Big Crowd Attends Paint and Sip Social in Ellinger
Paint and Sip Social
The Paint and Sip social was held Sunday, March 14 at the Ellinger Chamber of Commerce Hall. It was a creative success. Approximately thirty-six ladies from the area participated in the event. Instructor Amanda Eaves inspired some creative thinking. Miranda Schlabach anticipates more such events to come soon.
Ellinger Sewer and Water
The Ellinger Sewer and Water Supply Corporation held its annual meeting on Thursday, March 11 at 6:30 p.m. at the Ellinger Fire Station. Greg Hunger called the meeting to order and requested a “last call” for ballots. The minutes from the 2020 meeting were reviewed and accepted. The engineer’s report was presented and accepted. The report reviewed the three projects in progress for arsenic free water for the Ellinger community. The water well is in final stages of development, monies are on hand for the new storage tank, and funding for the filtration system is ongoing. Mark Landreneau of Inframark gave the manager’s report which highlighted reports filed on behalf of the corporation, projects completed, and repairs and maintenance completed for the previous year. The election results were tallied and presented to the Board president by the independent election auditor. Greg Hunger, Roy Moore, and Michael Schlabach were elected to the Board for 2021, 2022, and 2023. Remaining Board members are Ruth Horndt, Laura Brugger, Bradley Dunk, and Randy Robertson. The next regular meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 12.
Junior Livestock Show and Sale
The Fayette County Junior Livestock Show and Sale are right around the corner. The opening for the event is 8 a.m. on Friday, March 26, 2021 at the Fayette County Fair Grounds. The broiler show gets underway at 9 a.m. followed by the lamb show at 10 a.m. immediately followed by the goat show. The steer show is scheduled for 1 p.m. and will be followed by the heifer show. Ag mechanics is scheduled for 3 p.m., the rabbit show is at 4 p.m., and the swine show is scheduled for 5 p.m. On Saturday, March 27, buyer registration is scheduled for 1 p.m., heifer review is at 2 p.m., and the sale gets underway at 2:30 p.m. The public is invited to the fair grounds to view the exhibits and support the youth of our county. Two Ellinger youth will be participating in this year’s show. Brylee Brugger will be showing lambs and Rheagan Karisch will be showing a steer and heifers.
SLM Lenten Services
The Shared Lutheran Ministry of Fayette County (SLM) has scheduled mid week Lenten services. The theme this year is “Convicted.” Each week a different character from Jesus’s life will be put on trial as the prosecuting and defense attorneys make their cases. The congregations will be the jury. Worship will begin at 6 p.m. on Wednesdays; no soup suppers will be held this year. The rotation for the joint SLM mid week worship is as follows: March 10-Warrenton; March 17-Ellinger; March 24-Fayetteville; Maundy Thursday, April 1-Rutersville; Good Friday-April 2 at 2 p.m.-Fayetteville. Phil Oestreich, will be live streaming/recording the services and uploading them to Facebook and You Tube for those wishing to participate from home.
SLM Palm Sunday Service
On Palm Sunday, March 28, the SLM plans to hold a joint parking lot worship at 9 a.m. at Rutersville. There will be a reading of the Passion of Jesus from the Bible, distribution of Psalms, and Holy Communion.
Easter Worship
April 4 is Easter. Festive Easter worship has been planned for all four SLM congregations and will include Holy Communion: Ellinger-8 a.m.; Warrenton-8:30 a.m.; Rutersville-10 a.m.; Fayetteville-10:30 a.m. All are welcome. Services will also be broadcast at noon on KTIM radio and on YouTube and FB, as usual.
Fayetteville Brethren Church
Fayetteville Brethren Church has services the second and fourth Saturday’s of each month. Other services are at Industry Brethren – parking lot services on the second, third and fourth Saturday’s at 3 p.m.; In-person services are at Wesley Brethren on Sundays at 9 a.m. and Nelsonville Brethren on Sundays at 10:15 a.m. Rev Mike Groseclose leads all the services. The Nelsonville service is live streamed on Nelsonville Brethren’s Face-Book page.
Ellinger VFD Fundraiser
The Ellinger Volunteer Fire Department is planning its Annual Feast and Fundraiser. It has been scheduled for Sunday, April 25. There will be a BBQ chicken and sausage lunch served with all the trimmings. No walk ups will be allowed. It will be drivethru only. Additionally there will be a live auction held outdoors under the pavilion. Currently firemen are selling tickets for the raffle. Contact them early because they usually sell out fast. Posters and other notifications will be forthcoming to inform the public of the changes in this year’s event.
Ellinger C of C
The Ellinger Chamber of Commerce is planning a city wide garage sale in Ellinger on Saturday, April 10 beginning at 7:30 a.m. Call Miranda for more details or go to the website: www.ellingertexas.com.
City of Ellinger
The City of Ellinger holds a meeting on the last Thursday of each month at the Ellinger Community Center Dining Hall. The next meeting is scheduled for March 25. Election for city of Ellinger officials is scheduled for May 1. Running for Mayor of Ellinger is Matt Mikulenka, and Joe Lamer, Kenny Stajanek, and Curtis Zwahr have filed for commissioner positions.
Rain
The Ellinger community received three tenths inches of rainfall on Saturday and Sunday.
Birthdays
Birthday wishes are extended to the March celebrants: Gracie Brune-March 21; Dale Brasewell-22; Scott Fritsch and Lauren Daub-23; Natasha Weishuhn-24; Mary Vrazel-25; Doug Divin and Billy Kubena-26; James Horndt-29; Kendal Smidovec-31.
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