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2009-04-02
By Judith Pannebaker
A Big Chill might have settled across Bandera County the weekend of March 27, but 11th Street was hot, hot, hot during the 12th annual Chili Cook-off Saturday, March 28.
2009-04-02
BHS debaters rank 1st in state
Contributed
Climaxing a tournament season that began in September, Bandera High School debaters brought home the gold from the State Tournament last week
2009-04-02
Cleaning up the city – one shirt at a time
By Stephanie Parker
LaZee’s Laundry Service provides services that would be expected from a laundry service: professional washing, drying, folding and ironing of clothes. The unexpected is that owner and operator Cathy Clamon is totally blind.
2009-04-02
Junior bake show & auction Saturday
Contributed
The Bandera County Junior Livestock Show “Bake Show” will be held Saturday, April 4, at the Show Barn in Mansfield Park, off Highway 16 North.
2009-04-02
Broa heads Arthur Nagel Community Clinic’s ‘Risk Busters’
By Stephanie Parker
The Arthur Nagel Community Clinic has developed a comprehensive health program designed to help patients deal with chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol.
2009-04-02
BHS grad earns degree from UTSA
Contributed
Bandera County resident Spring Haby Cabiness graduated from the University of Texas in San Antonio last December with a Masters degree in biology
2009-04-02
Majestic Ranch free sculpture day & ceramic show
Contributed
As part of the City of Boerne’s annual Parade of Artists, the Majestic Ranch Arts Foundation, located on Highway 46, will offer a feature sculpture day and ceramic show.
2009-04-02
Contributed
Boerne’s Read All About It Bookstore, in conjunction with the Boerne Public Library, will sponsor a book signing with New York Times
2009-04-02
South Texas Ranch Rodeo accompanies Day of Cowboy
Contributed
Directors of Bandera’s Frontier Times Museum announce that a South Texas Ranch Rodeo event has been scheduled in Bandera for the National Day of the American Cowboy, celebrated on Saturday, July 25.
2009-04-06
Bandera High School Academic UIL team takes district championship
Contributed
The Bandera High School Academic UIL team captured the 29-3A District Championship for the first time since 1991.
2009-04-09
CAP’s DSARX – ‘mission accomplished’
By Cpt. Ilene Stephenson
Local members of the Texas State Civil Air Patrol recently participated in a statewide Distributed Search and Rescue Exercise (DSARX).
2009-04-09
By Stephanie Parker
Simply put, “Southern Comfort Bakery” in Bandera is the goods. Or, at least – it has the goods.
2009-04-09
By Sandy Miles
The first in a series of belt sander races, held Saturday, March 28, at Jake’s in Pipe Creek got off to a smooth start.
2009-04-09
Area churches plan Easter services
By Stephanie Parker
Easter Sunday falls on Sunday, April 12, this year and many area churches have planned special celebratory events leading up to the Christian observance of Jesus’ miraculous rise from the dead.
2009-04-09
Bandera Business Association – ‘life around town’
By Susan Trenka
The Bandera Business Association meetings are held the second Thursday of each month at the Silver Sage Corral Senior Activity Center
2009-04-09
Local student wins Optimist Club Contest
Contributed
Sara Zavorka, a junior at Bandera High School, recently won the Optimist Club of Bandera’s essay contest based on the theme, “The Power of Youth.”
2009-04-09
TEA party takes off white gloves
By Judith Pannebaker
Reminiscent of the fictional news anchor Howard Beale in the 1976 film “Network,” more and more Americans seem to be “… mad as hell and they’re not going to take this anymore.”
2009-04-09
Ranch Heritage Weekend set for HCSNA
Contributed
Ranch Heritage Weekend, slated for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 24, 25 and 26, is a fun-filled, free event at the Hill Country State Natural Are
2009-04-16
Getting fitted for an O’Farrell – a cowboy hat apart
By Judith Pannebaker
Looking for a cowboy hat that not only ranks among the best in the world but is also a work of art? If so, there’s no need to hit the Lone Star State’s urban areas or even points west.
2009-04-16
By Judith Pannebaker
According to the fine folks at “Texas Monthly” magazine, cooking your own cabrito is real simple:
2009-04-16
MS support group to meet April 23
By Stephanie Parker
The Bandera County MS Support Group will meet from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm on Thursday, April 23, at the Lakehills Civic Center on Park Road 37 in Lakehills.
2009-04-16
Contributed
What is God? Who is he? Those questions have no right answers, for we humans can’t express the meaning of God in words, but I can try my best to do so.
2009-04-16
Hill Country ranchers welcome photographers
Contributed
Spring bursting out all over the Hill County comes just in time for the third annual Hill Country Alliance Photography Contest.
2009-04-16
By Stephanie Parker
JB Livestock and Farming owner John Bruce has spent his entire lifetime of 50 years – and counting – both in Bandera County and in livestock and farming-related enterprises.
2009-04-16
‘Marzanna’ Banishes winter in Poland
By Agnieszka “Texas Agn
In Poland, the first day of spring is very special – not only because it marks the end of winter, but also because of a wonderful Polish tradition.
