Happy Birthday General Granbury!

Come celebrate with us! This weekend marks the 30th annual celebration of General Granbury’s Birthday! General Hiram B.Granbury, our founding father, was one of the six Confederate Generals killed at the Battle of Franklin II, in 1864.

The square will be bustling with activity as we honor the memory of General Granbury. Bring your family and enjoy the fun with more than 60 arts and crafts and food vendors set up around the square. There will also be a parade, family carnival, and be sure to treat your taste-buds at the Bean, BBQ Ribs, and brisket Cook-Off.

Saturday, March 29- 9:00am - 6:00pm
-10:00am- Cake Cutting, Bean & BBQ Cookoff Begins
-12:00pm- Parade
- 3:00 pm- Outrageous Outhouse Race

Sunday, March 30- 12:00pm - 5:00pm

Be sure to stop by the Keller Williams booth on Saturday and try Cecil Caldwell’s famous beans, or buy some baked goods and support our KW charity KW Cares.

Holy Week

Yesterday we celebrated Palm Sunday, marking the beginning of Holy Week. With palm leaves raised in the air, believers all over the world honored and celebrated the day that Jesus began his journey into Jerusalem, where he would be tried and crucified. Maundy Thursday is a day that we remember the Last Supper that Jesus had with the Disciples, where he symbolically broke bread and shared of his body and blood that would be given for us. Good Friday, although a somber day, is one that we celebrate Christ's sacrifice- his crucifixion and burial- in order to save us from our own sins. Holy Week culminates with Easter, a day celebrating the promised resurrection of Jesus Christ. This week you have many opportunities to attend church services in the area to celebrate, honor and remember the sacrifice that was made so that we may have Life. Listed below are a few local churches that will have services to celebrate the different days of Holy Week.

Holy Week Services

Emmanuel Lutheran Church
2301 Fall Creek Highway
817-326-2201l
Maundy Thursday, March 20 6 p.m.
Combined worship service & Sedder supper
(reservations required)
Good Friday, March 21
7 p.m. Good Friday Tenebrae service
Easter Sunday, March 23
7 a.m. Sunrise service by youth group
8 a.m. Breakfast
9 a.m. Festival worship

First Christian Church
2109 W. Highway 377
817-573-5431
Maundy Thursday, March 20
7:30 p.m. Communion service (open to all)
Easter Sunday, March 23
7:30 a.m. Sunrise service, followed by continental breakfast
9 a.m. Celebration (contemporary) service
10 a.m. Sunday School
11 a.m. Traditional service

Gateway Community Church
1200 Temple Hall Highway
817-579-0509
Easter Sunday, March 23
9 a.m. Worship service
10:30 a.m. Worship service

Good Shepherd Episcopal Church
3600 Fall Creek Highway
817-326-2035
Maundy Thursday, March 20
7:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist with foot washing,
Good Friday, March 21
Noon Holy Eucharist Good Friday liturgy
6 p.m. Stations of the Cross: "This is the Way it Was"
Holy Saturday, March 22
8 p.m.Easter Vigil Holy Eucharist
Easter Sunday, March 22
8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist
9:15 a.m. - Reception and Easter Egg Hunt

Granbury First United Methodist Church
301 Loop 567
817-573-5573
Maundy Thursday, March 20
5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Come & go communion in Hooks Chapel
Good Friday, March 21
7 p.m. Worship service
Easter Sunday, March 23
8:30 a.m. Easter celebration service
10:50 a.m. Easter celebration service

Lake Granbury Christian Temple
3755 Acton Highway
817-910-9449
Easter Sunday, March 23
10:45 a.m. Easter celebration with the theme, Undefeated...Undisputed...Unstoppable!

Lakeside Baptist Church
500 W. Bluebonnet
817-573-2094
Good Friday, March 21
7 p.m. Worship service
Easter Sunday, March 23
8:30 a.m. Worship service
10:30 a.m. Worship service

Our Savior Lutheran Church
1400 N. Meadows Dr.
817-573-5011
Maundy Thursday, March 20
7 p.m. Worship
Good Friday, March 21
7:30 p.m. Worship
Easter Sunday, March 23
7:15 a.m. Sunrise worship
8 a.m. Breakfast
10 a.m. Easter worship

St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church
2301 Acton Hwy.
817-326-2131
Holy Thursday, March 20
7:30 p.m. Mass of the Lord's Supper,
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament after Mass until 10 p.m.
Good Friday, March 21
7:30 p.m. Liturgical serivce of the Passion & Death of the Lord
Holy Saturday, March 22
8 p.m. Solemn Easter Vigil
(no confessions and no 5 p.m. Mass)
Easter Sunday, March 23
9 a.m. Mass
12:30 p.m. Mass (Spanish)

Habitat for Humanity is a Christian organization that provides simple, livable homes to the needy. Homeowners are selected based on need and ability to pay a mortgage and other necessary homeowner expenses, such as utilities. Habitat does not discriminate in the selection of homeowners.

Habitat For Humanity Hood County (HFHHC) builds four houses each year. We are presently building in the Rancho Brazos area, behind the American Legion Post, off Davis Road.

HFHHC is somewhat unique in Habitat International (of which we are a dedicated part) in that we build four homes a year with no paid staff. All of the administration, as well as the construction, is done by volunteers. That means that all funds donated to Habitat For Humanity Hood County go toward the construction of Habitat homes.

HFHHC is now building houses # 41 and # 42. Habitat homeowners contribute 300 hours of "sweat equity" on their house or another in construction. We delight in getting to know these new homeowners, and they learn valuable home-owning skills.

We work on Wednesdays and Saturdays, beginning at about 8:30 AM. Lunch is usually at 11:30, and is provided by a local church or business group. That's another uniquely Granbury thing. In most communities, Habitat workers bring a sack lunch. Here, many churches provide an excellent lunch. We welcome new volunteers to come out and join us on any workday.

For more information call 817-573-2812

And the winners are…

Granbury Chamber of Commerce

2008 Chamber Awards Banquet -

Granbury movers and shakers filled the banquet hall at DeCordova Bend Estates Friday night as we celebrated our successes for 2008. The James Bond theme brought out the glamour in everyone! Lovely ladies in evening gowns and simple sheik black and white were paired with the dashing gentlemen wearing Texas tuxedos as well as a few George Clooney look a likes in their own classics tuxes.

We dined on Texas classic cuisine, prime rib and grilled shrimp and enjoyed the awards presentation from various chamber members. Entertainment included the live auction, dancing, trying our chances at the gaming tables and a live sketch artist!

Winners for the evening included:
Janice Horack rep. for Cultural Events & Community Education at the Tarleton Langdon Center
Melinda Watson from Advanced Embroidery
Sandy Price from All About Sports
Dr Chris Cheyne from Cheyne Eye Center
The Courtyards at Lake Granbury
Josh from D’Vine Wine of Texas
Billy Wiley from Wiley funeral Home
Thomas G. Myers from Myers Automotive
Julia Pannell for community service
Angela Raines is the outgoing president who won the Director of the year award.

Why do I love Granbury? The community support and involvement in this small town is dynamic. The business support from one to another is awesome. Living in this community always brings out the fun side of life – my hats off to all of the organizers and winners tonight!

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Jane Mouhot
Realtor Keller Williams Realty