• St. Rose Society of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Stonewall is hosting its annual bake sale this morning at Weinheimer and Son Store in Stonewall. The sale continues until the baked goods sell out.

      • New exhibits, demonstrations, receptions and more are planned by local galleries taking part in the First Friday Art Walk Fredericksburg celebration today.

      • Harper American Legion Post 650 will sponsor its annual turkey shoot today from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Harper Community Park. There will also be a paddle wheel with a large selection of prizes for the winners. The auxiliary will be offering food and drinks throughout the day.

      • The 64th annual Jaycees Turkey Shoot continues today starting at 10 a.m. at the Tivydale Shooting Range. A live turkey head shot, a sight-in range and a separate archery division will allow hunters some target practice ahead of general season which begins Saturday.

      • Willow City Community Club will meet at 6:45 p.m. tonight at the Willow City School and Community Center. Members are invited to bring finger foods and snacks for the light meal to be served at 6:45 p.m. A short business meeting begins at 7:30 p.m., followed by games of “42” dominoes and fellowship.

      • The general white-tail deer hunting season opens on Saturday.

      • The final bake sale of the autumn season for Pedernales Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) will take place Saturday and Sunday at Chase Bank. Cakes, cookies, breads and other holiday-themed treats have been prepared by a host of PAWS’ volunteer bakers.

      • Handmade jewelry, nativities, baskets and other gifts from around the world will be available at the Alternative Gift Market hosted by Memorial Presbyterian Church on Saturday. The Alternative Gift Market will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the church’s fellowship hall. Proceeds from the market will go to support organizations that promote human dignity and social justice and make a difference in people’s lives. The event is open to the public and there is no cost to attend. Purchases can be made using checks or cash only, credit cards are not accepted. 

      • Harper Volunteer Fire Department and EMS will host their annual benefit fish fry from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the HVFD station. Cost for the plate of food, which includes trimmings, is by donation. Diners can eat at the fire station or get their food to go. The drive-through take out line will be behind the Baptist church. A prize drawing will follow the meal. Tickets for the prize drawing are $1 each or six for $5. Tickets will be sold at the event. In advance, prize drawing tickets are available from department members as well as at Waldo’s, Bode’s and Dauna’s, all in Harper. Prize drawing tickets are also available in Fredericksburg at Sears and at Bee Creek Communications.

      • Doss Community Club will serve chili, beans and tamales on Saturday from 5-9 p.m. at the Doss Community Center. Cost of the dine-in meals is by donation but the to-go plates will have a set charge. Tea and lemonade are included with the meal and people are welcome to BYOB. Desserts will be furnished by members of the community. Scotty and Linda Scott will provide musical entertainment.

      • Turner Hall is hosting a Fall Hunters’ Dance on Saturday featuring the  music of the Almost Patsy Cline Band. Admission is $10 at the door. The dance will be held from 8 p.m. until midnight at the Turner Hall. Doors open at 7 p.m. Beer, wine and soda will be available for purchase.  

      • Mark Hierholzer will present a performance of piano improvisations at 3 p.m. Sunday at Hill Country Evangelical Free Church. Admission for the concert is $10 but no more than $30 per family.

Sports

      • Fredericksburg High School varsity football will play its final game of the regular season tonight when they travel to Taylor. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m.

      • The FHS girls' cross country team will be competing at the UIL State 4A Cross Country Meet on Saturday at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock. The 4A girls' division runs at 9:40 a.m.

      • Fredericksburg High School varsity volleyball will play in the UIL Region 4 4A area playoffs on Saturday. The Billies will play the Zapata Hawks at 4 p.m. at Cotulla High School.

      • FHS varsity and JV girls' basketball teams are scrimmaging Mason and Kerrville this afternoon starting at 4:30 p.m. in the FHS Gym.

      • The FHS swim team is due to compete in the Small Team Winter Classic in Burnet on Saturday.

      • Harper High School varsity football will travel to Brackett tonight for a 7:30 p.m. game.

