Burnet County Republican Women hosted and event to welcome new members and talk about the issues during their “Wine Wednesday” event in Marble Falls. This monthly event welcomed new Republicans to the area, members, guests and candidates discussing news events of the day.

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Guest Column The Christian and the non-Christian are supposed to be different. In fact, so different, the Bible says that once a person becomes spiritually transformed they become an entirely new creation.

The Bertram Chamber of Commerce held its monthly meeting on Monday. Lunch was provided by Fratelli Pizza, Coffee & Gelato and the meeting was sponsored by R Bank. R Bank provided a door prize which was won by Theodosia Schmidt.

It’s perfect weather for… You may ask what is this heat perfect weather for? The hot days of Central Texas summer are perfect for solarizing. Our summer heat is like a microwave for killing weed seeds, or just cleaning up a plot.

Master’s Garden Got scraps, grow more plants. Many vegetables can be regrown from scraps.

The Bertram Library hosted a community mixer and live raffle prize drawing on Tuesday, June 27. The event was organized by the Friends of the Bertram Library.

Ice cream was served and enjoyed on Monday evening, June 12, at the Briggs Community Center’s Annual Ice Cream Social. Everyone was encouraged to bring homemade, or at least some of their favorite ice cream.

Whether you are planting pumpkins to decorate for Halloween or to cook yummy desserts, July 4 is the rule of thumb for when to plant. Most pumpkins take 75 to 120 days from seed to harvest.