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The Blinn College District and the Columbus, Fayetteville, Flatonia, Schulenburg, and Weimar ISDs are in a partnership designed to increase high school dual credit completion and establish seamless pathways toward postsecondary awards and industry credentials.

Aaron’s Painting looks forward to new journey

Popeye, the Sailor Man, was real! Popeye was inspired by a sailor named Frank Fiegle, a rough-andtumble man. He smoked a pipe while holding it to one side of his mouth.

Bernardo VFD annual fundraiser held

The Schulenburg Lady Horn volleyball team announced that they are a recipient of the 20222023 United States Marine Corps - American Volleyball Coaches Association (USMC/ AVCA) Team Academic Award. It is the 10th consecutive year that the Lady Horns have re ceived the award.

Bulldogs football had one of their best seasons in a while last year under head coach Chris Freytag. As Freytag went on to take another job non-football related, incoming head coach Brent Mascheck will take over the reigns of head football coach and athletic director. Freytag had tons to do with Flatonia’s success last year, but the Bulldogs breeding of solid athletes across the board will keep this team in respectable form this fall.

DES MOINES, Iowa – Keegan Grissom recently traveled to Des Moines, Iowa, to compete in the 2023 USA Archery JOAD Target Nationals.

The Brazos High School foot ball team shocked a lot of people last year with their 9-4 overall record and a winning mentality after going 2-9 the previous year. As they will graduate one of their best overall players Bryson Bennett, who happens to play quar- terback, Brazos will be able to fill the void with not only coaching, but players who are coachable.

EAGLE LAKE – Greater Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church of Eagle Lake first ever Concert For Christ was well attended as the community came out and showed their support Saturday afternoon on July 15 at the Eagle Lake Municipal Park.

An emergency burn ban declaration has been authorized by county judges in Austin, Colorado and Fayette counties in response to the intense heat and lack of rain.

Bull riding is a lot of bull

COLUMBUS - Columbus Histori - cal Preservation Trust (CHPT) gathered

And the winners are…

March 1, 1950 – June 28, 2023

COLUMBUS - Texas Farm Bureau Insurance of Colorado County Agency Manager James Janik donated $200 to the Colo- rado County Senior Connections - Columbus (CCSC). His donation goes toward sponsoring the July gatherings of this growing group.

WEIMAR - If you are contemplating getting a dog,

LA GRANGE - Fayette County Habitat for Humanity (Habitat) announced the selection of the partner family for their milestone 10th home build. This year, the honor goes to Johnathan Wright, a dedicated single father of four children. Despite this, Wright works tirelessly at two jobs to provide a stable home for his family. Currently employed as the lead prep chef at Dell Seaton Medical Center at the University of Texas, he commutes from his apartment in La Grange to Austin. On his days off, Wright works part-time as the assistant cook at Schulenburg Regency. Currently, Wright shares a two-bedroom apartment with his four children aged 7, 11, 14, and 17, and is excited to be moving into a home with adequate space for the five of them.

“Not Impossible”

If you survived the 1970s and are old like me, you might relate to the following story. If you are young, you will not understand. As Baby Boomers, we grew up in a different time and place. As a society, Americans were less safety conscious then, which was fine with us kids. We never wore bike helmets (you should wear one), we drank out of the garden hose, most of us had BB guns, and we stayed outdoors and played all day until it was time to come home for supper. And, for the most part, we were an unsupervised lot. You might say we were “free-range” kids. I think it made us healthy.

The Neighbor Lady