🌱 How a Willis home baker’s heirloom pie made a national list

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Willis home baker’s heirloom pie made a national list

Also on today's calendar: Fun After Five - GuadalaHARRY'S & Tunnel to Towers and 5 more events.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Increasing cloudiness, with a high of 61 and low of 54 degrees.
• Wednesday: A stray thunderstorm, temps: high: 68, low: 62.
• Thursday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 78 and low of 43 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Our Best Vintage Recipes To Make Every Month Of 2026 (southernliving.com) — A cherished pie recipe from Beverly Thompson of Willis is featured among Southern Living’s favorite vintage dishes to make in 2026, highlighting how she keeps her late mother’s memory alive through baking. The story weaves her Willis family tradition into a broader collection of nostalgic Southern recipes, from championship chili to classic pimiento cheese and creamed corn.
   

📸 Around Willis

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Willis

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• Dine & Dash: The Groovy Bluebonnet
  ARTAVIA Community, 17590 Artavia Pkwy, Conroe
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Fun After Five - GuadalaHARRY'S & Tunnel to Towers
  GuadalaHARRY's Bar & Grill , 219 Simonton St , Conroe
  5:05 pm
• Christmas Jazz Show
  Bubba Ts Cajun Kitchen Willis , 400 W Montgomery St , Willis
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Main Street Market in downtown Conroe
  Main Street Market
  10:00 am
• Heroes Blends – Registration Required
  14368 Perry Rd , Conroe
  2:30 pm
• The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
  Crighton Theatre , 234 N Main St , Conroe
  7:30 pm
• A Christmas Carol
  The Owen Theatre , 225 Metcalf St , Conroe
  7:30 pm

Sunday December 21

• Small But Mighty Local Market
  9924 Bilnoski Rd , Willis
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Ribbon Cutting & Open House - Frontier Waste
  Frontier Waste , 11762 Highway 105 E , Conroe
  2:00 pm
• TAP TAKEOVER TUESDAY WITH NATE NELSON ACOUSTIC LIVE!
  Conroe/Lake Conroe Chamber , 119 Simonton Street , Conroe
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Hump Day Holdem
  Deuces Wild Poker Room , 120 FM 2821 Rd E , Huntsville
  6:00 pm
• Jim Sloan, Hugh Meyer & Berkly Sisson
  Conroe/Lake Conroe Chamber , 119 Simonton Street , Conroe
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hey neighbors, Santa is at the Clubhouse now.
  Take those kiddos and pets for a picture and a nice big cookie. Santa will be there until 4pm. This is my dog Sadie Mae. (Nextdoor Point Aquarius)
• We’re in for a couple cold nights, rescue groups are trying to help as many street dogs and cats as possible but we will lose a lot of moms and puppies/kittens due to the fact they can’t regulate their body temperature and will freeze.
  Please be kind to your outside pets and find them shelter for the cold nights and if you find an animal please try to help him by putting him in a… (Nextdoor Emerald Lakes)

• Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Salaried Assistant Manager in Willis. Apply here.
• Lone Star Family Health Center posted a job opening for Medical Office Specialist (Willis) in Willis. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Willis here.

🗞 Nearby News

Conroe

• Children's Safe Harbor opens new $10 million Conroe facility to double trauma services (houstonchronicle.com)
• Lawsuit, ethics complaint challenge results of Conroe charter amendment election (houstonchronicle.com)
• December 16, 2025: Days Gone By (republicanherald.com)

Montgomery

• Volunteers begin restoring historic New Home Cemetery near Willis after wrap on Conroe project (houstonchronicle.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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