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A group of Taylor High School students observed a Day of Service at Down Home Ranch on April 20, to mark the anniversary of the Columbine school shooting. The effort was led by THS counselor and Columbine graduate, Laurie Morris.

Here is a recap of what was featured in the Wednesday, May 3, e-edition of the Taylor Press. The e-edition is emailed to subscribers and available at www.taylorpress.net.

Learn to Fish Day Summer is approaching, and so is the common activity of fishing. Learn to fish at the Southwest Williamson County Regional Park in Leander from 8 a.m.

KIWANIS CLUB • Meets every Wednesday at noon at Sirloin Stockade, 3607 N. Main St.

Heritage Square Farmer’s Market The Farmer’s Market is typically every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Heritage Square, 400 N.

At the April 27 meeting of the Taylor City Council, Jose Barraza, one of the volunteer coaches at Thunderbird Wrestling Club, which meets at Concept Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, 310 N. Main St., said grappling is still alive and well in the city. “We have a wrestling club that has been meeting for a couple of years,” said Barraza, who attended the meeting with his two boys, Vincent, 13 and Adrian, 11. “We grapple. We do folk style wrestling, which is kind of traditional kind of what evolved from Pet Brown, but Pet brown’s style still had submissions, which were dangerous locks. Throughout the years, they were taken out little by little to make the sport safer.” For more information, go to https://thunderbirdwrestling.com.

WALLER – The Taylor Ducks started their playoff journey at Waller High School Thursday, May 4, and only needed five innings to get the job done. The Ducks faced Houston Scarborough in round one and shut them out on their way to an 18-0 victory.

As Taylor expands, the need for additional police and fire personnel is growing as well, and even with potential federal assistance on the horizon, city leaders are still grappling with how to pay for it all.

On Thursday, Taylor will join the nation in calling on a higher power to watch over the country. Oasis Church is hosting the city’s celebration of the National Day of Prayer at 7 p.m. May 4 in Heritage Square.

The community is invited to engage and celebrate good times this weekend through the many events lined up for Saturday, May 6. At noon, the Living Hope Church is hosting a Cinco de Mayo Concert with Mexican food at 212 E.

Soap Making Class Thursday, May 4 — At 9:30 a.m., Cha Warner Tucker will lead a Soap Making class at Davilla Community Center, 20803 N. FM 487.

COUPLAND – Maranda Cummings, administrative support, reports, “Board meetings are being held in person at the Coupland Fire Station each second Tuesday of the month. The meetings are also available via telephone conferencing. This information is available each month on the meeting notice posted at the Coupland Fire Station, Coupland Post Office, Citizens National Bank in Coupland, Thrall Fire Station, and Thrall Post Office.”

HUTTO – Windows shook and neighbors complained from as far as 15 miles away last time a major concert was held in Brushy Creek Amphitheater, 1001 County Road 137 at Adam Orgain Park. The date was Jan.

Manor, Elgin and Taylor are three small towns experiencing unprecedented growth, and they are uniting their business communities to get educated about what the future holds. The first ever METT Summit, organized by the three chambers of commerce, will be held from 10 a.m.