I have finished a research on the words, (devil and devils), and was greatly surprised to find the word devil does not appear in the Old Testament of the King James Bible even one time, and the word, devils, appear only four times therein. Then I was further surprised to find the plural of (devils), appears 48 times in the New Testament and the single word, devil, appears 58 times..

There is no such thing as a time machine and yet I feel as if aging acts as one in its own way. As children we have so little frame of reference for life, so few experiences behind us on which to base expectation of our future and as adults we have so much frame of reference and so little expectation of future on which to build a base!

Do you know anyone who has been put on a gluten-free diet? Have you heard anyone talking about it? Have you noticed the numerous products in the grocery store that are gluten-free? Have you wondered what it was? Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley, malts, rye, etc. It is often found in foods such as bread, pasta, crackers, cereal, candies, brown-colored soda, beer and gravy.

It is amazing that people trust in someone, not because of the issues one takes, but because they are prejudiced toward a certain person. This past week I heard a man interviewing people on the street who were going to vote for a certain candidate in the upcoming election. They were asked questions that were full of errors and they never realized what they were saying.

30 Years Ago October 7, 1982 Letter to the Editor, San Saba News & Star: Enclosed find a check for the dear old hometown paper for one year. I enjoy all the things you have going and the things old timers are doing. I was born in Bend, TX 83 years ago and moved to San Saba County when I was two years old.

The big news for all of us is the wonderful rains that fell in the last few days. We received 3.8 here in Richland Springs and heard reports of around 4.5 inches out at Elm Grove. One of the weatherman said it has been several years since we have had rains this general all over the state.

Reading Recommendations: Porch Lights, a novel, Dorothea Benton Frank When Jimmy McMullen, a fireman with the NYFD, is killed in the line of duty, his wife, Jackie, and ten year old son, Charlie, are devastated. Charlie idolized his dad, and now the outgoing, curious boy has become quiet and reserved. Trusting in the healing power of family, Jackie decides to return to her childhood home on Sullivan's Island. Crossing the bridge from the mainland, ...

Mrs. Crook remembers as a child, coming home from school one day, crying because she had been given only a small part in the children's' program, while her playmate got the leading role. After drying her tears, her mother took off her watch and put it in her hand. "What do you see?"

2 Pedro 3:1-18 El día del Señor vendrá Amados, esta es la segunda carta que os escribo, y en ambas despierto con exhorta-ción vuestro limpio entendimien-to,para que tengáis memoria de las palabras que antes han sido dichas por los santos profetas, y del mandamiento del Señor y burladores, andando según sus propias concupiscen-cias, y diciendo: ¿Dónde está la promesa de su advenimiento?

The rain did come once again dropping two and one-half inches of rain starting Friday night and on and off all day Saturday. Below Bend reports of one and one-half inch fell and over by Lometa four inches was reported. This rain was very beneficial to lots of different parts of Texas that was in dire need of moisture.

Well I can truthfully say that September was one jam packed month with non stop activities, but what a beautiful way to end the month! For two days I listened to the soft patter of rain on the roof and felt the cool autumn breezes through my open windows. We had about 2.5 inches of rain, and next to none of it ran around to the tank, but the land is happy wet!

Years ago my wife and I went on a wonderful trip called The Journey's of Paul. There were about 300 of us and we flew to Rome, Italy and then traveled to the Mediterranean Sea to catch a tour boat. We got to the small dock tired, hungry, and worn out from a day of travel, where the ship was supposed to be waiting for us.

Q: What is a lunar rainbow? A: "It's a rainbow that has been formed by moonlight instead of sunlight," says Brent McRoberts of Texas A&M University. "A lunar rainbow is sometimes called a moon rainbow, but they're the same thing," he explains. "Lunar rainbows are fairly rare. They are usually whitish in color and occur only during a full moon, and as is the case with a rainbow, the light source must be behind you.

Learn about the successful development of diversified and value-added agribusinesses by registering for Texas Leadership Institute (TLI) Workshop 5124: Keys to Planning and Managing New Era Agribusinesses scheduled from 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. on October 29, 2012 at the San Saba Civic Center, 1190 S. Thomas Stewart Drive (off Hwy 90 East in Mill Pond Park).

