This month is the Opry’s annual tribute to the late and great Hank Williams Sr. Portraying Hank Williams the Opry is proud to have young Wyatt Aleman to sing and play songs by the late and great Hank Williams. Wyatt Aleman is a 17-year-old from Harwood, who loves to play the Fiddle. He has been playing Fiddle for almost 7 years. He loves playing Traditional Country and Western Swing Music. Two of his favorite Artists are Hank Williams and Bob Wills. Wyatt has been blessed to be able to travel and play with some of the best musicians in the business. He was also a Fiddle player for Billy Mata and the Texas Tradition. One of his most memorable times of playing Fiddle, was when he was asked to perform a show with none other than Herb Remington. To be able to have played with one of Bob Wills’ original Playboys, was a highlight for Wyatt! He has also had the privilege of meeting various artists like Randy Travis, Moe Bandy, Johnny Rodriguez, Garth Brooks, Janie Fricke and many more.

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Schulenburg Police Chief Troy Brenek reports on the following incidents his department repsponded to during the week of On Aug. 28 through Sept.

Last Wednesday, August 31, Andy Behlen and his wife Janessa traveled to Texas City and Galveston to watch the Battleship Texas make an historic journey from its berth at San Jacinto to a dry dock in Galveston for repairs. It was the first time the old battleship left her berth since the 1980s. USS Texas is the last surviving battleship that fought in both World Wars. She participated in the Normandy Invasion. When Allied troops pushed past the range of her main guns in France, Texas sailed to the other side of the world and assisted with the invasion of Okinawa, Japan. The Behlens watch a flotilla of tugs pulls the ship past the Texas City Dike last Wednesday (pictured left). They joined thousands of spectators who also came to watch the historic occasion. The Behlens then traveled to Galveston for lunch at Katie’s Seafood on Pier 19, where they got an even better view watching the tugs pull Texas to her temporary home at the Gulf Coast Copper Docks (pictured below) where she will undergo extensive repairs.

What’s a man to do when he wants to cook a pot of mapo tofu but he doesn’t have any Sichuan peppercorn in the pantry? He could go to a specialty market and buy some at a price of $10 an ounce. Or he could forage in the woods and find some himself. Sichuan peppercorn is the spice used in the Sichuan style of Chinese cuisine that causes a unique numbing sensation in the mouth. It’s made from the seed pods of several species of prickly ash (genus Zanthoxylum) native to China. Last Wednesday, my wife Janessa and I went to Texas City and Galveston to watch the Battleship Texas make its historic cruise to Galveston for repairs. Since we were driving through Houston, we stopped at the Great Wall Asian Supermarket off Loop 8 to buy a few things they don’t sell at H-E-B. Just a few basics, like dried wood ear mushrooms, lotus root, fermented chili bean paste, black vinegar, rice paper wrappers.

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 Beth Johnson, owner of three local businesses, The Crown Bar in La Grange, Dirty Bohemian in Round Top and the soon-to-be-open-full-time Crown Halles Bar in RoundTop.

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Fine Arts Goden Age Grand Champion Kathryn Sauer Fayetteville Reserve Champion Kathryn Sauer Fayetteville Canning and Preserving Best of Department Child Joshua Nigh Teen Jacob Nigh Adult Gregory Mills Golden Age Angeline Srubar Grand and Reserve Canning and Preserving Fruit Golden Age Jan Ripper Schulenburg Preserves jams and butters Children Grand Champion Joshua Nigh Columbus Reserve Champion Morgan Nelius Round Top Teen Grand Champion Joshua Nigh Adult Grand Denise Winter La Grange Reserve Cathy Gau Round Top Golden Age Grand Champion Angeline Srubar Reserve Wanda Brown Schulenburg Jelly Grand Champion Teen Emma Baird –Ledbetter Adult Dwayne Oltmann Carmine Reserve Cathy Gau Round Top Golden Age Angeline Srubar West Point Pickles and relishes Children Grand Champion Isabel Coufal Fayetteville Reserve Rebekah Sacks Round Top Teen-Grand Jacob Nigh Columbus Reserve Emma Baird Ledbetter Adult Grand Cathy Gau Round Top Reserve Tiffany Bush Columbus Golden Age Grand Angeline Srubar Sauces and Salsa Children Grand Champion Joshua Nigh Columbus Teen Grand Champion Jacob Nigh Columbus Reserve Champion Emma Baird Ledbetter Adult Grand Champion Gregory Alls Columbus Reserve Dwayne Oltmann Carmine Golden Age Grand Champion Angeline Srubar Reserve Pat Johnson Fayetteville Other Preserved Foods Adult Grand Champion Edward Machala La Grange Best of Canning and Preserving Child Joshua Nigh Teen Jacob Nigh Adult Gregory Mills Golden Age Angeline Srubar Grand and Reserve Canning and preserving fruit Golden Age Grand Champion Jan Ripper Schulenburg Memorable Collections Child 8-12 years Daniel Lehmann Lego Jurassic World Teen 13-17 years Car Homer Beanie Babies Adult 18 and above Myra Simons Avon Bottles Golden Age 70 ad above Ralph Rosenberg Indian Relics Arrowheads Grand Champion Daniel Lehmann La Grunge Reserve Champion Rilan Karisch Monster trucks Teen Grand Champion Cara Homer La Grange Adult Gran Champion Myra Simmons Golden Age Grand Champion Ralph Rosenberg La Grange Reserve Champion Marge Rosenberg La Grange, Eggs To be continued.

Photography Children 8-12 Reserve Champion- Rilan Karish-La Grange Teen (ages 13-17) Grand Champion – Gretchen Sacks Round Top Adult (18-70) Grand – Carissa Karish- La Grange Reserve – Denise Winter – La Grange Golden Age (Over 70) Grand Champion – Emil Knodell Fayetteville Photography (color) Children 8-12 Grand Champion Rilan Karish La Grange Adult Grand Champion Mike Menefee, La Grange Reserve Denise Winter La Grange Portrait/Still Life Adult Grand Champion Jenny Zuhn Rosenburg Reserve Melinda Dunk La Grange Nature Teen Grand Champion Teagan Branch La Grange Reserve Cara Homer La Grange Adult Grand Champion Loretta Denham Reserve Connie Beseda West Point Domestic Animals Adult Grand Champion Brandi Chovanec Flatonia Reserve Lyndsey Vasek La Grange Plants Adult Grand Champion Connie Beseda West Point Reserve Virginia Ohnheiser La Grange Architecture Adult Grand Champion Loretta Denham West Point Reserve Carissa Karish La Grange Other Teen Grand Champion Teagan Branch La Grange Reserve Adult Grand Darryl Joost West Point Reserve Melinda Dunk Other Teen Grand Campion Cara Homer La Grange Humorous Adult Grand Champion Lori Zuhn La Grange Best of Department Photography Child-8-12 years Rilan Karish Teen 13-17 years Teagan Branch Adult 18 and above Loretta Denham Golden Age 70 and above Emil Knodell Creative Arts Best Of Department Child 8-12 Kamry Ledesma Teen 13-18 Phoenix Kooper Adult 19 and above Lyndsey Vasek Golden Age 70 and above Kathryn Sauer Fine Arts Grand Champion Teen Alex Lethonen –Navasota Reserve Alex Lethonen Adult – Grand Champion Lyndsey Vasek Fine Arts Teen Grand Champion Phoenix Kooper Brenham Continued on next page .

The Fayette County Fair Hay Show sponsored by the Schulenburg Young Farmers took place in the Emily Fritsch Barn at the Fairgrounds Thursday evening, Sept. 1.