      • Harper High School volleyball was eliminated from the playoffs when they lost to Weimar, 25-14, 25-18, 25-21, on Thursday night in Boerne.

      • Harper High School boys' and girls' cross country teams are running in the UIL State Cross Country Meet on Saturday at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock. The 2A division girls run at 2:40 p.m. and the boys run at 3:10 p.m.

      • Heritage varsity football will be on the road to play the San Antonio Believers at 7:30 p.m. tonight.

      • Gillespie County Commissioners are meeting this morning at the Gillespie County Courthouse. Commissioners will consider casting votes for nominees to the Gillespie Central Appraisal District Board of Directors. In addition, county commissioners will discuss the approval of a contract between the Association for Retarded Citizens and Gillespie County. Commissioners will also consider purchasing a motorized street broom for the city, a patrol vehicle for the Sheriff’s Office and a striping machine. 

      • Fredericksburg Independent School District Board of Trustees will meet tonight at 7 p.m. at the Central Administration Office. Among the new business to be discussed is consideration and approval of the 2015-2016 District and Campus Improvement Plans. The trustees will also receive a Stonewall Elementary School report from Principal Wendy Dietrich, and an FISD energy update by Ned Butler.
 
     • St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Stonewall Baptist Church and Trinity Lutheran Church of Stonewall will sponsor the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center blood drive from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. today at the American Legion Hall.

      • National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association will meet at 11:30 a.m. today at Andy’s Steak and Seafood Grille. Speaker will be Evelyn Weinheimer, events planner at Pioneer Museum, who will be sharing information about what the museum has to offer. 

      • Gillespie County Retired Teachers Association will meet today at the Golden Hub. Fellowship begins at 2:15 p.m., with the meeting following at 2:30 p.m. Guest speakers are Dr. Kelly Fox, Texas Tech University Director of Higher Education Teaching Sites in Fredericksburg and Highland Lakes, and Dr. Tom Hutton, chairman of TTU’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, who will share information on the programs that OLLI is presenting this fall.

      • The Daughters of the Republic of Texas’ Dr. Wilhelm Keidel Chapter, Fredericksburg, will meet at 6 p.m. today at the home of Patricia Griffin McConnell.

      • Auditions for Fredericksburg Theater Company’s next production, the musical “Into the Woods,” will be at 7 p.m. tonight and again on Tuesday night at the Steve W. Shepherd Theater. Audition packets are available at the FTC Box Office, next to the theater. The packet contains an audition form, sheet music, backing tracks and scenes from the show to prepare for auditions. A CD player, hookups for a MP3 player and pianist will be provided at the auditions. In “Into the Woods,” there are 14 female roles and nine male roles. All roles are available for auditions. Performances for “Into the Woods” are Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, Feb. 19-March 6, 2016. 

      • As a reminder, this week's Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post is being published one day early this week on Tuesday rather than Wednesday, which is a postal holiday due to Veterans Day.

Sports

      • Fredericksburg High School girls' cross country team finished ninth at the University Interscholastic League State 4A Cross Country Meet on Saturday at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock.

      • FHS varsity volleyball defeated Zapata, 25-19, 25-10, 25-14, on Saturday in Cotulla in the area round of the playoffs. The Billies will now play Bandera on Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. at Tivy High School in Kerrville.

      • The FHS varsity football team ended its season with a 33-32 win in overtime over Taylor on Friday night.

      • Harper High School boys' and girls' cross country teams ran in the UIL State 2A Cross Country Meet on Saturday at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock. The girls finished in fourth and the boys were sixth.

      • Harper varsity football defeated Brackett, 27-6, on Friday night to finish fourth in District 14-2A action. Harper will now face Holland in the bi-district round of the playoffs on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. at Hays High School in Buda.

      • Heritage football defeated the Selma Believers Academy, 48-0, on Friday night.

