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How Much Food Does it Take to Feed the St. John Picnic?
How Much Food Does it Take to Feed the St. John Picnic?

How Much Food Does it Take to Feed the St. John Picnic?

Sun, 05/01/2022 - 12:00am

Editor's note: Robert Besetzny, longtime co-chairman of the St. John Picnic, passed away last year. I interviewed him at the July 4 Picnic in 2019 for a story that appeared in the Fayette County Record. After a break for COVID in 2020, the picnic returned last year just a few months after Besetzny died. He was sorely missed, but the picnic carried on and it will again this year. Here’s the story that appeared in the Record:

Bellville's Fruehling

Bellville's Fruehling Saengerfest Set for April 24

Fri, 04/01/2022 - 12:00am

The Concordia Hall in Bellville is the site of the annual Fruehling Saengerfest or German Spring Singing Festival. This year’s festival is Sunday, April 24 at Concordia Hall located at 952 S. Tesch Street. The festival is a charity fundraiser for the Bellville Lions Club and the Bluebonnet Chapter of the Texas German Society. The admission is Free. A BBQ chicken and local sausage meal will be served along with homemade cakes. The meal will start at 11:00am and is the fundraising portion of the event. The donation for the meal is $15. Local

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