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Sarah Elizabeth Larson was born March 6, 1985, in Georgetown. On Sunday morning, May 28, she passed away peacefully at her home in Taylor, following a lengthy illness.

Alicia Jaimes, 82, of Cedar Creek, passed away Sunday evening, June 11, 2023. Services are currently pending.

Frank G. Rosales, 50, of Bastrop, passed away Wednesday morning, June 7, 2023. He will lie in state Tuesday, June 13 from 1 to 5 p.m. at Elgin Funeral Home with the Holy Rosary recitation at 3 p.m. Inurnment will be private.

Raymond Terrill Hatch, Sr., 48, of Taylor, passed away Friday, June 2, 2023. Services will be private.

Dorothy Thomas, 57, of Austin, passed away surrounded by her family Thursday morning, June 1, 2023. She will lie In state from 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 14 at Elgin Funeral Home. A home going Cclebration will be held Thursday, June 15, at 11 a.m. at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church with Reverend L.R. Wilson presiding. Interment will follow at Littig Cemetery.

Frederick Jay Weixel (Fritz), 65, passed away Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at his home at Saersha Farm, Elgin.

Shirley Virginia Hammond, 75, of Elgin, passed away early Friday morning surrounded by her family, June 9, 2023. She was born Sept. 4, 1947, in Houston to Wilbur and Willie Maude Cottle.

D for Day, H for Hour are abbreviations for the undetermined (or secret) day and hour that the Normandy Invasion would begin. It’s U.S. military terminology allowing for precise planning without giving away the date and time. The French used the code date “le jour j” and the British called it “Z-Day” and “Zero-Hour.”

St. John writes, “So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in Him” (1 John 4:16). God is love. But how do we come to know and believe this? Can we gaze at the creation and know it? Can we infer it from the miracle of life? No, the evidence of God’s love for creation is ambiguous, since along with the beauty and wonder of creation come harsh realities like tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, and all manner of manmade disaster. Likewise, the miracle of life is counterbalanced by the reality of death. So from these things alone, we cannot know that God is love.

The Austin real estate developer who is at the heart of Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment was arraigned on eight federal charges Friday, the Austin American- Statesman reported. Nate Paul was arrested by the FBI on Thursday.

Elgin, Bastrop, Cedar Creek, and Smithville will all have sports camps continuing this week as youth athletics heat up during the summer session.

Young Cats kick it at camp