classic cars

By Glynis Crawford Smith

The Highlander

More than 120 ogle-worthy autos are expected for Marble Falls Main Street Car Show to be held by the Marble Falls Kiwanis Club from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1.

“This will be the fifteenth annual event and it is one of the very few downtown car shows in this part of the country,” said chairman Jack Sargent. “The city will close three or four blocks of Main Street and the show cars will line both sides and up the middle.”

There is no charge to the public to view the cars. In addition to the silent auction aimed at car fans, all the shops and eateries downtown will be open for business.

“This will be going on the same time as the Citywide Garage Sale in Johnson Park,” Sargent noted. “It is no more than a 15-minute walk for that shopping excursion sponsored by the Marble Falls/Lake LBJ Chamber of Commerce. We think the two events compliment each other.”

BY GLYNIS CRAWFORD SMITH

THE HIGHLANDER

Wheels for Meals, the benefit for local food pantries, drew classic car enthusiasts and fried catfash lovers to Save the World Brewery in Marble Falls on Saturday, April 16.

Proceeds of the $20-per-plate dinner event will support the Marble Falls Helping Center, Joseph's Food Pantry in Granite Shoals and Sharing the Harvest in Kingsland. Each serves as a Capital Area Food Bank resource for those in need in Burnet and Llano counties and each one was offering the oppertunity to volunteer as well as to donate.

The Helping Center, 830-693-5689, is located at 1315 Broadway Street in Marble Falls. Joseph's Food Pantry, 830-220-2344, is located at 706 North Phillips Ranch Road in Granite Shoals. Sharing the Harvest, 325-388-0620, is located at 3435 Ranch to Market Road 1431 West in Kingsland.