GENESIS 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." The Bible begins with this simple sentence, and all people should think seriously about creation and the CREATOR. We can believe this very first sentence of the Bible, but no person who has ever lived can understand and explain it.

Since President Obama took office on January 20, more than 3.5 million Americans – including 300,000 Texans - have lost their jobs, the federal budget has tripled to $1.4 trillion, and the federal debt as a portion of the U.S. economy has risen to its highest level since World War II.

Doug and Cyndi Suggs would like to thank all those in the community for stopping by their open house. It was the biggest crowd ever. If you missed this year plan to come by next year. It is always the first Sunday in December. The Hill Country Toy Run was held last Saturday for the Children of Cherokee Home.

Have you ever been to a restaurant and tried to get a server’s attention? She came in took your order, brought you a drink, your food and then it was hard to find her till she wanted to be paid. Your glass has run empty, you needed another napkin but she did not look at you or offer to help. Have you ever been to a restaurant where just the opposite is true?

25 Years Ago November 29, 1984 Mrs. Connie Moore has been appointed San Saba Chamber of Commerce Manager. Connie and her husband Wayland has two sons, Brandon age 6, and Eric, 4. San Saba County Sheriff Brantley Barker, stated that the sheriff's office will begin immediately to issue citations to any unauthorized person appearing at the scene of a fire and hindering firemen from performing their duties. The Deer Round-Up Contest, headquartered at ...

It has been cloudy, misty and cold all day (Monday) and the forecast is more of the same for most of the week. Maybe a little sunshine in a few days. That is typical fall weather. Today is the 68th anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day. For those of you who are too young to remember what that day means, it was the day Japan bombed Pearl Harbor and was the start of World War II.

Reading Recommendations: True Women, a novel, Janice Woods Windle James A. Michener calls it a "miracle". Anne Rivers Siddons hails "a great windstorm of a novel." Governor Ann Richards of Texas promises it will "capture your imagination and your heart." Dynastic Texas Fiction suffused with magic True Women is a stunning first novel based on the author's own roots. "I went back to Sequin, as an adult, to the Guadalupe, to find Idella, who could talk with the dead and whose gr ...

Dear Editor, To all citizens of San Saba County: As a county resident and an active member of the San Saba County EMS I would like to urge all of you to become aware that our emergency medical system is in big trouble! We are so short of personnel that we cannot always meet state mandates, that require that we have 6 people on call 24 hours, 365 days of the year.

He was a little over six feet tall, well built, tan complexion, dark hair and handsome. He worked all his life but had to quit near the end due to failing health. He had a good sense of humor and was witty. He enjoyed people and if he did not like you, you had to really be a jerk.

It’s the time of year for Hero Perseus’ annual rescue of Princess Andromeda, the damsel in the sort of distress only the ancients could have dreamed up. It all started with Andromeda’s brash mother, Queen Cassiopeia, who lacked the good graces — and good sense — to keep her bragging under control.

Friday the snow that fell at the Bend was short lived, but pretty while it lasted. Sunday was cloudy and misty, but no measure amount of rain. It is good for hunters as the deer are up and moving. With this last cold spell the goats are dropping little ones right and left.

Can you give a big hip, hip, hurray yell, for the end of UIL! Our kids were wonderful and they worked very hard on this competition. I wish our results had been a little better, but they are what they are! All you can ask from your kids is to do their best.

The veterans of the Wiley B. Murray Post No. 27 will meet at the legion hall Friday evening, December 11th at 6:30 P.M. This will be their annual Christmas gathering. There will be no formal meeting and Legion caps are optional. Family and guests are invited. Refreshments will be a pot luck affair and members are asked to bring their favorite holiday dish, dessert or finger food and beverages.

Are you having trouble getting a handle on your finances? Are you spending more each month than you are bringing home? Is saving money impossible at this time? Does it seem like you are in a vaccum that is pulling you down and you can’t see any hope for the future? There is hope.

On the first day of December the San Saba Garden Club met at the Mill Pond Clubhouse for our annual Christmas Party, Anna Wilson presiding. Ella Pavich introduced her guest, Phyllis Tolar from Orange, Texas and Sara Brown introduced her guest, Debra Lambert from Burnet, Texas. After a short business session Anna presented Ella Pavich to give a History of the Christmas Tree.

