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The famous St. Joseph’s Stew Supper is Thursday, March 16 at 6 p.m. in the parish hall in Stoneham. Supper will be served after a 5:30 p.m. Mass in the church. This yearly event is put on by the Altar Society to celebrate St. Joseph’s Feast Day. A delicious homemade beef stew, wonderful bread and homemade pies are on the menu. Meal for adults is $10 and $5 for children 12 and under. They usually have some left over you can buy to take home. Lots of people bring their own bowls or containers. Only in the country, right? A raffle and short auction will coincide with the supper. Don’t miss it.
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A baby shower for Steve and Mollie Williamson was held at Evergreen Baptist Church Saturday, March 4. Many good gifts were brought for the happy couple. May God bless them and their coming child.
There will not be a service at Evergreen Baptist Church Wednesday, March 15, because of Spring Break. Services will return to normal after that.
An Easter Sunrise Service will be held at Zion Methodist Cemetery near Iola Sunday, April 9, at 7 a.m. Come out and celebrate the risen Savior. Come one come all.
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Congratulations to Todd Mission VFD members James Lord, Amber Young, Ryan Gunning, Chief Godfrey and Scott Goddard on their training at TEEX.
Cattle Raisers Convention and Expo is March 24-26. Register now at www.cattleraiserconvention.com.
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On behalf of White Hall Community VFD, I would like to invite community residents to attend business meetings held the first Monday of each month. Meetings help the community know what is going on with the department, they can ask questions and visit with volunteer firefighters and auxiliary members. This is not a means of getting you to join, but a way of supplying information about our department. However, we are always ready for new members. Training for firefighters is planned by our Training Coordinator, Christopher Vickers.
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Our neighbors Charlie and KK White and Tug and Regan White held a grand opening Friday for their new wedding venue, Camp Hosea, on their property, 17476 FM 3090 between Anderson and Carlos just off FM 244. The venue is a peaceful and beautiful country setting that will charm all that visit it. Their first wedding is in May. Good luck to the White family on their new venture. Google Camp Hosea to check it out.
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Everyone knows I try to support my grandchildren at their school programs. I learned not to be too competitive and do something to embarrass them like I used to do to Jordan. Bean played baseball in Bellville Friday at Faith Academy. Fortunately, there was a father from Somerville who took over the yelling, arguing an out that was called on Bean. He had me laughing. The team does not have strong pitchers and they walked in quite a few runs. The coach started moving boys to the mound. The loud father hollered at Joni that Bean would be pitching. She laughed and said no, but he was placed on the mound. I lost count, but I think he was the seventh boy on the mound and the last! That big boy has never pitched, and you could tell! He threw a couple of strikes, but the other pitches were really wild. I was laughing so hard that I started coughing. Another parent from Somerville came over with a cough drop for me!
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Iola Food Pantry distributed food Feb. 18, at Iola Missionary Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. It was well attended with several stopping for a variety of canned goods, meat, bread, eggs and desserts. The pantry is open the third Saturday each month for anyone in need of a helping hand.
Glenn and Betty Harmon had family visiting from Lincoln, NE over the weekend. They had 13-inches of snow in Nebraska. I’m sure glad it didn’t snow here.
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Spring Break is March 13-17, enjoy and be safe!
City of Plantersville held a special meeting Feb. 27. There were several items discussed including the Plantersville-Stoneham VFD sign, certification of unopposed candidates for the May election, and a survey conducted by GrantWorks. The next meeting is March 20, at 7 p.m. at Plantersville Town Hall.
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