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The 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.
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The Anderson Food Pantry, 367 Fanthorp St. in Anderson will be open Thursday, Mar. 4 from 9 a.m. till noon. All residents of Grimes County may participate. The 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.
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Well folks it’s certainly good that the snow and ice are finally over. Some said we have not seen such bad weather for 100 years. I hope it will be that long before we see it again. It was nice to see the sun shining Monday, Feb. 22.
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I pray everyone has their lights and water back on, and their pipes fixed from the winter storm. How many Grimes County people remember back in the day when we always had a white Christmas? The snow would last for weeks. I remember like it was yesterday, and it was as beautiful back then as it is now. I pray everyone made it through the winter storm and lost no love ones.
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Today is Saturday and all I want to do is stare at the sunshine. I don’t necessarily want to go anywhere or for that matter, do anything, just look at the beautiful scenery. You can call me lazy and that is perfectly fine.
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Over the past week our neighborhood lost a great person, mentor, grandmother, and friend in Barbara Haynie. Attending Richards ISD, I remember her presence in the hallways in high school, and in theater. Mrs. Haynie was a force to be reckoned with. You knew how to behave in her class and what was expected of you, but you also knew there were times when she had a “blind eye” and let us kids be kids. She was brilliant in theater knowing how to squeeze in the most feeling, and the biggest bang into a one act play. She spent numerous afternoons working through lines, scripts and so many projects. Any seasoned teacher would feel overwhelmed, but Mrs. Haynie had an “all in” attitude, one that she entailed to many of us that were blessed to be in her class. We will miss her and the fire she kept lit for so many.
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Saturday, 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.
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Phyla 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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