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Hernandez tells about great treatment at hospital

Hernandez tells about great treatment at hospital

Hernandez tells about great treatment at hospital

News Staff
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Schulenburg resident Elaine Hernandez relates the following about the supreme treatment she received at Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital and how she and her daughter then reciprocated by donating items.
Birthday Honorees – Celebrating November birthdays at Senior Connections were (from left) Betty Mulholland and Janice Kutac.

Birthday Honorees – Celebrating November birthdays at Senior Connections were (from left) Betty Mulholland and Janice Kutac.

Senior Connections senior citizens center news

News Staff
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
There is so much planning going on as the year ends, and a fresh new year will soon arrive. With year-end giving in mind, Senior Connections hopes to secure funding that will propel the senior center into 2023 on a positive note.
S. Heimsath, ‘Purple Rocks’, 18x24 acrylic and wax pastel on Gessoboard

S. Heimsath, ‘Purple Rocks’, 18x24 acrylic and wax pastel on Gessoboard

Arts for Rural Texas hosting two Holiday Shows

News Staff
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Annually, Arts for Rural Texas celebrates the creative people from around the region, and this year’s Holiday Shows promise to be filled with originality and expression.
Miss Schulenburg and her court were on hand for the lighted Christmas parade and the visit by Santa and Mrs. Claus on Sunday, Dec. 4. Shown are (front row, from left) Layla Perales, Little Miss first runner-up; Mrs. Claus and Santa Claus; Kynslee Zapalac, Young Miss; (back row) A’Niyah Utley, Junior Miss first runner-up; Arianna Goff, Junior Miss; Scarlett Wagner; Miss Schulenburg; and Harly Zapalac, Miss Schulenburg, first runner-up.

Miss Schulenburg and her court were on hand for the lighted Christmas parade and the visit by Santa and Mrs. Claus on Sunday, Dec. 4. Shown are (front row, from left) Layla Perales, Little Miss first runner-up; Mrs. Claus and Santa Claus; Kynslee Zapalac, Young Miss; (back row) A’Niyah Utley, Junior Miss first runner-up; Arianna Goff, Junior Miss; Scarlett Wagner; Miss Schulenburg; and Harly Zapalac, Miss Schulenburg, first runner-up.

Miss Schulenburg & court attend parade

News Staff
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Local officials take part in Christmas Parade

Local officials take part in Christmas Parade

Local officials take part in Christmas Parade

News Staff
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Along with local businesses and non-profit organizations, officials who were hand for the Chamber of Commerce Lighted Christmas Parade and visit from Santa & Mrs. Claus on Sunday included: • PHOTO #1 – (back, from left) City Alderman Larry Veselka, Mayor Elaine Kocian, City Administrator Tami...
There’s no photo of the field; however, softball was first played on the lighted football field located on the west side of La Grange High School, pictured here in the 1930s. Photo Courtesy of Fayette Heritage Museum & Archives

There’s no photo of the field; however, softball was first played on the lighted football field located on the west side of La Grange High School, pictured here in the 1930s. Photo Courtesy of Fayette Heritage Museum & Archives

Footprints of Fayette

News Staff
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
How Softball Came to La Grange By Maria Rocha While baseball had long been a favorite activity locally, softball was first brought to La Grange in 1937 by the Mother’s Club, a forerunner of the Parent-Teacher Association.

Christmas Parties

News Staff
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Hermann Sons Life Hermann Sons Life will have its Christmas party on Wednesday, Dec. 14 at at Oakridge Restaurant. A social time will start at 5 p.m. and a turkey and dressing meal will be served at 6 p.m. Members are asked to bring a $15 gift for the ticket drawing.

BULLETIN BOARD

News Staff
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
St. Rose HSA Pigs-in--Blanket and Ham-and-Cheese Rolls sale The St. Rose School HSA is how taking orders for fresh-baked pigs-ina-blanket and ham-and-cheese rolls. Cost is $20 per dozen and $11 for a half dozen.
The Willow Springs school building on the left was one of those early rural schools that had been built by November 1875. The 1870s teacherage, which still stands as a private residence, is in the background of this mid 1890s photo. The “new” school building is on the right. Photo Courtesy of Fayette Heritage Museum & Archives

The Willow Springs school building on the left was one of those early rural schools that had been built by November 1875. The 1870s teacherage, which still stands as a private residence, is in the background of this mid 1890s photo. The “new” school building is on the right. Photo Courtesy of Fayette Heritage Museum & Archives

Footprints of Fayette

News Staff
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
When Fayette Had the Most Schools in Texas By Larry Jackson Fayette County has a long history of making education a priority for its children. Just as public schools are a political controversy today, so they were 150 years ago.
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