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TABLE OF CONTENTS............................................ PAGE 2 WELCOME FROM THE PUBLISHER...................... PAGE 3 SPRING EVENTS CALENDAR................................. PAGE 4 BANDERA PRO RODEO......................................... PAGE 8 HAM RODEO (FORMERLY BACON BASH).............. PAGE 9 THUNDER IN THE HILLS...................................... PAGE 10 TWISTING THE THROTTLE.................................. PAGE 10 SPRING 2020 AT THE MUSEUM.......................... PAGE 12 MUSEUM SPRING GALA..................................... PAGE 14 FIBER FESTIVAL................................................... PAGE 14 TRIPLE H SCAVENGER HUNT............................... PAGE 16 BUCKWILD RODEO.............................................. PAGE 17 LEGION CAR SHOW/COOKOFF........................... PAGE 18 PARISH FESTIVAL................................................ PAGE 18 MEDINA RIVER CLEANUP................................... PAGE 20 BIRDING TOURS.................................................. PAGE 21 AROUND BANDERA............................................ PAGE 21 FIREFIGHTER BARBEQUE/AUCTION................... PAGE 22 GARDEN CLUB PLANT SALE................................ PAGE 23 FLYING L HOSTS MOTORCYCLE ROUNDUP......... PAGE 23
Welcome to the Trailhead BY JONATHAN DEELEY Bandera Bulletin Publisher
Recently I was asked why, after a career in the military, I chose a career in publishing. I provided my stock answer which included an earned degree in journalism, and now was the time to put it to practical use (and Kelly needs a new pair of shoes). But the question made me pause and think back to the real reason I chose the Arts. It was then I remembered a story my father told me regarding Samuel Morse, his code, the telegraph and at the time, the faster transmission of news. It was a story of self-sacrifice and for the greater good of society. It was also an episode plot from “Death Valley Days.” Samuel Finley Morse spent the first 35 years of his life learning to paint, first at Yale in London followed by the Royal Academy. He studied the Masters, learning how Michelangelo built bodies that seemed to pulse and shudder out of mere oil, shadow and crosshatch. He also learned how Raphael could summon the spark of inner life with a
single stroke of pure white and the dusky ochre of a noble woman's eye. He learned how to paint. In 1825, Morse lived in New Haven, Connecticut with his wife Lucretia and two young sons – a third child on the way. One night a courier delivered a message. According to the message, the city of New York wanted to pay Morse at thousand dollars to paint a portrait of the Marquis de Lafayette – the hero of the Revolution, who was coming to Washington to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the start of the war. Lafayette would sit for Morse if the painter could leave immediately. Morse packed his easel, brushes and paints, kissed his pregnant wife and left that same night. On another night a week later, Morse was in his rented studio in Washington, D.C, preparing for the arrival of his distinguished subject the next morning. He heard a knock on the door and there was a courier breathless and dirty from a hard ride. The courier handed Morse a note with only five words: “Your dear wife is convalescent.”
He left that night and rode for six days straight on horseback, as well in the backs of juddering wagons wrapped in blankets to protect against the cold wind of October nights. When he made it to New Haven, he ran through fallen leaves up to the house only to learn that his wife was dead. In fact, she had died even before the courier had knocked on his door in Washington, D.C. Sadly, she had already been buried while he was on the road — racing home to be by her side. Samuel Finlay Morris spent the next 45 years of his life trying to make sure no one would have to feel the way he felt that night ever again. He invented the Telegraph, turning real space and real distance into illusion, developing a code of dots and lines that could transmit the stuff of real lives. Mores code. That said, I wish my decision and subsequent journey was of a nobler purpose, an endeavor with the greater good at heart, and worth the crippling debt associated with college educations. But alas, I chose journalism because it required the least amount of math. VOL. 2, NO. 1 | SPRING 2020
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Spring Events Call us at 830-796-3718 to sumbit your events for the next calendar. Lost Maples Birding Tour March 3 – 31, 8:30 a.m. – 12 noon daily, Lost Maples State Natural Area, 830-966-3413 Come to the Spring birding tour at Lost Maples State Natural Area. Meet at the overflow parking area and don't forget to bring your binoculars! Knights of Columbus Weekly Lenten Fish Fry March 6 – 27, 5 p.m. until all is sold, St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, 830-460-4712
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Chuck Wagon Dinner & Show March 7 –14, Flying L Ranch Resort, 830-796-7745 Chuck Wagon Dinner & Show, featuring BBQ Dinner & Dessert, Live Country Western Band, Gunslingers, Wagon Ride, Roping Lessons and Archery.
ra County Library located on Main Street. Features novels, audio books and special interest books.
