Local organizations are working to ensure everyone in Lampasas can enjoy a cozy and festive holiday season – including those set back by the COVID-19 economy.
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Heritage Funeral Homes has joined with Our Father’s Table – a ministry of Heart of Forgiveness – to offer a Community Thanksgiving Dinner in Lampasas.
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The Lampasas County Museum, 303 S. Western, will offer its annual Tour of Homes Dec. 6 from 1-5 p.m. After a stop at the museum to purchase tickets and view unique artifacts on display such as those pictured above, tour participants will have the opportunity to view four other sites around the city selected for their interesting features. MADELEINE MILLER
Allen Leske said he has learned there is goodness in everyone and everything. He makes wooden crosses to remind himself and others that God’s love overcomes despair and decay.
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Lometa L-M Garden and Civic Club met Nov. 16 at the club building for a short business meeting. About eight members were present.
The George Ribble House at 502 S. Broad St., owned by Doug Updike and Lorna Bernard, is one of several houses that will be featured in the Lampasas County Museum’s 2020 Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree Holiday Homes Tour. The event is set for Dec. 6.
The Browning Community Garden Club and Killeen Garden Club held their annual Veterans Day Celebration Nov. 11. Members placed a wreath at the base of a Blue Star Memorial Highway marker along U.S. Highway 190 and planted poppy seeds in the area, which they say they hope will bloom in the spring. Marlene Gillman, president of the Killeen Garden Club, gave a speech honoring veterans. Pictured are Killeen Garden Club members to the left of the marker and Browning Community Garden Club members to the right.
The Lampasas Fire Department is scheduled to conduct a Fire Prevention demonstration at Hanna Springs Elementary School on Friday.