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CCA Meals

News Staff

Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Combined Community Action’s “Meals on Wheels,” located at First Baptist Church, serves frozen congregate meals or frozen meals to the homebound. Meals should be ordered two weeks in advance and will be delivered to the homebound, or may be picked up at the center on Mondays.

A large crowd gathered in front of the Von Rosenberg-Heintze Company at 345 and 353 West Travis St. in La Grange on March 5, 1908, to see Buster Brown and his dog pal, Tige. August Heintze is the bearded man on the balcony. – Photo courtesy of Fayette Heritage Museum & Archives, La Grange

Footprints of Fayette

News Staff

Tuesday, August 5, 2025

A Historical Column From The Fayette County Historical CommissionThe Day Buster Brown Came to Town By Rox Ann JohnsonThe March 12, 1908, issue of the La Grange Journal contained the following news brief: “Buster Brown, a liliputian, representing the Brown Shoe Company of St. Louis, was the...

Landa’s photos include bald eagle

News Staff

Tuesday, August 5, 2025

John C. Landa Jr., the “Schulenbirder,” sent these photos that he took recently – (top, from left) bald eagle and white ibis, taken in a mid-July trip to the South Carolina low country; and (bottom) two shots of a scissortail flycatcher, taken at his place off Steiber Road southwest of Schulenburg.

47th Krischke family reunion held at High Hill

News Staff

Tuesday, August 5, 2025

The 47th Krischke reunion was held Sunday, July 20 at St. Mary’s Church parish hall in High Hill. This year marks the 144th anniversary of Josef and Amalia Krischke’s arrival in America.Once again, the family had the pleasure of dining on a meal from Mikeska’s catering.

Cookies – Drew Brossmann (left), Fayette County Precinct 4 Commissioner, and Paul Zapalac (right) Precinct 4 Justice of the Peace, hold cookies baked by members for cookie roundup. These goodies are then gifted to speakers and bingo callers who make the Senior Connections world go around!

Sr. Connections: hub of activity and friendship

News Staff

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

As summer heats up, Senior Connections invites all active seniors to come into the cool air and enjoy a week filled with fun, friendship and delicious homecooked meals at its gathering places in Schulenburg at 1111 Bohlmann Ave.; in Weimar at First United Methodist Church, 301 West St. Charles; and...

Colorful story time at the Public Library

News Staff

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Cynthia Fogleman (above) of Turtle Wing Foundation reads “Mixed – A Colorful Story” by Arree Chung as part of the program at the Schulenburg Public Library on Friday, July 25. It featured the 2025 Summer Reading Program theme, “Color Our World.”

Meeting Notices

Leg Ion & Auxiliar Y

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

American Legion McBride Post 143 and AuxiliaryAmerican Legion McBride Post 143 and Auxiliary will hold their next monthly meetings on Tuesday, Aug. 5 at the American Legion Home in Schulenburg at 7 p.m. All members and prospective members are invited to attend.Hermann Sons LifeHermann Sons Life...

Legion and Auxiliary had monthly meeting July 1

News Staff

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

American Legion McBride Post 143 and Auxiliary held their monthly meetings on Tuesday, July 1. Commander Bob Heinrich called the meeting to order with 38 Legion and 13Auxiliary members in attendance.

Reunions

News Staff

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Simmons -Lemons -Ada msThe Simmons, Lemons and Adams annual family reunion will be held Saturday, Aug. 2 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Blase’s Hall (361-798-2978) near Hallettsville.

In-county critters come to local Public Library

News Staff

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Texas Parks and Wildlife Biologist Drake Rangel presented a program at the Schulenburg Public Library on Friday morning, July 18 featuring mammals and reptiles found in Fayette County.

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