House Creek students create out of this world projects

By JENNIFER FARNUM Special to Leader-Press   House Creek Elementary students are searching the galaxy far, far away exploring unknown planets and learning of worlds bigger than themselves.

Candy Outfitters

Candy Outfitters has had an Easter egg hunt each day this week for kids of all ages. Those who find eggs get to keep them, along with the prizes and candy inside. Candy Outfitters will have Easter candy, baskets and gift items 20 percent off through tomorrow.

Choosing color for your garden

Choosing what colors to use in your garden opens up the opportunity to explore the wide range of colors that are available in both annuals and perennials, either in plants or seeds.

Council, residents have mixed opinions on dog park

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   The City of Copperas Cove will not have a dog park in the immediate foreseeable future. That’s the opinion of the Copperas Cove city council after Tuesday night’s workshop.

Community invited to meet the City

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press   The City of Copperas Cove invites residents to get better acquainted with the city’s departments and have a little fun during Wednesday afternoon’s “Meet the City” event from 3 until 5 p.m.

CTC Nursing dept. to hold job fair

Special to Leader-Press   The Central Texas College (CTC) Nursing department will hold its annual spring semester Nursing/EMT Job Fair on Wednesday, March 23 in the CTC Nursing Center (Bldg. 155) from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Superhero Teacher: Charlotte Heinze

By DAVID J. HARDIN Cove Leader-Press   Copperas Cove High School teacher Charlotte Heinze teaches marketing, business, advertising, and entrepreneurship to students in grades 10-12. She is also the Marketing Education Coordinator and DECA Advisor for CCISD.

Elementary students get groovy with books

Special to Leader-Press   Forget Woodstock students at Martin Walker Elementary are headed to Bookstock, the Groovy Book Fair, converging on their school thorough March 10. Every fair has a theme, and this one is Peace Love and Books.

Choosing perennials for Central Texas

After living in Central Texas for several years, I was convinced that I would have to continue planting flowering annuals every year, enjoy the colors through spring and summer then accept the fact that everything would be brown by August.