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YARDS AND YARDS OF BEAUTY

YARDS AND YARDS OF BEAUTY

The Eagle Lake Community Garden Guild has chosen the home of Dan and Inez Matura, 308 Burns Ave. in Eagle Lake, for the September Yard of the Month. The landscape yard is maintained by Inez Matura and is full of plants and flowers including drift roses and Peggy Martin roses, Mexican bush, purple sage and many other plants. A solar birdbath and fountain attract hummingbirds to the feeders. 09/06/2023 12:00 AM

TAKING FLIGHT

Boys & Girls Club members Jacob Jones (left) and Mason Evans worked on straw-paper airplanes as part of last week’s activities to encourage creativity. Each member built their own model aircraft in the hope of seeing them fly, and Brian Novak, club coordinator for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Champion Valley, even pitched in to help. 09/06/2023 12:00 AM

Painting up for bids at library fundraiser

Painting up for bids at library fundraiser

EAGLE LAKE – A painting by a local artist who rubbed shoulders with a Hollywood legend and worked in the aircraft industry will be included in a silent auction to raise funds for the Eula & David Wintermann Library. 09/06/2023 12:00 AM

Live Oak Center hosts free after school art classes

Live Oak Center hosts free after school art classes

Students from kindergarten to eighth grade will have an opportunity to learn more about art and practice different crafts at the Live Oak Art Center in Columbus. 09/06/2023 12:00 AM

PAIR OF CHS STUDENTS RECEIVE COLLEGE BOARD RECOGNITION

PAIR OF CHS STUDENTS RECEIVE COLLEGE BOARD RECOGNITION

CHS students Kase Weishuhn and Lydia Benjamin received recognition from the College Board after accepting the National Rural and Small-Town award for exceptional GPA and PSAT scores. 09/06/2023 12:00 AM

ST. MICHAEL IN THE NEWS

ST. MICHAEL IN THE NEWS

ST. MICHAEL IN THE NEWS 09/06/2023 12:00 AM

St. Anthony’s pie in the face pep rally raises money

St. Anthony’s pie in the face pep rally raises money

COLUMBUS – At St. Anthony’s football home opener pep rally, the Saints enjoyed a bit of fun as one of the students got to throw a pie in the face of a teacher because of a fundraiser campaign at the school. 09/06/2023 12:00 AM

Saints off to an active year at St. Anthony

Saints off to an active year at St. Anthony

COLUMBUS – The school year got off to a busy start for St. Anthony Catholic School’s Saints, including new opportunities for Junior High students during their elective period, educators said. 09/06/2023 12:00 AM

Wildcats shut out Yorktown for second-straight win

Wildcats shut out Yorktown for second-straight win

YORKTOWN – The Weimar Wildcats have gotten the season started with a bang as they have dominated their first couple of opponents as they continue their chase to the postseason. After displaying their offensive capabilities in week one, they had yet another big victory last week as they shut out their opponents with a strong display on defense. Their offense still produced at a high level as the Wildcats controlled the game on the way to a 37-0 victory over the Yorktown Wildcats. 09/06/2023 12:00 AM

Ladycats sweep two opponents in a row

Ladycats sweep two opponents in a row

The Weimar Ladycats are preparing themselves for a run into district competition as they complete the last matches of their non-district schedule. As they enter the most crucial part of the season to make the postseason, the Ladycats are hoping their performances during the non-district portion of the schedule have them primed for a run at the district championship. Their most recent matches likely have them feeling like they are closer to being ready after sweeping two-straight opponents to boost their record and earn some confidence with two big victories. 09/06/2023 12:00 AM

JV Raiders dominate in game one

JV Raiders dominate in game one

The JV Rice Raiders won their season opener 41-0 over the Luling Eagles at the Swamp in Altair on Aug. 24. 09/06/2023 12:00 AM

Weimar High cross-country girls take third place

Weimar High cross-country girls take third place

VAN VLECK – The Weimar cross-country team has continued their strong performance this season with another quality outing on Aug. 30. The Ladycats led the way for the team as they had four runners finish in the top 30 places. 09/06/2023 12:00 AM

District play looms for Lady Raiders

District play looms for Lady Raiders

The Rice Lady Raiders volleyball team is hoping that their run through the non-district portion of their schedule helped prepare them for the incoming stretch of district matches against some of the difficult opponents on their schedule. Rice has already shown a high level of improvement, reaching nine wins before district and beating their win total from all of last season. While many parts of their game have improved, they will need to continue to improve to recover from a pair of losses to non-district opponents last week. The district season opener will not come easily for the Lady Raiders as they face top-10 Columbus to start their run. 09/06/2023 12:00 AM

No safety for Kashmere as Raider defense dominates

No safety for Kashmere as Raider defense dominates

ALTAIR – The Rice Raiders picked up their second win of the season by swarming their opponents and not allowing the Fighting Rams to get any momentum offensively. Rice’s defensive effort was highlighted by their first score of the game: a safety after a botched snap by Kashmere and a tackle by OJ Johnson. That initial play was indicative of how the rest of the day would go for the Raider defense as they dominated while getting support from their offense on the way to a 3114 victory. 09/06/2023 12:00 AM

Varsity Raiders take second at Van Vleck meet

Varsity Raiders take second at Van Vleck meet

VAN VLECK – The Rice Raiders’ cross-country team continued their stretch of strong performances this season with another quality outing in their most recent competition. The reigning district champs had a triplet of top-10 placements as they secured second place as a team at the meet. While the varsity boys were competing well for Rice, the JV girls and boys were also representing Rice as they put together some strong performances throughout the day. 09/06/2023 12:00 AM

OFFICER NEUMANN PROMOTED TO CORPORAL

OFFICER NEUMANN PROMOTED TO CORPORAL

OFFICER NEUMANN PROMOTED TO CORPORAL 09/06/2023 12:00 AM

Columbus Lions prepare for annual Bill & Bub golf tournament event

Columbus Lions prepare for annual Bill & Bub golf tournament event

The Columbus Lions are preparing for one of their largest fundraising events, their Annual “Bill & Bub” Golf Tournament. 09/06/2023 12:00 AM

Weimar booster club to host golf tournament

Weimar booster club to host golf tournament

The Weimar booster club is set to host a fundraising golf tournament to with all the proceeds going towards the booster club’s efforts to support the various sports programs at Weimar ISD schools. The tournament will be on Sept. 16 at the Weimar Golf Course. 09/06/2023 12:00 AM

Columbus VFD receives help from Weimar, seeks help for family

Columbus VFD receives help from Weimar, seeks help for family

COLUMBUS – The Columbus Volunteer Fire Department successfully put out a structure fire on New World Drive with the help of the Weimar Volunteer Fire Department. The combined force prevented the exterior from being engulfed in the flames. There was no physical damage to the family residing in the structure, but the fire resulted in a total loss of the interior. 09/06/2023 12:00 AM

New Texas laws you should know about

New Texas laws you should know about

Nearly 800 laws approved by Texas lawmakers went into effect Sept. 1 and many could have a direct impact on residents’ lives. 09/06/2023 12:00 AM

RCISD institutes Guardian Program for schools

RCISD institutes Guardian Program for schools

A select number of teachers in Rice Consolidated ISD schools will now be allowed to arm themselves for the protection of students and staff according to a statement released by the office of superintendent Bill Heffner, IV. The RCISD Board of Trustees accepted a resolution to bring the Guardian Program to their schools in an effort to emphasize campus safety. 09/06/2023 12:00 AM