GENESIS 6:5-6 “ And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth and that every image of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually ; And it repented the LORD that HE had made man on HIS earth, and it grieved HIM at HIS heart.

Saturday, October 22nd the morning sky talked to the sun and told it to shine extra brightly on the beautiful little patch of earth we call San Saba. As all the people who had worked to make San Saba River Pecan Jam a reality set up for its debut, the anticipation of success hung in the air like a huge flashing neon sign on Broadway…TO BE?

Young children can’t go long periods of time without getting hungry. This is because their stomachs are small. Another reason is their stomach can’t hold much food. Snacks can help a child get through the day. Foods for snacks should include a variety of nutritious foods that help give important nutrients to your child.

One of my favorite scenes in The Wizard of Oz is when Dorothy, the tin man, the scarecrow and the lion are standing in front of the Great and Powerful Wizard of Oz. The lion, who is the king of beasts, is afraid. He goes there to get courage. And yet we see him fleeing down the corridor totally afraid.

50 Years AgoOctober 19, 1961 Officers and directors of the San Saba Industrial Development Association, at a meeting held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, decided it was not for the best interest of the community and the investors to continue negotiations for the location of the proposed garment factory, here. All contributions will be returned within the next few days.San Saba's newest industry, Burnham & Jones Pecan Shelling Plant, began operations on Oct.

I do not claim to be a fisherman but when I get to go I thoroughly enjoy it. One particular trip we were fishing on a river that wasn’t very deep and it twisted and turned and there were even a few sandbars in the middle. Standing on the riverbank we watched other fishermen for a few minutes.

Reading recommendations: Undaunted Courage, Meri-wether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West, Stephen E. Ambrose.In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson selected his personal secretary, Captain Meriwether Lewis to lead a voyage up the Missouri River to the Rockies, over the mountains, down the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean, and back.

Proverbios 9:10 Eltemor de Jehova es el principio de la sabiduria, Y el conocimiento del Santisimo es la inteligencia. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; and the knowledge of the holy is understanding. Proverbios 8:35 Porque el que me halle, hallara la vida, Y alcanzara el favor de Jehova.

The other day, I saw a quote by the writer Kurt Vonnegut: “The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven’s sake.

Have you ever witnessed the birth of something special? If you were at the Pecan Jam you did. This event could help the town of San Saba and local businesses stay afloat during these uncertain times.The beauty of San Saba will be talked about, along with the warm-hearted friendly people and hopefully that alone will bring in visitors to our wonderful town.

On October 13, 2011, the Pierian Study Club met at the home of hostess, Patricia Warren. Co-hostesses for the meeting were Ann Allison, Louise Williams, Geanne Taylor and Clione Rochat, committee chair. Other members present were Connie Adams, Bebe Bagley, Brooke Bagley, Paula Barrier, Loy Nell Behrens, Gail Bruner, Ella Burton-Pavich, Sharon Clawson, Barbara Gilger, Kathleen Hawkins, Jeri Jones, Cherry Kay Lange, Ann McElroy, Joycelyn McRorey, Anita Miles, Kay Nettleship, Susie Nettleship, ...

The prickly pear cactus was selected by the Texas Legislature in 1995 to be the State Plant of Texas. That information probably comes as a bit of a surprise to some of you as it did to me. But on reflection I can think of no more appropriate choice to be representative of the Lone Star State.The “prickly pear cactus” is not the name for a single species.

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A girl was going with the idol of her family; he had been idle for years. And her father didn't like it."But, dad," said the girl, "he's so cool!""He ought to be," he replied. "He has no moving parts to generate heat."Everryone admires a worker. Even a mosquito gets a pat on the back when he starts working.The Living Bible says, "Work hard and cheerfully at all you do, just as though you were working for the Lord and not merely for your masters, remembering that it is the Lord who is going t ...

The news this week will be all but non existing, because Jo and Bill Price will be attending a work shop in Belton Monday for Ombudsman starting at 10:00 a.m. which will give no time to gather news for the column. For some unknown reason people do not appreciate being called around 4:00 a.m.

What a beautiful weather week! The daily sunrises have been awesome and nothing beats an early morning cup of tea while God wakes up the rest of the area! After a horrendously hot summer, the kids want to stay out longer at recess, but the daily grind must continue. It’s hard to believe progress reports are out again and before you know it the second six weeks will be complete.

Q: Can a drought affect our overnight temperatures?A: Yes it can, says Brent McRoberts of Texas A&M University. “A drought can cause overnight temperatures to be slightly lower than normal overnight lows without a drought,” he explains. “Morning lows are directly correlated to how much warmth the Earth’s surface is able to lose during the hours without daylight.

San Saba resident, Anna Wilson won honors at the 20th Annual Quilt Show Sponsored by Courthouse Steps Quilters of Goldthwaite. The show was held on Saturday, October 15, 2011. Anna entered a family quilt “Improved Nine Patch” and it placed third in the Antique Division. San Saba resident, Anna Wilson won honors at the 20th Annual Quilt Show Sponsored by Courthouse Steps Quilters of Goldthwaite.

