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PET OF THE WEEK
Gillespie Life
PET OF THE WEEK
Wiggles wants a home for Christmas 
December 25, 2024
Wiggles is a one-to-twoyear- old female boxer. Shelter staff describe her as a happy girl, who already knows some basic commands. Wiggles gets along well with other dogs, but interested adopters should bring their dogs to meet her first. Wiggles and her friends are available for adoption now at the ...
Black-eyed peas: A New Year’s tradition
Gillespie Life, Taste
Black-eyed peas: A New Year’s tradition
Culinary Adventure Mark Wieser 
December 25, 2024
Black-eyed peas are a legum now grown around the world. It is a subspecies of the cowpea, an Old-World plant domesticated in Africa. Of course, a black-eyed pea is actually a bean. Supposedly, they were named by the French because the black eye in the center of the pea apparently reminded them of a ...
A fortress or a refuge: ‘Homestead’ mildly engaging
Gillespie Life, Movies
A fortress or a refuge: ‘Homestead’ mildly engaging
BY MATT WARD 
December 25, 2024
Cinematic Considerations When the world is on fire, what will individuals choose to do, and not to do, in order to protect themselves and those they love? It’s the moral and ethical questions posed by “Homestead,” the fourth major film project from “The Chosen” television series producer Angel Studi...
Truth behind Christmas myths revealed
Gillespie Life, Outdoors
Truth behind Christmas myths revealed
December 25, 2024
It’s Weihnachtszeit — which I am told means Christmastime in German — and as such, I thought we’d have some fun looking at animals associated with the...
Ghosts of Christmas trees past
Community, Gillespie Life
Ghosts of Christmas trees past
By Christine Granados Standard-Radio Post managing editor 
December 25, 2024
Bob and Geri Russell found a novel way of cherishing past Christmases with their family and it centers around the holiday’s most iconic symbol — the e...
Find a mentor, but don’t listen to any advice
Gillespie Life
Find a mentor, but don’t listen to any advice
Phil Houseal 
December 18, 2024
Young person. To be successful in life, you need to identify a mentor. I wish I would have had a mentor. I guess I didn’t because No. 1, I was a shy c...
Local ice skating rink open for holiday season
Gillespie Life
Local ice skating rink open for holiday season
December 18, 2024
Heritage School kicked off the holiday season when it opened its ice-skating rink, Eisbahn on Saturday, Nov. 23. The rink will be open daily with the ...
FHS artists take home Western Art titles
Gillespie Life
FHS artists take home Western Art titles
December 18, 2024
Sixteen Fredericksburg High School students participated in the 2025 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Western Art Competition Dec. 6-8. Two of the stude...
Gillespie Life
Scholarships offered through Optimist organization
December 18, 2024
The Optimist Club of Fredericksburg and Optimist International are sponsoring an essay contest for students, with entries due by Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2...
Gillespie Life
Hill Country students eligible for foundation scholarships
December 18, 2024
The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country has opened its scholarship applications. Scholarships are available for universities, vocational sc...
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