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Class of 1963 Reunion Brunch Oct. 14th

The 1963 class of Devine High is holding a reunion brunch on Saturday, October 14th, of the full reunion. Brunch will be held at Charlie’s Daughter Restaurant at 10 AM. All whoever attended with our class are included and spouses. Please RSVP at maryruth3719@gmail.com or 512-415-8959.
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October 14, 10AM, at Charlie’s Daughter located at 116 Malone (at golf course). We hope to see you and your spouse. We will also honor our lost classmates.

Southwest Texas Soil Testing Campaign to be held Oct. 16 – Nov. 2

There is a Southwest Texas Soil Testing Campaign for Dimmit, Frio, Kinney, Medina, Uvalde and Zavala Counties from October 16th thru November 2nd. Samples will be collected during this time, landowners may pick up soil sample bags, instructions, and forms at their local County Extension office. Cash only as payment when soil samples are dropped off.

AgriLand Workshop in Comal County on Oct. 24

We are now holding an AgriLand Workshop in Comal County at the Westside Community Center and Public Library, 2932 S IH 35, New Braunfels, TX 78130 on October 24, 2023.
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.

St. Matthias Annual Blessing of the Animals

Everyone is invited to bring your pet(s) to be individually blessed, Saturday, October 7th, 10:30am – 12pm, in the parking area of St. Matthias’ Episcopal Church, 901 N. Teel Dr. Visitors and pets will remain in their vehicles as the pets are blessed. Our Annual Blessing of the Animals is in honor of the Patron Saint of animals, St. Francis of Assisi. For more information, please contact. Fr. Dexter Lesieur, 210-385-7668.

City-WideGarage Sale

The City of Devine is hosting their City-Wide Garage Sale/Yard Sale on one day only, Saturday October 21, 2023. On this day only, the permit fees will be waived by the City; therefore, no permit is required.
So, mark your calendars and get ready for the city-wide garage sale on Saturday October 21, 2023 and make sure to get your yard sale in the Devine News Classified Ad Section.

BBQ fundraiser raises $7,000 to Mission Devine

The Devine Wesleyan Fellowship would like to thank the citizens of Devine and surrounding communities for their participation and gracious giving at our BAR-B-QUE fundraiser supporting Mission Devine.

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Texas Watershed Steward Workshop in Castroville Nov. 9th

On November 9th, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host a free Texas Watershed Steward workshop in Castroville. Water quality related to the Medina River, along with land and watershed management, will be discussed. Topics will include water quality, water quality law, agricultural and urban best management practices, hydrology, and others. The event and its available continuing education credits are free and open to the public. Pre-registration link provided below.
The professional continuing education credits offered are applicable to, but are not limited to, Texas Department of Agriculture private pesticide license holders (3 general CEUs), professional engineers, AICP certified planers, professional geoscientists, certified teachers, certified floodplain managers, certified crop advisors, and select TCEQ occupational license holders.
The Texas Watershed Steward workshop will take place from 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., on Thursday, November 9th at the Braden Keller Community Center, located at 1410 Amelia Street, Castroville, TX 78009. More information related to the event can be found https://tws.tamu.edu/workshops/registration/. Hope to see you there!

DEVINE CACTUS FESTIVAL3rd Annual – YOUTH ART EXHIBIT

The Devine Area Chamber of Commerce invites all School-age students of Devine to participate in the Devine Cactus Festival YOUTH ART EXHIBIT to be held on Nov. 4, 2023 in the Devine Community Center.
This year’s theme is “Deep in the Heart of Cactus”, which hopes to inspire local youth participation in the Arts in Devine’s largest community event.
There will be two divisions: Elementary (PreK-5th) and Secondary (grades 6-12). All artwork will be exhibit-only (no contests). *Informational fliers will be sent to the schools with more details. *Homeschool students can get fliers from the contacts below.
Visitors to the exhibit last year were wowed by the huge number of art displays from students of homeschools and Devine ISD! The beautiful artwork by such talented youth was a real highlight of the festival!
All art will be displayed throughout the Devine Community Center during the Festival along with Historical and Welcome Displays for all visitors to view & enjoy.
Look for more information about the upcoming Youth Art Exhibit & Fall Festival events in the weekly Devine News. Or you may contact the exhibit coordinators, Nancy Saathoff (210-289-6205, gnsaathoff@aol.com) or Martha Wall (210-213-5620 marthajbwall@gmail.com) or Sarah Curnutt (homeschool) for more information.

Friendship Art Club show

The Friendship Art Club gathered an enthusiastic group of artists, craftsmen and student artists to open the gates to Fall. Twenty-two booths and venders mingled with each other and a cheerful crowd. Food trucks provided Italian ice and homemade tortillas, while colorful artwork was displayed inside the Lytle Community Center Saturday morning.

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