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By ANDY BEHLEN The Fayette County Record Folks getting started in organic gardening too often worry themselves with what kind of products they should buy for their garden. If you’re getting started in gardening, you don’t really need to buy anything to start out.

The La Grange Optimist Club has served the youth of La Grange through scholarships and sports for the past 42 years. It began on July 9, 1980, as a sports club offering only soccer. Now, they offer various sports programs for students from preschool age to middle school in addition to a few scholarship opportunities for high school students. Over the years, the club has become an integral part of the community.

Schulenburg Volunteer Fire Department put out a barn fire on Friday, Jan. 13, at the old Clifford Besetsny place just north of Schulenburg on US 77.

The La Grange Roadrunners Square Dance Club is opening the doors on Jan. 17 and again on Jan. 24 for new dancers to come visit and see if they can learn to square dance. This is “Fun Nights’’ where the club gets to introduce new people to the fun of square dancing. Square dancing is enjoyed by all ages. It is great exercise for the brain, memory and coordination. Classes will be held from 7 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. beginning on Tuesday, Feb. 7. Once classes begin, plan on being there each Tuesday for twenty weeks. Square dancing in held at the Randolph Recreation Center located at 653 E. Pearl St. in La-Grange.

A man accused of brutally beating his wife left the Fayette County Courthouse during his trial last week and never returned. That didn’t stop the jury from finding him guilty and sentencing the man, 40-year-old Darren Houston of Austin, to 60 years in prison and a $10,000 fine for the crime of assault family violence enhanced.

Fayette County Judge Dan Mueller presided over his first Commissioners Court meeting last Thursday morning, Jan. 12.

