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fees, and dinner.
Deadline to purchase tickets is September 11.
Volunteer Trip Leader: Ellen Mire
Chinese Feast & Market Tour - NEW!
Tuesday, September 16, $65 pp
Depart SCPL 10:30 a.m.; Return 3:30 p.m.
DorothyHuang, author of
Chinese
CuisineMade Simple
and Chinese cooking ex-
pert, taught a class for SunCity Texas inApril.
The sold-out class was such a great success,
Dorothy has agreed to take us to a Chinese
restaurant and market walking tour.
We will start with a sumptuous Chinese lunch, an eight-course
feast for 10 people at a table. With Dorothy’s guidance, you will
order and share all the dishes. While eating, she will explain how
each dish is prepared and the ingredients used. Following lunch,
wewill walk to theMTChinese Supermarket whereDorothywill
take the mystery out of the market’s products. Bring a shopping
list and a cooler for perishable items youmight want to purchase.
Dress is casual with comfortable shoes for walking. This trip is
sure to be fun, informative and delicious!
Note: This is a small group (26) tour on theClarkMini Bus.
Ticket cost includes transportation, lunch, and guided Chinese
supermarket tour.
Volunteer Trip Leader: Jerilee Prather
Red River Wars Clash of Cultures - NEW!
Sunday to Friday, September 21-26
$585 pp double occupancy, $840 pp single occupancy
Depart The Oaks Parking Lot Sunday 8 a.m.;
Return Friday 5 p.m.
During the
1870s, an epic struggle for control of the South-
ern Plains pitted Native Americans against
the U.S. Army. For almost two centuries, Eu-
ropeans and Anglo-Americans interactedwith
bands of Native Americans mostly in trade, but violent conflicts
intensified as more whites moved westward. To end the clash of
cultures, the U.S. Army resolved to force the Indians onto res-
ervations in Indian Territory. The Red River War of 1874-75
proved a turning point in frontier history. Our journey will look
at this war from three points of view: soldiers, ranchers and
Native Americans.
Sunday -
Travel to Amarillo and stay at the Drury Inn, our
‘home’ for the next five nights. Complimentary hot breakfast
and hot night snacks daily.
Monday -
In the morning we will visit the Hutchinson County
Museumand hear theNative American point of view fromJames
Coverdale of Kiowa descent. We will also see an Adobe Walls
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Tuesday, July 1, at 8 a.m.
exhibit. Then it is on to Pampa for lunch on your own and the
White Deer Land Museum. We will also view a reenactment by
the Frontier Regiment of the High Plains, which illustrates the
soldiers’ perspective. Our final stop of the day will at the 19-story
Groom Cross.
Tuesday -
For the ranchers’ perspective, we head to the Arm-
strong Museum and Goodnight ranch and home. We will stop
at the Buffalo Gold Premium Fibers shop for a bit of shopping
and then to the famous Big Tex restaurant for lunch on your
own. Big Tex is the home of ‘the free 72 oz. steak’ fame on old
Route 66. An evening visit to the Kwahadi IndianMuseumwill
feature dinner, viewing themuseum, and a dance demonstration
by Kwahadi dancers.
Wednesday
- We head to Palo Duro canyon with a tour by Ber-
nice Blasengame as step-on guide. We will return to Canyon for
lunch on your own followed by a visit to the PanhandleMuseum.
Thursday -
Millions of buffalo roamed the Southern Plains
until the 1870s when new markets for buffalo hides attracted
hundreds of hunters. In 1878, Goodnight preserved a small herd
that helped revive the breed at Yellowstone Park and elsewhere.
In 1996, the remaining Goodnight herd was given to the Texas
Parks and became the official herd at Caprock State Park. We
will visit this park today with a box lunch included at the park.
Friday –
A day of travel back to Sun City Texas.
Volunteer Trip Leader: Judy Schlobohm
Dan Moody Home & Georgetown Courthouse
Tours with lunch at Southwestern Univ. - NEW!
Friday, September 26, $32 pp
Depart SCPL 10 a.m.; Return 4 p.m.
Dan Moody Jr., a Texas hero
and legend, spent his whole life in the Taylor/
Georgetown area. Today we will learn about
his life—fromhis birth in Taylor to what made
this “local boy” so famous.
To begin, we head to the Georgetown Square for a tour of the
Courthouse, where Moody spent many a day and night. We will
split into two groups with half touring the courthouse and half
touring theWilliamson CountyMuseum (then reversing). After
‘all that history’ we will need a break so it’s off to Southwestern
University for their all-you-can-eat buffet.
Our visit to Taylor begins with a driving tour of their downtown
and views of the gorgeous old homes. SinceMoody’s home is quite
small, half of the group will go upstairs while the other half will
tour downstairs (then reverse). There is no elevator and youmust
be able to climb stairs.
Our tour ends at the 40-year-old Kolache Shop that takes cash
only.
Note: There will be multiple stops and getting on and
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