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Be aware of your surroundings at all times. Criminals go on their shopping spree in your vehicles as you Christmas shop. Also, go with a companion when all pos -

COLUMBUS - There were wonderful gifts in the Mistletoe Sack Drawing, luxurious items in the Silent Auction, and the grand prize Scholarship Quilt Drawing brought many holiday party go - ers to the Columbus Garden Club Christmas Tasting Luncheon last week. And, Santa Claus made a surprise visit much to the enjoy - ment of both the young and old - (er).

Seniors Together get merry treatment

ISB donates to Boys & Girls

ELPD adds to ranks

Photo by Columbus Lions Club

Choir dazzles crowd

Colorado County Crime Stoppers donates to good cause

Seniors Together donates to Deputy Santa program

Ca ttle on hand: 1,645 Packer Cows: Higher dressing cutter cows, .83-1.02; fatter util -

Columbus Seniors Together gets special treat

“I don’t even have any good skills. You know, like nunchuck skills, bow hunting skills, computer hacking skills. Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills!” Napoleon Dynamite

WEIMAR – Texas A&M AgriLife Extension in Austin and Colorado counties is partnering with Texas Parks and Wildlife to host a Feathers, Furs, and Farming program on Saturday, Dec. 15. The focus of this program will center around Wildlife Tax Valuation. Two general CEUs will be offered for TDA Pesticide Applicators.

I tend to be a Christmas maximalist; at least if you ask my husband, Peter, that's what he would say.

’Tis the season to be jolly. Fa la la la la, Humf. It is sad when I can identify more with the Grinch than with Santa Claus. Where is that holiday spirit? I don’t see what all this holiday cheer is about.

COLUMBUS – Maranda Dominguez received a $500 Classroom Grant from the Columbus Education Foundation (CEF) to purchase spe- cific "learning tools" for her fifth-grade math students. She has wished for roll-away white boards for some time. Her CEF Classroom Grant will make her wish come true! Dominguez wants to use these white boards with small groups working together to solve problems. The white boards can inspire students to feel more comfortable speaking in math class. Better communication skills are one of many bonuses she plans to garner in her attempts to help her students solve math problems.

Silver Drivers Safe Texans aim to reduce traffic fatalities and se vere injuries among pedestrian and bicyclists Silver Drivers Safe Texans are encouraging the public to be safe road users in order to reduce the death rates in Texas. They are also encouraging drivers to be on the lookout for pedestrians and bicyclists to help reduce traffic deaths.

A half-dozen lawsuits challenging the 13 approved Texas constitutional amendments appear to be dead in the water, The Dallas Morning News reported.

Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek says that CIT Investigator Jeremy Castleberry applied for and received a grant through the Fayette Community Foundation and the Red Door Fund for Mental Health.

In Texas, the wintery chill of the night or early morning is short.