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Master Gardeners complete
training
Special to The Monitor
KAUFMAN–Master Gardeners Sandy Stahlman, Brad Ackerman
and Master Gardener Interns Gladys Carter and Jeanie Allen Davis
completed the Master Gardener Specialist - Rainwater Harvesting training
program.
It was held Feb. 27-28 and hosted by Texas Cooperative Extension-Tarrant
County.
This program provided intensive training. It empowers Master Gardeners
with the knowledge and skills required to effectively support Texas
Cooperative Extension efforts in Rainwater Harvesting educational
programs.
Brad Ackerman has presented programs on Rainwater Harvesting to the
Terrell and Kaufman Lions Clubs.
The next presentation of the rainwater harvesting program will be with
Ralph Davis, Kaufman County Extension Agent- Agriculture at the Master
Gardener Spring Seminar Saturday, March 17, in Terrell.
The Master Gardener Specialist-Rainwater Harvesting is charged with
increasing awareness and providing training in rainwater harvesting.
Kaufman County Master Gardener Specialists are available to answer
questions or present programs for community events, local civic
organizations or garden clubs.
For more information, please call the Extension office at (972) 563
0233.
Antique appraisal fair
success
Monitor Photo/Pearl Cantrell
Civic Club member Carroll Morriss (left) and Janice Ellis (center)
assist professional antique appraiser Donald King Cowan during the
club’s annual fundraiser at the Mabank First Methodist Church
Saturday. See more photos on page 3A.
Monitor Photo/Pearl Cantrell
In the tradition of the “Antique Roadshow,” the Civic League’s annual
appraisal fair was marked by a late 30s automobile outside the First
Methodist Church in Mabank Saturday. The Civic League raises funds
for area libraries, Head Start preschools, the neo-natal unit at ETMC
Athens, Special Olympics, Genesis Women’s Center and Meals on Wheels.
Monitor Photo/Pearl Cantrell
Professional appraiser Donald King Cowan identifies a Civil War Era
bugle “with condition issues” as being worth around $250; one in mint
condition could be worth up to $2,500, he said during an appraisal fair
fund-raiser for the Civic League at the Mabank First Methodist
Church Saturday.
Monitor Photo/Pearl Cantrell
Professional appraiser Sam Webb holds a serving
platter from a set of dishware used in passenger
service on the railroads.
Monitor Photo/Pearl Cantrell
A wide assortment of articles were on display during
the Civic Club’s annual appraisal fair, which ranged
in value from $10 to $3,500.
T-shirt contest set
Special to The Monitor
TOOL–The Humane Society of Cedar Creek Lake is sponsoring a contest for
all students in the Cedar Creek Lake area.
The winner will not only receive $100, but the winning design will be
used for the printing of new T-shirts to sell for the Humane Society.
Entries should be line/logo design and capable of fitting an area of
10x12 inches.
The final result will be a one-color image. Shading can be used to
highlight or enhance the work.
All entries must be submitted with the name of the student, school,
grade and phone number where they can be contacted. Contestants can
submit their entries three ways.
Entries can be e-mailed to tlrhodes71@earthlink.net in a .pdf or .jpeg
format, or mailed to the Humane Society of Cedar Creek Lake at P.O. Box
43531, Seven Points, TX 75143, or dropped off at our office at 10200
Arnold Hills Road, Tool.
The office is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and closed on Wednesday and Sunday.
Non-winning entries can be picked up at the office within 30 days after
the announcement of the winner, but will not be returned by mail.
Entries must be submitted by midnight, Tuesday, April 10.
The winner will be announced at the Bluebonnet Festival being held April
13-14 in the City Park in Kemp.
At the conclusion of the Volleyball Tournament, April 14, the winner
will receive the cash award.
Any questions concerning the contest can be directed to tlrhodes@earthlink.net.
or (903) 498-3111.
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