It all began with a mysterious paver located in the sidewalk in front of the Round Top Family Library. The paver was engraved “Margot Fonteyn – Prima Ballerina.” Libby Lovejoy, former ballet dancer/teacher/choreographer and producer of The Nutcracker Ballet at Round Top Festival Institute, walked past that paver many times over the years as she attended the adult yoga classes taught by Betty Melton at the RT Family Library.

F Our new City Secretary, Sandee Wilkinson, has resided in New Ulm with her husband Ken for over two years. As a child, Wilkinson spent most of her summers visiting her grandparents Frank and Annie Cernosek in Ammannsville.

OP News The annual Round Top Spring Antique Show is set to kick-off Thursday, March 16, but many venues have their own specific show dates. Visit www.exploreroundtop.com or roundtop.com for detailed information for each venue.

La Grange Sites Have a Week Full of Historic Adventures Planned March 11-19 Kreische Brewery and Monument Hill State Historic Sites will host Spring Break on the Bluff, a series of fun, historic family programs Saturday, March 11 to Sunday, March 19. These scheduled activities are included in the price of admission and will facilitate explorations into the beauty and history of the sites.

In this monthly series, local realtor Andrea Schutter Riebeling does a Q & A with local business leaders about what inspires them. This month’s spotlight is on Fayetteville writer Cindy Stephens.

The signs of spring are all around us. The mesquite trees are budding. Bluebonnets and Indian paintbrushes popped up in our pastures. Our post oak trees dropped a huge crop of acorns last year, and a million little seedlings have sprouted in our yard.

The Town of Round Top celebrated Texas Independence Day on March 2 with a literal “bang.” The recently-formed Round Top Cannoneer Corps fired the town’s historic cannon on the courthouse square that morning. Pictured at left are Round Top Mayor Mark Massey with the Cannoner Corps: (from left) Barry Bone, Glenn Morris, Massey, Jerry Hinkel and Ken Ripper. Mayor Massey also delivered a speech about Round Top’s early days during the Republic of Texas. About three dozen people attended the event. The cannon will be fired again on United States Independence Day during the annual Round Top July 4 Parade and Celebration.

W March 11 is the date set for the next paint class for Quilt Blocks. The class will begin at 10 a.m.

RT-C School News

Jill Eilers, Tess Eilers, and Kennedy Flinn were named to the First Team District 29A basketball team. Mallory Krause and Kim Rohde were named to the Second Team.

FFA officers and members delivered plants and seed packets to teachers for FFA Week. They also greeted elementary students who arrived by car.

A Honor Roll 7th Grade Adrian Hernandez Martinez Peter Kieke Madison Markwardt Reagan WIlliams 8th Grade Kylie Amos Jaylen Bage Angelica Le Bouef Phoebe Ritch 9th Grade Emma Baird Georgia Bockman Paige Burnett Rosa Carrias William Keng Avery Nelius Jessica Rohde Gretchen Sacks Cayden Sands Kaegan Wagner 10th Grade Kinsley Bage Sophia Nance Kendra Pesch Chloe Ritch 11th Grade Mallory Krause Kimberly Rohde Magali Salinas 12th Grade Kannyn Goehring Jacob Polasek Hunter Schobel Charlee Wessels All A & 1 B Honor Roll 7th Grade Hayden Kasmiersky Cayden Tovey 8th Grade Amma Burkham 9th Grade Kaitlin Bradford Alin Soto 10th Grade Evan Blazek Jill Eilers 11th Grade Emme Dallmeyer Jenna Hardaway Faith Nance-Kinchen 12th Grade Judson Gold Rylee Handy Sophie Rauch.