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Court St. Elizabeth #1616, of Sealy Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, is hosting its annual turkey and dressing dinner on Sunday, March 2, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sealy Columbus Hall (K C Hall), 1310 Hwy 90 West.

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On Feb. 1, a total of 204 childcareprovidersfromover 18 cities and towns gathered for the Multi- County Child Care Conference, organized by the Texas A&M AgriLife ExtensionService.Hostedby Austin, Fayette, and Wharton Counties, the event took placeattheRandolphRecreation Center in La Grange, Texas.

A bill to implement school vouchers in Texas sailed through the Senate largely on party lines last week and now awaits consideration in the House, the Austin American- Statesman reported. House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, said he believes there are enough votes in that chamber to pass the legislation, which was defeated a half-dozen times in 2023 by a coalition of Democratic and rural Republican members.

The Horticulture Committee of Austin County is a group of volunteers who serve Austin County in support of horticulture education for adults. Their mission is to provide educational programs and information and to promote the improvement of horticultural practices in Austin and surrounding counties.

Last week we began to scratch the surface of a story that goes back to the very basement of time: the story of the Jewish people. Since the idea of “history” is defined by Oxford as “the whole series of past events connected with someone or something,” then, the Jewish story is not merely a story, but is a “history” told by the Jewish people of their past, their relationship with Yahweh, and their prophetic expectations for the future. In short, it is what the Christian theologian Kavin Rowe calls; the story of everything.

My plans for the New Year were horribly changed by ending up in the hospital. A certain incident happened on a Sunday afternoon.

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