This week Lions are Roaring LOUD and PROUD. Let’s give a big THANK YOU to those Lions that have been serving the community with this month with so many Vision Screenings. Our meeting this week included tradition, competition, and an informative program. This week we kicked off our annual Lucky Derby ticket sales. President Tracy…
Rotary focuses on the development of our youth and adds another dimension to the upbringing of the next generation. Rotary believes in teaming up with others to achieve goals. In the case of the Rotary Club of Conroe, Dr. David Vinson met with Club Members to provide his vision for educating the youth at Conroe ISD.…
The clock is slowly ticking toward the 250th anniversary of the signing of our Declaration of Independence. Paul Revere’s ride occurred 250 years ago last April 18 followed by the Battles of Lexington and Concord. The Continental Army was established 250 years ago last June 14 with the Navy just recently celebrating its 250th anniversary.…
Saturday and Sunday November 8th and 9th are the dates set for the 8th Annual Texas Custom Knife Show. The show will be held indoor at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Conroe, Texas just 22 miles north of downtown Houston. With More To See and More To Do than ever before, this promised to be…
A House of Dynamite Rated R for languageRotten Tomatoes Score: 78%Streaming on NetflixThis fall, Netflix will be releasing many high-profile films in their attempt to take home some trophies, and the first is this intellectual thriller directed by Oscar-winner Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker). The story begins as a military installation notices a ballistic missile…
The Montgomery County Literary Arts Council will host a Veteran’s Day Celebration at 7 p.m. Nov. 11 at Lone Star College Montgomery, Room B-102. Jerome Loving will be the featured speaker. He is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English at Texas A&M University. He is the author of biographies of Walt Whitman, Mark Twain, and Theodore…
Wineries all over these United States are being impacted by the federal government shutdown. Permitting of wineries along with wine label approvals are processed by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. (TTB). Designations of American Viticultural Areas (AVA) are established by the TTB also based on vineyard/agricultural requests. Each winery before beginning operations…
District Governor Charley Gilliland has been visiting Rotary Clubs in Montgomery County and spreading news to Rotarians about Rotary. Deitra Johnson of the Rotary Club of East Montgomery County provided a great summary of the District Governor’s message. She told me, “The Rotary Club of East Montgomery County had the honor of hosting District Governor…
The Conroe Noon Lions Club continues to live out its motto, “We Serve,” with a busy fall season full of outreach and community engagement. Our members have been actively conducting vision screenings at local preschools and taking part in community health fairs across the area. These screenings help identify potential vision issues early, ensuring that the…
This weekend is the last weekend of October, being the officially designated Texas Wine Month. Next Friday is the last day of our month and is Halloween which could a whole new approach to looking at wine. The $24 billion Texas wine industry has grown on the shoulders of pioneers re-starting the Texas wine industry…