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On Saturday, Jan. 8, beginning at 11 a.m., the Place of Grace Church on County Road 313 in the Blackberry Community, Plantersville will hold the 5th Annual The King’s Daughter Women Conference with Apostle Lisa Wells, Apostle Pamela Payne and Apostle Lisa St Claire as speakers. Evangelist Carolyn Steptoe Coleman. Everyone is invited and thanks in advance. For more information call 979-492-4534.
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Iola VFW held a raffle recently to raise money. David Lilly was the winner of a gun. There were also two $100 gift cards won by Kenny Watson and Richard Grissett. Congratulations to all of them.
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The Richards ISD School Board’s December meeting focused on progress from the 2021 bond as well as a review of the current RISD financial audit that was completed and presented.
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Winner number 18 of the 2nd Annual St. Joseph’s Catholic Church 52-week gun raffle was drawn Sunday, Dec. 26. The winner of a Desert Eagle 1911, 45 Auto is Randy Briers of Anderson. The next drawing will take place Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022.
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Last Saturday was a big day for me. It was my birthday, not a big one, just a bigger one and I was invited to lunch with Judy and Mike. After that, we visited with Aunt Norma prior to placing flowers on Uncle Roy’s grave. We were lucky that some of her family came by to celebrate Ellie’s third birthday, Kyle and Laura’s oldest daughter.
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Mackie shares the Bedias Museum & Library will resume regular hours Jan. 4. Regular hours will be Tuesday and Thursday, noon to 5 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Our library still needs a few volunteers, please give Mackie a call, 946-355- 0642, or Karen Shiver, 832-971-7346, with any questions.
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Winner number 17 of the 2nd Annual St. Joseph’s Catholic Church 52-week gun raffle was drawn Sunday, Dec. 19. The winner of a Citadel Pax 12ga. Shotgun is John Eggelton of Katy. The next drawing will take place Sunday, Dec. 26.
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Medicago arabica, spotted medick or burclover, is easy to recognize because of the dark red blotch on each leaflet. The spot is anthocyanin, the same flavonoid that gives foods such as blueberries their color. But M. arabica is not edible. An annual, it is often found low to the ground mixed in with the grass. The plant, up to 2 ½ inches tall, has one leaf per node along a hairy stem that is often red-streaked. The one leaf appears to be three. It is trifoliate, having compound leaves with three leaflets that are usually wider than they are long. Each is about ⅔ inch.
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