The emergency room doors banged open and a father, closely followed by his sixteen year-old son, ran through cradling the unconscious form of his eight year-old boy. The ER personnel responded quickly and whisked the boy away into the bowels of the big hospital leaving the two to pace back and forth in the waiting area. The boys had left Mom at home to go on a weekend outing with their Dad to do some camping and fishing and to just spend some quality time together in the great out-of- ...

AUSTIN — Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott on Sept. 1 made public the Texas Education Agency’s proposed budget cuts for fiscal years 2012-2013, in accordance with Gov, Rick Perry’s request for a 10 percent reduction. If approved, the amount of funding for Texas public schools will be cut by than $260 million.

Bill Lindemann, Hill Country birder and naturalist, will be speaking on “Hill Country Birds” on September 14 at the Gillespie County Agricultural Extension Building, 95 Frederick Road in Fredericksburg, beginning at 7:00 p.m. The presentation is sponsored by the Friends of the Fredericksburg Nature Center as part of their Nature Series Programs held throughout the school year.

“Gardening for Wildlife” will be the presentation given by Elizabeth McGreevy at the September 18 meeting of the Highland Lakes Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas. “By inviting wildlife to seek refuge on our property, the homeowner can watch, enjoy, and appreciate wild things up close and personal,” said Fred Zagst, vice president of the group and program chairman.

The Jewish faith has a completely different view of the concept of sin from that of Christianity. These differences were made especially clear for me in the book "Judaism and Christianity: The Differences" By Trude Weiss-Rosmarin. She dedicates chapter three to the subject and titles it Free Will Vs. Original Sin.

John 8:7-11 says, “So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground. And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.

It’s time for the fall garden. Have you tilled yours up yet? Pull up all those plants that are not producing, add some old manure and prepare for the fall harvest. Perhaps let your chickens walk around in there to eat the bugs and drop some manure? How about planting God’s seeds into your life for a future harvest?

Someone said, "if you love it let go, if it does not return, it was never yours - if it does return, it was always yours. If it comes back and eats your food and messes up your house, you either married it or gave birth to it." Jesus said, "I am the bread of life"

Dr. Charles E. (Charlie) Tatum, Jr., 78, died in his home in Fredericksburg on Friday, September 3, 2010. Charlie was born on September 26, 1931 in San Antonio, Texas, the son of Charles Edward Tatum, Sr. and Muriel Lorraine Covington Tatum. He is survived by one brother, William F. (Bill) Tatum and his wife Mary Anne of San Antonio and numerous nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles.

James Stewart Jones was born November 28, 1955 to James Roland (Buddy) Jones and Ara Jackson Jones. He was the third child born of this union. He departed this life September 4, 2010 at the age of 54. Stewart Jones accepted Christ at a late age. He was a member of Mt Horeb Baptist Church.

Lt Col (Retired AF) Steven "Banger" Wallender flew West on the 4th of September at 0900 hours, after a long and difficult struggle with cancer. Steve passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home after a courageous 13 month long battle with cancer. Steve is survived by his loving wife of 23 years, Valerie Foster Wallender, his daughter Madison Wallender, father Thomas Wallender, mother Janice Fischer Wallender, and his brother Tim Wallender. Steve was born in Manitowoc, Wisconsin an ...

Several members of the Blanco FFA and Blanco Jr. FFA traveled to Johnson City to take part in the annual Blanco County Fair Livestock Show, where more than 150 animals from surrounding counties competed in the lamb, goat, and steer shows. On Friday night, more than 70 lambs were exhibited.

For the third consecutive weekend, steer exhibitors from the Blanco FFA Chapter were on the road, exhibiting cattle at the Gillespie County Fair in Fredericksburg. Overall, the local FFA members did very well, with several placing at the top of their respective classes. Leading the way was Kolby Marek, whose Brangus steer won Breed Champion honors.

The Panther football team faced one of the top 2-AA teams in the state this past Friday when they hosted the Lexington Eagles. After scoring the game’s first touchdown early in the first quarter, the Panthers were poised for an upset. However, Lexington’s defense adjusted and stifled the Panther offense, while the Eagle’s offense put together a relentless ground game picking up over 200 yards and leading Lexington to their second win of the year. In the opening quart ...

The level 4 VIP team athletes competed in their second competition this fall season at Platinum Gymnastics in Round Rock on August 28. The VIP Team included Level 4 Achievement gymnasts Miranda Bosque, Lexus Carton, Haley Chappell, Hannah Ford, Skylar Maurer, Amalie Mills, and Hannah Perine. Level 4 Placement gymnasts included Meghan Cleveland, Zoey Madigan, and Jordan White.

If you plan on remodeling the laundry room, you need to take a look at your existing laundry room and decide if it is easier to remodel it or build a new one in a different location on your home. You must have connections for the washer and dryer so be sure you have those connections ready if you are moving your laundry room.

There’s a bit of debate about holding an open house when you’re attempting to sell your home. Some agents and sellers think it works, some don’t. The debate is understandable—there are good arguments on both sides of the table. If you and your Texas Realtor decide to hold an open house, there are some best practices that he’ll go over with you, but there are some things you should know going in to the event. Get out of Dodge It may seem coun ...