What do you say when you have nothing to say? As a youngling, I remember reading letters to the editor back in my hometown newspapers. Even then I noticed that the most prolific letter writers — whom I assumed were all older because they usually mentioned “the good old days” — tended to sound like t...

Moving clockwise, starting from top left, Windy Bar Ranch had a chicken-theme during the parade and ‘the chicks of Windy Bar Ranch say eat more beef please!’ Next, a young girl, top right, feeds a horse during the parade. Middle right, another young girl waves to the parade attendees from her seat o...

A dangerous combination is parents who see a threat in every natural situation, who are raising kids who see none. I was reminded of this when we once saw visitors to a rural property. They had grown up in very urban areas, but were entranced by the illusion they wanted to find their own place in th...

One of the tradition favorite events at the Stonewall Peach JAMboree is the peach pit spitting contest, which comes right after the peach eating conte...

Larry and Debbie Heiner observed their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, June 19. Larry Heiner and Debbie Meier were united in marriage Saturday, ...

The Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post will publish family reunion announements scheduled to take place in Gillespie County. Please include the name o...