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Each year, the Texas Master Gardener Association, ("TMGA") holds an awards program meant to identify and recognize Texas Master Gardener Associations’ exemplary achievements. In 2010, The Highland Lakes Master Gardeners (HLMG) met the criteria in eight categories. The Master Gardener State Conference was held in Glen Rose this past week and award plaques/ribbons were handed out.

Beth Williams will offer guitar, voice & performance lessons to children of all ages at 341 Ft. McKavitt in Mason, Texas this summer. There will be group, semi-private and private lessons during the summer break and classes will run one hour. Lessons begin the week of June 13th and run weekly for 6 weeks.

Faith Academy and the Hill Country Community Theatre invite you to travel through the pages of Storybook Theatre, a collection of famous fairy tales and songs to be performed this Friday, April 29, and Saturday, April 30, at 7 p.m., and on Sunday, May 1, at 2:15 at the Hill Country Community Theatre, 4003 FM 2147 in Cottonwood Shores. The production includes scenes from such classic tales as Little Red Riding Hood, Rumplestiltskin, The Three Billy Goats Gruff, Cinderella, an ...

San Saba Bird & Nature Club meeting will be held Tuesday, April 19, 7:00 p.m. at the San Saba Civic Center. Whether a beginner or experienced birder, reviewing the Birding Basics through video and sketching will help you to better Everyone is welcome. Call 325-372-3107 for more information.

Texas AgriLife Extension Service and the San Saba County Pecan Growers Association will host the annual Pecan Field Day on May 2 Speakers for this year’s program are: Scott Anderson - Brown County Extension Agent discussing Law and Regulations; Bill Ree - Pecan Specialist from College Station will discuss Pecan Integrated Pest Management; Dr.

On Saturday and Sunday, April 2nd & 3rd, the Kingsland Garden Club will have their annual Plant Sale at the Kingsland House of Arts and Crafts Spring Sale on Chamberlain St. behind Wells Fargo Bank. Due to issues with congestion, the booth has been moved to the opposite end of the show.

An ensemble of seven area women have been cast for the six roles in Steel Magnolias, the comedy-drama of parenting, sacrifice and friendship set to open at the Hill Country Community Theatre April 14. Often described as the funniest production to ever make you cry, the play portrays the women who frequent Truvy’s Beauty Salon in fictional Chinquapin Parish, LA a cozy place where ‘all ladies who are anybody go to have their hair done.’ The cast is co ...

MASON, Texas––The Mason County Historical Commission (CHC) will sponsor a cemetery preservation workshop, including an in-depth Historic Texas Cemetery (HTC) designation application tutorial and an introduction to the RIP (Record, Investigate, Protect) Guardian statewide network. The workshop is free and open to the public. Anyone interested in historic cemeteries is encouraged to attend.

By Debra Stewart Listening to the evening news it’s certain that jobs are in short supply, which makes it imperative that a person needs to be as marketable as possible to be successful. The Texas Academy of Career Training has helped many aspiring students in the workforce through its Certified Nursing Assistant Program (CNA).

The Heart of Texas Country Music Association will celebrate its 22th Anniversary on Friday and Saturday, March 18th and 19th, and Friday and Saturday, March 25th and 26th at the Ed Davenport Civic Center in Brady. th Anniversary Celebration. The museum will be open Thursday from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM, Friday from 12:00 PM until 5:00 PM, Saturday from 10:00 AM until 5:00 PM and Sunday from 10:00 AM until 5:00 PM.