STAFF REPORTS The Chick-fil-A chain is opening a new restaurant in Kyle. To celebrate, they’re giving free food certificates to the first 100 people in line when the restaurant opens its doors on May 27. Chick-fil-A’s “First 100 Celebration” is a signature event of each grand opening that began more...

On Center by BRENDA STEWART So it seems I hit a nerve last week when I opened up the recycling can of worms. Folks have been calling and writing and stopping me in HEB and wondering what the heck they are supposed to do with those “Code 7s” and should they just toss the 4s and 5s as well since it ta...

Buda Bits by SANDRA GRIZZLE Get out your Hawaiian shirts, flip flops and sunglasses and venture over to Elm Grove Elementary School for the Hawaiian Luau sponsored by the Dad’s Club on Saturday, May 22 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Cost is $7 per couple, father/daughter and mother/son. There will be many f...

Odds & Ends by MYRTLE HEIDEMAN You gotta have faith! Despite the weather report of heavy rains with flooding, the Men’s Fellowship set up their tents, found a neighboring shed to put their barbeque pit under, the ladies made the potato salad, set up the silent auction room and waited for Saturday mo...

Check it out by TED URBAN On April 21 downtown Buda was business as usual, but unbeknownst to many, it was a day of celebration and a day of sadness. Marjorie Martinez retired after nearly 21 years of service to the Buda Public Library and the City of Buda. Marjorie Martinez always knew in her heart...

It’s About Thyme by CHRIS WINSLOW Today let’s celebrate this amazing grass. A few facts: over a billion people around the world live in bamboo houses; there are 1,500 species; and it can grow 4 feet in a day. Also people are getting more creative in their uses of it. You can now buy a bicycle with a...

This Week in Texas History by BARTEE HAILE Bill Doolin and his outlaw gang with the catchy name “Oklahombres” robbed a bank in Longview, Texas on May 23, 1894 and got away with $4,000 in cold cash. For ten years, the son of an Arkansas cotton farmer was a workaday cowboy with nothing more than his s...

Tech showcase Thursday It’s here! The 5th Annual Hays CISD Tech Showcase is set for Thursday, May 20, 6-8 p.m., at the Performing Arts Center. The event is designed to allow teachers and students the opportunity to share with the community, fellow teachers and students the amazing technology project...

by JIM CULLEN Dahlstrom Middle School Principal Hilda Gartzke is retiring this year and students, former students, friends and the community are invited to a retirement reception at the Performing Arts Center Thursday, May 26, from 4-6 p.m. (Photo by Jim Cullen) Dahlstrom Middle School Principal Hil...

by CHRISTOPHER BONHAMGREGORY Members of Camino Real Elementary 5th grade teacher Susan Lackey’s class stand in front of the NASA emblem during the Roadrunners’ Education Foundation grant-funded trip to the Houston facility. (Photo by Christopher Bonhamgregory) Special to the Hays Free Press Students...