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The State Soil and Water Conservation Association annually holds a poster and an essay contest for school age kids to promote soil health and conservation.

The theme for this year’s contest was “Life in the Soil - Dig Deeper.”

Area schools submitted entries by students in the 4th through 12th grades for both contests.

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Robert and Loveta Faye Lewis of Richland Springs will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary Sunday, March 31, 2019. They were married on March 31, 1949, by Rev. Van O. Martin at the First Baptist Church in Richland Springs.

Robert and Loveta Faye have lived in Richland Springs their entire married life. They have two children: Darwin Lewis and his wife, Patty, of San Saba and Melody Rowell of Owasso, Oklahoma.

They have two grandsons - Mark Lewis and his wife, Lisa, of Ocala, Florida, and Robert Rowell of Owasso, Oklahoma.

They have three greatgrandchildren, Chase Daniel Lewis, Peyton Faye Lewis, and Blake Darwin Lewis, all of Ocala, Florida.

The couple both graduated from Richland Springs High School and attended Howard Payne University.

Wedding Oak Winery, a premier winery in the Texas Hill Country, promoted three valued team members, and hired an operations manager. The winery, named for the centuries-old Wedding Oak Tree in San Saba, Texas, is set to expand its operations in 2019.

"As we approach our seventh anniversary, Wedding Oak Winery is growing and maturing," says Mike McHenry, managing partner, of Wedding Oak Winery. "We are opening two new hospitality centers and tasting rooms in Fredericksburg and Burnet, Texas in spring 2019. With this growth comes the necessary advancement and evolution of our staff. We're fortunate to have wine industry experts on the staff to grow the team from within, and at the same time, add top-quality talent to our team."

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After several years of decline, the number of monarch butterflies appears to be up dramatically – perhaps as much as 144 percent – according to a Texas A&M University researcher and monarch butterfly advocate.

Craig Wilson, director of the USDA Future Scientists Program and senior research associate in the Center for Mathematics and Science Education at Texas A&M and a longtime butterfly enthusiast, says early figures show many more monarchs than had been expected for 2019. The figures are promising considering monarch numbers have been trending down for the past five years.

On March 16th, the Texas Rangers Heritage Center will host its 4th annual Celebrate Texas! on their grounds at 1618 East Main in Fredericksburg.

Don's miss the opening ceremonies! The Texas-style kickoff includes special introductions of event participants with the Traditional American Indian Society, The Old Chisholm Trail Variety Show and the Headquarters Company Rangers: cannon firing, rifle salute, Native Welcome, songs, poems and much more!! Throughout the day, visitors will enjoy historical reenactments, cannon firing, cowboy poets, campfire stories and trick roping. The event is free; parking is $10.00/car. Vendors selling food and wares will be onsite. The festivities will continue until 4:00 p.m.

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Eight students, who are looking forward to an educational tour to Spain in June of 2020, just finished their raffle fundraiser. This fundraiser was very successful due to the fantastic support of our community and surrounding area support.

Students sold tickets for eight different prizes donated by area individuals and businesses. A total of almost 350 tickets were sold. The students who sold tickets made anywhere between $119-$766 toward their trip and would like to thank those who donated prizes.

The following were winners in our raffle:

• Football autographed by 2018 S.S. Armadillo Regional Champs (donated by Coach Fikac and signed by players and coaches)—Mrs. Frankie Sadler

• Marita 18v Cordless Drill Combo Set (donated by Buttery Hardware in Llano)—Jake Hibler

The San Saba County Commissioners’ Court met for a regular meeting on Friday, February 8th, in the County Judge’s Chambers. Judge Theodosis called the Court to order at 9:00 a.m.

Prior to the formal start of this meeting, Marsha Hardy, San Saba County Emergency Management Coordinator, reported she attended a FEMA meeting recently, in which an update on financial support related to flood damage in the County. There has been a delay between State and Federal assistance because of the lack of claim submission to the State. Ms. Hardy also stated that State Senators are involved and claim they are on top of issues with FEMA. (See County Judge's Update article for new information.)

Mrs. Patsy Hall has been teaching school for 40+ years. She remembers putting her dolls in a line in order to teach them. Then, herAunt Josephine gave her a children's roll-top desk and a chalkboard. She grew up teaching a Sunday School class from a young age, as well as Vacation Bible School while in high school. The rest is history. Mrs. Hall feels passionately about teaching and enjoys her life's profession.

Mrs. Hall attended Texas Tech University in Lubbock and received a Bachelor's degree and a Master of Education degree. She graduated Suma Cum Laude with a 4.0. Her first teaching job was in Whitharral, TX, and she was paid $6,000/year. Mrs. Hall has also taught in Newcastle, San Saba, Frenship-Wolfforth and Menard.

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Recently, the Richland Springs National Honor Society (NHS) held a fund-raising campaign for LLS, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The campaign was titled, "Pennies for Patients."

Since 1954, LLS has invested over $1 billion in blood cancer research. LLS's mission is to cure blood cancers and help improve the lives of patients and their families.

Last year, 27,000 schools raised over $25 million towards finding a cure for blood cancer.

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