Join us at St. Augustine’s for some food and fun. There will be free hotdogs, a waterslide for the kiddos, as well as food booths, bake sale, and vendors.
It will be held from 12-3pm in Moore at St. Augustine.
See ad on page 8 for more info.
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9th Annual DJ Carlson Memorial BUST N BURN shoot, bbq event Sept. 9-10
The 9th Annual DJ Carlson Memorial BUST N BURN will be on September 9-10, 2022, the second weekend of the month yearly. The two day weekend event will feature a barbeque cook-off, sporting clay shoot, cornhole and washer tourneys, live music and entertainment!
Champions Barbeque Alliance Cook-off will feature chicken, ribs, brisket, and pork butt; with a $5000 Pay Out.
The 12 station registered sporting clay shoot always draws a lot of sponsors and teams and many awards are given including scholarships.
Friday during the day there will also be a cornhole and washer tournament and Friday Night DJ Rockin’ Reece/ Karaoke.
On Saturday there will be entertainment all day during.
Saturday night will round out the night with a dance featuring the Jeremy Richards Band from 8-12 midnight.
A $10 cover charge wrist band will cover both days.
The event is hosted at the Levy Ranch in Moore each year at 2111 W. FM 462, Moore, Texas 78057.
To register for the BBQ contact Misty Stricker at 830-200-1015.
To register for the clay shoot or any further question contact Shannon Frazier 210-471-1856 or Stacie Mann 210-410-4712 or Denise Trapani 210-464-4642.
For details and photos of previous years see bustnburn.com.
DJ Carlson Memorial is a 501-C3 charitable organization established in the memory of DJ Carlson who lost his life way too early in an automobile accident. The organization uses the proceeds to give out scholarships to local youth in area communities and other worthy causes to help youth and families.
Devine citywide yard sale slated for Oct 22
Devine Youth Football League Sign-ups August 21 & 28
The Devine Youth Football League (DYFL) will host sign-ups on Sunday, August 21 and August 28th from 10 am to 2 pm at 717 Tuttle Drive in Devine. The registration fee for tackle football is $100.
There will be a JR division which consists of 3rd and 4th graders and a SR division made of 5th and 6th graders. Games will be played against surrounding towns. The student must attend Devine ISD.
In order to register you must bring a copy of the child’s Birth Certificate (required).
If you have any questions please call Jack Zimmerle at 210-215-4944.
Devine council mulls over possible 2022 “no-new revenue” tax rate
By Anton Riecher
An unofficial majority of the Devine City Council favors a 2022 property tax rate of $.4527 per $100 of valuation based on increased taxable value of $274.1 million.
“The majority at the table wants to go with the no-new revenue tax rate,” Mayor Cory Thompson announced during an Aug. 16 regular session of the council.
Truth-in-taxation requires most taxing units to calculate two rates after receiving a certified appraisal roll from the chief appraiser — the no-new revenue tax rate and the voter-approval tax rate. The voter-approval tax rate — $.4866 – is the maximum rate the council can approve without a vote by local taxpayers.
The city’s current tax rate is $.5298 per $100 of valuation. By adopting the no-new revenue rate, the city will only gain $28,000 over the current tax rate.
With the increase in valuation, the no-new revenue tax rate amounts to a reduction for local taxpayers, District 5 council member Debbie Randall said.
“We still get a tiny, little bitty bump but it will be less taxes for the individuals,” she said.
The no-new revenue agenda item was not a final vote but simply a review in preparation for approving a final budget, Thompson said.
Two preliminary city budgets are being prepared for consideration based on a “wish list” compiled by the city staff, Thompson said. However, in preparation for the proposed budgets, District 4 council member Josh Ritchey asked for a list of all city job positions and their pay.
“My thought process here is every organization over five people has got some fat you can cut,” Ritchey said.
Randall replied that the city does not have enough employees to meet requirements now. However, she said she did agree with Ritchey that any pay increases for city employees should be based solely on merit.
“Technically, at my company there is no such thing as across the board,” Randall said. “You have to earn what you get.”
In other action, the council voted 3-0 to restrict all city council meeting to no more than four hours. Any agenda item not addressed in that time would be moved to a special session to be scheduled within two weeks.
The vote was taken on a motion by Ritchey seconded by Randall.
Initially, Thompson proposed a three-hour limit on any council session.
“If you can drive to Corpus in three hours you should be able to have a council meeting in three hours,” he said.
However, Randall argued that in her experience very few council meetings are able to work through a full agenda in only three hours.
