Out and About
Lita Hernandez, front right, performs with Mariachi Espuelas during Georgetown’s Dia de los Muertos, held Saturday November 1, 2025 in the South Main Arts District along 9th Street. The event included music and dance performances throughout the day. Photo by Andy Sharp.
Out and About: Georgetown celebrates Day of the Dead
Linda Dwyer
Día de los Muertos originated in Mexico but was celebrated locally with beautiful symbols, traditions and imagery in the remembrance of loved ones.The joyful three-day holiday starts October 31 with the Day of the Little Angels when spirits of deceased children visit their families.
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
J.W. Perry’s house, cir.1910.
Descendants honor Perry Cemetery with historic dedication
Linda Dwyer
All Hallows’ Eve on October 31 precedes All Saints’ Day on November 1 and All Souls’ Day on November 2. The three consecutive Christian days, called Allhallowtide, traditionally include cemetery visits to honor the dead and to reflect on our own mortality.
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
$50,000 raised, $100,000 distributed to Meals on Wheels
Linda Dwyer
A $50,000 fundraising goal was met, and $100,000 total went to the Opportunities for Williamson & Burnet Counties Meals on Wheels program based out of Madella Hillard Senior Center in Georgetown.
Thursday, October 9, 2025
The Grove in Coryell County looks like an old western movie set. Photos by Linda Dwyer
Out and About: A ghost-town day trip to kick off fall
Linda Dwyer
When fall arrives it’s time to hit the road. My recent outing was a bus trip organized by Jerilee Prather. The popular and much appreciated trip planner is helping Sun City residents make memories one trip at a time.
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Out and About: 40 years in the United States for IKEA
Linda Dwyer
In 1985, Ronald Reagan began his second term as president, and Mikhail Gorbachev became the new Soviet leader. The Live Aid concert raised awareness for famine in Africa and the first version of Microsoft Windows was released. In Texas, the first Adopt-a-Highway sign went up.
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Lifelong Learners starts fall session with free lecture series
Linda Dwyer
Lifelong Learners Georgetown, formerly Senior University, is a continuing education community that has provided adult courses for over two decades.Volunteers with outstanding credentials give in-person presentations on the arts, science, history, technology, geography, medicine, music and more.
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Fletcher’s co-owner Amber Fletcher with the company’s mascot Mr. Corny at the State Fair of Texas. Photo courtesy Thomas Garza
Corny Dogs at the State Fair of Texas
Linda Dwyer
The annual State Fair of Texas, held in Dallas at Fair Park, begins the last Friday in September and lasts for 24 days. The event features family-friendly activities, a car show, rodeo, pig races, live music and countless food options.
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Chicago Club president Jim Bonk grabs a slice of chocolate cake to celebrate Pope Leo XIV. Photo by Linda Dwyer
OUT AND ABOUT: Sun City’s Chicagoans enjoy a papal party
Linda Dwyer
An enticing invitation arrived in my emails. It was one I never anticipated, but was excited to accept.“Dear Chicago Club Member: Pope Leo XIV, an Illinois native son, is now continuing the work of the Catholic Church in Rome. We are hosting a ‘Papal Party’ in his honor.
Thursday, August 28, 2025
Following the 1996 July Fourth kids' parade in Georgetown, Garrett and Chyenne Daniels clown around in their patriotic attire. (Sun archive)
Presidents, Independence Day celebrations and Georgetown events
Linda Dwyer
Independence Day is a time to reflect and give thanks for our freedoms. The holiday began with the Declaration of Independence from Great Britain in 1776.It’s been a federal holiday since 1941.
Thursday, July 3, 2025
Former Georgetown Area Parkinson’s Support Executive Director Mary Jane Berry has passed the torch to Georgetown resident James Lavender. The group helps spread awareness while helping those suffering with Parkinson’s disease.
Georgetown Parkinson’s group sees new leadership, continued community service
Linda Dwyer
April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month, and World Parkinson Day is April 11. Happy birthday to James Parkinson, the English surgeon whose 1817 work described what would later be named Parkinson’s disease. The Parkinson color and symbol is the red tulip named for James Parkinson.
Friday, April 4, 2025