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The final informational meeting for Proposition A, a $44.5 million bond proposal by Anderson-Shiro CISD, will be held Thursday, April 20, at the American Legion building, 415 Hill Street (behind the Elementary School)beginning at 6:30 p.m. Please attend to get the proper information about the bond. It is something we need desperately as our school district is expected to grow leaps and bounds in the next few years with all the new subdivisions coming in. Early voting is April 24 - May 2 and Election Day is Saturday, May 6. Get out and vote.
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Hope all of you had a wonderful Easter service with your family members and friends. Hope everything went well with them.
Evergreen Baptist Church was filled with an overflow crowd of members and visitors. There were over 100 in attendance. A time of fellowship before the morning worship service included a meal with breakfast tacos, donuts and juice.
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Joni and her family surprised me by coming to sunrise service at Salem on Easter. It makes my week great when attending church with my family. I got tickled seeing Bree and Bean coloring with Kohen. At least they were all quiet!
The rain was good for pastures and ponds, but the ruts someone made in my pasture are not welcomed. If it was an accident, I would have appreciated them coming by to tell me and offer to repair the deep holes. However, that did not happen.
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Twin Oaks Landfill in Carlos is hosting a hazardous waste disposal day Saturday, April 22. For more information call 979-764-3809.
Congratulations to the following Navasota ISD employees: Cissy Neal, Teacher of the Year; Amy Lavender, Newcomer of the Year; Aricelle Romero, Support Staff of the Year.
Grimes County Animal Rescue is looking for volunteers to help at the new facility. You can walk the dogs, socialize with the animals and more.
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Evergreen Baptist Church had a full house of members and visitors for Sunday morning worship services April 2. There was an Easter Egg Hunt and lunch afterwards with lots of good food and desserts. Everyone had a wonderful time.
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Continuing the Bookman family history in Grimes County and Trinity University we find that Jesse Bookman’s two children, Pickens Butler and Mattie J., both attended Trinity University at its original location of Tehaucana, Texas. The University was founded there in 1869 and relocated to Waxahachie in 1902, before making a final home at San Antonio.
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April Fool’s Day was Saturday, the day of our BBQ sandwich sales. The day started early with presales. We had a few rough spots throughout, but they ended quickly. We sold all the meat the firemen cooked. Thank everyone for making this fundraiser the best we have had in months.
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The Grimes County Mobile Food Bank will be open Thursday, April 13 from 9:30-10:45 a.m. in the back-parking lot of the Grimes County Fairgrounds. Any resident of Grimes County will be served and will only need to show their driver’s license when they complete the once-a-year Client Assistant Intake form. For more information contact Chris Albright, caanavasota@gmail.com or 713-962-2144.
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