Community News

Cherokee Junior High Lady Indians and their 2nd place plaque. (Not pictured—Sophia Monroe and Nicole Arredondo)

Tournament Winners - Cherokee Junior High Boys Basketball Team.

CASA for the Highland Lakes Area, a non-profit organization that speaks up for the best interest of abused and neglected children in Blanco, Burnet, Lampasas, Llano, and San Saba counties, was recently awarded a grant by the Texas Bar Foundation to utilize distance learning technology to help train volunteers in rural areas.“We are extremely grateful to the Texas Bar Foundation for awarding us this grant,” said Sue Thornton, Executive Director for CASA for the Highland Lakes Area ...

Wednesday, February 7th, 10:00-11:30 a.m., a member of Congressman Mike Conaway's (TX-11) staff will be in San Saba to visit personally with constituents. This will allow you to share concerns, request help on federal issues or to ask any questions you may have.

The following edited excerpts are from the Region 7 2011 Summary of Confirmed Rabies Cases received January 23, 2012. This information was distributed by Beverlee E. Nix, DVM, MPH, Zoonosis Control Veterinarian, Texas Department of State Health Services. The report was edited by Scott Meador, Animal Control Officer for the City of San Saba. There were 439 laboratory-confirmed animal rabies cases reported from the 30-county area of Health Service Region 7 (HSR7) during 2011.

Relay For Life Kickoff Celebration will be held, Thursday, February 2, 2012 at the Church of Christ Fellowship Hall located at the corner of 3rd and Wallace.Everyone is welcome to attend the Relay For Life Kickoff Party and learn how you can be a part of this mission. This is a community coming together to fight cancer.

On Saturday, February 4th, the Freemasons of San Saba Lodge No. 612 will hold their regular stated meeting. The main course meal of barbecue chicken will be provided by Past Master Benton W. Miller, Sr. All members are asked to provide a complimentary covered side dish, bread, salad or dessert.

The San Saba County Friends of the NRA closed out a successful 2011 by raising more than ten thousand dollars for the furtherance of shooting sports in Texas and the Nation. Half of this money will remain in Texas and will be distributed through grants to youth sporting and education programs including the 4-H and FFA programs and the Boy Scouts.

Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Whitten are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Margaret Elizabeth Whitten to Brian David Henslee, son of Mr. & Mrs. David Henslee of Wichita Falls, Texas. Margaret is a 2008 graduate of Texas A&M University where she completed a B.B.A. in Accounting and an M.S.

Connie and Buddy Adams are pleased to announce the marriage of their son Timothy David to Kimberly Sue Miller of Belton ,Texas. Kimberly is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Miller, US Navy, Ret. of Virginia Beach, Virginia and is currently a student at Texas A & M University and is also employed at Wildfire Trailers of Salado, Texas.