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Flex, Stretch & Balance for Adults Every Monday and Wednesday in April| 9 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. | 529 Washington St. | Columbus Stretching, breathing exercises and low impact movement at the Nesbitt Memorial Library.

COLUMBUS - The Columbus Community Hospital Auxiliary gift shop is hosting a raffle and fundraiser for Mother’s Day.

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.

The Lady Raiders softball team showed some improvement in Monday night’s defeat to the Edna Cowgirls. Originally moved from its scheduled date on April 6 due to a rain cancellation, Rice had a much more complete effort than in their game against the Yoakum Bulldoggettes earlier in the week on April 4. Despite their improvement, the Lady Raiders were not able to keep up with Edna as they dropped the Monday make-up game after falling to Yoakum by a large margin.

Two of Colorado County’ s varsity girls’ basketball teams were represented Texas High School Coaches Association inaugural Super Elite Team, a yearly all-star team selected from players of every division of play. Weimar’s Paige Pavlu made the cut for one of the top nine players in the 2A division. Columbus had a representative in the next largest division with Karlee Mathis being named to the Super Elite Team. Mathis saw a few of her fellow Elite Teammates in this most recent postseason, facing off against 3A MVP Jalynn Bristow in the State Semifinal game.

The Rice Raiders’ varsity baseball team had some difficulties scoring runs last week as they faced off against a pair of district teams that had things going offensively. Rice suffered two double-digit losses as they ran into a potent Yoakum Bulldogs team before facing off against the Edna Cowboys on Monday, April 10 after a weather postponement during its original date. While the Raiders’ two opponents had strong games at the plate, Rice struggled themselves as they failed to register a hit in two games and scored just one run from both games combined.

EIGHTH-GRADER RAIDERS TAKE FIRST

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.

EAGLE LAKE

Margaret Jane McCane (Rutherford) was born in Amarillo, Texas and lived a long, eventful life, passing at age 89 in Houston, Texas on March 24, 2023. Jane had a warm spirit that drew people to her and she thrived when interacting with others from clerks at the department store to family and friends she knew all her life. She never met a stranger! She had a lively sense of humor that shone in the twinkle in her eyes and the warmth of her smile.

Nancy Louvenia Blumer Anderson passed away April 2, 2023. She was born to Bertram Bruce Blumer and Adella Marie Kirby Blumer on Oct. 18, 1941 in Ponca City, Oklahoma. She attended school there, graduating in 1959.