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Packed House Hears About Painting on Quilts

It was a full house on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at The Texas Quilt Museum. Quilt fans came from near and far for another free Gallery Talk: “The Secrets of Painted Threads.”
Seniors Power Lady Leps to 15-0 Win in Regular Season Finale

In their final regular season home game, La Grange’s senior softball players put on a show as they smashed Giddings 15-0 Tuesday. La Grange senior Marissa Gonzales drove in Kylin Brawley to put the Lady Leps up by 15 in the bottom of the fourth inning to enact the mercy rule and end the game early.
Book Scrutiny Still an Issue for LGISD

Once again the La Grange School Board meeting began with commentary on the concern for book purchases, only this time the majority of the speakers were commenting on the need to allow the librarians to do their job and choose books that are appropriate for the age and reading level of the students.
Wheelchair Donation From an Old Friend

Many locals may remember Pastor Bill Hassel who served Saint Paul Lutheran Church in La Grange from 1985 to 1998. He endeared himself to many during this time, but then along with wife Renee moved on to serve First English Lutheran Church in Victoria. Pastor Bill was stricken with ALS a few years later and continues to fight the disease as well as serving others wherever and whenever he can. He remains a dear friend to many here in La Grange, and he is still in the email group for the Saint Paul Fishers of Men (the church men’s group), which he helped to form. As such, he still receives every message sent out to the group. When Norma Adams, a Saint Paul church member needed help finding someone to build a wheelchair ramp and to find a powered wheelchair for her injured and disabled son Vince, the request was sent out to Fishers of Men. Pastor Bill saw this message and his immediate response was “I can’t help with a ramp. However, I can with a wheelchair!” He had an extra chair that he no longer uses and graciously donated it to someone who really needed it. He and Renee even delivered the chair to La Grange.
At Least Four New Businesses Coming to Schulenburg

Commercial activity in Schulenburg picked up recently with four new businesses opening or soon to open. Workers have been busy renovating the old Diamond S Restaurant at 22 N.
LG’s Busiest Intersection to See Expansion in the Coming Weeks

Contractors with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) recently cut down the large tree in front of Fayette Savings Bank in La Grange, at the corner of Travis St. and Jefferson St.
Fish Pond at City Hall Could Return

City of La Grange workers recently uncovered the old goldfish pond in the plaza at City Hall. The long-forgotten water feature was filled with dirt and capped with a concrete lid several decades ago.
Downtown Warrenton Scorched by Fire

A fire in downtown Warrenton Thursday morning destroyed two structures and also damaged the Warrenton fire station. When firefighters arrived shortly after 5 a.m., they were able to safely get a pair of fire trucks out of the station to fight the blaze, which started just feet away and had spread to the attic of the fire station.
LCRA Employees Lend a Helping Hand in Flatonia & Schulenburg

Hundreds of Lower Colorado River Authority employees picked up paint brushes, shovels and more on Friday, April 12, to volunteer on dozens of community projects throughout Texas during LCRA’s annual day of service, Steps Forward Day.
Special Games in Flatonia

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Local Aggie Baseball Players Join Reunion

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Kopecky Runs to Pair of District Titles

Schulenburg senior Makena Kopecky had a stellar district track meet last week, winning the 28-2A titles in the 1600 meters (in a time of 5:57.45) and the 3200 meters (in a time of 13:11.41). “This year Makena has had a new-found love for the sport.
Fayette County Looks Skyward

After months of build-up, Mother Nature didn’t provide the perfect conditions for viewing Monday’s historic total eclipse in most of Central Texas, Fayette County included. But that didn’t stop many locals from trying to get outside Monday about 1:30 p.m.
Wrecks Clog Already Busy Roadways

A pair of wrecks on US 77 slowed traffic through Fayette County on a busy Monday as lots of folks were traveling to see the eclipse. The wreck happened shortly before 11 a.m.
Stanzel Model Aircraft Museum to Hold 25th Anniversary Celebration

The Stanzel Model Aircraft Museum, located in Schulenburg, is thrilled to mark its 25th anniversary with a special celebration on April 20. This milestone marks a quarter of a century of preserving the rich history of model aircraft and honoring the legacy of the Stanzel family’s contributions to aviation and model aircraft engineering.
Play Ball!

