Mid-year budget items OK'd, but golf course omitted
By Scott Allen Fredericksburg City Council members on Monday approved $784,200 for five of six proposed mid-year budget amendments.The council left out an amendment for $423,877 as a deficit from...
View ArticlePinch some tails at annual Crawfish Fest
Come rain or shine, the three-day Fredericksburg Crawfish Festival returns Friday through Sunday, May 27-29, at Marktplatz.“It’s rained on us the last three or four years,” said Joshua Buss, president...
View ArticleMuseum will honor war dead Monday
National Museum of the Pacific War will host its annual Memorial Day observance at 10 a.m. Monday, May 30, in the Memorial Courtyard.The museum is at 340 East Main Street. This observance, free and...
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Fly fishers film fest
Christopher Johnson, owner of Living Waters Fly Fishing in Round Rock, shows how to cast a fly rod during the Fredericksburg Fly Fishers’ first fishing film tour on Tuesday, May 17 at Fritztown Cinema....
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PCAA concert
Weldon Henson brought his special brand of music to Fredericksburg on Sunday evening as part of the Marktplatz Concert Series at the Adelsverein Halle. The concert series is hosted by the Pedernales...
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A performance...
Performing a belly dance routine on Saturday as part of Shimmy Mob Fredericksburg 2016 were, in front from left, David Taylor Masters of San Marcos; Carrie Scott and Cynthia Rutledge, both of San...
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Purple Haze
Tuba player Jake Wiemers, in a stylish bowler hat, performs on the “George Washington Bicentennial” score by John Phillip Sousa at last Thursday’s Fredericksburg High School Band Spring Concert at the...
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Baccalaureate service
With a smile and wave, Fredericksburg High School senior Sloane Guthrie exits St. Mary’s Catholic Church on Sunday evening following baccalaureate services for the Class of 2016. More photos from the...
View ArticleClosing of daycare facility trims options
By Sandra LaneOne local daycare facility will shut down tomorrow after an employee was indicted for inappropriate behavior. (See page...
View ArticleBiedermann, Schmidt, Olfers win
By Ken Esten CookeKyle Biedermann rode a tea party-backed wave of anti-incumbent sentiment and scored a huge upset against...
View ArticleFHS sets graduation this Friday
The Fredericksburg High School graduating class of 2016 will celebrate God, friends and Texas as they receive their diplomas at 7 p.m. Friday, June 3 at FHS Stadium.FHS seniors chose the quote, “Here’s...
View ArticleWith enrollment dwindling, tiny Doss CCSD considers its future
By Richard Zowie —Pending the result of a vote tomorrow, Doss Consolidated Common School District might soon exist only in history books and the memories of its former students and teachers.The Doss...
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FMS Art Show
Fredericksburg Middle School seventh grade art students Jade Whiting, Brandi Espinoza, Alli VanEpps (eighth grade) and Annie Myers admire clay sculptures during the FMS Art Show on Wednesday, May 25. —...
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‘This Man’s June’ movie to film in Gillespie County this summer
‘This Man’s June,’ a film told from the perspective of a man suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease (this sculpture is in his studio), will be filmed locally this summer. — Submitted photoBy Richard Zowie...
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Flag Ceremony
Jim Bisson, VFW 7105 post commander, and Pat Cleaton place a flag on the gravesite of Raymond Ottmers Jr. who died in Vietnam on Aug. 23, 1967. Flags were placed on veterans’ graves in local cemeteries...
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Marvelous Mudbugs
Cerlin Hodgson, a Houston resident, digs in to a crawfish tail during the Fredericksburg Crawfish Festival on Friday, May 27. The festival is organized by the Fredericksburg Jaycees. See more photos on...
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Memorial Day Dedication
Monument committee members Mike Haley, right, and Paul Searles unveil the War Memorial Monument in front of the Gillespie County Courthouse on Monday, May 30. The monument was dedicated to 1st Lt....
View ArticleStonewall Peach Queen application deadline extended
Deadline for girls interested in participating in the Stonewall Peach JAMboree queen’s contest has been extended to Friday, June 3.The applications are available on the sponsoring Stonewall Chamber of...
View ArticleCouncil mulls expansion of historic district
By Scott Allen —Fredericksburg City Council and city staff met on Wednesday, May 25 to review a handful of issues, including expanding the historic district, parking issues and the city’s visioning...
View ArticleLuckenbach to host 13th Waylon’s Birthday Bash
“Good music for a good cause” will be offered in Luckenbach starting at 1 p.m. on Sunday, June 12, as part of the 13th Waylon’s Birthday Bash.Admission to the event is a suggested $10 donation to The...
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