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That moment when you realize you have made a mistake... John T. Herman 210-396-1974 Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God. Don't wait for Congress to set term limits, vote them out after two terms. NOTE TO ALL: Remember to BCC email and protect your friends from hackers if you forward this email, please delete the forwarding history, which includes my email address! It is a courtesy to me and others who may not wish to have their email addresses sent all over the world! Erasing the history helps prevent Spammers from mining addresses and viruses from being propagated. THANK YOU! -- John T. Herman 210-396-1974

Hello! I'm sharing another note from Shay. In an email reply to her just before sending this to you, I did explain a little about the sheep - apparently, she wasn't aware of them at all. Hi, Kids! About the $4000 for a sheep. It's funny.. . If it's for humor????? A statue of a sheep?? I guess I don't know the background yet... But we are a smaller group by now, and I don't know about you all, but my money is pretty much tied up in doctor bills and feeding cattle, etc. these days, and if I had any extra, I would rather send it to those poor ranchers in the Panhandle to help with their housing, or feeding any of the cattle some ranchers were able to save. They are in such a desperate situation! We have been in so much drought, and also constant fire danger, here in the Hill Country, and I know from listening to the NOAA Weather radio (our only connection here at the ranch, with the 'outside world')... that San Angelo has been having even LESS rain than our 'doughnut hole of drought' here south of Mason... That we really thank God that those terrible fires haven't struck any of us. That I know of, anyway. What do you all think of making a contribution from our class, toward a reputable group who is pitching in to help our brothers and sisters up north of us??? Maybe the Red Cross is involved? Or church groups? They are going to get help from the government and hopefully their own insurance companies... But that takes months, and those folks need help NOW! I'm pretty isolated out here myself, with no tv, and having to drive to town for internet, so maybe there are reputable organizations I haven't heard of yet, already working toward setting up ways to help these neighbors of ours. If anyone has any info, I'd like to know. (Ron, you'd be my first "go-to" guy who might be knowledgeable about possible organizations.) I'm not on the SACHS site yet but Gloria's keeping me in touch. Thanks, Gloria! Many blessings to you all, from Shay

Below, from Shay. I think more will see it here, and it suits the email group better . . . Maybe I'll copy about the bluebonnets to the FB group. Gloria From: Shay Tindall <storygirl100@...> Sent: Monday, February 26, 2024 2:16 PM To: gmsturm@... <gmsturm@...> Subject: Plans for the 60th Gloria, can you please mail this to the SACHS Facebook for me, if it will fit? If not, just tell them about the upcoming bluebonnets expected this year! Thank you! Hi, kids! Gloria has been so kind to forward some Facebook messages to my aim email so I am able to keep up a little bit, but I am still living on Ken's family (De Vos) family ranch near Mason (TX) where we have neither wifi nor cell phones nor texting (nor tv as far as that goes)... Barely have the land line, after strong winds! I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who is in the remedial class for social media like Facebook, which appears to just be the beginner's class these days! But I do take my Kindle to the wifi at the Mason Library or my church (Hilda United Methodist church) office, which is the home church for the neighboring ranchers, and was founded by Ken's German pioneer forefathers and mothers over 160 years ago. Just 3 or 4 miles down the road, on what was one big ranch when founded. I halfway grew up in the Hill Country but had never discovered the Hilda ranch community til I met Ken's dad and offered to help him feed cattle when he was in the nursing home. The reason I'm mentioning this is that it's a beautiful church, a little gem, on a gorgeous road (RR 783), which is, as my dad used to say, the "strawberry shortcut" between Mason and Doss/Harper/Fredericsburg and Kerrville, and is just surrounded by pastures of bluebonnet "starts" as I write this. After that terrible drought the last two summers, and such rare rains for the decade, it finally rained at just the right time in October for the seedlings to come up, and I saw my first blueonnet this morning. SO! If you enjoy to go bluebonnet hunting and/or visiting Texas's beautiful old churches... This is the road and the year to do it! Right now it looks like they will be from fence to fence line, Probably during March. If we hopefully get one more shower. Or actually - come on a Sunday and the friendliest church group I've ever known, will welcome you to the Hilda church! And I've been welcomed even when I have just finished feeding the cows!). So if you're in the Hill Country, come as you are! Pastor Mike Bell is our pastor, and he and his wife Joya were moved here straight from San Angelo... It just dawned on me a bunch of you might know them!! We did lose some dear older ranchers during Covid - but many are still holding on to their 160- or 170-year-old ranches. Some have a younger generation wrangling cattle, and some lease. I seem to be the only "elder" still taking care of the cattle myself... With my cane and wearing my trusty Life Alert button! But you'll see, at this church, WE are in the YOUTH GROUP! ??? Let me know if anyone comes up for a bluebonnet run!I Love and prayers for all, Shay

