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Keep up with what’s going on in Devine, Natalia, Lytle, Bigfoot and Moore areas in Medina, Frio, and Atascosa Counties.

Sheriff gives report on use of Golf Course Water

By Anton Riecher
Medina County Sheriff Randy Brown urged the Devine City Council at the November 21 council meeting to review its original management contract with SG Golf Management regarding any issues with water being diverted outside the city golf course for private use.
“The only thing I can come back to, that the city may want to look at or not, is the contract. But as far as David Grego stealing water, never happened,” said Sheriff Randy Brown.
“Depending on how you interpret…

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Santa’s Silo….40 Acres of Christmas CountryFest Fun

is going on at Devine Acres this Christmas Season. Santa’s Silo is just one of the many additions to the new experience you are sure to fall in love with. They have tons of pre-cut trees for sale, lots of Christmas photo ops, reindeer face painting, Candycane Lane, Tinsel House, fresh wreaths, fire pits and s’mores roasting, shopping, apple cider donuts, adult beverages, live music, and even Texas Snow! Lots and Lots of lights and decorations all to make for Magical Christmas Memories. Go to devineacresfarm.com for hours and prices. Select dates Nov. 24 to Dec. 17.

Remember * Honor * Teach National Wreaths Across America Day is Saturday, December 16, only 3 weeks away

Contact Linda Kreinhop @713-746-7504 or kreinhopld@gmail.com; Martha Wall @ 210-213-5620 or mwalldev@gmail.com; or Glenda Allen @ 210-630-2763 or glenda.lee.allen@gmail.com to volunteer and/or sponsor wreaths for the 2023 ceremony at Devine Evergreen and St. Joseph’s cemeteries.
We especially need volunteers from 9:30 until around noon (or as long…

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62 miles

November 18 in the ultra running championship around Lake Georgetown which is no small feat. Jason Dodson, of Devine, is looking forward to the 100K race which is an amazing 62 miles long. He trains by running around Devine.

By Kayleen Holder
Editor, The Devine News
Ultra marathon runner Jason Dodson, of Devine, has placed in the top 5 in all of the races he’s run this year, some races with as many as 1,000 participants. He will race again on November 18 in the…

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A VETERANS STORY:PFC Henry Salas, US Army, Vietnam Vet“It is heavy, on Veterans Day.”

1967 in Phan Thiet, Vietnam – Doug Henning, Paul Flynn, and Henry Salas.  LRRP Shock Force unit

By Nancy Saathoff
“My dad told me, ‘Start preparing yourself”. Henry’s dad and uncles were veterans of WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, and knew about wartime and of military duty, service, and sacrifice; but in 1964, to 16-year-old Henry Salas, “Vietnam was more like TV – not real”…

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