IN BRIEF: Upcoming ribbon-cuttings
Skyline Pickleball Club in Kingsland. Photo by Mark Locke
News at a glance
Pickleball club, saloon hold opening ceremonies
MARCH 13, 2025: The Lake Buchanan/Inks Lake Chamber of Commerce is hosting ribbon-cuttings for two new members.
A ceremony for Skyline Pickleball Club is 2 p.m. Saturday, March 15, at 4215 RR 1431 in Kingsland. The new sports destination holds weekly pickleball tournaments and social mixer nights and has a bar and grill.
Big Easy Saloon, 15408 Texas 29 in Buchanan Dam, will cut the ribbon at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 22. The grand opening ceremony includes a DJ on the patio from 2-6 p.m., live music by Tres Amigos (6-9 p.m.) and James Ridge (9 p.m. to midnight), giveaways, arcade games, cornhole, drink specials, food, and more.
Daughters of the Republic of Texas chapter seeking members
FEB. 24, 2025: The Jane Wells Woods chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas is looking for prospective members. Meetings are held in Marble Falls.
Women who wish to be a member must have a direct-line ancestor who was living in Texas when it was a republic, up to Feb. 19, 1846.
For more information, call Tiffany Mann at 210-844-9053 to learn about applying as a new member or transferring your membership to the Jane Wells Woods chapter.
Bluebonnet Festival parade applications
FEB. 19, 2025: Enter your float, wheels, or walkers in the 2025 Burnet Bluebonnet Festival grand parade. Applications are online.
Entry cost is $15 before March 22 and $25 after. The parade is noon April 12 in downtown Burnet. The Bluebonnet Festival takes place April 11-13 with the carnival starting April 10.
Parade awards go to:
- Best Walking Group
- Best Equine Group
- Most Creative Float
- Best on Wheels
- Best Commercial Entry
- Best Overall Entry
- Best Bluebonnet Theme
Burnet County lifts burn ban
FEB. 11, 2025: The Burnet County Commissioners Court lifted the countywide burn ban Tuesday, Feb. 11. The decision was attributed to recent rain and cooler temperatures across the area. According to reports from DailyTrib.com staff, the ban could be reinstated as soon as dry conditions return.
Burnet County had been under a burn ban since Dec. 19, 2024.
Tuna recall affects products at HEB, Walmart
FEB. 11, 2025: Tri-Union Seafoods on Feb. 7 voluntarily recalled select lots of tuna products, including one carrying the H-E-B label, over fears a lid defect could lead to leakage or contamination.
According to a company announcement on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s website:
“This voluntary recall is out of an abundance of caution following the notification from our supplier that the ‘easy open’ pull tab can lid on limited products encountered a manufacturing defect that may compromise the integrity of the product seal (especially over time), causing it to leak, or worse, be contaminated with clostridium botulinum, a potentially fatal form of food poisoning.”
The specific H-E-B product is the H-E-B Solid White Tuna in Water, 5-ounce cans in a four-pack, with:
- UPC 4122043345;
- can codes S9FA 45K and S9FA 46K;
- and a best-by date of 12/12/2027.
The recall also affects 5-ounce tuna products under the Genova label that are sold at H-E-B and Walmart stores in Texas.
If you have purchased a recalled product, return it to the retailer for a full refund or throw it away and contact Tri-Union Seafoods for a retrieval kit and a coupon for a replacement product. The company may be reached at support@thaiunionhelp.zendesk.com or 833-374-0171.
SBA disaster loans available for May 2024 flooding
FEB. 11, 2025: Small businesses and private nonprofit organizations in Burnet and Lampasas counties can apply through March 10 for low-interest federal disaster loans to offset economic losses caused by flooding and excessive rain in May 2024.
The funding is through the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program. Those eligible include small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, nurseries, and private nonprofits that suffered financial losses directly related to the disaster, according to an SBA media release.
Declaration no. 20461 covers:
- Primary county—Lampasas
- Neighboring counties—Bell, Burnet, Coryell, Hamilton, Mills and San Saba
- Incident type—flooding, excessive rain and flash flood
- Incident date—May 4-5, 2024
- Deadline to apply—March 10, 2025
Visit the SBA’s disaster assistance webpage for details.