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Wind music has a very long tradition at the Pardubice Conservatory. Since the school‘s founding, there has been wind music in different forms and has represented the school at many events in the region. In 2022, a band called Pardubicka Muzika under the leadership of Michal Chmelar, a trumpet player of the Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchrestra Pardubice, was founded.

Seventeen graduates, including La Grange’s Alyson Trlicek were recognized with a pinning ceremony, Tuesday, May 7, after completing the Blinn College District’s highly ranked Radiologic Technology Program.

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DOPTABLE Many dogs at the shelter came to us as strays and we are unaware of their backstories. That is why it is hard for us to know why some dogs will not make friends with other dogs while they are here.

Kreische Brewery & Monument Hill State Historic Sites invite one and all to the third annual Bluff SchuetzenFest on Saturday, May 18, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. This free family festival offers a full day of live music, traditional crafts and games, living history programs, tours of the Kreische brewery ruins, food and drink, and more.

Two of the three public swimming pools in Fayette County will be closed this summer. The City of Schulenburg and the City of La Grange decided to close their public pools this summer.

Fayetteville High School’s graduation is Friday, May 17 at 7 p.m. in the school’s gym.

Round Top-Carmine’s High School Graduation is Friday, May 24 at 7 p.m. at the Round Top Festival Hill Institute.

A local man driving a Polaris Ranger utility vehicle succumbed to injuries after a crash with an 18-wheeler in Rek Hill Tuesday, May 14. The wreck happened around 1:48 p.m.