Events

Friday, July 30

11am Summer Reading Program's End of Summer Party, Georgetown Library.

3-5pm Wrap Up Summer Party, Summer of Awesome Teen program, Georgetown Library.

6-8pm Georgetown Jams on the Square.

7pm Live music at the Beacon featuring Suede.

Saturday, July 31

10am-2pm Ryan's Day, Fundraiser for Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy, Booty's Park.

Tuesday, August 3

Noon-1pm Baby Time, Bridges to Growth, 805 W. University Ave.

7-9pm 'Anxiety and Children' Education Seminar, Bridges to Growth, 805 W. University Ave.

Wednesday, August 4

11am-1pm Burger Wednesday, VFW Post 8587, 1000 N. College St.

Thursday, August 5

3:30-6:30pm Farmers Market, San Gabriel Park.

6pm Movie in the Park, showing 'Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs,' San Gabriel Park.

Friday, August 6

10am-noon Kids Chess Tournament, Georgetown Library.

9am-6pm Sun City Book Fair, Sun City Ballroom.

6:30-8:30pm Library Coffeehouse, Georgetown Library.

7-9pm Tango Night, RunTex on the Square.

Saturday, August 7

9-11am Pet Vaccination Clinic, Georgetown Farm and Supply, 1300 Hwy. 29.

2-3:30pm Watermelons!, Bridges to Growth, 805 W. University Ave.

Volunteer listings

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

CASA. Leida Cadiz, 868-2822. www.casawctx.com.

Partners in Education. Donna Covey, 943-5175. www.georgetownpie.org.

BREAST CANCER RESOURCE CENTERS OF TEXAS. 512-942-4689 or mgallece@bcrc.org.

The Annunciation Maternity Home. www.thematernityhome.org or 512-864-7755.

Assistance League of Georgetown Area. 512-868-2871. http://algeorgetownarea.org

The Caring Place. Rita Turner, rturner@caringplacetx.org or 512-869-4735.

St. David's Georgetown Hospital. Lynne Harris, 512-943-3000.

St. David's Round Rock Medical Center. www.roundrockmedicalcenter.com or 512-341-5218.

Faith In Action Caregivers. Judy Bowman, 512-868-9544.

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Update

Friday, July 30

Advance screening: Proceeds from a screening of “Nanny McPhee Returns” at 10 a.m. July 31 will benefit the activities of the Military Moms of Texas, according to a press release from the Texas-based nonprofit. The group is partnering with Universal Pictures for an advance screening of the movie at Alamo Drafthouse Lake Creek. Military Moms of Texas supports U.S. military personnel at home, abroad and deployed, as well as their families in Texas. 4:45pm

County budget: The skyrocketing cost of providing healthcare to Williamson County’s poorest residents remained the 900-pound gorilla in the Commissioners Court on Tuesday as staff made budget recommendations for next year. County auditors suggested commissioners raise the property tax rate by about three cents to meet demand for the service, which the county is required by law to provide. The increase would allow the county to bring in the same amount of revenue as last year and cover the proposed $127-million budget for next year, but commissioners said they were hesitant to raise the tax rate. 4:45pm

Lane closures scheduled this month: On Tuesday, August 3, a section of the eastbound, outside lane of State Highway 29 will be closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The section begins about 700 feet west of US Highway 183 and continues east to the right-turn traffic island at US 183, The right-turn lane from eastbound SH 29 to southbound US 183 will also be closed. Right-turning traffic shall be detoured through the intersection. Mourning Dove Lane, one of the entrances to the Summerlyn subdivision, will also be closed at US Highway 183 starting August 16 for about three weeks. 4:45pm

Meth bust: Three men from the Florence area have been arrested in connection with a large methamphetamine bust Monday, according to a press release from the Williamson County Sheriff's Office. Guadalupe Alvarez, 34, Edward Schumacher, 44, and Ernest Schumacher, 46, are in the custody of federal authorities in Waco. The three men face federal charges of conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine, according to the release. 4:44pm

Thursday, July 29

County budget: The Commissioners Court heard recommendations for Williamson County’s 2010-2011 budget during its meeting Tuesday. The recommended general fund budget is $127 million, while the road and bridge fund is $16 million, both significantly lower than the total amounts requested for those funds. Requests for the general fund totaled $134 million, while requests for the road and bridge fund totaled nearly $24 million. 10:39am

Georgetown ISD trustees are expected to name former Superintendent Joe Dan Lee as the district's interim superintendent in a vote set for 9:30 a.m. Friday. Mr. Lee, who will begin his duties Monday, has been working as a field services representative for the Texas Association of School Boards since retiring from GISD in 2007 after a three-year tenure. 10:39am

Wednesday, July 28

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce is accepting applications for its 2010-2011 Leadership Georgetown Program. To retrieve a copy of the application, call 930-3535. 5:11pm

Members of the Sun City Quilters group visited Fort Hood earlier this month to deliver more than 30 quilts to wounded soldiers in the Warrior Transition Brigade 1st Battalion. 5:08pm

The Church of the Nazarene will be holding a carwash to benefit The Caring Place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 31 at First Texas Bank on Austin Avenue. 5:08pm

