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August 13, 2009 Issue
Front Page
Registration for kindergarten students will be from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 13th.
Registration for all other NEW students will be from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. on the same day. These students will need to bring their birth certificate, social security card and immunization record. New students should also bring their last report card and check out sheet from the previous school.
Students in grades 6th through 8th will not need to sign up for classes as their schedules are ...
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Submitted by Scott Meador
The City of San Saba and The Military Warrior Support Foundation (MWSF) have joined forces with local San Saba businesses, land owners and organizations to honor wounded soldiers from around the state. After an informative dinner presentation held June 30th at the Civic Center, a planning committee of interested members of the San Saba community was formed to coordinate activities with MWSF.
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On Thursday, August 6th, Glenna Boyd of Salon 111 welcomed friends and her Salon 111 family to the San Saba County Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting. Salon 111 is located on Highway 16 South and her phone number is (325)372-4150. Some of those attending the celebration were (L to R): Rusty Glover, Jill Burrows, Christina Cisneroz, Julia Rodriguez, Kristi Petersen, Glenna Boyd, Sheila Clemmons, Dora Miller, Fern Reed, Enedina Diaz, Cynthia Weatherby and Marcia Dyer.
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The San Saba County Commissioners Court met Monday, August 10th in the County Judge’s Chambers. Judge Byron Theodosis called the meeting to order at 9 a.m. Rickey Lusty gave the invocation and everyone joined for the pledges to the American and Texas flags.
The Commissioners approved the following reports: County Clerk; County Treasurer and Justice of the Peace.
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On Saturday, August 8th, Smokey Bear celebrated his 65th Birthday at San Saba’s National Night Out at the San Saba Civic Center parking lot. Mr. McGruff came to help celebrate and they greeted everyone, posed for pictures and enjoyed hot dogs and birthday cake.
Tony Guidroz, City of San Saba Tourism/Development, helped organize the event and emceed the event.
Aileen and Buddy Roberts performed a one act play entitled “Texas Women and the Civil War.” Gene and Levada Triesch gave a vocal ...
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The San Saba Garden Club Yard of the Month for August is at 906 Bluffton St. Owners are Lupe and Sulema Cisneroz and they have lived there forty years. They have tubs full of purple salvia, pink crepe myrtle, purple ilex, an old washer filled with various vines, an old satellite covered with vines, yellow dahlia, trumpet vine, esperanza, cannas, ivy and cactus on the porch.
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JOHN 14-9: "Jesus saith unto him, (Have I been so long with you, and yet hath thou not known Me Philip?) He that hath seen Me hath seen the FATHER: and how sayeth thou then, show us the FATHER?"
There might be many sincere Christians who have followed Christ to the best of their ability for a long time; but have not known exactly Who and why Jesus really is.
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By Marsha Hardy, San Saba County Emergency Management Coordinator
A few weeks ago, we discussed the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), leading up to a workshop that was going to be offered for anyone interested. On that day, our guest speaker, unfortunately, was involved in a motor vehicle accident on her way here. Soooo, the NEW workshop is scheduled for this coming Tuesday, August 18th beginning at 1pm up at the Civic Center meeting room.
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By: U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison-
Our nation faces a growing threat from crime syndicates and other dangerous felons that operate inside the very facilities meant to keep them and their illicit activities off our streets and out of our communities. Imprisoned convicts coordinate murders, plot extortion schemes, and run drug trafficking, credit card fraud, and identity theft enterprises.
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By: Carolyn McDowell, CEA-FCS San Saba County
Persistent, potentially life-altering heartburn may be a symptom of gastro-esophageal reflux disease known as GERD. Heartburn is the most common symptom of GERD and may cause chest discomfort and an acid taste in the mouth.
Sometimes it can make you feel like you have a lump in your throat or like you always have to clear your throat.
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Ty Crain from California visited his folks, Sandra and Franklin Crain last week.
Shelly Graham and children from Houston visited Sue Rhoades last Saturday. Sylvia Rhoades from Llano and Wanda Hewitt from San Antonio visited Sue on Thursday. They were all in the area to attend the Rhoades Reunion.
James and Mary Low vacationed in New Mexico last week.
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He was at the beck and call of his master every day. Sometimes the work was difficult. Being a slave meant that he would not have the freedom that others had. So he ran away.
He got as far as Rome and met up with a very imposing figure in God’s church, the Apostle Paul.
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From the San Saba News & Star Archives
69 Years Ago
August 15, 1940
W.A. Smith, present postmaster and former editor of the San Saba News, will serve as master of ceremonies today at the 16th annual Old Settlers' Reunion.
Saturday, Aug. 24, voters will go to the polls in the run-off primary to elect several important officials. Among them will be a State Representative for this, the 93rd Legislative District, composed of Lampasas, San Saba and McCulloch counties.
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We got some rain last week and, on the surface, everything looks pretty and green. It must still be dry, though, I noticed the burn ban is still in effect.
