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Pictured are board members, left to right, Joey Werner, Robert Werner, Mike Trojcak, Dr. Melanie Cowan, Michelle Werner-Mendel and Nikki Nerada. Not pictured is Amberly Moye.

Pictured are board members, left to right, Joey Werner, Robert Werner, Mike Trojcak, Dr. Melanie Cowan, Michelle Werner-Mendel and Nikki Nerada. Not pictured is Amberly Moye.

New foundation formed

News Staff
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
After watching the Little Dribblers basketball league last season, Robert Werner saw kids struggling to keep their grip on the floor and were sliding everywhere. This inspired Werner on a mission to update the existing old gym of Shiner ISD.
Bass Bros . Co. advertisement in the July 6, 1925 issue of the Yoakum Daily-Herald.

Bass Bros . Co. advertisement in the July 6, 1925 issue of the Yoakum Daily-Herald.

Yesteryear in Yoakum: July 6, 1925

Hans Lammeman
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
Note: The following passages are printed exactly as they were published in the respective historical local paper.   Yoakum Daily-Herald, July 6, 1925   Lavaca County Wolf, hunted 2 years, shot The “club-foot” wolf, otherwise known as the “outlaw wolf”, is dead.
Bill Longley photo courtesy of RootsWeb

Bill Longley photo courtesy of RootsWeb

This Wild Bill Was No Hero

Murray Montgomery
Sunday, July 3, 2022
Years ago, television had an abundance of stories about the old West. One of my favorites was about the adventures of a kindly gunfighter known as, "The Texan." This guy was my hero and best I remember he always wore a black vest.
Victoria Fire Academy Photo

Victoria Fire Academy Photo

Shiner Catholic School alumni now an EMT, fireman

News Staff
Thursday, June 30, 2022
Shiner Catholic School alumni Atley Pilat recently graduated from the Victoria Fire Academy and passed all his required state tests.  He is now a certified EMT and fire fighter.  Atley is a 2020 graduate of St. Paul High School.
Original Caption: “WAFs and Army Pilot. The girls pilot the P-51s and other airplanes from factory to airbases within the United States.” Credit: Image Number 4A-22679-K619, Record Group 342, National Archives and Records Administration at College Park, College Park, Maryland

Original Caption: “WAFs and Army Pilot. The girls pilot the P-51s and other airplanes from factory to airbases within the United States.” Credit: Image Number 4A-22679-K619, Record Group 342, National Archives and Records Administration at College Park, College Park, Maryland

The Brave Female Pilots of WW II

Murray Montgomery
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, young American patriots rushed to recruiting stations all over the country looking to enlist in the armed forces and do whatever they could to defend their country.
Don't miss out on your chance to ride around on the floats next year. Sign up for the Chamber's Royalty Pageant today!

Don't miss out on your chance to ride around on the floats next year. Sign up for the Chamber's Royalty Pageant today!

Moulton Royalty Pageant sign up ends July 5

Bobby Horecka
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
The 2022 Moulton Royalty pageant is right around the corner, and members of the Moulton Chamber of Commerce are actively recruiting for this year’s slate of candidates. The lone requirement of each contestant is that they reside within the bounds of the local school district.
Texas team who competed at the national championship in Georgia last week returned with several top honors, including World Champion Team and World Champion Girls & Boys Teams. Several individual honors were also recognized: Craig and Bella Sciba are the World Champion Ribbon Roping Team, Craig Sciba is the World Champion Chute Dogger, Craig Sciba is also All-Around Cowboy, Mia Janosky and Craig Sciba were both picked for Winning Horse of the Year, Colee Cox is World Champion Girls Breakaway, Wyatt Howell w

Texas team who competed at the national championship in Georgia last week returned with several top honors, including World Champion Team and World Champion Girls & Boys Teams. Several individual honors were also recognized: Craig and Bella Sciba are the World Champion Ribbon Roping Team, Craig Sciba is the World Champion Chute Dogger, Craig Sciba is also All-Around Cowboy, Mia Janosky and Craig Sciba were both picked for Winning Horse of the Year, Colee Cox is World Champion Girls Breakaway, Wyatt Howell w

World Champion Junior High Rodeoers

Bobby Horecka
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Members of the Texas Junior High Rodeo Association’s Texas team who competed at the national championship in Georgia last week returned with several top honors, including World Champion Team and World Champion Girls & Boys Teams.
2022 Miss Shiner Julia Machacek, shortly after winning her crown on Sunday. Look for her thos weekend at Shiner's Half Moon Holidays.

2022 Miss Shiner Julia Machacek, shortly after winning her crown on Sunday. Look for her thos weekend at Shiner's Half Moon Holidays.

New Miss Shiner named Sunday at Chamber’s Royalty Pageant

Bobby Horecka
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
This year’s winners and finalists at the Shiner Chamber of Commerce’s Royalty Pageant were:  • Miss Shiner—Julia Machacek, winner; Megan Winkenwerder, first runner-up; and Mackenzie Peebles (not pictured), second runner-up.
Jacob Heck presents an award to one of his band students over at Sacred Heart schools last school year.

Jacob Heck presents an award to one of his band students over at Sacred Heart schools last school year.

Jacob Heck to split time between county's Catholic school bands

Bobby Horecka
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
There’s a new leader of the band coming to Shiner Catholic Schools, and turns out, he’s the same fellow who helped lead the Sacred Heart Indian Band to the school’s highest point finish ever (405 points), earning them the runners-up title at last year’s TAPPS State Band Championship for Class 2A.
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