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Communities, law enforcement gather

BY BRITTANY ANDERSON

KYLE — Last week, residents and law enforcement agencies around Hays County participated in a worldwide event that seeks to strengthen the relationship between communities and police.

National Night Out is held on the rst Tuesday of October in Texas and is aimed at bringing citizens, law enforcement agencies, local o cials and businesses together to increase anti-crime awareness while also strengthening community partnerships.

e Kyle Police Department hosted a downtown party at Mary Kyle Hartson City Square Park on Oct. 4, giving community members the opportunity to meet and talk with law enforcement o cers and other rst responders.

e party also featured local vendors from organizations like Hays County Crime Stoppers and CERT (Community Emergency Response Team), and sausage wraps were provided by the Kyle VFW Post 12058 and Kyle Masons Lodge 304.

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Kyle City Council approves credit card ordinance

BY AMIRA VAN LEEUWEN

KYLE —Over the course of several meetings, the Kyle City Council unanimously approved a city-issued credit card policy.

On Aug. 25, the city council asked the Director of Finance Perwez Moheet

to incorporate changes recommended by the Compensation Committee related to city council compensation, which was reviewed extensively in a series of earlier meetings. Moheet made the requested changes and brought the amended policy back for a second reading on Oct. 3 –which was unanimously approved with a 6-0 vote.

In the drafted ordinance, presented on rst reading during the Sept. 20 meeting, there were recommendations made by the Compensation Committee that addressed outgoing council members –whether their term is complete or they resign.

Under the policy, the ownership and responsibility are on the individual council members to complete the appropriate forms to submit by the deadline.

Mayor Travis Mitchell thought the draft ordinance was “pretty good” but wanted to discuss a couple of things regarding the way

the policy was written.

Mitchell suggested that the council keep the item budget the same but allow the di erent categories within the budget to be exible as long as they don’t exceed their budgeted amount.

Council member Ashlee Bradshaw agreed.

“I think we all serve in di erent ways and that’s a good opportunity for each of us to show up and utilize those funds the best way that we see t,” Bradshaw said.

Council member Yvonne Flores-Cale’s major concern was whether or not the policy signi cantly increased the duties of the city secretary.

“I’m thinking, is there anything we can do to do an online system so we can ll out forms and upload receipts, and that way they’re sent to her [Holm] electronically?” Flores-Cale asked.

Perwez said that this policy does have more paperwork and more administrative requirements but whether it goes to the city secretary’s o ce or directly to the nance department, it

would be the same amount of work.

“ e ownership and responsibility is on individual council members when you travel,” Moheet said.

Mitchell motioned to remove Section 8, which gave the city secretary the responsibility of placing items on the agenda when a council member returns from traveling.

“I didn’t really like the fact that it was the city secretary’s responsibility to be placing items like that on the agenda,” Mitchell said. “I think it’s our responsibility to be compliant; we control the agenda by the charter, and so it should be us that makes that request per the council policy.”

Flores-Cale said she did not see consequences in the procedure.

“If you want to build in a consequence, and I’d like to see that throughout because these are a lot of procedures that are great, but there’s no repercussions or accountability if we don’t follow through with that,”

O ce and other local agencies also visited the nearly 30 neighborhood block parties going on for National Night Out to meet residents, speak about important safety topics and hand out a variety of safety literature and other goodies. Neighborhoods like Shadow Creek in Buda even had appearances from the Austin Mounted Patrol and activities like a kid-friendly tra c safety course.

During the event, residents were encouraged to turn on their porch lights to show unity against criminal activity.

Kyle PD O cer James Plant said that National Night Out event gives residents the opportunity to meet law enforcement in a more casual setting as opposed to a griefstricken, stressful situation, which is oftentimes the circumstances that people meet them under. Events like this, he said, allows for positive interaction between law enforcement and the community, from young kids to older adults.

Mark your calendar for the next National Night Out in Texas, which will take place on Oct. 3, 2023. More information can be found at www.natw.org.

Members of the Kyle VFW Post 12058 wave as they parade down the street.

The Lehman High School Lobo mascot entertains people of all ages in front of Mary Kyle Hartson City Square Park.

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Members of the Lehman High School Navy JROTC march proudly down Center Street at the 2022 Kyle Founder’s Day Parade.

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Members of the Kyle VFW Post 12058 and Kyle Masonic Lodge 304, including Ray, left, and David, right, provided sausage wraps and bottled water at the downtown party.

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Kyle Police Department’s National Night Out downtown party on Oct. 4 gave the community a chance to meet and interact with local law enforcement.

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Along with the opportunity to meet and chat with law enforcement, vendors such as CERT (Citizen Emergency Response Team) set up booths to further educate the community on safety.

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Kyle couple sets up iconic Halloween decorations

BY BRITTANY ANDERSON

KYLE — It’s that time of year again: local couple Milburn and Rhonda King are back with their amazing display of Halloween decorations, and are inviting the community to get in the spooky spirit and check them out.

The Kings began this Halloween tradition over 15 years ago. What started as a haunted house in their garage for their daughter has since turned into a yard full of their best, brightest, biggest and scariest animatronics and figures.

Since the pandemic, the couple decided to start putting their display outside, which has actually worked out in their favor. Their bewitching yard has turned into a yearly “block party” with families celebrating with them on Halloween night, and stopping by all throughout October to see what oneof-a-kind decorations are being used.

The Kings’ commitment to the tradition is unmatched. This year, they began setting up their yard in mid-September, and said that if it ever rains, they have to haul everything back inside, then set it up again.

Stop by and see classic horror figures like Pennywise from IT and Pinhead from Hellraiser, a menacing six-foot tall Lord Raven, a headless horseman and the iconic 12-foot tall Home Depot skeleton. And, if you need some cuteness amongst all the scary, not to worry

— you can see some of Rhonda’s homemade decorations, like aliens and their UFO and a rumdrinking skeleton.

Even though Halloween falls on a Monday this

year, that won’t stop the King’s from having fun all Halloween weekend.

More decorations are still being set up throughout the next couple of weeks but will be all out and ready for trick-or-treaters, out-of-towners, and every Halloween lover in between on Oct. 28, 29, and 30. Stop by on Oct. 31 for candy in your best costume and you might even win a trophy.

The King’s house is located at 911 Whispering Hollow Drive in Kyle.

Decorations “go live” from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. every day.

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Rhonda’s homemade aliens are made out of pumpkins and pool noodles, plus their UFO lights up. The scene needs a few finishing touches, but be sure to stop by and see them ready to blast back off into the sky.

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From scary-fun to the downright macabre, the Kings have a decoration for every Halloween lover. Be sure to come by at night to see ghastly ghouls like this one at their best, with sounds and individual spotlights that add to the magic.

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Milburn and Rhonda King’s Halloween decorations have turned into a beloved tradition in their neighborhood for over a decade.

