To The Editor: Got a good laugh from Jeff Wick’s column “I don’t think library book banning is ever a good idea.” Interesting in light of the robust history of more than 200 years of careful selection of books available in public schools based on community norms, including Fayette County Texas, which is the same outcome as “banning.” Consider Madonna’s book “Sex,” and we immediately see the fallacy of Mr. Wick’s remarks.

SLM Fun Night (Halloween theme) will be Wednesday, Oct. 27 in Fayetteville. Bring your favorite dish and gather at 5:30 p.m. The potluck meal will be at 6 p.m. Fellowship, games, and fun will finish the night. You are asked to bring canned goods for a Thanksgiving meal to be donated to AMEN. Suggestions include: cake mixes, canned pie filling (pumpkin, cherry, apple), graham cracker pie crusts, cranberry sauce, etc.

The Texas Wendish Heritage Society is hosting an Old Tyme Wendish Sunday. This will be a day of food, fellowship and fun at the Tesas Wendish Heritage Museum on Sunday, Oct. 24. The day begins with Kilian Kaffe Klatch at 10 a.m. including dominoes, cards and children’s activities. Door prizes will be given throughout the day. Refreshments will be offered at 11 a.m. followed by a lunch of sausage, noodles, sauerkraut, green beans, beets, pickles, peaches, homemade bread, coffee and tea. Peach cobbler will be served for dessert. The lunch will be a free will donation. A brief meeting will be held just before lunch at 11:30 a.m. including a demonstration from special guest, Grace Walker. Dominoes, etc. will begin again from 1-2:30 p.m. Non members are invited to attend. Attendees may participate in all activities or just those that fit into their schedule. Please RSVP by Tuesday, Oct. 19 either via email (museum@ texaswendish.org) or call them at (979) 366-2441.

I should have been smarter than that. After all, it was the evening before I would enter my 30’s.

My daughter, Melissa, gave me two wall plaques for the sunroom. I spend much of my time there because looking out at the water has always calmed me. One reads “Heaven is Just a Little Bit Closer Beside the Water” and the other one reads “The SAU-TH (SOUTH)”

A small detachment of Lone Star rebels rode out of Goliad on Oct. 25, 1835 with orders to attack the government garrison at Fort Lipantitlan.

If history is an indicator, Texas voters will likely go to the polls on Nov. 2 in underwhelming numbers to decide the fate of eight proposed amendments to the state’s constitution. With no statewide races on the ballot, and a scattering of local elections for city council and school board, turnout typically is low. Nevertheless, early voting is now underway and continues until Oct. 29.

To the Editor: After visiting a church member, I walked to my car and heard a kitten. I asked the lady if she had a kitten, and she said that she did not.

On Page 1A today you can read my news story about the book banning issue at La Grange Independent School District. I tried my best to stay unbiased in that story.

To The Editor: I was surprised to see my name in the first sentence of Mr. Green’s letter titled “View of History Can Change” in last week’s Fayette County Record.