Events

Tuesday, February 7

10am Story Time, Book Pride

4:30-5:30pm Guitar Camp, Ages 9-12, Georgetown Public Library

Wednesday, February 8

9:30-10:30am Toddler Time, Community Resource Center

11am- 1pm VFW Hamburger Lunch

2-6pm Silhouette Artist for Kids, All Things Kids

6:30pm Museum Salon Series, Wildfire Restaurant

7pm Faculty and Guest Recital, Alma Thomas Theatre

7-9pm Live music of Joe Romeo, Paisano's

Thursday, February 9

11:30am Notre Dame President Lecture, Southwestern University

2pm Author Jim Hornfischer lecture, Georgetown Public Library

6pm Grace Episcopal Church 10th Anniversary Celebration

7-9pm Conversational Spanish Class, Community Resource Center

7-9pm Native Plant Society Meeting, Georgetown Public Library

Friday, February 10

11am-12:30pm Williamson Country Christian Women's Connection Luncheon, Berry Creek Country Club

Noon-1pm Lunch and Learn, Texas Extension Education Association

5-7:30pm All you can eat Spaghetti, VFW Hall

5-8pm Live Music, Georgetown Winery

6:30-8pm Couples Massage Class, Georgetown Public Library

6:30-8:30pm Fiction Open Mic Nite, Cianfrani's

7-9pm Men's Yellow Cap Training, First Baptist Church

8:30pm Karaoke, Mel's Lonestar Lanes

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.

Monday, February 6 2:22 pm

Wrestlers win district: The Georgetown Eagles captured the District 26 championship Friday and Saturday in action at Vista Ridge. In outscoring the host school 207-193 in the 11-school competition, the GHS program, in its fourth year of existence, qualified eight individuals and an alternate for this Friday and Saturday's Region IV Tournament at Blossom Athletic Center in San Antonio.

Pflugerville routs Lady Eagles: Coach Nancy Walling's unbeaten and top-ranked Lady Panthers posted a 52-30 victory over Rhonda Farney’s Lady Eagles that clinched the outright 16-5A title. Eagle boys basketball: Even at home, on their court, in front of their fans, the Georgetown Eagles could not hold a fourth-quarter lead Friday night, and the result was another exasperating loss to Pflugerville. Just as the Panthers overcame a nine-point deficit in the last five minutes to beat the Eagles 69-67 in Pflugerville, they wiped out a seven-point Georgetown lead in the final 4:20 at Eagle Gym to win 48-45.

Eagle soccer: After the first week of District 16-5A competition, Georgetown's boys and girls soccer teams are in three-way ties for first place in their respective races. The Eagles stand 2-0-0 along with McNeil and Stony Point after beating Round Rock, 4-0, in a game that started on Friday and ended in the early afternoon Saturday. The Lady Eagles are 1-0-1 after tying Round Rock, 1-1, and share the lead with the Lady Dragons and Stony Point.

East View basketball: The East View JV boys basketballers fell to a tall Triple A Academy, a charter school from Dallas, Friday night at Patriot Gym, 81-33, their most one-sided loss of the season. The Stallions, with a starting front line of 6-2 6-3 and 6-4, took advantage early of their height and raced out to an early 12-4 lead in the opening period.

Perry reappears in Round Rock: Texas Governor Rick Perry will be the keynote speaker at Williamson County's 2012 Reagan Dinner today at the Marriott Austin North in Round Rock. The is the governor’s first public appearance since returning home to Texas after a failed presidential bid.

Meet the candidates: The Williamson County Bar Association will host a “Meet the Candidates” event at 6:30 p.m. on February 13 at the Georgetown Country Club. The event will feature candidates from contested judicial races, as well as district attorney and county attorney hopefuls.

Thursday, February 2 1:33 pm

UIL realignment: The University Interscholastic League announced this morning that for the next two school years Georgetown and East View high schools will compete in District 17-4A in all major sports, along with Bastrop, Bastrop Cedar Creek, Elgin, Hutto, Manor and Pflugerville Connally. The two Georgetown high school have been placed in Region III, which, except for District 17-4A, is composed of Houston-area and Southeast Texas schools.

Life for drunk driver: A Williamson County jury convicted Robert Elsey, 36, of driving while intoxicated and sentenced him to life in prison. In Texas, a DWI is a felony offense if the driver has been previously convicted at least twice for DWI. Mr. Elsey had previously been convicted four times for DWI. On January 30, 2011, a Georgetown police officer responded to an accident involving two motor vehicles at the corner of Austin Avenue and Williams Drive. The officer learned that Mr. Elsey, while driving a Ford F-150 pickup, struck the back of a Dodge Ram pickup. The driver of the Dodge Ram pickup was not injured. Following additional investigation, the officer determined that Mr. Elsey was intoxicated and arrested him for DWI.

Sealing cracks: The City of Georgetown’s street department will be sealing the cracks on the Square during the early morning hours this week. Only one side of the street will blocked at a time and the cones will be removed as the machine moves forward. All cones will be removed by 9:30 a.m..

9:33 am

Norwood indicted in Morton murder: A Williamson County grand jury on Wednesday indicted Mark Alan Norwood, charging the Bastrop resident with one count of capital murder for causing the death of Christine Morton in 1986, while in the course of committing or attempting to commit burglary. The case was referred to the Texas Attorney General’s Office by the Williamson County District Attorney’s Office, which recused itself from the Norwood prosecution.

“An indictment in a cold case cannot bring back the life that was unnecessarily taken, but this is a big step toward answering long unresolved questions for the crime victim’s family,”

Attorney General Abbott said in a press release. If convicted, Mr. Norwood could face a sentence of life in prison without parole or death by lethal injection.