      • The 16th Annual Texas All-Star Big Band Bash begins today at Hill Top Café. Doors open at 5 p.m. and music starts at 5:45 p.m. The event benefits Fredericksburg Independent School District theater camps and music scholarships as well as Schreiner University’s Writer’s Program. For more information or to make reservations, call the Hill Top Café at 830-997-8922.

      • Fredericksburg Volunteers in Police Support, Inc. (FVPS) will meet at 6 p.m. today at the Gillespie County Law Enforcement Center located at 1601 E. Main St.  Alumni graduates from any of the 12 previously held Fredericksburg Citizen Police Academies, all FVPS members and their families, and all Fredericksburg Police Department officers and their families are invited to attend. The organization’s annual election of officers meeting will be followed by a covered dish meal and social.

      • Fredericksburg Farmer's Market will be open today, starting at 4 p.m., on the grounds of Pioneer Museum.

Sports

      • Fredericksburg High School Team Tennis swept Kaufman yesterday, 11-0, in semifinal play at the UIL Team Tennis State Championships in College Station. The Billies are facing Abilene Wylie today in the finals, with action beginning at 8 a.m. Abilene Wylie defeated Longview Spring Hill, 11-0, yesterday.

      • Fredericksburg Middle School basketball teams are also in action today. The FMS seventh and eighth grade girls are traveling to Bandera where the B teams play at 5 p.m., and the A teams, 6 p.m. The seventh and eighth grade boys are playing Bandera at home, with the B teams getting under way at 5 p.m., followed by the A teams at 6 p.m.

      • The Fredericksburg Ladies’ Golf Association has a scramble scheduled today at Lady Bird Johnson Golf Course.
 

      • Hill Country Alliance will meet from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at the Hill Country University Center. The HCA will discuss financial sustainability and how agricultural enterprises manage for improved soil function and greater profit at the same time. Peggy Sechrist and Walt Davis will present the program. 

      • Pilot Knob Extension Education Club will meet at 9:30 a.m. today at the Gillespie County Extension Building. A Texas Extension Education Association program, “Anger Management,” will be presented by a club member.

      • Die Künstler (“the artists”) von Fredericksburg will host their 23rd Annual Fine Art Show and Sale today through Sunday at Zion Lutheran Church. Admission is free, beginning with a reception from 4-8 p.m. tonight. Hours on Saturday are from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. and on Sunday from 12:30 p.m. until 4 p.m.   

      • The City of Fredericksburg invites the public to a “Meet the Finalists” event for the city’s fire chief position. The first session will be held at 5 p.m. this evening at the City Hall Conference Room. The first candidate to be introduced is Fritz Niggeler of Midland. Niggeler has experience as the assistant chief of operations for the Midland Fire Department and the battalion chief, district chief, captain, engineer, firefighter and dispatcher for the Midland Fire Department. 

      • The 16th Annual Texas All-Star Big Band Bash continues tonight and again on Saturday night at Hill Top Café. Doors open at 5 p.m. and music starts at 5:45 p.m. The event benefits Fredericksburg Independent School District theater camps and music scholarships as well as Schreiner University’s Writer’s Program. For more information or to make reservations, call the Hill Top Café at 830-997-8922.

      • Zonta Club of Fredericksburg will host its Tinsel and Things Sale and Holiday Boutique from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday at St. Joseph’s Halle. The event will feature good used and new clothing, gift items, holiday décor, furniture, tools, electronics, household items, books, movies and music. Donations will be accepted this afternoon at St. Joseph’s Halle.

      • Pioneer Museum will hold a “Day of the Cowboy” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Pioneer Museum. The event will feature a covered wagon or two where Dutch-oven cooking will be demonstrated. Other activities include music, storytelling, poetry, rope making, vintage toys, blacksmithing and needle art hand-working. Attendees of all ages are invited to sample food cooked over an open camp fire, make a rope or visit the forge to observe the blacksmith at work. Admission to the Day of the Cowboy is $5 and free for ages five and under.

