To promote young children’s delight in talking, listening, reading, and writing, adults need to provide a variety of interesting language experiences. Children who have reading difficulties in the primary grades often had limited early literacy learning experiences. Children with reading difficulties have: • less letter knowledge; • less sensitivity to the notion that the sounds of speech are distinct from their meaning; • less familiarity with the basic purpose and mechanisms of ...

The last week-end in March Doug and Cyndi Suggs went to LaPort to visit Tiffany, Jeff, Monica and Samus. They celebrated Doug’s, Tiffany’s, Jeff’s and Samus’ birthdays. Sydnie Suggs just returned from two weeks in China. She spent four days living with a Chinese family and going to a Chinese high school.

Philemon was a brother in Christ in the first century. The Apostle Paul wrote a letter to him. We all get letters, but could you imagine getting one from the Apostle Paul? It would be like us getting a personal letter from the president. We would quickly open it and see what he had to say. Paul thanked Philemon for his generosity.

100 Years Ago April 9, 1908 J.I. Carson has gone to Fort Worth to meet A.R. Sprague from Springfield, Mo. He expects to sell Sprague his mill machinery which he purchased for the Water Company some time since. This is the man under whom the Carson men learned the miller's trade. We have a few tons of good sound cotton seed, good for planting.

We had .3 of rain at Elm Grove last Thursday with an inch falling in the east part of the community. Remember we had snow at this time last year. The weather has been beautiful and it is making everyone think about flower beds. I hope they are not “jumping the gun”.

Reading Recommendations: Listening to Cougar, Marc Bekoff and Cara Blessley Lowe, Editors; Foreword by Jane Goodall - This spell-binding tribute to Puma concolor honors the big cats' presence on the land and in our psyches. In some essays, the Puma appears front and center: a cougar leaps over Rick Bass's feet, hurtles off a cliff in front of J.

Though most folks around the Country are usually glad to see the springtime take over from the dreaded dullness of winter, it does have a couple of detracts.When we put the mowers, shredders, weed eaters, & other such use-related articles in the shed in late Fall, it’s a welcome break from a lot of those weekly chores that might impede more pleasant activities such as fishing, hunting, etc.

San Saba has winners at the Senior Women’s Amateur Golf Association of Texas Tournament! Anita Miles captured second Low Net in the third flight! To say she was thrilled, is an understatement. Jo Ann Snow won closest to the pin in the sixth flight! Hattie Rogers had a great tournament, was sitting in first position in the seventh flight after the first day play and was beat out by only one stroke on the second day.

Last week I received some pictures from a country on the other side of the world. One of the pictures that really touched my heart was of a little girl standing behind a fence made of heavy iron bars. She was dirty faced; unkept and had such a sad look.

The weatherman was right on the rain coming in last week, as it came in with much lightning and thunder Thursday night leaving as much as an inch some places. It was reported last week that the scissor-tails hadn’t made an appearance, but that was wrong as Jerome Meischen reported that he had spotted some at his place a couple of weeks ago.

It’s spring, election time and TAKS testing time. How confused can any one month get? Mrs. Brockman is working her fingers to the bone, trying to make sure everyone has learned the concepts she has been drilling all year. I find myself resentful when it comes to these tests. I know she has tried to get students to memorize times tables, I’ve written about it in this column, yet there are still many students who stumble over the three and four times tables in 4th and 5th grade.

The San Saba High School, Family, Career and Community Leaders of America STAR Events, junior category team, won 1st place in the Focus on Children contest held at the FCCLA State Leadership Conference in Galveston this last weekend. Regan Hartranft, Audrey Pierce, and Bonnie Hunt received a 1st place medallion and plaque before an audience of 3800 delegates.

The raffle drawing, benefiting the Pecan Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross, was held April 1st at Arrowhead Bank. A total of $3,230.31was raised for the local chapter. Many community members played a huge part in making this fundraiser such a success. Specifically, Laynie Johnson, Cynthia Weatherby, Ann Reyes and Dison Seider are "heroes"

San Saba’s Visionaries in Preservation (VIP) organization will begin creating the community’s preservation action plan on April 10th at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. VIP is the community planning program of the Texas Historical Commission. VIP asks how you want your community to look and feel and provides tools to help San Saba retain its identity and sense of place as it grows and changes.

The San Saba Garden Club is in the process of renovating the clubhouse in Mill Pond Park. Already accomplished is interior painting and refurbishment, sandblasting of the exterior, and plans for future work including a new ramp entrance, replacement of old window and shutter doors. The Garden Club thanks the City of San Saba for their help, and the citizens who help by attending the Christmas Tour of Homes.

The Sharon Club met on April 1st in the lovely home of hostess, Merlane Pool, with Zelda Campbell as co-hostess, for its monthly meeting. Alice Jane Allen was welcomed as a new member. Oralia Huron illustrated "walking in place" as an exercise regime. New officers were elected for 2008-2009 as follows: President: Charlotte Holland Vice President: Jymmie Linzey Secretary: Dorothy Gage Treasurer: Glennetta Sanderson Reporter: Gail Sloan Parliamentarian: Barbara Riggs

Graveside funeral services for Daphyne Nelson, 75, of San Saba County, were held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 6, in the Holt Cemetery with James Young officiating. Interment followed, under the direction of Heartland Funeral Home of Early. Mrs. Nelson passed away on Thursday, April 3, 2008, in Brownwood Texas.

