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AMEN wants to thank all in the community that provided food assistance for the month of March. This would include all that provided monetary donations, food drives and the AMEN Gardens. The gardeners have been providing beets, kale, carrots and many other leafy vegetables.

The Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Texas State Court 54th Biennial State Convention was heldApril 2327, in Dallas with the theme being “Where God guides, He provides” Isaiah 58:11. The 2023-2025 Texas State Officers presiding were State Regent Carolyn Ritchey of San Felipe, First Vice State Regent Mary Jane Albert of Houston, Second Vice State Regent Virginia Olsovsky of Flatonia, State Secretary Debbie Johnson of Pearland, and State Treasurer Janet Purdy of Weimar.

Eugene Niemeyer has just retired as Director of the Farm Bureau after over 25 years of faithful service. For many of those years, Eugene served in both the President and Director roles.

In a three-minute testimony before the Texas House Committee on Land & Resource Management, Gary Adamek, owner of Fayette Country Homes and Chairman of Texas Manufactured Housing Association, didn’t just speak in support of House Bill 4601. He told a generational story.

Members of the La Grange Senior Citizen Activity Center enjoyed a trip to Austin, on Sunday, May 4 to visit the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum. The museum featured a “Star Wars” theme for the day and many children were also in attendance. The members ate at the Star Café, viewed the history of Texas galleries, attended the Texas Spirit Theater and IMAX presentations. Pictured above are Marilyn Strmiska, Liz Tannler, Mary Vasek, Judy Zuhn, JoAnn Mueller, Helen Oestreich, and Phil Oestreich. Not pictured are Carol Svrcek and Ginger Friemel.

Edward and Laura Kozel of Bastrop are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Joshua Albert Kozel, born at 10:53 p.m. on April 27, 2025, at Ascension Seton Medical Center in Austin. He weighed 8 lbs. 12 oz. and measured 22 inches in length.

Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reports that on Wednesday, April 30, at around 4:45 p.m. the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting a truck fire on St. Hwy. 95 north past Burke Rd. in the Flatonia area.