TRF opens this weekend

City of Plantersville Treats on a Dirt Street will be held Thursday, Oct. 28, from 6-8 p.m. at 11335 Lodge Lane. Trunks, tailgates and tables will be set up with treats provided by local neighbors and sponsors.

October is Breast Cancer awareness month. I have two close friends who were diagnosed with breast cancer this year. Neither had family history of breast cancer. Thank God it was caught in time and they are in remission. Make it part of your physical every year.

Plantersville-Stoneham VFD is now accepting applications for fire chief, treasurer and three board of director positions. All elected board members and fire chief currently serve a threeyear term. Anyone interested needs to submit a resume by the next board of directors meeting 6:30 p.m. Oct. 11, at the PSVFD station. Interested parties may also mail their resume to PSVFD, P.O. Attn: President Deen Miller, Box 123, Plantersville TX 77363.

St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital is hosting a Fall Health Fair Tuesday, Oct. 12, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Grimes County Expo Center, 5220 FM 3455 in Navasota. The Fall Health Fair helps you stay healthy by putting your health first. There will be door prizes, free flu and COVID-19 vaccines, free health screening, blood glucose and blood pressure screenings. For more information call 936-870-4517.

It is almost time for opening weekend at the Texas Renaissance Festival, Oct. 9. The festival runs through Nov. 28. Hopefully the traffic will be better with Toll Road 249.

Moderator Michael Harrison is inviting everyone to attend a meeting at the Place of Grace, CR 313 in the Blackberry Community on Oct. 16, at 11 a.m. in reference to Macedonia Baptist Church on CR 206 in the Blackberry Community. The church was built for the community and now it needs restoring. Everyone is invited to attend especially those who live in the Blackberry Community, have lived in or have property in the Blackberry Community. Thanks in advance.

Fall Household Hazardous Waste clean-up is Saturday, Oct. 30, from 7 a.m. till 2 p.m. at Twin Oaks. They will not accept household garbage, appliances/freon, tires, medical sharps, ammunition, 55-gallon drums or business generated waste. Call 979-764-3809 for more information.

Food Trucks are wanted for the Festival of Wolves, Saturday Oct. 16, from 10 a.m. till 5 p.m. at the St. Francis Wolf Sanctuary in Navasota. Call Nicole, 936-494-9765 to secure your spot.

Great Gatsby Fall Festival will be held Saturday, Oct. 23, from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. at Historic Anderson Park, 231 South Main Street in Anderson. There will be food trucks, games, live entertainment, vendors, etc. Tickets may be purchased at the gate. For more information contact Sheri, 210-400-1653 or Lucy, 936-870-7141.

Brent Beamesderfer is holding a Hunter Education Course Saturday, Oct. 30, from 8-5 p.m. at Texas Relay Station in Plantersville. Minimum age is nine years old, fee is $15, cash paid the day of the class. To register for the class, go to www.tp wd.tx.gov. Each person must have their own email address. Lunch will be served on the premises. Call 281-423-8450 for more information.

There will be a Chili Cookoff Benefit to honor Baby Noelle Tomkivits Saturday, Nov. 6, at noon at the Whitehall Community Center, 14536 FM 362 in Navasota. The event is free to the public. If you are interested in getting your team in this benefit, text your info to 936-443-6242. Thanks in advance.

For I Will Restore Health to You and Heal You of Your Wounds! Jeremiah 30:17. Grimes County keep praying until something happens, people begin loving their fellowman, our nation is in unity and this virus is gone! Thank God they have a vaccine but keep praying. Prayer changes things!

Please have all news/birthdays/anniversaries/etc. to me by noon Thursday. Send news to 55maepj@gmail.com or call me, 936-894-2094. Thanks in advance.