2 PETER 1:14 “Knowing that shortly I must put off this flesh tabernacle as our LORD JESUS CHRIST hath shown me.” This may be another message that many may think is being repeated too often, but I am sincere in believing that ALMIGHTY GOD is giving me a strong feeling to write it as a warning that we are living in the latter days of this temporary flesh life.

The night may have been young when Harold and I arrived at the courthouse to carve out our little place for the street dance, but as cold as the air was, my bones started to rattle a tune way before the drummer thought about hitting a lick! To say I chose a non-traditional form of attire for the dance that evening is to err way on the side of understatement.

A typical family dinner takes about 25 minutes to prepare and lasts about 20 minutes. Family roles are changing. Often, the entire burden of food shopping, planning, and preparation does not fall to the wife alone. Family members, including husbands, are helping in the kitchen, too.Eating family dinner improves nutrition, and there is a solid link between nutrition and improved health.

Do you enjoy game shows? Some of them are interesting to watch. Some of them have also been around for years. One of these is the Wheel of Fortune. Indeed, some have won a small fortune by playing a game for about twenty minutes.Those who play "Wheel" win money, prizes from different companies, occasionally a car, and trips that they could probably never afford.The thing to remember is that it is a game.

We have been having some chilly weather since the cool front came through last weekend. We had our first fire in the fireplace and it felt good. Wanted to remind everyone of the 42 tournament this Saturday night in Elm Grove and the Gospel singing on the 20th. All singers, piano players or other musicians, or just interested listeners are invited.

Reading Recommendations: Sarah Thornhill, a novel, Kate GrenvilleWhen The Secret River, a novel about frontier violence in early Australia appeared in 2005, it became an instant best seller and garnered praise for its unflinching look at Australia's notorious history. Grenville's follow-up novel, The Lieutenant, continued her exploration of Australia's first settlement and again elicited controversy for its brazen view of her homeland's beginnings.

Good farmers know that one cannot keep harvesting crops from a tract without putting something back into it. To restore nitrogen, phosphate and potash - as essential for growing crops as earth, sun and rain - those chemicals must be reintroduced into the soil. Otherwise, land will produce less and less yield until it is depleted of its fertility.Some people don't realize that the same principal applies to life.

2 Pedro 3:1-18 Pero el día del Señor vendrá como ladrón en la noche; en el cual los cielos pasarán con grande estruendo, y los elementos ardiendo serán deshechos, y la tierra y las obras que en ella hay serán quemadas. Puesto que todas estas cosas han de ser deshechas, !!cómo no debéis vosotros andar en santa y piadosa manera de vivir, esperando y apresurándoos para la venida del día de Dios, en el cual los cielos, ...

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The trough across the highway from the house no longer functions for livestock purposes but does hold when it rains. Because of the threat of West Nile virus, I have been cautious of any stagnant water. I had noticed several kinds of bugs in the shallow holdings, but no mosquito larvae.

Saturday was cool to say the least, and it felt like time to get out the longjohns. According to all the weather reports we can expect some warm weather, which will be great.Monday is Columbus day and all the news from around the Bend must have sailed away with him, either that or the cold front blew it all away as the news is as scarce as hen’s teeth.The Fish Fry, cake auction, and silent auction went off as scheduled with a large crowd attending even with all the other activities tha ...

Several days ago a man dropped by the house and gave us a loaf of handmade sourdough rye bread bake in a wood-fired oven. It was delicious. That beautiful loaf of bread reminded me of something in the Bible. The Bible has a lot to say about giving and giving gifts.

It’s Sunday and I’m snuggled under a blanket wearing a pair of sweats and socks! The first cold snap has struck! We even had a little rain last night as an added bonus. I am a wimp when it comes to cold. I attended the social event of the week Saturday, the Brockman/Oldham wedding, and I for sure froze.

