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March 27, 2008 Issue
Front Page
The Commissioners' Court meeting on Monday afternoon March 24th was called to order by Judge Byron Theodosis followed by Roger McGehee with the invocation and the pledges to the American and Texas flags.
There were no concerned citizens to report any issues.
Kevin Shahan, CPA, presented the detailed Audit Report and answered questions.
The following Action Items were discussed with action either taken or tabled:
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The San Saba County Volunteer EMS, as you know it today, will be gone unless 20-25 people sign up immediately!
The wonderful citizens of San Saba County have been very generous with their money through donations and memorials. We appreciate this type of support tremendously. However, we need people to become certified and help to fill shifts now!
At this time, there are 41 active certified volunteers and 11 drivers (five are included in the certified group) to fill approximately 360 shifts ea ...
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Submitted by Kynda Jordan
The Pecan Valley American Red Cross Chapter is dedicated to helping people prevent, prepare for and respond to disasters.
DID YOU KNOW...Our small 1 1/2 person staff makes up 4% of our work force with the remaining 96% being volunteers. Your chapter serves four counties: Brown, Mills, McCulloch and San Saba.
DID YOU KNOW...The most common disaster we respond to is a single-family house fire.
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Emiliano Zapata, son of Ernest and Cecilia Huron of San Saba, and Joey Zapata of Brownwood, and a student at San Saba Middle School, has been selected to travel to the Dallas/Fort Worth area as a participant in Education in Action's Lone Star Leadership Academy, June 23-27, 2008. Emiliano's selection for the Academy was based on his outstanding academic success, demonstrated leadership ability, a recommendation by his teacher, Debbie Shahan, and his involvement in school and community activitie ...
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Last week was one that was rather stormy for our area. Many of us were in Brady at a camp retreat. The weather rolled in and it was sometimes scary. The wind blew, the trees swayed and, yes, there was some rain. On Tuesday morning at about 4:30 a.m. we all gathered in a central area as tornado warnings were given and we needed to find a shelter.
It was good to find a shelter and to think that it was a safe place in a storm.
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From the San Saba News & Star Archives
100 Years Ago
March 26, 1908
A rather novel complaint for San Saba was filed against Ted Brown in the justice court here Monday by Constable C.G. Baker for exceeding the speed limit with W.B. Urquhart's automobile Sunday evening. Sec. 2 General Laws 1907 read: No automobile or motor vehicle shall be driven or operated upon any driveway at a greater rate of speed than 18 miles an hour .
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Submitted by Nancy Bannister
Reading Recommendations:
Never Enough, Joe McGinniss -
At thirty-nine, Nancy Kissel had it all: glamour, gusto, garishly flaunted wealth, and the royal lifestyle of the expatriate wife. Not to mention three young children and what a friend described as "the best marriage in the universe."
That marriage to Merrill Lynch and former Goldman Sachs investment banker Robert Kissel, ended abruptly one November night in 2003 in the bedroom of their luxury apartment high above Hong Kong's glittering ...
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It looks like we’ve gotten the Easter Holiday weekend behind us & it usually splits some of the Spring Break off-weeks for surrounding schools. I would imagine that most of the parents were ready for their kids to get back to class, however we are not so sure as to the attitude of the instructors.
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Receipts totaled 3078 head for the week. Stocker steers sold $2 higher and stocker heifers stayed steady. Feeder steers and heifers sold $2 lower. Packer cows and bulls showed no change. In conjunction with the regular sale, a Special Female Offering was held where pairs and bred cows sold in good demand with the top selling pairs bringing $1400.
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San Saba Nursing Home kicked off the month of March by celebrating Juanita Longley's birthday (11th) with a vanilla pudding cake and ice cream. Juanita was blessed with the company of friends and family that day.
Then on March 17th (St. Patrick's Day), the residents were given a party, hosted by the Bend Chapel Group.
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Last week I received a call from a local pastor and he asked me what I was doing. I told him I was doing the same thing he does every Sunday morning, feeding sheep.
