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Contestants are being sought for the Colorado County Membership Queen, Fair Queen, Junior Queen, and Lil Miss and Mister contests at the Colorado County Fairgrounds Founders Hall Thursday, Sept. 7.

The deadline for editorial and advertisements for the July 5 edition of The Citizen will be noon on Thursday, June 29. 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.

Larry Lee Austin was born on Feb. 17, 1937, in Eagle Lake, Texas to Samuel and Lillie Estelle (Barker) Austin. He died on June 12, 2023, in Katy, Texas after a short illness. He was 86 years young.

Curtis Gene Berger, 84, of Mentz, Texas, passed away on June 18, 2023.

Nathan Jeran Noska, 69, of Eagle Lake passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2023, in Eagle Lake. Nathan was born to Rubin Lee and Nira (Turner) Noska on Jan. 17, 1954, in Columbus, Texas.

On Thursday, June 15, the Arbor Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Eagle Lake served nachos and had games for residents to help celebrate fathers.

COLUMBUS – The Colorado County Commissioners held a regular meeting on Monday, June 12.

EAGLE LAKE – The Eagle Lake City Council held a regular meeting on Tuesday, June 13 to discuss a new mayor pro tem, adopting a new city logo, and ordinances that need to be evaluated before being adopted this year.

ALTAIR – On May 15, the Rice Consolidated Independent School District held a board meeting to discuss incentives regarding teacher recruitment.

WEIMAR – The Weimar VFW Auxiliary to Post 5875 held a regular meeting on June 13.

The commencement ceremony for the 2022-2 Class of cadets for the Rice Texas ChalleNGe Academy Class took place on Saturday, June 17 at Rice Consolidated High School. Colorado County Precinct Four Judge Stan Warfield was the guest speaker at the ceremony.

EAGLE LAKE NOON LIONS CLUB PRESENTS AWARDS

CITY RECOGNIZES COLUMBUS LIONS 80TH ANNIVERSARY

WEIMAR – The Weimar Public Library, 1 Jackson Square, presented live snakes at its Texas Snakes and More program, Monday, June 19.

The Turtle Wing Foundation is offering local educational opportunities for educators, daycare staff, and parents/guardians.

COLUMBUS – A Theatre Day Camp will take place July 19-20 at the Columbus High School Auditorium.

The future of Lady Raider softball is in the hands of the players at the youth level, learning the skills and techniques needed to succeed at the next level, as well as developing the competitive spirit that will help them continue their rise as they get older. With more emphasis in the county on the success and progress of softball teams in the county, extra effort is spent on the youth softballers as they move through their earliest experiences of competition. One of the young players working through that system is Rice Little Leaguer Kamryn Downey who has been participating in youth leagues since she was eligible to compete.

The 2023 State Champion Ladycats received more plaudits for their spectacular season as a host of impact players were named to the Texas Girls’ Coaches Association’s All-State team for the 2A division. Several Ladycats received the honor as Weimar fought through a difficult district schedule and defeated some stout competition in the postseason. Several different players stepped up for Weimar when they were needed most as they climbed their way into the top of the state rankings and finishing the season as the final team standing in the state tournament.

A duo of Colorado County baseball players has been raking in statewide plaudits after raking all season for their respective schools. Brady Henke of the Weimar Wildcats and Ryan Lewis of the Columbus Cardinals have been well-rewarded for their impactful seasons this year. They both displayed true two-way ability with effective seasons at the plate and defensively as well. For their efforts this season, they were both selected to the THSBCA’s South All-Star team where both players manned second base in the annual All-Star game.

The Columbus Majors and Minors have been finding necessary wins when they need them in order to keep their summer seasons alive. Both the girls and boys competed over the last week as they try to win through their districts and move deeper into the bigger Little League tournaments. Several of the teams gave themselves good opportunities to escape with a district championship and move on to the next stage as they try to continue the trend of Little League success in Columbus.

Weimar softball senior Reagan Wick put a bow on a fantastic season by being named the Texas Girls’ Coaches Association’s Softball Athlete of the Year after helping to lead the Ladycats to one of their best regular seasons as well as their sixth State Championship. The recognition confirms what the numbers suggested by backing up Wick’s claim as the premiere softball player of the season for divisions 1A-4A.