Members of Boy Scout Troop 135 earned 95 merit badges this summer. Scouts attended summer camp at Lost Pines in Bastrop and chose from a wide range of activities, including metalworking, kayaking, environmental science, and space exploration. Two boys became SCUBA certified. “Summer camp is always a...

FULL HOUSE Ilove encountering unexpected excellence in unusual places. This happened when I was traveling back to my small hometown in Iowa. Our regular stops include the local general merchandise stores run by Amish and Mennonite families that have settled in the area. My wife had asked me to pick ...

The Rotary Clubs of Fredericksburg are now taking applications for students interested in learning a new language and meeting new people, internationally. Rotary Youth Exchange is a studyabroad program for young people who wish to spend anywhere from one month to one year in a foreign country. Quali...

CULINARY ADVENTURE In the annals of food, many boneless pork chops have ended up sliced for positioning atop a salad. But we have no record of any sal...

Children interested in gardening or insects are encouraged to sign up for the Gillespie County Junior Gardener program. The program will meet on Monda...

Registration for the fall season of Fredericksburg’s Tinkergarten, which begins in September, has opened. “Tinkergarten is a curriculum for kids ages ...