The RT-C Education Foundation recently adopted and approved their budget for the 2021-2022 school year. In order to fulfill their obligations and goals for the upcoming year, the Foundation’s objective is to raise approximately $100,000 through donations, grants, and fundraising. The RT-C Education Foundation, now in its 11th year, continues its mission to support Art, Music, and Technology where The Round Top-Carmine (RT-C) ISD falls short with funding due to the state’s recapture system. Recapture is the process through which a district returns some of their local property-tax revenue to the state. RT-C ISD is the only school district in the area that is subject to recapture each year. This school year, RT-C ISD will give away approximately $1.3 million of taxpayer money, and the Education Foundation’s purpose is to attempt to cover the cost of items and programs that the district’s budget would not be able to provide students.

The Ellinger Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a Holiday Music Show on Sunday, Dec. 5 at the Ellinger Community Center. Local musical groups featured from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. (doors open at 9:30 a.m.) will be the Dujka Brothers, Zach Novak, D’Vine Testament, and The Wrens and Friends. Music tickets will be $5. A chamber fried chicken and sausage meal will be served starting at 10:30 a.m. You may dine in or get drive thru plates. The cost is $12 per plate. Additionally there will be a bake sale, raffle, and silent auction.

On November 12-18 of this year, Fayette Community Foundation (FCF) joined in a nationwide celebration, Community Foundation Week, to highlight the increasingly important role that community foundations play in strengthening localities and easing social issues.

Faith Lutheran High School will be presenting a Christmas Concert “Faith at Christmas” on Tuesday Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. at FLHS. The program will include a collection of choir pieces, handbells, hymns, scripture readings and more. Refreshments will be served following the program. Everyone is invited to attend. This event will also be streamed on Facebook, for those who prefer to view from home.

Join Hospice Brazos Valley at their annual Christmas Arts and Craft Market on Dec. 4 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. in the Historic Casino Hall, 254 N. Jefferson, La Grange. This is a fund raiser for hospice and all proceeds go towards helping our patients. The vendors are supporting Hospice Brazos Valley by being at the market and you can support the vendors by coming out to shop.

The City Council approved the removal of curbing in front of the old fire station off Hwy. 159. This is the second time the curbing has been removed to allow the Texas Department of Public Safety to legally, and easily, guide trucks in and out for inspection. This is an important initiative to address the increase in unnecessary commercial vehicle traffic through our town.

German Society The Fayette County Chapter of the Texas German Society will resume meeting for their regular monthly meeting on Monday, Nov. 29 at 4 p.m.

Some 150 local families will be able to cook complete Thanksgiving dinners this holiday thanks to the efforts of local volunteers that helped the Feed the Need organization collect and distribute the “Gobble Kits” Monday in a parking lot on Mode Lane near White Rock Park.

Folks driving on US 77 and FM 609 have probably noticed the pipeline work running through the County. Fayette County Inspector Clint Sternadel said the workers are replacing the old Bluebonnet Pipeline, a six-inch natural gas line that runs from Buda to Hallettsville.

Driving to Texas each Christmas for many years to visit my wife’s parents Charles and Barbara Rogers (a teacher in Flatonia, 1970-77) our family often heard the BBC Radio presentation of “Nine Lessons and Carols” broadcast live from King’s College, Cambridge.