Parishioners of St. Joseph, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and St. Augustine early registration is taking place now. Forms and envelopes may be found in Faith Formation Basket in our church and in the parish office. Online registration will be available very soon. CLASSES WILL BEGIN WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 4th and SUNDAY, SEPT. 8th. Registrations received by August 9, 4 pm will be entered in a drawing for a $50 VISA gift card. The cost per family is $35. Class for 1st thru 5th will be held on Wednesdays (5:30-6:45pm); 6th and higher on Sunday mornings (10:30 am to noon). PLEASE NOTE our Confirmation program will now require 3 years. 8th grade is Year 1, 9th is Year 2 and 10th is Year 3. To receive the Sacrament of Confirmation, students must attend all 3 years. Those students registered in 2023/24 in 8th grade, Phase I or Sunday class will complete their studies under those requirements. If you have not already provided our office with a birth or baptismal certificate for your child(ren), it is recommended you obtain them prior to the start of class. Please call Bertha Haass at 210 415 1979 if you have any questions.
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Natalia set for final scrimmage vs. Hondo
Natalia Mustangs close in on a Bandera Bulldog at their recent scrimmage. Photo by 3 Flowers Media
Eric Smith
Staff Writer
The Natalia Mustangs hit the turf on a steamy Friday evening vs the Bandera Bulldogs last week in scrimmage one of the season. The youthful Mustangs battled for the hour+ event and saw a lot of positives as well as a number of areas that need growth and improvement. Coach Jason Reynolds is excited as they enter week three vs. Hondo this Thursday on the road.
“I felt that our kids competed well the entire night,” Coach Jason Reynolds said. “We have several guys playing both ways and it was a great test for us to see where we are as a team and what our kids can expect on a Friday night.”
At the varsity level, the Mustangs found early success with their short passing game. Where the Mustangs struggled at times, was creating lanes for their running game vs a more experienced Bandera front line as well as protecting their QB for time enough, to create deep ball opportunities.
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Devine XC mixes it up in Floresville
Devine Warhorse Cross Country team competed at Floresville this past weekend.
Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
The 2024 season is officially underway for Devine Head Coach Hannah Thompson and her boys and girls teams as they ran in Floresville this past Saturday,
Donovan Dixon led the Warhorses with his 9th place finish among 147 contestants. Shawn Lowe (69th), Jesus Cisneros (72nd), Brody Lane (74th), Jake Riou (99th), Ryan Botello (103rd), Jaime Rodriguez (114th), and Jonathan Moralez (126th) also competed.
Hailey Montez paced the Arabians as she came in 45th of 134 runners. Kourtni Geyer (73rd), Claire Atkins (80th), Camila Sierra (81st), Darilynn Garcia (101st), Angelina Garcia (112th), and Lexi Perez (114th) also toed the line at the start of the race.
Arabian volleyball working hard
Power hitter Yaya Rodriguez has had 82 kills this season!
Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
It is easy to say the Arabian volleyball team has had more time on the court together during actual matches then what they have timewise on the practice court.
Devine has played 11 games through the first two weeks of the season, with two tournaments still to go.
Do not let the 4-7 record fool ya, as Head Coach Leigh Anne McIver and her team always begin to gel around the time of the Arabian Roundup, which is just around the corner.
“Overall, we are just inconsistent. Wednesday at Giddings was just not our best, but Thursday in Columbus, I saw a lot of fight in the girls.”
With more practice time, some of the issues McIver mentions below will soon be a distant memory.
“Friday we could not serve receive very well and beat ourselves. Saturday, we serve-received well but could not finish. Even though we are juniors and seniors we are very inexperienced with playing at the varsity level. We definitely need to work on serve-receive, defense and consistent on the offensive side. They have the ability, now it is putting it all together.”
Lady Mustangs win Heart of Mustang Volleyball Tourney
Sam Smith presents the championship plaque and congratulates the Lady Mustangs after the Heart of Mustang tournament last weekend in honor of his wife, Trudy.
The Lady Mustangs won the championship at their “Heart of a Mustang” Volleyball Tourney again this year in memory of lifelong fan Trudy Smith. They really had to fight in most of the games to pull out the win, down in the second game several times and having to fight back to win the third set or overtime.
“This tourney is really special to us. We host it in memory of Mrs. Trudy Smith, who was one of our biggest fans. I’m really proud of how our girls competed and defended the championship title,” said Coach Tara Cortinas. “We have 8 seniors, 5 juniors, and one sophomore on our team. Next up, Devine tourney!”, she said. Natalia will play on Thursday and Saturday in the pool tourney in Devine. On Thursday they will play at 11, 12 and 3pm in the DSAC.
