The Colorado Valley Quilt Guild is once again sponsoring a bus to the Houston International Quilt Festival on Saturday, Nov. 5. Come along to see artwork in fabric and a chance to shop hundreds of vendors. Seats on the bus will cost $60 for guild members and $65 for non members, which will include a ticket into the show. Come along for the ride, enjoy the show and leave the driving to someone else.

The District 13 Retired Teachers’ Association Fall Conference was held on Sept. 8 at the Plum Creek Events Center in Kyle, with 75 in attendance. Fourteen units (counties) of retired teachers comprise District 13; there are 20 districts in Texas. In attendance from Fayette County were Fayette County President Lisa Slinkard, and Secretary Karen Fitch. Presentations were given by TRS officers, and Terri Navrkal, TRTA State Secretary and Treasurer. An unexpected visit by Tim Lee (TRS Executive Director) followed, as he thanked District 13 for their tireless work, and encouraged those present to continue to stay organized and motivated, as all move toward retired teachers getting a COLA (Cost of Living Adjustment) after 14 years without one. His presence, as always, rejuvenated the spirits of those in the room.

The Fayette County Firefighter’s Association reports the following calls for the week of Sept. 4-10: Illegal Burn - 1 Accidents - 4 Medical - 4 Fuel/Diesel Spill - 1 Grass Fires - 4 Smoke Reports - 2.

La Grange Police Chief David Gilbreath reports on the following incidents his department responded to during the week of Aug. 21 through Sept.

Schulenburg Police Chief Troy Brenek reports on the following incidents his department responded to during the week of Sept. 4-10.

Flatonia Police Chief Dick Lee Dick reports there were 669 calls for service during the month of August his department responded to. On Aug.

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A federal court in Austin took little more than an hour to decide an 18-year-old Austin youth was guilty of aiding and abetting in the June robbery of a Smithville bank. Two women charged with actually performing the theft had pleaded guilty earlier. The maximum sentence for the crime was 25 years in prison. In other old news, at a public hearing held by city council, no one contested the proposed annexation of the Horton Hill addition into the City of La Grange. As a result, the 5.82-acre area was to be formally tacked onto the city at a special council meeting on Sept. 27. Residents of the addition, including Coy E. Hicks, Harold Maas, Charlie Vasut, Emil Kern and Anton Weber, signed the original annexation petition. County commissioners, funeral home operators, city officials from La Grange, Schulenburg and Flatonia, and two representatives from the Texas Department of Health, held a meeting to discuss future ambulance service. Since all Fayette County funeral homes were going out of the ambulance business at the end of the year, alternatives had to be sought. No decisions were made at the meeting, however.

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The governing board of Austin County Farmer’s Mutual Fire Insurance Association, Inc. pursuant to the bylaws, calls an annual meeting of the membership of the Association to be held Saturday, October 8, 2022 beginning at 8:00 A.M. at the home office of the association located at 16836 Fordtran Blvd., Industry, Tx. The membership meeting is called for the purpose of electing commissioners for the auxiliaries whose terms have or will expire within one year from the date of the annual meeting.