Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek announced that the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office received a grant from the National Rifle Association and Friends of NRA in the amount of $2,801. The money received from the grant was used to fund the purchase of a shooting star plate target, as well as service ammunition to be used for enhanced firearms training for Sheriff’s Deputies, Reserve Deputies and Corrections Personnel.

DOPTABLE The shelter is inundated with kittens! We have over 100 in our care and in foster waiting for a space to come to. As you know, we cannot adopt our way out of this situation year after year.

After last autumn’s Steinway Concert at St. James’ Episcopal Church, one concert goer referred to the church as “the concert church.” I believe he was moved not only by the excellence of the solo pianist, but also by the fine acoustics of the historic sanctuary built in 1885.

In the heart of Round Top Music Festival beats young artists who are full of passion and dedication, and as this summer comes to a close, many prepare to say goodbye, but for double bass player Joseph Imburgia, one summer simply wasn’t enough.

This marks the 25th summer for Camp Shakespeare, a program dedicated to exploring Shakespeare through performance for kids 11-16 years old. Three La Grange kids appear in this weekend’s production of “Much Ado About Nothing,” (Holden Mikulin, Deacon Wick and Maddox Wick).

The second annual Armed Forces Appreciation Dinner and Dance is scheduled to be held on Saturday, September 13. This event is to be held at the Knights of Columbus Hall in La Grange, which is located at 109. S. Brown Street. The doors will open at 3 p.m. with the ceremony starting at 4 p.m. This event is organized by the area veteran organizations, with the support of many sponsors. All veterans and their spouses are invited to attend, as well as all supporters of the veterans. All citizens are welcome. Tickets are $20 for attendance. Those attending will experience a program, great fellowship, a meal, games, a silent auction plus other activity. Tickets can be purchased from any members of the American Legion Post 94, Legion Post 102, VFW Post 5254, VVA Post 870.

Thousands of folks descended on the tiny hamlet of St. John south of Schulenburg on Friday for the community’s annual Fourth of July Picnic, organized by the St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. The St. John Picnic won this year’s Best of Fayette County Readers’ Choice award for Best Church Picnic, and it definitely lived up to expectations. The parish prepared a delicious meal of fried chicken and the famous St. John-style stew, along with buttered potatoes, sauerkraut green beans and dessert.

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C It all started in the fall of 1939, when seventy children, who were six years old, started school in the northern part of Fayette County for the first time. They started their first day in thirteen different schools, which included Bell Settlement, Carmine, Greens Creek, Rock Hill, Round Top, Mecklenberg, Nassau, Nechanitz, Quade, Waldeck, Walhalla, Warrenton, and Winedale.