      • Fredericksburg Theater Company will host “A Night at the Opry” fundraiser beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday with a classic car show in the theater’s parking lot. Lobby doors will open at 6 p.m. for an all-you-can-eat barbecue meal. Then, at 7:30 p.m., Ben Watson and the Hired Guns will take the stage joined by special guests Jeryl Hoover, Kerry Goff, September Van der Stoel, Heidi Eubanks and more. Immediately following the Opry show will be more food, drinks and dancing until midnight. Attendees can also participate in a silent auction. Tickets are $40 and are available at the FTC box office.
 
      • The Fredericksburg Chorale-sponsored Dialogues and Dances will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday at Hill Country University Center. Dialogues and Dances is an informal concert of newly created music as well as the music of past masters, held every second Saturday of the month. Admission to Dialogues and Dances is by donation.

      • Hill Country Memorial Hospice will host its annual balloon release in memory of children who have died at 2 p.m. Sunday. Balloons and light refreshments will be provided for parents and loved ones at the Adelsverein Halle at Marktplatz.

      • Fredericksburg Dance Company will perform “The Nutcracker” and “The 12 Days of Christmas” on the Fredericksburg Theater Company stage at 2 p.m. on Sunday. A second performance is scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 6. Tickets may be purchased online at www.fredericksburgtheater.org or by calling the box office at 830-997-3588. Tickets are $30 for adults and $15 for children 17 years and younger. A silent auction will be in the lobby of the theater before and after the show in support of the Fredericksburg Dance Company.

      • Pecan Creek Club/Community Center will meet at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at 3410 Pecan Creek Road. A short business meeting will be held and games of “42” and card games will be played. Members are encouraged to bring snacks or desserts to share and drinks of their choice.

      • The Austin-based vocal-musician team of Christine Albert and Chris Gage will perform Sunday in the third of eight 2015-2016 concert season performances hosted by the Fredericksburg Music Club. Set for 3 p.m. in the sanctuary of Fredericksburg United Methodist Church, the concert is free although goodwill offerings are welcome. Seating begins at 2:30 p.m. on a first-come basis. For Sunday’s concert, Albert and Gage will be accompanied by David Carroll and Chip Dolan.

      • Fredericksburg High School will host a Talent Show at 6 p.m. Sunday in the FHS Auditorium. Acts include singers, instrumentalists, prose reading, dancing and a comedy routine. Three judges will select first, second and third place winners and audience members have the opportunity to vote for the “The People’s Choice” award by purchasing $1 voting tickets. Admission is $4 for adults and $2 for students. All proceeds benefit the FHS Choir and Drama departments. 

Sports

      • Fredericksburg High School varsity volleyball is playing in the regional semi-finals today at the Blossom Athletic Center in San Antonio. Fredericksburg will play Columbus at 1 p.m. while Boerne will play Sealy at 3 p.m. The winners of those two matches will play at 11 a.m. in the regional finals on Saturday at the Blossom Athletic Center.

      • The FHS freshman girls' basketball team is playing in the Pleasanton Tournament today and Saturday.

      • Harper High School varsity football is playing in the first round of the playoffs tonight at 7:30 p.m. against Holland at Hays High School in Buda.

      • Heritage varsity football will be on the road to play the Alvin Living Stones at 6 p.m. in the first round of the TAPPS playoffs.

      • Fredericksburg Golf Association will gather Sunday at Lady Bird Johnson Golf Course.
 

      • Fredericksburg City Council will meet at 6 p.m. tonight at the Gillespie County Law Enforcement Center. The agenda includes a public hearing for Penick Real Estate for a change in the land use plan and a change in zoning on two tracts of land on Friendship Lane, totaling 34.79 acres. Council members will also hold a public hearing for Gable S. Corporation for a conditional use permit to allow a hotel/motel in the Central Business District at 406 E. Main. Council members will also consider amending food establishment regulations and City Manager Kent Myers will give an update on the proposed animal shelter and the parks master plan. 

      • Fredericksburg Independent School District Board of Trustees are meeting at noon today at the Central Administration Office in a special session to discuss the district's audit report.

