2 TIMOTHY 3:1-5 "This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, 4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; 5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.”I be ...

It is time for turkeys, trees and the terror of shopping oh my! No, I have not turned into the Grinch, a miser, or a lonely Charles Dickens character, I just wish the retail world would stop selling Christmas as if it was an out of date can of soup!

Sunday, November 11th, was Veteran's Day. It is a day that we honor the men and women who have served in our military over the many years. These men and women have sometimes put their lives on the line so that we could enjoy the freedoms that we now have.

30 Years AgoNovember 4, 1982Be sure to drop by and visit Sanderson Pecan Company during their open house on Saturday, November 6th on Hwy 16 in the new building. There will be free pie and coffee to all those who drop by Saturday.Members of the Pierian Study Club will meet at 1:00p.m.

Reading Recommendations: A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar, a novel, Suzanne JoinsonIt is 1923, Evangeline (Eva) English and her sister, Lizzie, are missionaries heading for the ancient city of Kashgar on the Silk Road. Though Lizzie is on fire with her religious calling, Eva's motives are not quite as noble, but with her green bicycle and a commission from a publisher to write A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar, she is ready for adventure.In present day London, a young woman, Frieda, returns ...

Romans 12:8 "...he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy with cheerfulness."An exhorter encourages others in the ways of God. They have a genuine desire for their brothers and sisters in Christ to grow in Christ likeness.For the exhorter, information without application leads to spiritual flatness.

1 Juan 4:1-10 Amados, no creáis a todo espíritu, sino probad los espíritus si son de Dios; porque muchos falsos profetas han salido por el mundo. En esto conoced el Espíritu de Dios: Todo espíritu que confiesa que Jesucristo ha venido en carne, es de Dios; y todo espíritu que no confiesa que Jesucristo ha venido en carne, no es de Dios; y este es el espíritu del anticristo, el cual vosotros habéis oído que viene, y que ahora ya e ...

New England is not the only place to see spectacular fall color. This time of year, Old Man Winter blows delightfully cool fronts down into Texas, and our native maples begin to brighten woodlands and forested landscapes with brilliant arrays of yellow, orange and red. There's no more pleasant way to enjoy an autumn afternoon than to walk among these flaming trees, to feel the crisp air against your cheeks and to watch the slow-motion dance of a maple leaf's tumble to the forest floor.Texas ...

It looks like our Spring like weather may soon come to an end, if the weather reports are correct.More and more hunters show-ed up this past weekend and from all accounts record bucks were taken. There are still plenty of bucks to be had.The election is gone and done with.

Well our hunters have been successful yet again. My son Shane and his two buddies, Chris and Beau, drove down from the Dallas area to help me thin out these deer. When I drove up yesterday evening there were five of them bedded down just outside the fence. There are three less does as of tonight.

Last week one of my neighbors was telling how another neighbor down the road came home early and encountered a young man entering his home and another putting my neighbor's possessions in their car. He called the sheriff and chased them down the road. The sheriff was able to intercept them and they were apprehended.

The Christmas Bazaar will begin at 12 noon on Saturday, November 17, 2012, at the San Saba Civic Center. This event is a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society and is being sponsored by the Performance Talent San Saba County Relay for Life Team.One of the teams from the Cherokee Home for Children will be serving homemade chili and all the trimmings.

Mr. T.D. Botello has been named Resident of the Month at PVNR for the month of November. Mr. Botello was born in 1920 in Brady, Texas and moved to San Saba in 1935 at the age of 15. Before retiring, he was a day laborer and says he has done a “little bit of everything” in his lifetime which includes raising two daughters and one son.

On November 8, 2012, the Pierian Study Club met at the home of Cherry Kay Lange. Co-hostesses for the meeting were Donna Baker, Kathleen Hawkins, Patty Shaw, Linda Sloan and Rebecca Whitley. Other members present were Connie Adams, Hilary Adams, Ann Allison, Nicole Bagley, Sharon Clawson, Barbara Gilger, Sandy Kuykendall, Ann McElroy, Lynn McHenry, Joycelyn McRorey, Anita Miles, Martine Miller, Kay Nettleship, Debbie Shahan, Sandy Smith, Vickie Stevenson, Louise Williams, Anna Wilson, Bebe B ...

Twenty San Saba Garden Club members, along with three guests, met at the new Community Garden on East Storey Street at the Senior Citizens Center on Tuesday, November 6th, a beautiful fall day for enjoying the outdoors and conducting a monthly meeting! Refreshments provided by hostesses Imogene Hawkins, Carol Littlefield, Louise Oswald, and Marilyn Miller were enjoyed by all at picnic tables on the new covered patio area.

The Rotary Club of San Saba is hosting Granville Coggs, M.D. as their program Thursday, November 15th at 11:15am in the sanctuary of First United Methodist Church. Dr. Coggs will present information about his life and achievements. The public is invited.As one of the nation’s first black military pilots, “Tuskegee Airman” and Harvard M.D.

The Sharon Club met at the Parish Hall of St. Luke's Episcopal Church on November 6, 2012, with Charlotte Holland as hostess and the Social Committee as co-hostess. Our new member, Nancy Van Etten, and her husband, Chuck, joined us for a delicious Mexican food dinner. After the business meeting, and plans made for our Thanksgiving baskets, members adjourned and exchanged Secret Pal gifts.

Texas Country Music Hall of Famer Johnny Bush will headline the Marble Falls Opry on Saturday, November 17 at the Uptown Theater in Marble Falls. Joining Bush, will be the “Blackland Farmer” Frankie Miller. Tickets are on sale at the Uptown Theater or the Heart of Texas Records office at (325) 597-1895.

