Czech coin exhibit to open Jan. 12 at TCHCC

The Texas Czech Heritage & Cultural Center (TCHCC) in La Grange invites the public to the opening of the “From the Silver Czech Toler to the US Dollar” exhibit on Friday, Jan. 12 at 3 p.m. The exhibit is being presented by the East Bohemia Museum in Pardubice and the University of Pardubice, Czech...

Bulletin Board

KCs Annual Barbecue Chicken Dinner The Knights of Columbus will hold their annual barbecue chicken dinner on Sunday, Jan. 14 at the Schulenburg Hall starting at 10:30 a.m. or when the food is ready to be served.

Bulletin Board

Round Top Family Library Chili Cookoff A chili cookoff benefitting the Round Top Family Library will be held on Saturday, Jan. 14 at noon at the Round Top Rifle Hall. There will also be music by Black Cat Choir. Tickets are $10, with children under 12 admitted free.

Four books by Elaine Thomas available at Sticker office

Four books by Elaine Thomas are available at the Sticker: •Stories I’ve Been Told-Volume 3, published in 2023, has 262 pages and features 30 Fayette County individuals and couples.

State Parks centennial photo contest winner named

A photo capturing a family jumping for joy bounded over 17 other finalists to win the Texas State Parks photo contest grand prize. The year-long contest, part of Texas Parks & Wildlife’s (TPWD) festivities celebrating 100 years of Texas State Parks, elicited more than 6,000 entries.

Footprints of Fayette

A Historical Column From The Fayette County Historical Commission It’s a warm Saturday morning in the spring of 1958 on the Hoelscher-Fehmer farm a couple of miles outside of Ellinger in southeast Fayette County.

Faison House to host Shelby for MLK Day event

The Faison House in La Grange is proud to feature world-renowned primitive folk artist Dorothy Shelby in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. She will be at the house from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 13 to display and sell her art.

ARTS/Senior Connections set weekly arts/crafts classes for senior citizens

Arts for Rural Texas and Senior Connections are partnering to host free art classes for all senior citizens in the area.

Meetings

Fayette County Retired Teachers’ Association The Fayette County Retired Teachers’ Association will meet on Monday, Jan. 8 at the Fellowship Hall of New Life Methodist Church, 1215 Von Minden in La Grange.

‘A Matter of Balance’ series set to begin on Feb. 6 at local library

“A Matter of Balance” (AMoB), a series co-sponsored by the Schulenburg Public Library, Fayette County Committee on Aging, and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service of Fayette County, will be held starting on Tuesday, Feb. 6.