Genesis 1:1: "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." All people should remember this scripture, and some still do. They read their Bible and believe it is true. God created and made this world, so it belongs to Him and He has a perfect right to do whatever He wants to happen within. Some bad, strange, and unwanted things are happening now and people close to God will know His feelings are hurting Him so badly; that disappointing anger is causing Him to let th ...

When most people think of hummingbirds their minds go to tiny delicate bodies and fast moving wings beating wildly against the air to move against the wind and use their long narrow beaks to pollinate various species of flower and fauna. While I hate to burst any idealist bubbles, hummingbirds are egocentric, territorial little pit bulls dressed in dainty bird clothing.

Want your child to be off to a good start when school starts? Then fuel their body and brain with nourishing food each and every morning. Kids and adults perform better at school and work when they eat breakfast. Researchers have shown that food containing protein and fiber keep us energized throughout the morning. Do you ever run late in the morning?

Ross and Dean Maddox spent the week with their grandparents, Roddy and Barbara Maddox, and attended Lego Camp at the Cherokee School. Trevor Rhoades from Houston is spending a few weeks with his grandparents, Dusty and Mary Dell Rhoades…. A Bridal Shower was held for Sydney Skaggs and Lucas Watson at the Baptist Church last Wednesday night. A beautiful outdoor wedding was held last Saturday night on the Sloan Ranch for Miss Sydney Skaggs and Lucas Watson&hellip ...

SS High School Registration EMS Radio-thon San Saba/Hico Scrimmage Hamburger Fundraiser Gospel Singing Nancy Byler, TRTA Friends of Rylander - Laptop Roll Out - Fall Gardening Ideas Senior Adult Fun Day Bend Methodist Camp Meeting Little Dillo Cheer Camp - State Lamb & Goa ...

Last week two-a-days started for most of the schools in Texas. Young men have come together to go through the efforts to get themselves in shape to be able to play four quarters of football. At this moment they all have a dream of winning their district and getting to the playoffs in November.

25 Years Ago August 7, 1986 This week welcomes A-1 Auto Supply to the San Saba business scene. The new business opened July 10 under the ownership of Bucky and Donny Sanderson, and is located at 213 N High. Participating in the Summer Reading Program at Rylander Memorial Library, but omitted from the list of those receiving Reading Certificates were Holly Riggs, Grady Sanderson, Lenny Happle and Darrell Meador. Willard and Peggy Jor ...

Same old news, no rain and none in the forecast. Just more hot and dry weather to come. Several towns are reporting water shortages which makes it even harder to fight any fires that crop up. We just can’t be careful enough. B.J. Maxcey killed a rattlesnake by his house a few days ago.

Reading Recommendations: Summer Rental Ellis, Julia and Dorie. Best friends since Catholic grade school, they now find themselves in their mid-thirties, at the crossroads of life and love. Ellis, recently fired from a job she gave everything to is rudderless and now beginning to question the choices she's made over the past decade of her life.

Proverbs 15:1: "A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger." A preacher was warned about a certain woman with a reputation for being extremely quarrelsome. The preacher said, "All right, but that’s a game two can play." She met him and began to assault him with a flood of verbal abuse.

The San Saba County Young Farmers would like to thank the San Saba Sheriff’s Department for cleaning up after the rodeo. Also, thanks to Hamrick Automotive, Stewardson Livestock, James and Cindy Stewardson, Amthor Construction, San Saba Animal Hospital, Jeffrey and Jenifer Osbourn, and Jordan Cattle Auction for donating the All Around Buckles. Sincerely, San Saba Co.

I want to start out this week and thank God for his blessing and protection in the Sheriff's office. When I read of the attacks on officers all across this great nation of ours, it makes for many sleepless nights worrying about my staff. Law enforcement in and of itself is extremely dangerous work, yet when you have criminals who target law enforcement, it pushes it to a new level.

The father and son had a beefstew relationship. He was always beefing and the son was always stewed. After a visit to a psychologist, the father said to the son, "According to the doctor, we must talk. I have five minutes. Talk!" Mothers and fathers, be a listening parent. Children need attention.

