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Happy New Year!For 22 years and counting, my family and I share with you our New Year welcoming.
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Letters To SantaPlease see our annual Letters to Santa Keepsake, written by the children of Bandera County.
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Lakehills Library opens new track
The Lakehills Area Library held the ceremony to officially open their new walking track to the public on Saturday, Oct. 26.
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Lakehills church celebrates 65th anniversaryThe Lakehills United Methodist Church was born in 1959 and recently celebrated its 65th anniversary in a special celebration, which included a breakfast social, a contemporary service with visiting gospel singers, and a community celebration lunch.
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Texas Salt Co. celebrates Grand OpeningWith all the makings of an old fashioned Western block party, Andrew and Daniel Almand hosted the Grand Opening of the Salt Block and Texas Salt Co.
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Bandera Jewelers meets the neck-cessities of sparkleWhether you’re shopping for a gift, or need a treasured piece mended, Bandera Jewelers offers a selection of fine jewelry for all occasions, and affordable repairs.
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Bandera Natural History and Art Museum hosts successful Date Night fundraising eventAgainst the backdrop of a starry sky amidst exotic mounts from Africa, Asia, Australia and North America, guests of the Bandera Natural History and Art Museum’s Date Night were transported to a magical, musical romantic evening.
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Longhorns lead the Bandera Round-Up Labor Day paradeThe iconic longhorns returned to lead the Bandera Round-Up Labor Day Parade on Saturday.
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A new business is blooming in BanderaEarlier this year, Blossoms of Elnora opened in Bandera. Offering a variety of services, the new business provides year-round floral arrangements for gifts, home décor, weddings, funerals and other events, aiming “to be a legacy of love and beauty … spreading joy to all.”
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Bandera ProRodeo Memorial Day Rodeo photo galleryPlease see the 2024 Bandera ProRodeo Memorial Day Rodeo photo gallery here.
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Smokin' new BBQ restaurant opens in historic locationGet ready to eat! B-Daddy’s BBQ On Main opened last Friday, April 5, carving its way into Bandera three days before the total solar eclipse carved its own path across the Cowboy Capital.
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Artist Susie Short inducted in Frontier Times Museum Texas Heroes Hall of HonorThe Frontier Times Museum inducted nationally-known watercolorist Susie Short to the Texas Heroes Hall of Honor on Friday, April 19. She was the lone 2024 inductee. Last night was also the exhibit opening of her watercolor paintings spanning five decades.
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When day became night
Though the clouds concealed most of the transition and totality of the solar eclipse, the show was nothing less than spectacular.
2023 Annular Eclipse
Photos by Jessica Nohealapa'ahi
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Nightmare on Maple StreetOnce again, Bandera City Park transformed into the heart of Halloween. Storybook characters, princesses, villains, goblins, ghouls, and headless horsemen gathered in peace for one night only on the banks of the Medina River.
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Bandera Round-Up parade floats down Main StreetBlue skies shined down on the Bandera Round-Up parade Saturday morning. Several festive floats, candy and fun
were part of this year’s annual Labor Day event, as well as live music, storytelling, kids’ activities, shopping and shows on the historic courthouse lawn. |
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Good fellowship, good music, good spirit, good food at Juneteenth celebrationDuring a simultaneously solemn and triumphant celebration, people gathered at the Bertha Tryon/Hendrick Arnold Cemetery to honor Juneteenth, when in 1865, 250,000 Texas slaves were freed.
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Bandera commemorates Memorial Day weekend with Stampede parade and rodeoThe Bandera County Chamber of Commerce hosted the annual Memorial Day Stampede over the weekend with a parade and Arts & Crafts show on the courthouse lawn.
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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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Christian Job Corps cuts the ribbon at new Lakehills locationChristian Job Corps of Bandera County representatives prepare to cut the ribbon for the Grand Opening of their new location.
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Oklahoma woman embarks on Great Western journey
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Mane Attraction Hair Salon hosts Chamber Cork PopperBandera salon Mane Attraction Hair Salon hosted the latest Bandera County Chamber of Commerce monthly Cork Popper event.
