While visiting with Helen Jones recently, I learned the Jasper Alumni Association have planned to get together for one day, October 7, 2023. I have missed seeing classmates for the last few years. Since I hadn’t checked the Jasper Alumni page on Facebook, I missed seeing classmates were getting together last year. I have been contacted in the past about the plans and missed last year’s plans. I understand it is a picnic at noon. As I find more information, I will let you know.
Hopefully you have noticed the Fall color tour dates that have been announced. There have been some fun activities added. On Friday, October 13th Sam’s Throne will be featured. Then on Saturday, October 14th, the tour will feature Tim Ernst’s Gallery. On Friday, October 27th, the Ponca Color Fest will feature Haunted History of Newton County. Then on Saturday, October 28th, the Ponca Color Fest will feature a Murder Mystery Tour.
The addition of excursion tours on September 8th and 9th will finish up at the Buffalo River Bluegrass Festival. The Backroad Bootlegger Jeep Tour on Saturday, September 23rd on the Moonshine Run Route should be fun. The Jeep Tour price is $40 per vehicle/not per person. There is more information in the August 23rd edition of the Newton County Times.
The Jasper Advertising and Promotion Commission has a very nice calendar of fall and Winter events listed in the paper. Cut it out and get it on your calendar. Don’t miss anything!
Here it is Razorback football time again. Everyone will be watching the boys play and hopefully, will see some real talented players. The high school teams have been playing in the heat already. A person must be a real fan to sit out in the heat to watch games.
Looking at the calendar, I realized my mother and daddy got married on August 31, 1932. They rode in a wagon to Missouri to get married. On their way back they stopped at PD Flats to make some molasses to be able to pay for the trip. They were married for a long time. Daddy died at the age of 88, and Mother died at the age of 89. Daddy was born October 11, 1905, and Mother was born December 17, 1914. They had six children, seventeen years apart from first child (Robert) to the last child (John David).
Have a great week!
