Your Village in 3 Minutes, 28 June 16

Friends,

The following is the latest information concerning your Village:

1.  Construction:

Last evening, Monday 27 June, an extensive tour and explanation of the construction footprint took place.   In bullet format, the following was learned:

a.  Completion is on schedule for the end of September.  All roads to include the frontage roads and exits will be open to all traffic.   The explanation and tour coincide with the completion date barring any un-forseen catastrophe similar to the 2484 bridge last year.  It is coming together.

b.  The next roads to be open are:

         (1)  Thursday night the 2484 north exit by Holiday Inn Express will enter the new frontage road.  The 4-way stop sign will be moved to accommodate the opening of the frontage road.  Disruption should be at a minimum.

        (2)  Also, Thursday evening, the frontage road going south (toward Austin) will open completely from Thomas Arnold Bridge to the Holland Road Bridge.  Traffic will be able to travel on both frontage road lanes.

c.  In the next 2-3 weeks, you will see much dirt being removed from the East side of I-35 going north toward Waco between Thomas Arnold Bridge and the new Salado Plaza Bridge. In most places, at least 5 feet of dirt must be removed in preparation of completing this segment of I-35.  As you know, heavy construction is currently taking place in this area.  

d.  The east wall of Salado Plaza Bridge (black plastic and 2X4s extending the air) is extensively being worked.  In the days to come, you will see additional shoring done on the wall as it is prepared for completion.
The Salado Plaza and Main Street intersection will remain as it is but there will be extensive construction around it.  Please be careful in this area.

e.  There are three major areas of construction to be completed by the end of September:

      (1)  The Salado Plaza Bridge Wall on the East Side and the Salado Plaza Intersection.

      (2)  The frontage road on the west side from the new Lampasas River frontage road bridges to the Thomas Arnold Bridge.  Traffic will not be allowed to travel on the newly completed 2484 Bridge until this frontage road is completed.

      (3) The long exit from I-35 to Thomas Arnold.  However, the entrance to I-35 South toward Austin from the frontage road in front of CEFCO will be completed in the next month.  This will greatly improve the flow of traffic.  No longer will a traveler have to cross Thomas Arnold in order to enter I-35 South.  It will ease that major intersection.

f.  Please be patient, we are almost there.

2.  On 7 July, during the regularly scheduled Board of Aldermen meeting, the BOA will consider the contract between Stagecoach Inn and the Village.  It is in the final stages and should be ready for signing very soon.  Refurbishing of the Stagecoach Inn is on schedule.

3.  The Candy Shack has moved into the building across from Stagecoach Inn.  The pink balloons outside will welcome you.    

There is much happening the Village.  Read this blog frequently.

VR/Skip

Latest Construction Changes, 18 June, Saturday

Friends,

(1)     Please be patient with the I-35 construction road changes.  At first, it is confusing, but once traveled, it becomes easier.

     As we get closer to construction completion, there will be more inconveniences and frustrations.  To complete the work, certain traffic changes, road work, bridge completion, and other "fixes" have to be done.  If not, the frustration will be extended along with the construction completion time.

    Best guidance:  when a change is posted or mentioned, take a friendly drive and see what the changes involve.  It is realized that some of these changes occur during work and it is impossible to do so.  Always have a back-up plan that you know will work. And remember: "this too shall pass."

Here is one for this Sunday night, 19 June:

The opening of the FM 2484 northbound exit ramp is planned to occur this coming Sunday night, June 19th.

Here are a few other construction items from TxDoT's leadership:

"It is confirmed sidewalk will be placed along the northbound frontage road from the library to FM 2484.  

Safety lighting will be installed as part of the IH 35 contract.   Safety lighting includes:

·         lights under the bridges at Thomas Arnold, Salado Plaza and FM 2484

·         illumination at the frontage road intersections at Thomas Arnold and FM 2484

·         illumination at each exit and entrance ramp

The contractor will construct the gateway sign foundations and install the artwork and letter made available by the Village.    This is in accordance with the executed agreement between the Village and TxDOT in 2013."  

The project is coming together and so is completion.  

2.  Got that Hound Dog cleaned, dressed, and taught a few tricks?

This is the day -- DOG DAZE IS HERE!!!  STARTS AT 10 A.M. -- AND GOES TO 3 P.M.  FUN!  FUN! FUN!

Casper Hound Dog is excited.  He keeps asking about the special treats and how much they cost.  Also, if any of his friends are going to come.  

VR/Skip

Salado Plaza Road under the Salado Plaza Bridge is Open

Friends,

       Salado Plaza Road is connected -- east and west.  