While we were feeding that day I began to notice something. A large majority of the sheep that came up to get the feed were looking good.
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On March 20, 2008, the Wallace Creek EE Club met at the clubhouse. They had four members of the Live Oak EE Club as guests.
The meeting was called to order. Roll call was answered by the members and guests to the question of "What do you do to relax before preparing for sleep?"
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By Carolyn McDowell, CEA-FCS San Saba County
After February 17, 2009, full-power television stations will broadcast in digital only. In 1996, the U.S. Congress authorized the distribution of an additional broadcast channel to each broadcast TV station so that they could start a digital broadcast channel while simultaneously continuing their analog broadcast channel. Later, Congress mandated that February 17, 2009, would be the last day for full-power television stations to broadcast in analog.
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Rick and Wiliece Hoffman spent several days last week at their place. They were joined there by Shea, Dawn, & Charlotte Riordan of College Station. Berniece Kuykendall came from Llano to have lunch and spend Monday with them and enjoy her newest great granddaughter, Charlotte. Berniece is hoping she will see lots more of her as the Riordans recently relocated from York, PA to College Station where Dawn is an Emergency Room doctor at the College Station Medical Center.
Wiliece says it is a lot ...
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We registered .6 of an inch of rain Saturday night bringing the total for March to 3.7 inches compared to 7.8 at this time last year. The vegetation is really getting green and the mesquite leaves are coming out so I guess we can say spring is here. You wouldn’t have thought so yesterday (Easter Sunday), though.
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Twenty three members of the San Saba Garden Club met at their Club House March 4, 2008 with Nancy Nelson presiding.
Gail Bruner and Anna Wilson reported that the exterior of the building is being renovated. The garden club received a grant from the city to help with this expense.
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The weatherman knew what he was talking about since everyone at the Bend woke up Easter Sunday to the sounds of rain drops, cold and just one-tenth of an inch. Just enough moisture to put an end to early morning Easter egg hunting. The rabbit had to wait until Sunday afternoon before the eggs could be hunted.
Gary and Julia Jones of Mesquite came in Wednesday and stayed until Friday with his mother Barbara Jones.
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What a lovely spring break we just finished! The weather was perfect for outdoor activities; we had just enough rain to give the crops a chance to live, and then came Easter Sunday. This was an early Easter and Old Man Winter had to remind us that his watch is not done yet!
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Boyd Stewardson, 77, of San Saba County, TX, passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at his residence, surrounded by his family. He was born June 5, 1930, in Coleman County, TX, the son of Hardy Ellis Stewardson and Birdie Barton Stewardson. On June 23, 1950, Boyd Stewardson and Pauline Gregg were married in San Saba County.
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James Richard Thornton, 50, of Austin, Texas passed away Friday, March 21, 2008 in Austin. He was born April 23, 1957 in Lubbock, TX, the son of David Richard and Loeta Mae West Thornton. James Richard graduated from Round Rock High School and attended Kansas State University in Kansas. He lived in Austin since 1967 except for 10 years in Oregon (1989-1998).
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We are mourning the passing of Jennifer Anne Pearce, born September 18, 1972 in Brady, Texas, and died March 17, 2008 in her home in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
She is survived by her three beautiful children: Hannah Rebecca and Connor Blade James of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and Piper Elizabeth Pearce of Tulsa, Oklahoma; her parents, Frank and Cydney Pearce of Richland Springs and The Woodlands, Texas, and Rebecca Pearce of Tulsa, Oklahoma; her sister, Paige Pearce of Tulsa, Oklahoma; grandparents, Jim a ...
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Jesus Flores Jr., a lifelong resident of San Saba, passed away, Monday, March 17, 2008 in San Saba. He was born November 03, 1932 in San Saba, the son of Jesus Flores Sr. and Enrriqueto (Rita) Vasquez Flores.
He is survived by his aunt, Delores Flores Mendiola of San Saba, and uncle, Adolfo Flores of San Saba, and many cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers.
