http://smithvilletimes.com Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:04:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Lela Hall Tuttle, 98, died Feb. 25, 2010. She was born Nov. 21, 1911 in Utopia to William and Lavonia Hall. She was preceded in death by sister Viola Tucker; brother Rollie Hall; daughter Nita Marshall; and sons-in-law Curtis Marshall and G.W. Lewis.. She is survived by sons Robert (Janice) Thurman of ... http://smithvilletimes.com/2010/03/09/lela-hall-tuttle/ Open studio at the Mary Nichols Arts Center on Wednesdays is rapidly becoming a great success. Last week there were more than 10 artists  working on everything from collage, painting, learning how to use Adobe Photoshop to decorating gourds. Membership is not required for anyone who wishes to drop in between ... http://smithvilletimes.com/2010/03/09/jo-watts-open-studio-a-hit/ By Andy Ross Special Correspondent Three children are dead and four persons injured following a two-car collision in northern Bastrop County this past weekend. Those killed in the crash occurring Sunday afternoon at the intersection of Texas 21 and U.S. 290 were identified as nine-year-old Paul Gonzalez, eight-year-old Noel Gonzalez and a five ... http://smithvilletimes.com/2010/03/09/children-killed-in-wreck-near-paige/ For the sixth year, the free 2010 Texas Parks and Wildlife Summer Family Fishing classes are kicking off this Spring Break. On Saturday, March 13, class will be at the pond in Bastrop State Park. On Tuesday March 16, class will be at the pond in Buescher State Park. Both events start ... http://smithvilletimes.com/2010/03/08/spring-break-fishing-classes-at-state-parks/ Barton's Creek WMA will meet on Saturday, March 13 at Kovar SPJST Hall at 2 p.m. Election of officers will be held and a presentation on poisonous snake identification will be given by Meredith Longoria, TPWD. We will also be asking for volunteers to work at the Bastrop/Caldwell counties WMA Extravaganza ... http://smithvilletimes.com/2010/03/08/bartons-creek-wildlife-management-association-meeting/ Children’s Advocacy Center names Bikers Against Child Abuse as honorary chairs at Cowboys & Caviar event Sexual abuse of a child – it’s a subject that no-one wants to talk about and everyone hopes will never be their problem. The statistics are grim. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ... http://smithvilletimes.com/2010/03/07/cowboys-caviar-event-raises-funds-for-abused-children/ By Andy Ross Special Correspondent A 50-year-old woman was injured this past weekend after a Bastrop County Sheriff’s Office vehicle rear-ended her vehicle in Smithville, according to reports from the Texas Department of Public Safety in Bastrop. The woman, identified as Cynthia Wolf, was reportedly hospitalized with neck and back pain following the ... http://smithvilletimes.com/2010/03/06/county-sheriffs-car-in-accident-in-smithville/ Come gather ‘round the campfire for a special sing-along meeting on Sunday, March 7 at First Baptist Church of Smithville at 6 p.m. “A Campfire Meetin,’” presented by a troupe of 40 musicians from Central Texas known as The Grand Ole Gospel Sing Cast of Performers, will host the meeting. This entourage ... http://smithvilletimes.com/2010/03/05/the-grand-ole-gospel-sing-presents-%e2%80%9ca-smithville-campfire-meetin%e2%80%9d/ Ken Kesselus, native of Bastrop, retired Episcopal priest and published historian, will be the featured speaker at the Smithville Heritage Society’s spring program Thursday, March 11 in the Community Room of First National Bank, 312 Main St. in Smithville at 7 p.m. Kesselus will speak about the things he finds most ... http://smithvilletimes.com/2010/03/05/historian-to-speak-in-smithville/ Camp Wilderness Ridge, 855 Park Road 1C, is providing day camps during Spring Break for both Bastrop and Smithville independent school districts the week of March 15-19 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Boys and girls, ages 5 through 12 years old, are eligible for the camp, which includes ... http://smithvilletimes.com/2010/03/05/camp-open-for-spring-break/