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One national real estate company recently named Fredericksburg the best town in the state (populations between 10,000 and 100,000).

And recognition keep coming in for our burg: “Top 10 Best Wine Travel Destinations in 2014” – Wine Enthusiast Magazine “The 25 Best Places to Retire in 2014” – Forbes Magazine And one local food haven that my stomach enjoys, Cranky Frank’s, was named to the “Top 50 Barbecue Joints in Texas the World,” by Texas Monthly.

Accolades aside, this definitely isn’t your typical sleepy small town.

Fredericksburg and Gillespie County will host more than 300 festivals and special events this year. There’s always something going on.

And it all starts with the history and heritage of the area. There are amazing stories of the early settlers making peace with area Native Americans, German settlers bringing their work ethic to scratch out a living in this hard-scrabble land-

scape, and slow and steady growth and investment in Main Street attractions and beyond.

The Admiral Nimitz Museum and the National Museum of the Pacific War inspire awe and reverence.

Great golf courses and other recreational amenities abound. One of my family’s favorite things to do is take a 15-minute drive to Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, a super place to hike and camp.

There is also great country dancing at Luckenbach, Hondo’s on Main or Pat’s Hall, or great antiques shopping in town.

If wine is your taste, you’re in the right place. The Fredericksburg AVA (American Viticulture Area) is the second-largest in the nation and has 81 wineries within a 100-mile radius.

Our talented artists show off their work regularly at galleries all over town.

And, everyone needs to experience Oktoberfest in Fredericksburg.

We hope you have a wonderful time on your visit. Willkommen!

Ken Esten Cooke Publisher & Editor

About the cover: Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, born and raised in Fredericksburg, was recently immortalized in bronze on Main Street near his namesake museum. Artist Rip Caswell of Oregon carved and cast the statue, and the representation and detail are awe-inspiring. Nimitz was born in a stone house one block away from the statue’s site, and spent much of his childhood in the hotel that now houses his museum. Before he died, Adm. Nimitz even requested that pecan trees be replaced at the site.

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Article index EVENTS Antique Machinery Show................................... 36 Auto Swap Meet................................................. 47 Bluebonnet Tractor Ride.................................... 18 Crawfish Festival................................................. 32 Fireworks............................................................. 45 Fredericksburg Trade Days................................. 35 Garden Club Plant Sale...................................... 22 Gillespie County Fair.......................................... 57 Hill Country Film Festival.................................... 27 Horse Racing....................................................... 45 Indian Artifact Show........................................... 17 July 4th Kids Parade........................................... 44 July 4th Parade................................................... 42 LBJ 100 Bicycle Tour/Time Trial......................... 12 Lone Star Street Rod Run................................... 31 Night In Old Fredericksburg.............................. 48 Old Teamsters Reunion...................................... 62 Peach JAMboree................................................ 38 Pro Bull Riding.................................................... 60 Rockets 2014...................................................... 28 Scholarship Fest.................................................. 50 Schuetzenfest...................................................... 54

Spring Break at Pioneer Museum..................... 14 Texas ‘Hell Week’ Cycling.................................. 16 Vereins Quilt Guild Show................................... 63 Wildflower Run................................................... 21 Wine & Wildflower Trail...................................... 34 Wings Over The Hills.......................................... 24

ATTRACTIONS Country Schools Trail ....................................... 104 Enchanted Rock.................................................. 94 Fort Martin Scott ............................................. 106 Lady Bird Golf Course........................................ 88 Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park .................... 86 LBJ National Historical Park .............................. 80 LBJ State Park and Historic Site ....................... 72 Luckenbach ...................................................... 128 National Museum of the Pacific War ................ 64 Old Tunnel State Park......................................... 99 Pioneer Memorial Library................................. 102 Pioneer Museum ................................................ 90 Rockbox.............................................................. 70 Texas Rangers Heritage Center....................... 111 Wineries............................................................ 112

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THE ARTS First Friday Art Walk......................................... 120 Fredericksburg Chorale.................................... 135 Fredericksburg Music Club Concerts............... 132 Fredericksburg Theater Company................... 131 PCAA Concerts in the Park.............................. 124 Roots Music Series............................................ 118

COMMUNITY Churches........................................................... 148 Golden Hub Community Center...................... 138 Peaches............................................................. 150 Year-Round Walks............................................. 139 Nature Trails...................................................... 146 Hospital............................................................. 136 Visitor Center.................................................... 142 Airport............................................................... 144

HISTORY Brodbeck “Father of U.S. Aviation”................. 156 Cross Mountain................................................. 152 FVFD fire museum............................................ 158 History of Fredericksburg................................. 157 Street Signs...................................................... `159

Spring and Summer Visitors Guide — March 2014 Published by Fredericksburg Publishing Co., Inc. 712 W. Main St., Fredericksburg, TX 78624 830-997-2155 Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post (USPS 209-080) Copies of this Visitors Guide will be mailed from the office of the Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post, P.O. Box 1639, Fredericksburg, TX 78624, at a price of $5 per copy to cover postage.

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Calendar of Events March

8............................................................ Wrede School Open House 8-15......................................................................... Texas Hell Week 8-15.................................................. Pioneer Museum Spring Break 13-16...................................... Fort Martin Scott Texas History Days 14-16...................................................... Fredericksburg Trade Days 16..........................................Music Club Concert - Christine Albert 22......................................................................Indian Artifact Show 22.................................LBJ State Park and Historic Site “Kite Day” 29-30.....................................................................................LBJ 100 30...............Luckenbach “Ain’t Nobody Feelin’ No Pain’ fundraiser

April

4-20......................................Hill Country Wine and Wildflower Trail 5...................................................................... Country Schools Tour 6..............................................................Country Schools barbecue 11.................................Reflections of the 60’s at LBJ National Park 11-13....................Thomas Michael Riley Music Fest at Luckenbach 11-27............................................................FTC’s “Lost In Yonkers” 12............................................................... Bluebonnet Tractor Ride 12.................................................................Garden Club Plant Sale 19............................................ LBJ State Park “Easter at the Farm” 19................................................ Pioneer Museum Easter egg hunt 25............................................ Nimitz Museum Leadership Seminar 25-27............................................................... Wings Over The Hills 27................................................................................ Benefit Shoot 27.....................................................Music Club Concert - LoAn Lin 30-May 4................................................... Hill Country Film Festival

May

2-3........................................................ Hill Country Motorcycle Run 3......................... LBJ State Park Guided Nature Wildlife Tour/Walk 4....................................... PCAA Concert - Stephanie Urbina Jones 1..........................................Fredericksburg Farmers Market begins 10................................................................................ Founders Day 10........................................................ Country School Open House 10...................................................Fredericksburg Chorale Concert 15-18............................................................................Rockets 2014 16-18........................... Lone Star Street Rod Association State Run 18...................................Music Club Concert - Mirari Brass Quintet 23...........................................Black Cats Exhibit at Nimitz Museum 23-25.......................................................................Crawfish Festival 24.....................................................................Pacific Combat Zone 31.....................................................Roots Concert - Country Night

June

1....................................................... PCAA Concert - Magnificent 7 6.......................................................................... Nimitz Golf Classic 7......................................................... LBJ State Park “Fishing Day” 13.................................................. An Evening At Fort Martin Scott 13-14......................................................... Antique Machinery Show 14........................................................ Country School Open House 14................................................................... Fort Martin Scott Day

14............ “Mary Poppins” - Movies Under The Stars at LBJ Ranch 20.................................................................................... Das Vorfest 20-21..................................................... Stonewall Peach JAMboree 20-July 6....................................................... FTC’s “Les Miserables” 28.......................................Roots Concert - Texas Americana Night 29............................................ PCAA Concert - Frank Gomez Band

July

4................... Fourth of July Parade, Children’s Parade & Fireworks 4-5.......................................................... July Fourth Racing Festival 5.............................................................................. Scholarship Fest 5.......................................................................Pacific Combat Zone 12........... “Viva Las Vegas” - Movies Under The Stars at LBJ Ranch 19......................................................... Night In Old Fredericksburg 19-20..................................... Fredericksburg Texas Fest Race Meet 25-27..................................................Hill Country Auto Swap Meet 26......................................................... Roots Concert - Blues Night 27....................................................PCAA Concert - Groove Knight 31-Aug. 2..................................................FTC’s “The Jungle Book”

August

2-3................................................... Gillespie County Schuetzenfest 7-10............................................................. FTC’s “The Fantasticks” 9-10...................................................... Gillespie County Race Meet 21-24......................................... 126th Annual Gillespie County Fair 24....................................PCAA Concert - Almost Patsy Cline Band 27............................................................LBJ’s Birthday Celebration 29-30......................................................... Vereins Quilt Guild Show 30....................................Roots Concert - Texas Rock ‘N Roll Night 30.....................................................................Pacific Combat Zone

September

1.................................................................... Old Teamsters reunion 13...............................................................................Pro Bull Riding 13........................................................ Country School Open House 14................................................. PCAA Concert - The Polkamatics 14............................................Music Club Concert - Tomoki Sakata 18......................Marine Amphibious Art Exhibit at Nimitz Museum 20.....................................................Nimitz Foundation Symposium 20-21..................... Seed Stomp at LBJ State Park and Historic Site 27..................................LBJ State Park “Farm Demonstration Day”

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Cyclists to take on ranch

DAUGHTER of President Lyndon B. Johnson, Luci Baines Johnson — a cyclist and proponent of the sport — offers opening comments to the LBJ 100 Bicycle Tour at the 2013 event. This year, she will once again lead a narrated tour by bicycle of the historical landmarks on what once served as her family’s ranch.

— Standard-Radio Post file photo

Cyclists hoping to enjoy some early-season spring scenery on Gillespie County’s backroads are invited to join in the LBJ 100 Bicycle Tour at the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park on Saturday and Sunday, March 29-30.

The annual event features routes of different lengths on Saturday, March 30, for cyclists of various skill levels.

On Sunday, March 30, the ride will be limited to those in the individual time trial.

LBJ 100 Bicycle Tour The bicycle tour on the first day is designed to attract cyclists of all types and to be familiy-friendly.

Gates are set to open at 7 a.m. on the national park property, with bikes to start lining up on the airstrip that once served President Lyndon B. Johnson and world leaders coming to visit his ranch.

A rolling start to the ride will get under way at 9 a.m. The tour will offer 10-mile, 30-mile, 42-mile, 62-mile and 85-mile distance routes through the park property and surrounding Texas Hill Country.

Cost to register is $40 for adults through

March 23 and $50 after that date.

Youths 12 years or younger may be signed up for a fee of $20 through the March 23 deadline and $30 after that until the event day.

Tandem cyclists may also participate for a joint fee of $75 for early sign-up and $85 after March 23.

Families of three or more immediate family riders may also benefit from the group rate, paying $95 early or $105 after March 23.

Corporate or recognized club (Boy Scouts, etc.) teams with a minimum of eight members are asked to call 830-8683257 to obtain a $5 discount for individual registration ($35 per member early and $40 after March 23.)

Bonus As an added bonus, those registering for the ride can participate in a special bike tour of the LBJ Ranch’s historical landmarks led and narrated by Luci Baines Johnson, daughter of the 36th President of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson.

Her tour starts at 2:30 p.m. and throughout the estimated 10 miles of its

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length she will offer recollections of living on the ranch when she was a child.

This event is in support of her expressed desire “to get the owners of the park to use it.”

Registration also includes support for the rides, maps and other materials, rest stops featuring snacks, facilities and drinks, SAG wagon support and a post-ride hot lunch.

(Non-riders may also purchase the post-ride meal, for which there is also a vegetarian option.)

LBJ 100 Individual Time Trial The 2nd Annual LBJ 100 Individual Time Trial is scheduled on Sunday, March 29, and will feature a 16-mile route.

Entry is limited to the first 300 riders who register and included are age divisions as follows: 10-19 years; 20-29; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59; 60-69, and 70 and above.

Gates open at 7 a.m. and WITH AIR FORCE ONE serving as an outthe race starts at 9 a.m. Cost to of-the-ordinary backdrop, two-wheeled compete is $35 through March 24 and $45 after that. enthusiasts turn on the LBJ 100 Bicycle Time trialists must register Tour route at the Lyndon B. Johnson Nain advance. There will be no tional Historical Park in Stonewall. event-day signup.

This year’s event will be on March 29-30.

Once all spots are filled, addi— Standard-Radio Post file photo tional registrants will be placed on a waiting list. Should an both days’ events are available at www.LBJ100BicycleTour.org. existing cyclist relinquish his/ The LBJ 100 Bicycle Tour is hosted by the Friends of Lyndon B. her position, the waiting list will be canvassed by time trial orgaJohnson National Historical Park and all net proceeds are used nizers to secure a replacement. The waiting list will be searched specifically for the benefit of the park. in the order in which names are placed on the list, with the Sponsors to date include: Ride Away Bicycles of San Antonio; objective being to also secure a replacement with the estimated REI; HEB; businesssuites; Jack Brown Cleaners; Chamois Butt’r; time nearest to that of the registrant relinquishing his/her posiJohnson City Pecan Street Brewing; KLBJ News Radio; PMB Helin tion. (All time trial participants are asked to predict their finish time for the 16-mile route in order for organizers to establish a Donovan Consultants & Certified Public Accountants; Western start sequence.

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Pioneer Museum plans fun over Spring Break Spring Break celebrants in Fredericksburg March 8-15 will get a chance to experience some special activities planned at Pioneer Museum, 325 West Main Street.

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AN INDIAN making washtub music affords guests an unusual sight during Pioneer Museum’s special Spring Break week of demonstrations and hands-on activities.

This year’s Spring Break at Pioneer Museum is scheduled March 8-15, while other special activities on site include an Easter egg hunt on April 19 and Founders Day fun on May 10. — Standard-Radio Post file photo

Featured that Saturday, March 8, through Saturday, March 15 (closed on Sunday, March 9) will be a variety of hands-on activities, demonstrations and reenactments and organizers promise something to enjoy for all ages of visitors.

“Stepping back in time is fun and makes history come alive,” a spokesman said.

Activities planned include: rope making, quilting, spinning and hammering at the blacksmith’s forge. Reenactors on site will also help guests experience the days of Buffalo Soldiers.

Attendees can experience a one-room schoolhouse, eat biscuits from an authentic chuck wagon and share in storytelling and folk song singing.

The museum’s regular exhibits and buildings will be open for viewing and interpreters welcome questions and love to share stories of the past, the spokesman added.

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‘Texas Hell Week’ challenges riders

STANDING IN THE SADDLE — Riders push themselves to pedal uphill on one of the Texas Hell Week routes. This year’s event is set to return March 8-15, bringing with it daily routes of varying distances designed to appeal to cyclists of all types of skill levels. —StandardRadio Post file photo

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Dubbed “Texas Hell Week,” an eight-day cycling event will return here March 8-15, challenging cyclists to endure what some consider to be Gillespie County’s tough, but unarguably scenic and smooth roadways.

But, contrary to its name, the event isn’t just for hardcore cyclists. Riders of all skills levels are offered daily routes of varying distances to encouraged more participation.

In fact, the philosophy of Hell Week is: “Riding is the first and foremost activity, regardless of one’s speed or endurance on the bike.”

The locally-based event is nicknamed “The Rides of March” and features daily routes of varying lengths for riders of all skill levels.

Celebrating its 24th year, Texas Hell Week has announced that it will donate $10 of each entry fee to IcanShine.org, a non-profit group that provides learning and recreational opportunities for individuals with disabilities and focuses on putting kids on bikes.

All rides leave and finish at the event headquarters — the Sunset Inn, 900 South Adams Street, where the hotel’s U-shaped structure makes a “courtyard” where cyclists gather in fellowship to exchange information and attend seminars on everything from tire changing to training techniques.

Participants will also have a chance to meet with vendors offering some of the latest products in cycling.

This year, accomplished cyclists will be offered up some highlight challenges.

Texas Hell Week Brevets are scheduled to coincide with Texas Hell Week, with a 200K ride on Monday, March 10, a 200K/300K ride on Wednesday, March 12, and a 200K/300K ride on Friday, March 14.

Brevets are sanctioned by RUSA and can be ridden to qualify for 1200K randonee events.

Registration is underway on the at www.hellweek.com or by phoning 1-806-499-3210 or 1-806-683-6489.

Hell Week tours are also offered in Florida, Wisconsin, Utah, Colorado, Nevada and elsewhere.

Hosting the tours is Ultra Sports Marketing of Canyon, which started in 1991 with a Texas Hell Week cycling camp.

The company is headed by Nick and Becky Gerlich.

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Indian Artifact Shows will draw collectors to park Collectors of ancient, rare arrowheads along with other objects relating to Native Americans will be in town this spring and again in the fall when the Fredericksburg Indian Artifact Show returns.

Scheduled again in Pioneer Pavilion at Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park, the shows are set for March 22 and Oct. 18 to display pieces dating as far back as 10,000 B.C. Each show will run from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

As many as 70 tables will be set up by collectors from all over Texas to display historic artifacts for the benefit of buyers, sellers, traders or lookers interested in stopping by the pavilion that day.

‘This is a hobby for all us collectors and we truly enjoy having the show in Fredericksburg every year and having everyone come out to see what we have on display,” said Richard Mentzer of New Braunfels who co-hosts the event along with Rob Bartel of Hunt.

Admission for each show is $6 for everyone 15 years of age and older, while children 14-and-under will be admitted free of charge.

Free admission will also be provided for Gillespie County law enforcement officers.

Beverages, snacks and barbecue will be provided for purchase throughout both shows.

RARE FINDS will be on display during the Fredericksburg Indian Artifacts Show March 22 and Oct. 18 in the Pioneer Pavilion at Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park. — StandardRadio Post file photo

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Easy riding Antique tractors to drive April 12

FRIENDLY DRIVERS can often be found behind the steering wheels of old farm locomotion during the annual Bluebonnet Tractor Ride slated for Saturday, April 12, and sponsored by the Hill Country Antique Tractor and Engine Club. — Standard-Radio Post file photo

Members of the Hill Country Antique Tractor and Engine Club will be chugging along on Saturday, April 12, for their annual Bluebonnet Tractor Ride adventure, an outing that give people the opportunity to see life at a slower pace.

This year’s route will take a 16-mile loop beginning at the Rheingold Schoolhouse on North Grape Creek Road with lunch at the Cave Creek Schoolhouse before heading back to Rheingold. Drivers are asked to be at the Rheingold School by 8 a.m. with a drivers’ meeting at 8:30 a.m. before the 9 a.m. ride.

There are no restrictions on the age of tractors participating, although those driving newer models need to understand that the pace of the ride will be geared

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Participation is open to the public and there will be no age limit to tractors participating. Plenty of room will be provided for vehicle parking and for unloading tractors.

Also, two “people haulers” will follow the tractor route to allow friends and family members to enjoy the ride which will feature a wide variety of scenery including hilly vistas, grassland cattle, sheep, wildlife and wildflowers on a first come, first serve basis.

The cost to ride in the trailer is $15, which includes lunch. Because there will be a limited number of seats available, people are asked to RSVP to Regina Weidenfeller at 9908551 (home) or 889-9348 (cell).

A pre-registration fee of $30 will include lunch and a cap or visor.

Registration on the day of the event will cost $35. More information and registration forms are available at www.rustyiron.org.

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Wildflower Run on hold in 2014 Runners and walkers who annually take part in the Fredericksburg Wildflower 5K-10K Run and Walk might be disappointed to learn that this year’s event has been cancelled due to a last-minute hitch.

No worries, though, as the event definitely plans to resume “bigger and better” in 2015, according to Dawn Bourgeois, director of the Hill Country Memorial Wellness Center, who organizes the event.

She said that just eight weeks prior to this year’s event, it was learned that the city required a change in the route and that didn’t leave enough lead-time for that to happen, volunteers to be recruited, new signs to be made and other measures it would take to get things ready, Bourgeois said.

“And, we don’t want to compromise the reputation of our event,” she added.

The annual event, which is known to draw hundreds of runners and walkers to Fredericksburg all for the benefit local student achievement programs through the Fredericksburg Academic Boosters, will return the last Saturday in April, 2015.

Keep up with local news at www.fredericksburgstandard.com

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Plant sale offers variety of items at annual event

A VARIETY of plants and other “whimsies” will be featured at the annual plant sale on Saturday, April 12, at Marktplatz. The event is co-sponsored by the Fredericksburg Garden Club and the Fredericksburg Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas. — Standard-Radio Post file photo

A Gallery of Fine Works

Two organizations are teaming up to sponsor the annual plant sale on Saturday, April 12, at the Kinder Halle at Marktplatz.

The event starts at 9 a.m. and runs until noon (or when the plants are sold out).

No “early birds” will be permitted into the sale pavilion before the official starting time.

The event is co-sponsored by the Garden Club and the Fredericksburg Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT).

Horticulture classes from the Fredericksburg Middle School under the direction of Tim Shipman will also participate in the event.

A wide assortment of plants will be offered — everything from culinary and ornamental herbs to Texas native plants and shrubs, from pass-along plants and cuttings, to selected vegetable plants.

Also, the Garden Club will bring a variety of garden “whimsies.”

Proceeds from the sale are used for horticulture projects in the community.

Cash and checks are accepted for payment; no credit cards can be accepted.

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Birds, Bats, Butterflies...take flight!

Wings Over The Hills flies into Fredericksburg on April 25-27

raptor flying demonstration

by John Karger’s Last Chance Forever Birds of Prey Conservancy in San Antonio on Friday evening, where participant can The fourth annual Wings Over the see a variety of raptors, includHills Nature Festival will take flight on ing hawks, owls, vultures and Friday-Sunday, April 25-27, at Lady eagles that were rescued and Bird Johnson Municipal Park in Fredrehabilitated by Karger’s staff. ericksburg.

A children’s pavilion will be Nature lovers will converge to enjoy set up on Saturday, April 26, the great diversity of wildlife found in in the park from 10 a.m. to 2 the Texas Hill Country. p.m. to entertain and educate In addition to the featured Hill youngsters about our natuCountry’s natural fliers, birds, bats, ral world through interactive butterflies, moths and dragonflies, this games and activities. year’s festival will also include proA butterfly tent featuring live grams on snakes and spiders. area butterflies will be set up Beginning with a 5K walk and a at the new pollinator garden, 3K stroll in Lady Bird Park on Friday where visitors can watch the morning and ending with field trips interaction of birds, insects and to a variety of Hill Country birding plants. Butterfly and dragonfly venues on Sunday, the activities will chases around the park area include nature talks, hummingbird will teach participants how to banding demonstrations, butterfly and dragonfly chases, children’s activi- THIS BIRD OF PREY will be among the many on display identify these colorful insects.

A van will shuttle festival during this year’s Wings Over the Hills event, which will be ties, vender craft sales and education attendees to a local ranch on April 25-27 at Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park.

— Standisplays. dard-Radio Post file photo Cont. on page 26 This weekend will again feature a live

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Friday and Saturday, April 25-26, where hummingbird banders from the Gulf Coast Birding Observatory in Lake Jackson will allow up-close observation and photography of the colorful tiny birds. The banders will also discuss the life histories of the hummers.

A wide variety of topics will be covered by area speakers during talks all day Friday and Saturday. These experts will share their knowledge of birds (including quail, hummingbirds, and owls), bats, butterflies, moths, dragonflies and pollinators. New subjects to this year’s festival will feature snakes and spiders.

Festival goers will have a choice of two speaking topics being given simultaneously.

Rolf Nussbaumer, one of the state’s top nature photographers,will demonstrate and discuss the techniques he uses in a Saturday workshop.

Field trips are being offered on Saturday and Sunday, April 26-27, to Hill Country venues where both endangered species, the Golden-cheeked Warbler and Black-capped Vireos, can be seen.

These all-day field trips have found more than 80 species of birds on previous festival trips.

The Wings Over the Hills Nature Festival is sponsored by the Friends of the Fredericksburg Nature Center and all proceeds will be channeled into developing the Fredericksburg Nature Center in Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park. This nature area has been developed almost entirely by volunteers on a scenic ten acre section of the park.

For full schedule details, including purchasing tickets and passes, visit the web site at www.wingstx.org.

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Hill Country Film Festival brings locals, moviemakers together folding chair as well as donations for Goodwill.

“Wednesday’s free screenings are our gift to the community,” Mathews said. “It is our hope the community helps us give back by supporting the local Goodwill.”

On Friday and Saturday, films will screen at the Steve W. Shepherd Theater as well as Fritztown Cinema.

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Many visitors come to Fredericksburg for entertainment ranging from wine tours to music concerts. But one event that movie fans flock to is a festival that features the best in independent film.

The Hill Country Film Festival, in its fifth year, will host top independent films (and filmmakers) on April 30 through May 4 at the Steve W. Shepherd Theater.

Additional screenings will be at Fritztown Cinema during the festival. At the growing event, audiences will be able to see entries for short films, feature length movies, documentaries, dramas, animation, art films, comedies and more.

“Unlike going to a regular movie, you’ll be able to see unique films while interacting with the filmmakers of tomorrow,” said Chad Mathews, the festival’s founder and director. “Since festivals are more than just film screenings, you’ll be able to attend parties and sit in on panel discussions with industry professionals.”

Mathews said the festival is meant to be an interactive event that entertains, provokes discussion and sparks more interest in the independent film industry. In its four years, the festival has screened films and hosted filmmakers from all over the U.S., as well as many other countries. Past screenings have included an Oscar® winning short film and other critically acclaimed productions. The 2014 lineup includes a family-friendly program of short films loaned from KidsFilmFest at the Brooklyn Film Festival.

The Hill Country Film Festival will announce its lineup and schedule on March 20, and fans can learn more about the events at www.hillcountryff.com. On the website, visitors also may purchase all-access badges or day passes and learn more about the event’s history and filmmakers and check out a blog by Mathews. (Individual showing tickets may be purchased at the theater during the festival.)