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The terrifying talking and moving pig butcher is part of the Kings’ Halloween decoration collection on display, along with creepy clowns, zombies, and much more.

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Live fast, ride forever: this skeleton biker talks and shows you his best bike trick. Behind, a cowboy skeleton riding his skeleton dinosaur is walked by none other than the heavily sought after 12-foot tall Home Depot skeleton. More mini skeleton animals scatter throughout the grass and trees.

BY MEGAN WEHRING

Breast Cancer Awareness Month has a new meaning for one local family.

After an unrelenting back injury that would not heal over a period of a couple of months, Terry Lawrence’s doctor ordered an MRI.

It was assumed that the pain was being caused by a slipped disc, pinched nerve or a stress fracture – but the family was blindsided with the results that showed cancer in his spine in July 2022.

Following a series of multiple scans, it was determined that the cancer originated in his breast.

ough it is rare, 1% of men get breast cancer.

“It was a big shock,” Terry said. “I think every time you get information like that, it’s a shock, and the hardest part is having to tell your kids and your wife. I was more worried about them than myself."

Rhonda Lawrence, Terry’s wife, was diagnosed with breast cancer in December 2021. It was caught at Stage 0 and only required a lumpectomy but now requires more frequent scans to maintain a close eye on it.

Also, a grandmother in the family has faced breast cancer resurface after being in remission for 10 years. She had a double mastectomy on Wednesday, Oct. 5, and the family said she is “doing great.”

More than baseball Terry has one name that is near and dear to his heart: Coach.

In his college days, Terry played center elder at Blinn College and Texas A&M University. en in 1981, he was drafted to play for the San Francisco Giants but decided to forego the o er to support his family – Terry and Rhonda married shortly after in 1982.

Terry, Rhonda and their two kids, Britni and Brandon, moved to Buda

in 1997. Since Brandon was 6 years old at the time, he was enrolled in a T-ball program and the Manchaca Optimist Youth Sports Complex quickly became a home away from home.

Terry also started coaching private hitting instruction in his backyard batting cage but eventually, Manchaca allowed him to set up shop at its facility.

“[ e game] is just a passion of mine,” Terry said. “When I started having kids and I started getting into the coaching part of it, that’s when my son got into baseball and from that point on, I was coaching teams and doing private hitting instruction. I’ve been doing that for 30 years or something like that. I’ve spent my whole life to get these kids to be good baseball players but also give them a chance to see God and see God through me.”

Earlier this year in July, Terry had the special opportunity to go on a mission trip to Nicaragua less than a week after his cancer diagnosis.

“When I got there, we started a baseball program for the youth,” Terry said. “I got to see a whole other world – [I realized] how blessed we are over here and how blessed they think they are over there.”

Baseball has become more than a game for Terry. Despite receiving unimaginable news, he still thinks about his second family on the eld.

“I still get to go out in the evenings with the kids most of the time when I’m feeling like I can,” Terry said. “It doesn’t matter what kind of medicine they give me at the doctor, when I go out there [to the eld], every bit of the pain goes away. Spending time with those kids is a huge part of my life.”

From 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1, the Manchaca/Buda community came together for a bene t to support

Terry and his ght against cancer. Several people attended ranging from relatives of the family, friends, parents of players, and coaches.

When asked about Terry’s impact on the community, the attendees echoed similar points about his generosity.

Colton Boothe grew up with Terry in his life since he was about nine or 10 years old since he was best friends with his son, Brandon Lawrence, and now they coach together. He describes Terry as a second father.

“He has impacted probably more lives than anybody that I know,” Boothe said. “With as many kids that he has coached and given lessons to, he has touched so many kids in a great way to give them a passion for this game and life in general.”

Lucas Abbott also described Terry as a father gure. He was one of Terry’s players for eight years and then joined his coaching sta .

“[Terry], you are like a father to me,” Abbott said. “You have a whole community backing you. Stay strong like I know you will. You are going to keep ghting, and I know you will get over this thing.”

Marc Madeley, father of Breydon (13) and Peyton (12), and Abbie Dougherty, a parent of former players, both spoke about Terry’s kindness to his team.

“We’ve known Terry for about 18 months and in that time, it’s amazing how much knowledge he has but also how much he cares about the kids,” Madeley said. “ ere might be somebody that knows more than Terry, but in terms of how much he loves the kids, from the rst lesson we have had, he’s been like a family friend to myself, my wife and our kids.”

“Coach Terry holds a special place in my heart,” Dougherty said. “He is undoubtedly one

of the most genuine and kind coaches in the community. … Coach Terry has impacted our family's lives in many ways. After a big hit in a game, our boys always wanted to text Coach Terry right away. He would always respond with ‘ATTA BABY!’ His unwavering support and encouragement for his players (and their families) are second to none.”

Madeley added that Terry has instilled con dence in not only his son and daughter, but the rest of the team, through his contagious positivity.

“We have been around some coaches who are negative, and [Terry] is always positive,” Madeley said. “It’s amazing how much that helps the kids to have a positive role model that is helping them rather than somebody who is yelling at them.”

A new perspective

While the cancer diagnosis has been all-consuming for the Lawrence family, Terry sees it as almost a blessing to have the opportunity to spend quality time with his loved ones.

“I got a warning light that a lot of people don’t get,” Terry said. “A lot of people are taken out of this world instantly, and I got a warning light that said, “Hey, life is precious and short. And oh, by the

way, you better make sure that everything is in order.”

I’ve gotten time to do that, and I’m extremely grateful. When you get over the shock of the whole thing, it really is a major blessing.

I get an opportunity to spend really good, quality time with my wife who has been the best caregiver in the world and re ect on the past.”

Rhonda agreed that it makes you think about your actions and time.

“It makes you very thankful and grateful for everything you have and all of the time that you do have with your family,” Rhonda said. “We all don’t know when the end is going to be. He said that

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he kind of got a wake-up call. It makes you more intentional with people and what you spend your time on. It has changed life drastically. But he even said that he feels it is a blessing because you do get to stop and smell the roses instead of just ying through our daily lives.”

Terry was able to avoid undergoing chemotherapy, but he did have radiation quickly after the diagnosis in July. Now, he’s going through endocrine therapy which involved injections and oral pills.

e next step is a positron emission tomography (PET) scan in November.

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support of Coach Terry and

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From left: Britni, Terry, Rhonda and Brandon Lawrence stand together at the Manchaca Optimist Youth Sports Complex for the Fighting with Terry Benefit on Saturday, Oct. 1.

Texans urged to get flu shot

Flu season is underway, and health o cials are urging Texans to get their vaccinations as soon as possible, since it takes about two weeks for the shot to take e ect.

“Because in uenza can be a very serious disease, we recommend that all individuals aged 6 months and older get their u vaccine every year,” said Dr. Jennifer Shuford, interim commissioner for the Texas Department of State Health Services.

