The time to prepare to manage parasites on cattle is in the spring, before the weather heats up and critters start to multiply. We’ve had a late, cool spring here in Fayette County, so now is the time to think about parasites.

Twenty nine shooters and a team of volunteers enjoyed beautiful spring weather for the first annual La Grange YoungLife Fun Shoot at the Fayette County Gun Club. Each shooter loaded 100 shells to compete at three stations - five-stand, skeet, and trap.

Saturday, March 25, at Holman Valley Steakhouse was an unforgettable day and night for Turtle Wing Foundation and the community. “When Wendee (owner of Holman Valley Steakhouse) approached us with the idea that herself, her staff, Curtis Grimes and his band wanted to host a Benefit Concert and donate proceeds to Turtle Wing, we did not expect the lengths they would go to in order to raise not only funds, but awareness of the work the foundation is doing,” Executive Director Destiny Psencik said.

The Round Top Festival Institute Library Benefit Concert was supported this year through a generous donation from H-E-B. The H-E-B Community Investment Program contributes to nonprofit organizations that maintain an IRS 501(c)(3) designation and that operate within the immediate H-E-B marketing area. Helping communities for more than 100 years, HE- B has continued their valued support for the arts and humanities by contributing to the Festival Institute’s Bybee Library Annual Valentine’s Benefit and Adopt-A-Book program.

Schulenburg Police Chief Troy Brenek reports on the following incidents his department responded to during the week of April 2-8. Traffic Stops On April 3, Sgt.

This is a recurring column sharing public information and opinion on St Mark’s Medical Center, the needs for health care in Fayette County, and a path forward as researched by local businessman Sam Wilson:

Fayette County 4-H members participated in the District 11 4-H Spring Spectacular Contest on April 13 and 14 in Victoria. Events included Public Speaking, Educational Presentations, Quiz Bowl, Duds to Dazzle, Fashion Show, 4-H has Talent, Fashion Storyboard, and Consumer Decision Making.

The La Grange High School UIL academic team competed at the Region Academic Meet at Stephen F Austin State University on Saturday, April 22. Twenty-four LHS students competed in the following events: accounting, computer science, copy editing, current issues & events, feature writing, headline writing, literary criticism, news writing, ready writing, social studies, and extemporaneous informative & persuasive speaking. Seven students qualified for the State Academic Meet at The University of Texas at Austin on Wed-Thurs, May 17-18. The following students qualified for State: Phoebe Tucker - 1st place - Copy Editing (Coach - Mrs. Lucy Carr) Anna Eichler - 2nd place - News Writing (Coach - Mrs. Lucy Carr) Dominick Smith - 3rd place - Extemporaneous Informative Speaking (Coach - Ms. Laurie Stork) Kylee Kelley, Kylie Zbranek, Jade Ackerman, and Anna Follin - 1st place Literary Criticism TEAM (Coach - Ms. Laurie Stork) Kylee Kelley - 1st place individual Literary Criticism Also medaling individually are: Kylie Zbranek - 4th place individual Literary Criticism Kylee Kelley - 6th place Ready Writing (Coach - Ms. Laurie Stork)

More than 6,000 bicyclists will converge in La Grange this Saturday, April 29, for the Texas MS 150. Motorists should be on the lookout for cyclists this weekend around La Grange and the northern parts of Fayette County.

The City of La Grange Recreation Department will begin registration for the 2023 Summer Day Camp on Wednesday, May 3, 4-6 p.m. at the Randolph Recreation Center, 653 East Pearl. To register parents must have completed forms, a $25 registration fee and pay for the participant(s) first and last week of camp. Youth must be entering kindergarten up to entering sixth grade for the 2023-2024 school year. Weekly fees are $100/1st camper; $90/2nd camper, and hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Spaces are limited and will be on a first-come-first-serve basis at sign-up. Registration packets will be available on Monday, May 1 for parents to pick-up, complete and return at time of sign-up. For additional information, contact the Recreation Department at (979) 9685600.