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Wetjens Welcome First Grandchild

M Lauren Wetjen is the proud new grandmother of her first grandchild. Lauren’s daughter Haylee Schultz and Jacob Smith welcomed Lainee Mae Smith into the world on Aug.
Wetjens Welcome First Grandchild

Blood Drive this Sunday in Carmine

A blood drive will be held at Martin Luther Lutheran Church this Sunday, Aug. 24 from 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Donors can go online at commitforlife. org to make an appointment with the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center Donor Portal.

It is sponsored by both Bethlehem Lutheran Church of Round Top and MLLC of Carmine. Please consider giving the Gift of Life.

RT-C School News 

Blood Drive this Sunday in Carmine

Be Aware of ATV Roadway Rules

We got a call recently from a reader about seeing a lot of 4-wheelers illegally driving on county roads. To clear up local confusion about the subject, here’s some information from Germania Insurance Company: In the sprawling state of Texas, All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) and similar off-road vehicles are a common sight.

For the Record

The Breakfast Club at the Round Top Area Historical Society (RTAHS) announces its first film of the 2025 season, “On the Beach” starring Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner for Saturday, Aug. 16 at the Jaehne pavilion on the historical campus at 397 E. Mill St. Round Top behind the US Post Office. The film will start at 10 a.m. and end at 12:15 p.m. Join earlier for breakfast at 9 a.m. for coffee, juice, Belgium waffle, sausage and fruit. All is free but please register in advance for breakfast by texting your initials and the number of people attending at (979) 702-0525.

Prickly Pear Harvest Worth the Work

One of the sweetest, tastiest fruits in the entire world grows in abundance all over this part of Texas. It used to be one of the main sources of food for Native Americans in this part of the country.
Getting Prickly Our gardening columnist harvests and enjoys some prickly pear fruit. Page C1
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