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Devine council awards nearly half million in street improvements
City Administrator David Jordan and Mayor Butch Cook.
Revised golf course contract discussed
By Anton Riecher
A $496,070 bid by a Castroville construction firm for major improvements to four Devine roads – McAnnely Avenue, North Bright and South Bright Drive and Live Oak Street – was approved Sept. 10 during a special session of the Devine City Council.
Mayor Butch Cook said there was no doubt that Live Oak and McAnnely “are the two worst streets in the entire town.” However, he expressed surprise that so few streets made the final priority list agreed on by the council.
“At least it will be nice to see something get done,” he said.
Beside the street improvement project, the council met with members of the Devine Golf Group to discuss a new contract for management of the city golf course. The council also conducted its latest budget workshop on the fiscal year 2024-2025 city budget.
Wayne Rodgers Construction was the lowest of eight bidders on the street improvement projects. City Engineer Raul H. Garcia said that of the references provided…
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Medina County approves tax hike to support
$72.2 million budget-Tax increase narrowly avoided exceeding the voter-approval tax rate threshold
By Anton Riecher
Medina County commissioners voted Monday to approve a $72.217 million spending plan for fiscal year 2025 supported by a 6.37 percent tax hike.
On a motion by Precinct 3 Commissioner David Lynch, seconded by Precinct 2 Commissioner Larry Sittre, the commissioners approved a property tax rate of $.4511 per $100 valuation, effectively a 6.37 percent tax increase over the previous year.
Lynch also made the motion to adopt the $72.217 million budget which includes all contingency reserves. Minus those reserves, the budget stands at $58 million. Lynch’s motion was seconded by Precinct 4 Commissioner Danny Lawler.
Both the tax rate and the budget passed by unanimous consent.
The commissioners also approved a precinct 2 special road tax rate of $.0400 per $100 valuation, effectively a 5.54 percent increase. The motion by Sittre was seconded by Precinct 1 Commissioner Jessica Castiglione.
County Judge Keith Lutz said the tax increase narrowly avoided exceeding the voter-approval tax rate threshold that would have allowed taxpayers to…
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Bigfoot VFD BBQ Fundraiser
Saturday, Sept. 21
Bigfoot VFD will host its 16th Annual BBQ Fundraiser on Saturday, September 21, 2024 at the Bigfoot Park. We will be serving BBQ brisket and Kiolbassa® sausage plates for $14.00 starting at 11:00 am.
We always have a Bake Sale with homemade treats and some great items in our bid sheet and ticket auctions too.
Since we always strive to improve our service to our community, we’ve added representatives from different agencies with information about a variety of programs and services that are available. Frio County landowners will also have the opportunity to sign up for the very popular landowner notification program.
Vendors will also be set up with some nice items to sell. We always have a great time catching up with friends and neighbors we haven’t seen for a while. We look forward to seeing you on September 21st for some fantastic BBQ and lots of fun! We always appreciate your support! If you are a vendor or if you would like to volunteer or donate, contact Denise at (210) 542-0774 or email (d4woody@gmail.com).
Hugs & Smiles!
At 10 years of age, Enrique is child that loves to have fun and laugh, and he gives great hugs! Enrique has a sweet desire to be helpful and assist others. And one thing is for sure… you can always find Enrique with a big smile on his face!!!
When it comes to favorites, Enrique loves anything Pokémon. And like many children his age he enjoys video games finding them lots of fun to play! Enrique is also very open to trying new things and has a great time taking part in almost any activity.
When it comes to school, Enrique looks forward to attending school daily as he loves to learn. He says one day in the future he would like to play football; however he also enjoys getting to go swimming.
Enrique does not know for sure what he would like to do when he gets older, as he has a very open mind to learning about all different things, leaving him to have an open mind about a potential career field.
