No person can sincerely read the Holy Bible and fail to believe that Godknows the future just as well as HE does the past. It will take away doubt and give clear understanding for nothing can be imagined that God cannot do. And we must believe because God is pure love, He gave us the Holy Bible to show us exactly how we should live this temporary life of flesh and blood to receive HIS greatest blessings.

I didn’t watch much television before Harold retired. I don’t know, maybe it was the three coats of primer and two coats of paint every wall in this house needed to be livable. In addition, there was the 1,200 square feet of flooring that had to be installed and all the other things that had to be done to make it home but television was definitely not a priority.

Which is the smarter choice—fruit or juice? Children and adults need 1.5 - 2 cups of fruit a day. What is the smarter choice-fruit or juice? The answer is complicated as it depends on whether you are just considering nutrition or nutrition and cost. Why Fruit is Better than Juice for Nutrition Processing and removal of the skin and peel result in less antioxidants.

How does one measure faithfulness to God? Is it the amount of times you attend church services? Is it the amount of money you give? Is it taking part in good works that are helping others? All of these may play a part rather than just one of them being the only thing to use to measure if one is faithful to God.

50 Years Ago September 14, 1961 Dedication of the new San Saba Junior High School followed by open house has been scheduled for Sunday afternoon, September 17, Supt. J.L. Akridge has announced. F. Barton and Nelson Hargrove of Dallas will be special guests of the San Saba County Chamber of Commerce at the regular membership meeting at 7 p.m.

The good news is, we finally received some rain! Saturday and Sunday combined showed an even inch. We are thankful for any amount. That makes only about 8 inches for the year. The 42 tournament at Richland Springs was September 10th and Marilyn Suber and David Hulme won first place. Doyle Slaughter and Donna Webb came in second.

Specialists who have studied eagles tell us that when the time comes, the mother bird will push her young out of the nest. She will let a frightened fledgling drop a distance of 90 feet or more before she swoops down under it and carries it back to safety. This procedure is repeated about every 15 minutes until the eaglet begins to fly on its own.

Asi que, arrepentios y convertios, para que sean borrados vuestros pecados; para que vengan de la presencia del Senor tiempos de refrigerio, y el envie a Jesucristo, que os fue antes anunciado; Hechos 3:19-20 Y en ningun otro hay salvacion; porque no hay otro nombre bajo el cielo, dado a los hombres, en que podamos ser salvos.

Recently I was talking to a young woman in her 20’s and I asked her about her relationship to Jesus Christ. She had accepted Him at the age of nine. I asked her if she was married because she had a ring on her hand. She was not but she was living with her boyfriend to see if it was going to work out.

A professor asked, "Who's happier -- the man with six million dollars or the man with six children?" "The man with six children," answered a student. "Why?" asked the professor. "The man with the six million dollars always wants more," said the student. Happiness doesn't depend on possessions or pleasures, but a Person -- God.

Slight showers fell around the community Saturday. It freshened the air and that was about all, not nearly enough to brag about. We will still have to pray that it will rain before too much longer. Congratulations go out to Wes and Brandi Harris on the birth of a baby girl named River born September 1. Jackie and Charlene Brister along with Dr.

I think I was looking in the wrong direction and missed my cloud, but I did not miss the rain! The weather didn’t mention rain in this area, but God fooled them all. Friday we had a little taste of rain at the school. The kids were as excited as they were when we had snow last year.

The September meeting of the Bend Chapter of TEEA met on Monday, Sept 12 at the Methodist Church in Bend, TX. Fran Hulgan gave the educational program regarding Medicare fraud and abuse. Information was presented on how one should protect against the various fraud schemes involving scooters, arthritis kits and Medicare number identity thefts being perpetrated upon Medicare beneficiaries.

Jalen Saucedo, who turns 4 yrs old today, would like to introduce his sisters, Jessi Jean and Janie Jo Saucedo, who arrived on Monday, September 5, 2011 at 5:52 and 5:53 p.m. in San Antonio, Tx. Jessi Jean weighed 6.13 lbs. and was 20 inches long, Janie Jo weighed, 6.8 lbs.

Thanks to our High School helpers, parents and sponsor, Mike Martin, the Lego Camp was a huge success. Participants were K-8 graders: Ross and Dean Maddox, Payton Suggs, Hunter and Carter Wisdom, Cade and Kreese Whitson, Matt and Megan Murray, Alexis LaGrove, Rachel and Michael Chance, Eho and Epi Farmer, Ethan Martin, K.O., Whitt and Kaly Rhea Tedder, Calvin and Cashlyn Varnon, Mathew Randolph, Garrett Carney, Jackson James, Joshua Reyes, Brady and Kendall Johnson, Gracie Perry, Mikayla and ...

