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Santa loves the Courier
Santa loves the Courier
Santa Claus has called upon his favorite local newspaper to make sure he receives Christmas letters from young Elginites. 11/28/2023 11:00 PM
7-year-old’s body found in pond
7-year-old’s body found in pond
The lifeless body of a 7-year-old boy reported missing Nov. 26 was pulled from a chilly pond by searchers just hours after his disappearance, deputies said. 11/28/2023 11:00 PM
What advent is about
What advent is about
The Christian church year doesn’t begin on New Year’s Day, as our secular calendar does, but begins on the first Sunday in Advent, which is always the fourth Sunday before Christmas. The word Advent comes from the Latin verb advenire, which means “to come to,” so Advent means “an arrival, a coming to.” In Matthew 21:1-9, when Jesus arrives at Jerusalem on the back of a donkey, it is His “advent,” His “coming to” that city as her King. Once you have come to know the meaning of the word advent, you can understand why the first season of the Christian Church Year is called Advent. If God’s Son had not come to earth and become a Man named Jesus, who God the Father sent to be the Christ (or Messiah) of Israel, then there would be no Christianity. 11/28/2023 11:00 PM
Boy's body recovered from pond
Boy's body recovered from pond
11/27/2023 03:59 PM
God's gift of Thanksgiving. Photo courtesy: Patrick Fore-Unsplash
God’s gift of Thanksgiving
On Thanksgiving Day we express our gratitude to the Lord for all His blessings to us, but what goes along with that is that it also a day for us to repent of the times we have been thankless. If we are honest with ourselves, sometimes we are like Bart Simpson in one episode of the Simpsons, when he said this dinner time “prayer”: “Dear Lord, we bought this food with our own money; so thanks for nothing.” It is easy for us sinners to slip into thinking that we are self-sufficient, and to forget that everything we have is God’s gracious gift to us. Or, when things are not going as well as we would like, sometimes we even grumble about what God has given us to endure; “Thanks for nothing, God,” we think. For this we must repent, this also is why we need to pray, “Lord, give me the gift of thanksgiving.” When we confess, “I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth,” this means that there is nothing in this entire cosmos that is not created by God, and therefore we have nothing of ourselves. We are entirely dependent on Him for everything. Everything we have is from God, as a free gift we have not earned, and because of that, giving thanks to Him constantly is our duty, our obligation– giving thanks is not optional, and it is a wretched sin to omit it. 11/22/2023 12:00 AM
Site Manager Robbie Boyer taking in the sights on one of the park’s new stonework terraces. Photo by Niko Demetriou
New additions and repairs for state park
SMITHVILLE – The Buescher State Park has just finished construction on their historic dam and spillway, as well as introduced two new terraces for residents to take advantage of. 11/22/2023 12:00 AM
Community Calendar NOVEMBER
Community Calendar NOVEMBER
SMITHVILLE TURKEY TROT 2023 SMITHVILLE – Lace up your sneakers for the annual 5K/1 mile Turkey Trot with Smithville Parks & Recreation in historic Smithville. Event starts and ends at the Smithville Recreation Center with a 9 a.m. start. Strollers and leashed dogs are welcomed to this family friendly run/walk. Let’s get “huffin’ from the stuffin.’” For more information, call 512-237-3282. 11/22/2023 12:00 AM
Lady Bears volleyball has awards aplenty
Lady Bears volleyball has awards aplenty
BASTROP – The Bastrop High School varsity volleyball team under head coach Morgan Rollins was recently honored with 5A-District 23 all-district awards following the 2023 season. 11/22/2023 12:00 AM
Cedar Creek High School girls varsity basketball sophomore Keyaira Limuel Washington drives to the basket Nov. 14 during the Lady Eagles’ dominant 70-20 victory at home over Austin Travis Early College High School. Photo by Hopie Almendarez Sosa
Lady Eagles thrash Eastside and Travis
BASTROP – The Cedar Creek High School girls varsity basketball team picked up a pair of dominant victories at home over Austin Eastside Early College High School and Austin Travis Early College High School. 11/22/2023 12:00 AM
The 2023 Elgin High School Lady Wildcats girls varsity volleyball team. Photo by Marcial Guajardo
Lady Wildcats VB earns all-district honors
All-district awards for 5A-District 23 were announced last week, and there was no shortage of Lady Wildcats on the list. Under head coach Patricia Rivers-Taylor, Elgin was well represented amongst selections from the teams in their district. 11/22/2023 12:00 AM
Bill passes to allow undocumented migrants arrests. Photo courtesy: Clark Van Der Beken-Unsplash
Bill passes to allow undocumented migrants arrests
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION 11/22/2023 12:00 AM
Roberto Galindo
Roberto Galindo
Roberto Galindo, aged 62, who peacefully passed away Monday, Nov. 13, 2023, in Elgin. 11/22/2023 12:00 AM
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