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Couples scoot across the dance floor to the music of the Mark Stewart Band at Bandera’s Wildhorse Saloon on Friday, May 22, the day the state let bars reopen under limited capacity restrictions. Bars in Texas had been shut down since March 20 in the ongoing fight to control the spread of the deadly coronavirus. Patrons were happy to get back out to their favorite watering holes and hoping more coronavirus-triggered restrictions would be withdrawn. BULLETIN PHOTO/BILL PACK
Read moreGena Abrego from Pleasanton plays like she’s being eaten by one of the life-sized dinosaur reproductions on the grounds of the Bandera Natural History Museum last week. The museum at 267 Old Bandera Highway reopened on May 20 after being closed for two months due to the coronavirus pandemic. It’s open regular hours, and staff is sanitizing all the museum’s features for the public’s protection. COURTESY PHOTO
Read moreDennis Birchall, commander of Bandera American Legion Post 157, sorts through miniature American flags to hand one out to Miszi Bradford at the Bandera Cemetery on Friday, May 22, so she can put a flag up at the grave of her father, a veteran who is buried at the cemetery. Birchall and other Post 157 members installed flags at veterans’ gravesites in three area cemeteries Friday as part of a Memorial Day recognition. BULLETIN PHOTO/Jon Deeley
Read moreThe 24 Medina High School seniors in the class of 2020, along with seniors across the nation, faced a final disappoint of the year as the chance for a traditional graduation looked smaller and smaller.
Read moreBandera County emergency management officials were encouraged to find out that no new cases of COVID-19 had been confirmed in the county last week, and that includes 51 people who were tested for the virus at mobile labs in May.
Read moreIn the time of social distancing and elevated personal protection as the nation continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, Bandera High School pulled off a graduation ceremony that was a mix of elements both traditional and uniquely Bandera last week.
Read moreFall is my favorite time of the year for several reasons. School is back in session after summer vacation so there is less traffic on the lake. People are anticipating colder weather, so the pleasure boats and jet skis are dry docked. The cooler temperatures mean the bass will be congregating on the points in feeding frenzies. So, what’s not to like?
Read moreThe precinct - county convention for the Bandera County Republican Party will be Saturday, May 23, at the Mansfield Park recreation room, but Republicans who want to be considered as a potential delegate to the state Republican Convention do not need to be physically present to qualify, party officials said.
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