I was reminded how much ordinary habits have changed the other day when I went to the grocery store to pick up a couple of things my wife Toni wanted. In front of me was an older lady with a few bags of items who was writing a check to pay. I hadn’t seen anybody do that for quite a while. She also asked the clerk for a book of stamps. I guess the smart cash register hadn’t seen a check for awhile either, as the scanner did not print anything on the back of the check. The clerk called a manager, who found the transaction in the system and approved it, thereby solving the issue. All this took about 10 minutes and the folks behind me abandoned the line, while I stuck around, interested to see how things evolved, as the nice older lady struck up a conversation with the clerk, me and anyone else around. The manager also got the book of stamps, and took the money for that, this time in cash. The lady packed up everything in her purse, put everything away and left with the bagger, who escorted her to her car. I was reflecting on how normal all of that (except for the electronic glitch) would have been back in the day. I suspect the lady still uses a landline and pays all her bills by mail. Probably still writes letters, too. Meanwhile at my house, everything is 21st century. Admittedly, I’m a nerd and an early adopter of technology. No landline. All cellular for the past 7 years at least. No cable TV. All streaming services. 5g cellular internet service from T-Mobile. Smart lights with automated routines by Alexa. Robot vacuum also controlled by Alexa. Smart thermostat also controlled by Alexa. Ring doorbell. Motion detectors to trigger alarms or turn on lights. Security system. CO2 and air quality monitors. All bills paid automatically, and logged in my online financial system (Countabout). Only exception is taxes. My only concern is how Toni will manage all this tech if I die before her. In fact, she asked me to show her how to file with TurboTax this year. I think a few things will likely revert to old school ways if I kick the bucket first. How 21st century are you?

Although tonight is the "official" night of the full moon, it sure was beautiful last night. As I usually do when the moon is full, I pray for good health, prosperity and happiness for all the Bobcats under the glow of the Bobcat Moon. And, yes, I do pray more than once a month. John T. Herman 210-396-1974 Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God. Don't wait for Congress to set term limits, vote them out after two terms. NOTE TO ALL: Remember to BCC email and protect your friends from hackers if you forward this email, please delete the forwarding history, which includes my email address! It is a courtesy to me and others who may not wish to have their email addresses sent all over the world! Erasing the history helps prevent Spammers from mining addresses and viruses from being propagated. THANK YOU! -- John T. Herman 210-396-1974

I was just wondering if any of you have watched "The Chosen" series? I did not know about it until I talked to my daughter and then I typed in Angel Studios on the computer and the series is available there. I have been slowly watching from Season 1, Episode 1, and have really been enjoying it. At least this way, there are no commercials to annoy you. I think she said it was up to about Season 4 now so I have a lot of catching up to do. I think it is well done and is great. John T. Herman 210-396-1974 Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God. Don't wait for Congress to set term limits, vote them out after two terms. NOTE TO ALL: Remember to BCC email and protect your friends from hackers if you forward this email, please delete the forwarding history, which includes my email address! It is a courtesy to me and others who may not wish to have their email addresses sent all over the world! Erasing the history helps prevent Spammers from mining addresses and viruses from being propagated. THANK YOU! -- John T. Herman 210-396-1974

