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AUSTIN-The Texas 4-H Congress was held July 14-17 at the State Capitol in Austin. Texas 4-H Congress is a four day mock legislative experience for 4-H members in ninth to 12th grade where

EAGLE LAKE - The 45th Annual Ea - gle Lake Friends of the Eula & David Win -

COLUMBUS – Two new additions to the Santa Museum arrived in Colum- bus on July 27. The gracious donors of the Santa fig ures wanted the public to appreciate the beauty of the season.

Flatonia Bulldogs honored

COLLEGE STATION – Numerous Fayette County 4-Hers competed in the 2024 Texas 4-H Roundup June 4-6 at Texas A&M University in College Station. Texas 4-H Roundup is the pinnacle event for all of Texas 4-H. Senior 4-H members compete in approximately 50 diverse competitions during the weeklong event. The majority of the events require each individual or team to qualify at the county and district levels.

BERNARDO – The Bernardo Volunteer Fire Department held its annual fundraiser on July 21 at the St. Roch Catholic Church hall in Mentz . The crowd was elbow to elbow eating barbecue chicken, sausage, and all the trimmings, then waited for the much-anticipated auction.

Colorado County's Office of Emergency Management encourages community members affected by Hurricane Beryl to report property damage by submitting an online damage assessment survey.

FREE AFTER SCHOOL ART CLASSES COLUMBUS – The Live Oak Art Center located at 1014 Milam St. in Columbus offers free after school art classes every Wednesday and Thursday from 4 to 5 p.m. Register on the website www.liveoakartcenter.org under the classes and events tab. The free classes are offered throughout the whole school year. If registration is full they can always check back each semester.

COLUMBUS

“Climbing The Stairs”

Columbus Education Foundation holds its 2024 Summer Celebration

A few years back, I was bless - ed with the opportunity to take a road trip with our youngest daughter, Marigrace. In the interest of brevity, I'll call her MG. This dad and daughter road trip began with some free tickets to see the Cubs play at Wrigley Field in Chicago. I have previously written, more than once, about our baseball ad - venture. But we did more than watch the Cubs play. Our trip was memorable. It was special, as time with your kids always is. In the mood this week to re - member one of our escapades, I thought I’d share some memo- ries. What follows is a chronicle of our travels, documented here for your enjoyment (or toler - ance)… Since we would be driving through much of the Midwest (Texas to Chicago), MG and I de - cided to make some meaningful stops along the way, turning our trip into a combination family history tour and baseball adven - ture. First stop on the road was McAlester, Oklahoma. This is where my dad, MG's grandfather, grew up. I had driv - en through Oklahoma a number of times but had never visited my dad's hometown (he grew up on a farm outside of McAlester and would tell stories of riding on top of the cotton wagon headed into town to sell their crop each year). MG and I enjoyed our stay. The highlight of our brief stop (including an overnight stay at the Economy Inn – clean rooms, but no A/C, and bath towels the size of gum wrappers) was a drive by the "Waggin' Tails Dog Wash" (open 24 hours), and the Brad Pitt look-a-like who was working the breakfast shift at the Sonic Drive-In the next morning. To clarify – I am not interested in Brad Pitt - just thought it was kind of funny to see him (or his twin) working at Sonic on Mon - day morning in McAlester, Okla - homa. We took a few pictures on our way out of town and continued our journey.

ALLEYTON – In a heartwarming display of solidarity and community support, Colorado County Habitat for Humanity celebrated the completion and blessing of House Number 30, now the new home of Reginald and Dorothy Evans.

Stanzel Family Foundation hosts third annual scholar social

As the dog days of August approach and electric bills soar, the Public Utility Commission is reminding consumers of rules in place to protect them from having their power disconnected due to financial difficulties, especial ly during extreme heat.

SCHULENBURG – When the calendar turns to July, the whole town of Schulenburg starts gearing up for the annual Schulenburg Festival, also known as the “National Party of Texas”.

Both the La Grange and Schulenburg High School volleyball teams received recognition for their efforts in putting the pen to the paper in the classroom and earned a spot on the AVCA (American Volleyball Coaches Association) Academic Awards list.

Two area little league teams have won state and made it to their regional tournament: Columbus softball and La Grange baseball.

Incoming Bellville football senior D.J. Sanders stands at 6’4” 290 pounds and has been a huge problem for opposing offensives with his natural football talent and ability to use his size, strength, and athleticism to get behind the line of scrimmage. Sanders helped lead Bellville to the state championship last year and there’s no reason why they can’t do it again this year if the freight train and company stay healthy.

Roger Gradney is an incoming utility player for Nebraska football that recently graduated from Rice High School as a wide receiver and defensive back. He enrolled early at Nebraska last December and has the ability to do pretty much anything on the football field, which is prob ably why Nebraska wants to use him as an “ATH.” ATH stands for athlete, meaning he could be used in a variety of roles.

BELLVILLE–The 2024 Austin County Fair’s Annual Shrimp Boil theme is Rock Around the Stock! It kicked off the fundraiser on July 19 at the fairgrounds in Bellville.