Jim Ned Chamber of Commerce Spring Banquet

The Homeplace of Tuscola again hosts the annual Spring JNChamber of Commerce Banquet.

Beautiful surroundings welcome a large group to enjoy the evening and celebrate the
recipients of this year's awards.
Impromptu musical entertainment and friendly mingling begin the night.
Fred Glover, president to the Chamber, along with Genny Abercrombie and Grace Broyles
do a wonderful job in presenting the plaques to the great 2010 award winners.
Col. Ehrie from the Abilene Industrial Foundation is the keynote speaker for the evening.
Then all the awards are presented.
Each school has a representative...
The Business of the year...
and our two yearly scholarship recipients....
It was a perfect night for great friends and fellowship in our
wonderful Jim Ned valley community.







..... as we say good night, we all know,
a good time was had by all!

JNVCC Christmas Luncheon at Cedar Gap Farms

We surely do thank our outgoing officers of 2008!

Amidst the twittering of hundreds of finches, redbirds and jays, Earlene Hutto welcomed us to her National Audubon Bird sanctuary in Cedar Gap.

(oh yes... there were a couple of rascally squirrels causing a bit of a raucous outside the windows as we enjoyed our luncheon)
We attended to the end of the year business which included accepting our new board and officers for 2009. Thank you Dale for remaining another year in our presidential position.
You've done an exceptional job!
We will miss Amy as our treasurer, but hopefully we can get her to return after a sabbatical from at least this one of her many responsibilities in our community. GREAT JOB!!!

The surroundings were perfect and we got to see what one of our members offers this community daily in her haven for birds just East of 83/84 after the Cedar Gap Cemetery.
If you've not visited the Cedar Gap Farms, be sure to take your family out for an afternoon of bird watching. Chairs are set around the completely windowed cottage so that you can see birds of every color from any angle. I also noticed that there were binoculars available for those who forgot that important accoutrement in the birding world.

Fall/Winter is a wonderful time for our fine feathered friends. The leaves from the trees have fallen and their food supplies are not so readily available. This lends itself perfectly for the feeders and bird baths to be loaded with these thankful creatures.

Yes Earlene.... I do think today was a success, thank you for offering and hosting the JNVCC.

...your little tin sign says just what my heart repeats often this special time of year...

Peace On Earth...

and might I add....

GOOD WILL TO MEN!