There is so much about this season I love but each year I see what I love being diminished by the invasion of the obnoxious, material, and more is better mentality. It would be one thing if the intentions were noble, sincere or even good; but there is only one reason for any of it and it is capital gain.

Do you like popcorn? Is it one of your favorite snacks? Popcorn can be a healthy snack, if made with little or no added salt and butter. It’s also good for you because it counts as a whole grain. USDA’s Choose MyPlate recommends getting at least half of your grains from whole grains.

So many people are making cell phone calls today. It is interesting to observe people talking and trying to drive at the same time unless they almost hit your automobile or almost run over you. It's not just while driving but it is at the malls, grocery stores and who knows where else. All those people talking reminds me of something in the Bible.

Did you take part in shopping last weekend? Maybe you saw that in some of the stores there was fighting going on. I don't mean just pushing and shoving, but fighting. In a Wal-Mart in Georgia they opened the doors to let the shoppers in and the crowd descended. Everyone was trying to get a discounted iphone.

30 Years Ago November 11, 1982 "What a Wonder I Am" is the subject of the talk to be given by Mrs. Murie Keltan of May, Texas, at the November meeting of the Fellowship of Christian Women. According to County Extension Agent Melissa Smith, Aerobics classes will be held on Mondays and Thursdays from 5:00 - 6:00p.m.

The holiday season is in full swing. I was blessed with a houseful of guests for the Thanksgiving holiday. Family and friends traveled from Watauga, Brock, Mineral Wells, Brady, Hamilton, Austin and San Marcos. I was especially blessed to have my 88 year old great aunt, Wynell Roper, from Brady and her son, Richard, in attendance for our holiday meal.

Rust , a novel, Julie Mars A random article in a travel magazine, about coyotes freely roaming the banks of the Rio Grande right in middle of the city of Albuquerque, compels talented but socially isolated artist Margaret Shaw to pack up and move from New York City to New Mexico. She quickly settles into a Chicano/Mexican barrio near the river, spending long days at local junkyards in a quest to satisfy another recent obsession, her determination to move he ...

The woman asked the silversmith if it was true that he had to sit in front of the fire the whole time the silver was being refined. "Oh yes!" he replied. "I cannot take my eyes off the silver. If it is left in the furnace even a moment too long, it will be destroyed." The woman suddenly understood the beauty and comfort of Malachi 3:3: "He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver." We may be knocked down and kicked around by life, but if we have a relationship with Jesus ...

Salmos 95:1-11 Cántico de alabanza y de adoración Venid, aclamemos alegremente a Jehová; Cantemos con júbilo a la roca de nuestra salvación. Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms. Lleguemos ante su presencia con alabanza; Aclamémosle con cánticos. Porque Jehová es Dios grande, Y Rey grande sobre todos los dioses.

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One bucolic autumn day not long ago I was out in the pasture on the 4 wheeler. I nearly always take the opportunity to bird a little when I’m checking the cattle, but don’t tell my husband. He thinks I’m hard at work (or maybe not). Anyway, a song from a long, long time ago started playing in my head and just wouldn’t be ignored. Dottie West would have been insulted by my incorrectly attributing it to Connie Smith, but it goes something like this: I was ra ...

Advanced technology enhances communication. We can crunch data and make calculations heretofore thought impossible. Men went to the moon with computers far less powerful that today’s average desktop or laptop. Where will we go next? What will we do for an encore? Increased knowledge in medicine pushes back boundaries. Cures for disease become possible as well as replacement body parts.

Near-perfect weather for Thanksgiving. Friday a cold front blew in, but wasn’t all that bad. Larry Max and Donna Hensley, sons Trent and Daniel of Midland, and the other two sons Jason and Cory from Waxahachie, were in over Thanksgiving. Larry and his family of Midland came in Wednesday afternoon and the two from Waxahachie came in Friday, spent the nigh,t and everyone left late Saturday morning.

Across the Nowadays, individuals so named risk being besmirched in cataclysmic proportions. "Rachel" could drop out of the top 4,200, perhaps even plummet into "worst of the worst" choices. A robo-caller, "Rachel from Card Member Services," begins her canned, spam-inspired spiel, with assurance that I’m in no trouble with my credit card.

I rushed to get this ready for an early deadline only to be emailed by Karen that there was no early deadline. So I am adding a few tidbits. I went into San Saba to do blood work on Wednesday. I think my doctor is great, but I don’t do medicines.

Luke Michael Poe was born October 27, 2012, at Baylor Medical Hospital in Grapevine, TX. He weighed 8 lbs. 4oz. and was 20¾ inches long. His proud parents are John Michael and Christan Poe of Rhome, TX. His big sister is Hayley Lynn Poe, who is 19 months old and very proud of her little brother, Luke.

Our Angles are ready to fly! CASA for the Highland Lakes Area, a charitable non-profit organization that speaks up for the best interest of abused and neglected children, is currently collecting donations for its Angel Tree. This year our angels can be found in the following locations: Security State Bank and Trust at 608 US Highway 281 in Marble Falls; Journey Fellowship Church located in Oestrich Rose Hall/Inman’s Kitchen on Highway 29 West in Llano; Buttery Hardware at 201 Main Stre ...

The FUMC kids and adults are busy preparing a Christmas musical entitled CAMEL LOT to be presented Sunday morning, December 9th at 10:00 am and an evening performance at 5:00 pm that will take their audience on a delightful journey to the manger…by camel! The play is filled with high-energy fun, the coolest music and funny characters, but also has a Biblically rock-solid message. In the play, Beth (played by Casey Mathis) has been practicing hard for the church Christmas pagea ...

th annual San Saba County Pecan Food Show will be held Friday, December 7th at the Courthouse in San Saba. All San Saba County residents are eligible to enter. All entries must be brought to the Courthouse between 7:30 and 9:00a.m. that day.st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in each class and division.

