Rotarians are raising funds for their programs in a variety of ways. The Rotary Club of Lake Conroe is planning their annual fundraiser for 2025 – The “Rotary Roll Beer and Wine Tour!” This fundraiser takes place during the entire month of March. Participating local wineries and breweries provide patrons with samples of their wines…
Greetings from the Conroe Noon Lions Club (CNLC), the “Greatest Lions Club in the World.” There are a lot of reason why CNLC calls themselves the “Greatest Lions Club in the World”: its size (we have over 300 members), its service to the community including scholarships, monthly service projects, support of Texas Lions Camp, Christmas baskets,…
What’s happening in Conroe? Second week of “Bedroom Farce,” with The Players Theatre Company. This is a comedy about three couples on one Saturday Night leading to a hilarious outcome. Bedroom Farce is a long-running Broadway show in New York and London. Tickets at ThePlayersTheatreCompany.com. Get your tickets now for “Big the Musical” premiering Friday,…
On Jan. 19, the 36th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Celebration took place at The Woodlands Methodist Church. With the theme “Strength in Unity,” the program honored Dr. King’s legacy of service and brought the community together to celebrate his vision for equality and perseverance. Highlights of the program included: • The Oak…
David M. Parsons, 2011 Texas State Poet Laureate and Montgomery County resident, has a new memoir out from TCU Press. It is called “”Austin Relativity: Coming of Age in the ’60s” and captures what it was like coming of age in the 1960s in Austin. “Austin Relativity is a graceful and deeply honest memoir of growing…
Texas is unique in the world of wine since it has two distinct types of vineyards. Texas vineyards are either coastal or inland. All of these vineyards are currently in a dormant stage with no vegetation, just vines. The coastal counties have warm night temperatures with lows in the upper 60’s to mid-70. Those counties…
A Conroe mom will participate in Inauguration Day in Washington, D.C. in memory of her son, who died while in active military service in 2022. Margie Taylor, 66, will walk with the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors group in Monday’s Presidential Parade representing her late son, Joey Lenz. Lenz, 32, died in his sleep Feb.…
Howdy folks! I hope your new year began better than mine ended in 2024. I went to my daughter’s house in Alpine, Texas for Christmas and ended up in the hospital with COVID-19 that was affecting my heart. With no heart doctor there, it was two ambulance rides and a medi-vac airplane ride to Odessa. Long…
Martin Luther King Jr. was a great dreamer! He would have made a great Rotarian. In Rotary, we have our dreams and hopes. These dreams and hopes focus on our youth, peace-keeping efforts, and so much more. We are courageous enough to dream that we can conquer Polio. From almost 200 countries to just two…
Time for some live community theatre! The Players Theatre Company at the Owen Theatre invites you to see “Bedroom Farce,” weekends Jan. 24 through Feb. 9. This is a comedy about three couples on one Saturday night leading to a hilarious outcome. Bedroom Farce is a long-running Broadway show in New York and London. Tickets…