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Medina Lake Level
The lake level is at 982 feet - 5.5% 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 Episode 9, Season 3, of Growing Up In Bandera on podcast. |
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BHS Senior Debate Team duo medal at state, prepare for district meetsOver spring break, Bandera High School Senior Debate Team members Katelyn Mendez and Elijah Sarazua competed at two state contests. At the TFA State meet, Katelyn and Elijah competed against 64 other Policy Debate teams from primarily large schools, private schools and magnet schools. After two long days of preliminary rounds, Katelyn and Elijah earned a 3 and 3 win/loss record.
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Varsity Baseball RecapThe ’23 Bulldogs have shown a lot of toughness and grit throughout the early stages of the season. They will be back in action at home on Friday, March 24, against Canyon Lake, after they travel to Fredericksburg on Tuesday, March 21, to take on the Billies.
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Today in Texas History
On this day in 1721, an expedition under the Marqués de Aguayo crossed the Rio Grande into Texas. José de Azlor y Virto de Vera, Marqués de San Miguel de Aguayo, was governor of Coahuila and Texas when the viceroy of New Spain accepted his offer to reestablish Spanish control of East Texas in the wake of the French invasion of 1719.
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Grimes Funeral Chapel hosts Pastries & Preplanning
On Wednesday, March 22, enjoy pastries with us and learn about the end-of-life planning you need to do now in order to protect your family in the future.
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Lakehills Area Library to host annual fundraiser dinnerThe Lakehills Area Library invites the public to their annual Fundraiser and Dinner on Saturday, March 25, in the Lakehills Community Center, located at 11225 PR 37 in Lakehills.
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Bandera Ham Rodeo postponed
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No bunny compares to Easter in BanderaPlans are underway for Bandera’s first ever Easter Parade in City Park. Wear your bonnets with frills upon them before hippity hopping to the First Baptist Church Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 8.
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Christian Job Corps plans multiple free events this monthThe Christian Job Corps of Bandera County will host several free events throughout the remainder of March.
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Think I'm Out of a Job?We’ve all been wondering about this Artificial Intelligence thing, so I decided to research it and see if there was an app for the “brightest of the bots” ChatGPT. There was and it’s only going to cost me $19.99 a month to use it. Problem is, I’ll never figure out how to opt out if it’s totally insane.
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Bandera RiverFest approved for April 29Bandera City Council members and the Bandera Business Association are finalizing plans for the 25th anniversary of Bandera RiverFest, which will be held a little bit earlier this year in April.
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See the latest Caddo Kuntree, by Larry Haddad |
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Bandera Bulldogs JV BaseballThe JV Bulldogs traveled to Fredericksburg on Monday for some Spring Break baseball. Though the team took a tough loss, they never gave up the fight and continued to battle, scoring all of their runs in the final fifth.
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Growing Up In BanderaBack in my early years I was like many others kids around town who picked up every beer and soda bottle along the roads to return for deposit and then immediately spent the money on bubble gum and penny candy. It was pretty much the same story when it came to gathering pecans to sell. Later in high school and beyond we were looking for enough money to buy a six pack or two of beer to be shared with buddies down on the river.
When I started working at the Phillip's 66 station in town I had more money but less time off to spend with my friends. It wasn't too bad though because there were a couple of girls who lived close by and came to visit quite often. |
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Keep in Beat with the Bandera LibraryAny guesses yet as to who the culprit is? All month long we are celebrating Murder Mystery March with a community-wide game of Clue. The much beloved, dare I say adored, library director has come to an untimely end. All that was left was the pile of books she was shelving and a spilled cup of Earl Grey tea. Follow along as clues are released on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays this month. Those who correctly guess the identity of the murderer will be entered into a drawing for a prize.
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BHS Varsity Softball celebrates Parent NightBandera High School Softball is back in action. The varsity team celebrated "Parent Night" before the Lady Dogs took on Lytle.
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Spend a spring evening shopping and sipping at Bandera’s Shop n’ CrawlWith the goal of uniting small businesses and community members, The Best of Bandera introduces the inaugural Shop n’ Crawl. Set in the city limits, more than two dozen locally-owned businesses will be open on Thursday, March 23, from 4-8 p.m., for an evening of “shopping, sipping and eating.”
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Bulldog Track score one team gold and two team bronzes at homeSeven local schools, Kerrville Tivy, Lytle, Hondo, Devine, Pearsall and Uvalde, traveled to Bandera for the Bandera Track Meet last Thursday.
The Bulldogs fared well with the JV girls taking team gold with 146 points, the varsity girls winning team bronze and the JV boys also taking team bronze. |
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Bandera grad escorts U.S. general on Naval shipOn Monday, March 6, Bandera ISD graduate Tatiana Herrera Treviño escorted Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley onboard the USS Roosevelt during his visit to Naval Station Rota.
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Good food and good cars each month in BanderaYou may have driven by the Fat Boyz Sandwich shop on a Friday afternoon over the years and saw all those great classic cars and wondered “what’s the story?” Well, as a famous radio broadcaster once said, “and now.....for the rest of the story.”
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Brick Dedication at Western Trail Heritage ParkLegendary Cowgirl/Rancher/Barrel Racer Carmen Dorene Peek and Bull Cowboy/Rider/Texas A&M Kingsville Bull Riding Coach Terry Peek were honored with a brick dedication in Bandera.
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Industrious women of Bandera CountyToday is International Women’s Day, a global celebration of women’s social, economic, cultural and political achievements. The Bandera Prophet honors all of the women in our community who have blazed trails and pioneered paths - educators, business owners, entrepreneurs, volunteers, elected officials, administrators, service workers and soldiers - there are too many to name.
