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Month of the Arts yarn bombing project coming
Art Scapes
There is still time to join in the yarn bombing project, another Arts and Culture community collaboration for October’s Month of the Arts.
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
The Texas History Room at the library now offers access to a Bookeye large format overhead scanner, donated by the Friends of the Georgetown Public Library.
Build your family tree with Roots, Records, Research Genealogy Lock In workshop
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Sifting through the increasing number of available genealogy websites and materials can feel intimidating to the novice and experienced researcher alike.
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Try beans on toast
Tastes Of
Anglophiles are fascinated with all things British Princess Diana and the royal family, to Beatlemania, James Bond,DowntonAbbey, Harry Potter, William Shakespeare and tea time. Beans and toast, however, are one tradition we haven’t fully embraced yet.
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Board member Jami Nelson, Chairperson Kim Gibbons and Women Helping Others Vice President Maria Tolleson.
WHO supports Friends of the Williamson County Child Welfare Board
News Staff
Anne Marshall
The efforts of Women Helping Others were directed toward the Friends of the Williamson County Child Welfare Board in September. WHO members learned about the Friends group and made a donation to the cause.
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Georgetown prayer garden great for reflections
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There are many things I find comforting at Our Lady of the Rosary Cemetery and Prayer Gardens in Georgetown, east of State Highway 130. The burial ground is impeccably-manicured. Each spring, assuming rain has been helpful, the site is adorned with wildflowers.
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
The PSA Journal February 2021 cover featured Randy Dykstra’s photo of the ultimate predator in America.
Local artist wins prestigious annual award
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Local freelance writer, photographer and now award winner Randy Dykstra took home the annual Elmore R. Chatham Award presented by the Photographic Society of America.
The award recognizes the best article published in the prior calendar year.
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Nonprofit puts high school students on ladder to success
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Like many nonprofit founders, LaKissa Bright saw a need and figured out a way to address it when she launched Ladders for Leaders.
A mother of two and member of the Round Rock PTA, Ms.
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
GTX Film Fest a great success
News Staff
GTX Film Festival was a dynamic cultural event Saturday. Filmmakers and fans mingled and viewed documentary, foreign and narrative productions. Films shown on the large screen were reviewed by critics and awards were presented.
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
A way to spice up some salmon
Cook’s
This week I have more recipes from friends and family that are delicious and versatile. This first recipe was served to me and others at a birthday gathering last month and was just so colorful, bright and fresh that I had to have the recipe.
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Yesteryears: All garages, filling stations will sell for cash only
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October 6, 1922
A dispatch from Tacoma, Wash. says “Stubbornest woman ever stays in jail rather than sign her name.” It depends on where she had been directed to sign her name — it might have been a “hot check” she had been directed to sign — and the sentence for the crime longer.
Wednesday, October 5, 2022