The event will kick off Wednesday, April 30 with two free screenings at Fritztown Cinema and a free, outdoor screening on Marktplatz, Fredericksburg’s historic town square, complete with food trailers providing refreshments for sale. Those attending are reminded to bring a blanket or

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Sky breakers

Vehicles to take flight, soar over hills during Rockets 2014

Lovers of space and all things aeronautical are invited to a ranch in northern Gillespie County May 15-18 to watch as students from nearly four dozen Texas high schools launch over 80 project rockets.

“Rockets 2014 will return this year to spotlight the launches of vehicles built by scratch by student designers/developers who have adopted a curriculum formulated at Fredericksburg High School.

The rockets are not the small model type made by hobbyists, but rather originally-crafted sometimes-up-to-eight-foot vehicles designed to either reach a certain altitude carrying a payload or to travel at the speed of sound.

The four-day event is open and free to the public. Launches will take place about every half hour between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. each day.

Anyone who wants to watch the rocket launches or take in the additional Rockets 2014 activities, demonstrations and tours is welcome to visit Cami Stewart’s Hillview Ranch, a short drive north of Fredericksburg off the Willow City Loop. Signs will be posted and maps to the site, a launch schedule and complete listings of activities are online at www.systemsgo.org.

Participating high schools have adopted the two-year SystemsGo program, which originated at Fredericksburg High School in 1996 under the direction of teacher Brett Williams.

Williams had students build and launch rockets as a way to develop skills and interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM.) In 2007, he invited teachers from five high schools to launch their finished rockets.

Cont. on page 30

Student rockets teach science, mathematics, engineering... more!

DESTINED to break the sound barrier, this rocket named “Caelum Domat” (Latin for Sky Breaker) designed and created by Fredericksburg High School students successfully launches during Rockets 2013. This year’s event will once again see the attempted launches of over 80 student vehicles over four days, from May 15-18. — Standard-Radio Post file photo

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Sky Breakers - Rockets 2014

Cont. from page 28

Today, that program has spread across the state, been featured on NBC NightlyNews and and is endorsed by NASA and certified

by The Space Foundation.

Many former Fredericksburg High School students of the program are now key personnel in such institutions as NASA and SpaceX.

CARRYING MESSAGES skyward, rockets often spell out students’ passions after they have painstakingly designed and created their own projects for flight.

— Standard-Radio Post file photo

‘Rockets 2014’ Rockets 2014 is expected to draw hundreds of students and the teachers for four days filled with team assembling, launches, recoveries and analyzing of flight data.

The schedule calls for rockets to be launched from one of six launch towers stationed on site every half hour, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

STAGING is carried out precisely at the annual Rockets event, with students putting together their sometimes eight-feet-tall or larger rockets in a pre-launch preparation area at the Willow City Fire Station and then putting the final touches on in the “Mission Control” tent near the six-slot launch pad on the Hillview Ranch, north of Fredericksburg. Spectators are invited to watch the launches. — Standard-Radio Post file photo

First-year students of the programs will launch their rockets they have designed to send a one-pound payload one-mile high. Second-generation projects from secondyear students in the program will launch their rockets designed to break the sound barrier.

In between launches, there will be activities and tours.

Food and restroom facilities will be available.

Organizers remind the public that the area should be considered an experimental test range. Watchers should keep a “heads up” stance and be aware that this will be the first flight for all rockets.

As such, the schedule may vary, mobility will be limited and access will be controlled.

More information is also available by calling 830-9973567 or emailing info@systemsgo.org.

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Street rods race to town this May Hundreds of vintage automobiles will be on display for public viewing during the 40th annual Lone Star Street Rod Association State Run in Fredericksburg May 16-18.

The show will be headquartered at Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park, located about two miles south of Main Street on State Highway 16 South.

Previously limited to pre-1949 vehicles, the event now includes cars up to 1972 models.

The three-day weekend event is expected to give the city’s streets a different look and feel as it attracts around 500 registered cars and over a thousand spectators. These are beautiful highly modified vehicles for visitors to look at and marvel at the chromed engines and wild paint jobs.

The LSSRA emphasizes there is no charge to the public, and vendors will be at the park, selling automotive and nonautomotive wares, including car parts, old license plates, clothing, trailers and memorabilia. Everyone is invited to stroll the park and enjoy the cars.

For those who want to participate with their vehicle preregistration for the event is $25. Registration after April 30 costs $30.

Most cars will begin arriving Friday for an informal opening gathering. Membership for the Lone Star Street Rod Association is $25 per year and includes a monthly newsletter with

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Crawfish Fest slated May 23-25 Take southern fun, add a generous amount of Cajun flavor and the result is the annual Fredericksburg Crawfish Festival, scheduled May 23-25.

Sponsored by the Fredericksburg Jaycees, the event takes place on Marktplatz in downtown Fredericksburg.

Hours are: 6 p.m.-midnight on Friday, May 23; 11 a.m.-midnight on Saturday, May 24, and noon-6 p.m. on Sunday, May 25.

Admission prices are: $55.00 for a creole brunch single ticket; $450 for a creole brunch table of eight; $7.00 adult friday ticket; $10.00 adult saturday ticket; $7.00 adult sunday ticket; $12.00 adult two-day pass; $20.00 adult

three-day pass; and, $5.00 child (ages 6-12). Kids 5 and younger are admitted free.

Along with the freshly boiled crawfish, the festivities have been expanded with more food.

Scheduled to perform Friday are Jody Nix and the Texas Cowboys along with T-Broussard.

Saturday night will be headlined by Cory Morrow. Also performing that night will be Zydeco Blanco, Bayou Roux, T-Broussard and Johnny Dee and the Rocket 88’s. On Sunday, Bayou Roux will finish it off.

Proceeds from this event are distributed to local charities.

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PIPING HOT and freshly boiled crawfish will be at the top of the menu during the Fredericksburg Crawfish Festival Friday through Sunday, May 23-25, on Marktplatz. — Standard-Radio Post file

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Hill Country favorites: Wine and wildflowers 2014 ‘Trail’ has 38 wineries taking part After Texans finish hibernating from winter’s chill, they are ready to get outdoors. And wine and wildflowers are two of the Hill Country’s outdoor treasures.

The annual Wine and Wildflower Trail will be observed by more than 38 participating wineries in the area, including many in Gillespie County.

This year’s trail is scheduled for April 4-20, giving wine lovers time to travel the Hill Country and try the best wines in this part of the country at reduced prices.

Those who join in the trail will enjoy one to three complimentary tastes from each winery and receive a 15-percent discount on the purchase of three bottles or more.

Packets of wildflower seeds will be given to all participants, courtesy

Texas Department of Agriculture and Wildseed Farms in Fredericksburg, available at the winery of the visitor’s choice.

Springtime wildflowers make the perfect chance to use photo skills and visitors are encouraged to enjoy all the beauty the area has to offer.

Tickets for $40 per couple and $25 for individuals.

Each tickets includes the complimentary tastes of wine at each winery, discounts and one wildflower seed packet.

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Shoppers flock to Trade Days Whether its antiques, tools, shabby chic, jewelry or the chance to relax in the biergarten, the monthly Fredericksburg Trade Days offers something for everyone.

Featuring more than 350 vendors in a series of six former turkey barnsturned-wide variety marketplace, Fredericksburg Trade Days welcomes shoppers the third Saturday of each month.

The Schedule market is March 14-16 located at April 18-20 355 SunMay 16-18 day Farms June 20-22 Lane, July 18-20 about Aug. 15-17 seven Sept. 19-21 miles Oct. 17-19 from Nov. 14-16 FrederNov. 28-30 icksburg Dec. 19-21 off U.S. Highway 290 East (across from Wildseed Farms).

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Fredericksburg Trade Days weekends on the calendar for 2014 are March 14-16,

April 18-20, May 16-18, June 20-22, July 18-20, Aug. 15-17, Sept. 19-21, Oct. 17-19, Nov. 14-16, Nov. 28-30 and Dec. 19-21.

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Shoppers visiting the six market barns and their surrounding show grounds can browse through everything from cowhides to candles, Fiesta ware to ranch furniture, designer jewelry to primitive pieces of furniture.

Antiques, collectibles, tools, crafts, “shabby chic” items, candles, unique clothing, food and more.

Those visiting the site will also have the chance to enjoy food in the biergarten, where more than 50 varieties of beers from around the world are also offered.

Live music is also offered from noon until 4 p.m. most show dates.

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PULL-SLED competitions are an annual event at the Antique Machinery Show, slated this year for Friday and Saturday, June 13-14, at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds.

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Machinery from ‘back in the day’ Rumbling and coughing of old engines will fill the air when the 29th Annual Antique Machinery Show returns to the Gillespie County Fair Grounds Friday and Saturday, June 13-14.

Sponsored by the Hill Country Antique Tractor and Gas Engine Club, the Friday-Saturday show will be open both days from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m.

Much of the machinery on display — some of it restored to operate and look as good as when new decades ago — is expected to again attract enthusiasts from all across Texas to the fair grounds where parking is free.

The cost for admission to the show is $6 for adults and free for children under 12. A two-day pass can be purchased for $10.

In addition to old tractors and farm

machinery, exhibits will include antique gasoline and steam engines manufactured as far back as 1900.

Working exhibits both days will include demonstrations of wheat threshing, wood-planing, corn shelling and horse-drawn hay baling along with operation of an antique saw mill.

Visitors can also watch a blacksmith go about his daily chores in a shop furnished with a forge and other vintage e­quip­ment. Also in operation will several large antique engines once used for oil field, cotton gin and other heavy-duty jobs.

Tractor exhibitors will have an opportunity to parade their entries around the fair grounds.

In addition, pull-sled competitions are planned for conventional tractors.

Also, children’s activities are planned

Saturday.

Vendors will be on hand to offer odds and ends as well as plenty of food and drink, and there will be a large shaded area with tables and chairs to accommodate diners.

This is the 11th year for the show to be staged in Fredericksburg where it was moved in 2004 from a location just outside of Stonewall in eastern Gillespie County in order to better accommodate growing attendance.

Heading up leadership this year for the club are Regina Weidenfeller, president; and Troy Rhodes, vice president and safety officer.

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‘PEACHY’ salute set June 20-21

REIGNING over the Stonewall Chamber of Commerce’s 53rd Annual Stonewall Peach JAMboree and Rodeo June 20-21 will be Duchess Kaylyn Burrow, Duchess Rylie Boos, Queen Baylie Vogel and Duchess Madison Haines. — Standard-Radio Post file photo

Two days of activities and entertainment are planned to once again celebrate Gillespie County’s most famous crop — the peach.

Each year, the Stonewall Chamber of Commerce puts the spotlight on the sweet and juicy fruit by hosting the annual Stonewall Peach JAMboree and Rodeo.

The 53rd annual celebration will be held the third full weekend of June on Friday and Saturday, June 20-21, in Stonewall.

Visitors are invited to join the locals in the various activities including a parade, two rodeo performances, dancing, baking contests, queen’s pageant, auction and more.

Activities are designed to entertain both young and old.

Kicking off the annual Peach JAMboree will be a full rodeo performance at 8 p.m. on Friday night, June 20, followed by a dance featuring the music of Mike and the Moonpies.

JAMboree activities resume on Saturday, June 21, when entries are taken that morning in the peach pie, peach cobbler, peach preserves and peach salsa contests.

There will also be a slack rodeo performance and cowboy breakfast on Saturday morning.

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throughout Central Texas will line up to take part in the 10 a.m. parade.

After the parade, barbecue by the pound will go on sale.

A variety of other foods will also be available on the JAMboree grounds near the chamber building, including peaches and ice cream, peach pie and cobbler.

Activities planned throughout the afternoon include the Peach Patch area for kids, musical entertainment, a washer pitching tournament, peach eating contest, peach pit spitting contest and more.

Coeds competing for the title of Stonewall Peach Queen will take part in an afternoon pageant at 3 p.m..

One of the highlights of the afternoon will be the annual auction of prize-winning peaches, pastries and preserves at 4:30 p.m.

The new queen will be crowned in a7:30 p.m. ceremony just prior to the start of the rodeo performance at 8 p.m.

Scholarship recipients will also be announced at that time.

A dance featuring the Bellamy Brothers will follow the rodeo performance.

DVS Productions is producing the CPRA sanctioned rodeo, which is expected to draw partici-

BUMPY RIDE — Hoping to stay on for a full eight seconds, cowboys from around the area will again be competing in the rodeos held in conjunction with the Stonewall Peach JAMboree and Rodeo on June 20-21. The CPRA Ram Rodeos are produced by DVS Productions. — Standard-Radio Post file photo

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Rodeo activities include bare back riding, saddle bronc riding, calf roping, ladies’ jackpot barrel racing, team roping, bull riding, ladies’ break-away calf roping, wild cow milking, kids’ calf scramble and clown specialty act.

There will also be mutton busting

for the youngsters each evening.

Ticket prices for the JAMboree are $15 for adults and free for children 12 and under on Friday, June 20.

Then, on Saturday, admission is $20 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under.

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SWEET AND JUICY — A contestant takes a big bite out of a peach during a contest held as part of the Stonewall Peach JAMboree and Rodeo set for June 20-21. — Standard-Radio Post file photo

Other Stonewall Events Along with the Stonewall Peach JAMboree and Rodeo, the chamber is also planning several other events in 2014.

Among them is the Stonewall Seed Stomp Skedaddle on Sept. 20.

The 5K Walk and 5K/10K Run will take participants through the Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site and the LBJ National Historical Park.

More information on the Peach JAMboree as well as the other activities is available online at www. stonewalltexas.com or by contacting the Stonewall Chamber of Commerce at 830-644-2735.

The mailing address is P.O. Box 1, Stonewall, TX, 78671.

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Let FREED Fredericksburg to host 4th of July parade, activities

WITH A RIG all decked out in red, white and blue, parade entrants spread Independence Day cheer on their trek down Main Street. — Standard-Radio Post file photo

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The 2014 Independence Day Parade and program on Friday, July 4, will pay special tribute to late Fredericksburg Chief of Police Paul Oestreich and all first responders.

These dedicated community members will serve as the honorary parade marshals for the Main Street procession that will step off at 10 a.m.

Fredericksburg residents and their holiday visitors are expected to once again turn out in full force and fanfare as they line up along the Main Street route to celebrate this nation’s birthday.

Flags will be passed out to spectators along the route before the parade.

Decorated floats, festive bands, patriotic groups and more will start at Courthouse Square, move onto South Adams Street, turn right onto East Main

Street and promenade until they do a U-turn in front of the Admiral Nimitz Museum. The parade then doubles back on itself and heads west on Main Street to its finishing point at Edison Street (making it a two-lane parade for a spell).

The parade has grown over its 25-year history from its beginnings of just a handful of musicians, decorated vehicles and marchers to its present size of around 100 patriotic participants.

Immediately following the parade, the public is invited to gather in the open-air Adelsverein Halle on Marktplatz for a patriotic program.

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readings, singing and short talks, as well as music by Sentimental Journey Orchestra (through the courtesy of PCAA) and performances from “Les Miserables” by Fredericksburg Theater Company actors.

The audience in attendance will be encouraged to dance or sing along.

More details about the parade and program will be published prior to July 4 in the Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post.

Coordinating the parade will be the Admiral Nimitz Foundation/National Museum of the Pacific War, the City of Fredericksburg and the Fredericksburg Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB).

For those who like to enter, registration information is available at: www.fbgparade. org.

Little patriots The Fourth of July Children’s Parade for Gillespie County’s youngest patriotic citizens is an Independence Day tradition.

On Friday, July 4, young residents and visitors up to age 11 are invited to don their best red, white and blue get-ups and take part in the annual show of patriotism, to be held especially for youth at the Kinderhalle pavilion next to the children’s playscape on Marktplatz, the city’s downtown square.

Children will get an early start on July 4 with their parade beginning at approximately 8:30 a.m. As the children gather around 8 a.m., judges will begin taking a look at the entries

TWO GIRLS show off their red, white and blue patriotism during Fredericksburg’s 2013 4th of July Kids Parade. This year’s parade begins with an 8 a.m. entry judging, followed by the 8:30 a.m. parade. — Standard-Radio Post file photo

and judge during the parade.

Children are welcome to bring small pets, decorated bicycles, tricycles or wagons.

A short patriotic program is planned and the parade around the hall gets underway at noon. Following the

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The event is sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary.

Prizes are awarded in various categories such as “Best Dressed,” “Most Patriotic,” “Mr. Fourth of July” and “Miss Fourth of July.”

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And They’re Off! Fair association to host eight days of horse racing Eight days of live pari-mutuel horse racing will return to the Gillespie County Fair Grounds in 2014 over four weekends in July and August.

To go along with the racing events, the final race weekend is held as part of the 126th Gillespie County Fair.

In addition to the eight days of live racing at the local Class III facility, a simulcast facility is open at 35 Fair Drive for year-round wagering.

Simulcasting at The Race Barn is offered Thursdays through Sundays from horse and dog tracks around the country. The facility also includes a restaurant.

The Gillespie County Fair and Festivals Association sponsors the live parimutuel races.

The 2014 live racing season opens with the July Fourth Racing Festival on Friday and Saturday, July 4-5.

Racing action continues on Saturday and Sunday, July 19-20, as part of the Fredericksburg Texas Fest Race Meet in conjunction with Night In Old Fredericksburg on Saturday, July 19.

The Gillespie County Race Meet is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 9-10.

Rounding out the live pari-mutuel racing season will be two days of races on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 23-24, as part of the 126th Gillespie County Fair (Aug. 21-24).

Post time each day is 1 p.m.

As in the past, the Gillespie County Fair Grounds will offer race fans a covered grandstand, numerous betting windows, tote board, easy access and plenty of free parking.

General admission, reserved seating and box seating is available. The general admission seats are available in both the grandstand and in the biergarten while the box seats and reserved seats are in the grandstand.

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Fireworks show July 4 Gillespie County’s night sky will light up Friday, July 4, to culminate the Independence Day celebration in Fredericksburg.

Sponsored by the City of Fredericksburg, the fireworks display is scheduled to start around 9:30 p.m. on the Fourth of July.

The fireworks will be launched from the golf course at Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park and are expected to last approximately 25 minutes.

Donations to help offset costs of the show will be solicited by a local non-profit organization.

In recent years, a musical program at Pioneer Pavilion has preceded the fireworks.

In case of inclement weather that prevents the launch, organizers will try again the following night, July 5.

Jimmy Alexander, director of parks and recreation for the city, said that the fireworks display is also subject to whether or not the county is under a burn ban.

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General admission is $7 for adults, $3 for children six to 15 years of age and free for youngsters under six.

Reserved seats are $10 and box seats are $15.

Also available are summer season passes for $60. The passes are good for all Gillespie County Fair Association sponsored summer events.

Evening dances are planned on the outdoor pavilion during 126th Gillespie County Fair.

Scheduled so far are Jody Nix on Friday, Aug. 22, and Mo Bandy and Kyle Park on Saturday, Aug. 23.

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Deals abound from hundreds of dealers at the annual Hill Country Swap Meet at Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park. — Standard-Radio Post file

A gearhead’s playground: Hill Country Swap Meet Looking for a part for that car project in your garage?

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The event is a huge draw for car

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You can find about anything auto-related at the swap — a “Car Corral” has vintage autos for sale in various states of restoration; there are flea market spaces; and a free trolley that makes the rounds on the massive event’s grounds.

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Old German Heritage celebrated at ‘NIOF’ An afternoon and evening of German music, food and more will be featured at the annual Night In Old Fredericksburg on Saturday, July 19.

This year’s NIOF celebration is being sponsored by the Gillespie County Fair and Festivals Association and will take place at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds.

Officials with the fair association are busy planning for the event, which is being held in conjunction with the live pari-mutuel horse races also taking place that day at the fair grounds.

German music will be featured during the afternoon in the Exhibition Hall while dancing and more music featuring Jake Hooker is planned that night on the outdoor pavilion.

Along with the music and horse racing will be a washer

pitching tournament, 42 tournament, sanctioned cook-offs and kids’ activities.

The Hill Country Antique Tractor and Gas Engine Club will feature antique machinery displays.

A variety of foods and drinks will be available throughout the celebration.

More information on the event will be announced in the regular issues of the Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post as they become available.

In addition, more information is available on the Gillespie County Fair and Festivals Association website at www.gillespiefair.com.

The fair association is also allowing patrons to purchase their tickets in advance online through their website.

The telephone number at the fair grounds is 830-997-2359.

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18th Scholarship Fest = food, fun

A CHANCE to bid on silent auction items will again be offered at the Gillespie County Fair and Festivals Association’s Scholarship Fest on Saturday, July 5, at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds. — StandardRadio Post file photo

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While the food, fun and prizes will still highlight the 18th annual Scholarship Fest, officials with the sponsoring Gillespie County Fair and Festivals Association are also announcing several changes.

This year’s Scholarship Fest will be held on Saturday, July 5, in conjunction with the live pari-mutuel horse races taking place that day at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds.

Most of the Scholarship Fest activities will begin after the last race meet, although the prize drawings will start while the races are being run.

Set for the Exhibition Hall at the fair grounds, Scholarship Fest will include appetizers, a dinner, silent and live auctions, and a prize drawing for thousands of dollars worth of prizes donated by local and area businesses and individuals.

Monies raised from the event go towards the Gillespie County Fair Association’s scholarship program.

Since 1991, the fair association has awarded $301,850 in scholarships to 557 Gillespie County high school students.

Scholarship tickets will go on sale in April, and includes admission to the races on Saturday, July 5, along with all of the Scholarship Fest activities.

It was noted that the race admission tickets do not include Scholarship Fest.

Tickets will be sold online at www.gillespiefair.com as well as at the office at the fair grounds, from directors of the Gillespie County Fair and Festivals Association and at

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THOUSANDS of dollars worth of prizes including a large number of guns will again be given away to lucky ticket holders at the 18th annual Scholarship Fest on Saturday, July 5. — Standard-Radio Post file photo

locations around the county.

More information on ticket sales is available by contacting the fair association at 830-997-2359 on the website.

A German theme will be carried out this year, and plans are to serve a traditional German sausage plate for the dinner.

Thousands of dollars in prizes and auction includes including guns, hunting and fishing equipment, jewelry, gift certificates and more will be featured.

(Individuals and businesses interested in donating cash or prizes to the event are asked to call the fair association office at 997-2359.)

Tickets for the prizes to be given away at Scholarship Fest will go on sale in April at the fair office, from the directors and at locations around the county.

Along with the prize drawing will be a live auction featuring cakes baked and decorated by the 2014 Gillespie County Fair Queen and Duchesses as well as other items.

Larry Burrow is chairman of the Scholarship Fest and Greg Mohr is the co-chairman.

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The Gillespie County Fair and Festivals Association is a nonprofit organization that sponsors the Gillespie County Fair, which is celebrating its 126th exposition this summer.

In addition, the fair association, which is directed by a volunteer board, also sponsors live parimutuel horse racing at the Class III facility located on Texas Highway 16 South.

Annually, a number of events are held at the fair grounds including the Gillespie County 4-H and FFA Youth Livestock Show, Band Boosters Turkey Dinner, gun and knife shows, The Peddler Show, antique shows, various other livestock shows, sales and more.

One of the purposes of the organization is the education of the youth of the county, and youth are encouraged to participate in the various activities whenever possible.

More information on Scholarship Fest as well as other activities at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds is available by calling 830-997-2359 or visiting their website at www.gillespiefair.com.

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Harper to mark Frontier Days over three days in August Labor Day weekend will bring a red-letter date for Harper residents.

From Friday-Sunday Aug. 29-31, the town will hold its 50th Annual Harper Frontier Days with an expanded three-day celebration.

The annual event will benefit Harper Community Park, said park president Damon Clark.

Frontier Days is a celebration of the way life used to be in this community located in the western part of Gillespie County.

Besides the downtown parade, the event will also include tournaments for dominos, washers and fishing.

A barbecue meal will be served by donation only.

Friday, Aug. 29 will feature Gillespie County Team Roping; Saturday, Aug. 30 will feature the Lester Meier Rodeo, and then Sunday, Aug. 31 will feature an Open Ranch Rodeo.

Clark added there may be dances this year on both Friday and Saturday nights.

The Harper Community Park is located at the east corner of U.S. Highway 290 and North Park Street, in Harper.

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WE LOVE A PARADE — People turned out along Harper’s main thoroughfare, which was adorned with American flags, to enjoy the 2013 Frontier Day parade. — Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post file photo

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Sharpshooters keep up sport Marksmanship has been a hallmark of the local scene since as long as Fredericksburg has been around and there are a few festivals each summer that celebrate residents’ continued fondness for sharpshooting.

Back in the day when this city was founded (in 1846), inhabitants in this part of Texas relied on their accurate aims to put food on the table, as well as to insure the safety of their kin.

While methods for providing for families have modernized, making the hunt more of a recreational feat rather than a necessary outing, the local commitment to expert marksmanship continues.

There are six shooting clubs in Gillespie County whose members participate regularly in several competitions each spring and summer season.

The Gillespie County Schuetzenbund (Shooting Club) is comprised of the following clubs: *Bear Creek, *Tivydale, Hubertus, *Grapetown, Barons Creek and Scharfschuetzen. (*Clubs who maintain the county’s three shooting ranges.)

The first shooting competition on the seasons schedule is the Benefit Fest, which, in 2014, is set for April 27 at the Bear Creek Shooting Range.

Three months later, Das Vorfest will follow on Sunday, June 20, at a range still to be determined during a future Schuetzenbund meeting. This contest will serve as a warm-up of sorts for the county’s largest shooting competition of the year — Schuetzenfest.

