It’s been a tough year for Blanco County’s iconic Twin Sisters Dance Hall, and it’s not over yet, but the volunteers who operate the historic establishment are hoping folks are ready to get into the Christmas spirit this weekend and come out to support the hall.
The annual Weihnachtsmarkt, or Christmas Market, will be held on Saturday, Dec.
What’s in your elders’ attics? It might seem overwhelming to think about curating the artifacts of your family’s past--from military medals to sepia-toned photographs and everything in between--but one local man and prolific author has explained the process in his newest book.
“It feels like I’ve been working on this book for more than 45 years, beginning when I lost my mother,” said Mark Standley, Ph.D., author of Our Museum of Us: Curating your Family’s Past into a Digital F ...
The Blanco Commissioners Court meeting was called back to order at 9:01 a.m. by Judge Brett Bray with all the commissioners present.
The minutes of the prior meetings were approved.
There were no line item transfers at this time.
Commissioner Chris Liesmann moved to approve the outstanding bills in the amount of $78,156.12 and Commissioner Emil Uecker seconded.
Hill Country Memorial continues to offer its popular LifeScreen and QuickDraw low-cost health screenings, available to all residents of the Hill Country.
The screenings take place on the second Saturday of each month, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the hospital’s Admission entrance on 1020 S State Hwy 16, Fredericksburg.
To memorialize the patients under their care this year, HCM Hospice is hosting a candlelight drive-through Celebration of Life on December 11 and 12, from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the Brune Campus parking lot, 820 Ruben Street in Fredericksburg.
“We at Hill Country Memorial Hospice are honored to have cared for patients and families throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic,” said Randa Kirchner, Hospice Administrator.
Fredericksburg— Hill Country Memorial’s (HCM) Give Wellness campaign to renovate its Wellness Center has $428,953 left to raise of its $5,100,000 goal. As HCM looks to complete funding for this project, it is excited to announce that the J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation has offered a challenge grant of $1,000,000, to be awarded if the balance is raised before the spring of 2021.
The HCM Wellness Center focuses on the full continuum of healthcare by keeping community members out of the hos ...
I have heard it said that dirt is what you get under your fingernails, but soil is what your trees and grass and flowers grow in. It is probably true that when people look to buy a piece of property, they may look at what trees or other vegetation is growing on the property, the view, whether or not there is surface water, etc., but they seldom even think about what is probably the most valuable thing on the property; the soil.
Imagine wanting to be foster parents to a child in need and then getting a call that your wish had come true. A 3-month-old-boy needed care and was ready to be brought home, but with a complication: The young child was infected with COVID-19.
Jonathan’s Place, a child-serving organization based in the Dallas area, made that call earlier this year.
By Ully Wagner, Age Well Live Well AmeriCorps VISTA Leader
Family, traditions, travel and festivities are hallmarks of the holiday season. Managing the holidays may also mean coping with stress, worry and conflict along with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. It can be tempting to prioritize the happiness of others during the holidays but taking time for yourself is more important than ever, particularly this year.
“I’m going to bake bread!” my husband, Peter, announced.
Inwardly, I said, “Oh, no.”
Baking bread is not easy—until it is. Every person I know who bakes bread will agree. If there’s someone out there who tried baking bread for the first time and it was a great success, I would like to hear about it because, in my experience, you have to bake a lot of bad bread before you bake anything close to edible.
