Is 2013 almost over yet? What, we aren’t even out of the first month? Oh gosh, I better look for some Teflon because the skin I am in is not going to cut it at the rate I am going. As you guys know, I have had more than my share of sorrows, hurts and obstacles in my long life and through them all I have managed to keep a smile in my heart, a hug in my arms for the world and humor in my senses but come on now, isn’t sixty one years a bit long for a streak to continue?

We’ve had a beautiful run of weather this past week, but they tell me cold is coming. Wayne Powell gave me a bunch of pecans to fatten me up so that I wouldn’t get sick again. I tried to tell him I was already fattened up, but I guess that didn’t compute since I have spent the last two weeks down and out.

I recently received an email from readers in Germany. It seems our little column is read over the internet throughout the world. Armand wrote that he was so glad the column would continue. He also sends condolences from his family to the Cummings family. Armand and his wife, Nancy, bought Irene and Jesse’s place on Highway 765.

From all the weather reports this area should be getting some rain, let us hope it is really going to happen. It is amazing how much green has shown up since the last rain and this past week of warm weather has really helped. Some have already started to plow up their garden spots to start getting ready to plant the cold weather plants, but just know old man winter is still with us for a while longer. Bonnie Millican reported that she and Pat spent January 18-20, with Geoff, Lindsay and Henr ...

Six ways to instill the love of the wild in a child. It’s a profound yet simple statement: Kids belong outside. Something deeper than appreciating flora and fauna connects kids with outside playtime. A litany of scientific studies proves what many Texas parents know instinctively — there is lasting physical and cognitive value in turning off electronic entertainment and venturing outdoors. Growing up in the late 1960s and ’70s, I spent most of my free time in the wild.

If you are anywhere near my age, you remember Instamatic and Polaroid cameras. Both required supplies—film cartridges and flashcubes for the Instamatic, and the packs of self-developing photos for the Polaroid. These supplies were kind of expensive, as was the developing cost of the film for the Instamatic. The cost of materials and developing meant that most people did not take photographs in a gratuitous, willy-nilly fashion.

Reading Recommendations: Chinese Whiskers, a novel, Pallavi Aigar Soyabean is a very large tabby known for always being hungry, a middle-class cat looked after by a grandmother who embodies traditional Chinese morality. Shy Tofu is born to a stray-cat mother in a backyard dustbin. They are brought together when they are both adopted by a family of expats, who live in a traditional style courtyard house in Beijing's traditional hutong neighborhoods.

Judas 1: 1-3 Judas, siervo de Jesucristo, y hermano de Jacobo, a los llamados, santificados en Dios Padre, y guardados en Jesucristo: Misericordia y paz y amor os sean multipicados. Amados, por la gran solicitud que tenia de escribiros acerca de nuestra comun salvacion, me ha sido necesario escribiros exhort-andoos que contendais ardiente-mente por la fe que ha sido una vez dada a los santos.

Do you want to improve your chances of promotion? A poll just released by Harris Interactive shows that employers are less likely to promote a worker who curses. These bosses gave several reasons why. Bad language calls a person's professionalism into question. Employers see such as a self-control problem. They also see it as a lack of maturity and a sign of lower intelligence.

Do you want to improve your chances of promotion? A poll just released by Harris Interactive shows that employers are less likely to promote a worker who curses. These bosses gave several reasons why. Bad language calls a person's professionalism into question. Employers see such as a self-control problem. They also see it as a lack of maturity and a sign of lower intelligence.

ROMANS 5:1 “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” v. 3 “And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulations worketh patience.” v. 12 “ Wherefore as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned.” v.

A Travis County district court judge has granted the Lower Colorado River Authority’s motion for partial summary judgment and determined that LCRA had not violated wholesale power agreements with four of its customers. District Judge Scott Jenkins entered the order Jan. 24. He declared that LCRA “has not materially breached the Uniform Rate Clause of its Wholesale Power Agreements (WPAs) with Defendants and .

The Rylander Memorial Library and the Friends of the Library will again be presenting a free story hour for young children and their parents from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Library every Wednesday. The children will hear a story and do crafts or other planned projects. Please mark your calendars and be sure to join us for an hour of fun and learning for your young ones beginning February 6th, and ending April 24, 2013.

Hometown Memories Publishing Company intends to save a big slice of local history before it’s lost forever. Karen Garvey, Senior Editor at Hometown Memories Publishing, is asking local old-timers to share their memories for a living history book. She invites anyone over age 60 with yarns about the “good old days” in The Texas Hill Country to write them down and mail them to her for possible publication in the book.

