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Plantersville Town Hall is hosting “Dollar Day” Sunday, Sept. 22, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. There will be old–fashioned barber shop cuts, children’s activities, hot dogs and more.
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Richards Volunteer Fire Department wants to determine who needs emergency help during a power outage due to a hurricane or storm. If you need refrigeration for medications or are on oxygen that needs power to operate then you are a priority for emergency power.
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I’ve been glued to my office chair working this week working on things for the VFW Auxiliary. It is now manageable chaos. Little Man was here one day recuperating from a virus and hurt foot. We enjoyed Paw Patrol, Spider Man and coloring. He is good now. I need a notebook to keep up with all the characters names. And we sprayed with the “fire” hose. That was not a fair game, I got soaked.
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Enrollment for the 4-H program begins Thursday, Aug. 15. The program develops youth in grades 3rd through 12th, ages 8-18. There are a wide variety of opportunities in various project areas. They offer hands– on experiences in leadership, community service, career discovery, building connections and developing lifelong skills as well as lifelong friendships. For more information, contact the Grimes Co. Extension Office at 936873-3907, email Grimestx@ tamu.edu or check out the website at https://grimes. agrilife.org/.
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There was a special service at Evergreen Baptist Church Sunday, Aug. 4. The children that attended summer camp were in service and spoke about their experience. There were 25 of them. Several of them dedicated their lives to the Lord and four made first time decisions to serve the Lord. Three of them are brothers – Josh, Jacob and Jace Sutphen. They have been Christians for a while and were baptized. May God bless them all.
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I’m beginning another year as president of the Grimes County VFW Post 4006 Auxiliary. It is like any other volunteer job you may have or volunteer for. Mine includes shredding, changing year, planning for holidays, training, working on programs, attending meetings, agendas etc. I have papers, notebooks, copies and books scattered all over the house. And guess who calls to come over, the bug man. That is almost as bad as cleaning before the maid comes.
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Stepping out of Texas back to early American Colonial times with Benjamin Franklin, best known for his Declaration of Independence Revolutionary Era time. He was a precocious 12–year–old launching out into the early 1700s to become the American printer, author, editor and publisher of national significance by the age of 23.
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Grimes County True Blue Banquet is Saturday, Aug. 17. To purchase a table email, info@grimescountytrueblue. org.
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