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TAYLOR CITY COUNCIL Second/Fourth Thursday at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 400 Porter St.

Heritage Square Farmers Market The Farmers Market is typically every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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

During the rest of the month of October, the First United Methodist Church of Taylor is hosting their annual Pumpkin Patch in front of their church at 907 W Lake Drive in Taylor. This is a family-friendly event with many photo opportunities, plus craft items and baked goods for sale, and of course, PUMPKINS!

Carnival rides, live music, food, animals and more are just a taste of the many events scheduled between Oct. 26-29 for the 2022 Williamson County Fair and Rodeo at the Williamson County Expo Center, 5350 Bill Pickett Trail in Taylor. The fair will kick off with a family night, sponsored by the YMCA, featuring free gate admission for families to the fairgrounds. Activities will include carnival rides, a beer and wine garden, a petting zoo, pig races, stick horse races for kids ages three to five, arts and crafts vendors and more. In addition, visitors can watch the Paul Bunyan show, a competition of world champion lumberjacks demonstrating modern and old-time lumberjack skills. The rodeo, which is sponsored by the Cowboys Professional Rodeo Association, will be held Friday and Saturday and will feature riders from all over the county competing for bragging rights and cash prizes. There will be a mutton bustin’, and kids calf scramble as well. A new feature for this year will be a Tejano night Friday, featuring mariachi music, folklorico dance, a tribute to the late Tejano artist Selena by Amanda Solis, as well as musical performances from Ram Herrera, Yayo Castillo y Rumores and more.

Steve Guajardo went to live with the Lord Oct. 6, 2022.

In a land of plenty, empty bowls are a reminder that food insecurity is still never far off. Families, friends and neighbors connected with each other Oct.

“A perfect storm of a three-person office with one out sick plus the biggest festival of the year in town robbed me of column writing time this week. So, I went to my plan B for just such occasions.

The Taylor Rotary Club is seeking the community’s help to determine who should receive the honor of being named 2022’s Outstanding Citizen of the Year. “Taylor Rotarians have coordinated this honor since 1943, when Harry Pickoff won it the first time,” Club President Tia Rae Stone said. “This annual award is a statement about our community and its values, we could not choose the recipient without the help of the public.” To be considered, nominees must have resided in East Williamson County and be involved in local activities in 2022. He or she must have been engaged in a variety of community activities over an extended period of time and must be generally recognized as a caring and sharing person who donated his or her time and talents for the betterment of the community.

Temple College President Christy Ponce was a featured panelist and speaker Sept. 23 at the 2022 Texas Tribune Festival in Austin. The festival is The Tribune’s signature annual ideas conference featuring some of the biggest names in politics, policy, education and the media. The three-day event, which ran Sept. 22-24, also featured former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, U.S. Rep.

HUTTO – The Hutto Halloween House & Business Decorating Contest is now easier than ever to enter. The Hutto Parks and Recreation Department has waived the small fee to enter the contest.

HUTTO – The Hutto City Council recognized National Customer Service Week at the Oct. 6 council meeting.

HUTTO – Last week, students and staff members at Nadine Johnson Elementary School and Veterans’ Hill Elementary School in Hutto went “RED” for Dyslexia. People who have dyslexia often associate the color red with mistakes.

HUTTO – Hutto ISD is celebrating National Principals Month. District principals include: • Drew McConnaughhay – River Horse Academy • Ryan Winkelmann – Hutto Elementary • Tonesha Holland – Nadine Johnson Elementary • Carrie Abrams – Howard Norman Elementary • Linda Pachicano – Cottonwood Creek Elementary • Alexis Campbell – Ray Elementary • Eric Johnson – Veteran’s Hill Elementary • Rhonda McWilliams – Hutto High School • Charles Rodriguez – Hutto Middle School • Kayla Gossett – Kerley Elementary • Lakesha Whitfield – Hutto Ninth Grade Center • Ryan Burns – Farley Middle School Visit www.hipponation.com to read profiles on each of the Hutto ISD principals..

The Taylor High School band and color guard claimed their third class Saturday at the Lost Pines Marching Festival in Bastrop. The Taylor band won the 4A Championship after receiving the highest 4A scores in music and visuals in the preliminary round.