The 4th quarter San Saba County/Scott & White Blood Drive will be held on Tuesday, October 16th from 1:00-6:00 p.m. On the east side of the courthouse. All October blood donors will receive: FREE pint of Blue Bell ice cream, FREE Blue Bell donor t-shirt, and the chance to win a $50 Visa gift card donated by The National Bank of Central Texas.

The Wiley B. Murray Post No. 27 of San Saba will host a Defensive Driving Course (DDC) on Thursday, November 1st and Thursday November 7th. AARP will be the official sponsor of the course. The DDC course is offered free of charge to recognize and thank the veterans for their military service.

In conjunction with the National Remembrance Day Ceremony held each December, Wreaths Across America is an annual project to honor and mark veteran’s graves of all wars and conflicts. Wreaths are placed on graves by volunteers at Arlington National Cemetery, Normandy Beach, each State House and all State, National and participating local cemeteries.

Austin artist Montena Fink-Lacy has taken the phrase “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” to a whole new, and higher, level. In her paintings and photographs on exhibit at Cherokee Charm, the artist captures the uncommon beauty of the common detritus of society – the plastic flotsam that has fluttered and soared along America’s highways and byways, only to come to its uneasy rest in the grasping branches of trees or upon the unforgiving barbs of fen ...

The Performance Talent San Saba County Relay for Life Team will be staging the first fundraiser benefitting The American Cancer Society (ACS) for the 2012 - 2013 season. The Christmas Pageant, Talent Contest, and Bazaar will be held at the San Saba Civic Center on Saturday, November 17th. The doors will open at 2:00p.m.

Thursday, October 11th’s Lunch & Learn features Pat Pratt, San Saba County EMS Director as the featured speaker. Pratt’s talk will be on Asthma. The presentation is free to the public and includes a light lunch. The program is sponsored by the Extension Education Council and the FSC committee. A RSVP is requested, but not mandatory to help have the right amount of seating and food for those attending.

New Horizons will host ParaNorman at the LanTex Theater this weekend. This animated adventure movie is rated PG and will show on Friday, October 12th, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, October 13th, at 4:00 and 7:30 p.m.In ParaNorman, a small town comes under siege by zombies. A misunderstood local boy Norman is able to speak with the dead and takes on ghosts, zombies and grown-ups to save his town from a centuries-old curse.

The Pecan Candy Challenge will be held October 20th at the San Saba River Pecan Jam in Risien Park, San Saba, Texas. Cash Prizes of $100 for 1st place, $75 for 2nd place and $50 for 3rd place will be awarded.1. This competition is open to individuals of all ages residing in or visiting Texas.2.

Mrs. Betty Robertson has been named Resident of the Month at Pecan Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation. Betty was born in Gouldbusk, Tx. She grew up in and went to school in Mason. She was one of eleven children with 6 brothers and 4 sisters. They were a big and very close family.Betty was married for 23 years to her first husband and 30 years to her second.

On September 13, 2012, the Pierian Study Club met at the San Saba Garden Club Building. Co-hostesses for the first meeting of the new club year were members Nicole Bagley and Hilary Adams and members of the yearbook committee, Ann McElroy, Martine Miller and Sharon Clawson, committee chair. Other members present were Ann Allison, Donna Baker, Paula Barrier, Loy Nell Behrens, Gail Bruner, Barbara Gilger, Kathleen Hawkins, Jeri Jones, Sandy Kuykendall, Cherry Kay Lange, Lynn McHenry, Joycelyn ...

The San Saba County Pecan Queen will be crowned during the San Saba River Pecan Jam Saturday, October 20th at 2:15 p.m. in Risien Park. Scholarships will be awarded as follows: Miss San Saba Pecan - $2,500 and Tiara, 1st Runner Up - $1,000, 2nd Runner Up - $500. Contestant pictures will be published in next week's edition.

As they gathered for their regular meeting on October 2, 2012, members of the San Saba Garden Club were greeted with fragrances from 25 different herbs decorating the clubhouse in Mill Pond Park. The program focused on growing, harvesting and cooking with herbs as well as using them in fragrances and for medicinal purposes.

