Happy 75th Wedding Anniversary

The Grimes County Mobile Food Bank will be open Thursday, July 14 from 9:30-10:45 a.m. in the back-parking lot of the Grimes County Fairgrounds in Navasota. Any resident of Grimes County will be served and will only need to show their driver’s license when they complete the once-a-year Client Assistant Intake form. For more information contact Chris Albright, caanavasota@gmail.com or 713-962-2144.

Anderson-Shiro CISD will host their annual substitute teacher training and orientation for those interested in substitute teaching for the 2022-2023 school year. It will be located in the Central Office Boardroom, 458 FM 149 W in Anderson on Friday, Aug. 12 at 1 p.m. For more information, call the district office, 936-873-4500.

On Saturday, July 2, Don and I, as well as his sister Denise Shead and her husband Joe, made a trip to Waxahachie to visit our uncle and aunt Harry and Flo Brennen. Some years back these two resided on Hill St. in Anderson and were very involved volunteers at Fanthorp Inn. When they moved away, I really missed Uncle Harry because he was my “Mr. Fix-it” man. There wasn’t anything he couldn’t fix. Wednesday, June 29, was the 75th wedding anniversary of this sweet couple. How amazing is that? It’s one for the record books for sure! The chances of both spouses still living and married to the same person for 75 years is truly slim to none. This month Aunt Flo will turn 95 and in September Uncle Harry will turn 94. Uncle Harry still zips his car around town as if he was in his 30’s. We surely miss both of them around here and just have to zip up I-45 periodically for a visit. Congratulations to this very special couple who we are so proud of.

Speaking of being proud, our 8-year-old grandson Luke Waitz served as an altar server for his first time at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Plantersville Sunday, July 3. Luke is the son of Dave and Brandi Waitz and the big brother of Colton. This past month has been exciting for their whole family as they moved into their new home off of CR 208 after living in our home on Hill St. for the past 3 years. So, as they are finishing their move out of that house, our baby daughter Ashleigh and husband Tanner Krause and son Case are preparing to move in. Whew!

Each year I run Babusha’s Porch at the St. Stanislaus Church Bazaar. I have several ladies who do some canning of jellies and vegetables to sell in the booth. These ladies need jelly jars for their finished products. I don’t need jars of all kinds, just the jelly jars. These jars have gotten expensive so if you have some lying around or packed in a box out in your garage and don’t need them, give me a call, 936- 870-6842. I would appreciate it very much.

Happy Birthday to those celebrating this week: July 7 – Brenda Bell, Yvonne Toston, David Mitchell and Ann Smith; July 8 – Carolyn Ashorn and Lisa Everett; July 9 – Travis Neeley, Audrie Busa, Angela Kubacak and Felipa Torres; July 10 – Danielle Moriarty; July 11 – Haley Bennett and Anthony Sicinski; July 12 – Rickie Lemons, Debbie Lero and Dianne Blair; and July 13 – Susan Wisnoski and Kyleigh Backhus.

Happy Anniversary to those celebrating this week: July 7 – Joseph and Jenny Allphin, 15 years; July 7 – Ryan and Lacey Lyde, 11 years; July 7 – Clint and Kristin Vezurk, 10 years; July 7 – Tim and Holly Harris, 8 years; July 8 – Scott and Mona Kessler, 16 years; July 10 – Larry and Crystal Sechelski, 18 years; July 11 – Carl and Tina Schroeder, 35 years; July 12 – Jerry and Hope Moriarty, 25 years; July 12 – Jeffrey and Natalie Nobles, 19 years; July 12 -– Matt and Kirby Borski, 13 years; and July 12 – Gary and Bonnie Klodzinski, 42 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.