EZEKIEL 38:14-19 "Therefore Son of Man, prophesy and say unto Gog: Thus sayeth the Lord God: In that day when My people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it? And thou shalt come from thy place out of the North parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding on horses, a great company, and a mighty army.

I have been asked to start a NEW ‘old’ series. NEW because hopefully you will see something that you haven’t seen before and OLD because it should be something that you have thought about and maybe done something about before now. ARE YOU READY for some of the what-ifs that we face today?

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 read ...

Holiday visitors in the home of Flora Bowden were Thomas and Elaine Bowden; Stephanie Bowden Russell; Brad Bowden Family; Carolyn Swindall; Brent Swindall and Children; and the Scott Swindall family. Avery and Maurine Johnson visited Avery’s sister and family in Nebraska. Billy and Pam Johnson spent last weekend in Cherokee visiting. They will be moving to Cherokee next weekend.

What a year! She had more trouble than she bargained for. The year started off fairly well. But then the little things turned into bigger things. Since the economy turned bad she lost the job she had for fifteen years. What would she do? She had a family to support.

50 Years Ago Jan. 8, 1959 Early Sunday morning, the main gas line froze before reaching the city and caused some residents to be without gas for a short while, and others had low flames in their heaters. Gaylon Theodore Preece, born at 10:10 p.m., Jan. 1, the son of Mr.

We just received a little drizzle along with the cold front that came through our area Sunday night. I doubt it was even enough to measure. As we all know, we are desperate for rain. Most of the stock tanks are dry. I suppose the deer can sneak a drink from water troughs, but I wonder about the small animals.

Reading Recommendations: Bones, An Irene Kelly Mystery, Jan Burke. For Four Long Years, No One Has Known What Became of Julia Sayre. On the morning after this mother of two disappeared, her family sought the help of reporter Irene Kelly. But despite Irene's best efforts, until now only one person has known where to find Sayre-her killer. Nick Parrish, brilliant and sadistic, already faces the death penalty in a torture-murder case.

Our fair Valley of the Pecan has certainly seen our share of good ol’ Texas weather as of late. We have ranged the spectrum from freezing weather, to typhoon type gales, to fair weather on to some downright hot weather. While we have been experiencing some of the most dry times since the middle of the drought in ’54, we were fortunate enough to get a wee bit of moisture during the earlier part of the week.

Luk 1:1 "For as much as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us," Those things most surely believed among us, is what we call doctrine. Please understand that any system of belief, whether true or false, is doctrine, but for this article, we are considering Biblical doctrine.

Woke up Monday morning to see some moisture falling and very cold. No ice but a cold north wind which made it seem colder than what it was. The New Year came in with very little fan fare in the Bend Community. Barbara Jones reported that she attended a celebration held at the Live Oak Extension building with about twenty people who danced their way into 2009. Barbara Jones was in to see her doctor and he scheduled an angiogram test to be done Friday, January 9.

Welcome to the first column of 2009. The New Year has started off with a strange twist. First we have record highs, and now old man winter has decided to pay us a visit. Although we desperately need precipitation, I’d prefer not to have the frozen stuff! It will be hard enough to get the kids back into the school mode without weather distractions.

The 40th Annual Hill Country Gem and Mineral Show happens in Fredericksburg Saturday and Sunday, January 17 and 18. Dealers from all over the country will offer rocks, gems, jewelry, fossils, arrowheads, geodes, shells, and mineral specimens at this special show. Highlights of the event include museum-quality fossils and minerals as well as jewelry made from precious and semiprecious stones and other natural materials.

The Llano Country Opry will host a Tribute to Big Bill Lister on Saturday, January 10, at the Lantex Theater in downtown Llano. The show begins at 7:30 P.M. Tickets for the show are now on sale at the Llano Chamber of Commerce, Llano National Bank, Lively Computers in Kingsland or by calling (325) 347-5407. The show will feature some special guests set to honor Texas Country Music pioneer Lister including Hank Williams’ daughter Jett Williams, Lister’s nephew Ron Williams, Frankie Miller a ...

Pictured are members of the Capital Area Food Bank distribution team (far left and three on the far right) with a couple of the volunteers.

Pictured are volunteers from the churches, community, and local organizations who helped distribute food from the Capital Area Food Bank on December 22, 2008. The Capital Area Food Bank usually comes to San Saba every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month and is distributed near the First Baptist Church.

Ross McSwain was unable to come to San Saba on Tuesday, January 6th to talk about his new book. See No Evil, Speak No Evil, A History of Mob Violence in the Texas Heartland 1869-1904. The Historical Commission will invite him again in the near future. If you do not wish to wait to have your own copy, the book, containing 176 pages, photos and maps, is in soft cover and is $18.95 plus state sales tax, shipping and handling.

