KC Council 3168 Plans 26th Annual Shrimp Boil Friday

The Fayetteville-Ellinger Knights of Columbus Council 3168 are holding their 26th Annual Fayetteville/Ellinger KC Shrimp Boil under the pavilion at St. John’s Catholic Church on Friday, May 15. Enjoy shrimp and all the fixings, ice cold beer, a Card Gun Raffle and a silent auction while the Airplane Band rocks the house.

Happy Hour runs from 6:30 p.m. until 7:30. Food will be served at 7:30. Tickets are $40 and sold in advance only—no tickets at the door. Purchase them on www. kc3168.com or by calling the KC order line at (979) 2496003. 

Fayetteville VFD Report

Fayetteville Volunteer Fire Department Fire and EMS call Report for April: April 22, First responder call to assist Medic 2 with lift assist on S. Scott St. and E. Franklin Dt.

April 27, Grass fire on FM 955 at Vasut Rd.

The burn ban was lifted on April 17. Please report control burns to Fayette County Sheriff’s Dispatch Office at (979) 968-5856 and monitor the weather.

AMEN Donation 

In a few weeks, potatoes planted in the raised beds at Fayetteville City Park will be harvested and donated to the AMEN Food Pantry. Martin Payne donated the land for the park to the city and spent a day there last week taking in a few sites while mowing.

“I was excited to see a woman bring a baby in a stroller to visit the pretty flowers,” stated Payne. “Then, Angie Richard was resting on one of the blocks. She’s a veteran, and she may grow some vegetables in one of the available raised bed gardens. I walked down and rested with her and her Chihuahua, Poppy, on one of the limestone quarry blocks, taking in the freshly mown grass and pollinator garden.”

“I was once again thankful for all the volunteers and city workers that create, maintain and improve our park. Remember, Rick Schilling donated the quarry blocks to outline the park, and his son Ricky hauled, unloaded and set the blocks under the careful supervision of mom Jeanne Schilling. Karen Bookout created the pollinator garden and Morgan Zator added to it. What a great community.”

Roots and Branches 

Treat your tastebuds at Roots and Branches on the square, offering candy, fresh baked goods, jellies, honey, chips, hot sauce and a lot more.

Live Bait 

Both Oak Thicket and Park Prairie gatehouses at Lake Fayette have bait for sale: live Canadian Nightcrawlers, Glow Worms and Dillies; frozen Gulf shrimp and shad.

Food Bank 

The Central Texas Mobile Food Pantry will be at the Waldeck Lutheran Church from 10-11 a.m. this Saturday. Drive thru only. Backseats, trunks and truck beds need to be cleared out to make room for the bags and boxes of food. Volunteers are always appreciated. St. Paul Lutheran

St. Paul Lutheran holds services on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Services are recorded every week, rotating among four Shared Lutheran Ministry churches and posted on the Facebook page for the Shared Lutheran Ministry of Fayette County. Services are also featured on KTIM 89.1 Sundays at noon.

St. John the Baptist Catholic St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Fayetteville holds Mass Saturdays at 5 p.m., and Sunday’s at 10 a.m.

St. Mary Cathoic Church St. Mary Catholic Church in Ellinger holds Mass on Sunday’s at 8 a.m.

Fayetteville Brethren 

Worship services at Fayetteville Brethren are held on the second, third and fourth Saturday of every month at 10 a.m. An adult Bible Study is held before the worship service from 9 to 9:45 a.m.

Celebrations 

Happy Birthday wishes to are extended to: Arlis Keilers, Liam Keilers-15; Clara Gerik, Jeanette Brown-18; Betty Pietsch- 20.

Happy Anniversary wishes are extended to: Mitch and Rachelle Madden-16; Paul and Mandy Wells-17; Jonathan and Kaysie Noska-21.

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