San Saba’s Dove Project, is a non-profit organization here to help our community’s domestic violence victims, first and foremost. We strive to be a safe environment for domestic violence and sexual assault victims to come for shelter and assistance getting through their situations. Dove Project has partnered with many organizations to guide our clients through the process of leaving an abusive situation, and prevent any further abuse throughout the community by educating ...

It's that time again for Keep San Saba Beautiful Clean-Up, to be held October 27th, 2012 at the Courthouse from 8:00a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Refreshments and hot dogs will be provided for all volunteers. Since it is so close to Halloween, we will be giving out Halloween goodie bags to each child who participates.

A new type of left-turn signal is being introduced throughout the state, and Lampasas will soon see the change with seven new signals scheduled for installation as the Key Avenue project wraps up this fall. The new signals include the addition of a flashing yellow arrow that traffic experts say will reduce confusion, improve safety and move more vehicles through an intersection. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has been installing Flashing Yellow Arrow (FYA) sig ...

Myself, Gunnery Sergeant Tim Weiland (USMC), Glynn Nielsen (USAF), Jim Kettles (USN) and David Harvey, all agreed that we should do something for our wounded heroes. Hence, was the birth of "Texas Hunters for Heroes", a nonprofit organization. It's only about six weeks old and we have already received a lot of calls from people wanting to volunteer and support our efforts.

Sunday, September 30th, Pecan Grove Baptist Church celebrated with its members and many former members its 112th Homecoming. This little church is set in one of the most picturesque settings in our county. This church for 112 years has been able to participate in the most important decision that a person can make.

Tuesday activities have become extra special for the residents of Pecan Valley with the addition of some very special guests. The Family and Community Services class from San Saba High School join us on Tuesday afternoons to visit with residents and play games. Everyone seems to have a wonderful time mixing, laughing and talking.

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will be offering a Predator Awareness Workshop on Tuesday October 23, 2012 at the Church of Christ Fellowship Hall in Richland Springs. Registration is at 8:30 a.m. with the program beginning at 9:00 a.m. The agenda topics are: Interpreting Physical Evidence of Predation, Coping with Coyotes, Bobcats and Feral Hogs.

The organizing committee for the soon-to-be-formed San Saba County humane organization met again on September 25th and is moving forward quickly. The committee approved "San Saba County Friends of Animals" (SSCFOA) as the final name of the organization. That name will replace the temporary one (Humane Animal Shelter of San Saba) we had been using.

On Saturday, October 6th, the Freemasons of San Saba lodge No. 612 will hold their monthly stated meeting. Supper will be served at 6:30p.m. and all Masons are asked to provide a complimentary covered side dish, bread, salad or dessert. The main course will be a Taco Soup Supper provided by Tiler Earnest Roy Jones.

The Llano Country Opry will be held on Saturday, October 6, at the Lantex Theater in downtown Llano. The show begins at 7:30 P.M. and admission is $10.00 per person. Tickets are now on sale by calling (325) 247-5354 or available at the Llano Chamber of Commerce, Llano National Bank or Lively Computers in Kings-land. Country Music entertainer Stephen Pride will headline the concert.

AUSTIN – Unlike the symphony of shotgun blasts signaling the opening weekend of dove season, few will hear the whisper soft "string music" of archery-only deer season. But, that doesn’t mean there aren’t a lot of hunters making bowstring music; archery hunting stamp sales are up substantially this year, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Entering this weekend’s "soft"

Receipts totaled 4666 head for the week. The market was active with most all calves and yearlings trending higher. The stocker steers sold steady and the stocker heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with 1 set of 9 heifers 423 lbs at 160.00. The feeder steers in the 600-700 lb range sold 2.00-3.00 higher with 1 group of 23 steers weighing 660 lbs bringing 149.50.

Kay Doyle, 52, of Bryan passed away on Wednesday, September 26, 2012. A visitation was held on Saturday, September 29, 2012 at Hillier Funeral Home in Bryan. Graveside services were on Monday, October 1, 2012 in Cherokee, Texas, in San Saba County. Services are entrusted to Hillier Funeral Home. Kay was born in Llano on August 2, 1960 to Leonard and Jolene (Randolph) Doyle.

