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FLATONIA – Flatonia girl’s basketball player Summer Sodek proved she was a phenom as soon as she stepped on the court as the starting point guard for her freshman year at Flatonia.

BELLVILLE – Bellville volleyball player Sydney McKay is a natural athlete who brings the energy to the court and this energy will be even more ramped up now that she’ll have to put her senior leadership on display.

SEALY – The Sealy High School softball team impressed last year as they made a nice run in the postseason. Led by head coach Brittney Whitehead, this team has solid pitching and hitting while knowing how to win games in tight situations. The Lady Tigers have athletes that have college potential as they throw the ball hard and hit the ball with pop.

Columbus 10u Minor All-Stars fall short of state title

FLATONIA – Flatonia baseball player Titan Targac has shown Major League Baseball potential ever since he was a freshman and is currently committed to Texas A&M University baseball as an incoming senior.

LA GRANGE – Czech Republic President Petr Pavel rode into La Grange July 13 on a Harley Heritage, courtesy of The Ranch Harley-Davidson in College Station. Pavel's first stop was Dubina, where he and his Czech Republic dele gation, visited Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church.

MELBOURNE - Weimar Lions Club member Julius Bartek recently returned from the Lions Club's In ternational Convention held in Melbourne, Australia on June 20-25.

Navidad Valley CattleWomen have awarded over $100,000 in scholarships to students with an interest in agricul -

COLUMBUS - The evening kicked off for the Taste of Columbus Boys and Girls Club of Champion Valley fund - raiser on July 11 at its Columbus club. The music was great with Darrel Appelt and Phillip Brummett singing and playing guitars. The hall was filled with a hungry crowd ready to eat, and the contestants lined up around the club,

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INDUSTRY – A Lone Star Healthy Streams workshop will be held on Aug. 30 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 15994 Hwy 159 W, Industry, to focus on watershed health and best management practices for grazing livestock, backyard poultry, and feral hogs. This event is open to the general public and will focus on the Mill Creek Watershed, including Washington and Austin Counties. The conference is offered jointly by the Mill Creek Watershed Partnership, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute, and the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board (TSSWCB).

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NEW TAITON - Fayette Czech Heritage Society Queen Madelyn Karstedt of La Grange, achieved a significant mileston on June 29 in New Taiton.

Seniors Together come together for fun

A year after a new state law ended mandatory water breaks in Texas, a proposed federal rule would protect millions of workers from the risks caused by extreme heat, The Texas Tribune reported.

LCRA is in Stage 1 of its drought response. Under Stage 1 conditions, LCRA allows landscape watering up to twice a week for domestic use customers that have a contract with LCRA to draw water directly from the Highland Lakes. LCRA requests its customers reduce water use by 10% and that its firm water customers, which primarily are cities, utilities and industries, implement mandatory water use restrictions.

All beef cattle and hay producers are encouraged to turn in a sample of their hay for analysis at this year’s Austin County Hay Show scheduled for Oct. 4. Hay sample collection boxes and forms will be available at the following drop-off locations: Bellville Farm & Ranch, Linseisen’s Feed & Supply Inc., and Austin County Extension Office, all in Bellville; Steinhauser’s in Sealy; Bernardo Farm & Ranch in Cat Spring; 4M Feed & Ranch in New Ulm; and Lindemann Store in Industry.