The 119th Gillespie County Schuetzenfest is scheduled on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 2-3, also at a range to be determined.

This large shoot is the second-oldest community event in the area (bested only by the Gillespie County Fair) and it attracts shooters — both male and female — with their long-barreled centerfire and even smaller, .22 rimfire, guns.

Gillespie County’s six shooting clubs generally take turns hosting the annual festival at one of the three ranges in the county’s rural areas.

All ages of shooters who like to demonstrate their prowess in Cont. on page 56

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Sharpshooters

Cont. from page 54

the sport show up to participate in the annual event in the hopes of winning one of the two kings’ crowns awarded to the top overall shooters in .22 rimfire and centerfire divisions.

Heading up this year’s Gillespie County Schuetzenbund is President Doyle Moellering, of the Hubertus club.

Other officers include: Donnie Moellendorf, vice president, of Scharfschuetzen; treasurer Brenda Miiller, and secretary Charles Feller, of the Bear Creek Club.

This year’s big Schuetzenfest will start off with opening ceremonies on Saturday morning, featuring a parade and presentation of each club’s colors with unique flags — all to German music.

After a lunch and a Bund business meeting and social hour, the actual shooting begins and carries on throughout the afternoon.

On Sunday, shooters resume their competition, facing targets in more rounds throughout the day.

At the conclusion of the contest, the tallying of scores is conducted late Sunday afternoon.

Former Schuetzenkoenige (shooting kings) will then lead a parade of shooters carrying their clubs’ flags in a ceremonial procession into the range where the new kings are crowned for 2014.

The strains of “Er Lebe Hoch” (May He Live High) are sung as the new kings are hoisted on the shoulders of teammates and proclaimed the new Schuetzenkoenige before being crowned in a tradition that dates back to 1956, when the two rifle bores (centerfire and rimfire) were separated into their own divisions for the annual contest.

Also honored during the ceremony are the winning centerfire and rimfire teams, as well as the oldest and youngest shooters taking part in the county’s long-running traditional event.

THROWN IN THE AIR — A newly-crowned shooting “king” is raised skyward in celebration of his sharpshooting achievement by his teammates during last year’s Gillespie County Schuetzenfest. This year’s festival is scheduled the weekend of Aug. 2-3. —Standard-Radio Post file photo

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126th fair set Aug. 21-24

From a parade to a queen’s contest, live pari-mutuel horse racing, carnival and midway, entertainment and more, the 126th Gillespie County Fair Thursday through Sunday, Aug. 21-24, offers something for everyone.

Sponsored by the Gillespie County Fair and Festivals Association, the four-day exposition will also offer agricultural and home products displays, dancing, livestock shows, commercial exhibits, mutton busting and more to celebrate fair’s 126th year.

And with the exception of the parade, all activities take place at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds, located about two miles from downtown Fredericksburg off Texas Highway 16 (Kerrville High-

way).

The 126th Gillespie County Fair opens on Thursday night, Aug. 21, with free admission to the grounds.

The carnival and midway will be operating, and judging will take place in the various agricultural and home products divisions.

Also that night will be the Texaco Country Music Showdown featuring local and area musicians.

Kicking off the 126th Gillespie County Fair on Friday, Aug. 22, will be a 10 a.m. parade down Fredericksburg’s Main Street that will attract many onlookers for one of the state’s largest county fair processions.

Activities then shift to the Gillespie County Fair Grounds where three full days of events are planned including dances on Friday and Saturday nights on the outdoor pavilion.

Scheduled to perform so far on Friday night, Aug. 22, is Jody Nix followed by Mo Bandy and Kyle Park on Saturday night, Aug. 23.

Another highlight of the four-day exposition is the crowning of the new Gillespie County Fair Queen and her court on Friday night.

Horse racing is not a new attraction to the fair and once again, live pari-mutuel

horse races will be run. Parimutuel horse races will be run Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 23-24.

Post time for the races both days is 1 p.m.

Throughout the four-day weekend, the Exhibition Hall will be open for onlookers to take in the many displays of agricultural home products.

Fruits and vegetables, grain, hay, wool and mohair, baked goods and canned foods along with arts and crafts, sewing, plants and children’s items are featured.

Also, the Hill Country Antique Tractor and Engine Club will offer displays and will host demonstrations.

There are also a number of commercial displays and educational booths.

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126th fair

LIGHTING UP the night sky at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds is the Ferris wheel, which is a part of the carnival and midway that will be featured at the 126th Gillespie County Fair Aug. 21-24. — Standard-Radio Post file photo

Cont. from page 57

Admission is charged Friday through Sunday at the fair grounds.

A wide array of foods and drinks will also be available throughout the weekend.

Since its beginning before the turn of the century, the Gillespie County Fair has been held at numerous locations, including the banks of Baron’s Creek just east of the city on the site of Old Fort Martin Scott. Later it was moved to where the Turner Hall is now located on West Travis Street, and after that it was held on a knoll near what is today headquarters for the city electrical department off U.S. Highway 87 South.

Years afterward, the fair was conducted at what people today call the old fair grounds, two blocks from Main Street on the Kerrville Highway.

The present facility, located off Texas Highway 16 South, was dedicated in 1976 during the U.S. Bicentennial.

There, revelers will find a five-eighths mile racetrack, grandstand, biergarten, exhibition hall, livestock barn, restroom facilities, an outdoor dance pavilion and ample parking.

For those wanting more information about the 2014 fair, the Gillespie County Fair and Festivals Association address is P.O. Box 526, Fredericksburg, Texas 78624.

The telephone number is 830-997-2359, and the website address is www.gillespiefair.com.

Individuals planning to attend any of the fair association-sponsored events at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds can now purchase tickets online at www.gillespiefair.com.

The live pari-mutuel horse racing season begins July 4-5 with the July Fourth Racing Festival followed by the Fredericksburg Texas Fest Race Meet, July 19-20, and the Gillespie Race Meet, Aug. 9-10.

In addition this summer, the fair association is hosting its annual Scholarship Fest on Saturday, July 5; Night In Old Fredericksburg celebration on Saturday, July 19, and the Fifth Annual Fredericksburg PBR on Saturday, Sept. 13.

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Fans due high-flying action Sept. 13 when pro bull riding returns A night of professional bull riding will return to the Gillespie County Fair Grounds on Saturday, Sept. 13.

The fifth annual event is sponsored by the Gillespie County Fair and Festivals Association.

The bull riding will take place on the track in front of the grandstand, and the chutes will be set up so that the bulls will ride out toward the grandstand.

The local event is part of the PBR’s Touring Pro Division.

Riders are competing for points to earn spots in the PBR’s Built Ford Tough Series.

Tickets for the Fifth Annual Fredericksburg PBR are expected to go on sale in June.

More information on the bull riding event as well as other fair association-sponsored events is available by visiting www. fredericksburgpbr.com or www.gillespiefair.com.

Tickets will be available for purchase online through the fair association’s website.

HANGING ON — Professional bull riders will be in Fredericksburg on Saturday, Sept. 13, for the Fifth Annual Fredericksburg PBR at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds. Tickets are expected to go on sale in June. — Standard-Radio Post file photo

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Before the days of smooth roads and multi-lane highways, people in this part of Texas relied on oxen- and horse-drawn wagons to transport goods.

In remembrance of those times, members of a group called the Gillespie County Old Teamsters annually gather here and this year’s Labor Day reunion is set Monday, Sept. 1.

More information on that gathering will be announced as the event nears.

The organization’s first meeting on July 21, 1935, was held at Old Klaerner’s Park, but ever since, the gathering has taken place on Labor Day. The park was located on Liveoak Creek, four miles west of Fredericksburg on U.S. Highway 290, and was one of the area’s favorite picnic grounds.

It was there that veteran Old Teamster members liked to gather to swap stories.

Their tales of travel over rugged country roads reached back as early as when Fredericksburg was settled in 1846 and continued on until the coming of the railroad in 1913.

Especially during the earliest times, trail drivers had to contend with the possibility of Indian attack or renegades coming out of the brush to confiscate their cargo.

Not only did these early haulers carry heavy loads containing all types of freight, but they also had to carry provisions for themselves and their animals.

In addition to trips to San Antonio, their treks also included carrying provisions to army posts at Mason and more-distant places like San Angelo.

One of the secrets of the old teamsters was that, on occasion, they needed to carry large sums of money hidden in nail kegs to San Antonio banks.

To serve teamsters, Fredericksburg back then had numerous livery stables and camp yards where travelers could pen their horses and even on occasion, pitch a tent.

Among the more-prominent locations in town for teamsters to stable their horses was the Hotopp Camp Yard on the south side of today’s 200 block of West Main Street.

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Quilters to hold show Aug. 29-30

QUILTERS share stories of quilts provided by members of the Vereins Quilt Guild during “turning” demonstrations held during the three-day

show in 2012. The upcoming biennial show is scheduled for Aug. 29-30. – Standard-Radio Post file photo

The Vereins Quilt Guild of Fredericksburg will host its eighth biennial quilt show on Labor Day Weekend, with this year’s theme being “Today’s Treasures — Tomorrow’s Heirlooms.”

The event is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Aug. 29-30, at the Fredericksburg United Methodist Church at 1800 North Llano Street.

The hours of operation for the event are from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday. Admission to the show is $6 per person.

The public is invited.

There will be a prize drawing on Aug. 30 at 3 p.m. for the quilt “Celebration of Feathered Stars and Wildflowers,” the guild’s donation quilt that raises money for the charities they contribute to. The quilt has been appraised at nearly $6,000.

Over 200 entries are planned at the event with judging taking place at the same location.

In addition to the many hung quilts, there will also be a bed-turning, vendors, a boutique, a silent auction and a tea room serving lunch.

The show is being partially funded by the Pedernales Creative Arts Alliance.

People can also have their quilts appraised at the show, and to do so, an appointment will be needed.

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Museum saluTes A Native son National facility tells story of the Pacific War

Eight million Americans served in World War II’s Pacific Rim against Japan, and more than 100,000 of them gave their lives.

Among those who served was Fredericksburg native Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz.

For Nimitz and for all those who served in the Pacific, there’s a museum that honors them. That museum, of course, is the National Museum of the Pacific War, located in downtown Fredericksburg.

To memorialize Nimitz, an eight-foot bronze of the admiral (one of two; the other is in Hawaii) now stands in “Nimitzplatz.” This is an open area just west of the Admiral Nimitz Museum. The area was his grandmother’s garden, where he was often seen playing as a child.

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The statue is slightly canted to the west, looking out toward the Pacific and down toward the house on the corner of Main Street and Lincoln where the admiral was born.

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Admiral Nimitz museum The flagship of the National Museum of the Pacific War Complex is the Admiral Nimitz museum. The Pacific War Museum was originally located here before expanding into three museums and a six-acre campus.

Previously, the building was the old Nimitz Steamboat Hotel, owned and operated by Admiral Nimitz’s grandfather Charles Henry Nimitz Sr., and is where the admiral spent his early childhood.

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George H.W. Bush Gallery Named after former President George H.W. Bush, the fighter pilot during World War II, the Gallery exhibitions vividly convey the shock and destruction of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

The displays provide high impact experiences, and central to the experience is a spectacular artifact—the HA-19, one of five Japanese two-man subs that took part in the attack.

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Viewers can go island to island with the brave Marines and soldiers as they fought their way to ensure America’s freedom. Viewers can also see what it was like for the U.S Navy Pacific Fleet as they battled Upcoming Events for islands in — Leadership the Pacific.

Seminar on Friday, April 25; — Black Cats Temporary Exhibit on Friday, May 23; — Pacific Combat Living History Reenactments on Saturday, May 24, July 5, Aug. 30; — Fifth Annual Nimitz Golf Classic on Friday, June 6; — Marine Amphibious Art Exhibit on Thursday, Sept. 18; — Admiral Nimitz Foundation Symposium on Saturday, Sept. 20.

Japanese Garden of Peace After World War II ended, eventually relations between the United States and Japan healed. Both nations became allies with solid diplomatic relations.

Located adjacent to the Memorial Courtyard, the Japanese

TEMPORARY EXHIBITS focusing on a variety of World War II topics are frequently making stops at the National Museum of the Pacific War’s George H.W. Bush

Garden of Peace is designed to remind people there is another side to humanity. Just as there is a time for war, there is also a time for peace.

The garden was a gift from the military leaders of Japan to the people of

Gallery and often become conversation starters for veterans and other patrons of the museum. — Standard-Radio Post file photo

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The garden features a replica of the Imperial Japanese Navy’s MarshalAdmiral Togo Heihachiro’s garden meditation study. It was built in Japan,

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Memorial Courtyard This is the special place where the museum honors the individuals, ships and units who fought in the Pacific Theater. The 19th Century limestone walls that surround this solemn garden now bear plaques that recognize heroic contributions to the war effort in the Pacific. The Veterans’ Walk of Honor winds through the Courtyard, paved by bricks inscribed with additional tributes.

RE-ENACTORS demonstrate combat tactics used by American and Japanese forces in the

National Museum of the Pacific War’s Pacific Combat Zone. — Standard-Radio Post file photo

Plaza of Presidents Before visiting the Bush Gallery, visitors can take a moment to pause and reflect at the Plaza of Presidents, a striking outdoor tribute to the ten American presidents who served in

the armed forces during WWII. The stone monuments hold bronze plaques describing each president’s WWII military service, from Franklin Roosevelt through George H.W. Bush.

Pacific Combat Zone The museum’s Pacific Combat Zone provides living history reenactments that let visitors feel what it was like to walk the wooden dock alongside a patrol torpedo boat, stand in the hangar deck of an aircraft carrier as a torpedo bomber is readied for a strike, and view Japanese battlefield entrenchments.

Tanks, explosions, landing craft and flamethrowers are all a part of the reenactments as the sights and sounds of the Pacific Combat Zone come alive.

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Currently, the venue is hosting its “Pure Platinum” series through March 15 with Paul Vann, Maeve Martin-Smith, Jessica Gurule and Andrew Smith singing hits that reached platinum record status from a variety of musical styles.

Upcoming series include “Boots and Roots” from March 21-April 26 and “Broadway’s Best” from May 2-June 7.

Performances will be held Fridays at 8 p.m. and Saturdays at 4:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Tickets are available ranging from $17-$42.

Special events Built inside what was originally a furniture store, Rockbox originally focused on rock and roll as well as music from the 1950’s and 1960s, though over the past several years, Rockbox has added special mid-week events featuring classic bands that are still touring the nation as well as tribute artists and modern original groups.

Examples have included The World Famous Platters, The Diamonds, The Association, a tribute to the Beatles, and country music trio High Valley.

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Japanese defenders, employing landing craft, explosives and flamethrowers.

The living history programs also demonstrate the equipment, weapons and tactics used by the U.S. Army and Marines against the Imperial Japanese Army as they fought on Tarawa, Peleliu, Saipan and Iwo Jima.

Tickets are $7.50 for adults, $5 for students and free for children under six years old.

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Visitors to the 700-acre park 17 miles east of Fredericksburg (on U.S. Highway 290) can enjoy the outdoors to the fullest — whether that means touring a living history farm, fishing along the Pedernales River and swimming in the park pool to hiking on its nature trails and WETTING A LINE — Children try their hand on the banks of the Pedpicnicking under the ernales River during “Fishing Day” — one of the more popular events shade of liveoak trees hosted by the Lyndon B. Johnson State Park in Stonewall. This year’s while watching graz- fishing clinic and fun is set June 7. — Standard-Radio Post file photo ing bison.

Johnson not only was born and raised here, but he stayed true Whatever the activto his rural roots by entertaining world leaders at the “Texas ity, the park showWhite House” on the nearby LBJ Ranch during his presidency. cases the Texas Hill (That home is now on display to visitors as part of the adjacent Country’s beauty A GHOST image of President Lyndon B. Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park. See related story Johnson can be seen etched in the glass at which the park’s elsewhere in this guide.) namesake — 36th the state park visitor center in Stonewall, located on U.S. Highway 290 east of Fred- President of the First stop: Visitor Center ericksburg. Information at www.tpwd.state. United States LynThis year, visitors to the state park are invited to help it mark a tx.us//state-parks./lyndon-b-johnson.com. don B. Johnson — — Standard-Radio Post file photo Cont. on page 76 loved so much.

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FEEDING the chickens and other farm chores are done as they were in the early 1900s on the Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm. Tour groups of students and others are invited.

To make arrangements, phone 830-644-2252, ext. 229. — Standard-Radio Post file photo

milestone: the 50th anniversary of LBJ’s presidency.

Guests are asked to check in at the Visitor Center, where they will receive free park permits, maps and information specific to the park each day.

In its mission to honor Johnson and educate people about the Hill Country’s past and present, the Visitor Center features several exhibits, among them: “A Hill Country Heritage: the Land and People that Inspired a President and First Lady”, “Hill Country Album” and “More than Flowers: Mrs. Johnson’s Gift to the People.”

The Visitor Center also contains memorabilia focusing on the late president’s two terms of office.

In addition, there’s also an auditorium complex that accom-

modates up to 250 persons for free films shown daily and a gift shop that’s open daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

“It’s not a typical souvenir shop, but rather a community gift store with some unique one-of-a-kind crafted items,” said park superintendent Iris Neffendorf.

Attached to the Visitor Center is the Behrens Cabin, a tworoom dogtrot cabin built during the 1840s by German immigrant Johannes Behrens.

And, an outdoor amphitheater provides a unique setting for a variety of programs.

Throughout the park, exhibits and programs reflect on the various cultures that have had a lasting impact.

Farm gives nod to German pioneers Focusing primarily on the German influence of the area, the Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm gives guests a glimpse of life as it was on a German/Texas family farm between 19151918.

East of the Visitor Center and off the nature trail, the farm is open daily between the hours of 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Period-dressed park interpreters demonstrate every phase of life characteristic of that era.

School classes and other large groups of 15 or more are encouraged to make reservations for one-hour farm tours by phoning (830) 644-2252, extension 229.

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ing clinic for kids and their families on the banks of the Pedernales River.

Co-sponsored by the park and Walmart, the event will feature a short clinic for all participants, who will then get a chance to fish in the river. (No dogs or pets are allowed on this outing.)

• June and July – Archery Clinic: Every Thursday night, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in June and July, the park’s ball field (off U.S. Highway 290 on Coronet Street) will be the site of a free basic archery clinic for children seven years and older, as well as adults.

Bows and arrows will be provided, or participants may bring their own.

• Aug. 27 – LBJ’s 106th Birthday Celebration: From 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., the park will host a celebration commemorating President Lyndon B. Johnson’s birthdate. Featured will be a film and exhibits about the president and the Texas Hill Country.

Visitors can participate throughout the day in old-time family games at the Sauer-Beckmann IT MAY NOT BE A HUGE catch, Living History Farm and enjoy refreshments. but this fish sure put a big smile on • Sept. 20-21 – LBJ Seed Stomp: For two the face of this angler during the afternoons, from 1:30-3:30 p.m., guests can learn Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and about the former First Lady “Lady Bird” Johnson’s Historic Site’s annual “Fishing Day.” passion for nature and the great outdoors as they Other events are planned for families • join park personnel in scattering wildflower seeds. throughout the summer. — StanSpring/Summer events Crafts will be offered for children and native dard-Radio Post Photo file photo • March 22 – Kite Day: Children are invited flower seed mixtures will be provided by the park. to decorate and fly an old-fashioned 1900s-eraVolunteers will then be invited back in the spring to see a show of styled kite. color, as the flowers take bloom around the park with any luck from From 1-3 p.m., the LBJ State Park and Historic Site will supply the Mother Nature. materials and guide kids as they “let their creations soar.”

• Sept. 27 – Farm Demonstration Day: From 10 a.m. until 3 p.m., (Kites from home are also welcome and kites are also available for visitors to the Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm will get a chance purchase inside the park’s gift shop in the Visitor Center.) to see costumed park rangers demonstrating the traditions and work• April 19 – Easter at the Farm: The day before Easter, on Saturday, ings of a 1915 German farm.

April 19, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m., the Sauer-Beckmann Living History They’ll demonstrate how the necessary, low-profile chores needed Farm will host an Easter celebration similar to the one a German farm to be done in order for a family to survive in the Texas Hill Country family would have had in 1915. prior to electricity and running water.

Visitors can witness how eggs were dyed using natural colors, see Visitors will discover how common things used today (like soap, a traditional Easter lamb cake and help prepare a grass Easter nest, rope and cotton, just to name a few) were vital in everyday life. along with other seasonal activities.

Guests will also learn and see what a difference a milk cow, pig or • May 3 – Guided Nature Wildlife Tour/Walk: Join rangers and voleven a chicken could make for the family farm. unteers for a 10:30-11:30 a.m. guided nature walk on the park’s trails.

• Embarking from the park’s Visitor Center, visitors will not only learn a More information on specially-planned park events, as well as little history along the way, but they will also learn about the outdoors rental of the park and its facilities, is available by contacting the park and the flora and fauna characteristic of the Texas Hill Country. headquarters at 830-644-2252, extension 226, or by visiting the park’s Participants are urged to bring water, binoculars and wear sturdy website: www.tpwd.state.tx.us//state-parks/lyndon-b-johnson. Or, for hiking shoes. the most current information, visit the park’s Facebook page at www.

• June 7 – Fishing Day: Ready to get a line wet? This event is a fishfacebook.com/LBJSTATEPark.

ing Texas Longhorn cattle and bison. Another trail is handicapped accessible and suitable for wheelchairs, bicycles and strollers.

Numerous shaded picnic and rest areas (some with restroom facilities) are available at the state park and a few roadside parks line Ranch Road 1 which snakes parallel to the Pedernales River, dividing the state and national park properties.

Throughout the summer, a large pool facility — complete with children’s wading pool and a covered pavilion — is manned by certified lifeguards from noon to 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays.

Cost to swim is $3 per person, 13 years of age and older or $2 per child. A seasonal swimming pass is available at a cost of $40 per person or $80 per family (restricted up to five people.)

Two lighted tennis courts are available. The park’s dining hall and group picnic area, on the banks of the Pedernales River, as well as a separate baseball diamond facility are available for rent.

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White House,” the presidential hangar with the restored Air Force One aircraft and the president’s collection of classic automobiles.

The LBJ Ranch is located a mile east of Stonewall in Gillespie County on the north side of the Pedernales River.

Managed by the National Park Service, it is a companion attraction to the Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site, which is located along the river’s southern banks.

The other district in Johnson City in Blanco County is made up of the LBJ Boyhood Home and the Johnson Settlement.

Both park components are open 362 days of the year, closed only on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. And, both work toward two primary goals: educating the public about early life in Central Texas and about the life of the 36th president of the United States and his family.

Stonewall District For the national park’s Stonewall District, operating hours are 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. and it is open every day

except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. The first stop for any tour of the LBJ Ranch is at the LBJ State Park and Historic Site Visitor Center, located 17 miles east of Fredericksburg off U.S. Highway 290.

Information about the tour, accessible through private vehicle, exhibits and the gift shop is shared at this location.

Permits for the driving tour are issued at no charge, starting at 9 a.m. and no later than 4:15 p.m.

The tour leads travelers onto Ranch Road 1 and crosses the Pedernales River near the Junction School. It was here that Johnson began his formal education at the age of four. He returned here as president in 1965 to sign the landmark Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The route continues to the president’s reconstructed birth­place. Visitors can see this structure and then stroll to the Johnson family cemetery, where Lady Bird Johnson is laid to rest alongside President Johnson, his siblings and his parents.

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PAYING TRIBUTE to the late President Lyndon B. Johnson, a portrait bearing his image graces the mantle in the Texas White House, where the nation’s 36th president and his family once lived while not in Washington, D.C. — StandardRadio Post file photo

From there, visitors can go to the LBJ Ranch Hangar where tickets are obtained for the first-come, first-serve tours of the restored first floor of the Texas White House beginning at 10 a.m. and running through 4:30 p.m. each day. Cost is $3 for those 18 years of age or up, free for those 17 and under.

The first floor rooms of the Texas White House have been restored to the way they looked during LBJ’s presidency.

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A WREATH-LAYING CEREMONY is held every Aug. 27 — President Lyndon B. Johnson’s birthday — at the site of the Johnson Family cemetery on the ranch in the LBJ National Park in Stonewall. — Standard-Radio Post file photo

85 relative, James Polk Johnson, in 1879.

This park district includes a visitor center at 100 East Ladybird Lane, the LBJ Boyhood Home and the Johnson Settlement, his grandparents’ ranch headquarters from 1868-1872.

The visitor center is open from 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week. There is a permanent exhibit gallery with world events and LBJ history timelines, and a Great Society Wall, as well as an exhibit devoted to Mrs. Johnson.

Two videos — “LBJ: The President” and “Lady Bird Johnson”, are shown throughout the day.

Both are close-captioned and last 30 minutes.

The center includes a bookstore and gift items for both children and adults.

The LBJ Boyhood Home is open for guided touring with a park ranger from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding the noon hour, seven days a week. The tour lasts approximately 20 minutes and is free of charge.

The Johnson Settlement, a short walk from the visitor center, transports visitors back in time to the early days of settlement in Texas. The Johnson Settlement is self-guided. The entire loop through the parcel is about eight-tenths of a mile.

A visitor contact station is open in the Withers and Spauldings Building in downtown Johnson City. There, the public will see how a general store looked, circa 1915.

More information is available at (830) 868-7128, ext. 244, or on its website, www.nps.gov/lyjo.

Coming up •LBJ 100 bicycle tour on March 29-30.

•“Reflections of the ‘60s at the LBJ Ranch: Anniversary of Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965” on April 11.

•Movies Under The Stars showing of “Mary Poppins” on June 14.

