Navasota welders place first in Hempstead
Courtesy photo Navasota FFA Advisor Kelvin Neal accompanied several Navasota FFA members and welding students to the First Annual Waller County Fair Welding Competition held at the Waller County Fairgrounds in Hempstead Texas, Saturday, Sept. 28. The team won first place in the team build contest. In this competition teams are given supplies and building plans for a project that they must weld onsite. This was the first contest of the school year, but the students plan on competing in many more in the near future. Pictured in order are Angel Tovar, Jorge Garcia, Advisor Kelvin Neal and Javier Garcia.
First Monday
• The Grimes County Republican Party meets at 7 p.m. the first Monday of each month at the Anderson Community Center, 415 Hill St. in Anderson.
Second Tuesday
• The Richards Township Association holds their monthly meetings at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Richards Fire Department.
• The Grimes County Democrats meet at 6:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Progressive Outreach Center located at 615 W. Virginia St. in Navasota.
September 27 –
October 13
•The Navasota Theatre Alliance presents “Smoke on a Mountain,” a country-themed musical with bluegrass songs and the North Carolinian Sanders Family. Opening Friday, Sept. 27 and running through Oct. 13. Details and tickets online at navasotatheatre.org or by calling 936-825-3195.
September 30
• NJH will host Spirit Night at Chick-Fil-A, 4431 St. Highway 6 South, College Station, September 30, 5-8 p.m. A representative from NJH will be there to collect receipts, all proceeds will benefit the Navasota Junior High.
October
• NHS Prom this year will be April 25, 2020 at The Brazos Center for NHS Juniors, Seniors and their guests. Tickets go on sale in September and end April 7, 2020. There will be a fundraiser the first two weeks of October and the first two weeks of February to help with the purchase of prom tickets. Contact Nancy Bouliane 936-825-4231 or boulian@navasotaisd.org for more information.
October 4
• Navasota High School homecoming honoring the Class of 2020 and all alumni of the Classes ending in “0”. A memory walk of posters will be on display in the NHS Library October 4, 2019 to view graduates of the classes ending in “0”. Contact Nancy Bouliane at 936-825-4231 or boulian@navasotaisd.org for more information.
• The NHS Class of 1990 will be gathering for Homecoming weekend. Please contact Christina-Lee Williams for information and shirt orders at l_krissy72@yahoo.com or 832-277-6780.
October 5
• In celebration of the life of St. Francis of Assisi, Patron Saint of Animals and the Environment, Blessing of the Animals invites you to bring your pets to be blessed (but please keep them restrained) to Shiro Park on Edwards St, Oct. 5, 10 a.m.
October 9
• The Navasota Garden Club will meet at 10 a.m. October 9, at Marie Sebastian’s in Navasota. Guest speaker David McAden immediate past president for Brazos Valley Master Gardeners will speak on succulents. For more information, email NavasotaGardenClub@gmail.com or call 979-255-3778.
October 15
•American Red Cross will host a Blood Drive at The First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 616 Holland St., Oct. 15, 11:30a.m. – 5:30p.m. Please call 1-800-RED-CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org and enter: Navasota to schedule an appointment.
October 18
• 14th Annual Bob Whit-ten Memorial “Shoot for the Moon Golf Tournament” at Pecan Lakes Golf Club in Navasota. The four-man scramble will begin with a 3 p.m. shotgun start. Half the tournament will be played in daylight and the other half at night with special events planned between the two sessions. There will also be a helicopter golf ball drop. For more information, contact the Grimes Chamber of Commerce, 936-825-6600.
October 19
•9th Annual Iola Hay Day will kick off on Oct. 19, 8 a.m. for the Bulldog Dash hosted by the Iola Community Center, followed by the parade at 9:30 a.m. There will be a costume contest, car show, chili cook off and the Jr. Aggie Wranglers along with vending, shopping and live music.
November 6
• The Navasota Garden Club will meet at 10 a.m. November 6, at the First Baptist Church Family Life Center, 309 Church St. in Navasota. Guest speaker Kathleen Terrell will share pictures of famous gardens around the world, that she’s visited. For more information, email NavasotaGardenClub@gmail.com or call 979-255-3778.
November 8
• Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad’s completion, Union Pacific’s historic Big Boy steam locomotive No. 4014 is touring the tracks for the final time this year. The steam locomotive will make multiple stops in towns and cities throughout the journey, one town included is Navasota. For complete scheduling details please visit www.up.com.
Deadline
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