Fishing Tournament - Winners!!

Ok, so everyone there was a winner!! We finally have names, pictures and placement from the Sept. 28th fishing tournament.  Trophies were awarded for Total Weight and Big Bass.  The club member name appears first followed by his team mate(s).

 Total Weight Placement

Raul, Henry & Wayne

First Place: 10.25 lbs - Wayne Alberthal, Henry Douglas and Raul Encinas.

They also placed 3rd in Big Bass category with one at 5.40 lbs.

Caldwell, Chase, Shepherd

Second Place: 10.05 lbs - Chase Mier, Caldwell Yancy and Shepherd Holms.

 Placed 1st in Big Bass with 8.05 lbs

Bruce & Jermand

Third Place: 9.60 lbs - Bruce Kaiser and Jermand Parsons.

Placed 2nd in Big Bass category with one at 5.50 lbs.

Lee Cain

 Fourth Place: 4.46 lbs - R.C. Cantu and Lee Cain

Keith, Carmen & Dale

Fifth Place: 2.45 lbs - Dale Land, Keith & Carmen Madere

Tom & Walter

Sixth Place: 2.30 lbs - Tom Cooper and Walter Taylor

 

 Seventh Place: 2.10 lbs - Chris Burleson and Paul Williams - PICTURE NOT AVAILABLE

 

Kyle Rose

Eighth Place: 1.30 lbs - Donnie Hohmann and Kyle Rose

Open House & Benefit at West End Pizza

Join us to at West End Pizza

• Welcome Hal Degenhardt home from Afghanistan.
• They are paying tribute to the organizations & individuals for supporting the Degenhardt family through the 13 month tour.
• T-shirts will be available for purchase with the proceeds going to Wounded Warriors at Nebo.

  The weekend of 9/27 - 9/29 was really busy but so much fun.
On Friday Michael and Maria Hicks, friends we haven't seen in a while came to spend the weekend at Nebo.  They have been restoring a home and really needed to 'get away'.  We had an early dinner and left them to the peace & quiet of the hill country.

  While at WFSC visiting with the warriors, a sergeant said he was flying his wife in for her birthday and looking for a special weekend. Well, being incurable romantics we said sure, no problem. 
The McCurdys offered their cabin for the couple's stay.  It's a perfect setting in the country among trees with lots of wildlife and farm animals around and private. Knowing the couple wanted privacy, we filled the refrigerator and left them a note regarding other activities available on Saturday. Oh, yes, there was also a birthday cake, flowers and gifts waiting for them. The couple took this opportunity to enjoy each others company and savor the weekend alone.  Before leaving they thanked the McCurdys for their generosity, saying that indeed the weekend was wonderful and exceeded their expectations.

  On Saturday Dan, Genette, Gracie and Kayle Burgess and Bobby, Jessie and Layla Bernier arrived to spend the day.  The women stayed at Nebo making cards. We arranged for a babysitter so Jessie could unwind and have fun with the cards.  After lunch they had time to visit and share experiences while waiting for the men's return.

  Charles Quindry took the men into town for the afternoon.  They met up with the sergeant and pilots at the airport.  Henry Hickman and Steve Allen, local pilots, were waiting to take them flying over the hill country.  Due to the front moving in there was a narrow window in which to fly.  Thankfully the weather held off until they were through. It's hard to say who had the most fun, warriors or pilots.


  Meanwhile at Jenschke Lake the Fritztown Bass Club was hosting a fishing tournament for 11 wounded warriors. The warriors arrived about 9am and immediately partnered up with club members, got out on the water and started fishing for that Big One. 

Heading for the Perfect Spot

 Boy Scout Troop 135 cooked lunch for everyone.  GREAT JOB SCOUTS!!

Scouts Flipping Burgers

Preparing for Lunch



Our work here is Done!!

One of several Trophies 





  The club was very generous.  They had lures, artificial worms, etc. as welcoming gifts and bags full of fishing 'stuff' and a $25 gift certificate for each warrior.