Max Dane Mahan, age 79, of San Saba, died peacefully at his home on September 30, 2012 after a courageous battle with cancer. Visitation will be Wednesday, October 3, 2012 from 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. at Heritage Funeral Home in San Saba. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M.

Congratulations to the MS and JV football teams for their big wins over Mason. Congratulations also to Sean Argote for being named the Frank’s Trophy Shop player of the week. Sean had 150 yds. rushing, 63 yds. receiving and 22 yds. passing along with 52 yds. on kick-off returns. This week the Armadillo athletic schedule is as follows.

The back-to-back, State Champion Richland Springs Coyotes, continued their tornadic path through the state, leaving total destruction in their wake. The Patriots of San Antonio FEAST being the latest casualty in a long run of halftime mercy rule victories. The Patriots, a highly ranked TCAL Division I opponent, with outstanding athletes, appeared dazed and confused by the cyclonic swath ripped by the Coyotes’ offense and defense.

2012 Homecoming week is now history. A festive mood has engulfed the students. Even six-weeks testing can’t diminish the spirit from last week. The first six-week grading period ends October 5 The 2012 Homecoming Queen was announced at halftime of last Friday’s homecoming game against San Antonio Feast. 2012 Homecoming Queen is Miss Ashlyn Grady.

If you did not see this game then you missed a good one. Our young men played like champions. We were able to score on a Dallas Caldwell run and a two point conversion pass from Garrett Welch to John Welch. This would be all that we would need as we won the ball game by the score of 8 to 0.

The San Saba Ladies Golf Association met September 27, 2012 for play day with the September Chair, Peggy Jones, calling for the game of ‘Best At Something’, one point for being in the fairway, being on the green in regulation, or a one putt - less one point for losing your ball, being in a hazard, or a three putt.

Basketball season is fast approaching for the Lady Dillos and we are excited to get it started! These young ladies have worked extremely hard this summer and off-season. They have put in many long hours at the gym, the track, the weight room and various summer camps to help prepare us for the upcoming season.

The Mason Punchers defeated The San Saba Armadillos 40-14 at a rainy, soggy Puncher Dome in Mason last Friday night. Mason rushed for 393 yards and running back Rio Schmidt scored 4 touchdowns along with 262 yards rushing. Sean Argote was the San Saba offense with 147 yards rushing along with 63 receiving and 22 yards passing from his running back spot. San Saba won the toss and deferred to the second half.

Dozens of students participated in the See You at the Pole event this past Wednesday. What a beautiful sight to see students of all ages going to different locations on campus, circling up, and praying for their school. Let it be a reminder to all of us that prayer is needed daily for and on our school campuses.

The San Saba High School Golden Armadillo Band, under the direction of Brian Sours, performed at both the Hill Country Marching Festival in Fredericks-burg and the Hornet Marching Festival at East Central High School in San Antonio. The band is assessed using a standardized rubric that outlines musicianship, marching, tone quality, and various other aspects of marching band.

The Middle School Armadillos Beat the Mason Punchers 14-8 last Thursday. With great defense by our Armadillos we held them to only one score on the night. The Punchers had a hard time with the aggressive Dillo Defense. Defensive standouts were Kadyn Saiz, Josh Lambert, Julian Zapata, Matthew Flores, Eduardo Vega, Austin Cisneroz, Dalton Pierce, Matthew Burkhart Damon Ramos, Josh Free and Juan Esquivel.

The San Saba High School Tennis Team played Early in Team Tennis on September 25 at the San Saba tennis courts. In boys singles San Saba split with Early by winning 3 and losing 3. The girls singles played the next round and San Saba won all 4 matches to put San Saba up 7 to 3.

San Saba High School students had a unique opportunity recently. Four students from San Saba High School were chosen to make a problem solving presentation at the recent TASA/TASB School Board Convention. The school board convention held in Austin on September 27-30 featured informational sessions for board members, keynote speakers and a vendor exhibit hall.

A movement is occurring in Texas that is very exciting and San Saba ISD is in the middle of the action. The movement is to create a new accountability system for Texas schools. As a member of the Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) Executive Committee, I have had the opportunity to study a document called the Creating a New Vision for Public Education in Texas.