OVER THE HILL GANG www.OverTheHillGangLHTX.Com Something amazing is happening at OTHG. We had closed our doors because we feared for the lives of our members. The pandemic ebbed and flowed. We would, with hope in our hearts, sputter and spark trying to bring the membership back to it’s glory days. But the movement just couldn’t seem to catch fire. Many of us have grown timid, hesitant, and fearful. Then the amazing thing happened! We tried something new. We began using social media to invite people. And they came. Nearly half of the people who were there today weren’t members a month ago. It just goes to show that the roots of this twenty-four year old organization are still strong enough to bring new life to this self-funded senior center. We can still fulfill our mission to bring socialization, recreational, and educational opportunities to those folks 50+.

We had a great chicken dinner with potatoes and gravy, coleslaw, dirty rice, beans, cottage cheese, and fruit, plus an assortment of sweet treats.

Many of us learned a new card game, Five Crowns. I believe we had two tables of six players laughing and groaning as they played. We had great coaches teaching us the rules and strategies. And occasionally helping us to rearrange our cards into a better hand.

These were today’s Announcements
OTHG 07/07/2022
This is not a holdup but everybody put both hands in the air.
(Counting fingers)
Well it looks like y’all had a safe 4th of July.

Board members please come up and introduce yourselves. Tell us a little bit about yourselves. Where you are from originally and how long you’ve been a member of OTHG.

Who can tell me the web address for the Over The Hill Gang’s website? www.OverTheHillGangLHTX.com
Q. Why should visit it?
A. That’s where the most up to date information can be found. And if you scroll down to the first post you’ll find our history.

How many of you were not at the First FRIDAY POTLUCK AND GAME NIGHT?
We missed you!
We ate ’til we were stuffed clear to the gills. Then we played games that had us grinnin’ like a possum eatin’ sweet taters. Mark your calendars for August 5th 7-9. For the next FIRST FRIDAY POTLUCK AND GAME NIGHT.

Remember to sign in. That gets you registered for the door prize and helps us with record keeping.

Please. Add your email behind your name on the sign in sheet. Please print both your name and email. So that our secretary doesn’t have to guess what you’ve scrawled. 😁 Your emails will not be shared with the group. It will only be used to notify you of any last minute changes or in emergencies.

We now have new name tags that aren’t disposable. Don’t take them home. Leave them here. We’re gonna fix up someplace to organize ’em so when you come back you can easily find yours..

This is YOUR club and this building is available for your use every day of the week. I’d love to have this building in use by us Over The Hillers all the time. Just let one of the board members know in advance so that we can make arrangements to unlock the building.

Joke: Arne and Peder decide to go ice fishing. They head out, find a nice spot, cut a hole in the ice, and stick in their poles.

Suddenly, a loud voice booms from above, “THERE ARE NO FISH HERE!!!” Arne and Peder look around, look
at each other, and look up but don’t see anyone.
“I suppose we’d better move then,” says Peder. They get up and find another spot on the ice, cut a hole, and stick in their poles with great hopes of fresh Walleye. Once again, the voice booms from above, “THERE ARE NO FISH HERE!!!”

They look around, look at each other, then look up. Again, they don’t soo anyone “We best find another spot,” says Arne. So, they gather up their equipment, choose another promising spot on the ice, cut a hole, and stick in their poles.

Once again, the loud voice booms from above, “THERE ARE NO FISH HERE!!!”

They look around, look at each other, then look up, again seeing no one. Peder calls out, “God in Heaven, is that you?”

The voice responds, “NO! THIS IS THE SKATING RINK MANAGER! THERE ARE NO FISH HERE!!!”

2 new members. Say hello to Gwen and Philip.

We ate our fill, took some home, and donated the rest to the good folks at Our Village.

Independence Day 2022

Sunday before the 4th

We hope y’all had a beautiful Sunday.

I don’t think I’d mentioned it earlier
but those nice red, white, and blue
decorations were courtesy of the folks at
Our Village, who share the
building with us.

Ella and Tom stopped by our building Sunday to double check our clean up after the FIRST FRIDAY POTLUCK AND GAME NIGHT. We got the trash out that we didn’t take out Friday. It was darker than the inside of a well by the time we were done playing games and this old man doesn’t much care for stumbling around in the dark to take out the trash.

Stay safe with the fireworks. I’ll be counting fingers on Thursday

Coming July 07, 2022

Fried chicken, potatoes & gravy, coleslaw, fruit, and beans

Lunch served at 11:30 but arrive early to socialize and stay afterward for games and fellowship.

About Over The Hill Gang

FIRST FRIDAY POTLUCK AND GAME NIGHT July 01, 2022

July 01, 2022 the very first FIRST FRIDAY POTLUCK AND GAME NIGHT 7 to 9 pm. Every First Friday of every month.

We were a mighty 10 for our very first FIRST FRIDAY POTLUCK AND GAME NIGHT. Much merriment was had by all. We are sorry y’all missed it. There was plenty of food left over and carried home for quick lunches later. Set your calendar for August 5th, the next FIRST FRIDAY POTLUCK AND GAME NIGHT. Trust me, you don’t want to miss it again!

Independence Day Celebration

We’re a couple days early but if we waited until next Thursday, we’d be a couple days late. Besides it’s never too early for a picnic lunch. Right Yogi?

