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

The Davilla community has several events coming up this year. A farmer’s market and garage sale will kick off the summer on Saturday, June 4, from 9 a.m.

If you consider yourself a friend of your local library, there’s a group that might interest you The Friends of the Taylor Public Library organization met this past Tuesday, May 24. The group meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month at noon in the library’s board room at 801 Vance St.

Children, staff and parents enjoy hearing another tale during Story Time at the Taylor Public Library May 18. The library hosts Story Time typically on Wednesdays and will have special sessions during the Summer Reading Program. For more information, visit http:// www.taylortx.gov/25/library, call 512-352-3434 or visit the library at 801 Vance St. in Taylor. Facebook / Taylor Public Library

In the May 22 edition of the Taylor Press, on page 1, in our story “Head of class ’22,” Taylor High School salutatorian Lindsay O’Dell’s father is incorrectly listed as Dan O’Dell. His name is Donny O’Dell.

The annual tradition of saluting the brave men and women who sacrificed their lives for our nation will be marked in Murphy Park Monday. On May 30, the City of Taylor Memorial Day Salute will be at 10 a.m.

Upgrades and rising costs for the City of Taylor Animal Shelter will be discussed Thursday with the City Council. On May 26, the council will receive an update on the animal shelter from HDR, the city’s engineering and consulting firm.

1600 VETERANS DR., TAYLOR Pool season at Murphy Park opens Saturday, May 28. The pool traditionally opens on Memorial Day weekend.

“Success is often achieved in the 25th, 26th, and 27th hours of the day.” Old Italian Saying by Jim Chionsini The official results are still out, but roughly 440 columns in newspapers and on the blog over the last eight-and-a-half years make for a successful mission. Add another estimated 500 columns penned for papers prior to “the blog period,” and as my military pilot buddies would say, “We’re set for that 1,000th sortie.” The sage advice above from my mentor and good friend of many years has undoubtedly played an essential role in reaching that realm.

On May 3, Hutto Independent School district welcomed Thymai Dong, Ph.D, as its new director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). “I look forward to working with her, the ERI Task Force and district leaders to launch this new role in Hutto ISD,” said Superintendent Celina Estrada Thomas.

Like a recent Taylor event, Hutto’s municipal government is trying to wrangle ideas for tomorrow. The Design Rodeo will be an interactive workshop where Hutto residents will gather to understand the Downtown Hutto of today and then dream and design for the Downtown Hutto of tomorrow.

Pretty soon, aspiring basketball stars of all ages will be able to shoot hoops in Hutto well after the sun goes down. The Hutto City Council voted unanimously on May 5 to purchase basketball court lighting systems for Hutto Lake Park, Fritz Park and Hutto Community Park.

To start one of the most important weeks of their life, Hutto’s top students got started with the most important meal of the day. On May 23, Hutto Independent School District announced the top 10 students of the senior class of 2022.