The Pierian Study Club met on Thursday, November 8th, at the home of member Debbie Shahan. The Membership Committee, composed of Debbie Shahan, Chairman; Sherry Ruddick, Loy Nell Behrens and Susie Stewart were hostesses for the meeting.

Other members present were: Anita Adams, Brooke Bagley, Donna Baker, Celia Bell, Kathleen Hawkins, Marjean Henderson, Gale Ivy, Sandy Kuykendall, Cherry Kay Lange, Lynn McHenry, Shelly Mahan, Cydney Pearce, Patty Shaw, Linda Sloan, Marsha Smart, Sandy Smith, Audrey Smith, Kay Stowell and Cissy Williams. Also present were: Associate Members, Bebe Bagley and Jane Randolph, and Honorary Member, Joycelyn McRorey.

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Results from Combined Regular and Absentee Ballots:

Total # of Ballots Counted:

2,078

Straight Party:

Republican (Rep) - 1,223 Democratic (Dem) - 125 Libertarian (Lib) - 2

United States Senator:

Rep - Ted Cruz: 1,811 Dem - Beto O'Rourke: 247 Lib - Neal M. Dikeman: 11

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By Sue Ransom

Fuzzy is delighted that cool weather has arrived and he can cavort about in glee. I don’t feel that way at all. Many decades ago I left my home country of Canada to seek warmer climates.

Texas overdoes it during the summer, but the winters are pretty good.

Friday night’s game was just too uncomfortable for this imported lady. I didn’t bring my blanket and my poor little feet froze. I was glad to head over to the First Baptist Church, and stuff my face with delicious pulled pork sandwiches from Young’s Barbeque in San Saba.

San Saba County Commissioners have identified 61 sites (bridges and roads) throughout the county in need of repair or reconstruction due to the recent floodings. Marsha Hardy, Director of Emergency Management, is managing the paperwork process required for State Disaster Declaration.

In the event that San Saba County meets the criteria for disaster relief, all available resources and assistance within the state will be at hand for relief and reconstruction efforts. According to Ms. Hardy, San Saba County is also on FEMA’s list of potential disaster declaration.

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By Coach Brandy Eckermann

The San Saba High School Cross Country teams competed at the Regional Meet in Corpus Christi Monday, October 22nd.

The girls' team won the Regional Championship with all team members finishing in the top 30 of 156 runners.

This was the 4th year in a row that the Lady Dillos have won the Regional Meet. Kaleigh Ellis led the pack and won the meet individually with a 1st place finish. Kaleigh ran a personal best time of 11:11. She also set a Regional Meet record.

Not far behind Kaleigh was Brighton Adams finishing 2nd, Courtnee Cash 4th, Bailee Franks 12th, Kylee Eckermann 19th, Nojemi Martinez 21st and Landri Glover 30th.

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The San Saba High School Student Council sold Think Pink T-shirts to raise money for the NEVER SURRENDER CANCER FOUNDATION OF SAN SABA COUNTY.

Together, the 41 member group sold over 550 shirts and presented a check for $4,568.00 to the members of the Never Surrender Cancer Foundation at the pep rally last Friday.

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Students and staff are busy and the school year is passing quickly. Only one more week remains in the second six-week grading period. Students are urged to turn in all make-up work this week.

Girls varsity basketball began action this week as they scrimmaged at Goldthwaite and Bangs. Coach Travis Jones is complimentary of the girls' hustle on the court. Twelve girls are out for varsity athletics this year.

The junior high football team won at Lohn JH last week by a score of 54-46. The junior high football team will play the Cherokee junior high this Thursday at 6:00 p.m. at Coyote Field. The varsity Coyotes moved to (7-1) on the season and (2-0) in district play. The varsity Coyotes won 56-0 at halftime over the Lohn Eagles last Thursday. It was a cool, crisp evening for football. The varsity Coyotes travel to Cherokee this Friday for a 7:30 district game.

By Coach Jerod Fikac

The San Saba Armadillos took the field Friday night looking to improve to 8-0 on the season, 3-0 in District play and clinch a playoff spot. The Armadillos got off to a little bit of a slow start after taking a 7-0 falling behind 10-7 in the 1st quarter. This was the 2nd time the team has trailed this season in a game and showed great poise by playing sound defense and explosive offense to earn a 56-13 victory.

The defense played bend but don’t break defense after giving up an early touchdown. The Armadillos ended giving up 221 yards of total offense with 41 coming on the ground and 180 through the air. The Valley Mills quarterback was under heavy pressure all night from the Dillo defense led by Joseph Watson, Clayton Pierce, Risien Shahan, and Daniel Herrera.

Central Texas Farm Credit recently held their annual customer appreciation event in Brady where they reflected on their record $6.3 million cash patronage refund in 2017 and thanked customers for their business.

During the appreciation event held on Thursday, October 18 at the Ed Davenport Civic Center in Brady, guests were treated to a catered meal, happy-hour and door prizes.

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In a list released this week by U.S. News & World Report, Howard Payne University was named a 2019 “Best Value School” in the “Best Regional Colleges West” category. HPU was in sixth place among the ranked universities.

The rankings are based on three variables: ratio of quality to price (determined by the institution’s overall score in the Best Colleges rankings); percentage of all undergraduates receiving need-based scholarships or grants during the 2017-2018 academic year; and the percentage of an institution’s total costs for the 2017-2018 academic year covered by the average needbased scholarship or grant to undergraduates.

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