Leigh Ann Glaze presenting Employee of the Month certificate to Paul Stewart for Elementary School.

Vicki Key presenting Employee of the Month certificate to Miles Romine for Middle School.

Michael Bohensky presenting Employee of the Month certificates to Dena Vasquez and Alicia Perez for Elementary School.

Apologies for being so remiss in writing the past couple of weeks, but as I used to say when I started penning “Highlights” some 18 or 20 odd years back, still commuting from Kerrville at the time; “I’ve been fairly busy & sometimes it takes a couple of weeks for enough to happen in San Saba that is “news-worthy”!

Receipts totaled 1035 head for the week. Good rains of 2 to 5 inches and some areas up to 12 inches fell in the area giving a much needed boost to the wheat grazing. Because of this, stocker steers were 3.00 to 5.00 higher and in some instances 8.00 higher and heifers selling a full 3.00 higher.

Andrew “Drew” Henry Buttery, 17, of Llano, Texas, passed away Sunday, September 30, 2012. He was born February 27, 1995, to Angela Renee (Johnson) Buttery and John David Buttery in Austin, Texas. Drew was a lifetime resident of Llano and a member of the Lutie Watkins Memorial United Methodist Church.Drew was a senior at Llano High School, where he not only excelled scholastically but also was active in extracurricular activities.

Arrangements pending at Heritage Funeral Home, San Saba.

Rod Schoenbacher passed away on Wednesday, October 3, 2012, at the Kelly Ranch in San Saba,Texas. He was born on October 14, 1955, and adopted by his parents, Dan and Dorothy Schoenbacher. Two and a half years later, he welcomed home his little adopted sister, Kim. In 1979, he married his loving bride, Elizabeth.

Thomas Keith Williams, 59, passed away at his home on the Williams Ranch south of San Saba on Friday, October 5, 2012. The graveside service was held at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at the Cherokee Cemetery in Cherokee, TX, with visitation held at Heritage Funeral Home on Monday, October 8, 2012, from 5:00 until 7:00 PM.Keith was born on January 11, 1953, to James Thomas and Florence Pearl Williams in San Angelo, Texas.

Tommy Ray Grozier, age 81, died peacefully in his sleep October 3, 2012. Tommy was born in Cisco, Texas, but counted San Saba as his home as that is where he spent his school years. He shared many happy memories with family and friends about growing up in a small rural town.

2nd Winner of theSan Saba Band Booster's Best Seat in the House Contest - Renee McBee and her guest Betty Sue Fernandez Hardy at the San Saba vs Hamilton game on September 21st.

3rd Winner of the San Saba Band Booster's Best Seat in the House Contest - Jacob Cabrera with guest AJ Martinez at the San Saba vs Thorndale game on October 5th.

Cherokee's Lauryn Tatsch awards Stephen Austermann High School Football Beau. Photo by Shawna Martin.

RICHLAND SPRINGS 2012 COMING HOME QUEEN AND KING - Alumni Lola Fay Mask named Coming Home Queen and Alumni Robert Lewis named Coming Home King.

The Texas Farm Bureau Insurance office donated Pink Socks to the San Saba Youth Sports Association to wear the entire month of October to support the fight against Breast Cancer. The Little Dillo football boys and cheerleaders wear them proudly and send a big "thank you" to Farm Bureau for their support to the Youth of San Saba.

Congratulations to the JV and MS Dillos for big wins over Thorndale last week. Thanks to all the fans for their support of all the Dillo games last week, it was great, please keep it up. Congratulations to this weeks Franks Trophy Shop player of the week Kolton Ellis. Kolton had 7 tackles, 2 caused fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries, 1 sack, 1 Qb pressure, and 2 pass break ups.

