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FISD convocation welcomes employees
Education, Gillespie Life
FISD convocation welcomes employees
August 21, 2024
Fredericksburg Independent School District staff members attended a non-traditional convocation on Tuesday, Aug. 13, the day before they welcomed students back to school for the 2024-2025 new school year. They celebrated together one last time at the old gym at Fredericksburg Middle School, commemor...
Gillespie Life, Movies
Applications for FISD Education Foundation grants due Thursday
August 21, 2024
Applications for the Fredericksburg ISD Education Foundation teaching grants are open now through 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22. Grants are available for core and elective classes, as well as campus-wide initiatives. Individuals or groups employed by Fredericksburg ISD are welcome to apply, and grants ca...
The spy who forgot me
Gillespie Life, Movies
The spy who forgot me
BY MATT WARD 
August 21, 2024
Cinematic Considerations A ugust is a notoriously bad time for new releases in cinema. Despite this fact, somehow the most outlandish, egregious idea in the latest Netflix film “The Union” is that quintessential Boston guy Mark Wahlberg is from New Jersey, having to pretend to be from Boston. Direct...
‘Paddy Fermor’: A gravel writer’s troubled start
Gillespie Life, Outdoors
‘Paddy Fermor’: A gravel writer’s troubled start
by Gayne C. Young 
August 21, 2024
Outdoors On Edge He was a wr it er, soldier and scholar. He worshiped more than one god, smoked more than 80 to 100 cigarettes a day for over 30 years...
Potpourri or garbage, let readers decide
Gillespie Life
Potpourri or garbage, let readers decide
Phil Houseal 
August 14, 2024
I used to wonder why TV’s “Jeopardy” had a Potpourri column. I now realize it was simply a place for the writing staff to dump all the question and an...
Theater company is bringing back performers for cabaret
Gillespie Life
Theater company is bringing back performers for cabaret
Center Stage Lindy Segall 
August 14, 2024
Iwas fortunate to attend two evening rehearsals last week as the artists worked through solo and duet arrangements of a variety of familiar hits from ...
Plant society hosts author bird preservation talk
Gillespie Life
Plant society hosts author bird preservation talk
August 14, 2024
Author Rufus Stephens is set to speak at the next meeting of the Fredericksburg Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas on Tuesday, Aug. 27. Step...
Small-scale farming class opens registration
Gillespie Life
Small-scale farming class opens registration
August 14, 2024
Registration is open for the Texas Tech University sustainable small farm certificate program fall hybrid course. The class is an 18-monthlong Sustain...
Mikey will capture hearts
Gillespie Life
Mikey will capture hearts
August 14, 2024
Four-month-old Mikey is a bundle of affection and charm, according to his handlers. “With his soft fur and bright eyes, he has already captured the he...
Gillespie Life
Literacy council seeks tutors
August 14, 2024
Volunteer tutors are being sought by the Gillespie County Literacy Council for its fall classes which begin Tuesday, Aug. 20, at 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Tra...
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