“ e u vaccines for the 2022-2023 u season have undergone substantial changes since last season, which will allow them to better protect against the u viruses that are currently circulating,” she said. “So it is important to go get this season’s u vaccine before u activity increases even more in Texas.”

People over the age of 65 have a choice of three recommended higherdose u vaccines, which are considered more e ective for this age group.

by Gary Borders

People can also safely get a COVID-19 vaccine or booster at the same time they get the in uenza vaccine, Shuford said.

Flu shots are widely available. To nd out where, go to Vaccines.gov.

Colorful fall foliage looks unlikely

With much of the state still abnormally dry, or in some stage of drought, trees across the state are struggling with the e ects of high temperatures and little rain. at means it is likely this year’s fall foliage won’t be as vivid as usual, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.

“Many trees put on fewer, smaller leaves this spring or started to change color or prematurely drop their leaves in the summer,” said Karl Flocke, with the forest service. “All of this will most

likely lead to fall colors that are less impressive than in years past.”

Deciduous trees drop their leaves in the autumn to conserve energy. However, due to the drought, some trees are already dropping their leaves before the green chlorophyll begins breaking down, which is what results in fall colors. Other trees still have their leaves, but they have already turned dead and brown.

ere are other longterm e ects from drought besides a lack of pretty colors, including a higher vulnerability to woodboring insects. It could take months to determine the ultimate toll from the drought on the state’s trees.

Emergency food bene ts again extended More than $329 million in emergency food bene ts are being extended by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for October, marking 30 straight months of additional bene ts.

All SNAP households will receive a minimum of $95 in emergency allotments, in addition to their regular bene ts. About 1.6 million Texas households bene t from the allotments.

More than $8.2 billion in emergency bene ts have been provided by USA to Texans since April 2020.

“HHSC is proud to continue helping Texans who need a helping hand to put food on their table,” said Wayne Salter if the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, which administers the program.

School safety chief appointed

A new position of state chief of school safety and security has been created following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. Former Secret Service agent John P. Scott is lling that post.

“Protecting Texas children and making our schools safer for all are top priorities, and John Scott is uniquely quali ed to help lead our e orts ensuring their

safety and security in Texas schools,” Gov. Greg Abbott said. “Chief Scott's wealth of experience in security and intelligence and exemplary service to our nation make him the perfect t as the new Chief of School Safety and Security.”

Scott served in a number of positions in the Secret Service. He will report directly to Mike Morath, Texas commissioner of education.

Uvalde school district suspends entire force e Uvalde school district has suspended its entire police force and placed two administrators on leave, following withering criticism to law enforcement response to the late May shooting, when an 18-yearold gunman killed 19 students and two teachers.

e Texas Standard reported the action came after investigations revealed that o cers waited more than an hour before engaging the shooter, as students and teachers pleaded with 911

dispatchers to send help. e shooter ultimately was killed by law enforcement o cers.

Family members of the victims camped out at district headquarters for 10 days demanding action, the report said.

COVID-19 cases continue to drop e Coronavirus Resource Center at Johns Hopkins University reported new cases of COVID-19 in Texas during the past week dropped once again to 14,225, with 104 new deaths. e Texas Department of State Health Services reported 1,359 lab-con rmed COVID-19 hospitalizations across the state, down slightly from the previous week.

Gary Borders is a veteran award-winning Texas journalist. He published a number of community newspapers in Texas during a 30-year span, including in Longview, Fort Stockton, Nacogdoches and Cedar Park. Email: gborders@ texaspress.com.

Poisonous patient medicine killed 10 in Texas

Two year old Alberta Yvonne Howell, the only child of a couple in Haskell, died on Oct. 15, 1937 after taking a poisonous but perfectly legal drug, prescribed by doctors and sold over-the-counter by pharmacists, that was blamed for ten deaths in Texas and another 97 in 14 more states in a six-week period.

Salesmen for the S.E. Massengill Company of Bristol, Tennessee reported customers were clamoring for a liquid version of the miracle drug sulfanilamide. Samuel Evans Massengill, a licensed physician, assigned the rush job to his chief chemist, who discovered sulfanilamide

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dissolved in a drug called diethylene glycol. is was no secret in pharmaceutical circles. What was not as well known was the fact that sulfanilamide and diethylene glycol were a toxic combination. e

Massengill chemist would have found this out, too, had he been given the time to conduct a few simple tests.

But the boss wanted the product pronto, and the lab rat wanted to stay on Dr. Massengill’s good side. So he whipped up a 240-gallon batch of the concoction christened Elixir Sulfanilamide.

Hundreds of bottles were quickly shipped to four doctors o ces and 96 drug stores in 68 communities across Texas alone.

People started dropping like ies. A total of 358 became deathly ill, and nearly a third, many of

them children, perished from the poison.

Hardly a day went by in September and October 1937 that Elixir Sulfanilamide did not take a life. e federal government nally intervened not because the Tennessee toxin was keeping undertakers hopping but on the technical grounds it was incorrectly labeled.

Dr. Massengill was telling the truth, when he indignantly informed the press that he had broken no law. e Food and Drug Act of 1906 required no testing whatsoever before a drug was sold to a trusting public.

While his superior evidently had no trouble sleeping, the company chemist could not live with the knowledge that his negligence had caused so many unnecessary deaths. Pushed over the edge by guilt, he committed suicide.

“Patent medicine” came over on the May ower. English colonists landed with patents issued by the king, which gave them the right to make and sell

medicine in the New World.

Taking a page out of the mother country’s rule book, applicants for American patents never had to show that their alleged remedies were not health hazards or actually worked.

Patent medicine was very popular in the nineteenth century, when the majority of Americans either had no access to proper medical care or could not a ord it. Curealls with strange names like Hamlin’s Wizard Oil and Widow Read’s Ointment for the Itch were harmless, but others contained highly addictive additives such as alcohol, opium and cocaine.

Early advertisements for Coca-Cola claimed the tasty beverage could banish “a thousand and one indescribable bad feelings” and did not try to hide the fact that cocaine was an ingredient. Teetotalers, who would have sooner sawed o an arm than take a drink, wound up addicted to cough syrups sold at the corner drugstore.

With the support of President Teddy Roosevelt and practically every civic-

minded organization in the country, Dr. Harvey Washington Wiley, head of the U.S. Bureau of Chemistry, mounted a campaign to stamp out medical frauds and to set stringent standards for drug makers. But by the time congress got through watering down the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, the landmark legislation was a hollow shell.

During the dangerous decades that followed, Americans were completely at the mercy of careless and unscrupulous medicine and cosmetics manufacturers. ousands of women were blinded by the dye in their mascara. Middle-aged men hoping to recapture their youth with “certi ed radium water” su ered a hideous death as their skeletons disintegrated.

