Muldoon Volunteer Fire Dept. Play Fundraiser a Success

The Muldoon Volunteer Fire Department had a successful fundraiser on Sunday, Sept. 11. There was a change of venues and the production was moved from the fire station to the Muldoon Mercantile with thanks to Clay and Jennifer Rightmer for the use of the building.

The play, 110 Stories by Sarah Tuft, was performed with over twenty actors who told the actual accounts of eyewitnesses from the Twin Towers attack on Sept. 11, 2001. Some of the performers drove from as far as the Austin, San Antonio, San Marcos and Lockhart areas to help with the play. Some of the local actors were Chief Stephen Kelly, firefighters Antoinette Syler Joplin and Ron Knotts, Meg Keilbach, and Greg Smith from West Point.

The play was directed and produced by Shaela Leggett-Bresett from Flatonia. This was her third production of this very moving play with the other two at the Gaslight Baker Theatre in Lockhart. Shaela was assisted by MVFD Secretary Karen Jacobs of Muldoon/Spring. The play was well received by the audience as well as the performers.

A projector was set up to show slides to add to the production with the aid of Flatonia foreign exchange students Malu Lopes Gomes (Brazil), who worked the slide show throughout the performance, while Joyce Klaver (Netherlands) ran the refreshment area assisted by Debbie Kelly, Lucian Kelly, and niece, Blakely. Sheila Brunner worked the ticket sales. MVFD fire fighters Chris Joplin, Herbert Hart, Charles Vinklarek and Zach McNeil helped with the setup, breakdown and cleaning. The intermission cookies were provided by Virginia Boehnke and Judy Syler. MVFD President Tim Seubert worked behind the scenes with advertising and more. Thanks to all who participated in this fundraiser and for the continued support of the Muldoon Volunteer Fire Department from our community.

Out and About

Ron and Pam Knotts recently returned from a trip to Arkansas to check on granddaughter Keylee Simpson and her upcoming wedding. Since Keylee and her fiancé recently bought their first home the visit was mostly full of packing and hauling and organizing. Ron and Pam had previously helped with other college moves, so the hope is that this will be the last move for a while. Next is the big wedding just a few weeks away and should be more fun than moving.

Devon Boehnke, Dana and Darrell Kulak traveled down to Wharton to celebrate Devon’s great grandson, Luke Zimmerhanzel’s sixth birthday. They had a great time watching the kids on the water slide and eating the tractor themed birthday cake.

Bible Study

Local Bible Study leader Jennifer Rightmer is once again leading a fall Bible Study. This fall the study will be “Courageous Joy: Delight in God through every season.” This study will deal with how when life gets hard, messy, and just generally upside-down, how do we hold onto courage? Where does REAL courage come from? And what does living courageously actually look like for women across life seasons and from different cultural backgrounds?

All area ladies are invited to come and join in. The Ladies Bible Study group will be meeting in the Flatonia Baptist fellowship hall on Thursday mornings at 9 a.m. beginning Oct. 6 for the next six weeks. Come out and maybe meet some new people and get to visit with some old friends, too. Books will be $16. Please give Jennifer a call at (979) 561-6530 to order your book and let her know you will be coming to join in.

Have News?

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