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Lions donate to Columbus Food Pantry

We have had our adopted Mexican street cat, Felix, for a month now.

Easy Like Sunday Morning

SCHULENBURG – The Stanzel Family Foundation announced its recent grant allocations to two impactful organizations, the Turtle Wing Foundation and And Then a New Day (And Then).

Friends of Monument Hill and Kreische Brewery Historic site receive $20k donation

COLUMBUS – The Colum- bus Food Pantry is launching a website.

WEIMAR – The Weimar Police Department was welcomed to the Seniors Together - Weimar group on March 13 to socialize and get to know some of the folks who come to play cards and dominos, have a great hot meal, and play Bingo.

Historically accurate cast iron care at San Felipe Museum

BELLVILLE - During February, EEA (Extension Ed - ucation Association) of Austin County, which is a direct part of the Texas A&M AgriLife Exten sion Service, in a bid to unearth the hidden gems of their own backyard, embarked on an en- riching field trip, delving into the historic sites and fantastic wonders of Bellville.

Straight shootin’ Sealy Gun Show

I had a discouraging day yesterday.

SCHULENBURG – The Schulenburg Sausage Festival (https:www.schulenburgsausagefest. com/) is a day of fun and festivities to be held this year on Saturday, April 6, in downtown Schulenburg.

LA GRANGE - The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Of - fice, Fayette County will offer a food preservation workshop called “Preserving the Harvest” on Saturday, May 11, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Fayette Coun- ty Agricultural Building at 255 Svoboda L in La Grange.

FAYETTEVILLE - Arts for Rural Texas (ARTS) is thrilled to announce an upcoming painting workshop with Eric Jacobsen. Learn to paint expressive still life in oil or acrylic, loosen up your style, and give life and energy to your paintings!

COLUMBUS – The Columbus Chamber of Commerce Ju- nior Ambassador Scholarships are open to full-time students who are entering the 11th grade in the fall of 2024 at Columbus High School, Classical Conversations Homeschool Program, Accredited Private Schools, or One Day Academy Homeschool Program. The Junior Ambassa dor will be required volunteer 25 hours for the chamber over the course of two years.

DMINISTRATOR Colorado County will hold two separate elections in May. Both elections are equally important for different reasons. It is also imperative that voters pay attention to voting locations and times because each election is different. Columbus Independent School District, Weimar Independent School District, and the City of Weimar will hold joint elections on Saturday, May 4. CISD will have a Trustee and Bond election. WISD will hold a Trustee election and the City of Weimar will have a race for Mayor and councilmen.

Recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau indicate that six of the 10 fastest-growing counties in the United States from 2022 to 2023 were in Texas. According to the Texas Tribune, Kaufman County, just east of Dallas, led the list with a 7.6% increase in new residents that brought its population to more than 185,000. Census data shows that Rockwall and Liberty counties closed out the top three, with growth rates of 6.5% and 5.7%, respectively.

WEIMAR – Friends of the Weimar Public Library and Colorado County AgriLife are offering a new way to get involved, improve your health and have fun. The program is called Walk Across Texas, and it focuses on teams that record the miles they walk in an attempt to compete with other teams of walkers.