Over the weekend, Fayette County Habitat for Humanity (FCHFH) received a little Easter miracle just in time for their 2nd Annual Skydiving Event, which will be held this Sunday, April 24 at Texas Skydiving in Lexington.

As of April 15, the Gardenia E. Janssen Animal Shelter has 83 animals in care: 42 cats and 41 dogs. This number includes animals in the facility, in foster care for medical, space, or awaiting transport to rescue partner.

The Fayette County Firefighter’s Association reports the following calls for the week of April 10-16: Medical - 5 Gas Leak/Odor - 1 Grass Fires - 3 Accidents - 2.

Hands of Hope received a generous donation from the Knights of Columbus Chromcik Council No. 2574. 100% of this monetary donation will be used to purchase over 180 food bags for La Grange ISD children. Pictured from left to right is Dan Kuehn, Marcus Recek, Karissa Kocian, Charles Youngblood, Pat Lyons, and Grand Knight Philip Rocha.

Court Annunciation No. 1962, La Grange, held their regular monthly meeting on Monday, March 28, at 6:30 p.m. at the Msgr. Mazurkiewicz Center. Guest speaker was Kristi Bauer, Executive Director of CASA. She gave a very informative talk about the services that are offered by CASA in Fayette, Bastrop & Lee Counties. She also expressed that if anyone is interested, they are always in need of volunteers. Please do not hesitate to contact them if you are interested in volunteering.

La Grange Police Chief David Gilbreath reports on the following incidents his department responded to during the week of April 3-10. Animal Complaint On April 3, Officer Brett Meinardus responded to the 1900 block of W.

Schulenburg Police Chief Troy Brenek reports on the following incidents his department responded to during the week of April 3-9. Animal Complaint On April 5, Officer Juan Castilleja responded to the 100 block of Upton for a loose dog.

Fayette County Commissioners Court discussed several proposals for cleaning up litter around the County at their meeting last Thursday, April 14. “I want to know if we need to take some specific action,” said County Judge Joe Weber.

Plans have been made for a “soft” ribbon cutting on Wednesday, April 27 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Round Top Mercantile as the store transitions to ownership by Farmers Lumber Company of La Grange.

The La Grange Senior Citizens Annual Meeting/Luncheon will be held at the Randolph Recreation Center, 653 E. Pearl St.