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Pirates flying high as Owls swoop into town

Lytle Pirate Weston Jackson leaves Poteet behind on a touchdown run down the sideline. By R Gonzalez.

Kickoff is 7pm
Jerel Beaty-Staff writer
The Pirate flag sits atop District 14-3A DI standings at 1-0 after their dramatic 19-18 victory in Poteet. Lytle is currently riding a five-game winning streak, three of which were of the comeback variety.
That top-spot is shared with San Antonio Cole and Jourdanton who are also 1-0. Hondo, Poteet, and Crystal City are currently 0-1. Hondo started the season with three straight victories that included wins over Banco (49-38), Carrizo Springs (40-6), and Uvalde (39-34) before dropping three straight that began with a 46-19 drubbing at the hands of Devine. The Owls lost their last nonconference game in Bandera 38-6 to the Bulldogs before dropping their district-opener October 11. After Lytle, Hondo closes the season at home against Crystal City, on the road in Jourdanton, and against Poteet at Barry Field.
Pirates plunder Aggies’ booty 19-18
Poteet more than likely thought they were well on their way to victory as they took what looked like to them an insurmountable 18-6 lead over Lytle in the early stages of the third quarter of last Friday’s District 14-3A DI opener in Aggieland.
However, no one associated with Pirate Nation was even remotely surprised that Lytle came storming back to take the 19-18 victory in yet another electrifying ending to a Pirate ballgame.
If, in fact, the Aggies counted the Pirates out before the final buzzer sounded, then they did a poor job pre-scouting these “cardiac kids” as Lytle now has three impressive comeback victories under their bandolier, all of which were against current or former Class 4A programs in Bandera, Carrizo Springs, and now Class 3A Poteet.
Sitting at 5-1 overall but more importantly at 1-0 in district standings, Lytle kept alive its pursuit of a gold ball while the ‘gig’ is possibly up for the Aggies as their own dreams of a title are now severely hampered at 0-1 with only four games to go before the state playoffs.
Cut to the Chase- Chase Guevara’s 55-yard touchdown reception in the

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JV Arabian volleyball

The JV Arabians celebrate a big play in thier first matchup with the Eagles.

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
The JV Arabian volleyball team hit a couple of bumps in the road in recent games as they lost tow of their last three games. Devine lost to Floresville (0-2) and Carrizo Springs (1-2) while sandwiching in a victory over Uvalde in between.
The Jaguars won by consecutive 25-22 scores and the Wildcats battled to a three-set win winning the last set 15-12.
Devine had a tough test in the first set against Uvalde, coming out on top 25-20. The Arabians put their foot down in set two 25-14, erasing any doubt who the better team was that night.

Why Does the Electoral College Matter?

“In politics stupidity is not a handicap.”
Napoleon Bonaparte

 It has become popular of late for pontificating politicians (and others) to decry and condemn our uniquely American Electoral College system.  Every four years, as the presidential election approaches, citizens are assaulted with continuing arguments from low IQ political pundits who insist that the Electoral College is outdated.  They argue that we need to opt for a strictly popular vote when we elect our next president.  I would argue that this is at the least misguided, at worst evidence of a parasitic mind.  Why does the Electoral College matter?  Let me explain… 
 Rather than holding one national presidential election every four years, in essence, we have 50 individual state elections (plus one extra for the District of Columbia).  Each state holds its own election for president.  As a group, the people in Texas get to decide on who they want for president.  It is the same for the folks in Kansas and Oklahoma and California and Vermont.  States differ.  We have a diverse population.  The priorities and concerns of those in the urban Northeast or coastal California may be different than those in the Midwest or the deep South.  Without the Electoral College, states with smaller populations like Wyoming, Vermont, and Alaska would have no voice when we elect our president.  Larger states like Texas, New York, and California could control elections.  The Electoral College was instituted so that every state, and every voter in every state, matters.  That is the simple answer.
 Our Founding Fathers intentionally designed the American government to prevent a tyrannical minority from controlling the majority.  We have three branches of government with baked in checks and balances. There is division of power between the federal and state governments, constitutional limits on the government’s power, and a differing composition of representatives in Congress.  And we have the ingenious Electoral College.  
 Many bow-tie wearing comb-over politicians in both parties

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Calendar of events

Personal Reference
School Board Meetings
Devine- Devine ISD Trustees meet in regular monthly meetings on the third Monday of each month. They may also meet in special or called meetings for workshops, or to handle routine business. Meetings are held at 6:30 p.m. at the Administration Office at 605 W Hondo Ave unless otherwise posted.
https://www.devineisd.org/our_district/school_board/public_participation
Natalia- 4th Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. November and December are the exceptions.
https://www.nataliaisd.net/boardoftrustees