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OUTDOOR OPPORTUNITIES

Lady Bird Park a getaway for swimming, golf, more Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park provides a recreational getaway for locals and visitors alike just three miles from downtown Fredericksburg attractions.

There is no admission charge for entering the 150-acre park located southwest of town on Texas 16 South.

There, visitors can take all day if they wish to enjoy what nature has to offer, including shade trees and grass-covered slopes that throughout much of the year are sprinkled with wildflowers.

COOLING OFF — Among many other features, Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park provides good, clean summer fun with its swimming pool, which will reopen June 6. Locals and visitors alike go there to escape the summer’s heat and have a “cool” time. — Standard-Radio Post file photo

Day use activities Day-time visitors to the park can use picnic tables (available on a first-come-first-served basis) and four playgrounds at no charge to accommodate those just wanting to get away from it

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Three free nature trails that take hikers across Live Oak Creek gives nature lovers a chance to get up close and personal with the natural habitat.

The pathways were established by the Friends of the Fredericksburg Nature Center.

The Friends of the Fredericksburg Nature Center hopes to have an interpretative center building in a few years to better showcase Hill Country nature.

For vacationers who enjoy fishing, the park offers a 17-acre lake and plenty of spots to wet a line. Motor boats, however, are prohibited, as are trotlines and swimming.

Elsewhere in the park, there are baseball and softball fields, a Cont. on page 88

Come For The History, Stay For The Hospitality In Fredericksburg, traces of the past are all around you. A quick glance suggests the German heritage of the town – the limestone construction of our buildings, the names on its commercial buildings, the celebrations and festivals.

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sand volleyball court, an outdoor basketball court, a swimming pool (with kiddie pool to the side) and tennis courts.

The Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Golf Course reopened last year after being closed the first half of 2012 due to renovations.

The swimming pool facilities at Lady Bird are expected to be open for the 2014 season beginning June 6 after offseason renovation of the pool.

Rental facilities Visitors who plan large gatherings may want to look into using one of the park’s THE ROLLING HILLS of Hole 16 are just one of the 18 holes featured in a five large outdoor covered pavilions or one par-71 golf course at Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park. — Photo courtesy of three indoor sites, including the Tatsch City of Fredericksburg House, the Cardinal Room at the golf clubhouse or the spacious Pioneer Pavilion.

Each of the five outdoor pavilions is available on a first-come-first-served basis or by reservation.

Information about the facilities and reservation opportunities is available from the City of Fredericksburg’s website at www.fbgtx.org.

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Reopened in 2012 after a $1.9 million renovation, Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Golf Course offers a year-round 18-hole, par-71 challenge as well as plenty of scenery along its tree-lined fairways.

The course — which shares the Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park entrance south-west of town on Texas High-way 16 — offers a 6,686-yard championship layout complete with practice facilities featuring a 20-station driving range, two practice greens and a practice bunker.

Tree-lined fairways, rolling hills, carries over Live Oak Creek both to elevated greens and those well below the lie, ever-changing wind conditions and three lakes make for challenging shot-making for even the most-proficient golfer.

During the spring and summer months, normal course hours are TuesdaySunday from 8 a.m. until dark.

Because course hours may vary due to weather, golfers are encouraged to telephone ahead (997-4010) to check on course conditions and updated greens fees before reserving tee time reservations which are accepted up to seven days in advance.

Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park Pool is currently closed for renovation and will reopen the day after Fredericksburg Independent School District ends their 2013-2014 year, slated for June 6.

Overnight camping Camping under the stars is available at the park, which accommodates RVs and tents.

In all, there are 113 sites available for travel trailers with 30-50 amp electrical hookups, water and sewer, cable TV, wireless internet and shade trees.

Rates are $30 per day, $175 per week and $395 per month.

Campers who want to tent camp pay $10 per night.

All campers must check in at the park office to receive a camping permit.

There are nine comfort stations to serve visitors, while three bathhouses are available to RV and tent campers.

Reservations for camping, use of the park’s picnic tables or other facilities can be made by the park at 997-4202 or by writing Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park, 432 Lady Bird Drive, Fredericksburg, Texas 78624.

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WELCOMING GUESTS, Pioneer Museum is focused on preserving and telling the story of the Texas Hill Country. Visitors can get a glimpse into what life was like for Gillespie County’s early settlers by first stopping in at this entry point, 325 West Main Street. —Standard-Radio Post file photo

Guests have described Pioneer Museum’s doorway as a magical portal, transporting the willing to a time when the life of German settlers was anything but easy in Gillespie County’s early days.

Located at 325 West Main Street, the museum complex is operated by the Gillespie County Historical Society and strives to retell this community’s heritage as it features year-round activities, displays, hands-on demonstrations and more for families.

The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays through Saturdays. It is closed on Sundays and Mondays.

Regular museum admission is $5 for adults, $3 for youth ages 6 to 17 and free for children 5 years of age and younger.

One $5 ticket admits the holder to both Pioneer Museum and the Vereins Kirche, located on Marktplatz downtown.

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Special activities: The museum hosts several special activities during the spring and summer, including “Spring Break at Pioneer Museum” on March 8-15 and an Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 19 (see separate story elsewhere in this issue.)

The museum also hosts:

A VISIT WITH ‘DER OSTERHASE’ puts smiles on the faces of Pioneer Museum Easter Egg Hunt participants. This year’s hunt will keep German Easter traditions alive for children 10 years and younger on Saturday, April 19. — Standard-Radio Post file photo

• Easter Egg Hunt— Saturday, April 19. Children 10 years of age and younger are invited to participate in Pioneer Museum’s Easter Egg Hunt.

The museum will open at 10 a.m. and the hunt will begin promptly at 10:30 a.m.

Hundreds of colorful eggs await delivery by the Easter Rabbit and a special toddlers’ hunt area is set aside for children under 5 years old.

The museum’s normal admission fee will be waived for all children accompanied by an adult.

Visitors may also tour the museum campus, including its 11 historic structures.

German pioneers brought many Easter traditions with them from the old country. The Easter rabbit — “der Osterhase” — as a symbol for Easter is first mentioned in 16th Century German literature.

Beginning in the early 1800s in Germany, children made nests of grass and hid them in their gardens for the Easter rabbit to fill with brightly-decorated eggs during the night.

Many families in Fredericksburg still carry on this tradition today.

Regular admission to the museum will resume at 11 a.m.

Other special events planned later at the museum include Founders Day on May 10 and a Roots Music Series with four outdoor concerts on May 31, June 28, July 26 and Aug. 20.

• Founders Day— Saturday, May 10. Honoring Fredericksburg’s founding families, a wreath laying ceremony will be held at 9:30 a.m. at Marktplatz, the downtown square at 100 West Main Street.

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to meet Glen Treibs at 11 a.m. for a second wreath laying and tour at Der Stadt Friedhof cemetery on North Lee Street.

Then, back at the Pioneer museum grounds, living history demonstrations will be staged from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Families are welcome to take part in the activities.

During the afternoon, founding families involved in the brewing heritage of Gillespie County will have an exhibit on how beer was made in the early days.

• Roots Music Series — Saturday, May 31, will be the kickoff to the summer series, which features four open-air, outdoor concerts on the Pioneer Museum grounds. Other concert dates are June 28, July 26 and Aug. 30. (See related story elsewhere in this issue.)

Museum complex Pioneer Museum’s mission is to preserve and tell the story of the Texas Hill Country.

In 2005, the Dambach-Besier House was moved from 515 East Main Street to 325 West Main Street where it has been reconstructed to form the entrance to Pioneer Museum and the Visitor Welcome Center.

The structure also houses the museum’s gift shop.

The old limestone house was built in 1869 by F. Dambach and in more recent times had been used as a restaurant.

Visitors to the Pioneer Museum will be immersed in the stories of those who built this community.

Ten historic structures, filled with authentic artifacts and images, encourage visitors to imagine the struggles of the founding generations — thousands of miles from their birth place, with scant supplies and equipment, to survive and create a new life.

The Kammlah House and Store began in 1849 as a one-room structure, but grew through the years with the addition of three kitchens, a cellar, a stone patio, bedrooms and living areas.

When the Historical Society purchased the Kammlah property in 1955, four generations of Kammlahs had lived in the house.

Between 1870 and 1924, the Kammlahs operated a general store in the front rooms.

The Kammlah House is the oldest building in Fredericksburg open to the public.

The Kammlah Smokehouse and Barn are located behind the house.

Walking through the grounds, visitors will also see bottle-lined flower beds, a windmill, chicken pen, farm implements and outhouse, all reminiscent of a past era.

The Arhelger Bathhouse, originally built as a bathhouse behind the Arhelger Barber Shop, now houses an exhibit on the Fredericksburg & Northern Railroad (1914-1942).

The White Oak School recalls the days of the one-roomed

TREATING LISTENERS to a story in addition to a one-man-bandstyled tune, this entertainer performs during one of Pioneer Museum’s family-friendly events. — Standard-Radio Post file photo

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The Walton Smith Log Cabin, built around 1880, is a typical log-stone-mortar house.

The 1870s Fassel-Roeder House served as a butcher shop before a kitchen, living room and front porch were added.

Furnished with household items typical of the late 19th century, the Fassel-Roeder House illustrates domestic life during that period.

The Weber Sunday House is typical of small wooden structures built by families who lived too far from town for one-day trips.

These little houses served as places to eat and rest when families came to town for church, shopping or funerals.

Also located on the grounds is the Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department Museum, built by the Fredericksburg Heritage Federation.

Four pieces of early 20th century fire fighting equipment offer a glimpse of the history of the Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department. The bell on top of the building stood atop the first fire station in town.

More information on the museum is available at 997-2835 or on the internet website: www.pioneermuseum.net.

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A geological treasure that serves as a gateway to West Texas, Enchanted Rock State Natural Area has attracted visitors by the thousands for more than 500 years.

Reaching an elevation of 1,825 feet, the granite dome on Ranch Road 965 near the Gillespie-Llano county line, commands attention. And “The Rock,” or “E-Rock,” draws hundreds of thousands each year to its 640-acre dome, having intrigued early Native Americans, to settlers, to modern-day visitors.

Last year, the park hosted more than 250,000 hikers, campers, climbers, birders and many who just marveled at the natural setting.

Last spring, a youth camping area was opened to better accommodate large groups and groups of scouts.

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Visitors should check with the park on busy weekends to make sure there is not a wait. Once the park hits capacity, traffic frequently backs up onto the highway, so drivers are urged to use caution as they approach the park entrance.

New Park Superintendent Doug Cochran said he will pursue improved signage in town that lets visitors know about waits during peak season.

Hiking Several different trails are available for hikers of all skill levels, with the most popular trail, the Summit Trail, which guides the path to the top of Enchanted Rock, rising 425 feet over a 0.6-mile trail.

Although many visitors tackle the trail on their own, a one- to two-hour guided tour leaving from the gazebo at 9 a.m. for the summit is available on the third Saturday of April, May,

September, October, November and December. Donations are accepted to allow this program to continue operations.

Private tours are also available for groups at other times with a donation. To make arrangements, contact: enchanted.rock@tpwd.state.tx.us.

Other trails in the state park travel distances of up to four miles, circling Enchanted Rock and its nearby formations, Little Rock, Turkey Peak, Buzzard’s Roost and Freshman Mountain.

Rock climbing Technical and rock climbing opportunities are available for the most adventurous outdoorsman. Climbers must check in at park headquarters before climbing and should note that the use of pitons is prohibited by the park.

Trail maps and climbing locations are detailed on the web: www.tpwd. state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/ enchanted_rock/.

Once atop the rock, visitors will immediately notice an unexpected sight — grass and trees on a relatively flat, rocky terrain.

EVEN THE BACK SIDE of the iconic dome hides spring beauty at Enchanted Rock State Natural Area.

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Vernal pools — small patches of vegetation that form in depressions in the rock — have become home to patches of grass, tiny fairy shrimp, as well as ferns, moss, lichens, sedges and other plant life.

Over 500 species of plants can be found in and around Enchanted Rock, including the light blue basin bellflower found only in three Texas counties.

Among the many animals that roam in the state park are Texas earless lizards, rock squirrels, white-tailed deer, rabbits, armadillos and turkey vultures.

Camping Day-use entrance fees are $6 per person for 13 years old and older, $3 for individuals 65 years-and-older and free for children 12 years or younger.

Overnight camping is available in two ways: •There are about 30 backpack primitive area spaces (1-3 miles) at $12 per night during peak park times and $10 during non-peak nights, and, •There are 46 walk-in campsites (25-100 yards) for tent camping-only at a cost of $17 per night during peak times and $15 per night for non-peak

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Primitive site camping is limited to four people, while the maximum limit for walk-in camping is eight.

Peak months are March through May. No overnight camping is available at the summit of Enchanted Rock.

Hikers should bring at least a quart of water along per person.

New Park Superintendent Doug Cochran and his staff are working to serve the quarter of a million visitors annually. — Standard-Radio Post file photo

ENCHANTED ROCK STATE NATURAL AREA Park office: 830-685-3636 www.tpwd.state.tx.us Call during peak visiting times (March to June, October to December) to check wait times.

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RANGER Nyta Brown gives talks to visitors nightly just before the bat emergence at Old Tunnel State Park. Each night, up to 3,000,000 bats emerge to hunt for bugs and moths. —Standard-Radio Post file photo

Millions of bats have adopted abandoned railroad tunnel as their home One of the best entertainment shows around doesn’t come with a live band.

The Old Tunnel State Park’s nightly “bat show” – the exodus of up to 3,000,000 Mexican freetailed bats and thousands of additional Cave Myotis bats — will continue through October, providing visitors an amazing glimpse at one of nature’s most interesting attractions.

At dusk, when the bats emerge from an abandoned railroad tunnel, they circle, form a whirlwind, then rise to the tree tops and head out into the night.

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Old bat tunnel Viewing areas are situated near the mouth of the cave and above the cave by the entrance so visitors can get a ring-side seat.

The park is located 11 miles south of Fredericksburg on Old San Antonio Road, just past the Gillespie-Kendall County line.

The 16.1-acre park is the smallest of the State Natural Areas in the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department’s system.

Visitors are invited to hike a trail around the perimeter and learn about bats from displays at the park entrance.

The history of the park will intrigue train buffs. A private Fredericksburg and Northern Railway line ran between the town and San Antonio. What had taken a day-and-a-half to travel to San Antonio now took just a few hours. The Old Tunnel was part of this effort, and showed local German entrepreneurs’ determination. They tunneled through the limestone hill, starting on each end. In spite of primitive engineering methods, the two crews’ bores met only oneand-a-half inches apart.

While the area is open year-round, “bat season” is May 1 through Oct. 31. Emergences begin anywhere from around 6-8:15 p.m. Emergences last as long as 45 minutes in the late summer.

Visitors last summer were treated to the sight of an albino bat, which was easy to spot in the flurry of bats heading out for their evening dinner. (Unfortunately, these bats are equally easy to spot by predators, so they do not often live long.)

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The bats make for natural insect control, as each bat can eat up to 40 moths per night.

The upper viewing deck affords bat-watchers a look at the emergence without descending a limestone path to the tunnel. Upper deck viewers also can occasionally spot predatory Red-tailed Hawks swoop in on bats in mid-flight. Bat viewing at the tunnel from Monday through Wednesday is available only from the upper level.

At the lower observation area, park interpreters conduct an educational program roughly 30 minutes to an hour before estimated emergence times on Thursday through Sunday. Cost for that program and admission to the lower trail is $5 each. (Exact change is required.) Only 70 seats are available, and offered on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Ticket sales begin at 6 p.m. and no reservations are accepted.

Group or school educational programs also are available.

Information on estimated “show” times is available at 1-866-978-BATS (2287).

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Books on CD, all of which are loaned for home use, are available for both adults and children. DVDs are available, but they can only be checked out by adults.

Youth readership Young readers will find their own specially-designated area on the first floor which features picture books, stories for tiny tots, and fiction and non-fiction for older youths.

A story hour is offered for pre-school and kindergarten children during the school year and the schedule is available at the library central desk.

Blind readership Braille books, recorded books and talking book machines are available through the Texas State Library at no charge. Pioneer Memorial Library also has a collection of large-print books and cassette/CD books.

Special services The library loans, for free, for 48 hours: slide projectors, screens, overhead projectors and an opaque projector.

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Old schools open doors for visitors In the 19th and early 20th centuries, long before Gillespie County students met in schools like Fredericksburg Independent School District, Harper ISD or Doss Consolidated Common School District, students met in rural “country schools” similar to the one-room school houses on shows like “Little House on the Prairie.”

Those schools are now things of the past, but the sites and even memories can still be revisited, courtesy of a visit on the “schools trail”.

‘Schools Trail’ The “schools trail” gives visitors and residents alike a chance to venture into past into the earlier days of Texas, when German settlers came to the Texas Hill Country and established country schools to educate their children.

FORMER STUDENTS often greet visitors to rural schools like Cherry Spring, one of five historic country schools on a tour in April 2013.

— Standard-Radio Post File Photo Among the old school houses on the driving trail: Cave Creek, Cherry Mountain, Cherry Spring, Crabapple, Grapetown, Junction, Lower South Grape Creek, Luckenbach, Meusebach, Negben, Pecan Creek, Rheingold, Williams Creek (Albert) (where President Lyndon Johnson attended), White Oak, Willow City and Wrede.

In the 1950s and 1960s, the schools were consolidated into the Fredericksburg Independent School District.

On January 23, 2006, the Gillespie County Commissioners Court established the Gillespie County Country Schools Trail. This trail linked the 16 former historic country schools with Vereins Kirche, which is a replica of the first school in the county. At one time, more than 40 school districts existed in the county.

The “schools trail” is a first in Texas and is thought to be possibly the first in the nation.

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‘Friends’ of the Country Schools The Friends of Gillespie County Country Schools, in conjunction with several organizations, sponsors the trail and various activities throughout the year so that people can learn more about the county’s educational history.

The Friends consist of former students of the closed schools.

Their mission statement is “we are preserving the past to enrich the future.”

Open Houses and other events The schools are available to the public to rent for social activities and events. The following are open houses and other events: March 8: Open House from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Wrede; April 5: Open Houses from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Cave Creek, Junction, Nebgen, Rheingold and Willow City; April 6: Annual Barbecue Fundraiser, at the American Legion Post 244 at Highway 87 South; 10:30 a.m. drive-thru/ take out, 11 a.m. dine-in, Barbecue chicken or pork is $9 per plate, with live music by the Polkamatics.; May 10: Open Houses from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Cherry Mountain, Cherry Spring and Crabapple June 14: Open Houses from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Grapetown and Meusebach Creek Sept. 13: Open Houses from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Lower South Grape Creek and Luckenbach.

For more information about the historic schools tours, call the Friends of Gillespie County Country Schools at 830685-3321, e-mail them at info@historicschools.org or visit their website at www.historicschools.org.

THE WREDE SCHOOLHOUSE is just one of the country schools people can visit on the school trail in Gillespie County. — Standard-Radio Post file photo

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Great Scott!

Historic fort offers look at frontier life

Self-guided tours exploring Hill Country life in the 19th Century can be experienced by visitors to Fort Martin Scott, one of the first frontier military outposts in Texas.

Located just east of town at 1606 East Main (on U.S. Highway 290), the fort is open seven days a week for those interested in walking through the grounds.

The City of Fredericksburg and the Gillespie County Historical Society have installed informational kiosks on the Cont. on page 108

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Fort Martin Scott grounds to help visitors better experience the history of the fort.

Admission to the historic site is free, although donations are accepted.

Available for inspection along a tour path are a restored enlisted man’s quarters, two officers’ quarters and the guardhouse.

Near the fort entrance is a Texas Historical Commission marker which also provides background information.

Exhibits from frontier times are offered in both officers’ quarters and in the Visitor Center.

The museum store is stocked with a variety of books on the history of the frontier, Fredericksburg, Indians, Texas Rangers and the Civil War. Informal living history demonstrations are also periodically scheduled throughout the year at Fort Martin Scott.

Fort Martin Scott was an active U.S. Army fort for five years (1848-53). After that, Texas Rangers, Union and Confederate troops, and travelers through or to Gillespie County in the 1860s and 1870s used the site.

In the 1880s, the area was used for early Gillespie County fairs and horse races.

Cont. from page 106 Fort Martin Scott will host Texas History Days March 13-16 featuring living history re-enactors portraying soldiers and civilians go about their daily activities during the 1850s at the fort.

Events will include live action shoot outs, music, storytelling and pioneer craft displays.

Admission is $5 per car load, with $5 cost for chuck wagon cooking on Saturday and $3 cost for Cowboy Breakfast on Sunday.

Other upcoming events in 2014 include An Evening At Fort Martin Scott on June 13, Fort Martin Scott Day on June 14, and the second annual Frontier Day at Fort Martin Scott on Nov. 29.

On Dec. 5, 1848, Captain Seth Eastman of the 1st Infantry camped at what became Fort Martin Scott for the first time, establishing the first frontier military post in Texas.

Though the post closed operation in December 1853, some of the first Indian policy of the United States in Texas was conducted from this strategic site.

For most of the post’s years of duty, it was manned by both infantry soldiers and horse-mounted troopers of the 2nd

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Between 125 and 150 soldiers were generally stationed at the post at a time, with nearly 375 in camp in early-1851 during preparations for a major Indian campaign. Only 15 soldiers occupied the post for the last year of its duty.

Though only one building had survived intact on the site, a great deal of history surrounding the fort was gleaned, primarily through military records kept by units stationed there. The Fredericksburg Heritage Federation obtained copies of nearly 500 original documents from the National Archives.

Site developers considered themselves lucky to find documents pertaining to everything from clothing and weapons issued to courts martial and Indian treaties.

At least eight officers who served at the post were later Civil War generals and other distinguished officers.

Recent research has found that two officers who were in the same company at Fort Martin Scott later opposed each other at Gettysburg, with one of them killed in that action.

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In addition to being a major part of Indian policy in the early days of statehood, Fort Martin Scott played a prominent role in the development of the little hamlet of Fredericksburg.

Founded in 1846 by German colonists, Fredericksburg was by 1848 having financial difficulties, which were alleviated by the arrival of the post.

For a six-month period in early 1851, nearly 65 local citizens were hired by the post periodically as teamsters, guides and interpreters, ambulance drivers and laborers.

One of the town doctors was a contract surgeon at the post hospital for more than a year.

Following the gold rush in California that began in 1849, the frontier quickly moved west, making Fort Martin Scott unnecessary.

Troops from this post moved west to found Fort Mason and Fort McKavitt, among others.

The fort’s site was used sporadically during the Civil War, both as a recruiting station for the Confederacy and as a jail to hold members of the infamous Haengerbunde, a group which terrorized local Union sympathizers, often raiding their homes at night and lynching those considered dangerous.

In 1870, the site was sold to J.W. Braeutigam, who created a dance hall and store on the site.

The first county fair was held there in 1881, complete with horse races on the old cavalry drill field.

Braeutigam was killed there in 1884 while resisting a robbery of his store.

The site was closed to the public shortly thereafter.

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For the first time since 1853, the fort reopened for business, this time as the Fort Martin Scott Historic Site, on Dec. 9, 1989.

Fort Martin Scott is one of the few museums to focus on the period of the first decade of Texas’ statehood and the earliest days of dealing with Central Texas Comanche and Lipan Apache Indians.

In January 2001, the Fredericksburg Heritage Federation turned over the day-to-day operation of the fort to the Gillespie County Historical Society under an agreement with the City of Fredericksburg.

A grant received that year provided funding for site enhancements such as exhibit preparation, purchase of historic clothing, the information stations, and grounds improvements.

The City of Fredericksburg now operates the fort as a site for self-guided tour.

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‘Fresh, local’ are Farmer’s Market staples Consumers who believe that the best food is grown closest to home will be fans of the Fredericksburg Farmer’s Market, which will open its seventh year this May. Farm-to-table produce will be available starting May 1, from 4-7 p.m. each Thursday at Kinderhalle on Marktplatz through August. The farmers

take a break in September, then reopen on the Pioneer Museum grounds in October.

“For a community this size, we are fortunate to have this,” said Cynthia England, vice president of the market. “We also are fortunate to have so many farmers and ranchers who support it and take part.”

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“We charge just $15 a week for a booth, and that’s great for the farmers,” England said.

“They tell us they couldn’t build a store on Main Street, so this is their store.”

The market offers a large variety of locally grown fruits and vegetables, including peaches, tomatoes, melons, pickles, squash, blackberries, herbs and more.

Artisan breads and pizzas are available, and a new pairing with the hospital’s acclaimed cafeteria is proving a good draw as part of the hospital’s “create healthy” mission. Each week, Chef Steve Summers from the Hill Country Memorial Hospital creates soups with local ingredients.

Award-winning goat cheese is for sale along with grass-fed means from Gillespie County and free-range, naturally-raised

FRESH PRODUCE is on the menu at Fredericksburg Farmer’s Market.

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Rangers Heritage Center coming soon A chance to “walk in the boots of the Texas Rangers” has come one step closer to reality after groundbreaking ceremonies for a multimillion dollar Texas Rangers Heritage Center were held in September in Fredericksburg.

Over 400 people attended the event, which officially kicked off construction. Work on Phase 1 began in November and should be complete

by November 2014.

Rallying support — financial and otherwise — for the museum/educational facility is the Former Texas Rangers Foundation (FTRF), nonprofit organization.

The FTRF currently headquarters at 103 Industrial Loop, Suite 700, where the public is invited to stop in and learn more details about the planned center.

The endeavor will ultimately serve as a tourism and education destination in Fredericksburg, as it will offer on-site lessons in character, said Joe B. Davis, FTRF president and a retired Texas Ranger.

The center will rely on the history of the Texas Rangers to engage the younger generation, teaching the Rangers’ five main traits of courage, determination, dedication, respect and integrity. Featured will be five galleries, each one dedicated to a corresponding trait.

