The Third Annual Fayetteville Lions Club Classic Car Show in 2019 was a huge success, with over 80 cars lined up around the town’s Historic Square. The weather couldn’t have been better, the crowds were enthusiastic, and plans were made for an even bigger show the following year. Now, three years later, the car show will return, and hope is in the air that the enthusiastic crowds will return.

All supplies are provided. You are asked to bring sack lunch, an apron, or wear clothes that are suitable for painting. If you have any questions give Rhoda Gersch a call at (979) 242-3213 or Margaret Atkins at (512) 751-5298.

Schulenburg Volunteer Fire Department put out a chimney fire in a house on Thursday morning, March 31. The fire department received the call shortly after 8 a.m.

Roy Koehl Memorial BBQ Plates Presale tickets only for the Roy Koehl Memorial barbecue fundraiser are on sale now through April 20 at Fayette Savings Bank in La Grange, Fayetteville Bank and Orsak’s Cafe in Fayetteville and Pam’s Hair Fashions in Round Top or from 4-H and FFA members in Fayette County. The meal will be served on Thursday, April 28 in Fayetteville at the Old Fire Station on the square from 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Food Truck Central Texas Food Truck will be at St. John in Fayetteville on Thursday, April 7, 10 a.m.

The fires in Eastland County last month burned more than 50,000 acres of pasture along with an untold amount of hay stacked in barns and fields. Ranchers up there will have a tough time feeding livestock this spring and summer.

Last Tuesday was a special day for five groups of area-wide Vietnam Veterans. For the first time, members from five chapters of the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) gathered in Ammannsville to celebrate National Vietnam War Veteran’s Day. The original idea began two years ago, but the celebration was delayed because of COVID. The event was hosted by VVA Chapter 870 of Schulenburg.

The La Grange High School academics team placed first at the District 20-4A UIL Academics Spring Meet. Regional qualifiers will compete at the Region 3 Academic Meet on Saturday, April 23, at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches. Overall Point Standing:

The Lincoln & Continental Owner’s Club (LCOC) will be coming to La Grange for the 1st time to celebrate the 32nd Annual all Texas Regional Spring meet on April 8-10. A Little History The national, Lincoln & Continental Owner’s Club (LCOC) was formed in 1953 by former Ford Motor Company employees and enthusiasts in Michigan, to recognize and preserve the historically classic 1940-1948 Continentals.

After three years of planning and rescheduling Round Top Festival Institute is in high gear for its first-ever spring fundraiser, billed as the Festival Hill Gala - Prelude to the Next Fifty. Katrina and Mark Elvig are serving as co-chairs for this event, with auction chairs Joan Herring and Leslie Penello, Festival Hill’s Gala Coordinator Pat Johnson and a host of enthusiastic planning committee members. The magical evening is orchestrated for Saturday, April 9, 6 p.m., under a big tent on the grounds of the Institute. A limited number of individual tickets at $250 and underwriting opportunities are still available. Please contact Pat Johnson, 979 249-3129, gala@festivalhill.org and the website festivalhill.org