Calvary Baptist Church at
(512)303-1697.
May 18-May 19
Relay for Life. Call Betty
Rucker at 321-2548.
May 19
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. - The Book
Basket is holding a meet the
author and book signing. Laura
Alisha Myers-Doughty is from
Bastrop and her newly-released
book, A Silent Holocaust, is avail-
able at the Book Basket, 79 Loop
150 W. Coffee will be served.
Call 332-0777 for more informa-
tion.
May 19-May 20
1 p.m. - The Bastrop Opera
House Presents "El Gato Sin
Amegos" (The Cat with No
Friends) by Joe Rosenberg,
directed by john daniels, jr.
Reservations may be made online
at reservations@bastropoperaho
use.com or by calling (512) 321-
6283.
The band played on
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The Bastrop Band Bash, held last weekend at Bastrop High School, featured perfor-
mances by bands from all Bastrop schools, including more than 600 students.
Sandra Senn, left, a music instructor
at Bastrop Intermediate and Bastrop
Middle School, conducted a portion
of the concert.
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Band students were not the
only source of entertainment
at the Band Bash. Katelyn
Martinez, right, wore a col-
orful dress during a perfor-
mance by Corazon de Mexico
("Heart of Mexico").
Bottom two photos by
Terry Hagerty
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McAuley, Davis. The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 154, No. 22, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 12, 2007, newspaper, May 12, 2007; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth252372/m1/5/: accessed May 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bastrop Public Library.