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LINK TO TEXAS DEPT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES DASHBOARD
The DSHS Dashboard is updated daily by 4 p.m. The numbers are estimates based on several assumptions related to hospitalizations and recoveries.
LINK TO THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY COVID-19 DASHBOARD
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and Bandera County's latest Directive, by clicking here.
Medina Lake Level
The lake level is at 1,043.40 feet - 57.4% capacity.
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Growing Up In Bandera - PodcastListen to Episode 3 of Growing Up In Bandera on podcast. Written and narrated by Glenn Clark.
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BHS junior brings bronze to BanderaDuring the first week of football, a familiar face was missing from the Bandera varsity practice field. Incoming junior Tyler Moore was nowhere to be seen, but there was a good reason for it.
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Bandera American Legion celebrates Installation of Officers
Newly elected officers of the Bandera American Legion Post 157 and Auxiliary Unit 157 took their oaths of office July 22, during the annual installation of officers ceremony. Joey Bess and Kim Terry, the commander and president, respectively, of the 21st District of the American Legion presided.
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Growing Up In BanderaI was sitting on my front porch here in town recently and just taking in all that surrounds me every day of my retired life. My little dog was on my lap and the two big dogs were stretched out on the cool concrete next to my chair. Several squirrels were doing their best to gobble up the bird seed before the birds got their share. I gave up on the squirrel battle several years ago.
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Book some time with the Bandera LibrarySchool is back in session this week. While it may look quite different than in other years, rest assured the Bandera Public Library has resources for your student to excel. Thanks to two grants we received from Bandera Electric Company and the Alkek Foundation, the Children’s Library has many new titles both in fiction and non-fiction.
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Cattle-drive cancelled, rodeos move forwardDespite the recent announcement that the annual Labor Day parade has been cancelled, Bandera Round-Up event planners say the show must go on. Exhibits scheduled on the courthouse lawn and rodeos planned for Saturday and Sunday nights are moving full steam ahead.
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Christian Women’s Job Corps to start new sessionThe Christian Women’s Job Corps is now taking applications for their next training session. Applications are due by Saturday, Aug. 15, and classes will start Tuesday, Sept. 1, and continue through Thursday, Nov. 19, with a graduation date of Friday, Nov. 20.
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One week left to file candidacy for local officesAnyone interested in running for local public office has until Monday, Aug. 17, at 5 p.m. to file their candidacy. Seats are open with the Bandera ISD Board of Trustees, Medina ISD Board of Trustees, Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District Board of Directors and the City of Bandera.
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Lakehills Library LeaningsThe Lakehills Area Library has unlocked the doors and allows patrons to enter from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Masks are required, as is social distancing, and no seating is available.
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See the latest Caddo Kuntree, by Larry Haddad |
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Bandera County Park openAfter being closed for nearly six weeks, the Bandera County Park at Medina Lake opened to the public on Friday, Aug. 7. For a chance to get in, arrive early, Pct. 2 Commissioner Bobby Harris said.
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Two-minute Drill
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BEC board approves increasing capital credit payments to membersThe Bandera Electric Cooperative Board of Directors recently approved a 67 percent increase to capital credit payments to the membership. Members who will receive an amount under $100 will see a credit on their account, and members who will receive amounts greater than $100 will receive a check. Members should expect to receive their capital credit disbursement within the next two to three weeks.
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Alamo RC&D focuses on seniors dealing with Covid-19
The world has turned upside down and resulted in many changes to the Alamo Resource Conservation and Development Area, Inc. Where Alamo RC&D once had several programs for our senior citizens to get them together to socialize and to encourage exercise and hobbies, the organization now has one primary focus: to help our seniors with their Covid-19 issues.
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Cruisin’ the East End
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The Buzzard's Roost, by Juan Mogeaux
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Best Western hard hat tours beginThe Best Western Bandera Suites & Saloon hard hat tours have begun.
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The View From Dry Creek HillThis has been a very good year for squirrels. We always have a few, but it’s a squirrel circus out there right now. I’m guessing that squirrels weren’t too successful at social distancing this spring. While we have been feeling offended and fighting about rules, regulations and restrictions the furry, feathered world seems to have been going about its business with even more success than usual. I can’t help but wonder if there’s a lesson somewhere in there.
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Changes seemingly a constant for Texas high school sports
Coaches and band directors all over the state will soon be back to working those 80-plus hour weeks and most, if not all, are looking forward to it.
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Countywide burn ban is onAfter weeks of record-breaking high temperatures with no rain relief, Bandera County commissioners approved a countywide burn ban this morning.
“The KBDI is 600 today and going up. I think if we do this we may get some rain this weekend,” County Judge Richard Evans said. |
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Childcare providers conference registration openThe Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, in partnership with the Texas Department of Family & Protective Services, Child Care Licensing will present a four-hour, approved training for childcare providers and directors. Registration cost is $18 if postmarked by Aug. 25.
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Frontier TalesHill Country settlers took advantage of the valleys nestled between the rocky hills to stake out their homesteads. Every member of the family worked from sunrise to sunset. Women worked even longer since there were mending and sewing to be done after supper. While the men hunted, plowed and managed the livestock, the women did the cooking, tended to the garden, milked the cows, took care of the chickens and the children, all at the same time. Mothers were also the doctor and nurse to the family. If there was a baby to take care of, mothers often nursed or rocked the baby’s cradle while doing other work. This is probably where the phrase “a women’s work is never done” came about.
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Care bags available at Lakehills and Bandera Methodist ChurchesHill Country Daily Bread Ministries is blessed to partner with these Mentoring Ministry Church partners who will also serve as distribution points for “Emergency Care Bags” to clients who contact them for help.
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Effectively ElenaWhile I was out walking this morning it came to me suddenly that if I could find a way to perpetually walk from East to West, I could increase productivity because I’d be striding against the earth’s rotation. In other words, I could make the laws of physics work in my favor; the sheer mass of the world moving under my feet will heighten my productivity.
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Cowboy Capital of the WorldBandera, home to some of the best ballplayers, hog-catchers, bull-riders, steer-ropers and distance-runners in the nation. It's a magical place tucked deep in the Texas Hill Country where wild flowers grow free, the river runs smooth, cowboys coach little league and the whole town shows up at the high school for barbecue before the Friday night football game.
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Select baseball takes secondIn triple-degree temperatures, Bandera County's Hill Country select baseball team took second at a 12-hour tournament in Natalia.
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Growing Up In BanderaI really do feel sorry for the folks who had to grow up in a big city environment. While I'm sure they had their friends it was a far cry from the lifestyle I enjoyed.
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Cruisin' the East EndUp-to-date news, information and events for the Pipe Creek and Lakehills communities, presented by
Vicki L. George |