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San Saba River on Monday August 10th at the bridge on Hwy 16 North

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Pictured above (l-r): Senior Class officers are Katherine Jordan - Secretary; Brenna Chambers - President; Devon Cardoza - Treasurer; Ashlynn Cash-Reporter; and Savannah Johnson - Vice President.

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Hank and Patsy will perform two shows at the Llano Country Opry on Saturday, September 8, at 2:30 PM & 7:30 PM.

This special event will feature the lives and music of country music’s first superstars starring Jake Penrod and Bridgette Huffhines.

The show will be held at the Lantex Theater in downtown Llano, Texas.

Admission is $15 and tickets are on sale by calling (325) 247-5354 or online at www.heartoftexascountry.com.

Penrod’s name is becoming increasingly familiar with country music fans in Texas and nationally.

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The San Saba Garden Club will hold the first meeting for the fall season on Tuesday, September 11th at 2:00 p.m. Members meet at the historical Mill Pond Building at Mill Pond Park. This first meeting is an opportunity to meet and greet as well as provide information to club members and community residents interested in learning about the Garden Club.

Community residents interested in horticulture, landscaping, native plants, soil types, rain water harvesting, creating design projects for the garden, attending local field trips and participating in community improvement and community service projects are encouraged to visit.

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SSISD teachers and staff enjoyed a hamburger lunch provided by Texas Farm Bureau Insurance of San Saba County to help them kick off an exciting 2018 school year.

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The all-volunteer team that produces the Marble Falls Soapbox Classic is honored to announce that they raised $14,187 for CASA for the Highland Lakes Area. Special "Thanks" go out to all of the event volunteers, sponsors, racers and race fans that helped make the 2018 races a huge success!

• The Marble Falls Soapbox Classic - Adult soapbox Derby is a homegrown, home-produced event that celebrates what it means to live and play in small town Texas. The event began as a Downtown Revitalization event in 2010 bringing the community together and attracting tourists nationwide.

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Court approved continuance of County Child Welfare Board; Burn Ban lifted 8/13

By Donna Webb, Reporter

August 7th
Court meeting:

The San Saba County Commissioners’ Court met for a regular meeting on Tuesday, August 7th, in the County Judge’s Chambers.

Judge Theodosis called the Court to order at 9:00 a.m. He then welcomed everyone. Commissioner Kenley Kroll gave the invocation and led everyone in the flag pledges.

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One paradox of gardening is that you can lose yourself in a garden while finding yourself in a garden. Another paradox which can apply to gardening was shared by Albert Einstein, "The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don't know." This one is so true in gardening: The more you fail, the more likely you are to succeed. "If you are not killing plants, you are not really stretching yourself as a gardener." - J.C. Raulston. Here is another good one: The only constant is change. There is always change going on in the garden.

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Warm weather in Texas brings a higher risk of marine water-related infections, including those caused by the Vibrio bacteria which are naturally found in coastal water. Most infections occur between May and October, when the warmer water temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico promote the growth of these bacteria. Texas has averaged 90 Vibrio infections per year for the last 10 years.

People can become ill after eating raw or undercooked contaminated seafood, particularly oysters, or when a person has an open wound that is exposed to seawater. Illness due to eating raw or undercooked seafood usually includes gastrointestinal symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea, fever, and chills.

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COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Some 98 firefighters from 29 Texas fire departments in 20 counties will head to California this week to fight wildfires that have burned more than 750,000 acres. The deployment is an activation of the Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System (TIFMAS) for wildfire suppression in Texas and beyond.

“It’s about neighbors helping neighbors,” said Tom Boggus, Texas A&M Forest Service director. “We call TIFMAS our ‘surge capacity’ for Texas. Guess this time their reach is a bit farther away but we hope to make a big impact in people’s lives.”

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