🌱 What’s planned at the Dec. 20 EAA Chapter 1088 meeting?

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In today's newsletter:

• What’s planned at the Dec. 20 EAA Chapter 1088 meeting?
• How a Fredericksburg ticket shared a $1.787 billion jackpot

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Sunny and breezy, with a high of 73 and low of 33 degrees.
• Friday: Beautiful with plenty of sun, temps: high: 67, low: 49.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny; windy, warmer, with a high of 77 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Jett Lipka won the 2023 EAA 1088 ugly sweater contest. The competition returns on Dec. 20. – Submitted photo News December 17, 2025 EAA monthly meeting scheduled for Dec. 20 Harrison Baumann will be… (fredericksburgstandard.com) — Fredericksburg-area aviation enthusiasts can catch the Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 1088’s monthly meeting on Dec. 20, which also brings back the chapter’s fun ugly sweater contest. Related local coverage highlights recent events at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, city concerns over fire response to new battery facilities, school leadership changes, and holiday skating at Heritage School’s Eisbahn on Marktplatz.
   

• Powerball winner Dec. 17 for $1.25 billion after Florida tickets win big? (palmbeachpost.com) — A record-setting $1.25 billion Powerball run includes a notable local angle: one of the two tickets that hit September’s $1.787 billion jackpot was bought in Fredericksburg. The article recaps recent billion‑dollar Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots, highlights multiple big Florida wins, and explains odds, prize-claim deadlines, and anonymity rules for lottery winners.
   

📸 Around Fredericksburg

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fredericksburg

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Saturday December 20

• Hike like a Geologist
  Enchanted Rock State Natural Area EnchantedRockStateNaturalArea Map&Directions
  9:30 am
• Guided Summit Hike
  Enchanted Rock State Natural Area EnchantedRockStateNaturalArea Map&Directions
  10:00 am
• Enchanting Rocks
  Enchanted Rock State Natural Area EnchantedRockStateNaturalArea Map&Directions
  12:30 pm

Sunday December 21

• EarthScope Adventure at Enchanted Rock
  Enchanted Rock State Natural Area EnchantedRockStateNaturalArea Map&Directions
  3:30 pm
• History of Erock Winter Solstice Campfire Chat
  Enchanted Rock State Natural Area EnchantedRockStateNaturalArea Map&Directions
  5:30 pm

Saturday December 27

• Guided Summit Hike
  Enchanted Rock State Natural Area EnchantedRockStateNaturalArea Map&Directions
  10:00 am
• Enchanting Junior Ranger Academy
  Enchanted Rock State Natural Area EnchantedRockStateNaturalArea Map&Directions
  2:00 pm

Sunday December 28

• Skins, Skulls, Scales, & Tails
  Enchanted Rock State Natural Area EnchantedRockStateNaturalArea Map&Directions
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 19

• Live Music by Dennis Alan
  Silver Creek Beer Garden & Grille , 310 E Main St , Fredericksburg
  12:00 pm
• Asleep at the Wheel
  Arcadia Live , 717 Water St , Kerrville
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Heart of the Hills Farmers Market
  Heart of the Hills Farmers Market , Heritage Star Parking , Lot 741 Water St , Kerrville
  9:00 am
• Live Music by Jeremy Fowler
  Ab Astris Winery , 320 Klein Rd , Stonewall
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Anyone else having trouble with Frontier Internet?
  Off and On most of yesterday. Off last night and all day today. Followed their prodical with turning router on and off and nothing. They started a… (Nextdoor Stone Ridge)
• Is anyone having trouble with Frontier internet today.
  My neighbor on Stone Gate said his has been out for two days and he has been un able to use his Frontier phone and tv. He is wondering if anyone… (Nextdoor Stone Ridge)

• Bealls, Inc. - Burkes Outlet posted a job opening for Outlet Assistant Store Manager in Fredericksburg. Apply here.
• CNG Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager in Fredericksburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fredericksburg here.

🗞 Nearby News

Kerrville

• Never forgotten (hccommunityjournal.com)
• Lyda Morton: Aug. 17, 1923-Dec. 10, 2025 – The Kerr County Lead (kerrcountylead.com)
• P. Terry's Giving Back Day raises record $57,693 for Statesman charity (statesman.com)

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