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Colorado County Wildife Management Association banquet slated
Colorado County Wildife Management Association banquet slated
COLUMBUS – The Colorado County Wildlife Management Association’s (CCWMA) Banquet is scheduled for 4 p.m. 03/06/2024 23:00
Private pesticide applicator training set
Private pesticide applicator training set
COLUMBUS – A private pesticide applicator is someone who uses or supervises the use of restricted-use or state-limited- use pesticides or regulated herbicides to produce an agricultural commodity on personally owned property, rented property, property owned by his or her employer, property under his or her general control, or the property of another person if applied without compensation, other than the trading of personal services between producers of agricultural commodities. 03/06/2024 23:00
MARY CATHERINE BERGER
MARY CATHERINE BERGER
June 2, 1935 – March 3, 2024 03/06/2024 23:00
Sealy Small Farm and Vegetable Conference
Sealy Small Farm and Vegetable Conference
SEALY - Spring is in the air in February. Gardeners are itching to scratch in some dirt and plant a garden, but that may not be the best idea as of now. Warm weather in February doesn't mean planting season is in full bloom. 02/28/2024 23:00
Best Little Quilt Show posts winners
Best Little Quilt Show posts winners
LA GRANGE - CVQG's 'Best Little Quilt Show' in Texas Award win - ners were announced on Feb 23 at the KC Hall in La Grange. Over 600 people came to enjoy the beauty of our Guild's quilts. 02/28/2024 23:00
Columbus Garden Club selects a Garden Angel
Columbus Garden Club selects a Garden Angel
COLUMBUS - Brenda Boehm has been chosen as the Garden Angel for Columbus Garden Club 2023-24. Boehm has been in the garden club for 11 years. She routinely helps set up the club's meeting rooms, assists elderly members, plants pots and waters around the Colorado County Courthouse square in Columbus, and helps decorate down town for the Fall season as well as dec- orate the Colorado County Fairgrounds entrance for the Colorado County Fair. She has chaired the club's bake sale many times, the Scholarship Wagon, the Brookwood Volunteer Program, the E-Cycle program, and worked the Trash Off Event. 02/28/2024 23:00
Columbus Education Foundation awards another Classroom Grant
Columbus Education Foundation awards another Classroom Grant
COLUMBUS - Amanda Opperman, the sixth and eighth teacher at Columbus Junior High recently received a grant to take her students on a field trip to the NASA Space Center Houston. The Columbus Education Foundation (CEF) grant will cover the cost of the trip which is not in the budget allotted to her. Opperman was elated to get such a grant. "I'm so excited to receive the CEF grant! I have always wanted to take my students on a field trip to Space Cen - ter Houston! The students are going to have an opportunity to experience and discover really cool science, math, tech - 02/28/2024 23:00
Elections Building named in honor of Francis John Truchard
Elections Building named in honor of Francis John Truchard
COLUMBUS - The Colorado Coun - ty Commissioner's Court met for the regular open meeting on Monday, Feb 12. 02/28/2024 23:00
Columbus Volunteer Fire Department holds Oyster and Fish Fry
Columbus Volunteer Fire Department holds Oyster and Fish Fry
COLUMBUS – Tower 14 extended its ladder high into the air with the Unit- ed States flag proudly waving in the gen tle breeze to signal the site of CVFD’s annual Oyster and Fish Fry on Feb. 25 at the Columbus Hall in Columbus. 02/28/2024 23:00
Tannich-Brovec Family to hold 56th annual reunion
Tannich-Brovec Family to hold 56th annual reunion
WEIMAR – The Tannich- Brovec 56th family reunion, including family names Nohavitza, Ulbrich, Voitle, Sebesta, Mueck, Urban, Anhaiser, Sekerka, Fojtik, Holloway, Kunschick, Koch, Klimple, Perkins, Shimek, York, Socha, Kubesch, Petersen, etc., will be held Sunday, March 3 beginning at 11 a.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall off Farm-to-Market Road 155 at 1020 N. Center St. in Weimar. 02/28/2024 23:00
Sealy, La Grange, others take on Frisch Auf! in girls golf tourney
Sealy, La Grange, others take on Frisch Auf! in girls golf tourney
Sealy, La Grange, others take on Frisch Auf! in girls golf tourney 02/28/2024 23:00
Sealy hangs on vs Bellville in girl’s soccer
Sealy hangs on vs Bellville in girl’s soccer
02/28/2024 23:00
La Grange boy’s hoops falls to Yates
La Grange boy's hoops falls to Yates
KATY – The La Grange High School boy’s basketball team was defeated by Houston Yates High School Feb. 19 at the Merrell Center in Katy by a final score of 81-52. Yates athleticism and ability to get to the rim was the difference in this game as the Lions took control from the very beginning. 02/28/2024 23:00
Columbus girl’s basketball punches ticket to second-consecutive state tourney
Columbus girl’s basketball punches ticket to second-consecutive state tourney
The Columbus High School girl’s basketball team is heading back to the Alamodome as they’ve earned a bid to the state tournament for the second year in a row. They sealed the deal with a win against Aransas Pass Feb. 24 by a score of 61-44 earning the 3A Region IV championship. 02/28/2024 23:00
Fayetteville boy’s hoops rolling in playoffs
Fayetteville boy’s hoops rolling in playoffs
Lions boy’s basketball is still alive and very well in the playoffs as they’ve won their last 12 games in a row with the majority of them being by a wide margin. Fayetteville is led by second-year head coach Jake Diggs and has his team playing great system ball with athletes who have natural ability. 02/28/2024 23:00
Women’s History Month celebration planned
Women’s History Month celebration planned
SCHULENBURG – The League of Women Voters of South Central Texas is hosting its second annual Women Making History event from 3 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 10 at Schulenburg's historic Senglemann Hall in Schulenburg. 02/28/2024 23:00
Agricultural producers have until March 15 to enroll in USDA’s key commodity safety net programs for the 2024 crop year
Agricultural producers have until March 15 to enroll in USDA’s key commodity safety net programs for the 2024 crop year
02/28/2024 23:00
District 190 regional K.C. free throw winners
District 190 regional K.C. free throw winners
HALLETTSVILLE – The Knights of Columbus Regional (Diocese of Victoria) Free Throw Championship from District 190 was held Feb. 18 at the Sacred Heart Gym in Hallettsville. 02/28/2024 23:00
FA Gabe Mikeska competes in La Grange golf tourney
FA Gabe Mikeska competes in La Grange golf tourney
LA GRANGE – Fresh out of basketball, sophomore Gabe Mikeska went to his first golf tournament of the delayed season (because of basketball playoffs). Coach Trey Carter accompanied him play at Frisch Auf! Valley Golf Course in the La Grange Leopards Invitational. 02/28/2024 23:00
Faith Academy starts off track season
Faith Academy starts off track season
ANDERSON – The Faith Academy track team started their season Feb. 21st at the Anderson- Shiro Meet in Anderson. 02/28/2024 23:00
Number of area athletes make Blue Bell/TSWA All-State football list
Number of area athletes make Blue Bell/TSWA All-State football list
Many area athletes earned their stripes on the football field and have now planted their names on the Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association All-State football list. 02/28/2024 23:00
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