FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — Spots are still available to participate in the golf and tennis tournament fundraisers that benefit the Marble Falls Athletic Booster Club.

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JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF CASTELL — It has been 65 years since students studied their lessons in the old Castell School on the Llano River, but the building and the memories remain well preserved.

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DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR MARBLE FALLS — Grab a roll of paper towels and get ready to dine on some meat as the fourth annual Marble Falls VFW Post 10376 BBQ Cook Off heats up June 22 at the post, 1001 Veterans Drive.

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Marble Falls Soapbox Classic racers Derek Sutherland (left) and his brother, Brent Sutherland, celebrate winning the Jamaican Division of the fourth annual event June 16 with their car “KMAGYOYO.” This year’s adult soapbox derby had 44 cars entered. Staff photo by Jared Fields

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FROM STAFF REPORTS BERTRAM — An online fundraising project for the Globe Theatre now has the owners aiming to open the 78-year-old venue to a new generation of visitors by the end of the year.

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JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — Staring down a hill that creates legends and losers, mortal men (and women) strap themselves into homemade, wheeled boxes of speed and suspense.

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PHOTO 1: Marble Falls Middle School students Lane Travis (back left), Chrystal Howard and Noah Riley douse a simulated car fire June 14 during the Summer Fire Camp for Kids, which featured week-long sessions on fire safety, education and hands-on training. Marble Falls Fire Rescue firefighter Ken Schwake (right) was one of the instructors during [...]

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JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF BURNET — Kmart might not have envisioned the impact one of its old buildings would have when the company took it apart and transported it to Burnet more than a decade ago. But the former retail structure made its mark — in a big way.

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SPECIAL TO THE PICAYUNE MARBLE FALLS — Whether a veteran of homeschooling, new to it or considering it, the Texas Hill Country Homeschoolers group is inviting individuals and families to its curriculum share and swap June 20.

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BURNET — Award-winning author Jane Myers Perrine will discuss her book series set in the Hill Country during a Coffee Talks program June 13 at the Herman Brown Free Library.

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This is Athena, an 8-week-old terrier mix from a litter of six. She weighs about 3 pounds and is a typical puppy, very playful and cuddly. She will need house training. She is for adoption at the Christ-Yoder Animal Shelter, 9150 RR 1431 West in Buchanan Dam. The adoption fee is $135 and includes a [...]

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BURNET — Bill Johnson served Burnet County residents for several years as Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace, but it was his dedication to Highland Lakes youth that finally earned his name a permanent place in the community.

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