From the San Saba News & Star Archives
100 Years Ago March 20, 1924
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Morris and O. B. Mosley have returned from the markets where they purchased a nice line of up-to-date goods for their store. The store was also overhauled and the show-windows remodeled, and everything is ready to display their wonderful stock of goods which is arriving daily.
Miss Nora Belle Biggs, who is attending the Teachers Training College at Denton was a weekend visitor with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Biggs.
The Dramatic Club put on a play entitled, 'The Thread of Destiny,' at the Cherokee school auditorium to an appreciative audience. This was a play, where the scenes were laid in the colonial days, which was well portrayed by the costumes of the characters. Something like $50.00 was realized.
Mr. Munger, cashier of the Stokes Brothers Bank of Lampasas, has asked us to procure some pictures of noted pecan trees of this section for him to be used in a booklet on the Bend pecan industry.
'Pecan Grove' is the name of our community and it is rightly named, there are pecan trees galore here.
Pecan Grove school house is located about seven miles east of San Saba town, by the side of the road, among pecan trees near the San Saba river. Our school district, No. 26, contains about seven thousand acres of land, including the Colorado and San Saba rivers, which is very fine pecan land.
Joe Ellis plowed up a new kind of reptile to this country at least, one day last week. It looks more like a huge lizard than anything else we can think of. It is about a foot long, has four legs, is covered with fine specks that run in rows from head to tail and is slick and shining as a newly shedded snake. It's tail, for the greater part is about as large as its body. Its food is bugs and worms. Now will some one name it for us? Who knows, perhaps it is a provision of nature to help man in his life to battle with the insect world.
10 Years Ago March 20, 2014
Saturday night the Bend community was alive with activities. Bad Bob's musical venue was well attended and the music could be heard from some distance away. Up on the hill the Bend Community meeting took place, but it was very quiet and everyone enjoyed the food and conversations.
San Saba's Community Band has recently been the recipient of additional band instruments. The band now has 3 flutes donated by Gwen Rogers, Tai Hewett, and Katie Bridges; also a trumpet donated by Regino Davila of 3D Auto Repair; and the trombone donated by Edward Ragsdale of G&R Grocery. The band also has a bass clarinet. All of these instruments are available free to any one that would like to join the band and relive that fun time of their life.
On Saturday, Valerie, Paula, and Jo Lei Miller Henniger walked the 'Never Surrender 5K' at San Saba with Jo Lei's coworkers from Landmark Life. Sunny, Thomas, Kooper, and Kinsley Tipton and Cade Martin, of Bowser, also participated. Coach Tipton and Cade won medals for their times in their age groups.
The San Saba JV Baseball team received 2nd place this past weekend at the Mill Pond Classic Baseball Tournament. The team had a record 2-1 after beating Lampasas and Comanche. The team's only loss was to Harper. Elisha Cisneros, Bryce Lewis, and Logan Guidroz all helped on the mound with Stone Seally catching. Hits came from everyone on the team. Leading the way with hits was Stone Seally, Elisha Cisneros, and Payton Johnson. All Tournament Selections: Stone Seally, Bryce Lewis, and Elisha Cisneros.
The San Saba high school Dillo Golf Team tied for 4th place in the San Saba High School Spring Break Tournament. Junior, Caelob Hardman shot a team low 89, followed by Sophomore, Holt Oliver's 99, Junior, Chandler McCombs, 103, Sophomore, Logan Guidroz's 110, and Freshman, Zayne Rhodes' 116.
Cherokee Home for Children, located between San Saba and Llano broke ground for a new $1 million plus children's cottage as part of their 'Stability first' program. Cherokee Home for Children has been caring for Central Texas children in need since 1958, and is currently home to 28 children. This new cottage is the first new cottage construction in 40 years. Cherokee Home cares for children ages 2-18 and is funded by gifts from Churches of Christ and individuals. Children in need can be placed by parents, guardians, or through state agencies.