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JV Horses throttle Cowboys
The offensive line protects for the quarterback during their scrimmage. Photos by B Howard
Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
The JV Horses took care of business in their first action against unfamiliar foes in their initial scrimmage of the season. Devine romped to a 3-0 decision that could have been even more lopsided as an additional touchdown was negated by a penalty.
According to Coach Lon Cozby, his squad had their running shoes going full speed as the core of running backs took advantage of good blocking by the big-guys up front to shred Cotulla’s defensive scheme.
“Our running backs had a great night,” Cozby said to begin his post-scrimmage analysis. “Ryan Weinkam is fast and was able to show off his breakaway speed on our first score. Jeremy Steinbrunner and Enoch Hall both have excellent speed as well, and each had multiple runs over 30 yards. Steven Montes did really good things a fullback like blocking and he even added a few runs over 10 yards. Hayden Martin also ran the ball hard and added a couple carries over 10 yards. Alejandro Ramirez was able to use his speed to his advantage as well and he also added long runs.”
McAnelly claims athletic skills “spawned” at elementary recess
Phil McAnelly during his early school years.
Phil McAnelly claims that the skills for becoming an athlete were “spawned” at elementary school recess.
I [Phil McAnelly] was born in Hondo, Texas, in 1946 and lived the first three years of my life right across the street from the old school, where the track now is. The house is still there. My dad was the Ag Teacher in Hondo High School, and he walked across the street to work. Sometimes I would accompany him to a class or two when my mom had something she had to do, or maybe he was just indoctrinating me early on to be an Ag teacher myself. Don’t know.
The Ag Building, or Ag Shop as everyone called it, was in the same building as the old gymnasium that later served as the band hall until just a few years ago. I remember one time when I was four years old I crawled up on one of the tables that was used instead of desks and told my dad, “You teach that side, Daddy, and I’ll teach this side over here.”The ag boys all loved it, and I was told about it many times down through the years.
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Tid Bits
Last week in the Lytle P.D. work world … Officers responded to 52 calls for service and conducted 87 traffic stops. Of those 87 stops, 58 resulted in a citation and 29 were warnings.
We only had two property crimes reported last week. #1 – A construction company working in the new Rosewood Estates subdivision reported that a Bobcat Skid-Steer valued at $14,000 was taken between August 8th and August 10th. #2 – H.E.B. reported a shoplifter and your officers responded. A 16-year-old female juvenile was cited and released for theft; the value was $19. So, those thefts were on both ends of the spectrum.
Officers made four arrests last week. #1 – A traffic stop on FM 2790 N. resulted in the citation and release of a 60-year-old male for possession of drug paraphernalia. #2 – A traffic stop on Lytle-Somerset St. resulted in the arrest of a 33-year-old male for violation of a protective order (booked into the Atascosa Co. Jail). #3 – This was the juvenile from the H.E.B. theft. #4 – A traffic stop on Main St. resulted in the arrest of another 33-year-old male. He had an active warrant out of Bexar Co. for resisting arrest. He was also found to be a felon in possession of a handgun (booked into the Atascosa Co. Jail).
Buying pluots
Just recently, I’ve been noticing a fruit in the produce section that intrigued me. It looks a lot like a light colored (not dark purple), plum with freckles and the name is similar. The tag on the display tells me it is a pluot, but what is that? Pluots are members of the stone fruit family, just as peaches and apricots are. They were developed as a hybrid fruit in the late 1980s and are actually 75% plum and 25% apricot. They have a smooth skin and a shape and texture that is like a plum. The flavor is intense and delicious and they don’t have a bitter aftertaste that plums sometimes have. They are totally and deliciously sweet.
There are several varieties of pluots, including Dapple Dandy, Dinosaur Egg, Flavor Grenade and also Flavorglo. When you are purchasing pluots, look for a fruit that is firm to the touch with just a little give, smells fragrant, and has no blemishes. They are available in a variety of colors, and you should choose the most intense colored fruit of any variety, as they will be the tastiest. If the fruit feels hard to your touch, don’t select it as it won’t ripen well.
Meet Keyla and Cristina…
Meet Keyla who is 15 and Cristina 14, who are a pair of caring, loving, and happy sisters.
And to meet them, you know right away they are sisters, as Keyla and Cristina share many of the same interests, along with spending most of their time together.
They enjoy doing arts and crafts, spending time with animals, attending church regularly, and playing on their tablets.
Keyla and Cristina, like many siblings, enjoy their time together but are each their own person and can be independent.