FAYETTE COUNTY ADOPTABLE

The shelter is full of dogs who are ready to fi nd their forever homes. Please call to set up a meet and greet to meet these friendly boys and to get more information. Also, remember the shelter has barn cats available to the public for a reduced adoption fee.

TO ADOPT ANY OF THESE PETS, OR OTHERS

• Call the Gardenia E. Janssen Animal Shelter at 966-0021

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The Blinn College-Schulenburg Campus will hold four Leisure Learning classes ranging from natural health remedies to organic ranching. Signups for “Natural Health Remedies,” “Central Texas Vegetable Gardening,” “Ranching Organically,” and “Living with Wildlife” classes are under way All of the classes will be taught by David Will of Landscape Details.

Texas non-profit Night Heron Media is excited to announce the donation of children’s books to two area libraries. Night Heron president Mike Vance, who lives in the Shelby area, dropped off almost 100 brand new volumes at the Round Top Family Library in Round Top and the West End Public Library in Industry just prior to Christmas. The gift of the books was completely free of charge to these area institutions. The sole request was that the majority of the books be passed along so that area children can keep them as their own. Some copies may also become part of the libraries’ collections.

The Fayette Memorial VFW Post 5254 and Auxiliary of La Grange held their annual Christmas party at the Post Home on Tuesday, Dec. 19 beginning with a social hour and fellowship time at 5 p.m. The Auxiliary held a fun fundraiser for scholarships and a guessing game to win the prizes.

La Grange City Council Second and Fourth Mondays of the month 6 p.m. city council chambers • 155 E.

OP News This is the last full week of Christmas vacation for the Round Top-Carmine ISD kiddos. School is back in session Monday, Jan.

F In observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, Jan 15, the City Council meeting has been rescheduled for Tuesday, Jan.

Schulenburg Police Chief Troy Brenek reports on the following incidents his department responded to during the week of Nov. 12-18.

The Coffee Legend has been told around campfires for so many years that it is hard to figure out how much is history, and how much is the imagination of lonesome goat herders who tell tall tales on dark nights when the moon is round and full. The following is an effort to share the real story, before the true facts are blown away by the desert winds: Years ago, in Ethiopia, a young man named Caldi, a goat herder. was a curious kind of guy. In fact, if Caldi had not been so curious, this Coffee story could not be told. Tired folks all over the world would still be oversleeping, would be late for work, and would be scratching their heads, wondering why coffee had not yet been invented. Folks would still need a “wake’em-up” drink that would jump-start their sleepy engines every morning!

The Rural Nonprofit Networking Group (RNNG) is excited to invite all nonprofit staff and volunteers to join their next gathering which will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan.