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July 15, 1982
Kerens Tribune
IH NEED OF A LITTLE TIME AWAY FROM HOME?—SALADO MIGHT BE JUST THE THING.'
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EDITORS NOTE:
As local and regular
readers are aware, I
am always interested
in near-by places for
quick get-away trips.
Hopefully, a lot of
readers are, too, and
therefore, the fol-
lowing is offered
in the hope that
someone might be in
dire need of a qui-
ck, easy and enjoy-
able get-away I
SALADO!
This small community
could almost be
reached by just get-
ting on the road to
Waco and following
all the rest of the
cars—many of them
are headed for Sal-
ado .
Located just off In-
terstate 35, halfway
between Waco and
Austin, Salado flows
along a spring-fed
creek. There’s a low
bridge, right in the
middle of the town.
From this bridge, vi-
sitors can look up-
stream to swimming
holes and wading pla-
ces under old, old
and shady, shady oak
and pecan trees. The
water, as it passes
under the bridge,
becomes shallower,
• rushing noisily
across the shoals
and among patches of
watercress.
Salado boasts a pop-
ulation of 1,500 re-
sidents—and 1,000
or so more on the
weekends.
Salado became a fav-
orite of Texas trave-
lers back in the ’60s
due, especially to
its great food and
abundant history.
It began with the
Central Texas Area
Museum. The Stageco-
ach Inn followed. A
motel was built. The
Mill Creek Country
Club emerged, comple-
te with tennis courts
and 18 hole golf cou-
rse .
In 1961, Salado be-
come a fashion center
of the Southwest. An
abandoned bank on
Main Street draws
customers from all
over the area and has
recently been feat-
ured on the popular
6:30 P. M. TV Maga-
zine.
Salado has no mayor
or city council. Cr-
ime and fires are
fought with a volun-
teer fire department
and a county patrol-
man. It has no pub-
licity committee...
knowledge of the
community comes from
word-of-mouth.
Just a few of the
interesting sights to
see in Salado in-
clude:
Salado's art colony
where wares are shown
in the studio-foundry
where some of the
artists work.
The Stagecoach Inn,
where 'Strawberry
Kisses" are the menu
specialty and where
guests enjoy the
feel of the original
Dallas-San Antonio
stage line.
The Robertson Home:
built by Colonel and
Mrs. Sterling Robert-
son before the Civil
War.
An antique shop and
the Livery where
visitors can enjoy a
buggy ride.
Throughout the enti-
re Main Street and
along the banks of
the Salado River, tr-
avelers feel the pre-
sence of the past.
Although reservat-
ions are generally
booked far in advan-
ce, this makes an
ideal one-day excur-
sion and is bound to
send the visitor
away with a feeling
of serenity.
For further informa-
tion call the Salado
Chamber of Commerce,
Box 81, Salado,
76571.
SHELLEY CRIMES, BRIDE-ELECT OF LANCE
GARRETT, HONORED AT BRIDAL SHOWER
Miss Shelley Grimes,
bride-elect of Lance
Garrett, was honored
with a bridal shower
on Thursday night,
July 8, in the home
of Miss Janet Lockha-
rt.
The serving table,
covered with a white
lace cloth, was beau-
tifully decorated
with flowers and wed-
ding bells, all in
COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT REPORTS
HAVOC CAUSED BY SPIDER MITES
ON
"History is, on every occasion, the record of that which one
age finds worthy of note in another." Jacob Burckhardt
by Mike Gage
County Extension
Agent
Home vegetable gar-
dens have been invad-
ed recently by a tiny
pest which has meant
havoc for the many
vegetable plants.
Spider mites, or red
spiders, are probably
the most difficult
pests to control in
vegetable gardens.
With hot dry weather
approaching, garden-
ers should be on the
lookout for this pest
by checking the un-
derside of plant
leaves.
Although spider
mites will attack
almost any plant,
among their preferred
hosts are beans, to-
matoes, peas, eggpl-
ants and corn.
Actually, spider mi-
tes are not insects
but are eight-legged
relatives of ticks
and spiders. Their
small size, about
1/60 of an inch, mak-
es them difficult to
see without a magni-
fying lens, They ran-
ge in color from red,
green and yellow to
white and brown. Sp-
ider mites deposit
their eggs on the un-
derside of leaves.
These hatch in about
five days. There
may be 10 to 15 or
more generations per
year.
Mites can . cause
considerable plant
damage by sticking
their needle-like
mouthparts into leaf
tissue and sucking
out the .juice wh-
ile injecting a toxic
substance into the
leaf. Heavy infestat-
ions will cause leav-
es to appear blotched
or spotted, turn pale
yellowish in color,
curl up, turn brown
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and eventually drop
off, A thin webbing
may cover leaves
and stems.
Gardeners should be-
gin a control progran
is soon as spider
mites are seen and'
before plant damage
is obvious. A light
infestation of spider
mites can be reduced
and kept at low
levels by spraying
plants with a strong
stream of cool water
every few days.
If chemicals must be
used, select from
such effective mater-
ials as Kelthane,
diazinon and malathi-
on. Two to four appl-
ications may be need-
ed at five-day inter-
vals. Always follow
directions on the
pesticide label.
For additional info-
rmation on spider mi-
tes and vegetable
gardens contact the
County Extension of-
fice at 874-4778.
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the brides chosen co-
lors of blue and wh-
ite.
Guests served them-
selves to cake squa-
res (white with blue
wedding bells), cook-
ies, mints and punch.
Hostesses assisting
Miss Lockhart were
Miss Kathy Speak,
Miss Donna Gerhardt
and Miss Estella Lop-
ez.
Shelley's mother,
Mrs. Margie Grimes,
her grandmother, Mrs.
F. K. Julian of Mal-
akoff and her aunt,
Mrs. Howard Julian,
also of Malakoff, we-
re present to enjoy
the party.
The wedding is plan-
ned for July 24 in
the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Julian in
Malakoff.
T-BONE STOVALL FAMILY
ENJOYS TRIP TO
WASHINGTON D. C. AREA
T-Bone, Ruby, Bill
and Jackie Stovall
pulled into Kerens,
last Friday night,
after a _trip to the
Washington D. C. area
and Ruby says that
"Kerens is one of
nicest places we went
to."
Leaving the morning
of June 27, in their
motor home, the Stov-
alls visited the nat-
ion's capital and we-
nt on over to Balti-
more and Annapolis.
Jackie especially
enjoyed seeing the
statue of the Raising
of The American
Flag over Iwo Jima
as it was the subject
of her prize-winning
painting.
Bill was especially
i interested in the
Marine Museum at the
Naval Yard in Washin-
gton D. C.
On the trip home,
they stopped at such
well-known places as
Nashville, Memphis
and Gatlinburg.
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