The St. Rose of Lima Catholic School family gathered on Wednesday, Aug. 10 for the annual Back to School Orientation and Open House. Beginning at 5 p.m. in church was a welcome and introduction of faculty and staff. Following there was distribution of family information packets, opportunity to meet support organizations, teachers and visit classrooms. There were several new faces which included 19 new students and three new staff members. On Thursday, Aug. 11 was the first class day at St. Rose which included a school family Mass at 10 a.m. that morning.

St. Mark’s Medical Center (SMMC) is proud to announce five employees recognized to date in 2022 for excellence in adhering to HeRO (High Reliability Organization) principles.

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Ellinger News Correspondent The Ellinger Chamber of Commerce will be hosting Bingo on Saturday, Aug. 20.

W The 14th Biannual Lehmann-Woythe Reunion was held on Sunday, Aug, 7 at the Holy Cross Lutheran Church Picnic Grounds. Pastor Dustin Beck provided an inspirational message and led a prayer before the meal.

Rev. Bohumir (Gottfried) Menzel visited Texas in 1840 with a group of German and Czech settlers. He settled in the New Braunfels, Fredericksburg, Castroville, and D’Hannis areas where he taught school, was a natural scientist and a Catholic priest. Menzel’s pioneering impact nurtured the settlement of Texas by the Czechs and Germans. He returned home to northern Bohemia in 1856. Dr. Lukáš Perutka, from Rožnov pod Radhoštěm, Czech Republic, will present the story of Menzel’s travels to Texas and return home where he finished his life’s work and was recognized for his many endeavors by Franz Joseph, I. Perutka will then close with a Q&A session.

Fayette Electric Cooperative is excited to announce their partnership with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Each month, the Imagination Library will provide an age-appropriate book for each registered child, absolutely free to the family. Fayette EC recently created a fund with the help of the Fayette Community Foundation called the Fayette Electric Cooperative Charitable Fund in support of this program. Children from birth to age five who are registered with the program will receive a highquality book each month delivered directly to their home. At this time, the program is only available to those living in the 78945 zip-code. After evaluation of this pilot program for one year, the Fayette EC board hopes to open the program up to other areas in their service territory.

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op Round Top News Correspondent Round Top-Carmine ISD has resumed classes for the school year. RTC FFA will meet the first Thursday of each month during the school year at 6 p.m.