Anderson Holiday Fest Saturday
Winner number 14 of the 2nd Annual St. Joseph’s Catholic Church 52-week gun raffle was drawn Sunday, Nov. 28. The winner of a Glock 45 9mm is Cody Lenz of Bryan. The next drawing will take place Sunday, Dec. 5.
The Anderson Food Pantry, located at 367 Fanthorp Street will be open Thursday, Dec. 2 from 9 a.m. till noon. All residents in need of food are eligible to participate. For more information call Renee Fredwood, 936-873-5005.
The Annual Anderson Holiday Fest will be held Saturday, Dec. 4 from 2:30-10:30 p.m. on Main Street in downtown Anderson. Gates open at 2 p.m. Music entertainers appearing are Rick Trevino 2:30-3:30 p.m.; Jody Booth 4-5 p.m.; Bri Bagwell 5:30- 6:30 p.m.; Jason Cassidy 7-8:15 p.m.; and Josh Ward 9-10:30 p.m. Payton Howie and Kate Watson will entertain during the slack times. Special guest will be Santa Claus and there will be vendors for all ages. If you have questions about being a vendor, contact brooke@ charliediggs.com. For more information and to purchase tickets, go to www.andersonholidayfest.com. Don’t miss out on getting some Christmas shopping done – the vendors will be ready for you. Fun is always had by all!
The St. Stanislaus parish Christmas party will be held after the 10 a.m. Mass in the parish hall Dec. 5. Children can visit and take pictures with Santa who will be giving out a bag of goodies also. There will be door prizes for the adults as well. Enjoy a luncheon provided by the Altar Society and ladies of the parish.
Come out to the Fanthorp Inn on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 11 and 12 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. as the 160th wedding anniversary of John Fanthorp and Sallie Moore which occurred on Christmas Eve of 1861 will be commemorated.
Ladies at the Grimes County Senior Center in Anderson are looking for quilts to finish for you once again. If you have quilts you’ve started and haven’t finished putting them together, the center can help. Each time I put this request out, several quilts will come in to be worked on. These ladies are caught up again and new more quilts to work on. If you have a quilt that has just been laying around because it needs to be completed, please contact Evelyn Syzmczak at the center at 936-873-2818.
Happy Birthday to those celebrating this week: Dec. 2 – Debbie Klawinsky, Cali Dobyanski and Robert Shiflett; Dec. 3 – Scott Ashorn, Leona Maupin, Donnie Klawinsky, Kelsi Moritz, Glenn Schaffer and Paula Binford; Dec. 4 – Maylee Rutledge, Kami Giles, Lara Davis and Casey Neuman; Dec. 5 – Dexter Lavender and our daughter Brandi Waitz; Dec. 6 – Wanda Schroeder, Will Borski, Eli Eastep, Mark Hitchcock, Jeanette Oller and Hope Klawinsky; Dec. 7 – Beckie Wichman, Cole Keen and Jeff Dyer; and Dec. 8 – Emory Sneed, Jerome Klawinsky and Tina Kott.
Happy anniversary to those celebrating this week: Dec. 5 – Justin and Tiffany Perry, one year; Dec. 7 – Lance and Jennifer Lavergne, 19 years; Dec. 7 – Brandon and Kensie Coronado, two years; and Dec. 8 – Chad and Julie Walkoviak, 14 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.