Devine ISD bonds,
City of Natalia races & Constitutional Amendements
LAST day to VOTE Nov. 7


Celebrating 126 Years of Serving the communities of Devine, Natalia, Lytle, Bigfoot, and Moore in Medina, Frio, and Atascosa Counties
It says any man you meet on the street could be Jesus…..In any other city, Eddie Hutzler, 84, might have been considered “homeless”, but in this community he always had a family. He brought out the best in all of us–inspiring us to be the
For over 20 years, Brett Lorraine has been working at the Devine Evergreen Cemetery, ensuring that it is looking well groomed and taken care of. His duties include clearing grave sites of any trash or dead flowers, mowing, weed-eating, trimming, and removing dead limbs. The cemetery has a board, and it is to these members that Brett reports if he notices any complications or damage. Brett says that he takes pride in his work and loves hearing…
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By Anton Riecher
SG Golf Management co-owner Scott Grego was a no-show at a Devine City Council special meeting Oct. 24 held to resolve an ongoing controversy about $37,000 owned for the purchase of lawn chemicals during SG’s administration of the city golf course.
After lengthy discussion the council took no…
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2 running for mayor, 3 running for council on Nov. 7 ballot
In the upcoming Mayor’s race….Natalia Mayor Chip Bluemel (incumbent) will be running against Tommy Ortiz (who is currently serving on council).
Also, three candidates are running for 2 at-large positions on Natalia City Council. Candidates are Darrin Frazier (incumbent), Ruby Vera (formerly mayor), and former police chief Valerie Naff.
In the school board election, candidates Paul Almendarez and Tiffany Rodriguez are unopposed.
Fourth Grade Veterans Day Concert Nov. 9th
The fourth graders at Devine Intermediate have been hard at work planning a concert to honor our veterans. The fourth grade Veterans Day concert will be held Thursday, November 9th at the Devine Intermediate gym at 6:00pm. The fourth graders would like to invite all veterans in our community to attend.
By Anton Riecher
Evelyn Duke of Medina County received recognition from the commissioners’ court Oct. 16 for winning a 4-H Gold Star Award, the highest achievement award given by the Texas 4-H Youth Development Program.
Also honored was Riley Huey, 10, of La Coste who earned a 4-H Bronze Star in this year’s competition…
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“Dia de los Muertos”
Staff Writer
Devine High School Spanish I teacher Christina Sanchez-Morales and her students recently completed a “Dia de los Muertos” project that celebrates life by making an ofrenda (offering) to celebrate the life of someone or something special to each student…
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If you could do one small and simple thing each day to significantly improve your overall health and it didn’t involve sweating at the gym or eating kale, would you do it? If the answer is yes, then read on.
Olive oil, or specifically, extra virgin olive oil…
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On Thursday, Lytle will send the boys and girls XC teams off to State!! They will go to all the schools and if you are in town be at the South Texas Hardware about 9:15 to help send them off!! “Let’s show them how proud we are of them all!!” says AD Lori Wilson.
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