Society

Legion and Auxiliary had monthly meetings Feb. 4

News Staff

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

American Legion McBride Post 143 and Auxiliary held their monthly meetings on Tuesday, Feb. 4.Commander Bob Heinrich called the meeting to order with 38 Legion and 10 Auxiliary members in attendance.

Joe Cole in his later years. – Photo Courtesy of Fayette Heritage Museum & Archives, La Grange

Footprints of Fayette

My Joe Cole Summer By Larry K. Ripper

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

A Historical Column From The Fayette County Historical CommissionIt was June of 1958 during an eagerly awaited summer break from school. We heard him long before we saw the truck bouncing unfamiliarly down our rutted gravel driveway.

Texas veterans homes get record number of Valentine cards

News Staff

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Texas Land Commissioner and Texas Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is honored to share the overwhelming success of the VLB's Valentines for Vets program for Valentine's Day 2025.This year, VLB's 10 Texas State Veterans Homes received approximately 37,997 Valentine's Day...

Meetings

Relay For Life Of Fayette County Team Captain Meeting

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Relay For Life of Fayette CountyRelay For Life of Fayette County will have a team captain meeting on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 6 p.m. in the La Grange City Hall Council Chambers.All team captains and those interested in starting a team are asked to please attend.

Texas Times: A history written in the (Lone) Stars

News Staff

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Editor’s note: The following column entitled “Texas Times” is from U.S. Sen, John Cornyn, R-Texas.The history of Texas’ legacy in the space race from the ’60s-’70s is a storied one, and it started with a lot of hard work by the Lone Star State to get America’s astronauts up to the stars.In 1961,...

Holly Gigout gave a program on financial preparedness at the Literary Club meeting.

Literary Club has program on financial preparedness

News Staff

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

The Schulenburg Literary Club met on Feb. 11 at noon in the Schulenburg Public Library.Hostesses Debra Blansitt, Nina Howard, Connie Kocurek and Tricia Marty prepared a special luncheon using recipes from former presidents (and first ladies).

City of Sch ulenburg off icials on hand for the Texas Historical Marker dedication were (from left) Council members Frank Wick III, Clarence Ahlschlager and Kathy Kleiber; Mayor Connie Koopmann; Council members Greg Thomas and Roger Moellenberndt; and City Administrator Tami Walker.

Marker dedicated at Stevens Chapel UMC

News Staff

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Two of th e families present for the marker dedication were the Glass family and the late Ms. Delores Matthews family. Photo at left – The Glass family includes (foreground from left) Willie Matthews, Alberta Miller, Carolyn Glass and Clifford Glass.

‘Walk Across Texas’ starts March 9 in Fayette County

News Staff

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Fayette County’s eight-week “Walk Across Texas!” program will start on Sunday, March 9, and is designed to help participants create healthy habits, lower the risk of disease, meet new friends and achieve 2025 health goals.The top three individual participants will receive gift cards.Walking is one...

Meeting Notices

Fayette County Republican Women

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Fayette County Republican WomenThe public is invited to the Fayette County Republican Women general meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 19 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Frisch Auf! Valley Country Club, 575 Country Club Drive, La Grange.

Garden Club has program on bees at meeting

News Staff

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

The theme for the Schulenburg Garden Club meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 4 was Valentine’s Day.Hostesses Nova Stonecipher and Debbie Vellela busily decorated the room in red and white for the occasion.

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