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We missed sharing our Bedias News column the last couple weeks. Like many others, we were affected by the power outages from the recent ice storms. In our case our computer did not like the sudden power drops and surges.
Read moreWilliam W. Meachum, an early prominent Grimes County settler, is truly a forgotten man. He is not in the all-encompassing Handbook of Texas. There is brief mention of Meachum in the Grimes County Heritage and Progress book. Searching Google turned up nothing about him except for a photo of his small little frame law office on the Portal of Texas website. Today, this small frame office building still stands at the northeast corner across from the Grimes County Courthouse in Anderson nearly a century since Meachum’s death.
Read moreWell folks we had another cold week but thank goodness not as bad as the week that we had snow and ice. That is a week that hopefully will not come again. I am told it was the worst in 100 years. Hope everyone has repaired their broken pipes and taken care of other things that went wrong.
Read moreThe city of Plantersville held their regular meeting March 8 and discussed the following items: review of real estate, Entergy ordinance to declining rate increase, payment of invoices and items currently due and payable and disaster declaration for the winter storm. They also recognized Chief Michael Briggs and other Plantersville Stoneham VFD for their time and effort spent distributing water for the recent winter storm.
Read moreIt is fish time! Come out to the Whitehall Community Center Friday, March 12, and enjoy some good catfish with all the fixings hosted by Salem Lutheran Church. The meals will be ready to go; however, the center will be arranged for inside eating also. The cost is $10 per plate and we would enjoy having you come.
Read moreThe Grimes County Mobile food bank will be open Thursday, Mar. 11 from 10 a.m. till noon. All residents of Grimes County who are eligible are welcome. Proof of residency is required.
Read moreSaturday, Feb. 20, was a very special day for Russell “Rusty” Pasket. Rusty was ordained a deacon during a Mass and Ceremony officiated by Daniel Cardinal DiNardo at the Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral in Houston that morning. Rusty began the diaconate program in January 2015, a 6-year commitment. When I asked what possessed him to start this journey he said, “I just felt the call and had the desire to serve.” He has volunteered in numerous capacities at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Anderson for many, many years. He is a very devout Catholic and has served his church well. A letter he received from the Cardinal on Saturday stated his permanent assignment as deacon will be serving at St. Stanislaus in Anderson and Christ Our Light in Navasota under Fr. Eli Lopez, pastor of both parishes.
Read morePhyla nodiflora, synonym Lippia nodiflora, is native to South America and the southern U.S. It’s known as frog fruit, mat grass, matchweed and other names. The name mat grass refers to the fact that it grows in mats in the lawn at a height of 3 to 5 inches. The inflorescence has a dark purple center surrounded by small white to pink flowers. It resembles a match which explains the name matchweed. One of the most interesting common names is the one used by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, turkey tangle fogfruit at plants.usda.gov. Notice it is not “frog” but “fog”. Fog often settles near the ground in the morning. After farmers mowed their fields, frog fruit was one of the first plants seen over the fog. The plant became known as fogfruit. Over time, in some places, the name morphed into frog fruit. I don’t know where the “turkey tangle” part of the name came from.
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