“We would celebrate when it was done in three hours alone,” she said. “I’m thinking four maybe. We have been able to do it in a four-hour period.”
The proposed action came in the wake of complaints by city staff hard pressed to attend the lengthy council sessions, some lasting until midnight, and then putting in a full eight hours the next day.
“It’s hard on everybody,” he said. “Everybody has a job.”
Thompson noted that the council meeting in session had barely made quorum with only three of five council members attending beside the mayor. Under state law, a special session requires four voting members to establish a quorum.
The mayor said he would not support further restrictions on the time available for public comments during council sessions. However, those wishing to address the council might be better served by contacting their district council member.
“At the end of the day, the council person is the one that votes,” Thompson said.
Randall said she agreed that speaking to the district council member first can be more effective. But sometimes nothing can replace addressing the entire council.
“I tell them to bring their voices,” Randall said. “Sometimes we have to have them.”
The council voted to give city director of public works Robert Flores the authority to approve a certificate of occupancy upon the final inspection of the new Golf Clubhouse.
Action to set procedures for hiring a new city administrator was tabled.
JV Horses ambush Panthers 5-1;
Open season Thursday at S.A. Memorial
Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
The JV Horses came out firing on all cylinders last Thursday in Geronimo as they defeated Navarro 5-1 in teach team’s final scrimmage before their season openers this Thursday. Devine takes on San Antonio Memorial. The JV and Freshman teams will combine for a single game at Veterans Memorial Stadium with kickoff scheduled for 5:30pm.
“We were much improved this week after scrimmaging Pleasanton and getting another week of practice under our belt,” said JV Offensive Coordinator Heath Poppe. “The offensive linemen and tight ends created some huge holes for our running backs to get through.”
Poppe was referring to Wyatt Stevens, Sam Diaz, Luis Jimenez, Robert Hernandez, Henry Ramirez, Adam Guerrero, and Ethan Appling as the studs of his offensive line group while the referenced tight ends were Gavin Socarras, Tate Wisenbaker, and Aidan Salazar.
“Quarterback Jacob Rodriguez did an excellent job passing the ball the week,” Poppe continued with his post-scrimmage assessment. “His pocket presence has really improved and his arm strength has increased considerably.”
Devine got things started quickly with Eli Contreras hitting paydirt from 4-yards out to put the first of five touchdowns on the board for the JV. Anthony Saldivar got the first of his two touchdowns on a 2 yard run to make it 2-0 Horses.
Edward Perez made it 3-0 on a 1-yard run before Navarro flipped the script with their own 1-yard run to pull within 3-1.
Contreras got his second touchdown of the evening on a 15-yard pass reception from Rodriguez to give Devine its three-touchdown lead back at 4-1.
Saldivar scored the final touchdown for either team on an 18-yard run, providing the 5-1 final score.
“I can’t wait for these games to start counting. Hopefully we can continue this offensive onslaught throughout the season,” Poppe said in closing.
Give ‘em the D!
Devine’s five-touchdown performance on the offensive side of the ball is well worth highlighting. However, with the type of offensive numbers Navarro has consistently put on the stat lines the last couple of decades one might have expected the Panthers to get more than just a single touchdown.
“I feel like our kids really showed up on both sides of the ball,” said JV Defensive Coordinator Bart Oropeza. “Even that one touchdown took a lot of effort for them to execute. All of our players brought out their full intensity on their side of the ball.”
According to Oropeza, spotlight players defensively were all the defense players. Tate Wisenbacker, Eli Contreras, Gavin Socarras, Adam Guerrero, Tony Saldivar, Jacob Rodriguez, Robert Hernandez, Ethan Appling, Aiden Salazar, Alfredo Ramirez, Edward Perez, Sam Diaz, and Trinidad Hernadez.
JV Pirate CC Team Champs!
Freshman Horses finish up scrimmage schedule
Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
The Devine freshman football team completed its second of two scrimmages over in Geronimo against Navarro last Thursday. The Panthers topped the Horses 4-1 overall as the Horses ready to open their season August 25 against San Antonio Memorial. The Freshman and JV teams will combine for a single game at Veterans Memorial Stadium with kickoff scheduled for 5:30pm.
“We started off strong, with quarterback Karter Brown connecting with Mario Vicente on a 35-yard touchdown throw to open things up,” said Coach Steven Estrada. “Overall we did a great job, played hard and look forward to Memorial.”
