Fayette County residents Bette and Jerry Gips, Deborah and Ken Ripper, and Julie and Maury Shepherd enjoyed a wonderful week of cruising around Penobscot Bay in Maine aboard yacht ‘Sail Allende.’.

The Round Top-Carmine class of 1957 gathered for lunch at JW’s Steakhouse in Carmine on Saturday, June 18 for their 65th year reunion. After a welcoming letter from J.C. Pohl was read by Elroy Isleib, classmates shared personal updates and concerns. The highlight of the event was to have Mr. Otto L. Fuchs, Jr., former ag teacher, in attendance.

The 25th Annual Fundraiser Fish Fry and Auction to benefit the Winchester Area Volunteer Fire Department will be held Saturday, July 23 at the St. Michaels’ Park Pavilion in Winchester. The meal will be held between 5-7 p.m. and will be a free will donation and may be dine in or take out. A silent auction will be held from 4-6 p.m. and a live auction will begin at 6 p.m. Come join in supporting our Volunteer Fire Department which serves Winchester and surrounding area.

Muldoon was blessed with rain this past week. Anywhere from just over an inch to over two inches fell, depending where under the cloud you happened to be. It was some much needed moisture and it all seems to have soaked in the parched ground and that same ground is looking for more. The grass and the weeds have all just shot up over night and the dust has been settled for the time being. The rain also dropped the temperatures back into the “cool” 90s in the afternoons.

La Grange Police Chief David Gilbreath reports on the following activities his department responded to during the week of June 12-19. Criminal Mischief On June 16, Officer Thomas Keeney received a report of graffiti in the alleyway behind the 200 block of W.

Schulenburg Police Chief Troy Brenek reports on the following activities his department responded to during the week of June 13-18. Aggravated Assault On June 13, Officer Jacob Mills was dispatched to the 700 block of N.

June 4-7, 1972 Mixing large measures of patriotism with entertainment and hospitality, the Round Top Rifle Association staged its 122nd annual July 4th celebration. The event officially opened with a short welcome address by long-time mayor Don Nagel.

The La Grange I.S.D. School Board voted last week to make some big changes to the high school graduation ceremony.

Approximately 250 campers from across the nation attended Blinn livestock judging camps. Maggie Brumnett and Trenton Edwards came a long way to attend the Blinn College Agricultural Sciences Department’s livestock judging camp.

The annual Fayetteville City-Wide Garage Sale will take place around town and on the Square this Saturday morning, July 9, from 7 a.m. to noon. This ever-popular event draws people from around the county to visit the front yards and the Town Square of Fayetteville for bargains and more bargains.