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McAnelly claims athletic skills “spawned” at elementary recess

Phil McAnelly during his early school years.

Phil McAnelly claims that the skills for becoming an athlete were “spawned” at elementary school recess.
I [Phil McAnelly] was born in Hondo, Texas, in 1946 and lived the first three years of my life right across the street from the old school, where the track now is. The house is still there. My dad was the Ag Teacher in Hondo High School, and he walked across the street to work. Sometimes I would accompany him to a class or two when my mom had something she had to do, or maybe he was just indoctrinating me early on to be an Ag teacher myself. Don’t know.
The Ag Building, or Ag Shop as everyone called it, was in the same building as the old gymnasium that later served as the band hall until just a few years ago. I remember one time when I was four years old I crawled up on one of the tables that was used instead of desks and told my dad, “You teach that side, Daddy, and I’ll teach this side over here.”The ag boys all loved it, and I was told about it many times down through the years.

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Tid Bits

Last week in the Lytle P.D. work world … Officers responded to 52 calls for service and conducted 87 traffic stops. Of those 87 stops, 58 resulted in a citation and 29 were warnings.
We only had two property crimes reported last week. #1 – A construction company working in the new Rosewood Estates subdivision reported that a Bobcat Skid-Steer valued at $14,000 was taken between August 8th and August 10th. #2 – H.E.B. reported a shoplifter and your officers responded. A 16-year-old female juvenile was cited and released for theft; the value was $19. So, those thefts were on both ends of the spectrum.
Officers made four arrests last week. #1 – A traffic stop on FM 2790 N. resulted in the citation and release of a 60-year-old male for possession of drug paraphernalia. #2 – A traffic stop on Lytle-Somerset St. resulted in the arrest of a 33-year-old male for violation of a protective order (booked into the Atascosa Co. Jail). #3 – This was the juvenile from the H.E.B. theft. #4 – A traffic stop on Main St. resulted in the arrest of another 33-year-old male. He had an active warrant out of Bexar Co. for resisting arrest. He was also found to be a felon in possession of a handgun (booked into the Atascosa Co. Jail).

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Buying pluots

Just recently, I’ve been noticing a fruit in the produce section that intrigued me. It looks a lot like a light colored (not dark purple), plum with freckles and the name is similar. The tag on the display tells me it is a pluot, but what is that? Pluots are members of the stone fruit family, just as peaches and apricots are. They were developed as a hybrid fruit in the late 1980s and are actually 75% plum and 25% apricot. They have a smooth skin and a shape and texture that is like a plum. The flavor is intense and delicious and they don’t have a bitter aftertaste that plums sometimes have. They are totally and deliciously sweet.
There are several varieties of pluots, including Dapple Dandy, Dinosaur Egg, Flavor Grenade and also Flavorglo. When you are purchasing pluots, look for a fruit that is firm to the touch with just a little give, smells fragrant, and has no blemishes. They are available in a variety of colors, and you should choose the most intense colored fruit of any variety, as they will be the tastiest. If the fruit feels hard to your touch, don’t select it as it won’t ripen well.

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Meet Keyla and Cristina…

Meet Keyla who is 15 and Cristina 14, who are a pair of caring, loving, and happy sisters.
And to meet them, you know right away they are sisters, as Keyla and Cristina share many of the same interests, along with spending most of their time together.
They enjoy doing arts and crafts, spending time with animals, attending church regularly, and playing on their tablets.
Keyla and Cristina, like many siblings, enjoy their time together but are each their own person and can be independent.

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How to Fight Fair in Marriage

 “Never go to bed mad.  Stay up late and fight.”

