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LINK TO THE TEXAS DEPT. OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES REGION 8 REPORT
Medina Lake Level
The lake level is at 993.16 feet - 10.0% 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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Nancy Harvey announces her candidacy for mayor, challenges residency requirementBandera Spirits of Texas owner Nancy Harvey has announced her candidacy for mayor of the City of Bandera.
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American Legion Post 410 raises $3,000 for Uvalde ISDAmerican Legion Post 410 Chaplain Michael Maikranz presents a check to Uvalde American Legion Post 479 for Uvalde ISD.
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Today in Texas History
On this day in 1915, Mexican raiders attacked the Norias Division headquarters of the King Ranch, an episode in the "Bandit Wars" that troubled the Texas-Mexican border between 1912 and 1915. Norias is some 70 miles north of Brownsville.
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City hires new administrator; suspends fees at City Park; helps fund Longhorns on Main for Labor Day paradeBandera City Council members unanimously approved the employment contract for a new city administrator, who will begin Sept. 1.
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Everyone says ‘Arrgghhh!’ as Lakehills Library Summer Reading Season concludesThe end of this year’s Summer Reading Season at the Lakehills Area Library arrived with a final party on Aug. 3 to celebrate.
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One for all the Fraidy CatsWell, it’s August. There’s just nothing fun about this month. It’s too hot and football hasn’t started yet. With that in mind, how about something completely different? Let’s talk phobias. Maybe this will get your overheated brains working again.
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City council, mayor seats open for electionTwo council seats and the position of mayor for the City of Bandera are open for election. The last day to turn in an application for a place on the ballot is Aug. 22, at 5 p.m.
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County commissioners discuss increasing acreage requirements for domestic wellsCounty commissioners are considering increasing the minimum acreage required for drilling new domestic wells, as well as the lot sizes for public water supplies in new subdivisions.
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Keep in Beat with the Bandera LibraryThis Saturday, Aug. 6, the Friends of the Library will be hosting their monthly Book Fair. Our Monthly Book Fairs are more than just books; we have CDs, audiobooks, records, rare books and even puzzles.
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Two Minute Drill
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Growing Up In BanderaBack in the day when me and my friends were riding bikes around Bandera they just had one gear. My bike was a second hand early Christmas gift when I received it one day back in the early 50s. It was pretty plain when compared to the bicycles on the market today.
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Back to School Bash serves about 1,500 peopleVolunteers from all over the county joined forces to help give students a successful start to the 2022-23 school year. Approximately 675 students received backpacks full of school supplies, in addition to haircuts, vaccines, physicals and more during this year’s Back to School Bash, co-sponsored by Bandera ISD and the Hill Country Samaritans, and hosted by the Lakehills Community Center.
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Briefings from Commissioners Court
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East End EventsThe Lakehills Farmers Market will be open on Saturday, Aug. 13 and Sept. 10, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at 101 Center St., off FM 1283. They have partnered with River City Produce; order by phone at 210-271-0164, to pick up at the market. Cash and cards accepted.
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This month at the Medina LibraryDon’t forget Adult and YA Reading Challenge forms are due Aug. 31 or before.
Regular weekly events include free Chair Yoga, every Thursday at 1:15 p.m.; Yoga on Tuesdays at 8:45 a.m.; and story time for the little ones on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. |
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Two Minute Drill
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Forty-one years of serving up fun at the Medina Lake Cajun FestivalCajun festivals come and go, but the Medina Lake Cajun Festival just keeps on rolling out the good times. The draw of the festival is another reason to visit the beloved lake built in 1912. The 41st annual Medina Lake Cajun Festival will be held on Saturday, Sept. 24
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City discusses 11th Street parking lot; repairing city streets; future raindanceBandera City Council members tabled discussion on whether to renew a 20-year lease with the Methodist Church to share its parking lot, and how to handle repairs if they do.
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National Day of the American CowboyFor one day, the Bandera County courthouse was transformed into a cowboy's playground, in commemoration of the National Day of the American Cowboy.
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Great Texans inducted into Texas Heroes Hall of HonorLegendary rodeo clown and bull fighter Leon Coffee; Frances Kaiser - the first woman to be elected as Kerr County sheriff; and, posthumously, beloved Bandera business owner Mary McGroarty were inducted into the Frontier Times Museum Texas Heroes Hall of Honor.
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Local youth impress at Bulldog Football Camp
The 2022 edition of Bandera Football Camp saw approximately 85 participants from Kindergarten through incoming ninth graders register for the three day event held at Bandera High School’s practice field.
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Bandera Shotgun Team members bring home more wins in preparation for State competitionBandera’s 4H Shotgun Team had 20 members participate in the Comal Shoot at the National Shooting Complex this past weekend as a tune up for Texas State Shotgun Shootout Championships. With many of the shooters setting personal bests, Bandera had two Highest Overall Average winners.
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Letter to the EditorWhen the solar company tells you this is new technology which is going to save us all from ourselves, I want you to think again! This technology has been around for almost 200 years. The first industrial scale solar facility was built in 1983, 100 years after the first invention.
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Groundwater district approves minimum lot size for domestic wellsEffective Sept. 1, a minimum of 10 acres will be required to drill new domestic wells, doubling the current acreage standard. The change was unanimously approved by the Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District board of directors on Thursday.
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BHS student attends American Legion Texas Boys StateBandera High School Senior Coleton Trenkelbach was recently chosen by the American Legion Post 410 to participate in the Texas Boys State/Nation program.
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See the latest Caddo Kuntree, by Larry Haddad |
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Found remains positively identified
The Anthropology Department at Texas State University has positively identified the skeletal remains discovered near the Bandera Pass Subdivision, off Old Loop 173, on July 3.
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Solar Farm project picks up momentumAfter their request for a collaborative relationship with Bandera ISD was voted down by the school district in February, solar power company Pine Gate Renewables, LLC, regrouped.
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Christian Womens Job Corps of Bandera County to begin Fall SessionOpen enrollment for the Fall 2022 12-week Session of the Christian Womens Job Corps of Bandera County will begin July 15, and close Aug. 20.
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Imagine hosting a meal for 6,000 guests?
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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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It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a Quetzalcoatlus
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Frontier Tales
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Helping their community, one yard at a time
Members of the Bandera County Trash Cleanup initiative recently helped clean the yard of a disabled Meals on Wheels recipient.
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Commissioners reinstate countywide burn banAlthough we’ve had some showers and the grass is greener, Bandera County remains in extreme drought. Record-setting high temperatures and windy days translate into major fire hazard when there’s very little water and no rain forecast.
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Bandera Community Night with the San Antonio MissionsTexas summer nights mean barbecue and baseball. This September, Bandera County residents are invited to indulge over Labor Day weekend - after an afternoon at the grill, drive over to Wolff Stadium and cheer on the San Antonio Missions.
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Boerne Performing Arts announces the 2023 Season with Acts from Around the GlobeBoerne Performing Arts is ready to send audience members around the world for a globe-trotting adventure of sounds, sights and experiences from Canada, Great Britain, China, and the country of Georgia - all from the seats of Champion Auditorium. With season tickets in hand, patrons won’t miss a moment of the inspiring performances ahead.
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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 Goode
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