Estrada pointed out the linemen Christian San Miguel and Nate Martinez stood out on the offensive side of the ball with defensively linebackers Riley Gutierrez and Christian Monreal “filled the gaps and made some solid tackles.” He also stated that Tyler Hinnant had a good scrimmage at defensive end.
Although Devine had only the one score, they did have several other nice plays offensively.
“We made some plays, but some drives were stalled due to various mistakes on either blocking assignments or turnovers,” said Coach Evan Eads. “I take part of the blame in calling a few of the wrong plays as well.”
Ryan Weinkam had a good night from the offensive backfield. Eads stated Weinkam “had an impressive 25-yard run” and that he has “great vision on our signature sweep play.”
“Tyler Hinnant had a good night at the tight end position, and has been one of our better players throughout two-a-days,” Eads said in closing.
Lytle Lady Pirates Varsity Volleyball has busy weekend at Devine Tournament
By Noah Gilkey
The Lytle Lady Pirates travelled to Devine on Thursday the 18th to kick off their season of competition at the Devine Varsity Tournament. First up on their six game schedule were the Poteet Aggies, who they fought hard against before unfortunately coming up just short both matches. The final score of both games was 18-25, 18-25.
Leading scorers for that first game were Calyssa Servier with 3 kills, Rose Scotello with 4 aces, and Marissa Lopez with 4 assists.
Turning to their next game the Lady Pirates were eager to improve upon their last matches, and that they did by putting up a hard fight against Feast for three matches before ultimately falling to FEAST.
Leading scorers were Rose Sotello with 2 aces and blocks, Calyssa Sevier with 5 kills, Cameron Hutton with 2 solo blocks, and Alyssa Sprenger with an impressive 8 digs.
Finishing out the tournament on Saturday began for the Lady Pirates with Crystal City.
“We made adjustments Friday during practice and prepared for the upcoming teams on Saturday,” said Coach Sam Mendez of the teams’ preparation for the second half of the tournament. “We came out with those adjustments hoping to be as competitive as possible going up against Crystal City. We put in a DS on the right side to fill in for our true RS Hitter Marissa Lopez. Amelia Martinez # 5 our DS held her own in the front row and did her job well.”
The Lady Pirates came out with the win against Crystal City. Leading the 25-21, 25-16 matches were Cameron Hutton with 7 kills, Calssa Sevier and Rose Scotello with 6 kills, Elysa Aleman with an amazing 18 assists, and Calyssa Sevier with 2 aces.
The Lady Pirates’ second match pf the day was against Fox Tech High School. Playing three matches with scores of 25-20, 23-25, and 20-25 the Lady Pirates came up just short of the win against Fox Tech.
Leading scorers for their second match were Cadee Martinez with 9 kills, Rose Scotello with 6 aces, 8 kills, and 22 assists, Marissa Lopez with 8 kills, and Alyssa Sprenger with 11 digs. Finishing up the tournament against Somerset the Lady Pirates finished strong and took the win in three matches with scores of 18-25, 25-15, and 25-16. Leading scorers for that final game were Marissa Lopez, Cadee Martinez and Rose Scotello with 2 aces, Calyssa Sevier with 9 kills, Rose Scotello with 16 assists, and Calyssa Sevier 9 digs.
Of the final results from the tournament, Head Coach Sam Mendez said, “Overall it was a good experience for the Lytle volleyball team. We made a lot of good changes. The girls are working hard and keeping their spirits high!”
Devine Tennis opens District against Uvalde
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The Devine High School Tennis team played their district match against Uvalde on August 18th.
Varsity results
Victor Schaefer/Logan Davis lost 0-6,1-6; Victor lost 3-6,2-6, Logan lost 0-6,0-6.
Ethin Erwin/Hector Garza lost 1-6,2-6; Ethin lost 2-6,4-6, Hector lost 2-6,3-6.
Ethan Gelinas/Tanner Davis lost 1-6,2-6; Ethan lost 1-6,2-6, Tanner lost 2-6,0-6.
Jordan Erxleben/Savanna Pequeno lost 1-6,2-6; Jordan lost 1-6,0-6, Savanna lost 4-6,0-6.
Kelsey Dishman/Oakley Malone lost 4-6,6-4,4-10; Kelsey lost 1-6,3-6, Oakley lost 6-8.
Joselyn Guajardo/Brianna Schaefer lost 3-6,2-6; Joselyn lost 0-6,4-6, Brianna lost 1-6,1-6.
