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Santiago Roberto “James” Madrid, age 74 of Bandera passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at his side Sunday, September 11, 2022 at Waterside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in
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Frank Simmons Pillet, age 74, of Pipe Creek and San Antonio, Texas, was called home on September 13, 2022.
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Barbara L. Weber, 75 passed away to be with God from complications of pneumonia with her husband, Stephen, by her side in her residence in
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Timothy David Sanchez was born in Boerne Texas, August 22, 1929, to Emma Fullers Sanchez & Pioquinto Sanchez. He passed away in his sleep in the early hours of Monday, September 5, 2022, at the age of 93. Tim grew up in San Antonio and went to Burbank High School, while in school he worked at Dairyland Creamery. Before graduating high school, Tim answered the call to serve his country and enlisted in the Marine Corps at 17 years old on September 5,1946. While in the Marine Corps, Tim served as a “Rifleman” & “Automatic Rifleman” for 2 years at the end of World War II. He left at the rank of Corporal and returned to San Antonio where he went to work at Colonial Cake Co. However, he re-enlisted June 1, 1952, and went to Korea where he was in Artillery, behind the front lines.
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John Wainyard Werchan was born August 11, 1940 in Austin, TX to the late Anton Willie Fritz Werchan and Evelyn Donald Gamble. He graduated from McCallum High School and joined the Air Force in June 1958 where he served 5 years, including time in Japan and Spain. After his military service, he served as an air traffic controller for 16 years until 1980 when he was terminated by President Reagan himself. Perhaps his most joyful career involved his over 20 years as campground manager for Camp Sionito in Bandera, TX.
Read moreWhen the city encountered roadblocks in getting a stimulus fund set up to help local businesses that have been pummeled by the economic hardships associated with the coronavirus pandemic, a collection of business and civic leaders started their own fundraiser to provide much needed aid to businesses, and the drive is still alive.
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Texas National Guard members stand ready to assist technicians with a trial run of a mobile COVID-19 test at Mansfield Park outside Bandera on April 28. No photos were allowed of the 45 people who arrived to actually be tested for the deadly, influenza-like virus last week, but officials said that as of Monday, May 4, no new cases of COVID-19 were identified in local testing. A second mobile testing lab for the virus is being held at Mansfield Park on Wednesday, May 6, beginning at 9 a.m. BULLETIN PHOTO/Chuck McCollough
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