The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 156, No. 14, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 18, 2009 Page: 3 of 12
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Saturday, April 18, 2009
Wdt Bastrop Slcluertiscr ★ Page 3A
amboree, Earth Day on tap or today
Earth Day art
The Earth Day Festival
at McKinney Roughs on
Saturday, April 18 will
feature Jeff Snyder with his
polished stones, many of
which he has set in lovely
jewelry. I'll be there also,
demonstrating pottery mak-
ing. About 30 vendors and
exhibitors will be on the
grounds from 10 a.m. - 3
p.m. celebrating our beauti-
ful earth and its abundance.
This free event will focus
on land management and
conservation, animals and
more. Lots of family fun.
Art camp
Smithville's Lost Pines
Artisans Alliance is in the
process of planning the
first Smithville Arts Camp
for kids. We hope to have
the final details and dates
ready for publication in a
week or so. At this point,
I know that we're hoping
for the last two weeks of
July and there will be two
sessions each day: morn-
ings for younger children
and afternoons for the older
ones. Each camp will be
five days long and will fea-
ture a number of different
art forms taught by various
teachers.
There are currently three
classes/ workshops sched-
uled at the art center for
this month and for May.
Watts
New
in the
Arts
;i
.. □ Watts
Classes and work-
shops
I will be offering
instruction in drawing on
April 25 and May 9. There
will be four classes, from
10 a.m. - noon and 1 p.m.
- 3 p.m., a total of eight
hours of instruction.
The first Saturday morn-
ing will cover the rules of
one and two point perspec-
tive. That afternoon we'll
concentrate on learning
how to look, see and draw.
The second Saturday morn-
ing we'll learn about light,
shadows and shapes, and
the final afternoon class
will be drawing from life.
The cost is $95 with all
materials included. Call me
for details and to register.
The number's 360-4347
Jamboree art
Artists showing work
at the Smithville Jamboree
Ms. Zion's class at Smithville's Brown Primary School,
holding up prints of Rockwell's "Four Freedoms."
Saturday, April 18, will
set up this year on the
sidewalks on both sides of
Main Street.
You'll find Linda
Neubauer with her wonder-
ful works in clay, Jacquie
Gallagher and her one-of-
a-kind jewelry creations
and author L.D. Clark
offering autographed cop-
ies of numerous books he
has written. These are but a
few of the artists and crafts
people participating in the
Smithville Jamboree 2009.
Fired Arts
The Bastrop County
Fired Arts folks (sorry, I
can't help but call us fire
darts!) met on Saturday
at the Mary Nichols Art
Gallery in Smithville. Our
vision of a clay artists' co-
op in the Annabelle Arts
Center on the Upstart cam-
pus in Bastrop grows closer
to becoming a reality. Max
Butler, Jan Knight, Shawn
McKee, Susan Hanft and I
discussed the layout of the
building and how we hope
to turn it into working pot-
tery that the whole commu-
nity can benefit from.
The next meeting will
be on May 17 at a location
to be announced. If you are
a clay artist or have any
interest in becoming one,
please mark that date and
plan to join us.
Artists keep busy
This weekend will be
one of the busiest of the
year for local artists. The
Elgin Art Walk is May 9
The Elgin Art Walk, a community
event that showcases the talents of
local and regional artists, will be
held Saturday, May 9 from 6-9 p.m.
Art Walk is a self-guided tour
through historic downtown and
includes art exhibits in galleries and
other locations. Visitors can meet the
artists, some of whom are nationally
known, and learn how their art is
created.
The Blues Crawlers will perform
at Elgin's Veterans Memorial Park
from 7:30 p.m. - 10 p.m. The group
plays a soulful blend of rhythm and
blues, soul, classic rock and light
jazz.
Many of the Elgin area artists are
masters in their chosen disciplines.
Elgin is also renowned for being
home to several area artists designat-
ed as "Texas Originals" by the Texas
Commission on the Arts. In addition
to the surprising number of visual
1 load 1 La y s ated or May 6
By Delores Hestdalen
Special to the Advertiser
Come join the Rotary Club of
Bastrop County for their Road Rally
on Saturday, May 16.
The rally combines a treasure hunt
on wheels with problem solving, tests
navigational and observation skills
and is also a good way to spend a few
hours teaming with friends or family
for a good cause.
The Rally begins at the Bastrop
Rodeo Arena where participants will
receive directions that will take them
on a driving quest through Bastrop
and surrounding counties. Participants
will spend a couple of hours answer-
ing questions as they drive. They will
stop at several pit stops and have
the opportunity to score additional
points.
The Rally ends at the Central Texas
Museum of Automotive History in
Rosanky, where there will be a tour
of the museum's wonderful old cars.
There will be food, drink, music and
prizes and trophies for the partici-
pants.
Come spend a few hours team-
ing with friends or family for The
project benefit the Rotary Club of
Bastrop County's special projects,
such as scholarships for high school
seniors, Rotary Youth Leadership
Awards (a leadership program at
McKinney Roughs), youth exchange
students, group study exchanges,
the Children's Advocacy Center,
Boy Scouts, Bastrop Food Pantry,
American Cancer Society and more.
Entrance fee is $70 per car for
two-person teams (each vehicle must
have a driver and a navigator), plus
$30 for each additional member. Any
car, truck or motorcycle is eligible.
To regi ster or for more information,
go to www.BastropRoadRally.com or
e-mail Steve Kice at sjkice@austin.
rr.com.
ea th Fair set or June 20
Plans are underway for
the 13th annual Bastrop
County Family Health Fair
with this year's theme -
"Steps to Healthy Living."
The fair is free to the
public and will be held on
Saturday, June 20, from 8
a.m. - noon at Bastrop High
School at 1614 Chambers
St.