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The Heritage Center will be situated on land adjacent to the Fort Martin Scott Historic Site, after organizers were able to secure a 99-year, low-cost lease incentive deal with the City of Fredericksburg.

Gracing the front walkways will be a memorial to fallen Texas Rangers, the “Ranger Ring of Honor” encircling a Texas Lone Star.

It will also feature a statue of a stone star measuring 24 feet in diameter with a three-foot wall surrounding the perimeter, flanked by three flags: the United States flag, the Texas flag and the Rangers flag.

Prominently displayed on the wall will be plaques recognizing deceased Rangers.

To the left of the main gallery will be restrooms, a gift shop, a conference room, Texas Rangers archives, a library, a legacy theater, a workshop area, storage vault and administrative offices.

To the right of the main lobby will be the exhibit and display area where designers are working to not only perpetuate the history of the Texas Rangers, but also deliver an inspiring message in the hopes of motivating children to emulate the character traits

historically associated with Texas Rangers.

Gallery I will spotlight the transformation of citizen soldiers into Rangers of the revolution, between 1823-1836. It will show Stephen F. Austin swearing in the First Rangers, as well as events of the Texas Revolution, the “Immortal 32” and the Alamo.

Gallery II will reflect the Rangers under three flags, from 1836-1874. Included will be exhibits on the Battle of Walker Creek, the invention of the Walker Colt Civil War, and highlights concerning Texas Ranger Captains Samuel H. Walker, John (Jack) Coffee Hays and Ben McCulloch.

Gallery III will show the frontier battalion and the special forces, serving from 18741900. It’ll feature the Sutton Taylor Feud, the capture of John Wesley Hardin and cite Texas Ranger Captains Frank Jones, Leander H. McNelly and Major John B. Jones.

Gallery IV will delve into the lives of who Davis deemed “four great Ranger captains” serving from 1900-1935: John R. Hughes, J.A. Brooks, William J. McDonald and John H. Rogers.

Gallery V will bring visitors up to date with a look at “Texas Rangers Today,” from

1935 to the present. It will inform about the creation of the Department of Public Safety and the Huntsville prison siege of 1974.

While designed with interactive displays and state-ofthe-art museum technology to hold the interest of all ages, the center will also work to reach youths through its Junior Texas Ranger Program.

Junior Rangers who join the program will receive a badge and a certificate signed by a former Texas Ranger.

The FTRF will also strive to extend its educational outreach program by creating the Heritage Center as a field trip-friendly destination.

Located within a one-hour bus ride of larger cities, the center is expected to serve an estimated 250,000 students in grades one through eight in Texas alone. A distance learning option is also to be offered to serve those unable to make the journey.

Another aspect of the outreach educational effort is that the center will mentor atrisk youths. Staff will provide participants with “valuable, life-changing opportunities to interact one-on-one with former Texas Rangers,” Davis said.

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Fredericksburg is the wine lover’s destination.

Being listed as a top 10 wine destination in the world by Wine Enthusiast Magazine means the visitors from all over know about Fredericksburg wineries.

The industry’s growth mirrors the early days of California’s Napa Valley, and studies show that one in three visitors takes in a winery.

New wineries are opening each year, and many local ones are bringing home prestigious awards from around the globe.

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WINERIES Bell Mountain Vineyards Bellmountainwine.com 830-685-3297 14 miles north of Fredericksburg on SH 16 Bell Mountain, operated by the Oberhelman family, planted its first test vineyard in 1976.

The vineyard produces and bottles wines from the classic wine varieties branded with the Bell Mountain label. It also offers specialty wines under the Oberhof label, as well as Vina Rita Wine Cocktails.

Grape Creek Vineyards Grapecreek.com 830-644-2710 10 miles east of Fredericksburg, US 290 East Grape Creek Vineyards offers visitors a feel of “Tuscany in Texas” on its grounds.

The winery includes a 6,000-square-foot Italian Villa tasting room and event center, and “Trattoria” grounds where guests can enjoy wine and picnic goods from Grape Creek’s Italian market.

In addition to having a tasting room at the winery, Grape Creek on Main offers a tasting room in downtown Fredericksburg, 314 E. Main Street.

Becker Vineyards Beckervineyards.com 830-644-2681 One mile off Highway 290 East on Jenschke Lane Established in 1992, the vineyard is owned by

Dr. Richard and Bunny Becker.

Its grounds feature retail sales, a gift shop and tasting room. The vineyard also offers a selection of products made from lavender grown in its three-acre lavender field. Becker Vineyards will host their 15th annual Lavender Festival April 27-28.

Fredericksburg Winery Fbgwinery.com 830-990-8747 247 W. Main St., Fredericksburg Fredericksburg Winery was named one of the top three producers in Texas by USA Today. The winery is owned and operated by the Switzer family, and was established in 1996.

The winery, which has its own vines, produces wines at its 10,600-square-foot facility on West Main Street, offering a large selection of wines from the very dry varieties to late harvest dessert wines and port.

Chisholm Trail Winery Chisholmtrailwinery.com 877-990-2675 2367 Usener Road (10 miles west of town) The Old West-style winery, established in 2001, has a 6,000-square-foot saloon-style tasting room. Special events with live music and the winery’s Saloon Girls are held throughout the year. Home of the “Texas-Size Wine-Tastings,” Chisholm Trail has bottled numerous awardwinning wines.

Winemaker Paula Williamson was previously a real estate and corporate litigation attorney and is now one of only a few female wine-makers in Texas.

Torre di Pietra Vineyards Texashillcountrywine.com 830-644-2829 10 miles east of town on Highway 290 East Producing a wide range of red and white wines, Torre di Pietra has recently added chocolates filled with its own wines to its offerings.

The winery is operated by the Maxwells, fourth- and fifth-generation Texans whose family has been making wine for over 100 years.

Woodrose Winery Woodrosewinery.com 830-644-2539 Just west of Stonewall on Woodrose Lane Woodrose Winery was founded in 1995 in Austin as Oak Hill Cellars. Woodrose planted its first vines in Stonewall in 2000.

In 2005, wine maker and enthusiast Mike Guilette bought the winery and expanded it to 34 acres.

The facility currently includes a tasting room with outdoor seating. Work is nearing completion on additional winery/fermenting rooms and a dance hall.

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Using grapes suitable to the Texas climate, winemaker David Kuhlken uses gravity winemaking and extended barrel aging to produce ultra-premium wines. The underground cellar is the largest in Texas.

The visitor center has been nicknamed “The Engagement Headquarters of the Hill Country.”

The cellar’s wine list features a range of reds, whites and dessert wines.

Rancho Ponte Vineyard Ranchoponte.com 830-990-8555 315 Ranch Road 1376 (behind KOA on road to Luckenbach) Rancho Ponte Vineyard was established locally in 2009 as a continuation of a family tradition of quality winemaking that began in 1895 in Italy.

The winery and tasting room are nestled on 20 acres surrounded by cattle and horse ranches.

The winery features a variety of wines, sold exclusively at the winery.

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4.0 Cellars Fourpointwine.com 830-997-7470 4.0 Cellars, also located on U.S. Highway 290 East, opened last spring.

The winery is a collaboration between three well-regarded Texas wineries: Brennan Vineyards in Comanche; Lost Oak Winery near Burleson; and McPherson Cellars in Lubbock. Kim McPherson’s father “Doc” is considered one of the “fathers” of the modern Texas wine industry, having co-founded Llano Estacado in Lubbock.

4.0 Cellars offers its winery for private and semi-private events. Tastings are $8 and offer six award-winning wines.

Messina Hof Hill Country Messinahof.com 830-990-4653 Highway 290 East, near Stonewall Messina Hof Hill Country opened in 2011, sporting a rich family-based background rooted in the wine-making process.

The 10-acre estate includes a Wine Garten, “Manor Haus” B&B, VIP Room and Guest Center.

The local facility is an outgrowth of Messina Hof Winery and Resort in Bryan, which was started in 1977 by Merrill and Paul Bonarrigo VI. The Bonarrigo family began making wine in 1880. Now, his great-great-grandson, Paul Mitchell Bonarrigo, with his wife, Karen, continue the legacy through Messina Hof Hill Country in Fredericksburg.

Mendelbaum Cellars Mendelbaumcellars.com 830-997-7000 10207 U.S. Highway 290 East Mendelbaum Cellars offers wines from the Texas Panhandle and the Texas High Plains.

It recently added wines from Israel, its “Holy Land Wines” that features grapes grown in the Judean Hills and the Galilean Mountains.

Mendelbaum Cellars shop also offers olive oils and fine packaged food items. The winery offers tastings and group events.

Hilmy Cellars Hilmywine.com 830-644-2482 12346 US Highway 290 East Hilmy Cellars offers a vineyard and winery with the focus of making wines from hot climate varietals from around the world. It offers six wines at its tasting room, produced by owners Erik and Neldie Hilmy.

William Chris Vineyards williamchriswines.com 830-998-7654 Environmentally friendly and Texas grown, William Chris Vineyards in Hye is known for quality wines that have won many awards.

Opened in 2009 by Bill Blackmon and Chris Brundrett, the family-owned facility boasts an award-winning portfolio of wines. Enjoy a glass under the oaks in the facility’s scenic setting.

William Chris is located at 10352 U.S. Highway 290 in Hye.

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ATTRACTIONS Inwood Estates Vineyards Inwoodwines.com 830-997-2304 9 miles east of town on US 290 East This winery brings 30 years of wine-making experience to its newest location nine miles east of Fredericksburg in the 290 wine corridor.

Its other operations are located in Dallas and Florence.

Founder Dan Gatlin has an extensive background in the retail beverage trade and in vineyard research. He established one of the first vineyards in the state in 1981 in Denton County.

The local facility includes a tasting room, outdoor patio and bistro.

Hye Meadow Winery www.hyemeadow.com 512-366-2845 10257 W. US Highway 290 in Hye Located on 62 acres in Hye, just outside the Gillespie County line, winemakers at Hye Meadows say they take their wine seriously, but know how to have fun. “Grape Guru” Mike Batek joined forces with Jeff Ivy and Chris Black to open the winery in 2013.

Alexander Vineyards alexandervineyards.com 817-312-6338 Highway 290 East and Goehmann Lane One of the Hill Country’s newest wineries is Alexander Vineyards, about five miles east of downtown Fredericksburg.

115 Established in April 2013, Alexander’s wine offerings promise to grow each year. Alexander specializes in champagne and Bordeaux wines.

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Fiesta Winery Fiestawinery.com 830-307-3328 6260 US Highway 290 East Fiesta Winery began in Bend, Texas, but the winery’s success spawned two local outlets.

Fiesta Winery Main Street is located at 147A E. Main (with Books on Main), and Fiesta Winery 290.

Karen “K.K.” Taylor manages both locations.

Closing times vary, so call ahead to check.

The winery has won awards in Dallas and San Antonio contests. Fiesta self-distributed for more than two years, but recently signed with a distributor that has their wines available around the state.

SantaMaria Cellars Santamariacellarswines.com 830-998-5357 12044 Highway 16 South Owner and winemaker Martin Santamaria adds an Argentenian flare to Texas winemaking.

The former professional rugby player studied viticulture and oenology in Italy. The winery is open Thursday and Friday, 12-5 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, 12-5 p.m.

Water 2 Wine Water2wine.com 830-997-9400 228 W. Main Street, Fredericksburg Water 2 Wine is an operating winery where wines are fermented on site. Featuring more than 100 wines from 13 countries, visitors can taste what they like.

Six Shooter Cellars Sixshootercellars.com 830-644-2482 6264 US Highway 290 East Six Shooter Cellars is the newest entry into the local wine scene. A collection of six wineries from around the Lone Star State, Six Shooter features wines from Cowtown Winery (Fort Worth), Clear Creek Vineyards (Kemah), Yepez Vineyard (Baytown), Cross Timbers Winery (Grapevine) and Retreat Hill (Navasota) and Blazing Barrels (Lubbock).

Visitors will find an assortment of reds, whites, blushes and dessert wines, all from Texas winemakers.

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BREWERIES Fredericksburg Brewing Co. Yourbrewery.com 830-997-1646 A top downtown spot, this brewery, opened in 1994, offers five excellent beers on tap, plus seasonal brews.

Today, Fredericksburg Brewing Company is the oldest brewpub in Texas, also called the “Best in Texas” by several publications. The brewery claimed a gold medal at the 2008 Great American Beer Festival Competition, plus other medals in various competitions.

The brewery, located at 245 E. Main St., sits in two restored 1890s buildings.

In addition to its main room, the brewery has a large, air-conditioned biergarten.

The second floor of the buildings provides “Bed & Brew” facilities, 12 rooms with baths, each decorated in a different theme.

The brewery’s restaurant also features a variety of freshly prepared foods, from burgers, to pizza, to Scotch eggs, and more.

Fredericksburg allows sidewalk consumption, so visitors may take a cold brew on a Main Street stroll.

Pedernales Brewing Company pedernalesbrewing.com 830-998-7486 Open since April 2012, Pedernales Brewing Company is growing rapidly as the popularity of its four in-house beers grows around the Hill Country and Central Texas regions.

President Lee Hereford brought in brewmaster Peter McFarlane to produce its LOBO Texas Lager, LOBO Negro, Classic IPA and Classic Hefe-Weizen.

Located on U.S. Highway 87 South, the brewery does not yet offer a tasting room, but its suds can be found at many local outlets, including Judy’s Liquors, Western Beverages, H-E-B, JEK’s convenience stores, and more. Its distribution now covers 15 counties and its representatives are adding retail sales locations daily.

Pedernales upgraded its bottling capacity last year, and recently capped its 1,000,000th bottle of brew.

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Just this year, Garrison Brothers was honored with the “American Micro Whisky of the Year” by Jim Murray, author of the “Whisky Bible.”

Garrison Brothers offers $10 “Sit & Sip” tours on Wednesdays through Sundays at 10 a.m., noon, 2 and 4 p.m.

The tour is a guided walk of the ranch and distillery with detailed information about the whiskey and the operation’s history. (First-come, first-serve, and large groups must be arranged in advance. No children or smoking are allowed.)

The distillery is located just east of the Gillespie County line on Hye-Albert Road, just south of the tiny community of Hye. The bourbon is available at various retailers around the state, at Hye Spirits in Hye, and a variety of items are for sale on its website.

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BOOGIE DOWN! Roots Music Series to offer listeners’, dancers’ delights

BUSTING A MOVE — Young at heart, these local residents join in the fun on the dancefloor, while a band cranks out a toe-tapping, upbeat melody on the nearby Roots Music Series stage at Pioneer Museum. Many music fans like to enhance their concert experience by “cutting a rug” under the large liveoak trees as the sun sets. — Standard-Radio Post file photo

Promising a season of eclectic music styles, the Roots Music Series will return to Fredericksburg this summer with four, open-air concerts on select Saturday nights June through August at Pioneer Museum.

Planned performances, which are fit for families, will feature both accomplished and up-and-coming artists.

The entrance to the concert grounds is located on Milam Street, just to the side of the 325 West Main Street museum.

On event nights, pedestrian gate opens at 5 p.m.

The concerts last from 6:30-10:30 p.m. (Pioneer Museum exhibits remain open for Roots guests until 7 p.m.)

Music fans are encouraged to stake out good listening spots by either claiming some of the provided metal folding chairs or by bringing their own lawn chairs and setting them up under some of the museum’s large trees.

Dancing is encouraged and a special area for that is designated near the outdoor stage.

Each event night, a caterer offers a meal to complement the genre of music being performed. Beer, wine, soft drinks and water are also available.

No outside coolers, beverages, bottles or food are permitted.

Admission is $12 per adult at the gate. Anyone younger than 18 years old is admitted free of charge.

Advance admission may be purchased online. Tickets/Pay Pal receipts are redeemable at the game and are good for any single show.

All proceeds benefit the Gillespie County Historical Society and its endeavors.

Free parking is available around the museum.

More information is available by calling 830-997-2835 or by sending an email to info@pioneermuseum.net.

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6 2014 ROOTS Schedule 6 May 31 Country Night 6:30 p.m. —Mark Powell and Lariat 8:10 p.m. —Bruce Robison & Kelly Willis June 28 Texas Americana Night 7 p.m. —Weldon Henson 8:50 p.m. —Hal Ketchum July 26 Blues Night 6:30 p.m. —Peterson Brothers Band 7:45 p.m. —Bobby Mack 9:15 p.m. —The Chris Duarte Group

LETTING HIS PASSION flow, musician Erik Hokkanen gets caught up in a tune as he performs during one of last summer’s Roots Music Series concerts on the Pioneer Museum grounds. Fans of everything from country to blues to rock and roll are invited to pull up a lawn chair and treat their ears. — Standard-Radio Post file photo

August 30 Texas Rock ‘N Roll Night 6:30 p.m. —Al Staehely 7:45 p.m. —George DeVore 9:15 p.m. —Freddie Steady 5

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Celebrating art on ‘First Friday’ Fine art galleries in Fredericksburg have joined together to host the monthly First Friday Art Walk Fredericksburg celebration.

During First Friday Art Walk, 13 local galleries open their doors from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. to offer special events, demonstrations, exhibits, receptions, talks and more.

The extended hours allow patrons ample time to visit all of the participating venues.

“This is a fantastic way to see the finest in regional, national and international art in a beautiful Texas Hill Country setting,” said a First Friday Art Walk spokesman.

“And now, you have 13 reasons to visit Fredericksburg.”

In addition to the art, each gallery serves local wines from the area’s award-winning wineries including Becker Vineyards, Grape Creek Vineyards and Torre De Pietra.

Some locations are also offer entertainment. A schedule is posted the week of each event.

For more information, visit the First Friday Art Walk website at www.FFAWF.com or www.FirstFridayArtWalkFredericksburg.

ARTISTS regularly demonstrate their skills as part of the First Friday Art Walk Fredericksburg celebration. Thirteen galleries participate in the celebration, held on the first Friday of each month. — Standard-Radio Post file photo

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Agave Gallery 208 East San Antonio 830-990-1727 www.agavegallery.com Agave Gallery offers “Fine art. Texas style.”

The gallery represents nationally acclaimed, award-winning Texas artists.

Located one block off Main Street in an 1870’s stone Sunday house, the gallery showcases various mediums of original works of art, from oil paintings and bronzes to engraved silver buckles and jewelry.

Also, the gallery is home to visitors are welcomed to the sculpture studio of Texas State Artist John Bennett to view current projects in progress.

New events and exhibits scheduled to coincide with First Friday Art Walk Fredericksburg include the following: •March 7 — Donna Lafferty. Acrylic and watercolor paintings.

•April 4 — Delia Hunt. Oil paintings.

•May 2 — Roy Lee Ward. Oil paintings.

•July 4 — Roy Cavarretta. Gourd art.

•Sept. 5 — Kathleen Cook, Paintings in pastel.

Artisans at Rocky Hill 234 West Main 830-990-8160 www.ArtisansAtRockyHill.com Artisans at Rocky Hill is a “fine art and fine craft gallery that represents Texas artists, most of whom reside in the Texas Hill Country.”

The gallery features locally created fine art, furniture, ceramics, glass, wood turnings, jew-

•August — “Come See What’s Hot: The Vibrant Art of Kurtis Karr.”

•September — Mosaic demonstrations.

•October — Pottery demonstrations.

•November — The Art of Dane Ellsworth, painter.

•December — ‘Tis the Season for Jewels.

Charles Beckendorf Gallery 105 North Adams 830-997-5955 www.beckendorf.com This Texas gallery is dedicated to the art of the late Charles Beckendorf.

The gallery is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and from 1-5 p.m. on Sundays.

For a complete inventory of prints, books and sculptures available, visit the website.

YOUNG ARTISTS from local elementary, middle and high schools schools are also featured in exhibits during First Friday Art Walk Fredericksburg celebrations. — Standard-Radio Post file photo elry, textiles, mosaic, kinetic art and more from over 80 artists.

The schedule includes: •March — “In Living Color: The Art of Casey Craig.”

•April — “Enchanted April.”

•May — TBA. •June — Wood Turning Demonstrations in the Courtyard.

•July — The Art of Daniel Adams, painter.

Cowboy Bronze 211 West Main 830-997-2822 www.cowboybronze.net Cowboy Bronze Art Gallery has been showcasing Western Contemporary art in Fredericksburg for the past few years.

Cowboy Bronze highlights bronze sculptures, and also features a variety of other artistic mediums.

Joining the gallery in 2014 is photographer John Grief Hoskin. He was named Cowboys and Indians magazine’s 2014 Equine Winner.

Master sculptor, Bub Vickers, continues to offer caricature bronzes, adding a Safari motif to his current collection.

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Celebrating Cont. from page 121 Dan Pfeiffer Gallery 102 South Lincoln 210-882-6446 www.danpfeifferwoodworker.com Award-winning contemporary craftsman Dan Pfeiffer has revived an 1890 butcher shop into a contemporary art gallery.

He has assembled a cast of contemporary painters and sculptures from Arizona to the east coast.

In addition, Pfeiffer also displays his large scale public art glass sculptures that are designed to intertwine with the sun, wind, shadows and water.

The spring and summer season will feature openings for new artists along with the Dan Pfeiffer Gallery grand opening.

Fredericksburg Art Gallery 314 East Main 830-990-2707 www.fbgartgallery.com Fredericksburg Art Gallery specializes in nationally celebrated and emerging artists from Texas and beyond.

Some of the artists represented at the Fredericksburg Art Gallery include Phil Bob Borman, Cynthia Bryant, Joyce Combs, Donald Darst, Greg Glowka, Erin Hanson, Jill Holland, Travis Keese, Glenn Lyles, Barbara Mauldin, Chuck Mauldin, Fran Rowe, Jack Terry, Kay Walton, Michael Wise and many more.

Upcoming shows include: •May — “From Above.” A one-man show for nationally celebrated Texas artist Phil Bob Borman.

The opening artist reception will be held Friday, May 2, from 6-8 p.m.

•June — “Three Person Show” featuring Jill Holland, Erin Hanson and Justin Blair.

The opening reception will be Friday, June 6, from 5-8 p.m.

•July — “Texascapes” is a “marriage” of award-winning Texas artists Chuck and Barbara Mauldin An opening reception is planned Friday, July 4, from 6-8 p.m.

Demonstrations and casual art talks will be offered on Saturday, July 5, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Fredericksburg Art Guild 308 East Austin 830-997-4949 www.fredericksburgartguild.org The Fredericksburg Art Guild was founded in 1971 by internationally known artist, John McClusky.

In addition to gallery space, the guild offers 10 studio spaces to members, art classes to the public and artist demonstrations during First Friday Art Walk receptions.

The guild is open free to the public Thursday through Monday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and until 8 p.m. on First Fridays.

Youth and regional juried shows are sponsored by Pedernales Creative Arts Alliance/Oktoberfest, with additional grants from the City of Fredericksburg through the Hotel Occupancy Tax Funds..

Spring and summer events planned are as follows:

ARTISTS working in a variety of mediums are featured during First Friday Art Walk Fredericksburg celebrations held each month. During First Friday, the 13 participating galleries offer special exhibits, receptions, demonstrations, talks and more. — Standard-Radio Post file photo •March — “Texas Pride.”

•April — “La Dolce Vita.”

•May — “Life’s Journey” Juried Show •June — “What I See in That.”

•July — “Freedom.”

•August — “Symphony of Color.”

The Gallery at Vaudeville 230 East Main 830-992-3234 www.vaudeville-living.com The Gallery at Vaudeville is a “unique venue for contemporary art in the heart land of the Texas Hill Country.”

Vaudeville is located in one of downtown Fredericksburg’s historic buildings.

Spring and summer shows are as follows: •Feb. 7-March 26 — Reginald Row. •April 4–May 29 — Margo Sawyer.

•June 6-July 31 — Annette Lawrence.

InSight Gallery 214 West Main 830-997-9920 www.InSightGallery.com InSight Gallery is home to numerous award-winning Oil Painters of America, Cowboy Artist of America, Prix de West, American Impressionist Society Masters and Autry/Masters of the American West artists.

The gallery is housed in a restored historic building with 8,000 square feet of gallery show space.

The show schedule includes the following: •March 4-25 — Sixth Annual Texas Masters. A reception will be held on March 7 from 6-8 p.m. with the Texas Masters’ artists.

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Browning, Mark Haworth and Oreland C Joe, Sr.” A reception with Browning, Haworth and Joe will be held on April 4 from 6-8 p.m.

•April 21-May 12 — “Movement & Stillness, Michelle Dunaway, Susan Lyon and D. LaRue Mahlke.”

•May 1-20 — One Woman Show, Teresa Elliott. Dunaway, Lyon, LaRue Mahlke and Elliott will be on hand for a reception on May 2 from 6-8 p.m.

Larry Jackson Fine Art & Antiques 209 South Llano 830-997-0073 www.LarryJacksonAntiques.com Larry Jackson’s is a gallery where the word “art” is brought to life by the collection of investment paintings, selected fine antiques and assorted objects d’ art.

Acquired from collections throughout the United States, styles from contemporary to western to classic are represented in the old warehouse gallery, located one block off the Main street.

Spring and summer events are planned to coinside with First Friday Art Walk.

River Rustic Gallery 222 West Main 830-997-6585 www.riverrustic.com The gallery offers the “unique” rock art of artist and gallery co-owner, Carlos Moseley.

Each of his works of art is an original and he offers pieces that vary in size from 3x3 inches to ones that are 71x16 inches.

Gallery owners, Carlos and Carol Moseley, add artists from the Hill Country, various locations around Texas and also from throughout the United States.

RS Hanna Gallery 208 South Llano 830-307-3071 www.rshannagallery.com RS Hanna Gallery invites everyone to “discover a jewel box of fine artists.”

The gallery features original works of contemporary artists working in oil, watercolor, pastel, bronze and wood.

Artists at the gallery are award winners and some have been featured on the covers of national magazines.

Upcoming events include: •March 1-31 — “Waltz Across Texas.” A reception will be held March 7 from 6-8 p.m.

•March 7-22 — “Our Way of Life,” Voices of Gillespie County in the 1970’s book release and gallery photo print show. A reception will be held March 15 from 4-8 p.m.

The book, by the late Philip Montgomery III, was published by Shearer Publishing in Fredericksburg.

Framed and unframed prints of photos featured in the book will be available.

•April 4-30 — “All Creatures Great and Small.” A reception is planned April 4 from 6-8 p.m.

•May 2-31 — “The Power of Form” featuring sculptor Stevie Jo Lake. A reception is planned May 2 from 6-8 p.m.

The show will feature new works from Lake as well figurative artists Dan

NOT ONLY do the galleries participating in First Friday Art Walk Fredericksburg feature the work of nationally-acclaimed artists, but they also put the spotlight on student art. The students from local schools are invited to display their work at the galleries. — Standard-Radio Post file photo Beck, Kevin Beilfuss, Hodges Soileau and Bryce Cameron Liston.

•June 6-28 — “En Plein Air” featuring Frank Gardner, Marc Hanson, Rusty Jones and Hodges Soileau. A reception will be held June 6 from 6-8 p.m.

•July 4-26 — “Written in Stone.” A reception will be held July 4 from 6-8 p.m.

Whistle Pik Galleries 425 East Main 800-999-0820 www.WhistlePik.com A national art gallery offering traditional original paintings and bronzes from America’s top artists.

Two galleries, located in a quaint European complex, are filled with work from artists who are among the “cream of the crop” in the traditional art world.

The gallery offers landscapes, still life, portrait, wildlife, western, hill country scenes and more.

Whistle Pik Galleries is one of only two galleries in the nation that represents the original work of Texas artist G. Harvey, who also calls Fredericksburg home.

Gallery hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

Upcoming events include: •March and April — Spring Showcase featuring new works from the gallery artists.

•April FFAWF — Acclaimed painter John C. Traynor will be at the gallery for a meet and greet.

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Boot scoot Dance the sun down on the city square

Music lovers are invited to pull up lawn chairs and blankets to enjoy six free outdoor concerts during the upcoming 2014 Pedernales Creative Arts Alliance (PCAA) Concert in the Park Series.

A repertoire that includes everything from guitar picking and Tejano music to waltzes, polkas and Big Band-era tunes will be offered during the performances on select Sunday evenings on “Marktplatz”, Fredericksburg’s downtown square.

Stationed under the largest pavilion, the Adelsverein Halle, the concerts will each run from 6:30 p.m. until 8 p.m.

Dancing to each band is encouraged on an area set aside in front of the bands and the audience seating.

Those planning to attend are invited to either arrive early to secure some of the limited picnic table seating or to bring their own chairs/blankets and to find some spill-over space on the grassy area surrounding the pavilion. Attendees are encouraged to pack picnic suppers or snacks, as well as to get up and boogie to the live music as the sun sets.

BOOTS TO BOOTS — Shadows cast by the setting sun form an upside-down heart thanks to the closeness of dancers at a Pedernales Creative Arts Alliance concert. — Standard-Radio Post file photo

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On Stage In 2014 • May 4 – Kicking off PCAA’s summer series will be a Cinco de Mayothemed performance by Stephanie Urbina Jones.

Born in San Antonio and raised in Fredericksburg, she grew up hearing sounds from both sides of the border and now has created a style all her own that incorporates country rock and latin blues-pop.

She is the first independent female to reach No. 1 on the Texas music charts with her single “Shakin’ Things Up,” as well as the first to sign to the Latin division of Gibson Guitars. She is currently sponsored by the national product Arriba! Salsa.

Taking her country-Americana music across the United States, Mexico and Europe, she has played the Montreaux Jazz Festival in Geneva, Switzerland, and, last year, the largest country festival in France, Country-Rondezvous in Craponne Sur Azul.

In addition, she was invited by the international organization Vital Voices in Washington, D.C. to sing and inspire honorees from around the world at the Canadian Embassy and followed that experience by penning the theme songs for Vital Voices and Factory Aid. She has also serenaded families of the fallen warriors of Texas at the Texas State Capitol Memorial Service.

• June 1 – Slotted as the second entertainer is Magnificent 7, a superswinging, four-horn band with a Big Band-era sound. Fronted by Jennifer CRANKING OUT TUNES, a Zavaleta and featuring some of Austin’s musician performs and sings top jazz players, the group specializes during one of the Pedernales in music from the American songbook, Creative Arts Alliance’s free, ranging from Billie Holiday to Ray open-air concerts. The 2014 Charles to Miles Davis. series will feature six entertainers in all. — Standard-Radio “We’ll keep you dancing all night,” a Post file photo band spokesman said.

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PCAA concerts in the PCAA lineup will be the Frank Gomez Band.

They blend blues, jazz, R&B and funk through melody and rhythm and have just finished recording their second full-length studio album together.

This year, the group will play shows across the nation, including performances at venues and festivals in cities such as Houston, Dallas, Austin, Oklahoma City, New Orleans and St. Louis.

Gomez is an Austin-based American rhythm and blues singer/ songwriter, guitarist and vocalist.

He became known in the late 1970s for the band Deep Heet, which he formed with his brothers. It featured his melodic, blues-based guitar lines set again st funk rhthms featuring percussion instruments not generally heard in R&B music.

The Frank Gomez Band was created in 2007 and recorded the debut album “Under The Influence” which also featured guest artists Augie Meyers, Flaco Jimenez, Ruben Ramos, Max Baca, Stefani Montiel and Jerry De La Rosa.

After taking a leave from music due to the untimely death of his only daughter, Gomez headed back to the studio, fulfilling an emotional comeback titled “Soul Resurrection.”

• July 27 – Groove Knight is on the PCAA schedule as its fourth featured entertainer of the 2014 summer session.

Known as one of Austin’s premier party bands, Groove Knight keeps a crowd on the dancefloor with its high-energy tunes.

Whether it’s playing a public concert or a private wedding, the band is known for tailoring its set list to the likes of their audiences and have been doing it successfully for over two decades.

• Aug. 24 – Returning by popular demand for the seventh year is the Almost Patsy Cline Band on Gillespie County Fair week-

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Known for its renditions by the famous country singer, the band offers much more.

On the preferred list for 2012-2013 of the Texas Commission on the Arts for being among the “Who’s Who” of Texas entertainers, the band consists of Larry Lucas, Vicki Gillespie, Rick Reynolds, Lanette Pennell and Larry Nolen.

Lucas (guitar/vocals,) Nolen (guitar/vocals) and Reynolds (drums/vocals) are known for offering songs by George Strait, Bob Wills, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, Ray Price, Chuck Berry, Elvis and even Frank Sinatra and Andy Williams, while Pennell and Gillespie deliver the balance of the female legends in country music with a focus on songs from the Patsy Cline era.

The group performs dance music and stage shows throughout the state and have been declared the “Official Goodwill Ambassadors” and the recipients of the Cowboy Capital Award from the Bandera County Chamber of Commerce.

• Sept. 14 – Capping the season will be a show by the Polkamatics, a grou pthat evolved from the “Luckenbach Junior High Progressive Oompah Band” by way of the “We’d Rather Not Be Marching Band.”

A regular feature of the Gillespie County Fair Parade and the closing session of Oktoberfest, the band is a random “happening” with a lack of leadership. When the call goes out for the Polkamatics, willing horn players answer.

PCAA’s concert series is the group’s way of saying thank you to the community of Fredericksburg for the continued support its gives toward the success of the annual Oktoberfest celebrations.

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THE COMMUNITY’S German heritage is kept flourishing by way of two local choirs, the Arion Men’s Choir and the Hermann Sons Mixed Choir, which meet weekly for singing and fellowship. — Standard-Radio Post file photo

German choirs honor town’s roots Fredericksburg’s German heritage is kept alive and flourishing through two German choirs — the Arion Men’s Choir and the Hermann Sons Mixed Choir — that meet weekly for fellowship and singing.

Arion Männerchor (Arion Men’s Choir), founded in 1908, and the Hermannsöhne Gemischter Chor (Hermann Sons Mixed Choir), active since 1934, are both directed by Mark Hierholzer. Keyboard artist, choral director and composer Hierholzer directs the choirs in weekly rehearsals and performances throughout the year.

The choirs are voluntary, non-profit groups, and invite adults who enjoy singing to consider joining and participating. New members are welcome to join at any time.

Rehearsals are held Thursday evenings at St. Joseph’s Halle at 212 W. San Antonio St. The Hermann Sons meet at 7:30 p.m. and are followed by the Arion at about 8:15 p.m.

They jointly present a free-admission public concert in the spring, usually the first Sunday in May (Maifest), and another in the fall, the first Sunday in November, a Herbstfest (Harvestfest). Both of these events are held at St. Joseph’s Halle, located on West San Antonio Street.

In addition, they represent Fredericksburg in a yearly Sängerfest (singers’ festival) along with German choirs from San Antonio, New Braunfels and Corpus Christi. This year’s Sängerfest will be held in San Antonio in September.

Both choirs also appear regularly at Oktoberfest in Fredericksburg, and give performances from time to time during the year at nursing and retirement homes.

Franz Dieter Kemper is president of the Arion Männerchor; Vernon Treibs is the vice president, and Larry Kuhlken is secretary-treasurer. Officers of Hermannsöhne Gemischter Chor are Heinrich Boenig, president; Genevieve McCaffrey, vice president, and Frances Hartmann, secretary-treasurer.

Fredericksburg’s German choirs continue to enjoy the benefit of a piano donated by the Pedernales Creative Arts Alliance, the hospitality of the St. Joseph’s Society for a rehearsal and performance venue and financial assistance from the City of Fredericks­burg.

More information is available by calling Boenig at 830-6692104 or Mrs. Hartmann at 997-3936.

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GETTING BACK TO THE BASICS is easy with a vsit to Luckenbach, TX — made famous by a song by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson. There isn’t a day that goes by there without live music. —Standard-Radio Post file photo

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Special events A variety of local and regional artists, including Ben Beckendorf, Thomas Michael Riley, Gary P. Nunn, Roger Creager and others make sure Luckenbach has music just about every day — whether it’s in a regular Picker’s Circle under a tree, a weekend dance in the hall or one of the many special events the town has scheduled.

Some highlights on the spring and summer calendar are: ‑March 22 — Mud Dauber/Rockin’ Billy Chili Fest ‑March 29 — Shan & Annie “Blame it on the Moon” CD release party ‑March 30 — Luckenbach to Cheatham Street “Ain’t Nobody Feelin’ No Pain” fundraiser ‑April 11-13 — Thomas Michael Riley Music Fest ‑April 19 — Lonestar Half marathon with musical guest Clayton Gardner ‑May 2-3 — Hill Country Run; annual fundraiser for the Gillespie County Optimist Club ‑June 15 — Waylon Birthday Bash; proceeds go to the Good Samaritan Clinic ‑July 4 — “Live Free & Fly” ‑August 30 — Thom Shepherd and Coley McCabe A complete schedule and more details as event dates near are available online at www.luckenbachtexas.com or by phoning 1-888-311-8990 (997-3224, if local).

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Famous for its “everybody’s somebody” attitude and live entertainment, the tiny Gillespie County town of Luckenbach is a frequent destination for music fans, bikers and all those interested in discovering the place made famous by song.

Open daily at 9 a.m., the store offers visitors an old-fashioned experience and merchandise ranging from the nostalgic to items bearing the oval-shaped Luckenbach, Texas logo.

Performing nearly daily on the outside stage or inside the dancehall, musicians provide tunes with a predominantly Texas flair. The adjacent “Feed Lot” caters to hearty appetites with barbecue, burgers, pulled pork sandwiches and other dishes.

Luckenbach is known for having a relaxed atmosphere, once made famous in the 1977 country song by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson: “Luckenbach, TX (Back To The Basics of Love).”

Town history Luckenbach began in 1852 when Jacob Luckenbach and his two brothers, William and August, moved to the area from Fredericksburg and began farming.

In 1886, August Engel Jr. reopened a post office for the community along with a general store in the Engel homestead. It was named Luckenbach by Minna Engel, who had just married Carl Albert Luckenbach and was unofficially serving as postmistress.

Engel and his descendants later moved the post office and general store down the street and added a blacksmith shop, dance hall and cotton gin.

In the early-1970s, country-western star Jerry Jeff Walker enhanced Luckenbach’s reputation by recording his live album “Viva Terlingua” there.

For five years—1995 through 1999—Willie Nelson brought his July 4th Picnic to Luckenbach.

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‘Abbey Road’ leads listeners to Luckenbach If there’s a person who loves their job, it would be Luckenbach event manager Abbey Road.

For seven years, Road has worked with various bands to bring music to the famous three-person town where “everybody is somebody.”

“It’s a pretty creative job since we get to make things up as we go along—festivals and different things,” Road said. “We get to spend time in Luckenbach every weekend with people from all over world and listen to great music. Sometimes, the hours are long on the weekends, but I have a good time with the whole staff.”

Event managing does have one task that requires tough decisions— whom to book to perform in Luckenbach. Out of the countless bands out there, Road has to decide ones to book for the “couple of hundred” dates on the town’s yearly calendar.

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“Just getting up on a stage and singing a song doesn’t do it,” Road explained. “We have visitors from all over the world, and some have no idea what Luckenbach is. If the band does a great job and interacts, people will stay for the whole show. They’ll buy CDs, tip the band and say they had a good time.”

The best time to go to Luckenbach, Road said, is on the weekends since most of the time the music is free. It tends to bring in curious tourists.

Saturday afternoons are the busiest while Sunday afternoons are enjoyable since they are songwriter days.

Saturday nights usually require a ticket since it often is a time for big musical acts from Texas or America.

Among the nicest and most memorable celebrities Road has worked with, two come to mind — Ray Benson, whom she described as a “Texas institution and a super-wonderful person” and Billy Joe Shaver, who will “hug everybody on the property if he can.”

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Music club hosts variety of top artists Bringing a variety of programming to the community as part of its concert series is the Fredericksburg Music Club.

All concerts are normally scheduled for the third Sunday of each month, except December.

Concerts are held at the Fredericksburg United Methodist Church, located at 1800 North Llano, beginning at 3 p.m.

Admission is free to the public but donations will be accepted to help offset the costs associated with the concerts. Membership information is available at the concerts or can be found at www.fredericksburgmusicclub.com. A sustaining membership starts at $25.

Eight concerts are featured as part of the concert series, which opens in September and continues through May. Concerts scheduled for 2014 include the following:

WORLD-RENOWNED musicians including classical guitarists Christopher McGuire, left, and Mak Grgic are among the artists who have performed as part of the Fredericksburg Music Club’s concert series.

Performances are held from September through May, with the exception of December, at the Fredericksburg United Methodist Church. — Standard-Radio Post file photo

•Christine Albert will perform “Texafrance” on March 16.

•Pianist LoAn Lin will perform on April 27.

•The Mirari Brass Quintet will perform on May 18.

After breaking for the summer, the concert series through 2014 will con-

tinue with the following: •Tomoki Sakata will perform on the piano on Sept. 14.

•Mela Daily, a soprano from Austin, will be featured on Oct. 19.

•The Texas Guitar Quartet will complete the 2014 year with a performance on Nov. 16.

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Fans of theater visiting the Texas Hill Country don’t have to venture to ‘big cities’ like Austin or San Antonio or even to Kerrville to enjoy an evening of live theater as Fredericksburg boasts an acclaimed community theater troupe.

The Fredericksburg Theater Company, about to enter its 18th season, is known for productions at its Steve W. Shepherd Theater at 1668 U.S. Highway 87 South.

After concluding its winter musical “Little Shop of Horrors” on March 9, FTC will host the fall comedy-drama, “Lost in Yonkers” by Neil Simon April 11-27.

Season 18 FTC officials announced the productions for the 18th season, which will run from June 1, 2014 through May 31, 2015.

The season begins with their summer musical “Les Misérables” June 20-July 6.

Considered to be an international smash hit, “Les Mis” has won over 100 major theatre awards including two Oliviers, three Tonys and three Drama Desk Awards.

This season, FTC is expanding its summer Freddyburg youth theater program to a three week camp, which will culminate in a one-act version of Disney’s musical “The Jungle Book” July 31-Aug. 2. This camp will be for youth ages eight to 14.

In August, FTC will produce “The Fantasticks” for one weekend only (Aug. 7-10).

This production will include a special performance with American Theatre Hall of Fame inductee Harvey Schmidt, the man who wrote the lyrics for “The Fantasticks” in attendance.

This all came about with the help of FTC supporter and volunteer, David Wieting, who is Schmidt’s first cousin.

“This is an incredible opportunity for not only the theater, but the entire community,” said Julie Voorhees, Executive Director at FTC. The fall will bring a Noel Coward play, “Blithe Spirit,” Oct. 17-Nov. 2. This com-

LARGE SCALE MUSICALS, including “Oklahoma” often appear on the FTC stage in the summer. In 2014, the theater company will present ”Les Misérables.” — StandardRadio Post file photo

edy features a cantankerous novelist haunted by the ghost of his late first wife and then by the ghost of his second wife.

During the holidays, the Sentimental Journey Orchestra will be in concert Dec. 11–14, bringing the music of the big bands of the 1940’s back to the FTC stage.

Opening 2015, FTC takes patrons back to 1905 tsarist Russia and a Jewish village as it presents “Fiddler on the Roof”, featuring FTC founder Jeryl Hoover as Tevye.

“Fiddler” was the first musical to sur-

pass 3,000 performances and was nominated for 10 Tony Awards, winning nine.

The season will end in April with a Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatic comedy by Beth Henly, “Crimes of the Heart.” Considered warm hearted, irreverent, zany and brilliantly imaginative, the play teams with humanity and humor as it examines the plight of three young Mississippi sisters betrayed by their passions. “Crimes” will be performed April 10-26, 2015.

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“With three summer productions, a holiday concert beyond compare, an incredible winter musical and in between award-winning comedy and drama, Season 18 has something for everyone,” Artistic/Technical Director Kerry Goff said.

Show times and info Show times are generally Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. with Sunday matinees at 2 p.m.

Tickets go on sale a full two weeks prior to opening night at the FTC Box Office, located at the theater, at 1668 U.S. Highway 87 South.

Tickets can be reserved by calling the FTC office at 997-3588. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday through Friday.

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LOCAL ACTORS from across the Texas Hill Country perform in each production at the Fredericksburg Theater Company, such as “Little Shop of Horrors.” — Standard-Radio Post file photo

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Donation levels begin at $250 with the Performer level and include Director ($1,000), Playwright ($2,500), Producer ($5,000) and Tony Award ($10,000).

FTC has earned a positive reputation for its large musicals. Some of those productions included: “South Pacific,” “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” “My Fair Lady,” “Peter Pan,” “The Sound of Music,” “1776,” “Annie,” “The Music Man,” “West Side Story,” “Annie Get Your Gun” and “Beauty and the Beast.”

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Chorale to sing at local venues Fredericksburg Chorale will continue its tradition of presenting new compositions and vocal pieces throughout 2014.

Under the direction of Mark Hierholzer, the chorale is made up of area residents whose ages range from nine to 75 years.

Among its year-long schedule of programs, the chorale offers a concert series called Dialogues and Dances that schedules performances at 7 p.m. on the second Saturday of each month.

The concerts, held at the Hill Country University Center, feature original vocal and instrumental compositions and improvisations.

In addition, members of the chorale also present several special concerts throughout the year.

During the year, several special concerts are planned by the Fredericksburg Chorale.

The first in 2014 will be the Spring Concert on Saturday, May 10, in St. Joseph’s Halle. Performances will be at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.

As part of the holiday season, the chorale will perform a Christmas Concert on Saturday, Dec. 6, in St. Joseph’s Halle at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.

The Chorale’s Midwinter Concert has been scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015.

For those interested in joining the chorale, rehearsals are held Monday evenings from 7-8:30 p.m. at Bethany Lutheran.

BLENDING their voices together are the members of the Fredericksburg Chorale. Under the direction of Mark Hierholzer, the chorale continues the tradition of presenting new compositions and vocal pieces. — Standard-Radio Post file photo

Semester membership dues are $55 for adults and $25 for students. Scholarships are a­vail­able.

Anyone interested in singing is invited to join the group for which there are no auditions.

Hierholzer is the composer of numerous published chorale pieces and has performed widely on piano, organ, accordion and guitar.

Guests and family members of all ages are invited to participate in the Monday evening rehearsals.

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A leader in healthcare nation-wide With all the changes to the healthcare industry consumers on their own, are researching where to find quality care. Fredericksburg boasts a hospital that has been recognized on many national lists, and even a popular consumer magazine.

Hill Country Memorial Hospital (HCM) was named by Consumer Reports magazine on its “best of” list for surgery care. The hospital is one of 18 facilities around the state to receive a top score on a five-tier system, and it was the only rural hospital to do so. Ratings were based on readmission rates and hospital length of stay.

In 2013, HCM was named as one of the nation’s Top 100 Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics for the second year in a row. The award is based on its performance in vital areas of patient care, including quality, patient safety and customer experience.

HCM’s Top 100 Hospital ranking is considered one of the most esteemed in the health care industry, placing HCM alongside such notable hospital systems as Baylor University

SERVING the needs of the community, Hill Country Memorial offers top-rated care. — Standard-Radio Post file photo Medical Center and the Mayo Foundation.

“The Top 100 Hospitals are chosen from nearly 3,000 nationwide,” said Jayne Pope, who was named chief executive officer just over one year ago. “Given that none can apply for this honor, this recognition is the highest award any U.S. hospital can attain.”

Since taking the reins this year as CEO,

Pope has continued to steer HCM on its path to being an innovative leader in rural health care. As the former Director of Nursing at HCM, Pope brings her experience of leading other health providers in Central Texas.

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Pope said the goal of the tool is to gather real-time feedback from patients and family members to elevate the patient experience and drive continual improvements across every department in HCM’s organization. Texas Hospital Association reports HCM currently ranks first in the nation and third in Texas for patient experience.

Donors fund technologies An important step in delivering quality care is having the right tools in place.

Over the years the HCMH Foundation donors have generously provided funds allowing HCM to bring the most current medical technologies to patients in surrounding communities. Foremost is the modern imaging department which offers heart catheterizations, MRIs, CT scans, whole-body imaging, nuclear medicine and interventional radiology.

The HCM Breast Center, located on the HCM campus in the Brune Professional Building, is a prime example.

The 1,810-square-foot facility, also generously donated, is equipped with breast ultrasound and two digital mammography units that offer a superior image quality beyond that of film-based technology.

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Restore, the hospital’s joint replacement program, as an example, exemplifies how HCM responds to evolving health care needs.

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3:00 p.m. Peach Queen Pageant 4:00 p.m. Peach Auction - Prize winning peaches, preserves and baked goods 7:30 p.m. Coronation of Peach Queen 8:00 p.m. RODEO Food & Beverage Booths (Open throughout JAMboree) 9:30 p.m. DANCE music by Bellamy Brothers RODEO PROGRAM - DVS PRODUCTIONS BARE BACK RIDING * SADDLE BRONC RIDING MUTTON BUSTING * CALF ROPING * TEAM ROPING LADIES JACKPOT BARREL RACING * BULL RIDING LADIES BREAK-AWAY CALF ROPING WILD COW MILKING * KIDS CALF SCRAMBLE * CLOWN SPECIALTY ACT Please also join us for the STONEWALL SEED STOMP SKEDADDLE 5K FUN RUN / WALK & 10K RUN 8:00am Saturday, September 20, 2014 - LBJ State Park Sponsored by Stonewall Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 1 • Stonewall, Texas 78671 • 830-644-2735 Visit stonewalltexas.com regularly for more info!!

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Golden Hub serves local seniors A place where local senior citizens as well as visitors to town can gather, the Golden Hub Community Center offers a variety of daily activities that include fitness classes, health screenings, fellowship and nutritious meals. Seniors of any age are invited to get together at the Golden Hub and are welcome to bring their friends, family and neighbors.

The Golden Hub serves a healthy and nutritious lunch in its dining room at noon Mondays through Fridays. Diners are welcome to come earlier to visit with friends over coffee and sweets.

Those wishing to dine at the center are asked to make reservations by no later than 9 a.m. that morning, so that ample food may be prepared.

For those 60 years old and older, a donation of $5 is requested per meal, and for those under 60 years, the charge is $6.

Meal reservations may be made by calling the Hub at 997-7131. Monthly menus are available at the Hub. In addition, the Golden Hub provides a Meals-on-Wheels program, ensuring that hot, nutritious meals are delivered to

While the center traces its beginnings to 1975, the organization didn’t officially become the Golden Hub until it moved to its current location, 1009 North Lincoln Street, in 1983. The facility is open to the public five days a week, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

those seniors who are homebound or disabled. All meals are delivered by volunteers drivers, who use their own vehicles.

Drivers, both full-time and substitutes, are always needed. Anyone interested in driving or signing up someone in need of Meals on Wheels, call 997-7131.

The Golden Hub’s goal is to ensure that all senior citizens have the opportunity, information and services needed to live healthy, safe and active lives.

Information and assistance is always available at the Hub on any topic that affects seniors, including elder abuse, home safety, fraud and health issues, and services provided by local needs agencies.

The facility’s programs provide a variety of activities, services, information and health screenings to seniors and visitors.

In addition to fun events like birthday

parties and holiday celebrations, the Hub also offers monthly nutrition education programs and blood pressure clinics.

