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Area students make Dean’s list
Jeanine Dorrough of Lakehills and Maire Kennedy of Bandera were among nearly 600 University of Dallas undergraduate students to be named to the university’s 2020 spring Dean’s List, the Irving-based university recently reported.
Read moreUtopia ISD recognizes veterans Nov. 11
The Utopia Independent School District will hold its annual Veterans Day Observance on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at the Utopia School gym beginning at 8:30 a.m.
Read moreLOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION
Last Friday, October 30, the Bandera County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting and grand opening event celebrating the opening of Maggie Mae and Nellie Rae’s Boutique Market, a new business located at 206 Main Street and the corner of FM 173 in Bandera. Owners, and longtime friends Maggie Ferragamo and Raenell Aragones, jumped at the chance of high visibility and foot traffic associated with the location for their business, which offers metal art, succulents, home décor, jewelry and apparel. BULLETIN PHOTO/Chuck McCollough
Read moreMedina VFD holds dinner
The Medina Volunteer Fire Department (MVFD) Hunters Game Dinner will be held this Saturday, November 7, at The Farm, located at 475 Pue Road on FM 2828.
Read moreCastle Lake Ranch Fire Department hosts gun raffe
While the Castle Lake Ranch Volunteer Fire Department Turkey Shoot Fundraiser has been cancelled, their raffle is still on for 4 p.m. this Saturday at the VFD’s firehouse.
Read moreTWC hosting veterans hiring event
The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) and its 28 local Workforce Boards will host the 9th annual Hiring Red, White and You statewide hiring event for veterans on Thursday, November 5, in order to connect veterans and their spouses who are seeking work with over 150 veteran-friendly employers and organizations.
Read moreMINI MART ADDS FUELING STATIONS
Construction workers at Mini Mart No. 2, 377 Highway 16 South in Bandera, work on new lanes for the Exxon fueling stations that are available to customers outside the convenience store. The store is one of 18 in the Texas Hill Country owned by sister and brother Sylvia Fritz Dobbs and David Fritz . BULLETIN PHOTO/Jonathan Deeley
Read moreCONGRESSMAN MEETS VOTERS IN BANDERA
U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, standing, third from left, takes a break with volunteers who were manning a phone bank at the Bandera County Republican Party Headquarters on Wednesday, Oct. 28. The 21st District Congressional representative spoke later Wednesday at Steak Night at the 11th Street Cowboy Bar. Roy, an Austin Republican, was up for reelection on Tuesday, Nov. 3, against Democratic candidate Wendy Davis, Libertarian Arthur DiBianca and Green Party candidate Thomas Wakely. BULLETIN PHOTO/Bill Pack
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