Ellinger VFD Fundraiser A Success

The Ellinger Volunteer Fire Department’s annual feast and fundraiser took place this past Sunday. The department appreciates everyone that came and supported the fire department. Many hours were spent by community volunteers and fire department members to prepare in the weeks leading up to this one day. The meal, auction, raffle all did extremely well.

Here are the prize winners: $1,000 Gift Card-Jeremy Moeckel; Ruger American Go Wild Camo Predator 308 Rifle -Kelsey Polasek; Radical Firearms AR15 5.56/223Ron Pflughaupt; $500 Gift Card-Dennis Orsak; Savage Axis 22-250-David Chovanec; $500 Gift Card-Chad Henneke; Benelli Nova 12 Ga.-Ben Halamicek; 7’ Cedar Picnic Table-Debbie Pietsch; 5-gal. Cast Iron Kettle with Burner-Pierce Haye (donated by Fayetteville Propane); 5’ Cedar Glider Swing-Ben Poncik; Eckermann’s Variety Meat Pkg.-Ruth Horndt; 55” TCL Roku TV-Ron Pflughaupt; Dewalt 20V Drill/Impact Driver Kit-La Grange NAPA; $250 Gift Card-George Zikuhr (donated by M&K Welding and Construction); $250 Gift Card-George Zikuhr; $200 Gift Card-Ted Hoffmann; $200 Gift Card-Ken McCarty; $200 Gift Card-Nicholas Orsak; $200 Gift Card-Daniel Oldag; $200 Gift Card-Jim Agema; 70 QT. Igloo IMX Cooler-Joanne Tobias.

Ellinger C of C

There will be another Bingo on May 6 at the Ellinger Chamber of Commerce hall. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. The kitchen opens at 5 p.m. and games start at 6 p.m.

There will be a free situational awareness class led by instructor Officer Tammy Jo McCleney on Sunday, May 7 from 2-5 p.m. The class will be at the chamber hall and is sponsored by City of Ellinger, Ellinger Volunteer Fire Department, and the Ellinger Chamber of Commerce.

Ellinger Tomato Festival The 86th Tomato Festival will be held Friday, May 26-Sunday, May 28.

Friday-Margarita and Chips and Salsa, Entree and Dessert contest plus Round One of Chopped Challenge and Entertainment by The Broken Spokes from 8:3011:30 pm.

Saturday-Tomato Trot 5K Fun Run, BBQ Cookoff, Farmers Breakfast and Bloody Mary Contest, Final LIVE Chopped Challenge Showdown, raffles, face painting, and a live auction at 7 p.m.

followed by The Bandits.

Sunday-Homemade Chamber Fried Chicken and Sausage lunch drive through starting at 10:30 a.m. Check out ellingertexas.com for more information.

Raffle tickets are now for sale for the Tomato Festival from members, directors or at Koehl’s in Ellinger. The drawing is on Sunday, May 28 at 1:30 p.m. and only 1,000 tickets will be sold. All proceeds go to the community center restoration, local scholarships and community improvements.

Shared Lutheran Ministry

St. John Lutheran in Ellinger will have a bake sale and hotdogs on Saturday, May 13 from 9-12:30 p.m. at the church. Proceeds benefiting future ministries. For more information, contact (979) 966-3515. Worship services are still offered on Facebook, You Tube and KTIM 89.1 on Sundays at noon. Ellinger has worship every Sunday at 8 a.m. with communion.

Vacation Bible School

The Shared Lutheran Ministry will have Vacation Bible School in Rutersville the week of July 24.

Brethren Church Fayetteville Brethren Church has services the second, third, and fourth Saturdays of each month at 10 a.m. Other services are at Industry Brethren on the second, third and fourth Saturdays at 5 p.m., 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.

Birthdays

Birthday Wishes to the following May: Barbara Johnson-12, Conner King-19, Phyllis Fritsch and Liz Ripple- 21, Shelby Dennis-24, and Ann Heintschel-25.

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