Starting the New Year off right, Bonnie Vickery was named Employee of the Month for January. Bonnie has been a faithful employee at Pecan Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation since March 2012. Bonnie and her husband, Bo Vickery live here in San Saba with their two girls, Bailee and Braycie. The couple are excited to announce they are expecting another little girl due in May.

The San Saba Garden Club is pleased to announce the offering of college scholarship money in the amount of $1000 to a high school senior or college freshman as a part of the District V, Texas Garden Clubs, Inc. The deadline for entry applications is March 1, 2013. The purpose of the Garden Club grant is to encourage study and continued practice of Horticulture, Floriculture, Landscape Design, Conservation, Forestry, Botany, Land and Water Management, and acceptable allied subjects.

On Saturday, February 2nd 2013, the Freemasons of San Saba Lodge No. 612 will hold their monthly stated meeting. Supper will be served at 6:30 P.M. and all Masons are asked to provide a complimentary covered side dish, bread, salad or dessert. The main course will be a Pork Loin Steak supper provided by Joe and James "Red"

The 2012 San Saba Rodeo was the inaugural year for the San Saba Rodeo and Livestock Association, and was composed of various committees and volunteers. With only three months to prepare, we had a very successful parade and rodeo, and hope 2013 will be bigger and better. The 2012 Rodeo was awarded plaques at the United Professional Rodeo Association Year-End Banquet in November for the 18th Highest Paying Rodeo and for being a finalist for "Rodeo of the Year"

On Friday, January 18, 2013 I traveled with Brian Sours SSISD Band Director and Madison Monroe to Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX for ATSSB Region 7 Band Clinic and Concert. In December, my daughter Madison Monroe, made 4th chair Percussion in Concert Band. We arrived around 2:30p.m. and Madison's first clinic was from 3-5, then dinner, and another from 7-9.

The Friends of the Goldthwaite Library will feature National Bestselling Texas Author Lisa Wingate February 9th at noon at the First United Methodist Church Family Life Center. The Valentine's Day Author Luncheon will benefit the library with ticket sales for the luncheon, and the profits on sales of Wingate's books.

69 Years Ago Jan. 31, 1944 J.P. McConnell, Floyd McRorey, Jeff Byrd and L.C. Ward were in Austin the fore part of this week attending federal court. Ward was on the grand jury and the rest were summoned for the petit jury. Miller Estep has taken over the Stacy Oliver Produce and Feed business where he has been employed for some time.

Receipts totaled 1792 head for the week. The market continued its strength after last week’s increase. Activity was good and demand was strong. The stocker steers and heifers sold steady and the feeder steers and heifers were also steady. Packer cows were steady to $1.00 higher with the top cow at $87.50.

New Beginnings This is the time of year for dreaming and planning. Have you been setting aside and reading all your seed and plant catalogs? There are very few things that are more fun than sitting in front of a roaring fire in the fireplace and reading and planning your Spring planting.

J.A. (Jay) Johnson age 91 of Hico, Texas was born April 27, 1921, and raised in San Saba County to parents Ira Alfonzo and Ola Mae Johnson. Jay passed away in Hamilton, Texas January 28, 2013. Jay moved to Hico, Texas in 1981 becoming a farmer and rancher until his retirement and was a member of the First Baptist Church, Hico, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ira and Ola Mae Johnson and wife, Mary Louise Johnson.

Doris Wall, age 82, died on January 22, 2013. She was the daughter of Joe and Elva Talley Dyess. Doris was born on August 29, 1930 in San Saba. Doris graduated from San Saba High School and Durham business School in Austin. She began her career at the Department of Public Safety and upon moving to Burnet she worked for Burnet County ASCS/USDA for 31 years. She was a volunteer for Burnet Fair and rodeo, a ‘Pink Lady” at Shepperd and Seton Hospitals, served on the bereavement Committee at h ...

A funeral Mass for Hilda Sicking Precher, 92 of Valley View, was held Dec. 15, 2012, at St. Mary's Catholic Church with Fr. Victor Cruz officiating. Burial followed at Valley View Cemetery. A rosary was held on Dec.14, at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Our mother, Hilda Bertha Sicking Prescher went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Dec.

Come one, come all, to see the worlds craziest Sport! Wilder than a Rodeo, funnier than a circus, It’s Donkey Basketball! This Super Bowl extravaganza will be held in the White Gym at 7:00 P.M. on Thursday January31st. Real donkeys specially trained for Donkey Basketball will be used for this fantastic show.

