The Fayette County Record

Second Chance Donates to Woven Ministry

10 months ago By News Staff
Second Chance Emporium (SCE) recently donated $2,500 to Woven Ministry. Monies donated will be used to fund the Advent Gathering. Woven Ministry is a multi-generational, interdenominational ministry that exists to equip women to study the Bible and cultivate meaningful relation ships through Bible studies, retreats and local gatherings.
Pictured from left to right: Melinda Williams, Woven Ministry Coordinator; Darlene Strahan, SCE Assistant Store Director; Gayle Schielack, SCE Store Director and Whitney Scarborough, Woven Ministry Executive Director.

Miss Schulenburg Court Donates to Crisis Center

10 months ago By News Staff

Miss Schulenburg and her court worked together to provide a Thanksgiving basket for The Family Crisis Center. The basket contains a complete meal including a gift card for a turkey and even some sweet little drawings from our youngest court members. The Family Crisis Center serves families in Fayette, Lee, Bastrop and Colorado Counties. This project was started 25 years ago and continues to be a combined community effort. It is heartwarming to see so many different organizations, families and businesses come together to make a difference for those in need this holiday season.

Miss Schulenburg Court Donates to Crisis Center

Holy Smokers Cook for Family Crisis Center

10 months ago By News Staff

The Holy Smokers of St. James Episcopal Church smoked 100 turkeys for distribution through the Family Crisis Center serving Fayette and Bastrop Counties for Thanksgiving to deserving families.

Holy Smokers Cook for Family Crisis Center

Community Bands Together for 38th St. Nicholas Ministry Christmas Drive

10 months ago By News Staff
Churches, schools, businesses, helping agencies and individuals are working together to make Christmas a bit merrier for needy children, their families and the elderly. Through our cooperative efforts, the needy come to know we care. Boxes and Donation Jars labeled St. Nicholas Ministry are placed in various locations for persons to donate—Lowe’s Supermarket, Wal-Mart, Brookshire Brothers, Boys & Girls Club, Kountry Bakery in Weimar and Schulenburg, Subway in Weimar, Fayette Savings Bank, Prosperity Bank, Hill Bank and Trust, Dollar General and Dollar Tree, and various churches in the tri-county area.
Community Bands Together for 38th St. Nicholas Ministry Christmas Drive

LCRA, Bluebonnet Electric Co-op Award $25,000 Grant for Renovations to Carmine Hall

10 months ago By News Staff
Cedar Creek Schuetzen Verein soon will renovate the popular meeting spot Carmine Hall, thanks to a $25,000 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority and Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative. The community grant, along with more than $225,000 in matching funds from the organization, will support a complete rebuild of the lower section of the hall, including updates to the kitchen, seating, storage, restrooms, flooring and HVAC system, ensuring Carmine Hall continues to serve as the primary gathering place for local families and organizations.
LCRA, Bluebonnet Electric Co-op Award $25,000 Grant for Renovations to Carmine Hall

Remembering the Famous ‘Old Blue’

10 months ago By Andy Behlen
Saddle of Famous Ox Donated to Museum Ed Tobias of Ellinger used to ride his trained steer, “Blue,” in local parades until the old ox passed away in 1979. Blue was so famous that Tobias had his head mounted and donated it to the Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives, where it has proudly been displayed ever since.
Remembering the Famous ‘Old Blue’
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