Anderson Food Pantry open Sept. 2
Winner number 52 of the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church 52-week gun raffle was drawn Sunday, Aug. 22. The winner of a Glock G48, 9mm is Jared Kowis of Montgomery. This ends the first annual gun raffle. The second annual gun raffle will begin Sunday, Aug. 29.
The Anderson Food Pantry will be open Thursday, Sept. 2 from 9 a.m. until noon at 367 Fanthorp St. in Anderson. All residents of Grimes County are invited to participate. For more information call 936-873-5005.
St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Plantersville will hold their 127th Annual Homecoming and Bazaar on Labor Day Sunday, Sept. 5 on the church grounds. This festive occasion will include an old-fashioned country barbecue dinner with all the trimmings beginning at 11 a.m. Fr. Ed Kucera, Pastor, invites you to come enjoy the live country music, tour our 1917 German Painted Church, enjoy the children’s game area and greenspace, shop for home made items in the Country Store, play your favorite games, spin to win restaurant gift cards, try your luck in the raffle, taste our homemade kolaches and join in the fun auctions. They will have plenty of parking, air conditioning, fellowship and food waiting for you! Follow them on Instagram by searching stmarysplantersville and be sure to like and follow their Facebook page St. Mary’s Church Plantersville for all the latest information.
Don and I, as well as our sister and brother-in-law, Joe and Denise Shead, left Saturday morning to visit Don and Denise’s uncle and aunt Harry and Flo Brennen at their home in Waxahachie. We always remember the date of Uncle Harry’s birthday. He will turn 93 on Sept. 11. The six of us enjoyed a buffet lunch at the Asian King Buffet, one of their favorite places to eat. Even though we ate until we were stuffed, we still had room for a cup of ice cream. After we ate we went back to their home for an afternoon of visiting and reminiscing. It was a wonderful visit that we look forward to doing again soon.
Happy Birthday to those celebrating this week: Aug. 26 – Zoey Kimich and Everleigh Sowell; Aug. 27 – Charlene Moriarty, Tina Schroeder, Steven Lara, Wyatt Marek, Lee Igo, Claire Countryman and Iliana Mendiola; Aug. 28 – Kelli Purvis, Tina Pasket, Jason Vaughan and Jane Hibner; Aug. 29 – Dennis Johnson, Brittney Crenshaw, Regina Edney, Casi Kelly, Linda Toler, Brandie Giles and Parker Sowell; Aug. 30 – Chris Szymczak, Michael Kimich and Emmett Moody; Aug. 31 – Scott Ketkoski, Jeff Sullivan, Judy Moody, Nathan Harwell, Chris Wilson and Zoe Compian; and Sept.
1 – Stacey Smith, Frank Smith and Lisa Bates.
Happy anniversary to those celebrating this week: Aug. 26 – Paul and Ruth Flournoy, 43 years; Aug. 27 – Tom and Kaky Wetuski, 61 years; Aug. 29 – Leland and Barbara Fougeron, 67 years; Aug. 29 – Michael and Cassi Walkoviak, 12 years; and Aug. 29 – Trey and Coty Kitkoski, seven years.
Much sympathy goes out to the family of Linda Kimich, wife of Leon Kimich, who passed away Sunday, Aug. 22. What I know about Linda the most is she was a good wife, good mother and an especially good grandmother who rarely missed any event her grandson participated in. Linda will be missed by many family and friends.
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