Old Building to Be Removed in Fayetteville, New Ordinance Passed

The City of Fayetteville is acquiring bids for the removal of the old building located at 108 W. Main St. next to the old church. The building donor, the Historical Preservation Board and the City Council, are all in agreement that the building should be dismantled. The building is not historic to Fayetteville.

City Ordinance No. 202404-22 prohibits the discharge of firearms within the city limits. For more information on this and other ordinances, visit https://www.fayetteville.texas. gov, click on Government and Code of Ordinances.

The City Council will hold a mid-year budget review meeting to review the FY23– 24 budget on Friday, June 7 at 4 p.m. in the city offices. The public is welcome.

Baseball 

Once again, the Fayetteville Lions baseball team has knocked it out of the ballpark. And three accomplished FISD athletes have made their fourth state appearance in a single year in four separate sports: sophomore Mason Fenhaus, junior Lawson Fritsch and senior Keagan Supak.

ARTS 

The amazingly gifted mother-daughter team of Christy Crews Dunn and Erin Urban will introduce their expressive works at the opening of “Natural Expressions,” a new exhibit at ARTS this Saturday, June 8, from 4 - 6 p.m.

An internationally recognized ceramic artist known for her sculptural quality, handcarved animal teapots, Dunn has been a clay artist for over 30 years.

“My focus is on wheelthrown, hand-built, sculpted pottery. In this show, I will feature jars of varying sizes and colors, vases and mystery boxes. I’m excited to have shifted my sculptural building techniques to add another layer of realism.” Dunn’s distinctive work has been featured in galleries all across the country. At this exhibit, she is showcasing a unique new style of vessel carving for the first time. Dunn may be contacted at christycdunn@yahoo.com.

Urban’s artistic endeavors began as a child, having grown up in her mother’s art studio. Urban transitioned from an early career in architecture and design to helping people design their ideal life as a certified coach. As her extensive career evolved, so did her expressive work, which encompasses writing, graphic design, photography, crafts and fine art. Most recently, Urban has shifted from acrylic painting to watercolor and is a bestselling author, avid outdoors enthusiast and has been recognized as a “Top 15” coach in Houston by Influence Digest. “We’re both very grateful for the ability to participate in furthering the mission of ARTS,” stated Urban. Visit coacheurban. com and follow eurban.art on Instagram.

Picking Park 

A group of bluegrass enthusiasts are pickin’ again this Saturday in the square. All levels of pickers are welcome to continue the tradition of live, acoustic bluegrass jamming. Play begins between 2 - 3 p.m.

Food Pantry 

The Central Texas Mobile Food Pantry will be at St. John on Wednesday, June 13 from 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. This will no longer be a drive-thru food distribution. Clients will walk up to the entrance and are asked to bring bags or carts for pickup.

Church News 

St. John’s Vacation Bible School, otherwise known as VBS, is being held July 1519. Registration is online only. Sign up at www.stjohnfayetteville. com before the June 30 deadline. Make sure to get a confirmation email after submitting the registration. If not received, the children aren’t registered. If there are more than four children to register, fill out the form twice. Adults and those entering grades six through twelve are asked to sign up on the sheet at the church entrance. Volunteers are needed and adult volunteers must be EIM compliant.

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 Church in Fayetteville holds Mass Saturdays at 6 p.m., and Sunday’s at 10 a.m.

St. Mary Catholic Church in Ellinger holds Mass on Saturdays at 4 p.m. and Sunday’s at 8 a.m.

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 - 9:45 a.m.

Celebrations 

Happy Birthday wishes are extended to: Blake Rohde- 8; Ken Muenzenmayer-10; Karen Vernon-11.

Happy Anniversary wishes are extended to: Wanda and Ted Fritsch and Joe and Diane Janish-7; Lee and Janice Teinert- 9.

Have News? 

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