CULINARY ADVENTURE Arecipe for Pannas (spellings vary), or Scrapple, as it’s now seemingly universally known, was first included in the 11th edition (1975) of the PTA’s Cookbook series. At this time, the committee was attempting to add more authentic German recipes to the cookbook’s offerings. Mrs. ...

Ticket sales began today, Wednesday, Dec. 13, at noon, for the fourth annual Daddy-Daughter Dance, sponsored by the City of Fredericksburg. The dance will be held Friday, Feb. 2, from 6:308:30 p.m. at Pioneer Pavilion at Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park. This year’s dance theme is “Safari.” This eve...

PET OF THE WEEK Bootsie is an eight-yearold dog with a sweet soul and is currently available for adoption at the Hill Country SPCA. Despite being bred tirelessly and then abandoned at an animal control facility, Bootsie remains one of the loving and most trusting dogs you will ever meet. As heartbre...