Cow-Calf Clinic In Brenham
On behalf of the Extension Beef and Forage Committees and host agents from Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Fayette, Grimes, Lee, Waller, and Washington counties would like to invite you to join us for the 51st Annual South Central Texas Cow-Calf Clinic on Friday, Oct. 28, at the Washington County Expo in Brenham. The Committee has worked diligently to put together an excellent program, great tradeshow, and live cattle demonstration for the event this year. The day will be jam packed with presentations and demonstrations from industry leading experts. We would like to share a small token of our appreciation for your support of agriculture and the Extension Service in the nine-county area by inviting you to join us. If you can join for the day or even just for lunch, please feel free to stop by. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. with coffee and donuts sponsored by Texas Farm Credit. The morning sessions will include presentations focused on sustainability of the cow herd and will conclude with a bar-b-que brisket and sausage lunch at 12 p.m. at the Washington County Expo Food Court sponsored in part by Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative.
La Grange’s Faison Home is Fighting for Its Life
Without community intervention, the Faison House will disappear as have many other Texas house museums, including Victoria’s McNamara House. “It’s a simple matter of money and volunteers,” Arnold Romberg, President of the Faison Preservation Society (FPS), explained. Unfortunately, according to the University of Maryland, American life in the twenty-first century is changing in ways that often leave individuals less likely to give or volunteer. When the La Grange Garden Club women saved the house in the 1960s, only 32% of women were in the workforce versus 57% today. Without their devotion and energy, the house would have vanished. Historic preservation funding in Texas is a tough business. Grants are becoming increasingly complex; grant writing courses abound. Numerous grants require nonprofits to match monies and pay for the entire project up front before reimbursement. In other words, you must have money to get money. Unfortunately, grants for mowing the lawn, paying utilities, or purchasing insurance are nonexistent.
Church Picnic Proceeds Benefit Holy Rosary
A portion of recent picnic proceeds from St. John’s Catholic Church in Fayetteville and St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Ellinger have been donated to the Queen of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Hostyn rebuilding fund account at Fayette Savings Bank. The top picture shows a $10,000 donation from St. John’s and the bottom picture shows a $8,000 donation from St. Mary’s. This $18,000.00 donation has pushed the “matching side” of the campaign up to $87,000.
FOR THE RECORD
The Colorado Valley Detachment No. 1028 of the Marine Corps League will honor 19 scholarship winners at this year’s annual Marine Corps Ball on Nov. 11. Over the past 10 years, the Harvey D. Dannhaus Memorial Scholarship has been awarded to 19 graduates from La Grange, Schulenburg, Fayetteville, Brenham and Carmine High Schools. The winners include Bryn Colon, Adam Faske, Liberty Bell Killion, Trevor Beyer, Michael-Leah Ruth Hart, Katie Gray, Brayden Duarte, Ashley Pesl, Hailey Machac, Justin Shimek, VictoriaKate Hart, Jamison Davis, Garrison Mueller, Caleb Parks, Brandon Muske, Brittani Craft, Katie Faulk, James Robinson and Bailey Rose Karich. The Marine Corps Ball will celebrate its founding 247 years ago. The community is invited to join the birthday dinner on Friday, Nov. 11 at 6 p.m. at the Texas Czech Heritage Center. Contact Bobby Bedient at bobbymcl1028@gmail.com for required tickets.
Animal Shelter Update
As of Oct. 7, total intake for the Gardenia E. Janssen Animal Shelter is 1,139: 500 dogs and 639 cats in need. As of Oct. 7, the shelter has 127 animals in care: 53 dogs and 74 cats. This number includes animals in the facility, in foster care for medical, waiting on available space, or awaiting transport to rescue partner. Spay and neuter is the only way to manage the unwanted dog and cat population in Fayette County. The shelter offers a discount voucher program for spay/neuter for citizens of Fayette County. Call (979) 9660021 for more information. Stats for the wee of Sept. 24 through Oct. 7 includes: Intake: 62 Adoptions: 48 Transferred to Rescue: 20 Return to Owner: 5 Humane Euthanasia: 0
