City of Carmine to Offer Online Bill Payments

ARMINE News

The City of Carmine is now offering Online Bill Pay. This new customer portal allows customers to easily manage their utility account, monitor usage, view bill, receive text/email alerts, and enroll in auto pay.

Please email carmine@cityofcarmine.com with updated cell phone, and email address to be included in the new alert system.

Visit http:// cityofcarmine. com/ and click on the tab “ONLINE BILL PAY” to access the new portal.

Customers wishing to have the convenience of paying and viewing billing information online, will need to create an account. Please be sure to have your account number. You may also pay your bill 24/7 by calling (888) 579-3829 (toll free number to pay over the phone.) Have your account number handy and follow the prompts.

RT-C School News

Sports Summer Camp Schedule is on the www.rtcisd. net/athletics web site. Contact number is (979) 966-6118.

Strength and conditioning and summer skill work are both free and held Mondays through Fridays, June 5 – July 14, for incoming seventh through twelfth graders. The first one is 8-9 a.m. and the second 9-10 a.m. Registration is not needed for these two. They will be off July 3-7.

The deadline for registration for the following camps is July 10 to receive a T-Shirt and cost is $60. Basketball Camp is July 17-19 for incoming first through twelfth grades. Volleyball Camp is July 26-28 also for first through twelfth grades and Baseball Camp is July 27-29 for incoming second through eighth grades.

Check the website for time schedules and more information.

RT-C ISD is on summer break. Classes begin for the 2023-2024 school year on Aug. 16.

The administrative offices will be open May 28 through Aug. 3 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

Bingo for Seniors

Bingo for Seniors (60 and older plus guests) will be held Sunday, June 18 from 2-4 p.m. at the Ledbetter Community Center. It is on the third Sunday this month due to the Ledbetter Homecoming on the second Sunday. Cost is $5 per card, which covers 10 plus games and prizes. Chips, snacks, and drinks are available for a freewill donation. This is a non-profit community event for entertainment.

Blood Drive

A Blood Drive will be held Sunday, June 25 from 9:30 until 2 p.m. at the Martin Luther Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall in conjunction with Bethlehem Lutheran Church of Round Top. It will be conducted by the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center. You can make an appointment by contacting Khardin@giveblood. org or by logging into your established Digital Donor Account.

Cedar Creek Schuetzen Verein The Cedar Creek Schuetzen Verein, also known as the Carmine Hall, will be conducting a monthly gun and gift card drawing on the third Tuesday of each month from September 2023 through August, 2024. Three tickets will be drawn each month-two for guns and one for a $500 gift card. They are working to raise some funds for maintenance and future major renovation of the historic dance hall. Tickets are $100 each and only 500 tickets will be sold. Winning tickets each month will be placed back in for future drawings. You must be 18 or older to win a long gun and 21 or older to win a pistol. All winners must be in compliance with Federal Firearms Regulations. In the event all tickets are not sold, Carmine Hall reserves the right to return all monies collected. For tickets and information on guns, call (512) 431-8871 or (979) 542-8312.

Carmine VFD

Carmine Volunteer Fire Department regular meeting is June 22 at 7 p.m.

The Carmine Firemen’s Feast and Fundraiser will be held July 16 at the Carmine Hall with a fried chicken meal, drive-thru only. A drawing will also be held.

MLLC News

Saturday worship with Holy Communion is at 6 p.m.

Sunday School is Sunday at 9 a.m.

Sunday worship with Holy Communion and the Vacation Bible School Closing Program is at 10 a.m. A reception follows worship in honor of Father’s Day and the VBS closing. The Rev. David Tinker is the pastor.

Domino Party is Monday at 1 p.m.

Meals on Wheels

Senior Citizens Meals on Wheels with Combined Community Action meet every Wednesday at Martin Luther Lutheran Church Mission and Ministry Building located at 250 Augsburg Ave., Carmine, TX 78932.

Come early to play dominoes and enjoy the camaraderie. Hours are 9-11:30 a.m.

Food usually arrives about 10 a.m. and is for pick-up only until 11:30 a.m. There are 5 meals in a box along with milk, dessert, and bread. Cost is a donation of $10, which makes it $2 per meal. It is for seniors age 60 and up.

To sign up, come by on any Wednesday morning to fill out the paperwork. For more information, contact Marilyn Wagner at (979) 2774134. Recycling Trailer

The recycling trailer is at the Carmine Hall on Thursdays from noon until 4 p.m.

The trailer is in Ledbetter from 8:30-11 a.m., also on Thursdays, behind the Ledbetter Fireman’s Hall.

Visitors’ Center

Carmine Chamber of Commerce Visitors’ Center at the restored Train Depot is open on the second and fourth Fridays and Saturdays of the month from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Birthdays

Birthday wishes are extended to John Makowsky and Alvis Mueller-June 15; Daniel Kieke and Mason Mikeska- 17; Ruby Juergens-18; and Amber Dooley and Marie Loewe-19.

Have News?

If you have news for the Carmine column, you may email me at w5ten@industryinet. com or call 979-278-3645, or send it to PO Box 95, Carmine, TX 78932.