When we peer into the night sky we see stars, planets, the Moon, meteors and other beautiful heavenly bodies. And with a little imagination, we can also "see" a variety of animate and inanimate objects as constellations formed by imaginary lines between some of the brighter stars. The practice of creating imaginary figures from the stars goes back unknown thousands of years, and has likely been done by many, if not most, peoples of the world.

the weekend at the Locking Horn Lodge out of Richland Springs. It was the last time they could all get together before school starts. Jimma will be going back to school at San Marcos this Fall. Saturday they drove to Brady ate, then to Brownwood and from there to Santa Anna for more shopping at the antique shops and gift shops located there.

Last week while traveling I decided to stop in at a little hamburger stand to cool off and get a coke. While sitting there a family came in that was of a different race. They were nicely dressed and the three small children with them were well behaved. They sat down at the table next to mine so I struck up a conservation with them and it was amazing all the things we had in common.

He was, by any measure, the most versatile student whose path I crossed during a 40-year career in higher education. Upon completing high school in Toronto, he was off on his bike to "seek his fortune." This sounds like a nursery rhyme beginning; for Dan Murray, though, it was the real deal.

The phrase that comes to mind is the one that says, "And the heat goes on, yes the heat goes on." We are on target to break the heat records of 1980. Unfortunately, that is one record I would prefer not to break! I’m still looking for my cloud. All I can do is trust in God because the weathermen are saying no relief in the foreseeable future.

As Americans and Texans, we are blessed to enjoy the safest, most abundant and most affordable food supply in the world. Texas also benefits from being a major player in international agricultural trade. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, however, the world will need to produce 70 percent more food by 2050 to feed the 2.3 billion people expected to be added to the world's population.

The Center for Life Resources has received a $48,000 grant from the Texas Veterans Commission to assist veterans in the seven counties served by the Center. The grant will enable the Center to provide limited emergency financial assistance, rental assistance, post-traumatic stress disorder counseling and service coordination services to qualified veterans in Brown, Comanche, Coleman, Eastland, McCulloch, Mills and San Saba counties.

With record-setting temperatures blanketing most states every day, electric grids are being pushed up to capacity. ERCOT, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas is asking consumers and businesses to reduce their electricity use during peak electricity hours from 3 to 7 p.m. every day to avert the need for rotating blackouts. Bob Loth, CEO of Central Texas Electric Cooperative said, "Our co-op members can help by shutting off unnecessary lights and electrical appliances, minimizing ...

Folks in water conservation try to avoid using the dreaded D word, instead opting for a gentler term such a rainfall-challenged, moisture-deficient or just plain dry. But the fact is, we are in a drought and it’s a severe one. The driest year on record in this area according to our database was 1954 with a total annual rainfall of 8.67".

San Saba's own Rikki Tai Ferrell, daughter of Rick and Sheila Ferrell, has joined a long-term missionary work in Maai Mahiu, Kenya. She will be working at an orphanage called Naomi's Village which opened its doors in January of 2011 to 25 children. In Kenya, it is estimated that 700 children a day become orphaned.

What a joy it was to see Bobbie Churchill arriving for the San Saba Ladies Golf Association business meeting August 4, 2011! Bobbie has had health issues but reported she is doing good and has a great attitude in her recovering treatments. Anita Miles, President, called the meeting to order and opened the meeting with prayer led by Hattie Rogers.

Celebrate the 103rd Birthday of Lyndon B. Johnson at the state park that honors this native Texan. Discover the life and accomplishments of our 36th President in the beautiful Texas Hill Country he loved so dearly. See what life was like when the president was a child and where he came to recharge his batteries when he was our nation’s leader. The Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm will have activities to celebrate the president’s birthday throughout the day with old-time ...

The Rev. Bob Allen, senior pastor of First United Methodist Church in Kerrville, will be the evangelist for the 153 Bob Allen was born in February of 1951 to Fred and Vivian Allen in San Antonio. His father was a Maytag appliance salesman/deputy sheriff for Bexar County, while his mother was a homemaker.

