Please support your VFD

Anderson News

It’s the time of year that Anderson Volunteer Fire Department conducts their annual fund drive. As most VFD’s do, they depend largely on contributions from the community they serve. Pretty much everyone in this area should have gotten a letter in the mail recently concerning this fund drive. Please consider donating to our VFD as you never know when it might be you that needs them. Last year’s contributions replaced worn-out bunker gear and helped volunteers attend several trainings. All funds collected this year will go toward further trainings which allow the volunteers to better serve and protect our community members and themselves, more gear and equipment and any future purchase of needed apparatuses.

The Anderson Volunteer Fire Department greatly appreciates all the generous donations received in the past years and look forward to your continued support this year. If you would like to contribute to this worthy organization, just write out a check and send it to the Anderson VFD at P.O. Box 561, Anderson, TX 77830. If you would like to find out more about this organization, contact fire chief Michael Kimich, 936-870-8776 or the president Darrell Dietrich, 936-873-2725. Business meetings are held the third Monday of each month at the fire station on Hill Street at 7 p.m.

Do you need to speak with an attorney? Good news! Lone Star Legal Aid helps low income persons and families with civil legal problems. This organization will have an attorney available in Grimes County to meet one-on-one with individuals who meet LSLA’s eligibility requirements for free legal assistance. They will be at the Grimes County Health Resource Center, 210 S. Judson St. in Navasota Thursday, Jan. 16, from 1 p.m. till 3 p.m. Call (800) 570-4773 for an appointment or walk-in’s will be on a first come, first served basis.

The Grimes County Health Resource Center will present a free workshop “Let’s Get Healthy” at the Senior Center on Main Street in Anderson. They will offer fun exercises for all fitness levels, eating healthy on a budget, great tasting healthy snacks and prepared dishes, and more. This workshop will be presented every Friday starting at 10:30 a.m. from Jan. 31 to Feb. 28. Don’t miss out on this free opportunity to get healthy.

On Saturday, Jan.18 from 1 p.m. till 3 p.m., the family of John Sowell will throw a 90th “come and go” birthday party in the party room at the Navasota Nursing & Rehab, 1405 E. Washington in Navasota. If you are in town, stop by and say hello. He will enjoy seeing and visiting with young as well as old friends.

Happy birthday this week to: Jan. 16- Crystal Sechelski, Sheila Hicks, Tuck Mc-Lain and Brett Bourque; Jan. 17- Andrew Borski, Ashlyn Welsh and Hunter Lara; Jan. 18- Landon Jarvis, Will Harrison and Becky Childress; Jan. 19- Kenton Holliday, Genie Wichman and Trisha Kott; Jan. 20- Gary Moriarty and Jesse Ojeda; Jan. 21- John Sowell, Grayson Cleere, Justin Scott; Jan. 22-Dylan Failla, Ashley Hughes and Chelsea Bailey.

Happy Anniversary to: Jan. 18- Gary and Janice Pasket, 23 years; Jan. 19-Bryan and Dana Wheeler, two years; Jan. 20- Todd and Cheli Greene, 19 years; and Jan. 21- Tubie and Joan Pushee, 20 years.

This past week we lost three special men: Larry Sechelski, Sr., age 58, died Jan. 6; Arch Karonka, age 83, died Jan. 9 and George Franklin Schroeder, age 80, (formerly of Anderson) died Jan. 10. Condolences and prayers go out to all their families.

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 .