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Celebrating 126 Years of Serving the communities of Devine, Natalia, Lytle, Bigfoot, and Moore in Medina, Frio, and Atascosa Counties
By Kathleen Calame Publisher
The Devine News
The Medina County Emergency Services District No.4 announced this week they are accepting applications until March 31 for a new position, EMS Director. The EMS Director will run the service locally with leased ambulances as of October 1, 2024 instead of hiring a provider like they have done for many years. The current provider is Allegiance, whom they pay 16,666.67 a month for their EMS service to Devine and Natalia areas. Devine operated the EMS service locally many years ago.
Currently the MCESD #4 has a tax base that funds it, with the addition the this past few months of the newly voter approved…
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Devine will be closing several roads beginning a few days before the Eclipse as a lot of traffic is expected to pass through on it’s way to Bandera/Kerville where the Eclipse is best viewed. Stay tuned for more info.
Also, everyone is invited to watch the Great North American Eclipse at Warhorse Stadium on April 8, 2024 from 11am to 3pm. A Limited number of eclipse viewing Glasses will be handed out on a first come, first serve Basis.
Lytle
Monday, March 04
1:29 AM – 19500 Blk. McDonald St. – The officer responded to suspicious person, and everything was okay.
7:49 AM – Assist Atascosa County EMS/Emergency Detention – 15900 Blk. Lake Shore Dr. – Officer responded to a mental health crisis and transported a patient to Laurel Ridge Treatment Center in San Antonio.
11:07 AM – 17900 Blk. Wisdom Rd. – Officer responded to welfare check and could not make contact due to a locked gate.
Question: How can God love me even after everything I’ve done?
Answer: According to the Bible God loves us in spite of our sins. Romans 5:8 says, “But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” The word “commendeth” simply means “showed” or “proved”. So, we know that God loved us even before we could become a Christian and do right. That’s why Jesus died on the cross so that all our sins could be forgiven and so that after we believe in Him we can become the children of God. John 1:12.
Why does God want us to be saved from sin and become His children? Because He loves us. John 3:16. Now, I don’t want to confuse anyone, God has never and will never accept or condone sin of any kind, the Bible tells us that God hates wickedness. Psalm 11:5. God hates sin but He loves the sinner, and He desires that the sinner would repent of their sin and ask Him to forgive them. Romans 10:9-10. Many people are kept from going to God because they think they’ve done too many bad things and God can’t forgive them. This is simply not true, but is a lie the devil uses to keep people from God and the truth. I want to assure you, based on God’s Word, the Bible, the only sin God will not forgive is the sin of unbelief. If someone chooses to reject God and His Son Jesus Christ, they won’t be forgiven. John 3:18-19. Every other sin God can forgive. So, don’t believe the lies of the devil. The truth is, no matter what you’ve done in your past, if you come to Jesus and confess Him as Lord and Saviour, and call on Him to forgive you of your sins, He will. Romans 10:13. God loves you very much, so don’t let anything or anyone keep you away from Him and His great love for you. Romans 8:38-39. Psalm 36:7.
Adoption Profiles…
Meet 14 year old Israel, who is described by those around him as being very witty and with a great sense of humor… Along with his sparkling personality, he is also known to be very helpful to those around him, regardless of the project.
One of Israel’s newest interests is his love for theater arts. He has enrolled in the class at school and has already read his first script, and had a very good time taking part in the reading.
Lytle ISD got a $44,659 grant to train 120 students as chefs and head cooks in partnership with Alamo Colleges District–St. Phillips College. It is one of several grants issued by Texas Workforce Commission totaling over a half million in grant money to area schools. Other recipients included Alamo Colleges District-Palo Alto and Judson ISD.
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Alamo RCD Area Inc. is holding a Workshop in Bandera County in Lakehills at The Way Church on March 26, 2024 AND a Workshop in Atascosa County at the Jourdanton Community Library on April 29, 2024. Pre-registration is required and is OPEN online at www.alamorcd.org. We work to provide this service opportunity to all within the agricultural and environmental community in our area.
If you have any questions or concerns, please direct all communications to:
Peggy Hollin, Alamo RCD Outreach Director email: alamorcd.outreach@gmail.com, Cell Phone: 830-431-4406 or Alma Aguirre, Alamo RCD STTO Project Co-Director alamorcd@gmail.com, Cell Phone: 210-548-9248.
We both prefer email or text communications if at all possible.
03-04-2024 – Welfare concern – On duty Officers responded to a call for an intoxicated individual possibly armed with a knife walking the streets, officers arrived and located the individual, no weapons were found. Individual was transported to a facility in San Antonio for treatment.
We will be celebrating the home-going for Rev. Dr. John B. Greene as follows:
Wednesday, March 13, 2024, 4 p.m.-6 p.m. with a viewing at Corinth Baptist Church, 601 E Sixth Street, Natalia TX 78059.
Thursday, March 14, 2024, 10 a.m.-11 a.m. with a viewing at Macedonia Baptist Church, 111 Hobart Street, San Antonio, TX 78237
Thursday, March 14, 2024 at 11 a.m. for a funeral service at Macedonia Baptist Church, 111 Hobart Street, San Antonio, TX 78237
Friday, March 15, 2024 for a private burial at Fort Sam Houston Cemetery. Blessings.