Oak Hill Christian Church of Houston held its annual skeet shoot on Sunday, June 25. The ladies supplied the food for a great meal after the men finished shooting. Winners included Don Crockett (first place), Ted Witte (second) and Tony Koch (third).
Lana and Reese Bucher of Houston went June 10-17 on a Landmark Bank trip to California. The pair enjoyed the sites of San Francisco, visited Muir Woods (which is a secluded redwood forest named for John Muir, a champion of environmental causes in the American West) and Yosemite National Park.
JOKE OF THE WEEK
Question: What is the difference between a duck and George Washington?
Answer: One has a bill on his face, and the other has his face on a bill.
RECIPE OF THE WEEK
Yankee Doodle Dandy Pops
• 1 pkg. (3 oz.) Jell-O Cherry Gelatin
• 1 cup sugar, divided
• 2 cups boiling water, divided
• Ice cubes
• 2 cups cold water, divided
• 1 pkg. (3 oz.) Jell-O Berry Blue Flavor Gelatin
• 1 tub (8 oz.) Cool Whip Whipped Topping, thawed
Directions:
Combine dry cherry gelatin mix and 1/2-cup sugar in medium bowl. Add 1-cup boiling water; stir two minutes until gelatin is completely dissolved. Add enough ice cubes to 1-cup cold water to measure 2 cups. Add to gelatin; stir until ice is completely melted. Pour evenly into 16 (5-oz.) paper or plastic cups, adding about 1/4-cup gelatin to each cup. Freeze one hour.
Meanwhile, combine dry blue gelatin mix and remaining sugar in medium bowl. Add remaining boiling water; stir two minutes until gelatin is completely dissolved. Add enough ice cubes to remaining cold water to measure 2 cups. Add to gelatin; stir until ice is completely melted. Refrigerate one hour.
Spoon about 3 tablespoons of Cool Whip over red gelatin in each cup; top evenly with blue gelatin, adding about 1/4-cup gelatin to each cup. Freeze one hour or until almost firm. Insert wooden pop stick or plastic spoon into center of each cup for handle. Freeze four hours or until firm. To remove pops from cups, place bottoms of cups under warm running water for 15 sec. Press firmly on bottoms of cups to release pops. Do not twist or pull pop sticks.
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