DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR
LLANO — When people walk out of the Western Trappings on the Llano exhibit at the Llano Historical Museum, event organizer Charles Wendt hopes they leave with one word on their mind.
“Wow,” he said. “When you look around here, everything is original. There are no reproductions. This show really highlights some of the best Western artists in the world.” Continue reading “Llano celebrates Western lifestyle with museum trappings exhibit”
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR
MARBLE FALLS — When Kylie Weathers, a volunteer with the Highland Lakes Pregnancy Resource Center, realized how much of a need there was for diapers, she decided to go big to meet it.
And when she says big, she means dump truck big. Continue reading “Highland Lakes groups team up for Dump Truck Diaper Drive”
MARBLE FALLS — Communities across the Highland Lakes are celebrating Christmas with lights displays, parades and more.
Here are some holiday happenings to get you in the spirit. Click on links to read more about the events. Continue reading “Highland Lakes communities celebrate Christmas with displays, more”
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF
BURNET — City officials are considering expanding Burnet’s non-smoking regulations from city-owned buildings and facilities into private businesses and other spaces where the public frequents. Continue reading “Burnet considers no-smoking rules for private businesses”
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JOHNSON CITY — Pedernales Electric Cooperative officials are warning the public regarding a phone scam targeting members in which the caller threatens to cut off the individual’s electricity unless an “immediate payment” is made.
The call, PEC officials said, is from a person posing as a PEC employee. Continue reading “Phone scam targets Pedernales Electric Cooperative members”
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR
HORSESHOE BAY — As Gerald Powell lay in the road, only a few yards from a house full of German soldiers, the distinct sound of an enemy’s boots rang through his ears. The Germans boots had hobnails on the soles to make them more durable. But when a German soldier walked across a hard surface, the hobnails clicked. Continue reading “Local World War II veteran retraces the steps of his Timberwolves unit”
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COTTONWOOD SHORES — In one of its out of this world productions — it’s set in Milwaukee — the Hill Country Community Theatre is holding open auditions 7 p.m. Dec. 8-9 for the upcoming production of “Zombies from the Beyond.” Continue reading “Community theater casting for ‘Zombies from the Beyond’ musical”
MARBLE FALLS — The door is open Dec. 6 at the historic Christian-Matern home for an annual Victorian Christmas event.
The free open house is 6-8:30 p.m. at the house, 603 Seventh St. at Avenue F, and is sponsored by the Falls on the Colorado Museum. Refreshments will be served. The home will be decorated for the holidays with a 12-foot Christmas tree in the front bay window, a gingerbread church in the kitchen and a Victrola in the bedroom. Continue reading “Christian-Matern home opens doors for Victorian Christmas”
JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF
MARBLE FALLS — On his drive back from San Angelo on Dec. 1, Josh Wooten, the father of Marble Falls High School junior quarterback Brennen Wooten and sophomore receiver Aaron Wooten, made two phone calls.
The first was to his wife, Leanne, and the other was to Marble Falls athletic director and head football coach Matt Green to relay the same news. Continue reading “Mustangs losing Wooten brothers”
