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Sentinel Photo/Jessica Shepard 2024 "Rice Dish Roundup" grand champion winners were chosen from each respective age division on Tuesday, Oct. 15 From left are Carter Busby, Joseph Machacek, and Kathy Jackson. Not pictured is Austin Machacek. Winners were joined by Bay City Lions Club member Tim Hall and Rice Dish chairman Wayne Witte.

Sentinel Photo/Jessica Shepard 2024 "Rice Dish Roundup" grand champion winners were chosen from each respective age division on Tuesday, Oct. 15 From left are Carter Busby, Joseph Machacek, and Kathy Jackson. Not pictured is Austin Machacek. Winners were joined by Bay City Lions Club member Tim Hall and Rice Dish chairman Wayne Witte.

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"78th annual Bay City Lions Club Rice Festival rice dish winners" by: Jessica Shepard

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Thursday, October 24, 2024
Over 75 entries were featured at the annual “Rice Dish Round-Up,” Oct. 15.   “We actually received 90 recipes for the contest, but about 79 showed up for judging,” said Matagorda County Extension Office 4-H Administrative Assistant Cynthia Page.
Sentinel photo/Jessica Shepard The Bay City Lions Club 2024 Rice Festival Queen is Victoria Sliva (center). Her court features 4th runner-up Tatiana Sanchez, 3rd runner-up Paislei Lee, 1st runner-up Kaylee Spencer, and 2nd runner-up Meredith Williams. The queen was crowned Saturday, Oct. 12.

Sentinel photo/Jessica Shepard The Bay City Lions Club 2024 Rice Festival Queen is Victoria Sliva (center). Her court features 4th runner-up Tatiana Sanchez, 3rd runner-up Paislei Lee, 1st runner-up Kaylee Spencer, and 2nd runner-up Meredith Williams. The queen was crowned Saturday, Oct. 12.

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"Rice Queen Victoria Sliva crowned Oct. 12" by: Jessica Shepard

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Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Twenty-nine local high school seniors took to Bay City Junior High’s Keye Ingram Auditorium stage last Saturday to find out who would be crowned as the 2024-2025 Bay City Lions Club Rice Festival Queen.  Bay City High School senior Victoria Sliva was crowned Rice Festival Queen Oct. 12.
Savannah Cornelius Sentinel Photo/Jessica Shepard

Savannah Cornelius Sentinel Photo/Jessica Shepard

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"Cornelius talks character skills at WITI luncheon" by: Jessica Shepard

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Wednesday, October 16, 2024
STP Nuclear Operating Company Vice President of Strategic Resources Savannah Cornelius shared her “character skills” with dozens of women last week.  Cornelius was the keynote speaker for the Women In Touch Initiative’s (WITI) “Women in Leadership” luncheon event Oct. 10.

Early voting starts Oct. 21

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Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Early voting information  Monday, Oct. 21 - Friday, Oct. 25 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.)   Saturday, Oct. 26 – 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27 – 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.  Monday, Oct. 28 – Friday, Nov. 1 (7 a.m. to 7 p.m.)  Bay City Service Center, 2105 Ave. MMatagorda County Navigation District #1, 1602 Main...
Sentinel Photo/Mike Reddell Workers with Clean Harbor - the waste disposal company the county contracts for the Household Hazardous Waste Collection event - unloads various chemicals at the collection site at the Matagorda County Fairgrounds Saturday, Oct. 12.

Sentinel Photo/Mike Reddell Workers with Clean Harbor - the waste disposal company the county contracts for the Household Hazardous Waste Collection event - unloads various chemicals at the collection site at the Matagorda County Fairgrounds Saturday, Oct. 12.

Early counts for hazardous waste collection

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Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Matagorda County Environmental Health Director Lisa Krobot provided partial counts Monday from the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Saturday, Oct. 12.
Sentinel Photo/Mike Reddell Bay City Volunteer Firefighters joined City Council members Oct. 8, when Mayor Robert Nelson proclaimed the week of Oct.6-12, as Fire Prevention Week, and October as Fire Prevention Month in tBay City, with the theme, “Smoke Alarms: Make Them Work for You.”

Sentinel Photo/Mike Reddell Bay City Volunteer Firefighters joined City Council members Oct. 8, when Mayor Robert Nelson proclaimed the week of Oct.6-12, as Fire Prevention Week, and October as Fire Prevention Month in tBay City, with the theme, “Smoke Alarms: Make Them Work for You.”

Council proclaims 'Fire Prevention Week'

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Wednesday, October 16, 2024
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