Events

Thursday January 26

6:30pm Healthy Eating for children, Community Resource Center

7:30pmCole Porter's "Anything Goes", Georgetown High School

Friday, January 27

Noon Gentle Chair Yoga, Georgetown Fitness

5-7:30pm VFW Catfish Fry, VFW Post

7:30pmCole Porter's "Anything Goes", Georgetown High School

6pm Senior Game Night, First Baptist Church

7:30pm 'I Hate Hamlet' at the Palace Theatre

8:30pm Karaoke, Mel's Lonestar Lanes

Saturday, January 28

10am-noon Spring Gardening, Georgetown Public Library

7:30pm 'I Hate Hamlet' at the Palace Theatre.

Sunday, January 29

2-4pm Live music at the Georgetown Library.

2pm 'I Hate Hamlet' at the Palace Theatre.

4pm Temple Symphony Orchestra, Georgetown High School’s Klett Center

7:30pm Cole Porter's "Anything Goes", Georgetown High School

Volunteer listings

Mothers Against Drunk Driving. 445-4976, karah.ricketts@madd.org, www.madd.org.

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance. 255-6799, coalition@unitedway-wc.org, wilcofreetaxprep.org

WC4C. Kathy Keller, 966-1500. www.wc4c.org.

The Georgetown Project. 943-5198 or 864-3008. www.georgetownproject.com.

Literacy Council of WilCo. 869-0497. www.literacycouncil-wc.org.

WilCo Regional Animal Shelter. 943-3322. www.wilcopets.org.

Family Eldercare. Mary Shetty, 628-1688. www.inhomefamilyeldercare.org.

CASA. 868-2822. www.casawctx.com.

Partners in Education. Donna Covey, 943-5137. www.georgetownpie.org.

BREAST CANCER RESOURCE CENTERS OF TEXAS. 942-4689 or mgallece@bcrc.org.

The Annunciation Maternity Home. www.thematernityhome.org or 864-7755.

Assistance League of Georgetown Area. 868-2871. http://algeorgetownarea.org

The Caring Place. Rita Turner, rturner@caringplacetx.org or 869-4735.

St. David's Georgetown Hospital. Lynne Harris, 943-3000.

St. David's Round Rock Medical Center. www.roundrockmedicalcenter.com or 341-5218.

Faith In Action Caregivers. Judy Bowman, 868-9544.

Thursday, January 26 11:22 am

Lady Eagle basketball: Georgetown, playing at a much-higher level than in its previous start, dispatched Leander, 68-39, Tuesday night at Eagle Gym, clinching a berth in the Class 5A state playoffs.

Senior signings: Six seniors at Georgetown High School signed scholarship agreements with colleges Thursday morning in a group ceremony on the stage of the school's Performing Arts Center. Signing were catcher Lacie Salas, Temple College; pitcher/infielders Stephanie Dutcher and Ashlyn Hammock, both to Trinity Valley Community College; first baseman Abby White, McLennan Community College; infielder-outfielder Blair Murphy, Vernon College; and outfielder Krista Lockwood, Henderson State University, Arkansas.

Lady Pats win two: The East View Lady Patriots won a pair of basketball games on Tuesday night. The JV team gave up only eight points in a 50-8 win against the KIPP Collegiate varsity. Linen Young exploded for 17 points for 8-for-17 shooting. Rachel Sloan shot 50 percent while adding 13 points. Rachel Williams led the rebounding effort with six while Taylor Maag chipped in with five. Young and Williams each contributed three steals, and Kadeeja Lyons recorded five assists. The freshmen Lady Pats also won easily, 41-15. Fran Prewitt led the scoring with 16, scoring most often on break-out steals. She was followed by DeJa Walker with 10. Walker and Keisha Walker shared rebounding honors with six apiece.

GHS wrestlers win: In its final outing prior to the District 26 Wrestling Tournament, Georgetown bested Leander, 54-12, Wednesday night on the Lions mat. The victory gave coach Paul Muck's Eagles a final dual match record of 20-5.

Georgetown student on the dean’s list: Cicely R. Hazell, of Georgetown, has been named to the fall 2011 dean's list with honors at McDaniel College in Maryland. Highest honors are earned for a semester grade point average of 3.90 or higher, high honors for a grade point average of 3.70-3.89, and honors for a 3.50-3.69 average.

Georgetown student graduates from Howard Payne: Lance Rushing, of Georgetown, was one of 78 graduates to receive a degree from Howard Payne University in Brownwood at the university's commencement held at the close of the fall 2011 semester. Mr. Rushing graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration.

Animals on campus: Mitchell Elementary School is hosting a science and math night from 6 to 7:30 p.m. today. Families are invited to the school cafeteria and gymnasium to see the Austin Reptile Service animal display and watch each grade present their science and math projects.

Southwestern University has hired Rashad Devoe as the assistant lacrosse coach. Mr. Devoe is already familiar with the team, volunteering as the strength and conditioning coach last season. He got his start in lacrosse in 1996 working with the Rochester Knighthawks then moved to Philidelphia in 1999 and worked with players from the Philadelphia Wings.

City water outage: Residents in the Sun City and Georgetown Village neighborhoods in Georgetown should not use irrigation systems or sprinklers and should limit other water use on Sunday. The reason is a scheduled outage of the Lake Water Treatment Plant. On Sunday, the only available water will be in storage tanks. The limit on water use is in effect all day Sunday from the early morning hours until midnight.

High school musical: Georgetown High School presents Cole Porter’s classic musical revue “Anything Goes.” All performances will be held at the Klett Center for the Performing Arts located at 221 North Austin Avenue in Georgetown. Ticket prices are $5 for students and senior citizens, $7 for adults. There are three remaining shows: Today at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

Symphony plays Sunday: The Georgetown Symphony Society presents the Temple Symphony Orchestra at 4 p.m. on Sunday at Georgetown High School’s Klett Center for the Performing Arts. The orchestra, under the direction of Thomas Fairlie, will perform an afternoon of popular classics – everything from Ferde Grofé’s Grand Canyon Suite to works by Duke Ellington and George Gershwin. Guest artist for this event will be jazz violinist Christian Howes.

At the Palace: The Palace Theatre is showing I Hate Hamlet, which runs on weekends through February 5. Special weeknight performances and Friday and Saturday shows are at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday shows and Saturday matinees are at 2 p.m. The Palace office in the lobby of the theater is open 10 a.m. to 4p.m. Monday through Friday except for some holiday dates. Purchase tickets and select seating online at www.thegeorgetownpalace.org or by calling 869-7469 or 869-5081. 

Spring gardening: Patty Leander will talk about spring gardening from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday at the Georgetown Public Library, Hewlett Room. Call 591-7491 for more information.

Deaths • Services

Creta Mae “Mimi” Thomas died January 22. Service 11 a.m., Thursday, January 26, Gabriels Funeral Chapel, Georgetown.

Raymond Luther (Ray) Phillips. Service  2 p.m., Thursday, January 26, Cook-Walden Davis Funeral Home, Georgetown.

Dr. E. Leon Knight, Jr. died January 23. Service 11 a.m. on Friday, January 27, Ater Cemetery, Gatesville. Reception 1 to 3 p.m., Sunday, January 29, Oaks Room, Sun City.

Malcolm Dallas McLean died January 19. Service 2 p.m., Saturday, January 28, Salado,

Ernest S. Ramey, Jr., died December 29. Service 12 p.m. on Saturday, January 28, I.O.O.F. cemetery, Georgetown.