CALLING ALL ARTISTS

Do you have an interest in painting with watercolor or acrylic paints? Do you want to find a place to paint with others with the same interests? Every Tuesday morning the Lytle Friendship Art Club meets from 09:30 to Noon at the Church of Christ located at 15340 Main Street in Lytle, TX. Please call Emily Jane Brown at 210-415-2546, for additional information.

Bigfoot VFD BBQ Fundraiser Saturday, Sept. 21

Bigfoot VFD will host its 16th Annual BBQ Fundraiser on Saturday, September 21, 2024 at the Bigfoot Park. We will be serving BBQ brisket and Kiolbassa® sausage plates for $14.00 starting at 11:00 am. We always have a Bake Sale with homemade treats and some great items in our bid sheet and ticket auctions too. Since we always strive to improve our service to our community, we’ve added representatives from different agencies with information about a variety of programs and services that are available. Frio County landowners will also have the opportunity to sign up for the very popular landowner notification program. Vendors will also be set up with some nice items to sell. We always have a great time catching up with friends and neighbors we haven’t seen for a while. We look forward to seeing you on September 21st for some fantastic BBQ and lots of fun! We always appreciate your support! If you are a vendor or if you would like to volunteer or donate, contact Denise at (210) 542-0774 or email (d4woody@gmail.com).

DEVINE HOMECOMING IS A TWO-DAY EVENT!

1985 DHS HOMECOMING COURT: left to right – Soph. Kelly Hellums; senior Keri Crouch; 1984 Queen Melissa Dunford; 1985 Queen Rhonda Edwards; senior Terri Willms; Junior Mary Willms, and Fresh. Bridget Hoog.

Nov. 8 and 9FRIDAY FOOTBALL & SATURDAY SOCIAL

For ALL Devine Ex-Students & Teachers from ALL years
DEVINE HOMECOMING IS A TWO-DAY EVENT! There will be lots to do and celebrate at Homecoming and it is too much for just one evening! So, we have two days to celebrate! A little something for everyone!
Friday night will be the annual Homecoming football game at Warhorse Stadium. Come sit with your classmates and friends, sing the school and fight songs, and cheer the Warhorses on to victory!
On Saturday there will be lots going on at the old Green Alamo (VFW) with an afternoon gathering of alumni sponsored by the Devine Ex-Students/Teachers Association (DExSTA) in the VFW Hall. At 1pm, sign-in and visiting will start happening until the annual alumni meeting begins. This includes recognition and pictures of former Devine Warhorse and Colt BAND MEMBERS and

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Senior luncheon and bingo Sept. 19 in Lytle 12-3 pm

September is Celebrate Seniors Month – You are invited to join in Sept 19 in Lytle for a Senior Luncheon and Bingo from noon to 3:00 p.m. in the Lytle Community Center Annex Building, 19031 Priest Blvd., Lytle, Texas 78052. Gonzaba Medical Group is Celebrating SA Seniors Month.
Fun and games. Must be 62 or older. Licensed agent will be present. Attendees may be subject to photo or video documentation for the sole purpose of promotional opportunities.
Visit gonzaba.com/ senior-month for more information.
Please RSVP no later than September 14, call 830-709-2692 ext 1016.

Devine Herman Sons Dance Class begins Sept. 9

Registration underway, non-members can join this year

The Devine Hermann Sons Dance Class this year is allowing Non-Members of Hermann Sons to join the Dance Class. Registration is underway and classes will begin September 9th at the Biry Hermann Sons Lodge at 111B S Teel, in downtown Devine.
Members of Hermann Sons this year will pay $35.00 per month for 9 months. Non-Members will pay a $200.00 Registration Fee and $35.00 per month.
For any Questions, please contact Miss Rowdie directly at hermannsonsdancedevine@gmail.com.
If you’re not a Hermann Sons Member and want to become one please contact Cynthis Sultenfuss or Robin Sultenfuss at Get More Insurance Services at 111A S Teel Devine TX 830-663-9191.
The new dance year starts September 9. You may register by going to Hermannsonslife.org and register for this year’s dance class. 

