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By LISA CARNLEY Staff Writer Three empty rooms No one shares Empty table Eight empty chairs. One living room One large TV No one watches, Entertains me. One big tree That grows quite tall No swing marks Left at all. More ... Seminar offered on violence prevention The Children's Advocacy Center is hosting training Oct. 18 on primary prevention of sexual violence. Participants may attend the "Sexual Violence Prevention: Beginning the Dialogue" training from either 8:30 a.m. to noon, or 1-4:30 p.m. at the Burnet Community Center, 401 E. Jackson St. More ...
Lampasas High School Jazz Band musicians Stephen Grant, left, and Johnathon Burns were selected to the All-Region Jazz Band in recent tryouts in Temple. More ... Trunk show successful More than 55 women were on hand at the Lampasas Senior Center to see Angela McCorkle of Priddy demonstrate Eleanor Burns' quilting technique -- a technique that made quilting easier and introduced the art to scores of new enthusiasts. More ... School Menu Week of Oct. 15-19 Monday, Oct. 15 BREAKFAST: Pancakes/maple syrup, fruit or juice and milk. LUNCH: Popcorn chicken/BBQ sauce, whipped potatoes, green peas, hot roll, cookie and milk. Tuesday, Oct. 16 BREAKFAST: Ham slice, muffin, fruit or juice and milk. More ... Bend fish fry set Oct. 20 Bend Community Center will be the site for a fish fry, cake auction and silent auction Oct. 20 beginning at 5 p.m. Door prizes will be given away. More ...
Jenay R. Turnage and Dustin M. Carnley, both of Phoenix, Ariz., plan to exchange wedding vows in an Oct. 26, 2007, ceremony at Orange Tree Golf Resort in Phoenix. Miss Turnage is the daughter of Judi and Nolen Turnage Jr. of Phoenix. More ... Author, noted historian presents look at Texas country music Fourteen members and guests of Oran Milo Roberts Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas enjoyed a humorous look at Texas country music at the Oct. 1 meeting featuring historian and author Bill O'Neal. O'Neal, a former teacher at Panola College in Carthage, has written more than 30 book... More ...
Lampasas student Michaela Ellison donated 10 inches of her hair to Locks of Love in August. The foundation assists disadvantaged children suffering from medical hair loss. More ... Investment firm continues to expand, excel Edward Jones investment firm has continued to grow, now boasting more than 10,000 financial advisers who provide face-to-face financial advice to individual investors in communities throughout the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. More ... Cove Country Opry slated for Saturday Cove Country Opry on Saturday will feature The Travelers and special guests Morgan Frazier, Tommy Clark and Southern Grace Quartet. The show starts at 7 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Ballroom on FM 2657 in Copperas Cove. Tickets are $7 and may be purchased at Music World in Copperas Cove or at... More ...
Reed Army Reserve Pvt. Matthew B. Reed has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. More ...
Fresh from a triumphant concert at Fort Worth's Bass Performance Hall, Joyce Yang will headline the next offering of the Temple Symphony Orchestra. The 21-year-old artist, a South Korean native, was the youngest competitor at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2005, walking away w... More ... Raub earns showmanship Junior FFA member Braedon Raub returned from his cattle showmanship efforts last weekend with a new belt buckle and $1,815 in prize money. Braedon, the son of Darryl and Mary Raub, participated in the LA MUNECA Futurity Cattle Show in Linn. More ...
St. Mary's Catholic Church food pantry and Lampasas Mission each have been awarded a grant by Capital Area Food Bank of Austin. The program offered grants up to $3,000 to partner agencies in a 10- county area identified as underserved. More ...
