The Optimist Club of Fredericksburg and Optimist International are sponsoring an essay contest for students. All students in public, private and parochial schools and those who are homeschooled are invited to enter. The essay contest gives young people the opportunity to write about their own opinio...

Cash prizes will be awarded to winners of this year’s art and essay writing contests sponsored by the Dr. Wilhelm Keidel Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas (DRT) and the Republic of Texas History Museum. The contests are open to all students who live in Gillespie County and are design...

Fredericksburg Independent School District (FISD) has a slate of upcoming Community Education events for participants of all ages. More information on all of FISD’s Community Education programs can be found at fisd. org/communityed. Knitting for novices For $50, community members can learn the basic...

Fredericksburg Theater Company’s Christmas musical, “Gifts of the Magi,” opens Thursday, Dec. 5 with no performance on Friday, Dec. 6, then opens the ...

Standard-Radio Post contributor There was no shortage of curious onlookers to welcome 30 United States Air Force (USAF) pilots in 17 T-6A “Texan” II a...

Ambleside High School advanced acting, art and music students performed Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” for audiences on Thursday and ...