2009-04-16
Local artist exhibits in Bandera & Kerrville
Contributed
Bandera artist Anita Smith is holding simultaneous exhibits of her work at the Bandera County Center for the Arts – formerly Artifiacts
2009-04-23
Relay for Life hosting Cancer Survivors’ Dinner
By Lisa Warden
The American Cancer Society will host the annual Relay For Life of Bandera County Cancer Survivors’ Dinner from 5:30 pm until 7 pm, Tuesday, April 28, at the Bandera United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall.
2009-04-23
Optimist Club art winners announced
by Jerry Thames
The Bandera Optimist Club recently announced the winners of its Youth Art Appreciation Project this week
2009-04-23
By Stephanie Parker
Just having opened up at the former “Tacos & More” location in Pipe Creek, M&M Diner offers some unique culinary choices, like battered and deep fried pickles and shrimp po’ boys.
2009-04-23
Former Bandera youth becomes Eagle Scout
Contributed
Since he was seven years old and a Tiger Cub Scout, Brandon Peck, grandson of Jud and Peggy Ashmore of Bandera, has had one wish – to become an Eagle Scout.
2009-04-23
Bandera High School students to attend ‘journalism boot camp’
By Marianne Odom
Bandera High School junior Justin Chesnut has been selected to attend the 25th annual Urban Journalism Workshop for High School Students, slated for June 14 through June 26 at San Antonio College.
2009-04-23
By Elinor Vandergriff
When Kenneth Greebon, manager of Oak Rest Cemetery in Medina, noted that cars often backed into the flagpole, he placed limestone boulders around it to protect it.
2009-04-23
‘Cowgirls’ Weekend’ returns to Silver Spur
Contributed
The folks at the Silver Spur Guest Ranch, just nine miles from Bandera, will offer a fun-filled and exciting weekend for moms, daughters, sisters and friends Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 8 through 10, during “Cowgirls’ Weekend.”
2009-04-23
‘Majestic May’ – a month of amazing workshops
Contributed
The Majestic Ranch Arts Foundation on Highway 46 in Kendall County celebrates a month of workshops with “Majestic May.”
2009-04-23
‘Rhythm & Rhymes’ joins Medina River Cleanup
Contributed
Local area talent will gather at the river Saturday, May 2, to celebrate Bandera’s most valuable natural resource at the 9th annual Medina River Cleanup.
2009-04-30
River cleanup set for Saturday – rain or shine
By Robert Brischetto
Now in its ninth year, the annual Medina River Cleanup has increasingly been a draw for paddlers from throughout the state. Most of them regard the river in Bandera, shaded by giant Cypress trees, as the most beautiful river in Texas.
2009-04-30
By Judith Pannebaker
Prior to beginning the 2009 Candidates’ Forum, sponsored by the Bandera Business Association, President Margaret Paradee explained to the audience, “This is not intended to tell you which candidate to vote for. It is to give you an understanding of where each candidate stands on the issues.”
2009-04-30
CCRA readies for 26th annual Memorial weekend rodeo
Contributed
The Cowboy Capital Rodeo Association (CCRA) will host the 26th annual Memorial Weekend PRCA Dodge Rodeo on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 22, 23 and 24.
2009-04-30
Project Graduation 2009 announces fundraisers
Contributed
Multiple events are in the hopper to raise money for 2009 Project Graduation. Mark your calendars for:
2009-04-30
Another successful cabrito cook-off
By Judith Pannebaker
Last week, Linda Stevens, prime mover behind the second annual International Goat Spectacular Barbecue and Cabrito and Barbecue Cook-Off, expressed trepidation about the forecast of rain for her important fundraiser.
2009-04-30
Bandera High band rated superior at UIL regional
Contributed
Bandera High School hosted the UIL Region 11 Concert and Sight Reading Contest on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 21 and 22.
2009-04-30
BHS students take first place in engineering challenge
Contributed
The Bandera High School team of Elijah Escobedo, Sara Zavorka, Kyle Crenshaw and Ttory Capes took first place in the sixth annual Engineering and Technology challenge at the University of Texas at San Antonio with their Lego robot.
2009-04-30
‘Bulldogs Times’ wins UIL Honor Award
Contributed
Bandera High School’s student newspaper, “The Bulldog Times,” won the coveted Honor Award at the recent Interscholastic League Press Conference Journalism Convention in Austin.
2009-04-30
Contributed
The SNAP – Spay-Neuter Assistance Program, Inc.– mobile unit will be at Bandera’s Main Plaza, 411 Main Street, beginning at 7:30 am, Monday. May 11, providing low-cost spay and neuters for local cats and dogs.
2009-04-30
Only in Texas – a pearl of different colors
By Stephanie Parker
Texas has it all – including the only pearls in the world to range in color from pink to purple – a Mothers’ Day gift worth considering. The pinky-purple pearls are one of West Texas rivers’ best kept secrets and a few of the freshwater mussels and clams that make them may still reside in the Medina River.
2009-04-30
Ranch & Tractor Works – where no name could say it all
By Stephanie Parker
Bandera’s Victor Strickland, who has been married to his high school sweetheart, Genie, for 39 years and working tractors for 20 years, faced a quandary recently when ordering business cards.
