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Devine HS Homecoming

Devine High School crowned Homecoming King and Queen – Matthew Gomez and Araceli Caceres before the game this past Friday night. Photos by Brigid Howard. These photos and many more available on Devine News Smug Mug site. That is a direct link to the site, which also has hundreds of Sports photos.

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Class Reps are as follows:

Freshmen Class Reps- Zachary Ortiz and Greeley Malone

Sophomore Class Reps – Rowdy Esparza and Rylie Wells

Junior Class Reps – Mario Vicente and Valerie Molina

Senior Class Boys Nominees: Aidan Salazar, Alfredo Ramirez, Matthew Gomez

Senior Class Girls Nominees: Dani Gutierrez, Amya Polen, Charlee Rangel, Katie Rios, Araceli Caceres

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HISTORY:“BEFORE THEY WERE WARHORSES”

Look at the faces of these football players from 102 years ago! They look like men, instead of schoolboys, even though they were only 15-16 years old! You can see the roughness and toughness in their faces!

That probably came from working on the farms and ranches around Devine since they were young boys; and their strength was from the farmwork they did, rather than a weight room! These tough-looking football players made up only the second team of football for Devine High School, when school only went to the 10th or 11th grade level.

Now look at their coach. Coach Soyars was not much older, being only 23 years old at the time. His team went 4-2-1 in only their second season, but they did not have a nickname.

That unique mascot name did not come for another year or so when Coach “Warhorse” Tate, a college student from San Marcos Normal School came to coach in Devine. But that is another story for another day, so stay tuned to The Devine News next week to learn more about Coach Tate and the Warhorses that bear his name, 100 year later! By Nancy Ehlinger Saathoff

*Devine High School 1922- Second Football Team : Front Row—Edgar Bailey, Joe Vance, Capt. Frank Vance, George Thompson, Matt Howard; Middle Row- Bill Morris, O.M ‘Thebo’ Redus, Allison Sims, Ted Vance, Hartley Howard, Frank Williamson; Back row-Coach Erwin Soyars, Jack Morris, Hugh Rose, Magness Lindsey, Lewis Taylor, and Douglas Lilly. *Check out the last names of the players. Some of these names may be familiar, as some descendants of these players still reside in Devine today.

Comet seen over Devine

Amanda Mares, of Devine, caught this shot of the Atlas Comet visible over Devine Warhorse practice fields around 8 o clock October 14. According to NASA, comets are frozen leftovers from the formation of the solar system composed of dust, rock, and ices. They range from a few miles to tens of miles wide, but as they orbit closer to the Sun, they heat up and spew gases and dust into a glowing head that can be larger than a planet. This material forms a tail that stretches millions of miles.

Did you know that the US has more than 200,000 troops deployed overseas?

By Kayleen Holder and Catherine Richard
Did you know that the US has more than 200,000 air, ground, and naval personnel deployed overseas? Key areas of deployment include approximately 5,000 in Africa, approximately 100,000 in Europe, approximately 10-15,000 in Southwest Asia, and more than 80,000 in East Asia (2024), according to the CIA’s World Fact Book which can be accessed online.
The World Factbook defines “deployed” as a permanently stationed force or a temporary deployment of greater than six months. Paramilitaries, police, contractors, mercenaries, proxy forces, and deployments smaller than 100 personnel are not included in these figures. The numbers provided are estimates.
With the 23rd anniversary of 9/11 and the beginning of the War on Terror having just passed and with the approach of Veteran’s Day, Americans can take this time of remembrance and support the service members that are currently serving their country.
There are a few programs in place designed to bring encouragement to deployed service members. Some organizations offer letter-writing programs, where personal letters can be sent in care packages to service members. Other organizations take donations and send out packages to either specific individuals or to an unspecified unit that requests them. Listed below are a few of these organizations.

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Devine studio offers Specialized Massage, Reflexology &more

Rene Langley is happy to announce her new massage studio in Devine!  She offers 60 and 90 minute customized massages with a goal of “a treatment that is totally individualized to EACH client.”  She also offers short and affordable chair massages starting at $45.

“I am certified in many modalities from Swedish deep tissue, cranialsacral, myofascial release, trigger point, to reflexology, sports injuries/ surgery rehabilitation, headaches/migraines and more.  I have been a Sports Massage Therapist for  over 10 years,” Langley said, having studied physical therapy and sports medicine as well before delving full time into massage therapy. 

“I have worked in hospitals, clinics and spas on many clients with a variety of issues from helping clients needing to relax, to helping with injuries or diseases/illness/disabilities that affect clients on a daily basis,” Langley adds.