Defensive driving courses are offered several times a year, and income tax assistance is available from February through April by AARP-trained tax assistants.

Throughout the week, activities at the Golden Hub include exercise, line dancing classes, Pilates, Tai Chi, bridge, Skipbo, dominoes, mahjongg, poker, needlework, dancing, crafts, quilting, music, language classes and bingo. An activity calendar is available at the Hub. Meanwhile, all activities, menus and general information at the Golden Hub are posted on the center’s website at www.goldenhub.org.

Various community groups hold their regular meetings in the building and a large assembly room is available to rent for occasions such as organizational meetings, receptions or parties.

Donations may be sent to the Hub at 1009 North Lincoln, Fredericksburg. The Golden Hub is sponsored by the Gillespie County Committee on Aging, Inc.

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Year-round walking trails offer six routes Any time is a good time for a stretch of the legs, especially if it’s in the Texas Hill Country.

The local walking club — Volkssportverein Friedrichsburg (VVF) — has established six self-paced, year-round routes for walkers to enjoy.

All six walks have been developed as 5K (3.1 miles) and 10K (6.2 miles) distances although it is possible to shorten the distances unless walking for credit.

In addition to the four normally-designated routes inside the city limits, the club has also plotted out “anytime excursions” for walkers at the Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site in Stonewall and at the Enchanted Rock State Natural Area.

These walks are sanctioned by the American Volkssport Association as Year-Round Walks.

The in-city walks all are headquartered at the Quality Inn motel, 908 South Adams Street. The two rural walks both have starting points inside park visitor centers.

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A SUNDAY STROLL—or on any other day, for that matter—is possible in Fredericksburg with the offering of six different year-round walking routes, established by the Volkssportverein Friedrichsburg. — Standard-Radio Post file photo

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At each location, participants should ask the personnel for the Walk Box from which they can obtain maps of the selfguided walks as well as other items needed if walking for credit. The start of the walk itself may involve a drive to the start.

Fredericksburg Walks The four city walks include: •Historical Route — Those taking this walk through the downtown area are furnished with a commentary of buildings and historical sights along the way when they pick up instructions.

Special walk designations include Honoring Law Enforcement, America’s Bakeries, Golden Cinema Theaters and Main Street.

• Cemetery Walk — Participants taking this route will walk through both historical cemeteries of Fredericksburg.

One location — Der Stadt Friedhof — was established in 1846 when the town was founded, and the other — the Catholic Cemetery — was established in 1850.

The route continues on tree-lined streets on the north side of town.

• Town/Country Walk — Outdoor enthusiasts who take this route will walk through the outskirts of Fredericksburg on the way to catching a scenic look of the town from atop a nearby hill.

• Cross Mountain Walk — The beginning location for this trek is the top of Cross Mountain where participants receive

a 360-degree view of Fredericksburg and the surrounding countryside. (All roads are paved except for the trail going to the top of the hill itself).

The 10K walk also goes to a pioneer cemetery.

LBJ State Park The route at LBJ State Park and Historic Site will take walkers to the Sauer-Beck­mann Living History Farm where life in the rural areas of the early-1900s is shown daily by living history demonstrations.

The walk continues along nature trails where participants will see Longhorn cattle, a herd of buffalo and white-tailed deer. The “dog trot” cabins on Ranch Road 1 were built in 1840 and are among the oldest in the area.

As walkers retrace their steps on Ranch Road 1, they will pass the Visitor Center and continue to Park Road 49.

After crossing the Pedernales River, they arrive at the Junction School which was completed in 1910.

LBJ State Park and Historic Site is located in Stonewall, 15 miles east of Fredericksburg on U.S. Highway 290.

While the park operates year-round, the facilities are open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed only on Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Enchanted Rock The route at Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, located 18 miles north of Fredericksburg on Ranch Road 965, will give hikers a variety of options, including a more-rigorous option of walking up Enchanted Rock itself.

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Dominating the park is a large pink granite exfoliation dome that rises 425 feet above ground and 1,825 feet above sea level.

Gates open at 8:30 a.m. and it is recommended that hikers go early to miss crowded conditions. (The best times are usually found during the week).

It is best to check the website www.tpwd.state.tx.us for information about closings.

The entry fee to the park is $6 for persons 12 and older.

All Walks For all walks, people desiring credit from AVA will pay $3; all others may walk for free, although donations to help with printing expenses are appreciated.

Also, all participants are required to register, carry a start card and return the card to the start point.

Anyone may participate, although children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

Pets are welcome, must be kept on a leash and are not allowed in the buildings.

These events may be done during daylight hours only.

For a brochure on any of the events, write VVF, P.O. Box 503, Fredericksburg, TX 78624.

The VVF website is www.walktx.org/AVA1.

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Visitor Center has answers to your questions If anyone needs any information during their visit, there is one building that houses three organizations that can answer questions, encourage visitors and keep the town looking forward.

The Fredericksburg Visitor Information Center, 302 East Austin Street, houses the Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce and the Gillespie County Economic Development Commission.

The center is located one block off East Main Street, across the street from the

National Museum of the Pacific War’s George Bush Gallery. The site offers plenty of free parking for vehicles of all sizes, including RVs and buses.

The Fredericksburg Convention and Visitors Bureau is a marketing, sales and service organization, funded by a portion of the city’s and county’s hotel/motel occupancy tax. FCVB promotes Fredericksburg and Gillespie County as a leisure destination for group tours, reunions, weddings and meeting site.

The FCVB staffs and operates the Visitor

Information Center which is open to assist visitors every day except Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. In the center, visitors can learn about local attractions and other sights to see in Fredericksburg. They can also watch a free, 10-minute video in the building’s 48-seat theater.

Visitors can also gather information on potential activities, accommodations and businesses of interest through brochures and other literature offered in the lobby area, including information on a walking tour

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The CVB, headed by director Ernie Loeffler, offers unbiased information for visitors, meeting planners and tour operators about services and facilities in Fredericksburg and Gillespie County and saves time and energy since it is a one-stop source for a full range of visitor information.

In addition to information services, public restrooms are provided at the Visitor Information Center.

Hours are Mondays through Fridays from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m., Saturdays from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Sundays from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.

For questions about Fredericksburg, or to request a free packet of visitor information, call the CVB at 830-997-6523 or toll-free in the United States at 1-888-997-3600, or go to www.

VisitFredericksburgTX.com. (It’s mobile-friendly, too.)

Also housed in the 7,000-square-foot facility are the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce and the Gillespie County Economic Development Commission which keep their fingers on the pulse of the local economy, and help the area recruit new businesses.

The chamber’s website can be accessed at www.fredericksburgtexas.com.

The chamber staff stays busy year-round mailing information to prospective move-in businesses, as well as making newly-estab-

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PUBLIC RESTROOMS, plenty of parking and a wealth of information await those making a stop in at the Visitor Information Center, located just one block off Main Street at 302 East Austin Street (across the street from the National Museum of the Pacific War’s George Bush Gallery). — Standard-Radio Post file photo lished residents and firms feel at home in the local business community.

The chamber works on education, advocacy, communication and business-to-business assistance.

• Penny Reeh is president of the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce.

• The Gillespie County Economic Development Commission’s executive director is Tim Lehmberg.

The GCEDC is a collaborative partnership between the city and county and its mission is to encourage, enhance and promote managed economic development throughout the county. The GCEDC is governed by a board of directors with nine voting members.

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Corporate jets, single engine aircraft and pilots of a variety of other types of aircraft are welcome on the landing strip at the Gillespie County Airport.

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Instrument approaches are available to both ends of the runway, and precision approach path indicators provide pilots with visual assistance during night landing operations.

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TRAILS OF BEAUTY Nature abounds at Lady Bird Park

For a leisure trip to the wild side of Fredericksburg, consider hiking the three nature trails located inside Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park, about two miles south of Main Street.

The trails were built by volunteers working with the Friends of the Fredericksburg Nature Center. All of the trails are near the parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s entrance and are easy to find.

The trail head features educational displays that show a map of the various habitats traversed and photographs of plants and animals found on the trail.

Three trails The first trail is the 3,000-foot-long Live Oak Wilderness nature trail that traverses a number of habitats found in the Hill Country as well as following the shorelines of a small lake and Live Oak Creek.

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more diversity of habitats found on the original trail. The Vista Loop nature trail covers a more arid section and juniper thicket in addition to having overlook vistas of the surrounding Hill Country and the nature area below.

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Different types of feeders are displayed for educational purposes. The facility also includes a water drip system for birds.

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Together, the trails offer the nature hiker about a mile-long trail of wildlife viewing and photography opportunities.

Getting started Before venturing onto the trails, visitors are asked to drop by the park headquarters office for trail maps, self-guiding brochures and checklists of flora and fauna found in the park. These checklists, which are free of charge, are inventories

147 The Texas Parks and Wildlife Magazine named the nature trail as “Best in Texas” for adding to plant and animal life lists.

To date, over 260 species of wildflowers have been identified along the trail areas.

All of these wildflowers are naturally occurring. In addition to the wildflowers, there are more than 40 species each of trees and grasses. Having over 300 native plants in the nature area is documentation of the park’s rich plant diversity.

Presently, there have been 178 species of birds seen in the park area, including ringed, belted, and green kingfishers, numerous wintering sparrows, water birds and shore birds. The spring and fall migration seasons are excellent times to look for warblers and other songbird migrants.

of the wildlife seen within the boundaries of the park and are continually being updated as new species are discovered.

Photo PowerPoint presentations of wildflowers, birds, butterflies and dragonflies found in the park can be seen on a computer monitor in this office.

Other areas More than 70 species of butterflies have been seen in two excellent gardens in the park The Butterfly Habitat on the HAT trail has been an outstanding venue to see both larval and nectar food plants for

the butterflies.

Also, a Pollinator Garden was constructed 2012 between the park swimming pool and the RV park. This beautifully landscaped garden is one of the jewels in the park. It features butterflies, native bees and native plants that rely on insects and birds for pollination.

In addition to the 250 species of wildflowers, more than 50 species of butterflypreferred plant species were planted in the habitat. Originally an experimental rose garden, this garden features a rainwater harvesting system, benches and a shaded shelter to observe the busy pollinators at work.

If colorful dragonflies and damselflies meet the hiker’s fancy, the nature area has approximately 50 species of dragonflies and damselflies. Look for these insects displaying red, blue, black, white, green and brown colors as they patrol the waterways in the park. Checklists of mammals, reptiles and fish are available to round out the inventoried wildlife in the park.

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Churches welcome worshippers The spiritual needs of Gillespie County’s residents, as well as its visitors are met through weekly worship services conducted at about 50 houses of worship.

Following is a list of congregations that might prove helpful to those who are searching for a place of worship.

PARISHONERS chat outside St. Mary’s Catholic Church. — Standard-Radio Post file photo

Adventist Fredericksburg Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 101 East Highway Street, 997-6042, pastor: Rev. Ben Guerrero.

Iglesia Adventista ‘Los Peregrinos’, 603 FM 2093 in the Tivydale Business Park, Ste. 1204, pastor: Alex Ramirez.

Assembly of God New Life Worship Center, 102 East Travis Street, 997-2607, pastor: Dr. Duane Weis.

Baptist Faith Baptist Church, (Southern Baptist), 3022 N. State Highway 16, three miles from Main Street, 997-9836, pastor: Rev. George N. Watts, faithbcfbg.com.

First Baptist Church, 1407 East Main Street (BGCT/SBC), 997-9511, fbcfbg.com.

First Baptist Church of Harper, Main Street, Harper, 864-4241, pastor: Rev. Johnny Mac Long.

Fredericksburg Baptist Church, 104 Pyka Road, 997-6941, pastor: Rev. Larry Foster.

Fredericksburg Christian Fellowship,

(Reformed Baptist), 157 Schmidtzinsky Road, 997-8612, Rev. Bob Welch, pastor.

New Hope Primitive Baptist Church, 405 West Burbank Street, pastor: Elder David Montgomery.

Primera Iglesia Bautista Hispana, (Spanish Mission), 301 East Liveoak Street, 997-8335, pastor: Rev. Fernando Zurita.

Squaw Creek Primitive Baptist Church, Doss, pastor: Elder Bill Moseley.

Stonewall Baptist Church, RR 1623 North, Stonewall, pastor: Rev. Bob Welch.

Bible Fredericksburg Bible Church, 107 East Austin Street, 997-8834, pastor: Rev. Jeremy Thomas, fbgbible.org.

Hill Country Evangelical Free Church, 107 East Lower Crabapple Road, 997-3968, pastor: Rev. John Hierholzer; assistant pastor: Kelly Graham, HCEFree.org.

South Church, 758 S. Washington St. (BB’s Bowling Alley), 997-9785, Southburg.org.

Catholic Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, Lincoln and College streets, 997-9523.

St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, 163 Third Street, Harper, 864-4026, Rev. M.E. Peinemann, administrator; Curtis Klein, deacon.

St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Stonewall, 644-2368, pastor: Rev. James Harnan.

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Christadelphian Christadelphian Church, Hye (located west of Hye, across from Pedernales River from Ranch Road 1).

Christian First Christian Church, (Disciples of Christ), 2042 N. Llano Street, 997-9030, pastor: Rev. Charles Waugh.

Church of Christ Church of Christ, 507 North Llano Street, minister: Tommy LeFan. Episcopalian St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, corner of Bowie and Creek streets, 997-5762, rector: Rev. Jeff Hammond.

Lutheran Bethany Lutheran Church, 110 West Austin Street, 997-2069, pastors: Rev. Casey Zesch, Rev. Travis Meier, Rev. Elliott Pancoast.

Christ Lutheran Church, 1419 Cherry Spring Road, pastor: Rev. Mark A. Ward.

Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, (NALC), 115 East San Antonio Street, 997-2288, pastors: Rev. David Priem and Rev. Bobby Vitek.

Resurrection Lutheran Church, (Missouri Synod), 2215 North Llano Street, 997-9408, pastor: Rev. Willis McCall, resurrectionfbg.org.

Shepherd of the Hills Evangelical Lutheran Church, (Wisconsin Synod), 219 West Lower Crabapple, 997-2677, pastor: Rev. Dan Herold, shepherdofthehillstexas.net.

St. James Lutheran Church, Harper, 8644193, pastor: Rev. Scott Hofmann.

St. Paul Lutheran Church, Cave Creek, interim pastor: Rev. Terry Bage.

St. Peter Lutheran Church, Doss, pastor: Rev. Mark A. Ward.

Trinity Lutheran Church, 4270 Ranch Road 1, Stonewall, 644-2479, pastor: Rev. Percy Smerek.

Zion Lutheran Church, 426 West Main Street, 997-2195, pastor: Rev. Rick Hartmann, zion-lutheran.com.

Messianic Torah Ob Kehila: B’Rit Chadashah, (Iglesia: Del Nuevo Testamento Congregation: New Covenant); 302 W. Park St., 990-2607; Ro’im David and Rachel Garcia.

Methodist Fredericksburg United Methodist Church, 1800 North Llano Street, 997-7679, senior pastor: Rev. Dr. J. Jason Fry; associate pastor: Rev. Danielle Knapp, fredumc.org.

United Methodist Church, Main Street, Harper, 864-4533, pastor: Rev. Neal Matthews.

Mormon The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 106 East Driftwood Street, 997-9451, branch president: Chris Weirich.

Nondenominational Fredericksburg Victory Fellowship, 414 East College, 997-9717, pastor: Rev. Michael Burdick.

Journey Church, 701 East Morse Street, pastor: Rev. Mike Dearinger.

Lighthouse Fellowship Chap­el, Robert Street, Harper, 864-5293, pastor: Rev. James Englemann.

Oak Hills Church, 224 FM 2093 (Tivydale Road), 990-0402, Rev. Michael Meek, www.oakhillschurchsa.org.

Rocky Community Church, two miles east of Hye on Rocky Road, pastor: Brother Joe Jones.

Sonday House Fellowship, 103 Industrial Loop, Ste. 100, pastor: Rev. David M. Zintgraff, 990-2961, sondayhousefellowship.org.

Wild Ride Ministries Cowboy Church, U.S. Highway 290 East (two miles east of Harper), 864-5577, pastor: Rev. Mike Weaver.

Orthodox St. Thomas Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church, 1201 N. Llano St., Fr. Ron Methodias, 512-632-8188; saintthomasfredericksburg.com.

Pentecostal Calvary Pentecostal Church, 1015 Friendship Lane, 997-7217, pastor: Rev. Don Steadman.

Greater Life Christian Center, 106 South Edison Street, 997-7006, senior pastor: Rev. Justin Dolgener; pastor: Rev. Samuel A. Dolgener.

Iglesia Pentecostes (“El Buen Pastor”), 104 East Live Oak Street, 997-8347, contact person: Aurora Aguirre.

Iglesia Del Nuevo Testamento, 306 West Park Street, 990-2607, pastor: Rev. Sarah Dominguez.

Presbyterian Memorial Presbyterian Church, 601 North Milam Street, 997-3543, pastor: Rev. Ann Hoch, mpcfbg.org.

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Gillespie home to sweet, juicy peaches When it comes to peaches, just about everyone will agree that Gillespie County produces some of the finest fruit in the state.

And that’s why each year, visitors from near and far join local residents in visiting local retail and pick-your-own orchards.

Gillespie County produces roughly one-third of all the peaches consumed in Texas on about 800 acres that are dedicated to peach growing. The composition of Gillespie County’s soil is ideal for producing fruit that serves as the model for other peaches grown elsewhere.

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But, generally, potential buyers can look for the various varieties to ripen Blooms usually during the following dates: show up around midMarch, and the earliest Spring Gold/Regal .......... May 10-20 peaches in this part of Bicentennial...................... May 15-30 the state begin to ripen June Gold.................. May 25-June 5 Garnet Beauty......... May 30-June 10 in May. By June 1, the Sentinel/Gala..................... June 5-15 peach harvest is in full Southern Pearl................... June 8-23 swing, and roadside Harvester......................... June 10-25 stands become a hive Loring.......................June 19-July 10 of activity.

RedGlobe.................June 25-July 10 Peach lovers come Dixieland...........................July 10-25 Redskin..............................July 15-25 from around the state Jefferson............................July 20-30 to Gillespie County to O’Henry......................July 20-Aug. 5 buy their peaches marOuachita Gold..........July 25-Aug. 10 ket fresh. Some local Parade............................... Aug. 5-20 peaches are sold outside the county at farmer’s markets in the cities including Austin and San Antonio.

Peaches are sold at the Fredericksburg Farmer’s Market.

Varieties The many varieties grown in Gillespie County fall into two general types: “freestone” and “clingstone.”

These names describe the peach as the freestone peach flesh, which readily separates from the pit, while the clingstone flesh clings tightly to the pit.

Both types are delicious for eating, while freestones usually are preferred for freezing since the flesh separates easily from the pit. Clingstones are best for canning because of their firm flesh.

Peaches harvested in May are the “clingstone” type, while early-June peaches are “semi-freestone” and late-June through the end-of-season varieties are “freestone”.

Nature’s production In addition to a climate that features warm summers and mild winters, the area’s geography and topography contribute to successful harvests. When rainfall is sufficient, the

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sandy loam sand and red clay subsoil serve as an effective reservoir to preserve moisture during dry periods.

Peach production is a year-round proposition. With new fruit limbs required each year, producers prune the trees in late winter and early spring. Producers must shape the tree, removing roughly one fourth of the existing wood. Fertilization programs also help the tree experience robust growth.

Buying When buying peaches, look for ones that are fairly firm or just becoming a bit soft. The skin color between the red areas should be yellow or at least creamy. Avoid very firm or hard peaches with a greenish color — they are probably immature and won’t ripen properly once plucked from the tree.

Soft fruits are ideal for ice cream or jam, but should be used quickly.

The best way to buy Gillespie County peaches is direct from grower stands and markets located throughout the area, particularly along the major thoroughfares.

Roadside stands offer “just picked” peaches. To let visitors experience more of their favorite treat, some peach growers allow their customers to enter the orchard and pick their own.

More information is available from Gillespie County Extension Agent Brad Roeder or Horticulturist Jim Kamas. Their offices are located in the Gillespie County Extension Building, 95 Frederick Road. The telephone number is 830-9973452.

Information is also available from the Hill Country Fruit Council website at www.texaspeaches.com or from the Fredericksburg Convention and Visitors Bureau, 302 East Austin Street. The telephone number is 830-997-6523.

SUMMER FAVORITE — Gillespie County peaches are known far and wide as some of the finest in the state. And each year, the Stonewall Chamber of Commerce sponsors the annual Stonewall Peach JAMboree and Rodeo each June. One of the highlights of the two-day celebration is the auction of prize-winning fruit, pastries, preserves and salsas. — Standard-Radio Post file photo

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Cross Mountain stands over city Named for the crosses that have topped its summit for more than 160 years, Cross Mountain was a recognized landmark in this part of the Hill Country even before Fredericksburg’s 1846 founding.

Rising to an elevation of 1,951 feet above sea level, Cross Mountain is located out North Milam Street, alongside RR 965.

A short distance north of the city, Cross Mountain can be seen from many points as it keeps watch over the city by day and night.

No vehicle traffic is allowed up the hill, but parking is available for walkers to park their vehicles at the foot of the mountain.

In addition to viewing Cross Mountain from below, visitors can have a look from a different perspective by taking a short circular trail leading to the top for a panoramic view of the city and area.

The history of Cross Mountain reaches far back. When the early settlers arrived here in 1846, they found the remnants of a wooden cross that had been erected there most probably by the Spanish missionaries who had by then established missions in San Antonio, San Saba and other areas of Texas.

For the Indians, too, it was a landmark as it lay on the Pinta Trail, one of the oldest Indian trails in the state. From the Pinta Trail crossing on the Pedernales River, the trail divided, with this branch following the Upper Crabapple Road in the direction of Bear Mountain and then on to Enchanted Rock and beyond.

Cross Mountain gained its name when an early-day German settler, John Christian Durst, found the old cross of heavy timbers at its summit that was presumably erected by the Spanish

missionaries. He named it “Kreuzberg” (Cross Mountain), a name that has never changed.

In the summer of 1848, Father George Menzel, a Bohemian priest, erected a more substantial cross as a symbol of civilization.

During the 1921 Diamond Jubilee of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, a more permanent cross was placed on top of the hill.

It was constructed of concrete, reinforced steel and sheet metal.

Vandalized over the years, it was rebuilt by St. Mary’s in 1940.

When rural electrification came to the area, the cross was illuminated. It is lit nightly, from 6 p.m.-midnight.

Under private ownership since it was patented by the State of Texas to Joshua Threadgill, the site was bought by the Gillespie County Historical Society, which acquired 13.34 acres from Victor B. Rogers in 1951 for $1,334.

The City of Fredericksburg obtained ownership of the historic landmark in 1999.

Zion Lutheran Church has sponsored an Easter sunrise service at the mountain for many years. This year’s service is scheduled Easter morning, Sunday, April 20.

An official Texas Historical Commission marker was dedicated in observance of Founders Day on May 7, 1977, and the Nature Trail was dedicated during the 1978 Founders Day activities at the site.

A SUNSET casts colorful shadows around Cross Mountain, which is lit from 6 p.m. to midnight and can continue to be seen from all points around the city. — Standard-Radio Post file photo

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Vereins Kirche a part of history Now home to exhibits on the history of Fredericksburg and Gillespie County, the Vereins Kirche, located at the center of Marktplatz in downtown Fredericksburg, has seen many uses over the years.

This hexagonal landmark has served as the community’s first church, a fort, storehouse, meeting hall, library, office and museum at one time or another.

But today, the Vereins Kirche, owned and managed by the Gillespie County Historical Society, is home to exhibits on the history of the community.

The Vereins Kirche is open to visitors five days a week — Tuesdays through Saturdays — from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. It is closed on Sundays, Mondays and major holidays.

During the summer season, it is open on Mondays.

Admission is by donation.

Visitors to the Vereins Kirche will find many historical exhibits, including photograph collections that depict life in early-day Gillespie County.

The white building with a steep roof often referred to as the “coffee mill” structure, was erected in 1935 as a replica of the original Vereins Kirche which was constructed by the town’s settlers in 1847 a few yards away in the center of what is now Main Street.

The original Vereins Kirche (community church) was used not only as a church (kirche), but also as a fort, a storehouse and a community meeting hall.

As different denominations built their own houses of wor-

ship, it fell into disuse and disrepair. For the city’s 50th anniversary jubilee celebration in 1896, the structure’s outer walls were removed and it was used as a pavilion for the jubilee celebration. The next year it was completely demolished.

For many years, local citizens had the vision and dream of building a replica. By the end of 1933, one of the bright spots to emerge out of the Great Depression was the culmination of this dream.

The Gillespie County Historical Society was formed to raise funds for building this memorial to the pioneers and local funds were matched with federal funds.

In 1935, when the building had been completed and the grounds landscaped, a gala cel­ebration was held to dedicate the structure.

It was used as a museum to display memorabilia and collectibles of pioneer days. A part of the building was later set aside for use as a library.

When the GCHS acquired the Kammlah property (located at Pioneer Museum Complex), the museum exhibits were moved there and the entire space was devoted to Pioneer Memorial Library.

When the county’s second courthouse was recycled for use as a library, through the generosity of Eugene and Margaret McDermott of Dallas, all the books were moved across the street to the new library facility.

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maintained some exhibits in it. Soon, a number of GCHS members became involved in putting together the present Archives Collection.

When the chamber moved out of the Vereins Kirche, the entire space was given over to the archives (which have now been relocated to the GCHS Center, 312 West San Antonio Street).

In the 1990s, Marktplatz underwent a remodeling and renovation. One key part of the project was to make restrooms handicap accessible.

Also in place are display cases with lighting to better show some of the society’s exhibits.

