Outdoors On Edge Ted Schnack Jr. is a hunter, writer and award-winning sculptor. I spoke to him about his art and inspirations. You’ve said you became a sculptor following a buffalo hunt in East Africa. Give us the short and dirty version of that story. Hunting buffalo in Zambia was a running adrena...

Emily Zamora doesn’t clown around when it comes to leading the Fourth of July Kiddie Parade. The Fredericksburg High School junior has been doing it since she was five years old. “I love being the clown. I love the kids. I love the way they dress. How they decorate their bikes and everything,” Zamor...

Making decisions might go smoother if we shaved them using Occam’s Razor. Occam’s Razor is a philosophical rule, which I’ve always understood as the simplest solution is usually the correct one. More accurately stated, Occam’s Razor is “a principle of evaluation where explanations that require fewer...

Off the Shelf Last week, a beloved library patron walked past our customer service desk and simply said, “I am happy.” I couldn’t help but smile and e...

Paula Saletnik, a world-champion gun spinner, will perform at Pioneer Memorial Library at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 10. The event will take place on t...

The Friends of Pioneer Memorial Library will hold a sidewalk book sale from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 6. The sale will take place in front of Pion...