Great Poster Beca

Rebeca selling raffle tickets at Market Days in Bandera

Successful Raffle

Thank you to all who bought raffle tickets. Thank you Rebeca and Ginger for your great job selling tickets. We raised $241 this week end to go toward the Water Catchment Tank. Our two raffle's have raised a total of $453 for our tank.

The following fine folks won the following prizes:

Steve Boynton won the candle holder donated by Artifacts

Jean Kennedy won the garden book "Texas Gardening the Natural Way" donated by Betty Thomas

Tom Klepfer won the Water Barrel workshop donated by Warren Thigpen and the Bandera County Extension

Within just a couple of weeks Bandera County will have a location for a demonstration site for rain water catchment. All are welcome to come and learn and help install the 5,000 gallon tank that has just been ordered. Call Warren Thigpen with the county extension office for more information.

Raising Money for the Water Catchment System

Today we raised $150 in a rafle to go toward the Water Catchment Tank.  Gutters and downspouts are in around the courtyard.  Kids were bused in from the high school to help with the installation. Tomorrow Rebeca , Marley and I will go to the Medina Farmers market to sell more raffle tickets. Drawing will be done on Sunday.  The following is a list of items that are being auctioned off:

County Ag Ext. Rain Barrell Workshop, May 15  from 6-8, Come home with a barrell, Value $30

Donated by Warren Thigpen, County Extention

The book "Texas Gardening the Natural Way" by Howard Garrett, Value $30

Donated by Betty Thomas

Candle Holder from Artifacts, Value $30

Donated by Art Crawford

John Conley overseeing the work being done, and quite enjoying himself.