January found the Pioneer Unit of the Herb Society of America meeting at the Brenham Presbyterian Church for a presentation by the Pioneer Unit Horticulture Study Group, led by Madeline Johnson, on the results of their year-long study of thyme. “A Thymely Talk” provided information about the growth of eight varieties of thyme during 2022, a challenging year for many plants.

The Fayette County Firefighter’s Association reports the following calls for the week of Jan. 15-21: Grass Fire - 1 Smoke Report - 4 Structure Fire - 1 Accidents - 6 Medical - 4 Traffic Control - 1 Carbon MonoxideAlarm - 1 Fire Alarms - 2 Gas Leak/Odor - 1

The students listed on the President’s Honor Roll at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, are undergraduates who have achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average in all work attempted while enrolled in not less than 12 semester hours.

Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick announced committee assignments for the 88th Legislature and has again entrusted Senator Lois W. Kolkhorst (R-Brenham) with the Chair of the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services along with four other major committee assignments.

The end of the year is an incredibly important time for And Then A New Day. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, we are able accept monetary or nonmonetary donations from the public. This Giving Season, we accepted our first, large nonmonetary donation. Bill Bishop, of La Grange, came to And Then to inquire about donating a Toyota RAV 4 vehicle in his possession. With plans to purchase a new vehicle, Bishop had hopes of donating his previous vehicle to help further the mission and progress of And Then A New Day. With the funds raised from the sale of the vehicle, And Then A New Day can continue to grow our facilities and programming to serve more young adults in our local communities. We are continually grateful for Bill’s support and generosity. Bill also has roots in refurbishing computers for charitable causes. To learn more about this service, you may reach out to bbish@protonmail.com or call (979) 338-9233.

ing to extinguish wildfires as well as grass fires. The Art of Reading Smoke was instructed by a TEEX representative.

The Blinn College-Schulenburg Campus is offering a non-credit course this spring covering the fundamentals of landscaping. “Landscaping Basics: From the Ground Up” will be held Tuesdays from 6-9 p.m.

The list of buyers from the Schulenburg Junior Livestock Show was not available in time for this publication. Look for it next week..

La Grange Police Chief David Gilbreath reports on the following incidents his department responded to during the week of Jan. 15-22.

Schulenburg Police Chief Troy Brenek reports on the following incidents his department responded to during the week of Jan. 8-14.