Best Little Quilt Show in Texas
The 24th annual Best Little Quilt Show in Texas will be held Feb. 25-26 at the La Grange KC Community Center, 109 South Brown. Hours will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 25 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26. Admission will be $10. There will be quilt displays and vendor shopping. For more information, visit coloradovalleyqg.com.
Knights of Columbus Barbecue Pork Steak Dinner
The Schulenburg KCs will serve a drive-thru-only barbecue pork steak dinner on Sunday, Feb. 27 starting at 10:45 a.m. at the KC Hall. The plates ($12 each) will include barbecue pork steak, vegetable rice, corn and pickle. Reservations are not necessary.
In addition, the South Texas Blood Bank will have a blood drive from 8 a.m. to noon on Feb. 27 in the KC Hall parking lot. Each donor will receive a free meal provided by the KCs. For more information, contact Ed Kusy at 979-743-5879.
Weimar KCs Fried Catfish Dinners During Lent
Weimar Knights of Columbus Council 2153 will hold a drive-thru fried catfish dinner each Friday of Lent – March 4, March 11, March 18, March 25, April 1 and April 8 – from 5 to 7 p.m. or until sold out at the St. Michael Catholic Church Family Center in Weimar. Cost will be $12 per plate. The Catholic Daughters will be selling desserts.
The Rose Ball benefitting St. Rose of Lima School
“The Rose Ball – An Evening of Masquerade Fun” benefitting St. Rose of Lima School will be held on Saturday, March 5 at St. John Hall, 2076 FM 957, south of Schulenburg. Doors will open at 5 p.m. and a steak dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m.
There will also be live and silent auctions, door prizes and DJ music. Cost is $65 per ticket and $680 for a reserved VIP table for 8 (ages 21 & over). The ticket includes hors d’oeuvres, steak dinner, open bar and dancing. Tickets (pre-sale only) are available from the St. Rose School office (979-743-3080), Erin Brown (979-505-6075) or Rebecca McCourt (281-743-5160).
Ammannsville KJT Building Fund Benefit Dinner
A barbecue chicken dinner benefitting the Ammannsville KJT building fund will be held on Sunday, March 6 starting at 11 a.m. at the Ammannsville KJT Hall. The drive-thru-only plates will have half a barbecue chicken with all the trimmings and cost $12 each. There will be no advance sales and plates will be sold first-come, first-served.
Dance Pawty benefitting Brisyn’s Waggin Wish
A “Dance Pawty” will be held on Friday, March 25 from 6 p.m. to midnight at Dubina Hall benefitting Brisyn’s Waggin Wish. There will be dinner, drinks and a dance by The Emotions. Tickets are $30 each and can be obtained by calling or texting 979-505-0354. All proceeds will go toward service dog fees for Brisyn, who has autism and other mental health disorders.
Lions Club Nontraditional Student Scholarship
The Schulenburg Lions Club is offering $2,000 nontraditional student scholarships, open to residents of Schulenburg and those who work in Schulenburg and live in the tri-county area. A nontraditional student is someone pursuing secondary education after high school, has delayed enrollment due to personal reasons, works full-time, has dependents, is a single parent, attends school part-time and has financial need. Applicants can be enrolled in technical school, nursing program, four-year university, graduate school or work-related certification program.
Applications are available by calling the Schulenburg Chamber of Commerce at 979-743-4514 or visiting the Chamber Facebook page. Applications must be submitted to the Chamber office by 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 31.