Congratulations to the Cardinal boys soccer team and coaches for their third place finish in The Raiders Soccer Tournament last weekend. Courtesy
Congratulations to the Cardinal boys soccer team and coaches for their third place finish in The Raiders Soccer Tournament last weekend. Courtesy
Congratulations to the Lady Cards soccer team and coaches for their first place finish in the Lady Raiders Soccer Tournament last weekend. Courtesy
A new business opportunity is headed to the City of Eagle Lake in the form of a temporary housing facility for unaccompanied migrant children. At the Jan. 12 Eagle Lake City Council meeting, representatives from Endeavors spoke about the project.
Community leaders from around the county participated in a virtual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day event Monday, Jan. 18. Even though the annual march and church service at St. Paul Methodist Church was cancelled due to coronavirus concerns, the tradition, now in its 28th year, continued virtually. Pastor Joel Usher and Glidden Baptist Church hosted the event. Columbus Police Chief Skip Edman, Columbus Mayor Lori An Gobert, Eagle Lake City Manager Melissa Landin, Eagle Lake Police Chief Federico Garza, Citizen reporter and local minister John Jones, Pastor Dan Pore and Pastor Usher reminded the online audience of the importance of unity and service throughout our community. Beverley McMillian and students of A Brighter Day Child Care had a mini march through the church, inspired by the annual MLK Day marches of the last 27 years. Local musician Robert Sanders played a song he wrote, inspired by King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” Pore recited a portion of King’s famous “I have a Dream” speech. The event can be watched on the Colorado County Citizen Facebook page or the Glidden Baptist Church Facebook page.
After making 214 emergency response calls in 2020 and supporting a wide variety of Columbus community events the volunteers of Columbus Fire Department started 2021 with a business meeting Jan. 4.
Both the Weimar Wildcats and Ladycats fell short with their games against the Flatonia Bulldogs on Tuesday, Jan. 5. Wildcat Joey Ramirez led the team with 25 total points, one assist, and two steals. Josey Ramirez was the next high scorer with 10 points, one assist, and three steals. The Wildcats lost 49-44.
Jose "Joey" Posada, Jr. received his angel wings on January 13, 2021 at the age of 34.
Tuesday evening, Columbus ISD advised parents of “multiple” students being quarantined and testing positive for COVID-19 at the high school campus.
Eagle Lake Food Pantry dates of operation for January and February are as follows:
Columbus Physical Therapy is celebrating its 40th year in business! CPT began providing physical therapy services to the Columbus community in October 1980. Since then, they have grown to serve a four-county area. Founding partner, Terry Sablatura, PT, graduated from The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston and returned to his hometown of Columbus to establish Columbus Physical Therapy.
Columbus Community Hospital has plans for expansion, with the construction of a state-of-the-art Wellness Center for the community. The construction began on the project this month. The Columbus Physical Therapy Clinic will move from the Columbus Medical Clinic building once the Wellness Center construction is completed. This will enable them to expand their services and accommodate their continuous growth. The Wellness Center will feature a Columbus Community Hospital Community Center. The Center will highlight all aspects of wellness, including a teaching kitchen, diabetic classes and an event room. CCH appreciates the continued support of their mission to provide quality health care services to the community.
The dawn of a new year is a great time to take stock of the year that just passed and set goals for the next 12 months. Resolutions focused on improving personal health are especially popular, and for good reason. Improving one’s overall health can have positive implications for years to come.
Columbus went up against Tidehaven Jan. 15 and left the Tigers in the dust with a 58-28 win. Upson was the high scorer with 15 total points. He was followed by Wray with 13 points (which included a 3-point shot).
On Jan. 12, The Cardinals took on the Sharks of Palacios Jan. 12 and lost with a final 54- 51 score.
The Texas Legislature opened quietly, which delighted everyone after the violence inside the U.S. Capitol the previous week.
I recently had a very heartwarming experience with a stranger that led to a very saddening realization of how distant we are from everyone these days. I was browsing some clothing in a store when a guy a few years older than me stood nearby, also looking at the clothing in front of me. Rather than pretend I wasn’t there and continue shopping, like most people do nowadays, he began to make casual conversation and introduced himself as Brandon, a native to the Houston area. He and I spoke about the current situation of the pandemic and how it’s affected our schooling and daily life, and although the conversation didn’t last more than a few minutes, I felt more connected to this random guy than I do to many people in my own community just down the street. Maybe it’s my fault for “not bothering” to talk to people when I’m going around town, or maybe if I tried nobody would stop to listen and carry on a conversation anyway, but thinking back on my encounter with Brandon, I realized how sad it is that a casual conversation between two strangers has become so uncommon.
Jose "Joey" Posada, Jr. received his angel wings on January 13, 2021 at the age of 34.
Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 22 at Eagle Lake Funeral Home with a rosary beginning at 7 p.m. A funeral mass will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021, at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Columbus. Interment will follow at Lakeside Cemetery in Eagle Lake.
Margaret Ann Golla of Columbus, passed away Jan. 13, 2021 at the age of 88. Margaret is survived by her sister Martha Sue Knesek and husband John Knesek of Columbus, several cousins, nieces, and nephews. Margaret is preceded in death by her father William Guy Houser, mother Sivela “Putt” Jordan Houser, husband J.W. Golla, and siblings Harold Jean Houser, James T Houser and Kay Berry.
