Wednesday, Jan. 8 The Bandera County Public Library board of directors will host a reception at the library to say goodbye to the facility’s current director, Mike Garr, who will retire later in the week, and to say hello to the new director, Mauri Fagan. The event, featuring cookies, cake and refreshments, will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the library, 515 Main St. in Bandera. Thursday, Jan. 9 The Caddel-Smith Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas will hear chapter member Pat Burrier of Leakey make a presentation titled “My Union Ancestor” when it meets in ...