The Colorado County Citizen Following a closed session at the Sept. 8 Eagle Lake City Council meeting, the council reconvened and voted unanimously to place Eagle Lake Police Chief Wilton White, Jr.

Sept. 18-22, 1970 La Grange’s student protest against tape measure inspection of girls’ skirts and a new rule limiting extra-curricular activities reached the school board Tuesday night.

As of the morning of Sept. 18, we have run out of names for storms, as Wilfred has formed early this morning. Now that the National Hurricane Center is out of names, it will switch to the Greek alphabet. By the time this comes out, a storm designated as Tropical Depression 22 is growing and might become Alpha.

The Carmine Chamber of Commerce has canceled the 2020 Casino Night, which was scheduled for Oct. 10.

Starting this month, Linda Lehmann will feature one or two recipes along with household tip/tips submitted by local community leaders/citizens in The Fayette County Record. You will be able to find ingredients for these recipes in local stores. You can email her household tips and recipes at lgaill@hotmail.com

Many folks living in and near the Warda area have family ties of Wendish descent. The Wendish museum and heritage society in Serbin is changing things up a bit this year. Although there won’t be a Wendish Fest as we’ve come to know and love, there will be an “Almost Wendish Fest.”

C.S. Lewis taught that one of the most helpful reading strategies is to “wear” an author. Sounds weird right? Basically, what he meant was that you don’t have to share an author’s worldview to read and enjoy them. But you do have to try that worldview on. Therefore, when I read Plato I try my best to try on the view of an Athenian Platonist. When I read an atheist like Christopher Hitchens I try and wear his worldview as well even though I personally find it repugnant. I don’t have to feel comfortable doing it. But if I would benefit from them I must endeavor to see the world as they see it. I think this is a great word for us today especially in our cancel culture. We tend to read, looking for a fight. The second we see one, we will close the book, crumple the note, or throw the paper in the bin. I think this is a desperately sad mistake because if we never consider things from another point of view then how will we ever grow? And for that matter, how will we ever criticize? In order to criticize anything we must first state the other person’s ideas in such a way that they would say “Yes, that’s what I’m saying.” How can we ever do that if we don’t endeavor to understand them first?

I’m trying my hand at a project that my hand was not made to do, and it gets more challenging by the peso. I’m making some local friends what I thought would be a small, simple, quick gift just for my own amusement, and it has turned into a task beyond my expertise, which isn’t very far.

La Grange Police Chief David Gilbreath reports on the following incidents his department resonded to during the week of Aug. 30 through Sept.

The Round Top Rifle Hall Monday Night Burgers have resumed. There will be halfcapacity seating indoors downstairs, and the full outdoor pavilion will be available with social distancing rules in effect. All meals will be served in to-go containers.