On Aug. 5, the third quarterly social of Society No. 31 of La Grange, St. Frances of Rome, KJZT Family Life was held at 4:30 p.m. at the Sacred Heart Church Narthex meeting room. President Elizabeth Kallus called the meeting to order and led opening prayers and pledges to the U.S. and Texas flags.

The Fayette County Country Music Club will host the monthly Opry on Monday, Aug. 19, at the Knights of Columbus Hall in La Grange. The show starts at 7 p.m. and the doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Admission is $8. The entertainers this month will be Chris Winkler, Briana Adams and David Simper.

The Bishop Forest High School Class of 1969 held its 55-year reunion on Saturday, Aug. 3 at Robert’s Steakhouse in Flatonia.

DOPTABLE Dumpling is an 8-month-old terrier mix. He has a friendly disposition (with people and other dogs) and loves to play with toys.

While turning 25 this year, Texas’ sales tax holiday has not lost any of its luster. The tax-exempt weekend has saved Texans millions of dollars annually on clothing, footwear and school supplies heading into the school year.

This is the next in a series on new teachers at local schools. Angela Griffin is going to be a new Reading Intervention teacher for 7th and 8th grade at La Grange Middle School.

There will be a Warda Community Meeting regarding the Battery Storage and Wind Turbine Projects in the area. The meeting will be held Thursday, Aug. 15 at 7 p.m. at the Holy Cross Picnic Pavilion. This meeting is being organized to learn more about these two projects, with the battery (electric) storage facility being the major subject.

E All the Shared Lutheran Churches will have a backpack blessing at normal worship times, kids (and other school personnel) are welcome to bring their backpack. St.

A total of 373 families were served by the AMEN Food Pantry for the month of July, for a total of 1,115 individuals. A total of 257 volunteers served the pantry for 662 hours. A total of 4,777 pounds of food were donated.