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Early voting is Monday, Oct. 24, through Friday, Nov. 4. Midterm Election is Nov. 8. All poll locations will be open from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. on election day.
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Anderson VFD will host an IBCA Championship BBQ Cook-Off at the Grimes County Expo Center Sept. 30-Oct. 1. Friday night the Risky Liver Band will be on hand providing good dance music. For all the scoop, contact promoter Samantha Kimich, 936870-6438 or email andersonfi re114@yahoo.com.
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A White Hall resident mentioned I should include historical facts in my column. Thus, I took a look at the Grimes County Historical Commission sites and decided since White Hall was not listed as a town, I would start with Yarboro. The following paragraph is copied from historical commission research. I hope you find this interesting. “Yarboro, TX. Yarboro, on Farm Road 1748 and the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in southern Grimes County, was founded about 1879 on a tract of land owned by James Quincy Yarborough, for whom the settlement was named. The nucleus of the community was the steam-powered gristmill and cotton gin constructed by Yarborough during the 1870’s. By 1884 the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway had extended a line through the settlement, transforming it into a shipping point for cotton, cottonseed, and other agricultural produce. A post office had also been established by that date, with Yarborough as postmaster. About 1890 an influx of German immigrants brought a number of Lutherans to the vicinity; in 1893 the community’s first church, the Salem Lutheran congregation, was organized, and a combination home-school-meeting house was constructed in Yarboro. In 1884 the town had a population of thirty. By 1890 this figure had increased to seventy-five. At the peak of its development Yarboro had three general stores, a liquor store, a cotton gin, a train depot and telegraph office, and two schools. In 1936 the town had fifty residents and two accredited businesses. The post office was closed in 1953. By 1950 the population had declined to an estimated twenty, and no businesses remained. No population estimates have been available since 1969.”
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Early voting is Monday, Oct. 24 through Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. Midterm Election is Tuesday, Nov. 8.
Navasota Farmer’s Market is Saturday, Oct. 8, at Navasota Public Library from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.
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The Iola Food Pantry held their monthly distribution of food Saturday, Sept. 17, at Iola Missionary Baptist Church Fellowship Hall and it was well attended. There were approximately 70 people or families that came for food. There were a lot of volunteers from Evergreen Baptist Church that showed up to work. There were the usual canned goods, bread, sweets, frozen meat and fruit. The pantry is open the third Saturday each month from 9-11 a.m. The pantry is open to anyone needing a helping hand. Area residents were sorry to learn about the death of Robbie Lynn Maxwell Sheffield. She was born Oct. 29, 1940 the daughter of Eddie E. and Loyce Maxwell. She passed away Sept. 14. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Warren Arthur Sheffield and two daughters. She was a member of Center Hill Baptist Church for over 30 years. Her funeral was held in the Willis Cemetery in Willis. She is survived by two sons and their wives and other family members. Do remember her loved ones in your prayers.
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Bedias Civic Association will sponsor their annual Trunk or Treat, Saturday, Oct. 22, and encourages area residents and businesses to participate. Call Mayor Gwen Boullion for more information. The Bedias Museum and Library sponsors second Saturday Story Times, 2 p.m., third Thursday Christian Movies, 5 p.m. and more. Visit www.facebook. com/BediasLibrary.home, for more information. Bedias Food Pantry is open the third of the month from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. for both canned goods and for produce day. For more information go to the pantry Facebook page, www.facebook. com/BediasFoodPantry.
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The Anderson-Shiro Education Foundation will hold their annual steak dinner and auction fundraiser at the St. Stanislaus Parish Hall Sept. 24 beginning at 6 p.m. This foundation is dedicated to supporting Excellence in Education and has awarded $196,948 in grants benefiting students and educators at Anderson-Shiro schools. Tickets are $60 each or a table for six for $400. The hall is located at 1511 Hwy. 90 in Anderson. To purchase tickets or for more information, contact Erna Freeman, 936-870-8407. Christ Our Light Catholic Church’s 38th annual homecoming bazaar in Navasota will be held on the church grounds, 9677 N. Hwy. 6 on Sunday, Sept. 25. This event will begin with a barbecue dinner at 11 a.m. There will be booths and games, raffle, a live auction beginning at 1 p.m. and a silent auction all day ending at 3 p.m. The public is invited to come out for a delicious meal and lots of fun.
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Grimes County VFW Post 4006 held their annual breakfast Sept. 9 for first responders of the county. I know it is difficult for employees in this line of work to come, but I am happy we can accommodate some of them. This year we opened it to the public for a small charge and we had some stop by. If you didn’t come, you missed some really good homemade biscuits and gravy made by none other than Chef Jim. He is a Vietnam veteran, was in law enforcement and a chef.
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