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Parade Starts 10:30 a.m. Saturday

Saturday’s Fayette County Fair parade will begin at 10:30 a.m. The parade route starts at the intersection of Jackson and Colorado Streets and will proceed down Colorado (but will not make a turn around the square). The parade disbands on Colorado St. near the city swimming pool park. If interested in hearing the entries announced via loudspeaker as they go by, viewers may want to sit near city hall. That’s also where the trophies will be presented.

New Show ‘Seeing in Color’ Opens This Week At LG’s Quilt Museum

For the first time since the 2011 opening of the Texas Quilt Museum, a display cycle will be dedicated to a single exhibit— but what an exhibit it is. Visitors will be able to view all of the accepted entries from the Museum’s first-ever juried exhibit, “Seeing in Color.” It will run September 1-December 18, 2022, and is partially supported by the Lucille Gaebler Klein Fund. A call went out last year for entries, and artists from all over the world submitted more than 150 works. From that list, Museum co-founders Karey Bresenhan and Nancy O’Bryant juried it down to 52, all of which will be on display. “Seeing in Color” celebrates the huge role that different shades and hues play in our lives and is sure to be one of the most important and creative exhibits that the Museum has ever showcased. The call was open to both art quilts and traditional quilts and asked the quiltmakers to submit quilts reflecting their idea of color and how they “see” it.

LGISD Employees to Get 3% Raise

The La Grange school board held its monthly meeting Monday. Here’s some highlights from the meeting: Salary Increases All employees who were employed by LGISD during the 2021-22 school year will receive a 3% increase off of their paygrade midpoint.

After Stranger Found in Hot Tub, Chase Ensues

A La Grange homeowner discovered a stranger in their hot tub last Thursday. La Grange Police eventually arrested the woman for burglary, but not before she led police on a chase around town. La Grange Police Chief David Gilbreath reports that a homeowner in the 100 block of West Vine Street called police around 3:50 p.m. on Aug. 25 reporting a suspicious woman in their hot tub. Gilbreath said the homeowner didn’t know the woman or why she was in the hot tub. La Grange Police officers Kevin Currington and Thomas Keeny responded along with deputies James Ulbig and an undercover officer from the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office. By that time, the female suspect got out of the hot tub and hid in a vehicle in the neighborhood. The officers located the female inside the vehicle and ordered her out. Gilbreath said the female exited the vehicle and fled on foot. The woman entered a recreational vehicle in an attempt to hide from officers. She then exited the RV and fled again on foot.

For the Record

Craig Moreau, Fayette County Chief of Emergency Management and Homeland Security will be speaking to the La Grange Noon Lions Club on Thursday, Sept. 1 from 12 noon to 1 p.m. at Frisch Auf! Valley Country Club in La Grange. Topic: Active shooter/active attacker case studies - how to survive and help others survive. Dr. Paul Yura, National Weather Service Meteorologist for Fayette County will be speaking on Thursday, Sept. 8 from 12 noon to 1 p.m. Topic: Natural Disasters.

Schulenburg Police Report

Schulenburg Police Chief Troy Brenek reports on the following incidents his department responded to during the week of Aug. 21-25.

KC Donates to Holy Rosary Rebuilding Fund

La Grange Knights of Columbus Council 2574 presented a $10,000 donation to Queen of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Hostyn. The donation was deposited into the Matching Funds Campaign account at Fayette Savings Bank for the benefit of the church’s rebuilding fund. Donations over $5,000.00 can be dedicated to the “matching side” of the campaign where they are used to match regular donations from the public, enabling them to be doubled. The Queen of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church was destroyed by an explosion and fire the morning of June 9, which also killed one parishioner. Pictured are (from left) Kyle Janda-FSB Vice President-Compliance, Ellie Thomas-FSB Teller, Rodney Kalich-FSB Chief Financial Officer, Larry Sulak-La Grange KC member, Garry Schellberg-La Grange KC Treasurer, Rev. Felix Twumasi-Hostyn Church pastor, Jim Kothmann-La Grange KC Warden, Marissa Navarro-FSB Teller, Shelby Weyand-FSB Teller and Wade Mozisek-FSB President.