Crackers is a young female terrier-mix. She has a scruffylooking coat of medium-length hair in black and tan. Crackers has plenty of energy and likes to be with people. She is eagerly waiting to become a permanent member of a new, loving family. More ... Aglow set to gather Monday Lampasas Aglow, a community lighthouse of Aglow International, will meet Monday at 7 p.m. at Holiday Inn Express. Speaker will be Annette Kelly who has worked in full-time ministry alongside her husband, Michael, since 1990. More ... Church women to hold sale St. Mary's Episcopal Church Women will hold its annual garage sale Oct. 20 from 8 a.m. to noon at the church parish hall. Everything from clothing to household items will be offered. Funds raised support local charities. For information, phone 556- 5433. More ... Gospel festival to be offered The 28th annual Wimberley Gospel Music Festival is today and Saturday at Cowboys for Jesus Christian Church Fellowship, 8400 FM 32, Fischer, TX. Bring a lawn chair to listen to Jim Henderson, Patrick Pechacek, Redeemed, New Direction, Hisway Quartet, Christian Heirs Trio, Davis Gospel Music Singe... More ...
If you weren't one of the 525- plus visitors who saw T.J. Mabrey's "The Boat Show" while it was on exhibit at 405 Pecan St., there are still chances to see them, as 10 of the marble sculptures will remain in Lampasas until early January. More ... Wrangler Round-up set Saturday Keystone Square Museum at 303 S. Western St. will hold its annual Little Wrangler Roundup event Saturday from 9-10 a.m. at the museum for ages 4- 8. There will be storytelling, biscuits cooked over a campfire, lasso tricks, cowboy songs and a number of other activities for participants who come d... More ...
Benton Chiropractic Clinic held its second annual Athletic Patient Appreciation Day recently. On that day, Dr. Craig Benton swapped a $15 donation for a chiropractic treatment, enabling him to raise nearly $1,500. More ... SBDC workshop event to be held The Texas State Small Business Development Center has scheduled a free seminar for small businesses seeking access to capital. The event is Oct. 23 from noon to 2 p.m. at Round Rock Higher Education Center, 1555 University Blvd. More ... KidFest events on tap Thursday The 19th annual KidFest Health & Safety Fair, sponsored by Metroplex Health System is Oct. 21 from 2-5 p.m. on the Central Texas College campus and will offer more than $200 worth of free health screenings, including vision and hearing checks, height and weight, scoliosis screening and lung functi... More ... Study club plans annual Christmas bazaar A Town and Country Christmas Bazaar is set Nov. 3 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Lampasas County Courthouse. Admission is $1 per person and free for those under 5. Proceeds go toward Town and Country Study Club scholarships and local service projects. For vendor information, contact Linda Floerke a... More ... CTC relocates campus office The Lampasas campus office of Central Texas College has been moved to the Phoenix Center, 508 W. Sixth Street behind the baseball field. For information, phone Dave Schiefelbein, CTC coordinator, at 556-2969. More ... Mission plans chili dinner event Lampasas Mission will hold a fund-raising chili dinner Nov. 17 at Grace Fellowship Church on U.S. Highway 281 South. Serving will begin at noon. Money raised is earmarked for the organization's building fund. The public is encouraged to attend. More ...
Pictured is Georgia Millican, wife of cowboy evangelist Leander Millican. Before he founded School Creek Baptist Church more than 125 years ago, Millican was a Lampasas County deputy sheriff. More ...
Former Lampasas City Secretary Stacy Brack was a recent guest at Classics at the Classic when the group met last weekend at Storm's. Mrs. Brack, standing with her husband, Sean, left, and her children, are shown with John Conan and Angela Magilke, owners of the John Deere pickup. Mrs. More ... Online energy center offers money-saving tips Pedernales Electric invites members to visit its web site and explore the PEC Home Energy Center for personalized advice on how to conserve electricity and save on monthly bills. The service is free, and conservation information is customized to each user's input. More ... Correction Information submitted for a recent wedding announcement had an incorrect listing for grandparents. In the Null-Wheeler announcement, the groom's grandparents should be listed as Juanita Watts and the late Coyne Craft, and Vivian Null and the late James Null. More ...  |
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