The celebrated musical duo Terry Hendricks and Lloyd Maines stopped in La Grange last Thursday. They were in town for a “Song-Buddies” workshop with a talented group of special needs folks at Grey Legacy Services.

The Bugle Boy hosted its second annual Sound Engineering Boot Camp as part of ARTS for Rural Texas’ summer camp programs. The Bugle Boy’s Head Sound Engineer Ryan Lee, who has a degree from Texas State’s Sound Recording Technology program, taught sound engineering basics to seven students ranging from 7th – 12th grades this month. For their final class, the students set the stage and helped run sound for the Bugle Boy’s Friday show featuring Dallas Burrow with Stirling Finlay. Dallas gave the students tips on being a sound engineer as a touring musician and the co-owner of New Braunfels’ Red Bird Listening Room. The Bugle Boy believes in supporting not only independent singer-songwriters, but the next generation of music professionals.

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The descendants of Diedrich and Anna Marie Roderfeld Heinsohn gathered for their family reunion on Sunday, July 19. The event brought together 56 family members at the VFW Hall in La Grange to celebrate their shared heritage. Attendees enjoyed a delicious fried chicken lunch catered by Oakridge Smokehouse of Schulenburg followed by many homemade scrumptious desserts.

Footprints Of Fayette Fayette County is one of the most historic counties in Texas. In this weekly feature from the County Historical Commission, a rotating group of writers looks back at local history.

The ladies of Serbin LWML are collecting donations to make school kits for Orphan Grain Train. Items needed include spiral notebooks, pencils, pens, sheets of construction paper, 24 count crayons, ruler, glue sticks, scissors, rectangular erasers, 12-count colored pencils, pencil sharpeners, single pocket folders and cash to help cover cost of shipping, are also appreciated. Items are needed by Sept. 1. Contact the church office at (979) 366-9650 for more information.

More than 115 players and 20 volunteers gathered at the Fayetteville Community Center last Sunday for Bingo on the Square. Stor Closing Prohibition Liquor will be closing Aug.

The descendants of Frank and Barbara Prasifka Srubar met for their 50th annual reunion on Sunday, July 19, in Plum, celebrating 145 years in America. The first Srubar reunion, held in 1975, was reported by the Fayette County Record on Aug.

Fayette Electric Cooperative and CoBank recently awarded $30,000 in matching grants to four local organizations through the cooperative’s Sharing Success Grant Program, supporting projects that strengthen communities and improve quality of life across the cooperative’s service area.

More than 500 people attended Fayette Electric Cooperative’s Annual Membership Meeting on July 15 at the KC Community Center in La Grange, demonstrating the strong connection between the cooperative and the communities it serves. A total of 372 registered members participated in the business meeting, board election, and community- focused presentations.