The Bandera County Chamber of Commerce Awards Gala honored groups and individuals on Friday, Jan. 31, at the Farm County Club near Medina. The chamber presented awards in eight categories of community service. One group, the Bandera Wranglers, won two awards – the Cowboy Capital Award and the Wilton Crider Cowboy Preservation Award. Chamber representative Kelly Smith said the gala has been around for more than 20 years, and the chamber since 1957. “The chamber started the gala to honor people who give to our community and seek to keep the cowboy way alive. The chamber’s goal is to support local businesses and help ...