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Cooperation and problem-solving skills are among the lessons seven Sealy High School students learned at a Rotary Youth Leadership Awards camp at Carolina Creek Ranch in Huntsville. The pupils were included among 100 interact members sponsored by Rotary clubs across District 5890 who attended the March 25-27 RYLA session, where they developed talents as leaders while having fun and making connections.

A ribbon cutting hosted Sunday by the Sealy Chamber of Commerce celebrated Improvements to the Virgil & Josephine Gordon Memorial Library. For more information on the upgrades and improvements to the library, see the story in next week’s issue of The Sealy News. RAE DRADY

Since the culinary kitchen inside Sealy High School opened in October, it has been creating realworld opportunities for students. The culinary arts project was a Career and Technical Education (CTE) dream that was fulfilled when donors helped Sealy ISD fund a full, commercial-grade kitchen that features all the tools and appliances that would be found in a professional environment.

The Sealy Area Historical Society is hosting a Spring Fest April 9 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Sealy Historical Park at 211 East Main Street. There is a great lineup of entertainment scheduled all day, including the Polish dance group Wawel and singer/songwriter/ author Mike Blakely.

Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court Queen of Angels #1538, had their Annual Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser Sunday, Feb. 6 at Guardian Angel Catholic Church Parish Hall.

High-speed internet began its journey into the City of Wallis when Rise Broadband started the installation process earlier this week. Wallis Police Chief David Moseley has been heavily involved in bringing faster internet into the city and explained that the beginning of the installation process means the city is only months away from quicker internet capabilities.

From the June 24, 1948, issue of The Sealy News 696,000 pounds of sugary melons is a lot of sweet stuff A sweet crop of 696,000 pounds of watermelons was shipped from Sealy by way of the Santa Fe prior to Wednesday morning. This is a total of 24 carloads, with each load averaging 29,000 lbs., J.

Faith Academy’s 24th annual Night of Knights took over the Expo Center at the Austin County Fairgrounds last Saturday, Feb. 12, and broke through the fundraising goal to benefit the private school in Bellville.

The Faith Academy of Bellville freshman class had the privilege of visiting some wonderful historical places on their field trip Wednesday, Feb. 2.

Sealy News staff handdelivered breakfast to Austin County EMS Station No. 2 as a token of appreciation for their services Friday morning, Feb. 11. Pictured from the left are The Sealy News’ Sales Rep Amanda Luksha, Paramedic Willie Saldana, Paramedic Albert Dominguez and News Publisher Amy Lieb. PHOTOS BY HANS LAMMEMAN