JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF
BURNET — The first step toward the District 7 horse show for members of the Burnet 4-H Horse Club is the Performance Ranch Horse Show on April 25-26.
The event is at the Blue Bonnet Arena, 920 CR 112. Continue reading “Burnet 4-H Horse Club riders saddle up for performance show”
JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF
MARBLE FALLS — Two more Marble Falls Independent School District coaches have resigned and another will retire at the end of this school year. Continue reading “Marble Falls coach Kyle Futrell retiring, two more resign”
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR
BURNET — The sound is what first catches your attention. You hear the rumbling engine before it rolls into sight on the runway. And then, you can’t help but look twice just to make sure of what you’re seeing. Continue reading “Bluebonnet Airshow celebrates spirit of military and World War II planes”
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR
UPDATE: The Gulf Coast Wing of the Commemorative Air Force announced that due to a maintenance task that’s taking longer than expected, the B-17 Flying Fortress “Texas Raiders” will not be attending the Bluebonnet Airshow in Burnet on April 25. According to the group’s Facebook page, the organization hopes to schedule a weekend later this summer in Burnet so people who were looking forward to seeing and even flying in the B-17 can have that opportunity.
Despite the B-17 not making the trip, the Bluebonnet Airshow will still have numerous aircraft and events.
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BURNET — It was one of the most dangerous flying missions during World War II — daylight bombing raids on Germany and other Axis-held territories. The plane of choice during some of these missions was the B-17 Flying Fortress. Continue reading “UPDATE: B-17 won’t be landing at Bluebonnet Airshow”
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR
MARBLE FALLS — The “Kitchen Diva” and the “Garden Guru” are teaming up again to show you how to pick fresh vegetables from your garden and whip them up into something great to eat. Continue reading “BackSpoon Cooking Show promotes farm-to-table meals”
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JOHNSON CITY — Pedernales Electric Cooperative awarded 14 students — three of whom are from Marble Falls — thousands of dollars in scholarship money after the seniors penned essays on how nonprofit programs enrich lives and serve the community, according to a release from the utility. Continue reading “Marble Falls, Faith Academy students awarded PEC scholarships”
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR
BURNET — Seventy years had passed since Col. Thomas Sams of Horseshoe Bay sat in the cockpit of a P-51 Mustang. But as the World War II fighter plane raced through the skies above the Highland Lakes, the seven decades faded, and, for a moment, Sams was once again a young man flying a mission over Europe. Continue reading “Retired fighter pilot from Horseshoe Bay returns to the cockpit of a P-51”
JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF
BURNET — Remembering a cuckoo clock she bought for $15 at a garage sale years ago explains Cindy Lamb’s affection for the Burnet citywide garage sale. Continue reading “Sell your wares at Burnet citywide garage sale May 2”
MARBLE FALLS — Applications are being accepted for grants from the Legacy Community Endowment Fund. Money will be awarded in October. Continue reading “Legacy Community Fund offering grants to local nonprofits”