Over 100 students benefit from Free career programs at Lytle ISD
By Brianna Paredes
Staff Writer
At the September 16, 2024, Lytle School Board Meeting, Jennifer Criswell, the Director of P-TECH and CTE (Career and Technical Education) briefly did a presentation about P-TECH, which is a four-year associate degree program that stands for Pathways in Technology Early College, and CTE. It combines post secondary schooling and a high school diploma. Criswell, describes the program as “a school within a school.” This program is open to all students as the enrollment decision does not go based off students’ STAAR results or discipline history.
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Remembering battles of the creek…
#11 Dennis Haass
Football Trivia By (Old Warhorse #11)
Remembering battles of the creek…
Football Trivia By (Old Warhorse #11)
DID YOU KNOW? 60 years ago Old Warhorse # 11 and 27 of my Warhorse teammates strapped on our helmets to face the Hondo Owls. The game has always been a great rivalry, even though the stakes are not as high as years ago. Devine vs Hondo (now called the Battle of the Creek) was always the last game of the year and usually the district title was at stake. Fans from other schools would forego their games to watch our game. It was like the Super Bowl of Medina County. Unfortunately, Hondo won a few more super bowls than Devine.
The rivalry was intense in the Fall of ’64. We were friends with some of the Owls, some Horses dated Owl girls and vice versa. I personally knew every starter on the Hondo roster. Tommy Weisinger roomed at SWTS with an Owl and remain friends today. Hondo had a great team that year led by running back, Bobby McAnelly, aka Phil McAnelly. Bobby is now a Warhorse, after teaching at DISD for 28 years.
We had five coaches. Two of them, Marvin Gustafson and Jerry Comalander, have stadiums named after them in San Antonio. I’m not sure how many other south TX schools can make that claim!
There was no way on paper that we would beat the Owls, but in our hearts there was no team that could beat us. As teammates we were great friends and many of those friendships live on today. Tommy Weisinger, Bo Maxwell, Ronnie Rackley and I still live in Devine. Back to the game. People were standing 4 deep, surrounding the field. The crowd was the largest of that era, estimated at 8500! We came out victorious that night 21 to 0! A night I and several other Warhorses relive every chance we get! Additionally, our team won the district and made it to regional finals. Not bad for some country boys with a big heart!
Warhorse Nation ready to cross the creek
Warhorses Matt Gomez Trystan Lafond and Edward Perezand Wyatt Stevens and Jacob Sollock block for Brayden Reyes
Devine vs Hondo at Barry Field 7 pm
Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
Few rivalries in the state compare to Devine vs Hondo. It does not matter the sport, these two towns, rich in tradition, love competing against each other and many times use it as a measuring stick in their own team’s strengths and weaknesses.
With these two perennial playoff football teams battling it out this Friday in Hondo at Barry Field, Devine Head Coach Paul Gomez provided a little insight to what Warhorse Nation can expect to see as the 7 o’clock kickoff nears.
Gomez’s outlook
“It is Hondo Week! We are looking forward to making the trip across the creek this Friday night! Hondo has an incredibly good team, and they have a lot of weapons offensively. Their quarterback, DJ Richter, is back from last year and he has a great arm and does an exceptionally good job running their offense.
DJ is very mobile and can scramble to make things happen. He is able to buy some extra time in the passing game with those capabilities and he is also a big part in their running game.
Mason Barr, their running back is very skilled as well. He does a really good job making defenders miss and creating big plays. They use him well with motion out of the backfield or lining him up as an…
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Big game in Pleasanton Friday
Arabian Varsity Libero Charlee Rangel scoops up a dig for the Arabians.
Arabians cruise to first district win
Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
Devine got what it needed in Uvalde last Friday night as they spanked the Lobos in straight sets to begin District 29-4A at a perfect 1-0. The Arabians took on a formidable Carrizo Springs squad last night in the DSAC and have a big contest up 173 in Pleasanton this Friday.
The Arabians jumped out quickly in the first set and never looked back in their 25-15 set-one win. Devine went on to win set two 25-19 before putting the Lobos to rest in set three 25-18.
Individual player stats were not available at press time.
vs Navarro
Head Coach Leigh Anne McIver and her troops wrapped up their daunting…
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