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Plantersville-Stoneham VFD is now accepting applications for fire chief, treasurer and three board of director positions. All elected board members and fire chief currently serve a three-year term. Anyone interested needs to submit a resume by the next board of directors meeting 6:30 p.m. Oct. 11, at the PSVFD station. Interested parties may also mail their resume to PSVFD, P.O. Attn: President Deen Miller, Box 123, Plantersville Tx. 77363,
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Winner number four of the 2nd Annual St. Joseph’s Catholic Church 52-week gun raffle was drawn Sunday, Sept. 19. The winner of a Savage Mod 42 Rifle/Shotgun 22/410 is Paul Castillo of Montgomery. The next drawing will take place Sunday, Sept. 26.
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Have you and your family received the COVID inoculation? Please reconsider. Do this for yourself, do this for your family, do this for your neighbor and do this for your community.
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A good number attended the graveside service for Kevin Blake McDuffie at Evergreen Cemetery Wednesday, Sept. 8. He passed away Sept. 1, after a short illness in the Tomball Hospital. He was the son of Pam Johnson who survives him. He is also survived by his wife Kristi, several grandchildren, his grandmother Ima Myrle Burns McDuffie and several aunts and uncles. Remember all of them in your prayers.
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The City of Plantersville and Grimes County extends our condolences, prayers and love to the family, friends, coworkers, etc. of Janie Legge (Lois Janie Horn Legge). Janie always had a smile on her face and would help you any way possible. To her family, friends and coworkers we mourn the loss of this special angel with you. She will always be remembered as a sweet, caring person in our city, community, county and our lives.
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The Lady Panthers Volleyball team won the Navasota Freshman Tournament hosted by NISD. The team consisting of a mixture of 12 junior high to senior aged players, played hard throughout the tournament. Prior to the NISD Freshman tournament, the Lady Panthers competed at NISD in the varsity tournament, bringing home second place in the silver bracket. The ladies will compete again in the Navasota Junior High Tournament Saturday, Sept. 25.
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Being a WHCVFD auxiliary member, I know smoke is normally not a good thing, however smoke is okay at football games when it happens around the blow-up huts the football players run through. I have seen several colors, but last Friday orange was the color and the first attempt for the smoke failed. That was actually not okay as Bree got the canister and started running to get it to blow out. Knowing how accident-prone she is, it was a fearful few moments. I was the happy halftime attempt worked well except for all the people coughing as the wind blew smoke toward the Yeguas team fans. Have you figured out who purchased the smoke?
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“Old Whip” was the name of a “big-boned half-thoroughbred fancy black stallion” owned by William Vince, owner of a “prosperous spread” on the west side the bayou near Vince’s Bridge across from the San Jacinto Battlefield. Match that with Santa Anna’s incapacitating fear of rushing flood water.
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