Dig Into the Past at Kreische Brewery’s Archeology Day Saturday
The third annual Archeology Day at Kreische Brewery & Monument Hill State Historic Sites will be on Saturday, Oct. 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. With nine hands-on family activities, artifact exhibits from the Kreische collections, tours and presentations, and a special take-home prize for participants, the event is bigger and better than ever.
Firefighter Frankie Srubar Tells It Like It Is
A Monthly Feature by ELAINE THOMAS Rural communities depend on highly trained and motivated volunteers like Frankie Srubar to battle fires and respond to medical emergencies When Frankie Srubar reflects on his 35year career as a Fayette County volunteer firefighter, he voices a single regret. “I was 33 or 34 years old when I got started.
Fort the Record
The Fayette County Habitat for Humanity Christmas Coloring Contest is now open. Nopurchaseorpaymentofany kind is necessary to enter or win this contest. The contest is open to children in grades 1-6. Each entry consists of a completed, official coloring page. Coloring pages can be downloaded at www.FayetteCountyHabitat. org/2023contest.
St. Mark’s Building and Equipment: What Happens Next?
After the doors are locked and the lights turned off upon the official closure of St. Mark’s hospital Thursday, what happens next? A complicated default process would then occur for the physical building and equipment of the hospital, which is closing after 18 years because of steep financial losses.
Von Minden Named National Merit Commended Student
La Grange High School Principal John Pineda has announced that Landon Von Minden has been named a Commended Student in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program. A Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), which conducts the program, was presented by the principal to this scholastically talented senior.
Oktoberfest Packs on the Fun in Downtown LG
Folks from all over crowded the Courthouse Square on Saturday, Oct. 7, for the annual Oktoberfest sponsored by La Grange Rotary Club, including these three gentlemen in lederhosen: (above, from left) Jeff Kettle of Prosper, Chuck Grear of New Braunfels, and Patrick Jumper of Prosper. Attendees enjoyed sampling more than 60 types of beer and wine, live music by The Dujka Brothers and The Georges and a delicious meal of homemade schnitzel and noodles. Photos by Andy Behlen
