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Gillespie Life, Outdoors
HCSPCA flies high for fundraising
July 30, 2025
The Hill Country SPCA (HCSPCA) is hosting The Great Helicopter Ball Drop at Lady Bird Johnson Golf Course Driving Range on Saturday, Aug. 30. The animal shelter will be dropping 1,000 golf balls out of a helicopter, all numbered 1 to 1000. Participants will get tickets with corresponding numbers and...
Gillespie Life, Outdoors
Meals For Vets to raise funds on Aug. 2-3
July 30, 2025
Meals For Vets will be conducting a pre-sale event in August ahead of its Hill Country Vet-Fest event later in the year. Volunteers will be at Chase Bank from 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 2-3, to accept donations and sell prize drawing tickets ahead of the festival. The bank is loca...
Vendors trade treasure trove of tall tales
Community, Gillespie Life
Vendors trade treasure trove of tall tales
By Christine Granados Standard-Radio Post managing editor 
July 30, 2025
Swap meet vendors are a lot like fishermen in that they are good at telling tall tales. It took all of two minutes to find a family of long-time vendors who had stories to share at the 48th Hill Country Swap Meet. The flea market, which took place Friday through Sunday at Lady Bird Johnson Municipal...
Take thee from thine animal shelter
Gillespie Life
Take thee from thine animal shelter
July 23, 2025
Hamlet is up for adoption at the Hill Country SPCA. He has been in the shelter for six months. Shelter staff recommend Hamlet be in a home with older ...
Velveeta is not quite cheese, not quite Play-Doh
Gillespie Life
Velveeta is not quite cheese, not quite Play-Doh
July 23, 2025
I am experiencing a food deja vue. I have rediscovered the magic that is Velveeta. We all remember the velvety golden smoothness of American pasteuriz...
Gillespie Life
Missouri S&T rocket team makes history
July 23, 2025
Members of Missouri University of Science and Technology’s Rocket Design Team made university history with the successful launch of their liquid-fuele...
Gillespie Life
Needs Council school supply applications are due Aug. 4
July 23, 2025
Deadline for applications to be part of the Hill Country Community Needs Council’s “Supplies for Success” program is Monday, Aug. 4. To register to be...
Gillespie Life
Farmer’s Market is Thursday
July 23, 2025
The next Fredericksburg Farmer’s Market (FFM) is scheduled for Thursday, July 24 at Marktplatz and will run weekly through mid-August. Shoppers can me...
Education, Gillespie Life
EDUCATION BRIEFS
July 23, 2025
FISD summer theater camp shows in August Fredericksburg Independent School District’s 2025 theater camp performance of Beetlejuice Jr is Friday throug...
Education, Gillespie Life
Grace Center Ambassadors host school supply drive
July 23, 2025
The Grace Center of Fredericksburg ambassadors will host a school supply drive from 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, July 26, at Fredericksburg High School. The...
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