Bandera County Library Book Sale March 7, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Bandera County Public Library, 830-796-4213 Sponsored by the Bande-
Be A Cowboy Day March 9 – 10, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., 510 13th Street, 830796-3864 Ride a Longhorn, Cook on a Chuck Wagon, Sing-a-
Spring Break Arts & Crafts Festival March 7, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., 510 13th Street, 830-7963864
long with Cowboy Lee Harmon and learn how to use a branding iron! Making Felted Soaps March 11, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., 510 13th Street, 830-796-3864 Grab the kids and join in for some spring break fun at the Frontier Times Museum. Fossils to Fools Gold March 12, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., 510 13th Street, 830-796-3864 Attention Rock Hounds! This day is for you. Journey
through the museum to learn, see and touch fossils, bones and minerals. Bandera Ham Rodeo & Music Festival March 13 – 14, Mansfield Park A two-day festival sponsored by the Bandera Wranglers featuring live music by Tracy Byrd benefiting the Boys and Girls Club. Gates Open at 4 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday. Weekend Pass gets you in both days including the Ham Rodeo, the Tracy Byrd Concert with George Dearborn, Brett Mullins Band, and Rebel Bandera Fiber Arts Festival March 13 – 14, Suzoo's Wool Works, 949-400-4225 Third Thursday Cowboy Camp March 19, 7 – 9:30 p.m., Flying L Ranch Resort, 830796-7745 Pickers who perform Cowboy, Texas or Western Swing music are welcome to sit in. Public welcome. For more info: call Lew Pewterbaugh at 830-328-0321. 20th Annual Lakehills United Methodist Church Fish Fry & Auction March 21, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., Lakehills United Methodist Church, 830-751-2404 Serving begins at 11am and includes fried fish with all the trimmings. Desserts are available at an additional cost. Adult plates are
$19; children's plates are $5. Parking is free. Silent auction begins at 11a.m and ends at 2 pm Live auction begins at 1pmThere will also be a "cash & carry" table. March Frontier Times Jamboree March 22, 1 – 4 p.m., Frontier Times Museum, 830-796-3864 Join us on the 4th Sunday of each month as we have live music, storytelling and more. Free and fun for all ages. Frontier Times Museum, 510 13th Street, Bandera Bluebonnet Shop Hop March 26 – 28, Gone Quiltin’, 830-796-4360 Join in the 22nd annual Bluebonnet Shop Hop! Gone Quiltin’, a brick and stick full -service quilt store located in beautiful Bandera, the Cowboy Capital of the World, is participating in the annual Bluebonnet Shop Hop featuring quilting stores all around the Texas Hill Country from Austin to San Antonio. Thunder in the Hill Country Biker Rally March 26 – 29, Mansfield Park A three-day event held at Bandera’s Mansfield Park consisting of tent camping, poker run, vendors, food, field events, music all day Friday & Saturday, bike show, tattoo contest, Sunday morning church service. 21 OR OVER, NO EXCEPTIONS. For tickets and other information, call 409-655-8800. VOL. 2, NO. 1 | SPRING 2020
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Spring Events Call us at 830-796-3718 to sumbit your events for the next calendar. Twisting the Throttle 2020 March 28 – 29, Starts at noon. Chapter 52's Twisting the Throttle party at the Shindigs at 3641 Hwy 16 in beautiful Bandera Texas. Along with our friends from Texas Iron Motorcycle Rallies, we will also have live music, vendors, free primitive camping and self-contained RV spots. 5th Annual BBQ Fundraiser March 28, 10 a.m., Bandera United Methodist Church, 830-796-3849 Lakehills American Legion Post 410 Chili Cook Off & Car Show April 4, Lakehills American Legion Post 410, 830-751-3711 Annual Chili Appreciation Society International (CASI) Chili Cook-off. and Car Show. If you would like to participate or have additional questions, please call the Legion at 830-751-3711. Rose Garden Club of Medina Plant Sale & Raffle April 4, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., Medina Community Center Rose Garden Club of Medina plant sale & auction. Sale supports our community projects. Pick up a Texas Agri-life Landscape Book for $1. Native plants, vegetables & shrubs. Raffle drawing at 2 p.m. (don't have to be present to win). Cowboy Capital Opry April 7, 7 – 9 p.m., Silver Sage Community Center, 830-796-4969 6
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Cost: $5 per adult; plus $5 for reserved seating. Grand Old Opry Style Entertainment at the Silver Sage Community Center hosted by Gerry and Harriet Payne. Benefits the Meals on Wheels program. Third Thursday Cowboy Camp April 16, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m., Flying L Ranch Resort, 830796-7745 Pickers and singers who perform Cowboy, Texas or Western Swing music are welcome to sit in. Public welcome. For more info, call Lew Pewterbaugh at 830-328-0321 Ride & Rise Above Benefit April 18, 9 a.m. Let's help those that have served us win their war with depression. Proceeds can literally make the difference between life and death. We raised enough last year to help a Navy Corpsman and Firefighter struggling with PTSD receive treatment at Warriors Heart. 9 a.m. ride registration (All Vehicles Welcome); 10 a.m. kick stands up and ride to the Roundup & Javelina. 2 p.m. ride returns to Jake's in Pipe Creek Bandera Music Hall of Fame Reunion April 19, 1 – 5 p.m., 11th Street Cowboy Bar, 830796-4849 A mix of local Bandera musicians that put on an afternoon of great music! Hope to see you there! Admission: FREE
20th Anniversary Mounted Scavenger Hunt & Trail Ride April 25, 830-688-2448 Sponsored by Triple H Equitherapy: 791 Backhaus Road in Pipe Creek, Texas. (All horses must show proof of negative Coggins.) Market Days & Spring Fling April 25, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Pipe Creek Christian School, 830-510-6131 Come out to the Spring Fling at Pipe Creek Christian School, proceeds help support the school. Enjoy Market Days, Spring Fling and fried fish plate sale, silent auction, Music, petting zoo, games and custom cars & tractor show. Free entry and parking.
Interested in being a vendor please call 830-510-4007. Medina Lake VFD BBQ, Raffle & Auction Apr 25, 11a.m. – 4 p.m., Medina Lake VFD, 10660 PR 37, Lakehills TX 78063, 830-751-2525 Join us for our annual BBQ including brisket and sausage and stick around for the auction - every year this event raises funds that pay for the day to day operations of keeping the community safe with the right equipment and the trainings needed for the firefighters - come out for a great plate of food, to spend time with your friends and neighbors, and to support your local fire department!