Eagles clinch a playoff spot: Thanks in large part to 29 points, three rebounds, two assists and two blocks from senior guard Mike Hardge, Georgetown defeated Stony Point, 62-53 —its third road win in District 16-5A — stepping over Pflugerville into second place and formally clinching a playoff spot.

Eagle tennis: Georgetown advanced two doubles entries to the finals of its own Georgetown Invitational Tennis Tournament on Friday, January 27. Sophomore Thomas Guerrero and senior Fletcher Sheridan reached the A Boys Doubles finals where they dropped a 7-5, 6-3 decision to Nemo Ness and Jonathan Tan of Austin Westlake. The Eagles are scheduled to compete in the Killeen Ellison Invitational on Friday.

Eagle soccer: The Lady Eagles and Eagles opened their 12-game District 16-5A campaigns this past Tuesday night with victories. The Lady Eagles (8-3-2) posted a 4-0 victory over the Lady Lions at the GISD Athletic Complex and the defending champion Eagles (6-4-1) blanked the Lions, 1-0, at Bible Stadium.

Wednesday, February 1 3:33 pm

GISD attendance zones: The Georgetown ISD school board will conduct a forum to discuss new elementary attendance zones at 6 p.m. on Monday, February 6. at the Administrative Building located at 603 Lakeway in Georgetown. Administration regulations will allow currently enrolled elementary students impacted by the boundary changes the option to stay at their current campus. However, transportation will not be provided for those students. The proposed attendance zones will be used beginning in the 2012-2013 academic year as both schools transition to K-5 campuses. The preliminary attendance zones will place 386 students at Frost, and 556 students at McCoy. The plan presented pulls 81 students from Village and sends 67 students to Cooper Elementary and 64 students to the Purl/Williams attendance zones. The attendance zones may be viewed and downloaded through the Georgetown ISD web site at www.georgetownisd.org.

Patriot Plaza: East View High School will soon build a brick sidewalk courtyard to honor service men and women. The Patriot Plaza will be located on the east side of the athletic field and is being sponsored by the East View High School Soccer Booster Club. At 11 a.m. on Friday, February 3, Principal Dave Denny will be purchasing the first commemorative brick for the plaza. The soccer boosters will be offering bricks, which can be purchased for a $100 donation and personalized with up to three lines of engraving. Additional information regarding the bricks may be answered by contacting Dina Schiaffo at dina.schiffo@gmail.com.

Bus service downtown: Bus service is now available from a downtown Georgetown bus stop with 10 daily departures each weekday to Austin, Round Rock, or Taylor. Bus service by the Capital Area Rural Transportation System started on Monday at a stop one block from the Courthouse Square. The new downtown stop at Ninth and Main streets next to Grace Heritage Center is the second CARTS bus stop in Georgetown. CARTS opened a bus station at 3620 S. Austin Avenue in 2010. CARTS bus service from the downtown stop at Ninth and Main streets will serve three routes. For more information and detailed schedules, go to RideCARTS.com or call 478-7433.

Academic honor: Nicolaus Anderson, of Georgetown, was named to the LeTourneau University dean's list for the fall semester.

Tuesday, January 31 4:44 pm

Salamandering: Williamson County does not support an emergency listing of the Jollyville salamander on the Endangered Species List, said two letters approved by the commissioners court Tuesday. The letters will be sent to U.S. Fish and Wildlife and two environmental groups that are pushing for an immediate listing of the species that county officials say would slow down development, especially a new water treatment plant in Leander.

Fox and raccoons behaving erratically: In recent weeks, Georgetown Animal Services has received several reports of wild foxes and raccoons in the Georgetown area exhibiting unusual behavior. Because of the reports, Animal Services is making a plea to dog owners: Make sure your pet is vaccinated. While there is no affirmative test for distemper, the reported behavior of several foxes and raccoons is consistent with the disease, according to Max Mixson, animal control officer supervisor for Georgetown Animal Services. Mixson says symptoms include, “Animals that are out in the daylight hours—since raccoons and foxes are nocturnal—not showing a fear of humans, drunk or staggering behavior, walking in circles, and gum-chewing behavior where the animal is randomly-opening and closing their mouth.” For additional information, contact Georgetown Animal Services at 930-3592. If you observe wildlife acting in an unusual or erratic manner, contact the Georgetown Police Department for Animal Control at 930-3510.

NRA endorses Schwertner for Senate: Today, the National Rifle Association’s Political Victory Fund and the Texas State Rifle Association PAC announced their exclusive endorsement of Rep. Charles Schwertner (R-Georgetown) in the race for District 5 of the Texas State Senate, a news release said. Dr. Schwertner, the state representative for House District 20, is running for the Senate seat currently held by Steve Ogden, who will not seek reelection.

Native plants: The Williamson County Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas meets from 7 to 9 p.m. on February 9 at the Georgetown Public Library.  Robert Kamper, a member of this chapter and a resident of Round Rock, will speak on "Drought Resistance Natives for Central Texas." Contact Dennis Perz at 864-3828.

Southwestern students get jobs: The Southwestern annual internship connections fair will be 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. February 22 at the McCombs Campus Center. Businesses interested in attending should call 863-1346.

Deaths • Services

Melinda Kay Langford died January 28. Service 2 pm, Wednesday, February 1, Bethany United Methodist Church, Austin.

John Jefferson Comp died January 27. Service 10 am, Thursday, February 2, Cook-Walden Funeral Home, Pflugerville.

Jennifer Leigh Huff Lange died January 28. Service 2 pm, Thursday, February 2, Florence United Methodist.