The Blinn College District Board of Trustees adopted a $121 million budget for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 during its regular meeting Tuesday. The budget includes a 2% pay increase for full-time employees and a $25 per course increase for part-time faculty.

The Board of Elders have determined that beginning Sunday, July 4, the church will be returning to normal worship practices. This means that for the remainder of June, they will continue to offer worship in its current format allowing the option for drive-in participation, but that beginning on the first Sunday in July, this option will no longer be available. The church rejoices to see everyone together once again in the sanctuary. There will be no requirement for anyone to take preventive measures such as social distancing, hand sanitizing, or mask wearing, but the church will respect the choice of those who choose to take preventive measures for themselves while returning indoors.

Parkinson’s Support Group For anyone struggling with Parkinson’s disease movement disorder, the group in La Grange meets the third Thursday of every month for patients and caregivers. 653 E Pearl St., La Grange, TX 78945 (832) 561-1447 La Grange Optimist Club La Grange Optimist Club serves the youth of La Grange and surrounding areas through sports like basketball, volleyball, soccer, and scholarships.

Do you have a desire to help families navigate the Special Education process? Or perhaps you need help becoming a more skilled advocate for your child? If the answer is yes, then this training is for you. Being alone at an ARD meeting can be very intimidating for parents. Having a knowledgeable person attend a meeting with the parent can be a tremendous help and comfort. The Parent Partner program prepares volunteers to support families in the ARD process. The 4-hour intensive training includes: Preparing for the ARD meeting, understanding and using parent rights, effective dispute resolution strategies, evaluation basics, terrific transition tips, favorite resources and more.

The annual Young Person’s Concert was held Tuesday at Festival Hill, part of their summer concert series. The Texas Festival Orchestra performed Joseph Haydn’s “Toy Symphony” and Camille Saint-Saens’ “The Carnival of the Animals.” Each section also played short pieces to showcase their instruments to the kids.

June 25-29, 1971 Two adjoining businesses in La Grange were broken into some time Monday night or early Tuesday morning. After a pane in a west side window of Ruether’s Grocery on Colorado St.

Tuesday Night Mixed League Week 30 – April 27, 2021 Ron’s Bowl of Nuts 72.5 CRS 67.0 Leward Anders & Sons, Inc. 64.0 Just Us 61.0 A-Prime Water Well Service 61.0 Halpain Construction #1 60.5 Taki’s 59.0 Halpain Construction #2 56.5 Fab Four 49.5 Kasper’s 49.0 High Team Game: Scratch – Halpain Construction #2 764; Handicap – Taki’s 975.

During the periods of time that the Navidad Valley Community Connections Center was closed due to COVID-19 numbers spiking all around us, we realized where we needed to be stronger. We realized that we needed some major improvements in how we operate, and that if we made these positive changes, our organization would be impacted in the best way possible.

The La Grange Noon Lions Club and Sanctuary Serengeti hosted a “Lion Safari” on June 23 for local kids and their parents to visit the park. Free tickets were given to kids and one accompanying parent per family to tour the park on a covered trailer.

Magic Show Join us Wednesday, June 30 at 10:15 a.m. for the amazing magic of Bobby Cordell.