Category: Events

Local Events in Devine, Natalia, Lytle, Bigfoot, Moore in Medina, Frio, and Atascosa Counties!

Devine ISD to host
Meet the Teacher Nights


All campuses in Devine Independent School District will host parents and students to a “Meet the Teacher” night at the following dates and times:
JJ Ciavarra Elementary – Thursday, August 18 – 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Devine Intermediate – Thursday, August 18 – 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Devine Middle School – Tuesday, August 16 – 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Devine High School – Tuesday, August 16 – 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Parents and students may go to teachers’ classrooms any time during the time periods listed above.

At the elementary and intermediate campus, parents may bring labeled school supplies to their child’s room. Parents will be able to put money in the child’s lunch account, join PTO, donate gently-used school clothing, and confirm bus numbers and routes.
Elementary and Intermediate students should receive a postcard in the mail next week stating their teacher(s) for the school year. At both campuses, parents may check in the office if they are unsure of their child’s room assignment and/or if registration information is not complete.
Middle and high school teachers will be in their classrooms to talk to parents about their classes and about the expectations of the class. Middle school students may pick up their class schedule in the cafeteria. If you have any holds such as immunizations or proof of residency, report to the office to turn in your documents and pick up your schedule. High school student schedules will be given out in the multi-purpose room.
Reminder: All immunizations (when applicable) and proof of residency requirements (3rd, 6th, and 9th graders) must be complete before students can pick up their schedule and attend school on the August 22nd. If your student recently received immunizations, please bring an updated record to the school office at your earliest convenience. Proof of Residency documents should be emailed to enrollment@devineisd.org or dropped off at the campus office.
If you are needing help with the Parent Portal, the computer lab at Devine Middle School will be open each Tuesday in August, starting August 9 at 6:00 p.m.

“A Kiss for Charity” book signing in Devine Saturday, Aug. 6 at 1pm

The experience of seeing her story come to life has been a “dream come true” for the local author Teresa “Reece” Villarreal.

Teresa “Reece” Villarreal is excited to announce her upcoming book signing on Saturday, August 6 at 1 pm at Bon Cafe in Devine.

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Circus in Natalia Tuesday and Wednesday, July 26th & 27th, Come join the fun at 7:30 PM !!!

The Luna Family Circus will be in Natalia on Tuesday, July 26 and Wednesday, July 27 near city hall, at 2079 State Hwy 132. There will be one show each day starting at 7:30 pm. Ticket Price is $10.00 per adult – and children get in free with an adult.
There will be jugglers, a balancing act, clowns, acrobats, a magic act, and a Sponge Bob character is also part of the show. The family circus act is based out of Houston.
The show is about an hour and a half long, and seating is under the big top circus tent.
“People love our clowns and kids love the our performing puppy,” Jo Luna said. “He is still in training, but I bring him out and the kids love him.”

Shop LOCAL, downtown market coming up Saturday

Shop til you drop at the monthly market in downtown Devine this Saturday, July 2 from 9am-3pm. There will be tons of local vendors selling a great variety of homemade and homegrown products.

It’s almost time for the monthly farmer’s market featuring the lots of homegrown and homemade goodies by local farmers, artisans, and more. It will be held from 9am-3pm at the Devine Community Center this Saturday, July 2.
Like many local farmers and artisans, the Scantlin family loves being part of the monthly market, selling their homemade jellies and jams
“I love the variety of items that we have at this market. Jams, jellies, canned goods, baked goods, fresh veggies, handmade jewelry, soaps, handmade decor and craft items, plants, lavender products, handmade wooden cutting boards, fresh processed meats, honey, herbal teas, and more,” Mrs. Laurie Scantlin said.

Like many local farmers and artisans, Scott and Laurie Scantlin love being part of the monthly market. They sell over 45 varieties of homemade jellies and jams.


Laurie and her husband Scott Scantlin make 45 awesome flavors of homemade jams and jellies as well as candied jalapenos, pickled onions, jalapeno syrup and prickly pear syrup.
“We offer 5 lavender jams/jellies made with fresh culinary lavender from Doe-Re-Mi Lavender Farm in Moore, TX,” Scott and Laurie Scantlin said. “The Mango-Jalapeno is a customer favorite. Our newest flavor is Tropical Sunrise and we completely sold out of it at the last market.”
They offer 8 different pepper jellies, and several specialty jams/jellies such as carrot cake, chocolate-covered cherry, apple pie, cinnamon candy kiss, as well as plenty of regular fruit jams and jellies.
Is your mouth watering yet?
“We’re always coming up with new flavors,” Mrs. Scantlin said. “We’ve been making homemade jams and jellies for family and friends for many years, and once the Texas Cottage Food laws made things easier for home producers; we started our small business in late 2019. The two of us work together to make all our products from scratch in our home kitchen,” the Scantlins said. “We always offer FREE SAMPLES of our products at the markets, so our customers can try before they buy to make sure they are getting something they’ll enjoy.”
Local candlemaker, Sarah Banks, will be there with her homemade candles and wax melts as well. Making her own scents, “Country Boots and Strawberry Leather are definitely customer favorites,” she said.

