The Lampasas Badger Band is polishing its halftime routine and gearing up for a busy season of competition. The band finally is performing “The Witching Hour,” which originally was planned for last year.

The Lampasas Multi-Service Senior Center will host a free exercise program on Wednesdays from 1-2 p.m. The exercise program, sponsored by Standards Home Health, is scheduled the first Wednesday of each month..

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first of a series of feature stories highlighting Hispanic residents in the community during Hispanic Heritage Month. Hispanic Heritage Month runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.

A free, one-day Mental Health First-Aid Training Course will be held in Lampasas Oct. 9 from 8 a.m.to 5 p.m.

Forty-one members of the Lampasas County Retired Teachers Association met Sept. 7 at the Lampasas ISD board room.

The LHS Class of 1959 will gather for its reunion Oct. 16 from 12:30-3:30 p.m.

Central Texas College’s second eight-week classes at the Killeen campus and fall II classes at the Fort Hood campus will begin Oct. 18. A full scope of classes in all delivery formats -- including in-person, online, blended which combines face-to-face lecture and online components, and synchronous virtual lecture -- will be offered.

The war in Vietnam ended in 1975 after the United States’ involvement, which started in 1962. The war wasn’t popular and produced a myriad of emotions across the United States. However, the one constant was the American servicemember who answered the call to fight communism in southeast Asia.

Lometa L-M Garden and Civic Club had its first meeting of the new year Sept. 20 at 7 p.m.

Thirteen-year-old Adilynn Menendez has loved acting for years. When she was little, she watched Disney and Nickelodeon, and thought what the actors did looked fun.