Falls on the Colorado Museum

 

 

Fri
11
Nov

Sgt. Reckless here for Veterans Day

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A modern day stand-in for Staff Sgt. Reckless receives the Dickin Medal, the animal equivalent of the Victora Cross, from the The People's Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) in England in July. Another of the four-legged stand-in representatives for the U.S. Marine Corps. hero of the Korean War will visit the Veterans Day Ceremony in Marble Falls Friday, Nov. 11.

The Falls on the Colorado Museum and the Marble Falls Rotary Club are inviting the public to their annual Veterans Day Ceremony, at 11:30 a.m., today, Nov. 11, at The Falls on the Colorado Museum, 2001 Broadway Street,, Marble Falls.

It will be one of several observences of all the members of the U.S. armed services Friday. Another youth-led program will be held from 9-10 a.m. in the chapel of Faith Academy, 3151 East Ranch to Market Road 1431.

Since Nov. 11, 2008, the Marble Falls Rotary Club has hosted an annual Veteran’s Day Ceremony honoring armed service veterans, and for the last two years, The Falls of the Colorado Museum has observed one. This year, the have joined forces to honor the armed forces.

The Invocation will be by Jason Cullison, a U.S. Army veteran deployed in Iraq in 2004-05. The Bluebonnet Chorale Choir will provide music and the colors will be posted by Marble Falls Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 10376.

Fri
21
Oct

Archaeology abounds Saturday

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Contributed/Quihi Quarry Collection

Bring your own artifiacts for identification, see others and learn more about ancient culture of the Highland Lakes at events at Falls on the Colorado Museum in Marble Falls and Nightengale Archaeology Center in Kingsland this Saturday, Oct. 22.

By Glynis Crawford Smith

The Highlander

Archaeology buffs and curiosity seekers have two of the best opportunities in the Highland Lakes to delve into the ancient past of their home ground on Saturday, Oct. 22.

Falls on the Colorado Museum (FOCM) in Marble Falls will bring experts and demonstrations to an event from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, to the old granite schoolhouse at 2001 Broadway Street.

From 1-5 p.m., the Llano Uplift Archaeological Society (LUAS) will hold its annual Archaeology Fair at the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) Nightengale Archaeological Center near Kingsland.

Visitors can bring their own finds of arrowheads and points or pottery for identification to both events or just sit in on information that can be brought to light about them and that is one of the most important features of the Texas Archaeology Month events.

Thu
21
Apr

Old Granite School getting ADA upgrades

The Old Granite School building which houses the Falls on the Colorado Museum is getting a much-needed improvement that will not cost Marble Falls ISD or the museum any out of pocket expense.

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