San Saba Yearbooks Attention Ranchers Register Cattle Brands FaithWeaver Friends After School Fellowship of Christian Women Band Booster Annual Supper 1961 SSHS Class Reunion - Montgomery Cemetery Association San Saba Class of 1956 Family Council of Eventide SS County Young Farmers Richland Springs Sch ...

The San Saba County Commissioners Court met on Monday, September 19th at 9:00 a.m. in the County Judge’s Chambers. County Judge, Byron Theodosis called the meeting to order and welcomed everyone to the court. Commissioner Kenley Kroll gave the invocation followed by everyone joining for the pledges to the American and Texas flags. The Court deliberated and took action on the following items: 1.

Small, non-farm businesses in all 254 Texas counties and neighboring counties in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico and Oklahoma may now apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA). "These disaster loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by drought, excessive heat, high winds and wildfires that began January 1, 2011 in Texas,"

Reading Recommendations: The Lives and Times of Bonnie and Clyde, E.R. Milner In his prologue, Milner introduces Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, showing them as they drive along a rural Louisiana lane toward the ambush that would put an end to their turbulent lives of crime. Milner then traces their backgrounds, noting the events that bring the two outlaws together.

Dear Editor: As a lifelong Texas resident, I feel the need to write concerning the approval process of the Keystone XL Keystone Pipeline Project. As I am sure you are aware this project is awaiting a Presidential Permit for the pipeline to cross the U.S./Canada border. I am a 34 year pipeline construction worker and a Texas tax payer.

On Friday afternoon, September 16, 2011, a man riding a bicycle was struck and killed by a motor vehicle when he attempted to cross the highway. Barco Melquicedes, 42, of Mexico, was riding his bike traveling eastbound on the shoulder when, according to witnesses, he made an abrupt turn into oncoming traffic from the shoulder of the road and was struck by a vehicle which was also traveling eastbound. San Saba EMS, Fire Rescue, Police, Sheriff's Deputies and DPS Troopers responded to ...

On September 8, 2011, the Pierian Study Club met at the home of hostess, Ann McElroy, for a patio luncheon and swim party. Co-hostesses for the first meeting of the new club year were members of the yearbook committee, Barbara Gilger, Bebe Bagley, Vicki Stevenson, Jeri Jones and Anita Miles, committee chair.

(L-R) Ty Mann escorting 10 th grade Duchess DeAnna Grady, Tra Williams escorting Homecoming Queen Sara Hedley, Chance Bush escorting 11th grade Duchess Cheyenne Tharp. (Photo by Pam Starr)

Let's start this off with some good news and say thank you Lord for the wonderful rain. I don't know about the rest of you, but I had to go outside and stand in it just to make sure I wasn't dreaming. When I went outside and was standing there, it started slowing down so my neighbor Kim Tinny yelled at me to get back inside before I scared it off.

The Board of Trustees of San Saba ISD held a regular meeting at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, September 12th in the Central Administration Office. President, Kim Kirk called the meeting to order and established a quorum present with Board member, Michael Deans absent. Board member, Kevin Shahan gave the invocation followed by everyone joining for the pledges to the American and Texas flags. Celia Bell, President of the new High School Booster Club, outlined their organization and program.

The fundraiser held last Saturday on the Courthouse Square to aid victims of the Bastrop Fire raised $4,500. The money raised is being provided to the Bastrop Christian Ministerial Alliance. The event was sponsored by KNUZ Radio and made possible by the support of many local citizens and businesses. Thank you, San Saba County!

The San Saba FCCLA held their 3rd annual "Ice Cream Social." This event kicks-off their membership drive each year in hopes to get more members involved. This year there were more than 40 that attended. Students created ice cream bowls of fun topped with just about everything you can imagine. Students also played games and had a great time socializing and learning about FCCLA. The San Saba FCCLA plans on having one social / meeting event a month for students to attend.

Photos by Phillice Magallanes

Photos by Phillice Magallanes

Photos by Phillice Magallanes

Photos by Phillice Magallanes

Photo by Alice Smith

The Wallace Creek EE Club met Thursday, September 15 at the club house. Lynn Blankenship called the meeting to order. The minutes were read. The treasurer's report was given. Each member present paid their dues for the coming year. Lynn gave the council report. She reported: 1. The county EE clubs will meet at the Rylander Library September 21 at 2:00 for a program, "Medicare Fraud and Abuse"

Looks like we’ve finally got some welcome news to air around our fair Valley of the Pecan as most folks in the County received some sort of precipitation this past weekend. Most reports seemed to list a total of the rain received Sat. afternoon and Sunday evening. Our end of town got about .4"

Receipts totaled 5693 head for the week. The market was active with stocker steers steady and stocker heifers selling $2 higher. Feeder steers and heifers were both $3 higher. Packer cows were $5 lower and packer bulls were $2 lower. Pairs and bred cows were steady with most still all going to out of state buyers. Steers Heifers Yearlings Bred Cows Slaughter Cows Bulls Pairs Representative sales Bob Yates, Cherokee, ...

