2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (336+ words) The City of Fredericksburg Public Works Department recently provided an update o" Jeryl Hoover grew up surrounded by the West Texas prairie an" Kris Nixon, Rick Green, brewmaster, Jimmy Chew and Gavino Castro represent Fredericksburg Brewing Co. , which earned two…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (355+ words) "Sooner or later, everything old is new again" Stephen King (The Colorado Kid 2005) Said another way, while the technology has changed, the underlying objective remains the same: Exploit tribal instincts, fuel controversy, and strengthen partisan influence. In the 18th century, newspapers…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (256+ words) The next Fredericksburg Ex-Military Flyers meeting is Wednesday, June 17, at 11 a. m. at Bethany Lutheran Fellowship Hall, 110 W. Austin St. The meeting starts with a meet-and-greet and buffet lunch at 11: 30 a. m. The program begins at noon. This month's speaker is Kyna Stys, director of…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (282+ words) That wasn't all for the fairgrounds in June, 1976. The next Sunday they hosted "The Fair Side of Country," a concert series celebrating Hill County music." Scott Hartman pitches the ball at the Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park field. Hartman and…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (276+ words) Save Our Bacon Act I am proud to operate Hat & Heart Farm, a sixth-generation family farm rooted in Gillespie County since the earliest days of Fredericksburg. I learned to drive a tractor before I could reach the pedals and started…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (211+ words) Gillespie Livestock Co. , Inc. Cattle " 526 head Cows and bulls lower #1 Medium to Large Frame 200-300 lbs 200-690 cwt 300-400 lbs 350-700 cwt 400-500 lbs 350-517. 50 cwt 500-600 lbs 250-462. 50 cwt 600-700 lbs 250-420 cwt 700-800 lbs 200-352 cwt Lower quality 100-150 cwt 200-300 lbs 210-670 cwt 300-400 lbs 350-507. 50 cwt 400-500 lbs 350-447. 50 cwt 500-600 lbs 300-415 cwt 600-700 lbs 250-350 cwt 700-800 lbs…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (632+ words) Scholarship winners pose at the Zonta Club. From Left: Ellie Tatsch, Callie Isenberg, Sidney Bryan-Meyers, Madison Bailey, Kendra Sanchez, Amy Voorhees, Tiffani Mazur and Danielle Granville (standing in for Morgyn Granville recipient." Recipients not pictured: Regena "Brooke" Johns, Julianna Martinez…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (539+ words) My online shopping strategy is to haphazardly drop individual items into my shopping cart over a matter of weeks until I have enough to qualify for free shipping from this huge site named after a South American river. I am…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (81+ words) fredericksburgstandard. com Thirsty Thursday at the Stonewall Chamber helped kick off preparations for the 65th Annual Stonewall Peach JAMboree and Rodeo. Guests enjoyed food, wine, cocktails and live music while learning about the June 18-20 celebration, which will feature a CPRA-sanctioned rodeo,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (179+ words) The Stonewall Heritage Society will host an open house on Saturday, June 20, from 11 a. m. to 2 p. m. at the Stonewall Heritage Center, 117 Elberta St. in Stonewall. The event will showcase the restoration of the Heinrich Lindig log cabin. A slide presentation will run…...