The angels danced in heaven Friday, September 30 as James William Martin was welcomed into the world by his mother Jayme and father Kirby. Maternal grandparents are Judy and Jerry Dooley of Cedar Park, Texas and Jaren Current of Houston, Texas. Paternal grandparents are Steve and Lisa Martin of San Saba Texas.

Fellowship of Christian Women - Thursday, October 27th, 11:30 a.m., Fellowship Hall, First Baptist Church, San Saba. Ladies in their 20s will be treated and others may bring an “autumn” food. Philip Smith of Leander will share his unique ministry of Scripture and drama.Fight “Nature Deficit Disorder” - in today’s youth Texas Parks and Wildlife - Special event, Colorado Bend State Park, Bend, TX, Saturday, October 29th.

The descendants of the late John Reece Smallwood and Almira Woodward Smallwood met at the home of Ann and the late J.M. Bearden, Sunday, September 25, 2011 for their annual reunion with their children, Mary and Jerry Williams, Jymie and Bryon Reno and Chuck and Karla Bearden as hosts.Family members began gathering for the reunion early Sunday morning.

Savannah Ray Baxter and Weston Reagan McCoury announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. The ceremony will be held November 12, 2011 at the Baxter Ranch at Bend, Texas with a reception following at Fiesta Winery. The bride is the daughter of Stephen and Sally Baxter of Bend, TX and is employed with Fiesta Vineyard and Winery of Bend, TX.

Dear Editor: To the people of San Saba...I am writing you concerning the upcoming bond election. I think that most of you that know me know that I am very conservative. I don't like to pay taxes any more than anyone else. I know that these are hard times. I am a farmer and a rancher as well as a teacher and coach.

Leaders from across the Hill Country will be tackling one of rural America’s most obstinate problems, the so-called ‘brain drain,’ in Fredericksburg next month. Across Texas and the nation, many rural regions are stagnant or declining in population, and one reason, authorities say, is because young people are leaving home for jobs, higher education, and the excitement of urban life.

On Saturday, October 29th, the Freemasons of San Saba Lodge No. 612 will travel to the Longhorn Caverns for a special Master Masons Degree. The special event will be hosted by the 49th Masonic District. Supper will be served at 5 p.m. and the degree will begin at 7 p.m.

Cherokee Home for Children would also like to thank Commercial National Bank in San Saba for their donation to our Annual Auction on September 24, 2011.

For 14 years, it was by word of mouth only that each December a truck would arrive with the wreaths from Maine at Arlington Cemetery in Virginia...always at dawn...always dignified...with so little fanfare, it was almost a Christmas surprise.Each year Worcester Wreath Company donates 5000 wreaths to be placed on the graves at Arlington National Cemetery to honor our Veterans...all during the holidays.

There has not been much of a noticeable change with ourprecipitation situation as of late, but at least we are having some cooler mornings & the evenings are a bit more bearable. Also, though it doesn’t help our local feelings very much, some of our more fortunate neighbors havereceived some worthwhile precipitation.Just in case you might have been thinking that I’ve totally lost my mind, that happened to be my “intro” line of last week’s article.

Receipts totaled 2280 head for the week. The market continued its upward trend with stocker steers selling $5 to $7 higher and heifers $5 higher. The feeder steers sold $3 higher and heifers were $4 higher. Packer cows were $3 higher this week with the top cows @72.50. Packers were $2 higher and pairs and bred cows were steady.Steers: choice lightweight calves 150-181, choice medium weight calves 140-165, choice heavyweight calves 133-141Heifers: choice lightweight calves 12-157.50, choice m ...

Under a new state law passed by the Texas Legislature in 2011, commercial agriculture or timber producers will need an Ag/Timber Number issued by the Comptroller’s office to make eli-gible sales tax-exempt purchases for their business beginning Jan. 1, 2012.Who this affects: If you produce agricultural or timber prod-ucts for sale in the regular course of business, the new law will require you to have an Ag/Timber Number for eligible sales tax-exempt purchases.Resources to Get Ready No ...

Edward Erwin Crim age, 77 of San Saba, passed away Wednesday October 19, 2011 at his residence. Edward was born September 13, 1934 to Amos Erwin Crim and Ida Litton Crim in San Saba County. Edward Proudly served his country in the United States Army. Edward and Betty were married on February 24, 1956 in San Saba, Texas.

Eugene Barton Reavis, 60, passed away Friday, October 21, 2011 at Metroplex Hospital in Killeen, TX.Eugene was born October 8, 1951 in Lampasas, TX to Leonard Barton Reavis and Dorothy Ellen Hunt Reavis. On March 12, 1977, Eugene married Debra Ann Alston in Richland Springs, TX. They had three children.

Jeannean Thornton “Mrs. T” passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2011. Services are pending with Blaylock Funeral Chapel.

Willynn Zulauf, 86, a lifetime resident of Cherokee, Texas passed away Tuesday October 18, 2011. She was born November 4, 1924 to Alva Keeney and Margie (Ray) Keeney in Cherokee, Texas. Willynn married John William Zulauf on August 12, 1945 in Cherokee, Texas; he preceded her in death on April 11, 1992.

