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Community, Gillespie Life
Writing contest highlights short works
January 28, 2026
Winners of the first Hill Country Short Story Contest were announced last Saturday during the opening ceremony of the second Fredericksburg Book Festival. Lulynne Streeter won first place for her story “The Hawk.” Second place went to Robin Barnes for “The Weight of Water” and Lindy Segall won third...
The Hawk
Community, Gillespie Life
The Hawk
By Lulynne Streeter 
January 28, 2026
It was the first time she had ever been that far up the canyon. She and her husband, Judah, always stopped at the barbed wire fence marking the boundary between the Forest Service land and their ranch. They came on horseback, in the spring, after the snowmelt. Once, she had hiked its steep slopes wi...
Wisdom that works for everyone
Community, Gillespie Life
Wisdom that works for everyone
Wisdom that works for everyone
Phil Houseal 
January 28, 2026
HOUSE Once you’ve reached midlife, you are the least stupid you have ever been or ever will be. That’s why every person who has passed that milestone should write down wisdom from their life that worked for them, and that might work for future generations. “I am not wise,” you say? Yes, you are. The...
Danish Sour Cream Cookies were born of necessity
Gillespie Life, Taste
Danish Sour Cream Cookies were born of necessity
Stories from the F&W Farmstead Mark Wieser & Case Fischer 
January 28, 2026
This recipe for Danish Sour Cream Cookies comes from Sarah Morgan’s 1971 “The Saga of Texas Cooking.” Deanna Fischer (Case’s wife), flagged it for me ...
Blood and the blues:
Gillespie Life, Movies
Blood and the blues:
BY MATT WARD 
January 28, 2026
Cinematic Considerations Horror movies don’t typically find themselves as major awards-season contenders. But “Sinners” isn’t a typical horror film. C...
Kunz-Collins exchange vows in Dec. 30 St. Mary’s ceremony
Gillespie Life
Kunz-Collins exchange vows in Dec. 30 St. Mary’s ceremony
January 28, 2026
Hannah Emily Kunz and Charles Joseph Collins were united in marriage on Dec. 30, 2025, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Fredericksburg with Fathers Da...
OLLI spring kickoff showcase ahead Feb. 4
Gillespie Life
OLLI spring kickoff showcase ahead Feb. 4
January 28, 2026
The Fredericksburg branch of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) of Texas Tech University (TTU) will hold a spring semester kickoff event Wed...
Columnist gets wa-‘zoo’-ed by drinks, bathroom habits
Gillespie Life, Outdoors
Columnist gets wa-‘zoo’-ed by drinks, bathroom habits
OUTDOORS ON EDGE By Gayne C. Young 
January 21, 2026
The cassowary is a living dinosaur. It is the third largest bird on the planet, can run upwards of 30 mph, and carries dagger- like five-inch claws. T...
Gillespie Life, Outdoors
Heritage girls sit at 1-1 in district
January 21, 2026
The Heritage Lady Eagles varsity girls’ basketball team went 1-1 last week in district basketball action. Heritage opened up district play with a 44-4...
Recipe connects people to history
Gillespie Life, Taste
Recipe connects people to history
Russian Rock Cookies are hearty, chewy
Stories from the F&W Farmstead Mark Wieser & Case Fischer 
January 21, 2026
The Russian Rock Cookie recipe submitted to Kerrville’s Wesley-Philathea Class Recipes by Mrs. Gus Schreiner caught my attention for reasons that had ...
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