Last week, I ended this column with my concern about herbicide residue in a new garden spot. For the past several winters, I have been feeding hay to my cows in an area just across the fence from my main garden.

On Tuesday, March 26, of Holy Week, the St. Rose of Lima Catholic School 8th graders attended the Chrism Mass at the Cathedral in Victoria. It was a beautiful celebration with the bishop and all priests and deacons of the diocese together. The cathedral was full with students from all diocesan schools and diocesan parishioners. The Chrism Mass is three-fold. The three oils used in sacramental celebrations are blessed; Sacred Chrism, used to anoint those who receive the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Orders; the Oil of the Sick, used to anoint those who are in need of healing; and the Oil of Catechumens, used to anoint those who are preparing for baptism. Next, the priests are led by Bishop Cahill in renewing the promises they made at their ordination. Finally, the gathering of the baptized community enables them to pray for their Bishop, priests, and to participate in the celebration of the Holy Mass. The group enjoyed a nice lunch before traveling home.

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La Grange Police Chief David Gilbreath reports on the following incidents his department responded to during the week of Feb. 18-25.

Perfect Attendance: Bo Brossmann, Denver Carr, Raven Demel, Ryker Demel, Brielle Goedrich, Dawsyn Guentert, Max Hernandez, Hunter Janak, Ellie Klein, Camila Saucedo, Ashtyn Schaefer, Cal Schiffli, Luke Shimek.

A $4,000 scholarship was recently awarded to Jaden Melton of Fayette County 4-H by the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s Calf Scramble Scholarship Committee. She is the daughter of Jessica and Joey Melton.

Six La Grange Elementary School students participated in the “Hello World Demo Day” at Google in Austin on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Sixth graders Harper Hess, Liam Lowes, Allison Hutchins, Antonio Villlalobos, fifth grader Oliver Schmidt, and fourth grader Vyvynne Friemel were chosen to present their projects to the audience. Hello World is the curriculum used by La Grange ISD to expose students to Computer Science as early as first grade. The company partnered with Google to celebrate students with exemplary achievement in the program. The students have worked throughout the year to build virtual reality worlds that can be explored through the Meta Quest 2 VR goggles they use in the classroom. Denise Fuentes teaches the class and nominated the students who were ultimately chosen by Hello World.

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Muldoon, La Grange and Flatonia firefighters battled a house fire on FM 154 Sunday afternoon, March 24. The call came in around 2:50 p.m., and 911 operators initially dispatched the La Grange Volunteer Fire Department.