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Fire chief opposes BNSF crossing closure
Roans
Prairie-
By Mary Lois Boatman
(936) 874-0101
• The meeting that was
held last week at the Shiro
Civic Association by
Grimes County Road and
Bridge to discuss closure
of Wingard Avenue - after
a request by TxDOT -
drew quite a few local citi-
zens. Shiro Volunteer Fire
Chief Shawn Schneider
voiced concerns about
what will happen when the
railroad crossing is blocked
on SH 30.
There have been prob-
lems in the past that led to
it being impassable for
hours. If it were not for
Wingard Avenue, emer-
gency vehicles would have
no alternative other than to
go miles around; anyone
with a fire or a medical
emergency would have to
wait a long time for assis-
tance. Last week, commis-
sioners voted to seek other
options.
• At a special meeting of
the Anderson/Shiro CISD
Board of Trustees last
week, it was decided to
hold a bond election on the
already scheduled school
election on May 11. The
proposed bond issue
amount will be $7.82 mil-
lion and the measures it
will cover include: Addi-
tional classrooms and secu-
rity concerns, adding
adequate sports facilities
and transportation issues.
So, mark May 11 on your
calendar and remember to
vote.
• Grimes County Fair
Queen candidate, Nickayla
Floyd, is selling Grimes
County Fair passes. They
are $15 in advance and $20
at the gate. Call her for
tickets at 979-450-6299 or
979-450-2309.
• Roans Prairie’s own
Jacob Austin Band is back
from their winter tour in
the valley and are now
heading to Florida for
March. This is their first
time touring in Florida and
they plan to take time out
to visit Disney World.
• Saturday, March 2,
was the 177th anniversary
of the day in 1836 that Tex-
ans declared themselves in-
dependent from Mexico. A
few days later, March 6,
the battle of the Alamo
took place. Seven weeks
later, on April 21, Sam
Houston and the Texans
defeated Santa Anna at the
Battle of San Jacinto.
Within 51 days, the
colonists had declared and
won their independence.
These are what historians
call “Texas High Holy
Days.” It’s a shame that all
wars can’t be that short and
to the point.
• The members and as-
sociates of the Daughters
of the Texas Republic will
meet on Saturday, March 9,
at 11:30 a.m., at the Wran-
gler Steak House in Nava-
sota. The guest speaker
will be Lillian Fuqua and
she will be talking about
her ancestor, Anderson
Buffington, who was a sol-
dier at the battle of San
Jacinto.
• House Bills 28 and 63
have been introduced by
two of our state lawmak-
ers. Both of these bills are
to ban texting while driv-
ing in Texas, and this leg-
islation deserves our
support.
• Birthdays this week:
Wallace Petersen, March 6;
Cecila Hammie, March 7;
Janie Abbott and Taylor
Teague, March 8; Charles
Posinski, March 9; Luis
Tomayo, Dacey Sheffield
and Anna Mae Vezurek,
March 10; Odis Mitchell,
March 11; and Colin Fer-
nandez, George Fernandez,
Joyce Knighten and Rob
Sperling, March 12. Also,
belated birthday wishes to
Earline Behand from
March 1.
Club featuring emergency management
• The Bedias Civic Club
meets tomorrow, Thursday,
March 7, at 6 p.m. Every-
one is invited to join us for
our usual potluck and an
interesting program on the
Red Cross and Grimes
County emergency man-
agement.
• The Lenten Lunch Se-
ries continues at the First
United Methodist Church
in Madisonville. Lunch and
a devotional will be offered
each Wednesday between
now and March 20. The
program begins at noon.
• Many Bedias area
churches will be offering
special Lenten services.
Please watch for notices of
these programs and invite
friends and neighbors to
share the wonderful season
of Lent with you.
• Our next Bedias Christian
Film Festival offering will
be “Marriage Retreat,” a
fun film for the whole fam-
ily, on Saturday, March 9,
at 6 p.m., and Sunday,
March 17, at 1 p.m. Our
film offerings are presently
shared at Bedias United
Methodist Church and are
open to the entire commu-
nity.
We are offering a spe-
cial premier film screening
on Sunday, March 10, of
“Flowers for Fannie,” at 1
p.m. You can learn more
about our film festival at
www.facebook.com/Bedi-
asTexasChristianFilmFes-
tival.
• The Thomas Jewett
Goree SCV camp will meet
at 7 p.m., Tuesday, March
12, at the Woodbine. All in-
terested parties are encour-
aged to attend.
• Happy birthday to
Richard Allemore, Rachel
Moreno, Dannie Silcox and
Edith Moss.
• Happy anniversary to
Trent and Karyn Upchurch.
• Remember Ella Mae
Mayhood, Mort and Nicki
Thomson, Courtney and
Sue Parks, John and Janean
Anderson, Edith Moss and
the entire Allemore family
in your prayers.
Anderson demolitions underway
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News
By Gail
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Sowell
(936) 873-
2518
• Take notice that the di-
lapidated house on the cor-
ner of FM 1774 and Main
Street in Anderson has
been demolished. After
years of studying about
condemnations, putting or-
dinances in place and get-
ting through all the red tape
and procedures, the Town
of Anderson finally suc-
ceeded in their first con-
demnation. The house,
known as the old Terrell
House, has been an eye-
sore, as well as a dangerous
hazard in many ways. I, as
well as the Aldermen, am
looking at other areas
within the city limits that
need cleaning up in order
to make the town a safe
and hazard-free place to
live.
