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The Fayette County Fair Hay Show sponsored by the Schulenburg Young Farmers took place Thursday night, Sept. 3.
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Round Top Church Christian Fellowship, located at 440 E. Mill St. in Round Top, will host a series of Biblical teaching, fellowship and discussion, The Authority and Reliability of God’s Word, on Wednesday evenings from Sept. 2 to Nov. 4 from 6:30-8 p.m. Come early, 6 p.m., for a potluck dinner. For. For more information, visit roundtopchurch. org.
The 99th Fayette County Fair came to a close Sunday as a concert by country music star Terri Clark put the finishing notes on this year’s fourday event in La Grange. There was something for everyone with a wide-range of music, food, and exhibits filling the sprawling county fairgrounds, though some local observers and vendors did say attendance seemed down from previous years.
The Fayette County Commissioners Court held another budget workshop Wednesday and then voted 4-1 to amend the proposed budget and the proposed property tax rate. The Court had previously proposed a property tax rate of $0.44439 per $100 of taxable value.
Sports
The La Grange football team put a scare into No. 1-ranked Columbus, before the Cardinals finally prevailed in their home opener 41-31.
The Flatonia volleyball team defeated Fayetteville in a nailbiter Friday, winning 25-21, 18-25, 10-25, 28-26, 15-10. Flatonia stats include: Aces: Kat Sullivan 7, Emma Kosler 2, Abbie Uzzell & Kennedy Dornak & Brynlee Zimmerman 1; Blocks: Kat Sullivan & Quinn Arnett 2 Block Assists: Kat Sullivan & Quinn Arnett 2, Paige Carruthers & Emma Kosler 1 Digs: Brynlee Zimmerman 14, Kat Sullivan 13, Kennedy Dornak 6; Assists: Kat Sullivan 15, Abby Uzzell 14, Brynlee Zimmerman 2 Kills: Kat Sullivan 12, Abbie Uzzell & Quinn Arnett 8, Emma Kosler 6.
The Schulenburg football is still looking for its first victory of the season after falling at Refugio 36-8 Friday. The Bobcats (1-1) outgained the Shorthorns 271 yards to 180.
The Flatonia football team stayed undefeated with a 34-0 victory at Louise Friday. The Bulldogs amassed 389 total yards of offense, including 277 on the ground.
Lifestyle
Fayette Electric Cooperative has awarded a $10,000 Community Reinvestment Grant to Amanda Kridel and Senior Connections to support renovation efforts at the organization’s newly acquired facility in Schulenburg, which will serve as the central hub for its growing senior services network.
I took off on a Quilt Shop Hop with sew sisters, Kim Bonewald and Trisha Griste for a couple days of fabric acquisition. I met up with them in Flatonia and headed to our first shop in Luling to pick up our “pass” and then on to one of our favorite shops in Mc-Queeney that was not on the hop. We then drove on into San Antonio to the Mesquite Bean Quilt Shop to get our passes stamped. On the way out to Bandera and the next shop we stopped to have lunch at a barbecue place along the way.
Fayetteville ISD kindergartner Riley Patterson and her calf, Sabrina, took Grand Champion at the Fayette County Fair Bucket Calf competition last Sunday with the help of her mentor, Rilan Karisch. Riley is the daughter of Cory and Karlie Patterson and granddaughter of Sue Patterson. Public Hearing