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Winner number 14 of the 2nd Annual St. Joseph’s Catholic Church 52-week gun raffle was drawn Sunday, Nov. 28. The winner of a Glock 45 9mm is Cody Lenz of Bryan. The next drawing will take place Sunday, Dec. 5.
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The Bedias Civic Club is getting ready to celebrate Christmas in Bedias in a big way. Everything is set for Saturday, Dec. 18, starting with Breakfast with Santa at the Civic Center, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Pancake Breakfast, then a Gingerbread House Contest also at the Civic Center at 10:30 a.m. Next is the Bedias Christmas Parade starting at 6 p.m., followed by Cookies with Santa back at the Civic Center at 7 p.m. Please go to the Civic Club Facebook page, www.facebook.com/BediasCivicClubAssoc, for all the updates.
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There was record attendance at Evergreen Baptist Church Sunday morning, Nov. 21. There were 125 people present. The church had a wonderful service. The church youth sang, and Ava Reynolds was baptized. The pastor of the church brought a wonderful message as well. Following the service there was a Thanksgiving meal that was enjoyed by all. There were several that took home food for a meal to be enjoyed later. I was one of those. The turkey, ham, dressing, desserts and more were good.
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The Plantersville Stoneham Volunteer Fire Department currently has a vacancy on its Board of Directors. Anyone interested needs to attend the meeting Monday, Dec. 13 at 6:30 pm for the interview. The new board member will be appointed at that time.
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Fall sports are underway for Richards ISD, with Junior High boys’ and girls’ basketball kicking off their first home game this week against North Zulch, both teams play Dec. 6 at Roundtop Carmine and Dec. 13 at Fayetteville. If you plan on attending home games, be sure to bring some cash to spend on concessions. The concession stands sales fund a lot of the extra activities for our athletes. Be sure to ask about volunteer spots too - Richards PTO needs help with workers for upcoming home games.
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Report is what they always tell us in program training with the VFW Auxiliary. Well, I am about reported out. I have been trying to catch up and now I have the mid-year reports. If I must be honest, I do not really like to do those!
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Winner number 13 of the 2nd Annual St. Joseph’s Catholic Church 52-week gun raffle was drawn Sunday, Nov. 21. The winner of a Taurus G2C 9mm is Shawn Jeffcoat of Manor. The next drawing will take place Sunday, Nov. 28.
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The pulpit at Evergreen Baptist Church was filled by Rev. Matt Carey of Madisonville, Sunday, Nov. 14. He was accompanied by his wife Peggy. They both used to live in the Keith community. His message was from Mark 10, and was the story of Blind Bartimaeus, who Jesus healed. The sermon was wonderful. The church pastor, Rev. Jeff Morgan and his family were out of town. He will return next week.
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