A special walker with a seat, and a knee scooter have been donated to Senior Connections to help create a new program called “The Shop.” These items will be the starting point for the creation of the new program at Senior Connections. This program will house these pieces of equipment for others in the community that may have use of them, but won’t have to buy them. They can check out a piece of equipment and then return it when they no longer have need of them, so that others can use them if there is a need. The price of a knee scooter can range from $100 to $300. Jennifer Moring, manager of the Fayette Savings Bank in Weimar, was instrumental in getting some of this equipment donated as opposed to an individual having to make an actual purchase of them. These types of generous actions are what makes our area a great place to live and raise our families. One person may have a need and only by asking others can this need be met.

Vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death among children in the nation, so the Texas Department of Transportation is reminding parents that one of the most important things they can do to protect children is to properly install and use a car seat. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) states that 46% of all child car seats are misused.

Louis Melcher’s beautiful landscape photography has ensured his place of prominence in Fayette County’s history. Whereas many early photographers satisfied their creative energy with portrait photography, Melcher was prolific in documenting everyday life in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in a manner that is both creative and instructive. Louis Melcher was born on July 15, 1870, the eldest of ten children born to parents, John Carl “J. C.” and Wilhelmine (Gebert) Melcher of the O’Quinn community, both of German ancestry. His father farmed, owned a general mercantile store, and dabbled with inventions—he had seven patents—and other entrepreneurial activities.

Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reports activities of Fayette County Sheriff Deputies for the month of August. Detective Marc Bennett is working with CPS in reference to multiple child neglect cases.

Cameron Kolbe Kramr and Amber Dawn Lesho Christopher Mallory Dittman and Jennifer Haley Adams Jose Guadalupe Garcia Manzano and Nereyda Netro Cordova Gary Joseph Chamrad and Jennifer Ann Herbrich Delphin Daniel Janecka and Heather Paige Patterson Joshua Donald Finke and Adrianna LillyAnn Fritz Clinton Blakely McPhaul and Haley Renee Mendel Javier Torres Jr. and Destiney Rae Anne Durkin.