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Boys & Girls Club earns LCRA grant

Boys & Girls Club earns LCRA grant

Boys & Girls Club earns LCRA grant

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Texas soon will seal and improve a much-used basketball court in Lampasas, thanks to a $21,568 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority and the city of Lampasas.
CASSIDY MACEYRA | AXIOM DIGITAL

CASSIDY MACEYRA | AXIOM DIGITAL

Golden shovels honor groundbreaking for clinic

Sulphur Creek Primary & Urgent Care held a groundbreaking celebration Nov. 26 at the Central Texas Expressway site of its new build. Pictured in center are owners Michele & Allen Kent with their three sons Haydn, Jacen and Beau.
Christmas on the Creek attendees enjoy the lights along Candy Cane Lane. Vision Lampasas co-director Libby Bluntzer tells the Dispatch Record more than 500 people came to the W.M. Brook Park event a year ago. FILE PHOTO

Christmas on the Creek attendees enjoy the lights along Candy Cane Lane. Vision Lampasas co-director Libby Bluntzer tells the Dispatch Record more than 500 people came to the W.M. Brook Park event a year ago. FILE PHOTO

Christmas on the Creek returns this Saturday

Hundreds of Lampasas residents and visitors from afar will flock to W.M. Brook Park to soak in the holiday spirit this weekend at Vision Lampasas’ Christmas on the Creek.
This residence, belonging to Suzanne Etman at 402 W. Fifth Street, will be of five stops on Sunday’s Tour of Homes, an annual fundraiser for the Lampasas County Museum. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

This residence, belonging to Suzanne Etman at 402 W. Fifth Street, will be of five stops on Sunday’s Tour of Homes, an annual fundraiser for the Lampasas County Museum. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Five residences on tap for Sunday’s Tour of Homes

The Lampasas County Museum will hold its annual Tour of Homes event Sunday afternoon from 1-5 p.m. Tickets are available from museum board members or may be purchased Sunday at the museum.
These Lampasas FFA members qualified for advancement to Area VII Leadership competition in Uvalde and brought home several banners for their teams. Their FFA adviser is Judy Hail. COURTESY PHOTO

These Lampasas FFA members qualified for advancement to Area VII Leadership competition in Uvalde and brought home several banners for their teams. Their FFA adviser is Judy Hail. COURTESY PHOTO

FFA takes awards in area contests

Fifteen Lampasas FFA members traveled to Uvalde Nov. 20 to compete in the Area VII Leadership contests.Taking fifth place in Agricultural Advocacy were Ava Rojas, Janie Turner and Leah Walker.
Eddie Ingram poses for a photo outside the Dispatch Record office. He will be this year’s HoliDazzle Christmas Parade grand marshal. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Eddie Ingram poses for a photo outside the Dispatch Record office. He will be this year’s HoliDazzle Christmas Parade grand marshal. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Meet Eddie Ingram, this year’s HoliDazzle Christmas Parade grand marshal

U.S. Army veteran and Ajinomoto Foods employee Eddie Ingram is set to serve as this year’s HoliDazzle Christmas Parade marshal on Dec. 6.For Ingram, the Christmas season is all about getting together with family.“I live for the grandbabies,” he said.
Lemon cypress trees surrounded by poinsettias create a festive holiday display. COURTESY PHOTO | WWW.MELINDAMYERS.COM

Lemon cypress trees surrounded by poinsettias create a festive holiday display. COURTESY PHOTO | WWW.MELINDAMYERS.COM

Christmas tree alternatives that provide year-round beauty

When looking for a unique holiday tree this season, consider adding a plant you can enjoy now and throughout the year. Select a larger specimen to use as a floor plant, adding dramatic scale to your indoor décor.
ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Tour of Homes now 9 days away

This residence owned by Cherie Garrett at 1007 West Sixth Street will be of the stops on the Lampasas County Museum’s Tour of Homes fundraiser on Dec. 7.
COURTESY PHOTO

COURTESY PHOTO

Local 4-H Gold Star, Silver Clover winners honored

Two 4-H members from Lampasas County were among the 12 youth and five adults honored during the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s District 7 4-H Gold Star and Silver Clover Banquet.The annual event was held at the Tom Green County 4-H center in San Angelo.