The Medina River cleanup, which typically draws more than 200 volunteers from all over the state and nation, will return on May 2. Courtesy photo
Medina River Cleanup May 2, 9 a.m. – 12 noon, Bandera City Park For reservations call 866-371-3751 or 830-796-3751. The annual river cleanup is conducted as a service to the Bandera community by the Medina River Protection Fund, a 501(c)(3) public charity. It was established as a perpetual fund to engage residents in all parts of the county in a community-wide effort to preserve and protect the river. Food Service for Volunteers and Donors
8th Annual RRCF Buckwild Rodeo April 25, 6 – 10:30 p.m., Mansfield Park Rodeo Arena, 830-522-0054 It's a wild 8 second ride! Gates open at 6 p.m.; Rodeo starts 7:30 p.m. Event includes mutton busting, mini broncs, mini bull riding, open bull riding, saddle bronc and bareback. Featuring special guest Leon Coffee. Come early and sign the Lil Cowgirls and Cowboys up for mutton busting. Must be under 60 pounds. Buckle given to event winner! Adults $10, children 8-12 $5 with ages 7 & under free. April Frontier Times Jamboree April 26, 1 – 4 p.m., Frontier Times Museum, 830796-3864 Join us on the fourth Sunday of each month as we have live music, storytelling and more. Free and fun for all ages. Frontier Times Museum Spring Gala May 2, 6:30 – 10:30 p.m. Every spring the museum does our largest fundraiser of the year. Join us for Cocktails & Southern Style Dinner with music by Lee Harmon and a silent auction and live auction. St. Stanislaus Parish Festival May 3, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, 830-460-4712 Public Welcome! Join us for street dance, food, drinks, live/silent auction, game booths and fellowship.
Motorcycle Roundup at Flying L May 16, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Flying L Ranch Resort, 830796-7745 Memorial Day Parade May 23, 11 a.m. – 12 noon, Main Street, Downtown Bandera, 830-796-3045 Annual Memorial Day Weekend parade down Main Street -- one of the most colorful parades of the year! Sponsored by the Bandera County Chamber of Commerce. Parade applications available on the Chamber's website. Email: cowboy@banderatex.com Bandera ProRodeo May 22 – 24, 8 p.m., Mansfield Park Rodeo Arena, 830-522-0054 Witness the top PRCA cowboys and cowgirls compete on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday as part of the Bandera ProRodeo. Tickets available at the Rodeo event gate, or online at www.banderaprorodeo.org. Adults $12, Children 6-12 $6, under 6 Free. PRCA rodeo produced by Rafter G Rodeo Company. Chuck Wagon Dinner & Show May 23 – 30, Flying L Ranch Resort, 830-7967745 Featuring a BBQ dinner & dessert, Live Country/ Western band, Gunslingers, Western Photos, kid's Face Painting, Wagon Rides, roping lessons and archery. Cost: $35 per Adult; $18 per Child (3-12 yrs)
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Fast-paced action like that exhibited by this steer wrestler in a prior Memorial Day Weekend rodeo in Bandera will return to Mansfield Park’s arena May 22-24 when the rodeo series put on by the Bandera Pro Rodeo Association holds its 37th annual edition of the rodeos.
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BY CHUCK MCCOLLOUGH Special to the Bulletin
Bandera’s rodeo season will get off to a rousing start with the Memorial Day Weekend Stampede Rodeos May 22, 23 and 24, presented by the Bandera Pro Rodeo Association. The rodeos will be the 37th annual edition of the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association, or PRCA, events held at historic Mansfield Park outside Bandera, an arena where rodeos have been held for over 96 years. Come to the rodeos on Memorial Day Weekend and get “up close and personal” with professional cowboys and cowgirls while they exhibit their skills in bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, bull rid8
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ing, calf tie-down roping, steer wrestling, team roping and barrel racing. There will also be a calf scramble and Mutton Bustin’ for the kids. These rodeos provide the opportunity for everyone to enjoy good, clean rodeo excitement, organizers said. Rafter G Rodeo, the producer of the Fort Worth Stock Show Rodeos, will produce the Stampede rodeos as well. Crowds will have the opportunity to be entertained by Justin Rumford, who has won the Coors Man in the Can three times, Clown of the Year for eight years and the Comedy Act of the Year at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. Gates for the rodeos will
open at 6 p.m. each night. The Grand Entry will begin at 8 p.m. nightly. Those wanting to ride in the Grand Entry will need to bring their horses with proof that the animal had its Coggins test and be mounted and ready to ride at the roping chute end of the arena at 7:30 p.m. All riders in the Grand Entry will receive two free admissions to the rodeo that night. Also, active military, retired military and American Legion members with valid ID will be honored with free admission each night. Participants can start signing up for the Justin Mutton Bustin’ event at 6 p.m. each night. A 45-pound weight limit will apply to those youngsters wanting to take part.
Only 12 youngsters will get to take part in the Mutton Bustin’ event at each rodeo, so those interested in entering should make sure they are at the arena early. Winners of the event each night will get a certificate for a free pair of Justin boots. At the Friday night rodeo, May 22, high school seniors with their senior IDs will get free admission as well. Come celebrate and become a part of the cowboy heritage that made Bandera the Cowboy Capital of the World. Admission to the rodeos will be $12 for adults, $6 for children ages 6 - 12, and free for children 5 and under. Mansfield Park is located at 2886 Highway 16 North outside of Bandera.
