LIfestyles

What fun!!! Hopefully those with NOT such a green thumb went home with a greener thumb than they came with. Lucretia Taylor hosted us at her new home while Margie Snyder and her daughter, Teresa, presented a program filled with great information and common errors we all need to know about for house plants, porch plants and even garden plants. I don’t know about you, but I (and many of my friends) are insect magnets. I know for me it’s chiggers and gnats. The gnats are just annoying, but chigger bites itch for at least 2-3 weeks and I have yet to find a good solution. One thing we learned about was a product called ‘mosquito bits’ which is a mosquito and gnat repellant. We also learned about succulents and how to care for them. It’s easy once you find what you’ve been doing wrong. Part of the session was to ask for advice and get answers to problems. Many of us shared the same problems, so we went home a lot smarter than we were when we got there, and we each went home with a Jade plant and a tomato plant.

La Salade Niçoise

Participants at last weekend’s Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament donned windproof gear to compete under unexpectedly storm-tossed skies to raise money for the Chamber’s upcoming events. A group from Quanah, Texas took first place at the tournament and two Olney teams tied for second place. The first-place finishers were Mark Leija, Mayson Laija, Landin Laija and Jared Brown. The second-place finishers were Landon Rowe, Katie Rowe, Jon Whitsitt, and Courtney Whitsitt who tied with Malia and Ryan Cawthon and Brennan and Brandt Bailey. Three individuals walked away with $50 each for getting closest to the pin and longest drive, including Matt Tucker for the men’s contest and Katy Tucker for the women’s contest.