Douglas Johanson, 88, of Spokane, Washington, passed away Tuesday, February 26, 2008. He was born May 26, 1919 in Bluffton, Texas, Llano County, to John Johanson and Maggie Moore Johanson. Named Lloyd Douglas Johanson, he was the eighth child born to the couple. The Johanson family moved to Cherokee, Texas in 1930.

James Ray (Jim) Cromer, 75, went to be with the Lord on April 4, 2008 at his home in San Saba, Texas. Born in Channing , Texas to Albert Lee and Beatrice Cromer in 1932, he was reared in New Home and Lubbock, Texas. On June 2, 1955, he married Alta Johanna Verheul in Lubbock, Texas.

Maria Sixta Cardenas, 63, of San Saba, passed away Saturday, April 5, 2008 at a care facility in Brownwood, Texas. She was born April 6, 1944, in Santa Maria De Los Angeles, Jalisco, Mexico, the daughter of Juan De Dios Rodriguez and Maria Soledad Rosales Flores Rodriguez. Maria Rodriguez later married Fidencio Cardenas.

Mildred McIntosh, 80, of San Saba, passed away, Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at her residence in San Saba. Born December 13, 1927, in San Saba, the daughter of Bob Fulton Barker and Martha Starr Barker. On February 18, 1957, Mildred Barker and Billy Joe McIntosh were married in San Saba County, where they made their home.

100 M Dash - Stormi Davee - 4th 800 M Run - Katlyin Teel - 4th 400 M Run - Katlyin Teel - 4th 400 M Run - Brookelyin McGinty - 5th 800 M Run - Brookelyin McGinty - 5th Shot Put - Katlyin Teel - 5th Long Jump - Stormi Davee - 6th 800 M Relay - 1st - Team of Bessent, Davee, Herbert, Green 400 M Relay - 1st - Team of Bessent, Davee, Herbert, Green 1600 M Relay - 2nd - Team of Teel, Burns, McGinty, Thorpe 100 M Dash - Courtney Herbert - 1st Long Jump - Kinsey Green - ...

Good attendance is so important to student success. Please urge your child to be at school each and every day. There are only eight weeks of school remaining. Here is a schedule of some of this year’s remaining events at Richland Springs: April 8 Grade 5 & 8 math TAKS April 8 H.S.

The San Saba Armadillo Varsity & JV baseball teams played two games this past week. On Tuesday, the Varsity lost to Ballinger @ Ballinger 7-5. Ballinger hit the ball real well and pitched good; we played hard but came up short. The JV Dillos played well and came away with a big victory.

The Richland Springs 4-H Pet Show took place Saturday, March 29 at the Richland Springs Rodeo Grounds Pavilion.Contestants began signing up at 10:00 and the show began at 10:30. Despite the cool damp weather everyone had a great time. The results are as follows: Small Breed Puppies 1st place-Bralei Lewis and Bob, a miniature Schnauzer 2nd place-Jordan Gossett and Rockie, a Welch Corgi 3rd place-Antonia Valdez and Chico, a Chihuahua Large Breed Puppies 1st place-Brittany Bush and Wendy, ...

1600 M Run - Patrick Phillips - 4th 100 M Dash - Tra Williams - 4th 1600 M Run - Joseph Woods - 5th Shot Put - Danny Tillery - 4th 3200 M Run - Joseph Woods - 4th Shot Put - Ben Van Cleave - 5th 800 M Run - Joe Avila - 6th 800 M Run - Winston Poe - 4th Discus - Dusty Newby - 6th 800 M Relay -1st - Team of Williams, Reeves, Trevino, Bush Mile Relay - 2nd - Team of Poe, Van Cleave, Avilla, Fowler 400 M Relay - 2nd - Team of Williams, Reeves, Trevino, Bush Discus - B ...

The San Saba Elementary School will hold Kindergarten and Pre-Kindergarten 3 year old and 4 year old Round-Up on April 21, 2008 from 11:00 am to 5:30 pm in the San Saba Elementary School Office. Parents are welcome to come at their convenience between 11:00 am and 5:30 pm to gather information and complete necessary forms.

Wed. 4-9 Soph. meet for senior ring orders – 9:35 Senior invitations handed out – 12:10 Jr. Class meeting – HS library 12:10 Thurs. 4-10 Drill team tryouts 8th grade registration – 7:00 HS cafeteria Fri. 4-11 Baseball – Coleman Here JV – 4:30 V – 7:00 Softball – Coleman Here 5:30 Mon. 4-14 10-12 Registration - 6:00 HS cafeteria Band parent meeting – 7:00 HS cafeteria Tues.

On a windy day and a still chilly night, the district 6-AA Jr. High district track meet was ran off in Bangs last Friday, April 4. The meet was highly competitive as this is a very strong district. San Saba’s district champions were Samantha Henry in the Shot Put and Discus; Karlee Cromer in the 100 and 300 Hurdles, and Katie Ross in the 200.

On March 31st and April 1st, the 6-AA District Tennis Tournament was held at Rose Park in Abilene. San Saba qualified seven players for regionals and the Girls Team won the District Championship. Qualifying for regionals were Tayler Hiber, Sophia Flores, Hannah Crosby, Kara Davis, DeLana Cisneroz, Justin Barker and Chase Key.

It is the time of year that parents, students and little league coaches wait for all year long! The beginning of T-Ball and Little League season. I encourage all of you to get in your cars and take a drive at about 5:00 pm. Begin your venture at the SSISD practice field on Commerce Street, then circle over by the San Saba Elementary School playground on Church Street.