Footprints Of Fayette Fayette County is one of the most historic counties in Texas. In this weekly feature from the County Historical Commission, a rotating group of writers looks back at local history.

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The Sacred Heart Altar Society members met on Monday, May 1, in the Msgr. Harry Mazurkiewicz Parish Center. The meeting was opened with a prayer followed by the standard reports by the secretary, treasurer, and assistant treasurer. Thirteen ladies attended the meeting.

For almost 70 years, families have entrusted the care of their loved ones to a Klesel at Schwenke-Baumgarten Funeral Home in Schulenburg. Clayton Klesel had already become a third generation funeral director/embalmer, and now he joins the local business with his father and uncle, Bryan and Mark.

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The Flatonia Volunteer Fire Department will purchase new fire hoses and other equipment for its firetrucks, thanks to a $13,311 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority and the City of Flatonia. The Community Development Partnership Program grant, along with $3,328 in matching funds from the Flatonia VFD, will allow the department to equip its vehicles with a variety of hoses and related equipment to fight fires more effectively.

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