Marble Falls Fire Rescue lent a hand to the Highland Lakes Family Crisis Center with their inaugural Wednesday, April 28, Denim Day Ball Drop at Lakeside Park. HLFCC sold chances to win one of five prizes, with each chance represented by a golf ball that was dropped from a fire department ladder truck. Denim Day is a campaign to raise awareness and educate the public about rape and sexual assault. The first Denim Day held in 1998 as a protest against an Italian Supreme Court decision to overturn a rape conviction because the victim wore tight jeans. Contributed

Special to The Highlander The Highland Lakes Family Crisis Center is encouraging Burnet and Llano County residents to adopt a student by donating school supplies for the 2020-21 school year. Conny Steele is organizing the donation drive for the Family Crisis Center and reminds everyone that school starts this year on Aug.