Phyllis Diller

 Marriage and prison are the two easiest places to fight.  If you are married, or in prison, you will know this to be true.  I’m afraid I can’t help you regarding conflict during incarceration, but I can offer some tips for those locked in matrimony.  The key to successfully navigating conflict in marriage is learning how to fight fair.
 Marriage is like a job that you work at. Sometimes you have problems.  The real danger starts when you have the same last name.  If you are not trying to date anymore (when you are typically on your best behavior), the smallest of disagreements can flare into a double-digit married fight in a hurry.  Note – there are two types of fights in marriage.  There is the disagreement, which is like a planned fight, and the spontaneous fight, which can erupt at any time (who brought home this chocolate milk?!!!).  The following useful tips

can be applied to both.
First, you want to avoid having things blow up in blistering anger. Any kind of fight is a threat. Our brains can be hijacked when we perceive a threat. This is where the danger lies. When facing a threat, we tend to react emotionally and either fight, flee, or freeze. This happens when our amygdala kicks in and stress producing hormones flood our system causing a physical response. The amygdala is a small, almond-shaped structure in the brain’s temporal lobe that is part of the limbic system. It’s involved in processing emotional input, especially fear.

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22 graduated as Summer 2024 Class of Devine Learning Academy

Devine Learning Academy graduated its biggest class yet in a ceremony that took place at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, August 19.
Twenty-two students received their high school diplomas, with plans for university, military service, and careers ahead of them.
Jodie Dzierzanowski, the DAEP Principal spoke at the ceremony, commending the perseverance of the graduating class.
“What I like to say is ‘life happened’ and it got them off track,” Dzierzanowski said. She discussed how students had shown a good deal of initiative in this program, since it must be sought out and balanced with the other responsibilities.
DLA was started by Devine ISD in 2020 to help young people who were unable to complete high school due to missing credits. It is designed to be flexible, functioning as an online-charter hybrid school.
It is free for students living in Devine ISD, though it is still available to other districts with tuition fees.

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Devine Police Report

August 9
14:49PM – Complainant on Teel Dr reported hearing gun shots in area coming from blue jeep between house of 0400-0700. Requesting extra patrol.
17:35PM – Complainant on Teel Dr advised male seen on camera stealing a wallet.
18:00PM – Complainant on Lucas Ave called in reference to a green suburban parked outside her house. Unable to locate.
20:44PM – Report of a possible disturbance on Davis Ave called in by a third party. Made contact with residents. All okay.
August 10
11:27AM – Complainant on Libold Dr called in reference to white truck parked out in front of property. Male ID’d by police, stated resident owes him money. Subject departed.
August 11
14:45PM – Complainant on Teel Dr advised male on property causing disturbance with employees. Male left property.
22:47PM – Officer dispatched to Harralton Cir for incident occurring between 1930 and 2000 hours.

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Lytle Police Report

Monday, August 12
12:15 AM – Assist Atascosa County Sheriff’s Office – 6200 Blk. FM 3175 – Officers responded outside the city limits of Lytle to assist with a family disturbance.
12:25 AM – Main St. @ Somerset St. – Officers responded to a report of a female passed out but could not locate her.
8:22 AM – 16000 Blk. Cabana Dr. (Rosewood Estates) – Officer responded to the report of a stolen Bobcat Skid-Steer valued at $14,000 between 8/10/2024 to 8/12/2024.
9:45 AM – Assist Bexar County Sheriff’s Office –14900 Blk. Main St. – Officer responded to the report of a female who was assaulted in Bexar County.
10:00 AM – 18900 Blk. FM 2790 – Officers attended the Lytle ISD Staff Convocation.
4:00 PM – 19300 Blk. McDonald St. – Officer met with a complainant who said their vehicle was struck by a hit-and-run driver between 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
8:55 PM – Main St. @ FM 2790 – Officer assisted in changing a flat tire.
9:30 PM – 14800 Blk. Main St. – Officer responded to the report of a bat in the store.

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Where in the Biblewill I find…?

Matthew 5:4 “Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.”
I pray that you are doing well so far this week. As always, I encourage you to get into the word of God on a daily basis. Have you read your Bible today? If not why not? It only takes a few minutes to read a whole chapter. In Luke 4:4 Jesus said, “…it is written, that man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.” Let us also continue to pray for our nation’s defenders and our first responders. And please pray for rain! Our question for the week is; “Where in the Bible will I find gods and earrings hidden under an oak?”

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