Festival Hill in Need of Volunteers

On Saturday, May 11, from 9:30-11 a.m., Festival Hill is looking for volunteers to help clean up the Festival Hill grounds. Call (979) 2493129 for more information.

Saturday, May 18 from 3-6 p.m. enjoy “A Sousa Spectacular!” presented by the Austin Symphonic Band, the Sugar Land Winds and the Mansfield Wind Symphony. The guest conductor and lecturer will be Loras John Schissel, Senior Musicologist at the Library of Congress and music director of both the Virginia Grand Military Band and the Cleveland Orchestra’s Blossom Festival Band. Tickets and information can be found at festivalhill.org. Local Events

You are cordially invited to “I Do, Round Top” to celebrate all things tying the knot in the Round Top Area. Saturday, June 8, start the day visiting local wedding venues. A “Vendor Shower” will be set up at Market Hill, showcasing the amazing caterers, florists, photographers, and anything else needed to make your special day perfect. The day will be topped off with a “Wedding Reception for No One” in Henkel Suare. There will be food from Royers, music by The Satellites, wine and beer provided by Ellis Motel, dessert will be served at Humble Donkey, and then head to Spana for photos. The morning events are free, tickets for the reception are $100 each. For more information visit exploreroundtop. com.

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 and 20 at 7 p.m. Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/henryvwinedale. RT-C ISD Students have a holiday on Monday, May 13. Tuesday, May 14 is the Athletic Banquet, Thursday, May 16 is the FFA Banquet, Wednesday, May 22 is a free dental clinic from 1-4 p.m. (visit nursing. tamu.edu/mobileclinic for more information), and the last day of school is May 23. 8th grade promotion and High School graduation will both be celebrated on Friday, May 24.

Round Top Family Library 

The next Family Game Day is Saturday, May 11 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. All are welcome.

FYI … presents David Smith on Thursday, May 16 at 7 p.m. (back by popular demand.) After eight years as an Airborne Ranger in the US Army, David spent a career as an FBI Special Agent investigating various violations of federal law, including domestic terrorism. His last major case was the FBI’s Top-10 fugitive Eric Robert Rudolph for a bombing and murder in Burmingham, Alabama in January of 1998. Rudolph was finally caught after five years of hiding in the North Carolina mountains. David will speak of the twists and turns of the investigation, apprehension and successful prosecution of Rudolph, who also bombed the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Rudloph is currently serving a life without parole sentence in a Federal Penitentiary in Colorado. Question and Answer session to follow. This event is free and open to the public.

Round Top Rifle Hall 

The Round Top Rifle Hall’s Monday Night Hamburger Socials take 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 

Bethlehem Lutheran Church Bible Study was held onThursday, May 2 on “World Day of Prayer,” led by Pastor John David Nedbalek. Julie Wantland served as hostess. Pastor started with a fun song and discussion that scripture is like food. “When we share more, take and waste less, we become part of the way God provides daily bread for all. We are grateful to God and all who help bring food to our tables.” The next Bible study will be June 5 – everyone is welcome to join the study and fellowship. Sympathy wishes were extended to the family and friends of May Reeves and Junice Walther.

Birthdays 

Happy birthday to Robert Rippenhagen on May 12, Caitlin Jacob-13, and David Koether, Bridget Levien, and Sharon Chapman-17.

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