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COLUMBUS – If you are interested in learning about plants best suited for the hot temperatures in Texas, come to the Columbus Garden Club meeting Wednesday, March 13 at The Lighthouse at St. Paul Lutheran Church at 201 Veterans Dr. in Columbus.

Arts for Rural Texas (ARTS) is committed to providing art experiences and art education to the children of rural Texas throughout the year. ARTS’ Summer Camps provide a creative space for young artists to learn and play.

Cattle on hand: 996 Packer Cows: Higher dressing cutter cows, 1.00-1.20; fatter utility cows, .91-.98; lower dressing thin cows, .75-.90 Packer bulls: Heavyweight bulls, 1.10-1.18; lower dressing bulls, 1.20-1.38 Steers: 200-300 lbs., 2.70-3.95;

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Participating in and successfully completing a traditional defensive driving course has been an option for decades to Texas drivers to keep a traffic viola tion conviction off their driving record. To help mature drivers have an alternate option from taking a traditional defensive driver’s course experts from Silver Drivers Safe Texans are hosting a safety program designed to educate older drivers and their families.

The Navidad Valley Cattle-Women (NVCW) are seeking applicants for their 2024 Scholarships. $12,000 will be awarded to students graduating from high schools in Fayette, Colorado and Lavaca counties.

The Trans-Atlantic slave exports were concentrated along the coast of West Africa from Senegal down to Angola. From these locations, Portugese ships sailed across the South Atlantic Ocean to Salvador and Brazil and around the lower Americas to Peru, while European and American ships sailed up the east coast of Brazil and dropped off their cargo with stops at Salvador and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Guyana; Venezuela; Dominican Republic; Haiti; Jamaica; Cuba and along the North and South Carolina coast on the Barrier Islands. Some of the descendants of the island African Gulla slaves with their unique heritage still live in the area. Many of my ancestors came through South Carolina and North Carolina.

“That’s one thing Earthlings might learn to do, if they tried hard enough: Ignore the awful times and concentrate on the good ones.” Kurt Vonnegut Some will say that at present we are living in awful times (I would disagree). Many are stressed by everything from societal unrest to the high price of eggs, and more.

“What Cats Like”

A wildfire in the Texas Pan - handle has consumed more than 1 million acres and as of Sunday was just 15% contained, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. It is the largest wildfire in Texas history.

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LA GRANGE – Fayette Electric Cooperative is joining Utilities United Against Scams (UUAS) in supporting the Federal Trade Com mission's (FTC's) annual National Consumer Protection Week, March 3 through March 9, along with more than 100 federal, state, and local agencies; consumer groups; and national advocacy organizations. Utility impostor scammers pretend to represent electric, natural gas, water, and sewer utilities to steal customers' money and personal information. They approach customers through various methods, including texts, phone calls, in-person visits, and emails. Scammers often demand payment and threaten service disconnection, claiming a customer is past due on their utility bill.

COLUMBUS – During the regular session of the Colorado County Commissioner’s Court on Feb. 26 in Columbus, Judge Ty Prause read aloud and presented a proclamation to Destiny Siptak, the executive director of the Turtle Wing Foundation in recognition of April as Autism Awareness Month.

HOUSTON – The Colorado County 4-H Dairy Judging team brought home some ribbons and proud smiles on Feb. 27 during the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in Houston.

EAGLE LAKE – Apple Ace Lumber owner Bret Cappleman was the guest speaker at the Eagle Lake Noon Lions Club meeting held Feb. 29.

Friends of Nesbitt Memorial Library donate funds

The Columbus Rotary hosted a pancake supper at Columbus High School on Feb 28. Lots of people turned out to have breakfast for din- ner, with a plate of fluffy pancakes, scrambled eggs and sausage that was provided by Kyser's Market, as well as to participate in an auction of desserts, from cookies and tall cakes to muffins and brownies, all to raise money for scholarships for Columbus High School seniors. Helping serve the meals include, from left, Meagan Ruether, Hannah Kunschick with the FFA and Karina Rubio with National Honor Society.

ALTAIR – Credit for Life Fairs help students learn real-life budgeting and money management skills after graduation.

For more than 200 years, people have called Colorado County home. From its towering live oaks, fertile soil, shaded banks of the twisting Colorado River, and abundant wildlife, the draw to the area by early settlers is easy to understand.

Flatonia Public Library receives $10K donation