It’s two weeks before Christmas. Are you still scouring your mind for gift ideas for your wine lover? A good bottle of Texas wine is an easy answer when shopping at your local HEB Grocery Store, Kroger’s, Total Wines, or SPEC’S. I recommend Becker Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon-Syrah blend, Messina Hof Gewürztraminer (slightly sweet and very…
The Conroe Symphony Orchestra invites the community to gather for A Joyous Christmas, a festive and heartwarming celebration of seasonal favorites, new musical treasures, and cherished traditions on December 20 at 4:00 p.m. at First Methodist Conroe. Under the direction of Gary Liebst, this year’s program shines with a blend of timeless carols and fresh holiday…
Get ready, Montgomery County — because the holiday event of the season is about to hit the stage. Local rising star Payton Riley is set to headline Dosey Doe – The Big Barn on Dec. 9 with a full-band Christmas spectacular that promises to be nothing short of unforgettable. Payton will perform a festive mix of…
December is beginning in a rush of winter activity with all Conroe Noon Lions ready to bring good cheer to our community! The December 3rd meeting included Derby suspense, committee business, and a program that should make you rethink every link you click. The countdown began for the 28 finalists in the Lucky Derby car raffle.…
This Saturday, Rotary Clubs will be ringing the bells for the Salvation Army this Saturday at several locations in Montgomery County. Rotary Club Members and their Families will be ringing and singing from 9 am to 4 pm while encouraging donations to the Salvation Army Kettle either via cash or through scanning and using the QR…
The 13 Colonies adopted a flag which first flew over the Eastern Seaboard this week 250 years ago. America was marching toward declaring its freedom from the mightiest military power at that time. The American Colonists were ill-equipped and fractioned with different economies in the north, south and in between. Slavery was a dividing issue with…
When the History Taskforce decided in 2021 that we wanted to try to restore the Thomas Chapel United Methodist Church in Willis, we knew we needed a carpenter who knew a lot about old historic wooden church buildings. Because it was a Recorded Texas Landmark Building from 1899, it would have to be reconstructed with…
Hamnet Rated PG-13 for thematic content, some strong sexuality, and partial nudityRotten Tomatoes Score: 87%In Theaters The very name Hamnet for a movie proves to be a brilliant and possibly accidental piece of marketing genius. The dialog between friends would go like this: “Have you seen Hamnet?” “Do you mean Hamlet?” “No, Hamnet is the name…
The Christmas season is already upon us with Advent already underway! There are only 20 days before Christmas! The term “Christmas” is short for Christ’s Mass which was a special Catholic Mass on the liturgical calendar in the “dead of winter” celebrating the birth of Jesus? During this Mass, a special red wine is used…
When Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice appeared in 1813, it arrived in the form of a “triple-decker”: a novel printed in three separate volumes expanding the work’s reach to middle-class readers who could ill-afford luxuries such as books. In our day, Austen, and particularly Pride and Prejudice, seem to continually grow their audiences thanks a…