Hamburger Social Resumes at Round Top Rifle Association Hall

ROUND TOP NEWS

The Monday night hamburger social takes place the first, second and third Mondays of each month, beginning at 5:30 p.m. All proceeds benefit the continued improvement of the Round Top Rifle Association.

WinterAntique & Design Show Round Top’s Winter Antique & Design Show is Jan. 23-26. In addition to the yearround shops, there will be over 20 venues open for the show. For a list of participating vendors in Round Top and beyond, visit roundtop.com. Round Top-Carmine ISD School is back in session. Students returned to class this past week. Report cards were sent home and posted to the Parent Portal on Thursday. The next school holiday is Monday, Jan. 20.

Winedale 

The next Winedale Zoom Talk is “The Great Storm of 1900: The Rise and Destruction of Nineteenth-Century Galveston”. On Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 12 p.m., award-winning historian Andrew Torget will discuss the improbable rise of Galveston from an abandoned sandbar in 1836 to its emergence as the most important port city in the American Southwest by 1895. Then, in 1900, the most violent hurricane in American history destroyed Galveston, obliterating the city like a modernday Atlantis and remaking both Texas and the American Southwest once more. E-mail tricia.blakistone@austin.utexas. edu for a link to this zoom talk.

Festival Hill 

Saturday, Jan. 18 the Chamber Music Trio returns to Festival Hill with Chavdar Parashkevov on violin, Louis-Marie Fardet on cello, and Viktor Valkov on piano. Preconcert lunch is available with reservations.

Mark your calendars for future events including the Valentine’s Concert on Feb. 8, and the 30th Annual Herbal Forum & Plant Sale, opening March 14. Tickets and information can be found at festivalhill. org.

Round Top Family Library The library’s 20th Annual Chili Cook Off will be Sunday, Jan. 19 at the Round Top Rifle Hall. Beginning at 12 p.m., enjoy live music by the Black Cat Choir, chili sampling and voting, and lots of fun. Tickets are $10, and children 12 and under are free.

Teams can still register to compete. Apply online at ilovetoread. org, or pick up an application at the library. All proceeds benefit the Round Top Family Library.

There are numerous classes and activities going on at the library. Visit ilovetoread. org/calendar for a full list of events.

Historical Society 

Come and tour the Museum Campus. The RTAHS museum has free admission every second Saturday of the month from 1-4 p.m. The campus includes three historical homes and a historical church. Private tours are welcome as well. For information on these, or anything with the Historical Society, call (979) 249-5058.

Town Council 

Regular Council Meetings are the second Thursday of each month at 4 p.m. Meetings are held at the Town Hall (100 Main Street) unless otherwise posted. Citizens are encouraged and welcome to attend. Agendas are posted on townofroundtoptexas.org at least seventy-two hours prior to the meeting time. Public posting sites are the message board outside the Town Office, located at 202 North Live Oak Street.

Church News 

There are several options for Worship in our little town! St. Martin’s Catholic Church in Warrenton holds a monthly Mass the first Tuesday of the month at 8 a.m. More information can be found at stjohnfayetteville. com/st-martin. Bethlehem Lutheran Church meets at 9:30 a.m. St. Paul Lutheran Church in Shelby services are at 8 a.m. Round Top Church meets at 8:45 a.m. for Bible Study, and the service is held at 10 a.m. St. Cecilia holds service in Haw Creek Chapel at 8:45 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.

Celebrations 

Happy birthday wishes to Linda Finke and Corina Robinson-Jan. 10; Robert Kolkhorst-12; Joylene Mathis -13; Joyce Muske-14; Travis Nelius-16.

Have news? 

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