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Winner number 13 of the 2nd Annual St. Joseph’s Catholic Church 52-week gun raffle was drawn Sunday, Nov. 21. The winner of a Taurus G2C 9mm is Shawn Jeffcoat of Manor. The next drawing will take place Sunday, Nov. 28.
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The pulpit at Evergreen Baptist Church was filled by Rev. Matt Carey of Madisonville, Sunday, Nov. 14. He was accompanied by his wife Peggy. They both used to live in the Keith community. His message was from Mark 10, and was the story of Blind Bartimaeus, who Jesus healed. The sermon was wonderful. The church pastor, Rev. Jeff Morgan and his family were out of town. He will return next week.
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Happy Thanksgiving Grimes County. I pray everyone has a safe and enjoyable holiday.
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Solanum elaeagnifolium, trompillo, is a perennial seen in Grimes County for most of the year. It grows 1 to 3 feet tall on a prickly stem. Stem and alternate leaves, 2 to 4 inches long with wavy edges, are covered with fine silvery hairs. Another name for trompillo is silverleaf nightshade. It’s in the Solanaceae, nightshade family.
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Thank you to White Hall Café for holding the second annual Pig Roast as a fundraiser for the White Hall Taxpayers Association. I actually made it this year and must say the meat was not what I have tried before; it was much better. Thanks again.
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The Bedias Civic Club is getting ready to celebrate Christmas in Bedias in a big way. Everything is set for Saturday, Dec. 18, starting with Breakfast with Santa at the Civic Center, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Pancake Breakfast, then a Gingerbread House Contest also at the Civic Center at 10:30 a.m. Next is the Bedias Christmas Parade starting at 6 p.m., followed by Cookies with Santa back at the Civic Center at 7 p.m. Please go to the Civic Club Facebook page, www.facebook.com/BediasCivicClubAssoc, for all the updates.
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The annual Bruce Family Reunion was held at the Keith Community Center Sunday, Nov. 7, with a good number of family members attending. Approximately 40 attended. It is estimated this is the 33rd family reunion and is the reunion of the descendants of Melva and Edna Bruce Family. The only one of their children still living is Cora Bruce Lucan. The family began gathering around 11 a.m. and stayed until 3 p.m. All had a wonderful time and are making plans to return next year.
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‘Blind Tom’ Wiggins, slave pianist and autistic savant, born in Columbus, Georgia in May of 1849 became owned by Colonel Joseph Bethune, a local lawyer- journalist, when he purchased his parents, Charity and Mingo Wiggins, in 1850.
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