To all who have been so generous, supportive, and helpful, the members of San Saba County EMS extend their sincere appreciation. Period from Sept.1-Dec. 31, 2008: Gifts, Contributions, etc. Jerry & Lynn Blankenship-cash donation, Clement Rochat-cash donation. Ima Jean Busby, J.W. & Jewel Warren, Ray & Kathleen Hawkins; Linda Tharp, Milton & Trudy Gage; Maxine Davis, Connie Hamrick; Juanita Johnson, Dale & June Clark, Paul Jeffrey & family, Jimmie Thornton, Lori & Lynn Thornton; Sharon Sue Na ...

Pictured are some of the members of the Ministerial Alliance who were on hand to distribute coffee, hot chocolate, and cookies to the participants and volunteers. Tim Oskins, Alvino Valdez, and Rick Baker.

January marks the one-year anniversary of the transition of 18 historic sites from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to the Texas Historical Commission (THC). These sites, which tell the real stories of Texas, join the THC’s two other historic properties, the National Museum of the Pacific War and the Sam Rayburn House Museum. The THC has made major strides in improvements including the addition of 46 new positions, opening all sites six or seven days a week, purchasing 21 new vehicl ...

Funeral services for Ann Jackson, age 62, of Richland Springs, were held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 3 at the Netherton Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Calvin Williams officiating. Interment followed at Richland Springs Cemetery under the direction of Netherton Funeral Home. The family received friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Barbara Ketchum Brown of Corpus Christi passed away Saturday, January 3, 2009 in a health care facility in Portland, TX. Barbara was born July 30, 1941 in San Saba County, the daughter of Elvin Ketchum and Bernice Felts Ketchum. Barbara is survived by her husband, Charles Brown of Corpus Christi; one son, Warren Brown of Brady; one daughter, Kathryn Bassham of Corpus Christi.

Lelan Varnadore 75 of Coleman, passed away Sunday January 4, 2009 at his residence in Coleman. Lelan was born June 17, 1933 in McCamey, Texas, the son of Cue Howard Varnadore and Kathryn Johnson Varnadore. Lelan Cue Varnadore and Carolyn Lively were married in Carlsbad, New Mexico on December 3, 1956.

Sammie L. Jeffrey age 101, of Seguin, Texas, died Thursday January 1, 2009. Funeral services were held Saturday January 3, at Howell-Doran Funeral Home in San Saba at 2:00 PM with burial at the Richland Springs Cemetery. Sammie was born in Llano County, Texas on December 12, 1907, to Joseph Theodore Jeffrey, and Malinda Sarah Churchill Jeffrey.

Velma Brown 98 of Richland Springs, passed away Saturday January 3, 2008 in a health care facility in Goldthwaite. Velma was born August 26, 1910, in Lakeview, Texas the daughter of Rand Strickland and Frances Elms Strickland. On November 22, 1928 Velma Strickland and Newton Carlton Brown were married in the Methodist Parsonage in Richland Springs.

The district will continue benchmark testing in math in efforts to prepare students and staff for the upcoming TAKS tests. Students who don’t pass the benchmark tests will be assigned mandatory after-school TAKS tutoring until they can pass the TAKS tutoring benchmark. The Lady Coyotes basketball team now 12-5 on the season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Youth Fair 1. Do I need to pre-register Youth Fair Entries? NO. All you need to do is bring them on January 15th from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. to the Senior Center. 2. Does it cost to enter the Youth Fair? No. 3. Where do I take my entry? To the Senior Center on 705 E.

San Saba Elementary Jan. 12-16 Monday- Breakfast: Cereal/Toast, Oatmeal, Fruit, Juice, Milk Lunch: Cheese Sticks, Vegetable Soup, Celery/Carrot Sticks, Tossed Salad, Mixed Fruit, Milk Tuesday- Breakfast: Cereal/Toast, Sausage & Biscuits, Fruit, Juice, Milk Lunch: Chicken Nuggets/Pepper Gravy, Whipped Potatoes, Green Beans, Rolls, Fresh Oranges, Milk Wednesday- Breakfast: Cereal/Toast, Scrambled Eggs, Fruit, Juice, Milk Lunch: Nachos, Lettuce/Tomatoes, Carrot Sticks, Seasoned Corn, D ...

The Jr. High girls lost to Lohn and the Jr. High boys also lost to Lohn in their last game before the holidays. The Lady Indians finished in 3rd place at the Richland Springs Hardwood Classic basketball tournament last week. The Lady Indians defeated Lometa, lost to Lingleville, and defeated TLC (San Angelo) for the 3rd place win. The Region IV All-Region football team includes 3 Indians.

2008 has come and gone….where do all the years go? For the last 14 years, I have had the pleasure of living and working in San Saba for San Saba ISD. During my time at San Saba ISD, I have had the opportunity of working for many wonderful School Board Members.