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WEIMAR – Meet Sydnie Gaston, the epitome of a true heroine, who comes to life in a way that will captivate audiences young and old in The Spirit of Gonzales, a work of historical fiction and one of five books by local author Betsy Wagner of Columbus.

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott and the 45th President of the United States Donald J. Trump thanked and served meals to over 240 Texas National Guard soldiers, Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers, and other service members stationed on the border over Thanksgiving for Operation Lone Star (OLS) in Edinburg on Nov. 19.

LA GRANGE, TEXAS – The Green Door Fund for Workforce Development and Education (GDF), a program of the Fayette Community Foundation (FCF), recently hosted its inaugural Career Crusade for La Grange High School students, in collaboration with the La Grange Independent School District.

EAGLE LAKE, TEXAS Wharton County Junior College’s Adult Education & Literacy Program is resuming free High School Equivalency (HSE/GED) classes in Eagle Lake.

The ecumenical St. Nicholas Ministry has helped thousands of needy individuals and families in tri-county area of Colorado, Fayette and Lavaca Counties over its 36-year history. This ministry identifies and assists those who are struggling, like needy children, their families and the elderly by providing gifts such as boxes of food, new toys, blankets/quilts and other items during the Christmas season.

HHSC Age Well Live Well Coordinator

The Navidad Valley CattleWomen (NVCW) were blessed to receive a donation of Cody Johnson concert tickets last spring from a very generous donor. The proceeds received by auctioning off the tickets have been designated to assist with piloting a collegiate scholarship program.

ROTARY CLUB WELCOMES COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB HAVE HOLIDAY ARTS AND CRAFTS FOR THANKSGIVING

While SAS is on Thanksgiving break, we would like to let everyone know how thankful we are to have so many wonderful folks supporting our school. In addition to our staff and student families, we are grateful for our substitute teachers, and our PTC officers and members, who volunteer all year to ensure events and fundraisers go as planned. We appreciate our school Advisory Council and Fr. James Dvorak for their ongoing guidance. We are blessed to have the generosity of St. Anthony and St. Roch parishes, their Knights of Columbus and Catholic Daughters.

ST. MICHAEL NEWS

Editor’s Note: The numbers released by the Elections Office still require certification by the Commissioners Court following the Court’s election canvassing on Nov. 15. This report is based on the unofficial results from each polling location.

County addresses board positions

EAGLE LAKE – The Community Center played host to the start of a new tradition as several city officials and workers gathered for the city’s State of the City Address on Nov. 9. Led by Mayor Tim Kelley and featuring a dinner provided by Austin’s Barbeque and Catering, those in attendance reminisced on some of the positive initiatives throughout the past year as they plan to make the address an annual occurrence.

WILD ART EAGLE LAKE HONORS VETS WITH PARK DEDICATION

WEIMAR – The Nov. 9 City Council meeting saw the introduction of a new police chief, the retirement of a former officer as well as the discussion around the discolored water coming out of faucets at residences and businesses around town.

The City of Columbus and Columbus Community Industrial Development Corporation (CCIDC) met the matching pledge challenge of an anonymous donor and approved $100,000 in funds for the “Save Our Opera House” capital campaign. Those funds along with the matching $100,000 added $200,000 to the growing campaign monies which are now at $401,569.

COLUMBUS – The A Better Columbus organization has its sights set on several beautification efforts around the city after discussing their next steps at the Nov. 8 meeting. Several of those steps include acquiring funds for the program and adding artistic displays around the town.

COUNTY JUDGE VISITS WEIMAR LIONS

The Weimar High School Class of 1958 held their class reunion Saturday, Oct. 21, at Robert’s Steakhouse in Flatonia. Eight members in attendance thoroughly enjoyed their meal and especially visiting with each other.