Bacon Bash reborn as Ham Rodeo BY BILL PACK
bill@banderabulletin.com
It’s got a new name – actually its third in two years – has been expanded into a twoday celebration and remains determined to show that an event featuring wild hogs being chased around a pen and bagged if the contestants are quick enough has solid local support and will not buckle under to protests by animal rights groups. The Bandera Ham Rodeo is ready to take off again at Mansfield Park on March 13, 14, with a star-studded music festival headlined by country star Tracy Byrd and a Ms. Bacon Pageant on the first night and the hog catching event along with a hog calling competition on the second day. A barbecue cookoff sanctioned by Lone Star BBQ will take place throughout the event. The rodeo, which has been going on in Bandera for 17 years, had been known as the Wild Hog Explosion until its prior sponsor backed out last year amid protests from animal rights groups that the event was abusive to the pigs. The Bandera Wranglers community organization stepped in to revive the event under the name Bacon Bash, but another group claimed the rights to that title, and the Wranglers had to come up with another name this year. Bandera Ham Rodeo was the one that won out. Wranglers President Nick Barron said the group has trademarked the name and does not expect it to change again. Neither does he believe the community’s support for the event and for the charitable purpose it serves will falter despite continued opposition
An adult competitor in a past hog-catching fundraiser at Mansfield Park leaps after a wild hog that’s trying to keep from being caught in the timed competition that has entertained thousands over the last 16 years. The event will be held this year on March 13, 14 under the name Bandera Ham Rodeo. Courtesy photo
to the competition by animal rights groups, including PETA, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Last year, the Wranglers sold 3,000 wristbands for the event, a jump from prior years, and Barron said he hopes to see the same kind of turnout this year. The lineup of singers scheduled to perform at the showbarn at Mansfield Park on March 13 is designed to appeal to a huge number of music lovers. Tracy Byrd is the big attraction, but Bret Mullins, George Dearborne and Branded and the local band Rebel Roxie also have a following and should keep the crowd entertained. Competition in the Ms. Bacon Pageant will be held between bands. While the rules may change next year, it’s an open competition for girls between the ages of 18-30 this year. The barbecue cookoff, which will cover brisket, chick-
en, beans and other categories, also will start the first night and continue into the day’s activities on March 14. Tickets to the first night’s music festival costs $40 and will cover admission to the show on the second day as well. Gates for the festival the first night will open at 4 p.m. and the music will start an hour later. On March 14, gates will open at 10 a.m., opening ceremonies will start at 11 a.m. and the competition will start about 11:30 a.m. There will be three children’s categories in the hog-chasing competition, starting with runts for 3-4-year-olds. The adult division will have lightweight, middleweight and heavyweight divisions for men and women combined. There also will be a middleweight division for women only. Entry fees for those events are $5 for children and $30 for a two-person team in the adult divisions.
Youngsters also will have a chance to play in a Kids Zone set up on the grounds, and visitors will get to sample the dishes made in the barbecue cookoff for $1 a serving. Those buying a cup also will get to vote for the winners of the people’s choice award in each category. Admission to the second day of the festivities will be $10 for adults, $5 for those ages 5-12 and free for anyone under the age of 5. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Bandera County will again be the beneficiary of some of the proceeds from the rodeo. The Wranglers will retain a portion of the proceeds to pay for its food drives and other community programs. Organizers said they have obtained all the permits needed from the state to put the show on and are looking forward to another successful event. Mansfield Park is at 2886 Highway 16 North near Bandera. VOL. 2, NO. 1 | SPRING 2020
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Music fest planned at The Shindig A party featuring live music and vendors called Twisting the Throttle 2020 will be held on March 27, 28 at The Shindig events venue in Bandera at 3641 Highway 16 South. It is being held in conjunction with Texas Iron Motorcycle Rallies and will give bikers a base to use for excursions into the Hill Country through the weekend. The lineup of bands that will perform at the event had not been finalized in February. Vendors will include a variety of merchants handling biker gear and clothing products, along with other retailers. Organizers said earlier in the year that they welcomed vendors to set up a booth at the party at no charge this year only. Tickets for the event will cost $10 each day or $15 for the two days. Primitive camping and self-contained RV sites will be available on The Shindig grounds at no costs. The party is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. on March 27 and about noon on March 28, with music lasting until midnight the first night and about 1 a.m. on March 28, officials said. Guests are welcome to bring their own liquor. Beer and set-ups will be available at The Shindig. 10
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Bikers congregate outside the showbarn at Mansfield Park last March for the Thunder in the Hill Country bike rally held last year. Close to 5,000 bikers and biker enthusiasts are expected to take part in the rally when it returns to the park on March 26-29, officials said. Bulletin photo by Bill Pack
Thunder in the Hills March biker expects thousands
Mansfield Park will come alive with the flash and rumble of Harley-Davidsons and other motorcycles when the 2020 Thunder in the Hills biker rally is held at the park from March 26-29. It’s an annual, four-day event that has become a big economic generator for the county as bikers, their girlfriends and wives, family members and friends gather to take in some beautiful Hill Country rides, participate in a motorcycle show and other activities, see what new gear vendors have to offer and to have a good time in Bandera. Organizers expect thousands of motorcycle enthusiasts to turn out for the spring rally, which is the largest of two motorcycle events that Biker Rallies of Texas holds at Mansfield Park each year. Admission to the rally costs $45 per person, which gets participants on to the park
grounds to check out the bike show, listen to bands that have been scheduled for March 26-28, take part in a poker run and other biker games, sample the food and drinks that will be sold during the event and see what goods vendors have to sale. Adult-themed events like a wet T-shirt contest will be held in the early morning hours of the rally, officials said. They also said spots for tent camping and self-contained RV camping were still available in February, but RV spots with electrical and water hookups had been taken. Additional information about the rally is available online at www.bikerralliesoftexas. com or by calling 409-655-8800. Call that same number to register for the event by phone. Mansfield Park is located at 2886 Highway 16 North outside of Bandera.
