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Flint Feldhousen of Big Wells won the title of Schützenkönig at the 150th Round Top Rifle Club Schützenfest. Feldhousen shot a score of 35 to win the shooting contest held on Sunday morning, Sept. 18. His score was just one point shy of the perfect mark. Rifle Club President Michael Sachs pinned a gold medal on Feldhousen’s shirt during a ceremony held Sunday afternoon. Last year’s Schützenkönig, Cullen Weishuhn, handed over his crown of cedar to the new king. Members of the Rifle Club hoisted Feldhousen in the air three times to shouts of “Hoch sol er leben, hoch sol er leben, drei mal hoch!” Feldhousen tapped the first keg of beer – a wooden keg from Alstadt Brewery in Fredericksburg. He then performed his ceremonial duty by serving beer to his subjects in the Rifle Hall as the Texas Bavarian Band from Germany entertained the crowd.

A light meal, meetings, and a program will be held by La Grange Fayette Memorial VFW Post No. 5254 and Auxiliary on Tuesday, Sept. 20 at the VFW Home in La Grange. Meeting time for the VFW Auxiliary is 5 p.m. then a joint POW/MIA Remembrance Ceremony and a meal will be held at 6 p.m., followed by the VFW Post meeting.

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The story in Tuesday’s paper about the county budget incorrectly stated that Commissioners included a three percent raise for county employees in the budget. The budget actually included funds for a five percent raise. We apologize for the mistake.

Saturday, Sept 17 the doors opened for the public to see the renovated old red school building on the Fayetteville ISD campus. After two years and just under $1.2 million of work, the grand 111-year-old structure that had been used for storage since the 1990s (and hasn’t been used for students since the 1980s) was again rededicated as part of campus. Last week we ran a full story on the restoration, but today here are several photos from the inside of the building.

The governing board of Austin County Farmer’s Mutual Fire Insurance Association, Inc. pursuant to the bylaws, calls an annual meeting of the membership of the Association to be held Saturday, October 8, 2022 beginning at 8:00 A.M. at the home office of the association located at 16836 Fordtran Blvd., Industry, Tx. The membership meeting is called for the purpose of electing commissioners for the auxiliaries whose terms have or will expire within one year from the date of the annual meeting.

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