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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.

he would buy her a Blizzard, which meant he got one also. He also enjoyed playing card games, dominoes, and golf with shots ricocheting off trees and other objects that defy imagination.

For a real Texas Valentine treat there’s still time to get your Colorado County Valentine postmarked in Valentine, Texas. Just place your pre-stamped and pre-addressed recipient card in another envelope and mail it to: Postmaster, Valentine, Texas 79854. He’ll do the rest. Valentine sends cards all over the country Leave it to Texas to have its own Valentine. It’s the busiest week of the year in this small town of Valentine in Jeff Davis County. Back near 1882, when a railroad crew of the Southern Pacific Railroad finished laying tracks from Van Horn east on Feb. 14, it is said that they decided to name the spot “Valentine, Texas.” It’s located on highway 90 and remains small with under 200 people.

EAGLE LAKE – The Eagle Lake Noon Lions Club is providing free vision screening services to schools and parents in the community through two of its members, Jeff Cunkelman and Bob Lapham.

SCHULENBURG –The Turtle Wing Foundation’s 12th annual Toast was a success.

EAGLE LAKE – The Eagle Lake Noon Lions Club is gearing up for its annual Pancake Supper on Tuesday, Feb. 21.

XI UPSILON PSI DONATES TO TURTLE WING

COLUMBUS LIONS CLUB WELCOMES TURTLE WING SPEAKER