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POKER FACES
The Poker Club held a Texas Hold’em
No Limit tournament on April 11 with
39 members participating in the event.
Congratulations to Ron Noiseux for
winning the tournament with Sharon
Campbell placing second, Shirley Noi-
seux placing third, Alan Bourdo placing
fourth and Richard Hughes placing fifth.

Front row: Sharon Campbell, Ron Noi-
seux, Shirley Noiseux.

Back row: Alan Bourdo, Richard Hughes.

JUNE YARD OF THE MONTH more livable and attractive. Keeping PHOTO BY DEVON NUNEMANN
DAVID AND MARY ISERMAN watch over this domain is Blossom, the
109 GOODWATER STREET (N2) enchanted fairy that resides in the fairy resident. Now that Blossom is here, they
Each spring, Dave and Mary Iserman’s garden located next to the porch. Mary continue to enhance the garden to keep
back yard explodes with color as the and her granddaughters built the gar- Blossom happy and the entire backyard
roses put out their first abundant den and sprinkled fairy dust to attract a enchanted. Clearly it has worked.
blooms. When the hybrid teas Mary ~Carol Parsonage
grew In California turned up their noses
at the Texas soil and climate, she turned JUNE 2017 SUNRAYS | 115
to less finicky, fragrant antique roses.
They were right at home, and today
Mary has almost two dozen plants. The
ideal spot for enjoying the display is
from a cushioned chair on the large
patio. The patio is a do-it-yourself proj-
ect undertaken in May 2016 when the
Iserman’s daughter relayed her inten-
tion to hold an anniversary party for
them in their own backyard. Dave did
the design, which the CA approved,
but the contractor couldn’t promise
completion in time for the party. So,
Mary and Dave, friends Jerry and Sha-
ron Guidry, and several neighbors got
busy, setting the limestone block bor-
der then moving and tamping 17 cubic
yards of crushed granite to create the
patio and adjacent walkway. Limestone
pavers serve as stepping stones in the
walkway and as a transition between
the patio and the covered porch. This
new addition makes the back yard both

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