C The City of Carmine is offering a $5 credit to this month’s water bill for all water customers who return a completed survey to City Hall by May 31. It has questions by the TCEQ (Texas Commission of Environmental Quality) about the city water.

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W WACA Sets Future Dates At the monthly meeting of the Winchester Area Civic Association, it was announced that an Outdoor Children’s Movie Night would be held on June 8 at 8 p.m. on the lawn of Zilss Hall.

Sydni Alberthal is heading up something pretty special coming to our town this Saturday on the square. Originally from La Grange, her husband Josh and their two boys Kash and Weston now live in Fayetteville. “I used to sell my baked goods at the Jersey Barnyard and I was checking in with the mayor and Sandee on the idea of a farmers market here. I was thinking that there’s so much talent here— people bake bread, have vegetable gardens and make jams and other foods. And I bake and sell sourdough bread and cinnamon rolls,” stated Alberthal.

I’ve had so many doctor appointments lately, I’m not certain which visit to list first. I had an MRI and found nothing but a protruding disc, arthritis in my lower back, and it was mentioned that I’m old.

W The Texas Wendish Heritage Society Scholarship Program is now open. This scholarship program is available to students of Wendish heritage.

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Kyle Hartmann, a sales agent for Hermann Sons Life was presented a certificate for being the runner-up for the Leroy Muehlstein Fraternalist of the year award at the May meeting of Hermann Sons at the Rutersville Lodge. Hartmann, below left. was also presented a $500 gift certificate for being the top producing agent for the first quarter of 2024. The presentation was made by Vice President of sales, Teresa Saathoff, below right.

Fayette County Junior Livestock Show (FCJLS) recently finalized changes for next year which will open the show to exhibitors from Schulenburg and Flatonia. FCJLS Officers, Committee Chairs, Committeemen, Community Representatives, Advisors and Agents met on April 30 for an open forum followed by a closed meeting.

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