Thankful Thursday: WOM The Women on Missions ladies group meets at Riverside Baptist Church on the first Thursday of the month as 6:00 pm in the fellowship hall.  There is no need to be a member of the church to join. We have lots of ladies that are members of other local churches that come just because they love Jesus and their girlfriend time! Bring your favorite pot luck dish and supper will be served around 6:30. If you don't have time to get home from work, make something, and get to the church on time --just show up! We want YOU not your food. God will provide plenty of food! Today's Thankful Thursday. Won't you join us? We would love to have you! 09/01/2010

Friday evening over one hundred friends and volunteers of the Riverside Volunteer Fire Department met for the formal dedication of the new Jim Scarborough station located at 87 Sterling Chapel Road in Walker County. The new station will help serve families at the southern end of Riverside's 164 square mile coverage area. This station will also assist the Dodge and Huntsville fire departments when needed. This station has been a dream for the Riverside Volunteer Fire Department for 10 years and would not have come about without the hard work and dedication of its volunteers as well as folks like County Commissioner Bobby Warren who contacted the Hodges family and asked them to donate a tract of land for the project. They selfishly agreed and the station was named in memory of Ann Hodges'... 08/28/2010

Christian Motorcyclists Association Visits Riverside Baptist Church Today the Christian Motorcyclists Association visited Riverside Baptist Church.  Vernon Osborn, President of the Conroe chapter (Conroe Messengers) presented us with the following facts.   ♥     CMA was founded 35 years ago   ♥     They are recognized world wide   ♥     Run for the Son is  their largest fundraiser and it is 23 years old         ♥     They have raised 37 million in 23 years.         ♥     Proceeds from Run for the Sun:                ♥      20% to the Jesus Film Project                ♥      20% to the Bible Smuggling Project                ♥      20% to Missionary Venture International                ♥      40% to home missions (USA)    ♥     The Jesus Film Project:                ♥     Translated in 10... 08/22/2010

Riverside Volunteer Fire Department     You are cordially invited to the dedication of Riverside Volunteer Fire Deprtment's Jim Scarbough Station to be held at the NEW location 87 Sterling Chapel Road Friday, August 27, 2010 6:00-9:00 P.M. Hot Dogs and Cold Drinks  Parking in the rear of the station Please RSVP (936) 295-8357   ♥   (936) 295-6232   ♥   (936) 581-0097     View Larger Map   Stay tuned for coverage of the event! :O) 08/20/2010

  Please join us for a free ice cream social at The Riverside VFD on Saturday, August 14th from 12 to 2 to find out more information about  Riverside's very own Field of Dreams. Sam Houston State University and the Riverside Area Lions Club are teaming up to bring youth baseball to Riverside. Anyone with children, grandchildren or a heart to better your community is encouraged to attend.  Saturday, August 14, 2010 12 to 2 pm @  Riverside Volunteer Fire Department! See you there!!! 08/09/2010

The Churches of Riverside,Texas Riverside United Methodist Church Riverside, Texas I just love this beautiful, old church and the people in it. I am not a member of this church; my membership is at the church next door. I do consider this church part of my church family. We enjoy combining our small choirs to provide the community with special music at Christmas and Easter. Together we hold a sunrise service every Easter and the two pastors alternate their roles. One year the Methodist pastor preaches and the Baptist preacher opens us in prayer. The next year it's just the opposite. The sunrise service is held around the Gazebo at the Methodist church.   There are 4 churches in the city limits of Riverside. Together we hold an annual old fashioned tent revival that lasts from Monday to ... 08/08/2010

I live within walking distance of Bethy Creek Resort (BCR) and we could hear tractors and all kinds of noise coming from their direction. We knew that the campgrounds had recently put in new roads and laid concrete pads on the waterfront campsites, so we were wondering what on earth they were up to now! A short golf cart ride later and we still didn't know. It looked like they were digging a hole. Riverside, Texas has a population of only 425. It didn't take too long for us to find out that they were digging a lake. A lake? This seemed a little goofy since BCR sits on the banks of beautiful Lake Livingston. Fast forward... this was no ordinary lake. It was a wake board training lake. I have since found out that this is called a cable park. The lake is 500 yards long and 90 yards wide.  ... 07/28/2010

When I hear the words small town the first word that comes to mind is gossip. At least that is what I used to think until I moved to a small town and found out what their definition of being in everybody's business is. I remember when Ben had his heart attack. He had been planning on taking down a dead tree and of course, all the neighbors knew about it. While Ben was laying in the hospital bed, those same neighbors got together and took down the dead tree and even cleaned up the mess! They didn't want Ben to have to worry about it. Another neighbor, Otis, had battled cancer for several years. When it got to the point that he could no longer walk, the men's prayer group from the Riverside Baptist Church came and built a handicap ramp that lead from the driveway up and on to his porch t... 07/26/2010

I shot this photo of my neighbors bluff. This is the Trinity River. I like to call it "Lake Livingston's I-45" because it is our "highway" to the FOUR counties that make up Lake Livingston (Walker, Trinity, San Jacinto and Polk County.)  This particular shot is in Riverside, Texas. The smallest city in Walker County with a population of 425. Some of the wonderful coves in and near Riverside and located within Walker County include: Harmon Creek, Bethy Creek, Carter's Cove, Bell and Ford, Thomas Lake, Carolina Cove and Carolina Creek.  What's your favorite hang out spot on Lake Livingston? I haven't mentioned MY favorite yet, that is a whole different blog! Coming soon! Copyright (C) 2010 Joni Staples     07/21/2010

This week was a setback! A client I have been working with called to say that they were closing on a property that they had sold, and were ready to purchasa a lot they had been talking to me about.  The lot was the cheapest in our inventory ( $1,750.00), but we were getting a full 10% commision (split equally with the listing agent, and less my brokers part. I suggested that we meet at my office, to sign the papers, after lunch.  They agreed, and asked if $1.00 earnest money would be enough, that was all they had.   I said sure, why not, it's only a couple days 'til  you get your check on the sold property. They then asked if I could bring the papers to them, they were out of gas.  I said sure, why not,  and did they have enough gas to get to the nearest filling station?  I said I'd bri... 08/09/2008