30 November 2005

Betwixt Holiday BEST

Repeating last year's trek, our Texas BEST contingent is returning to North Texas for the 2005 Western US BEST Championships this weekend. Their number has increased by one as Joanne has joined Andrea and Michael as an official member of the organization. In keeping with her real job as symposium director for the TAMU Turbo Lab, she is responsible for organizing and coordinating Texas BEST events in the Central Texas region. Nevertheless, Joanne and Andrea are largely along for the ride and to visit area family. An open invitation has been tendered for any family interested in gathering for a pizza party at Marion's home Saturday evening.

28 November 2005

Giving Thanks in 2005

Various branches of the extended family have checked-in over the past week or so to share their Thanksgiving activities and gatherings for the November holiday. We share them here for the benfit of our visitors.

The Adame Family participated in two gatherings. Fred and Carmen journeyed to Pennsylvania to spend the holiday with the Burlington branch of the family. Arriving on Tuesday, they stayed through the end of the week and celebrated the holiday with Katherine, James and three of their eight grandchildren.

Meanwhile, the balance of the Adame Clan (as well as members of the Johnson, May and Trott families) shared Thanksgiving through two events. On Wednesday, most of the family gathered at Studio Movie Grill to view a showing of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire". Kristie and Mark were unable to join the bulk of the family at the movie house, but were host to the official family gathering on Thursday. Unfortunately, another obligation prevented John and his family from the get-together on Thanksgiving Day. More information and a detailed summary can be found at the website of the Garland branch of the May Family.

A trio of members from the Johnson Clan enjoyed a quiet meal together at Steve's home. It has become the custom for Marion to spend the day with one or both of her sons on this holiday and a special turn of events allowed Sandy to participate as well. Marion and Sandy also spent a portion of the holiday a few miles to the west at the Adame Clan. (Again, visit the above link for the specifics.)

Though much of the preparation took place on Thanksgiving Day, the Burnett/Weichert/Wienen branch of the Johnson Clan celebrated a belated family gathering on yesterday at the Weichert homestead. Cornish hens were substituted for the traditional gobbler; reports suggest a quite and enjoyable feast.

This is but a small sampling of events taking place among the various families constituting this site. Other family members are encouraged to visit the community and share the specifics of your holiday.

17 November 2005

Adams Patriarch Turns 90

The eldest member of the Adams Family has reached the impressive milestone of ninety years of life today. In celebration of this event, his nieces and nephews organized a surprise party for Pat Adams at the Belle-Jim Hotel in Jasper, Texas, Saturday last. A small contingent of members from the Adame Clan (the Adams Family is a primary maternal line of ascent) journeyed to participate in the gathering.

Among those who attended were Margaret, Elizabeth, Rebecca and Mark. The first three traveled together from a rendez-vous in Tyler, while Mark took a slight detour on a return trip from taking Kristie and Aidan to Baton Rouge. A commemorative album has been made available through the photo node.

11 November 2005

Our Veterans

We mark this Veteran's Day by recognizing our veterans, past and present.

Frederick P. Adame		United States Air Force
James A. Adame		United States Army
George R. Johnson		United States Army
James H. Johnson		United States Marine Corps
Richard L. Johnson		United States Army
Steven L. Johnson		United States Air Force
W. Donald Johnson		United States Navy
James J. Mauro		United States Marine Corps
Thomas L. Mauro		United States Navy
Bennie H. May		United States Army Air Corps
Drury G. May		Confederate States Army
Herman I. May (Jr)		United States Navy
Vincenzo Mellace		Arma dei Carabinieri
James F. Ray		United States Army
Samuel H. Sartain		Confederate States Army
Andrew F. Smythe		Republic of Texas Army
James Thigpen		Revolutionary Army
Gaspar J. Trotti		Revolutionary Army

Thank you for your service and sacrifice.

08 November 2005

Turtle Scutes v02 #11

Members, check your inbox for the November issue of the community newsletter. The monthly summary of activity in and around the community and domain during the past month has entered the distribution pipeline.

07 November 2005

2005 EstuaryLive WebCasts

News has been disseminated that the archived webcasts from the 2005 EstuaryLive virtual field trip have been posted. As a reminder, Christopher was among the featured presenters during the live, two-day event. The Grand Bay NERR presented information during the first segment of the second day.

If you missed the opportunity to view the program at the time of broadcast in September, now is your opportunity to view the feeds at your leisure.

 

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