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September 20, 2012 Issue
Front Page
The San Saba County Commissioners Court held a Special Called Meeting on Friday, September 14th at 9:00 a.m. in the San Saba County Judge’s Chambers. County Judge, Byron Theodosis called the meeting to order. Commissioner Rickey Lusty gave the invocation followed by everyone joining for the pledges to the American and Texas flags.The Court took action on the following items:1.
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On Monday, September 10th, Bobby Joe Verette, 52, of San Saba County, died of a gunshot wound.According to San Saba County Sheriff, Allen Brown, the Sheriff's Office received a 911 call at approximately 2:30 - 3:00 p.m. from a female stating a man had been shot. San Saba EMS and Sheriff's deputies responded to the scene at FM 2032 and C.R.
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The San Saba City Council held a Public hearing at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, September 11th in the Council Chambers. Mayor Ken Jordan called the meeting to order and announced a quorum with alderman Mark Amthor absent. Alderman Martha Leigh Whitten gave the invocation followed by everyone joining for the pledges to the American and Texas flags.City Secretary, Gale Ivy read a proclamation recognizing all First Responders and remembering the September 11, 2001 tragedy for a National Moment of Remembr ...
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On Tuesday, September 11th, from 5:30 to 6:45 approximately 200 people gathered at the Mill Pond Park Pavilion to “Remember - Remind - Resolve.” This event was sponsored by the San Saba County Chamber of Commerce with people from 14 organizations, businesses, and individuals participating in the program. The program included the Welcome by Marian Deans, Director/Event Coordinator of the San Saba County Chamber of Commerce; Opening Prayer, Pastor of The Father’s House, Tom B ...
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ECCLESIASTES 8:8 “There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit: neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.”ECCLESIASTES 12:7 “ At death, then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return to God Who gave it.” My hope and intent in this effort is to show where the dead are and erase some of the doubt and confusion that ...
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I don’t want to shock any of you because I respect you guys so much but it is time you all know I have a tendency to be weird! What? Not a blink or questionable eyebrow in the whole town? Okay, so I haven’t fooled anyone for over the year I have been writing this column, go figure!It is an election year and while I care deeply about the state of the union and the people in it, I could care less about other people’s politics.
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Chris Stevens was born in Grass Valley California on April 18, 1960 and died on September 11, 2012 in service for his country. He was not the only one as there were three other staff members killed. He was the United States of America's Ambassador to Libya. His job was to be a representative for his home country and, as most ambassadors, he lived in a foreign land.
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By Carolyn McDowell, CEA-FCS San Saba County
We’ve all heard about them: food allergies. Everyone is familiar with allergies, but how are food allergies different than other allergies? Food allergies can range from being moderately uncomfortable (like seasonal allergies) to suddenly life threatening (like a bee sting allergy). Food allergies are becoming more and more prevalent in our society; as such it’s important to make sure we understand what they are.Food allergies are a result of a reaction that the immune system has ...
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This past week we celebrated the eleventh anniversary of 9/11. It seems that this, in one way, has not been very long. I believe that most of you can remember where you were on this eventful day that changed our nation.Every year since then we pause to remember the victims of this terrible day.
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30 Years AgoSeptember 23, 1982
During the San Saba City Council meeting on Tuesday, September 14th, the Council voted unanimously to donate the old red fire truck to the San Saba County Historical Museum. The Texas Three Wheeler Association will sponsor a Three Wheeler Rodeo this Saturday, Sept. 25th, at the San Saba Rodeo Arena on Highway 16.Winners in the Area 7 Young Farmers at the Convention held recently are: Dennis Hardman, runner-up Farm and Ranch Manager; Woody Russell, runner ...
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Submitted by Nancy Bannister
Reading Recommendations: Criminal, a novel, Karin SlaughterWill Trent is a brilliant agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Newly in love, he is beginning to put a difficult past behind him. Then a local college student goes missing, and Will is inexplicably kept off the case by his supervisor and mentor, Deputy Director Amanda Wagner.
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James Johnston, Minister Church of Christ - San Saba, Texas
A lot of noise was coming from the hilltop behind Tim but all was quiet at the edge of the lake. Tim had just slipped away from the picnic to cast his favorite "top-water" when three small boys, all brothers, joined him.They stood very still and quietly watched the lure until a whistle (which Tim hardly heard) from someone in the crowd caught their attention.
