Memorial Day in Sheffield (part 2)

Following the ceremony at the Sheffield cemetery, everyone gathered in the community center for refreshments. This is the best part of living in small towns, the way people come out to support each other!

Memorial Day in Sheffield (part 1)

Charles attended the Memorial Day observance in Sheffield (near Iraan) this morning where FUMC - Iraan and US Navy veteran, Burton Lanehart was to be honored. Burton served in WWII aboard the USS Ranger (the first purpose-built aircraft carrier), mostly in the Atlantic. He also spent some time in the Pacific on the Ranger and ended the war aboard the USS Ticonderoga.

There were several FUMC - Iraan members on hand which made for a special event for everyone. Charles was among the nearly two dozen veterans present (more than sixty Iraan and Sheffield residents were in attendance) who were recognized for their service.

Memorial Day in McCamey

Charles went to the Resthaven Cemetery in McCamey this morning to take part in the placing of flags on the graves of the veterans buried there. More than 275 flags were placed in the two cemeteries here in McCamey.

This afternoon, he attended a brief Memorial Day observance in McCamey.

World Famous Barbados Weekend (part 3)!

As mentioned earlier, Charles was a judge for two of the events at this weekend's World Famous Barbados Weekend.

He was one of the judges for the women's division of the Spam cooking. If you're like Charles, the idea of cooking with Spam is a bit of a reach! However, Charles was really impressed with amazing recipes using Spam!

In the afternoon, Charles stayed to help judge the signature event, the Barbados cooking! Charles was excited to sample such fun ways to savor sheep!

World Famous Barbados Weekend (part 2)!

The entrants to this year's event came from far and wide - the colorful cooking areas were as much fun as eating the food!

World Famous Barbados Weekend! (part 1)

The World Famous Barbados Cook-off weekend got off to a great start last night in Rankin. Today, Charles made the journey to the seat of Upton County and got to have a front-row seat!

He got to be a judge of two of the events - spam and also the signature event, Barbados (which Charles learned was a type of sheep).

Lots of fun, wth several more blog entries to come!

A hot start to Memorial Day weekend

This just in: It is going to be a hot weekend in McCamey!