EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON The Helping Center of Marble Falls Area Executive Director Sam Pearce was all smiles — even before the cake was cut. “This is the biggest donation we’ve ever received from one company or donor,” he said October 10, just before heading out to the front of the J.M. Huber Corporation office in […]

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EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON MARBLE FALLS — Sam Pearce, the executive director of The Helping Center of Marble Falls Area, sometimes struggles with a problem that’s a good one to have if you work at a food pantry aimed at helping folks. (more…)

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JENNIFER FIERRO • STAFF WRITER MARBLE FALLS — A year ago, the Interact Club at Marble Falls High School organized a canned food drive for The Helping Center of Marble Falls at one of the Mustangs football games. (more…)

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DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR MARBLE FALLS — On most days, restaurants rely on trucks to bring in regular supplies of produce and other foods to meet customer demand. But one Marble Falls restaurant is demonstrating how turning to a community garden can enhance the dining experience as well as support the garden. (more…)

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DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR MARBLE FALLS — Dick Lambert pulls the black hose across a row of spaghetti squash, pushes back some leaves and then flicks on the vacuum. The house-cleaning appliance sucks up a few of the gray bugs that can wreak havoc on squash and other vine-grown vegetables. “There’s really no easy […]

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LINDA POERNER AND BETH MORTENSON • SPECIAL TO THE PICAYUNE MARBLE FALLS — Come join the community, volunteers and sponsors as they celebrate the start of another successful year at The Helping Center of Marble Falls garden, a project sponsored by the Highland Lakes Master Gardener Association. Festival in the Garden is 10 a.m.-2 p.m. May […]

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CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — When Sue Kennedy reflects on her 23-year tenure as executive director of The Helping Center of Marble Falls, she sees how her own experiences guided her as she helped area residents through tough times. “If you haven’t walked in these people’s shoes, then you don’t understand what […]

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DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR MARBLE FALLS — For Raymond Figaro Excellent, the director of Haitian Operations for Haiti Share, learning about keyhole gardening isn’t just an exercise in his education, but something that could possibly change hundreds, even thousands, of lives in his home of Carrefour, Haiti. (more…)

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DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR MARBLE FALLS — As Dorothy “Dot” Winslett packs items into individual bags to hand out to The Helping Center of Marble Falls’ clients, she pauses. “Was I supposed to double-bag these?” she asks fellow volunteer Patsy Gray. Gray, who is working on bagging other items, stops her task and smiles. […]

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Santa’s elves at the Helping Hands Craft Guild are burning the midnight oil preparing holiday gifts and decorations for the Bayside Bazaar on Nov. 9 that is raising money for The Helping Center in Marble Falls. The event is 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Quail Point Lodge, 107 Twilight in Horseshoe Bay. Guild members Pat Smith […]

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DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR MARBLE FALLS — Gardening grows vegetables, but it also offers a place for nurturing relationships — whether family or community. “Sometimes, we have these generation gaps, but gardening has a way of helping close those gaps,” said Pete Smith, a member of the Highland Lakes Master Gardeners. (more…)

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DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR MARBLE FALLS — If cost or availability of healthy foods is a barrier to eating better, Highland Lakes Master Gardener Karen Wilkens has an answer. Grow your own. (more…)

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