Bedias VFD fundraiser Saturday
Bedias News
Burn Bans remain in effect for many area counties, please be diligent in observing these restrictions and safety measures.
The Bedias Volunteer Fire Department’s Annual Fish Fry and Auction is Saturday, Oct. 19, 4 p.m. till sold out. Please go to the BVFD Facebook page, www.facebook.com/BediasFire/ for more information. This annual event is the principal fundraiser for our wonderful volunteer firefighters, please make every effort to help support this vital Bedias program.
The Bedias Food Pantry will be open Saturday, Oct. 19, 9 a.m. till 2 p.m. Please look for ways you can help with this important community outreach.
Invitations for the Bedias Women’s Club Annual Veteran’s Day Dinner are going out Monday, Nov. 11. Bedias area veterans, or their surviving spouses are encouraged to RSVP to Michelle Bobo, michellebobo1996@yahoo.com, or 605-393-7859, to reserve your spot. Our 5 p.m. program will be held at the Bedias Civic Center this year and promises to be another wonderful community event in honor of our veterans.
Want to know more about the Bedias Civic Club, Bedias Women’s Club and other civic organizations active in the Bedias area? Please visit the Bedias Civic Club page, www.facebook.com/BediasCivicClubAssoc, visit the Bedias Women’s Club website, Bedias WomensClub.com; visit our Civic Center Events and Activities page, www.facebook.com/BediasCivicCenter, or visit our Bedias News page, www.facebook.com/BediasNews,and please share your thoughts and suggestions. Another useful tool is the bimonthly Bedias Community Newsletter (the latest issue is Oct./Nov.), which goes to every postal address in the Bedias ZIP code, for more information contact Mackie Bobo-White, mackiebobo44@gmail.com.
Want to know more about our wonderful Bedias Museum and Library programs? Please go to the library page, www.facebook.com/BediasLibrary, pay us a visit soon, and please consider becoming a library volunteer.
We have been offering refreshing and uplifting Christian films at Faith Outreach Christian Center, in Navasota for nearly two years. Our next film “John Light” will be shared Sunday, Nov. 10, at 5 p.m. Please plan to join us and please encourage your friends and neighbors to attend with you and your family. You can find more information about Faith Outreach on their webpage, www.foccministries.com.
Please go to our page, www.facebook.com/BediasTexasChristian FilmFestival, or www.facebook.com/FOCC1976,for more information on our programs.
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Happy birthday to Josie Pickett, Chad Loveday, Beckie Silcox, Melinda Chavez, Virginia Price, Gene Bracewell, Joanne Richardson, Lynell Wooderson, Richard Taylor, Fred Hinds, Shane Monkhouse and the Bedias Museum & Library. Happy anniversary to Jose and Joan Escamilla and Mark and Rhonda Fowler. Congratulations to everyone else celebrating personal and family occasions. Drop us a note if you want to add someone to our birthday, anniversary or concerns list.
Please take care when driving near our schools and in sharing the road with school busses, and in road construction and repair areas. Please uphold our brave law enforcement officers, volunteer firefighters and other first responders. Please remember Lee and Brenda Norris, Joe and Betty Williamson, MaeDell Younts, Gene Stapleton, Philip Up-church, Richard Taylor, Lew Gears, George Newton, and Aidan Fedor in your hearts and prayers.
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