Keep in Beat with the Bandera Library

On behalf of everyone here at the Bandera Public Library have a wonderful and restful Thanksgiving! The library will be closed for the holiday from Thursday until Sunday, and will reopen for our normal hours on Monday, Nov. 29, at 9 a.m.
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Growing Up In Bandera

Never in my Growing Up In Bandera school days did I ever learn or imagine that something like being forced back to surviving in nature would ever be possible. I hope and pray it will never come to that but nothing surprises me anymore. At my age I'm thinking maybe I will just stay at home and deal with things from the comfort of my recliner.
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Frontier Tales
A Tenderfoot Goes Hunting

The start of hunting season is a holiday in itself for Bandera folks. The Chamber holds a celebration and I was told early on in my Bandera career to never schedule an event on the first weekend in November. As another season is upon us, it reminded me of one of my favorite stories from J. Marvin Hunter, the intrepid newspaper man who published the Frontier Times magazine and established the Frontier Times Museum.
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The Latest at the Lakehills Area Library

The library First Saturday book sale is Dec. 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Hardbacks for only $1.50, children's books and soft covers are $.50. All money raised by our book sales goes to fund library programs and materials.
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The Cold Shoulder

Today, we’re going to examine the world of appliances and if it’s bad karma to hate one. I’m rather mad at two refrigerators right now. Ok, maybe one refrigerator and a very large barge. 
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Cruisin’ the East End
Serving Pipe Creek, Lakehills and Mico

The first candle of Hanukkah is lit at dark on Nov. 28 and it continues for seven more nights. When things seem darkest, we light the lights to chase away the darkness. Hanukkah is about faith and hope.
We wish a joyful Hanukkah to all our Jewish friends.     ​​
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This month at the Medina Library

The library will be closed on Nov. 11, for Veterans Day; it will also be closed Nov. 25, 26 and 27 for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Also see the exhibit: The Way Things Were, Texas Settlers and Their Buildings, Nov. 8-23.
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See the latest Caddo Kuntree, by Larry Haddad

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The Buzzard's Roost, by Juan Mogeaux

Featuring Lefty and Riff

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The View From Dry Creek Hill

A cat took refuge from the bitter cold this February and became my office cat. She’s sitting on the windowsill watching the deer and the birds this morning. The windows are open and we’re both enjoying the air and the view. If either one of us sneezes or coughs it’s only the pollen reminding us how nature works. I’m OK with that, and the cat doesn’t seem to care either.
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Effectively Elena - Podcast

It’s important, isn’t it, not to take ourselves too seriously. Most of us suffer occasionally from the malady known as Self-Importance. But we don’t talk about it much because it’s such a tacky problem. Symptoms are numerous but easily ignored.
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