For week ending July 29 Week’s high July 22 .................................................... 103 Degrees Week’s low July 26 ....................................................

Camp for All hosted more than 190 campers last week in Burton for Camp Periwinkle, a week-long overnight camp for children who have faced cancer. This is the largest number of campers the camp has seen since before the pandemic.

DOPTABLE Please consider stopping by the shelter to meet a couple of senior ds looking for a forever family to spend their senior years with. These sweet souls are often overlooked but really need comfort and companionship.

WoodmenLife members and volunteers in La Grange recently completed a beautification project as part of the organization’s Giving Together initiative. The chapter chose to create indoor flower pots for the lobby of Hospice Brazos County branch in La Grange.

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The Gardenia E. Janssen Animal Shelter is open 10 am. - 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday for all normal operations. The shelter is closed to the public with staff onsite for animal care from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Mondays. Reclaims are allowed on Monday after 10 a.m. by appointment. If you believe your lost pet may be in care, call (979) 966-0021 to confirm and learn requirements.

As July winds down, all of Schulenburg gears up for the annual Schulenburg Festival, also known as the “National Party of Texas,” a full weekend of events with something for everyone. This year’s Festival starts Thursday July 30 and ends Sunday August 2. Activities include continuous live music, rodeo, cookoffs, carnival, parade, arts & crafts vendors, cornhole, kiddie parade, tricycle races, softball, basketball, fun run, golf, cow chip and egg toss, class reunions, and more.

Last Friday-Sunday the second Fayette County Community Theatre student production of the summer was held, “Little Women.” The trio of shows were held at the La Grange Performing Arts Center. Here are some image from Friday’s opening night.

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I suppose everything worthwhile takes time, The more time the more valuable, I think I shall marry time. BOBBY WALTER LEWELLEN www.countryboyjustme.com.