Above: City of La Grange employees position the Fayette County Christmas tree on the courthouse lawn Monday. Right: Fayette County Commissioner Pct. 3 Harvey Berckenhoff was in charge of scouting out this year’s county Christmas tree. He saw this beautiful cedar in the Flatonia area on land owned by the Tipton family. He asked if they would donate the tree. They did, and county crews cut and brought the 20-footer to La Grange. Berckenhoff is shown here standing next to the tree on the trailer before it was positioned on the courthouse lawn

A staple in the community since the late 1990s, Kreische Brewery & Monument Hill’s Trail of Lights is La Grange’s very own Christmas extravaganza. Throughout the years, the event has grown from an Early German Christmas themed program to a 10-night festival complete with children’s activities, entertainment, and a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus. Trail of Lights 2021 opens on Saturday, Dec. 4 and continues on select evenings through Dec. 23. Guests are encouraged to purchase discounted advance tickets online.

In another local example of how national supply chain issues are affecting local operations, the Fayette Public Library’s renovations are taking way longer than expected (just like the river bridge work here).

The race for the Fayette County Judge nomination in the March Republican Primary now includes three candidates. Fayette County Emergency Management Chief Craig Moreau announced his candidacy on Tuesday, Nov.

The Ellinger Chamber of Commerce will make significant improvements to the Ellinger Community Center, thanks to a $21,315 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority and Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative. The grant, along with $9,135 in matching funds from the Chamber, will allow for purchase of a walk-in cooler for food storage, HVAC unit and additional duct work.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has started mailing ballots for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committee elections to eligible farmers and ranchers across the country. To be counted, ballots must be returned to the Fayette/ Lee County FSA office or postmarked by Dec. 6.

The Sacred Heart Altar Society members met on Monday, Nov. 1 in the Msgr.

“Screen Time…SCREAM Time” was the title of the extremely informative Parents as Teachers Group Connection presented by the Parent Educators themselves. They discussed the research on the effects of technology on children of all ages—the positive as well as the negative.

My name is Lori Berger. I’m a proud mother of three and grandmother of six and have called Flatonia home for the past six decades. I am pleased to tell you that I am officially announcing my candidacy for Fayette County Judge. I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce myself to those of you who don’t know me.