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Here’s how to add a veteran’s name to the Memorial monument

The name drive is on-going until September 13, 2025. The cost this year is $150.00 per name. Cost is for the Engraver to come on site to add the names to the monument. Please remember Active-Duty members, veterans and Deceased veteran’s names can be engraved on the monument.
Forms can be downloaded from the City of Natalia website or a copy of the forms can be picked up at the Natalia City Office. All information for submitting the name(s) is on the form.
If additional information is needed, please contact Ruby Vera @ 210-275-1150 or NMDD@cityofnatalia.com.

DJ Carlson Memorial BUST N BURN

Shoot, Silent Auction, BBQ event Sept. 13-14 in Devine

DJ Carlson Memorial BUST N BURN shoot, silent auction, BBQ event Sept. 13-14 in Devine
New- State Championship Cook-off with
$5,000 pay out

The 11th Annual DJ Carlson Memorial BUST N BURN will be on September 13&14, 2024, the second weekend of September yearly, and will be hosted at the same location as last year, at The Farm, 2238 FM 2200 West, Devine just past the airport a litte ways..
The two day weekend event will feature a barbeque cook-off (State Championship Cook-off), sporting clay shoot, cornhole and washer tourneys, live music and entertainment!
New- They will be doing Kid’s Q this year for the first time. The ages will be kinder through high school seniors that can compete in the Kid’s Q. Meat will be provided by the sponsor DCDC- Devine Childcare Development Center/Candace Esparza.

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Vendor sign ups underway for locals first for Fall Festival

Sign up… deadline Aug. 23 for first dibs at fall festival

The Devine Chamber of Commerce will host its annual 2024 Fall Cactus Festival on the first Saturday of November as usual, set for November 2 in downtown Devine with a festival, street dance and carnival.
Sign up as a vendor
August 23 is the deadline for locals to get first dibs on vendor spots….This year preference will be given to chamber members to keep with the local first theme who sign up to be a vendor first. Then it will be opened to outside vendors. Only 3 of every kind of vendor will be allowed to provide a nice variety of vendors. The Devine Market Association has accepted the job of organizing the vendors and taking care of that part of the festival for the chamber. An August 23 deadline has been set for chamber members to apply to get dibs on a vendor spot. Chamber members will be given priority then local and then open to others. To give as much opportunity as possible to local people first. Think, Shop, Dine Devine!
Charley Richardt, DMA Market Coordinator is handing the vendors for the chamber with the help of Steve Smith. Charley can be reached at 210.790.2212 or by email at charley.katona@gmail.com Feel free to text with questions about vendors. The link to sign up is https://forms.gle/r3JW89SRLwsCb1C9A
Carnival
The carnival will be in town Thursday through Saturday as usual.

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$1000 Pull Tab Bingo and Family Day Coming Up at Devine VFW Post 3966

$1000 Pull Tab Bingo and Family Day Coming Up at Devine VFW Post 3966

Devine VFW Post 3966 charity bingo is open to the public. Proceeds from bingo fund our Post’s charitable giving to our community. We hold bingo every Thursday and doors open at 4:30 pm. We start selling pull tabs and bingo games at 5:30 pm. The first Thursday of every month we will have a $1000 Pull Tab. Pull tabs will be played when each game of pull tabs sells out. We start regular bingo at 7:00pm and usually finish just before 10:00 pm. Food, snacks and drinks are available. Our Post and Bingo Hall are located at 211 W. College Ave., Devine, TX, across from the Devine US Post Office.
Devine VFW Post 3966 charity bingo will no longer have computer bingo after this month. Thursday, August 29th will be the last night we have computers to play bingo. The reason for discontinuing the computers is two-fold. Rent on the computers is expensive and was not justified with only one use per week. The other reason is that Post members felt that the computers gave an advantage to people who used them and thus were unfair. Grab your daubers and come out for a night of fun and help us build our regular crowd so that we can increase the game payouts. If attendance is over 110 players, the jackpots for regular Bingo will be raised $100 (to $300 and $600).

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