Senior Connections is your go-to gathering place for active seniors, conveniently located at 1111 Bohlmann Ave. in Schulenburg, the First United Methodist Church at 301 W. Saint Charles St. in Weimar, and Flatonia at 403 E. North Main St. Doors open from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. offering a warm atmosphere filled with fellowship and fun.

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Friends of the Weimar Public Library will host S. Charles Decker, author of “Zach the Prairie Dog,” at the library at 10 a.m.

The area’s Girl Scouts and their leaders appreciate Fayette County for its support during their recent cookie sale, especially Walmart in La Grange and Hruskas’ in Ellinger for hosting cookie booths on each weekend of the sale. The Farmers’ Market on the Courthouse Square was a new venue this year to watch for in the future. Troop 32077 of La Grange used cookie earnings to travel to the Waco area over spring break to enjoy the Safari Park Wildlife Center, Dinosaur Valley State Park, the Cameron Park Zoo, and the Dr. Pepper Museum. Troop members also earned their way to sessions at Girl Scout camps in the summer. The Scouts voted to donate unsold cookies to AMEN Food Pantry and to the Gardenia Janssen Animal Shelter, where they will be given in appreciation to those who adopt a pet. Troop 32077 is led by Rebecca Hegar, Anna Hegar, and Christine Norwood.

On two Thursdays a month, an enthusiastic group of older folks can be found playing dominoes and other games at the Randolph Recreation Center. They are part of the La Grange Senior Citizens Activity Center.

April 2-6, 1976 Fayette County Sheriff T.J. Flournoy confirmed that an outof- court settlement had been reached in the $3 million damage suit brought against him by Houston TV personality Marvin Zindler.

Hospice Brazos Valley offers a support group for caregivers of persons with Alzheimer’s and other dementias. The group meets the second Tuesday of each month from 10-11 a.m. at the Hospice Brazos Valley office located at 1048 N. Jefferson in La Grange. For more information, call Cindy Fanning at (979) 431-1556.

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Despite crime occurring at the lowest rate in decades in this country, stories about crimes of all sorts are constantly in the news. Whether it is petty theft, kidnapping, armed robbery, murder, etc., we are under a constant daily barrage of stories concerning these activities from our news media. Our local law enforcement agencies must appear in a state of constant vigil, to fight against those who ply in this trade. In searching through the old local newspaper articles from years past, Fayette County has seen its share of criminal activity, from minor incidents to the most hideous imaginable. This series of articles in the Footprints of Fayette section of the newspaper will deal with a few people who became fed up with the crime, and decided to take a stand against it, “Old West” style.

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