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LINK TO THE TEXAS DEPT. OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES REGION 8 REPORT
Medina Lake Level
The lake level is at 987.26 feet - 7.5% capacity.
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Veterans VoiceOn this page, we are preserving the stories, and memories, of military veterans. This is a place for service members to share their experiences in the most vivid, intimate way - in their own voices. Please listen here.
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Growing Up In Bandera - PodcastAs my Growing Up In Bandera story keeps rolling along I can count on the blessing of a somewhat sound mind to recall events that can carry me away from any of my modern day problems.
Listen to Episodes 1 - 10, Season 2, of Growing Up In Bandera on podcast. |
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Frontier Tales
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Dia de los Muertos Celebration at the MuseumTexas artist Joan Estes will create an elaborate Dia de los Muertes altar exclusively for the Frontier Times Museum. Estes will also install a series of original artwork that depict the calaca, or skeletons, in various poses and costumes. Estes’ artwork will be on display in the museum’s Doane Western Art gallery from Oct. 11 through Nov. 5.
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When you reach the stage in life where both of your parents are deceased, you begin to ponder your own mortality. After many nights of porch sitting, I have come to accept the inevitable – you can stay young forever if you quit reading your mail.
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Today in Texas History
On this day in 1877, botanist and doctor Levi James Russell was whipped for being an infidel and freethinker. Russell was for several years the chairman of the committee on medical botany of the Texas State Medical Association (now the Texas Medical Association), which published his report in the Transactions for 1886.
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East End EventsThe next Alamo RC&D, Senior Assistance Program food distribution will take place Thursday, Oct. 6, at The Way Church.
The Pipe Creek Christian School will hold its third annual Drive-thru Dinner on Friday, Oct. 7. The Lakehills Community Center will host a Pre-Election Meet the Candidates and Voters Registration on Sunday, Oct. 9. |
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Bandera takes it to the wire in 28-21 victory over Robstown
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Car and Motorcycle Show set for SaturdayThe American Legion Auxiliary Unit 157 will host a Car and Motorcycle Show on Saturday, Oct. 8, at Bandera City Park.
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Meet the Candidates and register to vote this SundayThe Lakehills Community Center will host a Pre-Election Meet the Candidates and Voters Registration on Sunday, Oct. 9
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Candidate Forum for City of Bandera, sponsored by the League of Women Voters
The League of Women Voters - Hill Country Texas will conduct a Candidate Forum for the candidates for two elections on the ballot in the General Election on Nov. 8
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Letter to the EditorGone Country, this is a great story. To hear her point of view about her reunion, her old friends, the carpet and her bra is hilarious.
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Keep in Beat with the Bandera LibraryOn Tuesday, Oct. 11, the library will open an exhibition coordinated by Ukrainian San Antonio. This non-profit is dedicated to preserving Ukrainian heritage and culture. The exhibition will commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Holodomor, the 1922-3 famine genocide in Soviet Ukraine.
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Growing Up In BanderaOne of the nice things about being a kid around Bandera back in the day if you went swimming in the Medina River late in the evening you could skip taking a bath that day. If that ain't country I don't know what is. Those cool waters would wash away the dirt along with all your daily troubles.
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Two Minute DrillBandera Middle School volleyball finished their first round of district with matches against Carrizo Springs on the road and against Del Rio at home.
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This month at the Medina LibraryThe Medina Quilters present QuiltFest 12. Enjoy a free exhibit of quilts created by Medina Quilters from Saturday, Oct. 28 through Saturday, Nov. 5.
The library is hosting a Halloween party on Monday, Oct. 31, at 4:15 p.m. Please attend in costume. |
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Lynn Palmer announces for Bandera City CouncilI would like to announce my candidacy for one of the open positions on the City Council in the upcoming Bandera municipal elections in November.