Coming on the heels of so many horror stories, the Elixir Sulfanilamide scandal touched a national nerve. e outcry rattled the rafters in Washington and forced fearful politicians to promise a new and improved food and drug law.

e patent medicine crowd, pharmaceutical and cosmetic companies and like-minded special interests did not go down without a ght. Apple growers and canners, for example, denounced proposed limits on insecticide residue as unAmerican.

But an outraged public was not to be denied, and the Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act sailed through congress. For the first time manufacturers had to test each and every medication as well as convince government watchdogs of their safety.

Furthermore, federal enforcers were finally empowered to prevent the sale of any product that threatened the wellbeing of the consumer.

e crying shame of it all was that 107 innocent individuals had to give their lives to get the reform ball rolling.

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To the editor:

November 8, 2022, is a very important Election Day! As president of the Hays County League of Women Voters, I’d like to encourage your readers to make a voting plan. Voting is our way to make a di erence and in uence our communities, and developing your voting plan will ensure that your voice is heard.

e League of Women Voters election information website, VOTE411.org, is a onestop shop for everything you need to develop your voting plan. At VOTE411.org, you can nd your polling place, check voter ID laws, and see early voting periods and locations. You can also look up your ballot by entering your address — this will show you all the candidates and issues you can vote for this election, along with candidate responses to our nonpartisan questions and the ability to compare them side-by-side on where they stand on the issues.

e League of Women Voters encourages all voters to vote early if possible — either in person or by mail — because it relieves polling places from extra-long lines on Election Day and it’s way easier for you!

Putting together a plan will help you make sure you get to the polls with all the information you need. You can also encourage your friends and family to form their election plans. Check out our checklist (vote411.org/ rst-time-voter-checklist) to make your plan.

Whichever way you choose to vote this year, know that by doing so you are making democracy work.

Mary Earls President, LWV of Hays County

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Esperanza Orosco instills hope in the community Clothes closet and food program o ers unique services

BY BRITTANY ANDERSON

KYLE — Like the meaning of her name, “hope,” Esperanza Orosco is instrumental in providing that to Hays CISD families and the community as a whole.

Orosco wears many hats. She has served on the Hays CISD Board of Trustees since 2016 and has been the director of the Hays CISD Clothes Closet since 2018 and HaysHope2Go since 2019.

As a former bilingual elementary school teacher for 11 years, Orosco became aware of some of the socioeconomic needs families faced in the district, starting with her own students.

“I noticed they didn’t have clothes that t, or were torn,” Orosco said, an observation which snowballed into running a weekly clothes closet that families from other campuses even began to utilize.

Although the clothes closet on her campus eventually had to be shut down due to lack of space, she brought the idea up again once elected to the school board, o ering to run the program for free. It wasn’t until current Superintendent Dr. Eric Wright was hired that the closet was able to make a comeback.

e Hays CISD Clothes Closet provides families in the district facing economic challenges with everything from toddler clothes and adult coats to shoes and prom out ts. During the 2021-2022 school year, the Clothes Closet lled over 700 requests for clothing, and have lled over 270 requests so far this year. Currently, it is holding a “Socktober” drive to collect new socks and underwear.

Orosco said she always knew she wanted to add a

food portion to her outreach and in 2019, HaysHope2Go was initiated.

According to No Kid Hungry Texas, a nonpro t that helps combat childhood hunger, 25 percent of children in Texas struggle with food insecurity and that continues to rise with in ation and the cancellation of food assistance programs.

Hope2Go’s numbers staggeringly re ect this need. It provided 103,000 meals last year, and 7,400 meals have already been provided since July 1.

e program started o with just two big food events around anksgiving and Christmas, which spearheaded into personally distributing weekend food bags at two of the district’s lowest socioeconomic schools: Uhland Elementary and Camino Real Elementary.

After COVID-19 hit, the program’s model needed to change, and Orosco’s team now distributes to all schools districtwide.

While Hope2Go is a costly program to run, there is no overhead, and the team’s been able to form other partnerships that help, like with local organic farmers who provide them with veggies, meat, and milk. During the pandemic,

Ilario’s Italian Restaurant in Kyle started donating 20 pounds of spaghetti to the Hope2Go program, something it has continued doing to this day.

e program has also been able to receive two $15,000 grants from No Kid Hungry Texas, which went towards buying food and infrastructure such as refrigerators and crates.

While the pandemic caused some challenges for both the Clothes Closet and Hope2Go, the programs have come out stronger than ever thanks to the seemingly never-ending support from the community.

PTA’s and student councils often help organize drives, and Orosco said that the community is very responsive when callouts are made when certain items are needed. Students from every grade level, Girl and Boy Scouts, businesses and church groups also often volunteer their time.

Orosco has countless stories of being touched by the families who come in and express their gratitude for the services, having lost a job or are dealing with a mountain of bills. Seeing that they are not alone is a huge relief for them, knowing that these struggles could hit anyone and at any time.

“We had a little girl who was shopping [at the Clothes Closet]. She was in rst grade, and she was so excited about the dress she picked out,” Orosco said. “To her, it was like, ‘ is is a brand new out t, and I’m going to look so good for school.’ It was just a gently used dress, but to her, it meant the world. You could see her con dence, and it was amazing to see.”

e only requirement to receive help from either program is that the family have a student in the district, although they occasionally

get referrals from nonpro t organizations and rst responders and will take care of their needs as well.

Before the pandemic, if families received assistance from either program on a regular basis, they had to volunteer their time — something that Orosco hopes to implement again this year.

“If you had ve kids and you used [the program] more than once, you had to donate ve hours a month. So, they were vested,” Orosco said. “We don’t want to do toxic giving. We want to empower families to break out of the cycle of poverty and take ownership. … We want to make sure that everybody leaves with a sense of dignity and keeps their integrity.”

Orosco continues to burst with ideas for the future of the programs, saying that they add something new every year. is year, they started collecting school supplies, and are looking for more building space to expand into within the next couple of years.

Orosco knows that the need for these programs is not going to slow down with the rate of the district and county’s growth — but the di erences they have made are already palpable and truly leave a sense of hope.

Please visit the following links to nd more information on the Clothes Closet and HaysHope2Go.

• Clothes Closet: www.facebook.com/ HaysCISDClothesCloset or www.hayscisd.net/ Domain/2891

• HaysHope2Go: www.facebook.com/ HaysHope2Go or www.facebook.com/ HaysHope2Go

Both are located at 3939B E FM 150 in between Simon Middle School and Hemphill Elementary School in Kyle.

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Hope2Go’s weekend bags ready for distribution to campuses across the district.

The Hays CISD Clothes Closet is open again for in-person shopping, and there is plenty to choose from, with something for everyone.

Hays County creates Pet Resource Center

BY MEGAN WEHRING

HAYS COUNTY – It’s no secret that the San Marcos Regional Animal Shelter and animal shelters across the state have been dealing with overcapacity. Hays County is hoping to relieve that burden.

Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra met with Dr. Sara Pizano and Team Shelter USA to dream and imagine how a centralized animal shelter would look in April.

On Sept. 27, the Hays County Commissioners Court approved a request for proposals for an organization to assist with the creation, development and operation of a Pet Resource Center

eP et Resource Center will be a state-of-the-art, rst-of-its-kind social service campus that will

better support the people and pets in the Hays County community.

“ ings must change, the old way of animal sheltering is not working and capacity excesses all around the country are proving that a new, sustainable approach is crucial,” Becerra said in a news release. “ e Human and Animal Support Service model will be the basis of this new approach.”

Becerra gives Sharri Levine Boyett, his animal advocate advisor, credit and thanks for her knowledge and insight.

“A Pet Resource Center will keep people and pets together by providing pet retention assistance, veterinary services, and shelter diversion. is is a major stride in the right direction,” Boyett said.

A Call to Masculinity

BY NATHAN THOMPSON, HCWC CREATIVE PROJECTS COORDINATOR

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

e following article is part two of a ve-week series focusing on raising awareness about domestic violence. One in three women will experience domestic violence in their lifetime. Locally, the HaysCaldwell Women’s Center serves victims of domestic and dating violence, sexual assault and child abuse. Last year, HCWC served 2,055 victims of abuse primarily from Hays and Caldwell counties, and 816 of those were victims of domestic violence.

One out of every four women 18 years or older have been the victim of severe physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime. All too often this violence ends deadly, but violence against women is not just a women's issue. is could be your sister, your mother, your daughter, your neighbor, or even your own intimate partner — and it likely is.

I have to admit that before I began working with the Hays-Caldwell Women's Center in 2018, I was mostly oblivious to how prevalent violence against women was around me. However, I no longer have the privilege of being so ignorant. In fact, I now

witness women walk through the doors of HCWC on a daily basis seeking support for the trauma they have experienced, often at the hands of men in my very own community. I see the locked gates at our domestic violence shelter at a hidden address, guarded by a security system and law enforcement on speed dial. I see how the shelter is almost always at capacity, sometimes with multiple families sharing one bedroom just to stay safe for the night from men in my community. ese are things you can't unsee.

I also see some other interesting things. I see that over 90% of our sta are women and I see that 89% of our supporters on

social media are women.

I see the women in my community stepping up to serve and protect their fellow women in what may be the most di cult time in their life. But where are the men? Do we truly believe that supporting women is a job just for women? It’s no wonder the phrase "toxic masculinity" is so pervasive in our culture.

Masculinity isn't toxic

I'll say it again for those in the back. Masculinity is not toxic. Traits that come to mind when I think of masculinity include strength, courage, leadership, and assertiveness — all traits that we need in the battle against domestic violence. What is toxic is using these

inherently positive traits to control and dominate those deemed weaker than oneself, which has become all too common (and often applauded) in our society.

But before we go out and grab our buddies, our pitchforks, and our sense of moral superiority, I think it is time for a reality check. e reality is a large amount of the damage done by domestic violence to our community is not physical. In fact, the wounds from emotional abuse, psychological abuse, nancial abuse, and digital abuse often take much longer to heal than those of a physical nature. ese wounds tend to hide in the depths of our individual and collective psyches.

As men in our community, it is our obligation to be role models for the other men, young men, and boys around us. It is our obligation to use our masculinity as a tool to stand against injustice happening around us. In order to do this, we must be brave. For example, if you hear someone using language which degrades women, it is your obligation to tell them this kind of talk is unacceptable. Even as a joke, this language perpetuates the concept that women are less than and therefore are property of men. While this may seem awkward or di cult to do in the moment, we must choose to practice standing up for what is right if we are to honor our masculinity in a healthy

way.

How men can step up and support victims of abuse

e purpose of this article is in no way to call out my fellow men and tell them what they are doing wrong. In fact, it is quite the opposite. is is a call to masculinity. is is simply a reminder that part of your purpose in life is to embrace your masculinity in order to better support your community. Here are a few ways you can do that:

• Educate yourself on the dynamics of abuse. Healthy and unhealthy relationships exist on a spectrum, and domestic violence can be a complex issue. Learn about the dynamics of abuse at www. stopthehurt.org.

• Be a better bystander. If you notice someone being verbally abusive in public, and as long as you can do so safely, take a moment to ask the individual being berated if they are okay and if they need you to call anyone.

• Be a role model. ere seems to be a lack of positive male role models for boys in our society. Whether it be your son, nephew, or the kid down the street, take the time to educate our youth on the right and wrong ways to treat their partner.

• Get involved. Everyone has a part to play in creating a healthier community. Learn the ways to get involved with HCWC at www.hcwc.org/ get-involved.

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Flores-Cale said.

Bradshaw said she heard Flores-Cale’s concerns but at the end of the day, they are a judge of one another.

“I think rather than putting it in a credit card policy, we should just be focused more on holding each other accountable,” Bradshaw said. e motion was seconded by Flores-Cale and unanimously passed.

Flores-Cale also brought up Section 12 which lists unallowable expenses including “Donations and any charitable contributions to individuals, organizations and not-for-pro t entities including value of time donated.” Flores-Cale said she understood the donations part, but when it comes to organizations like Homeowners Association gatherings, she donates.

Perwez said as far as he was concerned, donations were a “no-no.”

City attorney Paige Saenz thought it would be di cult to draw the line in a consistent way.

“When you get into the area of gifts for public funds, and when that process comes to the council and the council reviews it and makes a grant of funds that puts some structure around it so that you know you’re getting a public purpose back because that’s the requirement for donating the funds, it serves a public purpose,” Saenz said.

“And then I think going even farther from that, at what point does a donation start to look like, potentially, like something else.”

Kyle City Council gives feedback on PIP

BY AMIRA VAN LEEUWEN

KYLE — e Kyle City Council reviewed changes to a proposed Personnel Improvement Policy (PIP) on Oct. 3.

Initially brought forward by council member Yvonne Flores-Cale, the PIP was approved after a lengthy discussion during the Sept. 6 meeting.

that reads, “If deemed appropriate by the HR Director and/or appropriate department head.”

Mayor Travis Mitchell said it was “okay” to strike that part of the policy but wanted to add, “ e HR Director does have discretion on whether it’s in-person or electronically.”

Flores-Cale said it was a “great document” and acknowledged that she could see why a personnel improvement policy might be a “chore.”

“But my whole point is that we don’t have to put anybody on a PIP, but if the city is gonna make an e ort to do that, I do appreciate the policy you put together,” Flores-Cale said to Duran.

Rizo said he liked the option of an electronic interview.

“If somebody leaves under bad circumstances, I don’t want to put any of our employees in any kind of bad circumstances,” Rizo said.

