Puppet shows teach about cancer, honor Kempner teenager's fight
D octors warned Sinjin Andrukates this spring that even with a bone marrow transplant he had less than a 5 percent probability of surviving Burkitt's lymphoma and possibly had just two to four months to live.
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The Courtyard Square Association is offering non-profit organizations an opportunity to raise funds during the Carol of Lights Festival set Dec. 5 downtown. Free booth space and information is available by phoning Todd Briggs at 556-8030. More...
The 2008 Christmas Home Tour, "An Americana Christmas," will be presented Dec. 7 from 1-5 p.m. Five local homes will be showcased, including the 408 W. Second St. home of Nancy Gray. Tour tickets, at $7, will be available Nov. More...
The 2008 Halloween Fest staged last week raised $7,400 for Lampasas Mission's food pantry, including a grant from Wal-Mart and funds raised at the event. A number of individuals, businesses, churches and community members were involved. More...
Preservation Lampasas Inc. is sponsoring a "Buy a window" project to raise funds for restoration of the historic Lampasas Colored School. Plaques will be placed next to the window naming the donor or honoree. More...
Facing the holidays after the loss of a loved one is a bereavement workshop sponsored by Seton Highland Lakes Hospice. The event is set Wednesday from 3-4:30 p.m. at Marble Falls Public Library, 101 Main St. and again Nov. 13 from 6-7:30 p.m. More...
Girl Scouts of Lampasas County will hold a tea celebrating Juliette Gordon Low's birthday. Mrs. Low was the founder of Girl Scouts. The event is Saturday from 1:30-3:30 p.m. More...
Volunteers will begin ringing the bell for Salvation Army on Nov. 28 in front of Wal-Mart. More...
Seton Highland Lakes Hospital is co-sponsoring an AARP Senior Driving Class on Monday and Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day at Woodlands Retirement Center, 700 Janet Dr. in Burnet. More...
Tickets for the general membership meeting of the Central Texas-Fort Hood Chapter of the Association of the United States Army set Nov. More...
"You wake up with a pounding head, your throat is sore and you can't stop coughing. But you have a big meeting at work and an in-box that's piled high. Should you call in sick or head to the office? Are you too sick to go to work?" asks Dr. More...
The second annual Cowboy Up for Kids will be Saturday from 6- 10 p.m. at Boulder Creek Farms, five miles east of Marble Falls on FM 1431. Eddie Eppler Chuckwagon Productions will provide dinner, with dance music and entertainment. More...
Highland Lakes Gem & Mineral Society will meet Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Church of Christ in Marble Falls, Broadway and U.S. Highway 281. Please enter through the back door in the lower hall. More...
Country music sensation Michael Scott will join Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch, Fort Hood commanding general, as part of the first Phantom Thunder Motorcycle Ride festivities today on the military post. More...
Alcoholics Anonymous has a hotline open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For information, phone 556- 5656 or visit www.austinaa.org. More...
