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Blinn concludes the 2024-25 Performing Arts Series with ‘The Wonderful World of Swing’ on Sunday, April 13 The Blinn College District wraps up its 2024-25 Performing Arts Series with the dynamic, toe-tapping rhythms of Phat Cat Swinger’s “The Wonderful World of Swing” at 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 13.

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In February, the Extension Education Association of Austin County held its annual 2025 Cultural Arts Contest. Organized by the Cultural Arts Committee, the event was led by co-chairs Barney Zimmerman of the Bleiblerville EEA and Gaye Farr of the West End EEA. Committee members included Malinda Schramm, Claudia Cieslewicz, and Joan Buenger.

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In December, Austin County’s Extension Education Association (EEA) gathered for a festive Christmas outing at a beloved local restaurant, bringing together members, friends, and family in the spirit of the holiday season. The evening was filled with cheerful conversations, laughter, and gratitude as attendees shared delicious food and enjoyed each other’s company.

AUSTIN — First Lady Cecilia Abbott today celebrated the generosity of Texans serving Texans as more than 5,300 wish lists of Texas children in foster care have been filled through donations by state agency employees in this year’s Holiday Wishes program. Sponsored by the Governor’s Commission for Women and the State Agency Council, the annual Holiday Wishes program, coordinated through the nonprofit Partnerships for Children, helps ensure children in foster care across 31 counties in Central and South Central Texas have gifts to open on Christmas morning.

Jessica Espino will transfer to Texas A&M with an Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts When Jessica Espino addresses her fellow graduates at the Blinn College District’s fallgraduationceremony this December, she will speak from experience about the sense of community and belonging she discovered at Blinn.