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Rotarian Ronda Bartlett, introduced our guest speakers, Bryan and Lea Bartlett, whom she obviously has a great fondness for and pride in.

We always thought Fredericksburg peaches were the best around, but I’m here to tell you Cunningham peaches are better, hands down! So, if you were fortunate enough to score a box this past week and want to make a delicious desert, you have to try this peach crisp. Your family will thank you.

I love driving by the old ruins of the Canadian High School on Kingman Avenue, now decorated with graffiti art. I try to imagine what the students were aspiring to be in a world so very different from ours today.

I met my former mother-in-law, “Mama Lou,” and my former father-in-law, “Poppo,” when I was not yet 20 years old. I hitched a ride to meet them, terrified because I’d spoken to my future mother-in-law on the phone, and she sounded exactly like Lauren Bacall.

Like many zucchini growers, this time of year is a challenge. LOTS of zucchini coming off at once. What if you included a great recipe with your gift? One that the men of the world would love? Think I found it on Allrecipes.com. This was just one of many listed that you can try.

This Friday, Aug. 27, at noon, we are hosting the artists Morgan Page and Dustin Rice, creators of “Bones of Texas,” a photography exhibit on display in our gallery room. The couple traveled all over the back roads of our great state, documenting the physical remnants of abandoned towns.

Logan Gatlin, master debater and speaker, wowed us with his recent activities and accomplishments. Logan, son of Larry and Janet Gatlin and big brother of Connor, took home the GOLD at state in the Lincoln-Douglas debate at the end of May 2021 as a junior.