Cole Valiente, 8 years old, shot this 7 point buck during the morning hunt on 11/10/12. He was hunting on the 5 Star Ranch near San Saba. It was his first deer.

Receipts totaled 1824 head for the week. Demand was good and the market was active with the stocker steers and heifers selling steady and the feeder steers selling steady to $2.00 lower and heifers selling steady. Packer cows and bulls also sold steady. Demand was good on the big group of bred cows offered selling from $1230-$1430.

Annie Faye Galloway, 75, passed away on Thursday, November 8, 2012, in Tomball, Texas. Visitation was held from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. on Saturday, November 10, 2012, at Heritage Funeral Home Chapel San Saba. Services were held on Sunday, November 11, 2012, at 1:00 P.M. at Heritage Funeral Home Chapel San Saba.

Brian Williams, 56, of Buda passed away on Saturday, November 10, 2012, at his residence in Buda. Visitation will be held at Heritage Funeral Home San Saba, on Friday, November 16, 2012, from 6:00 –8:00 P.M. The graveside service will be held on Saturday, November 17, 2012, at 1:00 P.M.

Frank Wayne Churchill was born at home on June 14, 1928 in Oakley Kansas. Frank’s parents were Charles Wayne & Adah Mae (Lamb) Churchill. Frank attended Oakley High School and he graduated from Oakley High School in 1947. Frank married Bobbie May Wilson at his parents’ home in Oakley Kansas on August 31, 1948.

Mrs. Pulatie’s 7th grade Pre-AP class received their new novels for this six weeks. It is a copy of the book The Young Traveler’s Gift by Andy Andrews. The students were very excited about the fact that the author personally signed each copy. The book is about a young boy who questions his future and his very existence.

On Friday, November 9th, the San Saba Band Boosters asked Chief Ray Riggs to draw the name of the winner of the Best Seat in the House Couch, Pictured is the winner, Vicki Eden, along with her daughter and Drum Major Mikayla Eden. Congratulations Vicki!

On November 9th, Home Game #5 Best Seat in the House winner was Tonia Pierce, with her are her guest and sister, TJ Vines and friend Jetta Gomez.

Congratulations to our cross country teams and coaches for an outstanding season that ended this past Saturday with great effort at the State Championships. I would like to also congratulate our girls basketball team for a tremendous start to the season. Thank you to all of those that came out and supported the Dillo football teams this past week.

The San Saba Armadillos tamed the Santo Wildcats at historic Rogan Field last Friday night to close out the regular season by the score of 49-21. The Wildcats outgained San Saba 399-316, but the Armadillos turned three Santo fumbles into scores with the good field position.Santo won the toss and elected to receive the opening kick.

Last Friday brought an end to the second six-week grading period. This means that roughly one-third of the school year has gone by. Please look for report cards this week. Make sure you see your child’s report card. Call the school at 452-3427 if you do not receive a report card.

There was no joy in Brooke-smith this past Friday night. The Mustangs had won only one game this year and had to close out their season at home against the the undefeated #1 ranked Mighty Coyotes of Richland Springs. The first 7 seconds of the game produced 8 points for the Coyotes via an onside kick return by Thomas Fowler.

WE DID IT! WE DID IT! We got our 7th shutout in a row and by the way WE ARE DISTRICT CHAMPIONS! Our record was 8 and 2. Great job guys. We are very proud of you. You had a very memorable season. Oh by the way we beat Santo by the score of 24 to 0.

The San Saba Ladies Golf Association met November 7, 2012 for play day, with Janet Hoyt calling for a game of playing the holes that begin with the letters T & F, less half your handicap. First place was a tie between Jo Anne Hardy, who also won the Putt Pot and was the Low Gross and Low Net for the day, and Dorothy Sterner.

The San Saba Lady Dillos started off their season with a big win over the Ingram Lady Warriors. The Lady Dillos jumped out to a 21-5 first quarter lead and never looked back. The Lady Dillos went on to defeat Ingram by a score of 74-33. We were able to overwhelm the Lady Warriors with our full court pressure and it allowed us to create a lot of turnovers and easy scoring opportunities.

On the fifth of November, the Cherokee FFA attended the Leadership Development Event district competition in Goldthwaite. Courtney Hull got sixth place in Jr. Creed. The Greenhand Quiz team, consisting of Holly Vaughn, Debra Arredondo, Sophia Monroe, and Tommy Henegar, placed seventh. The Senior Quiz team, consisting of Sidonie Vega, Emily Skaggs, and Barbara Uribe, placed sixth.

THE BI-DISTRICT GAME AGAINST BLANKET WILL BE PLAYED AT LOMETA ON FRIDAY AT 7:30 p.m.The Lady Indians traveled to Priddy last Tuesday to take on the Lady Pirates. The Pirates won the game.Staff and teachers would like to thank the Cherokee 4-H Club for the delicious cookies they gave us on Friday!Upcoming events:11/13 Early release at 12:5011/13 VG vs Brookesmith11/15 JH vs Menard11/15 and 11/17 VG at Priddy Tournament11/16 BI-DISTRICT game vs Blanket at Lometa 7:30 p.m.11/17 4-H District Foo ...

The Brookesmith Mustangs JH were no match for the young Coyotes of Richland Springs. The younger Coyotes mercy-ruled the Mustangs to close out a fine 6-2 record for the season. These Coyotes are young, in age only, most are veterans of Championship Pee-Wee and Flag teams of the past few years.

Girls team on the starting line.

Hector Paez finished 24th.

Shea Scott finished 14th and received All State Honors.

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We are getting very close to the end of the second six weeks and soon the end of the first semester. It is very concerning how quickly time is passing and the few days that we have left to get much needed instruction completed. On top of needed instruction time, several students will be taking End of Course Exams (EOC’s) soon hoping to pass at the higher level II standard.