The weather was just perfect for the Elm Grove Rodeo last weekend. There were large crowds all three nights and Saturday was as usual, standing room only.
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Submitted by Nancy Bannister
Reading Recommendations: Mad Dogs and an Englishwoman, Travels with Sled Dogs in Canada's Frozen North, Polly Evans
A Mission to find out everything possible about the howling, tail wagging world of sled dogs. Fool's errand! Or the adventure of a lifetime? The intrepid world traveler was about to find out.
In the dead of winter, Polly Evans ventured to Canada's far northwest, where temperatures plunge to minus forty and the sun rises for just a few hours a day.
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By Michael A. Guido, Metter, Georgia
An efficiency expert asked an elevator operator, "How much time do you spend on each of your job assignments?"
He thought for a moment, and answered, "Up, 50%; down, 50%."
All of us have our ups and downs. But don't let your downs bring discouragement. Christ can't suffer defeat, nor can they who trust Him.
Paul said, "I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything.
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Are we alone, or are “they” out there somewhere? While we can only guess how long humans have wondered about life beyond Earth, such curiosity surely predates recorded history.
In 1994 Terence Dickinson and Adolph Schaller published *Extraterrestrials: A Field Guide for Earthlings* which features amateur astronomer Dickinson’s fascinating text and artist Schaller’s dazzling illustrations.
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By Dr. Dennis J. Prutow, Sterling, Kansas
We all have questions about suffering. It might be disease, illness, or injury. It might be unkind words or getting passed over for that promotion. It might be a fire, earthquake, or hurricane. We can rarely change our circumstances. We need perspective on life. Many people turn to the paranormal for answers.
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The Henniger reunion was held at the Civic Center in San Saba Saturday 8. Members came from all over to attend the event. The family of the late Elda Henniger Barnett of Coleman was responsible for having the reunion this year and from all accounts it was a big success.
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It was tuff from the start because she tried to sit on some eggs in the hen house. The other hens tried to keep her out of the nest and lay their eggs in there. The nest became so crowded with eggs we had to clean it out. We marked her eggs so we could tell which ones were hers and the day finally came for the eggs to hatch but to our dismay only one egg hatched.
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Another scorching week added to our already beleaguered land! There wasn’t much relief from old man Sun for anybody. I feel sorry for all our outdoor workers. That includes our football boys and their “red hot Coyote” workouts! It’s nice to see all that activity going on around the school.
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Signups for free CTC computer and Internet classes in August are now being taken for Goldthwaite, San Saba, and Brady.
Classes will be held at the following locations:
• Goldthwaite - Central Texas Telephone Cooperative and Central Texas Communications Customer Service Center at 1011 Reilly Street.
• San Saba - Rylander Memorial Library at 103 S Liveoak across from the San Saba County Courthouse.
• Brady - McCulloch County Helping Hands Center at 906 E.
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**Children's Immunization Clinic**Vision & Hearing Screenings**Partial Physicals**
Friday August 14, 2009 from 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. in the Cherokee ISD Cafeteria.
FREE!!! FREE!!! FREE!!! FREE!!!
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NEXT CITY SKATE NITE: FRIDAY August 14, 2009 from 6:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M.
~~ RENT OUR SKATES: $5.00 BRING YOU OWN: $4.00~~
GAMES, RACES AND LIMBO ** CONCESSION AVAILABLE**
AGES 10 & UNDER MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A PARENT/GUARDIAN
**NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES - SKATE AT YOUR OWN RISK **
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Starting August 1st, Texas vehicle inspection stickers will feature a western cowboy motif. Various images of cowboys will appear on different types of inspection stickers. The new stickers are rolling out over the next several months across the state.
"We wanted to present a new certificate design that was immediately identifiable as being Texan,” said JoJo Heselmeyer, director of Vehicle Services for the DPS.
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Sonny and Mary Boswell, along with Harlen Barker and the late Ellen Barker are proud to announce the marriage of their children, Laura McMahan and Heath Barker. The two were united in Holy Matrimony on August 1, 2009.
The ceremony was held at the San Saba Multi-Service Center. Just under one hundred family and friends gathered for the ceremony.
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On Wednesday evening, August 5, 2009 the members of the Richland Springs First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) CWF met for their monthly meeting in the fellowship hall of the church. The meeting began at 6:00 pm. Before we were served by Christy Crisp, Martha Bush and Vicki Eden, Mary Kate Adams shared with us a devotional about being settled in our ways and challenged us to become unsettled.
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Terry G. Hall has been singing most of his life. At the age of 11, he began singing bass in his home church youth group in Kentucky and developed a love for Southern Gospel Music that has continued to grow through the years.
In the 1970's and 1980's, Terry sang bass with several different groups and quartets.
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Texas AgriLife Extension Service will host a program on agriculture property tax exemption requirements on Friday morning August 21st at 9:00 a.m. at Rylander Library.
Randy Henderson, San Saba County Chief Appraiser will be the featured speaker and will be available for questions. This program will not address appraisal values or tax rates.
