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Sharon Blossman, San Saba County Justice of the Peace, proudly shows her certificate earned after completing three non-consecutive weeks of judicial education. This mandated 80- hour training is for all Justices of the Peace in their first year of office and is composed of three highly intensive seminars. These seminars, taught by Texas Justice Court staff attorneys and current Judges throughout the state, address ethics, criminal procedure, civil procedure, inquests, magistration, office administration, and legal reasoning. Sharon also received an award for completion and submission of required legal coursework (vital statistics) in a timely manner; she was one of a few who accomplished this task.

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By Neal Alexander

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the San Saba County Pecan Growers Association will host the annual Pecan Field Day on Monday May 1st at the San Saba Civic Center. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. with the program beginning at 9 o’clock. There will be a $35.00 registration for those who preregister and $45.00 at the door. An enchilada lunch will be provided by Pepperbelly’s Restaurant.

Speakers for this year’s program are: Scott Anderson, Brown County Extension Agent, Laws and Regulations; Bill Ree, Pecan Specialist, College Station will discuss Pecan Integrated Pest Management; Bob Whitney will discuss his Pecan Scab research and Managing Yard Pecan Trees & Small Orchards; Monte Nesbitt, Extension Program Specialist, will discuss Pecan Pathology.

Six San Saba Basketball players received 27-AA All-District honors this season. San Saba was represented very well this year in our district. Sean O’Keefe was selected as New-Comer of the Year, Wyatt Deans was selected 1st Team All-District, and Ruben Parra was selected 2nd Team All-District.

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The 2017 Miss Diamondback Jubilee Rodeo Queen, Whitney Edington of Goldthwaite, was crowned Friday night at the 6th Annual Diamondback Rodeo. Whitney received a $1000.00 scholarship and a belt buckle.

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By Donna Webb, Reporter

The San Saba County Commissioners’ Court held a regular meeting on Tuesday, March 28th, in the County Judge’s Chambers. County Judge Byron Theodosis called the Court to order at 9:00 a.m. and welcomed everyone at the meeting. Rickey Lusty, Commissioner, gave the invocation and led attendees in flag pledges.

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by Douglas Suggs, Board President 

The month of April is Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention month across the state of Texas. On Friday, April 7th, the annual "Go Blue" day has been proclaimed. Everyone is asked to wear blue on this day to remember and be aware of the serious problem of child abuse.

The San Saba County Child Welfare Board will be at the three schools in the county on the 7th to discuss this issue and to give away items to the children.

Each one of us needs to be aware of child abuse in our county and report any suspected abuse to the hotline: 1-800-252-5400.

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The San Saba City Council held a regular session on Tuesday, March 14th, in the Council Chambers. Mayor Ken Jordan called the session to order, welcomed everyone, and announced a quorum present at this meeting. Mark Amthor then gave the invocation and led flag pledges.

The following Council members were in attendance: Ken Jordan, Mayor; Mark Amthor, Mayor Pro-Tem; Oleta Behrens, Alderman; Robert Whitten, Alderman; Shawn Oliver, Alderman; and Stan Weik, City Manager. Charles Peeler, Alderman, was absent.

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By Donna Webb, Reporter

Scouts in the local Boy Scout Troop 55 have had the same goal the last 1 ½ years . . . to send interested troop members to the 2017 National Scout Jamboree.

This year’s Jamboree will be held July 19th to July 28th at the Jamboree’s permanent home in West Virginia. The main goal of this huge scouting event is to teach and model strong leadership skills to attendees.

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The following young ladies from San Saba High School received district recognition for their outstanding basketball season. We are very proud of their commitment and dedication to our program. They put in many hours of hard work and are very deserving of these awards.

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By Patsy Hall

On March 22nd, 2017, in Sterling City, the Richland Springs One Act Play, The Tragedy of Macbeth, competed in the Bi-District Contest which consisted of six plays. Richland Springs was named the first place show at Bi-District.

Students receiving individual medals were: Levi Shannon for Outstanding Crew Member; Levi Shannon, Kenneth Faught, Dusty Robbins, Augustin Oyervides, and Juliana Moore for Best Crew of the day; Cameron Parham for Honorable Mention All Star Cast, Jared Martin for Honorable Mention All Star Cast, and Peyton Sloan for Best Actor.

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