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RAIDER OF THE WEEK APRIL 3
RAIDER OF THE WEEK APRIL 3
RAIDER OF THE WEEK APRIL 3 04/12/2023 12:00 AM
Girls’ THCSA Super Elite Teams pick county players
Girls’ THCSA Super Elite Teams pick county players
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. 04/12/2023 12:00 AM
Lady Raiders find scoring after rain delay
Lady Raiders find scoring after rain delay
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. 04/12/2023 12:00 AM
Alliance for College and Career Success invites families and public to informational event
Alliance for College and Career Success invites families and public to informational event
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. 04/12/2023 12:00 AM
Turtle Wing’s Jack Hooper Day set for May 6
Turtle Wing’s Jack Hooper Day set for May 6
SCHULENBURG – The Turtle Wing Foundation will be hosting their 12th Annual Jack Hooper Day at the Park on May 6 at Wolters Park. 04/12/2023 12:00 AM
CCH hosts Mother’s Day raffle and fundraiser
CCH hosts Mother’s Day raffle and fundraiser
COLUMBUS - The Columbus Community Hospital Auxiliary gift shop is hosting a raffle and fundraiser for Mother’s Day. 04/12/2023 12:00 AM
UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
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. 04/12/2023 12:00 AM
ELIS STUDENTS OF THE MONTH
ELIS STUDENTS OF THE MONTH
ELIS STUDENTS OF THE MONTH 04/12/2023 12:00 AM
Library hosts free legal information presentation
Library hosts free legal information presentation
WEIMAR – The public is invited to attend a free program providing legal information at Weimar Public Library, 1 Jackson Square, on Wednesday, April 12. 04/12/2023 12:00 AM
Weimar FFA visits Lions Club
Weimar FFA visits Lions Club
WEIMAR – The Weimar Lions Club welcomed representatives from the Weimar High School FFA at their meeting on Tuesday, April 4. 04/12/2023 12:00 AM
RAIDER OF THE WEEK APRIL 10
RAIDER OF THE WEEK APRIL 10
RAIDER OF THE WEEK APRIL 10 04/12/2023 12:00 AM
Cavender Ford attends Habitat for Humanity’s construction day
Cavender Ford attends Habitat for Humanity’s construction day
ALLEYTON – On Sunday, April 2, eleven crew members from Cavender Ford came out to a construction day hosted by the Colorado County Habitat for Humanity to help build a home for the Randolph family at 318 Canal St. 04/12/2023 12:00 AM
COLUMBUS LIONS HOST CAMP SPEAKER
COLUMBUS LIONS HOST CAMP SPEAKER
COLUMBUS LIONS HOST CAMP SPEAKER 04/12/2023 12:00 AM
TxDOT urges drivers to give full attention
TxDOT urges drivers to give full attention
Distracted driving deaths increased 10 percent in 2022 in Texas 04/12/2023 12:00 AM
Child Abuse Prevention Month
Child Abuse Prevention Month
April is designated as Child Abuse Prevention Month. There is a poem that the Colorado County Child’s Protective Service Board presents to mothers of newborn babies in this county. It contains strong guidelines to help parents to encourage their children to love, obey, and to develop important life skills. By learning to respect others, becoming obedient, and forming lasting relationships with others, their lives can be much more meaningful and happy. Here is the poem: 04/12/2023 12:00 AM
Texas leads nation with fastest economic expansion
Texas leads nation with fastest economic expansion
AUSTIN – On March 31, Governor Greg Abbott released a statement lauding the strength of the Texas economy as new data released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis shows Texas leading the nation with the fastest economic expansion in the fourth quarter of 2022. As measured by the state’s gross domestic product, the value of all goods and services produced, the Texas economy expanded at an annual rate of 7%. This is the fastest growth in real GDP among all of the states and well ahead of the nation as a whole, which grew at 2.6%. 04/12/2023 12:00 AM
New blood test helps reveal brain injuries
New blood test helps reveal brain injuries
AUSTIN, Texas – Research at The University of Texas at Austin’s PsyBrain Lab contributed to the recent Food and Drug Administration approval of the first commercially available laboratory test for traumatic brain injury in the U.S. The technology, called Alinity i, tests for elevated levels of two biomarkers in blood that are tightly correlated with brain injury and can diagnose patients in as little as 18 minutes. 04/12/2023 12:00 AM
MARTIN NICHOLAS WILLIAMS
MARTIN NICHOLAS WILLIAMS
Reverend Martin Nicholas Williams was the only child born to Helen Viser Williams and Raymond Williams. He entered this world on Feb. 20, 1932, in Browns Chapel, Texas. After surviving conditions doctors found miraculous for a man of his advanced years, he quietly slipped away on his own terms Monday, April 3, 2023. He attended J.A. Greene School in Schulenberg, Texas, then graduated with a BS and MS in Agricultural Education and a certification in guidance and counseling from Prairie View A&M University. He faithfully served at St. Paul United Methodist Church (UMC) in various capacities, including becoming a lay leader, a lay speaker, and eventually the interim pastor. 04/12/2023 12:00 AM
JOHN LEE KORENEK
JOHN LEE KORENEK
John Lee Korenek, beloved husband and father, passed away Friday, April 7, 2023 as a result of complications from an 8-year battle with Wegener’s kidney disease and mantle cell lymphoma. He was born on May 23, 1940, in Nada, Texas. He was the oldest of 11 children born to Richard and Adela Korenek. 04/12/2023 12:00 AM
DELORES PURCELL
DELORES PURCELL
Delores Purcell, aka Dodi, Sister, Nana, and Memaw, was born on Oct. 16, 1931 in Columbus, Texas and died peacefully in her sleep on April 8, 2023. Delores attended and graduated from Columbus schools, where she was a twirler for the Columbus High School. 04/12/2023 12:00 AM
A giving opening
A giving opening
Walmart unveils store upgrades, presents donations at celebration 04/12/2023 12:00 AM
Colorado County Citizen
Colorado County Citizen