SENIORS TOGETHER SOCIAL SCHEDULE Seniors Together, a place for senior’s, 55 years or older to so- cialize with others is held every first and third Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the St. Paul Lutheran Church Lighthouse Fel - lowship Hall at 201 Veteran's Dr. in Columbus. and at the Weimar Civic Center in Weimar on the second and fourth Wednesdays from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The events includes card games, board games, Bingo with prizes, coffee and tea, movies, lunch provided, educational speakers, field trips including trips to casinos and so cial gathering.
WEIMAR - The Weimar Chess Club (WCC) meets every Tuesday from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. at the Weimar Public Library in Weimar. The WCC is free to ages 5 to adult. David McCall is the club sponsor. He is a retired science teacher (15 years), elementa - ry school counselor (20 years) and has 19 years experience as a scholastic chess coach. He will provide free chess instructions and start each WCC meeting with a short lesson, which is followed with casual play time following International Chess Federation rules. For more information and to register, contact the Weimar Public Library at 979-725-6608.
ST. MARY'S FESTIVAL/HOMECOMING SET
NADA - St. Mary's Church (Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary) in Nada will hold its festival and homecoming Sunday, Sept. 1. A barbecue beef and sausage dinner will be served from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Adults and plates to go are $12 and $6 for children under 12. Barbecue sandwiches, nachos, sweets and more will be available from 1:30 to 7 p.m. Live auction begins at 1 p.m. Bingo will be played from 1 to 7 p.m. The event will also include a raffle drawing, linen baskets and more, country store, plant and cakewalk, kids games and fun. There will also be music and danc ing inside the hall.
PARISH PICNIC PLANNED
HIGH HILL - St. Mary Catholic Church Parish Picnic will be held Sunday, Sept. 1 in High Hill. The event will begin with a flag-raising ceremony at 9:30 a.m. There will be a Polka Mass at 10 a.m. followed by a cake walk at 11 a.m., and corn hole at 1 p.m. A fried chicken and stew dinner will be served beginning at 10:30 a.m. at a cost of $14 per plate. Drive-thru entrance from F 2672 northbound only. There will be a hamburger stand, sausage stand, nachos and soda water stand. A live auction will begin at 1 p.m. A sweepstakes drawing, with over 60 prizes, will be held at noon. A drawing will be every hour on the hour until the final drawing at 8 p.m. Other activities include train rid, bounce house, etc. Music will be provided by Texas Sound Czech and Mark Halata/Texavia during the day, and Texas Sundown will provide the music that evening for the free dance. A fireworks show will start at 10 p.m.
ST. WENCESLAUS DRIVE-THRU MEAL HOLMAN - St. Wenceslaus Church in Holman, located at Farm-to-Market Road 155 between Weimar and La Grange, will hold its annual drive-thru meal and online auction Sunday, Sept. 15. The $13 meal includes fried chicken and sausage dinner. Serv - ing begins at 10:30 a.m. To bid in the online auction go to www. charityauction.bid/HolmanPicnic starting Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 9 a.m. to Wednesday, Sept. 18 at 9 p.m.
FC REPUBLICAN PARTY TO MEET LA GRANGE - The Fayette County Republican Party will hold a meeting on Monday Aug. 26 at 6 p.m. at 309 S. Reynolds St. in La Grange. All Republicans are invited to attend. If you have any questions, contact Fayette County Republican Chairman, Michael P. Schlabach at 979-966-9853 or visit https://www.fcrptx.
org.
EL SENIOR CITIZEN DANCE SCHEDULE EAGLE LAKE - The schedule for the Eagle Lake Senior Cit - izen Dance held the first Friday of each month from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the Eagle Lake Community Center at 100 W. Walnut in Eagle Lake is: Sept. 6-Boogie Allen; Oct. 4-Larry Waddell & The Southern Stars; Nov. 1-No dance-early voting at the community center; and Dec. 6-Blue Denim (Christmas Dance).
SACRED HEART PLANS FALL PICNIC HALLETTSVILLE - Sacred Heart Parish will hold its Fall 2024 Picnic Sunday, Sept. 1 at the KC Hall in Hallettsville. Coun -
try fried chicken, stew and homemade cornbread dressing meal will be served from 10:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the KC Hall. Drive-th -
ru plates-to-go will be available from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Meal tickets are $13. A short memorial will be held at 12:30 p.m. An auction sale will begin at 12:30 p.m. A 20 Grand Giveaway, with top prize a $10,000 gift card, will be given away at the event. The event will also include a cake walk, country store, religious arti - cles booth and Bingo from noon to 6 p.m. Washer pitching tourna - ment begins at 5 p.m. There will be hamburgers, nachos, popcorn, snowcones, lemonade and soda water all afternoon. Music will be provided by Kovanda Czech Band from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. A free dance with music by Red Ravens and Dujka Brothers will be held from 1 to 8 p.m. in the Polka Pavilion/Biergarten. There will be 33 cash certificate prizes to be given away after the auction (total value $11,150).
FAYETTEVILLE'S ANNUAL CHURCH FEAST FAYETTEVILLE - The Fayetteville St. John The Baptist Catholic Church will hold their annual picnic Sunday, Sept. 1, at St. John's Recreation Hall in Fayetteville. A Mass with Polka mu - sic will be held at 10 a.m. with local musicians taking part in the Mass. There will be a barbecue pork and sausage dinner served at 10:30 a.m. Plates to go at the hall and a drive-thru line will also be available at 10:30 a.m. Area musicians will provide live music starting at 11 a.m. under the pavilion. Barbecue and sausage burg - ers will be sold beginning at 1:30 p.m. A country auction includ - ing quilts, antiques, coins, etc. will be held at 1:30 p.m. There will be bingo at 2 p.m. in the hall and kolaches and other pastries will be available throughout the day. Other events include children's games, silent auction, cake wheel, and ice cold refreshments.
NUVFD TO HOLD CELEBRATION
NEW ULM - The New Ulm Volunteer Fire Department will hold its 73rd Annual Celebration Sunday, Sept. 15 at New Ulm Firemen's Park in New Ulm. The event will be held, rain or shine. Seating is available in the covered dining area. Barbecue beef and pork will be served beginning at 11 a.m. Adult plates are $15 and $8 for children, 6-12. Tea is included with the meal. There will be a drive-thru line for plates to go at 10:30 a.m. The event will include an auction at 1 p.m. with proceeds going to firefighting equipment. There will also be a silent auction. Other events in -
clude raffle drawing after auction, gun raffle, Moon walk, kids' games and bake sale.