A Richland Springs Community Christmas program will be presented Sunday, December 2 at 6:30 in the First Christian Church in Richland Springs. Members of the community will offer musical selections, and the RSHS Drama Club and Speech Class will present the Biblical Christmas story in a Reader’s Theatre format. RSHS students involved in the program are: Thomas Fowler, Chance Bush, Gunner Mann, Katelynn Teel, Brooklyn McGinty, Ashlyn Grady, Remy Wood, Patrick Phillips, Krystal Torres, Br ...

We’re official! In early October, San Saba County Friends of Animals (SSCFOA) took the important step of becoming a Texas nonprofit corporation. Soon after that, we sponsored a booth at Pecan Jam so that we could began spreading the word about our organization’s mission of helping lost, abandoned, neglected and abused animals in San Saba County.

Thanksgiving fellowship at The Father's House in San Saba. Approximately 500 people chose to enjoy the Thanksgiving meal which is served annually at The Father's House in San Saba. Some meals were either home-delivered or prepared for pickup if preferred. Many others enjoyed the dining-in experience of fellowship with family and friends. Numerous donors and volunteers are involved in the success of this event making this year's the best ever.

Margaret Elizabeth Whitten and Brian David Henslee where married May 17th, 2012 at Villa Ercolano in San Savino, Italy. Ryan Kolasinski performed the ceremony attended by 40 close friends and family. The bride is the daughter of Robert M. and Martha Leigh Whitten of San Saba, Texas and the granddaughter of Betty Jo Miller and the late Judge Jack Burleson Miller of San Saba.

Tracy and Colleen Womack of San Saba announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Courtney Danielle Womack, to Walt Ryan Clifton, son of John and Tammy Clifton of Goldthwaite. Courtney is the granddaughter of Bill and Margie Womack of Floydada, and Sue Craig and the late Bill Craig of China Spring.

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports. • Dove Caught Your Tongue? A Waller County game warden and a Harris County game warden were patrolling Waller County when, just before sunset, the wardens heard multiple shots coming from a wooded area. They made their way through the trees and observed three dove hunters having a great hunt, but not retrieving the doves that fell into the woods.

Graveside services with military honors for Clarence Garrison, age 85, of Abilene, were held at 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, in the Jordan Springs Cemetery. The funeral procession left the cemetery from Heartland Funeral Home at 10:30 A.M. A memorial service was held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at Belmont Baptist Church, 2113 Palm St, Abilene. Clarence Grover Garrison, husband of Evelyn June and father of Clarice Ann, died at home on Friday, November 23, 2012 ...

Jesse J. Robbins, age 83, of Rising Star, passed away Saturday, November 24, 2012 at his home with his family around him. Graveside services will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at Rising Star Cemetery. Visitation was Tuesday, November 27th at the Higginbotham Chapel in Rising Star. He was born on December 16, 1928 in San Saba, Texas to John W.

John Lloyd Kuykendall, 72, passed away on Friday, November 23, 2012 in Llano, Texas. A visitation was held Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at the Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home in Llano, Texas. A private burial service will be held at the Kuykendall Cemetery. A Celebration of Life service for John Kuykendall will be held Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 3 P.M.

Manuel Jimenez went Home to be with his Lord and Savior Monday night, November 19, 2012, with his family by his side. Manuel was born April 2, 1936 to Jose Jimenez and Teresa Flores Jimenez in San Saba, Texas. He was raised there, but also lived some years in Mexico as a child and later returned to San Saba.

Indians vs Milford

As we close the books on the 2012 season for the San Saba Armadillos, we realize it was a season of high points and low points. The season opened with a big win over a newcomer to San Saba, the Tolar Rattlers. The 24-6 victory gave hope for another good year.

The Thanksgiving holidays are history. It was a busy weekend as the Coyotes hosted the area game at Coyote Field. A special thanks to the San Saba EMS who provided ambulance service during the playoff game. Parking operations at the game were provided by the Richland Springs Fire Department. Special thanks to Armondo Garcia, Mike Poe, Doc Fisher, Ricky McKinnerney, and T.

The San Saba Lady Dillos traveled to Blanco before starting their Thanksgiving break. The Lady Dillos were looking for another road victory and they were able to accomplish this by defeating the Lady Panthers 57-29. The Lady Dillos improved their season record to 9-3. I was very proud of the girls and the way we played together as a team.

The 2012 Indian football season came to an end Saturday night with a loss to the #2 ranked Milford Bulldogs. The Indians went into the game underdogs, but that didn’t deter them from showing everyone they weren’t going down without a fight. The Bulldogs were first on the scoreboard, but with 1:21 remaining in the first quarter, EJ Borchers ran the ball five yards for his first touchdown of the night.

The AVID students attended a presentation by legendary Tuskegee Airman Dr. Granville Coggs on Thursday, November 15, 2012. It was a wonderful opportunity to experience history. Dr. Granville Coggs was a Tuskegee Airmen, Senior Games Gold Medalist in the 100, 200, and 400 meters, and a most genuine and honest man.

If you have driven by San Saba High School on Wallace Street or made your way by San Saba Elementary School on Church Street lately, you have definitely noticed a great deal of progress that is being made on the building project. We have two expected dates for delivery of the buildings to the ISD for use.