ARTS for Rural Texas Hosting Piano Recital this Friday

On Friday night, June 6, at 6:30 p.m. ARTS is presenting a special piano recital featuring Fayetteville resident Miles Gillette in the ARTS Ross Gallery. The recital is free to attend and open to the public. The evening’s program will include works by Frédéric Chopin and promises a compelling performance by one of our most accomplished young pianists.

Seating is limited and reservations are required. To reserve tickets and learn more, go here: https://www. artsforruraltexas.org/upcomingevents/ piano-recitalby- miles-gillette-bockhorn.

For questions, call (979) 3782113. Grant Available

Langford Community Management Services presented information to City Council members regarding the General Land Office Resilient Communities Program Grant. This program provides grants for eligible entities to develop, adopt and implement modern and resilient building codes and flood damage prevention ordinances.

They are looking at vari-ous emergency measures to include all the elements of resiliency. The plan includes development of a community engagement portal.

ARTS Donation 

ARTS presented a check to the City from proceeds from the Courthouse Music Series at City Council.

VFD Fundraiser 

The Fayetteville Fire Department Fundraiser will be held at St. John’s Catholic Recreation Hall on Friday night, June 6. Limited tables sell for $800 a table, which includes a ribeye steak meal with all the trimmings and drinks. A live auction and silent auction will be held at the event.

Raffle tickets are currently on sell for $20 at Fayetteville Bank, Orsak’s Café, or may be obtained from any Fayetteville firefighter. Raffle items include a HD 48 inch Gravely Zero Degree riding lawnmower, multiple rifles and handguns, Pete’s Hobby Shop handcrafted Adirondack chairs, five gallon cast iron kettle and burner, a Stihl trimmer set, a 55” Vizio Smart TV, Turtlebox Audio speaker, $150 meat package from Eckermann’s Meat Market and a $20 H-E-B gift card.

Memorial Day 

A large gathering enjoyed a beautiful Memorial Day celebration put on by the Shelby American Legion Post 602 at St. John’s to honor all veterans.

Mikus Celebrates Birthday Fayetteville’s own Helen Mikus marked her 100th birthday, celebrated by a longstanding group of women at Orsak’s. The “birthday group” started meeting back at Keiler’s Café well over 30 years ago. “My husband John promised we would live in California and changed his mind so we moved from San Francisco, California to Fayetteville. He should have taken the offer to work with handicapped kids there but he wanted to start a dairy farm. We ran it for 22 years until he passed away.”

Mikus raised three children, John, David and Eileen as a substitute teacher at FISD and by working at Fayetteville Bank among other jobs. “We always celebrate birthdays for everyone in the same month so this celebration was quite a surprise.”

Fayetteville EDC 

The Fayetteville Economic Development Corporation (FEDC) will meet on Wednesday, June 11. All are all welcome to attend. Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month beginning at 7 p.m.

Mobile Food Pantry 

The Central Texas Mobile Food Pantry will be at St. John on Wednesday, June 11 from 10-11 a.m. Walk up to the entrance and bring bags or carts for pickup.

St. Paul Lutheran 

St. Paul Lutheran holds services on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Services are recorded every week, rotating among four Shared Lutheran Ministry churches and posted on the Facebook page for the Shared Lutheran Ministry of Fayette County. Services are also featured on KTIM 89.1 Sundays at noon.

St. John Baptist Catholic St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Fayetteville holds Mass Saturdays at 6 p.m., and Sunday’s at 10 a.m.

St. Mary Catholic Church St. Mary Catholic Church in Ellinger holds Mass on Saturdays at 4 p.m. and Sunday’s at 8 a.m.

Fayetteville Brethren 

Worship services at Fayetteville Brethren are held on the second, third and fourth Saturday of every month at 10 a.m. An adult Bible Study is held before the worship service from 9 to 9:45 a.m.

Celebrations 

Happy Birthday wishes are extended to: Blake Rohde- 8.

Happy Anniversary wishes are extended to Lee and Janice Teinert-9.

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