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Devine Police Report

September 27
4:04 AM — Car accident at Windy Knoll Drive in Hondo when women crashed a gray Ford truck into an unattended car.
1:37 PM — Car accident at Devine High School.
2:10 PM — Officers called to Teel Drive for an assault case. Complainant stated that a man put his hands on her. The man was jailed.
5:52 PM — Minor accident at 700 Hondo Avenue in Hondo.
September 28
1:30 PM — Officers alerted of phone theft at Colonial Parkway. Charges pending as manager retrieves video footage.
1:30 PM — Complaints received about a parked 18 wheeler at Coker Avenue in Hondo.
September 29
2:57 PM — Complaints received from Oakhill in Hondo for parked 18 wheelers. Both trucks were moved.
September 30
6:12 AM — Officers called for suspicious activity on Windy Knoll Drive in Hondo. Referenced activity was a man in a blue trench coat playing fetch with his dogs.

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Scout Me In!

Boy Scout Troop 72 offers free membership to the next 20 youths who join in 2024. This offer is for boys aged 11-17.
Adult volunteer membership is half-priced at $30 for the remainder of the year.
All are welcome to stop in at the regular meetings, which are held every Tuesday from 7-8 p.m. at VFW Post 3966, Devine.
For more information, contact Kenneth M. at 210-439-6327 or email devinetroop072@gmail.com.

Natalia Elections, for city and school, Early Voting starts Oct. 21

Polling places will open for early voting October 21- Nov. 1 and then election day Tuesday, November 5. There are two local elections in Natalia. There are four candidates vying for positions on Natalia City Council. The candidates are: Mike Fernandez, Selica L Vera, Sam Smith and Valerie Michelle Naff.
The are four candidates are vying for 3 positions on the school board. The Natalia School board candidates are: Andrew Besa, Eric Smith, Fernando Garza, and Tracy Myers.

WHAT DO I KNOW ABOUT THAT?

When taken on a Personal Level the answer to the above question for me undoubtedly would be, for a whole lot of things, …..NOT MUCH, IF ANYTHING!
But in a few areas, I like to believe the answer is quite a bit. I was reminded of that perspective twice in the span of about three hours recently. Two separate conversations centered on a couple of topics that I kinda/sorta believe to possess some insight and understanding.
One happened to be on Test Taking Strategies for Adults. Texas A&M saw fit to award me a Doctorate after a multiple year study into that topic. Decades of writing and speaking on the subject has made me even more “Confident in my Confusion and Enthusiastic in my Error” in the area.
Another conversation dealt with Selective Harvest Strategies for Whitetail Deer in La Brasada. Again, nowhere near to a “new topic” for me after half a century of developing and implementing successful (most of the time) programs to accomplish that objective.

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Tid-Bits

Your Lytle P.D. Week in review … Officers handled 41 calls for service and conducted 94 traffic stops. Of those 94 stops, 52 of the stops resulted in citations, and 42 were warnings. 25 citations were for “speeding,” and 11 were for “no insurance”.
There were no arrests this past week, and only two property crimes were reported! Stripes C-Store reported the theft of 952 gallons of diesel fuel, and a Main St. business reported giving a contractor $2,800 for an AC replacement, but they never did any work.
In other news … I was a busy fellow last week. It started on Tuesday with my attendance as a witness in Federal Court. It was an insurance fraud case we were involved with over 8 years ago! They say, “The wheels of justice turn slow”. I guess that statement has some truth to it.

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Apple Pie and Gingerbread  

Apple Pie and Gingerbread  
Parts of this past week were pretty busy, as my meetings that happen on the first Monday of the month were this week. This coming week is proving to be a busy one for me as various appointments are creeping up on me! We have still had no rain and it’s nearly as dry here as it is in Devine, and that’s pretty dry. I really have to water some of my plants every day. One thing that I did discover, was that my bougainvillea really kicked into action sprouting “blooms” when I put it out in full sunshine, that partial stuff just wasn’t doing the trick. It’s a beautiful color that looks like a combination of yellow and something, it’s not bronze, but it’s a really different color!  
One of the most delicious smells to have in your kitchen is the fragrance of cinnamon as it bakes into something luscious and tasty. Some of the things to bake that come to mind are such as an Apple Crisp, Apple Pie, baked apples and of course let’s not forget good, old-fashioned Gingerbread. During the holidays last year, my daughter had stopped at a Brookshire Brothers store and came to the house with some really delicious oatmeal cookie. It was called Orange, cranberry, oatmeal cookies. There are dried cranberries rather than raisins in them and you can taste a faint flavor of orange, and maybe a hint of cinnamon. Yummy to the last bite. Any type of oatmeal cookie usually has a teaspoon or so of cinnamon amongst the ingredients, snickerdoodles are rolled in a mixture of cinnamon and sugar before baking and molasses cookies are full of wonderful smelling spices.

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