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Roughhouse Brewing will celebrate its third anniversary on Jan. 15. The brewery will showcase a special small batch raspberry whiskey sour ale. The event will feature live music and live custom screen-printing using limited-edition anniversary artwork.

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The Wimberley VFW Post 6441 hosts bingo on Friday nights. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with food concession. Earlybird games start at 7:00 p.m. Regular games start at 8 p.m. For more information visit vfw6441.com/bingo

Pedernales Electric Cooperative Board of Directors approved unanimously reducing the amount of money paid back to solar power participants Dec. 17 to ensure a contribution of utility payments considered “fair for all members,” officials said.

The 12 Kings Car Club, which hosts the Coffee and Cars classic car show at Blanco Brew on the first Sunday of every month, donated $575 to Barnabas Connection. The club also made a donation to the Hays Caldwell Women’s Center. The donations came from merchandise sales and other funds collected during the monthly car show. Pictured is 12 Kings Car Club president Bill Ward handing over a check to Daphne, a case manager for Barnabas Connection, in front of a yellow 1955 Chevy Stepside pick-up. SUBMITTED PHOTO

Central Texas Theatre Academy celebrated their first anniversary over the weekend. The celebration included a bounce house, face painting station, games and multiple of children’s favorite princesses and superheroes. Pictured at right is Madelyn Hernandez with the ever-popular Elsa from Disney’s Frozen. Far right is Bennie Hernandez with Batman cheering on a good throw in the bean bag toss. For more information on the Central Texas Theatre Academy, visit centextheatre.org.

Former Hays County Assistant District Attorney and former Hays County Bar Association President, Charmine Wilde recently announced her candidacy for the 207th Judicial District.

The Lower Colorado River Authority is offering grants of up to $50,000 for community projects throughout LCRA’s wholesale power, water and transmission service territory.

More than 20 new state laws went into effect as Texans rang in the New Year, with another half-dozen to go on the books on Jan. 18, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported. Those laws include a ban on transgender athletes competing on sports teams that reflect their gender identity, and penalties for illegally restraining dogs.