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MUSEUMS TURN SPRING BREAK INTO FAMILY FUN Rebecca Norton and Maggie Schumacher are on a mission to bring more attention to their museums–attention that is well-deserved in their estimation. “For a town the size of Bandera, it is so special to have two great museums like ours in one place,” said Norton, who is executive director of the Frontier Times Museum. The facility is one of the oldest history museums in the state, founded in 1933. “We are a true ‘cabinet of curiosity’,” Norton said. “We have collected art and treasures for over 85 years, with everything from fossils to photos to a shrunken head. I like to think of us as a snapshot into the history of the Texas Frontier.” A short distance away, the Bandera Natural History Museum has exhibits going back millions of years to the age of dinosaurs. Sixteen of them stalk the grounds as life-size dinosaur reproductions. “Kids love seeing those as they drive in,” said Schumacher, the museum’s director of operations. “We really offer the ‘unexpected’ in our galleries. You can not only experience history going back millions of years, but also explore
around the world through our collections.” Highlights of her museum include animals shown in their native habitats from around the world, artifacts from exotic cultures, a 50,000-yearold femur from a mammoth, and “Trixie,” the triceratops reproduction who came to life in the movie “Night at the Museum.” But what makes any museum more than just the content of its showcases are interactive, hands-on activities that involve the whole family. Both the Frontier Times Museum and the Bandera Natural History Museum offer workshops and presentations year-round, making a special effort over school breaks and holidays to become education destinations for all ages. During Spring Break in Bandera, for example, each museum offers daily activities oriented around dinosaurs, cowboys, wild anikmals and family fun events. Spring Break in the Bandera Independent School District runs from March 9 – 13, and here’s what has been lined up at the two museums to keep youngsters learning and entertained.
Frontier Times Museum Saturday, March 7 Spring Arts & Crafts Festival featuring a presentation of jewelry, woodworking, pottery, fiber arts and other treasures from local artisans. Monday, March 9 Be A Cowboy Day examines 12
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chuck wagon cooking, longhorn rides, branding iron activities and live music. Tuesday, March 10 Painting Like a Cowboy with the Western Artist Group provides painting lessons with a cowboy style and allows participants to complete a painting they can keep.
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Dinosaurs, Cowboys, and Family BY PHIL HOUSEAL Special to the Bulletin
Wednesday, March 11 Pioneer Soap Making and Fiber Art activities with Suzoo’s Wool Works allows participants to turn fiber into fabric. Thursday, March 12 Fossils to Fool’s Gold is a big day for rock hounds that allows youngsters to tour the museum,
learn about and touch fossils, bones and minerals. Friday, March 13 Fire Spinning Inferno & Spring Cleaning Market brings a fire spinning demonstration to the museum and teaches participants a little about the craft while collecting antiques and vintage
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Wednesday, March 11 Happy Tails exotic animals show brings visitors up close with a variety of animals from locally and beyond
Monday, March 9 Dinosaur George’s exploration of everything you want to know about fossils and dinosaurs
Friday, March 13 Mulemanship by Paul & Alejandra Garrison teaches youngsters about mules
items at the museum for visitors to browse through and buy.
Saturday, March 14 Birds of Prey live demonstrations by the Last Chance Forever Sanctuary Visitors to either museum during March will receive special rates to the other museum. These are just samples of learning opportunities that
come alive all year round in the two museums that call Bandera home. “We want to open up a world of possibility for all our visitors,” Schumacher said. “We find it very heartening to show everyone that, yes, you can have fun and you can also learn.” VOL. 2, NO. 1 | SPRING 2020
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FIBER FESTIVAL RETURNING IN MARCH The Bandera Fiber and Arts Week is celebrating its sixth year of activities this year, which will include a second annual fiber festival that will run from March 10-14. The arts week and fiber festival will have fiber arts classes at Suzoo’s Wool Works, 584 Highway 16 South in Bandera, on March 10 and March 12 and at the Frontier Times Museum on March 11. The museum is at 510 13th St. in Bandera. The classes will move on March 13, 14 to the Shindig, an event center at 3641 Highway 16 South outside of Bandera. The event began as a small retreat focusing on fiber arts classes in the Hill Country. Today, the small retreat has been transformed into an event that will include at least 17 vendors specializing in farming, fiber arts and farm related goods. The groups represented at the festival will include Pebble Beach Art, Texas Fresh Harvest Farm, Lone Wolf Fibers and The Sheepwalk Farm and Fiber Arts Studio. The event has added a shearing day for local sheep farms featuring the work of Right Choice Shearing. Another new feature this year is a sewing and fiber arts competition called Texas Make It With Wool, which is sponsored by the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association. Event organizers said they are proud that Texas teachers, artists and farmers will take part in the week’s activities. For more information, call Jennifer at 949-4004225 or visit www.hillcountryfiberfest.com.
FRONTIER TIMES MUSEUM SPRING GALA COMING MAY 2
A large crowd listens to a speaker at last year’s Spring Gala that the Frontier Times Museum put on. Food, live and silent auctions and time to visit with friends new and old will be featured when the gala returns to the Antler Oaks Lodge on May 2. Courtesy photo
THE GALA IS THE LARGEST FUNDRAISER THE TOWN’S HISTORIC MUSEUM PUTS ON DURING THE YEAR. May 2 will be the date of this year’s Spring Gala held to benefit the Frontier Times Museum in Bandera. The gala will be held again at the Antler Oaks Lodge, 3862 Highway 16 North just outside Bandera, and will include a dinner with cocktails and both a silent and live auction for a variety of gifts, artwork and travel opportunities. Included in the auctions will be the chance to take part in a South African safari, to travel
to Tuscany in Italy and to make a Western excursion to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Tickets for the gala are being sold for $85 apiece. They can be purchased by calling 830796-3864. The Frontier Times is located at 510 13th St. in Bandera. More information about the museum is available at www.frontiertimesmuseum.org or at the museum’s Facebook page.
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Bandera Natural History Museum 267 Old San Antonio Highway, Bandera Texas www.banderanhm.org www.facebook.com/BanderaNHM 830-328-5090
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Explore, Experience, Educate, and Enjoy! Opening its doors in the summer of 2016, the Bandera Natural History Museum attracts visitors with its many unique attractions, including a collection of life-size reproductions of dinosaurs and ice age animals.
Sitting in the heart of downtown Bandera, the Frontier Times Museum serves as a historical community center, collecting stories that reflect Bandera County and its impact on the Texas Frontier. The museum has been in operation since May 20, 1933.