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In the years past, while birding along The Ditch, I noticed that the monarchs were flocking to the white flower heads on all of the frostweed plants, busily probing the flowers for nectar. Monarch butterflies follow the Colorado, San Saba and other Texas rivers as they migrate to their wintering grounds in the highlands of northern Mexico.
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The rain did come down starting Thursday, Friday and Sunday morning leaving over 2" of welcome and much needed rain. The Bend Community meeting went off as scheduled and the group planned the up coming fund raiser on October 6. There will be games for the children again this year so bring out the youngsters let them play carnival games and enjoy a fish supper.
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There is a lightening of spirits and sighs of relief as the sun breaks through after hours of refreshing rain. I woke several times Saturday evening just to enjoy the sound of the rain through my open window. A cool breeze through that same open window caused me to reach for a light blanket.
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Submitted by, San Saba Senior Center
It was hard to believe when you told me your age! I am so impressed with how active you are...can you tell us about some of the things you do...are involved in?The Methodist Choir, Family, Red Hatters, Garden Club, Aerobic Exercise Class in the Church basement, Chair Yoga, Friends of the Library, Play Day at Parkview Baptist.What do you do as a RITUAL, daily?Pray.What do you ENJOY MOST about your life?Freedom to be Myself.WORDS OF WISDOM you could give for living such a long and fruitful lif ...
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Jaleigh and Thomas are excited to announce the arrival of their baby brother, Caleb Hunter Brand. Caleb was born on September 6th in Llano, TX. He weighed 6 lbs 7 oz. and was 18 1/2 inches long. Proud parents are Michael and Amanda Brand. Proud grandparents are William and Joan Hunt and Rev.
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Jesse and Jessica Richmon are proud to announce the birth of Lynlee Grace Richmon, born Aug. 22, 2012. She weighed 6 lbs. 2 oz. and was 19 inches long. Grandparents are Terry and Ranita Richmon and Tony and Dora Esparza all of Brownwood. Great grandparents are Bud and Wanda Roberds of Richland Springs, and Victor and Leonor Jimenez of Del Rio.
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Type 2 Diabetes can cause many health complications, but those who have the disease can live long, healthy lives if they control blood glucose levels through good nutrition and proper daily management. To improve these skills, persons with type 2 diabetes are encouraged to register for Do Well, Be Well With Diabetes.
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By Ray Vigil Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in El Paso, Texas
Chances are, if you receive Social Security benefits, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), or any federal payment, you receive it electronically. More than 90 percent of people getting monthly Social Security benefits already receive electronic payments. If you don’t yet, that’s about to change.There is a U.S. Department of Treasury rule that does away with paper checks for most federal benefit and non-tax payments by March 1, 2013.
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Fellowship of Christian Women will be gathering in Richland Springs next Thursday, September 27th, at the First Baptist Church downstairs fellowship hall. Beginning at 11:30 a.m. the luncheon features Fall Treats, so look for some recipes you might want to enjoy at this time of year. Richland ladies give us a special invitation and will help us during the luncheon.
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This year the Gamboa family reunion was held at the Senior Center in San Saba on September 8th . All the Gamboa boys but only two of the girls made the event this year. Present was Marie Anita and her husband, Marcos Gomez, Joe Gamboa and his wife, Frances, Angel Gamboa and his wife, Linda, Antonio (Tony) Gamboa, Manuel Gamboa and his wife, Betty, and Maria Teresa (Cookie) Gamboa.All were greatly honored by the presence of Aunt Agustina Jimenez, and cousins Agustina Huron, Lupe Flores ,and A ...
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The Heart of Texas Country Music Association sponsored a trip to Nashville last month for 104 area country music fans. While in Nashville, the group attended the Grand Ole Opry, General Jackson Showboat, Heart of Texas Roadshow, Shotgun Red Show along with touring Loretta Lynn’s Plantation Home and Museum, Elvis’ Graceland, the Country Music Hall of Fame, Ryman Auditorium and Long-hollow Winery.
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Revival in the Goldthwaite City Park nightly at 7p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 30th, Monday, Oct. 1st and Tuesday, Oct. 2nd. Sponsored by Crossroads Country Church with guest evangelist Trey Johnson from Boyd, TX who is currently ministering and roping in the PRCA Rodeo Circuit. There will be special music each night.
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The Board of Trustees of San Saba ISD held a Special Meeting on Monday, September 10th, at 6:00 p.m. in the Central Administration Office. President, Kim Kirk called the meeting to order, established a Quorum with all Trustees present, followed by everyone joining for the pledges to the American and Texas flags.