Hey y’all We are going to gather at Packsaddle BBQ. Thursday. February 15 to discuss some ideas for Reunion 60. We will gather around 11 am …… discuss things, and eat lunch AFTER we get thru with the meeting. Please come and join. Mickey

Our furnace is 20 years old and the service technician that just did the maintenance said he thought it needed replacement. The salesman they sent out to give a quote was a little too slick for my liking, to begin with. In addition, the price he quoted was way too high, I thought, but he kept touting the lifetime guarantee on parts and labor. “Son”, I said, “at our age a 5 year warranty is pretty much the same as a lifetime one.” BTW, I called a different, local, family owned HVAC business for a 2nd opinion and their technician (with 35 years experience) said the furnace was in fine shape and didn’t need to be replaced. I asked for a replacement quote anyway, just to compare the numbers. I don’t know if we’ll replace it at this point or not, but the old company (a big corporate business) is about to get 86’ed. They have been way too aggressive about always upselling new services and gadgets and now I’m pretty sure there’s unhonest behavior from service driving sales on questionable findings. I think the honest guy’s quote is going to be a lot lower, too. We have been trying to give more work to these local, family-run businesses anyway.

? Harper Funeral Home - Memorial Service Saturday* Louis Edward Rork passed away on February 10, 2024, after a long battle with Multiple System Atrophy. Louis was born in San Angelo, Texas on February 19, 1946 to Hallie Mae Terry and Robert Louis Rork. His family included older brother Bob and younger brother Bill. While Louis was very young, they lived in several oil and gas towns in West Texas before settling in San Angelo in 1953. Louis loved his hometown of San Angelo, where he lived most of his life. He made scores of life-long friends including those who would later introduce him to his future wife, Kay, along with her daughters Jana and Channing. Louis graduated from San Angelo Central High School in 1964 and the University of Texas at Austin in 1968. He worked for many years in the oil and gas business with his friend and mentor Jack Bleakley and later developed a real estate career. Though Louis contributed his time and talents to many civic and arts organizations in the San Angelo area and his beloved Emmanuel Episcopal Church, he spent countless hours studying and collecting art, antiques, and fine jewelry. He shared these passions with Kay, with whom he had a successful antique and estate sale business. Though Louis treasured the beautiful objects he collected over the years, it was his friendships he cherished most, many of which began in his earliest years of life. He and his childhood friends grew up together like an extended family, celebrating life’s most significant events, supporting each other through times of challenge and simply enjoying each other’s company. Louis’s friends recall the escapades they had as boys and young men, especially dove hunting outside of town and eating at Zentner’s steak house. His circle of good friends grew over the years to include the Tuesday “lunch bunch,” the crew of men who traveled to Mason for the annual Spring Turkey Hunt, and their monthly supper group. Louis loved to cook and entertain. He enjoyed parties and social gatherings. Friends and family could always pick Louis out of a crowd, not just because of his large stature, but because he loved to tell a good story and was frequently holding court. He had a quick wit, a dry sense of humor, and strong opinions about almost everything! Louis softened immediately upon the sight or mention of anyone’s grandchildren—particularly his own. His girls loved to watch him dote on his grandchildren about whom he always had several funny and sweet stories to share. Louis loved and was loved by many, but first and foremost, he adored Kay—his wife and constant companion of over forty-five years. He depended on her greatly and fretted when she happened to be out of town, claiming he couldn’t sleep or rest without her. They had the same interests, enjoyed going out with their friends, traveling, and worked on countless projects together around the house. Louis was preceded in death by his parents, Hallie and Robert Rork, and his brothers Robert and William Rork. Louis is survived by his wife Kay Gilley Rork; his daughter Jana Burk, and her children Paul and Genevieve; his daughter Channing and husband Rick, and their children Benjamin and Alexander Bushnell; his nephews Jon and wife Molly Dixon, Patrick and wife Jill Rork, and niece Sharon and husband Joey Schwab, and their children and grandchildren. A memorial service will be held for Louis at Emmanuel Episcopal Church on Saturday, February 17, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. The family requests that any memorial contributions be made to Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Fort Concho, West Texas Rehab, or a charity of your choice. Tribute Book?