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Scenes like this one from a past Mounted Scavenger Hunt & Trail Ride at the Triple H Equitherapy Center near Pipe Creek are likely to be repeated when the event is held for its 20th year at the center on April 25.
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Triple H Equitherapy Center celebrates its 25th anniversary this year and will host its 20th annual Mounted Scavenger Hunt & Trail Ride on April 25 at the center, 791 Backhaus Road near Pipe Creek. Participants will have the chance to hunt for items on horseback in the scavenger hunt or just ride along the peaceful trails on the center’s grounds at their own pace. The hunt will feature favored stations from past scavenger hunts in honor of the 20th anniversary of the event. The mounted scavenger hunt and trail ride will cover three trails. A walking trail also will be set aside with areas reserved for photos. A variety of activities have been set up for non-riders, including a bouncy house, Giant Jenga, a chance to meet a therapy horse and rock painting. “This year, we really hope more non-riders will attend. Our idea is to make this an affordable and fun event for the entire family,” said Keisha Laughy, Triple H operations di-
rector. All horses that take part in the ride must show proof of a negative Coggins test. The event costs $35 for those wanting to ride, $15 for adult non-riders and $5 for child non-riders ages 12 and under. With that admission fee, guests will receive a “kountry kitchen” lunch. The gates will open at 8 a.m. and lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event ends at 4 p.m. Serving people with special needs in the Texas Hill Country and Bexar County for 25 years, Triple H strives to improve health and the quality of life for individuals with special needs through internationally accredited equine-assisted activities and therapy. It is one of only two nonprofit therapeutic riding centers in the San Antonio and Hill Country areas fully accredited by the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship, International.
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Ridin’ the River Cowboy Fellowship holds rodeos because it embraces the cowboy and cowgirl culture in pursuing its mission of spreading the message of grace and mercy available through Jesus Christ, and probably the largest one it sponsors is coming up again on April 25 at the Mansfield Park arena – the RRCF Buckwild Rodeo. It’s called the Buckwild Rodeo because it’s a rough stock rodeo featuring events with bucking animals - bulls, mini bulls, saddle broncs, bareback horses and others. There will even be a mutton busting event for the youngsters. The weight limit to participate in that event is 60 pounds, and families are encouraged to get there early to sign up. Participants will be admitted on a first-come, first served basis. Belt buckles will be pro-
vided to the winners of the mutton busting competition. Tickets for the rodeo will cost $10 for adults and $5 for youngsters between the ages of 8-12. Anyone ages 7 or younger will get in for free. Gates for the event will open at 6 p.m., and the Ridin’ the River church band will perform from 6:15 – 7:15 p.m. Rodeo action will start at 7:30 p.m. Food and drink concessions will be available on the park grounds, which are located at 2886 Highway 16 North outside of Bandera. The fellowship is sponsoring the rodeo for the ninth year, and it hopes the public will come enjoy the high-flying fun. Proceeds from the rodeo will support the church’s operations and activities. More information is available by calling Troy Crow, co-leader of the fellowship’s arena team, at 830-4469284.
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Parish festival means food, raffles, fun Food and drinks, a silent and live auction, raffles, games for all ages and music will all come together on May 3 when the St. Stanislaus Parish Festival is held on the grounds of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church at the corner of 7th and Cedar streets in Bandera. The public is welcome to come out and tour the historic catholic church during the day and to take in the other activities, which will include a street dance. The festival is set to run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Barbecue plates will be on sale for $10 a plate, but Mexican food and other dishes will be sold as well to keep the crowd well fed. Raffles are scheduled for items like a $500 VISA gift card, a lifetime membership in the Bandera Gun Club and a seven-night stay for eight at the Hyatt Residence Club in San Antonio. A variety of different items will be available for purchase in the silent and live auctions as well.
Legion adds car show to cookoff BY CHUCK MCCOLLOUGH Special to the Bulletin
Lakehills American Legion Post 410 is throwing its first-ever Classic Car and Motorcycle Show together with its 2020 Annual Chili Cookoff on April 4. “Many of our member veterans are classic car or motorcycle enthusiasts and have expressed a desire to host this type of event. Rather than have separate events, we decided to join the two events - the chili cookoff and the car/motorcycle show - into one day of fun events with most of the car/motorcycle show occurring in the morning and the chili cookoff occurring in the afternoon,” American Legion Post 410 Commander Joey Best said in a press release. “The set up makes for a well-rounded day of fun cars, motorcycles and cooking,” said Best. Ron Clarke, who is organizing the car show with other legion members said, “This is a great way to show our appreciation for all types of motor vehicle, and we as veterans have supported many civic functions with these cars and motorcycles.”
Lakehills American Legion Post 410 members and supporters enjoy each other’s company at the legion’s chili cookoff two years ago. The post, at 147 Legion St. in Lakehills, will host another chili cookoff along with a Classic Car and Motorcycle Show on April 4. Courtesy photo
The cookoff and car show will be at the legion’s post hall in Lakehills, 147 Legion St., formerly 26th Street. The car show will start at 10 a.m. with the cookoff occurring all day. There will also be a splitthe-pot raffle. A DJ will provide musical entertainment from noon to 5 p.m., and the hall will be open to the public all day. All proceeds will benefit the American Legion’s many civic activities. There will be no admission fee to the American Legion grounds for either event. People who want to register their cars or motorcycles to show in the event can
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Volunteers in one of the 19 prior trash and debris cleanups on the Medina River in Bandera County wade through a low area of the river looking for waste. The cleanup, which typically draws more than 200 volunteers from all over the state and Courtesy photo nation, will return on May 2.
