May

Uptown Blanco Art Center is starting something new in the month of May, May Art Night. Every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday is Art Night. Tuesday will be Painted glassware, Wednesday will be Zentangle, and Thursday will be Paint Your Own Pottery. To register or for more information please call 830.833.1579 or e-mail art@uptownblanco.com.

May 23-June 27

Gem of the Hills will offer a six-week "Boomercise" fitness program for men and women ages 65-80. If you are otherwise healthy, but just need to get back some of your strength and stamina and regain some balance, this class is for you. It will start Thursday, May 23, and run through June 27, at 4:00 PM. You must be a member of Gem of the Hills ($10 per year) to participate. Classes are $6.00. Please visit with your doctor prior to enrolling. We will start slowly and students will be taught ways to modify exercises based upon their own abilities.

June 1

First Kids’s Fest - First Assembly of God invites you and your family for Free Fun. It’s the end of the School Year. Its the beginning of Summer. From 4 til 7, a lot is planned. Fun, food, prizes and surprises. Activities and Games include Story Time, Fishing Pond, Ring toss, Pillow Case Race, Basketball Toss, David & Goliath Shoot Out, a Cupcake Walk, and others, with every person winning a prize. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Get your ticket at the Registration Booth to be eligible for Door Prize drawings. Enjoy a Hot Dog, Chips and Punch.419 Live Oak Street; David E. Schultz, Pastor; 833-2307 Come and enjoy some free family fun.

June 4

PEC members are invited to the Co-op’s Oak Hill office to meet the director candidates in the 2013 PEC election. June 4, 5:30 pm. 9115 Circle Drive, Austin. Go to www.pec.coop/election for more information.

June 6

The Low Vision Information Sharing Group will be meeting Thursday, June 6th, from 2:00p.m.-3:30p.m. at the Golden Hub Community Center location: 1009 N. Lincoln Fredericksburg, TX. Guest speaker is the inspiring Melva Perez Andrews, OTR, CLVT, MBA. She is an Occupational Therapist and Certified Low Vision Therapist. She will give us information on services, techniques and adaptive aids that are available.

June 8

The Annual Henly Volunteer Fire Department BBQ, Saturday, June 8 from 11am - 2pm. The BBQ will be held at the Henly Fire Department, located at 7520 Creek Road. Fun times will include a Bouncy House, Silent Auction and BBQ! Please stop by and support the Henly Volunteer Fire Department! If you have questions, please contact David Wright at 281-782-8401.

June 10-27

The Blanco ISD Summer Food Service Program will provide free breakfast from 7:30-8:00 at Blanco Elementary School June 10 – June 27, 2013 (closed Fridays) and also lunch from 12:00-12:45. These services will be available to all children age 1- 18. These meals provide essential nutrients for active, growing kids. To participate in the free meals program all kids have to do is show up at the feeding site. You don’t need proof of income. You don’t need proof of age. You don’t need to register. You don’t need meal tickets.

Emancipet will be back in Blanco with their Low-Cost Spay/Neuter & Preventive Veterinary Care Clini on June 13. The moblie unit will be located on the square next to City Hall, 600 Pecan St. Call (512) 587-7729 or visit www.emancipet.org to make your appointment.

June 19

The Marble Falls Quilt Club will hold its monthly meeting, June 19, 2013, at 9:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church of Marble Falls, 1101 Bluebonnet Drive. A representative from Hobbs will present a program about quilt batting. Visitors are welcome. For more information, call 830-693-3820 or go to marblefallsquiltclub.blogspot.com.