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The lake level is at 970.30 feet - 2.2% 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 12, of Growing Up In Bandera on podcast. |
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Contact SolutionBy third grade, an optometrist deemed that I was near sighted because I couldn’t even see the Big E on the wall. From that moment on, I was called “Four Eyes” because I was forced to don pearl white bat frames, I mean glasses. It’s the exact day I became a comedian because all the kids were already laughing at me. And nobody puts Baby in a corner.
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Coast Guard Auxiliary serves communityThirty three members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary meet in the Texas Hill Country every third Saturday to discuss training and events to help protect the waterways of the community and to assist the Coast Guard with both administrative and operational duties.
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Today in Texas HistoryOn this day in 1836, the 60-ton armed schooner Liberty, commanded by William S. Brown, seized the brig Durango in Matagorda Bay. The Durango was owned by a New Orleans mercantile house with a longstanding interest in the Texas trade, which makes it unlikely that she was carrying war contraband designed to assist the Mexican army.
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Gail Stone Realty partners with Keller Williams City ViewGail Stone Realty, a well-established local firm known for its exceptional service and deep understanding of the local market, is excited to announce a partnership with Keller Williams City View, of San Antonio, to become Gail Stone Realty - Keller Williams Bandera.
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Bandera City Council discusses parade safety protocolBandera City Council members discussed parade protocol, noting some safety concerns during last month’s Cowboy Mardi Gras parade.
“Everyone wanted to get the beads…all the kids wanted the candy. Adults and children were running out into the middle of Main Street." |
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Growing Up In BanderaFrom the area behind The Longhorn Steakhouse all the way to the dam at the river intersection with the Hondo highway, everything was accessible to everyone who wanted to enjoy it. As kids we enjoyed it to the max. Unlike today it was a feeling that the river belonged to everyone in the community and not just those who happened to own the property along the banks.
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Medina resident who pioneered as L.A. County firefighter reflects on TV’s Emergency! drama showOne of our Medina neighbors spent his entire life as a firefighter paramedic during its’ infancy with the Los Angeles County Fire Department, then as a volunteer, or emergency service dispatcher. However, Hollywood touched his attachment and life of emergency service during his early years as a paramedic.
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There be poets among usApril is National Poetry Month and, to celebrate our poets, there are two events especially pertinent to our local and state readers and writers. On the local level, in anticipation of National Poetry Month, local poets are holding a first-time Poetry Event on March 28, in the cafeteria of the Silver Sage Resource Center.
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FCA coming to Bandera CountyThe Funeral Consumer Alliance will host a first-time-ever presentation on Saturday, March 29, from 11 a.m. to noon, in the meeting room of the Lakehills Area Library, located at 7200 FM 1283. This event is free and open to the public; all are welcome.
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Seventeen-acre blaze destroys homes, cause under investigationA 17-acre fire off Roundup Trail near Elm Pass Road was brought under control yesterday through the collaborative efforts of Bandera County volunteer firefighters and multiple agencies. By state count, 11 structures were destroyed, displacing several families.
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Boys soccer clinches 1st playoff berth since 2017For the first time since 2017, the Bandera boys soccer team is heading to the playoffs after an emphatic 3-1 victory over Wimberley Tuesday night.
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Don’t Kick the Can, Recycle it!When residents formed a nonprofit to kickstart recycling in Bandera County more than two years ago, the county took a pragmatic approach. They accepted only three clean items that could be easily sold in the recycling marketplace: corrugated cardboard, #1 plastic bottles, and aluminum cans.
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Sublime Rambling
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Pipe Creek artist selected for the 2025 CowParadeMelissa Sutherland, of Pipe Creek, has been chosen from many applicants to decorate a full-size fiberglass cow for the 2025 CowParade in San Antonio.
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Warriors Heart announces new collaboration
Our own Warriors Heart is collaborating with the Air Force Wounded Warrior Program to join the mission, vision, values and support of the two organizations for “warriors healing warriors.”
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Groundwater district declines permit request to increase water usageBandera County River Authority and Groundwater District board members voted to decline a permit request for more water, and instead stood firm with the original pumping limit approved for two wells in Vanderpool.
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This month at the Medina LibraryRegular weekly events include gentle yoga, every Tuesday at 9 a.m.; big kids story time every Tuesday, at 10:30 a.m.; story time for the little ones on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.; and chair yoga, Thursday at 1:15 p.m.
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Texas Land Conservancy preserves East Verde Creek in Bandera County
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Countywide burn ban in effectBandera County commissioners approved a countywide burn ban, effective immediately.
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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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