The Shiner Gazette

Photo by Bobby Horecka

Photo by Bobby Horecka

SISD approves tax cut for 2022-23 fiscal year

Despite seeing across-the-board cost increases on everything the district needs to run a school, to the tune of about a 14% increase over what those same items cost this year, the board of directors voted Monday night to lower taxes for district taxpayers in the coming year.
Illustration by Bobby Horecka

Illustration by Bobby Horecka

Lions Club’s Pivo & Kolaches is back Oct. 22

Get ready, Shiner! The most grueling sport imaginable is just eight short weeks away, when the Shiner Lions host their second annual Pivo & Kolaches 0.5K fun run on Saturday, Oct. 22. That’s right, folks: A whopping zero point five Kay.
Deacon Michael Morkovsky helps us display a sampling of the many fine wares in Sunday’s noon auction, including hand stitched quilts, Shiner beer collectibles, antiques, furniture and all sorts of other great items. Head over to the Shiner KC Park, 102 S. Ave. G, for a whole day of fun. See you there! 

Deacon Michael Morkovsky helps us display a sampling of the many fine wares in Sunday’s noon auction, including hand stitched quilts, Shiner beer collectibles, antiques, furniture and all sorts of other great items. Head over to the Shiner KC Park, 102 S. Ave. G, for a whole day of fun. See you there! 

Shiner Catholic Church Fall Picnic kicks off Sunday

No instrument more clearly defines German and Czech music than the tuba, and if you want to play in Shiner, you better have a tuba in the band — especially if you’re headed for the 101st annual Shiner Catholic Church Fall Picnic on Sunday, Sept. 4.
Contributed Photo

Contributed Photo

Rotary helps Shiner Animal Services stay cool

A huge thank you to Rotary Club of Shiner No. 6347 for the $1,000 donation they made to Shiner Animal Services. This donation will be used to put in a new air conditioning/heating unit into the shelter to help keep the animals comfortable during their stay.
Photo by Bobby Horecka

Photo by Bobby Horecka

Shiner welcomes new animal services officer

Teena Davis says she couldn’t be happier back working with the patients she knows best, which might seem an odd thing to say for someone in her line of work. After all, Davis has spent most of her time in Shiner working as a local pharmacy tech.
File Photo

File Photo

Shiner public schools earn A rating from the state

Shiner public schools landed one more thing to brag about when the Texas Education Agency (TEA) released its official school ratings on Monday. That’s because Shiner earned a score of 96 when those ratings were released on Aug. 15.
The Tuba Meisters Band kicks things off at 11 a.m. inside the air-conditioned main hall at the 101st annual Shiner Catholic Church Fall Picnic on Sunday, Sept. 4.

The Tuba Meisters Band kicks things off at 11 a.m. inside the air-conditioned main hall at the 101st annual Shiner Catholic Church Fall Picnic on Sunday, Sept. 4.

Everybody's familiar with tuba, right?

No instrument is more identified with German and Czech music than the tuba, and if want to hear some of those horns at their finest, you won't want to miss The TubaMeisters take the stage at 11 a.m.