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CHS senior Isacc Vega- Hernandez performed for the ATSSB Region Symphonic band after competing in Region Band auditions early December last year. He placed 12th out of 80 trumpets, securing his spot in the Region Symphonic band and qualifying to compete in the Area auditions this past January.

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My name is Angel Bell, and I am currently a candidate at Texas ChalleNGe Academy in Eagle Lake. We started here in January, and at first it was very rough as we are in acclimation, a four week process that prepares us for what we need to complete the program.

STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS

JAN. 30 – FEB. 5

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Texas Health and Human Services Commission is providing more than $345.9 million in emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food benefits for the month of February as the final extension of benefits. Congress recently passed legislation to establish February 2023 as the last month eligible households can receive emergency SNAP benefits. The allotments are expected to help about 1.6 million Texas households.

This article is dedicated to acknowledging examples of “positives” that express the community spirit of Columbus-our town.

TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION

In the Feb. 1 edition of the Citizen, there is an error in the cutline of one of the front-page photos. The person in the top right photo is incorrectly identified as Lydia Benjamin. The correct name is Avey Dyer who was awarded Special Merits for her rodeo art submission.

February is Black History Month, and The Citizen wants to highlight untold stories of local Black History makers and influential members of the community. Do you have photographs and/ or oral history you’d like to see featured for Black History Month? Please contact Citizen Reporter Shayla Kuykendall with your suggestions by Feb. 10 at [email protected], or call 979-732-2304.

If you are interested in serving your community as an elected official, the last day to file for a place on the ballot is Feb. 17 at 5 p.m.

Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency announced an informal investigation is underway in Texas regarding water quality violations in the state.

Nesbitt Memorial Library is celebrating the completion of a grand renovation with a ribbon- cutting ceremony Thursday, Feb. 16, 4-6 p.m. Fresh changes blanket almost every inch of the interior. New shelving poised on colorful updated flooring and a totally new kitchen facility will be showcased along with the NML Archives.

EAGLE LAKE – It was a night for love and dancing at the Senior Valentine Dance this past Friday night.

Raymond Louis Foerster, 91, of New Ulm, Texas passed away on Feb. 5, 2023, in Columbus, Texas.

Fred Earl Young, Jr. “Freddie” of Eagle Lake passed away, Jan. 16, 2023, at the age of 60 after fighting a courageous battle against Glioblastoma. He was born on Nov. 8, 1962, in Eagle Lake, Texas and was a graduate of Rice High School class of 1981.

Rosemary Emily Frenzel, 91, of Bernardo, Texas, passed away on Feb. 1, 2023, in Eagle Lake, Texas.