GOD first...Heavenly Father, as we seek forgiveness for the sins we have committed, we only ask that we will be given strength and faith to resist those failures with the help of Your Amazing Grace. Guide and direct us with Your Holy Spirit as we pray in the name of Jesus Christ, our savior. Amen. Lord, we give thanks for all that You do for us and those around us.

Creative Writing - Second Grade Second place - Grady Glover Third place - Madison Stehling Fourth place - Reece Foerster Best alternate - Sophie Warwas Ready Writing - Third Grade First place - Alex Rodriguez Second place - Rylin Gonzales Fifth place - Zaylien Rodriguez Best alternate - LayRayna Palacios Ready Writing - Fourth Grade First place - Kylie Diehl Second place - Erica Stehling Third place - Chriselda Torres Best alternate - Ethan Warwas Ready Writing - Fifth Grade First place - Kennedy Robertson Second place - Piper Peyton Third place - Landric Gowens Storytelling - Second Grade Second place - Patrick Peyton Third place - Paislee Young Best alternate - Kane Stehling Storytelling - Third grade First place - Liam Krueger Fourth place - Cole Rodriguez Fifth place - Annemarie Queen Oral Reading - Fifth Grade Second place - Piper Peyton Fourth place - Kennedy Robertson Sixth place - Karla Reza Best alternate - Kyleigh Garcia Art Smart - Fifth Grade First place - Orrin Holland Third place - Kennedy Robertson Fourth place - Piper Peyton Best alternate - Meigh Naranjo Maps, Charts & Graphs - Fifth Grade Fourth place - Kyleigh Garcia Chess Puzzle - Second Grade Second place - Patrick Peyton Third place - Kane Stehling Fourth place - Branson Massey Chess Puzzle - Third Grade First place - Liam Krueger Third place - Emilee Friesenhahn Chess Puzzle - Fourth Grade First place - Luke Caffey Third place (tied) - Leyton Schroeder Fifth place - Bradley Coleman Chess Puzzle - Fifth Grade First place - Landric Gowens Fourth place - Kennedy Robertson Sixth place - Orrin Holland Spelling - Second Grade First place - Molly Styra Second place - Sophie Warwas Fourth place - Reece Foerster Best alternate - Grady Glover Spelling - Third Grade Second place - Rylin Gonzales Third place - Landon Caffey Sixth place - AnnMarie Queen Best alternate - Banks Olsovsky Spelling - Fourth Grade First place - Erica Stehling Third place - Luke Caffey Fifth place - Ryan Torres Spelling - Fifth Grade First place - Piper Peyton Third place - Orrin Holland Fifth place - Isac Chacon Best alternate - Kyleigh Garcia Listening Skills - Fifth Grade Fourth place - Marissa Gea Fifth place - Haeden Edmondson Music Memory - Second Grade First place - Madison Stehling Second place - Maesen Foerster Third place - Kerington Fehner Music Memory - Third Grade First place - Landon Caffey Second place - Banks Olsovsky Fifth place - Rylin Gonzales Best alternate - Julian Gonzales Music Memory - Fourth Grade First place - Cheyenne Smolik Third place - Gavin Naranjo Fourth place - Tripp Winkenwerder Best alternate - Ryan Torres Music Memory - Fifth Grade First place - Karla Reza Fourth place - Gabby Anzaldua Fifth place - Meigh Naranjo Dictionary Skills - Fifth Grade First place - Landric Gowens Third place - Aadin Koopmann Fourth place - Kennedy Robertson Math Sense - Second Grade Fourth place - Molly Styra Fifth place - Reece Foerster Sixth place - Madison Stehling Math Sense - Third Grade Fourth place - Liam Krueger Fifth place - Hannah Zimmermann Sixth place - Kannon Webb Best alternate - Annemarie Queen Number Sense - Fourth Grade Third place - Erica Stehling Number Sense - Fifth Grade Third place - Landric Gowens Social Studies - Fifth Grade Third place - Aadin Koopmann Fifth place - Meigh Naranjo.

The Travelers Protections Association Post M will hold it’s monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 7, at Bonhof Cafe, 213 W. Main in Cuero at 8 a.m.

Yorktown City Council and staff recently took steps to change utility billing methods in response to local post office complications that have persisted for about a year. During the latest city council meeting at Yorktown City Hall, Mayor Bill Baker explained that at least 10 postcards consistently get misplaced on a monthly basis.

Gov. Greg Abbott, in a State of the State address last Thursday, outlined his seven top priorities for the ongoing legislative session before an invitation- only audience at a manufacturing facility in San Marcos, the Austin American-Statesman reported. Those priorities include $4 billion for border security, property tax relief and more school choice for parents, which he called “education freedom.” He avoided use of the word “vouchers.’

The DeWitt County VVA is hosting Morning Coffee and Donuts, on the first and third Wednesdays of the month, for all Veterans of any era. Coffee and donuts will be at the DeWitt County Veteran’s Center, 901 TX-72, Yorktown. Doors will be open from 7 to 9 a.m. There is no charge for Veterans, just looking forward to coffee, donuts, conversation and comradery. For questions, please call Hank Chinnery at 361-443-2094 or Ken Buenger at 361-550-1860.

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