Register for now for rainwater class Friday
Post Oak Savannah’s Rainwater Harvesting 101 is Friday from 3 to 5 p.m.
Interested people can attend either in person or virtually, but you must register at https://posgcd.org/event/rwh-0721/. The class will offer a rainwater harvesting rebate to promote and encourage collection as a water conservation method.
Rainwater harvesting can help reduce peak season pumping demands on our aquifers in the summer months, reduce stormwater runoff and provide an alternative water supply source that will improve water quality and reduce erosion.
The class will be at the district’s office at 310 E. Ave. C in Milano.
For questions, call 512-409-7028 or email jaclyn. robertson@ag.tamu.edu or Doug Box dbox@posgcd.org.
Thorndale FFA, 4-H fish fry fundraiser Thorndale’s 4-H and FFA
Thorndale’s 4-H and FFA Ag Booster groups will hold a fish fry fundraiser Sunday at the Thorndale Volunteer Fire Department Recreation Hall in Thorndale.
Serving for the fundraiser starts at 11 a.m. and plates are $12. It will be drivethrough only.
School supply sales tax state holiday in Aug. 6-8
The state’s sales tax holiday is Aug. 6-8.
State law exempts sales tax on qualified items — such as clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks — priced below $100, saving shoppers about $8 on every $100 they spend.
Apparel and school supplies that may be purchased tax-free are listed on the comptroller’s website at TexasTaxHoliday.org.
Texas’ sales tax holiday weekend has been an annual event since 1999, allowing consumers to save millions of dollars in state and local sales taxes each year. The comptroller’s office estimates that shoppers will save an estimated $107.3 million in state and local sales tax during this sales tax holiday.
Farmers’ Market now every Saturday morning
The Rockdale Chamber of Commerce is holding a farmers’ market on the grounds of the of the historic Coffield Stone Tree House at 1203 W. Cameron. The market is held each Saturday from now until the end of October.
The hours are 8 a.m. to noon.
Vendors can reserve spaces for the market by calling 512-446-2030.
Mark calendars for big train show in October
This fall will be the annual New Braunfels Train Show at 375 S. Castell Avenue in New Braunfels.
The fall show will take up the entire New Braunfels Civic Center. The show plans to have a large exhibit of Lego trains, as well as model railroads, of various scales.
There will be more than 60 vendors from around the county displaying items to swap or sell.
There will be hourly drawings during the show’s runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 30 and from 10 a.m. to- 4 p.m. Oct. 31.
The admissions $10 for those 14 and older and $2 for those ages 5 to 13.
The New Braunfels Railroad Museum’s website is www.nbrrm.org.
Popular Bat Fest set for Aug. 28 in Austin
One of the most popular events in Austin, Bat Fest takes place on the Congress Avenue Bridge in honor of the 1.5 million Mexican free-tailed bats that call it home, according to a new release from Texas Highways.
Festivities include live music on two stages, arts and crafts vendors, food and drink, a bat costume contest and activities for kids.
The festival highlight comes when the bats take flight from under the bridge for their nightly hunt. The event is set for the
The event is set for the Congress Avenue Bridge and Austin American-Statesman parking lot
The address is 100 S. Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78704.
The event is set to start at 4 p.m. and run until midnight Aug. 28.
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