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Cleanup The annual Medina River Cleanup will return to Bandera County for its 20th year on May 2, and organizers said they expect another group of 200-plus volunteer to show up and do their part to keep the river as pristine as possible. The cleanup, put on by the Medina River Protection Fund, has become a traditional event for many of the Boy Scout troops, canoe clubs and other nature lovers who want to show how committed they are to see that the river stays clean. 20
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Organizers said the event draws people of all ages and from a variety of states to walk the banks of the river or in its shallow stretches, to ride canoes or kayaks down portions of the river looking for trash and to help prepare meals for the volunteers or to perform administrative tasks associated with the cleanup. When the day ends, a 50-mile stretch of the river will have been toured and mounds of recyclable and non-recyclable trash will have been removed and transferred to a recycling center for disposal. Last year, the cleanup pulled out about 7,000 pounds of recyclable metal, including an entire automobile that had been washed into the river, and about two tons of non-recyclable trash. Cleanup coordinator Robert Brischetto said the trash haul might not be as heavy this year since the area was not exposed to a major flood since the last time volunteers went out. But he said every year, at least a ton-and-a-half of metals is pulled from the river. Volunteers can start arriving the day before the cleanup. Free, tent camping will be available for volunteers, if the same rules apply this
year as in the past, at Bandera City Park where the event is headquartered and at Pioneer River Resort just across Highway 173 from the park. RV sites with full hookups also will be available at discounted rates to volunteers at the river resort. Registration for the cleanup will be from 9 a.m. to noon on May 2 at city park, by the Medina River dam near Highway 173 just south of Maple Street in Bandera. Cleanup crews will be assigned to teams overseen by 12 section heads who are responsible for cleanup in designated sections of the river. Shuttles will be available to transport volunteers if necessary. Breakfast, lunch and a three-meat, barbecue dinner will be served to those taking part in the cleanup. A band or a singer also will be scheduled to entertain the crowd from 5-7 p.m. Brischetto said since this is the 20th anniversary of the cleanup, officials have plans to recognize volunteers who have attended the event every year since its start. For more information about the event, contact Brischetto at 210-413-7264 or by email at rrbrischetto@gmail.com.
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Birding tours set at Lost Maples BY CHUCK MCCOLLOUGH Special to the Bulletin
If bird watching and thrilling outdoor scenery are the kind of things that keep you energized, plan to schedule a trip to the Lost Maples State Natural Area in the coming months. Spring Birding Tours at Lost Maples will be held every Tuesday and Saturday, from 8:30 a.m. to noon, from March 7 through April 28. Come join birding hosts Les and Jane Hall for their 20th birding season leading tours at the natural area. Participants are asked to meet at the birding blind near the overflow parking lot at 8:30 a.m. on the day of the tours. They also are asked to bring
along binoculars, good walking shoes, a trekking pole for water crossings, water, snacks, a hat and appropriate clothing for the ever-changing Hill Country weather. The natural area is home to a wide variety birds, including the endangered golden-cheeked warbler and the recently delisted black capped vireo. The tour is free with your paid admission to the park of $6 per person. Those with a Texas State Park Pass will get in for free. For more information, go to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department website, tpwd. texas.gov, or call Lost Maples State Natural Area at 830-9663413. Lost Maples is located at 37221 FM 187 in Vanderpool.
Around BANDERA Free quilt show in Pipe Creek A Quilt Show displaying the artistry of quilt makers from across Bandera County will be held at the Pipe Creek Presbyterian Little Rock Church on Thursday, through Saturday, March 5-7, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. About 200 quilts, some of them more than 100 years old, will be exhibited at the show, which is open to the public free of charge. The quilts will be on display only and will not be available for sale. Members of the quilting groups that contribute to the show also will be on hand to talk about their creations. The quilting group at Pipe
Creek Presbyterian, called the Nancy Westley Quilting Circle, has put up a kingsized sampler quilt, with 42 blocks of quilted fabric, up as the prize in a raffle that will take place on Saturday, March 7. Raffle tickets are available for $5 apiece at the church and from Westley Quilting Circle members. Money made from the raffle will help the quilting circle buy supplies to make prayer quilts. Officials said the winner of the drawing does not have to be present on Saturday to claim the prize. The church is at 8589 Highway 16 South outside of Pipe Creek.
Music stars coming to reunion Music from singers and bands that have been inducted into the Bandera Music Hall of Fame will fill the air through the afternoon ofn April 19 when the hall of fame holds a reunion showcase at the 11th Street Cowboy Bar from 1-5 p.m. It will be a free afternoon of entertainment at the cowboy bar, but hot dogs and other food items will be available for purchase, a caricature drawing of past hall of fame winners and other items will be sold in a raffle and additional gifts and services will be up for bid in a silent auction at the reunion. Organizers said the lineup of bands and performers who will play was still being
worked out in February, but it should include several entertainers who are well known to area audiences and who have helped put Bandera on the musical map. More information about the performers and other details about the reunion should be available as they are finalized. Check out the Bandera Music Hall of Fame Facebook page for details. Proceeds from the event will help the hall of fame fund the scholarship it provides to a graduating senior in Bandera County each year. The cowboy bar is located at 307 11th St. in Bandera. Everyone is invited to come out and have a good time. VOL. 2, NO. 1 | SPRING 2020
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Auction, barbecue aids area firefighters Organizers hope another big crowd will turn out for the annual barbecue, raffle and auction benefitting the Medina Lake Volunteer Fire Department, which will be held on April 25 at the Medina Lake VFD station in Lakehills. Items like a handgun and a kayak will be raffled off during the event, which will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. In addition, dozens of additional gifts, travel opportunities and other offerings from area merchants will be available in an auction that will take up much of the afternoon. The fundraiser for the fire department has no admission charge, but plates of food, including brisket and sausage, pinto beans and potato salad, will be sold for $10 a plate. Raffle tickets also are avail-
able from fire department members for $1 apiece or six for $5. The event gives the community a fun way to come together to support operations at the volunteer fire department that serves Lakehills and the Medina Lake area. The department depends on donations to keep its equipment in good shape and its firefighters properly trained since it receives no public funds other than an annual allocation from an emergency services district in Medina County, which also borders the lake. The fire station is located at 10660 PR 37 in Lakehills. Medina Lake Fire Chief Greg Spengler is available at 210323-1804 for those with additional questions.
