Junior League

Annual Dinner

Girls just want to have fun…and volunteer... and by the looks of the Junior League Annual Dinner, ladies in the community enjoy doing both. More than 100 women packed the ballroom of Augusta Pines for the Junior League of North Harris and South Montgomery Counties Inc. ’s annual end of the year dinner honoring the organization’s volunteers and community award recipients. The group celebrated its upcoming 20-year anniversary in 2010 and its new fundraising cookbook, Texas Tables, to be launched in November.

13. JLNHSMC Inc. past presidents recognized at the annual event include: (l-r) Christine Touchstone, Leesa Dodd, Carol Durkee, Audra Hoegemeyer and Julie Gilbert.  

14. Community Vice President Bridget Buck (left) with Angie Signorelli, Diana Boulanger, Kathy Rifaat and Elaine Petranek, all representing community organizations honored at the league ’s dinner.  

15. Jennifer Grigsby and DeAnn Guidry

16. Deborah Coburn (left) and Jan Jewell (right) honor Active of the Year, Amber Oakley (center).

17. (L-R) Ali May, Zakiya LeGrande and Lauren Temple

18. The 2008-09 outgoing board of directors include: (back row, l-r) Jenni Skipper, Carol Durkee, Patty Charles, Deborah Coburn; (front row, l-r) Missy Herndon, Bridget Buck, Shannon Mills and Audra Hoegemeyer.

H-E-B’s Wine and Food

Week’s Wine Walk

If only our stomachs were as big as our eyes, then we could have enjoyed the more than 20 events associated with H-E-B ’s Wine and Food Week. An incredible line-up of lunches, seminars, dinners, winery road trips for friends, couples, ladies and guys, all organized to make up the ultimate Wine lovers “Graceland” that set-up shop in The Woodlands. Each year the Wine Walk is the premier event of the week as locals gather on Market Street to taste wines from around the world and listen to live music while visiting with experts in the food and drink industry. Streets lined with wine and shopping...hmmm, I ’ll cheers to that!

19. Brian Williams and Pippa McClennan

20. King Henry and Queen Catherine of Aragon, representing the Texas Renaissance Festival

21. (L-R) Annette Franques, Jeanne Stalder, event sponsor Dr. Jennine Huet and Alison Dunlap

22. Wine columnist and contributing wine editor for Food and Wine magazine, Lettie Teague shows off her new book, Educating Peter.

23. Event volunteers Sally and Brian Dunphy

24. Julie Comeaux and Allyson Boudousquie

25. (L-R) Phillip Flores with Ryan Streepy and Wes Flores

Interfaith’s School Supply

and Backpack Drive

Interfaith of The Woodlands and the Community Relations Team of The South Montgomery County Woodlands Chamber of Commerce held a Back to School Kick Off Party at the Lake Woodlands Chick-fil-A to celebrate its Annual S chool Supply and Backpack Drive. The Chick-fil-A cow accepted the donated backpacks and offered peach milkshakes as a treat. If the collection table stacked high with backpacks is any indication, this year ’s event should be another huge success!

26. (L-R) Cyndi Alvarado, Debbie Kaschik, Karen Roque, Mary Jo O’Neal, The Chick-fil-A cow, Carolyn Gerken, Genie Ingram, Rick Trenholme and Dr. Ann Snyder (bended knee, front row) with several little backpack donors.

27. Amy Halsey and Karen Roque, both with Chick-fil-A, Lake Woodlands location

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s your glass half full? From the looks of the glasses shared at the recent Wine Walk and The American Cancer Society ’s Wine Tasting, I triumphantly say, “Yes!” A lunch,  dinner and kick off party complete this month’s column where The Woodlands’ glasses were definitely overflowing with red, white and some bubbly! Toast our country as we celebrate America ’s birthday, our community and the many freedoms we enjoy each day. Take a moment to give

Want to be “Scene in The Woodlands?”  As you make plans for upcoming galas, fundraisers, parties and events, drop me a line with the details or photos of a past event at missyherndon@yahoo.com.