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Have you and your family received the COVID inoculation? Please consider doing this for yourself, for your family, for your neighbor, and for your community.
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Anderson’s Trunk or Treat was a huge success again. Thank goodness we are able to let our children – young and old – experience a safe and fun Halloween. When I was growing up we didn’t have anything like that. After my dad, Frank Hoffart, closed our grocery store in Dobbin on Halloween night, he would load all us and our friends in the back of his old Ford truck. We would all cram in the bed of the truck – no seat belts back in those days – and he would drive us all over the area. He would come to a house or a group of houses and we would all jump out and go door to door then jump back in. Ahhh, those were the days! Such sweet and fun memories.
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First of all, I want to clarify a statement I made regarding the FREE Bingo on Tuesdays at the VFW Post. It appears the new rules do allow for visitors under the age of 18 as long as they are accompanied by an adult or guardian. One of the Post members called and asked that I include this information in my news.
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Grimes County Historical Commission presented the inaugural Great Gatsby Fall Festival Saturday, Oct. 23, at Historic Anderson Park. The festival which raised money for park renovations included a Lil Ms. Historical Princess Pageant, live music by the Great American Boxcar Chorus, food and craft vendors, children's games, a pumpkin patch and more. Examiner photos
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Grimes County Farm Bureau members made their opinions known at the 58th Grimes County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting Thursday, Oct. 21, by approving a resolution opposing a tax on miles driven and approving a second resolution opposing monitoring and reporting of financial transactions by financial institutions to the IRS. Board members, Tim Akers and Ronnie Floyd presented the resolutions.
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The Grimes County Farm Bureau (GCFB) welcomed 140 members and guests to the 58th annual meeting Thursday, Oct. 21, at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Anderson. Attendees enjoyed the traditional steak dinner and received valuable information about resources to ferret out fact from fiction in a world of media bias.
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Each month 4-H kids spend time learning various skills, identifying local agriculture, and working on projects for upcoming competitions. Richards 4-H students are no stranger to these meetings, and this month they spent time learning about pumpkins and all things squash. Mandi Wrobleski leads the group and usually teaches subjects such as goat tying, horsemanship, and pecans. But as with any great fall season, pumpkins steal the show. Instead of her usual topics-4-H attendees learned new terms for pumpkins such as Warty Goblin, Jack be Little, and Fairy Tale for pumpkin types.
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Have you and your family received the COVID inoculation? Please consider doing this for yourself, do this for your family, do this for your neighbor, do this for your community.
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