Fayetteville Community Blood Drive Saturday

Schedule a time to donate blood at the semi-annual Fayetteville Community Blood Drive in front of the old fire station on the square this Saturday, Jan. 17 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. To schedule, you can go to giveblood.org and plug in the zip for Fayetteville or contact Jonathan Noska at (979) 966-9569.

Donating blood helps save lives and the need is great. The blood drive is held by the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center and is sponsored by the Fayetteville/ Ellinger Knights of Columbus.

City of Fayetteville 

In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan 19, the following will be closed: City of Fayetteville offices, the office of the Justice of the Peace, Cadence Bank and the post office.

There is an open seat on the Fayetteville Economic Development Corporation board of directors.

Community Garden 

Fayetteville Park Community Garden volunteers Martin Payne and Karen Bookout wish to thank Billy Wasut and David Malota for their continuing assistance. “Most recently, David did an expert job of moving some extra soil and mulch out of the parking space and drainage area and cleaning up around the gardens,” stated Payne.

The team cleaned up last year’s garden debris and came up with a plan to move the picnic table and benches to another location. Some of the beds are ready for vegetables and flowers (perennials that take full sun exposure) when appropriate. Plant those potatoes before Valentine’s day. Contact Bookout for more information at (281) 361-4555.

ArtWalk 2026 

ArtWalk, the highly anticipated annual juried art show and exhibition held the weekend of May 2 and 3, is open to artist submissions only until Friday. Deadline to apply is Friday, Jan. 16 at 11:59 p.m. The exhibition awards over $6,000 in cash prizes.

A complete list of exhibitor requirements, application and booth information, important dates and deadlines, and applications for ArtWalk 2026 can be found here: https:// www.artsforruraltexas.org/ artwalkapplication. For questions or more information, email Destinee Archer at specialevents@ artsforruraltexas. org or call (979) 378-2113. Opening Reception

Saturday, from 4-6 p.m. local award winning artist Stephen Henry will be featured in an opening reception at ARTS Ross Gallery for his new solo show “Paintings, Prints, and Peculiar Pieces.”

The exhibition will remain on view until Feb. 28. For questions or more information, contact Allyson Hoffmann at programs@artsforruraltexas. org or call (979) 378-2113.

Picking Park 

Listen to a talented group of bluegrass musicians pick and sing at Picking Park on the square this Saturday. They get together the second Saturday of each month from January-November. The music flows from 2 p.m. until everyone’s ready to call it.

St. Paul Lutheran Church St. Paul Lutheran holds services on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Services are recorded every week, rotating among four Shared Lutheran Ministry churches and posted on the Facebook page for the Shared Lutheran Ministry of Fayette County. Services are also featured on KTIM 89.1 Sundays at noon.

St. John the Baptist Catholic St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Fayetteville holds Mass Saturdays at 6 p.m., and Sunday’s at 10 a.m.

St. Mary’s Catholic Church St. Mary Catholic Church in Ellinger holds Mass on Saturdays at 4 p.m. and Sunday’s at 8 a.m.

Fayetteville Brethren 

Worship services at Fayetteville Brethren are held on the second, third and fourth Saturday of every month at 10 a.m. An adult Bible Study is held before the worship service from 9 to 9:45 a.m.

Celebrations 

Happy Birthday wishes are extended to: Shirley Sodek and Maisyn Krebs-16; Jim Schmitt-18; Maurine Schley-19; Sadie Tiemann and Jaxson Tiemann-20; Joe Coufal, Jr., Julie Korenek-21; Emily Warren-22.

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