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SCHULENBURG – The Turtle Wing Foundation will be hosting their 12th Annual Jack Hooper Day at the Park on May 6 at Wolters Park.

SCHULENBURG – On Wednesday, April 19, the Alliance for College and Career Student Success will host an Open House at Blinn College – Schulenburg Campus in room #120 of the Liberal Arts building.

Those considering voting in the upcoming May 6 election are being reminded by the Colorado County Elections Office to register by April 6.

COLUMBUS – On March 28 at approximately 5:27 p.m., the Columbus Police Department responded to a theft that occurred at Potter’s Western Store.

Eagle Lake Remembers

The Board of Directors of the Colorado County Appraisal District has announced that Mark Price has accepted the position of Chief Appraiser of the District on March 28.

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On Friday, Dec. 9, 2022 at 2 p.m., Sam Houston State University graduate student Zane William Frybert Litzmann received his Master of Arts in History at Commencement ceremonies held at Sam Houston State University’s Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum.

BASTROP – Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative has joined several organizations in April to help raise awareness during National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Court Appointed Special Advocates, or CASA, agencies that serve 11 counties in the Bluebonnet region, the Children’s Advocacy Center that serves Bastrop, Lee and Fayette counties, and the SAFE Alliance are among the local organizations that support families affected by abuse and neglect.

COLUMBUS – The Colorado County Commissioners met in regular session on March 27 to discuss approving a law firm that would represent the county in legal issues relating to the Endeavors facility in Eagle Lake.

COLUMBUS – The City Council met in regular session March 27 to discuss a proposed alley name and to consider awarding budget funds towards a library improvement project.

CCH among country’s Top 100 Rural and Community Hospitals fifth year in a row

AUSTIN – Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, explained the Senate’s unprecedented $16.5 billion property tax bills in the Senate Finance Committee hearing on March 15.

EAGLE LAKE – On March 30, the Eagle Lake Noon Lions Club welcomed the Honorable Judge Stan Warfield Justice of the Peace, Colorado County, Precinct 4 and his Chief Clerk of Court, Laura Maldonado.

Vietnam Veterans of America, Columbus Chapter 1127, hosted a gathering of VVA chapters from Schulenburg, El Campo, Hallettsville, and Victoria to celebrate National Vietnam War Veterans Day. The gathering was held March 29 at the Columbus Hall (Columbus KC Hall). The organization said approximately 200 attendees, including veteran members and their spouses, enjoyed a catered barbecue dinner, three hours of brotherhood, a guest speaker, writer Elaine Thomas, a slideshow, and a silent auction. This is the second year that area VVA chapters have come together to celebrate the national holiday. The Columbus chapter said the event will most likely continue to be an annual event, which will rotate among the chapters.

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