Society

La Grange Police Chief David Gilbreath warns local merchants to watch for fake currency that’s been circulating around town. Gilbreath said officers took several calls from local businesses that were paid in fake $20 and $100 bills.

Summer is synonymous with barbecues, parades and fireworks – and with the Fourth of July just around the corner, it’s a good time to check out some fireworks safety tips. “Fayette County has an amazing schedule of events for the Fourth.

M Muldoon will be celebrating the Fourth of July early on July 2 with a parade, auction and picnic in the park. Everyone is invited to come out and join in the fun of being in a parade.

If you hunt in Texas, you may be required to obtain an official hunter education certificate. Any person born after Sept. 1, 1971 requires this certification card to hunt in Texas. Friends of the Weimar Public Library will offer a Hunter Safety Certification class on Friday, July 14, at the Weimar Junior High cafetorium, 101 North West Street, Weimar.

The parishioners of Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Frelsburg invite the community to its Country Festival on Sunday, Aug. 6 on the church grounds, 1031 Church Lane. The day will begin with the Very Rev. Robert E. (Bob) Knippenberg, V.F., celebrating Holy Mass at 8:30 a.m., followed by the Traditional Latin Mass at 10:30 a.m. and then Frelsburg’s famous fried fish meal and activities throughout the day.

James S. (Smith or Seaton) Lester was born in Virginia in 1799. He was well educated, studied law, and became a Virginia lawyer in 1831. He came to Texas in 1834 and received a land grant of one-half league (about 2,214 acres) in what would become Fayette County. Soon after his arrival, he served with the area’s famed Indian fighter, Colonel John Henry Moore, in expeditions against raiding Indian tribes. Lester served as a delegate to the General Consultation of 1835 and was on the committee that created a provisional government for Texas independent from Mexico. In early 1836, he served in Mina (Bastrop) as a recruiter for the Texas army, seeking volunteers to send to San Antonio de Bexar to join the men who would attempt to defend the Alamo against the advancing army of Mexican dictator General Lopez de Santa Anna. A colorful band of 13 heavily armed marksmen from Tennessee rode into Mina, led by a buckskin-clad former United States Congressman named David Crockett. Knowing that the Army desperately needed all the sharpshooters it could find, Lester sent them on their way to the Alamo.

The RT-C administrative offices will be closed July 3-7. After that, they will be open through Aug.

W The Winchester Round Table book club will meet Tuesday, July 18, at 7 p.m. at Zilss Hall.

The Fayette County Retired Teachers’ Association met on Monday, June 12, at the La Grange First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. Fellowship Time was hosted by the FCRTA Chapter members, and the raffle item (to benefit the Childrens’ Book Project) was given by Lisa Slinkard.

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