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Scenic Artist Barb Jernigan puts the finishing touches on the set. (Photo by Linda Dwyer)
Enjoy when everything goes wrong
Linda Dwyer
The Palace production of The Play That Goes Wrong opens Friday, February 10. As the name implies, things quickly go from bad to utterly disastrous in this comedy mystery. The play is well known for its very unique stage set and it won both Tony and Drama Desk awards for set design.
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Carol Light’s “Night Walk” is coming to the Georgetown Art Center.
Mindy Graber is guest speaker at WCAG
Ellen Greeney
The Williamson County Art Guild welcomes Mindy Graber as the guest speaker for its February 7 meeting. She is an artist in the Austin area working primarily in mosaic and resin art.
Her love of art started as a very young child doodling fostered by her father, who is also an artist.
Saturday, February 4, 2023
Co-owner Ephraim Hailu at the Taste of Ethiopia in Pflugerville.
Enjoy the taste of Ethiopian cuisine
Linda Dwyer
Ethiopia in the Horn of Africa is the continent’s oldest independent country. Apart from a five-year occupation by Mussolini’s Italy during World War II, it has never been colonized. The country is home of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, one of the oldest Christian denominations.
Saturday, February 4, 2023
Church member John Lawton takes a chain saw to a downed tree in front of Main Street Baptist Church Thursday. A major ice storm in Williamson County left many areas without power, with downed trees throughout the area. Temperatures began to climb above the freezing mark by Thursday. (Photo by Andy Sharp)
Assessing your storm-damaged trees
News Staff
Texas A&M AgriLife by Kate Whitney-Hajda
As I write Wednesday, the roads are slick with ice and tree crews are out clearing broken limbs from the road. This week feels a little bit like a flashback to Winter Storm Uri, at least as far as ice and tree damage.
Saturday, February 4, 2023
Texas Golfer: Berry Creek Country Club in Georgetown could change ownership
Doug Kienitz
There could be a major shuffle in the ownership among over a dozen golf courses in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and Austin areas by this fall, including Berry Creek Country Club in Georgetown.
Thursday, January 26, 2023
Agrilife: Keeping a garden journal
News Staff
Texas A&M Agrilife by Kate Whitney-Hajda
One thing I love about gardening is the camaraderie and conversations that you get to have with other like-minded plant lovers. I always learn good tips from other gardeners and they are usually willing to share plants, too.
Thursday, January 26, 2023
ASK ME: Art Center's call for art draws questions
Ellen Greeney
Both questions this month involve the Georgetown Art Center. Art Center Coordinator Gary Anderson provided the answers. The art center is located at 816 South Main Street, one block off the square. The building dates back to 1892 and originally was the first municipal building in Georgetown.
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Bread recipes a winner for breakfasts
Laurie Locke
As promised last week, I have several new recipes today for quick breads that I think are delicious. They’re easy to throw together, too.
New England Brown Bread
I made this bread this morning for breakfast and it was so easy.
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Yesteryears: Showing at The Monarch Theatre
News Staff
January 26, 1923
1923 Rainfall By Months
January: 2.31
February: 1.03
March: 1.14
April: 2.15
May: 0.19
June: 1.15
July: 0.26
August: 0.08
September: 1.12
October: 0.20
November: 1.89
December: 0.11
Total 1923 rainfall: 11.63”
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Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Winds Aloft: Change needed for internet laws
Clark Thurmond
Let’s say there’s a squabble in your neighborhood association and a neighbor, to cause you pain, sends us a letter to the editor saying that she saw you shoplift a towel at Walmart. If we printed the letter, your lawyer would tell you to sue both your neighbor and the newspaper for libel.
Wednesday, January 25, 2023