Local family injured in wreck
There were numerous postings on Facebook regarding fires in our county. Now is not the time to try to burn trash. I was worried about my oldest grandson and called to see if his house was anywhere near the fires. Thankfully, he was okay. He told me he saw one of the fires and stopped to assist others who were volunteering prior to the arrival of fire departments. He pulled his pressure washer off the work truck; folks were getting hoses and hooking up to keep the fire contained as best as they could. Unfortunately, he did see the house and barns burn.
I received a message from Caitlyn Druckhammer regarding her grandmother. Please add Glenda Druckhammer and her family to your prayer list. She is struggling with medical issues and prayers are requested.
The Mark Gremillon family was involved in an auto accident Sunday at FM 362 and FM 2. The entire family was taken to the hospital and Luke suffered a severe laceration on his forehead. All but Luke were released that day as the doctors were monitoring him closely. Thanks to the prayers, Luke was released Tuesday and the children were able to attend VBS at Trinity. His mom says that keeping him from jumping up and down to the music was somewhat of a challenge, but they plan to return and finish the week.
A little bit of swimming does kiddos some good, at least it was good for some of my grands - even the youngest one. Once he got used to the “big” pool, he had a blast. Even though her party was only family, Bree seemed to enjoy her 16th birthday party. She really enjoyed passing her driver’s test. Look out Burleson County!
The grand opening for The Whitehall Ice House and Café is Thursday, Aug. 4. Don and Christi will open their new restaurant located at 1863 CR 306, Navasota, beginning at 4 p.m. with their steak night. On Friday, they will have a live band from 6-8 p.m. and Saturday there will be a live band in the afternoon. On Sunday, a live band will be there in the morning along with a car show from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
The Grimes County VFW Post 4006 members met Thursday for their monthly meeting. The Auxiliary has plans and I will try to keep you informed as dates get closer. If you are already a member, consider coming to some of the meetings. Our main objective is to help veterans and we would enjoy having you come back. If you know of someone eligible to join, please send them our way.
Please continue to keep our sick and homebound friends on your prayer list. These friends include Marilyn Mayerhoff, Mary Martin, Leon Gorney, Lois Bell, Jean Fleischhauer, Margaret Schultz, Nelda Shive, Lynette Frenzel, Sue Kolojaco, Mary Bauer, Rosa Finke, Marilyn Frenzel, Delores Mitschke, Mary Whatley, Billie Wittenbach, Beth McGinty, Gabriel Goode, Amy Simon, Glenn Binder, Pastor Schultz, Reed Schaefer and Alexander Hanna.
Upcoming Birthdays and Anniversaries:
Aug. 4 – Stella Cotter; Aug. 5 – Brad and Alissa Lowrey; Aug. 6 – Lauren Butler, Colton and Meridith Harris. Congratulations to each of you!
Upcoming Calendar Events:
July 30 – Craft Show at VFW Post 4006.
Aug. 1 – WHCVFD business meeting, 7 p.m. at the station.
Aug. 4 – Grand Opening for Whitehall Icehouse and Café. Aug. 6 – First Saturday
Aug. 6 – First Saturday BBQ sandwiches, 11 a.m. until sold out. Aug. 18 – Sonshine Sis
Aug. 18 – Sonshine Sisters, 10 a.m. at Salem Educational Bldg.
Aug. 18 – Grimes County VFW Post 4006 and Auxiliary, meal and monthly meeting begins at 6:30 p.m.
Aug. 20 – Craft show at the VFW Post.
Aug. 27 – VFW Auxiliary Training at the Bryan Post.
If you have any information you wish to share, please feel free to call at 936-870-5284 or email me at imhoff2home@yahoo.com and I will be happy to add to my column.