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Help grow agricultural literacy in the classroom with the White-Reinhardt Grants from the @American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture. Teachers and schools are encouraged to work with County Farm Bureaus for the grants.
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Spring proves to be a busy season for Grimes County with farmers and ranchers getting things ready and beginning planting season, students preparing for graduation and spring sports happening almost every night of the week.
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This past week wasn’t what any of us expected, but unfortunately it happened. Kacie and Joni’s dad passed away Thursday morning. Even though you know someone is very sick, it is still difficult to let them go. Please keep my daughters and their families in your prayers as they work through this grief.
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A small 84-page paperback book was published in 1962 by the Oklahoma Historical Society in the Chronicles of Oklahoma. It was titled, “From the Brazos to the North Fork, the Autobiography of Otto Koeltzow.” The topic is of the early, often painful struggles, of immigrants into the still raw beginning of Texas in the late 1800s.
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Much of the state remains at considerable risk for wildfires through this week, largely because of higher-than-usual temperatures and drought conditions. More than 40% of the state is suffering extreme drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Nearly the entire state is in some form of drought, with much of the Panhandle, High Plains and west central Texas most at risk.
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The Bedias Civic Club will sponsor an Easter Egg Hunt, Saturday, April 9, starting at 2 p.m. Visit their Facebook page for more information and updates.
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Winner number 31 of the 2nd Annual St. Joseph’s Catholic Church 52-week gun raffle was drawn Sunday, March 27. The winner of a Glock 17, Gen 4, 9mm is Don Rushing of Coldspring. The next drawing is Sunday, Apr. 3.
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The monthly meetings of both area Masonic lodges are upcoming. Orphans Friend Masonic Lodge No 17 will meet Monday, Apr. 4, at their lodge hall in Anderson. The meeting will begin with a covered dish meal at 6:30 p.m. Bedias Masonic Lodge No 651 will meet Tuesday, April 5, beginning with a covered dish meal at 6:30 p.m. All masons are invited to attend.
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