FOR THE RECORD

Heifer Sale

The annual Jr. Commercial Heifer Sale will be held at the Fayette County Fairgrounds on Saturday, Aug. 27 beginning at 1 p.m. About 130 head of quality bred heifers will be auctioned. Lunch served at 11. Come out and support the youth of Fayette County and buy some nice replacement heifers. A resale option is available for people wanting to help out the exhibitors but not wanting to take possession of the heifer. For more information, call Lee Fritsch at (979) 966-7153.

St. Mary Bazaar

St. Mary Catholic Church in Ellinger will host their 72nd Annual Bazaar on Sunday, Aug. 28. Starting at 10:30 a.m. there will be a drive-thru meal at the Ellinger Chamber of Commerce Hall consisting of fried chicken, sausage and trimmings for $14 per plate. Deserts will be available. For anyone wishing to eat their meal in the hall, ice tea will be available. A prize drawing for a $5,000 gift card first prize, a $1,000 gift card second prize, thirteen $500 gift card prizes, and 18 additional prizes will be held in the afternoon. Tickets for the drawing are available from the St. John’s/St. Mary’s Parish Office, St. Mary parishioners or Fayetteville Bank. Beginning Aug. 19, an Online Auction will be open for bidding. Go to www. stmaryellinger.com to register as a bidder and view auction items. A portion of the profits from this event will be given to the Re-Building Fund for the Queen of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Hostyn.

LG Noon Lions

Craig Moreau, Chief of Emergency Management and Homeland Security will be speaking on Thursday September 1, from noon – 1 p.m. at Frisch Auf! Valley Country Club, La Grange. His topic will be “Active Shooter/Active Attacker Case Studies: How to survive and help others survive.”