The AMEN Food Pantry continues to serve large numbers. The call for assistance from the community to assist with providing food was excellent and thanks to all that assisted with the food shortage. The Central Texas Food Bank is beginning to have food and hopefully service will become normal in the next few weeks.

Patterned Beauty by Jill Maytorena opened Sept. 3 at the ARTS for RuralTexas Ross Gallery and runs thorugh Oct.

Edward and Cynthia Koncaba of Flatonia are pleased to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Amy Nicole Koncaba, to Allen Joshua Keilers, son of Arlin and Pam Keilers of West Point. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Edwin and Rosie Koncaba of Flatonia, and Leon and Frances Kubenka of Flatonia. The prospective groom is the grandson of Henry ‘Hank’ and Maxine Holub of West Point and Alois and the late Sydonia Keilers of Fayetteville. The bride-to-be is a graduate of Sam Houston State University, where she received her Bachelor’s degree in Education with a Major in Special Education. She is currently employed as an ARD Facilitator working for the La Grange ISD. The prospective groom is a graduate of TSTC, where he received a certificate in Telecommunications. He is currently employed as an Electrical Technician at Fayette Electric Cooperative in La Grange. Their wedding will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Praha at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24. The couple will reside in Weimar.

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Kathleen McElroy, a professor in the School of Journalism and Media at the University of Texas at Austin spent all day Tuesday speaking to a number of different English and Journalism classes at La Grange High School. McElroy catered each talk around the interests and questions of the students, and peppered her discussions with interesting anecdotes from what is a remarkable career. She received her Ph.D. from UT-Austin in December 2014, after nearly 30 years as a professional journalist. At The New York Times, she held various management positions, including associate managing editor, dining editor, deputy sports editor and deputy editor of the website. She previously worked for The National, an all-sports daily, and Newsday on Long Island as well as the Austin American-Statesman, The Huntsville Item and the Bryan-College Station Eagle. She told the students about her time as Dining Editor at The New York Times, which allowed her to eat at many of the best restaurants in the city, and also her times as Page 1 editor of The Times, and the tough decisions she had to make in that role.

C Carmine News Correspondent Fifteen members of the Round Top-Carmine ISD High School Class of 1961, two teachers, four former classmates, and 14 spouses and guests were present to celebrate “61 Years of the RT-C Class of ‘61” at the Quade-Werchan American Legion Post No. 338 (Round Top) on Saturday, July 16.

Recek Baby Travis and Alex Recek of Austin are parents of their first child, a daughter, Emilia Rose Recek, born July 7, 2022 at St. David’s Medical Center.

Winchester News Correspondent After a break for summer vacation, the Winchester Round Table Book Club will begin meeting again Sept. 20 at 7 p.m.

Sept. 1-5, 1972 A frame home in Winchester owned and occupied by R.C. Franke and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Traugott Franke, was destroyed by fire about mid-afternoon on Saturday. A faulty television set was given as the cause of the blaze. La Grange firemen, who answered the call and responded with the department’s booster truck that was already lined up for the Fayette County Fair street parade, said the family was unable to save much of anything. Local firemen concentrated their efforts on saving a nearby barn containing 3,000 bales of hay, as well as a smokehouse. Firemen from Smithville and Giddings joined those from La Grange in fighting the fire. In other old news, the Little Rascals of Mortgage Hill copped the first prize ribbon for the most original entry in the Fayette County Fair parade. Riding the little flag-bedecked car were Ken and Philip Ebel with Greg and Keith Matocha in the trailer. They were the children of Dr. and Mrs. C.E. Ebel and Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Matocha Jr. U.S. Representative J.J. (Jake) Pickle, who was in town for the Fayette County Fair, announced that bids would be open soon for the new La Grange Low-Rent Housing Project. La Grange Mayor L.W. Stolz Jr. responded, “This is indeed good news for La Grange. The development will contain 40 badly needed units, one-third of which will be reserved for the elderly.” After the fair, Pickle was returning to Washington for the remainder of the 92nd Congress.

M Muldoon News Correspondent Muldoon Volunteer Fire department is producing a fundraiser play by Sarah Tuft called 110 Stories on Sunday, Sept. 11 at 2 p.m.