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2021 Bandera High School graduate Irving Rodriguez graduated from Air Force Basic Military Training on May 5. His next step will be to complete job-specific training. Photo Courtesy
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A pirate-themed photo booth was available for attendees at last weekend’s Ren Faire of Bandera County. For more photos from the event, visit our Facebook page. BULLETIN PHOTO/Chuck McCollough
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Dylan Stevens, a 2008 Bandera High School Graduated, finished 113th in the 126th Boston Marathon with a time of 2:29:36. This year’s race featured 24,822 racers. Stevens maintained a 5:43 pace, bettering his place by 29 positions compared to his performance last October. He placed 100th out of 14,258 for the male gender and 93rd for males age 18-39. According to his mother, Yvonne Kamppi of Tarpley, Dylan hopes to crack the top 100 next year and currently resides in Erie, PA. Courtesy Photo
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Cadets from the Bandera High School Navy JROTC loaded a bus and traveled to Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio for April 23’s Great Texas Airshow, where they were treated to flight demonstrations of military aircraft spanning from WWII to the US Air Force Thunderbirds Flight Demonstration Team. Static displays allowed them the opportunity to view and even go inside airplanes while interacting with aircrew. The event included traditional festival elements like funnel cake, a variety of food options, and freebies given out by local companies such as H-E-B and Black Rifle Coffee. Pictured from left are Jerome Edwards, Troy Jones, Benito Kelly-Giles, Jacob Tuma, CDR Mike Gard, Jayson Mitchell, Brianna Carrasco, Zaylee Rossow, and Rayce Dinova Courtesy Photo
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The Medina Community Library’s story time last month featured goats on and off the page. Ms. Rosa read “G is for Goats,” and then then Ms. Alison led the children and their parents outside to visit Mr. Dale Naumann's three baby angora goats. The children and their families not only got to pet the goats, but they got to bottle feed them too. They learned also about how to care for a goat, and attendee Vivi decided she was going to be a farmer and have goats on her own farm. Courtesy Photo
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Have you ever been to Washington D.C. over Memorial Day Weekend? If you haven’t, you are missing out on one of the biggest motorcycle demonstration rides in the Nation. “Rolling to Remember” is happening that weekend, and Bandera’s own American Legion Riders Post 157 will be attending this demonstration ride.
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The Esther Benedict Gallery event on Saturday drew a good number to the gallery in Pipe Creek, with each attendee perusing indoor and outdoor metal art throughout the day.
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Local bar and grill, Kickback Korner located on Main Street, sponsored a fundraiser to benefit the Alkek Elementary PTO on Saturday, April 30. PTO President Autumn Branscome reported that the barbeque dinner made $11,340 to go toward the cost of a new playscape for the school.
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