Hill Country Astronomers (HCA) will meet on Monday, May 6, at 6:30 p.m. in the HEB Activity Room at Hill Country University Center in Fredericksburg.
Lindsay Fuller, Ph.D., will present “Exploring the Neighborhood of Supermassive Black Holes.” Dr. Fuller uses data from SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy), a 2.5-meter telescope that is mounted on a Boeing 747, to explore the material surrounding the black holes at the center of active galaxies.
The Highland Lakes Democratic Women held their monthly meeting and luncheon on April 25, 2019, at the Meadowlakes Restaurant. Dana Rushing, HLDW Vice President, introduced the featured speakers: Jane Schneider, City Council Member of Bertram; Mary Ann Raesener, Mayor of Meadowlakes; and John Watson, candidate for District 5 Board Member of the Pedernales Electric Cooperative.
HLDW has made it a 2019 goal to encourage its members to run for local office.
Stonewall, Texas –Stonewall Motor Lodge will open for business on June 3, 2019 after undergoing a total renovation. Owners Anita Ortiz Lubke and Lance Lubke, who purchased the property in 2019 with a group of friends, said, “Stonewall Motor Lodge had incredible bones and we are thrilled for Hill Country visitors to see the upgrades.
AUSTIN—After Easter weekend, conferees for the Texas House and Senate must work out differences in the two chambers’ versions of a fiscal 2020-2021 state budget to send to Gov. Greg Abbott.
Concurrence is required on how to spend an estimated $250 billion in revenue available to fund the state’s fiscal years 2020-2021.
AUSTIN—After Easter weekend, conferees for the Texas House and Senate must work out differences in the two chambers’ versions of a fiscal 2020-2021 state budget to send to Gov. Greg Abbott.
Concurrence is required on how to spend an estimated $250 billion in revenue available to fund the state’s fiscal years 2020-2021.
AUSTIN—After Easter weekend, conferees for the Texas House and Senate must work out differences in the two chambers’ versions of a fiscal 2020-2021 state budget to send to Gov. Greg Abbott.
Concurrence is required on how to spend an estimated $250 billion in revenue available to fund the state’s fiscal years 2020-2021.
What is soil? This question is not as simple as one might think. If you ask a small child, you might hear it is simply the dirt under your shoes. Ask a scientist and you might be enlightened with a brief lesson on the physical and chemical properties of soil.
The Willow City Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department members invite everyone to join them for the annual benefit on Saturday, May 4 at the Willow City Fire Station, located at 2553 Ranch Road 1323, in the northeastern part of Gillespie County.
A welcome ceremony and US flag and Texas flag raising will be held at 3:30 p.m.
The Auxiliary’s Country Store offering a variety of home baked goods, hand sewn items and crafts, "Willow City Recipes and Remembrances"
We arrived through another storm with a substantial amount of rain for the garden. The rain has lots of nitrogen from the sky and the growth of the plants is just amazing. Let’s talk about one of my favorites—sweet potatoes. It is a definite regular meal for us. Sweet potatoes are not in the nightshade family as a regular Irish potato.
CASA for the Highland Lakes Area (CASA) has been awarded $7,500 from the Texas Bar Foundation to fund its 5-County Mobilization Project. “With this award, we can reimburse our advocates for mileage when visiting their CASA kids within a 50-mile radius of the CASA’s home. Before, we could only reimburse for visits that took them farther than 50 miles away,” said CASA Development Coordinator, Kerry Trull.
CASA for the Highland Lakes Area recruits, trains and supervises volunteers from i ...
