Maria Trinidad Rios, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on March 31, 2024, at her home in Devine, TX at the age of 76. Maria’s kindness and loving nature touched the lives of all who crossed her path and will forever be remembered.
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George Lloyd McAllister
George Lloyd McAllister (aka “Mr. Mac”) passed away on Palm Sunday March 24 surrounded by his family. George was born in Jourdanton, Texas on July 26, 1928, to Letha Slater McAllister and James Walker McAllister. George grew up with seven siblings and of those seven, two are still living.
8th Colts Track District Champs, 7th grade places 3rd
Collier Paige competes in the 400m dash.
Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
The 8th grade Colts ran, jumped, and threw themselves to a District Track Championship last Tuesday in Pearsall. Devine scored 173 points to easily outdistance runner-up and Class 6A Del Rio who finished with 129 points.
The 7th grade had a nice outing as well as they placed third overall with 135 points. Competition was tight amongst these teams as champion Uvalde had 158 points while fourth place Del Rio was only 22 points behind with 133…
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Gold medal performance was from the 4x100m crew of Nathan Valle, Moses Contreras, Israel Casas, and Jaden Cruz.
7th & 8th Fillys District Track Champions
Illiana Settles placed 4th in the 2400m run and 5th in the 800m and 1600m run.
Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
The 7th and 8th grade Fillys capped off their terrific 2024 track season as District Champions after owning the competition in Pearsall last March 26.
The 7th grade Fillys cruised to a 213-159 advantage over runner-up Del Rio while the 8th grade also topped Del Rio by a final point tally of 170-156.
7th Filly highlights
Scoring over 200 points in a track meet usually means there were several gold medal efforts amongst all events and that was definitely the case for the 7th grade Fillys…
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Dresden Talamantes, Claira Gulley, Brooklyn Hinnant, and Vida Solis teamed up in both the 4x100m Relay and the 4x200m Relay and walked away with two gold medals.
District 29-4A Track & Field in Floresville April 3-4
Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
The Warhorses and Arabians head to Floresville Wednesday, April 3 and Thursday, April 4 as the District 29-4A Track and Field Meet commences at Tiger Stadium.
The top four from each event advances to Area next week to compete against other top four finishers from District 30-4A for the chance to advance to Regional later in April.
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District 28-3A Track & Field Schedule of Events for April 3 in Natalia
Elias Deluna,, Gatling Gun, Jacques Gonzales, Oscar Mendez
Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
Lytle and Natalia put their best foot forward Wednesday, April 3 as the District 28-3A Track and Field Meet commences at Natalia High School as the Mustangs host this year’s major event.
The top four from each event advances to Area next week to compete against other top four finishers from District 27-3A for the chance to advance to Regional later in April.
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Warhorses close out regular season track with 2nd place
Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
Devine is more than ready to try to make up 9.5 points on the Jaguars at their home stadium this Wednesday and Thursday as Floresville topped the Warhorses 164 to 154.5 in the final regular season track meet last Thursday in Natalia.
Tanner Davis, Rowdy Esparza, and Donovan Dixon look to repeat gold medal performances as they each won their individual events at Mustang Stadium as Davis took Pole Vault, Esparza Long Jump, and Dixon 400m.
Silver medals went to the 4x200m team of Ismael Torres, Ryan Weinkam…
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Cloud of dust: Arabian track smokes competition
Brooke Thompson finishes the 4x200m relay in 1st for the Arabians.
Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
The cloud of dust in the air last Thursday in Natalia at Mustang Stadium was what the Arabian track team left in their wake did to their counterparts as Devine won their final regular season meet of the 2024 season. The Arabians, along with the rest of District 29-4A, travel to Floresville April 3-4 for the chance to compete at Area April 10.
The varsity scored 206 points in route to their championship performance. Floresville was a distant second place with 144 points followed by old district foe Crystal City who put up 82 points.
The relay teams scored 56 of those 144 points as the 4x100m team of…
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Arabian Calleigh Schneider placed 4th in the triple jump.
Family fun day @ Devine Acres to benefit Capps family
This Saturday, April 6!
Registration for the Some Run Fun Run /Walk will kick off at 7:30 a.m. followed by a full day.
The “Family Fun Day” admission opens at 10am, with a meet and greet with the Singing Princesses, Paw Patrol, and Power Rangers and Batman.
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Natalia Bluebonnet Parade& Festival, Eclipse Viewing will be a 3-day EVENT
The parade kicks off at 11am Saturday.
This year’s Natalia Bluebonnet Parade and Festival will be a 3-day celebration this year. The Parade will kick things off on Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 11:00 am and will follow the same Parade route as in the past starting on 8th Street and FM 471 and going into town, turning left on Hwy 132 heading south. For more information, call Brenda Fernandez at 210-744-2204. Afterward, bring your lawn chairs on over to the festival grounds for a day at the future site of Natalia’s Community Center!
EVENTS:
SATURDAY
Vendors OPEN 9 am ~ Parade 11 am ~ *Lineup at 9 am
DJ will kick off around 1pm.
SUNDAY
FOOD ~ VENDORS ~ BLOOD DRIVE
MONDAY ECLIPSE VIEWING
Begins: 12:13 pm ~ Maximum: 1:33 pm ~ Ends: 2:54 pm ~ Duration: 2 hours, 41 minutes ~ Totality: 44 seconds
Natalia City Hall has eclipse glasses for sale for $2, and t-shirts for sale as well.
The City of Natalia will have several viewing areas. Please be mindful and courteous of neighboring private properties and businesses. Please do not block driveways. There will also be available food and drinks for sale at the locations as well as several restaurants located within in the city.
Designated Viewing Areas –
Veterans Memorial Park / NMDD property – 2079 State Hwy 132 S. ** restrooms at City Hall across the street.
Natalia Little League Park – 108 3rd Street (corner of FM 471 & State HWY 132) **restrooms
Haywood Park – 605 Bennett Street. **restrooms
The locations will be marked with signs and parking areas. You may stop by City Hall on your way into town to pick up a map of other available locations.
For questions or more information please contact City Hall: 830-663-2926
We are currently compiling a list of available private properties that will allow parking and overnight camping and will update soon!!
