Since school has restarted, the five local Rotary Clubs are focusing on education and our youth in our community. The Rotary Club of East Montgomery County have heard from the Superintendent of Porter ISD and New Caney ISD. The Rotary Club of Conroe will be hearing from the newly appointed Conroe ISD Superintendent, David Vinson…
Howdy to All! Our lovely President Tracy Irvine called our meeting to order, showing off her bright new Lions shirt from her trip to the USA/Canada Forum in Atlantic City. We always start off with mingling and greeting our fellow Lions and guests. We were then called to sing ‘God Bless America’ followed…
When “Purlie Victorious” opened on Broadway in 1961, the American Civil Rights movement was in its earliest stages, and Purlie’s story of an African American trickster/preacher scheming to reopen his rural Georgia church with antics worthy of “I Love Lucy” must have stuck audiences like thunderbolts wrapped in laughter. Its current sparkling revival at Houston’s…
Texas’ oldest wine trail and the Country’s second most active wine region just happens to be the Texas Hill Country Wine Trail. This wine trail was conceived by Gary Gilstrap of Texas Hill Vineyards near Johnson City came up with the concept of the local Hill Country wineries bonding together around 1995, almost 30 years…
Bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs and the band Kentucky Thunder return to Montgomery County for a Sunday show at Dosey Doe’s Big Barn. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and dinner will be served from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. prior to the concert which starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets may be purchased on Dosey Doe’s website doseydoetickets.com. Skaggs…
“One Battle After Another” Rated R for pervasive language, drug use, sexual content and violenceRotten Tomatoes Score: 98%In Theaters Filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson (Boogie Nights, There Will Be Blood) brings us this riveting action film starring Leonardo DiCaprio as a left-wing revolutionary who, along with his team, see some success raising havoc in their younger days.…
Lucy Blues is excited to announce a music festival benefiting the Sgt 2 Step Foundation offering programs, scholarships, resources and support for survivors of the fallen on Gold Star Mother and Families Weekend. The event is Saturday, Sept 27, from 2pm-midnight at Lucy Blue’s which is located at 711 Madeley Street in downtown Conroe. September 28…
Rotary is more than just a SERVICE ORGANIZATION. There is a lot of fellowship and fun. The common thread among Rotarians is service for our communities and the world. Rotarians focus on providing our Youth opportunities to grow and excel. We also focus on aiding those needing help such as the segment of the population…
We had a Lion-sized week of activities in Conroe! VP Jake Freeman stepped up in President Tracy Irvine’s absence to lead our Wednesday lunch meeting while she represents the club at the USA/Canada Forum. There was and is so much going on, we had to hold on to our hats and turn up our listening…
This Monday, Sept. 22, marks the official beginning of fall with the Autumn Equinox. The weather is starting to behave providing opportunities to enjoy the outdoors. Houston has traded its Summer temperatures for more of an Autumn feel with temperatures below mid-90’s for high. This is the beginning for sipping wine outside with the weather…