The Fayette County Firefighter’s Association reports the following calls for the week of Oct 25-31. Vehicle Fires-2 Accident-1 Grass Fires-3 Gas Leak/Odor-1 Fuel Spill-1 Traffic Control-1.

Schulenburg Volunteer Fire Department fought a series of grass fires and a vehicle fire on Tuesday, Nov. 2.

The Multi-County New Landowner Education program is a series of eight informational meetings, seminars, and field days designed to make new landowners in Austin, Colorado, Fayette, & Washington Counties aware of what types of agricultural enterprises are best for their property.

The philosophy at Weikel’s Store & Bakery is “Everyone is capable of working with proper training” and this is easily shown by Weikel’s newly created award-winning app Recipeasy which makes learning to bake and practicing life skills accessible for people with disabilities.

What the Neighbors Are Talking About A look at what’s making news just over the county line. The Brenham Banner-Press • A Brenham man has been charged for his alleged role in a Bryan homicide last month.

• When you are transporting your animals, please put a seatbelt around the carrier and fasten it securely. If your vehicle is in an accident, they can escape unnoticed unless in a crate or could be hurt badly by being tossed around.

Tuesday was Election Day, which reminded me of an important gardening topic - how to create a big steaming pile of rotten garbage, I mean compost If you grow a garden, you should make compost Gardeners call this material “black gold.” It’s nature’s living fertilizer. Compost is made of decomposed organic matter, which should be applied to the soil as part of your bed preparation before each growing season.

Michael and Annabel Houlihan captured this bizarre picture of deer at a feeder at their Sweet Retreat Ranch off Lutherhill Rd. in the Nechanitz area on Oct. 28. Annabel said she thinks the deer must have been startled by something, causing them to jump up momentarily on their hind legs, which was captured by their game camera. She thought the deer looked a lot like kangaroos in the picture and we agree.

On Sunday, Oct 11, members of the Swiss Alp Dance Club (SADC) gathered in downtown Schulenburg for a commemorative photo with a bench the club donated in memory of Ben and Rene Sustr. Among those present were (front, from left) SADC Project Manager Dianne Raef, SADC Chairman James Freytag, SADC member Gloria Oeding, (back, from left) SADC members Jeanette and Eugene Mikes, Dale and Willy Schmidt, Ben and Rene Sustr’s son Roger Sustr, Ben and Rene Sustr’s daughter Connie Kocurek, SADC members Stuart Raef, Caroline Freytag, Kathy and Nathan Loth, and Harvey Oeding. Photo by Melanie Berger, Platonic Argus

On Tuesday Nov. 3, Fayette County Sgt. Randy Thumann and K9 partner Kolt, stopped a Chevy Silverado on Interstate 10 at 1:09 pm for a traffic violation. After speaking to the driver Thumann became suspicious that the driver may be involved in transporting illegal narcotics and Kolt conducted an exterior sweep of the vehicle. Thumann observed Kolt alert for the presence of illegal narcotics. Thumann searched the vehicle and discovered approximately 18.5 pounds of Fentanyl inside the vehicle’s battery. The narcotics have an estimated street value of $7.5 million dollars, reportedly enough to kill over four million people. Approximately three grams of cocaine was also located inside the vehicle and in the driver’s possession. The driver Asuncion Garcia (53) from Laredo was arrested for Felony Possession and taken to the Dan R. Beck Justice Center.