The Sheriffs Combined Auto Theft Task Force and The State Farm Office will provide free VIN etching on Thursday, March 11th from 10am to 1pm at Scott Dierlam Insurance, 1212 Sarah DeWitt Dr in Gonzales. In case of inclement weather, the event will be re-scheduled. For more information, call Public Awareness Coordinator, Lori Driver, at 512-854-9735, or email lori.driver@cc.travis.tx.us  They will also be accepting travel size hygiene products or monetary donations for the Ronald McDonald House.

The Nordheim Relay for Life Team will hold the Nordheim Community Tractor Trail and Hay Ride on Saturday, March 13th. Registration fee $20 per tractor, $10 all other participants. Breakfast, lunch & supper provided - drinks available for purchase. Breakfast and registration at the Nordheim Shooting Club Hall from 8:30am to 9:30am. Supper at 5pm. Dance from 8pm to midnight - $10 per person for dance. For more information, call Tricia Kozielski at 361-938-5254

The Bonds & Barnes Family Reunion Meeting and Cleanup Day will be held Saturday, March 13th at 11am at the Palestine & Barnes Cemetery in Leesville. For more information, call Roy Miller at 210-687-7561

The Andrew/Wesley Chapel Cemetery Assoc will hold a gospel concert on Saturday, March 13th at 3pm at the Waelder Community Center. Refreshments will be served. Public is invited. All proceeds will be used for the upkeep of the cemetery.

The Shiner Catholic Daughters and JCDA will sponsor a four-piece kettle fried chicken dinner on Sunday, March 14th from 10:30am to 12:30pm at the Shiner KC Hall.  $7.00 per dinner, drive-thru available.

The Comal County Senior Citizens Center will hold the Comal County Music Show on Tuesday, March 16th at the Knights of Columbus Hall in New Braunfels from 7:30pm to 10pm. Doors open at 6pm. $7.00 per person.  All proceeds benefit the Senior Citizen Center for Meals on Wheels. For more information, call 830-629-4547

The First Shot Cook-off Committee will meet on Wednesday, March 17th at 5:30pm at the J B Wells showbarn. For more information, contact Sissy Mills or Shirley Breitschopf.

Providence Missionary Baptist Church of Gonzales will be selling fish dinners on Friday, March 19th starting at 11am. $7.00 per plate. Pickup or delivery available. For more information, call 830-672-3241.

The Gonzales VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post 4817 will hold a barbecue cook-off on Saturday, March 20th at the VFW Hall on the Harwood Road. Entries include chicken, brisket, ribs and jackpot beans. $15 per entry, due in by Friday, March 19th at 4pm to Dorothy Voigt at The Gonzales Inquirer. $20 for late entries on the day of the event. Check in at 7:30am, turn in at 4pm. Entertainment provided throughout the day. All proceeds benefit the VFW Ladies Auxiliary Scholarship Fund. For more information, call Donna Allen at 830-203-0716; Michelle McKinney at 830-263-2177; or Dorothy Voigt at 830-386-9692 or 830-672-2861.

The South Texas Blood & Tissue Center is encouraging everyone to donate this month by giving away a Port Aransas vacation package. To be entered to win this vacation getaway, donate on Sunday, March 21st from 10am to 1pm at St. James Catholic Church in Gonzales.  For more information, visit their website:  South Texas Blood & Tissue

Friends for the Cause and the City of Gonzales relay teams are sponsoring a trail ride on Sunday, March 21st. Sign in is at the Spotted Ass Ranch on Hwy 80, one mile south of IH 10 at 1pm. Ride leaves at 1:30pm and will last approximately 4 hours. $10 per person, family discounts available. For more information, please call Janice Williamson at 830-857-5694.

Union Lea Missionary Baptist Church of Gonzales will celebrate Pastor's Anniversary on Sunday, March 28th at 3pm. Guest speaker will be Rev. Henry Bell of Mt. Moriah Christian Fellowship Baptist Church of San Antonio.

The Gonzales Learning and Career Center will hold a workshop on Creating a Facebook Page for Your Organization on Tuesday, March 30th from 5:30pm to 7pm at the Learning Center. Please call 672-8291, 437-2356 or 263-2027 to register or for more information.

The Gonzales VFW Ladies Auxiliary to Post 4817 will meet on Tuesday, April 6th at 6:30pm at the post home on the Harwood Rd.  Nominations for officers will be held. All members are asked to come & bring their favorite pot luck to share.

East Avenue registration for Pre-K and Kindergarten for the 2010-11 school year will be held April 12th thru April 23rd from 8:30am to 11am and 1pm to 3pm.  In order to register, bring your childs birth certificate, social security card, immunization record and photo ID of person registering the child. For more information, call the East Avenue office at 672-2826.