Would you like to maintain or even lose weight this holiday season? A multi-county community wellness program, Holiday Hold’em will begin soon, states Sally Garrett, County Extension Agent - Family & Community Health. This free online challenge is designed to encourage participants to gain no more than 2 pounds during the holiday season. Austin, Colorado, Fayette and Washington Counties will be offering this program starting on Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, and will continue through Jan. 2, 2023. On average individuals gain between 8 and 10 pounds during the holiday season. Holiday Hold’em is a six-week challenge to gain no more than two pounds during the holiday season. Starting on November 21 you will weigh in weekly at home, your fitness center, or your preferred site. Taking part in this program for a healthier you will take less than 5 minutes each week. Make it a holiday challenge and get your office, friends and/or family involved. You will receive a Challenge Log to keep track of your progress and each week a health newsletter will be provided to inspire you over the holidays. Anyone who is interested in participating in this on-line challenge can register at https:// fayette.agrilife.org/https-fchtamu- edu. Be sure to register by November 16 so that you are ready for the November 21 kickoff. You’ll be enrolled and begin receiving e-communications starting the week of November 21. If you don’t have an email account, you can still enroll by calling the Fayette County office at (979) 968-5831 to sign up to have the information mailed to you. All participant information is kept confidential.

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Brownie is a domestic shorthaired, black cat who walks around with her tongue sticking out. She is a friendly, outgoing girl.

Fayette County 4-H members competed in the Austin County Livestock Judging Contest on Saturday, Oct. 15 in Bellville.

Highlights from Monday’s monthly meeting of the La Grange School Board: Ideal Impact Services The school board voted to approve an agreement to work with Ideal Impact Services and they also approved a payment plan for those services. Ideal Impact will be making improvements to the HVAC units as well as other improvements to accomplish this task of reducing the amount of energy used.

Two agents from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) came to Fayette County on August 25 and confiscated an aftermarket gun trigger from a local man who purchased it online.

Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) plans to replace the battered old US 77 underpass in Schulenburg. Oversized loads often strike the old bridge that carries the railroad tracks over the current highway underpass. After one such incident back in April, Tx-DOT told the Record they were looking at options to improve the clearance issues with the old underpass, which was built in 1935. At a Schulenburg City Council meeting two weeks ago, TxDOT presented the City with two options – a deeper underpass or a new overpass. TxDOT asked for the Council’s preference. At the following meeting this Monday, Oct. 17, the Council voted to endorse the overpass option by a vote of 4-0. Councilman Greg Thomas was absent.

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A police search for a pair of suspected burglars in La Grange Monday afternoon ended with no arrests after the property owners declined to press charges. The incident unfolded on the south side of town around 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 17. La Grange Police Chief David Gilbreath said an officer noticed a male and female coming out of a backyard during routine patrol. He said the pair took off running after seeing the officer. The officer called for backup and a search ensued. Several other La Grange officers, deputies from the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office and troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety joined in the search. Officers searched the area near the US 77 river bridge on the south side of town. The search continued into the neighborhood near the Faison House and Las Fuentes Restaurant.

Beginning Sunday, Oct. 23, the La Grange Christian Fellowship will be meeting at the Norma Webb Center, 543 N. Jackson in La Grange, at 9:30 a.m. for Bible Study and Worship. For more information, email lgchristianfellowship@ gmail.com.