Just 10 days until Christmas! The Conroe Art League annual “Christmas Is for Giving” exhibit continues at the gallery at 127 Simonton Street making it easy to shop for one-of-a-king items all made by local artists, each priced at $150 or less through Jan. 4. The gallery is open 11:00am-4:00pm Tuesday through Saturdays. This is…
Successful Christmas entertainments make us forget they are about Christmas. From Dickens’ Christmas Carol, with its ghosts and redemption story to Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life, with its tale of George Bailey’s discovery that his wasted existence is too valuable to throw away, right up to Home Alone’s reassurance that our children can escape being…
Today is Friday the 13th, but it is your luck day for sparkling wines. Texas is establishing a name for itself with a growing abundance of Texas Sparkling wines. Celebrate your Christmas or ring in the New Year with one or several out of a herd of sixty-plus Texas Sparkling Wines. Sparkling wines are made…
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Rated PG-13 for strong violenceRotten Tomatoes Score: 62% at time of writingIn Theaters From famed anime director Kenji Kamiyama comes this prequel to Lord of the Rings that is set 183 years before the events that occurred in the trilogy. Telling the story of the legendary…
To celebrate the holiday season, the Heritage Museum of Montgomery has on display the Nutcracker collection of a former Conroe educator and a hand-carved collection of vintage Hitty dolls. Both exhibits are on display in the museum’s Mark C. Clapham Art Gallery room in the Grogan-Cochran home, which serves as the museum’s headquarters. The displays…
The historic home of a prominent doctor in early Conroe will receive a historical marker Dec. 12. The Montgomery County Historical Commission will dedicate a marker at the home of Dr. Thomas S. Falvey in downtown Conroe. His former home now serves as the headquarters for the nonprofit Child Advocates of Montgomery County. A dedication and…
The Conroe Noon Lions meeting was HOT with excitement even though the weather was COOL. The big drawing for our 2024 Lucky Derby – Car Raffle was on everyone’s mind, but first we had Lions to recognize, area basketball coaches to speak and our cherished customs and activities. Three door prizes from Lions Connie Engle, The…
Rotarians dream big! We also have the stamina to make those big dreams come through. One of the dreaded diseases of all time is almost gone. Polio affected millions annually with one in ten becoming paralyzed, either partially or completely which caused them to be reliant on the iron lung for their existence. Dr. Salk…
Lake Conroe Area Republican Women held a special, nighttime meeting in November at April Sound Country Club. President Brandie Lopez Gonzalez welcomed everyone and then introduced 221st District Court Judge Lisa Michalk who led us in prayer. Judge John Hafley with the help of Asako Matsushita, led us in the Pledge to the United States…
The Toys For Tots campaign in Bentwater got a boost this year when North Shore Republican Women joined the effort as a group. Of course, many of its members have supported Ts4Ts for years, either individually or through the Bentwater Ladies Organization. But, this year, thanks to the urging of current president, Leigh Billingsley, and…
