Carmine Chamber Casino Night Saturday

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Carmine News Correspondent

Casino Night sponsored by the Carmine Chamber of Commerce will be held on Saturday, Aug. 13 at the Carmine Hall, beginning at 6 p.m. It will be German themed with the German Alpine Band, Enzian Baum. Enjoy Gary’s chicken-fried steak meal and delight in “Prosting” Beer and Wine.

Reserved Tables for eight are $400 and individual tickets are $35. They are available by calling or texting (979) 451-1507 and at Carmine State Bank. Reserve your spot now because there will be limited admissions.

RT-C School NewsRound Top-Carmine High School volleyball team started two-a-days on Aug. 1. They participated at the Giddings scrimmages on Aug. 5 and at the La Grange scrimmages on Aug. 6. JV and varsity teams will host Anderson Shiro Aug. 9 at 4 p.m. Varsity plays at the Navasota tournament Aug. 11; while JV team plays the next day Aug. 12. They will both play at NavasotaAug. 13.Teachers will have professional development days Aug. 8-12. Teacher work days areAug. 15 and 16.The administration offices both at Carmine and Round Top are open from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Monday-Thursday through Aug. 9. After that there will beregular hours.Seventh grade Welcome Walk is Aug. 11 from 5-6 p.m. at the high school campus for incoming 7th grade students only.

RT-C Elementary School will have a Meet the Teacher Night on Aug. 15 from 5-6 p.m.

Back to School night is Aug.16 from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.The first day of classes for the 2022-2023 school year willbe Aug. 17.

Carmine VFDCarmine Volunteer Fire Department regular meeting isAug. 11.The burn ban continues to bein effect for Fayette County.

Blood DriveA blood drive will be Sunday, Aug. 28 from 9:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Martin Luther Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall. It is in conjunction with Bethlehem Lutheran Church of RoundTop. You can make an appointment by contactingKhardin@giveblood.orgor logging into your established Digital Donor AccountCarmine HistoryA piece of Carmine History about dry goods and specialtystores. Part 2.Flora’s 5 and 10 (Five and Dime) store was owned by Flora Johle Afflerbach from the 1940’s until the 1960’s. It was on Hauptstrasse south, on the eastside.Paul Wolff had a feed store at what is now known as 214 Hauptstrasse. Arnold and Lydia Peters bought it from him in about 1947 and called in Peters Feed Store. They lived in the back of the store. They sold it to Jerry Jacob and Norris Fuchs and it became Carmine Feed in about 1982. Now Carmine Feed & Fertilizer stores inventorythere.Carmine Feed and Fertilizer sells feed, hardware supplies, toys, jewelry, and other items at 230 Centennial St. It is ownedby Lane and Robyn Jacob.R.Z. Afflerbach sold feed from his store on Sylvan St. and it was then loaded on Hauptstrasse.

Lack’s Auto Supply Store was located at 138 E. Sylvan St. in the late 1940’s and was owned by E. P. Jacob, Sr. The name changed to the Carmine Farm & Home store in the 1950s, and Henry Sanders continued to manage the store. They sold radios, TVs, appliances, bicycles, liquor, vinyl records, gifts, and more. It closed in the early 1970’s. At some point, it became a store with electrical supplies. Butch Marth had it as a liquor store for a short while and also sold beer. Runnin Hare was at the same location and they didleather crafts. Deanna Mesecke and Sam Pope bought the building in 1999. Currently Mesecke owns Unique Antiques in the shop.

R. G. Zwernemann Lumber Company was opened along the former US Hwy 290, now 248 Centennial St., in possibly the 1930s. According to Nathalie Ponfick Rothermel’s memories of her growing up years (1901-1913), Zwernemann bought it from Charles Schubert, who bought it from Charles Bauer in 1913. In later years, the Carmine Lumber Company was formed by selling stock to shareholders. In October, 1985 brothers Charles, Marvin, and Eddie Marburger and Douglas Knutzen bought it. They sold it to John Hatch in September, 2002. After that, it became Carmine Trading Post, owned first by Anderson’s and now by Art Weis and Veronica Garcia. A number of dealers sell antiques and collectibles in the two buildings.

Annie Kuhn owned Kuhn’s Flower Shop, which was located where the current fire station is on Augsburg Ave. in probably the 1940s or 50s through part of the 60s. In the 1970s Lucile Neese bought the business and moved it to the green building which was formerly Dr. A. C. Miller’s office, now 115 Thigpen. The name was changed to Green Cottage Florist and Dora Kieke operated the shop from the 1970s until about 2000. In the early 2000s, Joe Dykes and Joil Ladner were the flower designers. It closed in the early2000s, about 2003.Priesmeyer Clothing Store was located in the Hoppe Store Building now 108 Thigpen St. in the late 1950s and early 60s. It was owned by the Priesmeyerfamily from Garwood.B & S Sales & Service Co. was owned by Max Bathe, Charles Bathe, and Fred Schultz during the 1960s at 108 Thigpen. They sold furniture, kitchen gadgets, beauty aids, dry goods, toys, children and adult clothing, refrigerators, and other items. Schultz sold air conditioners anddid electrical work.Watch for Part Three in thenear future.

MLLC NewsRebekah Group meets August 11 at 2 p.m.

Shared Ministry Meeting is at Waldeck from 9-10:30 a.m.on Saturday.Saturday worship with HolyCommunion is at 6 p.m.Sunday School is Sunday at

9 a.m.Worship with Holy Communion observing the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost is at 10 a.m. The service will also be on themllccarmine.comwebsite. The Rev. David Tinker is thepastor.Domino party is Monday at 1 p.m. in the Mission and Ministry Building.

Recycling TrailerThe recycling trailer is at the Carmine Hall on Thursdaysfrom noon until 4 p.m.Attendants are available to help unload dry newspapers, telephone books, magazines, cardboard, paper, junk mail, clean no. 1 and no. 2 food grade plastics (milk cartons should be separated from other plastic), all colors glass, steel food cans, andaluminum cans.The trailer is in Ledbetter from 8:30-11 a.m., also on Thursdays, behind the LedbetterFireman’s Hall.

Visitors’ CenterCarmine Chamber of Commerce Visitors’ Center at the restored Train Depot is open on the second and fourth Fridays and Saturdays of the monthfrom 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

BirthdaysBirthday wishes are extended to Nicholas Roemer-Aug. 9; Joe Cucuzza and Nicholas Lehmann-11; Joann Ullrich-12; Conway Waak, Jr.-13; Doris Gebhard, Wendy McDaniel, and Tye Siptak-14; and Linda Kovarand Connie Peters-15.

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