During the council’s Oct. 3 meeting, Moheet discussed changes and clari cations that were requested directly to him by city secretary Jennifer Holm. is included a change to the travel policy – regarding travel, unallowed expenses are ight and/or travel trip insurance. e city does not have a travel agent as city sta books council ights.

changes and clari cations that city does not have a travel agent

Holm also asked for clari cation on the loss of personal funds and belongings, maximum tip amount and gratuity and whether paying for in- ight Wi-Fi was acceptable.

“My goal is that we interview anybody that separates with the city,” Flores-Cale said.

She said she would like the rst sentence of the Exit Interview part of the policy, “upon separation of employment with the City, each employee shall be eligible to receive an exit interview” to be changed to “will receive an exit interview.”

She also wanted to remove the part of the Exit Interview policy

Flores-Cale also wanted to add “unless terminated” to the nal sentence of the policy and “ nal pay will be paid per Section 61.014, the Texas Payday Law” section.

Human Resources Director Sandra Duran asked if she could add that the exit interview be o ered since there are times individuals refuse to accommodate, which was granted.

Other than the changes she had made,

Duran’s exit interviews take an hour, and she has had discussions last up to an hour and a half. Duran says it will take a lot of sta time and suggests doing both face-to-face and lling out a link.

“I like to interview face-to-face because I like to get more information out when scoring something lower to get details on why they feel a certain way,” Duran said.

Mayor Pro Tem Robert

Council member Michael Tobias thanked Duran for responding to his email referencing an update on the de nition of harassment.

“I think we’re gonna look at updating the policy itself, not just for harassment, but also for anybody that’s getting harassed politically or whether it’s race or any other thing,” Tobias said.

Duran said she had several edits through the entire personnel policy they will be introducing, and the term “harassment” is one of them.

A healthy home starts with healthy

INVITATION FOR BIDS

CBD NO. 5410

This Invitation for Bids is for the construction of Cross winds Subdivision, Phase 6B. The work generally consists ofStreets, Drainage, Water, Wastewater, 120 GPM Lift Station, and Erosion Con trol Improvements. Sealed Bidsshould be addressed to Pulte Group, Inc., on behalf of Crosswinds Municipal Utility District (the “District”), Attn: Stephen Ashlock, 9401 Amberglen Blvd., Bldg. I, Suite 150, Austin, Texas 78729. Bids will be received at the office of the Project Engineer, Attn: Patrick Sullivan, P.E., Carlson, Brigance & Doering, Inc. (CBD, Inc.), 5701 W. William Cannon Dr., Austin, TX 78749 until the date of Tuesday, November 22, 2022, for a public bid opening at 2:00 p.m.

Proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud. Any Proposals received after the closing time will be unopened.

Bid documents for this project will be available for purchase from the office of the Project Engineer-CBD, Inc.

A non-refundable purchase fee of $125.00 will be charged. The link will contain CAD files, pdf set of plans and bid docu ments. Make checks payable to Carlson, Brigance and Doering, Inc. Bid documents may be viewed at the office of CBD by schedul ing a time with Susan Martin smartin@cbdeng.com.

A Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at the offices of CBD, Inc. The Pre-Qualification Statement included in the pro posal packet and as required by Crosswinds M.U.D. shall be completed in its entirety and submitted as part of the proposal. Any proposal lacking the Pre-Qualification Statement will not be considered.

All questions, clarifications, requests must be received in writing to Patrick Sullivan, P.E. and Chuck Corbett via email to patrick@cbdeng. com and ccorbett@cbdeng. com and received no later than noon, Friday, November 18, 2022. Any requests received after that time and date will not be addressed.

A Cashier’s Check, Certified Check, or Bid Bond payable to Crosswinds M.U.D. and Pulte Group, Inc. in an amount not less than 5% of the total bid must accompany each Bid as a guarantee that, if awarded the contract, the bidder will within 10 days of the award of the contract, enter into a contract and furnish an acceptable Performance and Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of the Contract price. The Bidder’s surety will be forfeited and become the property of the Owner should the bidder fails to enter into a contract and furnish bonds acceptable to the Owner within 10 days after award of the contract.

Proposals shall not be with drawn for a period of 90 days after the opening of the bids. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids and to waive all defects and irregu larities in bidding or bidding process except time of submitting a Bid. The Suc cessful Bidder, if any, will be the responsible Bidder which in the Owner’s judgment will be most advantageous to the Dis trict and result in the best and most economical completion of the Project.

A Maintenance Bond will be required and is to remain in force for a period set by the governing requirements from the date of the letter of final acceptance from City of Kyle, Hays County, and the Cross winds MUD.

Prevailing Wage Rates, in accordance with Government Code 2258 are

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of DAVID ALAN STRAWN, Deceased, were approved by the Court on Sep tember 28, 2022, and issued by the Clerk on October 3, 2022, in Cause No. 22-0333-P, pending in County Court at Law No. 2 of Hays County, Texas, to: JENNIFER SCIARRINO.

The residence of the Inde pendent Executor is in Flower Mound, Denton County, Texas.

Address claims in care of the representative, JENNIFER SCIARRINO, Independent Executor. The post office ad dress to which claims may be presented, is: c/o Jennifer Sciarrino, Inde pendent Executor 4601 Wild Honey Ct.

Flower Mound, Texas 75022

All persons having claims

against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them within the time and in the man ner prescribed by law.

DATED the 4 day of octo ber, 2022.

Respectfully submitted, SCANIO & SCANIO A Professional Corporation BY:/s/ FRANCESCA SCA NIO STACEY

State Bar No. 24077299

144 E. San Antonio Street

San Marcos, Texas 78666

Tel: (512) 396-2016

Fax: (512) 353-2984 E-Mail: scanios@scaniolaw. com

Attorneys for Jennifer Sciarrino

NOTICE OF SALE

Morningstar Storage wishes to avail themselves of the Texas Provision of Chapter 59 of the Texas Property Code by conducting a Public Sale to the highest bidder for cash on their premises. This sale is listed below:

Date: October 27, 2022 Time: 10:15 am

Location: StorageAuctions. com Unit 2057-Gregg Ga mez-appliances, dishes, blankets, mattress, boxes

Unit 1115-Florin GhiocelSuitcase Unit C317-Augusta Giles Ð couch, bookshelf, rolling chair, bike, fan, misc. furniture, boxes

Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid or to cancel any public sale advertised. The property contents of these unit(s) are sold “as is” “where is” for CASH. Announcements made the day of the sale takes precedence over any printed materials.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The City of Kyle will hold a public hearing at the regularly scheduled meeting of the Kyle City Council on Tuesday, November 1st, 2022, regarding An ordinance granting a fiveyear extension to the franchise granted by ordinance no. 959 and amended by ordinance no. 1150 to Pedernales Electric Cooperative Inc., containing various terms and conditions with regard to the extension of the franchise; to construct, maintain, operate and use a transmission and distribution system in the City of Kyle to provide electric utility service.

