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At the Sabinal Public Library, I was introduced to grant writer Rhonda Linehan of Uvalde. She along with library director MaryJane Counselman are looking for bilingual books for the Sabinal Public Library. It is essential that the library have more bilingual literature to keep up with the cultural diversity and expand the love of reading with the children of the […]
Pedro V. Balderas
Pedro Valdez Balderas, 78, of Uvalde died on June 11, 2023, at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio. He was born on Feb. 23, 1945, in Piedras Negras, Mexico, to Maria Balderas and Ventura Valdez. He, along with his wife, was the founder of one of the great restaurant staples in Uvalde, Los Alamos on West Main Street, which just recently […]
Wrestling camp set June 28-29
The two-day Uvalde youth wrestling camp is slated for June 28-29 in Harvey Kinchlow Gym. Wrestling camp is open to incoming fourth-grade to incoming ninth-grade boys and girls. Cost for the camp is $20 per camper. Uvalde High School head wrestling coach Michael Liarakos will teach the camp. Assisting Liarakos will be Coach Ken Childs and Coach Dustin Childs, and […]
Christina Perez
Christina Perez, 51, of La Pryor died on June 12, 2023, at PAM Health Specialty Hospital of San Antonio. A visitation will be held today, June 15 at 1 p.m., and a rosary will be recited at 7 p.m., both at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary. A funeral Mass will be celebrated Friday, June 16 at 1 p.m. at St. Joseph Catholic […]
Entry deadline for golf tournament is June 23
One week from tomorrow is the deadline for entry in the 75th-annual Uvalde Fourth of July golf tournament. The three-day, match-play event is scheduled for June 30, and July 1-2 at Uvalde Memorial Golf Course. For information on entering the tournament, call 830-278-6155. Entry fee for the tourney is $230 with a golf cart or $200 without a cart. The […]
Lynda Campbell
Lynda Campbell, 77, of Uvalde died on June 9, 2023, in Uvalde. She was born on June 10, 1945 in Plainview to J. Elouise (Summers) and Harley Dodd. She graduated from Dimmitt High School in 1963. She married her high school sweetheart, Jimmie Carroll Campbell, on Nov. 9, 1963, in Dimmitt. In 1969, the family moved to Boise City, Oklahoma. […]
DA offers deal in sex crime case
Andrew Funk of Uvalde, originally charged with five counts of sexual assault of his minor child, pleaded no contest to injury to a child on June 13 in court at the Uvalde County Jail. The victim says she feels her voice was silenced. “I felt like I had no voice when it came to the plea deal,” said Mearah Funk, […]
Coyotes win three 7-on-7 football games
The Uvalde Coyotes made it a sweep in football 7-on-7 competition at Hondo last Tuesday night. They won all three of their games. Despite excessive heat and humidity, the games were competitive and exciting. The Coyotes edged the Bandera Bulldogs, 14-12, downed the host Hondo Owls, 15-12, and recorded a 20-6 win over the Sabinal Yellowjackets. “It was a tough […]
Langner, Leinweber earn first place
Mark Leinweber and Brian Langner are the first-place winners of the Uvalde Bass Club’s April fishing tournament. They won top honors in the competition staged last Saturday and Sunday at Amistad Lake. Leinweber placed first in last Saturday’s competition. He caught three bass that totaled eight points even. France D’Spain took runner-up honors. His three bass weighed a total of […]
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