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Weimar FFA sends seven teams to Area XI LDEs
Weimar FFA sends seven teams to Area XI LDEs
BRENHAM – Weimar FFA was represented by seven teams competing at the Area XI FFA Leadership Development Events on Saturday, Nov. 18th at Blinn College After a successful day, three Weimar FFA teams qualified for the State Leadership Development Events by placing 1st or 2nd in their respective events. The Texas FFA State LDEs will be held on the campus of Sam Houston State University in Huntsville on Dec. 1 and Dec. 2. 11/29/2023 12:00 AM
Polka Museum co-founders Willie and Joyce Bohuslav will be demonstrating polka dance moves at the event.
Bring in the holidays polka style
The Polka Lovers Club of Texas Museum is hosting two Christmas Open Houses in conjunction with the Texas Czech Heritage Cultural Center on Saturday, Dec. 2 and Saturday, Dec. 9 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day.The public is invited to bring in the holidays polka style with music and entertainment both days. 11/29/2023 12:00 AM
2023 Community Impact Grant Recipients
Fayette Community Foundation Awards over $47,000 in grants
LA GRANGE – On Wednesday, Nov. 15, the Fayette Community Foundation held a ceremony for 11 recipients of the 2023 Community Impact Grant at Frisch Auf! Valley Country Club in La Grange. 11/29/2023 12:00 AM
Becky Nutt
November 2023
We just finished up the annual and traditional time of Thanksgiving with family, friends, helping, giving, listening, and encouraging. I hope we all found moments of joy and spent some parts of the day giving thanks, not just in our hearts, but to those we shared time with. People bring a richness to our lives that adds a special value we might overlook whether that is through a personal relationship, a casual one, work related, or something of an abstract. If you missed someone, it is never too late to give a simple thank you. 11/29/2023 12:00 AM
Turtle Wing Announce $15,000 in matches for End of Year ‘Giving Wings’ Campaign
Turtle Wing Announce $15,000 in matches for End of Year ‘Giving Wings’ Campaign
Turtle Wing, a nonprofit organization, continues to serve hundreds of families who have children with learning challenges, connecting them with the needed services to be successful, helping them afford those services, and creating new opportunities. Last year, over 300 individuals and their families received services funded by Turtle Wing, ranging from speech therapy to afterschool art class. Over 3,500 sessions of therapy, over 500 tutoring sessions, over 300 hours of social skills, over 700 sessions of afterschool programs, and hundreds more hours of Day Hab, Learning Labs, Case management and more were funded by Turtle Wing Foundation. 11/29/2023 12:00 AM
The gift of volunteer service during the holiday season
The gift of volunteer service during the holiday season
From October to December, people throughout the U.S. participate in what is commonly called the Season of Giving. According to the NIH National Library of Medicine, over one third (34%) of annual donations occur during the “giving season,” between the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. 11/29/2023 12:00 AM
KIST by GRACE
Weimar Christmas Church Open House
Join us for a Weimar Christmas Church Open House Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023 Tour the churches of the Weimar community, seeing the beautiful decorations of the Advent Christmas season. Listen to some Christmas music, attend a Christmas concert (KIST by GRACE), and enjoy some refreshments and fellowship. 11/29/2023 12:00 AM
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FBI warns ’tis the season for holiday scams
As we enter the 2023 holiday season, Texans need to remain vigilant against criminals who care less about giving and more about stealing. Shoppers looking for a good deal this holiday season need to be aware of aggressive and deceptive scams designed by criminals to steal money and personal information. 11/29/2023 12:00 AM
St. Nicholas Ministry: caring & compassion at Christmas
St. Nicholas Ministry: caring & compassion at Christmas
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. 11/22/2023 12:00 AM
Cattle Women collegiate scholarship deadline nears
Cattle Women collegiate scholarship deadline nears
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. 11/22/2023 12:00 AM
Conversations about caregiving
Conversations about caregiving
HHSC Age Well Live Well Coordinator 11/22/2023 12:00 AM
Dedication held for CCH, Wellness Center addition
Dedication held for CCH, Wellness Center addition
COLUMBUS – Over half of a decade of planning, preparation and construction led to the addition of several upgrades at the Columbus Community Hospital and the surrounding buildings that play part of their operation. On Nov. 20, CCH celebrated their new additions with a dedication that featured a tour, followed by speeches by hospital officials as well as a few state dignitaries. 11/22/2023 12:00 AM
GED classes in Eagle Lake
GED classes in Eagle Lake
EAGLE LAKE, TEXAS Wharton County Junior College’s Adult Education & Literacy Program is resuming free High School Equivalency (HSE/GED) classes in Eagle Lake. 11/22/2023 12:00 AM
Green Door Fund holds first Career Crusade for La Grange students
Green Door Fund holds first Career Crusade for La Grange students
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. 11/22/2023 12:00 AM
Gov. Abbott, former President Trump serve Thanksgiving meals to Operation Lone Star service members in Edinburg
Gov. Abbott, former President Trump serve Thanksgiving meals to Operation Lone Star service members in Edinburg
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. 11/22/2023 12:00 AM
Author Betsy Wagner visits Friends of the Weimar Library
Author Betsy Wagner visits Friends of the Weimar Library
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. 11/22/2023 12:00 AM
The museum created a full-sized replica of the printing press used in the original San Felipe colony for The Texas Gazette. Citizen | Trenton Whiting
San Felipe celebrates Texas origins, 200th birthday with interactive museum event
SAN FELIPE – The origins of Texas find its roots in the rural areas around Colorado and Austin Counties that trace back to the Old 300 Settlers commissioned by Stephen F. Austin. Austin’s base of operations during Texas’ colonization was established in San Felipe, a smaller community south of Sealy. On Nov. 11, the town of San Felipe celebrated its 200th birthday with a special presentation at the San Felipe De Austin Museum that included a recreation of life during colonial Texas. 11/22/2023 12:00 AM
County 4-H program serves community
County 4-H program serves community
The Colorado County 4-H program met on Nov. 13 with the intent to provide some charitable donations and community service as they celebrated the holiday season with the spirit of giving. 11/22/2023 12:00 AM
Regional Director of Philanthropy and Public Relations Lianna McNeil delivers a meal to a resident in Oak Bluff. Citizen | Trenton Whiting
Brookshire Brothers gives back to seniors in Oak Bluff
COLUMBUS – The local Brookshire Brothers left many reasons for the seniors living at Oak Bluff apartments at 1513 Montezuma St. to be thankful after donating meals to every resident on Nov. 16. 11/22/2023 12:00 AM
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Arrest warrants served in Sheridan
SHERIDAN – Members of various police enforcement departments combined to serve two warrants involved with a narcotics investigation in Colorado County led by the Westside Narcot ics Task Force on Tuesday, Nov. 14. 11/22/2023 12:00 AM
Bobbe Shapiro Nolan
Christmas Parade of Lights Marshal
EAGLE LAKE – This year, the Eagle Lake Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the selection of Bobbe Shapiro Nolan as the Parade Marshal for the Christmas Parade of Lights, taking place Dec. 9 in Eagle Lake. 11/22/2023 12:00 AM
Colorado County Citizen
Colorado County Citizen