 

  In addition, there were beautiful trophies to be awarded. As soon as I get the information I'll post who won what.

Kyle showing off Catch

  The following Tuesday I saw Kyle Rose at WFSC.  He was still excited about the trip and said everyone went home with fish.

Raul Encinas, Henry Douglas  & Wayne Alberthal  10.5 lbs of fish

 Wounded Warriors at Nebo ministry thank each and everyone who helped with this wonderful weekend.
Fritztown Bass Club - you were generous beyond belief! Best of all you gave of yourself.
Troop 135 and all your leaders, sponsors & parents - You did a great job.
Henry & Steve - The guys loved it and want to go again.
Debbie & Mike - Your generosity is exceeded only by your love for these warriors.
Rachael Houy - Your caring for Lalya made this a real respite for her mom.
Jenschkes - Your lake is a great place to forget the chaos for a while.
Susan & Charlie - Your always there providing whatever is needed.
Jackie, Lisa & Sharon - Your card designs allow all of us to feel creative.
Sharon - You generously donate the use of Nebo and your time organizing these events.
I'm probably forgetting someone so am asking for forgiveness now.

Wounded Warriors & Family Spend Day in Hill Country

And a good time was had by all!!  Saturday, September 14, was our first Family Fun Day event.  Both LBJ State and Federal Parks waived their fees for the Wounded Warriors & family members.  Park personnel were gracious and very helpful.

Setting up Movie Projector

We all met at the Party House (the park refers to it as the Dining Hall).  Volunteers arrived early and got everything set up for our guests.  There were games, movies, puzzles, fishing and of course food.  When the warriors arrived everyone went out to greet them.







Setting up Games





Getting Ready to Fish

I personally had a special moment when I saw the volunteers on both sides of the walk greeting our guests.

Domingo feeding butterfly

 There was a special butterfly exhibit which was a real treat.  The 'butterfly ladies' gave us lots of information including how to attract butterflies. They also had a screened in area you could enter and attempt to get a butterfly to land on your hand and eat some ripe banana.

After feeding the butterflies everyone decided they were hungry so we went back to the Party House for lunch.   Some park personnel also joined us.

Warriors, park personnel, volunteers getting acquainted

 After lunch we were off to the LBJ Ranch & White House.  We had a CD that explained various aspects of the park on the drive through the park. Chad took control of it and pointed out sights as we drove. We would have missed a lot without the CD.  

Heading for White House Tour

Domingo & Tony

 At this point it was getting late so we took a vote on whether to go fish, tour Sauer-Beckman farm or tour Becker Vineyard.  You know which one won!!

Becker had a tasting table set up in a room with huge vats all around the walls. Henri, our 'tasting guide' was a treat.  He regaled us with stories as well as information about the wines, vineyard & winery.  Time flies when your having fun and this was no exception.

Good Food - Good Friends

 The St. Joseph's Society from St. Mary's Catholic Church in Fredericksburg had dinner waiting for us back at the party house.  They prepared a feast of fried catfish, coleslaw, beans & french fries.  For dessert (who had room?) were the biggest cookies I've ever seen.  Donated by Clear River Pecan Co.

Renae, Emma & Chad 

Although the day was packed with activities, volunteers and guests had time to visit and make new friends.
GOD is so good!!

See more pictures on facebook.com/ww.nebo

Summer Draws to a Close

Well, summer is almost over and that causes a range of emotions in me!  I will really miss the sweet faces of the children who have been attending our card making classes. They are always so much fun and I love watching their creativity, but soon they will be back in school.

 

 

On the other hand, fall is going to be an exciting time!!  We are adding mini-retreats for couples and singles, fishing events, a family day at the LBJ State & National Historic Park, a weekend art class and more to our regular respite weekends and ongoing card classes at Fort Sam Houston.  Say a prayer for all of us who work in this ministry.  We need energy, wisdom, discernment, and health to serve the wounded warriors .  Yahoo!!! Fall here we come!

