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Family turns hobby into successful car shop By DAVID LOWE Staff Writer Most men drive to work, but Brant Martin and Lee Martin actually drive in their work. Brant Martin, owner of Kikin Street Rods, and his brother Lee started working on classic cars at age 11. Their father, Dean Martin, gave them old vehicles, which they could drive once they earned their driver's ... More ... Badger band to play at music fest The fifth annual Central Texas Music Festival will be held at the Lea Ledger Auditorium on the campus of Copperas Cove High School. Special guest conductor will be Director Emeritus retired Col. John R. Burgeois, USMC, 25th director of "The President's Own" United States Marine Band from 1979-199... More ... Briggs sets January Jamboree Briggs Community Center's fourth annual January Jamboree is Saturday at 6 p.m. at the community center. A chili supper with all the fixings is $7. Music will begin at 6:30 p.m. All musicians are welcome. Proceeds will benefit the Briggs Community Center and Briggs Volunteer Fire Department. More ... Cotillion expansion plans include Lampasas County The National League of Junior Cotillions, a program of etiquette, character education and social dance training for middle and junior high school students, has announced plans to establish its national program in Lampasas County. More ... Needle art, quilt show to take entries in March The annual Needle Art and Quilt Show, Stitches in Time, is slated to be March 7-8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lampasas County Office Building and Keystone Square Museum. Entries will be accepted at the museum, 303 S. Western, March 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. More ... Project Grad dinner, auction set Project Graduation for the Lampasas High School Class of 2008 will have a dinner and auction Feb. 16 at AMVETS Post 80. An all-you-can-eat catfish dinner with trimmings begins at 5:30 p.m., followed by the live auction at 7 p.m. More ... Hamilton Genealogy Society seeks monetary donations The Hamilton County Genealogy Society Library and Research Center is experiencing financial hardship, officers have announced. Nancy Hengst, who managed the genealogy library as an unpaid volunteer since 1991, suffered a stroke in 2007 and is in the process of regaining her health. More ... Democratic Women to gather Democratic Women's Association of Lampasas will show the documentary, "Sicko," by Michael Moore today at 6:30 p.m. at the Holiday House, 908 E. Fourth St. The film is a documentary on the U.S. healthcare system. The event is free and open to the public. Sandwiches, cookies, popcorn and soda will ... More ...
The architectural firm of O'Connel Robertson, the designers of new campuses for the Lampasas Independent School District, sponsored a holiday card contest for students. More ... School Menu Week of Jan. 28-Feb. 1 Monday, Jan. 28 BREAKFAST: French toast sticks/maple syrup, fruit or juice and milk. LUNCH: Steak fingers/gravy, seasoned potatoes, green beans, sliced peaches, hot roll and milk. Tuesday, Jan. 29 BREAKFAST: Kolache, fruit or juice and milk. More ...
New Year's resolutions tough to keep Robbis Storm I hope you're doing a better job than I am keeping your New Year's Resolutions. More than a week has gone by and I still haven't lost five pounds. In fact, I haven't lost one pound. Shoot -- I may have even put on a few ounces -- thanks in part to the bounty of the holiday season and my appetite ... More ...
Lampasas Art Club member Elizabeth Schnelle is the February Artist of the Month. She has a variety of her items on exhibit in the foyer of My Girls showing her talent for stitching and embellishing. Mrs. Schnelle also has a booth in the art gallery. More ...
First Street Church of Christ minister emphasizes practical biblical teaching By DAVID LOWE Staff Writer Rocky Moncus knows the power of the gospel to transform lives. It's a lesson he learned early, after loved ones' struggles with drugs and alcohol motivated him to enter the ministry. "People really kind of helped me, and I wanted to be able to help other people," said Moncus, the new pulpit minis... More ... Church to feature Cynthia Clawson in concert Called "the most awesome voice in gospel music" by Billboard Magazine, Cynthia Clawson will perform Feb. 9 at 6 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Lampasas. The concert will benefit missionary ministries in Imo State Nigeria, which includes a motherless babies home, schools and a community hospital. More ... Cedar Valley Baptist Church to host monthly gospel singing The monthly Fourth Friday Night Singing will be hosted this week at 7 p.m. at Cedar Valley Baptist Church, 12237 FM 2843. The church is eight miles west of I- 35 toward Florence, or 10 miles from FM 487 from Florence. More ... Cemetery association to meet today The executive board of Oak Hill Cemetery Association will meet today at 4 p.m. in the conference room of the City Administration Building. The public is welcome to attend. More ... Hill Country educational instutitions partnering to provide teacher program Texas Tech University, Austin Community College and Central Texas College are partnering to deliver an undergraduate degree with preparation for elementary teacher certification to residents of the Hill Country. More ... Youth authors', illustrators' conference on tap Central Texas Reading Council's Youth Authors and Illustrators Conference 2008 is Feb .9 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Parker Academic Center at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton. Cost is $25 per child, and $15 for additional children in the same household. More ... Residents asked to support park art projects Lampasas Association for the Arts is offering two ways for residents to support Art in the Park through adoption efforts. Adopt a Sculpture is for those seeking to become an active part of the Hanna Springs Sculpture Garden. More ... Kempner plans BBQ, auction Kempner Volunteer Fire Department's annual barbecue and auction is March 1. A catered dinner will be served at 4 p.m. for $6 for adults and $3 for kids under 13. The auction begins at 5:30 p.m. For information or to donate auction items, phone 932-3993 or (254) 432-4822. More ... First-place County Food Fair recipes listed Following are the first-place winners in the senior division of the Lampasas County Food Fair, held recently in conjunction with the Lampasas County Youth Livestock Show. Event sponsors are sisters Jan Klose, Becky Isom, Anita Allen and Doretha Bohning. Judy Vann Kennedy served as Food Fair super... More ...
The Highland Lakes Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas presented "The Useful Wild Plants of Texas, the Southeastern and Southwestern United States, the Southern Plains, and Northern Mexico," volumes 1 and 2, by Cheatham, Johnston & Marshall to the Marble Falls Public Library at its Jan. 1... More ... Genealogy society set to meet Monday Central Texas Genealogical Society will meet Monday at 7 p.m. at the Waco-McLennan County Central Library, 1717 Austin Ave., Waco. CTGS supports residents of Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Falls, Hill, Limestone, McLennan and Milam counties in their ancestral and historical searches. More ...  |
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