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Stanzel Museum Honored with the Edna Christian Academy’s “Best Field Trip” Award

4 months ago By News Staff
The Stanzel ModelAircraft Museum is honored to have been selected as the recipient of Edna Christian Academy’s “Best Field Trip” Award, a distinction chosen by the students themselves after a year of educational adventures. The award was formally presented on May 19, 2026, during the Edna Christian Academy Academic Banquet, where students and faculty gathered to celebrate the accomplishments and memorable experiences of the school year.
Cynthia A Fogleman, Stanzel Model Aircraft Museum Museum Director with the Award.

Recalling Frau Tiedt’s Elementary School German Classes

4 months ago By Rox Ann Albrecht Johnson
Sixty years later, some of my clearest memories of Hermes Elementary School in La Grange involve German lessons from Frau Tiedt. German-speaking citizens have been in our area since at least 1831, when Friedrich Grasmeyer was granted a quarter league of land along the Colorado River at the current Fayette-Bastrop County Line.
Leola Tiedt as photographed at Crayton Studios in 1964; courtesy of the Fayette Heritage Museum and Archives

June Events Planned Across Local Senior Connections Locations

4 months ago By Stephanie Shroyer
Our activity center, based in Schulenburg, with satellites in Weimar and Flatonia, welcomes anyone 55 years and up. With a free membership, fantastic friends, and fabulous food, there is no reason you shouldn’t have a whole lot of fun. Schedule is the same across all three locations, with doors open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. We meet in Schulenburg on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for our Artful Friday classes. On Tuesdays, we take turns in Weimar on the first and third Tuesdays and in Flatonia on the second and fourth Tuesdays. Each morning, members arrive, are greeted by our volunteers, and are served coffee, tea, or water as they gather around the game tables to play their favorite games.
Paul Williams just had to ride the mechanical horse in front of the Lyric Ice Cream Parlor in Flatonia. Our June adventure began with lunch at Darlin’s Diner, then a movie at the Lyric Theater, and finished the day with ice cream; 27 members joined for this fun outing.

Candy Shop Sweetens Up Downtown La Grange

4 months ago By News Staff

Bartley’s Snack Shop opened earlier this spring at 244 N. Washington St. (next to the Depot museum) and they have steadily added new items. They have classic and new candies and Blue Bell ice cream among other items. Above, recent La Grange High School graduate Nataley Polasek works the counter. Right is the exterior of the building.

Candy Shop Sweetens Up Downtown La Grange

New Exhibit at Czech Center Pays Homage to America 250

4 months ago By News Staff

The Texas Czech Heritage and Cultural Center (TCHCC) in La Grange recently set up a new exhibit inside their museum to celebrate the United States’ 250th Anniversary (pictured above). The exhibit features three timelines covering important events from the past 250 years in America, Texas and the Czech Republic. TCHCC Historian Carolyn Heinsohn and TCHCC Geneologist Janice Hrncir compiled the information on this exhibit. TCHCC also upgraded signage and photographs in its permanent exhibits thanks to a generous grant from the Czech Embassy to the United States.

New Exhibit at Czech Center Pays Homage to America 250

Going for the Marigold

4 months ago By Andy Behlen
Marigolds are some of the easiest flowers to grow. Most folks are familiar with French marigolds ( Tagetes patula) – the short-statured varieties with orange or yellow double- bloom flowers that come in a variety of color patterns. These grow well in pots or in the ground.
This year, I’m growing some African marigolds in my vegetable garden. Here’s a clump of them planted along the edge. Photo by Andy Behlen

Juneteenth Proclaimed by City of LG

4 months ago By News Staff

La Grange Mayor Jan Dockery (center) signed and read a proclamation at Monday’s City Council meeting designating June 19 as Juneteenth in the City of La Grange. Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 when the enslaved people of Texas were first informed of their freedom. On hand for the signing were Christy Johnson (left) and Gloria Ellis (right) of the La Grange Juneteenth Committee.

Juneteenth Proclaimed by City of LG

Quilt Guild Hosting Author June 23

4 months ago By News Staff
The Colorado Valley Quilt Guild will be hosting author, Janet Shawgo. She’s from Galveston and has been writing since 2009, with eleven published novels. Her most recent book, My Sister’s Quilt, tells the story of family through quilts. The book contains eight short stories that explore how quilts can hold the history of a family - marking special moments, honoring loved ones and preserving traditions that might otherwise be forgotten. Each quilt carries a story, and through her writing, she shares how those stories connect generations.
The cover of the Janet Shawgo’s book.

National Donut Day Celebrated

4 months ago By News Staff

The La Grange Salvation Army in partnership with La Grange HEB store distributed 12 dozen donuts to our county first responders on Friday, as part of Donut Lassie Day — officially National Donut Day — which is celebrated annually on the first Friday in June to honor the brave women of the Salvation Army known as the “Donut Lassies”, who served donuts to U.S. soldiers during World War I. “We thank them for their contributions to our community and their service to us,” said Jesse Lednicky, La Grange Salvation Army Board President.

National Donut Day Celebrated
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