A total of 245 families were served by the AMEN Food Pantry in La Grange for the month of September for a total of 677 individuals. A total of 140 volunteers for 290 hours served the pantry. A total of 1,836 pounds of food was received as donations. Donations are accepted on Monday mornings from 9 a.m. until noon or Thursday morning from 10 a.m. until noon. Monetary donations can be mailed to P.O. Box 571, La Grange, Texas 78945, or dropped off at the Pantry. AMEN is open every Thursday from 10 a.m. until noon with staff on location to receive donations. Drive to the side of the building to the garage door area. There will not be any food distribution on Thursday. If possible, bring your produce during this time and early Monday mornings, an ideal time is 8:30 a.m.

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Ashley Hielscher of Winchester and Jacob Koenning of Houston, were married on Sept. 17 in Winchester at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church with Pastor Nate Hill officiating. A wedding reception took place in the evening at the Hielscher Residence also in Winchester. Ashley is the daughter of Scott and Cindy Hielscher of Rockport, and the granddaughter of Mary Ann Liebscher and the late Larry Liebscher and Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Hielscher all from Winchester. Jacob is the son of Christi and Kenneth Koenning from Houston and the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Delton Koenning of Winchester, and Aledith Degaugh of Batson, and the late Mr. Elmer Hardin of Onalaska. Ashley is a graduate of Texas A&M and works for H-E-B as a Manager in Charge for the Portland store.

Oct. 13-17, 1972 Fayette County Commissioners passed a general order stating that the county would stand good for its portion of any losses sustained in ambulance service operations. The ambulance matter was to come up for further discussion at a meeting to be held at Round Top. Final action was expected to be taken by November 1 in order to give operators time to secure necessary equipment before January 1 when local funeral homes would discontinue the service.

W Plans are in the making for Halloween in Winchester. The Winchester Area Civic Association is planning a 3rd Annual Trunk and Treat in the driveway of Zilss Hall and will coordinate with the plans of the St.

A Honor Roll Ppheya Albrecht Danica Benavides Kellen Bishop Raiden Hedgpeth Miguel Hernandez Bayln Komar Ofelia Massey Ariyanah McCullough Fernanda Mendez Dudley Morales Isabella Morales Mason Pace Saber Pace Iris Schultz Oviler Shrum-Boling Charlee Wishnewsky Grade 2 Landon Gaskins Jaxxon Hentschel Ellen Hernandez Levi Kobza Sayer Koska Jose Lopez Leah Perez Kyle Sanders Mariana Soto Jace Stahl Kaylee Williams Grade 3 Finley Bellue Ida Blackwell Ryler Boyer Emery Fricke Kannon Jacob Lucas Johnson Violet Keng Estefany Lopez Nicole Martinez Julia Matus Gael Mendoza Jackie Noria Kaelyn Platas Kayla Soto Talon Weinert Bowen Williams Sarah Williams Hope Wunderlich Grade 4 Jack Finke Sophia Johnson Miles Massey Danica Steakley Carter Weyand Grade 5 Luke Behnke Aiden Bishop Northrop Massey Julio Mendoza Lylah Robertson Conrad Sooby Teague Weinert Morgan Williams Grade 6 Connor Fricke Graham Goehring Nicholas McKenzie Morgan Nelius Holden Pace Rebekah Sacks Lilian Salinas Cassi Williams A & 1-B Honor Roll Grade 1 Valeria Estrada Grade 2 Pyper Albrecht Jaxon Reyna Robert Upchurch Grade 4 Koralynn Turner Grade 5 Rilynn Amos Brenner Bishop Donovan Michie Grade 6 Keely Dallmeyer Miriam Lambert Paul McCullough Caydan Nelius.

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On Monday, Oct. 3, a double ribbon-cutting was done at the TxJunkR in Burton on 12607 Washington St. The Carmine Chamber of Commerce, and the Burton Chamber of Commerce combined efforts for a double ribbon-cutting with the flowing red and gold ribbons being cut by the owner, Cindy Ringer. This lady, with her exquisite taste in design, is such an asset to the community by having created a unique antique store that has a wonderful nostalgic atmosphere. There are even sections within the store that are named for the specific small towns that surround the area, and several items earmarked with the various towns’ names. Carmine Chamber and Burton Chamber are happy to have TxJunkR join their memberships.

One of Colorado Valley Quilt Guild’s very own, Kathi Babcock, is working on their Annual Service Project for St. Mark’s Raffle Quilt 2023. It will be a group project and pieced with donations from our stashes. The “Walking Foot Machine Quilting” workshop with Grettle Payne was enjoyed by all. Learning little tips and tricks and new methods was enlightening. The Colorado Valley Quilt Guild meets the 4th Tuesday of each month at the Randolph Recreation Center, 653 East Pearl Street, Room A East, La Grange, Texas 78945. Guild meetings begin at 6 p.m. on even months and 10:00 am on odd months. Our 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.

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