Celebrating 126 Years of Serving the communities of Devine, Natalia, Lytle, Bigfoot, and Moore in Medina, Frio, and Atascosa Counties
Granddaughter of Devine’s Bev and Ethel Estes and Paul and Lillian Brieden, and daughter of Thomas N. Estes (DHS ’64) and Mary Lynn Brieden (DHS ’65), Debbie Estes Drew grew up in a military family and lived all over the world. Continue reading “Debbie Estes Drew”
From 1956 to 1994, families from all over Medina County and parts of South Texas gathered for the St. Joseph Catholic Church’s Fourth of July celebration and fundraiser at Keller Park. Continue reading “Keller Park: a place where friendships were begun or renewed”
Johann Jacob I. Bendele (son of Franz Joseph Bendele, b 1775, and Cathrine Riedinger, ca. 1776) was born in 1800 in the village of Ste.-Croix-en-Plaine, or Heiligkreuz, in Alsace, ten miles from the west bank of the Rhine. Continue reading “The Bob Bendele family history”
In 1917, life in America was about to change dramatically. Continue reading “Memorial Day reflections”
Continue reading “Judge Joe E. Briscoe: lawyer, judge, philanthropist”
Many of the Briscoes in America are descended from Robert Brisko, a lineal descendant of the Normans who arrived in England with William the Conqueror in the year 1066. Continue reading “The Briscoe family of Medina County traces its heritage to William the Conqueror”
“If you have ever walked into Triple C Steakhouse in Devine and wondered about the beautiful mural on the wall, this is a depiction of the original homestead of the Redus family,” says Mary Ruth Allison of the Redus family. Continue reading “The descendants of John and Sallie McLemore Redus”
“When I think about growing up in Devine, all I ever wanted to do was leave,” says Scott Dougherty, DHS 1991 graduate. Continue reading “Scott Dougherty will honeymoon in Dublin, Ireland”
Todd Herring graduated from DHS in 1986 and went directly to Tarleton State University – known then as “the better part of the Texas A&M system” – when Tarleton was a school boasting only some 4500 students. Continue reading “Todd Herring: Ag teacher turned rancher”