This past Thursday the 7th grade Dillos Beat a good Coleman Bluecat team by 2 Pts.The Game started off as a defensive battle as the Dillos held the bluecats to a 3 and out first series. The Dillos played a great Defensive game holding Coleman to only one of its 3- 2pt conversions.

This past week the Armadillo football teams played the Coleman Bluecats.The 7th Grade won 20-18. Record is 5-1-1/ 2-1. the 8th grade lost 37-12. Record is 4-3/ 2-1. The JV lost 27-12. Record is 2-5-1/1-1-1. The Varsity lost 25-21. Record is 4-4 overall and 1-2 in district. This week we take on the Ozona Lions.

The Indians came out strong against the Lohn Eagles last Friday night. Trey Shannon ran in a 12-yard run for the first touchdown of the night. The Indians followed up with an on-side recovery on their own 30 yard line. Shannon connected with Burnam Sloan for a 5 yard touchdown pass.

Coleman's 8th Grade Bluecats defeated the San Saba 8th Dillos by a score of 37-12 in Coleman last Thursday night. The Bluecats size and speed hindered the Dillos.San Saba kicked to Coleman to begin the game. David Valencia, Ramiro Coronado and Joey Salinas played hard on defense. Coleman drove the ball to the Dillo 20.

The Richland Springs Coyote 3rd/4th grade pee wee tackle football team came up short on their bid to advance to the Six-Man Super Bowl by a score of 36-20. It was a hard fought back and forth struggle, but a late surge by Strawn proved to be the difference. Eli Salinas was the spark for the Coyotes as he returned a kickoff 45 yards and added two touchdown runs from 25 and 50 yards out.

The Richland Springs Coyote 5th/6th grade Pee Wee football team showed why they have won back-to-back Six-Man Pee Wee Super Bowl Championships! They totally dominated the Rising Star Wildcats this past Saturday in Zephyr by a score of 50-6 and improved 5-0! The Coyotes rushing attack was too much for the Wildcats to stop.

The Richland Springs Pee Wee Flag football team will play for the Six-Man Pee Wee Super Bowl this Saturday, October 29th, in Brookesmith. Kickoff is set for 9:00am. They advanced this past Saturday by beating the Gordon Longhorns by a score of 20-0! The Coyotes swarming defense kept the longhorns out of the end zone all day.

The senior year in high school always seems to fly by quickly. Our 2012 seniors will be recognized at the last home football game on October 28th. Senior students are Jose Avila, Stormi Davee, Ashley Ferguson, Kensie Green, John Greenwood, Sara Hedley, Courtney Herbert, Nicholas Moore, Winston Poe, James Ramsey, Denim Reeves, Cheyenne Tharp, Danny Tillery, Justin Trevino, Ben VanCleave, and Tra Williams.

The San Saba Armadillos fell to the Coleman Bluecats 25-21 at Hufford Field in Coleman last Friday night. San Saba had opportunities to put points on the board but the Coleman defense stopped the Armadillos on four occasions on 4th and short. The Bluecat offense did just enough to get the win.Coleman won the toss and deferred to the second half.

Since the last update, the San Saba 3rd and 4th grade football team have defeated the Llano Yellow Jackets and the Lampasas Badgers. The game against the Jackets was the 1st home game ever for these players and they came out playing fired up in the rain. When the final seconds ticked off the clock, it was San Saba 28, Llano 6.

Coyote fans spoiled by the blowout wins the Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Junior High teams have posted this year, were thoroughly entertained by the JV Coyotes last Thursday night at Coyote Field. Big hits, hard running, stifling defense and generally great football was displayed by both teams on this cool and breezy evening.

The great University of Texas Coach Darrell Royal once said, “There are three things that can happen when you pass the football,...and two of them are bad”. I guess the Brookesmith coaches saw something in the scout films, a perceived weakness perhaps... something, that made them think they could pass the football against the Coyotes.

It took the Coyotes more than 8 seconds to tame the Brookesmith Mustangs last Thursday night at Coyote Ranch, but by the end of the half, the Junior Mustangs had been gentled and safely settled in their stalls for the night. No whips or spurs were used on the broncs just good old fashioned hard hitting football.

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Sportsmanship - Some people define good sportsmanship as the “golden rule” of sports — in other words, treating the people you play with and against as you’d like to be treated yourself. You demonstrate good sportsmanship when you show respect for yourself, your teammates, and your opponents, for the coaches on both sides, and for the referees, judges, and other officials.

Red Ribbon Week (October 23-31), the oldest and largest drug prevention program in the Nation, is a way for people and communities to unite and take a visible stand against drugs. This year’s theme, “It’s Up to Me To Be Drug Free,” reminds us that we each share individual responsibility in creating a drug-free environment.Review the following guidelines for prescription drug abuse prevention and discuss them with family & friends.Lock Your Meds1.Every day, 3,300 m ...