A Honor Roll 6th Grade Addison Berkenhoff Jase Blackmon Paige Carruthers William Cherry Allie Durant Sommer Gibson Jaylee Grifaldo Leslie Jaramillo Lucian Kelly Miguel Manzano Kalyn McDougal Bryson Morrill Rosalie Quintero Maximilian Richter Carter Smith Boston Targac 7th Grade Jenna Abdelbagi Marilyn Brammall Destiny Cedillo Emmy Gonzalez Emily Haynes Benjamin Kaufhold Kullen Kutac Oscar Montoya Wade Mulholland Zayden Perez Savian Quintero Nevaeh Willis Brynlee Zimmerman 8th Grade Ava Acosta Nathan Aguillon Kara Croyle Rylee Durant Tiffany Friedrich Delanie Hughes Ashlynd Judy McKenzie Kessler Emma Kosler Eli Kubesch Lane Law Keilani Mendez Brealey Nieto Maverick Nieto Rylie Noska Kevin Ramirez Brayden Ray Addison Romine Abrahm Saavedra Katelin Sullivan Michelle Swift Jalee Trussell Jesus Vargas Aguillon Nashawn Willis Clinton Wottlin Castellanos 9th Grade Jeanine Abdelbagi Mason Brammall Malia Fernow Natali Hernandez Caysen Perez Mariana Rosas Summer Sodek Victor Tovar Melany Vargas Danielle Vinklarek 10th Grade Anahi Acosta Diane Balderas Keaton Borgstedte Zachary Charanza Kadence Courville Brooke Friedrich Harleigh Haselfoff Emma Klozik Arely Lopez Uriel Manzano Sadie Noska Sarah Ponewash Zachary Ruether Avalon Saavedra Camryn Smith Titan Targac Katite Templeton Alyssa Tovar April Vargas Christopher Villegas Ella Walles 11th Grade Kobe Burton Cheryl Carroll Ashlynn Chromcak Nayeli Cruz James Harris Emili Hernandez Aguillon Aaliyah Mendez Aubree Mikulenka Paden Mulholland Cristopher Ramirez Herrera Adriana Ruiz Duke Sodek Edna Soto Addisan Wagner 12th Grade Leandra Aguillon Vargas Maria Balderas Macy Bonds Camden Bosl Dayton Cliffe Abegayle Drabek Braidy Fike Stephanie Guerrero Payton Guzman Holden Kloesel Luke Law Mariela Manzano Aidan Miksch Augustin Olivares Elizabeth Palomera Jordyn Ponewash Celeste Quijas Mauricio Ramirez Nayeli Rodriguez Elizabeth Samaniego Alexa Torres Amaya Tovar Joaquin Vazquez A/B Honor Roll 6th Grade Quinn Arnette Tinley Bujnoch Aguillon Maria Castro Vincent Diliberato Kennedy Dornak Sage Hawkins Wesley Jarmon Owen Kosler Jonathan Macias Jesus Mendiola Israel Netro Kalem Olmos Janelly Olveras Aldo Rico Julian Saucedo Jordyn Shepard Nova Stahl Tegan Sullivan Damian Torices Timothy Tovar Jacob Vargas Logan Wilbanks 7th Grade Quinn Arnette Tinley Bujnoch Aguillon Maria Castro Vincent Diliberato Kennedy Dornak Sage Hawkins Wesley Jarmon Owen Kosler Jonathan Macias Jesus Mendiola Israel Netro Kalem Olmos Janelly Olveras Aldo Rico Julian Saucedo Jordyn Shepard Nova Stahl Tegan Sullivan Damian Torices Timothy Tovar Jacob Vargas Logan Wilbanks 8th Grade Ethan Arnett Wyatt Betak Marly Fernow Jose Maria Garcia Isaac Guerrero Deangelo Hamilton Freddy Manzano Yandel Manzano Hailey Olvera Brandon Tovar Evan Walles 9th Grade Abigail Aguillon Valeria Aguillon Dallynn Bishop Giselle Crayton Gabriel Greuther Jazlyn Quijas Liliana Rosas Kalen Scott Eric Soto Danitzy Soto Barcenas Katelyn Swift Colton Wischnewsky 10th Grade Abigail Aguillon Valeria Aguillon Dallynn Bishop Giselle Crayton Gabriel Greuther Jazlyn Quijas Liliana Rosas Kalen Scott Eric Soto Danitzy Soto Barcenas Katelyn Swift Colton Wischnewsky 11th Grade Sophia Almanza Austin Arnett Vaughn Blair Brady Bratton Chloe Courville Wyatt Crouch Elisa Estrada Kaelan Freytag Kenyon Guyton Cale Janecka Colt Marler Railey Nieto Phillip Ramirez Daniel Sullivan Raymond Toro Allen Torres Diego Vargas Eric Vasquez 12th Grade Tadan Alvarado Laurel Betak Katelyn Croyle Quade Gillum Keyshaun Green Adolfo Guerrero Oscar Guerrero Maria Luiza Lopes Gomes Kaylee Martinez Gavin Ramirez Khristopher Toran Fidel Venegas.

The You Matter 2 beard and mustache competition takes place this Saturday, Jan. 21, at Casino Hall in La Grange.

Aboriginal artwork by Paddy Japaljarri Sims, one of the most famous Walpiri painters. The absence of ambient light in the Australian desert allows extraordinary viewing of the stars. This painting is called “Milky Way Dreaming.” It will be part of a lecture by world traveler and local resident, Mary Koenig. Mary will give a 45-minute talk this coming Saturday that promises to illuminate the world of Aboriginal art. Her subject will be “Tales of Aboriginal Art” and will be in Gallery II of the Texas Quilt Museum (TQM), Saturday, January 21 at 3:00 pm. Mary’s talk connects to the Museum, which offers Aboriginal fabric for sale in the Museum store. These mesmerizing fabrics boast colorful designs with incredible stories behind their creation. The TQM will have free admission beginning at 2 p.m. on Saturday, and everyone is welcome to come and explore the museum and enjoy the world of Aboriginal art.

Tex Mix Partners LLC of Leander wants to build a concrete plant on Old Plum Highway near Plum. The facility would be located just east of Plum at 5715 Old Plum Highway.