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An Operation Blue Santa Raffle will be held Dec. 1. Help Navasota Police Department assist deserving children this holiday season by supporting Operation Blue Santa. Raffle tickets are $5 and may be purchased at Citizens State Bank.
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The final day for COVID-19 testing at the Bedias Civic Center is Wednesday, Dec. 30, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. No appointment is needed for the cheek-swab test. You are requested to stay in your car for the drive thru testing and bring photo ID.
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COVID-19 is still on the rise and they have discovered a new strain. Please use all precautions as we go into the new year. I hope everyone had a blessed Christmas and has a happy New Year. I’m praying that 2021 is a blessed year.
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As some people have said, “I am not as Christmassy” (I know that is not a word) this year as years before. However, everyone has dealt with many of the trials and tribulations of 2020. My means of survival are the true meaning of Christmas - the celebration of Jesus’s birth on Dec. 25.
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The office staff at St. Mary’s threw me a surprise retirement party Tuesday evening at M’Beaux's. After two busy days at work, I was ready to come home and eat a quick supper and go to bed. Well, on the way home from work my son Clint called to say that M’Beaux's was going to be open for a special Christmas event and did we want to meet them there for supper. I really wasn’t excited about that, but I wasn’t excited about cooking supper either. So, I gave in and went.
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Cardiospermum halicacabum and other plants in the Cardiospermum genus, Cardiospermum spp. are called balloon vine, love in a puff and heartseed. In Mexico they’re called farolitos, little lanterns. These names refer to the 1-inch papery balloon or lantern-like puffy hollow fruits or pods, first green and then brown. Inside are three sections, each with one black seed that has a white spot in the shape of a heart. Cardiospermum is the combination of the Latin words cardio, meaning heart, and sperma, meaning seed. Sometimes the white mark on the seed looks more like the yin-yang symbol. Fragrant white flowers are small with four petals. The plant is a thin vine, up to 10 feet. Leaves consist of three leaflets and each of those have three leaflets. In warm areas such as Grimes County, balloon vine is a perermiaL On the same vine may be flowers and green and brown pods.
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Upcoming meetings of the Masonic Lodge include the monthly meeting of the Orphans Friend Masonic Lodge No 17 in Anderson Monday, Jan. 4. The meeting will begin with a meal at 6 p.m. followed by the business meeting at 6:30 p.m.
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Over the past few days our community has shown up and proven that we are here to make a difference! If you were around the Grimes County area for Halloween you saw tons of witches, ghouls, goblins, first responders, and a dinosaur wrangler running around the streets of Richards and Anderson. Our little trick or treaters were able to visit Main Street Richards for their Halloween event and grabbed some goodies and books. Huge shout out to the Richards Civic Club and Richards Volunteer Fire Department for their smiles and willingness to not let 2020 spoil the Halloween fun every Richards community member deserves!
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