ADAM RILEY for FISD SCHOOL BOARD

Experience: 8 years Teaching and Coaching for FISD

• Only candidate for 3-Year term with teaching experience

• Will provide knowledge, experience, & input other candidates cannot

• 3 years at FMS & 5 years at FHS

• Social Studies Teaching Field - Including AP Classes for Last 3 Years

• Taught Grades 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and assisted in AEP

• Coached football, basketball, baseball, and track

Vision for FISD:

• Serve Those Who Serve Others - Sustainable, Attractive Educator Compensation

• See FISD grow into an educational destination reflective of the values of Gillespie County

• Benefit from the economic growth & investment from our community being a tourist destination

• Vote Yes in the School Bond Election. Help Invest in the future of FISD.

• Ask those investing here for business to also invest in our schools

• Resist Trends of Cancel Culture & Agendas That Aren’t Reflective of Community & Best Interests Pol. Ad. paid for by Adam Riley for FISD School Board

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There will be prize giveaways as well as door and attendance prizes.

Proceeds will go to the preservation of St. Joseph’s Society and Halle, local scholarships for high school seniors, and the ministries of St. Joseph Society and St. Mary’s Parish and Catholic School.

Those who have not had a chance to see the work completed at St. Joseph’s Halle should not miss this chance, directors said.

There will be a prize drawing and festival fun to partake in.

St. Joseph’s Society has been an integral part of St. Mary’s Parish since its establishment by the Rev. Joseph Roch (Rawk) in February of 1899.

Roch knew it would be best for the society if it had its own home, so he set about the difficult task of building the St. Joseph’s Halle, which stands today as a memorial to his zeal.

Construction of the Halle was completed and it was dedicated in 1900. Roch died at the age of www.honorveteransnow.org

33 on June 14, 1904 and lay in repose in the Halle prior to his funeral mass and burial in St. Mary’s Cemetery.

The Halle has been the site of meetings of various parish organizations, community arts and music groups, parish and St. Mary’s School gatherings, and socials and entertainments of all sorts.

Following a major renovation and upgrade, St. Joseph’s Halle is now a state-of-the-art meeting venue that offers use to the community of Fredericksburg and beyond.

The purposes of the St. Joseph’s Society are: Promotion and support among its members of a strong religious life consistent with the teaching of the Catholic Church; to aid its members in sickness and distress, and honor their memory after death; and inculcation in its members love and esteem for the German tongue, customs, and mode of life.

For more information, contact Darin Holmes, DDS, at 830-456-1999.

Please call 830-997-1709

Love of neighbor for the Salvation Army by two eighth-grade students, Juan Viveros, left, and Glen Umlang of St. Mary’s School, was a welcome demonstration of goodness amid current events, said their Salvation Army-Fredericksburg Chapter Chairperson Mary Holland (center). Both boys completed an academic challenge to compose and deliver a speech at a recent presentation about charitable donations and why they chose the Salvation Army. Their talk even inspired an anonymous, yet generous, donation. “We at the Salvation Army thank the boys for their donors’ generous donations and especially their Agape,” Holland said. The students’ teacher is Misti McMordie. — Submitted photo

Good Samaritan Center spring fundraising dinner set

The Good Samaritan Center (GSC) has set its annual Spring Fundraising Dinner and Good Samaritan of the Year Award presentation for Tuesday, May 3, from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

The event will take place at the St. Mary’s Holy Family Center, 304 W. San Antonio St. A multi-course dinner will be served, along with complimentary wine and beer.

“Our fourth annual Good Samaritan of the Year Awards are going to the eight dental professionals who volunteer their time and skills to serve our patients in our clinic: Drs. Michael Brunvold, Arnold Cuellar, David Heinrich, Zach Hoerster, Jay Lindsay and Kenneth Wiedenfeld, and hygienists Veronica Strackbein and Sandra Striegler,” said John Willome, GSC’s executive director.

“Additionally, we are honoring the past two years’ recipients: general surgeons Drs. Gregory Andreassian, Lance Love and Jay Stouffer for 2020 and gastroenterologist Dr. Christopher Fincke for 2021.”

Event tickets cost $100 per person, of which $50 is tax deductible. Reserved tables for eight are available for purchase at $1,000 with a total tax deduction

Beef and Range Field Day slated

Beef and Range Field Day will be held May 12 at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds.

The first educational program will take place from 3-4 p.m. Registration and exhibits will be from 4-4:45 p.m.

A meal will be served at 5 p.m.

From 5:30-7:30 p.m., the second educational program will take place with door prizes.

Continuing Education

Units will also be available for those who qualify.

Meal tickets are now available for $15, and can be purchased at the USDA Farm Service Agency, 1906 N. Llano St. or at the Gillespie County AgriLife Extension office at 38 Business Ct.

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