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The Ninth Annual Taylor Main Street Car Show, the biggest show in Central Texas, will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sat. Oct 29. This family-friendly event will feature cars, live music, shopping, food trailers and cold Texas Beer. Admission to the event, which brings in more than 10,000 attendees annually, is free. In addition, there are two dozen locally owned small businesses in downtown Taylor. Open containers are allowed in downtown, so you can sip, shop, and stroll. To sponsor, volunteer or become a vendor, please contact Jan Harris at the City of Taylor: jan. [email protected] or 512-352-3463. To register a car in advance, the fee is $15 or $25 the day of the event. Car show participants should arrive by 9 AM, and the earliest cars get the best parking spots. For advance registration, go to https://www.eventbrite. com/e/2022-mainstreet- car-show-registration- 376555777467

The Taylor Public Arts Advisory Board will hold two public listening sessions to gather input as part of its strategic planning efforts. The sessions will be held 6-8 p.m.

At 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 4, neighborhoods throughout Taylor will celebrate National Night Out in an effort to lower crime rates locally. Residents are asked to turn on their front porch light and spend the evening with neighbors, police, elected officials, firefighters and many others. Neighborhoods throughout the city will host special events such as block parties and cookouts. Public safety servants from Taylor will visit the different events. For more information, contact Claudia Parisella at the Taylor Police Department at 512-352-5551, or visit www.nationalnightout.org.

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.

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

Mary Lou Lafler, 80, of Taylor, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, at home surrounded by family.

On Sept. 12, 2022, at about 10:45 p.m., a flurry of angels led by our Lord filled the room of Margaret Dell Carmack Moore to the brim. They took our precious mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and friend with them as they departed for Heaven where she will reside forever with our precious Lord. She passed away peacefully in her sleep for which we are thankful. She was 99 years old, adventuresome, loved to travel and lived life to the fullest. Born April 12, 1923, in Weleetka, Oklahoma, she spent most of her life in Texas.

Edna M. Richter Hurta, age 95, went to live with her heavenly Father Sept. 18, 2022, in Temple. She was born July 20, 1927, in Taylor, to Fritz and Amy Bunge Richter. She attended a country school in Waterloo and graduated from Taylor High School in 1945. Shortly after that, she met her first love, Edward Hurta, in Taylor. They were married March 31, 1946. A few months later they moved to Temple where Edward’s work took them. They lived in Temple until their deaths.

Virginia Garza Lopez, 86, of Houston, passed away Sept. 19, 2022, at home surrounded by her children.

Diane Kay Kallus, 80, of Taylor, passed away Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. A visitation was held Friday, Sept. 23, from 5 to 7 p.m. with the recitation of the holy rosary to begin at 6 p.m. at Providence Funeral Home, 807 Carlos Parker Blvd.

The U.S. Census Bureau released its latest estimate, which indicates Hispanic residents in Texas make up more of the state’s population than white residents.

This column represents the thoughts and opinions of Jason Hennington. This is NOT the opinion of the Taylor Press.

• The City Council also approved a $150,000 contract to Fazzone for new signage in the downtown, and approved three additional contracts for other improvements, including at the intersection of Second and Main Streets, as well new striping for parking and landscaping.

Suzanne Thoele, class of 1971, remembers that at the back left-hand corner of Mrs. Luedke’s first-grade classroom was a reading circle, and that her teacher gave them little headphones to put on.