      • The City of Fredericksburg invites the public to a “Meet the Finalists” event at 5 p.m. tonight in the City Hall Conference Room for the city’s fire chief position. Johnny Caraway of Marble Falls will be introduced tonight. Caraway has experience as the fire chief of the Marble Falls Fire Department, fire marshal of the Marble Falls Fire Department and fire marshal/fire inspector for Copperas Cove Fire Department.  

Sports

     • Fredericksburg High School varsity volleyball was eliminated from the playoffs on Friday when they fell to Columbus in five sets during the regional semi-finals in San Antonio.

     • Harper High School varsity football lost to Holland, 36-22, on Friday night in the first round of the playoffs.

     • Harper Junior High boys' and girls' basketball teams will play Junction tonight. The boys will be at home and the girls will be on the road. Games start at 5 p.m. 

      • Heritage School varsity football defeated the Alvin Living Stones on Friday night. They will now play San Marcos Hill Country at 7:30 p.m. at home on Friday, Nov. 20.

     • Little Diggers Volleyball, sponsored by the Fredericksburg Independent School District Community Education, will begin tonight and continue through Thursday, Dec. 17.

      • Fredericksburg City Council on Monday night approved a conditional use permit to allow a hotel/motel in the Central Business District (CBD) located at 406 E. Main. Council members also approved a request by Penick Real Estate to change the zoning on their land, located on either side of Friendship Lane past the Fredericksburg High School, to allow a multi-family residential area on the north side of Friendship Lane and a commercial area on the south side. 

      • In an audit report presented by Patrick Klein of Klein Kraus and Co LLC at a Nov. 16 special meeting, the Fredericksburg Independent School District received a “clean opinion” in the audit of its 2014-2015 fiscal year. On Friday, the board of trustees will have another special meeting to vote on whether to approve the audit report.

      • American Legion Auxiliary Unit 244 will meet at 11:30 a.m. today at K-Bob’s Steakhouse. Lunch will be Dutch treat.

      • Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI)-Texas Tech University (TTU) Hill Country will offer a class titled, "Budgetary and Economic Effects of Federal Tax Policy," from 2-3:30 p.m. today at the TTU Higher Education Teaching Site in Fredericksburg (broadcast to Junction and Marble Falls). The fee for the class is $15 for OLLI members and $30 for non-members. This class will teach about tax policy, who pays the most taxes, how tax cuts occur, how taxes affect the economy and much more. Instructor is Robert Rickets, Ph.D., the director of the School of Accounting and the Frank M. Burke Chair in taxation at the Rawls College of Business at TTU in Lubbock. Signup for classes can be completed by visiting www.olli.ttu.edu, emailing   olli.hillcountry@ttu.edu or calling 830-990-2717.

      • Representatives from Our Lady of the Hills Regional Catholic High School will be available for an information session from 6:30-7:30 p.m. tonight at St. Mary’s Church Holy Family Center. The session will start with Thérèse Schwarz, principal of OLH, followed by Chris Ramirez, athletic director, and Susie McCalla, director of admissions. They will give an overview of the high school, student activities and admissions guidelines.

      • Save Our Scenic Hill Country Environment (SOSHCE) will host an informational meeting at 7 p.m. tonight in the Central Texas Electric Cooperative Community Room. The presentations will focus on SOSHCE’s on-going efforts to actively monitor industrial wind and transmission developments, and to help keep landowners, public officials and others informed.

Sports

      • Fredericksburg High School girls' basketball teams will be on the road to Kerrville tonight where the freshman and JV will play at 5:15 p.m. and the varsity at 6:30 p.m.

      • The FHS boys' basketball team will host Jourdanton tonight in the FHS Gym. The freshman play at 5 p.m. followed by the JV at 6:15 p.m. and the varsity at 7:30 p.m.

      • Harper girls' basketball teams will be in Llano tonight where the JV will play at 5 p.m. and the varsity at 6:15 p.m.