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Frontier Times Museum hosts authors as they celebrate a collection of 18 holiday stories from every corner of the Texas Hill CountryFive authors announce the launch of their new holiday collection, A Hill Country Christmas-Hope for Hardscrabble Times, available now for pre-order in e-book format and releasing in trade paperback and e-book formats.
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Bulldog JV Football ReportThe Bandera JV football team hosted Llano Thursday night at Bulldog Stadium in an offensive shootout that resulted in the Yellowjackets pulling away for a 52-28 win. The JV Bulldogs travel to Pearsall on Thursday Oct. 13.
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James W. Hillis Jr.
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See the latest Caddo Kuntree, by Larry Haddad |
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Pebble Beach blaze confined to 10 acresA brush fire that grew out of control on Wednesday burned through about 10 acres in the Pebble Beach NW subdivision off FM 1283. Thanks to the swift work of volunteer fire fighters, the blaze was contained and no structures were affected.
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Election InformationEarly voting for the Nov. 8 election will begin Oct. 24 and continue through Nov. 4. Entities on the ballot will include Bandera County, the City of Bandera and Medina ISD.
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BHS student completes NASA High School Aerospace Scholars programBandera High School Student Patrick Lasiter completed the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Texas High School Aerospace Scholars (HAS) summer experience with NASA's Johnson Space Center.
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4-H is 4 EveryoneIt’s time to enroll your kids in the best positive youth development program in Texas. The new 4-H year began Sept. 1 in all 254 counties in Texas. As part of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, the Texas 4-H Youth Development Program provides inclusive opportunities to youth ages 8-18 in grades 3-12 for personal growth, community service, and fun.
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Commissioners Court BriefingsDuring their regular session on Thursday, commissioners addressed a laundry list of items, including unanimously approving a proclamation declaring Oct. 2-8 as National 4-H Week.
Commissioners also approved negotiating with a property owner in the Mustang Crossing subdivision, whose land lies in the right of way of a bridge set to be built on English Crossing Road, replacing the low-water crossing that consistently floods during heavy rain events. |
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Fireman’s Challenge Carshow awards presentedThe Bandera Fire and Rescue Fireman's Challenge Carshow had 49 entrants this year in Bandera City Park Saturday, up from 32 entries for the previous show.
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Medina Lake Cajun Festival wraps up 41st yearThe 41st annual Medina Lake Cajun Festival was held Saturday, Sept. 24. Volunteers worked into the night as the music, food and culture of Louisiana’s Cajun Country descended upon the grounds of the Lakehills Community Center.
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Earthquake strikes Mexico for third time on same dateThree earthquakes struck Mexico last week, plaguing a rattled country reeling from an uncanny anniversary date, that some now consider a curse.
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County-wide recycling program gains momentumThe wheels of progress have picked up momentum for the county’s recycling program. During their regular meeting yesterday, commissioners rubber-stamped a proposal to restart the initiative next month, pending the completion of a mutually-approved agreement.
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Saving Shelter Strays hosts fundraising golf tournamentThe 10th annual Saving Shelter Strays Golf Fundraiser is set for October, and this year it has a special dedication.
Twelve years ago, the event launched with six teams, and raised $600 to help care for abandoned and unwanted animals. Last year, more than $13,000 was raised. |
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Bandera takes one gold and three silvers at Bandera City ParkBandera hosted the Steve Golemon Memorial Invitational meet at Bandera City Park. The event, named after the former coach, that led Bandera's Lady Bulldogs to four state championships, was well attended by teams from as far away as Brackett, Uvalde and La Vernia.
Bandera won one team gold and three team silvers in the varsity and JV divisions with quite a few top 20 finishers. |
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Mane Attraction Hair Salon hosts Chamber Cork PopperBandera salon Mane Attraction Hair Salon hosted the latest Bandera County Chamber of Commerce monthly Cork Popper event.
