May 8, 2019 Issue

You couldn’t blame the guests at Sunday’s Bamberger Ranch Preserve Annual Family Picnic if they didn’t believe host J David Bamberger when he told them that there was no water on the 5,500-acre Selah property when he purchased it in 1969. After all, the 2.9-mile drive from the main gate to The Center where they were standing took them over or through five crystal clear streams and along the shores of Madrone Lake.

The PAWS Shelter of Central Texas has opened its second campus near the Blanco County line at 2965 FM 165. The no-kill shelter has operated in Kyle for 33 years and its Building Committee has been raising funds for its second operation for years, according to Executive Director Melody Hilburn. PAWS is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build good will and better friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned? Those four questions make up the moral code Rotarians all around world use as a test for what they think, do and say in their personal and business relationships, which is called the Four-Way Test. Fifty Blanco County’s Rotarians read the test aloud for the first time Tuesday, April 30, 2019, as members of the new Blanco County Rotary Club at its Charter ...

FREDERICKSBURG, TX — Hill Country Memorial is hosting interviews for job openings within its system. Those wanting to be a part of Hill Country Memorial’s award-winning legacy are asked to bring a current resume to the open interviews and should be prepared to interview on the spot. Open interviews will be held at Hill Country Memorial Hospital’s Learning Centers located at 1020 S.

The Lady Eagles 8th Grade girls finished runner-up in team scoring in the District 25-3A Tennis Meet on Saturday at Leander High School and there were other highlights for both the boys and girls. Avery Tumlinson and Hannah Snodgrass won the 8th Girls Doubles Championship. Blaze and Dusti Welch placed 3rd in 8th Mixed Doubles.

By Julie Storer The Marion Bulldogs edged the Johnson City Eagles 3-1, 6-5 in the best-of-three Bi-District playoff last weekend to advance to the Area Round of the UIL State Baseball Playoffs. On Thursday night Marion drew first blood in the bottom of the first when Tayler Mills drew a walk then scored on the stand-up double to centerfield by Walker Rudisaile.

Faith…that is a big word that encompasses a lot of definitions. What is it? Faith is a feeling of belief and something that allows us, as people, to get through difficulties life presents. It’s that feeling of “I won’t give up” or “ I won’t stop” it’s self actualization, it’s faith, it’s hope and it’s belief in a greater power. Please join us in learning more about this debilitating disease that is stealing our most precious possessions, our memories.

Known as “A real standout amongst the growing list of wineries and tasting rooms along 290.” (yelp) the Vinovium Growler Lounge in Johnson City has been a key part of the Texas Hill Country wine scene for nearly three years now. Specializing in wines on tap and wine-based cocktails, this winery is offering a unique view on Texas wine which is accessible to wine lovers and novices alike.

"EXTREMELY WICKED, SHOCKINGLY EVIL AND VILE" is the latest sensation on NetFlix, "a chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy, from the perspective of his longtime girlfriend, who refused to believe the truth about him for years." Bundy was a notorious serial killer who confessed to murdering over thirty victims, as well as other horrible crimes; it was his philosophy about morality that allowed him to do these horrible things. He wrote, ..."I discovered that to become truly free, truly unfett ...

In 1838, my great-great grandfather, Tarlton Lewis, along with several thousand other converts to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, gathered in Missouri. They were unwelcome, not so much because of their religion, but because they were not sympathetic to slavery. The locals perceived, and with good reason, that the “Mormon” influx could decide whether or not Missouri would enter the Union as a slave state.

Faith…that is a big word that encompasses a lot of definitions. What is it? Faith is a feeling of belief and something that allows us, as people, to get through difficulties life presents. It’s that feeling of “I won’t give up” or “ I won’t stop” it’s self actualization, it’s faith, it’s hope and it’s belief in a greater power. Please join us in learning more about this debilitating disease that is stealing our most precious possessions, our memories.

"EXTREMELY WICKED, SHOCKINGLY EVIL AND VILE" is the latest sensation on NetFlix, "a chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy, from the perspective of his longtime girlfriend, who refused to believe the truth about him for years." Bundy was a notorious serial killer who confessed to murdering over thirty victims, as well as other horrible crimes; it was his philosophy about morality that allowed him to do these horrible things. He wrote, ..."I discovered that to become truly free, truly unfett ...

The PAWS Shelter of Central Texas has opened its second campus near the Blanco County line at 2965 FM 165. The no-kill shelter has operated in Kyle for 33 years and its Building Committee has been raising funds for its second operation for years, according to Executive Director Melody Hilburn. PAWS is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build good will and better friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned? Those four questions make up the moral code Rotarians all around world use as a test for what they think, do and say in their personal and business relationships, which is called the Four-Way Test. Fifty Blanco County’s Rotarians read the test aloud for the first time Tuesday, April 30, 2019, as members of the new Blanco County Rotary Club at its Charter ...

FREDERICKSBURG, TX — Hill Country Memorial is hosting interviews for job openings within its system. Those wanting to be a part of Hill Country Memorial’s award-winning legacy are asked to bring a current resume to the open interviews and should be prepared to interview on the spot. Open interviews will be held at Hill Country Memorial Hospital’s Learning Centers located at 1020 S.