Hot dogs, potato salad, baked beans, chips and dips, Jell-O. Everything but the ants … and possibly pic-i-nic basket stealing bears.

Good Food … Great Fellowship

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I didn’t have to blur any faces. Nobody has an outstanding warrants. Yes I’m kidding 😀

This is your board left to right back row: Tom Williams, Janet Ross, Jannett Thornburg, Monica Moser. Front row: Ella Williams Merle Rouillard.

Card Games: 5 Crowns and Canasta

Today’s announcements
OTHG 06/30/2022
Happy Independence Day, y’all.
Happy summer too.
Please wear a name tag. Some are like me who recognize the face but can’t remember the name. And after awhile it too embarrassing to ask.
Last week it was suggested that we get reusable name tags. It’s a great idea that we will begin soon.

Also, a reminder, please add your email address to the sign-in sheet. We won’t publicize them. They will be used for important or urgent messages.

Remember: Tomorrow is the first Friday of July.
It is the very first of the FIRST FRIDAY POTLUCK AND GAME NIGHTs
7- 9. Bring games and food for a good time.
Get the word out to people you know who can’t come on Thursdays during the day.
Anybody who is at least 50 and live in the greater Liberty Hill area … basically, if they live in Williamson county … we will consider them in our charter to provide opportunities for social, recreational, and educational for the area seniors.

Joke: An elderly man was having hearing problems and went to see a specialist. The doctor fitted him with some hearing aids that brought his hearing back to full strength.
After a few weeks the man came back to make sure the new equipment was working properly, which it was.
The hearing specialist said, “It all seems perfect. Your family should be delighted you can hear everything now.”
“Oh no,” the man responded. “I haven’t told any of them. I just sit quietly, listening carefully.
I’ve changed my will four times.”

July Menu

July menu for Thursday lunch at 11:30
• 07 Fried chicken, potatoes & gravy, coleslaw, fruit, and beans
• 14 Beef stew, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, biscuits, fruit.
• 21 Baked Potato with fixin’s, lettuce salad, fruit.
• 28 Meatloaf, mashed potato, gravy, beets, salad, fruit.

Remember:

First Friday Potluck and Game Night 7 to 9

The first Friday of every month

We had leftovers on Thursday July 7th … all because YOU weren’t here. We’ll see you next week at 11:30 for beef stew and sides.

June 23, 2022

Lunch was lasagna, lettuce salad, garlic bread, and pinto beans. Desserts provided were cookies, watermelon, and cheesecake.

Tom’s Message Before Lunch

I’m so glad to see y’all. Last Thursday kinda became the perfect storm as all the dark clouds lined up. Tuesday, we shopped for the groceries and brought them to the OTHG building.
That’s when we discovered the lack of air conditioning.
Then I got sick
Then Ella got sick.
I asked Merel to cover for me and found out she was also sick.
So we had to suspend for last week. I posted messages on all of the Liberty Hill Facebook pages and Merel posted signs on the doors. I sent email messages to those few who had previously shared their email addresses with us.

• And that brings me to the next topic. If we had everyone’s email address, we could have quickly sent a message and avoided people arriving to find we were closed. Please. Please. Add your email behind your name on the sign in sheet. Please print both your name and email

• On a brighter note: Have you noticed the newly cleaned carpet and freshly washed windows courtesy of the city?
The city was also notified about the air conditioner last Tuesday and have it running for us today.

•Speaking of the city … I received this text from Mayor Liz Brannigin:. The county is asking to use the building for the November election. I will try to find an alternate. Thanks, Liz
If it comes to this we may check with some of the local churches. Perhaps they could host us for however many Thursdays in November.

• 2 weeks ago I asked if y’all would be interested in Friday Night Potluck and Game Night. There was positive feedback so we’re going to go ahead with it. It will be the FIRST Friday of every month from seven to nine. This begins in July on the first. Bring an entree to share and a salad or dessert. This was also posted on social media. And if you would let people know on your Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, telephone, telegraph, telegram, tell a woman, tell a man, or whatever system you use to get the message out that we not only meet every Thursday for food, fellowship, and fun starting at 10:30 A.M. with lunch at 11:30. We now have fun and games on First Fridays Potluck and Games Night from 7 to 9.

Joke: A blind man walks into a bar. And a chair. And a table. And a desk. Okay the punchlines not that great … but I’ll bet you, like the blind man, didn’t see it coming..

GAMES WERE PLAYED

OTHG General Meeting June 23, 2022
President Tom Williams called the meeting to order. There were 13 members present and one new member. Elections were held. There was only one member on ballot per office, there were no further nominations. They were voted in unanimously. The new officers are as follows: Tom Williams president; Jannett Thornburg vice president; Merle Rouillard secretary; Janet Ross treasurer; directors Ella Williams and Monica Moser.

Last week the OTHG was closed due to AC malfunction and illnesses of members.

The president announced that OTHG will begin to have a pot luck dinner from 7:00 to 9:00 pm on the first Friday of each month and each member participating to please bring a dish to share. The first potluck will be July 1st, 2022.

The City will be using the OTHG building again (it belongs to the City) from October 24 through November 9 for elections so we would miss Oct. 27 and Nov. 3.

UPDATE: THE ELECTIONS WERE MOVED TO ROCK POINT CHURCH AND OTHG STARTED OPEN

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Happy 24th!

2022 July 07