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Book cover of A German Texan in World War II: The Diary, Letters and Memorabilia of an 88th Infantry Officer. The book was written by Marilyn Melcher Maddox about her father, Robert Lee Melcher.

Book cover of A German Texan in World War II: The Diary, Letters and Memorabilia of an 88th Infantry Officer. The book was written by Marilyn Melcher Maddox about her father, Robert Lee Melcher.

Program, book-signing set Oct. 23 at Fayette library

News Staff
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
As Veterans Day approaches, the Fayette Heritage Museum & Archives in La Grange is sponsoring a program and book-signing about veteran and Fayette County native, Robert Lee Melcher, on Thursday, Oct. 23 at 6:30 p.m. in the meeting room of the Fayette Public Library.Just released in September by...
Schulenburg High class of 1963 gathers at Guettermann home

Schulenburg High class of 1963 gathers at Guettermann home

Schulenburg High class of 1963 gathers at Guettermann home

News Staff
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
The Schulenburg High School Shorthorn class of 1963 held its reunion at the home of Harlan and Betty Guettermann on Oct. 12. Reunions are held on a yearly basis and provide the opportunity to get together as a class and retain close relationships.
Ellinger State Bank, later post office and barber shop, from Volume I of Fayette County, Texas Heritage.

Ellinger State Bank, later post office and barber shop, from Volume I of Fayette County, Texas Heritage.

Footprints of Fayette

News Staff
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
A Historical Column From The Fayette County Historical CommissionOld Ellinger Bank & Post Office Building is Gone Forever By Carolyn Heinsohn Another piece of Fayette County history is gone, a victim of time and decay.
Maisy Faye Quiring

Maisy Faye Quiring

Maisy Faye Quiring

News Staff
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Patrick and Summer Quiring of Austin are happy to announce the arrival of their daughter, Maisy Faye, who was born Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, at St. David’s North Austin Medical Center in Austin.She weighed 9 pounds, 1 ounce and measured 20½ inches.Happy grandparents are Stanley and Darlene Quiring...
MARVELYN GRANGER

MARVELYN GRANGER

‘Foraging Native Plants’ slated at Weimar library

News Staff
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Friends of the Weimar Public Library will host Master Certified Naturalist Marvelyn Granger on Friday, Oct. 24 at 10 a.m. at the Weimar Public Library.Granger will present the program, “Foraging Native Plants: The Flavors of Texas.”
Fayette Savings Bank and Led + Fed representatives on hand for the donation presentation were (from left) Mike Olle and Cheryl Brossmann, FSB; Nathan and Jenny Neiser, Led + Fed founders; Alycia Konvicka, Led + Fed board member; and Brad Tumis, FSB.

Fayette Savings Bank and Led + Fed representatives on hand for the donation presentation were (from left) Mike Olle and Cheryl Brossmann, FSB; Nathan and Jenny Neiser, Led + Fed founders; Alycia Konvicka, Led + Fed board member; and Brad Tumis, FSB.

FSB donates to new local non-profit Led + Fed

News Staff
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Fayette Savings Bank is proud to make a donation to a new, local non-profit organization called Led + Fed (“Led and Fed”).Nathan and Jenny Neiser, both Schulenburg area natives, started Led + Fed as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 2024 in an effort to share God’s love by feeding people.With the help of...
Nigh ttime lantern tours will tell the history of Monument Hill, revealing the stories of the men buried in the tomb.

Nigh ttime lantern tours will tell the history of Monument Hill, revealing the stories of the men buried in the tomb.

‘Memories of Monument Hill’ performances, tours set

News Staff
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Kreische Brewery and Monument Hill State Historic Sites near La Grange, in collaboration with Fayette County Community Theatre (FCCT), will present “Memories of Monument Hill: A Lantern-Led Theatrical Experience” on Friday, Oct. 24 and Saturday, Oct. 25.
Band members Marian Mdnár and Šimon Riedl said the meal hosted by the Polka Lovers Club of Texas Museum board reminded them of Czech food back home.

Band members Marian Mdnár and Šimon Riedl said the meal hosted by the Polka Lovers Club of Texas Museum board reminded them of Czech food back home.

Polka Lovers Club of Texas Museum hosts dinner for group from Czech Republic

News Staff
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Board members of the Polka Lovers Club of Texas Museum in La Grange hosted a dinner for the Mladá Muzika Sardice and Dulcimer Band from Kyjov, Czech Republic on Friday, Sept. 26.The dinner included band members, their sponsors, and TCHCC staff, board members and volunteers.Upon arriving, band...
This map uses the Gotier spelling, instead of Gotcher, and is courtesy of Kenneth Kesselus. It appears on page 77 of his book, Bastrop County Before Statehood.

This map uses the Gotier spelling, instead of Gotcher, and is courtesy of Kenneth Kesselus. It appears on page 77 of his book, Bastrop County Before Statehood.

Footprints of Fayette

News Staff
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
A Historical Column From The Fayette County Historical CommissionThe Gotcher Trace: 1831-1845 By Larry K. Ripper It was the summer of ’59 and my brothers and I were staying with our grandparents, helping to bring in a late season cotton crop.
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