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The annual meeting of the Martins Prairie Church Cemetery Association will be held at Martins Prairie Missionary Baptist Church Sunday, Sept. 5, beginning at 10:30 a.m. All that have family members buried in the cemetery or have an interest in the Keith community are invited to attend. A variety of business will be discussed and taken care of. The Davis family will give a history of their family and its ties to the community. There will be a covered dish meal served to all present. Do make plans to attend. There was no meeting last year because of COVID-19. Hopefully all will try to attend.
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There will be a free Family Fun Day at Relay Station in Plantersville Monday, Sept. 6, from noon till 3 p.m. A barbecue lunch will be served, there will also be a water slide. The event is sponsored by the Plantersville-Stoneham 4-H and is free for families in the Plantersville-Stoneham area. All ages are welcome.
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On Saturday Maxine, Janis, Mrs. Verdell and I went to Katy for a district meeting for the VFW. The day started off very good until we followed the Google thing to find directions to the Post. We ended up at a metal gate to a pasture. At least we had a good laugh about it.
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Winner number 51 of the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church 52-week gun raffle was drawn Sunday, Aug. 15. The winner of a Remington 783, 6.5 is Lisa Atkinson of Plantersville. The last drawing of this gun raffle will take place Sunday, Aug. 22. A new 52-week gun raffle will begin on Aug. 29, so if you are interested in buying raffle tickets for this upcoming raffle contact Marcy Pavlock, 936-661-6662 or Mike Wetuski, 936-870-6836. I also have some to sell so you can contact me, 936-870- 6842. Tickets are $100 each. Time is running out so hurry, only 500 will be sold.
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Have you and your family received the COVID inoculation? Please reconsider - do this for yourself, do this for your family, do this for your neighbor, do this for your community.
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Early 1830’s Grimes county pioneer settler Jared Groce knew a good man when he saw him. One of these men was Martin Byrd Lawrence. Groce gave Lawrence the equivalent of 100 acres just over the hill to the east of his Retreat land grant in southwest Grimes County.
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Orphans Friend Masonic Lodge had a full day of activities Saturday, Aug. 7, for the cornerstone dedication at the Grimes County Justice Center in Anderson. The Grand Lodge of Texas and Lodge Officers gathered at the Lodge prior to the ceremony then moved to the dedication site at 10 a.m. Various Grimes County Officials were present. The ceremony was impressive; however, one man passed out from the heat and was transported by ambulance. Following the ceremony, a covered dish meal by local lodge members was served.
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Please keep employees of the Dobbin/ Plantersville Water Company in your prayers. They had a staff member test positive for COVID-19 and had to temporarily close their office. If you need to make a payment, please use their online payment option, mail a check, or leave payment at drop box. The drop box is located on side of the office building.
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