Antarctic Adventure

In July of last year, Kevin Hromas threw a big birthday bash for his wife Lorri’s 65th birthday. Hromas gifted her with a two-week cruise to Antarctica, set to depart in December. The couple recently returned and happily reported that it was the “best vacation ever.” “It gives a new meaning to the term ‘White Christmas,’” stated the couple. “It is something that should be on everyone’s bucket list of things to do. Penguins, seals, icebergs and whales were all spotted along the cruise and on shore excursions. And of course, we had to ‘rep’ our Houston Cougars on the continent at the bottom of the earth.”

City of Fayetteville 

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Fayetteville Store

The Fayetteville Store now offers breakfast tacos, Crispitos and sausage, egg and cheese biscuits for breakfast. Pizza, burgers, chicken tenders and more are available for lunch.

Blood Drive 

The Gulf Coast Blood Center will conduct a Community Wide Blood Drive on Saturday, Feb. 10 from 8 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. in the square in front of the old fire station. Fayetteville/Ellinger Knights of Columbus Council 3168 is sponsoring the drive and inviting everyone to give the gift of life. You may sign up after Mass Sunday morning Feb 4 at St. John in Fayetteville, sign up at giveblood.org or just drop in. You may also contact Jonathan Noska at (979) 9669569. 

Church News St. Paul Lutheran holds services on Sundays at 10:30 a.m.

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 9-9:45 a.m.

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Fayetteville holds Mass Saturdays at 6 p.m., and Sunday’s at 10 a.m.

St. Mary Catholic Church in Ellinger holds Mass on Saturdays at 4 p.m. and Sunday’s at 8 a.m.

Celebrations 

Happy Birthday wishes are extended to: Vlasta Korenek turns 90 on Sunday, Feb. 4; Mandy Wells- Feb. 3; Mildred Walla-Feb. 4; Ronnie Pflughaupt-Feb. 6; Gibbs MacDaniel, Sean Murphy-Feb. 8.

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