Johnathon Gelinas/Danelly Rodriguez won 6-3,6-4; Johnathon lost 1-6,3-6, Danelly lost 1-6,2-6.
JV results
Brooks Poppe lost 0-8, Adam Salinas lost 4-8, Bobby Herrera lost 2-8, Matthew Pequeno lost 0-8, Lucas Head lost 1-8, Isaiah Camacho lost 1-8, Trinity Spurgers lost 3-8, Victoria Nunez won 8-3, Bailey Ornelas lost 4-8, Samson Yanez lost 0-8, Jeremiah Cardenas lost 0-8, Jilliyn Guajardo lost 6-8, Adam Moreno lost 1-8, Iris Stricker won 8-6, Curtis Kuykendall lost 0-8, Juan Zamaro lost 1-8, Jacelyn Delaney lost 1-8, Michael Biediger lost 0-8, Felix Mendoza lost 0-8, Zack Martinez lost 1-8, Abby Saunders lost 3-8, Alanna Monreal 2-8, Adam Salinas lost 2-8, Matthew Pequeno lost 0-8, Brooks Poppe won 8-4, Kellie Brown lost 2-8, Isaiah Camacho lost 0-8, Bobby Herrera won 8-5, Lily Lawless lost 6-8, Lucas Head lost 3-8, Cydney Shuler lost 0-8, Savanah Shuler lost 4-8, Miranda Guerrero lost 0-8, Jacelyn Delaney lost 0-8, Eirys Wallace lost 0-8, Abby Saunders won 8-4, Hope Ramirez won 8-0, Kellie Brown lost 7-9, Victoria Nunez/Trinity Spurgers won 8-5, Curtis Kuykendall/Jeremiah Cardenas lost 2-8, Zack Martinez/Samson Yanez lost 1-8, Isaiah Camacho/Lucas Head lost 1-8, Michael Biediger/Felix Mendoza lost 0-6, Hope Ramirez/Miranda Guerrero lost 2-8, Alanna Monreal/Iris Stricker won 6-3, Isaiah Camacho/Lucas Head lost 0-8, Brooks Poppe/Adam Salinas lost 0-8, Cydney Shuler/Savanah Shuler lost 0-8, Iris Stricker/Alanna Monreal lost 3-8, Matthew Pequeno/Bobby Herrera lost 3-8, Felix Mendoza/Michael Biediger lost 0-8, Juan Zamora/Adam Moreno lost 2-8, Brooks Poppe/Adam Salinas won 8-2, Cydney Shuler/Savanah Shuler won 6-2, Jacelyn Delaney/Kelli Brown lost 1-8, Abby Saunders/Jilliyn Guajardo lost 7-9.
Devine played Tuloso-Midway on Friday, August 19, a highly ranked team. “Overall we lost 5-14 to a highly ranked team. We were very competitive and fought to the very end. This is the best performance we have had in 3 years playing T-M at their house. I am excited about the progress we are making, and look forward to having a chance to avenge our last year performance against Hondo on Wednesday,” said Coach Felter.
Victor Schaefer/Logan Davis lost 1-6,3-6, Victor won 5-7,6-3,10-5, Logan lost 1-6,0-6, Ehtin Erwin/Hector Garza lost 1-6, 2-6, Ethin lost 1-6,1-6, Hector lost 1-6,3-6, Ethan Gelinas/Tanner Davis lost 1-6,2-6, Tanner lost 1-6,2-6, Ethan lost 0-4,0-4, Ethan lost 2-4,1-4, Brooks Poppe lost 0-4,0-4, then lost 1-4,0-4, then lost 0-4,0-4, Johnathon Gelinas/Kelsey Dishman won 5-3,5-7,10-7, Johnathon lost 2-6,3-6, Kelsey won 6-3,7-6(7-3), Savanna Pequeno/Jordan Erxleben lost 4-6,1-6, Jordan lost 2-6,0-6, Savanna lost 3-6,6-2,5-10, Danelly Rodriguez/Victoria Nunez won 6-3,6-1, Danelly Rodriguez lost 6-7,3-6, Victoria lost 3-6,5-7, Oakley Malone/Joselyn Guajardo won 6-7(8-10),6-4,10-4, Oakley lost 3-5,0-4, Joselyn won 4-0,4-1, Brianna lost 0-4,1-4, then won 4-0,4-2.
“We had a very disappointing performance against a very good Uvalde team,” said Coach Mark Feltner.
Wednesday, August 24th they head to Hondo for their second district match.