Aguilar-Soto, Arlette Julissa Blaschke, Mylah Kellynn Carey, Lillian Elise Castaneda Guel, Marely Cerda, Emireth Yuridia Cervantez, Mitchell Alexander Deters, Hadley Brooklyn Eichler, Addison Fryer, Addison Paige Green, Audrey Evelyn Harbers, Trey Ethan Haverda, Gabriel Matthew Hunt, Nora Jane Janacek, Adysen Dawn Janacek, Dalton Christopher Johnson, Kamryn Elizabeth Kocian, Grady John Lancaster, Natalee Kay Martinez, Cesar Daniel Mcaleer, Tadhg Gifford McBride, Amery Elizabeth McKee, Harper Reese Michalke, Julia Paige Mihatsch, Rogan Scott Montalvo Medina, Genesis Polk, Journi Cenet-Paige Rios, Angel Francisco Rusek, Lauren Elizabeth Scott, Lauren Ashley Simpson, Athena Mary Francis Smith, Ashtyn Cate Smith, Rachel Doris Staal, Zoey Elizabeth Welker, Cy Douglas Wilson, Evynn Phyllis-Marie Wolff, Luke James

The Round Top Lions Club in partnership with the RT-C ISD and the Round Top Family Library spread the story of The Red Door. The Red Door Fund for Mental Health is a local non-profit that seeks to help individuals who are struggling with mental illness as well as their families. The movement is dedicated to normalizing conversations about mental health across rural communities. For more information about The Red Door, visit https://www.faycofoundation. com/rdf. Pictured are: Amy Bone, Jerry Henkel, Karen Duddlesten, Suzanne Ellis, Chris Hallman, Gary Russell, Ed Ellis, and David Smith.

Fayette County 4-H members competed in the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Dairy Judging Contest on Tuesday, March 4. Team members consisted of Abraham McBride, Abigale McBride, Catelyn Bosl and Zoey Krenek.

The AMEN Food Pantry will be transitioning from using throw away plastic bags to reusable bags for clients’ food selections in the coming months. A request is being made to individuals, churches, organizations, and businesses to help with this cause by donating clean, gently used or new reusable grocery/shopping bags to the pantry. Donated bags may be dropped off at AMEN on Mondays from 8:30 a.m. - noon or Thursdays from 10 a.m. - noon. The food pantry continues to serve the community’s food insecure families with shelf stable foods along with fresh vegetables, bread products, and frozen meats. All of this would not be possible without generous support. AMEN Board members Mark Hebert, Susan Schultz, Linda Oltmann, and Mary Vasek at the Food Pantry to promote usage of reusable bags for clients’ food selections with an appeal for donations of bags from the community.

The World Shakuhachi Festival Texas 2025 is a celebration of everything shakuhachi– the Japanese end-blown bamboo flute. It is a quadrennial gathering of hundreds of people from around the world who come together to perform and hear performances, attend workshops, swap anecdotes, and share the history and wonder of this stunning Japanese musical tradition, both amongst themselves and with the local community and public.

Schulenburg Police Chief Troy Brenek reports on the following incidents his department responded to during the week of Feb. 9-13.

Senior Connections, the vibrant activity center for individuals aged 55 and up, is gearing up for an exciting week of games, delicious meals, and engaging speakers. Starting March 17 in celebration of St.

Outdoor watering now restricted to no more than once a week The Lower Colorado River Authority on Monday announced two significant drought responses that affect all LCRA water customers: LCRA moved from Stage 1 to Stage 2 of its drought response, requiring all LCRA firm water customers – including cities, industries and retail water suppliers – to increase water saving measures and limit outdoor watering to no more than once a week. LCRA determined that no water from the Highland Lakes will be available to most LCRA interruptible agricultural customers in Colorado, Wharton and Matagorda counties in 2025.

La Grange Police David Gilbreath reports on the following incidents his department responded to during the week of Feb. 9-16.

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