Ellinger Chamber to Host Bingo Aug. 20

The Ellinger Chamber of Commerce will be hosting Bingo on Saturday, Aug. 20. Doors will open at 4:30 p.m. and games start at 6 p.m. There will be fifteen regular games with a $100 prize for each game and two $500 jackpots. Refreshments and food will also be available.

Fair Catalogs Available The Fayette County Fair is coming soon. Fair catalogs are available at the Carmine State Bank, The First State Bank in Columbus, Fayetteville Bank, Fayette Savings in Flatonia, World Travel in La Grange, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension in La Grange, Round Top State Bank, Fayette Savings in Schulenburg, and Fayette Savings in Weimar. Get your copy soon to get your entries for the various contests in on time.

Fayette County Heifer Show Additionally the Fayette County Heifer Show and Sale is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 26 and 27 respectively. The sale gets underway at 1 p.m. on Saturday at the fair grounds. This would be a great opportunity to get some good breed heifers for your herd; sell the older cows and restock with these younger animals while helping the youth of our area.

Fayette County 4 H Banquet The 2022 Fayette County 4 H Banquet was held on Sunday, Aug. 7, at the Casino Hall in La Grange. The Outstanding Intermediates are members that are in the six, seventh, and eighth grades. They complete an application and go through an interview process. The following are the area winners from this group: Kandon Kaspar of the Fayetteville 4-H Club; Kynzee Swafford of the La Grange 4-H Club; Teagan Kallus of the 4-H Horse Club; and Rheagan Karisch of the Pure Country 4-H Club.

Ellinger Hermann Sons Life The Ellinger Hermann Sons Life will be meeting on Monday, Aug. 15 at 6 p.m. at the Ellinger Fire Station. For more information contact Diane Marusik.

St. Mary’s Annual Bazaar St. Mary Catholic Church in Ellinger will host its 72nd Annual Bazaar on Sunday Aug. 28. Starting at 10:30 a.m. there will be a drive thru meal at the Ellinger Chamber of Commerce Hall consisting of fried chicken, sausage and trimmings for $14 per plate. The meal will also be available in the hall for anyone wanting to dine-in. A Prize Drawing for a $5,000 Gift Card first prize, a $1,000 Gift Card second prize, thirteen $500 Gift Card prizes, and 18 additional prizes will be held in the afternoon. Tickets for the drawing are available from the St. John’s/ St. Mary’s Parish Office, St. Mary parishioners or Fayetteville Bank. Beginning Aug. 19, an online auction will be open for bidding. Go to www.stmaryellinger. com to register as a bidder and view auction items. A portion of the profits will be given to the Rebuilding Fund for the Queen of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Hostyn.

Fall Blessings The Shared Lutheran Ministry of Fayette County, SLM, has scheduled a joint worship and Fall Blessings for Sept. 18 at 10 a.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Ellinger. Nov. 6 St. Paul Lutheran in Fayetteville will host an All Saints’ Day joint worship. Additionally a joint worship on Christmas Day will be held at 9 a.m. in Warrenton.

Collecting for AMEN The Rutersville WELCA is collecting items for the AMEN food pantry. All SLM congregations are invited to participate. Suggested items for August include heavy duty reusable bags, cereal, boxed or canned milk, canned fruit, juices, bath soap/ liquid , tooth paste, and laundry detergent. For more information, contact Mary Lou Fritsch.

Fayetteville Brethren Church Fayetteville Brethren Church has services the second, third, and fourth Saturdays of each month at 10 a.m. Other services are at Industry Brethren on the second, third and fourth Saturdays at 5 p.m., Wesley Brethren on Sundays at 9 a.m. and Nelsonville Brethren on Sundays at 10:15 a.m. Rev. Mike Groseclose leads all the services.

Ellinger VFD The Ellinger Volunteer Fire was dispatched to mutual aid the La Grange VFD with a grass fire off of State Hwy 71 near Halstedt Road on Monday, Aug. 8 at 12:45 p.m.

Birthdays Birthday Wishes are extended to the following August celebrants: Garrett Flores-13; Shannon Hemmitt-15; Mary Ann Hatfield-17; Clayton Fritsch-20; Ryan Polasek and Margaret Michalsky-22; Jack Kifer-23; Mike Braswell-24; Madison Krenek-25; Douglas Minar and Patsy Hess-27; Matt Karisch and Marcia Kifer-29; Bradley Klesel-30.

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