Events

Thursday, March 11

1-4pm Blood Drive, 5353 Williamson Drive.

7pm Shilling Lecture, Alma Thomas Theater, SU.

Friday, March 12

10:30am Yoga Time Stories for Kids, Georgetown Library.

7:30pm 'A Little Night Music,' Palace Theatre.

Saturday, March 13

8am-2pm Garage Sale, 215 Serenada Drive.

9am-4pm Market Days on the Square.

10am Garden Education, Community Room, 1101 N. College.

7:30pm 'A Little Night Music,' Palace Theatre.

Sunday, March 14

2pm 'A Little Night Music,' Palace Theatre.

Volunteer listings

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. 512-863-9634.

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

Thursday,March 11

Georgetown ISD is expected to cancel its spring election next week, as there are no competitions among the three seats on the ballot. Vice President Arthur Dela Cruz and Sheila Carter will return to the dais for their fourth and second terms, respectively, and Scott Alarcon will replace two-term Trustee Sally Pell, who elected not to run for re-election. 1:47pm

Cooper Elementary School's Donuts With Dad event is being held from 6:45 to 7:45 a.m. Friday, March 12. All Cooper dads are invited to join their students in the cafeteria for donuts and drinks. 1:47pm

Gateway College Preparatory School will host its inaugural Gator Gala at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 2 at the Georgetown Community Center in San Gabriel Park. The fundraiser, which features dinner, dancing and a silent auction, has a theme of Latin Fever! and includes a performance by Latin rock band Del Castillo. For more information, visit www.gatewaycps.org or call 868-4947. 1:47pm

Vendors are still needed for Village Elementary School's General Store at the Hoedown and Jamboree scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 26. Reserve your spot for $10; for more information, contact Tina Kepner at tinakep@gmail.com or 663-4711, or Cammy Rogers at rogersc@georgetownisd.org. 1:47pm

Students at Mitchell Elementary School raised $1,205 for the American Heart Association this year during the Jump Rope for Heart event. Top fundraisers for each grade were: Chase Trapp, kindergarten; Jordan Webb and Jase Petty, first grade; Dylan Maskunas and Christopher Milton, second grade; Callie Hanson, third grade; Jacob Hanson, fourth grade; and Ana Garcia, fifth grade. 1:47pm

Southwestern University will dedicate its newest building, the Charles and Elizabeth Prothro Center for Lifelong Learning, in a ceremony at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 11. 1:47pm

Carver Elementary School's Learnin‘ Roundup, a night of literacy, math and science, will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 11. Pizza and drinks will be available for $3 from 6 to 6:30 p.m. 1:47pm

Area schools will be on spring break from Monday, March 15 through Friday, March 19. For more information, contact individual campuses. 1:47pm

Tuesday, March 9

Stephen Casey, who failed to make the cut in the Republican primary, has thrown his support behind District 52 State Representative candidate Larry Gonzales, who will face Republican John Gordon in a runoff election. The winner of that contest will face Democratic incumbent Diana Maldonado in the November general election. 5:10pm

Monday, March 8

Deborah Hunt, Williamson County’s tax assessor/collector and a Williamson Central Appraisal District board member, was recently named the 2009 recipient of the Earl Luna Award by the Texas Association of Appraisal Districts. 6:18pm

New park: Be one of the first to explore Williamson County’s newest parkland, the Williams Tract, on Saturday, April 10. The undeveloped property, located between Leander and Liberty Hill off CR 282, includes more than 1,000 acres of meadowlands, wetlands and hills. To reserve your spot, and directions to the site, call 512-260-4283. 6:18pm

Shelter benefit: Entry forms for the Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter Woof Walk & Wrun 5K are now available. The run is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Sunday, April 18 at the Williamson County Southwest Regional Park, 3005 CR 175 in Leander. Entry forms are available at the Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter, located at 1855 S.E. Inner Loop in Georgetown. To register online for the Woof Walk and Wrun go to www.wilcopets.org. 6:18pm

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