 
 
 

Cards & a Birthday

Sharon, Dan & Genette

Summer is always slow when it comes to warriors and their families coming to Nebo for a respite weekend. Everyone is vacationing, entertaining visiting family & friends, etc. However, last Saturday Dan and Genette Burgess brought their two daughters out for the day.We also had several "local" women joins us.

Dan & Genette explaining how to wrap the string.

Dan offering assistance.













 Lisa having fun with the Butterfly card she designed.

Sharon's group fine tuning "Sea Horse" card.

My "Creations" (thanks to our Artists/Teachers).

What a treat, we left with four beautiful handmade cards!!

    

Kaylee blowing out the candles on her birthday cake. 

We got to help Kaylee celebrate her birthday.

Vedena, Sharon & Jackie

Vedena, (from Doss) is one of the local women
that joined us for the day.

Jackie, set aside her designing talent and focused on
providing lunch.  It was wonderful!!

After lunch Gracie, Kaylee & Christopher got acquainted & made bracelets on a loom.

 It's always a blessing having children join us.

 Oh yes, they also made cards with us. In fact they are more experienced & skilled at it than I.   But they are very patient and helpful when I "stumble".

A Wild and Crazy April

Wow! If you have been reading Dottie's blog entries you know what an exciting month this has been for the Wounded Warriors at Nebo Ministry Team. With lots of help from the community it hosted 7 separate events for the wounded warriors and their families. You have seen photos of the day fishing trip and card classes, but not from some of the other wonderful events. So, I want to give you an additional peek at what has been happening.

On Saturday, April 13 the choir and other members from Fredericksburg United Methodist Church (FUMC) travelled to the Warrior and Family Support Center to provide a meal and concert to families and staff assigned to the Wounded Warrior Battalion. To make that possible this wonderful group of men stayed up all night barbecuing. Gaylon brought his very fancy barbecue pit (It barbecues, smokes, heats and bakes) to David's house to prepare brisket, chicken and sausage.  Lucky me!!! Since I was there to take photos I got the very first sausage link.  Umm, Umm good!


Left to Right: Ray Sims, David Wiemers, Ray Brown, Galen Neitsch, Archie Klein


Then on Saturday afternoon all involved travelled

to San Antonio to feed and perform for the warriors and their families.  The Fredericksburg United Methodist Choir chartered a bus to travel the 70+ miles.  Fredericksburg Salutes Our Wounded Warriors donated towards the expense, but each individual choir member paid a portion of the cost out of his or her pocket. I just love my church family, because they are always willing to give of their time and money to try to help others!





I cannot begin to express the joy I feel when we serve our wounded warriors and their families.  It is so good to see them away from what they must go through to heal.  It is so good to see laughter in their faces and know that, at least for a little bit, they have a respite.

The choir members (the ones in red) made sure that they expressed their appreciation to the warriors and their families for the sacrifices they are making. Having said that, I know that all of us who were there to serve received such a blessing.  These warrior families are so very courageous and because of that give encouragement and  hope to all of us.
If they, who have suffered so much, can perserver in overcoming life's challenges how can we not!


On Saturday January 20 The Wounded Warriors at Nebo Ministry team tried another first.  We invited a small group of warriors to take a photography class in Fredericksburg.  We enlisted the help of Jim Heupel, a professional nature photographer, to teach the class.  He lectured during the first part of the event and then took the warriors to the Von Netzer Ranch where the students had the opportunity to practice what they learned.  When they left they were already talking about a second session.  So, I think the class was a success!  Yea!!!!

Left to Right: Garet Von Netzer, Jim Heupel, Jeff Washburn, Dan Burgess, Michael and Maria Hicks.

The could not have been more perfect.  The sky was clear and temperature perfect.  The photographers had the opportunity to take photos of jack rabbits, black tailed antelope, exotic sheep, etc.

Whew!  Would you believe that is not all we did in April, but I am out of time.  So, Dottie or I will have to post again to tell you about the 5K/10K Wild Flower Run and our respite weekend.