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Medina Lake Level
The lake level is at 972.74 feet - 2.8% capacity.
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Veterans VoiceOn this page, we preserve 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 Season 4, Episode 9, of Growing Up In Bandera on podcast. |
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Children's Choir featured during Walk Through BethlehemWalk Through Bethlehem Under the Stars in Lakehills on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 13 and 14. On Saturday, the Hill Country Samaritans Children’s Choir will perform
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Sublime Rambling
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Today in Texas HistoryOn this day in 1835, the Texas Revolutionary Army began its assault on the Mexican garrison at San Antonio de Béxar.
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Fundraising drive launched to clean the local landscapeInterested in recycling? In keeping the county roads clear of litter? In removing the buildup of junk in yards? Don’t Make Waste Bandera received a challenge grant to help these efforts. The challenge will match your donation up to $5,000 with an equal amount of funds raised this month to enable volunteers to keep Bandera County clean. And your donation will be tax free since DMWB is a public charity.
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Writers group to meet December 11
Lorecrafters - the writers group for those who strive to help each other hone our craft, will meet in the Out of the Way Cafe meeting room Dec. 11, from 10:30 a.m. to noon.
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Bandera Middle School basketball 8th grade B Team defeats Carrizo SpringsThe 8th grade B Lady Bulldog basketball team defeated Carrizo Springs 6 to 2. This win brings the B team's overall record to 2 wins and 0 losses.
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Boerne Performing Arts grand finale features Four Phantoms in concertWith the flurry of fun and activities that comes with the holiday season, music lovers will have one final, fortuitous opportunity to enjoy the high caliber of fine arts that Boerne Performing Arts has brought to the greater Boerne community for more than 12 years. At the Grand Finale performance on Thursday, Dec. 12, at 7 p.m., at Samuel V. Champion High School Auditorium, patrons will welcome the phenomenal quartet The Four Phantoms in Concert for a final curtain call.
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Lady Bulldogs look to rebound tonight after loss to LlanoThe Bandera girls basketball team got off to a slow start over Thanksgiving Break while playing at the Frost Bank Center against Llano, and a late comeback effort came up just short as the Yellow Jackets held on for a 25-21 win in the San Antonio Spurs’ arena.
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This month at the Medina LibraryThe Medina Community Library will be closed Dec. 24-26, 31 and Jan. 1, 2025. On Monday, Dec. 23, the library will close early at 1 p.m.
The Best Book Sale will continue until Dec. 21. Stuff a small bag with books, magazines, puzzles, DVDs and audiobooks for $5; stuff a large bag for $10. |
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Lakehills Library Leanings
The December Book Sale will be Saturday, Dec. 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The January Book Sale will be Saturday, Jan. 4, 10-2, in the meeting room.
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Growing Up In BanderaI. G. Thetford did what I wanted to do most of my young life in Bandera. He lived on the banks of the Medina River west of town in what we called the river loop area. His home was a wagon and he rode a horse everywhere he went. If anyone was ever an authentic holdover from our early pioneer days he fit the bill. He was outfitted in every way like the cowboys of the past.
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Heroic shot moves Bandera boys to 5-0After trailing for a good portion of the second half, the Bandera basketball team needed some late game heroics Wednesday morning at the Frost Bank Center to protect its perfect record early in the season.
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Country Christmas in the Park a hallmark eventThe City of Bandera has welcomed Christmas with all the festivity and cheer of a Hallmark movie.
Up next, the Cowboy Christmas Shopper’s Jubilee and the second annual Night Christmas Parade. |
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Bandera man dies in house fireA house fire on Lakeshore Drive N. claimed the life of an elderly Bandera man Saturday morning. According to the Bandera County fire marshal, when volunteer fire fighters arrived, the home was completely engulfed.
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Patricia Earlene Stamper
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Turkey is the winnerThe 13th annual Free Community Thanksgiving Dinner was held on Thanksgiving Day, in the Lakehills Community Center, and it was a huge success, serving 391 meals, breaking all previous records.
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Bandera County awarded $100,000 Technology Grant from BridgestoneThe Boys & Girls Clubs of Bandera County will celebrate the holiday season with a big development for kids and teens on Friday, Dec. 6, when they unveil technology improvements made possible through a $100,000 donation from Bridgestone Retail Operations.
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Bandera Library HappeningsWe are pleased to announce the first ever winter reading program at the Bandera Kronkosky Public Library. The theme for this year is, “How the Grinch found the joy of reading - celebrate the joy of reading and watch your heart grow!”
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Museum holds Thanks & Giving FundraiserThe Bandera Natural History and Art Museum and Bandera Brewery celebrated thanks and giving, after the two collaborated to host a seasonal fundraiser in the Brewery’s back courtyard.
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Countywide burn ban liftedThe countywide burn ban has been lifted, effective immediately. Bandera County commissioners implemented the burn ban Oct. 24, a short-lived restriction thanks to several days of rain.
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Bandera County Commissioners Court briefing
What started as a pilot program four years ago has now become a mandatory practice for students of the Texas A&M College of Medicine Rural Medicine Program. The problem was getting medical students to go back to their rural communities.
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Bandera Paint & Body offers 15 percent discount to veterans and active-duty military"On Dec. 3, 2021, our lives were changed forever, when our 24-year-old son was involved in a head-on collision. He was airlifted to BAMC that night, and began his fight for life. Although my son is not in the military, the amount of support he received from this wonderful group of folks has been humbling."
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