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Gracie Ashworth, a junior at Richland Springs High School (RSHS) and the daughter of Chad and Sherrie Ashworth, was recently selected by the State University Interscholastic League Theatre Department to serve on the One Act Play (OAP) State Meet Honor Crew.

Kimberly Nilson, a junior at RSHS and the daughter of Alan and Jennifer Rixse, was also chosen to serve on the OAP State Meet Honor Crew. Both students and their Director, Mrs. Patsy Hall, will be working behind the scenes at the OAP State Meet this coming week, May 1st through May 4th.

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The Richland Springs High School (RSHS) One Act Play (OAP), Anatomies, was not one of the two advancing plays to the OAP State Meet to be held this week, May 1st-4th. The two advancing plays were from Lometa High School and Slidell High School.

From Richland Springs, Kamree Lewis, a senior, was named to the All-Star Crew at Regional, and Cameron Parham and Jared Martin, both seniors, were named to the Honorable Mention All Star Cast at Regional. The entire Company of Anatomies gave their best performance of the season, and each student tried new acting techniques and added to his or her part.

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The Pierian Study Club met for their monthly meeting on April 11th, at the Legacy Plaza on Highway 183 in downtown Goldthwaite. The Yearbook Committee, composed of Marcia Dyer, Chairman; Cissy Williams, Kay Stowell, Sandy Smith, Gale Ivy and Joanne Weik, were hostesses for the event.

Approximately 13 members made the short trip to Goldthwaite to enjoy the Botanical Gardens and Native American Interpretive Center.

The group was welcomed by Savannah Early, Garden Manager of the facility. After a brief discussion of how the Center came to be, Club members were led on a tour of the gardens.

Very artistic signs were along the way explaining how the Indians lived off the land. Savannah described each tree, shrub or flower in the Center and told how the Indians once used these for food and medicines. The Center offers programs and classes for groups of all ages to help teach the things that aren't common in public education.

San Saba Soil & Water Conservation Spring Ag Symposium - Thursday, April 11th, at San Saba Civic Center from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Learn about the important tools and opportunities for managing your farm or ranch. Complimentary lunch provided by San Saba SWCD#250. RSVPby April 1st to Carol at 325/372-5638, ext. 113 (sansaba@swcd.texas.gov) or Candy at 325/372-5416(sansaba@ag.tamu.edu). Held in conjunction with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension.

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Executives from Texas Young Farmers recently attended the Houston Livestock Show. 

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Miss Kaitlin Sutherland, of Richland Springs, was crowned 2019 Miss Diamondback Jubilee Rodeo Queen.

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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.