Ages 11-17 to recharter, open to Devine, Natalia, Lytle and surrounding youth
Boy Scout Troop 72 Devine/Natalia/Lytle is looking for a couple more Boy Scouts to join them so they can re-charter their troop and kick off 2024.
Category: Events
Local Events in Devine, Natalia, Lytle, Bigfoot, Moore in Medina, Frio, and Atascosa Counties!
Devine VFW honorsTeachers of the Year!
Congratulations to a job well done by Mrs. Carly Parson (above) who is a Kinder teacher at Devine ISD, and to Mrs. Julie Oropez (left) who is an English teacher at Devine High School and also a coach in Devine.
Both teachers are noted for inspiring students and athletes day after day with their dedication and encouragement.
Teachers and coaches do such an important job. Thanks to all for what you do.
Christmas Light competition in honor of Caitlin Jaworowski
$500 Top Prize
$250 2nd Place
By Kayleen Holder
Editor
Christmas was Caitlin Jaworowski’s favorite time of year. So what better way to honor her memory than to light up the town with beautiful lights and decorations in her honor. The late Caitlin Jaworowski fought a long battle with cancer before she gained her angel wings in November of 2022. Her husband Justin Jaworowski, and children Rainey (7) and Jack (2), look forward to hosting and judging this contest to help others battling this disease in honor of their sweet wife and mother.
“It brought her so much joy to see our children’s reactions to all of the lights and make memories in this joyous season,” said her husband Justin Jaworowski.
The 1st place prize…
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Longview Cemetery in Bigfoot to lay wreaths on Dec. 16
‘On Saturday December 16th at 8:00 AM , the Longview Cemetery Association of Bigfoot will hold a ceremony in which we will place a Christmas wreath on each of our veterans’ graves.
As we place the wreath, we will repeat the veterans’ name in honor of their service to our country. We remember all that they have done and acontinue to do for America to keep us protected and so that we can continue to live safe and free.
This is in conjunction with Wreaths Across America.
Devine Silent Santa…Do you need assistance?
Silent Santa assists families in the Devine area that are in need of help with Christmas gifts for their children who are school age or younger. If your family is in need of assistance with a Christmas gift for your child(ren), please call or come by the Devine police Department during regular business hours to sign up. Please Sign up no later than Friday, December 15th, 2023. All gifts will be individually wrapped, addressed personally to your child and ready to be placed under your tree. You will be called to schedule a time to pick up your child’s gifts.
If you are not in need of a gift and would like to donate a new unwrapped toy to the program, drop off boxes can be found at the Devine Police Department, Devine City Office, Driscoll Library and Walmart.
Please call Devine Police Department at (830) 663-4403 or come by the Department located at 303 S. Teel Drive. All information is kept confidential.
Santa’s Silo….40 Acres of Christmas CountryFest Fun
is going on at Devine Acres this Christmas Season. Santa’s Silo is just one of the many additions to the new experience you are sure to fall in love with. They have tons of pre-cut trees for sale, lots of Christmas photo ops, reindeer face painting, Candycane Lane, Tinsel House, fresh wreaths, fire pits and s’mores roasting, shopping, apple cider donuts, adult beverages, live music, and even Texas Snow! Lots and Lots of lights and decorations all to make for Magical Christmas Memories. Go to devineacresfarm.com for hours and prices. Select dates Nov. 24 to Dec. 17.
Remember * Honor * Teach National Wreaths Across America Day is Saturday, December 16, only 3 weeks away
Contact Linda Kreinhop @713-746-7504 or kreinhopld@gmail.com; Martha Wall @ 210-213-5620 or mwalldev@gmail.com; or Glenda Allen @ 210-630-2763 or glenda.lee.allen@gmail.com to volunteer and/or sponsor wreaths for the 2023 ceremony at Devine Evergreen and St. Joseph’s cemeteries.
We especially need volunteers from 9:30 until around noon (or as long…
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Veterans Honored at Natalia’s Veteran’s Monument
Congressman Tony Gonzales talks about his experiences in the military at the Natalia Veteran’s Day Ceremony.
A VETERANS STORY:PFC Henry Salas, US Army, Vietnam Vet“It is heavy, on Veterans Day.”
1967 in Phan Thiet, Vietnam – Doug Henning, Paul Flynn, and Henry Salas. LRRP Shock Force unit
By Nancy Saathoff
“My dad told me, ‘Start preparing yourself”. Henry’s dad and uncles were veterans of WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, and knew about wartime and of military duty, service, and sacrifice; but in 1964, to 16-year-old Henry Salas, “Vietnam was more like TV – not real”…
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Cactus Festival draws 6,500+
Having a blast….These kiddos are all smiles just as Eddie would have wanted them to be, gathering lots of sweets at the parade as the posthumous Eddie Hutzler escort goes by to start of the Devine Fall Cactus Festival and Parade this past Saturday. You can almost just see him waving in the background! Eddie loved Devine and Devine loved Eddie.
Devine hosted its 62nd annual parade and festival last weekend, called the 2023 Devine Cactus Festival, with an estimated 6,500 in attendance at the festival alone, plus many more on the parade route. It is hosted and directed yearly by the Devine Chamber of Commerce for the past 62 years…
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