       Be careful.  It will take some time to get use to it.  There are 4-way stop signs.

      We are one-step closer to construction ending.  This was a major  accomplishment.  The final steps of construction completion can begin.

      Construction completion is on schedule -- September or October.

VR/Skip

"I wish you enough" this Father's Day

To all of you, Happy Father's Day.

To all of you -- not just men but all of you.  At one time or another we, regardless of gender, have been a Father or a Mother to someone.

Steve Gilliland's "Making a Difference," puts Father's Day in the right perspective:

Recently, I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together at the airport.  Standing near the gate, they hugged and the father said, "I love you and I wish you enough."
The daughter replied, "Dad, our life together has been more than enough.  Your love is all I ever needed.  I wish you enough, too."

. . . . When you were saying good bye, I heard you say to your daughter.  May I ask what that means?
The father replied, "When we said I wish you enough, we wanted the other person to have a life filled with just enough things to sustain them."

The father continued sharing the following as if he was reciting it from memory:

"I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright no matter how gray the day may appear.

I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun even more.

I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive and everlasting.

I wish enough pain so that even the smallest of joys in life may appear bigger.

I wish you enough gain to satisfy you wanting.

I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.

I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final goodbye."

To all of you . . . "I wish you enough" this Father's Day, 19 June 2016.

VR/Skip

Salado's Cemetery

Salado Cemetery Association Friends of Salado Cemetery Association P.O. Box 21, Village of Salado, Texas  76571

 

Annual Newsletter                                                                         April  2016

President’s Message

The Salado Cemetery Association had another successful year of taking care of the cemetery due to the dedication of our Friends and Board of Trustees.  The cemetery grounds are mowed and trimmed several times a year to keep it well maintained.  Our investments are constantly monitored and remain sound.  Every year the Memorial Day Service is well planned to ensure a meaningful service for the entire community.  People inquiring about available lots are helped with their needs throughout the year.  And, the appropriate flags remain flying 365 days a year (366 days this year).  Our board officers are doing a wonderful job of performing their duties during meetings and between meetings.  Even though MaryBelle Brown, Vice-President, has not been able to attend our meetings, she is still on our Board of Trustees and is missed.   At this time I want to thank Apple Johnson for her years of service on the board and want to welcome Jack Hardin to the board as he takes her place.  I am thankful for the Cemetery Association Friends and Trustees for their continued stewardship of the Salado Cemetery, and look forward to their support for years to come.

                                                                        Steven Ervin, President

Historic Old Salado Graveyard Walking Tour

On the dusky evening of Saturday, November 7, 2015, the Salado pioneers who are buried in the Historic Salado Graveyard came to life and told their stories.  They told how they came to Texas, when they came to Salado, and how they served their community and their country.  Some told of other relatives who are buried next to them.  Some told all; others kept their secrets buried. 

Salado Historical Society and Tablerock sponsored a walking tour of the Old Salado Graveyard to introduce visitors to the historic people buried in the Historic Salado Graveyard on Baines Street.  The program was titled “Our Salado Heritage Speaks” referring to the lives of Salado settlers buried in the Old Graveyard who had their biographies presented by historical reenactors.  The program began at dusk and concluded before dark.  Sixteen early pioneers designated historically significant to the founding and early settlement of Salado were the focus of the walking tour.  The early pioneers on the tour were:  Col. Hermon Aiken,  Dr. Welborn & Louisa Barton, Captain Milton Damron,   Rev. James & Fannie Ferguson (parents of Pa Ferguson), Capt. Robert Bonner Halley, Dr. Samuel Jones,  Professor James Lowry Smith, James Anderson, Rev. George Washington Baines, Dr. Benjamin McKie, Archibald J. Rose, Leroy A. Griffith, John Paine, John Wesley Ray, Charley Schoepf, and Emily Bumpass Stockton.  Besides being noted Salado pioneers, these individuals made significant contributions to the educational, religious, political, and civic lives of people in the county and the State of Texas.   

            Salado Historical Society and Tablerock are planning another walking tour this year on October 1, 2016.  The plan is to have more historic people on the tour.  You are invited to come out for an interesting afternoon to meet our early pioneers and their families.  This is an excellent way to learn Salado’s history in a short period of time while being entertained by the historical reenactors.

