Round Top Area Plans 2nd Annual Community-Wide Garage Sale in May

On May 29-30, Round Top will be holding their 2nd Annual Community-Wide Garage Sale. The Warrenton, Round Top, Ledbetter, Shelby, and Carmine communities are all invited to participate. To be added to the map, contact event coordinator, Brandi Harper, at (469) 682-6003. A $20 per location fee is required to cover garage sale signs, flyers, maps, and advertising. Any excess money from participant fees will generously be donated to benefit the students of RT-C ISD. Shoppers can find maps online beginning May 24 on both the “Round Top Community Wide Garage Sale” and the “Round Top Locals” Facebook pages. Printed maps can be picked up on or after May 25 at Market Hill, Round Top Mercantile, or 303 Round Top.

Do Your Duty Round Top If you have driven through RoundTop in the last few days, you will see that the Round Top courthouse and town square have been beautifully decorated for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend and fourth of July. The Do Your Duty Club, in conjunction with the City of Round Top, have transformed the grounds and buildings with patriotic bunting flags and festive red, white, and blue decorations. As July 4th approaches, they plan to add even more. We thank those who contributed to this endeavor to make our community even more special.

St. John’s Lutheran Church On Sunday, May 24, the St. John’s in Warrenton congregation will be holding their Sunday morning worship in a joint worship service with the other Shared Lutheran Ministry congregations. The service will be held at 9:30 a.m. at St. John in Rutersville.

That same Sunday, May 24 at 3 p.m., St. John in Warrenton, will be holding an Ice Cream Social at their church, along with dedication of their new playscape and newly refurbished classroom.

Travel 

Suzanne and Ed Ellis returned recently from a fabulous two-week Grand Circle cruise throughout Holland and Belgium. After flying into Brussels, they boarded their ship in Antwerp, Belgium, where they began their journey. They saw rich 16th-century architecture and art, stunning cathedrals, and world-class museums. In the Netherlands they saw iconic Dutch windmills, the beautiful Keukenhof Flower Park, and toured the historic Delft’s famous porcelain factory. In Amsterdam, they cruised the iconic network of canals and waterways. Another highlight of their trip was visiting the Rijksmuseum, which is the national museum of the Netherlands and one of the world’s most famous museums, famous for its vast collection of Dutch art and history, including masterpieces by Rembrandt and Van Gogh.

RT Area Historical Society This Sunday, May 24, from 2-5 p.m., the Round Top Area Historical Society will be holding a Grand Opening of their 250th Celebration Exhibition of historic photos. The public is invited. The exhibit is titled “Round Top, Preserved Moments in Time…a Photographic Time Capsule.” The collection will feature over 50 restored, enlarged photos. If you miss the grand opening reception on May 24, you can still see the exhibit throughout the summer on weekends. The exhibit will take place at its Jaehne Pavilion, 397 E. Mill Street in Round Top.

The Round Top Area Historical Society would also like to announce their Round Top High School Scholarship recipients for 2026. They are Avery Nelius and Gretchen Sacks. Each received a check for $750 for them to use to towards expenses not covered in a school scholarship.

RT-C ISD 

On May 14, RT-C gradu-ate Gretchen Sacks was awarded a $5,000 Scholarship at the 2026 Annual Membership Meeting of the Colorado Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc. at the Knights of Columbus Community Center in La Grange. Gretchen will be attending Tarleton State University this fall and is the daughter of Jackie and Micheal Sacks of Round Top.

Round Top Family Library RTFL has a lively lineup of performances for all ages during their upcoming Summer Camps (S.E.E.). The programs for June will be held June 10, 17, and 24, all at 10:15 a.m. On June 10, Sue Young, a storyteller and musician will kick off the summer. June 17 will bring Texas Snakes and More, and June 24 the Lone Star Lady Bug storyteller and musician will be the main attraction. These programs are free and open to the public.

RTFL is thrilled to bring back their Summer Reading Program and weekly prize drawings. This program is open to all children under 18. This year’s theme is “Freedom Rocks … and So Does Reading” and they have fantastic prizes to keep children excited and motivated to read all summer long. For every check-in of books read, each child will receive one ticket for that week’s prize drawing. Every reader is eligible to win one Big Draw prize each week, and all weekly winners will also be entered into our Grand Prize Drawing for an Amazon Fire Tablet, to be awarded on the final day of summer programs. To get started, go to ilovetoread.org.

Round Top Festival Hill The 2026 Summer Festival tickets are now on sale, featuring more than 30 exciting events, from beautiful chamber music concerts to engaging master classes, lectures, and showcases. It’s the perfect way to spend your Saturdays and experience world class music right here in our community. Grab a Season Events Pass for access to all Saturday performances and make this a summer to remember. For more information, visit festivalhill.org, email info@festivalhill.org, or call (979) 249-3129. Calendars are also available at the Festival Hill campus.

Round Top American Legion On June 4, the next meeting of the American Legion Quade-Werchan Post #338 and Auxiliary will be held at their facilities located at 1503 N. State Highway 237 in Round Top, beginning at 6:30 p.m. All veterans in the Round Top-Carmine, Winedale, Warrenton, Ledbetter, Waldeck, and Rutersville area are encouraged to join Post #338 and share in fellowship with others who have served our nation.

RT-Warrenton VFD 

The annual fundraiser continues for the Round Top-Warrenton V.F.D. through raffle sales and free will donations. Donations can be mailed to: Round Top-Warrenton V.F.D., P.O. Box 194, Round Top, 78954. Raffle tickets can be purchased at Round Top Bank and other local businesses.

Church Services 

Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Round Top, at 9:30 a.m.

Round Top Church Christian Fellowship, Round Top, at 10 a.m.

St. Cecilia’s Episcopal Church, Round Top, at 8:45 a.m. & 10:45 a.m.

St. John’s, Warrenton, at 9:30 a.m. at St. John in Rutersville.

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Shelby, at 8:30 a.m.

Celebrations 

Happy birthdays to David Dunlap, Betty Pietsch-May 20, Norma Rudloff-May 23; Trey Leitko-May 24; Betty Sacks, Chelsea Gaskamp, Hattie Goebel-May 25; Lila Garlin, Bob Hanke-May 26; Scott Moore, Jett Jacob-May 27; Danny Rudloff-May 28.

Happy Anniversaries to Carl and Kim Schobel-May 27; Bobby and Lanette Williams- May 29; Gerry and Jan Banik-May 30 Have News?

Round Top area, please send any news, announcements, notices, travel, birthdays, or anniversaries you wish to have published to SherryPen@icloud.com by Sunday evening for the following Friday’s paper.

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