February 23, 2010 RSS feed / Lifestyles

For veterans

A $5,000 Wal-Mart volunteerism event grant was presented to Lampasas County veterans for use in local projects, including updating the monument at the courthouse. More...

College honors

University of North Texas

The Dean’s List for the fall 2009 semester at the University of North Texas at Denton has been released. To be eligible, undergraduates must complete at least 12 academic hours with a grade-point average of 3.5-3.9. More...

Shelter pet adoption

Lucy, a one-month-old female golden retriever-mix, needs a home. She is a medium-size dog with a brown and white coat. Find Lucy and other pets that need homes at www.petango.com/lampasasanimalshelter.com. Lampasas Animal Shelter 301 College St. More...

Grand opening

Wylie and Carolyne Norred, right, stopped by Briggs-Gamel Lampasas at its recent grand-opening celebration. On hand were funeral home employees, including Debbie Ambrose. More...

Cookie sale ends Friday

Girl Scout Cookie lovers must purchase their favorite soon or be forced to wait a full year for the sale to come around again. Girl Scout Cookies, which went on sale Jan. 20, are only on sale for about six weeks each year. More...

Friday services, class slated

The Reform Jewish congregation, Simcha Sinai, in Harker Heights will have Shabbat services on Friday at 7 p.m., preceded by Living a Jewish Lifestyle class at 5 p.m. A potluck Shabbat dinner will follow services. Purim begins Saturday. More...

BBB: Be aware of census workers

A lot of information is circulating about the 2010 Census. BBB serving Central, Coastal and Southwest Texas advises consumers to get the facts. If a U.S. More...

Museum begins teacher's project

Keystone Square Museum is collecting biographical information about retired Lampasas County educators to be displayed in a file for museum visitors. More...

Service project

The Lampasas Middle School Fellowship of Christian Athletes/Fellowship of Christian Students has been busy completing a service project. The organization recently collected almost 300 packages of Band-Aids to be sent to Haiti. More...

Valentine’s royalty

Regal Nursing & Rehab selected husband and wife, Butch and Ernestine Stewart as its king and queen. More...

Son born

Camron and Cristopher Brister of Lometa announce the birth of their son, Carson Douglas, born Dec. 7, 2009, at 12:10 p.m. at Georgetown. At birth, Carson weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces and was 20 inches in length. He joins a brother, Copeland, 3. More...

Norred earns court management certification

Sherrie D. Norred of Lampasas is among 30 court administrators, clerks, managers and supervisors from municipal courts across Texas who graduated on Feb. 5 from the Court Management Program of the Institute for Court Management. More...

Driver's ed classes set

Classroom instruction for the driver’s education program at Lampasas High School begins March 8. Classes, limited to the first 32 paid students, will meet Mondays through Thursdays from 3:45-5:45 p.m. More...

90th birthday celebration on tap March 1

Vela Booker of Lampasas will celebrate her 90th brithday on March 1 at the Lometa Senior Center. The public is welcome to share lunch and birthday cake at 11:30 a.m. Mrs. Booker continues to be the Lometa Senior Center director. More...

Earned Income Tax Credit can aid families, stimulate economy

Texas Comptroller Susan Combs says a slow economy means more Texas families may qualify to claim the Earned Income Tax Credit on their federal income tax. More...

Multi-Service Center

901 S. Live Oak - Lampasas • 556-3858 · FAX: 556-2550 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Lunch is served Monday through Friday, 11:30 a.m. Lunch reservations may be made by calling 24 hours in advance, 556-3858. More...

Red Cross blood drive planned

Residents are encouraged to donate blood and to bring a friend to the local American Red Cross blood drive at AMVETS Post 80 on March 1 from 12:30-6:30 p.m. More...

Tax Aide

The AARP is offering its annual Tax Aide program at the Lampasas Senior Center each Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. through April. More...


 

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