Country Ham Breakfast hosts about 300 advertisers and local leaders.
The Leaf-Chronicle held its annual Country Ham Breakfast on Tuesday morning, hosting about 300 advertisers and local leaders for a breakfast of fresh-cooked country ham, scrambled eggs, biscuits, fruit and red-eye gravy from scratch.
For the 32nd year running, Publisher Emeritus Gene Washer was the cook of honor, putting his knife and ham connoisseur skills to work for the early morning feast, created as a Christmas thank-you to Leaf-Chronicle business and community partners.
Among the special guests this year were former longtime Leaf-Chronicle employees Ruth Stryjewski and Pat Goodwin, who helped Washer make the breakfast happen for many years.
Honored during their attendance at this year's event were three employees who retired this year: Loretta Threatt and Bonnie Lill from The Stewart Houston Times and photographer Robert Smith.
April 19, 2019, 10:32 p.m.