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The Celebration of Life for Allan Stafford was a wonderful tribute to him. Several VFW members ventured to White Hall to attend. Little Man went to church with me on Sunday. He tickles me because he waves to everyone. His buddy, Jim Britt, took him into church and I was invited to sit with them. That little boy stayed busy, but he was quiet. Being that he loves to color and look at books, he was having a great time with the bag of goodies the church offers
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The Back-to-School Bash at Evergreen Baptist Church Wednesday, Aug. 23, was certainly a success. Around 118 children and adults attended. There were all sorts of tacos, and Kona Ice was served. Everyone had a wonderful time.
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Happy Labor Day to everyone. Just a reminder the burn ban remains active. St. Francis Wolf Sanctuary’s Festival of the Wolves is Saturday, Oct. 21, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Vendor space is available. For more information call Nicole, 936-494-9765.
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Iola Food Pantry monthly food distribution was held at the Iola Missionary Baptist Church Fellowship Hall Aug. 19. It was certainly a success. Around 92 people showed up for a variety of food including meat, canned food, produce and more.
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Everyone is invited to attend St. Mary’s Catholic Church 129th Annual Labor Day weekend old-fashioned country bazaar Sunday, Sept. 3, in Plantersville. The day will feature a barbecue dinner beginning at 11 a.m. in an air-conditioned tent, a kid’s zone with plenty of greenspace and games, a country store and crafts, restaurant, plant, cake and kolache booths, a beer and wine garden, live auction at 1 p.m.
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Band Night was Friday. Students were able to show parents and friends how hard they worked during the heat of the summer. Navasota High School Band Director David Holland introduced the people who assisted and introduced Marcus Roberts who is the junior high band director.
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A Town Hall Public Meeting is scheduled Wednesday, Aug. 30, from 6:30-8 p.m. in the Grimes County Commissioners Courtroom, 270 FM 149 West in Anderson. There will be discussion and public comment on the 2023-24 Grimes County Proposed Tax Rate and Budget. For more information call 936-306-3604.
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Elisha Marshall Pease was probably the least known and written about of the early Texas Governors. Born in Connecticut, he arrived in Texas in January 1835 to serve at the Battle of Gonzales and Bexar. He also served as a clerk at the March 1, 1836 convention at Washington on the Brazos. There, the first draft of the Declaration of Independence for the Republic of Texas is possibly in his handwriting. In his late political career, at the time of the Civil War, he was often referred to as a Unionist because of his birth state of Connecticut.
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