The “A Matter of Balance” (AMoB) series will be conducted starting Tuesday, Feb. 17. The AMoB is a series of eight 1½ hour sessions which will be conducted each Tuesday and Thursday from 3 - 4:30 p.m. through March 12 at the Randolph Recreational Center, Building B, 653 East Pearl Street in La Grange. This is a program which is a partnership of the Area Agency on Aging, Fayette County Committee on Aging, and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service of Fayette County.

The Sacred Heart Altar Society members met on Monday Jan. 5 in the Msgr. Harry Mazurkiewicz Parish Center. The meeting was opened with a prayer followed by the standard financial reports. Members were reminded that dues for the 2026 year are now due. Two thank you notes were read for remembrances received. Eighteen ladies attended the meeting.

The 2026 Chili Cook-Off is this Saturday beginning at 12 p.m. at the Round Top Rifle Hall. Be sure to wear your Red, White & Blue when you join the fun Over 30 teams are signed up to compete in this year’s exciting cook-off competition with prize money for the first place teams in the Traditional Division and Open Division. Black Cat Choir will delight the crowd with their amazing live music and there are lots of things planned for your little ones.

8th Grade Luke Behnke Northrup Massey Lylah Robertson Teague Weinert 9th Grade Connor Fricke Graham Goehring Sophia Hoff Sophia Martin Gracie Vasquez Carly Weiss 10th Grade Hayden Kasmiersky Peter Kieke Madison Markwardt Flor Mendez-Bocanegra Reagan Williams 11th Grade Kylie Amos Jaylen Bage Angelica Le Bouef William Neese Callaway Smith 12th Grade Paige Burnett Avery Nelius Makayla Smith Kamrie Stewart All A, 1 B Honor Roll 7th Grade Jack Finke Ivy Harville Jaxson Matejcek Danica Steakley 8th Grade Graham Adams Max Martin Angela Soto Morgan Williams 9th Grade Lovie Burkham Miriam Lambert Nicholas McKenzie Caydan Nelius Morgan Nelius Holden Pace Rebekah Saks Liliana Salinas Kenzie Stewart 10th Grade Brooklyn Gold Adrian Hernandez Martinez Callie Wagner 11th Grade Cohen Goehring 12th Grade Emma Baird Georgia Bockman Dottie Etzel Carter Marburger Jessica Rohde Alin Soto Kaegan Wagner Kash Wessels.

Sacred Heart Catholic School held its annual Christmas Program, titled “Lessons & Carols: A Night of the Arts” on Thursday, Dec. 18 at Sacred Heart Church. This beautiful and time-honored service told the story of the Fall of humanity, the promise of the Messiah, and the birth of Jesus all through a series of Scripture readings and hymns. An Art Show was held in conjunction with the program and featured the students’ beautiful Advent and Christmas-themed art projects. PTC served cookies, punch, and hot cocoa to end a wonderful evening.

W The 2025 Community Service Award was presented to the local area men who helped in the renovations, beautification, and upkeep of Zilss Hall and grounds. Recognized were Mike Weth, posthumously; Daniel Gersch, Chuck Breeden, Richard Schafer, Tom Atkins, Denby Morrison and Sherwood Gersch.

Sharon and Anthony Haas planned a vacation to return to Denmark and see friends they met when they lived there years ago. They had quite a magical trip. The following photos reflect segments of several stops along their visit. They departed Sept. 12, 2025 and flew to Copenhagen, Denmark. They had a great time and enjoyed having The Record with them.

Membership at Senior Connections is free for those aged 55 and older, making it an inviting space to join for fun, camaraderie, and the chance to make new friends while cherishing old ones. Schedule for the week of Jan.

Texas State University is proud to recognize academic excellence by naming high achieving students to the Fall 2025 Dean’s List. This prestigious honor recognizes students who have achieved a term GPA between 3.5 and 3.99 while enrolled in 12 or more GPA hours at Texas State University. Earning the Dean’s List is a testament to students’ dedication to academic excellence.