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Not even two years old when the Wall Street Crash of 1929 hit and barely twelve when recovery from the Great Depression is declared over. It is not an over exaggeration to say the times were hard on a small farm between Bandera and Medina. The youngest of six children, who had already left home, it was time for Charles “Dayton” Whitehead, to strike out on his own. “If it hadn’t been for plentiful squirrels and fish in the Medina River and local creeks, we would have starved ,” Dayton stated. It wasn’t uncommon is those days to stay with family friends and work for room and board – even at age twelve.
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Author and musician Kinky Friedman signs a framed poster for a fan last Saturday at the Spirits of Texas store on C
Read moreA Lighthouse Tale A lone figure in a 15foot flat-bottomed skiff cuts across Aransas Bay in total darkness headed towards the Aransas Pass Light Station, aka the Lydia Ann Lighthouse, on a cold winter’s night in 1982. The lighthouse was taken out of service some 30 years prior, but the man in the boat intends to use it for a service of a different sort. He arrives at the dock, ties up the boat, and makes his way to the 65-foot tower. He climbs the spiral staircase until he reaches the lightless lantern. From behind the glass, he watches, and he waits.
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Disclosure: The Bulletin is a sponsor for this year’s calendar.
A group of locals including Marine veterans are showing skin to benefit Bandera County families in need this holiday season.
Read moreWho Shot Ralph? I guess you could say that Ralph was in show business. Whatever you’d call it, one thing is for sure; Ralph had it made back in the day. He was well taken care of and had a great job where “looking good” was the only thing he had to do. Ralph was good at looking good – to some folks, anyway.
Read moreIn the sport of rodeo, the term gunsel gets used to describe that person who wants everyone to know hes' a cowboy by walking around the arena an hour before the show with his chaps and spurs on or he still has his spurs on at McDonald's after the show. But he also gets one or two-jumped when his bull or bronc leaves the chute or hold on to the gate and lets go on his way out.
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