Ledbetter VFD Sponsoring Lane of Lights
Ledbetter Volunteer Fire Department will sponsor their Christmas Lane of Lights this year. It begins the Thanksgiving weekend and will be held every Friday and Saturday until Dec. 18 from 6-9 p.m. Enjoy a hayride through a lighted path of Christmas reflections.
Tickets are $10 per person and children two years and under are free. Live musical entertainment and Santa will be there each night. Location is FM 1291 at Hwy. 290.
All proceeds benefit the Ledbetter Volunteer Fire Department. For additional information, contact Gwen at (979) 540- 0105 or Lana at (979) 966-3477.
RT-C School News
Round Top-Carmine ISD Thanksgiving holidays will be Nov. 22-26.
Listen to or read the local media for the next game for the High School volleyball team.
Lutheran World Relief Kits
Lutheran World Relief kits will be assembled Tuesday, Nov. 2 at 1 p.m. at Martin Luther Lutheran Church and then they and quilts will be packed. Help is needed and appreciated. Shipment is Nov. 6 at Zion Lutheran Church of Zionsville.
Carmine VFD
Carmine Volunteer Fire Department Meeting Night is Nov. 11 at 7 p.m.
The department reminds residents to check smoke detectors to make sure the batteries are working.
Turkey and Dressing Meal
Martin Luther Lutheran Church Women of the ELCA is on turkey and dressing meal Sunday, Nov. 14 from 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Drive thru only meal will be served at the Mission & Ministry Building. The $12 tickets must be purchased in advance and are available at the MLLC office, Carmine State Bank, and from Leonita Sanders.
Men in Mission
Men in Mission of Martin Luther Lutheran Church are collecting items for Christmas Boxes for the Port of Houston Seafarers. They may be brought to the church office until Nov. 22, when they will be packed at 6 p.m. Items include address books, fabric band-aids, baseball caps, 2022 calendars, comb, dental floss, antiperspirant/ deodorant, disposable razors, flashlight and batteries, small packs Kleenex, lip balm, lotion, nail clippers, Gold Bond cream, Gold Bond powder, individual servings of hot chocolate, needles and thread, Q-tips, shaving cream, soap, shampoo, toothbrush, toothpaste, gum and hard candy, key chains, pocket-sized notebooks, mechanical pencils, pens, playing cards, individual microwave popcorn packages, socks, Sudoku books, Texas souvenirs, T-shirts, SUB flash drives, and Word Search books.
Keep in mind that most of the seafarers are men.
MLLC News
Packing for Lutheran World Relief is Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the Mission & Ministry Building.
Worship Committee meets Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.
Shipment for Lutheran World Relief is Saturday morning at Zionsville.
Saturday worship with Holy Communion is at 6 p.m.
Sunday worship with Holy Communion, observing the 24th Sunday after Pentecost, is at 10 a.m. The service will also be on the mllccarmine.com website. The Rev. David Tinker is the pastor.
Quilting for Lutheran World Relief is Monday at 9 a.m.
Recycling Trailer
The recycling trailer is at the Carmine Hall on Thursdays from noon until 4 p.m.
The trailer is in Ledbetter from 8:30-11 a.m., also on Thursdays, behind the Ledbetter Fireman’s Hall.
Visitors’ Center
Carmine Chamber of Commerce Visitors’ Center at the restored Train Depot is open on the second and fourth Fridays and Saturdays of the month from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Birthdays
Birthday wishes are extended to Candice Gorden and Faith Meinholdt-Nov. 5; Levi Carmean, Darrell Kelley, Tina Mikeska, Jessica Weidemann, Buck Williams, and Randall Zwernemann-7; and Shelby Vaughn-8.