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Sitting 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!
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Texas has a rich history of being home to cowboys of colors. It was the Spanish vaquero tradition that gave birth to what we know today as our cowboy culture. Mexican vaqueros tending cattle at the Spanish missions taught Anglo settlers who moved into Tejas how to tend cattle on the open range and how to drive cattle from one place to another. Many of these settlers brought slave labor into Texas to help work their cattle. When the Civil War broke out, ranchers left to fight in the war. In their absence, they depended on their slaves to maintain their land and cattle herds. The slaves became expert cattle handlers and horsemen, skilled in roping, branding, and herding cattle.
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.
Read moreTime in the Outdoors is Time Well Spent Did you hear? Lucky Charms cereal is good for you, sort of. Google it. Dr. Darius Mozzafarian, a cardiologist who is the dean of the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, came up with a food nutrition rating system that ascribes a higher value to the magically delicious, processed concoction than that of ground beef, fried eggs, and grilled chicken. If you ask me, that doctor is crazy. You want to know who else is crazy? Duck hunters.
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Longtime Bandera resident Neil Peterson has turned his woodworking skills into an amazing avocation: making guitars.
Read moreI often joke about the gossiping in Bandera back in the day. I don’t believe we were much different than any other small Texas town in that respect. The telephone party lines, the coffee shops and bars were some of the most obvious but there were others more off the mainstream.
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Almost 160 women were treated to a Valentine’s Dinner by the Bandera United Methodist Church on Saturday night.
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