Senior Connections is filled with excitement as we welcome active seniors from around the region to our gathering places in Schulenburg, Weimar, and Flatonia. Membership is free for those 55 and up residing in Fayette, Colorado, and Lavaca Counties, and we invite everyone to join us for a fun filled day of camaraderie from 9 a.m.- 2 p.m.

The Stanzel Model Aircraft Museum was buzzing with imagination and laughter as 133 community members gathered for Little Readers, Big Adventures, a free early childhood literacy event held on Sept. 6.

Parents as Teachers of Rural South Central Texas, in collaboration with the Stanzel Model Aircraft Museum, hosted a joyful International Literacy Day celebration on Saturday, Sept. 6. The event brought together 133 community members, uniting families in a day filled with reading, exploration, and hands-on activities.

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He’s still going strong. Shown here enjoying the Hay Show at the Fayette County Fair two weeks ago.

Dove season opened on Sept. 1 in most of Fayette County. The South Zone of the State, which lies south of Interstate 10, opens on Sept. 14. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) predicts it’ll be one of the best seasons in years.

Jimmy Dwigans of La Grange said he’s been a Longhorn fan since he was a little boy. So he jumped at the chance to go to last Saturday’s University of Texas football game, when his nephew Chip Bubela of Schulenburg invited him.

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