Celebrating 126 Years of Serving the communities of Devine, Natalia, Lytle, Bigfoot, and Moore in Medina, Frio, and Atascosa Counties
Devine 4H competed in the SALE (San Antonio Livestock Exposition) Consumer Decision Making contest this past Saturday, February 17, 2024. The competitions were held at the SALE Headquarters and are part of the numerous competitions that students can take part in during the San Antonio Livestock Show and Rodeo.
Continue reading “Devine 4H Consumer Decision Making Results”
Medina County–Early voting kicks off on Tuesday-Friday, February 20th-February 23rd from 8am-5pm.
You may also vote Saturday Feb.24 from 7am-7pm, Sunday Feb 25 from 9am-3pm, and Monday-Friday Feb 26-March 1 from 7 am to 7pm. Election Day will be Tuesday, March 5 from 7am-7pm.
Continue reading “Early voting begins Feb 20thList of Medina County Candidates on ballot this year:”
Patrick DuBose retired SAFD Engineer/Paramedic was recently recognized by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians for achieving 30 consecutive years of National EMS Certifications. This is an honor held by few EMS Professionals.
Continue reading “Local Paramedic recognized for30 years of service”
Recently, while I was working in our hospital gift shop, a copy of the weekly newsletter was on the desk and it contained some information that caught my attention. People frequently ask me “Where do you get your ideas for a column”? My answer is usually “Wherever I can find one”. Well, a little article on the reverse side of the newsletter gave me the idea for this week’s column. Of all things it was about carrots, and I realized that I have never written about this beautiful, delicious orange vegetable!
Devine First United Methodist Church offered Drive-Thru Ashes to the community for Ash Wednesday last week for the first time. It was a blessing to serve 42 people and be able to pray with some of them. Thank you to Melissa at Party Rentals Etc. for allowing us to use her parking lot.
Continue reading “Devine 1st United Methodist Church started Lenten and delivered Valentine goodies”
Monday, February 12
12:58 AM – 19700 Blk. IH 35 S. Frontage Road – Officer initiated a traffic stop for a 2015 GMC Acadia driving erratically. A 21 year old female was arrested for driving while intoxicated and booked into the Atascosa County jail.
Irma Salazar Solis passed away on January 26, 2024, at the age of 77, at her home in Natalia, Tx. surrounded by her loved ones.
Irma was born February 12, 1946 in Corpus Christi to the late Elda Salazar.
She is survived by her children Christine (Demetrio) Monreal, Fernando Balditt Jr. & the late Patricia Ann Balditt. Grandchildren Jason (Giselle) Monreal, Ashlee (Freddy) Hernandez, Andrea (Anthony) Vega, Jennifer Balditt, Marce (Amanda) Martinez, James Jass. 13 great grandchildren, 3 great great grandchildren, 3 sisters and 1 brother.
A celebration of mom’s life will be on Thursday, February 22nd at 10 am at St. Andrews Catholic Church in Lytle.
Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
The next time these band of 8th grade Filly hoopsters take the court will be as freshman Arabians as Devine played its season finale last Monday against Uvalde.
“Overall, it was a successful season for both teams,” stated Coach Leigh Anne McIver. “Their growth was evident each time they stepped onto the court. They were pushed to get out of their comfort zones each day in practice. I feel like they really grew their knowledge on how to move the ball around on offense and how to look for the open spots/players against different defenses.”
The Fillys were aggressive defensively…
TO CONTINUE READING…CLICK HERE or go to www.devinenewsmembers.com
7th Grade Colts win over Del Rio 42-40 to end season. Pictured: #33 Aiden Martinez, #13 Collier Paige, #3 Gabriel Lopez , #22 Moses Contreras, #34 Zeke Simmons, #14 Slade Thomas , #1 Jordan Beaver, #2 David Espinosa, #12 Nate Valle, #11 Kash Esparza, #50 Brody Poppe.
Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
The 7th grade Colt basketball teams put their 2023-2024 season in their rearview mirror as they played for the last time in Del Rio February 5. The A-Team Colts went out in grand fashion with a thrilling victory over the Class 6A Rams while the B-Team went down in defeat.
The A-Team got in plenty of games over the last week or so of the season as they also played in their host tournament…in Hondo. Yep, Devine played the Colt Tournament in Hondo due to water and electricity issues in the city.
Devine ISD and Devine Athletics gives a huge shoutout to Hondo ISD and…
8th grade Colts finish season
8th grade Colts finished their middle school basketball season. Pictured are L to R #20 MJ Lawler, #11Kaleb Oropeza,#3 Jacob Cassillas, #15 Jayden Rivas, #13Conner Guzman. Back row: #33 Dylan Hinnant, Nick Vasquez, #34 Marcus Gomez, #32 Jacob Reynolds, #25 Brayden Mann.
TO CONTINUE READING…CLICK HERE or go to www.devinenewsmembers.com
