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It sure was good to see my neighbor, Art Courville, up and running after his knee surgery but it was fantastic to see him smiling, playing dominoes and enjoying his retirement. Way to go, Art!
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During the Evergreen Baptist Church Vacation Bible School that concluded Wednesday, July 20, a special offering was collected each day. The offering is for Zach and Nikki Dehaven and their children Samuel and Hezekiah, who missionaries in Cairo, Egypt. There was a competition between the boys and girls to see who could collect more – the girls won. Last year the boys won. The children raised approximately $600 total. Someone matched the amount which doubled the offering. I am sure the family will make good use of the money. Children at VBS also enjoyed snow cones and a water slide.
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Grimes County True Blue Foundation needs silent and live auction donations for their annual banquet Saturday, Aug. 19, at the Grimes County Fairgrounds. All proceeds from the banquet helps to provide equipment to local law enforcement officers in which department budgets lack funding for. Call Christine Johnson, 936-755- 1218 ext. 108 or email c.johnson@texastrueblue.org to donate.
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The Bedias community had a serious wildfire outbreak July 19. At least one home was lost along with much of the possessions for a Bedias family. We must be very aware of the present fire danger and diligently watch out for our neighbors. As a side note, one of the responding volunteer fire departments had to stop on the way to suppress a carelessly started grass fire before even getting to the Bedias fire.
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“When the Texas Slow Fever struck me in 1900,” young Otto states, “I did not respond to the whiskey treatment. Complications set in, the doctor was called, first he covered my swollen fever-racked body with patches of soothing salve, then swathing these in bandages, then took a red-hot flatiron, pressing it to the bandages. The pain literally made me see stars. I submitted to three of these agonizing treatments. Following the third application, I was cured. Although thin and weak, I left my sickbed for I was badly needed in the fields.”
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As many of you know Rocky Weller died April 30. Rocky was a familiar face in Anderson and the surrounding area. He worked at the grocery store here in town back in the day and Kott’s Café for many years. A Memorial service will be held for Rocky Saturday, July 30 at 11 a.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church Hall in Anderson. Presiding at the service will be former Zion Lutheran Pastor Kermit Bostelman. A light lunch in the hall will immediately follow the service. So, there will be plenty of food for everyone, if you plan to attend please let Terry Licce know by calling or texting her, 936-661-5919.
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There were numerous postings on Facebook regarding fires in our county. Now is not the time to try to burn trash. I was worried about my oldest grandson and called to see if his house was anywhere near the fires. Thankfully, he was okay. He told me he saw one of the fires and stopped to assist others who were volunteering prior to the arrival of fire departments. He pulled his pressure washer off the work truck; folks were getting hoses and hooking up to keep the fire contained as best as they could. Unfortunately, he did see the house and barns burn.
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As with any group, the new calendar year is bringing new changes for Richards ISD.
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