Category: Lake Conroe Area News

There’s a whole lot going on in the next week or so in our little corner of the world, not the least of which is that long-awaited ritual known as early voting.  It begins tomorrow, the 21st, and continues through November 1st for those who choose not to wait until “election day” which is the following Tuesday, the 5th.   Registered voters (and that’s all of you, right?) can cast early ballots at any one of ten voting centers scattered around the county.  
For Bentwater residents, the most convenient (or at least the closest to home) location for you will be at the Lone Star Community Center at 2500 Lone Star Parkway in Montgomery.  As it happens, that’s also where you’ll need to be if you plan to vote on election day. Later in this week, on Thursday, the 24th, your newly elected POA board (another election altogether so it’s too late for you to vote early in this one) will hold its first quarterly meeting of the 2024-2025 fiscal year in the Harbor Room of the Yacht Club starting at 7 PM.  While it probably shouldn’t be considered as a ritual per se, it kinda is because you can always count on it happening.  And, you owe it to yourself to invest an hour or so to say “hey” to all the members and get the official scoop about the goings-on in your neighborhood.  Meanwhile, though Halloween might not be nearly as scary as some elections these days, it somewhat frightening to realize that it has morphed through several iterations over the centuries.  It’s certainly become a ritual of sorts, though not even close to resembling the original ritual.  But, that’s okay because, in today’s version, it’s all about fun.  So, get ready.  Here it comes again.  
Though the official date in North America is the 31st, for your enjoyment and convenience Bentwater has set aside the prior Saturday, the 26th, to accommodate a couple of Halloween events in different areas of the community.  From 5-8 PM, the annual Trunk or Treat event hosted by the POA and funded, in part, by the Bentwater Civic Association will be going on in the Park In The Meadows (that’s the one with the pond and pavilion).  In addition, Young Families of Bentwater will be hosting their Halloween Festival in the Community Park (that’s the one behind the POA offices), also from 5-8 PM, featuring activities and entertainment for all ages.  Best of all, unlike the voting booth where you’re required to pick one or the other, there’s no either/or here.  Nope, you can elect to celebrate at both and you’ll have plenty of time to do so.  You won’t even have to rush since there’ll be a full 3 hours of spooktacular revelry going on.  So, be safe.  Go and enjoy, and have a Happy Halloween, y’all.
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