Lifestyle

Springtime may just be the best time to live in the Hill Country. Bluebonnet blooms give way to fields of firewheels as flights of butterflies swoop across winding roads and migrating songbirds return to their summer homes. I n many places, recent rains have greened things up and allowed local swimming holes a brief respite before the summer heat hits in full force.

“WE ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO THIS TIME OF YEAR WHEN WE ARE ONCE AGAIN AMAZED BY THE OUTSTANDING WORK & ARTISTIC INTERPRETATIONS OF THESE YOUNG TEXANS”

April 21 is San Jacinto Day in Texas, commemorating the anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto.

Last Friday, The Arthur Nagel Clinic hosted a luncheon to kick off their annual upcoming April 13 Bunny Run on Saturday, April 13.

Anyone who has been around Bandera for any length of time will certainly have stories and memories associated with the Medina River. For us oldtimers it was the ultimate entertainment available while we were going through our younger years. And it was free!!!

The Friends of the Bandera Library annual Membership Drive is going on in April.

The Annual Lakehills Area Library Fundraiser Dinner invites everyone for a meal of King Ranch Chicken, with beans, cornbread, salad, and beverage for $12 per plate. Homemade desserts will be available for $3 each.

Bandera Nursing and Rehab hosted the first-ever Bandera Mudbug Madness last Friday, March 22.

Camerata San Antonio, an esteemed chamber ensemble, is set to enchant audiences with a series of “Bold Brilliance” string trios performed by a trio of distinguished musicians.

Howdy to All!

The Medina Community Library, the self-proclaimed Best Little Library in Texas, is hosting “A Novel Evening at The Library in Bloom” March 23 at 7 p.m.

Spring is in the air, and The Hill Country Cattle-Women will be celebrating at The Fly Gap Winery in Mason on Tuesday, March 19, at 10 a.m.

This past Sunday was a Possum Cop Chronicle first.

Two wildfires that burned more than 1 million acres in the Panhandle were caused by downed power lines, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.

Spring Break family fun can be found in Bandera.

A night to remember?

The Annual Lakehills Area Library Fundraiser Dinner invites one and all to enjoy a meal of King Ranch Chicken, with beans, cornbread, salad, and beverage for $12 per plate. Homemade desserts will be available for $3 each. The event will be held at the Lakehills Community Center, 11,225 PR 37, on Saturday, April 13. The doors will open at 4:30 p.m. and the meal will be served at 5:00 until 6:30.

A wildfire in the Texas Panhandle has consumed more than 1 million acres and as of Sunday was just 15% contained, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. It is the largest wildfire in Texas history.