East End Events

The Lakehills Area Library next monthly book sale will be Saturday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
A Smartphone Class will be held Monday, Dec. 5, from 11 a.m. to noon.
CentroMed/Enroll SA will be on site on Tuesday, Dec. 13, from 1-3 p.m., to help with questions and registration.
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See the latest Caddo Kuntree, by Larry Haddad

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Growing Up In Bandera

There were rare occasions when we ventured out of our neighborhood. During pecan gathering season in the fall we had a favorite huge pecan tree far downstream from the dam on the river. The Clark boys would join up with the Evans clan and head to McGroaty's Store for some penny candy and bubble gum supplies for the journey. It was probably only a half mile or so but seemed farther because we couldn't ride our bikes down along that area of the river.
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Keep in Beat with the Bandera Library

The library’s first every holiday food pantry will be available until the end of the year. We are so grateful for the generosity of our patrons who have donated fresh and canned food. The food pantry is in the audiovisual section of the library by the reference section. If you or someone you know could use some help, please direct them to the library.
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This is the End, My Friend

Still stuck in front of the liquor store, I found a nice Uber driver willing to drive us an hour north to my office where they assured me, I could borrow a Jeep to at least get us home. Luckily, the Uber driver had an empty trunk, so we managed to get a wheelchair, walker and two large bags stuffed into the trunk. Oh, and My Future Husband. We were nice and put him in the car. 
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Frontier Tales
Caldwell, Kansas – Cattle Town

The cowboys who arrived nicknamed her, the Border Queen, though her border was with the Oklahoma Indian territory not Mexico or Canada. She was Caldwell, Kansas, a Cowtown who saw her fair share of bloodshed and mayhem. Situated along the Chisholm Trail, the town founders recognized an opportunity to serve the many cowboys passing through, and the small settlement quickly became a popular stopping off point on their way north to Abilene and Wichita.
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This month at the Medina Library

A Christmas Baking Contest begins this month. Baked goods are due at the library on Saturday, Dec. 3, by 1 p.m. The winner will be announced at the Medina Community Christmas Program on Sunday, Dec. 4, at 4 p.m.
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East End Events

The Lakehills Area Library will feature the special exhibition organized by Ukrainian San Antonio. These pieces tell the story of the Holodomor, a man-made famine genocide in Ukraine 90 years ago.
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Sailing the Pacific
How the Manila galleon shaped international trade

In March of 1521, Portugese explorer Fernando de Magallanes docked off the coast of Cebu in the Philippines, achieving the first European navigation from the Atlantic Ocean to Asia. The same year, Spanish General Hernán Cortés conquered the Aztec empire, expanding the Spanish-owned territory from California to South America.
Divided by the Pacific Ocean, the Spaniards needed a way to commute between their newly-established sovereignty. Thus was the birth of the Manila galleon.
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This month at the Medina Library

Join us for the Summer Reading Challenge for young adults and adults. Sign up now, and turn it back in by Aug. 31. 
Regular weekly events include free 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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The Buzzard's Roost, by Juan Meauxtime

Featuring Lefty and Riff

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A Walk Down History Lane
with the Bandera Natural History Museum
How Juan de O'Donojú y O’Ryan helped end the Mexican War for Independence

Mexico's independence from Spain took a decade of war. None expected a Spanish general of Irish descent to play an integral role in achieving peace.
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It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a Quetzalcoatlus
Life-size replica on display at the Bandera Natural History Museum

Taller than a giraffe, wider than a city bus, and able to soar over tall buildings in a single bound, the Quetzalcoatlus (pronounced Ket-sol-coh-aht-lus) ruled the skies about 80 million years ago.
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