Around The County

WEIMAR FFA AWARDS MEMBERS OF THE MONTH

COUNTY 4-HERS TAKE ON STATE FAIR OF TEXAS DAIRY JUDGING CONTEST

My first seafood was a stuffed crab at Hill’s on the Galveston seawall in the 1940s. Later, summering at my grandmother’s home on the river west of Seguin, we had Sunday dinner at the Aumont Hotel. I ordered fried Gulf trout every time. I don’t know whether they were speckled trout, sand trout, or gafftop catfish -- I loved every bite!

CICERO HOWARD REMEMBERED AT PRAIRIE EDGE MUSEUM

COLUMBUS LIL EINSTEIN’S HOLD BREAST CANCER AWARENESS PARADE

ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL HOLDS BLESSING FOR COUNTY’S PETS

COLUMBUS ELEMENTARY STUDENTS VISIT CVFD STATION

COLUMBUS – Columbus Community Hospital recognized its auxiliary team members who have volunteered more than 240,000 hours to the hospital on Oct. 11.

ISB DONATES TO FOOD PANTRY

The 20th Annual Live Oaks and Dead Folks Cemetery Tour will take place at the Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery in Columbus at 1518 Montezuma St. on Saturday, Nov. 4 beginning at 5:30 p.m.

As Halloween approaches, each school district is holding an event to celebrate the holiday in the parking lot of their high school locations.

On Friday, Oct. 27, at 10 a.m. the Friends of the Weimar Public Library will present author Elaine Thomas, who will share tips and techniques for recording the stories of older relatives, friends, and neighbors.

COLUMBUS – The Columbus, TX Pride organization successfully hosted a Pride event in the Schneider Hall on Oct. 7. Pride’s goal was to provide the LGBTQ+ community with a safe space of celebration inside of the rural areas they call home.

NESBITT CELEBRATES HISPANIC HERITAGE WITH BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB CREATES HALLOWEEN ART

RHS SENIORS AT WHARTON COLLEGE AND CAREER FAIR

St. Anthony School Homecoming is on Wednesday, Oct. 18. Mums, garters and lots of orange are all over campus as the Saints football team takes on St. Michael of Weimar on Cardinal field at 6 p.m. Students at the Oct. 18 Homecoming pep rally will see either Tracy Theut, Shanna Collins or Fr. James Dvorak get “pied”, depending on whose jar collects the most money.

St. Michael students have full week of activities

INDUSTRY STATE BANK DONATES TO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

COLUMBUS LIONS FUNDRAISER GOLF TOURNAMENT HAS WINNER