Coins on Headstones and What They Mean

If you see coins on the headstones of your veteran, you need to know what they represent.  A coin left on a headstone lets the deceased soldiers family know that somebody stopped by to pay their respect.  Leaving a penny means you visited.  A nickle means that you and the deceased soldier trained at boot camp together.  If you served with the soldier, you leave a dime.  A quarter is very significant because it means that you were there when that soldier died.  This is a moving tradition to let family members know their veteran is not forgotten, but their memory lives on with their comrads in arms.

Pipes on Grave Sites Still Important

Last year we told you about the plastic pipes beside veterans’ headstones and what we use them for:  U.S. Flags.  We would still like you to let us know if the pipe is cracked or missing from your veteran’s grave site so we can replace it.  Flags will be placed by headstones on Friday, May 27 in preparation for the Memorial Day Service

Memorial Day Service, Monday, May 30th

     The Salado Cemetery Association will host the annual Memorial Day Service at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, May 30^th  at the Historic Salado Cemetery on Baines St.   Everyone is invited to honor our veterans on this special day and pay tribute to their service to our country.

     The purpose of the Memorial Day ceremony is to remember the veterans buried not just in Salado Cemetery but in all of the Salado-area cemeteries, including family and church cemeteries, by a roll call of their names.  All Veteran’s grave sites will have flags placed on them.  The Veterans are from the Texas Revolutionary War, Early Day Rangers, Home Guard, Indian Wars, Mexican War, Confederate and Union Armies, Spanish American War, WWI and II, Korean War, Vietnam War, and from peace time service.

     The Memorial Day ceremony will consist of:  the Bell County Sherriff’s Posse presenting the colors;  honors to each of the armed services;  a Commemorative Air Force fly-over; and a brass ensemble lead by Clayton Capps playing music for the program.  A speaker will present brief remarks honoring veterans.   Bryan Fritch will read the roll call of veterans’ names this year.  Taps will be played at the conclusion of the ceremony.

     Light refreshments will be served following the closing of the Memorial Day ceremony.  Seating will be provided by the Village of Salado.  Guests are reminded to bring umbrellas since the event is held outside.  We hope to see you at the Memorial Day ceremony on Monday, May 30, 2016. at 9:30 a.m.

Gift of Flag:  A US Flag was donated to the cemetery by Joy Aiken in memory of her father Dr. C. H. Aiken’s 85^th birthday.  The flag was flown over the U.S. Capitol.  Dr. C. H. Aiken is buried in the Hodge Addition.  There are several Aikens buried in the cemetery.

Plot/Space Exchange:  Over the years, families goals and ideas change; people move and burial plans change, and they find themselves with space in a cemetery they no longer plan to use.  Many spaces at our cemetery are vacant and we do not expect them to be used.  We would like all the spaces to be filled, thus making better utilization of the cemetery plots.  If you or your parents/grandparents or others purchased space in the cemetery that you no longer plan to use, we suggest you donate it back to the Cemetery Association.  Any donation of property should be tax deductible and negates your need to try and find a buyer of the plot.  You must have the original certificate for the space or be authorized to made such a transaction.  Contact the cemetery staff to make a donation of spaces that will not be utilized by you or your family.

Plot Donation:  Over the years, families goals and ideas change; people move and burial plans change, and they find themselves with space in a cemetery they no longer plan to use.  Many spaces at our cemetery are vacant and we do not expect them to be used.  We would like all the spaces to be filled, thus making better utilization of the cemetery plots.  If you or your parents/grandparents or others purchased space in the cemetery that you no longer plan to use, we suggest you donate it back to the Cemetery Association.  Any donation of property should be tax deductible and negates your need to try and find a buyer of the plot.  You must have the original certificate for the space or be authorized to made such a transaction.  Contact the cemetery staff to make a donation of spaces that will not be utilized by you or your family.

Repurchase/Sale of Plot:  The association will repurchase grave sites in pairs, no singles.  The repurchase price is $200/grave site, in pairs of two.  If you would like to list your grave site for sale, the association will maintain a listing of lots for sale.  The charge by the association for a sale through the listing is $250 per grave site sold.  Contact Stephen Peters at salado.cemetery@yahoo.com for information regarding the sale or repurchase of plot.

New Friends of the Salado Cemetery Association

The Friends of the Association are new lot owners since our last Newsletter in April 2015.  They are:  .Alvin & Peggy Agan, Rex & Laurelyn Carlisle, Michael & Nancy Gunter, Billy Helm, Ricky & Kathy Ingle, Don & Mary Kasper.

