Lifestyle

SEALY – The tiny little chefs at Sealy Elementary School have completed their gardening program. Early Childhood-Learn Grow Eat Go, has exposed these participants to many wonderful opportunities over the last two months.

Sealy AutoZone cuts ribbon

COLUMBUS – The Columbus Garden Club had a 'Trash-Off Kick Off' March 2, and began the clean-up of an area of the city park at Midtown Park in Columbus.

GONZALES– The Columbus Cub Scout Pack 312 loaded up and ventured to Palmetto State Park in Gonzales this past weekend to learn basic skills and have fun doing it.

BASTROP – The streak continued this past Wednesday as the Schulenburg High School band competed at the UIL Concert & Sight-Reading contest in Bastrop. The band made a 1st division (superior rating) in both the concert and sightreading portion of the contest for the third year in a row! This is the highest rating possible.

HOUSTON – The Columbus FFA recently showed up and showed out big at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in Houston. A number of the students placed in this major livestock event.

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The Columbus High School One-Act Play advanced to the Bi-District competition and took home several awards in the process. Cason Sunderman received the Overall Best Technician award for his sound engineering expertise. Kelci Weidemann won an All-Star Crew award. Kassie Garcia and Adam Baker received honorable mentions in acting. McKinsey Sizemore solidified Columbus' advancement by receiving an Overall Best Actress award for her role as Tess Moffatt. Columbus also came in second with the Best Tech Crew award.

Rice High undergoes boot camp

La Grange High School Winter Guard takes second place

The Columbus Historical Preservation Trust (CHPT) is hosting a “Hop Into Spring” Online Auction from March 22-26 to raise funds for the ongoing Stafford Opera House “Repair and Restore Project.”

La Grange Area Chamber of Commerce holds mixer

EAGLE LAKE – The Eagle Lake Noon Lions Club welcomed special speakers, Odette Elliston, LCSW, right, and Denise Sklar, left, who informed the Lions about “Lighthouse Eagle Lake”, the Geriatric Intensive Outpatient Program provided by the Rice Medical Center on Thursday, March 9. Odette serves as the Director and Denise serves as the Assessment Coordinator of this program designed specifical ly for senior citizens who may be overwhelmed with the process of aging.

COLUMBUS – Columbus Lions welcomed its Past District Governor Charles Villenueve on March 6 during its weekly club meeting at Schobel’s Restuarant in Columbus. PDG Villanueva spoke about LCIF. To learn more about the Columbus Lions Club or to join one, reach out to any Lions Club member.

SMITHVILLE – The La Grange Leopard band released the names of the musicians who participated in the UIL Solo and Ensemble Contest in Smithville. Out of 46 Leopard contestants, 31 will be advancing to the UIL State Solo and Ensemble Contest that will be held Memorial Day Weekend. Those advancing to state are Class I Soloists Jose Estrada, trumpet, Westin Smith, Euphonium, Trey Dalton, Marimba, Josh Little, Marimba, Gabriel Vega, Marimba and Juan Zuniga, Marimba.

The 80th Annual Columbus FFA Show and Sale was held March 4 at the Robert “Bobby” Marburger Agriculture Education Center at Columbus High School in Columbus.

COLUMBUS – The Columbus FFA parade jumped off on time on March 4, in downtown Columbus. Between the flags and the horses were floats, tractors and trailers, and firetrucks some filled with kids and adults throw ing candy to eager crowd. The parade is the lead up to the Columbus FFA Show and Sale that was held on the same day.

HOSTYN – A $1,000 donation was recently deposited into the Matching Funds Campaign account at Fayette Savings Bank for the benefit of the Queen of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Hostyn, rebuilding fund by the Moulton Knights of Columbus Council #3244.

Weimar Elementary School holds open house

ELIS February Students of the Month

Did you see the Big Banana on the street? We did, too! The Big Banana Car came to Columbus! The owner and driver is Steve Braithwaite! He is an Englishman living in the US and is in our area of Texas because he is headed to the Orange Show's Houston 36th Annual Art Car Parade in April. Steve travels all over the US and lives off of donations for rides. There were lines of kiddos and adults alike on Feb 26, waiting to take a joyride in the Big Banana Car.