Beginning September 1, 2011, all flowers, decorations, etc. that are on the ground on and around graves in the San Saba Cemetery will be removed in order that we might keep the cemetery properly groomed. The Association asks that you will attend to the clean up of your loved one's area on your own before this date.

Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Pete Smith of San Saba are proud to announce the May 2011 graduation of their daughter, Mrs. Tera E. Strunk from Texas Wesleyan University with a Masters of Science degree in Marriage and Family therapy. Driven by intense dedication and determination, Tera has endured many hours of studying and countless hours of counseling at The Glick House Counseling Center and with the Mobil Crisis Team in Ft.

What dish do you cook that is your specialty? Tator tot casserole. I found the recipe somewhere and added to it to make it "my" dish. What possession do you cherish the most? The love of my family, because some days, that is all that keeps me going... they are everything to me. As a child, what did you look forward to the most? My birthday. As an ad ...

Are you a Central Texas College (CTC) student who needs to take an on-line exam for one of your courses? Now you can take proctored exams on-line at the Lampasas County Higher Education Center (LCHEC). First, make an appointment to take the exam: call LCHEC at 512-556-8226. Ask who your proctor will be.

Q: You sometimes hear about efforts to create rain, and the term "cloudseeding" comes up. What exactly is cloudseeding? A: Efforts to control the weather – the correct term is "weather modification" – have been around longer than you think, says Brent McRoberts of Texas A&M University. "In the 1700s in England, scientists thought that loud noises, such as the ringing of bells, would divert thunderstorms and hail,"

Though it seems a bit trite, it is near impossible to begin an article without some sort of mention of the weather. I have heard of several regular columnists that write for the "big" papers that sometimes review their articles from the same time a year back to see what was going on back then.

Current year Texas hunting and fishing licenses (except year-to-date fishing licenses) expire Aug. 31, and new licenses for 2011-2012 will go on sale Monday, Aug. 15. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department issues about 2.1 million hunting and fishing licenses annually through the agency’s 28 field offices, more than 65 state parks and at over 1,500 retailers across Texas.

Receipts totaled 4682 head with the market active and demand strong. The lighter stocker steers and heifers advanced mostly $3 this week with the bigger feeder steers and heifers selling $2 to $3 higher. Packer cows and bulls were steady. Stocker cows and pairs all sold on a steady market. Steers Heifers Yearlings Bred Cows Slaughter Cows Bulls Pairs: Representative sales: T J Webster, Pontotoc, 1 steer, 325 lbs 162 ...

Texas AgriLife Extension will sponsor a Pecan Weevil Workshop on Tuesday August 16 Mr. Bill Ree, Extension Pecan Program Specialist, will be the speaker. Bill has been a real asset to Pecan producers in San Saba County for many years. In our drought conditions it is difficult to plan for weevils be a problem.

San Saba County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Valerie Cortinovis, urges producers who want to purchase coverage through the Noninsur-able Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) to do so before the sales closing date of September 1, 2011. NAP provides financial assistance to producers of noninsurable crops when low yields, loss of inventory or prevented planting occur due to normal disasters. "Purchasing a crop insurance policy is an easy way for producers ...

Dorothy Taylor Arhelger, 77, of Granbury, Texas and formerly of Kerrville, beloved wife, mother and "Granny," returned home to be with her Lord Jesus Christ on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2011, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. A memorial service celebrating her life was held Aug. 8 at Kerrville Bible Church. Dorothy was born July 7, 1934 in San Saba, Texas, the middle of five children of Milam and Georgia Lou Taylor.

Sanford J. DeVoll, 83, died Tuesday, July 26, 2011, at Big Bend Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. A memorial service was held at 11 a.m. Firday, July 29, at the Church of Christ in Alpine. Sanford was born January 23, 1928, in Quanah to Ida Marie Craig DeVoll and George Mose DeVoll Jr.