This is a meeting taking place at Kyle City Hall, 100 W. Center Street, Kyle, Texas 78640; Spectrum 10; https:// www.cityofkyle.com/kyletv/ kyle-10-live

The franchise extension is available for public review at: https://www.cityofkyle.com/ planning/public-notices

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEAR ING

The Buda City Council will hold a public hearing regarding the following item at its regular meeting to be held Tuesday, November 1st, 2022:

SUP 22-02: Hold a public hearing and first reading of an Ordinance for a Specific Use Permit (SUP) to allow a drive-thru restaurant for a prop erty zoned Interstate 35 Busi ness (B3) within the Gateway Corridor Overlay district (O-G) of +/- 1.372 acres described as Lot 8B of the Cabela’s Section Three Subdivision and addressed as 1276 Cabela’s Drive, Buda, TX 78610 (Buda Crossing).

The hearing will be held at 6:00 pm in the Council Cham bers at Buda City Hall, 405 E. Loop St. Building 100, Buda, TX 78610. Please visit the City of Buda website (ci.buda.tx.us) for meeting details and public participation options. The agenda will be published 72 hours prior to the meeting.

REQUEST FOR STATE MENTS OF QUALIFICA TIONS

SOLICITATION #23-012

GEOTECHNICAL ENGI NEERING AND CONSTRUC TION MATERIALS TESTING SERVICES

Sealed statements will be received by the Purchasing Manager of the City of Buda for the above referenced solicitation. This RSQ is to solicit interest from prospective firms for an on-call contract for geotechnical engineering and materials testing services. The projects may be funded whole or in part with federal grant resources and thus may be subject to the requirements of 2 CFR 200 and other federal procurement requirements.

The solicitation package may be obtained online at one of the following bid services: www.publicpurchase.com &

www.bidnetdirect.com

Statements shall be deliv ered in a sealed envelope to City of Buda, City Hall Pur chasing Bid Box, 405 E. Loop St., Bldg. 100, Buda, Texas 78610. Write “SEALED STATE MENT OF QUALIFICATIONS” with the RSQ Number, Name, and Due Date on the outside of the shipping package.

Statements will be accepted until 2:00 p.m. local time, November 10, 2022. Questions may be directed to the City of Buda Purchasing Office via email at purchasing@ci.buda. tx.us

Charles Oberrender, CPPB Purchasing Manager City of Buda

INVITATION FOR BIDS

IFB # 23-030

SOUTH LOOP 4 UTILITY RELOCATIONS FOR ROAD WAY RECONSTRUCTION

Sealed bids will be received by the Purchasing Manager of the City of Buda for the above referenced solicitation. The City is seeking to enter a contract with a qualified con tractor for furnishing all labor, materials, and equipment for the relocation of approximately 123 linear feet of water pipe, 217 linear feet of force main pipe, and 155 linear feet of electrical conduit line.

The estimated project budget is $236,000.00. This project will be federally funded using ARPA funds and must comply with federal regulations under 2 CFR 200.

A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at Buda City Hall, 405 E. Loop Street, Buda, Texas 78610 at 2 PM Local Time, Monday October 20, 2022, in the Multipurpose Room 1034.

Bids shall be delivered to City of Buda City Hall, Attn: Purchasing Bid Box, 405 E. Loop St., Bldg. 100, Buda, Texas 78610. Write “SEALED BID” with the IFB 23-030 South Loop 4 Utility Relocations for Roadway Reconstruction Opens Nove 3, 2022” on the outside of the shipping package. Bids will be accepted until 2 PM Local Time, Thurs day November 3, 2022. The contract will be awarded to the bidder that provides the best value.

Contract solicitation docu ments including bid proposal forms, plans sheets, and spec ifications for the Project may be viewed and downloaded free of charge (with the option to purchase hard copies) at www.civcastusa.com. Printed copies of the Contract Doc uments may also be viewed at the Engineer’s office. The solicitation package with plans and specifications are further available electronically at the procurement websites www.bidnet.com and www. publicpurchase.com. Addenda will be published only through these websites.

An acceptable bid bond in an amount of not less than five percent (5%) of the total bid shall accompany each bid as a guaranty that, if awarded the contract, the bidder will promptly enter contract with the City of Buda and furnish bonds on the forms provided.

Bidders are expected to inspect the site of the work and to inform themselves of all local conditions. The success ful bidder or bidders will be re quired to furnish a performance bond and a payment bond, as stipulated in the specifications. No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids for at least sixty (60) calendar days.

The City reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids, waive any and/or all formal ities, and award the bid as it appears most beneficial to the City of Buda.

Questions may be directed to the City of Buda Purchasing Office via email at purchas ing@ci.buda.tx.us

NOTICE OF SALE

In accordance with the provisions of State of Texas law, there being due and unpaid charges for which the undersigned is entitled to safe ty an owner and/or manager's lien of the goods hereinafter described and stored at the Storage King USA location(s) listed below, and, due notice having been given to the owner of said property and all parties known to claim an interest therein, and the time specified in such notice for payment of such having expired goods will be sold to the highest bidder or otherwise disposed of at a public Auction to be held online atwww.StorageTreasures. com, which will end on October 27th, 2022 at 9:00AM. At store 072, 19580 S IH 35, Kyle TX 78640, ph# 737.404.5020. Jo seph Williamson, TV/furniture/ boxes. Jessica Kelsey furn.,

boxes. Dorothy Crayton totes, misc. large appliances/totes/ misc. Ruby Romo, totes,misc. Ricardo Ramos, tools, ladders, machines. Ricardo Ramos, TV, washer/dryer, misc. boxes misc.Taylor Wright, lawn mwr, tool/tool chest. Christopher Mercer, tv, boxes. Lance Andre Brite, air hockey table, smoker, furn, misc. Mary Hudson, totes/ bxs/ sm table. John Gould, table/chairs. Dustin Saulsbury, fridge, boxes, chairs. Luis Davila, fish tank, furn, totes/ boxes. Rueben Contreras ap pliances, misc. Stephen Owen, furn, misc.

PUBLISHED NOTICE

PUBLISHED NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV EN to all interested persons that the City of Creedmoor, Texas purposes to continuing a Moratorium on Housing Development for the City For 120 days To determine how future devel opment will be.

City of Creedmoor Council will meet on October 20, 2022 at the Creedmoor City Hall at 12513 FM 1625 Creedmoor, Texas at 7:00 pm.

All persons interested in the above have the right to appear and be heard. By the order of the City Council of Creed moor, Texas, Robert R.Wilhite Administrator

CITY OF KYLE, TEXAS REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

FOR PROCUREMENT OF PROFESSIONAL ENGI NEERING SERVICES FOR 2023 PAVEMENT EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT

The City of Kyle (City) will be accepting sealed qualifica tion statements from engineer ing firms who can demonstrate they have resources, expe rience and qualifications to per form a Pavement Evaluation and Assessment for the City of Kyle, Texas.

