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Shorthorns Roll
For the first time since 2010, the Schulenburg football team is heading to the third round of the playoffs, after winning an area title Friday. Page B3
The members of the Fayetteville volleyball team hold up their state title trophy after winning the 1A championship match Thursday in Garland.
Photo by Jeff Wick
Fayetteville Wins State Volleyball Title!
The Lady Lions of Fayetteville made the school’s first-ever trip to the state volleyball tournament one to remember. With two stellar days of play Wednesday and Thursday in Garland, the Fayetteville girls dominated Veribest in the state semifinals and then shocked No 1-ranked Blum to win the 1A state title. Lots more coverage in Section B, today.
Second Chance
The Second Chance Emporium sales store will be closed on Friday, November 26th and Saturday, November 27th. Donations will be accepted from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. on MondayWednesday, November 22nd24th, and on Friday, November 26th.
‘Tis the Season to Share & Be Thankful Numerous Families to be Impacted by Local Generosity this Thanksgiving
City Offices
La Grange City offices will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 25 and 26 in observance of Thanksgiving. Waste Management will also have a holiday on Thursday. If you normally get your garbage picked up on Thursday, it will be picked up on Friday. If you normally get your garbage picked up on Friday, it will be picked up on Saturday.
Feed The Need
Feed the Need, a non-profit organization whose mission is to feed people physically and spiritually, will provide free burgers every Monday at 6:30 p.m. in La Grange at 901 Mode Ln. Everyone is welcome. There’s more For the Record on Page A2
WEATHER WATCH This Week’s Forecast High Low Tuesday: 72 57 Partly cloudy Wednesday: 78 63 35% chance of more rain Thursday: 70 43 40% chance of rain Friday: 59 39 35% chance of rain
Burn Ban Is Lifted
INSIDE TODAY Religion....................... Page A4 Classifieds ...............Page A8-9 Public Notices ............ Page A9 Sports ......................... Page B1
Left to right, Lari Hopkins, SMMC Case Manager, Jennifer Gill of Elara Caring Home Health making the donation and Mark Kimball, SMMC CEO. St. Mark’s partnered with the Family Crisis Center to conduct a Thanksgiving food drive. The baskets contained everything to make a traditional thanksgiving meal for six people. Its the hospital’s 23rd year to organize the Thanksgiving drive. They collected enough to serve 126 families in Fayette, Lee, Bastrop and Colorado counties. Laurie Quitta, Director of Nursing organized the drive. “It’s the happiest day of the year at St. Mark’s to serve those in need,” said Hopkins. Photo by Andy Behlen
If you smelled wood burning early Friday morning, it was for a good cause. The Holy Smokers at St. James Episcopal Church in La Grange cooked 80 turkeys for the Family Crisis Center. The birds smoked for 11 hours before being distributed to families in Fayette, Lee, Colorado and Bastrop counties. And, the Episcopal Church Women baked some 200 dozen (2,400) cookies to go with the birds. FCC’s Gina Gralinski picked up the cookies and turkeys. She was joined here by Smokers (left to right) Mike Parrish, Bill Rugeley, Tom Tracy, Ed Dykes, Larry Kahanek, Chuck Gibson and Jason Krupala. Photo by Bill Bishop
LHS Seniors Get Job Exposure Courtesy of Local Businesses By AMANDA GIFFORD
The Fayette County Record
La Grange High School seniors had a chance to explore job opportunities in La Grange last Wednesday. The students were able visit local businesses and participate in hands-on activities as well as observe demonstrations of various skills needed for that business. They also had a chance to practice interviewing skills with the business owner. Lunch was provided for the students and employer at the place of business. The La
Grange Chamber of Commerce, Texas One Stop and Whataburger sponsored the lunches. The High School Life Skills Class, led by Jill Ahrens, provided the breakfast. Kathy Toensing a Transition Specialist with Colorado River Cooperative started this event after attending a conference where she learned about Lubbock area schools that provided this type of opportunity for their students. “This is the third time we are having this event,” Toensing said. “Studies show that if students
work or volunteer in high school they have a higher chance of being employed after high school whether they go to college, trade school or go straight into the work force.” Thirteen local business participated in this one day event, but there was several others who wanted to participate but couldn’t because of lack of staff or time restraints. “La Grange really supports their students,” said Toensing. “Its great to have these connections.”
See Job Training, Page A7
At Blooming Junction owner Brooke Smith shows Robyn Lewis how to arrange the perfect bouquet while they waited on a shipment of flowers. Photo by Amanda Gifford
LGISD School Board Talks Roof Repair, Personnel By REGINA KEILERS
The Fayette County Record
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Roof repairs in areas near the high school/middle school cafeteria (shown above) are among the highest priority projects at LGISD currently.
In Friday’s Record we had some big news from last week’s La Grange ISD school board meeting, but here are some more highlights: Roof Replacement Sharon Muzny, LGISD Director of Operations and Tony Nielsen of Claycomb (the architectural company overseeing school renovations) presented their findings on the conditions of the roofing needs for the district. At previous meetings, Muzny indicated that there were five areas of concern and she
would create a prioritized list. At the top of the list are the Hermes Gym 2 and the High School/ Middle School cafeteria. The board agreed that Muzny should proceed with putting these jobs out for bids so that the repairs can begin as soon as possible. New Hires and Resignations New hires that were approved at Monday night’s meeting were: Kylee Hollis – paraprofessional, Norma Harper – food service, and Floyd Rivers, Jr. – transportation. Resignations were accepted from Melodee Frost, Lisa Klekar, and
William Wagner. Honoree Ellee Sodolak was recognized at Monday night’s board meeting for her achievement in placing 86th at the state cross country meet recently. Administrative Reports Superintendent Bill Wagner reported that enrollment is 1,865 as of Friday, Nov. 12. He also stated that there have been very few COVID cases this month. Assistant Superintendent Stacy Eilers reported that the Veteran’s Day program was well See LGISD, back page