By Susan Himes
April is National Gardening Month, so if you’re not already a gardener, now is the perfect time to try your hand at developing a green thumb. Experienced gardeners, in addition to “spring cleaning,” may want to learn a new skill or expand the scope of their gardens.
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Annual BirthdayCelebration forBigfoot Wallace, Saturday, April 13th at Museum
The Bigfoot Wallace Museum will be having our annual Birthday Celebration for Bigfoot Wallace, Saturday, April 13th starting at 9:00 a.m. We will be serving a meal that includes 2 hot dogs, chips, a soda, and a cupcake for $7; or, 1 hot dog, chips, a soda, and a cupcake for $4. We will also have a Bake Sale and we will be selling our museum t-shirts, caps, cookbooks, and post-cards. We are a non-profit and all donations are greatly appreciated to maintain and improve our museum. We are located at F.M. 472 and F.M. 462. We look forward to seeing you there.
Divine Blessings offers a helping hand to people in need
Paul and Sandra Reed, of Devine, are here to offer a helping hand to families in need.
“I got a TBI (traumatic brain injury) in 2018, and after seeing how much the community supported us at that difficult time, my wife decided to start this charity to give back,” Mr. Reed said.
“Divine Blessings is happy to help with families struggling with medical bills or loss from a house fire, and we also help the homeless,” Reed adds.
You can reach out to us at 830-741-1061 (Sandra) or 210-355-0132 (Paul).
Lytle Police Report
Monday, April 01
12:38 AM – Assist Atascosa County Sheriff’s Office – 200 Blk. Pinn Rd. – Officers responded outside the city limits of Lytle to assist with a disturbance.
8:10 AM – 17900 Blk. Rocky Circle – Officer responded to a complainant regarding possible identity theft.
Donna Powe
With deep sorrow, we announce the passing of Donna Powe, a wife, mother, and member of the Devine, Texas community. Donna, aged 58, departed from this world on April 6, 2024.
Maria Trinidad Rios
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.
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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