Students in the Fredericksburg Independent School District and St. Mary’s Catholic School will get to sleep in a bit tomorrow morning, Friday, Dec. 6.
Due to the arctic cold front making its way through the county overnight, officials with both school systems have decided to delay the start... + continue reading
SHATTERED GLASS fragments are swept up in the aftermath of a car crashing through the front of Dooley’s 5-10 & 25¢ Store, 131 East Main Street, Wednesday, Dec. 4, around 4:42 p.m. A store employee was transported to Hill Country Memorial Hospital for treatment, then later released, while the driver of the 2006 gray Lincoln Zephyr, Joann Carraway McCaleb, 86, of Comfort, was reportedly uninjured in the incident, according to preliminary reports from the Fredericksburg Police Department. More details will be included in next week’s edition. — Standard-Radio Post/Richard Zowie
QUICK TRIP -- Traversing Gillespie County's major highways will be even faster soon since the state has decided to raise local speed limits on stretches of highway from 70 to 75 miles per hour. -- Standard-Radio Post/Lisa Treiber-Walter
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Eleven galleries will be celebrating the holidays on Friday, Dec. 6, as part of First Friday Art Walk Fredericksburg.
On Friday, Art Walk hours will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. to allow everyone time to enjoy the Christmas parade with their families.
Several galleries will be offering special... + continue reading
The National Museum of the Pacific War will honor the veterans who served or gave their lives at Pearl Harbor in a ceremony of remembrance on Saturday, Dec. 7, beginning at 12:25 p.m., in the museum’s Memorial Court Yard.
The time coincides with the Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time of 8:25 a.m... + continue reading
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Historic homes, properties and landmarks in the Cherry Spring community will be featured as part of the Gillespie County Historical Society’s 56th Annual Holiday Home Tour on Saturday, Dec. 7.
Tour hours are from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday.
Proceeds from the tour support Pioneer Museum... + continue reading
THE 4 PROCHES are, from left, Asa, Ezra, Liza and Beecher.
A Hill Country family quartet — The 4 Proches — will be the focus of a CD release celebration and concert this Saturday, Dec. 7.
The event will be from 5-7 p.m. at Woerner Warehouse, 305 South Lincoln Street.
Signed copies of the group’s first album “Wayfaring Stranger... + continue reading
Tickets are now on sale for “Sanders Family Christmas”, a Fredericksburg Theater Company musical comedy about the fictional Sanders Family Singers during the start of World War II.
Advance tickets are $20 for adults, $5.50 for youth 18 and under. Tickets purchased at the door are $25... + continue reading
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SENIOR RUNNING BACK Joe Meek picked up 149 yards rushing on 23 carries to help Heritage School defeat Lubbock Kingdom Preparatory Academy, 46-28, in Monday night’s TAPPS six-man football state semifinal game. The Eagles will next face San Antonio Castle Hills Saturday evening for the championship. — Photo courtesy of Tammy Sikes
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Editor's note: The TAPPS state six-man football Division II title game has been postponed until Saturday, Dec. 14.
By Danny Hirt —
For the third time in as many years,... + continue reading
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These organizations, and many others, are worthy of support
By Ken Esten Cooke— This season of giving, it is rewarding to see how well Fredericksburgers support the less fortunate.
The Hill... + continue reading
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ALL SMILES while playing in the “Gingerbread Village” on Friday night on Marktplatz was three-year-old Christopher Pedroza of Arlington. The village was designed by local artist Margaret Hannum. Friday night’s annual lighting of the Community Christmas Tree and German Pyramid were sponsored by the 2013 Mayor’s Christmas Committee. —Standard-Radio Post/Yvonne Hartmann
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KRISTINA VIRO of Missouri City tries her hand at candle making on Saturday afternoon at the Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site at Stonewall as part of the annual Cookie Decorating and German Traditions program. Helping Viro and others make candles at the Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm were state park volunteers Terri Debusk, center, and Debbie Dillingham. — Standard-Radio Post/Yvonne Hartmann
