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10 Years ago Thursday, May 12, 2016 Third-ranked rider bucks competition – Fabiano Vieira won the fifth-annual Cactus Jack Bull Riding event by being the only rider to cover all three of his bulls as the Cactus Jack Foundation raised an estimated $55,000 to $60,000 for the youth of Uvalde. Vieria is the number-three bull rider in the world standings; […]
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Booker’s handiwork adorns Uvalde homes
For 34 years, Uvalde resident Mona Booker applied her talents to making drapes, bedspreads, and upholstered pieces for the residents of Uvalde and surrounding areas. Booker estimates that she sewed for at least 150 homes and businesses in Uvalde. Many of those jobs were on North Getty and in Tanglewood. At one time she did drapes for the Grand Opera […]
Pastor’s Column: Straight and narrow requires a moderate path
C.S. Lewis wrote about a “pair of errors” in his famous work, “The Screwtape Letters.” He was describing two strategically placed ditches that a man can fall into if he does not stay properly centered on his “walk with the Lord.” Lewis says our enemy uses these “pairs of errors” to distract us from the truth. Think of the errors […]
Editorial: Standing room only in new city splash pad
The Ox Ranch Splash Pad debuted May 7 at El Jardin de los Héroes Park and if children’s smiles and squeals of delight measure success, the water feature has delivered a tidal wave of fun. The project gained momentum with the Uvalde Rotary Club in the dark days following the tragic shooting at Robb Elementary. Then club president Mayra Vasquez […]
Editorial: New faces, familiar challenges for district
In the months after the Robb tragedy, a former school administrator mused that it could take a series of superintendents before the district truly began to recover. Juan Hinojosa, who assumed the post as interim on April 7, is the third superintendent since the shooting. He and the school board members elected May 2 represent new leadership charged with righting […]
Bee swarm attack sends homeowner to ER
A homeowner in the 400 block of North High Street allegedly received more than 30 stings from a nearby swarm of bees while mowing his lawn the morning of April 17, prompting a partial street closure. The same day in Pearsall, traffic cones were used to shut down South Walnut to East Comal Street, due to what the city described […]
Capital Highlights: High gas prices eating into Texans’ budgets
The average price for a gallon of gasoline in Texas has risen from $2.55 in early February to $3.91 as of Sunday, according to AAA. Diesel prices hover around $5 a gallon. The average Texan now spends $233 a month on gasoline, according to a study reported in The Texas Tribune. “It’s all crazy,” Victor Cortez, a 40-year-old Austin construction […]
Remember when: Classrooms and teachers Uvalde’s most urgent need
10 Years ago Thursday, May 5, 2016 Chief Lambert top brass in Texas – Master Chief Calvin Lambert insists his success as a teacher is a direct result of his cadets’ commitment to the culture he has created during his 17 years at Uvalde High School. Lambert’s work as a naval science instructor with the UHS Navy Junior Reserve Officers […]
Letters to the editor
Veteran thanks Following are more letters written by students in Raydean Moore’s Flores Elementary class in 2002. They were sent to my father, John S. Buchanan, after she read the Uvalde Leader-News article about his military service. They are sweet and caring letters that I am sharing. I hope these adults remember, as I do, the gift that they gave […]
Editorial: Lives Robbed deserves support
For nearly four years a group of Uvalde mothers has leveraged grief into a force for change in the nation’s gun laws. No matter that there are only three women arrayed against vast resources of money and expertise. The friends draw strength from vivid memories of daughters murdered at Robb Elementary and from each other. Gloria Cazares, Veronica Mata and […]
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