La Grange Volunteer Fire Department put out two vehicle fires Saturday evening. The first one happened around 5:24 p.m. at the corner of FM 609 and Blankenburg Ln., near the Fayette County Sheriff’s Posse Rodeo Arena. La Grange Fire Chief Frank Menefee said he did not know how the fire started. The occupants were able to get out of the vehicle unharmed, he said. The second car fire happened around 9:19 p.m. on the eastbound side of SH 71 near Morgan Rd. west of La Grange. The vehicle ran off the roadway and flipped. Menefee said the vehicle caught fire and was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived. The occupants got out of the vehicle before it caught fire. Fayette County EMS treated them at the scene but none were hospitalized. The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office assisted at both fires.

La Grange was again the scene for a some filming for the HBO Max series “Love and Death.” The shoot took place on Friday, March 18, at Cottonwood Inn and on Country Club Drive. Pct. 1 Constable Billy Roensch directed traffic at the corner of Travis Street and Country Club Drive through the day on Friday. Roensch said the film crew was shooting a scene near the Buckner’s Creek bridge.

An adoption event and bake sale benefitting the Gardenia E. Janssen Animal Shelter held this Saturday, March 19, at the shelter located at 240 Svoboda Ln.

“Take Pains, Be Perfect,” the documentary film on Jim (Doc) Ayres’ Camp Shakespeare and Shakespeare at Winedale programs held its premier showing at the 2022 Santa Fe Film Festival on Feb. 5.

In recent years it has become more and more difficult for Volunteer Fire Departments to recruit new volunteers. As a result, many departments are woefully understaffed. Being part of a volunteer fire department can be a deeply enriching experience. Over 75% of current volunteers say they have met their closest friends volunteering for the fire department, and that being part of the department was like being in a big family with 10 brothers and sisters.