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San Saba, Texas – Residents living in and around the San Saba, Texas can learn about their risk for cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, and other chronic, serious conditions with affordable screenings by Life Line Screening. San Saba Civic Center will host this community event on 1/17/2018. The site is located at 1190 South Thomas Stewart Dr. in San Saba.

Screenings can check for:

• The level of plaque buildup in your arteries, related to risk for heart disease, stroke and overall vascular health.

• HDL and LDL Cholesterol levels

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The SSHS Student Council, National Honor Society, and PAL (Peer Assistance & Leadership) groups rang the Salvation Army bell at Lowe’s Market, Saturday, December 15th. We appreciate it.

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These students earned “Dude. Be Nice” t-shirts for showing kindness and appreciation for others. Pictured left to right: Shyann Martinez, Emali Andrade, and Josh Lambert, and Tracy Thomas.

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Children of all sizes came to see Santa & Mrs. Claus.

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Garden Club members and guests celebrated the last meeting of 2017 in the newly renovated Mill Pond Park Building on Tuesday, December 5th at six p.m. in the evening. Partygoers enjoyed a delicious meal of meats, salads, and desserts in the festive clubhouse decorated with beautiful tables and Christmas lights. In lieu of gifts for one another, attendees brought gifts of hats, mittens, socks, neck scarves, and other items designed for the comfort and warmth of local nursing home residents.

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When you think of December, do you also think of twinkling lights, a Christmas tree and all those good times with friends and family? During these warm and wonderful get-togethers, the Amaryllis adds that finishing touch to your holiday festivities.

A Christmas flower

So why is the Amaryllis a typical Christmas flower? First of all, its large flowers make any home look warm and inviting, but it’s also because the season for the Amaryllis begins in November and hits its peak around Christmas. This is why these Christmas flowers have always been so popular around and during the holidays. When you see an amaryllis, you automatically think of Christmas.

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CASA for the Highland Lakes Area is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Shannon Heep as its Executive Director. Ms. Heep will be responsible for guiding the almost 20-year-old organization a it advocates for the ever-increasing number of abused and neglected children from our five-county service area of Blanco, Burnet, Lampasas, Llano and San Saba.

Shannon is well known as the creator and producer of two of Marble Falls' most popular community events: The Marble Falls Walk-ADog- A-Thon and the Marble Falls Adult Soap Box Classic. Shannon's gift for recruiting volunteers is much needed at CASA, where volunteers are the only reason we can provide the services we do.

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These men of SSHS along with others participated in NO SHAVE NOVEMBER to raise money for the NEVER SURRENDER CANCER FOUNDATION OF SAN SABA COUNTY. Dora Miller accepted this check in the amount of $180 for the foundation.

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This past Saturday, ten 7th and 8th grade SSMS students performed with the ATSSB Region 29/32 MS Concert and Symphonic Bands. In order to earn a chair in the band, students competed against dozens of other students from schools throughout the Hill Country including Burnet, Lampasas, Llano and Fredericksburg.

The students spent all day Saturday rehearsing with prominent conductors, and then performed a concert that evening.

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The San Saba Gun Club, in cooperation with Texas Law Shield, will present "How to Survive an Active Shooter" class on Monday, December 4th, at 6:00 p.m. at the San Saba Civic Center.

This course focuses on members of the community who frequent restaurants, hospitals, theaters, churches, convenience stores and other locations considered soft, vulnerable targets by domestic and international terrorists.

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