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Fayette County Judge Joe Weber raised concerns about local groundwater resources at a Commissioners Court meeting last Thursday, Oct. 27. The discussion came up during an agenda item to authorize Fayette Water Supply Corporation (FWSC) to lay a new fourinch water line for a 26-lot subdivision along Fritsch Rd. near Rutersville. “I’m concerned about the future with all the development coming in,” Weber said. “People are going to punch holes in the ground wherever they can for water wells. Another option is commercial water. How does the developer decide?” “The biggest concern is, of course, the cost to get water to the property,” said FWSC General Manager Jim Rebecek. “The developer is required to pay for all line extensions or improvements, which can be considerable. Right now, we give them a price, and they’ll write a check in a heartbeat. All they’re looking for is inventory of lots.

Winners of the county-wide fire poster contest were announced Wednesday at the La Grange fire station. The top three winners advance to the Guadalupe District contest this Spring. Not pictured were the junior high winners: Kara Jurecka (1st Place, Fayetteville); Mackayla Griffin (2nd place, Fayetteville), Paige Jurecka (3rd, Fayetteville).

Fayette County Commissioners Court met last Thursday, Oct. 27, and among the items on the agenda was a consideration to lift the burn ban. Pct. 1 Commissioner Jason McBroom said he requested the item to be placed on the agenda two weeks ago when there was a possibility of several inches of rain in the forecast. That rain never materialized. Commissioners decided to keep the burn ban in place. As it turned out, most of the County received a good amount of rain later that day on Thursday. Commissioners also extended the lease agreement between Fayette County and the Gardenia E. Janssen Animal Shelter for 25 years. The Animal Shelter organization owns the building, but the County owns the property. The Animal Shelter was halfway through its initial 50 year lease of the property. Assistant County Attorney Blake Watson said the Shelter requested a 25year extension in order to aid the organization with grant funding. Watson said the extension will show grant donors that the County is committed to a longterm relationship with the Shelter.

Looking for some chills and thrills during your Halloweekend? Come enjoy local legends and tall tales of Fayette County. Kreische Brewery & Monument Hill State Historic Sites will share spooky stories on Saturday, Oct. 29. Stories begin at 7 p.m. but come early to watch the sunset and enjoy BYO picnics. Guests are encouraged to bring picnics, beverages, chairs or blanket, and flashlights. The sites’ regular admission fees apply to this program, but it is free for Friends Group members. For more information, call (979) 968-5658 or email kbmh@thc. texas.gov.

The staff for volume 1, number 1, was comprised of L.J. Sulak and Frank S. Bambuch, with occasional assistance from Rev. A.E. Moebus. The little fourpager paper, known in those days as a tabloid, was cranked out on a slow, hand-operated press. It took a full day to grind out that initial edition.

The Fayette Co. Record’s Management in Its First Half Century, 1922-1972 Editor’s note: This issue marks the final edition of our 100th year of continuous publication. We hope you enjoy this look back, which was printed then the newspaper turned 50. Tuesday we begin year No. 101!

The carnival Ferris wheel arrived in Flatonia this week for the 50th annual Flatonia Czhilispiel, set to take place Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 28-30. Festivities include musical entertainment by Matt Castillo, Texas Unlimited Band, The Emotions, Triston Marez and Mike Ryan. The headliner Saturday night is country music artist Easton Corbin. Other attractions include a jalapeño eating contest, egg toss, “CZ Got Talent” contest, “czhili” and barbecue cookoffs, arts, crafts and food vendors, kids tricycle races and Halloween costume contest, Little Wranglers Hay Hauling, Backseat Momma Driver, horseshoe, washers, corn hole, a big parade Sunday morning and so much more. Go to www.czhilispiel.com for the schedule and more information.

Looking for Halloween fun? There’s no shortage of events locally over the next few days. Here’s some you may want to consider: Downtown LG The annual Trick-or-treat on the square in La Grange will be Monday Oct.

Some customers of Colorado Valley Communication (CVC) went without internet service for nearly three days last weekend. CVC spokesman John Wied said the first outages were reported on Friday, Oct. 21. CVC restored service on Sunday, Oct. 23. Wied said the outage affected CVC customers with DSL service. He said the outage was due to a faulty electrical card that was inside one of the nearly two dozen network cabinets spread throughout CVC’s service area. The outage was not connected to the Antiques Show in Round Top and Warrenton, Wied said.