Carmine 42 Club Meets

The Carmine 42 Club met on Dec. 2 with an exchange of Christmas gifts and a wonderful lunch at JWs Steakhouse.

After playing seven games, the winning partners were Linda Mattocks and LaVerne Albers with 1817 points, playing one hand of 84. The second-place partners were Jeanette Schoenst and Jo Nell Glaesman with 1789 points. Also playing were partners Myrt Meinkowsky and Edith Flinn and partners Carol Naegeli and Marlene Waak, who also played one hand of 84.

The camaraderie was enjoyed by all, and this domino club would like to wish a Merry Christmas to everyone, especially all the fellow domino-playing cohorts.

RT-C School News

The Round Top-Carmine High School girls and boys basketball teams host Calvert on Dec. 17.

Early release (12:30 p.m.) will be on Dec. 17, followed by Winter Break from Dec. 18 through Jan. 6.

Carmine VFD

The Carmine Volunteer Fire Department’s regular December meeting will be canceled, due to Christmas Eve.

If you have a controlled burn, contact the Fayette County Sheriff’s department at (979) 968-5856 to give them your name, location of burn and phone number.

Check the batteries in your smoke detectors.

MLLC News

Advent service is Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary. This will conclude this year’s Advent services with the theme “Star of Wonder, Star of Night, Guide us to Thy Perfect Light.”

Saturday worship service with Holy Communion is at 6 p.m.

Sunday School is at 9 a.m. Sunday worship with Holy Communion, observing the Fourth Sunday in Advent, is at 10 a.m. Praise Team leads songs for the Carol Service and the Noisy Offering will be collected for God’s Global Barnyard. The Sunday School Christmas Program was postponed and hopefully will be held this day during the worship service. The service will also be on mllccarmine. com. The Rev. David Tinker is the pastor.

Domino party is Monday at 1 p.m.

Visitors’ Center

The Carmine Chamber of Commerce Visitors’ Center at the restored Train Depot is open on the second and fourth Fridays and Saturdays of the month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Recycling

The recycling trailer is back at the Carmine Hall on Thursdays from noon until 4 p.m. They will not be there on Thanksgiving Day.

Dry newspapers, telephone books, magazines, cardboard, paper, junk mail, clean no. 1 and no. 2 food grade plastics, all colors glass, steel food cans and aluminum cans are accepted. It is very helpful to have the recycled items separated. Attendants are available to help unload.

They kindly ask that you please wait to drop off items until they are open.

The trailer is in Ledbetter from 8:30 to 11 a.m., also on Thursdays, behind the Ledbetter Fireman’s Hall.

Birthdays

Birthday wishes are extended to the following celebrants: Shirley Mueller and Kristi Wunderlich - Dec. 16; Paula Barrick and LouAnn Stokes - 17; and Raylon Zwernemann - 18.

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