Interments Since April 1, 2015:

Jasper Herman Barrett, Robbie Lou Bennett, Josef Carl Bozon, Ruth Suzanne Burton, Robert E Denman, Elmer Lee Edens, Virginia Claire Elmore, Harley L Grimm Jr., Easton Michael Gunter, Earl  Helm, Helen Maurice Hendrickson, Jean  Higginson, Anson  Kelley, Raymond Andrew Kite, Samuel Roy McCuskey Jr, Robert E Mitchell, Janna Sue Parker, Shirley Ann Pipkin, Estelle Pat Quiroz, Nancy Fay Rogers (Light),  Jack  Sims, Bynah Francez Stallings, Leanette Louise Walker, Johnny P Watson, Virginia  Weaver.

Veterans Interred Since April 1, 2015

Jasper Herman Barrett, US Army, WW II; Josef Carl Bozon, US Navy, WW II; Robert E Denman, US Army, Peace Time Service; Elmer Lee Edens, US Merchant Marines, WW II; Harley L Grimm Jr, US Air Force, Vietnam; Anson  Kelley, US Air Force, Vietnam; Raymond Andrew Kite, US Air Force, Peace Time Service; Samuel Roy McCuskey Jr, US Navy/US Army, Vietnam; Robert E Mitchell, US Army, WW II.

Memorial Gifts and Donations from April 1, 2014 thru March 31, 2015:

Name                                                  Fund               In Memory:                                           

Mr. & Mrs. David Griffith                  Endowment     Thelma and Louis Griffith

Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Johnson                Endowment     John L. Johnson & Capt Robert Gray, USAF

Ms. Joy Aiken                                    Operational      Charles H. Aiken

Mr. & Mrs. M.E. Bean Jr.                  Operational      Truman Head

Mr. David R.  Bennett                         Operational      Eugene Bennett

Mr. & Mrs. Tommy Berry                  Operational      William, Charles, and Jim Berry

Mr. & Mrs. Brent Blaylock                 Operational      Bill & Bee Blaylock

Ms. Colleen Bridges Brooks               Operational      John Gardner & Jim Bridges

Mr. & Mrs. Tim Brown                                 

Ms. Elizabeth C. Bullock                    Operational      Arthur and Sally Capps & Frank and Agnes  

                                                                                     Kimbrough

Mr. & Mrs. Jame H. Bush                  Operational      Howard C. Barton, Lois M. Barton,

                                                                                      Howard W. Bush, and Rhebel B. Bush

Mr. & Mrs. Gerald K. Dale                Operational      Deborah Couger

Mr. & Mrs. J. Derald Dugger             Operational      Truett Hampton

Fran & Perry Fairchild                        Operational      Floyd (Shug) & Velma (Snookie) Bridges; Tidie & Lucy Adams

Mrs. Jere C Farino                             

Dr. Amy Finch                                    Operational      Fred & Helen Finch

Mrs. Pat Freeman                                Operational      Larry Freeman and Laurel Peres

Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Fritch                               

Dr. & Mrs. Robert Galvan                  Operational      Col & Mrs. Clifton Pyle and Stephen  

                                                                                     Blair Pyle

Mr. Robert R. Gamble            Operational      Barbara Ann Gamble

Mr. & Mrs. Gerry Gamble                  Operational      Michael H. Gamble

Mr. & Mrs. Mike Gipson                   Operational      Eula and Ernest Splittgerber, Max

                                                                                     Splittgerber, and Gibbs Milliken

Mrs. Jerry Goodman                           Operational      Dick Goodman

Mr. B.D. Graves                                 Operational      Louise Graves

Mr. & Mrs. Robbie Griffin                            

Mr. & Mrs. David Griffith                  Operational      David & Elma Arnsberger

Ms. Cheryl Grimm                              Operational      George W. and Helen P. Ferrell

Mr. & Mrs. George Gromacki            Operational      deceased family members

Ms. Sandra Grossman                         Operational      Sammie and Bill Sparks

Ms. Lena Haddock                              Operational      Earl C. Haddock & Stephen Earl Haddock

Mr. & Mrs. James Haney                   Operational      Wilbur Foster

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald G. Harrison         Operational      Dorothy L. Doudt

Ms. Helen Hays                                  Operational      Winston Hays

Mr. & Mrs. Bill Heath                       

Ms. Marlene Heth                               Operational      Col Bill Heth and Pamela Heth Adamson

Dr. & Mrs. Morris R. Hill                  Operational      Wayne Townsend

Ms. Anna Holt                                                Operational      Robert Vernon Holt

Ms. Kaye Howe                                  Operational      Ruth & Pete Howe

Memorial Gifts and Donations from April 1, 2014 thru March 31, 2015 (continued):

