JAMES & LISA GOERDEL

 

 

Across the Fence

 

By Arvord Abernethy

 

At times past, I have told you of new homes being built in Hamilton , but I don’t remember saying much about the new homes built in the country. There have been a number of new ones built over the past few years and they have added much to the attractiveness of the countryside. I would like to show and tell you a little about them from time to time.

 

Today I would like for you to go with me to the James and Lisa Goerdel home which is but about eight miles on the Pottsville Highway . One of the first things that caught my eye about their house was the fact that it was made of those pretty tan and brown rock. James told me that they were all picked up there on the Goerdel land, and were laid by Ed and Glen Stegemoller. James and Lisa, who by the way was Lisa Dellis of Goldthwaite, were not at home the day I was out there, so I didn’t go into the house, but it is a modern three bedroom home which they are enjoying very much.

 

My first contact with James was a few years back when he and his brothers along with their dad, Clarence, would come out and hunt on our place during deer season. James was still in the Pottsville school then helping them win some of those trophies in football, basketball and other sports. If you ever have the chance, go into Pottsville school and look at all those showcases that are full of trophies.

 

James is now in the dairy business with his dad. The dairy barns are up at his dad’s place which is about a mile north of James’s. Clarence has a fairly new modern home himself.

 

Most of us will remember James place as the Furdy Waggoner place as the Waggoners moved there in 1915 and continued to own it until recently when they sold it to the Goerdels.

 

 

 

A goodly number of people turned out to hear the "Big Band Gospel" group from Killeen give their Fourth of July program.  The concert had to be moved to the Methodist church due to the rain.  

 

They gave a real interesting program of religious music which had been rearranged for the several instruments which they played and rendered in the big band style.  The pastor of the Killeen Lutheran Church acted as master of ceremonies and brought a fine devotional on the obligation of all of us to our nation and to God.  He didn't get many show of hands when he asked how many liked to pay taxes, but deep down we are all proud to be Americans and want to support everything that is for the good.

 

My Fourth of July celebrations as a kid were not very sensational.  We lived in town during the school year and would move back to the farm during the summer.  I remembers some Fourths of July when some people would come out for a visit.  We would get out the old Artic ice cream freezer and make it full of "plain vanilla" ice cream.  I would get in on some of the cranking but often just sat on the freezer to hold it down while someone else cranked.  I remember a few times when we would run out of ice cream but not out of appetites, so we would get up the milk cows and make another batch.  Even though it was just "plain vanilla," I never remember having to pack down any we couldn't eat.

Shared by Roy Ables

 

 ACROSS THE FENCE