STEAM Hispanic program
A special Hispanic Heritage Month educational program will be held from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Bledsoe-Miller STEAM Center, 300 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
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Boos on the Brazos
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Fire station tours
The Waco Fire Department will host an open house at Fire Station No. 1, 100 Peach St., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
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Fairy Garden workshop
Urban REAP, 1509 N. 15th St., will host a Fairy Garden workshop from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday.