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50 YEARS AGO
Community, Gillespie Life
50 YEARS AGO
February 12, 2025
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! ...
Numbers obsession keeps people on task
Gillespie Life
Numbers obsession keeps people on task
Phil Houseal 
February 5, 2025
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 ready to be rescued
Gillespie Life
Roscoe ready to be rescued
February 5, 2025
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...
OLLI unveils spring programs featuring history, field visits
Gillespie Life
OLLI unveils spring programs featuring history, field visits
February 5, 2025
The Frede ricksburg branch of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), sponsored by Texas Tech University, is about to begin its spring semester ...
Gillespie Life
Deadline for wine, hospitality scholarship Feb. 12
February 5, 2025
Women of Gillespie County pursuing educational opportunities in hospitality, culinary and beverage industries, can apply for the Austin chapter of Les...
Gillespie Life
High school seniors eligible for GCHS scholarship
February 5, 2025
Applications for the Flora Wertheim Scholarship, offered by the Gillespie County Historical Society, are now open for high school seniors in Gillespie...
Kerr hosted first annual chess tournament last Monday
Education, Gillespie Life
Kerr hosted first annual chess tournament last Monday
February 5, 2025
The first annual William Kerr chess tournament was held on Monday, Jan. 27 at Java Ranch Coffee House. First place went to Tommy Hays and second place...
Education, Gillespie Life
Sam Houston State announces fall 2024 Dean’s List
February 5, 2025
Sam Houston State University in Huntsville announced that four Gillespie County students were included on the fall 2024 Dean’s List of Academic Honors...
Herring tacos: Mixing memories, melding culture
Gillespie Life, Taste
Herring tacos: Mixing memories, melding culture
Culinary Adventure Mark Wieser 
February 5, 2025
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...
Thrills on the cheap
Gillespie Life, Movies
Thrills on the cheap
Cinematic Considerations By Matt Ward 
February 5, 2025
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, ...
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