The Polka Lovers Club of Texas Museum (PLCTM) is hosting a “Donor Appreciation Dance” on Sunday, Nov. 17 from 2-6 p.m. All Polka dance enthusisasts; or, wanna be’s, are invited to join in on the fun as there will be plenty of happy music for happy people.

This month the Fayette County Country Music Club Opry is proud to host a Gospel Show with D’Vine Testament and The Fleckables on Monday, Nov. 18 at the La Grange Knights of Columbus Hall in La Grange. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the show begins at 7 p.m. Admission is $8.

The La Grange Class of 1969 55th class reunion was held on Oct. 12 at the Texas Czech Heritage Center. Front row: Joan Miertschin, Elfriede (Konvicka) Kalina, Betty (Pietsch) Wachsmann, Joyce (Kristoff) Faldyn, Linda (Hobratschk) Chapman, Roy Nietsche; middle row: Jo Ann (Knebel) Reichle, Catherine (Belota) Faist, Jane (Sulak) Lewis, Annie (Citzler) Mueller, Ann (Blankenship) Schneider, Jane (Sumbera) Campbell, Doris (Vaclavik) Penska, Barbara (Hoelscher) Kobza, James Recek, Nancy (Fritsch) Tielsch, Carol (Sulak) Svrcek, Wayne Otto, Judith (Reinhardt) Boessling, William Schovajsa, Carolyn (Machala) Madole, Charles Weishuhn; back row: Edward Degner, Lloyd Clegg, George Maxwell, Linda (Kana) Burch, Tommy Knippel, Dorothy (Prihoda) Bacak, Rick Simmons, Phyllis (Voelkel) Atchley, Walter Stoever, Mike Shoppa, and David Wessels. Not in picture Sharon (Harbers) Pietsch.

Would you like to maintain or even lose weight this holiday season? A Multi-County Community Wellness program, Holiday Hold’em will begin soon, says Sally Garrett, Fayette County Extension Agent Family & Community Health. This free online challenge is a six-week series dedicated to helping you maintain your weight during the holidays. The goal of this program is for you to maintain your weight within 2 pounds. We also encourage you to focus on consuming 5 servings of vegetables and fruits each day, as well as continue to engage in regular physical activity. We will walk you through interactive activities and scenarios to help you learn how to make correct decisions. Starting on November 24 you will weigh in weekly at home, your fitness center, or your preferred site. Weight and health logs will be provided to help keep track of your habits and progress throughout the series.

Rockie Buckner Clara Burkham Maggie Burkham Ava Kelley Jennyfer Lopez Sawyer Marburger Ricardo Pina Andrew Sanders Steeley schatte James Tinker Lilianna Wantland 2nd Grade Ryelan Chapman Kyler Jacob Marie Lebouef Natasha Martinez Evelyn McCullough Libby Robertson Ayven Salazar Collyns Schatte Kynlee Stewart 3rd Grade Holly Avant Kellen Bishop Bayln Komar Ofelia Massey Dudley Morales Isabella Morales Oliver Shrum-Boling 4th Grade Carter Matejcek Kyle Sanders 5th Grade Kannon Jacob Gael Mendoza Talon Weinert Bowen Williams 6th Grade Jack Finke Sophia Johnson Daisy Visser A’s & 1 B Honor Roll 1st Grade Zachary Avant Blake Bridges 2nd Grade Makenzie Filshie Greylyn Gaskins Finley Martin 3rd Grade Ppheye Albrecht Ariyanah McCullough 4th Grade Ellen Martinez Hernandez 5th Grade Sarah Williams 6th Grade Jaxson Matejcek Danica Steakley.

Nov. 8-12, 1974 Only one-third of Fayette County’s qualified voters – 2,702 out of the 8,346 registered –turned out for the general election on Tuesday.

The staff of the Fayette Heritage Museum and Archives is hosting a tour of the Archives when the Fayette County Historical Commission meets at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, November 18th in the meeting room of the Fayette Public Library in La Grange.

We have scheduled our November adventure for Nov. 16. We will visit the Santa Claus Museum in Columbus followed by lunch at the Dewberry Café. If you are interested in this activity and you are a member, please contact us to get on the list. Space on the Schuber bus is limited, and carpooling may need to be organized. Call Stephanie Shroyer, the Program Director for Senior Connections, at (979) 702-1246 to get on the list.

Kreische Brewery and Monument Hill State Historic Sites held the official ribbon cutting for its new, innovative children’s playscape last Thursday, November 7th. The ceremony was well-attended by sites staff and volunteers, members of the sites’ Friends organization, and families from across the Fayette County community. Texas Historical Commission Executive Director Joseph Bell, County Judge Dan Mueller, and La Grange Mayor Jan Dockery were also present to celebrate the playground’s completion and grand opening.

As La Grange ISD has tried to navigate the world of protests from people in the community about the content of school library books, the district has announced a new plan to put the responsibility onto parents.