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Remembrance event to feature Holocaust survivor’s son

Kate St. Clair
Monday, March 13, 2023
Congregation Havurah Shalom and the Georgetown Public Library will host a Holocaust Remembrance Day event from 2-4 p.m. on April 23.  The library will welcome Arnold Fingerhut for a presentation titled “A Life in Hiding to Living the American Dream.”  When World War II broke out in 1939, Mr.

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Sun City Garage Sale in April benefits students

Kate St. Clair
Sunday, March 12, 2023
The Kiwanis Club of Sun City Georgetown is hosting a garage sale to benefit their programs for high school students April 1.  The event takes place from 8 a.m. to noon in the Sun City Social Center parking lot, 2 Texas Drive. Admission and parking are free.

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District 5 town hall set for March 30 in Georgetown

Brigid Cooley
Saturday, March 11, 2023
Georgetown’s District 5 Council Member and Mayor Pro Tem Kevin Pitts is hosting a town hall for constituents and all interested city residents.  The event is at 6 p.m., Thursday, March 30, in the Heritage Oaks Community Center, 4611 Verde Vista.

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Explore hope and healing at Lark & Owl

Brigid Cooley
Friday, March 10, 2023
Author Ricardo Nuila’s debut book The People’s Hospital: Hope and Peril in American Medicine tells the stories of five uninsured Houstonians as they seek accessible healthcare. A book release event for the novel takes place at 7 p.m.

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Williamson County birthday celebration set for March 10-11

Kate St. Clair
Thursday, March 9, 2023
Williamson County and the City of Georgetown celebrate their 175th birthday this weekend, with a two-day event March 10-11.  On Friday, March 10, a formal kick off ceremony will be held on the east side of the historic courthouse starting at 2 p.m.
Jose Gandara of Georgetown spent a relaxing afternoon at Berry Springs Park & Preserve Wednesday, March 1, 2023 with his daughters Sophia, 10, and Julia, 7, accompanied by the family's pet goats, Biscuit and B.J., both just a few months old. He is shown here with Julia, Biscuit, left, and B.J. The goats, siblings, are leash-trained and well-behaved. Sophia and Julia bottle-fed them at first. The family has a barn, but during recent icy weather, they were guests in the Gandara home. Photos by Andy Sharp

Jose Gandara of Georgetown spent a relaxing afternoon at Berry Springs Park & Preserve Wednesday, March 1, 2023 with his daughters Sophia, 10, and Julia, 7, accompanied by the family's pet goats, Biscuit and B.J., both just a few months old. He is shown here with Julia, Biscuit, left, and B.J. The goats, siblings, are leash-trained and well-behaved. Sophia and Julia bottle-fed them at first. The family has a barn, but during recent icy weather, they were guests in the Gandara home. Photos by Andy Sharp

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Photos: Kiddin’ around at Berry Springs Park

Andy Sharp
Saturday, March 4, 2023
Jose Gandara of Georgetown spent a relaxing afternoon at Berry Springs Park and Preserve Wednesday, March 1, with his daughters Sophia, 10, and Julia, 7, accompanied by the family's pet goats, Biscuit and B.J., both just a few months old.
Joanna Gunaraj, right, plays astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt in the Palace Playhouse production of “Silent Sky.” Ms. Gunaraj is joined by Linda Myers, who portrays astronomer Annie Jump Cannon in the show. Courtesy Suzanne McBride

Joanna Gunaraj, right, plays astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt in the Palace Playhouse production of “Silent Sky.” Ms. Gunaraj is joined by Linda Myers, who portrays astronomer Annie Jump Cannon in the show. Courtesy Suzanne McBride

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Palace Playhouse celebrates National Women’s History Month with ‘Silent Sky’

Brigid Cooley
Friday, March 3, 2023
During the late 19th century and into the early 20th, the Harvard College Observatory hired small groups of women to work as “human computers,” analyzing and recording the positions of stars on images captured by telescopes and transferred to photographic plates.
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