i just listened to a wonderful song. it is ed bruce i know please listen to it . i googled it helped me this morning. im still going thru depression. i know it will get better. sharon

Went to the Medicare doctor yesterday and he gave me the same news as he has for the last several visits, "just keep doing whatever it is you're doing, everything looks good". Don't get me wrong, I am not complaining. Not sure if all y'all have heard of the All of Us research program, but I learned about it through the VA although it is open to every one. They set up an appointment for a blood draw and urine sample and all that gets sent to their research program that is open to all sorts of scientists. Part of the program is to use the DNA from you sample to see what your background is and to see if there are any issues that you may encounter with taking different medications. So far I have learned that my ancestors are from northern Europe and Ireland. I guess that knocks out what my sister told me when I was little about being found under a rock in a turnip patch. If you want more information about the program, you can visit https://allofus.nih.gov/ and get signed up. I do recommend it because it is all for research purposes and care is taken to keep all your information protected. John T. Herman 210-396-1974 Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God. Don't wait for Congress to set term limits, vote them out after two terms. NOTE TO ALL: Remember to BCC email and protect your friends from hackers if you forward this email, please delete the forwarding history, which includes my email address! It is a courtesy to me and others who may not wish to have their email addresses sent all over the world! Erasing the history helps prevent Spammers from mining addresses and viruses from being propagated. THANK YOU! -- John T. Herman 210-396-1974

Take a good look at these and tell me you didn't find them funny. John T. Herman 210-396-1974 Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God. Don't wait for Congress to set term limits, vote them out after two terms. NOTE TO ALL: Remember to BCC email and protect your friends from hackers if you forward this email, please delete the forwarding history, which includes my email address! It is a courtesy to me and others who may not wish to have their email addresses sent all over the world! Erasing the history helps prevent Spammers from mining addresses and viruses from being propagated. THANK YOU! -- John T. Herman 210-396-1974

Does anyone have info about John Brock? It’s been a long time since I have seen his name here, unless I somehow missed it. JCW

After just a shade over 6" of rain in the last few days, we finally got to see some sunshine. As the sun began to warm up the rain soaked fence, you could see the vapor rising into the slight wind. This continued for awhile and I thought it looked really neat. The dog really enjoyed the sunny day as she got a good walk today, two of them as a matter of fact, and didn't have to worry about her getting soaked. We definitely appreciated the rain but it sure was a treat to see the sunshine today. All y'all take good care of yourselves and since we don't know what the weather has in store for us, stay comfortable. John T. Herman 210-396-1974 Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God. Don't wait for Congress to set term limits, vote them out after two terms. NOTE TO ALL: Remember to BCC email and protect your friends from hackers if you forward this email, please delete the forwarding history, which includes my email address! It is a courtesy to me and others who may not wish to have their email addresses sent all over the world! Erasing the history helps prevent Spammers from mining addresses and viruses from being propagated. THANK YOU! -- John T. Herman 210-396-1974

Yesterday i attended a funeral for my friends grandaughter. she was 29 years old. she was a graduate of university of Ga. ,high school music director, she was a daughter,sister and friend to many. in oct she rededicated her life to the lord and was baptised. But something happened. She committed susuicide. this girl was so loved. I know she is with the Lord now. Why am i shareing this? depression happens in many familys Please pray for my friend reach out to someone today and give then a hug! sharon