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Marinel was born on February 15, 1950 to James "Sid" and Mary Lewis in Brady, Texas. She lived the biggest part of her life in Richland Springs with her parents. After that, she lived the next 26 years with her sister, Sharon Ellis, and family in Early.
Marinel was the baby of seven children and never lacked for love and attention.
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Michael (Mikey) Rosales, 27, of San Saba, passed away Wednesday, March 19, 2008 in San Saba County. He was born August 19, 1980, in Corsicana, Texas, the son of Jose Jesus and Carmina Roman Rosales. He was employed as a Pharmacy Technician at Everett's Pharmacy in San Saba.
He is survived by his parents, Jose Jesus and Carmina Rosales of New Roads, LA; maternal grandfather, Mauro Roman Guzman, of Los Sauces Gro.
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Peggy Joy Nettleship Boeke of Fountain Valley Ca., passed away Sunday, March 23, 2008 in Fountain Valley CA.
Services will be held Friday, March 28, 2008 at 2:00 PM at the Howell-Doran Funeral Home with Rev. Sam Crosby officiating. Interment will follow at the Locker Cemetery.
Funeral Services under the direction of the Howell-Doran Funeral Home in San Saba, TX
For details and schedules on funeral services or if unable to attend you may register online at www.howelldoranfuneralhome.com
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The high school UIL contestants competed in the District UIL academic competition at Gustine on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. The UIL zone one act play Daddy’s Dyin’, Who’s Got the Will was performed at Lometa on March 18th and advanced to district competition at Lometa on March 27th. Good luck to everyone, and as the saying goes, ‘Break a leg.’
Junior high tracksters compete at district this Friday, March 28, at San Saba.
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The San Saba Ladies Golf Association met March 20, 2008 for play day with the following ladies present: Sandee Hartley, Jo Ann Snow, Nell McHorse, Bobbie Churchill, Becky Hardin, and Anita Miles.
The Chair for March, Nell McHorse, called for a game of odd holes less half your handicap. First Place went to Sandee, Second Place to Bobbie, and a tie for Third Place between Anita and Becky.
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The San Saba Lady Dillo Track Team competed in Goldthwaite before Spring Break and also at the Bluebonnet Relays over the break and did well at each meet. The girls tallied 121 points and won the Goldthwaite meet and scored 107 at Brownwood and finished third there. Results are below:
Varsity Girls
Triple Jump- Jaena Edwards- 1st
High Jump- Haylee Edwards - 1st
Shot Put- Bekah Bush- 2nd
Long Jump- Danessa Vasquez- 3rd, Sara Sloan- 4th, Bianca Zepeda- 6th
400 Relay- Calea Turner, Bianca Ze ...
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This past week, the Dillo baseballers added a little baseball into spring break with the JV Dillos playing Bangs here on Friday and the Varsity Dillos playing at Coleman on Thursday and here on Friday vs. Bangs.
On Thursday, the Varsity went to Coleman for 4:00 p.m. match-up with the Bluecats.We started off good and stayed steady through out the game beating Coleman 13-0 in the 6th inning due to the 10-run rule.
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The 25th San Saba Invitational Tennis Tournament was held on March 19th and 20th. Teams from Mason, Llano, Brady, Florence and San Saba competed in the tournament. Mason won the team championship with 130 points, San Saba and Llano tied for second with 80 points, followed by Florence with 76 points, and Brady with 72 points.
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The San Saba Junior Lady Dillos (12-6) captured the 2008 Priddy Little Dribblers Basketball Tournament Championship during the spring break weekend.
The Lady Dillos finished second in the Galloway-Hammond Basketball League at Burnet earlier this year. The Lady Dillos finished behind a Marble Falls All-Star Select team coached by Rick Romero (Lubbock Lady Hawks coach).
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By SSISD Superintendent, Leigh Ann Glaze
Spring fever has hit! It is getting harder and harder to keep kids in the classroom as the warm weather sets in and as spring events take students to various extra curricular events. It is hard to get up and come to school after a late night on a bus traveling to an out of town event or a late night at a home ballgame.
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