Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reports that on Thursday, May 12 at approximately 11:26 a.m. Deputy Lee Phillips took a report of a missing male subject from the La Grange area identified as Allen Campbell, 74 years of age.

Do not forget to get your tickets for the upcoming fundraiser for the Muldoon Volunteer Fire Department on Saturday, May 21. They will be serving plates of barbecue pulled pork sandwiches with trimmings. Presale tickets are available from any of the fire fighters and community support members. You can call (281) 682-5625 or (512) 914- 6021 for tickets. For more information, contact Harold and Virginia Boehnke at (830) 839- 4527.

Broker Katy Michalke, is excited to announce Emily Shaw as a new full time Realtor with Lindemann Real Estate. Emily is a native of La Grange and her family roots go back generations in Fayette County.

The 11th Annual Jack Hooper Day at the Ballpark took place this past weekend at Wolters Park in Schulenburg. Attendees participated in the Fun Run 5K, cornhole tournament, Turtle Races, Kid Zone, Silent Auction and more. This event was title sponsored by Chuck Brown Ford, and we are truly appreciative of them, as well as the many other generous sponsors. This event was a success because of you, and because of the volunteers, staff, families, and community as a whole. See ya next year. The mission of Turtle Wing Foundation is to help individuals in rural areas achieve their full potential by providing access to a shared network of emotional, educational, and therapeutic resources. To learn more, or to donate, please reach out to Executive Director, Destiny Psencik, at (979) 505-5090. Cornhole Winners from left: David Bradley and Troy Brenek took second place, and Richard Marburger and Miles Marburger took home first place.

Turtle Wing Foundation considers Community Education and Advocacy a critical part of their programming. Encouraging youth to be supportive of their peers with learning differences, promoting fields of service that would encourage young adults to explore careers that would involve providing therapeutic or academic services to the children and families served by Turtle Wing, and attracting or encouraging additional service providers to the rural areas they serve are just a few items that fall under this program area.

Spring is here, most of the trees are leafed out, flowers are blooming, new life abounds. I’m wondering if I’m glad or sad. I’m delighted to see another season burst forth with color and vigor but sad to acknowledge the cells in my body are having a difficult time bursting forth with anything that resembles “newness,” much less vigor and color.

St. Paul Lutheran Church in Serbin will have their Annual Serbin Picnic on Sunday, May 29 at the Serbin Picnic Grounds. They will have barbecue for sale by the pound beginning at 10:30 a.m. The ladies will have a booth selling sides as well as craft items. There will be lots of children’s activities, snow cone stand, ice cream and cold beer. They invite everyone to come meet your old friends and make new ones.

Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reports activities of Fayette County Sheriff Deputies for the month of April. Sgt.

Tiggy and Tuxey are 7-year-old short haired cats. They are neutered males and very sweet. Their owner can no longer care for them so they ended up at our shelter. If you have room in your home, please consider adopting them. They do not have to be adopted together, but they are a bonded pair.

This is the second of a series of articles covering the stories of the historic Faison House, located at 822 South Jefferson Street (Hwy. 77) across from the Fayette Public Library in La Grange, Texas. Major efforts are underway to secure the future of this privatelyowned landmark, now on the National Register of Historic Places at the state level of recognition for its social history.