The fair will feature
information on health
resources, child and fam-
ily health, personal safety
and the benefits of physi-
cal activity and nutrition.
Free medical screening will
include hearing, vision,
cholesterol, blood sugar
and blood pressure. Child
immunizations will be
offered (parents are asked
to bring shot records). For
cholesterol and blood sugar
screening, it is recommend-
ed that the individual fast
(no food after midnight).
The goal of the fair is for
Bastrop County citizens to
recognize that disease does
not have to control their
lives. The fair's aim is to
show that a person can take
control and learn the skills
necessary to make a differ-
ence in their way of living.
Registration forms are
being mailed to past vendor
participants. If you are a
new vendor and would like
to participate, contact Clare
Shelton at (512) 237-5727
or e-mail cshelton@srhnet.
org.
Wit ^Bastrop Eduerter
(512) 321-2557
news@
bastropadvertiser.com
LPAA reception Friday,
Earth Day and Smithville
Jamboree Saturday, deliv-
ery of art to the Paul Page
House on Saturday and on
Sunday and the Bastrop
Fine Arts Guild's third
annual Artful Afternoon,
also known as the Gala!
T.Jay and Maxann
Collins have once again
donated the use of their
historic home for this
event. Jeanette Condray
has organized every detail;
her crews have synchro-
nized their watches and
we're ready to go. I get to
announce the artists and
their works for the auction-
eer. I might even get to use
the microphone! This is
really exciting stuff!
Library program
The Smithville library is
participating in a national
program called "Picturing
America." Several repro-
ductions of works by
American artists along with
a book and information on
each have been given to
the library. The LPAA is
working with the library
to "infiltrate" the commu-
nity with knowledge about
them, hoping to inspire the
community to learn even
more about art in America.
Karen Darr has done a
lovely pastel piece inspired
by the "Waterfalls," a
Frank Lloyd Wright mas-
terpiece. It's on display at
Smithville City Hall.
Four Freedoms
Last week I discussed
Norman Rockwell's "Four
Freedoms" with Ms.
Zion's and Ms. Side's
second grade classes
at Smithville's Brown
Primary School.
The students were so
excited and interested to
learn about this artist and
why and how he came to
paint these pictures. Each
student was given two
reproductions of either
"Freedom of Speech," the
first in the series, Freedom
of Worship," "Freedom
from Fear" or "Freedom
From Want" to take home.
We looked at the paintings
and discussed all the details
and tried to think what the
artist intended.
They were only seven
and eight years old, but
these students had some
very mature questions,
insights and conclusions
about the works. You may
go to the library any time
and see these and other
works of American arti sts.
Byrne - Klaus
artists in the area, Elgin is also rich
in musical talent.
About Elgin Art Walk
Elgin Art Walk is a collaborative
effort of area artists, galleries, local
businesses, the Elgin Chamber of
Commerce, Main Street Board, the
city of Elgin and the Elgin Economi c
Development Corporation For future
dates and other information, visit
www.elginartwalk.com.
1, 2009 at Villa Antonia in
Austin, Texas. After their
honeymoon in Hawaii,
the couple will reside in
Houston, Texas.
66th Anniversary
Lisa Marie Byrne and
Kristopher Wayne Kiaus
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Byrne, Sr. of St. John's,
Newfoundland, Canada are
pleased to announce the
engagement and approaching
marriage of their daughter,
Lisa Marie Byrne, to
Kristopher Wayne Klaus, son
of Russell and Michelle Klaus
of Red Rock, Texas.
Lisa is the granddaughter
of Alice Hand of St. John's,
Newfoundland, Canada.
Kris is the grandson of Mark
and Barbara Goertz of Red
Rock, Texas and the late
Albert and Geneva Klaus of
Red Rock, Texas.
Lisa is a graduate of
Beaconsfield High School
and Memorial University
of Newfoundland with
a degree in Electrical
Engineering. She is
employed by Chevron. Kris
i s a graduate of Bastrop High
School and Texas A&M
University with a degree in
Electrical Engineering. He
is employed with Mustang
Engineering.
The couple plans an
evening wedding on May
Jack and Ruby Griesenbeck
Jack and Ruby Griesenbeck
celebrated 66 years of
marriage on April 14.
Ruby caught Jack's eye 66
years ago while stationed in
Mississippi. All it took was
a dare to wink at the soldier
staring through the window
and the rest is history.
Their life has been
blessed by the people of
Bastrop County through
Jack's political service and
Ruby's involvement through
the furniture business.
They have been blessed
with two children, five
grandchildren, and nine
great-grandchildren with
one on the way.
Although they are
enjoying their retirement,
they miss all the friends that
they grew to know and love
over the many years in the
furniture business.
Weddings - Engagements
Anniversaries - Births
To place your paid
announcement call (512) 321-2557
lelp youth ind summer obs
As a result of the feder-
al stimulus program, local
Workforce Solutions has
been awarded special fund-
ing to help at-risk youth
acquire meaningful work
experience.
Workforce is looking
for 75 young people, ages
16-24, who can qualify
for a summer work pro-
gram in Bastrop County.
These young people must
have barriers to employ-
ment (single parent house-
hold, low income, misde-
meanor, etc). Workforce is
also looking for employers
who need free help (we pay
wages and workers com-
pensation) for the summer.
The agency asks if local
businesses can find a needy
young person and/or a job
placement for the summer
and requests those busi-
nesses owners to "Think
outside the box; youth need
jobs that are more than just
mowing yards or cleaning
storage rooms they need
to acquire skills."
The program is being
launched in the near future
Contact Lynn Sorrel Is at
Workforce Solutions
Rural Capital Area
lynnsorrells@ruralcapit
al.net
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Wright, Cyndi. The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 156, No. 14, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 18, 2009, newspaper, April 18, 2009; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth252574/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.