Valley Mills Progress (Valley Mills, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 23, 2012 Page: 3 of 8
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AUGUST 23,2012
I am here with Patti Browning, Carolea Hassard and Lincoln Stricklar, swimming just as
the rain and thunderstorm begins
Canyon's Rim
By Donna Veteto
getting back up the bank. The amount
of rain that fell made that bank a slip-
n-slide.
We took a load up to the truck and
went back for the rest of it.
VALLEY MILLS PROGRESS
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Book Club discusses Native American studies
The Monday Morning Book Club met at the JoAnn Heath, Peggy Fisk and librarian Kathleen
Valley Mills Public Library to discuss Native Hale. Next month, the group will meet on Sept.
Americans and those who have written about 17 to discuss any book about pioneer women,
them. They also studied arrowheads. Pictured The book club meets each third Monday of the
are Tot Talbert, Hellen Yarber, Donna Boyd, month. (Photo by Donna Veteto)
Extension agent Donna Edwards retires
MERIDIAN — Donna Edwards has
announced her retirement after more
than 30 years of service to the Texas
AgriLife Extension Service in Bosque
County.
Donna grew up in Cleburne. She
attended Tarleton State University
and majored in home
economics.There she met her
husband of 41 years, Donnie
Edwards. In 1971, the couple moved
to Bosque County.She began
teaching at both the Walnut Springs
and Iredell Independent School
Districts in 1974. After six years, she
and her husband moved to
Step hen ville.T wo years later, they
returned to Bosque County to raise a
family.
In October of 1981, Donna began
her career as a Family and Consumer
Sciences Agent for the Texas AgriLife
Extension Service.Donna has
devoted many years of service to the
community.She has overseen Bosque
County's 4-H home economics
programs and has established a health
and wellness committee and a county
development committee.
Under her direction, the county
development committee designed the
Bosque County pride logo.In
addition, this committee organized
several county-wide cleanups and
Donna Edwards
was responsible for establishing a
recycling center in Meridian.
One of Donnas' primary tasks as an
FSC agent has been to educate the
community on FCS topics.She has
done this through countless programs
and events. This year alone, she has
executed more than 70. She has
coordinated the County Wide Garage
Sale for 21 years. Donna has also
assisted in organizing the 4-H Lucky
Clover Golf Tournament for 14 years
and is credited with coining the
tournament's name.
"It has been enjoyable," she said.
"Only 10 children came. I was a little
disappointed with attendance. The
next week, one of those children was
involved in an accident.Her doctors
said it was a good thing she was
wearing her helmet because without
it she'd be brain dead. When you hear
good things it helps you know you've
made a difference in people's lives."
She has appreciated the opportunity
to serve Bosque County and is
thankful for the people who have
helped her make a difference. "Many
of the programs and events would not
have been possible without the
volunteers, providers and committee
members," she said.
"Donna has left a lasting
impression on many of her friends
and colleges," said Extension Agent
David Winkler. "I am another who
can say she truly will be missed."
The Bosque County Commis-
sioner's Court and the AgriLife
Extension Service will host a
retirement celebration for Donna on
Monday, Aug. 27, at 10:30 a.m. or
following commissioner's court.
"I have been most fortunate to work
with Donna for 18 years," Winkler
said. "It is an honor to recognize her
dedication and service to the
community."
The reception will take place at the
Bosque County Collection, 101 North
Main Street, Meridian.
I have been having a lot of fun with
this weather change. The rain has
been a blast, and the cooler days give
me a chance to be outside awhile until
the mosquitoes start biting me.
I have to admit I usually don't like
being outside in the rain, but on
Saturday, we went to the river farm
and went swimming. The rain factors
in here.
We had it all planned out. We'd all
meet at our usual meet-up location in
Glen Rose and follow Carolea to the
farm.
While we were gathering, the storm
clouds were gathering as well. There
was lots of lightning.
We laughed that we were going to
get rained on. We had no idea what
we'd experience!
We all got there and the trip out was
hilarious. A convoy is hard to keep
up with. And suffice it to say, Carolea
and Patti drive way faster than we did.
We got to the river just ahead of
the rain and we were ready to swim
and picnic and just enjoy the
afternoon.
I was hoping for a little sun to give
me that slight tan I love. Well, I love
a deep dark tan, but I don't do that
any more.
We got down the river bank and
onto the rock, got all our stuff out and
decided to swim for a bit.
The water was quite a bit cooler
than when we were there the last time,
a month back.
We were all looking forward to
hiking downriver to the swimming
hole with cold springs.
The last time we were there, it was
very hot and those cold springs felt
really good. I was looking forward to
that.
We had just finished our picnic
when the rain hit. And hit is the right
word for the storm.
We decided that we were already
wet from the swim and were going to
swim some more, so why not hike
downriver anyway?
Off we went in the pouring rain! It
was like being a kid again. All of us
are well into our adult years, except
Lincoln, and she was a good sport.
We even had Ollie the dog with us.
She didn't do too well with the
thunder, but she stayed with us all the
way down. She even got in the water
with us, but evidently had more sense
than we all did.
She took off for the house when the
thunder got too bad.
Thunder. Yes, we were swimming
during a thunderstorm. And it was
fun!
The raindrops hit the surface of the
water and made little orbs pop up, and
bubbles formed all around us, too.
I know you aren't supposed to be
in water during a thunderstorm, but it
was so unique having rain during a
planned summer river outing that we
decided to enjoy ourselves anyway.
And we did. We were swimming
and floating and just enjoying the
whole weather experience all
afternoon.
The hike back to the rock and
command central was fun with all the
rain falling.
We sat on the rock and just let
ourselves get rained on. And we
laughed about it.
The weather was really different
that afternoon and it was fun to be out
in it.
The only problem we had was
I went down hard at one point, and
figured I couldn't make it down onto
the rock and back up with an ice chest.
My wrists can't take a fall like that.
Nor can my bottom.
Lincoln did all the retrieving from
the rock for us. We had her hand up
everything and then we got her up
topside without further incident.
The ride to the house was funny,
too, because it rained on us until we
got to the truck, but the truck bed was
full of water and we had to sit in it.
We looked like the bedraggled
crew, for sure.
We were muddy and soaked and
there wasn't a dry towel to be had.
We made it just fine. We got into
dry clothes and all got home without
incident.
I'd do that again in a heartbeat! It
wasn't safe. It wasn't smart, but it sure
was fun.
I think it's good to do something
completely different on occasion.
Something to totally recharge your
batteries.
Just laughing and having fun with
good friends is good for the heart, soul
and mind.
And that is a real workout, hiking
up and down the river on sand and
rock and wading in knee-deep water.
Swimming is good exercise.
Nobody disputes that. Swimming in
the rain is even more intense.
And swimming and hiking while
laughing, well that's just plain old
good times.
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Grear, Mark. Valley Mills Progress (Valley Mills, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 23, 2012, newspaper, August 23, 2012; Valley Mills, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth756913/m1/3/?q=Lamar+University: accessed May 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library.