For over 50 years, the Stonewall Peach JAMboree and Rodeo has paid tribute to Gillespie County’s most famous crop — the peach.
And this year’s celebration on Friday and Saturday, June 21-22, is no different.
While the main ingredient is limited this year due to a late frost and... + continue reading
PEACHY TREATS — Stone-wall Peach Queen Brianna Harvey surrounds herself with homemade goodies from Gold Orchards and peaches from Burg’s Corner and she prepares to reign over the 52nd Annual Stonewall Peach JAMboree and Rodeo on Friday and Saturday in Stonewall. — Standard-Radio Post/Yvonne Hartmann
WINNING HONORS in the Fashion Show at the Texas 4-H Roundup at Texas A&M University last week were, from left, Amy Heimann, second in construction/specialty, and Rachel Howell, first in buying/casual.
TRUCK VERSUS TRACTOR — Emergency personnel work the scene of an accident from which two young males were airlifted to Brackenridge Hospital in Austin for trauma care last Wednesday afternoon, June 12. The 16-year-old youths are reportedly recovering from injuries suffered when the Chevy truck they were traveling in veered off the roadway and struck a parked John Deere road tractor on Ranch to Market 2721. — Standard-Radio Post/Danny Hirt
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Months after neighboring residents prevented construction of an 11-unit condominium project on South Lee Street, the Fredericksburg City Council is considering zoning to preclude similar projects in that area.
Monday’s public hearing on the issue will continue... + continue reading
By Lisa Treiber-Walter —
Students are taught from an early age: “Don’t be a tattletale.” Unless, of course, what they know can prevent the harm of another.
Now, Gillespie County’s pre-teens and teenagers are being urged to... + continue reading
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Bringing a variety of rancheras, ballads, country, hip-hop and a range of Tejano/Norteno music to Marktplatz this Sunday, June 23, will be the Los A-T Boyz.
The Austin-based band is the next performer in the “Concert in the Park” summer series, hosted by PCAA — the Pedernales... + continue reading
There will be an opportunity on Saturday, June 22 for individuals to have unwanted paper documents securely shredded.
Condor Document Services with partners Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce and Fredericksburg Printing and Office Supply will host a free community shred day, said Melissa Hughes,... + continue reading
Tickets are on sale now for the Fredericksburg Theater Company summer musical, “Oklahoma!,” which opens Friday, June 28, at the Steve W. Shepherd Theater, located at 1668 U.S. Highway 87 South.
Performances, which continue through July 14, will be held Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m... + continue reading
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HAPPY FELLER (left) played for the Fredericksburg High School Battlin’ Billies football team. Feller shows off his hands as he grabs a pass on Nov. 11, 1966 against Shertz-Cibolo. That night he scored the most points as Freder-icksburg shut out the opposition, 43-0. — Stand-ard-Radio Post/File photo
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The 1971 National Football League Draft featured the likes of Archie Manning, Joe Theismann and Jack Ham. The very same draft featured a Fredericksburg-born placekicker, Happy Feller.
Feller, born... + continue reading
HENRY ALVAREZ follows through on his shot Sunday morning during boys’ doubles action at the FTA Summer Swing tournament at Fredericksburg High School. Alvarez and his brother, Andrew, advanced to the semifinals. — Standard- Radio Post/Matt Ward
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By Ken Esten Cooke— “An epic, heroic, hallucinatory work of art.”
“A staggering achievement.”
“The best tale since Cormac’s McCarthy’s ‘Blood... + continue reading
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Seven coeds are vying for the chance to represent the peach industry during the coming year as the Stonewall Peach Queen.
The selection of the new queen and duchesses will be one of the many... + continue reading