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Spring Break family fun at Frontier Times Museum
Spring Break family fun can be found in Bandera. The Frontier Times Museum is offering lots of family activities over Spring Break, March 13 - 17. The museum is partnering with the Bandera Natural History Museum in offering museum bucks that can be used for discounted tickets at each museum.
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Don’t Mess With Bandera crew bales cardboard, bottles and cansJimmy Hood, Atticus Graham and Jane Redford, volunteers with Don’t Mess With Bandera, thanked Sheriff Dan Butts’ crew for their efforts in baling the collected recycling at the Bandera dump site next to Mansfield Park.
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Medina OAP brings home the goldOn Wednesday, March 1, Medina High School's One Act Play group won First Place at the District Competition in Uvalde. Medina OAP will next be competing in Uvalde at Bi-District on Tuesday, March 21.
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Briefings from Commissioners CourtBandera County commissioners declared March 2023 as Texas History Month. Also, Bill Taber, owner and CEO of Biker Rallies of Texas, has submitted his proposal to lease Mansfield Park during the 2024 solar eclipse, which on April 8, 2024, will carve a path across 13 U.S. states - and Bandera is the bullseye.
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Laissez les bon temps rouler at the Bandera Natural History Museum
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This month at the Medina LibraryThe library is sponsoring an art contest. The theme is All Together Now, and the art will be used for the summer reading program. Artwork is due by April 6. Stop by for more information.
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Bulldogs put playoff win, 20-win mark, and historic year for basketball program on the booksThe Bandera varsity boys basketball team recorded its first playoff win since 2013-2014 last week and reached the 20-win mark for the second consecutive season in the process.
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Bandera library director appointed to state committeeThe Bandera Kronkosky Public Library is proud to announce the appointment of Library Director Mauri Guillen Fagan to the Texas Library Association Committee on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
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Medina Lady Cats named Medina Tournament ChampionsMedina Lady Cat softball defends their home turf to go 4 for 4 for the weekend and earn the Championship trophy at the second annual Medina Softball Tournament held Feb. 24-25.
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Bobcats earn Runner-Up Championship at Home TournamentMedina Bobcat baseball earned big victories over the Leakey Eagles and Center Point Pirates to take Runner-Up honors at the annual Medina round-robin tournament this past weekend.
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Silver Sage Cottages project pivots, vision expandsAfter a brief regrouping, the Silver Sage Cottages project has picked up momentum. Contrary to innuendo, the serendipitous stall allowed planners to pivot toward a bigger and better community layout.
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Bandera 4-H Shot Gun Team member takes first placeBandera 4-H Shot Gun Team member William Browning won 1st Place in his Trap Shoot Off.
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Medina High School junior awarded Champion Honors and $10,000 scholarshipMedina High School Junior Seth Ashley took big honors at the San Antonio Livestock Show on Tuesday, Feb. 14.
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Next school year academic calendar approved; Bandera ISD trustees approve Bond Election contract for MayBandera ISD trustees unanimously approved the 2023-24 school calendar. The academic calendar, presented during trustees’ regular board meeting on Monday, starts the next school year on Thursday, Aug. 10, and ends May 23, 2024.
A few new holidays include an Oct. 6-10 Fall Break, and a solar eclipse holiday on April 8, 2024. |
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Thoughts to ponder when planning a gardenIn Bandera County, if you are planning to start a garden this spring, now is a good time. We will need to do some planning before we get to the end of March when we will be planting our garden. We are normally done with below freezing temperatures by that time in our region.
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One more timeThis is the fourth year I have had the opportunity to thank all the folks who came out to help put up Christmas displays on the courthouse lawn, also it’s the second year we have put up displays in City Park on the river. This is done by volunteers and BCAG (Bandera Community Action Group), trying to help the community. We hope it can grow to more than just Christmas.
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BEC donates to youth sportsThe Bandera Electric Cooperative donated $6,000 to the Bandera Athletic Facilities Improvement Team for a new inflatable bulldog run-through at Bandera High School.
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Bandera ISD approves $79.5 million bond electionDuring their regular meeting on Jan. 9, Bandera ISD trustees unanimously approved a bond election to be held May 6. The $79,491,416 bond, if approved by voters, will fund numerous proposed projects
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Frontier Tales
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Masonic Children & Family Services of Texas awarding $2,500 scholarshipsThe Masonic Children & Family Services of Texas has begun accepting applications from high school students for scholarships to attend accredited colleges, universities or approved trade schools. The deadline to apply is April 30.
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Bandera County expands youth support with new Boys & Girls Club of Uvalde
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San Antonio blacksmith helps veterans forge into the futureIn a little blacksmith shop near downtown San Antonio one can feel the heat of a 2,000-degree furnace and hear the sound of hammers hitting steel, reshaping what was left behind into something new, with a whole new purpose and new life. The place is the Caylor Forge, the program is called Reforged, and the amateur artisans at work are military veterans.
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Countywide burn ban liftedEffective Nov. 22, the countywide burn ban has been lifted.
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Bandera baseball team finish as finalists in end-of-season championshipThe Hill Country-Bandera select baseball team brought home the bling after battling through five games over two days in the end-of-season tournament of the National Championship Sports Baseball CenTex Elite Fall League.
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Bandera High Grad graduates from Naval Aircrewman candidate schoolAWFAA Leonardo Treviño, who graduated from Bandera High School in 2021, graduated Navy Bootcamp in October 2022, and recently graduated from candidate school for Naval Aircrewman.
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Sailing the Pacific
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Tutoring service hiring tutors, accepting sign-ups for sessions nowThe first grading period of the school year is now on the books. As students are settling in, some may find certain subjects a little challenging. For those who are struggling, need some reinforcement, or who may have fallen behind in previous years, help is on the way.
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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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