A-S Education Foundation fundraiser Saturday
The Anderson-Shiro Education Foundation will hold their annual steak dinner and auction fundraiser at the St. Stanislaus Parish Hall Sept. 24 beginning at 6 p.m. This foundation is dedicated to supporting Excellence in Education and has awarded $196,948 in grants benefiting students and educators at Anderson-Shiro schools. Tickets are $60 each or a table for six for $400. The hall is located at 1511 Hwy. 90 in Anderson. To purchase tickets or for more information, contact Erna Freeman, 936-870-8407. Christ Our Light Catholic Church’s 38th annual homecoming bazaar in Navasota will be held on the church grounds, 9677 N. Hwy. 6 on Sunday, Sept. 25. This event will begin with a barbecue dinner at 11 a.m. There will be booths and games, raffle, a live auction beginning at 1 p.m. and a silent auction all day ending at 3 p.m. The public is invited to come out for a delicious meal and lots of fun.
The Anderson VFD will host an IBCA Championship BBQ Cook-Off at the Grimes County Expo Center Sept. 30-Oct. 1. Friday night the Risky Liver Band will provide good dancing music. For all the scoop, contact promoter Samantha Kimich, 936-870-6438 or email andersonfi re114@yahoo.com.
Friday night, Sept. 16 was Homecoming at Anderson- Shiro. Congratulations to our new King and Queen Brant Werner and Josey Imhoff. Also hats off to the fighting Owls who stomped Evadale that evening.
Zackry Pavlock proposed to his future wife Samantha Bounds on Sept. 18, 2021. On Saturday, Sept. 17, one day short of a year later, this couple tied the knot at Moore Ranch on the Brazos. A reception followed at the venue. Zackry is our K9 officer at Grimes Co. Sheriff’s Office.
Our grandson Colton Waitz, son of Dave and Brandi Waitz, will celebrate his seventh birthday Thursday, Sept. 22. Since he has football practice that evening and doesn’t want to miss it, his parents threw a small family birthday party Sunday, Sept. 18 at his home with homemade pizza of all kinds, salad and chocolate cake and ice cream. The 22nd is not only his birthday but his parents’ 10th anniversary also. It’s pecan time again, 4-H Clubs are gearing up for the 2022-2023 year starting out with the sale of those delicious pecans. Our grandson Luke Waitz is excited to start 4-H this year and will be gracious to take your order. These pecans will be in before the Thanksgiving holidays just in time to make those scrumptious pecan pies. Once you start using 4-H pecans you will never, and I mean never, go back to buying them off the shelf at a grocery store. If you are interested in ordering some, give my daughter Brandi Waitz a call, 936-537-6488 or me, Gail Sowell, 936-- 870-6842. Happy Birthday to those celebrating this week: Sept. 22 – Colton Waitz, Kirk Wichman, Ashley LaFlash, Connie Kimich, Bill Mock, Denise Shead, George Wells; Sept. 23 – Jordan LeFlore, Thomas Floyd, Jr., Easton Walkoviak, Beverly Igo; Sept. 24 – Joy Walkoviak, Kyle Molitor, Clinton Cook, Kim Ross, Shalla Roesler, Lauren Theriot, Joe Toler, Diana Branch; Sept. 25 – Wesley Schroeder, Michael Gessner; Sept. 26 – Bill Foster, Johnny Yargo, Alisha Young; Sept. 27 – Jennifer Katkoski, Gerard Szymczak, Caleb Rabun, Ryan Lyde, Michelle Belinowski, Tyler Vickers, Amy Brown, Carol Reissig; Sept. 28 – Tonya Carroll, Jennifer Garza, LuAnne Rokowitz, Marie Kampbell, Amy Keally, Ann-Marie McElroy, Julie Yargo and Jason Sowell.
Happy Anniversary to those celebrating this week: Sept. 22 – Dave and Brandi Waitz, 10 years; Sept. 23 – Travis and Brianna Tomkivits, 5 years; Sept. 24 – Jimmy and Kimberly Winningham, 11 years; Sept. 26 – Danny and Ann-Marie McElroy, 35 years; and Sept. 27 – Alan and Susan Burzynski, 19 years.
If you have special news about what goes on in your family or life, let me know by calling 936-870-6842 or email me at gailmsowell@ yahoo.com.