Salado Museum & College Park announces a special free showing of the film, Trailblazer: The Editorial Cartoons of Etta Hulme, based on the work of the former political cartoonist for the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, Thursday, August 22, at 11:00 a.m., in the Museum Meeting Hall, at 423 South Main in Salado.

Salado aldermen will consider at their 6:30 p.m. Aug. 15 meeting the first construction plat from Sanctuary for 190 residential lots on Phase I of the development.

Salado Museum & College Park announces a presentation by M. Scott Byers, political cartoonist for the Austin American-Statesman newspaper, at 11 a.m. Aug. 10 at the museum. 

By Tim Fleischer, Editor-in-Chief

Sanctuary Phase I will be purely residential and will exit the property on Royal Street across from the Salado United Methodist Church. Village administrator Don Ferguson reviewed the Construction Plans and Construction Plat with aldermen at their Aug. 1 meeting.

Phase I will have 15 lots of 0.08-0.1 acres in size, 157 lots of 0.1-0.2 acres in size and 20 lots over 0.2 acres in size. It will also have 20 acres of open space.

The annual Salado Fireworks show on Salado Creek on July 6 with the show beginning at full dark about 9 p.m. at Sherrill Park in Mill Creek.

There will be a day full of activities, including food and drinks for purchase, kids’ games and booths. There will also be a men’s golf tournament during the day.

Salado Historical Society will hold its annual 4th of July picnic at noon July 4 at the Salado High School cafetorium,.