Kermit Klaerner, seated, and his daughter, Kimberly Klaerner Minter, left, greet Klaerner’s cousins, Emma Jane O’Neal and Angela Jones, at a book signing July 24 on Main Street next to the old White Elephant Saloon. Klaerner, 81, published “The Oral German Tradition of Fredericksburg, Texas” with th...

Robert (Bob) and Barbara Heinen are observing their 60th wedding anniversary on Thursday, Aug. 5. The Heinens were married Aug. 5, 1961, at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church. He is a son of B.H. and Maynie Heinen, while Mrs. Heinen is the daughter of Henry and Emily Schmidt. They have three daughters and s...

The special outdoor showing of Robert Rodriguez’s movie “Spy Kids” was presented in partnership with the Texas Film Commission to celebrate its 50th anniversary and commemorate Fredericksburg’s 175th anniversary. Bonnie Jo Woods, left, Judith Synek, Mary Whitworth, Annette Bennett and Audrey Schwarz...

Brody S. Harless graduated from U.S. Coast Guard boot camp in Cape May, New Jersey, on July 9.  He will serve as a seaman apprentice aboard the USCGC ...

After a rough growing season characterized by the freeze of the winter storm and the moisture from unprecedented rainfall, vineyards can still expect ...