Derby Day Brunch Fundraiser Benefits Gardenia E. Janssen Animal Shelter

Gardenia E. Janssen’s annual fundraiser – “Off to the Races!” will be held Saturday, May 4. This Derby Day Brunch inspired by Due Market Hill will be full of live music, a live and silent auction, hat contest, winning horse raffle, Derby Day cocktails, Whiskey Wall, golden ticket jewelry raffle and more. Tickets may be purchased at ams. s3onegoal.com.

Chamber Social 

The next Monthly Chamber Social is planned for Thursday, May 9 from 5-7 p.m. Location will be shared soon.

Historical Society 

The Round Top Area Historical Society has free admission every second Saturday of the month from 1-4 p.m. Three historical homes and one church are open to tour. Call (979) 249-5058 for more information.

Winedale 

The next Winedale Online Talk: “All Trails Led to Houston” will be Tuesday, May 14. Photographer, and author Ray Viator, will talk about the riders, horses, wagons, and western traditions celebrated each day of the trail rides that lead to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. For a link to this zoom talk, e-mail tricia. blakistone@austin.utexas.edu.

Tickets are now on sale for the Shakespeare spring class performance of Henry V at the Winedale Theater Barn April 19-20 at 7 p.m. Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/henryvwinedale Round Top Family Library Kids S.E.E. Summer Chess Club for adults and kids ages 7 and up will be Thursdays, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. June 13 through July 25. This is a free class with retired Scholastic Chess Coach, David McCall. Call (979) 249-2700 or email info@ ilovetoread. org to register.

RT-C ISD The Texas A&M mobile clinic will be on site Wednesday, May 8 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. to provide immunizations and sports physicals. To make an appointment, please call the Texas A&M appointment line at (979) 436-0587.

Round Top Rifle Hall 

The Round Top Rifle Hall’s Monday Night Hamburger Social takes place the first, second, and third Mondays of each month, the Hall is open from 5:30-8 p.m. for hamburgers, “The Rooster,” hotdogs, or chilidogs, along with fries or onion rings. All proceeds benefit the continued improvement of the Round Top Rifle Association.

Church News 

The Western Cluster Spring Gathering will be held on Saturday, April 27 at Waldeck Lutheran Church. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. with a brunch and program at 9 a.m.

St. Paul Lutheran Church of Shelby and Bethlehem Lutheran Church will have a joint worship Sunday, May 5 at 10 a.m. at the Round Top Rifle Hall. There will be a polka service followed by the annual BLC Chicken Fry. Get your meal tickets now.

Birthdays 

Happy birthday to Gretchen Sacks on April 27, Lilla Blackburn-28, Harper Cmajdalka- 29, and Kristi Glasper, Percy Rudloff, Kathryn Simpson and John Bone on May 2.

Anniversary 

Happy anniversary to Larry and Linda Levien on April 28.

Have news? 

Send any news or notices you wish to have announced two weeks in advance to Kyla@roundtoprealestate.com.