FOR THE RECORD

Game Day

The La Grange Senior Citizen Activity Center Inc. will host game day on Thursday, April 24 from 9-11:30 a.m. at the City of La Grange Randolph Recreation Center. Game Day will be held every second and fourth Thursday of each month. For more information, contact Liz Tannler at (281) 543-1976.

Garden Club

The La Grange Garden Club will meet on Thursday, April 24 and will take a field trip to the Wendish Museum and Gardens in Serbin.

Hermann Sons

Hermann Sons Rutersville will have a Spring Fundraiser, Saturday, April 26 at the lodge hall. Full plate of whole barbecue chicken and baked potato is $15. To go only. Reserve plates before April 24 by calling (979) 966-3449.

Williams Creek

Williams Creek Cemetery will be holding it’s annual meeting and decoration day Sunday, April 27 at 2 p.m. in the cemetery. Potluck luncheon and fellowship immediately following. Please bring lawn chairs as there is no seating in the cemetery.

Altar Society

St. John Ladies Altar Society of Fayetteville will have their annual fundraiser on Saturday, April 26 9 a.m. to noon at the parish hall. A bake sale, country store, hot dogs and sandwiches will be offered. A raffle with a hand quilted quilt as the first of 31 prizes to be given away at noon. The public is invited.

There’s more

For the Record on Page A2 & A5 The Ellinger Volunteer Fire Department will hold its 34th annual feast and fundraiser on Sunday, April 27. The fundraiser will be held at the Ellinger C of C Community Center. A barbecue chicken and sausage meal with trimmings will be served in the hall beginning at 11 a.m. Drive-thru plates will be available at 10:30 a.m. The meal tickets are $15 per plate. Barbecue chicken will also be sold at the barbecue pits beginning at 10 a.m. for $12 per chicken. A bake-sale will be held in the hall beginning at 10:30 a.m. The day’s events will also include a live auction that will begin at 1 p.m. Proceeds from this year’s fundraiser will go towards the purchase of new equipment. If you have any questions regarding the fund raiser or would like to make a contribution, contact Dave Weishuhn at (979) 378-2941. Contributions can also be mailed to: Ellinger Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 113 Ellinger, Texas 78938.

Black Jack Springs Cemetery Meeting

Black Jack Springs Cemetery Association meeting is Sunday, April 27 at 2:30 p.m. at the Cemetery just off FM 609, roughly midway between La Grange and Flatonia. Please make every effort to attend with your family. Please forward this message to other friends and family. Make this a mini family reunion. Bring drinks, light snacks, and a good story about your ancestors. Please give generously so that we have sufficient funds to maintain the cemetery, and build a new fence around the historic cemetery.

Decoration Day at Mt. Calvary Lutheran

Decoration day at the Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church Cemetery located on the Old Plum Highway west of La Grange will be observed on Sunday, April 27 at 2:30 p.m. with a brief memorial service. For your comfort, you may bring a folding chair. Everyone is welcome.

Waldeck Cemetery Memorial Service The Decoration and Memorial Service for the Waldeck Cemetery will be held on Sunday, April 27 at the Waldeck Cemetery beginning at 2 p.m. A business meeting will follow the service, and light refreshments will be served.

Creative Worship Service Honors Willie Saint Cecilia’s Episcopal Church in Round Top announces the third annual Willie Nelson Birthday Tribute Mass, “Keep Your Hands on the Wheel.” This service takes place annually on the Sunday closest to Willie Nelson’s birthday, this year on Sunday, April 27 at 10:30 a.m. at the historic Round Top Dance Hall at 550 N. Washington in Round Top. The service features musicians Crispin Schroeder, Joey McGee, Chapman Welch, Ellen Melissa Story, Stephen Mansolo, Bobby McDonald and Rob Kazenel, with a spoken word from priest and author William “Father Bill” Miller. This Mass celebrates songs Willie wrote or recorded including Sing to me of Willie (Edie Brickell), Too Sick to Pray, Lord, Nothing I Can Do About it Now, Come on Back Jesus, Laying My Burdens Down, Hands on the Wheel, Oh What a Beautiful World (Rodney Crowell), Angel Flying Close to the Ground, A Song for You, I’d Rather Have Jesus, My Own Peculiar Way, FartherAlong, Sweet By and By, Uncloudy Day, and On the Road Again. It is free and open to the public. For more information, visit stcecilias.org or contact William Miller at (832) 656-8814.

Fayette County Tire Disposal Day

Fayette County will host a one day only tire disposal day. Drop off locations: April 29, 7 a.m. - 3 p.m., Fayette County Schulenburg Pct. 4 Yard, 1801 West US Hwy. 90, Schulenburg; April 30, 7 a.m. - 3 p.m., Fayette County Recycling Center, 210 Svoboda Lane, La Grange. Disposal fees: $5 for each car and passenger truck tires; $15 for each truck tire (18 wheeler type); and $30 for each tractor tire, maximum size of 17.5x.25.

Oh Whatanight at Whataburger Join Whataburger from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29, 1800 Hwy. 71 Bypass in La Grange, as they will be donating 20% of sales to the La Grange Middle School Student Council. Dine in or drive-thru.

Old High Hill Cemetery Decoration Day The Old High Hill Cemetery Association, Inc. annual business meeting will be held on Sunday, May 4 at St. Paul’s Hall, 712 Summit Street, in Schulenburg at 2 p.m. All members, family, and descendants of those buried in the cemetery are encouraged to attend and participate in the meeting. Decoration Day at Old High Hill Cemetery will be held on the same day, May 4 The Old High Hill Cemetery is located about three miles northwest of Schulenburg on FM 2672.

Couples Club BBQ Chicken Sale 

The Holy Cross Warda Couples Club will have their annual barbecue chickens on Mother’s Day, May 11. Chickens are $14 and cups of sauce are $3. Pick-up at the Holy Cross picnic grounds in Warda from 10:30 a.m. - 12 noon. Pre-orders only by calling J.C. and Carol Schramm at (979) 242-3232, Danny and Judy Jurk at (979) 242-3484, stop by or call La Grange Chevron at (979) 968-5032 by Monday,

St. John Altar Society Fundraiser

St. John Ladies Altar Society of Fayetteville will have their annual fundraiser on Saturday, April 26 from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. at the parish hall. A bake sale, country store, hot dogs and sandwiches will be offered. A raffle with a hand quilted quilt as the first of 31 prizes to be given away at 12 p.m. The public is invited.