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Upcoming events in the area include the monthly meeting of the Iola-North Zulch Order of the Eastern Star No 458 which will meet in North Zulch at the Pyramid Masonic Lodge Feb. 22. The meeting will begin with a meal at 6 p.m. followed by the meeting. All members of the Fastern Star are invited to attend. Members are expected and visitors are always welcome.
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As a family we love High School sports- we love the determination of the young athletes to be the best, and the celebration of success from the coaches. Richards is no different, we have celebrated their wins, and mourned their losses- but enjoyed the progress of Panther athletics. The RISD High School boys ended their basketball season with a loss to North Zulch Friday, playing for entry into the playoffs at the Madisonville High School gym. The team contains three seniors: Joseph Miller, Reece Wrobleski and Darryl Lovings. All three were celebrated during senior night at RISD and were presented with a basketball from the team and gifts from parents. Athletes at RISD are gearing up for track and baseball now, with the school beginning work on the fields and coaches solidifying the spring schedule.
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Happy belated birthday to Dr. Bob! He and his wife used to come to assist with the fundraisers for the Whitehall Community Center all the time. He came to buy some BBQ Saturday and told me that he was going to celebrate his 90th birthday. I am so glad that I got to see him again. Of course, I did not recognize him with the mask, but I should have recognized the hat!
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I hope everyone enjoyed President’s Day. Snow and ice are in the area again. Safe travels to everyone in this icy and snowy weather. Stay home if you can. Please check on the elderly, your neighbors who are home bound, sick, shut in, etc.
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Free COVID testing will be available at the Bedias Civic Center Tuesday, Feb. 23 through Thursday, Feb. 25, limn 8 a.m. till 4 p.m. each day. No appointment needed for free drive thru testing. ID.
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Walter Prescott Webb was considered one of the premier historians of Texas. Webb was born in 1888 in East Texas’s Panola County. His parents had emigrated from Mississippi and seemed footloose before finally settling in the hardscrabble Cross Timbers region 80 miles west of Fort Worth.
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The Grimes County Mobile Food Bank will be open from 10 a.m. till noon at the Expo/Fairgrounds (on FM 3455) Thursday, Feb. 11 in Navasota. Grimes County participants can participate but proof of residence is required. For more information call 936-873-2195 or 936- 825-2637. The pantry closes when all food is distributed.
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How many of you have a favorite sweetheart that would enjoy a night out to celebrate Valentine’s Day? Well, the Falco Venue located in our community is offering an evening of fun for you and your date. Saturday, Feb. 13, they will be serving a steak dinner for two by the fireplace which also includes a rose for your special companion and chocolate covered strawberries. The actual meal will be served by candlelight. They will have only eight tables for the couples in order to be CDC compliant. The total cost of this evening is $55 per couple. The reservation line is 979- 450-2309. The deadline for the reservation is Wednesday, Feb. 10, and the address for the Venue is 15145 CR 320, Navasota.
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