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Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 14. Need an idea for how to celebrate? At 9 a.m.

Curio Mrvosa Book Gang Wednesday, May 10 — At 7 p.m., Curio Mrvosa will host its monthly book club “with a twist” at Good Strangers, 114 W. Second St.

The 44th Annual Granger Lakefest and Homecoming will be full of activities and live music Thursday through Saturday, May 11 through 13, at Granger City Park, 305 W. Davilla St., and surrounding streets.

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

Curio Mrvosa will host its monthly book club “with a twist” and talk about this month’s book theme: growth at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 10. The group will meet to discuss book recommendations related to the theme at Good Strangers, 114 W.

Photos by Grace Horvath.

HUTTO – Developer MA Partners and the city staff have re-negotiated an agreement for developing the Co-op District (420 State Highway 79) with a new twist – a provision to give the land back to the city if a specific construction deadline is not met. The new terms were approved by the City Council at the May 4 meeting.

Public budget workshop scheduled HUTTO – The public is invited to weigh in on city budget priorities Saturday, May 13. The workshop starts at 9 a.m.

City of Granger Proposition A For 88.73% Against 11.27% City of Hutto Place 1 Brian Thompson 57.40% Robin Sutton 42.60% Place 4 Peter Gordon 65.40% Nicole Calderone 34.60% Place 5 Dana Wilcott 46.84% James Weaver 26.66% Marcus Coleman 26.50% City of Thrall City Commissioner Anja Martin 76.19% Fernando Rodriguez 23.81% City of Coupland Proposition A For 58.22% Against 41.78% Granger ISD Trustee Jason Huf 30.19% Daryl Stefek 24.40% Josh Richter 19.08% Sandra Carpenter 18.36% Peter Reese 7.97% Hutto ISD Proposition A For 60.99% Against 39.01% Proposition B For 58.25% Against 41.75% Proposition C For 57.02% Against 42.98%.

Through Samsung Austin Semiconductor, the City of Taylor already has a strong connection to South Korea. But now that connection is growing even stronger.

Late last summer, when Tom Yantis first appeared on Taylor Talk with Jason Hennington, his official title was assistant city manager and director of Development Services. This time around, the second half of his title may be gone, but the role Yantis is playing in the Samsung Austin Semiconductor economic juggernaut is as critical as ever.

Festival fills Heritage Square On Saturday, May 6, people had the opportunity to pet a chicken or a tractor at the annual Blackland Prairie Day festival. This year, the event was held in Heritage Square, rather than along Main Street.

The results are in for local elections, and the people have chosen to keep incumbents in office. At the city, Dwayne Ariola wins his election with 63.50% of the vote, which means there is no need for a run-off.