A while back a neighbor of mine asked, “Where are all the little trees? I just realized there are no little trees around my house, they are all mature oaks.” It was an accurate observation, and a good question. The following is the first column I wrote as an answer to that question, back in 2010. Th...

Vereins Quilt Guild is a finalist for the 2022 AQS QuiltWeek in Paducah, Kentucky, set for April 27-30 at the Schroeder Expo & Carroll Convention Center. The quilt guild has been chosen to display the quilt, “Celebrating Texas Wildflowers,” along with 405 others in the annual contest, now in its 36t...

The Fredericksburg Chorale invites singers from all over Fredericksburg to join them in singing An Die Freud (aka “Ode to Joy”) from the fourth movement of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in the opening prayer ceremony for Fredericksburg’s 175th Anniversary celebration. The group will begin rehearsing Ma...

For a singer all of 17 years old, Allora Leonard’s voice carries a maturity of women twice her age. The Willow City songstress, whose family moved to ...

Time to start planning your entry for the 175th anniversary parade to be held on the grand finale celebration weekend of the founding of Fredericksbur...