Graveside services for Dorothy Lee Ivey Jones of Llano will be held Wednesday September 21, 2011 at the Llano City Cemetery at 11:00 A.M. with the Reverend Gerald Moore officiating. Dorothy was born March 8, 1926 in Dallas, Texas to Clara (Richey) Ivey and Emil Howell Ivey and died September 18, 2011 in Llano.

Jack Carter Edmondson, Jr. passed from this life September 15, 2011 at the age of 61. He is preceded in death by father, Jack Edmondson, Sr. and his grandparents, Pearl and Wilma Johnson. Jack is survived by his wife, Vicki of Cedar Creek, Tx; daughter, Misti Miller and her husband Brad of Lewisville, Tx; son, Jack Edmondson of Richmond, VA; daughter-in-law Cindy Edmondson of Richmond, VA; and Three granddaughters, Ashley, Alyssa and Amanda. Jack is also survived by his mothe ...

James Freddie Adams passed away on Sunday, September 18, 2011 in Brownwood Texas. He was 90 years old. James was born to William Garland Adams and Katie Marie Lane in Phoenix, Arizona. He lived most of his life in San Saba County around the Richland Springs area. James graduated from W.H. Gibbons High School in Richland Springs in 1938.

Krissy Janeen Meador-Egger passed away on Thursday, September 15, 2011, in Abliene, Texas. She was 32 years old. She was born on January 22, 1979 to Randy Meador and Karan Edmondson of San Saba where she lived for 16 years. Krissy was a homemaker who loved music and her family. Her grandparents R.J.

Yep, the JV Coyotes hung a half a hundred on the JV Blanket Tigers by halftime last Thursday evening. There was little doubt on this one after Stanley Butler returned the opening kickoff 68 yards for a touchdown. The JV Tigers never really threatened, in fact, their offense actually gave up 4 points via two safeties.

Wanda Kimble Wharton was born on October 7, 1921, in Roswell, New Mexico . She married Earl Wharton in Cleburne, Texas, on August 14, 1944. They had two daughters, Faye Arlene and Raena Celeste. Wanda dearly loved animals. In fact, she loved all living creatures and believed they each deserved a place in this world.

Great Job Dillos!!! The Dillos will play next Thursday against Lago Vista here @ 5:00. Come Out and Support These Kids!! The 7th grade Dillos had a great game this past Thursday vs. the Hamilton Bulldogs. The game started out with a great scoring drive lead by the offensive Lineman. The great blocking came from AJ Paredez, Kutter Isham, Jesus Vega, Braiden Johnson, Alan Martinez, Zayne Rhodes and Daniel Aragon.

San Saba's 8th grade Dillos pitched a shut out while running over the Hamilton 8th grade Bulldogs by a score of 44-0. The young Dillos played well on both offense and defense. The offensive line play improved 100% over last weeks performance and the defense was awesome. The Dillo ground attack was solid, while the passing was efficient.

Last week the Armadillos won all 4 games over the Hamilton Bulldogs. The 7th. grade won 22-20, the 8th. grade won 44-0, the JV won 41-30, and the Varsity won 34-24. This weeks Frank’s Trophy Shop player of the week is Zack Davis; Zack rushed for 226 yards on 34 carries and scored 3 touch downs in last weeks win over Hamilton, congratulations Zack.

Down 60-70 at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Indians’ game plan began to unravel. Multiple fumbles and missed tackles led to a 92-60 loss to the Lometa Hornets. E.J. Borchers led the Indians’ offense with six touchdowns. Stephen Austermann, Cham Fox and Logan Lopez each had one touchdown. Leading the defense and the week’s Player of the Game was Payton Tatsch, who had a great performance offensively and defensively.

Coyote Homecoming 2011 was a huge success! Sara Hedley was crowned Homecoming Queen. Thurman Saxon and Kathy Brockman were honored as Coming Home King and Queen. The varsity Coyotes wrapped up their 4 The junior high Coyotes football team overwhelmed the Blanket Tigers by a score of 53-6. The junior varsity Coyotes outscored the Blanket Tigers 50-0.

Trailing 18-6 midway through the second quarter, the San Saba Armadillos came from behind to win 34-24 at Kooken Field in Hamilton last Friday night. The Bulldogs returned a kickoff and a punt for touchdowns to give Hamilton the 18-6 lead with 8:48 left in the second quarter. San Saba scored twice before halftime and led 19-18 at the break. Hamilton won the toss and deferred giving the Armadillos the ball to start the game.

