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It is time to Meet the Dillos!

It is time to Meet the Dillos!

It is time to Meet the Dillos!

It’s once again time for the San Saba All Sports Booster Club’s (SSASBC) annual Meet the Dillos to be held Friday, August 4th. This year’s meal will consist of a loaded baked potato, a dessert and sweet tea or water.
Trunks!

Trunks!

Trunks!

In 2012, with the collaboration of the Tocker Foundation of Austin, the Friends of the Rylander Memorial Library, and the San Saba County Historical Museum, five Traveling Trunks were designed and built with the students of San Saba County in mind.
SS VFD

SS VFD

San Saba Volunteer Fire Department Update

The San Saba Volunteer Fire Department was called out July 18th for a fire on CR 114. Quick measures were taken to help save a house and protect everyone. Read the story in next week’s edition of the San Saba News & Star.
Aspartame is a common artificial sweetener used in diet soda and many other products labeled sugar-free. Getty Images

Aspartame is a common artificial sweetener used in diet soda and many other products labeled sugar-free. Getty Images

Aspartame And Cancer: A Nutritionist’s Perspective

This week, the World Health Organization announced that aspartame — the chemical that gives products like Diet Coke their distinctly sweet flavor — has been added to its list of potential carcinogens.
Build a Little Library

Build a Little Library

Build a Little Library using Recycled Items

Summertime is a wonderful time to catch up on some reading with your children and family. But what happens when you have read everything in your house? Well, a fun and helpful way to get new books and upcycle your old ones is to build a shared library.
Lady Wisdom...or...Lady Folly - You Choose

Lady Wisdom...or...Lady Folly - You Choose

There are only two choices

Shannon Bond, Pastor of Cherokee Baptist Church Proverbs 9:13–18 (ESV) 13 The woman Folly is loud; she is seductive and knows nothing. 14 She sits at the door of her house; she takes a seat on the highest places of the town, 15 calling to those who pass by, who are going straight on their way,...

La Palabra de Dios Dice

Isaías 25:1-9 Jehová, tú eres mi Dios; te exaltaré, alabaré tu nombre, porque has hecho maravillas; tus consejos antiguos son verdad y firmeza. Porque convertiste la ciudad en montón, la ciudad fortificada en ruina; el alcázar de los extraños para que no sea ciudad, ni nunca jamás sea reedificado.

Seeds From the Sower

One morning a mother was running late for an appointment. Wanting to look her best, she asked her son to polish her shoes. He did such a good job that she wanted to reward him. So, she gave him a dollar. As she was putting on one of the shoes, she felt something strange.
Do Well, Be Well with Diabetes

Do Well, Be Well with Diabetes

Do Well, Be Well with Diabetes

Please join our County Extension Agent, McKinley Armstrong, for a Do Well, Be Well with Diabetes class. This class will go over five main sessions: 1. How food affects your blood glucose! 2. Are you eating the right number of carbohydrates? 3.