On May 4, Megan Marie Krause became one of the 14 graduates from the Blinn College Dental Hygiene Program in Bryan. She received her Registered Dental Hygiene pin along with The Golden Scaler Award.

My fingers play tricks on me, driving those nearby a bit bonkers, as I drum a beat to a tune running through my head. I apparently prefer to tap on something that makes a sound, and since I can’t hear it, I am unaware of the irritating thumping.

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Wind music has a very long tradition at the Pardubice Conservatory. Since the school‘s founding, there has been wind music in different forms and has represented the school at many events in the region. In 2022, a band called Pardubicka Muzika under the leadership of Michal Chmelar, a trumpet player of the Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchrestra Pardubice, was founded.

Seventeen graduates, including La Grange’s Alyson Trlicek were recognized with a pinning ceremony, Tuesday, May 7, after completing the Blinn College District’s highly ranked Radiologic Technology Program.

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DOPTABLE Many dogs at the shelter came to us as strays and we are unaware of their backstories. That is why it is hard for us to know why some dogs will not make friends with other dogs while they are here.

Kreische Brewery & Monument Hill State Historic Sites invite one and all to the third annual Bluff SchuetzenFest on Saturday, May 18, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. This free family festival offers a full day of live music, traditional crafts and games, living history programs, tours of the Kreische brewery ruins, food and drink, and more.

Two of the three public swimming pools in Fayette County will be closed this summer. The City of Schulenburg and the City of La Grange decided to close their public pools this summer.