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Hello March! The Texas mountain laurel is blooming and the Texas redbud is budding. Be sure a visit to the library is on your list of things to enjoy while the weather is so beautiful.
Read moreFebruary has flown by and we are looking ahead to the many happenings in March. As always, subscribing to the library’s monthly newsletter or following the library on social media is the best way to stay on top of the many goings on at the Bandera Kronkosky Public Library.
Read moreIf you still struggle with saying First Street bridge instead of Silver Spur bridge then you have probably been around here about as long as me. If I tell you to meet me at “The Dollar” you better be headed over to Arkey Blue’s Silver Dollar and not one of those many new variety stores popping up all over the county. If I say, “Rhodes Country Shopper Super S Lowes grocery store” there will be oldtimers who laugh and understand but many of you will be scratching your heads.
Read moreThere are a bunch of game warden stories I know of that are fine examples of how those kinds of memes got started. This week, I want to spotlight (get it? spotlight?) one such story from my friends and former academy mates, retired Game Wardens Henry Balderamas and David Martinez.
Read moreSitting here this morning on my computer in a house being warmed by a central heating unit my mind wanders back to sitting on a stool by a wood burning stove in my Granddaddy Kindla’s kitchen when the weather was cold. The woodpile was located about 50 feet from the back door which was pretty convenient when you considered that the outhouse was another thirty feet or so further.
Read moreAs a reminder, the library will be closed in observance of Presidents’ Day on Monday, February 20. We will reopen at 9 a.m. the following day. Have a happy and safe holiday, folks!
Read moreDon’t wait. Get to know your local veterinarian now and establish a veterinarian-client-patient relationship if you expect to treat livestock in the future, as over-the-counter livestock antibiotics will soon require a prescription.
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