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All-night event gives perspective on homelessness
Working together, (from left) Ashley Valencia, Elena Walch and Calissa Vollmar hoist a cardboard roof onto their home. The Fredericksburg High School students’ design received the Architecture Award....
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Colorful Cap
‘Silly’ props helped the Singing Zoologist, Lucas Miller, teach scientific subjects such as metamorphosis, symbiosis and the balance of nature through stories and songs on Saturday at the Wings Over...
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Getting in Gear
Warming up with fitness professionals from the Hill Country Memorial Wellness Center prior to running in the 22nd Annual wildflower 5K and 10K Run/Walk on Saturday morning were hundreds of...
View ArticleEarly voting brisk ahead of city vote this Saturday
By Ken Esten Cooke —An estimated 460 residents voted early in the Fredericksburg City Council and charter amendment election (with two hours remaining at press time).Early voting, which ended at 8 p.m....
View ArticleFirm will begin work for trail, sports complex
By Scott Allen —Fredericksburg City Council met Monday and approved consulting services with Dunkin Sims Stoffels, Inc. for a new sports complex and trails development for the city’s parks.The future...
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Langerhans, Kiehne, Watson win elections
Linda Langerhans retained her mayor's seat, while newcomer Charlie Kiehne and incumbent Bobby Watson won the two open council seats. Mayor Linda Langerhans retained her seat with a close win over...
View ArticleFounders Day this Saturday at local museum
The founding of Fredericksburg’s history will be celebrated with a Family Fun Day at Marktplatz and Pioneer Museum on Saturday, May 14.The celebration will begin at 10:30 a.m. with the laying of a...
View ArticleEighty rockets will launch near town, starting Thursday
Rockets 2016, a four-day event where students from 30 Texas high schools will launch up to 80 rockets they designed and built as part of the SystemsGo science program, will take place from Thursday...
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iOpener Showcase
Fredericksburg dancer Bethany Kendrick present an interpretive dance during the Fredericksburg High School Fine Art Showcase on Sunday, May 8 at the Fredericksburg Theater Company. — Standard-Radio...
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Let's leave from Luckenbach, Texas
A group of motorheads cruise out of Luckenbach during the 20th Annual Hill Country Run motorcycle rally on Saturday, May 7. Motorcyclists were all over Gillespie County roads for the event, which...
View ArticleCommissioners mull 'fleet management'
By Scott Allen —Gillespie County Commissioners received a presentation from Simon Ortega and Billy Dobosz, representatives for Enterprise Fleet Management, during the commissioner’s meeting on Monday...
View ArticleLangerhans, Watson, Kiehne win
By Ken Esten Cooke —Mayor Linda Langerhans retained her seat with a close win over councilman Graham Pearson, while Charlie Kiehne and Bobby Watson won council seats in the three-person race in...
View ArticleFHS to hold baccalaureate service May 22
Fredericksburg High School’s baccalaureate worship service for its graduating seniors will be at 6 p.m. Sunday, May 22 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 304 West San Antonio Street. Gillespie County...
View ArticleGillespie County Commissioners prioritize transportation projects
Gillespie County Commissioners approved the top three mobility and connectivity priorities for the county at their May 12 meeting.Commissioners said Gillespie County’s number one priority is to build a...
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Relay for Life Serenade
Using a fiddle, Logan Pausewang, of Southern Anthem, serenades Edgar and Margaret Priess during the May 14 Relay For Life ceremony. Officials recognized the couple for being married 59 years. Both are...
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FCO performs
Fredericksburg Community Orchestra members, from left, Jey Ping, Jordan Widener, Nancy Grimes, James Klein, Margaret Duval, Tammy Widener, Sarah Klein, John Reeve and Roise Spangler perform during the...
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'Power to the Purple'
At the conclusion of the 2016 Relay for Life, officials dimmed the lights as participants illuminated individual bags and then walked laps in honor of cancer survivors and in memory of those who lost...
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Honoring founders
Founders Day events on May 14 included a laying of the wreath near the bust of Fredericksburg founder John O. Meusenbach at Marktplatz. Among Meusenbach’s direct descendants in attendance were, from...
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Blast off
A transonic rocket clears the rail during the four-day Rockets 2016 event. Students from 30 Texas high schools were in the Willow City area Thursday through Sunday to launch approximately 80 rockets...
View ArticleDay care center to close after employee indicted
Church leaders at Fredericksburg United Methodist Church will suspend operations of its Child Development Center, effective May 26, after an employee was accused of inappropriate behavior with a child...
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