People have inquired
about entering the Terrell
property but the property is
still private property and
off limits to trespassers.
• There will be an im-
portant meeting on Sunday,
March 10, at 2 p.m., at the
Circle 7 Campgrounds to
plan for the upcoming
Texas Trek Trailride set for
April 5-7. Anyone who is
interested in helping out,
learning more about Circle
7 or volunteering some
time for this event should
attend. For more informa-
tion, contact Bill Foster at
936-873-2257 or Somer
Foster at 979-224-0040.
• Don and I attended
some of the festivities over
the weekend in commemo-
ration of Texas Independ-
ence Day in Navasota as
well as Washington-on-the-
Brazos. The ceremony of
the unveiling of the Frank
Hamer statute in front of
City Hall in Navasota on
Saturday morning was very
nice. Former Navasota res-
ident and retired Texas
Ranger Bob Connell, his
wife Etta and daughter and
son-in-law Karen and
Chuck McCarroll, retired
Ranger and presently
Washington County Sheriff
Otto Hanak and current
Texas Rangers Chris Clark
and Jeff Wolf were present,
as well as family members
of Frank Hamer.
This beautiful piece of
artwork was designed by
Russell Cushman, one of
our local artists.
Joe Bax, a local author
from Richards, was out at
Washington-on-the-Brazos
peddling his latest book,
“A Texas Destiny, The
Saga Begins.” The Fan-
thorp Inn, as well as
Grimes County characters,
are mentioned in this book.
His first book “The Gen-
eral and Monaville, Texas”
is set in the Brazos Valley
during Reconstruction. You
can find both of these
books at Amazon and
Barnes & Nobles that I
know of. Joe and his wife
Michelle still own their
ranch in Richards but have
now relocated to Omaha,
Ark.
• This month’s Stage-
coach Days at the Fanthorp
Inn will be on Saturday,
March 9, from 11 a.m. until
3 p.m. Suggested donation
is $4 for adults and $2 for
children under 12.
• Don’t forget to set
your clocks forward one
hour when you go to bed
on Saturday, March 9.
Daylight Savings Time be-
gins on Sunday morning
March 10.
• The Grimes County
Mobile Food Bank will be
at the fairgrounds in Nava-
sota on Thursday, March
14, from 10 a.m. until 12
p.m. Proof of residence is
required.
• St. Mary’s Guardian
Angels Game Day will be
held Tuesday, March 19,
from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.,
at their parish hall in
Plantersville. Lunch is pro-
vided but side dishes are
welcomed.
• The annual Anderson
Community Easter Egg
Hunt is set for March 23, at
the Knights of Columbus
Hall in Anderson, from 10
a.m. until 12 p.m. All
youngsters in the area are
invited to participate.
• Grimes County Fair is
just around the corner.
Nickayla Floyd, daughter
of Thomas and Sonya
Floyd, is a queen candidate
and has 2013 fair passes for
sale. Passes are $15 for
now but will cost you $20
at the gate once the fair be-
gins. Call Nickayla at 979-
450-6299 or
979-450-2309.
• Happy birthday to
twins Hudson and Hope
Zielonka, March 7; Sarah
Lavender and William
Lewis Borski, March 8; our
daughter Ashleigh Sowell,
F.D. Calhoun, Linda
McLain, Clay Rotello,
Jadyn Fultz, Charles Posin-
ski and Ryan Goodman,
March 9; Blake Vezurk,
Beatrice Borski, Tayla
Barnfield, Shelbi Beli-
nowski, Danny Macejew-
ski and Paige Flournoy,
March 10; Jim Schwede,
Kathy Turner and Gabriella
St. Clair, March 11; Sam
Ruffino and Brianna Eak-
ens, March 12; and Melissa
Vezurk and Jeff Hoffart,
March 13.
• Happy anniversary
this week to Lloyd and
Mary Sue Pool of Navasota
who celebrate 65 years of
marriage on March 12.
• Email your news to
gailmsowell@yahoo.com.
let the sequester shrink Washington
BY CONGRESSMAN
KEVIN BRADY
Washington’s dangerous
deficits and debt are drag-
ging America’s economy
down. The sooner we get
our government’s financial
house in order, the sooner
we get more people back to
work.
The federal government
has exploded in size under
President Obama, forcing
America to borrow trillions
of dollars from China and
other nations. While most
families and businesses
have tightened their belts
these past years, many
Washington agencies have
more money to spend that
ever.
Starting Friday, the fed-
eral budget will start to
shrink by $85 billion this
year and $1.2 trillion over
the coming decade. It
sounds like a lot, but it’s
not. It’s the same as forcing
a 500 pound person to lose
ten pounds.
Though the amount is
modest, the spending cuts
are real and they are imme-
diate. They begin to put
Washington back on the
path to a balanced budget.
And in two key parts of the
budget, they shrink the size
Please see SHRINK, Page 5A
Road improvements
needed
I noted in the Feb. 27
Examiner that the Grimes
County Commissioners
Court is considering a new
justice center building at a
cost in excess of six mil-
lion dollars.
I am thinking if they have
that much money to spend,
maybe they should con-
sider their responsibilities
to help improve the roads
in our Darrell Hall subdi-
visions in the Bedias area.
The county allowed Hall
to develop these subdivi-
sions with substandard
roads; now it is time to
step up to the plate and fix
these roads.
Dave Woodruff,
Bedias
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Serving Navasota &Grimes County since 1894
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