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A $5,000 donation from Colin and Misty Ohnheiser was recently deposited into the Matching Funds Campaign account at Fayette Savings Bank (FSB) for the benefit of the St. Rose Catholic School Renovation Campaign.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) presented Ellinger Sewer and Water Corporation with an award for excellence and innovation.

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TheAnnual Family Dinner and 59th Anniversary of Court Annunciation No. 1962 of La Grange, Catholic Daughters of the Americas (CDA), took place on Sunday, April 6, at the La Grange KC Community Center. The social hour began at 3:30 p.m. followed by the Welcome given by Mistress of Ceremonies, Regent Sherry Hebert. She invited everyone “to reflect upon your gifts to help serve our Lord, our community and our Court. Praying and working together as a group, we can continue to make a world of difference.”

The La Grange High School UIL academic team competed at the regional academic meet at Stephen F Austin State University on Saturday, April 25. Nineteen LHS students competed in the following events: accounting, calculator applications, copy editing, current issues and events, editorial writing, feature writing, headline writing, literary criticism, mathematics, number sense, ready writing, social studies, extemporaneous persuasive speaking, prose interpretation, and science.

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Santiago Tlaxcaltecamerino and Jazmin Zaray Velazquez Andrew Earl Stafford and Ja Lee Guillermo Sanchez Castillo and Yusimila Ferro Sanchez Phillip Don Ellis and Christina May Lewis Raymond Alexander Thorp and Kathryn ReneeAdams Adrian Antonio Ortiz and Courtney Lynn Pacheco Christian Michel Gonzalez Palmero and Sayiri E. Sanchez Dieguez Evan Joseph Cantrell and Vanessa Fuentes Tarale Lester McKenzie and Adrianna Mae Contreras Lane Danny Janecka and Macy Deann Friedrich Nikolai William Rossby Wold and Bryn Pavlicek Stryk Christopher Joel Flores and Lauren Elizabeth Nieto Juan Angel Hernandez Martinez and Cassidy Paige Polasek

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As of April 25, the total intake at the Gardenia E. Janssen Animal Shelter for 2025 is 498: 254 dogs and 244 cats in need. There are 102 animals in care: 54 dogs and 48 cats. This number includes animals in the facility, in foster care for medical, waiting on available space, or awaiting transport to a rescue partner.