Round Top Festival Institute Seeks Volunteers and Docents
Ever wonder who has David Guion’s cowboy hat, where to find the label on an original piece of Stickley furniture or who did all the wonderful woodwork at Festival Hill? The Round Top Festival Institute has an amazing story to tell.Applications are now being accepted for the Fall Volunteer and Docent Program beginning Wednesday, September 13, 2023 on the historic Festival Hill campus in Round Top.
New Quilt Guild Officers Named
The Colorado Valley Quilt Guild is proud to present our CVQG 2023-2024 Officers. Each was presented with a lei to symbolize the welcoming friendships and the love our Guild represents. They will all be outstanding in the forthcoming year. Pictured from left is: Gay Dobbs - President, Gail Duncan - 1st Vice President, Joan Ivy - 2nd Vice President, Carolyn Cheatham and Debbie Huebel (not pictured) - 3rd Vice President, Sandy Courrier - Treasurer and Marian Tajchman - Secretary. The Colorado Valley Quilt Guild meets the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Randolph Recreation Center, 653 E. Pearl Street, Room A East, La Grange. Guild meetings begin at 6 p.m. on even months and 10 a.m. on odd months. Meetings are always open to the public, so grab a friend and come learn more about this wonderful service organization right here in La Grange. Visit www. coloradovalleyqg.com
Rural Nonprofit Networking Group to Discuss Cyber Security Awareness
The Rural Nonprofit Networking Group (RNNG) is excited to invite all nonprofit staff and volunteers to join their next gathering which will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 13. RNNG creates opportunities for the organizations that do so much good in our rural communities to share their missions and visions, discuss community needs and partnership opportunities, bring in experts to facilitate growth and professionalism, and simply connect to maximize the efficiency and impact that participants can bring to Fayette, Colorado, Lavaca, and surrounding counties.
Heroin Bust on I-10
Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reports that on Tuesday, Aug. 29 Fayette County Deputy Cody Williams conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 10 at the 664 mile-marker at approximately 10 p.m. for a traffic violation. Deputy Williams contacted the operator who was identified as Rommel Sanchez (60) of San Antonio. Consent to search the vehicle was given. Deputy Williams located two rectangular shaped items wrapped in cellophane and black duct tape, common with methods used to smuggle illegal narcotics. Deputy Duane Meagher arrived on scene to assist. The bundles contained a dark brown tar-like substance which was field tested and tested positive for Heroin. It was later determined to be approximately 2.4 kilograms in weight. Deputy Williams placed Sanchez under arrest for Manufacture or Delivery of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 (1st Degree Felony) and transported him to the Dan R. Beck Justice Center for booking. Schulenburg Police Department assisted.
Lunch-N-Learn Series Continues – Leaf Cutter Ants & Others
The Bluebonnet Master Gardener Lunch-N-Learn educational program is a series of seven informational meetings designed to provide gardening or general landscaping information for homeowners. Fayette County Master Gardeners plan and present a variety of programs from experts in the area and across the state. This series is designed with the homeowner in mind; bring your lunch and learn about a variety of topics that help you have a more productive garden, prettier flower beds, or how to better understand your landscape ecosystems.