Summer Reading Program completed

A total of 74 youngsters completed the 2025 Summer Reading Program at the Schulenburg Public Library: Hannah Bartos      Lukas Bartos      Brennen Berger      Brynlee Berger      Rebeca Camacho      Sofia Camacho Victoria Camacho      Orion Demel      Elijah Demel      Woodrow Demel      Lennon...

Donation to Schulenburg Festival rodeo calf scramble

Second Chance Emporium (SCE) recently donated $4,000 to the Fayette County Calf Scramble (FCCS), a first-time event held on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 1-2 during the Schulenburg Festival rodeo. Out of the 24 scramblers, 12 were awarded calf certificates.

Karstedt wins Miss Czech-Slovak U.S.

Madelyn Karstedt of La Grange won the Miss Czech-Slovak U.S. Pageant held in Wilber, Nebraska on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 2-3.Madelyn is the daughter of John and Bonny Karstedt of La Grange.

Shorthorn News

CAFETERIA MENU Breakfast•Thursday, Aug. 14 – Assorted muffins, dry cereal, strawberry/ blueberry juice.•Friday, Aug. 15 – Bagel with cream cheese, dry cereal, apple slices, juice.•Monday, Aug. 18 –Yogurt, dry cereal, granola bar, tropical fruit cup, juice.•Tuesday, Aug. 19 – Mini cinni waffle, dry...

Back-to-School Bash held July 26 in Hallettsville

The Back-to-School Bash & Mental Health Awareness event held on Saturday, July 26 at the Hallettsville KC Hall brought families, children and community leaders together for a day filled with purpose, fun and support – all made possible by title sponsor Bar G Services.While the Mental...

ISR graduation event held at Lavaca Swimming Pool

Lavaca Area Moms Inc. and Lavaca Swimming Pool hosted their third annual ISR Graduation & Drowning Awareness Ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 2 at Hallettsville City Park. The event saw an attendance of over 200 for the graduating class.

Fayette 4-H’ers compete in Junior Fed Beef Challenge

Six Fayette County 4-H members competed in the Texas Cattle Feeders Association Junior Fed Beef Challenge at West Texas A&M University on July 25. The TCFA Junior Fed Beef Challenge is designed to encourage young people to gain practical experience in feeding commercial beef cattle.

Tricycle races and kiddie parade planned at Festival

The Schulenburg Festival tricycle races and kiddie parade will be held on Saturday, Aug. 2.Both events will take place at Wolters Park under the pavilion on the dance floor.The tricycle races will start at 11 a.m. and will include a division for 2- and 3-year-olds and a division for 4- and...

Gardening, sign language, STEM classes set at RTFL

Round Top Family Library announces three free upcoming programs, as follows:•Junior Master Gardener kids’ garden class is a four-week workshop that will be held once a week on Wednesdays in October and November from 4 to 5:15 p.m.Open to students in fourth and fifth grades, the class will focus on...

Art project under way at Weimar Public Library

The Weimar Public Library is hosting another fun communal art project, and it is one of the cutest and weirdest trends on the internet and social media – it is a rock snake.To kick off this year’s summer reading program, the Weimar Public Library initiated the building of a rock snake called Roscoe.