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It is hard not to say enough about this early Grimes County settler. Ira Malcom Camp, his wife Eliza and children arrived in Grimes County from Mississippi in the mid-1840s. They first settled near Anderson, but soon purchased land just to the east of what is now Navasota.
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The big news this week is the cold spell that came into the area. It was cold Saturday, Feb. 13 when I was at the Iola Dump Site, but at least that was for only four hours. The following day it began to freeze. Several area churches were closed including Evergreen Baptist Church. The road crews were out all-night Saturday prepping roads with sand. Iola schools were out for the week. It has been a long time since we have had such bad weather. I hope all this bad weather will be over soon.
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Winter is still with us. I hope no one says we didn’t have a winter this year. Snow was in our area once again and this time there were several inches. Some thought it would only last one night, but it was around for multiple days.
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There is not much to offer as news from Whitehall since everyone else in the county has the very same news. Snow, sleet, freezing rain, no power and no water are all that I have seen this week. This week included cancelled jobs, cancelled church services, and cancelled meetings. We all have something to add to the history of Texas.
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The Anderson Knights of Columbus has two fish frys scheduled during the Lenten season. The first one is set for Friday, Feb. 19 at St. Mary’s Parish Hall in Plantersville and the second is set for Friday, Feb. 26 at the KC Hall in Anderson. Serving times will be from 5-7 p.m. The dinner’s cost is $12 per plate which consists of Fried Fish, French fries, hush puppies, coleslaw and macaroni and cheese. Due to COVID-19, all food will be packaged in take-out containers. Dining tables will be set up with appropriate social distancing for those who want to eat onsite. Please come out and support this K of C Council who supports charities in our area.
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Upcoming events in the area include the monthly meeting of the Iola-North Zulch Order of the Eastern Star No 458 which will meet in North Zulch at the Pyramid Masonic Lodge Feb. 22. The meeting will begin with a meal at 6 p.m. followed by the meeting. All members of the Fastern Star are invited to attend. Members are expected and visitors are always welcome.
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As a family we love High School sports- we love the determination of the young athletes to be the best, and the celebration of success from the coaches. Richards is no different, we have celebrated their wins, and mourned their losses- but enjoyed the progress of Panther athletics. The RISD High School boys ended their basketball season with a loss to North Zulch Friday, playing for entry into the playoffs at the Madisonville High School gym. The team contains three seniors: Joseph Miller, Reece Wrobleski and Darryl Lovings. All three were celebrated during senior night at RISD and were presented with a basketball from the team and gifts from parents. Athletes at RISD are gearing up for track and baseball now, with the school beginning work on the fields and coaches solidifying the spring schedule.
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Happy belated birthday to Dr. Bob! He and his wife used to come to assist with the fundraisers for the Whitehall Community Center all the time. He came to buy some BBQ Saturday and told me that he was going to celebrate his 90th birthday. I am so glad that I got to see him again. Of course, I did not recognize him with the mask, but I should have recognized the hat!
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