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Beth Butler leads the Thrall High School Tiger Band at the University Interscholastic League concert and sightreading evaluation on Wednesday, March 2. The band, which includes assistant director Bana Estes, brought home the sweepstakes trophy and all superior ratings. Many of the musicians participated in other activities on the same day, such as reading to elementary kids for Read Across America, golf, regional powerlifting, tennis and track. Facebook / Thrall Independent School District

On Saturday, Feb. 26, the Assistance League of Georgetown funded a shopping trip for 100 Taylor students. Each student could select $100 worth of clothing from the Georgetown Walmart. The Assistance League project is called Operation School Bell. Pictured in the photo are back, Shane Wagner, Granger ISD; Mary Beth Wagner, Granger ISD; John Matthews, and Taylor ISD Family Support; and front, Sandra Leonte and Linda Ledbetter of the Georgetown Assistance League. Courtesy photo

Kyle Popove leads Granger ISD’s concert band with a performance in front of Granger Elementary School students Feb. 28. The band then traveled to Bastrop the next day to perform in the University Interscholastic League concert and sightreading competition. Granger won sweepstakes in both events. Facebook / Granger ISD

The Hutto Women’s Alliance (HWA) has several big events and opportunities for involvement coming up, and the organization wants to make sure you have all of the details to be as involved as you want.

UPCOMING EVENTS HERITAGE SQUARE FARMERS MARKET The Farmers Market is typically every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Tenth Street United Methodist Church will host an Ash Wednesday service on March 2 along with First United Methodist Church and Allen Chapel AME Church of Taylor and the Thrall United Methodist Church. The Rev. Travis Summerlin will lead the service and invites anyone in the Taylor area to attend.

The Green Thumbs Up Gardening Program is free and open to the public. No registration is required.

On March 8, United Seniors of Taylor Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization will meet, at 9:30 a.m. at the Tripp Center, located at 1517C McLain St.

HUTTO – During Black History Month, Farley Middle School students were invited to meet during lunch in the art and science classrooms to make Black History Month Unity Bracelets. The idea came from Chloe Anderson, a seventhgrade student at Farley, who is passionate about racial equity.

Taylor ISD Board of Trustees Vice President Shorty Mitchell (right) and Taylor ISD Transportation Director Carl Caldwell took time to sit and reminisce about the changing times in Taylor. Courtesy photo

Helping one person might not change the whole world, but it could change the world for one person. This week was filled with all acts of kindness.

Forty third graders at Naomi Pasemann Elementary School won a copy of Merlin Missions, No. 1, Christmas in Camelot from the Magic Treehouse series by Mary Pope Osborne. First Books sponsored the contest, and the books were donated by Osborne. Photo by Tim Crow

Monica von Waaden, of Hope4Austin, is partnering with Taylor ISD Family Services, Sodexo and Shepherd’s Heart Food Pantry & Ministries to supply food for the district’s weekend backpack meal program. Thanks to these generous donations, assistance is provided for 40 families to help with food instability. From left are Taylor ISD Family Support Services coordinator John Matthews, Sodexo representative Misty Schoeffler and von Waaden. Photo by Tim Crow

A once in a lifetime event happened this past Tuesday. On Feb.

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