Deanna Fischer reminded me of my love of a good Zombie Cocktail the other day. Perhaps the number of margaritas I have consumed in Acapulco over the past decades may have diminished my desire for a Zombie cocktail, but I appreciated being reminded of them. My introduction to the drink took place at ...

Mr. and Mrs. Poole were an ordinary couple from Illinois except that every night before a cheering crowd she threw knives at his head, and he shot pieces of chalk from her ears. Their vaudeville routine followed a troupe of one-legged acrobats and a pair of boxing monkeys. Vaudeville was a fast-pace...

The Friends of Pioneer Memorial Library will hold its annual book sale fundraiser on Saturday at the Adelsverein Pavilion on Marktplatz. The sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Paperbacks, softbacks, hardbacks, coffee table books and DVDs will be sold. Proceeds help fund the library’s children’s...

Back in the 1990s, I tried teaching my kids about the stock market by having them pick companies they thought would grow in the next 20 years. One of ...

The Friends of Pioneer Memorial Library will hold its annual book sale fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 30, at the Adelsverein Pavilion on Marktplatz. The...

Holy Ghost Lutheran Church celebrated its 175th anniversary on Oct. 10 at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds. About 370 persons were in attendance as B...