As of Aug. 19, a total intake for the Gardenia E. Janssen Animal Shelter is 1157: 555 dogs and 662 cats in need. As of Aug. 19, the shelter has 118 animals in care: 50 dogs/68 cats. This number includes animals in the facility, in foster care for medical, waiting on available space, or awaiting transport to rescue partner.

Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Warda will hold their Annual Church Picnic on Sunday, Sept. 3 at the church picnic grounds.

Kim Joost and Jo Ann Vasina, representing the local Smith-McMillan Chapter, NSDAR, presented Allison MacKenzie, Director of the Fayette Public Library/Fayette Heritage Museum & Archives, with five new books to be added to different sections of the facility. This donation is part of an initiative across the state of Texas by the Daughters of the American Revolution Library Outreach Committee.

The article in Tuesday’s paper about former La Grange City Manager Fred Bell’s resignation incorrectly stated the date of his resignation. He resigned on Monday, Aug.

The Alliance for College & Career Student Success (ACCSS) program was started with an $842,120 grant from Greater Texas Foundation a little over 2 years ago. The program is now working towards building sustainability beyond the 3-year gift that initiated the alliance. ACCSS partner schools currently include Flatonia, Schulenburg, Weimar, Columbus, and Fayetteville ISD’s. The program is housed at Blinn College – Schulenburg Campus. These partners collaborate to remove barriers that might impact whether or not a student could participate in dual credit courses while in high school. With the support of regional funders and community investors, increased student support is in place and transportation and the cost of fees and tuition should not be a barrier to students enrolling.

La Grange Police Chief David Gilbreath reports on the following incidents his department responded to during the week of Aug. 13-19.

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Folks setting up for the La Grange Farmers Market got soaked Saturday morning when the sprinklers on the courthouse lawn came on. One of the vendors, Vergie Hall, said the sprinklers started gushing about 7 a.m.

Two new exhibits of quilts will be on display at the Texas Quilt Museum from August 31-December 23, 2023. First, they’ll pay tribute to the wildly popular series of books by James Herriot as well as the recent smash PBS series with the animal-themed juried show “All Creatures Great and Small.” And they’ll also dip into the amazing archives of quilt collectors and dealers Mary and Joe Koval with “Antique Quilts from the Koval Collection.” All Creatures Great and Small James Herriot was the pen name for the real-life British country veterinary surgeon James Wight (1916-1995).