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Buddy Tryon was born at the River Ranch 94 years ago this coming August.
Read more(Bandera, Texas)—Agriculture is food, fiber and fuel. But it’s also a variety of careers—education, food safety and service, science, engineering and others. It’s all celebrated on National Ag Day, which is set for Tuesday, March 22.
Read moreOur weekly Watercolor class has been taking advantage of all the beautiful weather we have been having.
Read moreAs a youngster being raised in the small country town of Bandera I discovered early on that a lot of lessons were not going to be taught in a classroom. The self taught hard lessons of everyday life are the ones you never forget. Physical pain and mental anguish had a way of making lasting scars. I was fortunate to have some association with oldtimers in my early years who were well educated in the early pioneer’s way of survival. It wasn’t that I was being instructed in most instances but rather I had opportunities to observe and learn. That was an era when the thinking was kids should be seen but not heard. In some ways it made me bitter and probably contributed to my lack of patience later in life but I have never felt entitled to anything I hadn’t earned.
Read moreHappy April to all! Thursday, April 6, is the monthly Book Club meeting in the Downstairs Meeting room at 10 a.m. The group will be discussing “Blessed McGill” by Edwin Shrake.
Read moreOldtimers like myself who are native to Bandera sometimes just have to sit back and smile when folks start preaching and arguing about how to preserve our small town. Keep it from changing? Exactly what does that mean? Unless you grew up here you can’t imagine how much change has taken place.
Read moreEditor’s Note: Growing Up in Bandera is available in book form! Visit the Bulletin’s office or call 830-7963718 for more info.
Read moreMarch is already over? How is it January is 15 weeks long and the rest of the months only have like 2 weeks? Just who is having so much fun that time is flying by this quickly?
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