Two 17-Year-Olds Lead Antwual Gillespie Schuetzenfest Honors
Walton Heimann and Leslie Feller top the Grapetown Range event with 99 and 91 in rim fire. Krauskopf, Schluter, and Schmidt high scorers vie as Tivydale wins team title in a shoot-off with Bear Creek during Fredericksburg Standard’s 80th Annual Schuetzenfest.
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Walton Heimann
Leslie Feller
Gillespie County
Heimann
Feller
Krauskopf
Auskopf
Ale Club
Bear Creek
Grapetown
Fritz
Tivydale
Delton Feller
Frank Metting
Norbert Fritz
Jayson Fritz
Calvin Fritz
Wesley Priess
Timmy Frantzen
Gary Frantsen
Gary
W.J. Frantzen
Schuetzenkoenig
Radio Post
Grapetown Hall
Charles Feller
Bund
Pehl
Oompah
Fredericksburg
Guenther Lochte
Pete Krauskopf
Chester Schmidt
Werner Feller
Walton
George Heimanns
Leslie
Charles J. Fellers
Tivydale Shooting Club
Delton Feiler
Norvert Fritz
Priess
Fredericksburg Standard
Five Hurt in Head On Crash Near Hill Country Arena
A car and a travel cruiser collision on State Highway 16 near the Hill Country Horse Club arena injured five people Monday night. Charles Priess and his wife were among those hospitalized. the Petre family from Divine, including three siblings, were treated and released.
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Hill Country Memorial Hospital
Hill Country Horse Club Arena
Charles Priess
Murray Joseph Petre
Divine
Priesses
Fredericksburg
School Terms Start Across Gillespie County August 18
Classes resume in Fredericksburg ISD and nearby districts on Monday August 18. St Marys Elementary and Junior High, Stonewall Head Start, and Community Kindergarten begin earlier. Fredericksburg High School registration ran August 4 to 8 with freshmen and upperclassmen already advised.
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Gillespie County
Fredericksburg Independent School
Stonewall
Rocky Hill and
Doss
Harper Independent School
St. Mary's
St. Mary’s
Oungsters
Fredericksburg
87th County Fair Opens in August at Disciple County
The 87th annual Disciple County Fair runs August 22 to 24 with sold commercial exhibit space and strong offerings in livestock crops and women's and children's divisions. Entertainment includes horse races nightly, a Grandstand show, and bands from Fredericksburg High School and Pehl’s Oompah Band. Gene Ledel’s carnival provides midway attractions. Parade starts 10 a.m. August 22. last on the old fair grounds before plans move next year.
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Disciple
Fredericksburg
Pehl
Gene Ledel
Carnival of
Texas Folklife Festival Showcases 26 Ethnic Groups in San Antonio
Over the August 7 10 festival 6 000 participants from 1290 Texas communities join 1500 performers across seven stages at the Institute of Texan Cultures HemisFair Plaza. Highlights include diverse crafts foods and dances from Irish Waterford crystal to armadillo jewelry with shuttle buses and park and ride options.
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Texas
Institute of Texan Cultures
HemisFair Plaza
San Antonio
Gillespiere
Wonderland
Festival Management
Institute
Fredericksburg City Tax Collections Reach 96 Percent
City records show the period ending 31 due to taxes in Fredericksburg, with 1975 collections at 96 percent of the $195,739.29 levy, totaling $180,500.21. City Clerk Berniece Seipp notes this surpasses 1974 when collections were 93 percent of the levy.
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Fredericksburg
Berniece Seipp
Unkept Lots Fire Hazards Prompt City Clean-Up Plan
Fredericksburg city commissioners pledged strict enforcement of ordinances to curb unkept lots. Fire Marshall Larry Birck cited overgrown trash strewn properties and proposed first and second notices to owners for cleanup.
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Fredericksburg
City Commission
City Hall
Larry Birck
Birck
Commission
Pat Dooley
Society and HEB planners discuss Fredericksburg store plans
Representatives of Gillespie County Historical Society met with H E B Foods architects Dick Rouse and Mack Barnett at the Vereins Kirche to review plans for a new Fredericksburg store due to start next month. The group proposed stone and wood materials with limited anodized metals and incorporated several society suggestions.
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Gillespie County Historical Society
Vereins Kirche
H.E.B. Food Stores
Dick Rouse
Mack Barnett
Fredericksburg
Historical Society
Rouse and Barnett
R.J. Sechrist
Ty Cox
Frank Landers
Ruth Nettle
Werner Keidel Jr
William Schroeder
Roberta Smith
Rob Heinen
Margaret
Hill Country Apple Confab Set for August 18 19
A Hill Country Apple Conference will be held at LBJ State Park near Stonewall on Monday and Tuesday August 18 and 19. The two day program begins at 6 p m with a barbecue supper at 8 p m and a field trip through several orchards on Tuesday. County Agent Duery Menzies notes apples draw strong interest as a model for managing young orchards with Texas Agricultural Extension Service coverage.
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LBJ
Stonewall
Duery Menzies
Menzies
Texas Agricultural Extension
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Tivydale Club
Fred Schluter
Henry Schmidt
Dwight Schmidt
Dwight Sch
Midt
Gary Frantzen
Ben Robert
Fredericksburg High School
FHS
Rex Glover
Gillespians
Robert Heinen
Henry Kuenemann
Rudy Olfers
J. Hardin Perry
Oliver Schaetter
Esther Weaver
W.c. Westerfeldt
Horace Wood
Norman
City Planning and Zoning Commission
South Adams and
Highway
Market Produce
Planning and Zoning Commission
P&z Commission
Texas State Highway
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