May 1, 1973 An elderly Engle lady was the victim of a theft of about $70 Saturday afternoon, but the sheriff’s office reported no arrests had yet been made. Two women and a man reportedly drove up to the victim’s house in a red car.

The Smith McMillan Chapter of the Texas Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is sponsoring a fundraiser for the Faison House in La Grange on Tuesday, May 16, from 4:30 to 6:15 p.m. at St. James Episcopal Church parking lot (across from H-E-B in La Grange). The drive-thru features a chicken dinner with red potatoes, green beans, grilled, squash, roll, and cobbler for only $12.

The Colorado Valley Independent Cattlemen’s Association (CVICA) prepared hamburgers for the FCJLS on March 25, at the La Grange Fairgrounds. Ron Denham coordinated the event with the FCJLS. The following pictured members prepared and served the hamburgers with condiments.

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Fayette County Commissioners voted 3-1 to reimburse County Surveyor Gene Kruppa $300 for the use of his personal cell phone during a meeting last Thursday, April 27. Pct.

St. Mark’s Medical Center no longer uses the $135,000 C-Arm imaging device it purchased just over a year ago with American Rescue Plan (ARP) grant funds, according to the hospital’s CEO Mark Kimball.

We missed a couple of local events in the listing of church picnics in Friday’s paper. Be sure to mark these in your calendar as well: Waldeck Lutheran Church Picnic (6915 Waldeck Church Ln., Ledbetter, TX 78946) Barbecue pork steak meal with green beans, potatoes and sauce for $15 a plate, serving from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., dine-in or take-out.

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Dating back to the very first MS 150 bikeathon in La Grange 39 years ago, the Knights of Columbus here have been a key part of helping the benefit bike ride succeed. (That first year the cyclists even slept in the KC Hall and the KCs made them soup and sandwiches).

The Fayette County Community Theatre (FCCT) will present a production of “Drinking Habits” by Tom Smith on May 5, 6 and 7. Directed by Brent and Tara Lowe, the comedy features many new and returning community cast and crew members.