Calvary Baptist Church of Hamilton has announced that everyone is invited to attend its annual Christmas candle lighting service scheduled for Sunday, December 13th, beginning promptly at 6:00 p.m. The program, which lasts about an hour, will feature traditional Christmas carols, soloists, and an audio-visual presentation. "There will be plenty of congregational singing,"

It’s that time of year again: hacking cough, drippy nose and a fever. How do you know if that tickle in the back of your throat is the symptom of a cold or a sign that you’re about to come down with the flu? And is it the seasonal flu or the H1N1 flu? Check out this list of symptoms from the Federal Citizen Information Center and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the FDA’s Office of Women’s Health to help answer your question. ...

Harold Yates, San Saba County Community Leader and businessman, is announcing his intention to campaign for County Judge. While recognizing the many contributions of the incumbent over his past two terms, Harold believes after eight years in office it is necessary to offer voters a fresh set of ideas and a new mind set. Harold and his family are long time residents of San Saba County.

Marshall Wayne Lee, along with his basset hound Antigone (pronounced Antygonee) Pupple-upagus in a kiddie trailer, is bicycling across the country from Chicago to the Pacific Ocean. They started their journey on October 1, 2009 and arrived in San Saba on Wednesday, December 2nd, logging 1200 miles. The two wish to bring awareness for suicide prevention and basset rescue. The Out of the Darkness Overnight walk-a-thon supporting the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is schedul ...

San Saba County: The Salvation Army will again be working this Christmas season to raise money in order to meet the needs of hurting people in San Saba County. The red kettles will be out in larger towns and cities across the nation, but here in San Saba County, they need your help too. The Salvation Army is so closely associated with the Christmas season; many people don't know that their work is a year round commitment.

Well, we made it through Thanksgiving and man what a holiday. Those of us in the Sheriff's office didn't have much time to relax for we were out in force and the jail was busy as well. The deputies were very busy with traffic and as this was our first holiday with our pro-active approach, we had lots of traffic stops.

Our Main Street New Face organization is proud to present Christmas on Main Street, Saturday, December 19 th from 11:00-5:00 P.M. We are so happy to have gotten a letter from the North Pole saying that Santa would be visiting our small city this year. The girls and boys have been so good this year in our area that Santa wanted to come and hear all their Christmas wishes.

The Scottish Rite Freemasons will meet Thursday evening December 10th at the San Saba Lodge hall. A pot luck meal will be served at 6:30 P.M. and members are asked to bring their favorite holiday meal, snack food or dessert. A formal re-organizational meeting will be held after the meal in the lodge room.

It starts off innocently – just a "cute" cell phone photo to the boyfriend or girlfriend – and ends up in the criminal justice system with evidence spread across the internet for the rest of your life. Before you send that photo, ask yourself: "Do I want my grandmother to see this?"

Humans don’t hibernate, but many of us find it a seductive idea when trees are bare, winter skies hang dark and low, and streets are a mire of grey, melting slush. In this dreary weather, it can be draining to deal with life’s basic activities — much less optional stuff like our daily fitness routines.

The following are excerpts from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports. Paying for his crime: On September 20th, a Galveston County game warden received an OGT call about an individual who had killed a pelican. When the warden arrived at the location, he found a dead brown pelican on the beach.

Looks like we’ve just about gotten rid of all the turkey, trimmings, and such, observed Pearl Harbor Day, and have less than 3 weeks left ‘til Christmas. I saw week before last where the City crew got all the lighted decorations up on the utility poles up & down Wallace and around downtown.

Receipts totaled 2189 head for the week. Packer cows and bulls all sold $3 higher and the stocker steers sold $2-$3 higher and stocker heifers sold steady. Feeder steers sold steady to $1 higher and feeder heifers sold steady. Rep. Sales Edington Ranch-Mullin-4 Steers-493@106.00 Jason Kirk-Aledo-3 Steers-508@103.00 A E Swanson-San Saba-6 Steers-529@102.00 Reubin Ake-Pontotoc-10 Steers-601@95.00 Kerry Joy-Eldorado-1 Steer-700@92.50< ...