By Kayleen Holder

32nd annual Lions Club golf tournament in Devine June 4

The 32nd annual Devine Lions Club Tournament will be Saturday, June 4 at the Devine Golf Course. The format is a three-person Florida Scramble with tee-off time at 10:00 AM.
The Lions Club would like to thank Brown Chevrolet for donating $600 for 1st place, Chaparral Ford for donating $400 for 2nd place, and American Momentum Bank for donating $240 for 3rd place.
If anybody wants to be a hole sponsor for the tournament or make a donation, contact Lewis Stroud.
This tournament is the only fundraiser for the Devine Lions Club. All money made in this tournament goes back to the schools and community of Devine. Without the help of businesses and the community, this tournament would not be a success.

Mission Devine invites community to volunteer June 6-11

Mission Devine will be beginning it’s work week next week, and invite the community to offer support. 
The work week will last from June 6th through the 11th. Everyone is invited through sponsorship, partnership, or volunteering your time in whatever way you can help. Any kind of support is appreciated 
If interested, visit them at missiondevine.org or contact Patrick Bourcier at 830-931-1532 and help@missiondevine.org

President Biden visits Uvalde in wake of shooting

Congressman Tony Gonzales and President Joe Biden discussing the issues, days after the second-deadliest school shooting in US history occurred in Uvalde, Texas this past Tuesday, May 24.

UVALDE, TX – Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) today released the following statement after President Joe Biden’s visit to Uvalde following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School last week:
“Today, I welcomed the President of the United States to my district to grieve with the Uvalde community,” said Congressman Gonzales. “While joining in prayer and mourning with the victims’ families, we had an open, honest conversation about the realities this community is facing and will continue to face if significant investments are not made in Texas.
Improving access to in-patient behavioral and mental healthcare, strengthening inter agency communication and response time, and expanding rural broadband for tele-health are a few of the solutions I proposed today. I look forward to leading a comprehensive strategy with my colleagues in Congress, the Executive Branch, and anyone willing to work for solutions, so we can heal this community and prevent another senseless tragedy.”
Congressman Gonzales joined President Biden for a visit to Robb Elementary School, mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church and meetings with first responders.

Memorial Day Ceremony in Natalia

Veterans and community members of Devine will pay tribute again this year during the annual Memorial Day Ceremony and flag retirement. It will be held on Monday, May 30 at the VFW Post in downtown Devine next to the Post Office. If you have a flag that is no longer serviceable, please bring it to the ceremony to be retired. If you cannot attend and have a flag to be retired, you may drop it in the flag drop box at the main entrance to the VFW (near the flagpole).

The Annual Memorial Day Ceremony will take place on Sunday, May 29th 2022 at 7:30 pm. at the Veterans Memorial Monument in Natalia, Texas. Memorial Day is a day of remembrance of all service members who were Killed In Action during a time of war. The ceremony will be short event of prayer, music and the reading of all the names of those service members who paid the ultimate for their country. Everyone is invited to attend, please bring your own lawn chairs as there will be no seating provided.

1,000+ people expected…
Scholarship fundraiser Food Truck Rally May 21
Live music, lots of great food,
sign up your food truck today

The Lytle Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce that the big Food Truck Rally ? Miriam Lovelace Scholarship Fund will be happening on Saturday, May 21 in Lytle from 11 to 7pm. You can expect to find close to a dozen food trucks with lots of tasty treats to try.
Right now they have pizza, bbq, chicken, shaved ice, and funnel cakes to name a few. There have been some cancellations so there are some openings. If you know of anyone with a food truck please pass along the message and have them contact President Brad Beazer at 830-391-8107 or look on the Greater Lytle Chamber of Commerce website for information or to sign up a food truck.
There will also be live music and a DJ at the event. Headliner country artist Matthew Ryan will play from 5-7pm.
There will also be a drawing with some great prizes as well.
The annual event is lots of fun and raises money for local students, it is a big evnet at the high school parking lot that draws over 1,000 people.