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	<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:22:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Donate to Blue Santa Through December 10</title>
		<link>http://blogs.georgetown.org/blog/2008/11/19/donate-to-blue-santa-through-december-10/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:22:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Hutchinson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Toys and money needed for low-income children in Georgetown
Blue Santa and his elves with the Georgetown Police Department are getting ready for Christmas, which means they need your help. Last year more than 1,300 Georgetown children in 500 low-income families received toys from Blue Santa.
This year there will likely be more children who qualify. &#8220;Georgetown [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Library Foundation Makes $50,000 Donation</title>
		<link>http://blogs.georgetown.org/blog/2008/11/18/library-foundation-makes-50000-donation/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.georgetown.org/blog/2008/11/18/library-foundation-makes-50000-donation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:20:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Hutchinson</dc:creator>
		
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The Georgetown Public Library Foundation presented a check for $50,000 to the City of Georgetown in October. The donation was the second installment from the foundation&#8217;s capital campaign for the new public library, which opened in January 2007. Larry Franks, president of the foundation, gave the check to Mayor George Garver and City Manager Paul [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Citi Data Center Receives Gold LEED Certification</title>
		<link>http://blogs.georgetown.org/blog/2008/11/15/citi-data-center-receives-gold-leed-certification/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.georgetown.org/blog/2008/11/15/citi-data-center-receives-gold-leed-certification/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:54:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Hutchinson</dc:creator>
		
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Citi&#8217;s data center in Georgetown was named a Gold LEED certified facility on Thursday, making it the first new data center in the U.S. to achieve such a standard. The award was presented by Michele Van Hyfte with the U.S. Green Building Council chapter in Central Texas. The building is the first in Georgetown to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gingerbread Contest!</title>
		<link>http://blogs.georgetown.org/blog/2008/11/13/gingerbread-contest/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.georgetown.org/blog/2008/11/13/gingerbread-contest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Judy F</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[But what you build doesn’t have to be gingerbread and it doesn’t have to be a house!
Rules and information:

You may make any structure you choose.
All building materials should be edible.
“Enhanced” or “embellished” kits will compete in the kit category
Winners will be announced December 17
A $25 gift card will be awarded in each category.
Entries will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Assistant City Manager Tom Yantis to Leave City</title>
		<link>http://blogs.georgetown.org/blog/2008/11/13/assistant-city-manager-tom-yantis-to-leave-city/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.georgetown.org/blog/2008/11/13/assistant-city-manager-tom-yantis-to-leave-city/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:15:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Hutchinson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Assistant City Manager Tom Yantis has accepted a position with a private planning and engineering firm and has turned in his resignation, effective December 12.
Yantis started with the City of Georgetown in 1999 as the head of the information technology department. He was promoted to assistant city manager in 2000 and served as interim city [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Collection Day Changes Start on December 8</title>
		<link>http://blogs.georgetown.org/blog/2008/11/10/collection-day-changes-for-solid-waste-and-recycling-start-on-december-8/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.georgetown.org/blog/2008/11/10/collection-day-changes-for-solid-waste-and-recycling-start-on-december-8/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:28:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Hutchinson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Solid waste and recycling pickup days will change for some Georgetown area residents starting the week of Monday, December 8. The change will affect some, but not all Texas Disposal Systems customers in Georgetown.
If your collection day is changing, a flyer will be delivered to you and a sticker will be placed on your collection [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Red Poppy Festival wants your input!</title>
		<link>http://blogs.georgetown.org/blog/2008/11/07/red-poppy-festival-wants-your-input/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.georgetown.org/blog/2008/11/07/red-poppy-festival-wants-your-input/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:07:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcy H.</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2009 Red Poppy Festival Committee is busy planning for the 10th Annual Red Poppy Festival which will be on April 25th &#38; 26th.  This will be the 10th Anniversary of Georgetown&#8217;s Red Poppy Festival and we are want to make sure everyone has the most fun ever!  You can help us make this the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Market Days on November 8</title>
		<link>http://blogs.georgetown.org/blog/2008/11/05/market-days-on-august-9/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.georgetown.org/blog/2008/11/05/market-days-on-august-9/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:03:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Hutchinson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[November 8 is Second Saturday! Join us as the downtown Square comes alive with booths featuring handmade arts &#38; crafts, unique gifts, entertainment, food, and much more. Combined with the shops and restaurants around the Square, you’ll enjoy a delightful day for the whole family.
Market Days are held the second Saturday of each month, March through [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fountainwood Observatory Nov. 7</title>
		<link>http://blogs.georgetown.org/blog/2008/11/05/fountainwood-observatory-viewing-night/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.georgetown.org/blog/2008/11/05/fountainwood-observatory-viewing-night/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:50:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcy H.</dc:creator>
		
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Join fellow star-gazers at the free public night at Fountainwood Observatory on the Southwestern University campus on Friday, November 7 from 8 to 11 p.m.
The evening begins with Jupiter low in the southwestern sky.  Beautiful star clusters can be viewed.  Many other wonderful celestial objects, can be seen through a telescope.
On hand to guide viewing will be S.U. Physics Department [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Next in the Hill Country Authors Series: Joe Nick Patoski on November 21</title>
		<link>http://blogs.georgetown.org/blog/2008/11/05/next-in-the-hill-country-authors-series-joe-nick-patoski-on-november-21/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.georgetown.org/blog/2008/11/05/next-in-the-hill-country-authors-series-joe-nick-patoski-on-november-21/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Judy F</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Joe Nick Patoski&#8217;s most recent book, Willie Nelson: An Epic Life, has been called the culmination of his four-decade career of writing about Texas, Texans, and music. He has authored or co-authored biographies of Selena and Stevie Ray Vaughan, coffee table books such as Texas Mountains, Texas Coast, and Big Bend National Park, and was [...]]]></description>
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