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• Webinar from Texas Agrilife- Range & Pasture Herbicide

  • Start
    01 May 2020
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    (UTC-06:00)
  • End
    30 May 2020
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    (UTC-06:00)
  • Location
    Webinar

  May 7 Webinar from Texas AgriLife
  

  Range and Pasture Herbicide Update

  12 noon

  Watch from home

  If you are needed the 1 hour CEU/General, use this link https://agriliferegister.tamu.edu/productListingDetails/3086

  It will cost your $10 to enroll and you must have a credit/debit card to conducted the on-line payment.

  The recorded webinar is available for CEU through the end of May.
  
  
  

  The Webinar is free if you’re not needing the CEU hour:  https://texasrangewebinars.tamu.edu/.

  

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• Pond Management Webinar from Texas AgriLife

  • Start
    01 Jun 2020
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    6:00 PM (UTC-06:00)
  • End
    29 Jun 2020
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    (UTC-06:00)
  • Location
    AgriLife online webinar

  POND MANAGEMENT Webinar
  June, Each Monday at 6pm
  

  Lee and Bastrop Counties will be hosting a weekly webinar in June, Pond Management Webinar Series.  It will be each Monday in June at 6pm. FREE to watch, unless CEU hours are wanted.  $10 per CEU hour.  One Gen CEU hour will be offered June 1.  One IPM CEU hour will be offered June 8.  Aquatic vegetation ID photos can be sent to brittany.chesser@tamu.edu before June 5.  Photos will be identified as part of the June 8 presentation.

  
  

  Registration info: https://lee.agrilife.org/program-registration/

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• Beef & Forage Program Online Workshop

  • When
    03 Jun 2020
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    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (UTC-06:00)
  • Location
    Online Workshop

  BEEF and FORAGE PROGRAM
  Online Workshop
  

  The Southwest Region Beef and Forage Initiative Team will host an on-line workshop on Wednesday, June 3, starting at 9 am until 12 noon.  The presentation will be through Microsoft Teams platform.

  During and after Drought - Pasture, Wildlife and Rangeland Considerations Online Workshop

  Registration is $10, payable on-line with debit/credit card.

  This is the first in a 2-part series.  The second part will be conducted Wednesday, June 10.   Flyer is attached. Registration: https://agriliferegister.tamu.edu/Beef and for more info please email: brian.yanta@ag.tamu.edu

   

  If you are interested in more online trainings, workshops and programs please visit: https://calendar.tamu.edu/agrilifeextension/

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• Texas Range Webinar

  • When
    04 Jun 2020
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    12:00 PM (UTC-06:00)
  • Location
    Online Webinar

  TEXAS RANGE WEBINAR

  The Texas Range Webinar Series is available to be “watch from home”. The June webinar will premiere Thursday, June 4, featuring Dr. Bob Lyons as he discusses Plant and Animal Interactions. The live view begins at 12 noon, with replay available, at a time convenient to you.  There is no CEU hour offered in the month June.  Webinars are listed at:  https://texasrangewebinars.tamu.edu/upcoming/

  If this will be the first Texas Range Webinar you view from home, you can check the compatibilities of your computer by visiting: http://texasrangewebinars.tamu.edu/getting-started/

  Contact the Extension office should you have any questions.  979-542-2753

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• Knights of the Round Table Gala

  • When
    26 Jun 2020
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    5:30 PM (UTC-06:00)
  • Location
    The Silos on Hwy 77

  Knights of the Round Table Gala
  Sponsored by Immanuel Lutheran Church
  DATE CHANGE June 26, 2020
  At The Silos on Hwy 77
  Social Hour at 5:30pm, Meal served at 6:30pm
  
  DATE CHANGE June 26th
  
  You are invited to the 3rd Annual Knights of the Round Table Gala to be held at the Silos on 77,
  
  This royal evening includes: Ribeye Steak dinner by Jakes BBQ, Delicious Dessert bar, Live & Silent Auction, dancing and music by the talented T.U.B. Texas Unlimited Band.
  
  Social Hour begins at 5:30 PM and the meal will be served at 6:30 PM.
  
  The purpose of the Gala is to bring family and friends together to celebrate and support the educational ministry of Immanuel Lutheran School and Early Childhood Center in Giddings, Texas.
  