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The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) warns Unemployment Insurance (UI) claimants to be aware of unscrupulous business operators who may try to charge a fee to file unemployment claims. Filing for unemployment benefits through TWC is always free.Claimants who sign on for so-called “fee-for-filing” scams could later discover unemployment claims were never filed on their behalf.
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The Mason County Friends of the Library is now accepting applications for the 2012 Old Yeller Days. Visitors from all over will enjoy contests, shows, interactive demonstrations, arts & crafts, a Dog Show, an Apple Baking Contest, live entertainment, good stuff to eat and so much more!!!! Set on the beautiful grounds of the Mason County historical courthouse, the Old Yeller Days celebration is intended to bring the history of the 1870s to life through demonstrations and performances of r ...
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The Board of Directors of Operation Orphans, Inc. has selected four dates for doe hunts during the forthcoming whitetail season. They are the following Saturdays: October 27th, November 17th, December 1st and January 12, 2013. The October date will be an all girls' hunt, while the remaining dates will be all boys' hunts.This is the 52nd year of the "Take a Child Hunting"
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There were some doubts from some folks around the County as to the fact of our being in another drought season, but I’ve heard from the “Horses’” mouth that we should have El Nino coming back to our country about mid October. If you would like to know my reliable source, it comes from the Meteorology Department down at Texas A&M University.
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Receipts totaled 1902 head for the week. The market remains aggressive and demand was good with all classes of calves and yearlings selling steady with last week’s increases. Choice replacement heifers sold strong with a set of 7 Brangus heifers selling for 141.00@629. Packer cows and bulls sold steady while stocker cows and pairs sold in good demand.Steers: choice lightweight calves 185.00-227.50; choice medium weight calves 140.00-208.00; choice heavyweight calves 130.00-145.00Heifer ...
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Funeral Services for Betty Bailey, age 83 of Early, were held Tuesday September 18, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at 4th Street Church of Christ in Brownwood with Rodney Tedford and Ryan Smithey officiating. Interment followed at Cherokee Cemetery in Cherokee, Texas. She passed away Friday September 14, 2012 in Brownwood Regional Medical Center.
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Bobby Joe Verette was born on April 26, 1960 and passed away on September 10, 2012.A Memorial Service will be held at a later date.Funeral Services under the direction of Blaylock Funeral Chapel, 1205 South High, San Saba, Texas.
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Earl Doyle Gatliff, 92, a life time resident of San Saba, Texas passed away Wednesday, September 12, 2012. He was born February 20, 1920 to Effie May (Jackson) Gatliff and George Henry Gatliff. Earl was a veteran of the United States Army. On August 20, 1942, he married Lela Mae Reagor in San Saba, Texas.
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Lester Delworth “Del” Broyles, 90, passed away in Houston on Tuesday, September 11, 2012. Del was born in Cherokee on October 17,1921 to Ben and Esther Broyles. Del is survived his wife, Virginia, of 61 years, his twin daughters, Deborah Kay Scopa and husband, Frank; Cynthia Ann McCoy and husband, James.
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Reba "June" McPherson went to be with the Lord on September 15, 2012 at Hendricks Medical Center in Abilene. She was born on December 26, 1934 in Valliant, Oklahoma to Lloyd and Opal Scott Brodie. June was a wonderful wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great grandmother and friend. She was a member of the Shiloh Bible Church which she loved deeply.
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Ronnie Frank Sloan, 70, of San Angelo, Texas, formerly of Brady, passed away on Sunday, September 16, 2012, in San Angelo, Texas. Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 19, 2012, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Brady with burial at Baby Head Cemetery in Cherokee, Texas.Ronnie was born in San Saba, Texas on June 17, 1942, to Frank Sloan Jr.
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#11 E.J. Borchers runs against a Coyote.
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#12 Ethan Martin and #36 Jordan Lilly take on two Coyotes.
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#22 Robert Brewer scores.
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Christabel Cisneroz was nominated as an outstanding graduate student at the annual College of Graduate Awards Banquet at Angelo State University. Christabel, a 2007 San Saba High School graduate, received her Bachelors of Interdisciplinary studies with a focus in education in 2011 and will complete her Master of Higher Education with a focus in student and leadership this December 2012.
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Kellen Everett looks to throw it over a Coyote defender.
