Lifestyle

Come out, have some fun and support a good cause Saturday, April 22, as the Friends of the Williamson County Child Welfare Board host a Casino Night fundraiser to benefit Williamson County children in CPS care. The event will be held at the Williamson County Expo Center, 5350 Bill Pickett Trail in Taylor.

ART MEMORY • Sixth – Eighth grade Georgia Rethlake – fifth place CREATIVE WRITING • Second grade Fiona Dahlberg – eight place MAPS, GRAPHS AND CHARTS • Fourth – Fifth grade Joseph Nigrelle – fourth place Nicholas Wilbert – fifth place • Sixth grade JJ Martinka – fifth place Emma Hayes – seventh place • Eighth grade JD Morgan – first place, state qualifier MATHEMATICS • Second-Sixth grade Kenzie Kuhl, sixth place Rowan Hengst, eighth place • Third grade Danielle Nemec, third place Parker Huber, fifth place Lany Gola, sixth place • Fourth grade Joseph Nigrelle, third place Ethan Owen, eighth place Tatym Huff, ninth place • Fifth grade Isaac Nemec, second place William Hengst, third place Blake Yezek, fourth place • Sixth-Eighth grade Nicholas Jessup, seventh place Logan Dunne, first place, state qualifier JD Morgan, fifth place MUSIC MEMORY • Third-Fourth grade Nicholas Wilbert, first place, state qualifier Emilia Collett, second place, state qualifier Brynly Huber, third place • Fifth-Sixth grade Grace Klenzendorf, second place, state qualifier NUMBER SENSE • Third grade Danielle Nemec, third place • Fourth grade Sara Kuhl, sixth place Joseph Nigrelle, eighth place • Fifth grade Blake Yezek, first place, state qualifier Isaac Nemec, fifth place • Seventh grade Logan Dunne, second place, state qualifer ON-SITE DRAWING • Sixth grade Nicholas Jessup, second place, state qualifier Grace Klenzndorf, fifth place • Seventh grade Grayson Stoecklein, first place, state qualifier • Eighth grade Sophia Jessup, first place, state qualifier Demitria Dahlberg, fourth place Olivia Mokry, fifth place POETRY INTERPRETATION • Fourth grade Brynley Huber, first place, state qualifer • Fifth grade Gunner Streit, first place, state qualifier • Seventh-Eighth grade Dulcinea Krogmann, third place Sophia Jessup, fifth place READY WRITING • Third grade Danielle Nemec, first place, state qualifier • Fifth-Sixth grade Emma Hayes, fifth place Paul Melcher, sisth place Riley Minter, eighth place Scarlett Dahlberg, ninth place • Seventh grade Keira Hengst, third place • Eighth grade Dulcinea Krogmann, second place, state qualifier Demitria Dahlberg, third place Sophia Jessup, fourth place SCIENCE • Eighth grade JD Morgan, third place SPELLING • Second grade Claire Rodriguez, eighth place • Third grade Danielle Nemec, seventh place • Fourth grade Tatym Huf, third place Ethan Owen, fourth place Bruno Salazar, sixth place • Fifth grade William Hengst, second place, state qualifier Isaac Nemec, third place Paul Melcher, fifth place • Sixth grade Rylie Minter, second place, state qualifier JJ Martinka, fourth place • Seventh – Eighth grade JD Morgan, first place, state qualifier Keira Hengst, second place, state qualifier Georgia Rethlake, fourth place STORYTELLING • Third grade Laney Gola, second place Danielle Nemec, fourth place.

Six fifth grade finalists entered the kitchen at Main Street Intermediate with favorite recipes in hand and a mentor from Sodexo by their side, ready to prepare their favorite recipes for this year’s Future Chef competition.

TEMPLE – St. Mary’s Catholic School in Taylor had a good showing on the road recently at the Private School Interscholastic Association meet.

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

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

Coffee with a Constable Wednesday, April 5 — From 7 to 9 a.m., meet and greet your Williamson County Precinct 4 Deputies and Constable Paul Leal at Starbucks, 2990 N. Main St., Taylor.

Frontier Bank of Texas is celebrating the grand opening of the bank’s newest location in Taylor Wednesday, April 5. The celebration will mark the official opening of Frontier’s ninth Central Texas location and the third in Williamson County. The new Taylor facility is located at 813 North Main Street.

SAN ANTONIO – The Taylor High School Academic Decathlon team competed in the Texas State Academic Decathlon Competition at the University of Incarnate Word in San Antonio, and returned with the bronze team medal and scholarship money. They will now advance to the national competition at the end of April.

When Gemini of Taylor offered employees the opportunity to make a donation to a local nonprofit, eight team members chose Taylor ISD Family Support Services as the recipient of the funds. “One of our core values at Gemini is stewardship,” said Lee Perez.

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

On Saturday, May 6, Taylor will celebrate its annual Blackland Prairie Days event that pays tribute to the town’s rich cultural heritage. The event is hosted by the Czech Melody Masters and will be held in Historic Downtown from 10 a.m.

Engage in an educational seminar and learn how you can protect your information from scammers. On Wednesday, March 29, Melissa Gauna and Edward Jones will present a how to guide for spotting fraudulent activity.

Saturday, March 25, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Friends of the Taylor Public Library will host a free plant swap at 801 Vance St.

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