A depiction of the peace treaty with the Comanches, painted by Lucy Meusebach Marschall in the 1920s hangs in the Vereins Kirche.

Also located inside the Vereins Kirche is a store where a variety of items are sold, including a large collection of books on German Texas history, postcards, pictures and souvenirs.

LOCATED at the center of Marktplatz, the Vereins Kirche, at one time the community’s first church, is now the home of the Gillespie County Historical Society’s archives collection.

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Brodbeck an aviation pioneer Hill Country historians contend it was actually a Gillespie County resident who was first successful in flight nearly 40 years before brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright staked their 1903 claim to fame over the sands of Kitty Hawk, N.C. Many say there is evidence to support the story that local resident Jacob Brodbeck successfully piloted a fixed-wing aircraft in 1865.

Reports have it that Brodbeck flew his “airship” — albeit to a crash landing —on Sept. 20, 1865, in a pasture three miles east of Luckenbach.

The crash was said to have destroyed the aircraft, but Brodbeck was not badly injured in the incident.

The winged craft was said to also have a propeller, a rudder and was powered by coiled springs.

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Brodbeck was born in 1821 and died in 1910, just seven years after the Wright brothers’ flights.

And, even though the famous brothers are most known for inventing flight, many in the Hill Country refer to Brodbeck as the “Father of U.S. Aviation,” and maintain that he has not received the proper recognition for his feat.

In order to provide him recognition in his home community, Brodbeck’s descendants have erected a monument on Marktplatz in the center of Fredericksburg.

Wording that accompanies the bust reads: “Jacob Brodbeck, “Father of U.S. Aviation”, 1821-1910.

“Born and educated in Plattenhardt, Germany. Came to

Texas in 1846 and settled in Gillespie County. He became the second teacher in the Vereins Kirche. He was also involved in the development of Gillespie County by serving as a county surveyor, county commissioner, school inspector, organizer of several schools where he also taught and was a music instructor.”

“In his spare time he worked on his dream of an airship, which he invented and flew on Sept. 20, 1865, on a meadow north of San Antonio, Texas. A man of many talents, his greatest was in aerodynamics and many of his basic designs are still in use today.”

“Descendants of Jacob Brodbeck dedicated this monument to his memory with the cooperation of the Fred­er­icks­ burg Independent School District and the Gillespie County Historical Society.”

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A brief history of Fredericksburg Struggling to build houses, cultivate crops, ward off diseases and stay alive, a thriving city was only a dream when John O. Meusebach led the first group of settlers — 120 men, women and children — into Fredericksburg on May 8, 1846.

That group of German noblemen, known as the Society for the Protection of German Immigrants in Texas, had start­ed out from New Braunfels on the last leg of their journey on April 23 of that year with eight members serving as the society’s soldiers to that first wagon train.

Included in the first group of Fredericksburg residents were German noblemen (from the Society for the Protection of German Immigrants in Texas).

The group that arrived here had traveled in 20 two-wheel Mexican-made carts drawn by oxen.

Meusebach, who is revered today as the city’s founding father, is depicted by a statue in his likeness on Marktplatz (the city’s downtown square).

He is honored each year during the Gillespie County Historical Society’s Founders Day observance.

Meusebach (who was one of those German noblemen) was originally named Baron Ott­fried Hans von Meusebach at birth in Dillenburg, Nassau.

He changed his name when he came to Texas and became a naturalized citizen under that name.

As the first pioneers settled in, each family received a 100-foot by 200-foot Townlot and a 10-acre “Outlot”, the latter of which was to be used as farm land.

The colony grew and by 1850 there were 1,235 inhabitants in the county, 754 of whom resided inside Fredericksburg.

According to 2011 population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, approximately 25,114 people reside in Gillespie County.

Among the first challenges to the homesteaders were cholera and other illnesses, as well as the threat of Indians.

Meusebach negotiated a peace treaty

with the Indians and that agreement is celebrated for never having been broken.

On several occasions, Indian tribes have gathered here for Inter-Tribal PowWow activities.

Gillespie County was created Feb. 23, 1848 and named for Captain Robert A. Gillespie, who died in the Battle of Monterrey that year during the Mexican War. The county was created from Bexar and Travis counties, and encompasses 1,061 square miles.

The city was incorporated on Aug. 23, 1933 and is governed by a Home Rule Charter.

The county conducts business through a board of four commissioners and one judge.

Fredericksburg is the county seat of Gillespie County.

Other communities include Doss, Harper, Luckenbach, Stonewall and Willow City.

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FVFD fire museum sparks imagination Located on the grounds of Pioneer Museum, the Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department Museum houses historical fire-fighting equipment from the early days of the community.

The museum faces South Milam Street but access is gained through the entrance to the Pioneer Museum complex at the Dambach-Besier House at 325 West Main Street (at the corner of Main and Milam streets).

Admission cost to the museum grounds is $5 for adults 18 years of age and older and $3 for youngsters ages six to 17 years of age. Children 5 and younger are admitted free.

Once they walk over to where the fire museum is located along South Milam Street, observers can look through large pane glass windows from any side of the structure for a glimpse at how dangerous fighting fires was many years ago.

Back then, if a homestead was going up in smoke, men usually had little more than buckets of water, bare hands and a sparkspouting fire engine. The museum shows some old equipment and, in the process, “sparks” the imagination.

Displayed inside is a 1902 hand pumper, originally operated by six men and considered to be the first pumper for the FVFD. Also contained in the museum are: a 1905 hose cart, which carried axes and hose for the bucket brigade, in conjunction with the hand pumper, and, a 1909 chemical engine, which worked by producing a soda-acid solution, similar to that of old fire extinguishers.

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The sights and sounds of the Hill Country delight guests when they visit this real working cattle ranch. Guests enjoy viewing the many species of livestock, wildlife and birds that make the ranch their home including Texas Longhorns, horses, bison, deer, black buck antelope, red stag deer and exotic, big horn sheep. Guests also enjoy hiking or biking the ranch’s many trails (except during hunting season), fishing (catch & release) for trophy bass and catfish in one of the ranch’s 9 stock ponds, bird watching, star gazing at night, or just kicking back and relaxing on the large front porch of the guesthouse.

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Street signs ‘welcome’ visitors In the hustle and bustle of everyday life, people travel up and down Fredericksburg’s streets and never give any thought as to how they were named.

When the town’s planners picked names for the streets on the main thoroughfare, they encoded into the names of consecutive streets a ‘welcome’ and a ‘goodbye’.

Most of the city byways have large signs showing the name of the street and an illustration of the Vereins Kirche, a symbol of Fredericksburg that stands in the center of the city on Marktplatz.

The Vereins Kirche through the years has become a commonly-recognized landmark of Fredericksburg and placing a sketch of the venerable structure on the street signs was a part of the city’s “dressing up” for the 125th anniversary of the founding of Fredericksburg in 1971.

Among the more German street names is Ufer, which runs parallel to Main Street three blocks south. Ufer, in English, means stream bank, and undoubtedly was so named because it runs along the southern bank of Baron’s Creek, the main stream that flows through the city.

Originally, the street that runs along the north side of the creek was probably called Bach Strasse, but was translated to Creek Street when all of the city’s streets were first officially named and marked after the city was incorporated in 1933.

It was several years later that the Fredericksburg Lions Club took on the project of giving all the streets names and purchased street signs. It was then

Poplar, Spruce, Sycamore and Walnut.

Naturally, there is a street named Peach, in honor of the county’s most popular and prothat it was decided to name the lific fruit. There is an Elk Street streets running north and south and a Deerwood Street, but no deer street. across Main to spell out words.

There are several named for Starting at Courthouse Square, famous native son Admiral all of the streets crossing Main Chester W. Nimitz, including to the east were named so that Nimitz Street, Nimitz Drive, their first letters would spell out Nimitz Circle and Nimitz Park“All Welcome”. These streets are way.

Adams, Llano, Lincoln, WashBut, there are no Johnson ington, Elk, Lee, Columbus, streets or Meusebach streets.

Olive, Mesquite and Eagle.

There is a Bunny Drive, in the Traveling west from the Court- shadow of Cross Mountain, house Square, the streets spell which is undoubtedly named out “Come Back”. These street for the city’s famed Easter Fires names are Crockett, Orange, characters.

Milam, Edison, Bowie, Acorn, There are some unusual street Cherry and Kay. names, such as Kraupahen, a Many of the streets found contraction of the names of throughout the city are named Mayor Edward Krauskopf and in honor of trees -- Mesquite, Commissioners Willie Pape Cherry, Cottonwood, Hackand Max T. Henke, who were berry, Liveoak, Mulberry, Apple, in office when the streets were Orange, Plum, Pear, Pecan, named.

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Acorn .....................B3 Adams N. ...............B3 Adams S. .........B3-D2 Agave ....................A3 Airport Rd. .........D,E1 Alfred .................... C3 Amberstone ...........A5 Apple .................... C4 Armory Rd. . .A1,2-B2 Austin E. ...A,B3-B,C4 Ave A .....................A3 Ave B .....................A3 Ave C .....................A3 Ave D .....................A3 Barons St. ..............B2 Basse Ln................B2 Bell........................ C4 Bending Oaks ........E5 Bernhard Rd. ........ D1 Beverly.................. C4 Bluebird .................B3 Bluebonnet ........C,D4 Bob Moritz Dr. ........A2 Bob White Tr. ........ D3 Boos Lane .............E2 Bowie ...............B2-A3 Brehmer .............C,D4 Briarwood Cir. ........A5 Broadmoor Dr. .......A4 Buena Vista .......... C3 Bunny Dr. ...............A3 Burbank ...........A3-B4 Business Ct. ..........E1 Campers Loop .......E1 Candlelight Dr. .......A4 Catholic Cemetery Rd. ...............................A3 Cedar .................... C3 Centre ..............A3-B4 Chase Oaks ...........E5 Cherry ................ A,B3 Cherrywood Dr.......A4 Clyde Run ..............A4 College ...............B3,4 Columbus ..........C,D4 Cora .......................B4 Cottonwood ...........B3 Country Haven.......A5 Countryside Bend . D5 Courtney ................B3 Creek ...............B3-C4 Creekview ..........D,E5 Crenwelge ............ C4 Crestwood .............A5 Cristol Dr. .............. D4 Crockett ...........C3-A4 Cross .....................B4 Cross Mtn. Dr......A3,4 Crosswind ..............E1 Cypress .................A3 Darlington Dr..........C2 Dawn .................... D4 Deer Creek ........... C5 Deer Hollow .......... C5 Deer View ............. C5 Deer Way .............. C5 Deet Trail .............. C5 Doe Run Hollow.....A3

Driftwood ............A4,5 Dudley Way ...........A4 Dusk ..................... D4 Eagle .................C,D4 Eckhardt Ln. ......... D3 Edgewood..............A4 Edison................ A,B3 Elk......................B,C4 Ellebracht...............A5 Elm ..................A4-B3 Englemann Dr........C2 Ettie ...................... C3 Fair Dr. ......... D,E1-E2 Forest Trail............ C4 Franklin ................. C4 Frederick Rd. .........A5 Friendship Lane ......... ............................D2-5 Fulton...............B2-C3 Glenmoor ...............A4 Glenwood ..............A5 Goehmann Lane ........ ...........................C4-5 Gold Rd. ................A2 Golf Course Loop...E1 Grothe................ A,B4 Granite Ave. .......... C3 Green Meadows Ln. .. ...............................D2 Green Meadows Blvd. ..............................D2 Green Meadows .Ct... ..............................D2 Green Oaks Loop ...... ..............................D2 Hackberry W. ......B3,4 Hale St. ................. C3 Hawthorn Ln ..........A3 Hedgestone ...........A5 Henrietta ............... C3 Henrietta Ct. ......... C3 Heritage Hills Dr.....E5 Highway St. ....... C3,4 Hill St. ................... C3 Hollmig Lane......D,E3 Holly Lane..............A3 Industrial Loop ...... D5 Irene ..................... D3 Jack Nixon .............A2 James ....................A2 Jerry...................... D3 Jessica...................A3 Jessie ................... D2 Joe Duderstadt Ln. .... ...............................B2 Jon ........................ C5 Kay .................... A,B3 Kerr Rd. .............C,D1 Kraupahen ............ C3 Kristofer .................A3 Lady Bird Dr...........E1 Laurel.....................A3 Lee........................ C4 Lightstone ..............A5 Lincoln .............C3-B4 Live Oak ............ C1-3 Llano St. ..........B4-C3 Lone Oak .............. C4

Longhorn ........... C3,4 Lower Crabapple ....... ......................B4-A4,5 Lupine Lane ...........A3 Main St. (290) ..B3-C4 Maple St. ...............A2 Mariposa Dr. .......... E5 Mazurek Loop ........B2 Meadowbrook ........E5 Meadow Lark ........ C4 Mesquite ............... C4 Metzger Rd. ...........A3 Milam ...............A4-C3 Mistletoe ................B3 Mockingbird ...........B3 Morning Glory Dr.. .A4 Morse...............A3-B4 Mountain View .......A4 Mueller .................. C3 Mustang .............C-D4 Nature ....................E5 Nimitz Circle ..........A4 Nimitz Pkwy. ..........B3 Nimitz St. ........... A,B4 Northern Red Oak..... ...............................D2 Northwood Hills .....A4 Oakhaven ............. C4 Olive ..................... C4 Orange.............A4-C3 Orchard...............B3,4 Paintbrush Hollow..A3 Park St. ................. C3 Parkview ............... D2 Pavilion Dr. ............E1 Peach ....................B3 Peach Tree Ln .......E5 Pear ...................... C4 Pecan ....................B3 Persimmon Ct. .......A3 Petsch Dr. ..............E1 Pike....................... C4 Pine .......................B4 Plum ......................B3 Poplar ................... C3 Post Oak Rd. ...B2-C3 Prickly Pear Ct. ......A3 Pyka Rd. ............ D1,2 Quailwood Dr. .....A4,5 Recreation Loop ....E1 Redbird Ln. ............E5 Reuben ................. C3 Ridgewood.............A5 Riley Ln..................A4 Robert ....................A2 Rose ......................B3 Royal Oaks Dr. ......B1 Running Buck ........A3 San Antonio St ........... . .........................B3-C4 Santa Rosa ........... C3 Scarlet Oak Ct ...... D2 Schubert St. .....B3-C4 Seamoor ................A4 Settlement Dr. ........A3 Shannon ............... D2 Shaw..................... C3 Shorty Crenwelge Rd. ...............................A2

Shorty’s Lane.........A2 Silver Maple .......... C3 Sky Lane............... D2 Skylark .................. C4 Smith Rd. .............. C2 Smokehouse Rd........ ...............................C2 Song Bird .............. D5 Spotted Fawn ........A3 Spruce St. ..............B4 St. Ann St.............. C3 St. Geralda ........... C3 St. Marys .............. C3 Stadium Dr. ........... D3 Stone Canyon ........A5 Stone Forest ..........A5 Stone Gate ............A5 Stone Haven ..........A5 Stone Hollow .........A5 Stone Ledge ..........A5 Stone Nook ............A5 Stone Oak..............A5 Stone Way .............A5 Stone Wood ...........A5 Summer Hill ...........E5 Summit Circle ....... C3 Summit Forest .......A5 Sunday Circle ........E5 Sunrise ................. D4 Sunset ...................A3 Sycamore ..............B4 Tanglewood ...........A5 Tanya .....................A3 Theodore Specht ...A2 Thiele .................C,D3 Timberidge .............A4 Tivydale Rd. ....... D1,2 Town Creek Ct. ......B3 Trailmoor ...............A4 Travis ........A,B3-B,C4 Ufer .................... C3,4 Upper Liveoak Rd. ..... ...............................D1 Vera .......................A2 Walch .................... C3 Waldrip ................. C4 Walnut .................. C3 Washington ......C3-B4 West Ln. ............... C3 Weston Ln. ........... D3 W Royal Oaks Dr ...B1 Westmoor Dr..........A4 Whitney..................B3 Wildwood ...............A5 William .................. C3 Windcrest.............. C3 Winding Oak ......... D4 Winding Way ..... C2,3 Winding Way Ct. ... C2 Windmill Oaks....... D2 Windsong.............. D1 Winifred .................B3 Wisteria..................A2 Woodcrest .............A3 Woodway Ct. .........A5 Yaupon St ..............A3 Yucca St. ...............B2

Advertiser Index Looking For A Place To Eat? Altdorf............................................................. 31 Austin Street Java & Muffin Haus.................. 76 Bejas Grill & Cantina...................................... 25 Buc’s Bar & Grill........................................... 151 Cabernet Grill................................................. 37 Catfish Haven................................................. 21 Cranky Frank’s Barbeque.............................. 27 Crossroads Saloon & Steakhouse............... 117 Dairy Queen................................................. 136 David’s Old Fashioned Barbecue................. 137 Der Daiwel Rock Bar.................................... 157 Der LindenBaum............................................ 29 Dutchmann’s Market...................................... 50 El Gallo........................................................... 14 Fredericksburg Pie Co............................ 24,154 Ginger & Spice Thai Cuisine & Sushi............ 66 Headwaters Saloon........................................ 81 Hilda’s........................................................... 115 Hondo’s.......................................................... 16 Java Ranch - Fredericksburg......................... 58 Kelani Yogurt.................................................. 70 Lincoln St. ..................................................... 77 My Own Chef Catering................................. 131 Old German Bakery & Restaurant............... 125 Opa’s Smoked Meats................................... 123 Pasta Bella..................................................... 48 Peach Tree Restaurant & Gifts........................ 3 Porky’s............................................................ 85 Race Barn...................................................... 69 Rathskeller Restaurant .................................. 77 West End Pizza............................................ 141

Need A Place To Stay?

1st Class B&B................................................. 15 All Seasons.................................................. 144 Barons CreekSide........................................ 132 Best Western................................................ 136 Country Inn Cottages..................................... 82 Crenwelge’s Creekside Cottage................... 145 Dietzel Motel................................................... 96 Econo Lodge.................................................. 11 Frederick Motel............................................... 99 Fredericksburg Inn & Suites........................... 34 Fredericksburg RV Park............................... 108 Gastehaus Schmidt...................................... 155 Hoffman Haus.............................................. 146 Inn on Baron’s Creek................................... 106 King Wood Suites........................................... 78 La Quinta Inn & Suites................................... 84 Magnolia House........................................... 156 RBC Investments........................................... 65 Stonewall Valley Ranch................................ 158 Sunset Inn & Suites........................................ 42 Tonkawaya Ranch B&B.................................. 72

Champé Jennings.......................................... 17 Chocolat......................................................... 68 Choo Choo Trolley.................................... 23,94 Cole Lewis.................................................... 110 Comfort Antique Mall.................................... 150 Cowgirl Loca................................................... 87 Der Alte Fritz................................................... 47 Der Kleider Schrank....................................... 40 Der Küchen Laden........................................111 Dogologie..................................................... 134 Dooley’s Store................................................ 18 D’vinely Designed........................................... 67 Fischer & Wieser das Peach Haus................ 39 Fitz and Hollering......................................... 113 Flashbacks................................................... 110 Fredericksburg General Store...................... 101 Friendly Natives.............................................. 64 Haberdashery................................................. 35 Heirlooms..................................................... 159 Henfeathers.................................................. 129 Hill Country Bicycle Works........................... 157 Hill Country Miniatures Museum.................. 102 Hill Country Propane.................................... 138 Hill Country SPCA Thrift Shop....................... 30 HCM Thrift Store............................................ 31 Home At Last.................................................... 3 House.Wine.................................................. 128 Hudson & Taylor............................................. 12 Jabberwocky................................................ 143 Judy’s Liquors.............................................. 154 Kerrville Arts & Cultural Center...................... 52 Kerrville Main Street....................................... 46 Kramer’s Wood & Metal Works.................... 140 Kuckuck’s Nest............................................. 105 Larry Jackson Antiques........................... 41,105 Leathers With Style........................................ 73 Linens-N-More............................................. 7,19 Little Antique Shop......................................... 60 Lone Star Antique Mall................................... 15 Lone Star Candy Bar.................................... 101 Luckenbach, Texas......................................... 26 Madlyn’s....................................................... 144 Main Street of Fredericksburg (West)............ 55 Marilyn’s of Fredericksburg ......................... 139 Moto Texas Power Sports............................ 149 red.................................................................... 8 Red Baron Antique Mall................................. 97 River Rustic Gallery...................................... 133 Shops on Llano, The...................................... 20 Smitten........................................................... 95 Something For Men........................................ 73 Sprout............................................................. 36 Tejas Smoke Depot...................................... 122 Tenley’s Boutique........................................... 63 Texas Jack Wild West Outfitter.................... 104

What Can We Do For Fun?

Health/Medical

Admiral Nimitz Foundation............................. 91

Cornerstone Clinic.......................................... 96

Becker Lavender Festival............................... 51

Fredericksburg Clinic...................................... 72

Eisbahn........................................................ 127

Heritage Place.............................................. 114

First Friday Art Walk....................................... 54

Hill Country Memorial Hospital............... 4,5,131

Fredericksburg Crawfish Festival................... 32

HCM Wellness Center.................................. 149

Fredericksburg CVB................................ 80,121

Mid-Texas Health Care................................. 115

Fredericksburg Music Club.......................... 148

Standards Home Health............................... 152

Fredericksburg Theater Co.............................. 6

Walker, Michael M.D. .................................. 135

Friends of LBJ................................................ 84 Fritztown Cinema........................................... 14

Real Estate/Realtors

Ft. Martin Scott............................................... 21

Coldwell Banker-Heart of the Hills Realtors... 92

Gillespie County Fair & Festivals Assn........ 163

Cornerstone Properties.................................. 62

Hill Country Antique Tractor Club................... 27

Real Living Fredericksburg............................ 32

Hill Country Film Festival............................... 99

Sage............................................................... 56

Hill Country & Texas Landscape Paintings.... 46 Knights of Columbus Best Fest...................... 60

Schools

Luckenbach, Texas......................................... 26

St. Mary’s Catholic School............................. 47

National Museum of Pacific War.................... 91 One Quilt Place............................................ 100

Spas/Massage/Yoga

Pat’s Hall........................................................ 48

European Day Spa....................................... 116

Pedernales Creative Arts Alliance................ 124

Lizard Dreaming Yoga.................................. 155

Pioneer Museum............................................ 86

Sanctum....................................................... 124

Radio Shack................................................... 52

Breweries/Wineries/Orchards

Rockbox....................................................... 147 Stonewall Peach JAMboree......................... 137 Texas Fest.................................................... 134 Vereins Quilt Guild of Fredericksburg.......... 103

Builders/Designers /Remodelers

Alexander Vineyards...................................... 75 Bariloche Farm............................................. 142 Becker Vineyards......................................... 158 Burg’s Corner............................................... 109 Chisholm Trail Winery.................................. 149 Fiesta Winery................................................. 62

Bar O Bar Ranches, Inc............................... 115

Fredericksburg Winery..................................... 9

Bill Dunn Construction.................................... 49

Gold Orchards................................................ 26

BMC................................................................ 79

Grape Creek Vineyards.................................. 43

Curtis Staudt Construction........................... 157

Hill Country Express Tours............................. 40

Decorators Unlimited...................................... 30

Jenschke Rochards........................................ 96

Durst Homes.................................................. 44

Messina Hof Hill Country Winery................. 119

Fredericksburg Remodeling......................... 116

Pedernales Brewing Company....................... 70

Hominick Custom Builders............................... 2

Texas Wine Cellars, Etc................................. 88

Inside Story.................................................... 52

Texas Wine Tours......................................... 130

Latigo Builders.............................................. 164

Torre di Pietra................................................. 98

Laughlin Homes & Restoration.................... 141

Automotive

Lone Star Land Development...................... 130 Mabery Contracting LLC................................ 90 Maggie Gillespie Designs............................... 89 Mark W. Land Construction ...................... 26,99 Moellering Construction, Inc......................... 142 Pat Smith Construction.................................. 51 Pro-Build....................................................... 145 Sierra Homes................................................. 74 Stone Ridge.................................................. 158 Texas Steel Building..................................... 156 Timber & Stone Builders................................ 59 Tony Martin, Inc.............................................. 71

Crenwelge Motor Sales.................................. 30 Immel Motors................................................ 112 Kustom Klean Car Wash................................ 86 Quality Lube................................................. 148 Stroeher & Son/Stroeher & Olfers.................. 45

Services Frantzen, Kaderli & Klier Ins.......................... 16 Fredericksburg Standard.............................. 153 Hill Propane.................................................. 138 L.T. Answering Service................................. 154 Shweiki Media................................................ 94 SRJ Photography........................................... 60

Texas Pawn.................................................... 98

Ready To Go Shopping?

Churches

T-Shirts Etc..................................................... 12

Bethany Lutheran Church.............................. 18

Ambriz Jewelry............................................... 93

Timeless Menagerie....................................... 10

Church of Christ............................................. 50

Tatsch Well Service........................................ 61

Amish Market............................................... 107

Valeska’s........................................................ 33

Faith Baptist Church....................................... 46

The Lodge Events Center.............................. 83

Artisans at Rocky Hill..................................... 22

Victoria’s Linen & Lace................................. 150

Holy Ghost Lutheran Church.......................... 35

Auer Haus...................................................... 53

Watson Farms.............................................. 126

New Life Worship Center............................. 130

Maps

Beckendorf Gallery......................................... 13

Wildflower Ridge Alpaca Ranch................... 126

Oakhills Church............................................ 120

Burnet Antique Mall...................................... 142

Wildseed Farms........................................... 112

Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church.......... 45

Carol Hicks Bolton Antiqüités.......................... 38

Yee Haw Ranch Outfitters............................ 153

Zion Lutheran Church.................................... 64

Superior Services......................................... 110

Maps......................................................160-161

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