Kerr County Stories by Lanza Teague

HCAF: An Artist's Dream Lives On Published in the Kerrville Daily Times on August 15, 2025 Hill Country Arts Foundation as it looked prior to the July 2025 Flood We all have dreams, things we want to accomplish during our lifetime. Today I am going to tell you the story of a woman who wasn’t just a dreamer — she was a “do-er” who made a beautiful, durable imprint on Kerr County. Almost from birth, Edith loved to draw. The extra hours of light provided by her father’s electric plant gave her plenty of time to develop her artistic skills and dream of going art school one day. Unfortunately, in those days, young ladies of her class were expected to be a debutante and sew items for her hope chest. Her dreams of taking “real art classes” were put on hold for more womanly pursuits until she was 20. The First Point Theater Stage, circa 1959 Edith Fuller was born in 1896 in Calvert. She was one of nine children born to Louis and Mary Josephine Fuller. Her father owned the electricity plant...

The little house that survived Published in the Kerrville Daily Times August 1, 2025 The House at Sherman's Mill after the 1932 Flood Since my last column, I’ve been struggling with a subject for this week. When so many around me are struggling to cope with the aftermath of a cataclysmic event, all of my ideas for a column this week just seemed silly. I have avoided the western part of the county over the last few weeks, mostly to stay out of the way of recovery and rebuilding efforts, but also because so much of my life was formed along the banks of the Guadalupe between Ingram and Hunt. I wasn’t sure my heart could take the devastation of landmarks and buildings I thought would always be there. It wasn’t until I saw a post by Mercy Gate Ministries on social media that I got my idea for this week’s column. When my great-grandparents came to Kerr County, they settled at the confluence of the Guadalupe and Kelly Creek, close to where the Waltonia Crossing is today. I try not to weav...