Alocal author and rancher couldn’t believe it when he found two pistols with historic ties to Fredericksburg. Upon the discovery, he knew he had to purchase them. Marshall Kuykendall said the first gun he purchased was an 1854 Third Model Colt Dragoon, which had the name “L. Kuhlmann” inscribed on i...

Planning a get-together for your family, high school class or old military unit? The Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post publishes announcements of such gatherings taking place in Gillespie County. Please include the name of the group; date, place and time of the reunion, and contact information and ...

Hill Country Outdoors My son and I will be deer hunting at Oak Creek Whitetail Ranch in Bland, Missouri next month and as such, there are lots of plans to be made. As we’ll be driving up to Missouri for the three-day hunt, we have to pick the best route, plan a night in a motel, and get together a b...

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A Fredericksburg Nia teacher won the Nia Black Belt earlier this month. Margaret Wittenberg, who is a certified Nia Technique teacher at Nia Frederick...

FULL HOUSE One of the great aphorisms is “Lead, follow, or get out of the way.” I hew to my own version: “Do it, or let me do it. But don’t help me do...