JAMES & LISA GOERDEL
Across
the Fence
By
Arvord Abernethy
At times
past, I have told you of new homes being built in
Hamilton
, but I don’t remember saying much about the new homes built in the
country. There have been a number of new ones built over the past few
years and they have added much to the attractiveness of the countryside.
I would like to show and tell you a little about them from time to time.
Today I
would like for you to go with me to the James and Lisa Goerdel home
which is but about eight miles on the
Pottsville Highway
. One of the first things that caught my eye about their house was the
fact that it was made of those pretty tan and brown rock. James told me
that they were all picked up there on the Goerdel land, and were laid by
Ed and Glen Stegemoller. James and Lisa, who by the way was Lisa Dellis
of Goldthwaite, were not at home the day I was out there, so I didn’t
go into the house, but it is a modern three bedroom home which they are
enjoying very much.
My first
contact with James was a few years back when he and his brothers along
with their dad, Clarence, would come out and hunt on our place during
deer season. James was still in the
Pottsville
school then helping them win some of those trophies in football,
basketball and other sports. If you ever have the chance, go into
Pottsville
school and look at all those showcases that are full of trophies.
James is
now in the dairy business with his dad. The dairy barns are up at his
dad’s place which is about a mile north of James’s. Clarence has a
fairly new modern home himself.
Most of
us will remember James place as the Furdy Waggoner place as the
Waggoners moved there in 1915 and continued to own it until recently
when they sold it to the Goerdels.
A
goodly number of people turned out to hear the "Big Band
Gospel" group from Killeen give their Fourth of July program.
The concert had to be moved to the Methodist church due to the
rain.
They
gave a real interesting program of religious music which had been
rearranged for the several instruments which they played and rendered in
the big band style. The pastor of the Killeen Lutheran Church
acted as master of ceremonies and brought a fine devotional on the
obligation of all of us to our nation and to God. He didn't get
many show of hands when he asked how many liked to pay taxes, but deep
down we are all proud to be Americans and want to support everything
that is for the good.
My
Fourth of July celebrations as a kid were not very sensational. We
lived in town during the school year and would move back to the farm
during the summer. I remembers some Fourths of July when some
people would come out for a visit. We would get out the old Artic
ice cream freezer and make it full of "plain vanilla" ice
cream. I would get in on some of the cranking but often just sat
on the freezer to hold it down while someone else cranked. I
remember a few times when we would run out of ice cream but not out of appetites,
so we would get up the milk cows and make another batch. Even
though it was just "plain vanilla," I never remember having to
pack down any we couldn't eat.
Shared
by Roy Ables
ACROSS THE FENCE