Stray Gathering Cowboy Church is buzzing on Thursday nights with the ladies Bible study, Sweet Tea & Scripture, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the church in downtown Muldoon. This is a chance for area ladies to come out and learn more about scripture and make some great local connections. Ladies are invited to join in anytime. There are two ways to join in. You can come in person or join in on Facebook or Instagram at stswomenbiblestudy.

I am writing this column from Kiester, Minn., a town of around 400 people just over the Iowa border. Pat Karisch of La Grange and I have embarked on a road trip which started from Winchester on July 26.

We spent time in Keller, Texas and Wichita, Kansas. We landed in Hamilton, Missouri where we visited the Missouri Star Quilt Company and the birthplace of JC Penney. Our next stop was the “bridges” of Madison County, Iowa and the birthplace of John Wayne as well as the location of the Clint Eastwood and Merle Streep movie “Bridges of Madison County,” in Winterset, Iowa.

The RT-C Booster club is sponsoring its second annual shrimp boil fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 27 at a new location, which is the Round Top Rifle Hall, beginning at 5 p.m. with Happy Hour. The meal will be served at 6 p.m. VIP table for 10 is $1,200 and a table for 8 is $700. To purchase tables, email amy@bluebonnetabstract. com or contact (979) 203-4343.

RT-C School News 

Teacher workday is Aug. 12. Classes for the 2025-2026 school year begin on Aug. 13.