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BMS One Act Play brings home the silver
The Bandera Middle School One Act Play performed and competed in the UIL competition on Friday, Dec. 2, and won second place.
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From the Mayor's OfficeLast week, the City Council of the City of Bandera made the very difficult decision to part ways with our longtime City Marshal, Will Dietrich. Marshal Dietrich honorably served the citizens of Bandera for nearly a decade, and we sincerely thank him for his service.
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Bandera High School Christmas concertBandera High School held its Christmas concert Dec. 5.
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BanderaRecycles receives 143 drop-offs in first monthThe BanderaRecycles team would like to share the results of the first month of recycling since the county began to restart collections.
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Light Up the Hills
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Kids Fish for Fun event set for December 20The city’s annual Fish For Fun kids event will be Tuesday, Dec. 20. Made possible each year by donations, volunteers, Texas Parks and Wildlife and the City of Bandera, kids from 2 to 102 are invited to join the fun and try to hook one of several hundred Winter Rainbow Trout just dropped in the water.
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Christmas parade canceledDue to lack of participation and apparent interest, Bandera’s annual Christmas parade has been canceled. Bandera Business Association President Cindy Beckham has issued the formal notice of cancellation.
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Second annual Bandera County coat drive set to take placeThe second annual Bandera County Coat Drive is set for Nov. 28 through Dec. 12. New or gently used coats, hats, scarves and gloves are being collected to distribute at no charge to those in need. Children’s clothes are especially needed.
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Today in Texas History
On this day in 1941, during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Texas native Doris Miller responded courageously to the assault. He was serving as a mess steward on the USS West Virginia. When the ship was attacked he went on deck and manned an unattended deck gun. It was Miller's first experience firing such a weapon because black sailors serving in the segregated steward's branch of the Navy were not given gunnery training.
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Karate students graduate; new session set to beginStudents of Hill Country Karate at Lakehills Community Center celebrate their shiny new belts! The next session begins on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023.
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Countywide burn ban liftedEffective Nov. 22, the countywide burn ban has been lifted.
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Bandera High NJROTC cadets hit the pavementOn Saturday, Nov. 5, the Bandera High NJROTC had another great highway clean-up along Hwy. 16 in Pipe Creek. The 12 cadets collected 16 bags of garbage.
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Bandera High speech and debate team brings home UIL awardsThe Bandera High School speech and debate team had a busy Saturday last weekend with a UIL Student Activities Conference at UT Austin in the morning followed by a tournament at Hays HS in the afternoon.
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41st annual Medina Lake Cajun Festival nets $65k for Lakehills Community Center programsThe Lakehills Civic Center announced today that the 41st annual Medina Lake Cajun Festival was a great success and reached a record-breaking profit. With over 80 vendors, five bands and the best Cajun Food west of Louisiana, the Festival was well-attended by locals, as well as people from all over the world.
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County-wide recycling program officially begunMelody Reines learns from Bob Williams of RecycleBandera about what is accepted for recycling during Bandera County’s recycling center grand opening.
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Officials gather for highway dedicationLocal officials, as well as family and friends, attended the dedication of the Master Sergeant Rodney Lee Buentello Memorial Highway. The seven-mile highway dedication, which begins at the bridge at Bandera City Park to the Medina County line, is the result of a collaborative effort that crossed political boundaries.
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Commissioners Court BriefingsCounty Fire marshal Jason Rutherford submitted his letter of resignation two weeks ago, effective immediately. In other business, commissioners welcomed Mark Zoeller, the finalist for the Bandera County Extension - Ag and Natural Resources Agent.
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Tips to avoid PACT Act scammersScammers are taking advantage of new opportunities to commit fraud. There’s been an increase in PACT Act-related phishing (email), vishing (phone), and social media scams targeting Veterans to access their PACT Act benefits or submit claims on their behalf.
Veterans should be cautious of anyone who guarantees a lucrative financial benefit or service. |
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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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Museum hosts Jazzy piano performanceThe Bandera Natural History Museum expanded its cultural influence Saturday evening when the New Spain Art Hall became a wing of music.
Pianist Doreen Howard tickled the ivories of the resident grand piano, entertaining a sold-out crowd of more than 60 guests and museum volunteers with a collection of classical and jazz tunes. |
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Frontier Times Museum hosts authors as they celebrate a collection of 18 holiday stories from every corner of the Texas Hill CountryFive authors announce the launch of their new holiday collection, A Hill Country Christmas-Hope for Hardscrabble Times, available now for pre-order in e-book format and releasing in trade paperback and e-book formats.
