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Anderson Food Pantry, 367 Fanthorp St. in Navasota will be open Thursday, Feb. 1 from 9 a.m. until noon. All residents of Grimes County in need of food may participate. For more information contact Renee Fredwood, 936-873-5005.
Read moreTrying to teach a two-yearold your real name can be a bit difficult but not necessarily bad. Gingi Mae is not bad, I’ll take it.
Read moreThe monthly food pantry at Iola Missionary Baptist Church in Iola, Jan. 20, was certainly a success. There were 83 people including seven new people that attended. The food distributed will feed around 242 people. Food distributed included frozen meat, fresh vegetables and canned goods. Volunteers from Evergreen Baptist and other churches assisted with setup the day before and distribution the day of. The pantry is open the third Saturday of the month for anyone in need of a helping hand.
Read moreBlack History Month is Feb. 1-29. The Brazos Valley African American Museum will host their 23rd Annual Appreciation Banquet Saturday, Feb. 24. For more information visit, bvaam.org/banquet Plantersville-Stoneham VFD is hosting their 45th annual bazaar Sunday, April 7, beginning at 11 a.m. at the station, 15985 FM 1774 in Plantersville. There will be a gun raffle, kid’s zone, live and silent auction and more. Follow the department on Facebook or call, 936-894-9566, for more information.
Read moreMacedonia Baptist Church, 6957 CR 206 in Plantersville along with Minister Earnest Ray Heard, Jr. invites Grimes County to their Black History Program Sunday, Feb. 4, at 11 a.m. Minister Robert Mays of Cherry Chapel United Methodist Church in Industry will be the guest speaker.
Read moreHopefully all of you made it through the first really cold spell of the season. It really got bad for a few days. Temperatures dropped to 17 degrees Jan. 16. Hope everyone that was able to, stayed home in a warm place. Hopefully that will be the last of the really bad weather. Some dumpsites were closed due to the weather. Some were also closed while some started late. Some people had to stay with others so they could stay warm.
Read moreAs I sit here earlier than normal this morning, I’m trying to keep calm, because after all, I do have electricity now. However, that does not guarantee consistent power. Yesterday evening the power was out for over two hours. Once it came on, I made sure to drip my faucets to assure no frozen pipes.
Read moreI always think of Mother Teresa’s “Anyway” poem as kind of a new year’s resolution. Here it is almost the end of January already so I wanted to share this poem that we should all live by. It’s a lot to think about for sure.
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