Buda Bits by SANDRA GRIZZLE There was a crowd of folks on hand last Friday evening to hear the oral history of the area by Cecil Clark presented by the Hays County Historical Commission. Family and friends of Clark thank him for the memories as well as the historical commission for the “Voices of Ha...

Mountain City Montage by PAULINE TOM Unpainted oak wounds beckon, “Come here, sweet little beetles carrying oak wilt... Bring oak wilt here and let it creep through roots to oaks all around me.” Oak wounds must be painted immediately. Fifteen minutes can allow the entrance of a beetle carrying oak w...

On Center by BRENDA STEWART August is finally here and it’s time, once again, for Market Days so this Saturday, folks will be grooving and shopping in City Square Park with music from Ranch Road 12 kicking off the festivities at 9 a.m. followed by Blake & Fallon rounding out the lunch hour. This mon...

Odds & Ends by MYRTLE HEIDEMAN Many households are busy canning and freezing garden produce and peaches, figs, etc. Did you know that you don’t have to drive to Stonewall or Fredericksburg to get peaches? No. There is an orchard in Uhland. The Sun Country Orchard is located at 190 N. Camino Real (Hw...

It’s About Thyme by CHRIS WINSLOW 1. Mulch & water Your vegetable garden, landscape, flowerbeds and trees need some help to make it through this torrid month. Mulch and water deeply. 2. Lawn care Your grass also needs deep, infrequent watering (five day schedule) and keep the cutting height for your...

This Week in Texas History by BARTEE HAILE Two “river pilots” on patrol over the international border on Aug. 10, 1919 mistook the Rio Conchos River for the Rio Grande and took a wrong turn deep into the Mexican interior. A chronic burr under the Lone Star saddle since San Jacinto, Mexican bandits o...

A record-setting showing of eight Lehman Lobo cheerleaders were named All-Americans by the Universal Cheer Association at its recent “Texas IV” camp on the campus of the University of Texas. The select group includes (left to right) Bryan Cox, Brandi Fuller, Joshua Peterson, Jason Workman, Alyssa Lu...

Lehman High School’s Star Strutters officers earned a Halftime Entertainment Leadership Staff Award at their San Marcos workshop this summer. The group included (left to right) Lieutenant Alexis Cervantes, Senior Captain Juliana Acosta-Torres, Director Barbara Stangler and Lieutenants Amber Luna and...

Backpacks requested St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Kyle renews its annual backpack appeal with a one-day drop-off request this Sunday, August 8, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., at the church pavilion at 801 N. Burleson. The drive assists with the yearly HCISD back to school supply drive. Donors may drop off cash o...

Letters from Linden by JACK LINDEN The recent hullabaloo over Shirley Sherrod has raised many issues in the body politic and the general public. There is the issue of racism that the entertainers and others have raised. Racism has been charged against President Obama by the entertainers, and some in...