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2011 Event Photos
Hee Hawg - 2nd Pig Roast
benefiting the Rains County 4H
Presenting of check for 4H Donation
$7300.03 was raised for the Rains County 4H. l to r; Carolyn West, Debby Keenan, Denita Young, Betty Davis, JoAnn Parten, Pat Kirsch, Stephen Gowin, Pam Bowden, Kathie Ruiz, Lyn Baldwin, Pam Walton.
Float for 4H.
Our Hee Hawg float for the Rains County Fair Parade won first prize for floats.
Hee Hawg Float
Full of 4H kids, parents and LCN members.
Hee Hawg Stage
Our farm theme was very appropriate for the Hee Hawg event.
2nd Annual Veteran's Thank You Picnic
Our thank you to our veterans for the freedoms allowed by their selfless sacrifices in years past. A blessed day full of smiles, tears and sweat. What a great country we live in. Thank you again Veterans!
WORLD WAR II
WWII Veteran and Iwo Jima survivor James Krodell, we thank you!
MARINE VETERAN
Bill Beasley was a veteran of the Marine Corp.
FREE LUNCH FOR OUR VETERANS
Gil Stroschein gets ready to enjoy a hamburger with all the trimmings.
VETEANS AND THEIR FAMILIES ATTEND
Veteran Craig Huffman and his family enjoy the festivities.
PRESENTING COLORS
Boy Scout Troop 393 presented the colors for the event and stood at attention during the singing of the national anthem.
SCOUT MASTER EXTRAORDINAIRE
Gene Carista, Scout Master for Troop 393, presented the MIA/POW flag.
CHEFS
Our chefs from Austin Bank grilling our burgers and dogs.
PICNIC IN THE PARK TIME
Veteran's event attendees enjoy a hamburger and hotdog luncheon with all the trimmings
VET FAMILY
Veteran Ernie Woods and wife, Dee, enjoy the music and singing while selling our Hee Hawg t-shirt.
ATTENDEES
Even with the 100 degree temperatures, we had a large turn out.
LCN WORKERS
We thought we might as well make use of the day and sell our Hee Hawg t-shirts and sign up new members. Thanks to all the ladies who worked and sweated so hard that day.
AND HONORED THEY WERE
Many veterans came to be honored.
SONGS GALORE
Our local Senior Choir, lead by LCN Member and President, Betty Davis, sang glorious patriotic songs. As we honored the individual branches of the military, they sang the theme songs for each branch.
TAYLOR YOUNG POETIC THANK YOU
What better way to thank the veterans than to write a personal poem honoring them. Taylor Young, daughter of LCN member, Denita Young recites her poem to thank the veterans for their sacrifices.
VETERANS AND GUESTS
VETERANS AND GUESTS
SPRING FLING 2011 - 1st Annual Fashion Show and Luncheon
Luncheon and Ladies Day Out With Food, Fun, Fashion & Prizes. Entertainment by Billy Jo Russell and Pianist Mary Beth Applewhite. Such an exciting event and the women all over the local area enjoyed every minute of it. We plan on making this an annual event to support our general fund which supports our local charities and schools as the need arises. The female public is invited.
Pam Morrison, Fonda McBride and Wanda Pinson's 1st Place Most Beautiful Award
This depiction of a Spring time garden scene came complete with rabbits, chicks, Easter eggs and fresh potted herbal greenery. The base table covering was of artificial grass with rock lined garden paths.
Member Sandy Vondersaar 2nd Place Most Beautiful Award
Beautifully elegant. Complete with framed name place cards, individual candles and beautiful blue features throughout.
Marcia Robinson's Mary Kay Table
Member Ann Pence and her friend Clydie Secules enjoy the food and festivities at this table of beautiful Easter and Spring time decorations.
Wood County Republican Women's Table
Showing their true colors, the Republican women's group decorated with red, white & blue.
Member Kathie Ruiz's Tea Time table.
Attention to detail is one of many of Kathie's talents. Notice the brown beads pouring out of the tea pot centerpiece, the pink roses on the sugar cubes, tea cookies shaped like teapots, and especially the forks used as place card holders. Beautiful.
Husband Waiters; l.to r. Bill Baldwin, Art Davis and Joe Dougherty.
Several of our wonderful husbands were gracious enough to be the watiers for our event. They raised $505 in tips for the benefit of our scholarship fund.
LCN members husbands waiting tables.
Fashion Model Alice Kissell
Member Alice Kissell models one of the outfits during the fashion show.
Member Model Dee Woods
Member Model Kathy Crater
Member Model Alice Kissell
Member Model Dale Vasil
Member Model Vicki Leggett
Member Model Joyce Carrell
Member Model Minda Painter
Member Model Dee Woods
Spouse Greg Robinson serves LCN members
Members l to r, Pam Morrison,Phyllis Bardwell, Wanda Pinson
Enjoying our ladies' day out.
MARDI GRAS 2011
Crowning of the King and Queen
Celebrating the Mardi Gras in
full regalia reigning Queen,
Pam Bowden, turns over the scepter to new Queen, Betty Davis, and reigning King, Ron Bowden, crowns the new King, Art Davis.
Members Sandra Connell and Shirley Hirt
know how to celebrate Mardi Gras with their beautiful masks straight from Venice no doubt!!
Our host and hostess for the event was Member Ken and Carolyn West. Their beautiful home decorated in full Mardi Gras fashion, once again, accommodated more than 80 people. The silent auction and door donations earned over $3300 which benefited our scholarship fund. This is an event that cannot be missed next year.
2010 Gently Used Book Collection
Each year we join forces with the Rains County Friends of the Library and collect used books for a book sales to further the out reach of the library. Members l to r Vicki Leggett, Becky Franzen, Pat Kirsch and Sharon Adler sort the books for the sale.
2010 Scholarship Kick-off Luncheon at Rains ISD Library
We took a tour of the library and other areas of the high school. We also met the school principal and counselor. Donations were taken for the scholarship fund. In 2010 we awarded 11 scholarships to local students.
2009 EVENT PHOTOS 2009 Quilt Raffle for Chrysalis House in Sulphur Springs, TX.
Member Becky Franzen pieced the quilt top and several other members along with The Emory Methodist Church Quilt Club quilted it. We raffled the quilt to help with the roof for a local women's shelter and raised $2156.
2008 EVENT PHOTOS Christmas Parade 2008
A true Lake Country sort of Christmas theme. Our tree was decorated with fishing lures and bobbers. Member Holly and Jerry Morey were our "Bubba and Bubbette" Clause.
Mardi Gras 2008
Thanks to the Ladewigs for allowing us to have our 1st ever Mardi Gras at your home.