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.
Category: Events
Local Events in Devine, Natalia, Lytle, Bigfoot, Moore in Medina, Frio, and Atascosa Counties!
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.
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.
National Night Out events set for Oct. 3rd
DEVINE—The Devine Police Department is hosting “National Night Out” for all area Devine residents on Tuesday, October 3rd from 6 to 9 pm at the Devine Municipal Golf Course.
There will be live music by the Solis Brothers as well as free food and drinks! Other food items will be available for purchase. There will also be free entertainment for the kids.
Lytle Police Department hosts National Night Out Tuesday, October 3rd
The City of Lytle is celebrating “National Night Out” again this year in a big way. The event will take place at the Lytle Community Center at 19031 Priest Blvd, in Lytle. The event is open to the Community and Free! So plan to attend between 6 and 8 p.m. next Tuesday!
There will be lots of food including hotdogs, chips and drinks and snow cones as well as Music and tours of first responders vehicles, and the opportunity to meet people from local organizations and businesses as well as police officers.
For more information, go to lytlepolice@lytletx.org or call the police department at 830-709-0277
Natalia National Night Out Oct. 3–
On Tuesday, October 3, neighborhoods all over the United States are being invited to join forces with thousands of communities nationwide for the “40th Annual National Night Out” (NNO) crime and prevention event. National Night Out, which is sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch (NATW) and co-sponsored by Natalia Police Department and City of Natalia, will involve over 16,790 communities from all 50 states, US territories, Canadian cities and military bases around the world. In all, over 38.6 million people are expected to participate in “America’s Night Out Against Crime.”
National Night Out is designed to; (1) Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness; (2) Generate support for, and participation in, local anticrime efforts; (3) Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships; and (4) Send a message to criminals letting them know neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.
From 6 to 8 p.m. on October 1st, residents in neighborhoods throughout Texas and across the nation are asked to lock their doors, turn on outside lights and spend the evening outside with neighbors and police. We will be hosting National Night Out as in the past at the Natalia Police Department, 3rd Street. Along with entertainment and activities for the children, there will be free food, drinks and prizes.
We are asking residents to bring canned vegetables, peanut butter or can soup for donation to our local Food Pantry.
Any questions, please call Brenda Fernandez, NNO Coordinator at (830) 665-2131 or (210) 744-2204.
Benefits for Coach Wueste
Natalia Coach Melissa Wueste was diagnosed with Stage II breast cancer in May 2023. Since then, Coach Wueste has undergone radiation treatments and other procedures and will continue the fight over the next few months. As Breast Cancer Awareness month approaches us we hope you will join us for some benefit events to raise money and support her battle. All proceeds will go to the Wueste family to help with health expenses as she continues her fight.
There will be several upcoming benefit events such as a T shirt sale, 5K color run October 28, wrist band/lanyard sale and a car wash.
For more information or to make donations please contact Coach Ilyan Martinez at ilyan.martinez@nataliaisd.net or by calling (210) 279-2438.
Arts and Craft Show this Saturday, Come Vote in the People’s Choice Award competition
It’s Fall, Y’all! You are cordially invited to welcome the season at the annual Arts and Crafts show, Saturday, September 30. The show opens at 9AM and closes at 3PM, at the Lytle Community Center, 19031 Priest in Lytle.