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LHS offers seminar on dating violence
      Violence in teenage dating relationships threatens the health and safety of youths throughout Texas. Dating violence is the intentional use of physical, sexual, verbal or emotional abuse by a person to harm, threaten, intimidate or control another person in a dating relationship. Teen dating viole...
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SBDC to assist business owners
      The Texas State Small Business Development Center is offering a seminar on simplified accounting for first-time business owners. Business accounting causes a great deal of confusion among many entrepreneurs. Gain familiarity with the accounting process by learning how to routinely collect and sys...
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Contest winners
      Lampasas High School students took top honors in a recent VFW Voice of Democracy contest, sponsored by Burnet VFW Post 6974.
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Physician: Get healthier before becoming pregnant
      Women need to get healthier before they become pregnant. That's the message of preconception care, which helps ensure that moms have the best chance possible of having a healthy child. Seeing a doctor after you're pregnant is an important part of a healthy pregnancy. But many women don't have the...
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Eye of the Storm
An ocean voyage not soon forgotten
Robbis Storm
      You don't often hear about Punta Arenas, Chile, which sits at Tierra del Fuego -- the very bottom tip of South America. But, if you follow the news, you've heard about the Explorer, an Antarctic Cruise ship that recently hit an iceberg and sank. The 154 passengers and crew were rescued and flown ...
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No holiday from show
      Lampasas County students may be enjoying a winter break, but local FFA and 4-H'ers are by no means on holiday.
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Classics at Classic plan short cruise
      Classics at the Classic gathers the first Saturday of each month at the back parking lot of Storm's Drive- In. During the winter months, the group will gather in the form of a cruise. Anyone with a suggested cruise destination should contact Sharon Carrigan at 556-5265. The group will take a short...
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Gem, mineral society plans to gather
      Highland Lakes Gem & Mineral Society will meet Jan. 12 at 10 a.m. at the Church of Christ in Marble Falls, Broadway and U.S. Highway 281 South. Enter through the back door in the lower hall. The program will be the Holts' trip to China. Visitors are welcome. For information, phone Robert Poteet at...
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Pledge to stop smoking in new year
      If you're among the 18 percent of adult Texans who smoke, odds are good that "stop smoking" appears high on your list of New Year's resolutions. The Department of State Health Services has some tips for turning that resolution into a reality.
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Candidates sought for Texas Beef Ambassador speech competition
      The chance to compete for a $3,000 cash prize and the title of Texas Beef Ambassador is in store for the 2008 Texas Beef Ambassador Competition March 15 in Corpus Christi. Open to all youth between the ages of 17 to 20 as of Jan.
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TSO to host recognized performer
      Grammy Award-nominated Margaret Carlson will join the Temple Symphony Orchestra for "Broadway Bound" at the Mary Alice Marshall Performing Arts Center at Temple College Jan. 25 at 7:30 p.m. Additional concerts will be Jan. 26 in Killeen and Jan. 27 in Georgetown.
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Democrats to host guest speakers
      Burnet County Democrats will meet Thursday at the River City Grill in Marble Falls. Social hour begins at 6 p.m., and dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. Guest speakers will be the Rev. Floyd Crider of San Angelo, a candidate for District 11 U.S. Congress, and Roy McMurrey of Corpus Christi, a can...
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Homes sought for students
      World Heritage Student Exchange program is seeking local host families for high school boys and girls from France, Germany, Thailand, Japan, Mexico, Switzerland, Denmark and Italy. Students are awaiting word on their host family for the 2008-09 academic school year. Host families provide room and...
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Burnet VFW Post offers membership in biker club
      VFW Post 6974 of Burnet will have a meeting for all bikers eligible for Veterans of Foreign Wars membership who are interested in joining the VFW Motorcycle Group. Those eligible must be willing to wear the VFW symbol and must have a "M" or "DL" and ride a motorcycle.
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Alcoholics Anonymous
      Alcoholics Anonymous has a hotline open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For information, phone 556- 5656 or visit www. austin aa. org.
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Heritage group
      Adamsville Heritage Association will meet Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the Adamsville Community Center to finalize plans for the Jan. 19 100th anniversary community celebration. Refreshments will be served. For information, contact Betty Rials at 768-3307; Wanda Lang at 556- 6469; or Ruth Krivokucha a...
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