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Four Phantoms in concert to appear in Boerne Performing Arts 2023 seasonWhile Boerne Performing Arts is making plans to welcome artists from Tbilisi, Georgia to Peking, China for its’ 11th season, there has been one adjustment in the anticipated lineup. Boerne Performing Arts was able to secure “The Four Phantoms In Concert,” celebrating the unforgettable music of Broadway and more, featuring an extraordinary quartet of performers
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Remains found in Bandera subdivisionHuman remains were discovered in the Bandera Ranch Acres subdivision, off Polly Peak Drive. Bandera County Chief Deputy Matt King said the remains have been sent for an autopsy and formal identification.
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Sailing the Pacific
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Oklahoma woman embarks on Great Western journey
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Eclipse viewing glasses available nowIn preparation for two eclipses that will cast Bandera in a solar shadow, the Bandera County Convention and Visitors Bureau ordered 75,000 pairs of viewing glasses. The glasses are available to anyone who wants to buy a minimum of 50 at 30 cents each, with a potential resale value of $2 each.
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Skeletal remains identified as Pipe Creek manAuthorities have positively identified the remains discovered last week as a Pipe Creek man, who was reported missing in July. Detectives are reportedly investigating the death as a homicide.
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Treviño siblings join U.S. NavyTatiana Herrera Treviño is a U.S. Navy Information System Technician Second Class and has just re-enlisted for another four years.
Leo Treviño has joined the U.S. Navy, and leaves Monday for boot camp. |
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City of Bandera moves to Stage 5 water restrictionsThe City Of Bandera is now following the Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District's move to Extreme Drought Restrictions. The move is based on the current groundwater levels and rainfall deficit.
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Fishing for a causeWhile extreme heat and drought continue to smother the state, three Lakehills men went to work to help those suffocating in silence. Armed with a net and an ice cooler, they relocated more than 1,000 fish trapped in tiny pockets to deeper waters.
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Bandera ISD recognitions to be featured on Mulberry Street water tankBandera City Council members approved the design to be painted on the Mulberry Street elevated water storage tank, which will feature the Lady Bulldogs Cross Country State Champions.
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Commissioners discuss role of Mansfield Park for upcoming solar eclipse eventsOn Oct. 14, 2023, the sun will surround the moon, and both will align with Earth, creating a “ring of fire” - or annular eclipse. Not quite six months after that, on April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will carve a path across 13 U.S. states - and Bandera is the bullseye.
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Lakehills Little Free Library a community-wide effort; books in Braille availableBecoming part of a movement that has brought their family enjoyment all over the country, Simon and Brandy Gonzales are the latest to install a Little Free Library in Bandera County.
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The Buzzard's Roost, by Juan Meauxtime
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Bandera ISD tackles bullying, supports mental healthIt’s tough to be a kid. Aside from the daily responsibilities of school, academics, athletics, extracurricular activities and chores, kids today have the added pressure of Covid fears, the political landscape, personal and social media related stresses from things they experience, see and hear at home, from peers and online. All of this input can cause a data overload for any adult, much less someone whose brain is just five, 12 or 17 years old.
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Shell-ebrating the sea turtleOn Aug. 4, at 5:30 a.m., my family and I departed our hotel room and began our bleary-eyed trek to the Padre Island National Seashore. We left home the day before with the intent of grabbing a good night’s sleep in anticipation of an early morning. We aren’t hardcore adventurers nor members of the dawn patrol surfing circuit; we were instead in pursuit of a glimpse of palm-sized turtle hatchlings slowly make their way across the sand to frothy ocean waves.
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A probe on the back side of a colonoscopy
I’ve been running a little behind schedule this week - a pun that may be more appreciated as this story goes on. I generally avoid first-person dissertations, but in the spirit of a brutally honest transparency that may help someone else, I thought it befitting to temporarily lift the veil.
A word of caution for the sensitive, this story may not be appropriate for everyone. |
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Reading CornerWatch The Little Cowboy, by Jessica Nohealapa'ahi
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