“I broke my back as a teen so I personally know the benefits of therapeutic massage and to take care of my body. I have a passion for helping people not only feel better but to get better in all aspects of their health,” Langley said.

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Calame 4th generation to join Devine Lions Club

The Devine Lions Club hosted their monthly meeting September 26 with a full house. “It was the biggest crowd we have had in a long time”. Our District 2-A2 Governor Rose Ann Barajas was able to attend and share her story about service as a Lion. The students of the month were honored, and local organization members spoke on behalf of their group. President Lewis Stroud welcomed the newest member to join Devine Lions Club, Sherman L. Calame and congratulated him on his service dedication as a 4th generation Lion.
“DG Barajas was very impressed with our club. She is over about 59 clubs and was very excited about how involved our members are in the community and our generational links, especially seeing a 4th generation member,” said Stroud.
Calame
Sherman Calame joined the Devine Lions Club in September 2024, following in the footsteps of his great- grandfather C.P. DuBose, grandfather Charlie Pat DuBose, and mother KK Calame. “We are so excited to have a fourth generation Lion in our club”, said President Lewis Stroud. “I have known the DuBose family all my life and it…

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World Senior Professional Bull Riders compete in Bigfoot, Texas

The Senior Professional Bullriders competed right here in Bigfoot, Texas recently. Photo by Brigid Howard.

For some, being in your mid 30’s is considered “over the hill” for bull riding. But thanks to three cowboys who had a passion for continuing their rodeo careers, the World Senior Professional Bull Riders Association (WSPBR) was born in 2009. They recently competed in a rodeo this September at TW Arena in Bigfoot.
They held an open bull ride after the WSPBR event as well.
Robert Long, Morgan Saunders and Troy Moseley are the “Founding Fathers”, of WSPBR, which is now considered, the longest running and most competitive senior bull riding association in the world, according to wspbr.com.
“With 30+ events per year and over 300 members, the WSPBR attracts bull riders from all over the continental United States and beyond those borders. Membership cards are scattered from Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, New Mexico, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, Indiana, Virginia and Colorado,” their website states.
Some even travel here from as far away as…

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Volunteer force constructs 60 ft ramp for Somerset family

The Texas Ramp Project volunteers came with preassembled pieces for the ramp. Most of them have taken up this work in retirement. The two groups worked together to construct the 60 ft. ramp. The volunteers with the black hats and shirts are some of the executive leaders of Rise Broadband, who flew in from around the country.

By Catherine Richard
After suffering from a seizure last November, Israel and Gloria Garza’s 32 year old son has had limited mobility. When he was released from the hospital in Feb., a door was quickly installed in the side of his parents’ house along with a steep makeshift plywood ramp to get his mobile bed in and out.
A nurse at the hospital urged the Garzas to reach out to The Texas Ramp Project, and on Wednesday, Sept. 18, construction began for a new ramp.
A group of 22 people assembled to complete the project, six of which were volunteers for The Texas Ramp Project.
Roland Guzman, the team leader for The Texas Ramp Project volunteers, said that without a ramp, many ill or disabled people end up unable to leave their homes, unable to go to doctor appointments or make other essential trips.
“We need to make sure we get people out and about,” Guzman said.
The Texas Ramp Project has built 27,917 ramps in the state. With its origins in Dallas, in 2006 the organization was officially started in order to build wheelchair ramps to for low-income elderly or disabled Texans. It now operates in 132 counties.
The Texas Ramp Project crew arrived early in the morning, equipped with a plan and…

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US Troops deployed

By Kayleen Holder and Catherine Richard
Did you know that the US has more than 200,000 air, ground, and naval personnel deployed overseas? Key areas of deployment include approximately 5,000 in Africa, approximately 100,000 in Europe, approximately 10-15,000 in Southwest Asia, and more than 80,000 in East Asia (2024), according to the CIA’s World Fact Book which can be accessed online.
The World Factbook defines “deployed” as a permanently stationed force or a temporary deployment of greater than six months. Paramilitaries, police, contractors, mercenaries, proxy forces, and deployments smaller than 100 personnel are not included in these figures. The numbers provided are estimates.
With the 23rd anniversary of 9/11 and the beginning of the War on Terror having just passed and with the approach of Veteran’s Day, Americans can take this time of remembrance and support the service members that are currently serving their country.
There are a few programs in place designed to bring encouragement to deployed service members. Some organizations offer letter-writing programs, where personal letters can be sent in care packages to service members. Other organizations take donations and send out packages to either specific individuals or to an unspecified unit that requests them. Listed below are a few of these organizations.
For the Troops offers a letter program along, where donated handwritten letters…

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