Bulletin Board

BRIDGE Community Literacy DayBRIDGE will host Community Literacy Day on Saturday, Sept. 6. Activities will take place from 10 a.m. to noon at the Schulenburg Public Library, 301 Simpson St., and noon to 2 p.m. at the Stanzel Museum, 311 Baumgarten St.

GJAS stats

As of Aug. 29, total intake for 2025 at the Gardenia E. Janssen Animal Shelter stood at 1,238 – 514 dogs and 724 cats in need.As of Aug. 29, the shelter had 153 animals in its care – 52 dogs and 101 cats.

CCA Meals

Combined CommunityAction’s “Meals on Wheels,” located at First Baptist Church, serves frozen congregate meals or frozen meals to the homebound. Meals should be ordered two weeks in advance and will be delivered to the homebound, or may be picked up at the center on Mondays.

St. Anne’s Society donates quilt for High Hill picnic

This king-size “double wedding ring” quilt, donated by the St. Anne’s Society, will be auctioned at the St. Mary’s picnic on the parish grounds at High Hill on Sunday, Aug. 31.It was hand-quilted by (from left) Karen Miley, Georgia Cerny, Lorine Machicek, Jan Ripper and Lillie Hilscher.

St. Rose of Lima feast celebrated with refreshments after Mass

To help celebrate the feast day of St Rose of Lima, the officers of Catholic Life Insurance provided doughnuts and juice after the 7:30 a.m. Mass at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church on Sunday, Aug. 24. Shown are (from left) Jeanette Vaculik, Kathy Kleiber, Ann Florus and Royce Shimek.

‘Blessing of New School Year’ slated

Clergy, lay leaders and community members will gather for an ecumenical event at the Hallettsville Brahma Memorial Stadium – the annual Blessing of the New School Year – on Wednesday, Sept. 3 beginning at 7 p.m.

Adopt me!

Available for adoption from the Gardenia E. Janssen Animal Shelter:If you love a hound dog but needed a mini version, you’re in luck! Rosa (left) and Knox (right) are both hound mixes looking for a forever home. At about 40 pounds, they are the perfect “fun size.

Adopt me!

Available for adoption from the Gardenia E. Janssen Animal Shelter:Scaredy (left) and Skitt (right) are only two of the 688 cats the shelter has taken in from Fayette County residents so far this year.

CCA Meals

CCA“Meals on Wheels,” located at First Baptist Church, serves frozen congregate meals or frozen meals to the homebound. Meals should be ordered two weeks in advance and will be delivered to the homebound, or may be picked up at the center on Mondays.

Statistics from Janssen Animal Shelter

As of Friday, Aug. 22, total intake for 2025 at the Gardenia E. Janssen Animal Shelter stood at 1,207 – 508 dogs and 699 cats in need.As of Friday, Aug. 22, the shelter had 138 animals in its care – 50 dogs and 88 cats.