🌱 Kingsville honors veterans with a downtown parade today
Kingsville, Texas Patch AM: a 3 min readMorning Kingsville! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Kingsville honors veterans with a downtown parade today
- Santa Barraza's borderlands art comes home to Kingsville
- Remembering Donald Ray Kasper, longtime Three Rivers educator and A&I graduate
Also on today's calendar: Ranch Hand Weekend.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Warmer with a few showers, with a high of 76 and low of 62 degrees.
- Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 80, low: 51.
- Friday: Less humid with sunshine, with a high of 83 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Coastal Bend Communities To Honor Veterans On Wednesday (iheart.com) — Kingsville's Veterans Day Parade steps off at 5 p.m. today through historic downtown, with lineup beginning at 4 p.m. Roy E. Davis VFW Post 2375 is hosting alongside the city and Kleberg County as Coastal Bend communities gather to honor military service. 
• Worlds Meet in Santa Barraza's 'Dreaming Nepantla' (glasstire.com) — Kingsville artist Santa Barraza's five-decade retrospective remains on display at Texas A&M University–Kingsville's Ben Bailey Art Gallery through November 12. Featuring works from the 1970s through this year, “Dreaming Nepantla” connects family history, Indigenous traditions and Chicana identity at the university where she taught for more than two decades.
• Donald Ray Kasper (southtexasnews.com) — Donald Ray Kasper, a Texas A&I University graduate who spent 47 years serving Three Rivers ISD, died Nov. 6 at 83. He earned his degree in Kingsville in 1965 before becoming a teacher, principal and business manager. Funeral services are Thursday, Nov. 12, at First Baptist Church in Three Rivers.
📸 Around Kingsville
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US Border Patrol Application Workshop →
Kingsville Career Center, Coastal Bend College Campus, 1814 S. Brahma Blvd., Kingsville
9:00 am
Wednesday November 18
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Other local events
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Ranch Hand Weekend →
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Friday November 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Regular-School Board Meeting
Robstown ISD, 801 N 1st St, Robstown
6:00 pm -
Premont - Chamber of Commerce →
Premont Chamber of Commerce, Southwest 1st Street, Premont
10:00 am -
SJH Lady Weevils Basketball Game vs. Alice
Seale Junior High School, 401 E Ave G, Robstown
4:30 pm -
RECHS Choir TMEA All-Region Choir Clinic & Concert
Alice High School, 1 Coyote Trail, Alice
5:00 pm -
SJH Lady Weevils Basketball Game vs. Kingsville
Seale Junior High School, 401 E Ave G, Robstown
4:30 pm -
District PFE Workshop - Attendance Matters
Hattie Martin Elementary School, 701 N 1st St, Robstown
10:00 am -
Friday Night Magic →
GRR Games, 1313 E Main St, Alice
7:00 pm
Wednesday November 11
Thursday November 12
Saturday November 14
Monday November 16
Wednesday November 18
Friday November 20
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARINES.
TOMORROW, NOVEMBER 10, IS OUR BIRTHDAY and we will be celebrating getting together at Nucky's on 14th street, Kingsville, at 6 pm. It's a joyful… (Nextdoor Javelinas)
- Sonic posted a job opening for Crew Member in Kingsville. Apply here.
- HOLT Truck Centers posted a job opening for Quail Hunting Guide/Dog Handler in Kingsville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kingsville here.
🗞 Nearby News
Corpus Christi
- Corpus Christi approves $16.3M makeover for North Padre Island seawall (kiiitv.com)
- Corpus Christi approves $1.3M project to replace aging wastewater system at naval air station (kiiitv.com)
- Corpus Christi approves new speed limits on three highways, locking in lowered Highway 361 limit (kristv.com)
Ok Kingsville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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