Well, the weather guessers have sure given us a varied forecast for the last few days and a few days to come. I sure enjoyed the warm temperatures yesterday and am sort of looking forward to the wet weather to come this week. At least, if I have their stories right, we won't have to contend with so much wind as we have been. To me that is something to sure be grateful for as I don't care for cold winds. Had to go rebuild a four lamp 48" fluorescent light fixture this morning. When I got there with all the new parts and pieces needed to do the job, the property manager at the office building and my good friend, helped to get things set up and since he climbed up on the ladder to start taking the light apart, I stayed on the ground and "coached" him in taking the whole fixture apart and then since it is necessary to rewire the light when you put the new ballast in, I directed his efforts from the floor as he rebuilt the fixture. The work went pretty well but after we were done, I thought that it is definitely easier to get up there and do the work rather than having to orchestrate the operation while someone else does the actual work and you can only hope that they are doing it the way you tell them. A couple of "re-do's" with a good bit of explanation sure will add to the time it takes to get the job done. At least when we got it back together for the second time and flipped the light switch on, we did get instant bright light and the lady in the office was happy and that is what counts. After that, a quick stop at Lowe's for parts for a church project I'll do in the next few days, I went home, ate some lunch and headed to a short nap. With the weather being what it is and what is to come, take good care of yourselves and stay warm and dry. We can sure use the rain but we don't want anyone getting sick because of it. John T. Herman 210-396-1974 Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God. Don't wait for Congress to set term limits, vote them out after two terms. NOTE TO ALL: Remember to BCC email and protect your friends from hackers if you forward this email, please delete the forwarding history, which includes my email address! It is a courtesy to me and others who may not wish to have their email addresses sent all over the world! Erasing the history helps prevent Spammers from mining addresses and viruses from being propagated. THANK YOU! -- John T. Herman 210-396-1974

Well, the temperature around here is a few degrees higher than it has been and I am grateful for that. With the weather we have all been experiencing, I am grateful that I don't have to be out on some construction site trying to keep an eye on the various trades that are necessary to put a project together. Today as I was heading out to get a case of light bulbs for the office building that I sometimes do work at, I saw a crew out trimming limbs from the trees that had grown up into some of the power lines and communication lines. Yes, the power lines are at the top of the poles and the communication lines are down in the twenty to twenty three feet range on the pole. Anyway, I was sure glad and grateful that I didn't have to be out in that weather as they were. If you really stop and think about it, there are so many little things to be grateful for and I do thank God for them and for letting me take the time to see them. Now, with the weather changes, take good care of yourselves and stay warm. John T. Herman 210-396-1974 Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God. Don't wait for Congress to set term limits, vote them out after two terms. NOTE TO ALL: Remember to BCC email and protect your friends from hackers if you forward this email, please delete the forwarding history, which includes my email address! It is a courtesy to me and others who may not wish to have their email addresses sent all over the world! Erasing the history helps prevent Spammers from mining addresses and viruses from being propagated. THANK YOU! -- John T. Herman 210-396-1974

Once again we dodged Friday the Thirteenth. Now, does that make this Lucky Saturday even though it is the 13th? I feel that any day I can wake up, open my eyes and see the sunshine or, if still early, I can see the stars, I am already lucky. What that day turns into is my choice from there on and I always try to make it turn into another good day while I am shooting for a great day. Part of that luck is knowing that there are so many of our classmates still working to make their days good to great as well. Enjoy this Lucky Saturday as, depending on where you live, it may be the nicest day you see for awhile. Maybe you will be lucky enough for the sun to shine, the wind to ease up and the snow to not be too deep. Take good care of yourselves and stay warm. Love and luck to all of you. John T. Herman 210-396-1974 Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God. Don't wait for Congress to set term limits, vote them out after two terms. NOTE TO ALL: Remember to BCC email and protect your friends from hackers if you forward this email, please delete the forwarding history, which includes my email address! It is a courtesy to me and others who may not wish to have their email addresses sent all over the world! Erasing the history helps prevent Spammers from mining addresses and viruses from being propagated. THANK YOU! -- John T. Herman 210-396-1974

I just reread my Christmas card from Kay and she put her email address in it...greenmarlyn@.... She said to note that the word is marlyn, not marilyn. On a very sad note, her daughter Carey Karvonen, passed away suddenly last week. She was a kindergarden teacher at Grape Creek. Kay wrote her Christmas letter before that happened, of course. Kay said in her letter that SIL Karl was teaching aviation at ASU in the morning and goes to Mathis Field in evenings to fly with students. Kay is recovering from cataract surgery and excited to see so well now. I heard there would be a memorial service in Eden on Saturday at 1, I think. I have no further information. Barbara Flanary Wilson Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail on Android

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