Name                                                  Fund               In Memory:  

Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth Iserson               Operational      Col. Harley Grimm, Harley Grimm II,   

                                                                                     William McKean Sherk & Helene Ruth

                                                                                      Sherk

Mr. & Mrs. Lee R. Johnson                Operational      Eva & Roy Lamberth

Mr. Robert Allen Jones                       Operational      Mary Buford Jones

Ms. Nancy Kelsey                              Operational

Mrs. Betty Kirkpatrick                        Operational      Joseph Scott Tomlin

Mr. Tommy Krueger                           Operational      Sheila Krueger

Mr. & Mrs. Bill Lancaster                   Operational      Friends

Dr. & Mrs. Armando Lenis                Operational      Jennifer Kelly Lenis

Dr. & Mrs. Henry Lucksinger            Operational      Doris Denman

Mrs. Donna McClain                          Operational      Arthur McClain

Mrs. Elisabeth Mosley                        Operational     A. D. Mosley, W. E. & Fannie Mae Street,  

                                                                                      Mrs. Annie Brock, W. E. Street Jr. &

                                                                                      Mamie Street, and Emojane Fuller

Dr. & Mrs. T. Craig Nauert                Operational      Mary Jane and Carl Taylor

Mr. & Mrs. Michael O'Clair               Operational      Jasper H. Barrett and Patricia Barett

Ms. Violet Palmer                               Operational      Theron Palmer

Dr. Bob Pappas                                   Operational      Col T. R. Pappas and Esther R. Pappas

Ms. Wilma L. Peterson                       Operational      Jake and Vigie Langston

Mr. Bob Pirtle                                     Operational      Don Wilson

Mr. & Mrs. Gordon A. Rampy           Operational      John Henry Rampy

Mr. Bill Reynolds                               Operational      Martha Reynolds

Mr. & Mrs. Larry Roberson               Operational     

Ms. Helen Darlene Robison                Operational      William Hollis Robison

Ms. Nancy Light Rogers                     Operational      Philip N. Light

Mr. & Mrs. J. M. Rucker                    Operational      Truett Hampton

Ms. Suzie Russell                               Operational      The Russells

Mr. Richard E. Smith                          Operational      John F. Smith

Ms. Ann Smith                                   Operational      Ruth and Arthur Brown

Ms. Carolyn Stewart                           Operational      Hezle Stewart

Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Stockstill Operational                 

Mr. & Mrs. Darrell Street                   Operational      Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Street

Ms. J. Pat Suggs                                

Col & Mrs. Jean Tarbutton                 Operational      James W. "Jack" Tarbutton

Col. Herbie R. Taylor                          Operational      Ron Anderson

Mrs. Teresa L. Tolbert            Operational      Al Tolbert

Mr. Kenneth Townsend                      Operational      the Townsend Family

Mrs. Sue Ann Tuck & Family            Operational      Colonel James E. Tuck

Mrs. Beverly Turnbo                          Operational      Charles Turnbo, Jack Wheeler, and Priscilla

                                                                                      Beadle

Mr. & Mrs. Bradford Wiewel             Operational      Bill and Sammie Sparks

Mrs Virginia Williams            Operational      Rev E. Guinn Williams

Mr. & Mrs. Jamie Woodward             Operational      Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Evans

Detach and Return With Donation.

Donations may be made at any time by using the form below.

Name of Donor_______________________________________________ Address of Donor_____________________________________________                       ________________________________________________ Name of Person Honored: _____________________________________ Amount of Donation:   ________. ***** Please designate the fund your donation is for: _____Operations          _____Endowment             _____Development Check should be made out to:  Salado Cemetery Association Mailing address:  Salado Cemetery Association                              P.O. Box  21                              Salado, Texas  76571

Friends of the Cemetery Association

President – Dr. Steven C. Ervin  (947-8230)          

Vice-President – MaryBelle Brown                        

Secretary – Kate Wheeler                                         

Treasurer – Stephen Peters                                      

Trustees:  Terry Bergstrom, Jack Hardin, Bill Kinnison, Elaine Ory, Bill Pinkston, Joe Pirtle

Committee Chairmen:

Lot Sales - Bill Pinkston   (947-3372)                                    Maintenance - Terry Bergstrom                           

Flags – George Bryant                                                            Hospitality - Jean Westerberg                   

Historical Research & Preservation - Bill Kinnison                Security - Chief Jack Hensley,

Memorial Day Service - Bill Kinnison                                        Village of Salado