Now that the moisture is truly here and the creeks are flowing and the lakes are rising, please don’t start cursing the rain. We still need more and if you don’t believe me then ask your friends that live on the area Lakes. As Wade Hibler, the consummate Master Gardener and Master Naturalist, says, "all this rain is really blessing us and we want the rains to continue".

Joab B. "Joe" Harrell, Jr., 88, of Abilene, passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2009. Visitation was held from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 4th, at North’s Funeral Home, 242 Orange Street. Services were held Dec. 5th, at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday at North’s Memorial Chapel. Burial was on Sunday, Dec.

Margie Yates, 91, of Cherokee, passed away on Friday, December 4, 2009 in Hill Country Health Care in Llano, TX. She was born July 8, 1918, in Sutton County, Texas, the daughter of Jim Oliver Chadwick and Sara Sibyb Luckie. She was a retired Rancher. Margie is survived by her son, Robert Yates and his wife, Pamela of Cherokee; her daughter, Jan Boultinghouse and her husband, K.R.

Murray Joe Hubbert, 89, of San Saba, passed away on Monday, November 30, 2009 at Kerrville Veterans Administration Hospital in Kerrville, Texas. He was born April 3, 1920 in San Saba, Texas, the son of Edgar Hubbert Sr. and Martha Elizabeth Flood. Murray Joe Hubbert and Lois Hubbert were married on September 29th.

The San Saba Armadillo basketball season started abruptly this year due to an awesome football season and going two deep in the playoffs. With one day of practice, we traveled to Harper on November 24th. You could tell we had one day of practice. We were pretty rusty. Harper won the contest 58-29.

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Education beyond high school is more important than ever. In an ever-changing economy, more education brings more opportunities and greater job security. Don’t let the myths about the cost of college or the availability of aid stop you from reaching your goals. Here are the facts behind the myths. Myth No. 1: All colleges are super expensive. Fact: There are many different colleges and universities offering all kinds of educational experiences and charging a bro ...

The district will continue benchmark testing in math after the Christmas break in hopes to improve student scores on the fast approaching TAKS testing. Students who don’t pass the benchmark tests may be assigned mandatory after-school TAKS tutoring until they can pass the TAKS tutoring benchmark. Come visit with your child’s teachers and get involved in your child’s education. The Lady Coyotes basketball team is now 6-4 on the season.

Forrest Littlefield, grandson of San Saba resident Carol Littlefield, recently joined a very exclusive club. The club restricts its membership to those who are truly worthy—people who have shown an ability to set and reach high goals, to make and keep commitments even under adverse circumstances and to embrace and perpetuate important values such as integrity, loyalty and courage.

As the 2009 golf season is starting to come to a close, and the clubs are put to little use until spring, we have many plans and projects getting under way on the course this winter. You will be seeing more esthetic improvements to the course, as well as general maintenance, the trimming of a few trees and the City Parks Department back on the new driving range project.

Last Tuesday the San Saba JV Lady Dillos played Merkel. You could definitely tell it had been a week since we had played a game due to the Thanksgiving break. We came out sluggish and was never able to really play our game. It seemed like our baskets had a lid on them the whole night. The first two quarters of play were pretty rough for us.

The time has come once again to reward our shooters on their progression to the next rank in their NRA Marksman Qualification Course. This quarter light-rifle shooter Ron Gerhart has achieved the qualifications for the level of Expert. There is only one more rank for Ron to complete before achieving the highest rank in the NRA Marksman Qualification Course. Newcomer and light-rifle shooter,Micheal McKinnerney has achieved his first rank, Pro-Marksman, in his Qualification Course.

Take a Hand – Take a Stand! The San Saba High School Family Consumer Science Department and FCCLA Chapter will be presenting a special program on Wednesday, December 9, 2009. This program is certainly special because it is student driven, organized and prepared. Certainly, sponsor Alesha Rogers is to be commended for her guidance during the project, but part of the purpose of the project is to test and challenge the students to pull together all aspects and requirements of stag ...

There is a place where violent behavior, gangs and drug abuse converge. In fact, teens who use drugs are almost twice as likely to engage in violent behavior, steal, abuse other drugs, and join gangs, as compared to teens who do not use drugs. 1 In particular, early use of marijuana—the drug most widely used by teens—is a warning sign of later gang involvement.2 Think that’s not a big deal?