The San Saba Tennis Team played Brady on January 24 in San Saba and won 15 matches and only losing 3 matches. This brings the tennis team 2012-2013 season record to 6 wins and 2 loses for the year. Playing in the match against Brady were Joannah Crosby, Joely Haverland, Kristen Isham, Josie Dawson, Morgan Jimenez, MiKayla Eden, Alex Baker, Gunnar Hibler, Aaron Krueger, Jairo Casco, Will Cooley, and Drew Daniel.

"A" 1st Grade Jose Aguilera Valdez Linea Burrows Jacqueline Cuevas Jancsi Cuevas Natalie Cuevas Yolanda Fajardo Makayla Gomez Ethan Gonzales Leia Kilman Lane King Jenna Lambert Haydin Martin Michael Moore Cooper Owen Cadence Pierce Morgan Riggs Andrea Rodriguez Macy Sebastain Avery Tharp Minerva Vasquez-Martinez Sarah Wysong 2nd Grade Leslie Aguirre Lexy Amthor Jasmine Davila Virginia Diaz Taylor Ann Ellett-Graves Christian Garcia Jazmin Gutierrez-Davila Zuriel H ...

MONDAY Breakfast: Breakfast pizza or cereal w / graham cracker, juice, milk. Lunch: Meat loaf, carrots, mashed potatoes, mixed fruit, bread, milk. TUESDAY Breakfast: Pancakes or cereal w/ graham cracker, juice, milk. Lunch: Frito pie, ranch style beans, corn, pears, crackers, milk. WEDNESDAY Breakfast: Bacon or sausage with biscuit & gravy or cereal w/ graham cracker, juice, milk. Lunch: Chicken penne, salad, broccoli, peaches, bread, milk. THURSDAY Breakfast: Muffins or cereal w/ gr ...

On Saturday, the San Saba High School Power lifting team competed in the Dublin meet. The team increased in numbers and increased in weight totals from the Lampasas meet, thus showing great improvement. The San Saba Boys team finished 6th out of 17 teams and there were several two and three A teams at this meet.

Informacion del exito de la iniciativa de los estudiantes de 5th y 8th grado Las normas de Evaluacion del STAAR fueron reveladas el Viernes, Enero 25. A los padres y estudiantes se les avia informado sobre las calificaciones preliminares de la evaluacion del STAAR que fue administrado en la primavera del 2012.

Last Friday ended the 3rd week of the 4th six-week grading period. Student notices of concern will be mailed this week. All parents are urged to contact teachers with any areas of concern about their students. Parent involvement in a child’s education helps ensure success. As the hours of daylight increase, this means that spring sports are on the horizon.

The San Saba Ladies Golf Association met January 3, 2013 for the monthly business meeting. The meeting was called to order by the president, Anita Miles, and the secretary, Jo Anne Hardy, read the minutes and they were approved as read. Anita gave the financial report in the absence of the treasurer, Hattie Rogers.

On January the 22nd the San Saba JV boys traveled to Hico and defeated the JV team by the score of 42-20. Scoring for San Saba: John Faught (8), John Watson (2), John Welch (4), Holt Oliver (12), Logan Guidroz (10), Josh Cazares (4), and Stone Sealy (2). On Friday night, the boys began there second round of district play and traveled to Meridian.

The annual Cherokee JH basketball tournament was a success this past Saturday. Thank you to all who volunteered to make it a great event! The Indians beat Lohn to set up a championship game against Lometa. The Indians and Hornets battled to the last second and the Indians won! The Lady Indians lost to Lohn in the first game, but beat Lometa to take 3rd place. Congratulations to Roddy and Barbara Maddox who celebrated their 50th Anniversary on Saturday.

On Tuesday, Jan. 22, we traveled to Hico to play our final game of the first round of district play. This was a game that we needed to win to keep us in contention for a playoff spot. Our team was ready for the challenge. They came out focused, energized and intense!

"A" Grade 1 Bradley Ake Brady Johnson Cooper McWilliams Matthew Murray Katy Rhea Tedder Grade 2 Todd Cavness Michael Chance Matthew Gass Skylar Harris Laci Wagner Grade 3 Alex Arguello Brissa Baugh Emma Martin Grace Perry Witt Tedder Grade 4 Kendall Johnson Zayne Porch Joshua Reyes Wyatt Stotts Grade 5 Clayton Hull Dax Porch Cole Stotts KO Tedder Grade 8 Tori Morrison Grade 9 Tommy Henegar Courtney Hull Grade 10 Nichole Franklin Talli Morrison Krystian S ...