La Grange Little League held their opening ceremonies Saturday at the fairgrounds.
Eclipse Mania

With Monday’s total eclipse on everyone’s mind, Lindsey Vasek of La Grange sent us this photo Sunday of a calf with protective glasses, saying “Everybody is ready for the eclipse.”
A Tasty Weekend Brings in the Crowds

The Schulenburg Sausagefest drew a big crowd on Saturday, April 6.
Round Top’s ‘Everything Store’ Turns 40

Round Top Mercantile turns 40 years old this year. The store will celebrate the occasion with a customer appreciation party on April 13.
A Tasty Weekend Brings in the Crowds

The second annual Texas Burger Bash was held in downtown La Grange Saturday as teams from all over the state set up grills and vied for the title of best burger in a trio of categories.

Bulldogs Surge Into Baseball’s 2nd Round

The Flatonia Bulldog baseball team claimed a Bi-District title over the Stockdale Brahmas last weekend by virtue of a 10-0 and 11-1 series sweep. This best of three series was played in Hallettsville on May 2 and 3.

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State Track Snapshots

Chaloupka Wins State Silver

AMEN Serves 396 Families in April

The AMEN Food Pantry continued to be remarkably busy in the month of April. A total of 396 families were served for the month for a total of 1215 individuals. Food donations received were 6,615 pounds. Looking back to 2023, the pantry served 256 families and required eightyfour volunteers for a total of 154 hours. A total of 185 volunteers for 314 hours served the pantry this past month. This…

St. Rose Eighth Grade Students Receive Bishop’s Award

Hot Oil Truck Flips Outside La Grange

It took three heavy duty tow wreckers to get this hot oil truck back on its wheels Friday morning. The crash happened around 9:45 a.m. on Friday, May 3, on Schubert Rd. north of La Grange. Texas Department of Public Safety investigated the accident. The hot oil truck, a type of equipment used in the oil and gas industry, was heading south on Schubert Rd. The investigating trooper said the driver…

LCRA Mum on How New Regs Might Affect FPP

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on April 25 a suite of new regulations affecting coal-fired power plants.

Flatonia’s Burton Wins State Title

La Grange One-Act Play To Hold Pair Of Public Performances This Weekend

La Grange High School’s One-Act Play proudly wrapped up their 2024 season after competing at the UIL OAP Regional contest in Carthage last month. Performing “And Jack Fell Down” by Richard Weaver, LHS One-Act Play earned 4th at Regionals and took home multiple individual awards: Riley Lowe-Best Actor, Molly Hudson-All Star Cast, Austin Williams-Honorable Mention and Kameron Behrens-All Star Crew.

Friction by County Leaders Over the Use of Grant Funds

Fayette County Commissioners Court voted 3-2 last Thursday to approve a proposal from the Sheriff’s Office for the use of Senate Bill 22 grant funds. The bill, which Gov.

Election Day: Landslide in LG, Flatonia Nailbiters

Municipal and school board elections took place on Saturday, May 5. Voters in the La Grange I.S.D.

For the Record

The American Legion Post No. 102 and the American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 102 will meet for their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, May 8, at 6 p.m. at the VFW Home located at Veterans Memorial Drive at the Fair Grounds in La Grange. The Auxiliary Scholarships will be awarded to the recipients by the Unit prior to the meeting. The Unit will review and update the Constitution, By-Laws and…

You are Invited to Camp Lone Star this summer!

Written by Heidi Prince

Spring & Summer Fun Await at The Texas Quilt Museum

Written by Deborah Blanchette Bradley

Family Movies Under the Stars

Written by Caleb Parks

THE JERSEY BARNYARD

Visitor and customers travel many miles and hours to frequent The Jersey Barnyard’s farm store. The biggest attraction here is The Jersey Barnyard’s 100 % grass fed A2 Jersey raw milk.

Unveiling Hidden Gems

Written by Kirsten Cornell

“Hippo” Couldn’t Win For Losing

T EXAS History “Hippo” Vaughn cursed his rotten luck on May 2, 1917, after losing the only double nohitter in major league history. James Leslie Vaughn grew up in Weatherford, the Texas town west of Fort Worth where he was born in 1888.

Poor Fences

Most ranchers use barbwire to fence cattle “in” in Texas. But Texas is a fence “out” state. That is if you want to keep someone’s cattle off your property, you need to put up a fence. Otherwise, it is considered open range. Cattle on the road is a big problem in Texas.

High-End Electrical Users Could Strain Grid

The growth of industrial-scale users of power could strain the Texas power grid, ERCOT’s chief announced last week. The Dallas Morning News reported Pablo Vegas, the agency’s CEO, said bitcoin miners and artificial intelligence data centers going in across the state, as well as industrial growth in the Permian Basin, could create the need for a massive buildup of power transmission lines in the…

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