Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 246, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 31, 2011 Page: 5 of 12
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Sweetwater Reporter
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 ■ Page 5
Nolan County 4-H holds annual banquet
Nolan County 4-H
Awards 2010 - 2011
Get in
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Many people attended the annual Nolan County 4-H
banquet.
Shown are Nancy High and Patti Neill at the annual
Nolan County 4-H banquet.
Photos courtesy of Elizabeth Vera
Nolan County 4-H held their annual banquet to honor
members and adults for their participation in 4-H for
the 2010-2011 year.
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Shown are Parker, Colton and Carter Scott at the ounty 4 anq
annual Nolan County 4-H banquet.
Eliyan Vera plays with balloons at the annual Nolan
Shown are Eliyan Vera and Cameron Lujan at the
annual Nolan County 4-H banquet.
Zach Wilcox CEA-Ag Agent is shown at the annual
Nolan County 4-H banquet.
Annie's Mailbox
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Brett Cypert and Zach Wilcox attended the annual
Nolan County 4-H banquet.
BY KATHY MITCHELL AND MARCY SUGAR
Dear
Annie: I'm
Irecovering
I from can-
cer. To thank
my husband
for being so helpful, car-
ing and patient during my
treatment, I want to give
him a nice party for his
30th birthdays He liked
the idea and put together a
guest list.
1 mentioned this to my
in-laws, and they offered
to help. The next tiling I
know, they've insisted
on paying Dr the entire
party and zing it at their
house. They also wanted
me to invite some of their
friends.
I told them my husband
is not close to these people
and I did not intend to
invite them. They became
upset, saying I was put-
ting them in an awkward
situation and they would
never be able to explain
why these friends weren't
included in this big party.
That annoyed me, and
I decided to change our
plans. I told my in-laws we
would now have a much
smaller party at my house.
It seemed to me that
they were making this
about them and not about
my husband. Now there is
tension between us. What
should I do? — Stuck in
the Middle
Dear Stuck: Your in-
laws overstepped by
co-opting your party,
and it was perfectly
•easonable 'or you to
back out and start over,
kit it would be a good
idea to nend fences.
Please tell your in-laws
that you prea Iv appre-
ciate heir efforts, but
you didn't feel up to
the major shindig they
had in mind. Promise
to cooperate in every
way possible should
they choose to have a
second celebration at a
later date.
Dear Annie: My
daughter is getting mai
ried in January. She asked
her cousin "Alia" to be the
maid of honor.
Alia has never cared
for any of my daughter's
boyfriends and is mak
ing no effort to be part of
the plans. She has put off
getting her dress and told
my daughter it was for
financial reasons, but her
Facebook page says she got
a big raise and a new car.
My daughter was hurt,
but said nothing. We both
thought it meant Alia
wanted out of the wedding,
so my daughter told her
cousin that she could bow
out if it was causing money
problems Apparently,
Alia was offended by that.
Worse, her mother got
involved and started call-
ing my daughter and giv-
ing her hell. My daughter
told Alia's mother to mind
her own business. I have
stayed out of it.
Now tl iere are hard feel
ings within the family, and
I feel terrible for my daugh-
ter. Any suggestions? —
New York Mother
Dear N.Y.: We
assume the goal is to
patch this up before
the wedding, so some-
one needs to apologize.
I iifortunately. it's lot
likely to be Alia or her
mother. Y ur daughter
should call her cousin
and tell her she is sorry
there has been ill will
and misunderstand-
ing on both sides. She
should then say, sin
cereh that she would
still like Alia to be in
her wedding party if it
isn't too great i hard-
ship for her. If Alia gets
nasty, however, your
daughter should calm-
ly tel her that, under
the circumstances, it
would be best if she
stepped down from her
br smaid responsi-
bilities.
Dear Annie: I dis-
agree with your answer
to "Danged if I Do and
Danged if I Don't," whose
son and his new wife don't
want her to stay in touch
with the ex-wife.
They have no business
telling Mom whom she can
and cannot contact. The ex
is the mother of the grand-
children and still part of
the family, You doiit know
that the new wife won't
change her views. She
should be making peace
with the family she mar-
ried into, not dictating
terms — J.S.
Dear J.S.: Of course
she should, but it's
naive and unrealistic
to think the new wife
is going to be more
accepting of the ex any-
time soon. Insecure
people are not neces-
sarily introspective
about their motives
Mom needs to tread
carefully if she wishes
to maintain a relation-
ship with her son.
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Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 246, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 31, 2011, newspaper, August 31, 2011; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth229552/m1/5/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.