With the help of Canyon Lake-area charities, little green leaves made of tiny thumbprints are beginning to blossom on a paper tree in the Children’s Advocacy Center of Comal County’s (CACCC) office in Canyon Lake. They symbolize growth and new life for
Today turned out to be a forever day for eight families who adopted foster children at a special ceremony at the Venue in New Braunfels. The adoptions at Adoption Day 2023 were made possible by a partnership between SJRC Texas Belong and
The public is invited to enjoy turkey and all the trimmings at three free community Thanksgiving dinners in Canyon Lake and Fischer. Hundreds are expected at VFW Post 8573’s 25th Annual Free Thanksgiving Dinner, the Dam Red Barn’s Community Buffet, and Cowboys
The Community Resource & Recreation Center of Canyon Lake (CRRC) needs sponsors for its annual North Pole Village for area children. Sponsorship and support means no child will have to pay to participate in festivities and will receive a free toy, book,
The clock starts ticking at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20 for South Central Texas’ #BigGive2023. Dozens of Comal County nonprofits are counting on the community to support the 24-hour fundraiser, which ends at 6 p.m. Thursday. Since 2014 Big Give has helped
Canyon Lake teenagers who are using drugs or alcohol and their family members are invited to free support meetings from 7-8 p.m. every Thursday at the Community Resource and Recreation Center of Canyon Lake (CRRC), 1917 FM 2673. The sessions are facilitated
Community Resource and Recreation Center of Canyon Lake’s (CRRC) Family Fest backpack giveaway takes place 5-8 p.m. Friday at the Rec Center, 125 Mabel Jones Dr., Canyon Lake. Free back-to-school basics for Canyon Lake students include backpacks filled with school supplies, haircuts
Pick out a new school wardrobe for your child at ‘Back to School Kids Clothes Swap’ from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5 at Tye Preston Memorial Library, 16311 S. Access Rd., Canyon Lake. Parents and guardians can bring gently
Tye Preston Memorial Library (TPML) has received a $75,000 grant for the purchase of a brand-new bookmobile that will allow it to provide more services to people in far-flung Canyon Lake, which is hilly, rocky and divided by an 8,230-surface-acre reservoir. Funding
The branch director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Comal & Guadalupe Counties used to be that kid. Rianne Sykes-Wenske struggled with childhood trauma. She brought drugs to school and battled substance abuse. She got into fights. She couldn’t follow directions. She