October 16, 2007 RSS feed / Front Page

Musical accompaniment

Garbed in her taffeta tu-tu and pink high-tops, Ashleigh Wehmeyer shares her alter-ego, the Firecracker Fairy, with youngsters at Kline Whitis Elementary during a recent Family Reading Night. More...

Fall Carnival

Project Graduation for the Class of 2008 will host a Fall Carnival Oct. 27 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lampasas High School track. More...

LCAD

The Lampasas County Appraisal District Board of Directors will meet Thursday at 6 p.m. at 109 E. Fifth St. to consider appraisal roll changes for July through August. More...

Church sale

St. Mary's Episcopal Church Women will hold its annual garage sale Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon at the church parish hall. Everything from clothing to household items will be offered for sale. Funds raised support local charities. More...

Poll

Should the Lampasas Council fund repairs to Crider Lane?

Lifestyles

Taking Fire the Whole Night

Editor's note: The following article is reprinted with permission from Stars and Stripes, a newspaper that covers the military services. More...

Milling around

Chadwick's Mill was built in the mid-1870s along the Colorado River west of Lometa by Henry A. Chadwick and his son, Milam Chadwick. More...

Book fair coming to school

Hanna Springs Intermediate School's Scholastic Book Fair is Oct. 29-Nov. 2. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 8 a.m. to noon Friday. Family night is Oct. 30 from 5- 7 p.m. with refreshments, door prizes and other activities. More...

Deaths

Mr. Torres

Funeral mass for George A. Torres, 52, of Lometa is Oct. 16, 2007, at 10:30 a.m. at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Lometa with Father Pedro Castillo officiating. Burial is at Senterfitt Cemetery in Lometa. Mr. Torres died Oct. More...

Mr. Sowell

Eddie Dewayne Sowell, 42, died Oct. 11, 2007, at his Lampasas residence. A memorial service is Oct. 16 at 1 p.m. at Sneed Funeral Chapel. The body will be cremated. Mr. Sowell was born Jan. More...

Agribusiness

Cattle Auction

The report from the Oct. 10 sale at Lampasas Cattle Auction is as follows. Cattle and calves: Estimated receipts 848 compared to 868 last week and 719 last year. Feeder steers and heifers and slaughter cows $3-$5 lower; slaughter bulls steady. More...

Kempner council member resigns

Mayor Gene Isenhour announced at last week's Kempner City Council meeting that Place 3 council member Alicia Ford has submitted a letter of resignation. Isenhour said she plans to move to Phoenix to be near her children and grandchildren. More...

Annual biker run headed into town

The Lampasas County Chamber of Commerce is hosting the second annual Lampasas County Historic Fire House Run Biker Rally Friday through Sunday behind Country Inn, at the intersection of U.S. Highways 190, 281 and 183. All bikers are welcome. More...

Constitutional amendments to appear on November ballot

County residents have followed the ongoing discussions about construction of a new Lampasas County Jail, and they will have an opportunity to ratify or defeat bond funding for the project when the Nov. 6 election rolls around. More...

Sweet offerings

Susan Detrick keeps the baked goods table stocked with cakes, cookies and breads, along with other homemade goodies at First United Methodist Church's Harvest Festival. More...

Downtown

Vision Downtown Lampasas! will have its official kickoff Oct. 23 at Mesquite Creek, 306 E. Second St. The event begins at 5:30 p.m., with a short program at 6 p.m. Music will be provided by Derek Groves and Joe Manuel. More...

 

Editorial

Profits, not unions, save jobs

Workers at Chrysler's U.S. plants went back to work six hours after the United Auto Workers union struck the automaker this week. More...

Political Cartoon

Full Story

Letters

Addressing the truth, not rumors about players

We are not sure if J. Sanchez's letter ("Rules apply to everyone," Oct. More...

Sports complex: another neglected project for city?

Now we are going to build a sports complex. It is a pretty picture in the newspaper. How long will it take before it looks like our great Hanna Springs, with a sad barbed wire fence built around it, More...

Authorities will assess proper punishment

I fail to see the relevance of rules imposed on elementary school students at football games to the summertime DWI arrest of a varsity football player ("Rules apply to everyone," Oct. 9 letters). More...

Sports

TOO MUCH

Austin Lake Travis 58, Lampasas 14 Gilbert leads high-powered Cavaliers offense past Badgers

Austin Lake Travis was billed to have had one of the top offenses in the region heading into Friday night's game against Lampasas. It did nothing to dispute that billing. More...

District 25-4A Standings

Overall W-L Last Week Lake Travis 58, Lampasas 14 Vista Ridge 28, Dripping Springs 14 Connally 28, Burnet 27 Marble Falls 35, Hendrickson 7 Thursday Marble Falls at Vista Ridge, 7:30 p. More...

Game Stats

Score By Quarters Lampasas 0 7 7 0 - 14 Lake Travis 28 17 10 3 - 58 Scoring Summary First Quarter LT - Aydam 11 run (Rebold kick) LT - Bird 20 pass from Gilbert (Rebold kick) LT - Kelley 45 fumble return (Rebold kick) LT - Bird 28 pa More...