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My four-year old daughter loves to draw and color. A few weeks ago, she drew a lovely picture with a blue sky, green grass, a tall tree, and… a random red door. She always cherishes her masterpieces and loves to make other people feel loved by giving her treasures away. She decided to give this special piece of artwork to her aunt who she loves dearly. The interesting part about it though was that her aunt whom with she shared the picture, recently lost her husband, my brother, due to suicide. After a particularly hard day, she told me that the picture meant so much to her, especially the red door, which she interpreted as the “doorway to heaven”. That struck me and as I walked away I immediately googled: “What does a red door mean?”
Read moreIf you are looking for good food and entertainment for all ages, don’t miss the Annual Fall Festival hosted by the Parish of the Nativity Catholic Church in Eagle Lake Sunday, Oct. 17. Father Robert Guerra and parishioners invite the community and surrounding areas to make plans to come and share a wonderful day of food, fun and fellowship.
Read moreBeekeeping 101 will take place as a series of virtuallive trainings in October. There will also be an optional in-person field day.
Read moreI usually don't complain a lot. When I do I get caught in some dilemma that I can’t talk my way out. You think I would learn my lesson, but I'm still in the learning curve.
Read moreThe second Annual Marshall T. Windham Classic was Sept. 25-26 at the Columbus Golf Course. Many of the players and teams have been returning yearly to support their golf course community. Shane Barten and Joseph Barten spend tireless hours setting up a great weekend.
Read moreGrow Wings 4-H Club is looking for more members to consider joining their club. This club was created as a project of a now graduated 4-H member, Jessica Shank, who had the opportunity to attend a Leaders in Equity Institute that was held at the National 4-H Center in 2019. Unfortunately, COVID put the full implementation of her project on hold. Last spring a few meetings were held, but this year Grow Wings is excited to have officers, a full year of fun planned, and Jessica is now a volunteer leader. The mission of 4-H is to give ALL youth equal access to opportunity. 4-H provides kids with community, mentors, and learning opportunities to develop the skills they need to create positive change in their lives and communities. Grow Wings is unique in that the top leadership positions are reserved for students who participate in Special Education at school or are utilizing a 504 Plan for support and accommodations at school. All other 4-H members are welcome to participate too, as buddies and mentors are needed. The Grow Wings Club meets on the fourth Thursday of the month at 6:15 p.m. at the Turtle Wing office campus in Schulenburg (1203 S. Kessler Ave., suite 201). This month, however, members opted to bump their meeting to the fifth Thursday, Sept. 30, so that they could attend a Foods & Nutrition SPIN Club workshop on creating charcuterie boards that would have conflicted with their regular meeting date. New members are always welcome. To join, visit https://v2.4honline.com/#/user/sign-in. Grow Wings members have picked two projects to focus on at their meetings: Horse(less) meaning horse ownership is not required, and Health and Personal Safety. 4-H members from surrounding counties are welcome to participate as well, they are not required to live in Fayette County. For more information contact Susie Shank at (979)820-8964 or your local Agri-Life 4-H agent.
Read moreOctober is German American Heritage Month, and German American Day is Oct. 6.
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