Cup and Bubble officially opens its doors
GLEN ROSE - The Glen Rose Chamber of Commerce publicly welcomed Cup and Bubble Teahouse to the neighborhood on Oct. 6 with an offi cial ribbon-cutting ceremony.
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Lonestar Fireworks Festival is coming to Chalk Mountain
BLUFF DALE - The Lonestar Fireworks Festival is entertaining Somervell and surrounding counties with six firework performances set to music on Saturday at 4 p.m. Tickets for the pyromusical event are $40 for general admission per carload and $20 for one-person cars.
Correction to Ft. Worth story last week
In the story titled “Fort Worth woman dies in accident on US 67” in the Oct. 7 issue of the Glen Rose Reporter, the woman who died in the Saturday, Oct. 1 accident, was misidentified in the report given to the Glen Rose Reporter by the Texas Department of Public Safety. Killed was: Jennifer Walden, 48, of Fort Worth. We apologize for the misidentification.
GR Optimist Club Youths of the Month
The Glen Rose Optimist Club honored the four September Glen Rose High School and Glen Rose Junior High School Youths of the Month on Tuesday at the Somervell County Senior Center. .
Pile-A-Hawkie Fruit Stand becomes a permanent fixture on the Square
GLEN ROSE — The Pile-A-Hawkie Fruit Stand is new to the Historic Downtown Square, opening in May 2022, but the owners JJ and Venus Vara have sold fruit at the Glen Rose farmer’s market for at least 38 years.
PTO hosts art, snow cone night at intermediate school
GLEN ROSE — The Glen Rose Intermediate School’s PTO threw a snow cone and art party Tuesday for students and their families. The event was held outside, and while the weather was rainy, the students had sunny spirits as they splashed through puddles and painted paper plates with craft paint and tiger paw stencils.
Local mother spreads awareness with ‘Gold Out’
GLEN ROSE — For the past four years, Glen Rose schools and the Historic Square are decorated in gold ribbons for September. Nationwide, September is pediatric cancer awareness month, and the gold ribbons are meant to bring awareness to this type of cancer.
San Diego Zoo penguin fitted with orthopedic footwear
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A member of the San Diego Zoo’s African penguin colony has been fitted with orthopedic footwear to help it deal with a degenerative foot condition. The 4-year-old penguin named Lucas has lesions on his feet due to a chronic condition known as bumblefoot, which covers a range of avian foot problems, the San Diego Wildlife Alliance said Monday in a press release.
Uvalde school board fires police chief after mass shooting
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The Uvalde school district fired police chief Pete Arredondo on Wednesday under mounting pressure in the grieving Texas town to punish officers over letting a gunman at Robb Elementary School remain in a fourth-grade classroom for more than an hour with an AR-15 style rifle as 19 children and two teachers were killed.
Dinosaur Capital of Texas
The dinosaurs sold as a fundraiser by the Glen Rose Lions Club are beginning to pop up around town. The dinosaur outside Hammond’s BBQ is painted like a cow and has horns and a brand, while the dinosaur at Century 21 is totally yellow and adorned with the company logo. The Lions Club sold a total of 30 dinosaurs, netting $30,000 to help fund scholarships for high school seniors, the club’s eyeglass program, contributions to the local food bank and more.