🌱 See how La Grange ISD students stacked up in January UIL contests.

Hi La Grange! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• See how La Grange ISD students stacked up in January UIL contests.
• How a La Grange forester safeguards the Post Oak Savannah ecosystem.

Also on today's calendar: Monument Hill Workday and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly cloudy, windy and warm, with a high of 88 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Not as warm with a t-storm, temps: high: 78, low: 54.
• Sunday: Clouds breaking; less humid, with a high of 74 and low of 56 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• La Grange ISD 2026 UIL Results (fayettecountyrecord.com) — La Grange ISD students brought home a long list of top finishes in January UIL academic and fine arts contests, from creative writing and spelling to chess and calculator skills. Families can scan the full results to see how local kids placed across multiple grade levels and events.
   

• Tree of Life (realclearbooks.com) — A Texas A&M Forest Service forester based in La Grange is helping monitor and protect the fragile Post Oak Savannah ecosystem that stretches between East Texas forests and western prairies. His work from the local office highlights how vital post oak woodlands are for wildlife and the broader landscape surrounding La Grange.
   

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📸 Around La Grange

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🗓 Upcoming Events in La Grange

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday April 19

• A Girl & A Gun, La Grange T-time
  Fayette County Gun Club, 5338 US-77, La Grange
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday April 20

• Monument Hill Workday
  Kreische Brewery & Monument Hill State Historic Sites , 414 TX-92 Spur , La Grange
  9:00 am

Friday April 24

• Zac Wilkerson
  Bugle Boy , 1051 N Jefferson St , La Grange
  7:00 pm

Friday May 1

• Sundance Head
  Bugle Boy , 1051 N Jefferson St , La Grange
  8:00 pm

Saturday May 2

• Caitlin Cannon
  Bugle Boy , 1051 N Jefferson St , La Grange
  7:00 pm

Wednesday May 6

• A Girl & A Gun, La Grange Chapter GNO
  Fayette County Gun Club , 5338 US-77 , La Grange
  6:00 pm

Saturday May 16

• Bluff SchuetzenFest
  Kreische Brewery & Monument Hill State Historic Sites , 414 TX-92 Spur , La Grange
  12:00 pm
• Bluff Spasslauf
  414 TX-92 Spur , La Grange
  12:00 pm

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📣 La Grange Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday April 19

• Cattleman's Columbus Livestock Auction - Special Replacement Female Sale & Bull Sale
  Cattleman's Columbus Livestock Auction , 2000 Reese Ln , Columbus
  12:00 pm
• LITTLE HANDS, BIG HEARTS
  St. Paul Lutheran Lighthouse
  2:00 pm

Wednesday April 22

• Flex, Stretch & Balance for Adults
  Nesbitt Memorial Library , 529 Washington St , Columbus
  9:00 am

Saturday April 25

• Faces & Places Opening Reception — Arts for Rural Texas
  Arts for Rural Texas , 114 N Live Oak St , Fayetteville
  4:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Giddings

• Kenneth Allen Pierce (lexingtonleader.com)

Burton

• Patrick Mahomes Whisks Wife Brittany and Their Kids Off for Ranch Getaway in His Home State of Texas (realtor.com)
• Faith ‘One Arm Wonder' Malton and Zack ‘Pitbull' Ruhl rappel 30 stories for non-profit Camp For All (click2houston.com)
• Burton school board navigates shift away from universal free lunch program (southtexasnews.com)

Bastrop

• Bastrop repeals B3 code, adopts new development regulations (statesman.com)

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Ok La Grange! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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