  Contact Immanuel Lutheran School today to reserve your table or inquire more information, at (979) 542-3319.

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• Grimes Street Music Fest

  • When
    03 Jul 2020
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    6:00 PM - 10:00 PM (UTC-06:00)
  • Location
    Downtown Giddings on the Lee County Courthouse Lawn

  
  

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• Firemen's July 4th Celebration

  • When
    04 Jul 2020
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    (UTC-06:00)
  • Location
    Fireman's Park, Hwy 290

  Firemen's July 4th Celebration
  July 4, 2020 at the Fireman's Park on Hwy 290
  No admission charge to get into the park or to see the fireworks
  No beer, alcohol or coolers allowed. Outside food is allowed.
  

  BBQ by the pound starting at 8am
  Lunch available about 10:00am
  Live & Silent Auction at 2pm
  Lost Cause Band at noon
  Fireworks at 10pm
  

  Sonny Burgess with special guest Jolie Holliday
  9pm at the LCSP Arena
  

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• Fury on the 4th

  • When
    04 Jul 2020
  •  
    6:00 PM (UTC-06:00)
  • Location
    Sheriff's Posse Rodeo Arena, Giddings

  Lee County Sheriff's Posse presents
  Fury on the 4th
        July 4, 2020
  Sheriff's Posse Rodeo Arena
  Gates open at 5pm; Show at 6pm

  The following information is from 2019. This will be updated as soon as new information is received.
  

  
  

  
  Advance Tickets: $15
  Gate admission: $20.00
  Kids 7-10: $5.00
  kids 6 and under: free

  
  

  Rodeo events
  American Free Style Bull Fighting  - Shark Cage - Bull Poker - Kid's Mutton Bustin'

  Get advance tickets at First National Bank, Round Top State Bank, Giddings & Lexington Classic Bank, The Grapevine, Carmine Feed & Fertilizer

  Sonny Burgess band with special guest, Jolie Holliday, will perform at the LCSP Arena after the bull riding is over around 9 p.m..

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• Texas Word Wrangler Book Festival

  • Start
    11 Sep 2020
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    (UTC-06:00)
  • End
    12 Sep 2020
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    (UTC-06:00)
  • Location
    Giddings Public Library & Cultural Center, 276 N. Orange

  Texas Word Wrangler Book Festival
    Fri-Sat, September 11-12, 2020 (2^nd weekend)
  from 9-5 Friday, 10-2 Saturday
  at the Giddings Public Library & Cultural Center
  

  TWWF started in 2005, so Giddings could recognize and encourage the many talented authors in Texas. Authors come to meet the community, speak to the schools and sell and autograph their books.
  

  Location: Giddings Public Library & Cultural Center, 276 N. Orange, Giddings, Texas 78942
  Contact: 979-542-2716    
  

                www.texaswordwrangler.com

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• Girlfriends Night Out- Pajama Party

  • When
    19 Sep 2020
  •  
    5:30 PM (UTC-06:00)
  • Location
    First Assembly of God Church, 1050 N. Orange, Giddings

  Girlfriends Night Out - Pajama Party!
  

  Saturday, September 19, 2020
  at the First Assembly of God Church, 1050 N. Orange, Giddings
  starting at 6:00pm, Doors open at 5:30pm for shopping and pictures
  Tickets are $12 each pre-sale (contact the Church)
  (979) 542-2904

  This is a one day event, it is not a sleepover
  Attire: modest PJ's or other comfy clothes
  BYOP (Bring Your Own Pillow) for the fight!
  

  
  

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• Texas Wendish Fest

  • When
    27 Sep 2020
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    (UTC-06:00)
  • Location
    Wendish Heritage Society, 1011 County Road 212, Serbin

  Annual Wendish Fest
  Sunday, September 27, 2020 (4^th Sunday)
  
  the following information is from 2019. It will be updated as soon as new information is received.
  

  Enjoy the traditions of the Wendish and see demonstrations of noodle, saurkraut & sausage making as well as the painting of the beautiful Easter eggs. Tour the St. Paul Lutheran painted church and Wendish Museum. Other sites and activities include food, stone ground corn meal, classic autos and farm equipment, contests, coffee cake bake off, auctions and things for the children.
  

