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This past Saturday, a group of cadets from Bandera High School’s Navy JROTC collected 24 bags of trash along Highway 16 between the Pipe Creek Post Office and the Barrel House. The cadets who volunteered their time were, from left, Jackson Hutzler, Marckus Grant, Jayson Mitchell, Micah McCreary, Christian Franco, Beito Kelly-Giles, Jacob Tuma, Keaton Sarver, Rayce Dinova, Emily Garcia (Bandera High School National Honor Society member) and Julia Freeman. The cadets were treated to grilled hamburgers and hotdogs at Bulldog Stadium after their hard work was completed. Courtesy Photo
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That Chiefs/Bills final quarter and OT on Sunday night was amazing and historical, but the 38 units of blood donated by Bandera County Saturday broke records AND saved lives. Donor Nancy De Foster displays her new T-shirt plus ice cream coupon, e-gift card points and 2 free Kerrville Renaissance tickets. The next chance to donate is February 19 at Lakehills Community Center. Courtesy Photo
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Bandera County is proud of exhibitors who, during and after the Bandera County Junior Livestock Show, geared up and traveled to compete in the Hill District Grandstand Show. Their grit and determination paid off.
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Hill Country Master Gardeners Bernadell Larson of Hunt, Judy Beauford of Boerne; and Debbie Bacon of Kerrville are among many volunteers growing plants for the annual Blooms & Barrels sale which will be held in Kerrville on April 9 at the Hill Country Youth Event Center from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Plants that perform well in the Texas Hill Country and 55-gallon rainwater catchment barrels will be for sale to the public. COURTESY PHOTO/Dee Dunton
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Dede Skoglund, President of the Bandera County Republican Women, on the ladder, decorates a space for the upcoming Bandera County Republican Headquarters with Membership Chairperson Melanie Burns. The new headquarters will have signs and election materials ahead of the primary election in March and will be located at 12th Street and Mulberry in Bandera. The headquarters will be open Friday, Saturday and Monday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. starting February 4. In other Republican Women news, the February 3 meeting has been moved to February 17. On that date, the Bandera County Republican Women will present a talk from Christin Bentley, President of Texas Freedom Coalition, Republican Activities and Special Education Advocate from Dallas Texas. Bentley will present a program titled “Miseducation in Public Schools”; topics will include critical race theory and sexualization of students. The event will begin at 6 p.m. after light refreshments at 5:30. A general meeting of the group will follow. BULLETIN PHOTO/Tracy Thayer
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Medina local Cydney Newsom was recently awarded Reserve Champion Southdown Market Lamb at the 2022 Forth Worth Stock Show. Head to page three for a full store about other Bandera County youth shining in competition. Courtesy Photo
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A group of over 50 concerned citizens gathered at the BHS auditorium on the evening of January 24 to hear from representatives of Pine Gate Renewables, the company who has proposed construction of a solar farm on ranchland off State Hwy 3240, during a public meeting held as an information session about the project.
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The Lady Bulldogs suffered another setback at the hands of the Wimberley Lady Texans. The Texans beat the Bulldogs by a score of 73 to 32 on Friday night at the Competition Gym in Bandera. The Lady Bulldogs started strong but fell farther behind as the night went on. A combination of passing errors, poor shooting and questionable calls by the refs made for a hard night on the court.
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