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Matthew Herman accepts his oath as new police officer with the Bryan Police Department having recently completed Police Academy.

Matthew Herman accepts his oath as new police officer with the Bryan Police Department having recently completed Police Academy.

Herman graduates Bryan Police Academy

Bobby Horecka
Friday, October 7, 2022
Ever since about junior high, being one of the lucky few to wear that badge was all he ever talked about, his mom said. Last month, those dreams all finally came true for one young man from Shiner. Matthew Herman on Friday, Sept.
Sara Collins took these amazing shots at last week's home game against Bloomington, and later posted them to the Shiner Comanche Band Boosters Facebook page. We just had to share...

Sara Collins took these amazing shots at last week's home game against Bloomington, and later posted them to the Shiner Comanche Band Boosters Facebook page. We just had to share...

Comanche Band tops Class 2A at Seguin marching contest

Bobby Horecka
Friday, October 7, 2022
The Fighting Comanche Band topped all the Class 2A bands competing at the Seguin Marching Festival last Saturday—winning higher scores than even a couple 4A bands, one 5A school and two 6A bands, their band director said—with 7th overall in the areawide marching band competition.
Local historian Doug Kubicek and Shiner superintendent Alex Remschel gave us a tour of the Old Shiner Gym last week. Seen here on the old stage, the two are discussing what all still might need doing to make this a 100% usable facility as it was intended—replacing just one set of curtains for use on the stage runs in the tens of thousands of dollars, all the way around would run in the hundreds of thousands. Remschels said. Even more would be needed to bring the stage lighting up to snuff.

Local historian Doug Kubicek and Shiner superintendent Alex Remschel gave us a tour of the Old Shiner Gym last week. Seen here on the old stage, the two are discussing what all still might need doing to make this a 100% usable facility as it was intended—replacing just one set of curtains for use on the stage runs in the tens of thousands of dollars, all the way around would run in the hundreds of thousands. Remschels said. Even more would be needed to bring the stage lighting up to snuff.

OLD SHINER GYM—Part II: Shiner tries again for its gymnasium as depths of Great Depression begin to clear

Bobby Horecka
Friday, October 7, 2022
When we left off in last week’s Gazette, we shared a couple stories filed Jan. 22, 1931, which to borrow a phrase that shows up in our pages then, about “a fellow who signs his name” Mr. J.L.
Flatonia gets a ball past the block attempt of Avery Boedeker and Aimee Mitchon. Photo by Mark Lube.

Flatonia gets a ball past the block attempt of Avery Boedeker and Aimee Mitchon. Photo by Mark Lube.

Shiner volleyball: Lady Comanches come together to down Flatonia 3-0

Mark Lube
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
FLATONIA — The Shiner volleyball team trailed most of the opening set Oct. 4 at Flatonia. The Lady Comanches got it together to win the first one by two points before winning the next by larger margins in a 25-23, 25-16, 25-20 sweep to improve to 3-1 after four matches in district.
The Lady Comanches won first place in the varsity girls 1A-2A. From left is Brinley Ramirez, Erin Pustka, Callie Chrismon, Hayleigh Burns, Amelia Pohler, Molly Kollaus and Eve Roberts. Photo courtesy of Michelle Winkenwerder.

The Lady Comanches won first place in the varsity girls 1A-2A. From left is Brinley Ramirez, Erin Pustka, Callie Chrismon, Hayleigh Burns, Amelia Pohler, Molly Kollaus and Eve Roberts. Photo courtesy of Michelle Winkenwerder.

Shiner October cross country meet: Lady Comanches come in first

News Staff
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
Shiner and St. Paul cross-country teams competed in the second Shiner meet Saturday at Green-Dickson Park. Shiner Varsity Girls The Lady Comanches scored 39 points to win the 1A-2A division. Riley Rainosek was third in 12 minutes, 42.01 seconds. Hayleigh Burns was fifth in 12:50.
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