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Grace Gates picks out the perfect pumpkin while at Sweet Berry Farm in Burnet County. Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
Good gourd! Pumpkin facts to tantalize the tastebuds
It’s a pumpkin time of year. Most every store you visit will have pumpkins on display. Grocery stores have pumpkins of all sizes, shape and colors. They also display various food items that contain pumpkin. 09/27/2024 04:43 AM
Contributed photo A quilt discovered at an estate sale in Burnet County has kindled interest in its origin. buyer needs the pub- lic's help to sew up this mystery.
Can readers help unravel quilt’s history?
Last week I purchased a quilt at an estate sale in Burnet County on Texas 29, west of U.S. 281. 09/27/2024 04:43 AM
Olympic Silver Medalist Leo Manzano will return to his alma mater for a memorial running event Sept. 28. Find the story on Page 13. File photo
Community invited to greet local Olympian
Leo Manzano, a 2012 Olympic Silver Medalist in the 1500m and former athlete at Marble Falls High School, has announced his appearance at the 2024 Leo Manzano/Rick Edwards Memorial Invitational, where he will be available for a meet-and-greet, autographs, and will be offering merchandise to all who are in attendance. 09/24/2024 04:41 AM
'A Christmas Story' is set in the 1940s and follows the misadventures of 9-year-old Ralphie Parker as he dreams of the ultimate Christmas gift: a Red Ryder BB gun. Contributed photo
Beloved Christmas show auditions coming up
Hill Country Commu - nity Theatre (HCCT) an - nounces auditions for its upcoming production of "A Christmas Story," the beloved holiday classic. Auditions are sched - uled for Monday, Sept. 30, and Tuesday, Oct. 1, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the HCCT building, 4003 W. FM 2147 in Cottonwood Shores. 09/24/2024 04:41 AM
Attendees can learn the features of and tips on 'hardscaping' at the October Highland Lakes Master Gardener Association meeting. Contributed photo
Finding ways to make an easy task of ‘hardscapes’
The Highland Lakes Master Gardener Association (HLMGA) has announced that Lora and Jack Green from the Williamson County Master Gardener Association are the upcoming speakers for the Green Thumb Program. The Greens will present "Paths, Patios & More: Creating Fun Hardscapes in your Garden." The meeting and presentation are scheduled from 2 to 3 p.m on Thursday, Oct. 17, at the Marble Falls Library, 101 Main Street, is free and open to the public. The October program will be the eighth of eight presentations during 2024. 09/24/2024 04:41 AM
Singer/Songwriter john Arthur martinez is the co-founder of FiestaJAM, a 501c3 nonprofit organization which raises funding to support and promote regional youth music education programs. File photo
FiestaJAM musicians fine-tuning for October event
A popular event, dubbed a celebration of singer-songwriters will thrill audiences as well as raise funds for local music education. In 2024, FiestaJAM on Lake Marble Falls will expand to three days, Oct. 09/20/2024 04:38 AM
View these and other photo contest entries at the Falls on the Colorado Museum. Contributed photos/ Photo/Robyn Richter
Museum photo contest winners TBA at reception
The Falls on the Colorado Museum invites the public to a special reception on Saturday, Sept. 21, at 10:30 a.m. The winners of the “Central Texas in Focus: Animals and Wild- flowers Photo Contest" will be announced. 09/20/2024 04:38 AM
Burnet County resident Laura Silveia raises her arm to encourage the deafening sound of horns as multiple numbers of vehicles motored through the Texas 29 and U.S. 281 intersection Sept. 11. Silveia and 30 others commemorated Patriot Day at the intersection. Photos by Raymond V. Whelan/The...
Area residents remember 9/11 at busy intersection
More than 30 Burnet County residents, many of them Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6974 local members, gathered at noon Sept. 11 in Burnet at the intersection of Texas 29 and U.S. 281 to commemorate Patriot Day and to remember 23 years ago, when terrorists hijacked commercial aircraft and killed thousands as they attacked the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington D.C. 09/20/2024 04:38 AM
Marble Falls High School will be represented in the Homecoming Parade with the Homecoming Court Sept. 16; From left in the front row are Keanna Syperda, Campbell Coker, Jimena Meza, Kylie Roberts, and Mia Trejo and from the left in the back row, Titus Willie, Esteban Dominguez, Derek Gonza...
Homecoming Parade hits Main Street Monday
Marble Falls Homecoming Week is Sept. 16 through Sept. The community is invited to a parade and community pep rally in downtown Marble Falls and nearby park on Monday, Sept. 16. 09/13/2024 04:33 AM
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Initiative brings backpacks to schools
Each year Baylor Scott & White’s Faith in Action Initiatives (FIA) hosts its annual back-to-school community drive to gather and distribute backpacks and school supplies from June - August. In the Hill Country area team members donated dozens of backpacks filled with school sup plies, plus additional supplies for pick up. 09/03/2024 04:27 AM
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Marble Falls chamber appoints new membership director
The Marble Fall/Highland Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce is thrilled to announce the appointment of Laura Mitchell as the new Director of Member ship, effective August 20, 2024. With a strong background in membership development, community engagement, and strategic partnerships, Laura brings a wealth of experience and a fresh perspective to the Chamber’s leadership team. 09/03/2024 04:27 AM
The second an nual Taste Highland Lakes is on Sept. 28 at the Legends Commu nity, 105 Rangeway Circle in Kingsland. File photos
Momentum building for Taste of Highland Lakes
The Kingsland/Lake LBJ Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center is hosting its second annual “Taste Highland Lakes” festival with delectable samples from the area’s food, beverage and spirits. The event is on Sept. 09/03/2024 04:27 AM
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Library system anniversary event welcomes public
The Burnet County Library System will cele - brate its 75th anniversary. The facilities include Herman Brown Free Li brary in Burnet, Marble Falls Public Library, Bertram Library and Spice- wood Library. 09/03/2024 04:27 AM
Pictured from left are: Jeanette Pickard, Marble Falls Rotary President Russell Sander, Gail Teegarden, Carolyn Alexander, Pam Parsons, Barbara Van Tassel, Melinda Wheeler, Rotary member Michael Hussey, Debbie Pridgeon, Allie Bennett, Allen Laughlin, Rotary Grant and Giving Committee Chair...
Rotary presents grant to Wesley Respite Center
Marble Falls Rotary Club presented the Wesley Respite Center a generous grant to the director, Allie Bennett, on behalf of the center. The theme for the day was "fishing." The vol unteers and participants fished for sea creatures with a fishing pole and line with a magnet on the end. 08/30/2024 04:24 AM
Library film series comes to a close
Library film series comes to a close
The “World’s Greatest Natural Icons" film se ries at Lakeshore Library wraps up this Friday, Aug. 23, at 2 p.m. 08/20/2024 04:18 AM
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