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Sunday potluck at Salem sure was good and I enjoy getting to visit with members and eating someone else’s goodies.
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Ernest Hemingway once said, “In order to write about life you must first live it.” Richards news has been missing for a while due to life being, well busy. But it’s nice to be back, and to share what our community has been busy doing.
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A good sum of money was raised for Iola Volunteer Fire Department Friday and Saturday, March 11-12 during their annual fundraiser. On Friday crawfish was sold and Saturday they sold catfish with all the trimmings. There was also a live auction and barbecue cookoff. Thanks to all that helped make the event a success.
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Plantersville Stoneham Volunteer Fire Department is looking for a few good women and men to be firefighters and first responders. They meet and offer trainings every Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the station. Everyone is invited to attend. Applications are available.
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Our wonderful Bedias Museum and Library is looking to offer a monthly showing of Christian movies on the third Thursday evening of each month, starting in April. Please look for announcements on the library page, www. Facebook.com/BediasLibrary.Home, or our Bedias Civic Center and Activities page, www.Facebook. com/BediasCivicCenter. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.
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Recently, a Sandbar column told of the Sam Houston son, William “Willi” Rogers Houston, and that he was named after a “favorite cousin of his mother.” That “favorite cousin” was Colonel William P. Rogers, a well-known Texas lawyer, soldier, law professor at Baylor University and Sam’s personal attorney.
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Winner number 29 of the 2nd Annual St. Joseph’s Catholic Church 52-week gun raffle was drawn Sunday, March 13. The winner of a Beretta 92G, 9mm is Nate Steere of Leander. The next drawing will take place Sunday, March 20.
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Texas Birthday Bash in Navasota looked like fun. Photos posted on Facebook showed packed streets and parking lots of people having a good time. It is fantastic my home town is recognized for their ability to throw a good party.
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