Society

Quilt Guild to have program on ‘Forensics of Quilting’

The Colorado Valley Quilt Guild will welcome guest presenter Jammie Ackley on Tuesday, June 27 at 6 p.m. Ackley is from Trinity and is a professional long arm quilter and certified instructor for Studio 180 Design.

45th Machac reunion at High Hill attended by 101

The family of Paul and Josephine Machac held its 45th annual reunion on Saturday, June 3 at the High Hill outdoor pavilion. Paul Machac was born on June 6, 1878, in Czechoslovakia and at age 4, emigrated to the United States with his parents.
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Reunions

SCHULENBURG HIGH CLASS OF 1958 The Schulenburg High School class of 1958 will have its 65year class reunion on Saturday, June 24 at 2 p.m. at Robert’s Steakhouse in Flatonia. An email was sent to every email address available. If you know of anyone who was not contacted, please let them know.
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Bulletin Board

Weimar KCs Chicken Fried Steak Dinner Weimar Knights of Columbus Council 2153 will serve a chicken fried steak dinner with sides on Sunday, June 25 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the St. Michael Catholic Church Family Center, North Center Street, Weimar.
Asa Hill – Photo Courtesy of Texas Historical Commission

Asa Hill – Photo Courtesy of Texas Historical Commission

Footprints of Fayette

A Historical Column From The Fayette County Historical Commission Asa Hill was born around 1788 in Hillsboro, North Carolina (near Fayetteville and La Grange, NC) to Isaac and Lucy Wallace Hill.

Sponsors being sought for annual Festival Pageant

Sponsors are being sought for the 2023-24 Schulenburg Festival Scholarship Pageant. Sponsor help of $200 – or any amount – will be utilized to help defray the cost of pageant items, float upkeep, scholarships and more.

Four Thomas books available at Sticker

Four books by Elaine Thomas are available at the Sticker. •Stories I’ve Been Told-Volume II is a 216-page Fayette County anthology that includes the stories of Bernard Ripper, Clarence and Josephine Klesel, Glynis Tietjen Porter, Lila Clark, Frankie Jo Cernosek and Charles Frietsch from the...
Those attending Fayette County Day at Festival Hill in Round Top were welcomed by Fayette County Judge Dan Mueller (left) and Festival Hill founder James Dick (right).

Those attending Fayette County Day at Festival Hill in Round Top were welcomed by Fayette County Judge Dan Mueller (left) and Festival Hill founder James Dick (right).

Festival Hill concert series includes Fayette Co. Day

Festival Hill at Round Top, celebrating its 53rd year of classical music instruction and entertainment, hosted Fayette County Day on Saturday, June 10 in the Festival Hall.
Bluebonnet still blooming

Bluebonnet still blooming

Bluebonnet still blooming

Despite the hot temperatures that have set in recently, a bluebonnet is still blooming in the front yard at 1104 Summit in Schulenburg. This photo was submitted on Sunday, June 18.
Not-so-wild Wild Turkey

Not-so-wild Wild Turkey

Not-so-wild Wild Turkey

This Wild Turkey made itself at home outside a farmhouse in the Ammannsville area this past Sunday, June 18, first perching on a guest’s car parked nearby and then strolling up to the porch for a drink from a bucket. Photos By Kade Vyvjala