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2009-09-03
‘Celebrate Bandera’ – nonstop action over Labor Day weekend
By Judith Pannebaker
Each year, during Labor Day weekend. Celebrate Bandera, the area’s penultimate homage to its western roots, includes more fun, activities and good times.
2009-09-03
By Julie Whitmore
Each year, during Labor Day weekend. Celebrate Bandera, the area’s penultimate homage to its western roots, includes more fun, activities and good times.
2009-09-03
Cherokee artist participates in powwow
By Jeannene Bernard
World-renowned Cherokee artist, Donald Vann, will celebrate his 51st year of painting at the annual Celebrate Bandera Intertribal Circle of Life Powwow, Sept. 4, 5 and 6.
2009-09-03
Classic country musical stylist
Contributed
Talented Nashville warbler Amber Digby and Midnight Flyer opened the Pioneer Museum Roots Music concert in Fredericksburg, Saturday, August 29.
2009-09-03
Internationally known wood turner George Hatfield at MRAF
Contributed
The lathes at the Majestic Ranch Arts Foundation are turning up the RPMs as George Hatfield, an internationally renowned Australian wood turner, brings his show to town.
2009-09-03
Help celebrate Lost Maples’ 30th year
Contributed
To celebrate Lost Maples State Natural Area’s 30th anniversary, administrators with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department have waived entry fees on Saturday, Sept. 26.
2009-09-03
Bandera County Artists Association wants you
Contributed
Members of the Bandera County Artists Association are dedicated to the creation and appreciation of art and to the advancement of all artistic mediums.
2009-09-03
Custom bootmaker to help ‘Celebrate Bandera’ at Gunslinger
BCC Staff
To help Celebrate Bandera, custome bootmaker Stephanie Ferguson will participate in a trunk show of her designs at Gunslinger, 1107 Cypress Street.
2009-09-03
Trash trumps recycling at Mansfield Park
By Judith Pannebaker
Effective immediately, volunteers with the Bear Springs Blossom Nature Conservation, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) based in Pipe Creek, have discontinued recycling of metal cans at the Mansfield Park station on Highway 16 North in Bandera.
2009-09-10
The biggest little parade in Texas kicks off annual Labor Day barbecue in Tarpley
BCC Staff
The size of the crowd is always surprising at the annual Labor Day barbecue and parade in Tarpley. Residents and friends turn out from everywhere for what many claim to be the best barbecue in the land.
2009-09-10
By Julie Whitmore
Bandera’s newest ice cream parlor – and more – opened Thursday, August 27. Ital’Yo! offers a cool place to indulge in desserts – from cookie bars and chocolate Napoleons to gelatos – an European variety of coffee drinks and tea.
2009-09-10
Newspapers rock – author revealed, library mystery solved
By Julie Whitmore
Talking heads who proclaim that newspapers will soon be a thing of the past should visit Bandera.
2009-09-10
IIII-AAAA-EEEE – time for Medina Lake Cajun Fest
By Judith Pannebaker
There’s always something hopping in Bandera County. Although the dust hasn’t yet settled on Celebrate Bandera, the 29th annual Medina Lake Cajun Festival is peeking over the horizon.
2009-09-10
PC student excels in pre-engineering honors program
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Katherine Smithroat, an eighth-grader at TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas, was ranked in the top 10 of 355 students enrolled this summer in Year 2 of the San Antonio Pre-Freshman Engineering Program (PREP).
2009-09-10
Coldwell Banker’s Swope announces sale of realty firm
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Emily Swope, president of Coldwell Banker Swope, Realtors, has announced the recent sale of her company to Coldwell Banker D’Ann Harper, Realtors.
2009-09-10
Western Heritage Days in Kerrville – Sept. 25 & 26
Contributed
If locals didn’t get enough of western experiences during the recent Celebrate Bandera, Kerrville invites everyone to immerse themselves in western heritage during on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 24 and 25.
2009-09-10
Contributed
Taylor Winningham serves Mckayla Turner her favorite frosty treat.
2009-09-17
Two trucks & $90K – not bad for a weekend of roping
By Judith Pannebaker
What’s better than spending Labor Day with family and friends and doing what you love best in the world – roping? Doing all that and driving home in a brand new pickup with lots of money burning a hole in your pocket.
2009-09-17
Countdown to the 29th Cajun Festival
By Judith Pannebaker
“Every year, people come to the Cajun Festival from all over the county. When they get in touch with us, their first question is always, ‘What bands are you going to have?’”
2009-09-17
By Julie Whitmore
Contractor Finn Rasmussen vacationed here some 10 years ago from his native Denmark. Noting the similarity of Texas’ Hill Country to the Danish landscape
2009-09-17
Remembering Patrick Swayze – 1952-2009
By Lyn Odom
I think it was around 1995 when I was living with my mom in Boerne, that I headed three miles down the road to the San Antonio Silver Rose Palace, a huge horse show arena, to watch an Arabian horse show.
2009-09-17
Bandera Honors Veterans for fifth year
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For the fifth consecutive year, the Bandera Honors Veterans committee, now affiliated with the American Legion Post l57,
2009-09-17
Rascoe new pastor at Pipe Creek Presbyterian
Contributed
The Reverend Kate Rascoe has been selected as the new pastor at Pipe Creek Presbyterian Church.
2009-09-17
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My brothers, Wallace and Hough, taught me what they knew about music and by the time I was a teenager I was picking the guitar and trying my hand and singing.
2009-09-17
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Nick and Linda Wilson of Giddings announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Leigh of Dripping Springs, to Stephen Matthew Park, also of Dripping Springs.
2009-09-17
Texas Native Plant Week set for October
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Sprawling fields of Texas bluebonnets and vibrant orange Texas paintbrushes highlight fields and highways across the state.
2009-09-24
Induction ceremony spans continuum of county music
By Judith Pannebaker
A drenching pop-up shower early in the afternoon of Sunday, Sept. 20, didn’t dampen the spirits of local music enthusiasts who later gathered behind the Bandera County Public Librar
2009-09-24
Koyote Ranch’s new owners ‘aim to please’
By Julie Whitmore
If you’re driving or pulling an RV, instead of traveling on a bike, you might think you’ll never get there because Highway 16 between Medina and Kerrville seems to go up and down and on forever.
2009-09-24
Medina Lake Cajun Festival – serving up fun for 29 years
By Barbara Engel
The lively sounds of Cajun music fill the air. As you walk a little farther, you hear the exciting sounds of a zydeco band. You see people dancing, smiling and laughing.
2009-09-24
Local 4-H group names honorees
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The Bandera County 4-H held its awards ceremony during the 4-H Bash Enrollment Night on Sept. 15, at the Mansfield Park Showbarn
2009-09-24
Bandera County Courier welcomes new columnist
BCC Staff
Beginning Thursday, Oct. 8, Bandera County Courier readers will see a new column titled “Critters and Creatures” published every second week of the month.
2009-09-24
Cajun, zydeco comin’ to Roots Music concert
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It’s the last chance this year for Roots Music fans to dance, dine and enjoy authentic music at Fredericksburg’s Pioneer Museum on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009.
2009-09-24
Contributed
Kim and Randy MacNaughton of Medina, and Jeff and Lynn Stehling of Bandera are delighted to announce the engagement of their daughter, Stacy Diane Stehling of Medina to John Calvin “JC” Spillman, son of Johnny and Janie Spillman, of Waco.