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The 36th annual Sheep and Goat Field Day conducted by the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at San Angelo is set for Sept. 3rd.
Registration starts at 8:00 a.m. with the program to begin at 9:00 a.m. The center is located north of San Angelo on U.S. Hwy. 87.
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Though we’re not exactly sure of the dates, it is safe to say that we are surely still in the “Dog days” of summer. High temperatures, hot days, and little breeze has been pretty common the past couple of months. Our fair valley of the Pecan has been pretty well blessed with regular rains, though; Especially if you’ve been to any of the areas that surround us.
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Receipts totaled 1627 head for the week on a choice offering. The market was very active and demand good with stocker heifers selling $3 to $4 higher while stocker steers sold $3 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold $2 higher. Packer cows sold $3 to $4 higher while packer bulls remain steady.
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By Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples
When the Texas Department of Agriculture learned that a crippling citrus disease had arrived in Louisiana that could not only harm the Texas citrus industry, but also disturb the production of Texas’ state fruit, the red grapefruit, I assembled a task force to protect our citrus crops. As word spread of the devastation to citrus crops in other states from a disease known as “citrus greening,” it became clear Texas had to do something to prevent the Lone Star State from experiencing a simi ...
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Ellen (Nellie) Jones, 85, of San Saba, passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 in Brownwood Regional Medical Center. She was born August 22, 1923 in St. Helens, England, the daughter of Frederick Morris and Miriam Ruth Greenall Morris. Ellen Jones and Earnest S. Jones were married in Warrington, England on November 3, 1943.
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Luene Blossman, 73, of San Saba, passed away on Thursday, August 6, 2009 at a local care facility. She was born October 26, 1935 in San Saba, Texas, the daughter of Temple Houston West and Lena Mae Walton. Luene worked as an RN in nursing and attended The Father’s House Church.
Luene is survived by her sons, David Blossman and his wife, Sharon of San Saba; Jack H.
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Norman Dale Clark, beloved husband, father and grandfather, died peacefully of natural causes on August 8, 2009 in Pasadena, Texas. He was the last surviving member of a pioneer Texas family. Dale was born to James A. and Nora Clark on Apri1 4, 1922 in Lampasas, Texas. He grew up and attended school in rural Lampasas County.
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2009 National Fastpitch Softball Tournament at Harlingen, TX. Marble Falls Platinum All-Star Team 10 and under qualified to go and be a part of a wonderful week of playing some very talented and gifted teams. They placed 4th at Sectionals and Regionals advancing them to Nationals. Zoey Schoch, the granddaughter of Tony and Olga Cantu and Phill and Melani Schoch, hit her first homerun, knocking two other players in and herself.
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Summer is almost gone and the kids are getting ready to go back in school. The coming of the new school year also means the coming of the new 4H year.
The 4-H program in San Saba County is beginning for the 2010 year. We have clubs that meet in San Saba, Cherokee, and Richland Springs.
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By Don Fowler, RSISD Asst. Superintendent
The Annual Richland Springs and Elm Grove rodeos are past and two-a-days are in progress. This signals the start of a new school year. Richland Springs staff report for duty on Monday August 17th at 8:00 a.m. for in-service. Students report for the first day of school on August 24th.
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This past week the San Saba Armadillo Football team completed the first week of 2 a days workouts, and are currently in the middle of the second week. The kids are doing great. We have 50 young men in the football program this year.
This week on Wednesday August 12th, we will have a parent meeting at 5:15 P.M.
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The San Saba High School 2009-2010 Dilloettes attended Drill Team Camp July 13th- 16th. The Camp was held by Danceline Productions at the San Saba Civic Center. The girls worked very hard learning (7) new routines, which they will be performing during the upcoming football season.
At the end of camp on Thursday, the Dilloettes performed their new routines for family and friends.
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The San Saba Ladies Golf Association met August 6, 2009 for the monthly business meeting and play day with the following members present: Sandee Hartley, Jo Ann Snow, Hattie Rogers, Bobbie Churchill, Jo Anne Hardy, Dorothy Sterner, Kay Barclay, and Anita Miles. We had two delightful guests, the grandchildren of Dorothy Sterner, Courtney and Connor McNeal from Boerne, Texas.
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Results of the Elm Grove Rodeo in next week’s issue.
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The Board of Trustees of San Saba ISD held a regular meeting in the Central Administration Office on August 10th at 6 p.m. President Darrin Barker called the meeting to order, announced a quorum present and gave the invocation. Everyone joined for the pledges to the American and Texas flags.
Recognition was given to High School Principal Stewart and the students he supervised this summer.
Communications from Superintendent Leigh Ann Glaze included the following:
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News from San Saba ISD Superintendent, Leigh Ann Glaze
WOW – It is almost time to begin school for another year! The date indicates that our summer has come to an end, but certainly the heat does not indicate an end to the summer season any time soon. Hopefully by now, you have received a copy of school supply lists, have registered for PK and kindergarten, and will be taking advantage of pre-registration this week at high school and middle school.
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