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Astrology For Life by Nina Kahn How to Raise An Elephant by Alexander McCall Smith In Search of a Name by Marjol Van Heemstra A Million Aunties by Alecia McKenzie Murder In Season by Jessica Fletcher My Name is Anton by Catherine Ryan Hyde NYPD Red 6 by James Patterson Promise of Ankles by Alexander McCall Smith Rest and Be Thankful by Emma Glass Stuff You Should Know: An Incomplete Compedium of Mostly Interesting Things by Josh Clark Wicked Hour by Alice Blanchard Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey Robert B Parker's Someone to Watch Over Me by Ace Atkins Wrong Alibi by Christina Dodd.

Rotarian, Dr. Jerry Blankenship awards Julisa Vega, January Rotary Student-of-the-month.

The San Saba City Council held a regular meeting on Monday, January 11th in the City Hall Chambers. Mayor Ken Jordan called the Council to order at 6:00 p.m. and welcomed everyone. Alderman Marcus Amthor gave the invocation and led everyone in the pledges to the American flag and the Texas flag.

I must confess that it has been a struggle for me to decide what to write this week. In fact, this morning, I found it more engaging to consider cleaning out my catch-all kitchen drawer (ugh) instead of deciding what I wanted to write about! Bottle can lids, old spatulas, the detritus of years of cooking seem more appealing than considering this last week and a half in the U.S. of A!!

83 Years Ago January 20, 1938 Rev. Hulen L.

There is much talk about changing the world. There are many things about the world that I would like to change. The truth is, I have little power to affect the world, but I can change me. And if I change me, I will impact those around me, which will impact those around them. A ripple effect for positive change will happen, and it could start with me. My decision. My resolve. How is this possible for a person?

The Pierian Study Club met for their first meeting of the year at the new Pecan House Grill in downtown San Saba. Hostesses for the meeting were the Cards and Flowers Committee, composed of Anita Adams, Chairman, Linda Sloan, Jeri Jones and Mary Morehead.

There is an Instagram account I follow, @IAmBaker—a food blogger named Amanda Rettke. I enjoy her posts because she shares pictures and recipes of the most scrumptious looking sweets, but also because of her wry sense of humor. A few months ago she started posting short skits where her character is Shirley, a person who answers the phone at the fictitious Your Content is Terrible Hotline. In these skits, Shirley listens to complaints callers have about the content on various blogs, mostly food blogs, sympathizes cheerfully with the caller, then always ends with “I’ll be happy to file a report on your behalf!” The complaints are always ridiculous, at least to me, and evidently to Amanda, but the callers are quite serious about them. The unsettling part is that Amanda bases each of these skits on actual complaints she or other bloggers have received.

80 Years Ago January 16, 1941 R. L.

It started with a phone call and one of my children asking, “Dad can I leave my dog with you and mom for a couple of days and my best friend’s two little dogs?” As you know, it is hard to say no to your children.