RICHLAND SPRINGS BOOSTER CLUB’S LITTLE/BIGS PROGRAM MOTIVATES FUTURE COYOTE ATHLETES - Future Coyote athletes lead the team through the spirit banner each week. The Booster Club’s Little/Bigs program involves 45 elementary students. They are paired with varsity football players and varsit

RICHLAND SPRINGS KNOTCHES 4TH VICTORY OVER FELLOWSHIP ACADEMY 74-15-Speedy running back #2 Ty Mann enroute to one of his 4TD’s for the night.

RICHLAND SPRINGS COMING HOME KING AND QUEEN - Alumni Thurman Saxon and alumni Kathy Brockman were honored by the Richland Springs faculty at Homecoming 2011.

The San Saba County Historical Museum hosted the San Saba Homeschool Group for an exciting and educational morning. The children and their families were greeted by the Museum President, Mrs. Blankenship who introduced Mrs. Roberts, dressed in period clothing, for an explanation on early clothing in San Saba County. More fun was to be had inside with Mrs.

The SSISD School Board of Trustees called for a bond election to be held on November 8, 2011. The bond election is called in the amount of $5.9 million dollars. Please note the previous bond election that was held in May, 2011 was in the amount of $7.5 million and the November bond election is $5.9 million.

I know this is only September but Track Season started Thursday. We won the meet 41-30. Really it was a football game but the way both teams went up and down the field it did seem like a track meet. Our kids played hard the entire game and because we did, we got the victory.

The Little Dillos 3rd and 4th grade peewee football team started the 2011 year off strong with a victory over the Little Llano Yellowjackets 14-8. The game was held in Johnson City on Saturday September 10th and began with a very exciting 60 yard kickoff return for a touchdowm by Sean O'keefe.

For the past several years, San Saba FCCLA has attended the Fall Leadership Training in Coleman. This year only those who were new to FCCLA went with Mrs. Rogers,local adviser, to learn more about FCCLA and how they can become more involved. Students listened to a speaker on the importance of being involved, staying involved and reaching goals.

Statistics are helpful little items that sometimes tell a story of their own. Friday night was not one of those times. Without knowing the final score, the stats were very misleading on Homecoming night against the Fellowship Academy Mustangs. For instance, the statistics show ZERO yards rushing for Denim Reeves.

The Junior High Coyotes opened their season with a convincing victory against the Blanket JH in Blanket last Thursday night. The mercy rule was envoked on the second play in the fourth quarter on Jordan Burkharts’ determined run on a busted play to make the score 53-6 with 5:43 left in the game.

The San Saba Band Boosters will be holding their annual supper this Friday, September 23, from 4:30 - 6:30 PM in the Methodist Church backyard. They will be serving a "Mexican Stack-Up" — meat, cheese, beans, Spanish rice, lettuce and tomato, with tortilla chips, drink, and homemade dessert. Tickets are $8.00 for adults and $4.00 for children under 12.

Participation Award - Left to right bottom row: Jordan Gossett, Paige Sloan, Ethan Martin, David Maddox. Middle row: Hank Perry, Jacey Gossett, Kamree Lewis, K.O. Tedder, Atrel Carlisle. Top row: Sara Hedley, Ron Gerhart, Brooke Vaughn, Emily Esquivel, Marissa Coffman-Spence, Melanie Hedley,

Best Cowboy and Best Cowgirl went to: Mekalia Terry, Carsyn Anderson, Whit Kitchens, Drew Daniel, Kristen Isham, Front row: Cade Ligon, Kalli McCoy, Jaci Lewis.

Friend of 4-H Award winners The Extension Education Clubs: Doris Cates and Betty Wilson, Extension Education Club Members.

Friend of 4-H Award winner: National Rifle Association President Macy Ledbetter.

Melanie Hedley was named Gold Star Award Winner and Danforth Award Winner

The Silver Star Award went to Marissa Coffman-Spence.

Golden Clover award went to Abby Dellis, Sara Hedley, Ron Gerhart.

Last weekend the San Saba Cross Country team traveled to Hico on Wednesday. The meet consisted of about 20+ teams. I thought our kids did well considering it was 105 degrees outside and one of the toughest courses I’ve ever seen. The Varsity girls started out the meet. Running in the varsity girls division was Alexa Maxcey who placed 19 In the JV girls division, we had 3 competitors.

Are we willing to listen to the message? It is much easier to teach a message if the audience is willing to listen. There were some great messages conveyed this past weekend. I heard a message about paying the same wage for a full day’s work and a partial day’s work.

The first 6-weeks time period is nearing a close. It is hard to believe that time is passing so quickly. At the end of the first 6-weeks we like to schedule an open house for parents to come and visit their child’s campus. The first open house for 2011-2012 is scheduled for Monday, September 26.

The power of self-esteem cannot be underestimated. The way a person thinks and feels about him/herself directly impacts confidence, motivation, attitude, behavioral choices and emotional well-being. When it comes to choices surrounding alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, an adolescent armed with healthy self-esteem is much more likely to be able to resist the negative influences and make good decisions.