Fayettevile’s Grand Fayette Hotel Undergoing Extensive Renovations

Carl Hoffman, General Contractor for the extensive renovation being performed on the Grand Fayette Hotel, attended the recent Fayetteville Historical Preservation Committee meeting to gain an understanding of the city ordinances applicable to the project. The primary objective is to carry out essential renovations in order to preserve the hotel for the next 100 years. This includes stabilizing the building with metal beam supports and updating its electrical and plumbing infrastructure. The brick is being repointed with new mortar that will resemble the original grout.

A craftsman is being located to repair the metal awning. Wood will be replaced and painted in historical colors. Hoffman will come back to the board for that approval. There will be no external design changes.

In addition, hotel owners Brian Chapline and Beth Hruska Chapline recently purchased the home adjacent to the hotel, the prior residence of Ed Sulak.

Airplane Band 

The Airplane Band, featuring Mason Dykowski, Alvin Minarcik, Franklin Hruska, Gilbert Gaertner and Josh Gertson, are taking the stage at Hey Remember When Saturday night from 7:30 p.m. until 10.

Memorial Service 

The community of both St. Mary’s and St. John’s Catholic churches convened for a special memorial service to commemorate all who lost their lives in the Hill Country floods. The regularly scheduled 7 a.m. Mass on July 17 was performed as a funeral mass. While this Mass is usually in honor of an individual, they gathered as a community to pray for the 134 souls that passed and the 101 (at the time) that were unaccounted for ( these numbers were obtained from an ABC news report).

“The Mass in the Catholic church is one of the highest forms of prayer,” stated Fr. Steve Sauser. “We wanted to offer something publicly. Our usual attendance at the Thursday morning mass is around eight to 10 people. Approximately 50 were in attendance.” 

St. Paul Quilting Ladies 

The St. Paul Lutheran church quilting ladies crafted a beautiful quilt that will be auctioned off at the Dancing Under The Stars Event held this Saturday at the Sons of Hermann Rutersville Life Hall on Hwy 159.

St. Paul Lutheran Church 

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 6 p.m., and Sunday’s at 10 a.m.

St. Mary Catholic Church 

St. Mary Catholic Church in Ellinger holds Mass on Saturdays at 4 p.m. and 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 are extended to: Paulette Keilers and Randy Otto-26; Kayla Weishuhn-30.

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