Round Top-Carmine ISD Class of 1961 Reunites
Members of the Round Top-Carmine ISD Class of 1961 gathered recently. Those in attendance are pictured front from left: Minnie Ann (Wagner) Chovanec*, Delores (Albers) Bayer*, Jeanette (Pfeiffer) Schoenst*, Delores (Goehring) Neutzler*, Mae Dell (Zwernemann) Hanath*, and Pat [Klatt] Delk*; middle row: Wayne Wagner, Jim Zwernemann*, Pauline (Sommerlatte) Zwernemann*, Genell Fay (Neutzler) Weigelt*, Wilfred “Will” Jacob, and Tom Menn*; back row: Larry Tiedt, Benny Hajdik*, Lanny N. Havemann*, Leonard D. Meinkowsky*, and Ted Hajdik*. (*indicates Round Top -Carmine High School graduate.)
Fourteen members of the Round Top-Carmine ISD High School Class of 1961, three former classmates, and seven spouses met at Murphy’s Steakhouse of Winchester on Saturday, Aug. 7 to celebrate 60 years since their graduation from the Round Top – Carmine ISD High School. Class members attending came from the following Texas places: Austin, Brenham, Carmine, Cedar Creek, Columbus, Cuero, Flatonia, Houston, La Grange, Pearland, Rockwall, Round Top, and Tomball. Reunion Committee Chair Jim Zwernemann presided over a brief Class meeting. A moment of silence was held in the memory of the 11 RT-C Graduates and 16 former classmates who have passed away in the past 60 years. It was decided that the RT-C Class of 1961 will celebrate 61 years since their graduation with a 2022 RT-C Class of 1961 Reunion if conditions permit.
Carmine VFD
Carmine Volunteer Fire Department regular meeting is Aug. 26.
If you are planning a controlled burn, contact the Fayette County Sheriff’s office at (979) 968-5856 to give them your name, phone number, and location of burn. In Washington County contact the non-emergency number at (979) 277-7373.
MLLC News
Saturday worship with Holy Communion is at 6 p.m.
Sunday School meets Sunday at 9 a.m.
Sunday worship with Holy Communion, observing the 14th Sunday after Pentecost, is at 10 a.m. The service will also be on the mllccarmine.com website. The Rev. David Tinker is the pastor.
Recycling Trailer
The recycling trailer is at the Carmine Hall on Thursdays from noon until 4 p.m.
Attendants are available to help unload dry newspapers, telephone books, magazines, cardboard, paper, junk mail, clean No. 1 and No. 2 food grade plastics (milk cartons should be separated from other plastic), all colors glass, steel food cans, and aluminum cans.
The trailer is in Ledbetter from 8:30-11 a.m., also on Thursdays, behind the Ledbetter Fireman’s Hall.
Visitors’ Center
Carmine Chamber of Commerce Visitors’ Center at the restored Train Depot is open on the second and fourth Fridays and Saturdays of the month from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Birthdays
Birthday wishes are extended to Taylor Hanchey, Rickey Roemer, and Kevin Woelfel-Aug. 24; Gladys Roemer-25; Carol Hall, Presley Jacob, and Porter Jacob-26; Shana Muske-27; Lyndell Woodruff-28; Kylan Koehl and Cindy Weidemann-29; and Rene Runge, Neil Weigelt, and Bradley Wunderlich-30.
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