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The SSHS Student Council wishes to congratulate Kelli Barker on winning the $500 gift card they raffled off this week. They also wish to thank each person who purchased a ticket. All proceeds from this raffle will go toward Senior Scholarships at the end of the year. This would not be possible without all the support from community members.
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Jeff Pannell, SSISD Head Football/ Director
Congratulations to the Middle School Dillos on their victory this past Thursday over Ballin-ger.Thank God for the rain this past week, and Armadillo football appreciates all of those that supported the Dillos in the rain both Thursday and Friday. The varsity Armadillos suffered our first loss this season, and look forward to putting it behind us and getting ready for a good Hamilton team this week.
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The Ballinger Bearcats defeated the San Saba Armadillos 39-7 last Friday night at Bearcat Stadium in Ballinger. It was a rough night for San Saba on both sides of the ball. Starting quarterback Kelan Verette was relegated to playing defense only and running back/linebacker /punter Russell Lowe hurt a leg late in the first half.
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#15 Jorge Labrador leaps for yardage.
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By Don Fowler, RSISD Superintendent
High school classes held class meetings and elected class officers for the school year. Freshman class sponsors Valerie Gossett and Paula Miller noted that the freshman class elected Nathan Allen (Pres.), Nash Moore (VicePres.), Elizabeth Avila (Sec.), and Bryan Salinas (Treas.). Sophomore class sponsor Michael Brand noted that the sophomore class elected Storm Teel (Pres./Treas.) and Jacob Cohn (Vice.
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The Cherokee Indians were game competitors in last Friday nights’ intracounty contest against the back-to-back State Champion Richland Springs Coyotes, but the odds weren’t in their favor. The Coyotes won the coin flip and put all their money on chance,... Chance Bush, that is. Chance cashed in on 6 running touchdowns and 2 more via the airways to account for all but one of the Coyotes’ total touchdowns.
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SAN SABA vs. Hamilton - 7:30 pmCHEROKEE vs. Lometa - 7:30 pm RICHLAND SPRINGS vs. Gustine - 7:30pm
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The county rivalry has come and gone. The Indians knew they had a battle going up against defending state champs, and the Coyotes came out on top. It’s hard to believe for many of us, but the game of football is such a small thing in the game of life.
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The skies over Coyote Field were gray and cloudy last Thursday night but no rain was forthcoming. The JH Coyotes kicked off their season with Coach Jerry Burkhart unleashing his own version of Thunder and Lightning. The Thunder coming in the form of J.B. Salinas, a hard running, back/linebacker, with size, strength, and speed.
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The San Saba 4-H Awards Banquet was held September 11, 6 p.m. at the Civic Center. The banquet began with Mekalia Castro leading the 100 people attending in the Pledge of Allegiance. Kendall Johnson led the 4-H Motto and Pledge and Melanie Hedley gave a short prayer. Analyn Bohensky sang the National Anthem.
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On Wednesday, September 12 San Saba High School Cross Country Team competed in the Hico Invitational Cross Country Meet. The Boy’s team placed 9th out of 13 teams and was once again led by Hector Paez with a strong 9th place finish out of 110 runners. Vicente Vega and Daniel Garcia finished 29 and 45th respectively with Jose Robles and DJ Martin rounding out the boys team.
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We came out the first half and dominated both offensively and defensively. Our offense moved the ball well and scored two touchdowns. Both touchdowns were scored by Emiliano Rocha. Our defense pretty well shut down their offense. Here is the problem though. Football games have two halves. The opposite happened in the second half.
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The Middle school football team opened the season with a great victory over the Ballinger Bearcats 12-6. The Dillos played a hard fought game in rainy muddy conditions last Thursday even-ing. The Dillos held the Bearcats to only one score. The Bearcats had a hard time with the aggressive Dillo Defense.
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Submitted by SSISD Assistant School Superintendent Michael Bohensky
The Parent Academy will be on two different nights in October to help accommodate parents that have students on an elementary campus and secondary campus. Currently, campuses are working on a schedule for these evenings. Middle School and High School Parent Academy: Tuesday, October 16, 2012Elementary Parent Academy: Monday, October 22, 2012Times are still to be determined.
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News from San Saba ISD Superintendent, Leigh Ann Glaze
Parents and Guardians - Are you looking for that one website that will help you get you and your child ready for the college process? It’s never too early to begin exploring career fields, college majors, scholarships, and locating the correct training program, junior college, or university that will match the career your child will want to pursue after high school.
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