The Multi-County New Landowner Education program is a series of eight informational meetings, seminars, and field days designed to make new landowners in Austin, Colorado, Fayette, and Washington Counties aware of what types of agricultural enterprises are best for their property.

W The Winchester 4-H club members are taking orders for the purchase of poinsettias for Christmas. You may order red, white, and pink at $12 each.

M Ron and Pam Knotts recently hosted a family reunion along with Pam’s brother and sister-in-law, Ray and Christy Langenberg, at the Shiloh Community Center near Hallettsville. This reunion was a great gathering of the Langenburg family and descendants of the Mache and Mathias Lorfing families.

News Carmine Night Out will be held on Thurs, Oct. 5 beginning at 6 p.m.

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Solid cypress boards and fresh yellow paint are giving a bright new face to a caboose at the La Grange MKT Depot Museum. “Thanks to a grant from Second Chance Emporium, we will be able to tell this caboose’s story for years to come,” said Gale Lincke, a longtime director of the nonprofit museum.

The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office needs to clear out all the forfeited firearms in their gun cabinet, and local gun dealers will have the chance to buy them at auction on Thursday, Sept. 28.

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Fall is the best time of year to plant trees and shrubs. Cooler weather places less stress on trees, allowing them to grow a deep root system during the winter.