40 Years Ago July 5, 1984
Angela Miller, daughter of Orlando and Georgia Miller, won the honor of 1984 Best State Vocalist at the Our Little Miss Pageant in Ft. Worth held at the Tarrant County Convention Center. Angela is 14 and will be a sophomore at San Saba High School.
A drawing was held at Hamrick’s Automotive Service in San Saba in conjunction with the Grand Opening of the business following completion of a new building. The business owned by Lynn Hamrick, was previously known as Farm and Ranch Supply. Winners included Dora Evans, winner of a set of new polyester tires; Maureen Huffman, winner of a free alignment; Hoyt Cockrell, winner of a 2 year battery; and Mrs. L. P. Coburn, 1 free oil change.
Youngsters seem oblivious to the heat as they enjoy the cool waters of the San Saba Swimming Pool located in Mill Pond Park. The pool seems to be one of the busier places in the city this summer as the thermometer continues to reach 90 and 100 plus temperatures each day. Showers last week did bring some relief to the heat but it didn’t slow business down at the Pool.
The first school building at Pecan Grove was an unpainted one room structure which was used until about 1812. It was then replaced by this two room structure which was used until consolidation of the school with San Saba in 1945. Located east of San Saba, the Pecan Grove Community was one of the early day settlements. The San Saba River is just west of the community, and the school and church house were surrounded by beautiful burr oak and pecan trees. The school is no longer standing but the Pecan Grove Church remains very active.
10 Years Ago July 3, 2014
The River City Band recently acquired a snare drum with stand, a bass drum with stand, crash cymbals, suspended cymbal with stand, and a 2 1/2 octave xylophone. With this acquisition, the band will be able to perform without burrowing equipment.
Two new teachers will be employed by the Richland Springs school district next year. Darrel Dreyer will fill the JH/HS math position, while Pam Starr will rejoin the district in the technology position.
Jack Daniels is off again to try his luck at the Casino in Oklahoma. He caught the bus in Gatesville and will ride it back and hopefully will come home with his pockets loaded. LaNell just didn’t feel up to making the trip this time.
Allison Nettleship, daughter of Susie and Clay Nettleship and Kolton Ellis, son of Loretta Ellis and Roger Ellis, were named Mr. and Miss SSHS at the JR/SR prom for the 2013-2014 school year. Allison will be attending Texas A&M University in the fall and majoring in finance. Kolton will be attending Texas State University.
The “Titanic Jr.” won the cardboard boat race held at Mill Pond Park. The crew consisted of Savannah Bronstad, granddaughter of Mitzie Brown, and Kynedi Isham, daughter of Stuart & Jessica Isham & granddaughter of Edward & Grace Gibson and Worth & Patsy Isham. Worth was the engineer of the Titanic Jr., which also won a previous race held at Mill Pond.
The San Saba High School Summer Baseball Team has had an outstanding season with a 7-2 record. The boys will next compete in the upcoming State Baseball Tournament. Players are Payton Johnson, John Welch, Garrett Welch, Josh Cazares, Holt Oliver, Kadyn Saiz, Mathew Flores, Manuel Martinez, Elisha Cisneroz, Cole Tupin, Sammy Martinez, Josh Lambert, Kendall Hopper and Stone Sealy. The team is coached by Ramiro Cisneroz and Assistant Coach Matt Lambert. Manager is Ernesto Aguirre.