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DAR hears about Family Peace Project

Pictured are, from left, Carole Ruska, Estela Parales, and regent Susan Martz-Cothran.

DAR press release

At the April 20 meeting at the Cedar Creek Library in Seven Points, the Sarah Maples Chapter of DAR heard Estela Parales talk about “The Family Peace Project.” Their main objective is to protect children and women of domestic violence. Victims can be of any age, sex, race, culture, religion, education, employment or marital status. Although both men and women can be abused, most victims are women. Domestic violence and emotional abuse are behaviors used by one person in a relationship to control the other. Partners may be married or not married; heterosexual, gay, or lesbian; living together, separated or dating.

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President tells Rootseekers about cemetery

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Rootseekers press release

Rootseekers President Margaret Ann Trail had to think fast when she had to fill in for Gaylon Patterson who had an emergency trip to the hospital. Gaylon was to be the speaker at the genealogical society meeting at Tri-County Library on March 18th.

She decided to tell the club about Oakwood Cemetery in Austin where one of her great-great-grandfathers is buried. This old cemetery is as old as Austin itself. It was established in 1839 the year Austin was established and named by an act of Congress of the Republic of Texas. Oakwood Cemetery is older by almost two years than the oldest surviving structure in Austin. Set originally outside of the town site it is now in the heart of Austin. Oakwood is now a repository of stories as old and as diverse as Austin itself.

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One-day ham radio class announced

club logo0001 Cedar Creek Amateur Radio Club press release

There is the internet and there is shortwave radio. With the internet you subscribe to a service, pay a monthly fee and press a button and talk worldwide. With shortwave, you can string up a wire antenna and talk across the county or across the world without internet service. That communication is called Ham or Amateur radio. They’ve been doing it for over 100 years. How do you get started? There’s never been a better time to obtain your ham radio license and get “on the air” with others in the lake area. Equipment is provided but if you want to invest in your own system you can use at home then check out this Leixen VV-898 Ham Radio Review.

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Vietnam War 50th anniversary commemoration

DAR press release

On March 29, the Sarah Maples Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted a 50th Anniversary “Welcome Home” Commemoration of the Vietnam War at the Veteran’s Memorial Gardens in Mabank,Texas. Our chapter wishes to thank and honor our Vietnam Veterans and all veterans who put their lives at risk for us.

Linda Mynar explains that the traditional use of the color gold is to signify a 50th Anniversary and symbolizes the specific mission of the Department of Defense program as outlined in the Congressional language “to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War.”

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Cedar Creek Amateur Radio Club meeting set

The next monthly meeting of the Cedar Creek Amateur (Ham) radio Club is Saturday, April 9. This month we continue with our conversation with the prolific author of countless QST articles and of the Ham Radio for Dummies books, Neil Silver (N0AX).

VP Wm. Moos (KC5EKM) contributes his latest installment of Tech talk. Nominations for officers are invited. And a review of “introduction to ham radio books” that the club plans to donate to area libraries will be featured.

The meeting will be held Saturday April 9 at the Mabank Café on Hwy 198 in Mabank. The club meets the second Saturday of each month there. The meeting starts at 9 a.m., but many come early for the breakfast buffet. Anyone interested in technology is welcome.