Steve Taff, 63, of Lubbock passed away Aug. 1, 2011, at his residence. Services for Mr. Taff was Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, in Saint Luke’s Methodist Church with the Rev. Mike Springer officiating. Services are under the direction of Calvillo Funeral Home & Chapel. The family received friends at the funeral home Friday, Aug.

Saturday, September 17, 2011 the San Saba County 4-H and The Cherokee Archery Club will host a 3D archery shoot event at the Cherokee Archery Club Outdoor Range, from Cherokee take Hwy. 16 S. Go East on CR 237 for 1/2 mile to the Archery Club storage building. Entry deadline will be Friday, September 9th.

We are a week into 2-a-days and so far so good! We had 10 good practices last week and 5 so far this week and the kids are really working hard. This week is a big week in the pre-season schedule as we have our first scrimmage Friday August 12th.

The 2011-2012 Coyotes hit the practice field at 6:45 am on Monday, August 1st and survived the first week of triple digit heat. The Coyote coaching staff was complimentary of the student athletes after the first week of practice. The Coyotes will play the May Tigers at May on August 13 for a 7:00 p.m.

Hello Coyote fans, only three days until the Coyotes see action. The Coyotes tangle with the May Tigers, Aug. 13th @ 7pm in May. Let’s get out and support our 2011 Coyotes. New Coyote Spirit wear is here! Be the first to get an "Early Bird Buy" on the newest spirit items today Wednesday, Aug.

4-H will begin a new year in September. Here are some frequently asked questions that may help your child decide whether he wants to join or not. Who can join 4-H? Youth are eligible to participate in 4-H if they are 8 and in the 3 How do I join? Youth need to fill out a 4-H enrollment form and pay the $20.00 dollar dues at the San Saba County Extension Office or at a 4-H club meeting between August 1 Can I join 4-H if I am home schoo ...

Nancy Byler, District XV President of the Texas Retired Teachers Association, will be speaking to San Saba School Employees on Monday August 15 at 10 AM in the San Saba High School Cafeteria. Topics to be covered are current issues facing public school employees and the future of the Defined Benefit Plan, which is the current retirement plan.

You’re probably weary of being reminded to take precautions against identity theft, but here’s a wrinkle you may not have considered: Identity thieves have broadened their reach by harvesting children’s dormant Social Security numbers (SSNs) and using them to illegally obtain jobs, credit accounts, mortgages or car loans and much worse. Many victims have no inkling anything is amiss until they later apply for a student loan, bank account, job or apartment and are tu ...

San Saba High School and Hico High School will be participating in a scrimmage on August 12, 2011 with all proceeds being donated to the THSCA Benevolence Fund. This day has become known as "Our Day to Shine." The THSCEF Benevolence fund was established by the Texas High School Coaches Association Board of Directors to assist athletes and coaches with special needs or hardships.

A few weeks ago I published an article by State Board Member, Thomas Ratliff, in which he explained the state academic accountability rating system very well. Regarding the accountability system Mr. Ratliff stated, "the TEA assigns these one or two-word descriptions to entire campuses and entire school districts in an attempt to provide the public with a general indication of how that campus or district is performing academically.

The San Saba Youth Baseball Association Machine Pitch Division sent a traveling team to Llano, Texas this summer at the completion of the San Saba little league baseball season. With only a few practices together as a team, the baseball team went 2-2 at the tournament. The team played well together, learned valuable skills, and had fun while doing it! Players included: Cutter Daniels, Lane Shannon, Ty Robertson, Logan Glover, Risien Shahan, Ryan Mathis, Brighton Adams, Jaycie Everett ...

For openers we will be showing the short movie made by the students of Llano High School about the Llano Red Top Jail. This movie will begin at 7:30 pm and will last about 12 minutes. As this is the official premiere of the Red Top Jail movie members of the cast and crew will be present.

New study shows 49 percent rise in emergency department visits for drug related suicide attempts by females aged 50 and older from 2005 to 2009. A new national study shows that from 2005 to 2009 (the most recent year with available figures) there was a 49 percent increase in emergency department visits for drug related suicide attempts by women aged 50 and older — from 11,235 visits in 2005 to 16,757 in 2009.