We are now into the 50th year since Llano Estacado Winery was established in 1976. Except for a small Family winery in Del Rio called Val Verde Winery, Texas had no wineries since Prohibition ended on December 5, 1933.  Val Verde Winery was started in 1883 by an Italian Family and lasted through the 13…
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Rated R for graphic nudity, gore, brief drug use, language throughout, and strong bloody violenceRotten Tomatoes Score: 93%In Theaters Most of us were very surprised to discover at the end of last year’s 28 Years Later, that the story was going to continue with two more films to come,…
On July 4, 2026, the United States will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, offering an opportunity to reflect on the nation’s history while inspiring the next generation of leaders, creators, and innovators. In recognition of this historic milestone, The Woodlands Children’s Museum has partnered with the Woodlands Symphony…
January is Vocations month with an emphasis on the wide range of jobs that Rotarians have, from nonprofit organizations to engineers to accountants and so much more. Merriam Webster defines vocation as a summons or strong inclination to a particular state or course of action. When you find your vocation in life, life is more…
As the temperatures outside are cooling off, the Conroe Noon Lions Club weekly meetings are heating up with record attendance and multiple service projects coming up. Lions were hard at work on their first Service Saturday project Jan. 17 where they made much-needed repairs to a family’s home. The first vision screening of the year for…
The Montgomery County Fair and Rodeo was awarded Best Overall event in the Under 75,000 Attendance category at the 100th Annual Texas Association of Fairs and Events (TAFE) Conference held late last week in Fort Worth. The Ray Cammack Show’s Awards of Excellence for Marketing and Communications recognizes fairs and events of all sizes across the state…
The Lone Star College–Montgomery Drama Department is proud to announce the outstanding accomplishments of its students at the prestigious Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) Region 6. Several students received awards for their exceptional work in various categories, showcasing the department’s dedication to excellence in theatre arts. This year’s festival recognized the talents of…
I need your help to achieve one of my new year’s resolutions. I resolve to get more Texas wines into Texas restaurants. I have noticed a slight uptick in Texas wines being present at several Texas restaurants. I enjoyed a wonderful bottle of Trebbiano wine from Duchman Family Winery near Austin. Salt Grass Steak House also…
The Players Theatre Company is launching into the new year with an elegant dinner party that collapses into comic mayhem and an evening spiraling into a whirlwind of mistaken stories, frantic cover-ups, and nonstop laughs with Neil Simon’s classic comedy Rumors. The show is playing January 23 through February 8 at The Owen Theatre in…
  Happy New Year from the Conroe Noon Lions Club, THE GREATEST LIONS CLUB IN THE WORLD!      This week Lions learned from the Conroe/Lake Conroe Chamber Director, Scott Harper, about the S.O.A.R. program that the Chamber will be implementing this year. It stands for SKILLS, OPPORTUNITIES, ADVANCEMENT and READINESS in the…