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Residents, community leaders, and church leaders in the Eagle Lake community turned out Saturday, Oct. 2 for the community prayer event for the city. Bottom right: Anthony Johnson performed a song as Pastor Thomas Kuykendall looks on. Bottom left: Methodist pastor Cathy McCorkle addresses the crowd as Eagle Lake Mayor Mary Parr and Kuykendall applaud. Top: A good crowd was in attendance for the Oct. 2 community prayer event at the Eagle Lake Community Center. Courtesy
Read moreSt. Paul Lutheran Church is offering rides to the out of town Columbus Cardinal football games on their 32-passenger bus. The cost is $5 per person (non-refundable). Please call the church office at 732-2423. The remaining out of town games are Oct. 8 in Hitchcock and Nov. 5 in Boling.
Read moreFollowing ten years of growth and success helping individuals and families “grow wings”, Turtle Wing Foundation is excited to announce the hiring of its first Executive Director. Destiny Psencik officially joined the Turtle Wing staff Monday, Sept. 13. Psencik has always had a passion for serving communities and started her involvement in non-profit work while still in college.
Read moreOpening a restaurant in March of 2020 at the onset of the COVID pandemic, Ilir (Joe) Gjoka said he “didn’t want to make a lot of hoopla”. He just wanted to get Joe’s Italian Restaurant up and running, serving high quality Italian meals to the people of Columbus and Colorado County.
Read moreThe Rural Non-Profit Networking Group would like to invite all non-profit organizations interested in exploring and cultivating community partnerships to join them at their next gathering on Wednesday, October 13 beginning at 10 a.m. at the Jack & Mary's in Schulenburg (610 Lyons Ave, Schulenburg). This gathering is being hosted by Cindy Villareal, Executive Director of Navidad Valley Community Connections. The topic is "Your First 90 days on the Job". Attendees will discuss the needs of a new executive manager walking into a new, non-profit organization. Issues addressed might include, but not be limited, to: What key documents should you have at your fingertips? What documents will you need for grant writing? Are key documents safe and secure?
Read moreThe Columbus High School Culinary Arts students will host an evening seating Nov. 11 at 6:30 p.m. Come enjoy a relaxing culinary experience served and prepared by CHS Culinary students. The menu consists of: house salad; bacon wrapped chicken breast; roasted green beans; scal loped potatoes and will be topped off with black berry cheesecake. The cost per ticket is $25. Tables can be purchased at a discounted rate. For more information contact Debbie Gregory. Tickets can be purchased from any culinary student or by contacting Mrs. Gregory at CHS.
Read moreThe Raider of the Week for the week of Sept. 27 is Alejandra Samaniego.
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