The San Saba Armadillos lost a hard hitting defensive game to the Thorndale Bulldogs last Friday night at historic Rogan Field. The defenses combined for 14 turnovers during the game. The Bulldogs lost 6 fumbles and 2 interceptions while the Armadillos lost 3 fumbles and 3 interceptions.Thorndale won the toss and deferred to the second half.

The San Saba Armadillos lost a hard hitting defensive game to the Thorndale Bulldogs last Friday night at historic Rogan Field. The defenses combined for 14 turnovers during the game. The Bulldogs lost 6 fumbles and 2 interceptions while the Armadillos lost 3 fumbles and 3 interceptions.Thorndale won the toss and deferred to the second half.

Last week the Cherokee FFA beautified their two mile stretch of highway 16. They adopted their strip of highway last year, and since then have been striving to uphold their responsibility of making Texas beautiful. Officers were required to pick up trash and a few members helped. Just a message from us, “Remember, when you are thinking about throwing out that piece of trash, someone has to pick it up.”

The Cherokee Ag Mechanics/FFA just finished their first project, which was a bench that is a memorial for Payten Vaughn. Payten was a positive feature to the FFA and was helpful in starting Cherokee’s first FFA chapter. He was a hard worker and he loved his family. We hope this bench serves as an inspiration to all Cherokee students who see it.

The Cherokee FFA will be Hosting the Cindy Hayes Memorial Food Drive. FFA Officers have set up boxes around CHS for students to donate cans and non perishable items. The FFA would like for all students and members of the community to participate. Boxes are located by the office or if you would like, you can drop off items in Mr.

The library hosted another successful Book Fair last week. Valerie Gossett expresses thanks to all who supported the library in this annual fundraiser. 4H sponsors Valerie Gossett & Paula Miller, and the Richland Springs 4H Club are collecting canned food for the San Saba Food Pantry. The food collection ends Friday, October 12th.Note to parents: The first six week grading period ended October 5.

The long trip to Thorndale did not have an effect on our young men. They came out and took care of business and played a great game and came home with a 44-0 victory. We played well both offensively, defensively, and special teams. Our record now stands at 4 and 2 with eight points keeping us from having an undefeated record this season.Scoring for the Dillos were:Emiliano Rocha on a three yard touchdown run with the 2pt.

Homecoming Week has come and gone. What a fun-filled week! The cheerleaders always put together themes for each day of the week. I must say Nerd Day was my favorite! It was so fun to see kids in their dad’s old pants, suspenders and the ever-present taped up glasses! The week’s final hoorah was the infamous “pageant” during the pep rally!

What Happened ?? !!! The Coyote fans, who didn’t make the 2 hour trek to Walnut Springs, were asking on Saturday morning. A first quarter lead of only 23-18 is as rare for the Coyotes as an albino pecan tree in San Saba county. The Hornets picked up their own fumble on a kickoff and returned it for a touchdown and accepted two fumbled acorns deep in the Coyote orchard and converted them into 12 more points to stun the big itinerant crowd from Richland Springs.

The Middle School Armadillos beat the Thorndale Bulldogs 28-0 last Thursday.With great defense by our Armadillos, we shut out the Bulldogs.The Bulldogs had a hard time with the aggressive Dillo Defense. Defensive standouts were Kadyn Saiz, Josh Lambert, Julian Zapata, Matthew Flores, Eduardo Vega, Dalton Pierce, Matthew Burkhart, Damon Ramos, Josh Free and Juan Esquivel.

The Board of Trustees of San Saba ISD held a Regular Meeting on Monday, October 8th, starting at 6:21 p.m. Prior to the meeting the Board sampled the menu plans prepared by Cafeteria Manager, Diane Wood. There have been mandated changes relating to calories and no fried foods.

“As school leaders, principals are entrusted with our most valuable resource – our young people. These students are our promise for the future, and it is absolutely critical that they receive a rigorous and well-rounded education. Principals are more than just caretakers of their schools. Principals are expected to be educational leaders, disciplinarians, community builders, spokesmen, budget analysis and guardians of policy mandates and initiatives.