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County commissioners double lot size requirement for exempt wells, deny final plat approval for pending subdivision“As soon as they gave us the science, we were prepared to do it,” Bandera County Judge Richard Evans said, regarding revisions made to the county’s Subdivision and Land Development Regulations.
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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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Groundwater district approves minimum lot size for domestic wellsEffective Sept. 1, a minimum of 10 acres will be required to drill new domestic wells, doubling the current acreage standard. The change was unanimously approved by the Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District board of directors on Thursday.
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Solar Farm project picks up momentumAfter their request for a collaborative relationship with Bandera ISD was voted down by the school district in February, solar power company Pine Gate Renewables, LLC, regrouped.
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City of Bandera moves to Stage 5 water restrictionsThe City Of Bandera is now following the Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District's move to Extreme Drought Restrictions. The move is based on the current groundwater levels and rainfall deficit.
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Partners working together to manage groundwater“We forget that the water cycle and the life cycle are one.”
~ Jacques Yves Cousteau The common word here is groundwater. |
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Bandera ISD recognitions to be featured on Mulberry Street water tankBandera City Council members approved the design to be painted on the Mulberry Street elevated water storage tank, which will feature the Lady Bulldogs Cross Country State Champions.
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Bandera High School library dedicated to beloved librarianThe Bandera High School library was officially renamed the Patsy Small Memorial Library, in honor of Patsy Small, who served the district as librarian for 26 years.
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Helping their community, one yard at a time
Members of the Bandera County Trash Cleanup initiative recently helped clean the yard of a disabled Meals on Wheels recipient.
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Lunar Eclipse casts red hueSunday night's Super Blood Moon was as spectacular as expected.
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Commissioners discuss role of Mansfield Park for upcoming solar eclipse eventsOn Oct. 14, 2023, the sun will surround the moon, and both will align with Earth, creating a “ring of fire” - or annular eclipse. Not quite six months after that, on April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will carve a path across 13 U.S. states - and Bandera is the bullseye.
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Bandera ISD tackles bullying, supports mental healthIt’s tough to be a kid. Aside from the daily responsibilities of school, academics, athletics, extracurricular activities and chores, kids today have the added pressure of Covid fears, the political landscape, personal and social media related stresses from things they experience, see and hear at home, from peers and online. All of this input can cause a data overload for any adult, much less someone whose brain is just five, 12 or 17 years old.
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A probe on the back side of a colonoscopy
I’ve been running a little behind schedule this week - a pun that may be more appreciated as this story goes on. I generally avoid first-person dissertations, but in the spirit of a brutally honest transparency that may help someone else, I thought it befitting to temporarily lift the veil.
A word of caution for the sensitive, this story may not be appropriate for everyone. |
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Frontier Times Museum recognizes Juneteenth at the Bertha Tryon/Hendrick Arnold CemeteryBandera's first annual celebration recognizing Juneteenth was held June 20 at the Bertha Tryon/ Hendrick Arnold Cemetery.
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Bandera ISD rezones elementary school boundaries, approves next school year calendarBandera ISD trustees approved rezoning the boundary lines between Alkek and Hill Country Elementary schools. The current dividing line at Rohrbach Road in Pipe Creek is moving west, and will incorporate incoming students as far as Bandera River Ranch and Bandera Ranch Acres on Polly Peak Road.
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Bandera Ham Rodeo a success
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City of Bandera named in Top 10 True Western TownsThe City of Bandera has been named one of the Top 10 True Western Towns of 2022 by True West magazine.
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World War II Veteran honored in Lakehills
WWII Veteran Samuel Phillips was honored on Sunday by the American Legion Color Guard.
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Mansfield Park project helps kids help themselves and the countyBandera County would like to thank the Juvenile Probation Department for assisting with the cleaning and remodel of the entry way of Mansfield Park. The project provided the opportunity to not only complete community service hours but to also engage the youth on probation in essential objectives including responsibility for actions, leadership, development in social skills (team work), rational decision making, communication skills, working through adversity, and taking pride in their community.
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City approves resolution designating water tower as historic landmark designationBandera City Council members have given their seal of approval for the Bandera County Historical Commission to seek a formal Landmark Designation for the city’s water tower.
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When phones were down, Bandera County answered the callBandera County commissioners delivered an after-action report of problems caused by the extreme winter weather two weeks ago, and the creative solutions many departments implemented to keep people safe.
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