Prayer challenge

When you focus on the promise and not the problem, then 2020 will be a great year for you. I challenge every person in Grimes County to pick a person and pray for them in 2020. Don’t let them know you are praying for them but at the end of the year see what God has done in that person’s life as well as your own.

Veterans needing flu shots can get a free flu vaccine at Walgreens until March 31, 2020. To receive the free vaccine, veterans need to have their Veterans Health ID card and have one other form of ID.

Charm and Sewing

4-H Club

Thanks to all that donated to the Sock Drive for senior citizens. The drive ran from Nov. 1, through Dec. 13.

• A gender-neutral pajama drive is being held through Jan. 26. Contact Zaevion McDonald, 936-355-4667 for more information.

• Annual blanket, quilt and afghans drive through. Donate new or gently used afghans or blankets through Jan. 26, 2020. Contact Chyna Warren, 936-219-0619 or Freda Warren, 936-825-3850 for more information.

Plantersville Kountry Kickers 4-H Club meets on the second Sunday each month. Contact Sandra Kuta, sandrakuta@peoplepc.com for more information.

The Place of Grace on CR 313 in the BlackBerry Community is having Bible study Thursday nights at 7 p.m. instead of Friday mornings. Please come out and be a part of God’s work. Contact Ron and Diane Taylor, 281-380-8696 or 281-382-5594 for more information.

There will be a Food Show and Challenge Workshop for Grimes County 4-H Dec. 21.

The V.G. Young Institute School for County Commissioners Court will be held Feb. 11-13 in College Station at the Hilton Hotel and Conference Center, 801 University Drive East. Call 979-693-7500 for more information.

Brenham is hosting a Texas Trade Market Saturday, Feb. 8, from 11 a.m. till 4 p.m. at the Washington County Fairgrounds. For more information visit www.texastradedays.com.

Happy anniversary to Billy and Denise Dickson Ishup, Jerry and Joanna Horton and Paul and Ever Johnson.

Happy birthday to Marcus Mitchell, Carolyn Love DeBose, Bonita Byrd Mallard and Hubert Morris.

Please have all news/birthdays/anniversaries/ etc to me by noon Tuesday, December 17 & 24 due to the holiday schedule. Send news to 55maepj@gmail.com or call me at 936-894-2094. Thanks in advance.