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The Washington County Genealogical Society will meet Monday, April 1 at the Nancy Carol Roberts Memorial Library at 1pm. The speaker will be Mary Thornhill, Local Historian and member of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas

Winedale’s Online Talk: “Birth of a Navy: Samuel Rhoads Fisher, Founding Father of the Texas Navy.”  On Tuesday, April 2, at noon, Dallam Masterson and Admiral Beth Fisher will speak about the creation of the Texas Navy and the role their ancestor, Samuel Rhoads Fisher, played in the process. Call Winedale at 979-278-3530 for a link to …

The Gay Hill Lodge of Hermann Sons Life will meet on Tuesday, April 2, at 6:00pm at the Burton Short Stop.

James F. Dillon VFW Post 7104 will be having a barbecue beef sirloin steak, pork steak and pork sausage supper on Friday, April 5, doors will open at 6:00pm and the meal will be served at 7:00, call 979 203-5586, 979 277-5061 to make reservation by 12:00 noon on the date of the meal – …

Registration is now open for Independence Community Events’ Fire & Ice Cook-off.  This year’s event will be held next Friday and Saturday, April 5th and 6th, on the Independence town square.  The Fire & Ice Cook-off serves as a fundraiser for continued renovations and maintenance at the old school house in Independence. For more information, or …

The Washington County Ladies Lions Club will meet Monday April 8 at Noon at the Cannery Kitchen.  Members are encouraged to bring used eyeglasses. The public is invited to attend, RSVP not required.  Lunch will be available. There will be new member installation.

The Republican Club of Washington County meeting, Tuesday, April 9, at the Cannery Kitchen Speaker: Thomas Glass – Texas House District 17 Subject:  Texas Constitutional Enforcement Topic:  Texas Legislature Action needed to resist Washington D.C. assault on Texas. Registration and social time start at 5:30 pm, dinner at 6:00 pm and speaker will present at …

Purchase your wristbands at the Navasota High School front desk

VFW Post 7104 & Auxiliary regular monthly meeting is Thursday, April 11th, starting at 7:00pm at the post home

The Fortnightly Club of Brenham will hold its April General Meeting on Thursday, April 11, at 11:30 a.m. at the Nancy Carol Roberts Memorial Library.  The program, “Don’t Fall - You Won’t Like It”, will be presented by Amy Supak, Physical Therapist.  All members are urged to attend.

Sons of Hermann Lodge 6 meeting is Friday, April 12, doors open at 5:00, meal served at 6:30 and the meeting will start at 7:15 at the Hermann Sons Life Hall-Brenham.  This month serving sausage, sauerkraut and beans, members are asked to bring a dessert

MEETING INFORMATION 2nd Sunday January, April, August, December 5:00 p.m. HARMONIE HALL 509 West FM 389 Fayetteville, TX 78940

More information is available by contacting Marita Mikeska (979-451-9244, [email protected] or Renee Mueller (979-830-3596, [email protected]

Mark your calendars…for the Chappell Hill Chamber of Commerce Annual Recognition Banquet on Friday, April 19, 2024! Join us in the fun, and cheer on our Man of the Year, Woman of the Year and Business of the Year! Denim & Diamonds in Chappell Hill! Great food, fellowship and amazing drawing items and more! You …

There will be coffee and donuts all day with a light lunch being served from 11am to 2pm.  You will receive a Limited Edition Umbrella for all successful donations.  While an appointment is not necessary, it is highly encouraged.  For appointments, visit www.giveblood.org and enter Sponsor Code L126; or your can call Rob Aguilar at …

Pre-registration is encouraged for planning purposes, registration on site will be accepted.

The Brenham Pregnancy Center is inviting the public to Open House on Friday morning, April 19.  Starting at 10am, visitors will be able to take tours of their facility, which is located at 1016 East Blue Bell Road.  The Brenham Pregnancy Center is a tax-exempt organization that offers free pregnancy services to those who need …

35th Annual Burton Cotton Gin Festival Saturday, April 20, 2024 from 10am to 6pm. Come out to Burton, home of the 1914 Burton Farmers Gin, and celebrate the Annual Burton Cotton Gin Festival! This is a FREE, family friendly event featuring a day full of fun and history! The day begins with a parade through …

The 35th Annual Burton Cotton Gin Festival is being held on Saturday, April 20, from 10am-6pm.  The festival is a free, family friendly event featuring a day full of fun and history.  The day begins with a parade through Burton, and continues at the grounds of the Texas Cotton Gin Museum. contests and games arts …

The Yellow Rose Boot Scoot is a family, friendly, fun gathering.  Enjoy a catered meal from the Kenney Store, craft beer from Huff Brewing Co.  This event blends past traditions with a modern mission to advance medical research, (to stop inflammatory breast cancer forever by funding research).  Music by David Lewis, with is amazing guitar …

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:  Dr. Constance Blunt is a native of Brenham, TX.  She graduated from Brenham High School in 2003.  She then attended Baylor University in Waco, TX, where she received a Bachelor of Science in Forensic Science.  She later obtained her Doctor of Medicine at Texas A&M Health Science Center in Temple, TX.  In 2018, …

Join our friends at the Bluebonnet House & Garden Center for a program on Salvias.  Guest speaker will be Heather Thormahien-Molik, a specialist on many plants and primarily the Salvia.  The program begins at 10AM, Saturday, April 20 and will take place at the Masonic Lodge, 6066 Main Street.  Fee is $10.00 per person and …

The Washington County Ladies Lions Club will meet Monday, April 22, at Noon, at the Cannery Kitchen.   The speaker is Amy Kilpatrick, who will bring her Great Dane used for PTSD therapy. Fundraiser tickets will be handed out.  This is also the deadline for signing up for District 2S-5 meeting. The public is invited to …

4-H and FFA members across Texas are invited to participate in #Blinn's 2024 Agriculture Mechanics Project Show! Early registration ends on April 12. FFA participants https://www.judgingcard.com/Registration/Info.aspx?ID=17370 4-H members email [email protected]  

The Washington County Appraisal District and Consolidated Tax Collections of Washington County office will be closed on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.  The office is closing for staff training in anticipation of the property value protest season.

Tickets are $8 and can be purchased at https://cubcompany.booktix.net.  Seating is limited. 

Please join the St Peter's Choir and Brenham Chorale for a night of fun music on Friday, April 26, 6:30 pm as they present MUSIC OF TEXAS 1820-1875.  There will be a reception immediately following. The singers are from 7 area churches. You will be sure to hear some old favorites and new songs at …

ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE CHAPPELL HILL VOL FIRE DEPARTMENT For more info contact:  [email protected] / 979 251-4440

James F. Dillon VFW Post 7104, will be having a barbecued beef sirloin steak, pork steak and pork sausage supper on Friday, May 3.  Doors will open at 6:00 and the meal will be served at 7:00.  Please call 979-203-5586 or 979-277-5061 to make reservations by 12:00 noon on the date of the meal. You …