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Weimar Library to hold informational forum March 18

A free program providing legal information will be held at the Weimar Public Library at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 18.

At this informational forum, The Friends of the Weimar Public Library, will present to the audience legal information on estate planning, including wills, trusts, and gifts; inheritance rules in absence of a will; determination of heirship in absence of a will; probate of estates; powers of attorney for financial and medical decisions if a person becomes incapacitated; and Medicaid planning to qualify for Medicaid and preserve assets from Medical Recovery Claims.

Michael Trefny, a resident of Weimar, and his associate Kevin Hillmer will discuss informational considerations for those who are doing estate planning or wills.

Trefny and Hillmer have their office in Columbus, Texas. Trefny has 38 years of experience in the practice of law. His presentation will focus on general planning information. This notice is not a solicitation for legal services.

Neither Trefny, Hillmer, nor the Friends of the Weimar Public Library will provide any legal advice. We welcome all and invite you to bring a friend. Please call 725-6608 to register for this free program. We welcome all and will provide snacks and drinks.

Colorado County Regional Mixer set for March 25 A regional mixer will be held for all three Chambers of Commerce in Colorado County at Blake’s Kitchen & Kocktailz on Tuesday, March 25, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

The afterhours chamber networking event, presented by the Weimar, Eagle Lake and Columbus Chamber of Commerces will take place at 2035 Milam St. Join guests for an evening of great food, drinks and networking.

Attendees will have the opportunity to connect with Chamber members from Columbus, Weimar and Eagle Lake, community leaders and other business professionals.

The event will be sponsored by Encompass Health, St. Christina’s EMS, 1st Texas Home Health, Columbus Oaks and TruCare Living Center.

Winedale Zoom Talk set for March 18: “The Infamous Prisoner: San Jacinto, Santa Anna and the Texas Warship Invincible.”

On Tuesday, March 18 at 12 p.m., historian Jim Beville will tell the little- known story Santa Anna’s eight-month incarceration in Texas following his defeat at the Battle of San Jacinto.

The chain of events that took place afterward his defeat—an agreement to withdraw troops, the Treaty of Velasco, his guarantee of safe passage home on a Texas warship, its repudiation, a lynch mob, a second confinement followed by a bizarre plot to free him all led to Santa Anna being held as a prisoner of war in Brazoria county in the summer and fall of 1836.

E-mail [email protected] for a link to this zoom talk.

Columbus Elementary School to host pre-kinder and kindergarten roundup April 1 Columbus Elementary School will be hosting a pre-kindergarten and kindergarten roundup on Tuesday, April 1 from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The event encourages PK and Kinder students new to CES in the 2025-2026 school year to attend.

Required documents include parent’s government issued photo ID, child’s birth certificate, child’s social security card, proof of residency and current immunization record.

Proof of residency includes electric/water bill with service address and name of guardian and voter registration card with current address.

Registration will be required to be completed on site. Space is limited and will be taken of a first come first serve basis after qualifying students are accepted.

For any questions, call 979-732-2078.