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FLAG BEARERS- Hamilton

FLAG BEARERS- Hamilton Girl Scout Troop 4332 salutes the flag prior to the XTreme Circus at Fair Park this weekend. Part of the circus proceeds will be donated to the troop. Staff Photo

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Military, tip and prayers

Trinity Lutheran Church in Pottsville has a new time for church to begin. It will start at 9 a.m. starting on Sunday Oct. 18.

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TEXAS GAME WARDEN ACADEMY CLASS OF 2021

Texas’ 64 cadet class reported to the Game Warden Training Academy on Thursday to begin training. The class of 40 game wardens and 16 park police officers started their first day with push-ups, sit ups and laps around the track at Kooken Field. Hamilton alumnus Lieutenant Brad Guinn counted reps and timed races. This is Guinn’s 11 class to train.

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Animal blessing Sunday at Saint Mary’s

Saint Mary’s Anglican Church will celebrate the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi with an outdoor blessing of animals this Sunday, Oct. 11, at 2 p.m.

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Let’s Talk About… Utility billing process

(Utility policies, procedures, and rates have changed over time to address changing conditions in our city. This is the first in a series of articles written to alleviate any misunderstandings or confusion about those changes and to dispel the misinformation frequently posted on social media.)

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Court debates tin horn policy

Tin horns dominated last week’s Hamilton County Commissioners Court meeting in the courthouse annex.

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Hack won’t mar local elections

Hamilton County voting equipment was never in peril when hackers attacked the county’s email system last week, said County Clerk Leanne Jackson.

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High flying extreme drive-in circus to benefit Girl Scouts

Come one, come all!

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BACKYARD MONARCHY

Sophia Yates submitted this and other beautiful photos of monarch butterflies as they made their annual migratory stop in her back yard over the weekend. The migration of North America’s monarch butterfly is unique and amazing. It is the only butterfly known to make a two-way migration as birds do, using a combination of air currents and thermals to travel long distances - some as many as 3000 miles.