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An Operation Blue Santa Raffle will be held Dec. 1. Help Navasota Police Department assist deserving children this holiday season by supporting Operation Blue Santa. Raffle tickets are $5 and may be purchased at Citizens State Bank.
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A very large oil painting on fabric is in the Two Rivers Heritage Foundation historical collection. It is unsigned, but significantly characteristic of similar paintings attributed to an artist with the common name of Bettie Brown.
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Our family wishes each and every one a very Happy Thanksgiving. I love the Thanksgiving holidays because I love turkey and dressing. Ever since I could remember as a child, we always had Thanksgiving dinner in Dobbin at the home of my grandparents John and Rosa Herzog. They are both deceased now, and my Uncle Darrell Herzog lives in that home and has continued to carry on the tradition of Thanksgiving dinner each year. He has even perfected his mother’s dressing recipe and it is the best.
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The St. Stanislaus Catholic Church Altar Society will hold their annual bake sale at Navasota LivestockAuction Barn Saturday, Nov. 18 beginning at 9 a.m. There will be plenty of homemade baked goods, cakes and pies that can be purchased just in time for your Thanksgiving celebrations. Be sure and stop by and grab some goodies.
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Last week I had my own rules given to me by a 2-year-old, “no flip flops outside.” Okay, gotcha Mr. Kohen. It is interesting to me that a 2-year-old has such a memory. I want to wish a belated happy birthday to my friend and mentor, Beth McGinty. I failed to have her in my birthday list last week for Nov. 11. I hope your day was a very good one.
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The 30th annual Bruce Family Reunion was held at Keith Community Center Sunday, Nov. 5, with around 35 family members and visitors present. The covered dish meal was enjoyed by all. There was a successful auction featuring a variety of items. The reunion featured the Melvin and Edna Bruce family. Their only living daughter, Cora Bruce Lucas, was present along with several of her children and their children. The children now deceased are George Bruce, Ecelyn Bruce Roberts, Lena Bruce Jarvis and Ruth Bruce Whitmire. Everyone had a good time and plan to meet again next year.
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City of Plantersville will host a proposed budget public hearing Nov. 20, at 6 p.m. The Texas Renaissance Festival is nearing the end of the season. The final two weeks feature Highland Fling Nov. 18-19 and Celtic Christmas Nov. 24-26.
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Grimes County Mobile Food Bank will be open Thursday, Nov. 9 from 10-11:30 a.m. in the back-parking lot of the Grimes County Fairgrounds in Navasota. Any resident of Grimes County will be served and only need to show their driver’s license when they complete the once-a-year Client Assistant Intake form. For more information contact Patricia, jimcozby@gmail.com.
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