Lifestyle
News Staff
The Shiner Rotary Club is getting ready for another Election Day Pancake breakfast on Tuesday, November 8 from 6:30 - 8 a.m. at the Shiner Methodist Church Activity Center.
Breakfast will include pancakes, sausage, juice and coffee for $5. You may dine in or take your plate to go.
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
(Top row from left) Brailyn Jalufka, Courtney Henrichs, (Bottom row from left) Chloe Williams and Addyson Williams prepare to scare guests at the Lavaca Swimming Pool in October 2021. Contributed photo.
The Forgotten Freak Show
Hans Lammeman
Thrill seekers can test their courage with the county’s most harrowing freak show at the Lavaca Swimming Pool this Saturday, Oct. 29, from sundown until 10 p.m. For only $1, guests can brave the second annual haunted house organized by Bob Barrera and other fear enthusiasts.
Monday, October 24, 2022
Bailey's Light: A Brazoria County Ghost Tale
Murray Montgomery
According to legend, the ghost, carrying a lantern, roams across the flat land of Brazoria County, Texas - at night, constantly searching for a jug of whiskey.
Saturday, October 22, 2022
Free Lavaca County Halloween Events, Oct. 28-31
News Staff
*Editor’s note: Do you know of a free Halloween event hosted by a local organization or business between Oct. 28 and Oct. 31 that isn’t on this list?
Thursday, October 20, 2022
Introducing your 2023 Miss Lavaca County USAgriculture…
Bobby Horecka
“I love riding my horses, being outside and being a Chapter officer for my school’s FFA program,” Peebles says.” I maintain all A’s throughout the school year, and play on the varsity softball team for my school. I live on a ranch outside of Shiner, where I tend to all our livestock.
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
The Yoakum Rodeo Arena Benefit Playday will kick off Saturday, Oct. 29. File photo by Hans Lammeman.
Rodeo Arena Benefit Playday set Oct. 29
Hans Lammeman
Prepare your Halloween costume and dust off those old boots; local rodeo enthusiasts organized an event to “bring rodeo back to Yoakum” and raise funds to improve the town’s aging arena.
The Yoakum Rodeo Arena Benefit Playday will kick off Saturday, Oct.
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Trunk or treat, games and other Halloween festivities will be at the Carl and Mary Welhausen Library Friday, Oct. 28. Courtesy Photo.
Free Halloween Fun at Library in Yoakum
News Staff
Everyone is invited to a Halloween Spooktacular on Friday, Oct. 28 from 6–8:30/9 p.m. at the Carl and Mary Welhausen Library in Yoakum. This Free event will provide you and your family with loads of fun, laughter, and time together.
Monday, October 17, 2022
Appelt’s Hill Gun Club’s 2022 King of the Feast Joe Zappe and Queen of the Feast Paula Zappe pose after the award ceremony Oct. 16.
Zappe reclaims the throne
Hans Lammeman
Local sharpshooter Joe Zappe outperformed stiff competition to claim his third King of the Feast title at the Appelt’s Hill Gun Club 140th annual October King Feast on Sunday.
Monday, October 17, 2022
Hallettsville Photographer Left a Legacy of Memories
Murray Montgomery
Some people just use an old shoebox, while others use store-bought albums, but no matter how we choose to save them, old photographs are sure to provide precious memories of the past.
Sunday, October 16, 2022
OLD SHINER GYM Part III: Shiner gymnasium’s fate hinges on just 13 votes for school bond
Bobby Horecka
Editor’s Note: As promised in our first installment, things move fast once they get going in 1938, so with almost no ado whatsoever, we bring you our third and final installment in our historical series on the Old Shiner Gym.
Thursday, October 13, 2022