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COLUMBUS – The Colorado County Senior Connections group gathered together once again on June 21 at the Stafford Opera House in Columbus to have fun, play games and eat.

Eagle Lake VFD receives $50,000 grant

Bugle Boy showcases Ray Prim

COLUMBUS – The St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Columbus held a fundraiser on June 13 to help support churches in Peru.

Columbus Farmers Market throws shade on hot day

BELLVILLE – This Saturday, July 1, pack up the cooler and the dog to come out for lots of summer goodness and fun for the kids at the Bellville Farmers and Artisan Market from 9 a.m. to noon. Kiddos will enjoy free jumping fun with Lone Star Bounce House next to the Pavilion at Chesley Park, with a playground, walking path, gazebo and picnic tables. It all takes place under the shade of the Jim Bishop Pavilion and beyond. If you’ve not been before, this extended show is located where Bell meets Palm Street in Bellville.

COLUMBUS – The Columbus Annual June Cook-Off was cookin’ on its own with temperatures in the high 90s with the heat index well into the 100s. But that didn’t stop the avid bunch of barbecue’ers from parking up under the huge shade trees at the Colorado County Fairgrounds on June 16 - June 17.

Fayette Community Foundation receives $6,000

LCRA awards grant to James Dick Foundation

SEALY – Once, a place where kids would ride their bikes and enjoy a great day of swimming had water thrown on it. Sealy Mayor Carolyn Bilski announced that the Irene LeBlanc Pool would be closed for the time being while other avenues of water fun are explored for the citizens and visitors of Sealy.

Bellville Director of Bands Kenneth Peters said his band students advanced to state on a solo and ensemble. The group received a Division I rating on an ensemble or memorized Level 1 solo. Students Andie Eckermann, Emily Chen, Evelin Cornejo, Heyzel Espinoza, Ruth Garcia, Lydia Huebner, Robert Smith, Koda Barnett, Zander Felter, Kaleb Jacobs, Seth Trahan, Leah Kutch and Mia Surovik make the cut. Lea Kutch and Mia Surovik earned a gold medal for a first di vision rating at the state level.

Two attend band drum major camp

Festival Hill celebrates Fayette County Day

Fayetteville chamber mixer pulls out the smiles

Rise Broadband joins Eagle Lake chamber

LA GRANGE – The Fayette Community Foundation (FCF) proudly hosted its third annual scholarship reception on May 21 at the Historic Casino Hall in La Grange. Celebrations! by Bistro 108 Events and Catering provided a beautiful spread of light bites for the reception where awarded students and their families were able to meet the FCF Board, scholarship donors, and fund representatives who made their scholarships possible.

It's a busy summer for Turtle Wing Foundation, with many opportunities to learn, grow, and play for our Turtle Wing families as well as educational professionals and daycare staff in the local area.

Juneteenth parade and celebration draws crowd

AUSTIN – The Lower Colorado River Authority recently awarded nearly $815,000 in Community Development Partnership Program grants for a wide range of projects across LCRA’s wholesale electric, water and transmission service areas.

BELLVILLE – The Home-Grown Vegetable Contest was held on June 10 at Linseisen’s Feed & Supply in Bellville, the host of the event. Along with the contest, there was an educational program on Different Types of Fertilizers & When to Fertilize What, presented by Shelby Dovzak from Nelson’s Plant Food. Nelson’s Plant Food provided a wonderful speaker. The Austin County Horticulture Committee donated the gift certificates for the first, sec ond and third place Best of Show.

EL Noon Lions awards scholarship