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Celebrate Bandera Round-up launches Labor Day weekend with annual paradeThe banks of Main Street were lined with people anticipating the long-awaited arrival of the Longhorns.
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Great Texans inducted into Texas Heroes Hall of HonorLegendary rodeo clown and bull fighter Leon Coffee; Frances Kaiser - the first woman to be elected as Kerr County sheriff; and, posthumously, beloved Bandera business owner Mary McGroarty were inducted into the Frontier Times Museum Texas Heroes Hall of Honor.
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Pipe Creek Dental Center celebrates grand opening
Flanked by her team and community members, Dr. Carolyn Walker cut the ceremonial ribbon in celebration of the Pipe Creek Dental Center grand opening.
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Coconut Cowboys Frozen Yogurt cuts the ribbonIn true celebration of National Frozen Yogurt Day, owners, staff and supporters of Coconut Cowboys Frozen Yogurt Shop hosted a ribbon cutting on Sunday, Feb. 6, with the Bandera County Chamber of Commerce.
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O.S.T. celebrates 100 years of service
Commemorating a century of non-stop service, the O.S.T. is the longest continuously-running restaurant in Bandera County, and one of the oldest in the state. Opened in 1921, the O.S.T. is celebrating its 100th birthday by saying thank you to the patrons who have helped make it an icon.
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Shell-ebrating the sea turtleOn Aug. 4, at 5:30 a.m., my family and I departed our hotel room and began our bleary-eyed trek to the Padre Island National Seashore. We left home the day before with the intent of grabbing a good night’s sleep in anticipation of an early morning. We aren’t hardcore adventurers nor members of the dawn patrol surfing circuit; we were instead in pursuit of a glimpse of palm-sized turtle hatchlings slowly make their way across the sand to frothy ocean waves.
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Local couple rescues injured baby owlA Bandera County couple added a once-in-a-lifetime experience to their repertoire early one day last week. Amidst a pile of feathers on their patio was a juvenile owl, and they thought the worst.
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2 Gringos Chupacabra Meat Company cuts the ribbonThe Bandera County Chamber of Commerce welcomed their newest member, 2 Gringos Chupacabra Meat Company.
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Bandera Nursing & Rehabilitation dedicates wingBandera Nursing & Rehabilitation staff and administration celebrate the reopening of the facility's Memory Care wing with a ceremonial ribbon cutting.
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Boot & Saddle celebrates ribbon cuttingThe Boot & Saddle Dancehall celebrated its new location neighboring the Best Western on Main Street with an official ribbon cutting Friday night.
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Life after the NICU
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K9 police dog helps keep Bandera County safe
Undoubtedly the cutest member of the Bandera County Sheriff’s Office, K9 Police Dog Zeus is also an integral soldier in the fight against crime.
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Discovering a Lost History: African-Americans in Bandera CountyThe stories of the early black residents of Bandera County were traditionally overlooked by local historians who focused more on Bandera’s European immigrants and white settlers. Much was written on the original Polish families who settled along the Medina River to work the cypress mills and on the Mormon families whose site of their short-lived colony sits beneath the waters of Medina Lake.
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Bandera High grad uses comedy to spread message of hope and acceptanceFrom a pool of more than 1,300, only four people were chosen this year to receive The Second City scholarship - a mentorship and training program for comedic talents, carried out in partnership with Saturday Night Live. Morgan Van Dyne, 2012 Bandera High School Graduate, was one of those four.
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Bandera's Hyo Silver celebrates anniversary ribbon cuttingJoanne Symons and her daughter Josie Symons Krider, along with friends and members of the Bandera Chamber of Commerce, prepared to cut the ribbon last Thursday.
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Maggie Mae & Nellie Rae's is open for businessTwo of Bandera's beloved businesswomen have celebrated their grand opening at a new location.
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Bandera welcomes Vision Plus with ribbon cuttingOptometrist Dr. Thomas J. Goldstein, with his daughter Krista and wife Jennifer Goldstein, hosts a ribbon cutting with Bandera County Chamber of Commerce members.
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