The Georgetown Area Junior Forum will be collecting school supplies for local students in need during tax free weekend, August 20-22, at the entrances of the Wal-Mart Super Center in Georgetown as part of its annual Fill the Bus campaign. The group will be accepting both monetary and school supply donations. 5:08pm

Tuesday, July 27

Seton’s Brain and Spine Institute will present Current Concepts in Neuroscience 2010, a symposium designed for healthcare professional that cares for the neurology and neurosurgery patients, in September. For more information, visit www.seton.net/neurocme. 4:10pm

St. David’s Georgetown Hospital has recognized Robin Saenz, Dawne Mason and Nicole Holderman with ICARE Awards for the second quarter of 2010. 4:10pm

HEB has donated 400 reusable shopping bags for Southwestern's first-year students through its "Helping Here" program. SU President Jake Schrum and his wife, Jane, will help distribute the bags to the first-year students at an ice cream social the evening of Monday, August 16 at the Howry Center. 4:09pm

Bank news: The two remaining Wachovia Bank branches in Georgetown are officially now part of Wells Fargo. The San Francisco-based banking conglomerate changed the names of the branches — each located on Williams Drive and Rivery Driveway — on Saturday, according to a company news release. With the new converted Wachovia banks, Wells Fargo now has three community bank stores in Georgetown, including its first financial center on Austin Avenue. 4:08pm

Georgetown’s second Whataburger restaurant is set to rise over the coming months. The 3,117-square foot restaurant is located at 3706 D.B. Woods Road, according to city permit records. Officials with the San Antonio-based fast food chain said in a news release Monday that the restaurant is slated to open by September. The company said it would maintain its existing location at 202 South Interstate 35 Frontage Road, the release said. 4:08pm

Budget: A copy of the proposed 2010-11 Georgetown budget is now available at the Georgetown Public Library, located at 402 West Eighth Street, in the second floor reference area of the Texas History Room. 4:07pm

Friday, July 23

Job growth: Williamson County ranks second in the country when it comes to job growth over the past nine years, according to a recent CNN Money report titled, “Where the Jobs Are.” Williamson and Hays countiesbothmade the top five, with Hays coming in at third. According to the study, Williamson County had a 58.9 percent increase in jobs during the past nine years. Hays County experienced a 56.4 percent growth. 4:17pm

Murder cases: A county this size usually sees one, maybe two capital murder cases a year. But the district courts of Williamson County currently have seven men and women awaiting trial for the severest of crimes. That is an unusually high number, but all the cases will likely be resolved within 12 months, district attorneys said. 4:17pm

City utilities: Members of the Georgetown Utility System Impact Fee Review Committee are mulling plans to raise its water and wastewater fees from $5,205 per meter to $6,408. The impact fees are paid by builders to help cover the costs of expanding water and waste infrastructure into large-scale developments. The board could possibly recommend a new impact fee the City Council at its August 13 meeting. 4:16pm

Thursday, July 22

CR 374 at CR 366 closed for construction: Starting Thursday, County Road 374 at CR 366 will be closed because of further construction on ChandlerRoad. Traffic will be diverted to State Highway 95. When this section of Chandler Road is completed, CR 374 will connect to Chandler Road and traffic on CR 374 will be able to access CR 366 using Chandler Road. This construction is anticipated for completion in September. This phase of Chandler Road construction connects SH 95 to CR 366. 5:11pm

Mountain lion sighting: A Round Rock City resident has reported a mountain lion seen near brushy creek west of Interstate Highway 35. City animal control officers contacted Williamson County Game Warden Turk Jones for advice. 5:10pm

Members of the Arts and Culture board voted unanimously Wednesday to form a committee to study the feasibility of converting the old public library on Martin Luther King Street into an arts and culture center. Arts and Culture Board President Charles Aguillon said representatives from the Palace Theater, Georgetown Art Works, Williamson Museum, Southwestern University, the Georgetown Symphony and Georgetown ISD would serve on the committee. 5:10pm

Pink heals: Residents can now purchase the Georgetown Fire Department’s Pink Heals cancer awareness t-shirts at the Georgetown Visitor’s Center, 101 West Seventh Street. The shirts cost $15 each and come in various sizes, a city news release said. All proceeds from the sale of the pink t-shirts go towards the Pink Heals tour, a national firefighters organization that visits cities in its pink fire truck, raising money to help fight and treat women with breast cancer. The 2010 Pink Heals tour will roll in Georgetown Wednesday, October 13. 5:09pm

Deaths • Services

Mary Colvin died July 29. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Saturday, July 31, Ramsey Funeral Home. Service 3 p.m. Sunday, August 1, Faith Lutheran Church.

Paul Nuckolls died July 28. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Friday, July 30, Gabriels Funeral Home. Service 11 a.m. Saturday, July 31, First Baptist Church.

Kevin Ward Crews died July 20. Service 2 p.m. Sunday, August 1, First Baptist Church, Bartlett.

David Lee Franklin died June 23. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, July 31, Hope Presbyterian Church, Austin.