World’s record bid to Len Weinheimer for GC Steer $50,000 paid at Houston Livestock Show In 1975, the Weinheimer brothers took grand champion honors at the San Antonio and Houston livestock shows. This is the story and headline from the March 5, 1975 edition of the Fredericksburg Standard. $50,000! ...

How would you live your life differently if you didn’t now what time it was? Or what day? Or what year? Or how old you were? This is not an idle question. I don’t think we realize how much of our lives are controlled by numbers. For some reason, humans are obsessed with assigning a number to every v...

Roscoe is a male Blue Heeler, around four to five years old. Though he can be shy at first, caretakers say his sweet demeanor shines through after warming up to new people. Roscoe loves treats and sunbathing. Potential adopters with other dogs are suggested to bring them to the shelter to meet Rosco...

Sam Houston State University in Huntsville announced that four Gillespie County students were included on the fall 2024 Dean’s List of Academic Honors...

My dad loved herring. Here in the 1950s, as now, only canned herring was available. Often my mom would open a jar. With great anticipation, both my pa...

If writer/director Neil Burger’s latest film was on Netflix, it would be the top film on the streaming service within a week. In a tight 100 minutes, ...