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Ellinger Meeting

The first meeting of the City of Ellinger is Monday, Dec. 21 at the Ellinger Chamber dining hall at 6 p.m.

Christmas Caroling

Come out to College Place 210 S. College Street in Schulenburg Tuesday, Dec. 22 at 4 p.m. to enjoy a hayride and singing Christmas songs. This is an opportunity to bring some cheer to people as we go by Schulenburg Regency and then make our way through the town of Schulenburg. Kids and adults are all welcome.

Holiday Garbage

La Grange City offices will be closed Dec. 24 and 25 in observance of Christmas. Residential and commercial carts pickup and commercial dumpster service will also have a holiday on Friday, Dec. 25. If you normally get your garbage picked up on Friday it will be picked up on Saturday.

Second Chance

Second Chance Emporium will be closed the weekends of December 25 - 26 and January 1 - 2. Open Wednesday, December 30 from 9 a.m. -3 p.m. for an end of year sale. Second Chance Emporium donations drop-off area will be open Dec. 21-23 and Dec. 28-30 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day.

Food Truck In Waldeck

The Central Texas Food Bank Truck will be at the Waldeck Lutheran Church located at the Junction of FM-1291 and FM-2145 on Friday, Dec.18 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 pre-packaged and placed into each vehicle by volunteers. The food truck comes to Waldeck on the third Friday of each month, so the next dates are Jan. 15 and Feb. 19, 2021.

Piano Concert

The First United Methodist Church, located at 1215 N. Von Minden, is presenting pianist Ruby McGuill in concert on Saturday, Dec. 19 at 6 p.m. The presentation is titled “a place for the baby” and is free to the community. COVID-19 protocols are in place for the safety of all who attend.

Longest Night Worship Service

For many of us, 2020 has been an exhausting and depleting year. If you’re not feeling the usual joy of the holiday season or if you just need an hour of quiet, meaningful worship please join the Shared Lutheran Ministry churches for the Longest Night Worship Service on Monday, Dec. 21 in Rutersville beginning at 6 p.m. The Star of Bethlehem appears that night it is the star that brought the world to the Light of the World, Jesus Christ. So we will incorporate a ‘starsighting’ as part of our worship. The service also offers ornaments of remembrance, candle-lighting, carols, and communion (open to all who choose to take it). If you can’t join us in person, it will be available on our Facebook page, Shared Lutheran Ministry of Fayette County that night.

Ellinger SPJST Cancels Meeting

Ellinger SPJST Lodge 51 will not have their annual Christmas social and meeting in December. Members will be updated when the lodge will meet again. Any questions, call Calvin Hlinsky at (979) 378-2364.