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Burnet County Friends of NRA event committee members Pat Pucik and Mark McDonald unveiled live auction items Aug. 6 for an upcoming fundraiser, which had been postponed in the spring during COVID-19 venue closures. Connie Swinney/The Highlander -
The Highlander Lakeside Pavilion – the largest event venue in the city – is now the site for city council meetings (pictured here in September) which moved from city hall to accommodate “social distancing” requirements mandated by the state. A highly-attended Friends of NRA event is sorting through those types of requirements as well as occupancy limits for its planned Sept. 10 fundraiser at the venue. Connie Swinney/The Highlander
For Burnet County Friends of NRA spokesman Mark McDonald jumping through a few new hoops to coordinate an upcoming fundraiser is worth the outcome.
“We fund law enforcement grants, 4-H shooting teams, shooting sports, educational programs,” McDonald said. “It’s vitally important these programs continue regardless of the pandemic.
“These kids and peace officers still need equipment, ammunition,…