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FHS band advances to state contest
Education, Gillespie Life
FHS band advances to state contest
October 29, 2025
The Fredericksburg High School Band qualified for the UIL 4A State Marching Band Contest for the second year in a row. “The Pride of the Texas Hill Country” ranked No. 1 in two of three music categories and No. 1 in both visual categories at the UIL 4A Area D Marching Contest on Saturday, Oct. 25 at...
Students to participate in chick hatching class
Education, Gillespie Life
Students to participate in chick hatching class
October 29, 2025
Fredericksburg Elementary School fourth-grade teacher Ja’Nay Settles Wise received a grant from the Fredericksburg Independent School District Education Foundation to go toward a “Hatching and caring for chickens in the classroom” for her students. “This program will give our students a hands-on way...
Huevos con migas are joy on a plate
Gillespie Life, Taste
Huevos con migas are joy on a plate
Culinary Adventure Mark Wieser 
October 29, 2025
Tex-Mex was still Texas’ bestkept secret at the beginning of the 1960s. It remained largely unknown outside San Antonio and South Texas, and even those of us who grew up not far away didn’t realize what we were missing. My first real exposure to it came in Seguin, where I fell in love with salsa and...
Biopic bites off more than it can chew
Gillespie Life, Movies
Biopic bites off more than it can chew
Cinematic Considerations Matt Ward 
October 29, 2025
Writer/director Scott Cooper takes a second stab at a musical drama after his award-winning 2009 film, “Crazy Heart,” based on Hank Thompson’s life, w...
Plan B at Lake Amistad was a nice respite
Gillespie Life, Outdoors
Plan B at Lake Amistad was a nice respite
OUTDOORS ON EDGE By Gayne C. Young 
October 29, 2025
The Devils River is no longer accessible via Lake Amistad. My wife, Cheryl, and I discovered this last weekend during a visit to the Lone Star State’s...
Evil Pac-Man satisfies columnist’s urge to open letters quickly
Gillespie Life
Evil Pac-Man satisfies columnist’s urge to open letters quickly
Full House Phil Houseal 
October 22, 2025
What single-purpose tools facilitate your daily living? That is, what is a tool that does only one thing, does it so well that you couldn’t function w...
New sparkling wine facility opens at Invention Vineyards
Gillespie Life
New sparkling wine facility opens at Invention Vineyards
October 22, 2025
Heath Sparkling Wines and Invention Vineyards have announced guided tours at the Heath Family Brands’ new sparkling wine production facility at Invent...
Gillespie Life
Entries for Christmas parade accepted until Nov. 21
October 22, 2025
Entries continue to be accepted for Fredericksburg’s annual Light the Night Christmas Parade, presented by H-E-B, set for Friday, Dec. 5. Entry is fre...
Education, Gillespie Life
Donors invited to ‘Back the Billies’ through FISD Education Foundation
October 22, 2025
The annual donation campaign of the Fredericksburg ISD Education Foundation is under way and gives donors an opportunity to support teachers across al...
Popcorn — an ordinary treat that feels special
Gillespie Life, Taste
Popcorn — an ordinary treat that feels special
Culinary Adventure Mark Wieser 
October 22, 2025
We had three wood-burning stoves to heat our home in the ’50s. My mom built a fire in the kitchen stove before milking three cows and making breakfast...
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