The churches of the Shared Lutheran Ministry are having in house worship at each church at their regular worship times. You may also tune in to KTIM 89.1 at 12 noon on Sundays to listen to the recorded service.

The City of Ellinger announces that any Ellinger citizen wishing to run for the office of Mayor or commissioner needs to pick up an application in order to be placed on the ballot for election in May. Applications can be obtained from a city representative at the Ellinger Chamber of Commerce Hall from 7-10 a.m. on normal business days from Jan. 13-Feb. 12. The city election will be held on May 1. The next meeting for the City of Ellinger has been scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 28 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be at the Ellinger Community Center-Dining Hall. The agenda will be posted at the Ellinger Post Office prior to the meeting.

The board of directors of FLHS is in the planning stages for their Spring Raffle. They are seeking valuable items or monetary donations to be used in the raffle. Please contact Nikki Kueck at Kueckn@faithlutheranhighschool.com if you have something to donate.

Schulenburg City Council voted on Monday to reopen City Hall and the Police Station to the public beginning on Feb. 1. Both facilities and the library have been closed to the public since last May in an effort to limit the spread of coronavirus.

The pantry served 965 individuals for the month of December. There were 26 new clients for the month. The donations and the monetary donations given by the community have allowed the pantry to purchase products not available from the food bank. Along with the food products provided the clients are given a food voucher to HEB that can be used for food purchase. These vouchers are charged to Amen and paid monthly.

Adriana Veitch of West Point was among the Fall 2020 graduates of Victoria College’s Vocational Nursing Program honored at a Pinning Ceremony on Dec. 18 at VC’s Leo J. Welder Center for the Performing Arts.Veitch attended Victoria College’s Gonzales Center in Gonzales. Victoria College’s Vocational Nursing Program is a 12-month certificate program offered on VC’s Main Campus and in Cuero, Gonzales and Hallettsville. The program is fully approved by the Texas Board of Nursing. Successful completion of the program enables students to take the National Licensure Exam for Practical Nurses (NCLEX-PN). Satisfactory achievement on the exam qualifies students for licensure as a vocational nurse. For more information on VC’s Vocational Nursing Program at the Gonzales Center, call (830) 672-6251 or visit VictoriaCollege.edu/VocationalNursing.

The Fayette County Spring Coyote Control Program began on Jan. 4 and ends April 30, 2021. The contest is being held to give landowners, producers, and sportsmen an opportunity to assist in the control of coyotes in Fayette County. Coyotes cause predation on livestock and result in economic losses to agricultural producers in the county.

Fayette/Lee County U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Levi F. Garlick reminds livestock producers who suffered grazing losses that occurred throughout 2020 due to drought to report their losses timely and to enroll in the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) by Feb. 1, 2021.

The Fayette County Firefighter’s Association reports the following calls for the week of Dec. 27 through Jan.

The Bellville Times • Lucas Luetge, a lefthanded pitching, 2005 Bellville High School graduate, has been signed by the New York Yankees. The Yankees are the eighth organization for Luetge.