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The District 13 Retired Teachers’ Association Spring Conference was held on May 11, at the Plum Creek Events Center in Kyle, with 85 in attendance, including six from Fayette County. Fourteen units (counties) of retired teachers comprise District 13.

The City Pool in Schulenburg opened for the summer on Sunday, May 28. Public swimming hours are 1 to 5 p.m.

The end of May arrived and I thought I would be eating squash by now. I forgot when I planted the first ones - another reason for everyone to keep a garden journal.

June 10 is the ‘Fayette County Day’ Concert Round Top Festival Institute is celebrating its 52nd Season and has set aside Saturday, June 10, 2023 as “Fayette County Day at Festival Hill.” Fayette County residents are invited to enjoy a concert on this day at a reduced rate. The special performance will be the Opening Chamber Music Concert of the 2023 Round Top Music Festival, performed in the Festival Concert Hall located at Highway 237 and Jaster Road just north of Round Top.

Vincent Carrias Carlie Finke Johanna Hayes Kennedy Kaspar Rebecca Kozel Carolina Krebs Camila Martinez Sam Michalsky Adeline Murphy Gentry Robbins Hudson Virnau Kage Wood 2nd Grade Canaan Beseda Siyer Britton Aden Byrd Noah Faldyn Avery Havel Scout Heintschel Cullen Hickman Dawson Hopkins Grace Kolenovsky Haddie Krebs Harper Malota Madison Moreau Brady Noska Emerson Parry Jake Schley Olivia Taylor Jaxon Tiemann-Wells Sadie Tiemann-Wells Reagyn Upchurch Chipper Vitek Jase Wallace Crew Wood 3rd Grade Lydia Beseda Avery Coufal Thomas Loper Ainsley Murphy Reagan Sklar Alex Vera 4th Grade Jackson Beseda Emory Malota Kloey Noska 5th Grade Mason Carrias Chase Havel Ethan Keilers Abigail Taylor 6th grade Anthony Coufal Tatum Fritsch Tanner Jurecka Sawyer Mau Kylee Wallace 7th Grade Scotti Beseda Isabel Coufal Paige Jurecka Archer White Baileigh White 8th Grade Olivia Dominey Saige Gasaway Lainey Gromaski Kara Jurecka Emily Keilers Indie Sikes Jullianna Work 9th Grade Nolan Dominey Mason Fenhaus DeVynn Moeckel Reagan Moreau Logan Poncik Jack Schley 10th Grade Brody Dooley Johnathan English Lawson Fritsch Wade Halamicek Easton Jaeger Rylee Jeffcoat Chance Konvicka Luke Korenek Harper Mau Zackry Meier Jaden Mings Tara Vitek 11th Grade Juan Aguado Ottis Dominey Rylie Dyer Cole Fenhaus Jordyn Hunger Peyton Jurecka Payton LeBlue Maren Madison Christian Martinez Cooper Mau Jeslyn Moralez Marissa Rhode Kayme Schley Brody Schoettlin Cash Smith Melissa Weishuhn 12th Grade Samantha Brown Logan Fritsch Daniel Hopkins Skyy Hopkins Kynley Hurst Brooklyn Jaeger Mackenzie Poncik Colbey Schulze Jennifer Statham.

F Spread the word, the 26th Annual Good Old Summertime Classic bike ride is back this Sunday with a familyfriendly bike ride route and longer routes for the adventurous. Ride loops are 9, 20 and 33 miles.

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In May, the Pioneer Unit of the Herb Society of America held its first ever evening meeting. Members met at the St. John’s United Church of Christ in Burton where Pioneer Unit member Diana Sellers presented “A Study in Lavender, an Overview.” Diana outlined cultivation requirements of the plant and talked about the history and folklore associated with lavender. There were drinks and treats that featured lavender.