Some of the crowd that turned out for the annual Medina Lake Volunteer Fire Department barbecue, raffle and auction visit while enjoying brisket and sausage lunches at the fire department’s 2018 fundraiser. The event will return to the Medina Lake fire station at 10660 PR 37 in Lakehills on April 25. Bulletin photos by Bill Pack
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BENEFIT AIDING VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS SET APRIL 18
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The fifth Ride & Rise Above Benefit organized by Scott Kaufmann to raise funds to pay for a veteran or first responder to receive assistance from Warriors Hear will be held on April 18 at Jake’s at Polly Peak starting at about 9 a.m. It will get kicked off with registration for a ride by bikers and motorists in other vehicles through the Hill Country, with stops at Javelina Harley-Davidson in Boerne and the Cocky Rooster Bar in Comfort, before returning to Jake’s at about 2 p.m. A $20 fee will be charged those taking part in the ride. Barbecue plates will be sold at Jake’s after riders return for $10 a piece. A silent and a live auction also are planned, along with raffles for a variety of items. Raffle tickets will cost $1 apiece. Music will be provided at the ben-
Pipe Creek Christian School and New Life Resale Shop will hold its annual Market Days & Spring Fling on April 25 at 1990 FM 1283 in Pipe Creek. The event includes a Fried Fish Plate that comes with coleslaw, corn on the cob, hushpuppies, and a drink. Plates will sold at the event for $10 apiece. Visitors can look through a large number of donated items and take part in a silent auction that includes a Remington Model 770, 7mm Remington Magnum rifle, donated by Helotes Tactical. The fundraiser also will feature a petting zoo and games for youngsters, a custom car and tractor show, music and merchandise offered by vendors.
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efit by singer Ken Burson and local band Rebel Roxie before the event ends at about 7 p.m. Kaufmann, who started the benefit in memory of his brother who committed suicide years ago, said the money raised by the event has generated enough money each year to help at least one veteran or law enforcement officer cover treatment for depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and other conditions at Warriors Heart, a Bandera treatment facility. It has raised about $15,000 each year, Kaufmann said, and has turned the tragedy of his brother’s death into something life-changing for a lot of people. Jake’s is at 3810 Highway 16 near Bandera. Everyone is invited to take part. Anyone needing additional information is asked to call Kaufmann at 847-942-7543.
There will be no admission fee and no cost for parking. “Once again Pipe Creek Christian School is excited to hold our annual Spring Fling fundraiser. This event is combined with the New Life Resale Shop Community Garage Sale, and all proceeds directly benefit the school,” said Patricia Huckabee, assistant school administrator. Pipe Creek Christian School opened on Aug. 20, 2001 with the goal of creating a school committed to academic and spiritual excellence, instilling in students a love for learning and providing an orderly, nurturing atmosphere in which these ideals can be achieved. The resale shop is located next to the school.
Garden club plans plant sale, raffle The Rose Garden Club of Medina will help usher in spring with its Plant Sale and Raffle which will be held on April 4 at the Medina Community Center. It will run from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. The Plant Sale and Raffle provides funds that will be used to educate men, women, and children about planting native flowers, plants, trees and grasses for the area’s wildlife and the community to enjoy. This year, the sale we will have more native plants than usual, officials said. “We will also have many unusual raffle items,” said club member Vicki Shroyer. “Our plan is to have a community greenhouse and garden. We hope to do more beautification projects in the future member.” Planting America for the Future is the theme of the rose garden club. “The future of gardening looks bright for us here in the Texas Hill Country as we are blessed with natural resources and people that
Lyne Bennet, left, talks to Edie Jessup with the Rose Garden Club of Medina about a plant that was available at the club’s annual Plant Sale and Raffle last year. The sale returns this year to the Medina Community Center, at 13857 Highway 16 North in Medina, on April 4. Bulletin photo by Jade Menchaca
know the importance of protecting our environment for future generations,” Shroyer said. She also said, “To quote Audrey Hepburn, ‘To plant a garden is to believe in to-
morrow.’ We plant for the future.” The community center is at 13857 Highway 16 North in Medina. Follow the garden club on Medina Community Chat
and Facebook, which also should have photos of their activities. For more information contact Shroyer at 830-9550960 or email msvicki24@ gmail.com.
Flying L hosts motorcycle roundup Organizers expect about 500 bikers to take part in a Motorcycle Roundup at the Flying L Ranch Resort on May 16 that will include food, music, vendors and raffles that benefit the Veterans Assistance Dogs of Texas and the American Diabetes Association. The rally is set to run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Flying L, at 675 Flying L Dr. in Bandera, but a party has been scheduled into the
evening on May 16 and food will be served at the Main House at the resort. The Flying L’s Pilot Lounge will be the site were participants can enjoy food and drinks during the day and take part in the raffles that are scheduled. It also will be the place where dogs from the Veterans Assistance Dogs program and their trainers will be on hand to talk about the services they provide. Vet-
erans who have gotten dogs from the program will be present to tell their stories. The American Diabetes Association is the organization that is benefitting from the cross-country motorcycle tour being undertaken by the Lone Star Rider Rex Covington, who also will be present for the event. Covington’s late son was diagnosed with type I diabetes in 2003, and Covington began the tour, called Riding
for a Cure, in his son’s honor. The Motorcycle Grand Tour of Texas also is sponsoring the roundup. It’s a self-guided motorcycle tour of Hill Country locations and other popular sites around Texas that make for a good ride for bikers. The tour started at the beginning of the month and will continue until Nov. 15. Organizers encourage the public to come out to support the roundup. VOL. 2, NO. 1 | SPRING 2020
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