Ellinger Meeting The Ellinger City Council The Ellinger City Council will have a venue change for the April meeting. The meeting will be in the City Hall at 6 p.m.

A piece of heavy equipment traveling on US 77 struck the top of the underpass in Schulenburg Wednesday afternoon, April 20. The impact knocked down several chunks of concrete from the bridge overhead.

La Grange Elementary School held its annual second grade plant show on Thursday, April 21. Nearly all of the school’s 124 second graders participated in the show.

The chandeliers in the huge, elaborate white tent sparkled softly over 425 enthusiastic guests garbed in tuxes, cocktail dresses, flowing gowns and cowboy boots. All were in attendance at the recent 50th anniversary gala of the worldrenowned Round Top Festival Institute, or Festival Hill.

A young woman with local connections recently appeared in a Famous Footwear commercial. Remi, 18, grew up in La Grange and moved to Katy in 2017 after eighth grade.

Fayette County AgriLife teamed up with TxDOT and several other local agencies to offer a child safety seat inspection event in La Grange on Thursday, April 21. The event took place in the parking lot of Walmart Supercenter in La Grange. La Grange Police Department, Texas Highway Patrol, AirEvac Lifeteam, Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and Cen-Tex Family Services all assisted with the event. The event was free to the public. Certified technicians inspected car seats to make sure they were secured to seats and fitted properly. Any seats deemed unsafe were replaced free of charge. Texas AgriLife said it has inspected more than 32,000 car seat since the program began in 1999 with a nearly 99 percent rate of misuse. Texas law requires all children under age eight to be secured in a child safety seat (unless they are taller than 4’9”). AgriLife recommends children over eight years old but not yet 4’9” tall to ride in a booster seat. Rear-facing seats are the safest, especially for infants and children under two years of age. Pictured above are (back, from left) James Wimbley of AirEvac Lifeteam, La Grange Police Chief David Gilbreath, Trooper Cameron Janda of the Texas Highway Patrol, (front) Theresa Parma of TxDOT, Jessica Ramirez of Cen-Tex Family Services, Angela Santos and her son Sol Santos, Veronica Canahan of Cen-Tex Family Services and Fayette County AgriLife Extension Agent Sally Garrett Photo by Andy Behlen

Fayette County Commissioners Court signed a proclamation designating the week of April 24-May 1 as Soil and Water Stewardship Week in Fayette County. The proclamation recognizes efforts by the Fayette County Soil and Water Conservation District to prevent erosion and improve groundwater resources. Pictured with the Commissioners Court are representatives from the District: (back, from left) Carissa Karisch, Carol Friedrich, Bob Devine, Lee Fritsch, Rick Schilling, Howard Frick, (front) Pct. 4 Commissioner Drew Brossmann, Pct. 3 Commissioner Harvey Berckenhoff, County Judge Joe Weber, Pct. 2 Commissioner Luke Sternadel and Pct. 1 Commissioner Jason McBroom. Photo by Andy Behlen

Fayetteville High School students participated in UIL Academics at Round Top-Carmine on April 24. Fayetteville placed 1st in District.

Members of the La Grange Noon Lions and Leo Clubs and Fayetteville Leo Club sponsored an Easter Egg Hunt at the Whispering Hills Achievement Center for children..

Homer Allen will be showing his paintings at ArtWalk 2022, held May 7 and 8 in Fayetteville. Allen is new to Art-Walk but not new to the region. Years ago, Allen painted the well-known Fayetteville sign on Highway 71.