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In Luke 15, Jesus tells us the parable of the Prodigal Son (prodigal means wasteful) and his Forgiving Father in order to teach self-righteous Pharisees of all times that the grace of God stops short of no man, that God does not desire the death of a sinner but rather he turn from his ways and live, that God desires all to repent and come to a knowledge of the truth.

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AUSTIN – A dynamic duo of Elgin High School varsity softball players had the outstanding honor of being named to the Austin American-Statesman All-Central Texas team this week. Senior standouts Paiton Altmiller and Jessica Cantrell of the Lady Wildcats were both selected for the team.

BASTROP – The annual Bastrop Bears youth basketball camp was held last week at Bastrop High School, as boys varsity basketball head coach Eric Woods hosted three separate camps June 19-22.

BASTROP – With June wrapping up, a handful of area teams were in action on Monday night for the conclusion of Bastrop boys basketball summer league held at the middle school’s two gyms. Elgin High School has competed in summer league scrimmages the past month against Bastrop High School, Cedar Creek High School, Smithville High School, Taylor High School and Rockdale High School.

Two more soldiers from the Elgin area took part in the Normandy landing. They were from Post Oak Island and their names were Virgil Ray Gage and Alfred Streit. Streit will be featured in the article next week.

Elgin Recreation Center is hosting their new Big Blue Blocks playroom every Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. for the remainder of June and July. Parents and children ages three through 12 are invited to come and create works of imagination with the soft, life-sized interlocking building blocks. Deliah Turnipseed, age 2, enjoyed climbing the blocks during the Juneteenth celebration.

BASTROP – Bastrop County Sheriff’s Department deputies found themselves in a high-speed chase Monday evening, ending with a wreckage and drawn firearms.

A car show commercial that doubled as a car show

Court Appointed Special Advocates of Bastrop, Fayette and Lee Counties announced its selection of four new CASA volunteers on May 30, including one representative of Elgin.

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