Alice in Wonder Land

We have had several frosts here in Zanesville, Ohio, so the trees are changing to their beautiful fall colors. At my family home in Dresden, Ohio, we had a buckeye tree in our backyard. The buckeye looks like a nut because it has a shell, but it is not edible.

CTC offers free job training in Llano

Central Texas College was awarded a $530,000 grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to provide training opportunities to the rural regions of Central Texas. Workforce Network, Inc.

SS Masonic Bodies Walk of Honor

San Saba Eastern Star Chapter 191 is sponsoring a Masonic Bodies Walk of Honor. Any person with ties to a San Saba Masonic body is eligible to purchase a 12-inch by 12-inch square of granite for a minimum donation of $135.00.

SS Friends of Animals is seeking barn cat homes

Friends, one of our community members needs our help. As many know, Travis Shaw is dealing with a serious medical issue. His family reports that he is doing well now, but it will be a long time before he is able to return to everyday activities.

Rylander Library

Book Review: Killing The Legends: The Lethal Danger of Celebrity In the latest book in the multimillion-selling Killing Series, Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard tell the larger-thanlife stories of Elvis Presley, John Lennon, and Muhammad Ali. The King is dead. The Walrus is shot.

La Palabra de Dios Dice

Mateo 15:1-14 Entonces se acercaron a Jesús ciertos escribas y fariseos de Jerusalén, diciendo: ¿Por qué tus discípulos quebrantan la tradición de los ancianos? Porque no se lavan las manos cuando comen pan.

Guarding Your Heart with Wisdom

Proverbs 4:20–24 (ESV) 20 My son, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. 21 Let them not escape from your sight; keep them within your heart. 22 For they are life to those who find them, and healing to all their flesh.

Hickory Underground Water Conservation District No. 1

When the Hickory Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 was created in 1982, its primary purpose was the oversight and protection of the Hickory Aquifer. Since that time, all the other aquifers within the District’s boundary have been added to our jurisdiction.

Community Calendar

Items for the Community Calendar are limited to 60 WORDS OR LESS. If they are too long, they will be edited. Halloween Coloring Contest - Parents look in the October 13th issue for our Halloween coloring page. Kids, do your best coloring and turn your entry into the News Office.

The Bend News

Hello from Bend! To say it’s been a busy last few weeks would be an understatement. Don’t you just wish we had a ‘pause’ button on life sometimes?? I reckon’a ‘rewind’ and ‘fast forward’ button would come in handy sometimes, too, haha. You know, a mute button should be a must-have! Sighhhh.