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Colony Memorial Cemetery meeting will be April 27,2024, the last Saturday in April Please come to the meeting; lunch as usual is at 12 noon covered dish. THE COLONY Memorial Cemetery ASSOCIATION held its regular meeting on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at 11:00 a.m.

Keep San Saba Beautiful (KSSB) holds semi-annual citywide cleanups each year: one in the spring in conjunction with the Great American Cleanup (GAC) and the Don’t Mess With Texas (DMWT) Trash Off and another in the Fall for the Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB) Fall Sweep.

Variable speed limits (VSLs) have been shown to reduce crashes on freeways, in some cases by more than half, according to recently released data from the state of Ohio and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).

50 Years Ago April 4, 1974 Ronnie Holmes, owner of the new 'Stereo Shak' in San Saba has announced 'Grand Opening' winners. Pete Hibler was awarded the tape deck, Peggy Henager received a tape case while Mary Lou Cisneroz won a tape.

The burden of Alzheimer’s and other dementias weighs heavily on Central Texas family caregivers and those across the country, according to the just released Alzheimer’s Association 2024 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report.

Family Family by Laurie Frankel - Amazon review: Not all stories of adoption are stories of pain and regret. Not even most of them. Why don’t we ever get that movie?” India Allwood grew up wanting to be an actor. Armed with a stack of index cards (for research/ line memorization/make-shift confetti), she goes from awkward sixteen-year-old to Broadway ingenue to TV superhero.

Millions of people embrace opportunities to get back in their gardens each spring, and they might be reaping more rewards from that activity than they realize. According to the American Institute of Stress, gardening sparks a level of creativity among enthusiasts, and that can help to alleviate stress by lowering levels of the hormone cortisol. In addition, authors of a 2022 study published in the journal Urban Forestry & Urban Greening concluded that gardening during the COVID-19 pandemic helped people cope with coronavirusrelated stress through outdoor activity.

The SSN& S has given information about the Total Solar Eclipse that will be seen in the San Saba area on Monday, April 8th. Last week, I attended a meeting at the library in Zanesville, Ohio, where I live, telling about this event that will be seen here also. I am looking forward to be at this event and will take a lawn chair and special glasses. The speaker at the library was Irene Worthington Baron, a former high school and college science teacher. She wrote the book Unraveling the Christmas Star Mystery, validation of the Holy Bible about the Star that led the Wisemen to find Jesus, the Son of God.

The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson by Ellen Baker The Girls We Sent Away by Meagan Church Pride and Joy by Louisa Onome The Great Divide by Cristina Henriquez Still See You by Lisa Gardner The Morningside by Tea Obreht Playing with Wildfire by Laura Pritchett 10-Minute Strength Training Exercises for Seniors by Ed Deboo, PT My Scrapbook Journal by Alina Fischer