  Texas Wendish Heritage Society, 1011 County Road 212, Giddings, Texas 78942
  

  For information call: (979) 366-2441

  
  Email: wendish@bluebon.net                    http://www.texaswendish.org/Pages/WendishFest.aspx

  
  

  Be sure to attend the day-long activities including English worship service 8:30 am, 10:30 a.m. German Service. One of the Painted Churches of Texas.
  Guest Speaker Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison,
  President, The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod

  MUSIC ALL DAY!

  Also enjoy these events...
  *Noon Meal. Noon Meal Ticket Sales Begin at 9:45 a.m. Noon meal served until 1:30 p.m.
  *Coloring Contest
  *Stick Horse Races
  *”Kletternpfosten” (Greased Pole Climbing)
  *Face Painting *Train Rides*Cross Cut Saw Contest 4:45 pm
  *Coffee Cake Bake-Off
  *Easter Egg Decorating *German Christmas Market *Crocheting *Rug Looming *Basket Weaving
  *Knitting *Country Store *Noodle Making 2:00 pm
  *Sausage Stuffing 2:30 pm
  *Sauerkraut Making
  *Live Auction 12:45 P.M.
  *Silent Auction 10:00 A.M.-2:30 P.M.
  *Washer Pitching 2:00 pm
  *Weaving
  *Quilting *Spinning *Stone Ground Corn Meal *Homemade Soap *Cording *Blacksmithing
  *Wine Making *Snack Booths Open 2:00 p.m. *Vintage Machinery & Autos *1918 Grist Mill
  *Vintage Fire Trucks *Music All Day *Wendish Folkways, Exhibits & Demonstrations
  *Featured Entertainment: The Moravian Polka Band *Special Presentation - Ptaci Kwas (Bird Wedding)

  Zetkamy so w Serbskim Festiwalu!

  FREE ADMISSION TO THE GROUNDS

  Snack Booths Open at 2:00 pm
  Sausage & Sauerkraut Boats & Wraps
  Drumsticks, Noodles, Desserts & Drinks

  Also visit the Museum Complex
  The Museum Complex will be open from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

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• Dime Box Black Bridge Fest & Mini Marathon

  • When
    03 Oct 2020
  •  
    (UTC-06:00)
  • Location
    Downtown Dime Box

  Dime Box Black Bridge Fest & Mini Marathon
  Saturday, October 3, 2020
  Dime Box, TX
  

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• National Night Out

  • When
    06 Oct 2020
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    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (UTC-06:00)
  • Location
    Lee County Courthouse Lawn 200 S. Main St.

  National Night Out
  Tuesday, October 6, 2020
  (Always the first Tuesday in October)
  from 6:00pm to 8:00pm
  On the Lee County Courthouse Lawn
  200 S. Main St., Giddings
  
  

  Local police, fire, EMS and other community organizations will be there to visit, show their vehicles, and enjoy the evening with you.
  Hope to see you there!

  
  

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• LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS - FREE CLEAN UP DAY October

  • When
    10 Oct 2020
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    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (UTC-06:00)
  • Location
    Lee County

  Lee County Commissioners

  Free Clean Up Day

  Saturday, October 10, 2020
  

  9:00am - 12:00pm

  Drop off at Precinct Barns

  Drop off locations-

  Precinct Barn #1  979-542-6065
  1007 PR 1411, Giddings

  Precinct Barn #2  979-542-2522
  1530 US Hwy 77, Giddings

  Precinct Barn #3  979-542-6897
  Belton & 4th Street, Lexington

  Precinct Barn #4  979-542-1388
  1056 Walnut Street, Lincoln
  

   

  Acceptable Items - Carpeting, mattresses, appliances, old furniture, other household discards.

  Items NOT accepted - no tires, no batteries, no wire, no tin, no yard waste, no hazardous materials, no building materials.

  Clean up days are the second weekend in April & October
  

   

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• Sip & Shop Christmas Market

  • When
    22 Nov 2020
  •  
    10:00 AM - 4:00 PM (UTC-06:00)
  • Location
    the Silo's on Hwy 77, 1031 CR 223, Giddings

  Sip & Shop Christmas Market
  Sunday, November 22, 2020 (The Sunday before Thanksgiving)
  from 10:00am to 4:00pm
  at the Silo's on Hwy 77,  1031 CR 223, Giddings
  

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