I am thinking about my Aunt Rose this week. She was 250 years old. At least she seemed to be that age in my childish worldview. She was actually born in 1898, the ninth of 10 children, and sister to my Grandma Annie. As parents do with all old relatives, my dad forced us to visit her. I and my broth...

Performances from the band Kin Faux at Luckenbach have become a New Year’s Eve tradition. “We are excited to continue our New Year’s Eve tradition for the fourth year in a row,” front man and fiddle player Eric Gonzalez said. Gonzalez said the energy of Luckenbach sets it apart from other venues. “I...

Editor’s note: The inaugural Fredericksburg Book Festival will host 11 well known and accomplished adult and children’s authors – all from Texas – on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, and the Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post will introduce each one in the coming weeks. The day of the event will be filled w...

Bob and Geri Russell found a novel way of cherishing past Christmases with their family and it centers around the holiday’s most iconic symbol — the e...

Young person. To be successful in life, you need to identify a mentor. I wish I would have had a mentor. I guess I didn’t because No. 1, I was a shy c...

Heritage School kicked off the holiday season when it opened its ice-skating rink, Eisbahn on Saturday, Nov. 23. The rink will be open daily with the ...