Faith Lutheran High School will hold their annual Oktoberfest on Saturday, Oct. 22. New this year will be “The Battle of The Brew,” a home brew competition. They will have their traditional German meal, domino tournament, cornhole tournament, music, kid’s games and lots of fun! Mark your calendar and make plans to attend this fun event.

The annual Crops Tour is an educational event for anyone who is interested in row crop production. The crop tour program will be held on Monday, June 27 at the Fayette County Agricultural Building, 255 Svoboda Ln. in La Grange. Registration is from 8:30-9 a.m. and will conclude about noon followed by a catered chicken fried steak lunch.

Darci Elizabeth McGee, daughter of Douglas and Debbie Drawe McGee, granddaughter of Everett and Frances Kana Drawe and Robert McGee and the late Barbara McGee, graduated summa cum laude from the University of Houston with a degree in Bachelor of Architecture on May 13.

In my opinion, today it is sometimes hard for teachers to try to regenerate humanist values in a classroom, no matter what grade level, but we have to try to. This year we almost ran out of time, but my English III American Literature class studied the Vietnam era and the literature that evolved from it.

Xavier Ryan Gomez and Elizabeth Pauline Juarez Dale Wayne Witt and Kerry Erin Echard Kyle Matthew Harris and Caitlin Suzanne Fitzgerald William Brodie Harris and Rachel Leann Hayes Caleb Ezekiel Goldberg and Courtney Dawn Smith Brent Andrew Lewis and Jeannie Rebecca Young Ryan Marc Lamascus and Kimberly Dvorak Wesley Scott Bertsch and Holly Marie Walker Jake Garland Powell and Lily Chrisanne Halleck Luis Enrique Rodriguez Alfaro and Bianca Debrae Ramos Christopher Edward Benavides and Brenna Ross Helton Ryan Raymond Caronna and Ashley Marie Babb Cristian Alonso Ponce Vasquez and Julia Ann Lara Sanjay Singh and Tasha Renee Ahrens James Tryon and Alice Tryon.

Raelee Denham went fishing with her grandfather, Ronnie Denham, and great-grandfather, Franklin Wagner, in Plum on the Colorado River last weekend. This yellow cat was caught on a trot line..

Texas Quilt Museum cofounders Karey Bresenhan and Nancy O’Bryant Puentes announced today that Vicki Mangum has been named the new Curator for the art facility. She takes the position over from Dr. Sandra Sider, who has been Curator since 2013 and recently announced her retirement. Dr. Sider will continue her connection to the Museum, however, as she has been named to its Board of Directors.

Scholarships are provided by the Stanzel Family Foundation, Inc. The Foundation was established in 1989, by Joseph and Victor Stanzel, co-founders and owners of Victor Stanzel Co., a model aircraft toy manufacturing company located in Schulenburg. Their seventy years of entrepreneurial endeavors affirm the importance of hard work, dedication, honesty, integrity, and focused vision. The first scholarships were awarded in 1991. Since that year, the foundation has awarded over 473 scholarships locally.

La Grange Police responded early Sunday morning to a report of a woman with a gun at the Carter Motel. No gun was found, according to La Grange Police Chief David Gilbreath.

St. Mark’s Medical Center (SMMC) announces the appointment of Jared Brown, MBA, to his new role as the facility’s Chief Financial Officer.