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ST. MICHAEL IN THE NEWS

CHS students Kase Weishuhn and Lydia Benjamin received recognition from the College Board after accepting the National Rural and Small-Town award for exceptional GPA and PSAT scores.

Students from kindergarten to eighth grade will have an opportunity to learn more about art and practice different crafts at the Live Oak Art Center in Columbus.

EAGLE LAKE – A painting by a local artist who rubbed shoulders with a Hollywood legend and worked in the aircraft industry will be included in a silent auction to raise funds for the Eula & David Wintermann Library.

Boys & Girls Club members Jacob Jones (left) and Mason Evans worked on straw-paper airplanes as part of last week’s activities to encourage creativity. Each member built their own model aircraft in the hope of seeing them fly, and Brian Novak, club coordinator for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Champion Valley, even pitched in to help.

The Eagle Lake Community Garden Guild has chosen the home of Dan and Inez Matura, 308 Burns Ave. in Eagle Lake, for the September Yard of the Month. The landscape yard is maintained by Inez Matura and is full of plants and flowers including drift roses and Peggy Martin roses, Mexican bush, purple sage and many other plants. A solar birdbath and fountain attract hummingbirds to the feeders.

HISTORY LESSON

COLUMBUS – It’s that time of year again for artwork, baked goods, flowers, canned foods and fun at the annual Colorado County Fair.

COLUMBUS – A rescue along the Colorado River and a fire sparked by a traffic mishap just a mile apart kept first responders busy Monday, according to the Colorado Volunteer Fire Department.

COLUMBUS – City Council held hearings on the proposed 2024 tax rate and voted to allow student swimmers to practice in the municipal pool.

The deadline for editorial and advertisements for the Sept. 6 edition will be noon on Thursday, Aug. 31. Content may still be submitted after this time, but content will be prioritized by what is sent before the deadline and then as space allows.

COLUMBUS – Discussions about tax rates, the 2024 budget and increasing county staffers’ and leaders’ salaries took center stage at the Aug. 28 Colorado County Commissioners Court meeting.

COLUMBUS – The 45th annual Colorado County Fair is holding its children and youth pageants 6 p.m. Sept. 7 at Founders Hall.

COLUMBUS – The 45th Colorado County Fair will have an extended fair schedule for the 2023 season starting with the Junior Livestock Show and Queens Pageant Sept. 6-10 and the Fair and Carnival Sept. 14-16.

COLUMBUS – It’s time to show your team spirit by attending the first Columbus High School Homecoming Kick-off Sept. 20, organizers said.

DISTRICT COURT CASES FILED: AUG 11

FRIDAY, JUNE 23

Ladies’ Night Out, Christmas on the Colorado Lighted Parade, Santa Claus Museum open every Friday now from 12 noon to 6 p.m., Lunch & Learns, Columbus High School Career Fair, becoming a Film Friendly Texas town, and even a Casino Night are some of the projects that the Columbus Chamber of Commerce is working on. Combined with school being back in session and sports ramping up, it is the beginning of busy times in Columbus and Colorado County.

Labor Day weekend is much-anticipated. Many people look forward to Labor Day weekend because it offers one last extended break to enjoy summer weather. Though summer does not officially end until September is nearly over, for many people Labor Day, which is celebrated annually on the first Monday in September, marks the unofficial end of summer.

COLUMBUS – The call is going out for entries in the 45th annual Colorado County Fair Parade on Sept. 16.

We’ve finally broken the longest string of 100-plus degree temperature days in history! Rain last Monday and the disturbance from South Texas storms cooled us off for a couple of days below 100-degree temperatures! That’s a cause célèbre for sure!