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Everyone is invited for an evening of dining, fellowship and dancing hosted by the Rutersville Hermann Sons Life Lodge on Saturday, Oct. 15 beginning at 5 p.m until sold out. Dine in or to go barbecue chicken meal plates are $12. Music will be provided by The Back Porch Boys Band and B.Y.O.B is welcome. Enjoy a cake walk and an auction. Members who can help, bring a cake or an auction item may call Weldon Hartmann at (979) 966- 3449. The hall is located at 5830 State Hwy. 159 in Rutersville,
Hostyn Catholic Daughters No. 2282 will sponsor a Rosary Rally at the gazebo next to the Quilt Museum on Saturday, Oct. 15 at noon. All are invited to participate. Please come early to register. You may bring a bottle of water for yourself.
Central Texas Food Bank Truck will be at the Waldeck Lutheran Church located at the junction FM 1291 and FM 2145 on Saturday, Oct. 15 from 10 until 11 a.m. It will be drive-thru only and all clients are to remain in their vehicles. Someone will be there to direct traffic. Clients are advised to make room inside their car trunks and truck beds. Food boxes will be prepackaged and placed into each vehicle by volunteers. The food truck is in Waldeck on the third Saturday of every month, 10 to 11 a.m. The next scheduled dates are Nov. 19 and Dec. 17.
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 870 will meet on the third Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. at theAmmannsville KJT Hall located in Ammannsville. Food and refreshments will be available after the meeting. Members and prospective members are encouraged to attend.
Feed the Need, a non-profit organization whose mission is to feed people physically and spiritually, will provide free burgers every Monday at 6:30 p.m. in La Grange at the south east corner of the courthouse square. Everyone is welcome.
Everyone is invited for an evening of dining, fellowship and dancing hosted by the Rutersville Hermann Sons Life Lodge on Saturday, Oct. 15 beginning at 5 p.m until sold out. Dine in or to go barbecue chicken meal plates are $12. Music will be provided by The Back Porch Boys Band and B.Y.O.B is welcome. Enjoy a cake walk and an auction. Members who can help, bring a cake or an auction item may call Weldon Hartmann at (979) 966- 3449. The hall is located at 5830 State Hwy. 159 in Rutersville.
The third edition in a series of “Breaking The Silence,” a movie interviewing local veterans about their service in Vietnam will be presented at The Lyric Theater in Flatonia on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. This movie is produced by Joe Janecka. Admission is free.
The 37th annual La Grange Volunteer Fire Department fund raiser benefit fish fry will be held Sunday, Oct. 16 beginning at 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Knights of Columbus Hall located at 190 S. Brown St. in La Grange. The meal is drive-thru only with a free will donation. Proceeds to help purchase new equiment.
Ellinger Hermann Sons Life
The Ellinger Hermann Sons Life will be meeting at the Ellinger Fire Station on Monday, Oct. 17 at 6 p.m.
Fayette Water Supply Meeting
Fayette Water Supply Corporation will be conducting a Meeting of the Board of Directors on Monday, Oct. 17 at 5:30 p.m. at the FWSC office located at 200 Bordovsky Rd. in La Grange. All members are encouraged to attend.
Winedale Online Talk
On Tuesday, Oct. 18 at noon, Dr. Ken Hafertepe will discuss the painted churches of Texas. This beautifully illustrated talk will throw new light on the famous “painted churches of Texas” most of which were built between 1890 and 1920. These churches were built for German and Czech immigrants, but the architects were largely from San Antonio. E-mail tricia.blakistone@austin.utexas.edu to receive a link to this zoom talk.
VFW Post 5254 & Auxiliary
A light meal and meetings will be held by the La Grange Fayette Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post No. 5254 and Auxiliary onTuesday, Oct. 18 at theVFW Home in La Grange. Meeting time for the VFW Auxiliary is 5 p.m. then a light meal will be served at 6 p.m. followed by theVFW Post meeting. Potential members are invited.
Schulenburg Class of 1960 Reunion
The Schulenburg High School Class of 1960 will hold a reunion on Thursday, Oct. 20 at Robert’s Steakhouse in Flatonia. The reunion will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lunch will be ordered from the menu. Please reach out and contact your classmates regarding this event. For further information and to reserve your and/or your spouse/friend’s place, contact Harvey Oeding at (979)702-0292 or Gary Herzik at (512) 863-2418 or jaggherzik@yahoo.com.
Fayette County Republican Women
The Fayette County Republican Women will hold their monthly meeting on Thursday, Oct. 20 at the La Grange City Hall, 155 E. Colorado in La Grange. Guest speaker will be Zack Ezer, Fayette County Republican Party Vice Chair and a firearms industry manufacturers’ representative. He will inform those in attendance on “automatic” weapons, accessories, and ammunition specifically, those that the Biden administration is attempting to ban from sales and confiscate from lawabiding citizens. Social time starts at 6 p.m. FCRW’s business meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.fcrwtx.org.
Fayette Library Activities
Mark your calendars for some family fun this October at the Fayette Public Library located at 855 S. Jefferson in La Grange. Join the library for Harry Potter Night with special guest, the Sam Houston State University Quidditch team on Thursday, Oct. 20 beginning at 4-6 p.m. Join them again for a Hocus Pocus Halloween, Thursday, Oct. 27 from 4-6 p.m. Stop by the library today and sign up for the Hocus Pocus pumpkin decorating contest. For more information on these programs, don’t hesitate to get in touch with the library at (979) 968-3765.
Genealogy Programs at Library
The Fayette Heritage Museum and Archives is hosting a series of eight free genealogy programs upstairs above the Fayette Public Library in La Grange on Friday, Oct. 21 beginning at 9 a.m. Call and ask for the Archives at (979) 968-3765 or email archives@cityoflg. com for the list of programs and to reserve a seat.
LHS Class Of 1961 Reunion
The 1961 graduating class of La Grange High School will have a belated 60th (actual 61th) reunion on Saturday, Oct. 22 at the Frisch Auf Valley Country Club in La Grange. Visiting will start around 4 p.m. with a meal served around 6 p.m. For additional information, contact Marilyn Strmiska at (979) 966-5056, Liz Tannler (281) 5431976 or Carol Johnson (979) 968-5056.
Monster Dash Oct. 22
Turtle Wing Foundation will be hosting their 10th Annual Monster Dash on Saturday, Oct. 22 from 5-7 p.m. at Jack & Mary’s, 610 LyonsAve. in Schulenburg.The event will consist of the “BooAround the Block” with plenty of local businesses and organizations handing out candy, the Jack Hooper Costume Contest, a performance by On Pointe Dance Studio, a silent auction, and of course, the Monster Dash. Come out and see if you’re the fastest or the scariest in town, it will be spook-tacular. To learn more about services, donate, or would like a Turtle Wing representative come and speak to your organization, reach out to Destiny at (979) 505-5090.
Fayette County Farm Bureau Meeting
The Fayette County Farm Bureau will hold its Annual Meeting on Thuesday, Oct. 25 at the KC Hall in La Grange. Social is from 6-7 p.m. Meal will be served at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 in advance for members by Oct. 20 and $9 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at the Fayette County Farm Bureau office in La Grange. No to-go plates. RSVP by Oct. 20. Enjoy door prizes an raffle prizes.