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A large delegation of Lampasas County youths participated in the first week of the annual Fort Worth Stock Show, which featured breeding stock competitions. More ... Garden club elects officers for 2008-09 term Sharron Van Weelden was elected president at a recent meeting of the Browning Community Garden Club. Other officers on the slate include Doris Magnor, continuing as vice president and handling publicity; Roxanne Dewalt, second vice president; Margaret Hoke, treasurer; and Koneta Saum, secretary. More ... Artists invited to enter first annual juried exhibition The University of Mobile at Alabama is calling for entries of original artwork from artists in seven southern states for the first annual University of Mobile Juried Art Exhibition. Competition is open to visual artists working in any media, and only original artwork is accepted. More ... Sock hop slated by Girl Scouts unit Lampasas Service Unit of Girl Scouts of Central Texas will offer a 1950s night, Me and My Guy Sock Hop (for fathers and daughters) Feb. 15 from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Hanna Springs Intermediate School gymnasium. Cost is $12 per couple and $4 for each additional daughter. More ... CTC seeks instructors for non-credit classes Central Texas College Continuing Education Department needs instructors who can develop and teach non-credit courses in a variety of areas. Instructors are needed for the following new classes suggested by students and community members: basic landscape design, reflexology, interior decorating, se... More ... Kempner VFD plans BBQ, auction event 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. Desserts will be available. The auction begins at 5:30 p.m. For information or to donate auction items, phone 932- 3993 or (254) 432-48... More ...
Sheets of paper covered the walls of the meeting room at the Lampasas County Chamber of Commerce office recently. The sheets contained lists of questions and items Jim Bob McMillan of the Texas Commission on Arts wanted the group to consider. More ... School Menu Monday, Feb. 4 BREAKFAST: Waffles/maple syrup, fruit or juice and milk. LUNCH: Steak fingers/gravy, whipped potatoes, peas & carrots, biscuit, cookie and milk. Tuesday, Feb. 5 BREAKFAST: Cinnamon roll, fruit or juice and milk. More ... Wine Lovers Trail slated The 2008 Wine Lovers Trail is Feb. 8-10 and Feb. 15-17, and meanders through 22 vineyards and wineries. Cost is $35 per couple, which includes a tasting at each winery, including two from Lampasas County: Pillar Bluff Vineyards, 556-4078, and Texas Legato Winery, 556-9600. More ... Leavell named to Dean's List Baylor University at Waco has announced its fall 2007 Dean's List honorees. From Lampasas, Alyssa Diane Leavell, an English major, earned that distinction. To be eligible, an undergraduate student must maintain a gradepoint average of 3.7 or better with a minimum of 12 semester hours. More ... Button Club Fair Bluebonnet Button Club's annual Button Fair is Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Herman Brown Free Library's Goodrich Room on the square in Burnet. There will be displays of collectible clothing buttons from club members' collections and some craft items using buttons. More ...
Mackenzie Martin read the inscription on the historial marker placed at Nix recently. Settlers first came to the area in the 1860s, and a school was established in 1885. More ... Grant workshops Partial scholarships are available for upcoming grant-writing workshops for non-profit and faithbased organizations, government agencies, schools and students to attend a two-day workshop presented by Zocklein and Assoc. Classes are set in Dallas March 25-26 and in Houston March 27-28 from 8:30 a... More ...
Gidget is a friendly, young female Jack Russell-chihuahuamix with lots of energy and affection. She is waiting to become a permanent member of a new, loving family. Please call Along the Road Home Animal Shelter near Kempner at 556-4662 to inquire about adopting Gidget or one of the many other ... 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., and the live auction at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 per person or $25 per couple. More ... Burnet Democrats to gather Feb. 14 Burnet County Democrats will meet Valentine's Day at the Highlander Restaurant in Burnet, 401 Buchanan Dr. Social hour will begin at 6 p.m., followed by dinner. Guest speakers will be Democratic candidates for Texas railroad commissioner, Dale Henry of Lampasas and Art Hall of San Antonio. More ... Exploration of Christianity classes to be held Dr. Arun Jones, the Helen Lancaster associate professor of evangelism and mission at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, will be at First Presbyterian Church of Lampasas on the four Sundays in February to lead adult Sunday School class in an exploration of Christianity and culture in Asia, A... More ... St. Mary's Episcopal plans traditional supper, services for Lenten season St. Mary's Episcopal Church Women will host a traditional Shrove Tuesday pancake supper Tuesday at 6 p.m. Shrove Tuesday is the day prior to Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Lenten season. Ash Wednesday services with imposition of ashes will be Wednesday at 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. More ... Hayner to speak at church Dorothy Hayner will be the guest speaker at the Feb. 9 Women of Grace Brunch at Grace Fellowship Church. Mrs. Hayner will speak on Christian hospitality. All women are invited to attend from 9:30-11 a.m. Advance child-care reservations can be made by calling 556-4044 weekday mornings. 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 ... TxDOT offers scholarships for high school seniors High school students can apply for several existing and one new "Don't Mess with Texas" scholarships, offered by the Texas Department of Transportation. For the new scholarship, students must write an essay about how to get a litterbag in every car. More ... Local car show to be held Classics at the Classic's first car show is March 15 at Lampasas Building Components, FM 580 East. A swap meet will be held, and arts and crafts vendors are sought. Classic cars, trucks or motorcycles (pre-1980) can be entered for a $20 fee. Judging will be people's choice. Proceeds will go towar... More ... First-place Food Fair recipes listed Following are the first-place winners in the junior 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 ... Gem society plans to meet in Marble Falls Highland Lakes Gem & Mineral Society will meet Feb. 9 at 10 a.m. at the Church of Christ in Marble Falls, Broadway and U.S. Highway 281 South. Please enter the building through the back door in the lower hall. The program will be feature a video of a sunken treasure recovery. More ... Annual needle art, quilt show slates raffles The March Needle Art and Quilt Show: Stitches in Time will hold several fund-raisers in conjunction with the two-day show. Raffle items include an afghan made by Susan Detrick; a quilt made by Joyce Lucas; and a beaded purse by Phyllis Poehlmann. More ...  |
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