Through the generosity and graciousness of the member donations from Queen of the Holy Rosary Parish in Hostyn, Sts. Peter & Paul Church in Plum, and the efforts Meals on Wheels Rural Capital Area powered by Combined Community Action, many seniors in Fayette County will be receiving Christmas gifts this holiday season.

RT-C School News Winter Break is from Dec. 18 through Jan.

Fayette County Habitat for Humanity had a Christmas coloring contest. Shown here are the images of the six winners.

The Fayette County History Walk tiles 41 through 50, on the perimeter of the courthouse lawn, covers the period 1894 to 1930. 41 The La Grange Deutsche Zeitung, a German language newspaper, was published from 1894 until 1926.

Winchester Area VFD The Winchester Area Volunteer Fire Department gave five-year service awards this last week to Ron Kaiser, Bryan Burton and Nick Brooks. Number one “Responder of the Years” was Jacki Short.

Christmas Cheer Lots of cookies were baked this week by local ladies Roberta Gullick, Pam Sheffield and Pam Knotts as they helped create gift bags for the residents and staff of Oak Manor Nursing Home in Flatonia. In recent years, this project was handled by Flatonia Baptist Church’s Children’s department, but due to COVID-19 restrictions preventing visits, these ladies stepped in and stepped up to send a message of love to the residents and staff.

Sheriff Keith Korenek reports that on Tuesday, Dec. 15 the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Canine Unit, Sgt. Randy Thumann and K9 partner Kolt, stopped a Chevy Silverado on Interstate 10 at the 658 mile-marker at approximately 12:37 p.m. for a traffic violation. The vehicle was traveling from Mexico to Houston. After speaking to the driver Sgt. Thumann became suspicious that the vehicle may be involved in smuggling illegal narcotics. Sgt. Thumann was given consent to search the vehicle. Sgt. Thumann deployed his canine partner Kolt to conduct an exterior sweep of the vehicle. Sgt. Thumann observed Kolt alert to the vehicle for the presence of illegal narcotics. Sgt. Thumann and Investigator Smith searched the vehicle and discovered approximately 10 kilos of cocaine, with an estimated street value of $1,000,000, inside the vehicle’s oil pan. Julio Yanez (44) of Laredo was arrested for felony cocaine possession and taken to the Dan R. Beck Justice Center.

Burleson County Tribune • Every year one-of-a-kind ornaments representing every U.S. state, territory, and the District of Columbia are displayed as part of the America Celebrates ornament display on the Ellipse in President’s Park in Washington, D.C.

Court Annunciation #1962 of La Grange, Catholic Daughters of the Americas, honors their members when they achieve the milestone membership years of fifty and twenty-five. In 2020, the keepsake tokens of appreciation, beautiful pins signifying the number of years, were presented to the eleven honorees in various safe ways from October through December because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Congratulations was extended to fifty-year member, Evelyn Burgess, and to the ten twenty-five year members, Judy Evanicky, Rebecca Gerecke, Ann Margaret Harper, Patricia Kline, Joy Kovar, Sherry Pfluger, Phyllis Proske, Grace Robinson, Betty Urban and Michelle Urban.

The Lower Colorado River Authority has donated $26,000 to more than two dozen local food banks in 22 counties throughout its service territory. LCRA contributed $1,000 each to 26 food banks to help provide food for people in need.