Requirements may be se cured from the City’s website.

Submittals shall be ad dressed to the City Engineer, City of Kyle, 100 W. Center St., Kyle, Texas 78640. Submittals will be received until 12:00 pm (noon) on Monday, October 31, 2022 at the office of Leon Barba, P.E., City Engineer, City Hall, 100 W. Center St., Kyle, Texas 78640. Qualifications shall be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked: Professional Engineering Services for 2023 Pavement Evaluation and Assessment Kyle, Texas “K22-23.1”

A pre-submission non-man datory Teams Meeting will be held virtually October 17, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. To join, please email Derek Daniels at ddaniels@cityofkyle.com by end of business day October 14, 2022.

No fax submissions will be accepted. No late submis sions will be accepted. All submissions received after the deadline will be returned unopened.

CITY OF KYLE, TEXAS

/s/ Leon Barba, P.E. City Engineer

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

Of property to satisfy a landlord’s lien.

Sale to be held Online @ Storagetreasures.com

By competitive bid.

Anytime Storage, LLC 880 Windy Hill rd. Kyle, TX 78640

Will be ending on or after October 25, 2022 @ 11 AM.

Cleanup deposit is required. Seller reserves the right to withdraw the property at any time before the sale. The property contents of all storage unit(s) sold at this sale are purchased “as is” “where is” for CASH/CREDIT. Unit items sold for cash to the highest bidder. All Units have mis cellaneous household items, boxes, furniture.

Property includes the con tents of spaces of the following tenant (s).

Michael Robinson: bistro, antiques, electronics

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

Of property to satisfy a landlord’s lien.

Sale to be held Online @ Storagetreasures.com

By competitive bid.

Anytime Storage, LLC

2401 Windy Hill rd. Kyle, TX 78640

Will be ending on or after October 25, 2022 @ 11 AM

Cleanup deposit is required. Seller reserves the right to withdraw the property at any time before the sale. The property contents of all storage unit(s) sold at this sale are purchased “as is” “where is” for CASH/CREDIT. Unit items sold for cash to the highest bidder.

All Units have miscellaneous household items, boxes, furniture.

Property includes the con tents of spaces of the following tenant (s).

Jose Pereyra: sm fridge, barrel, shelves, electronics

Courtney Mack: toys, out doors, new trampoline

INVITATION TO BIDDERS

Sealed Bids addressed to Municipal Utility District No. 7, Attention Board of Directors, will be received at the office of BGE Inc., 101 West Louis Henna Blvd, Suite 400 Austin, TX 78728, until 11 a.m. Local Time, November 2, 2022, and then publicly opened and read for “Double L Ranch - Phase 1 for Hays County Municipal Utility District No. 7, Dripping Springs, Texas. Scope of Work of the Contract Documents includes the following: Drain age improvements, including approximately 18-54” RCP, up to 10’x8’ Box Culverts, Headwalls and Appurtenances; Water Piping, including 8-20” PVC Mains, Valves and Appur tenances; Gravity Wastewater Piping consisting of 8”, 12” and 15” PVC Pipe and Appur tenances; Paving, Signage and Striping; Excavation and Embankment; Sedimentation & Erosion Control; Water Quality Improvements, including five Batch Detention Ponds; and Various Other Improvements.

Bids received after the clos ing time will be returned un opened. A NON-MANDATORY pre-bid conference will be held on October 18, 2022, at 11 a.m. Local Time, at BGE, Inc., 101 W Louis Henna Boulevard, Suite 400 Austin, TX 78728. Attendance by each prospec tive bidder or its representative at the pre-bid conference is NON-MANDATORY.

Each Bid must be accom panied by a Bid Bond or a certified or cashier’s check, acceptable to the Owner, in an amount not less than two per cent (2%) of the total amount Bid, as a guarantee that the successful bidder will enter into the Contract Documents and execute the Bonds on the forms provided and provide the required insurance certificates within seven (7) days after the date Contract Documents are received by the Contractor. If a certified or cashier’s check is provided, the successful bidder shall deliver, at the bid opening address, the original certified or cashier’s check within twen ty-four (24) hours of receipt of the bid opening.

By submitting a Bid, Bidder acknowledges and agrees that the Contract Documents may be accepted, executed, or agreed to using an Electronic Signature, as defined by and

in accordance with Owner’s Electronic Signature Rules for Construction Contracts.

Bidding documents may be examined at the offices of BGE Inc., 101 W Louis Henna Boulevard, Suite 400 Austin, TX, 78728 or may be obtained by prospective bidders from www.CivcastUSA.com. Search Double L Ranch Phase 1. Bidders must register on this website in order to view and/or download specifications, plans, soils report, and environmen tal reports for this Project.

There is NO charge to view or download documents. All questions pertaining to the bid must be submitted at least seven (7) calendar days prior to bid opening through www. CivcastUSA.com in the Q&A portal.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids and to waive all defects and irregularities in bidding or bidding process except time of submitting a Bid. The Success ful Bidder, if any, will be the responsible Bidder which in the Board’s judgment will be most advantageous to the District and result in the best and most economical completion of the Project.

The requirements of Subchapter J, Chapter 552, Government Code, may apply to this Bid and the Contrac tor agrees that the Contract Documents can be terminated if the Contractor knowingly or intentionally fails to comply with a requirement of that subchapter.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Hays CISD is requesting proposals for RFQ #25092202VL Outside Counsel for Hays CISD Board of Trustees. Proposals will be accepted until 10-13-2022 at 2:00 p.m. local time. Specifications are available in the HCISD Pur chasing Office (512-268-2141 ext. 45092) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00p.m., Monday through Thursday. Bid responses must be returned to the HCISD Purchasing Office, Valerie Littrell, 21003 IH 35, Kyle, TX 78640,by the date and time indicated above.

Late Bids will be returned unopened. The HCISD Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids and waive all formalities in the bid process

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Hays CISD is requesting proposals for RFQ #25092201VL Legal Services. Proposals will be accepted until 10-13-2022 at 2:00 p.m. local time. Specifications are available in the HCISD Pur chasing Office (512-268-2141 ext.45092) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Bid responses must be returned to the HCISD Purchasing Office, Valerie Littrell, 21003 IH 35, Kyle, TX 78640,by the date and time indicated above.

Late Bids will be returned unopened. The HCISD Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids and waive all formalities in the bid

LOG HOMES

DIRECT CARE COUNSELORS

Provide positive role modeling, structure, and supervision to adolescent boys. No exp. required, We train comprehensively. Pay starting at $12 per hour for flexible 8 & 16 hr shift schedules. Health/life/dental insurance after 60 days. Min. requirements: Must be 21 yrs old, HS/GED, clean TDL, clean criminal histor y, pre-employment TB skin test, and drug screen. Growing (20+ year old) non-profit organization. www.pegasusschool.net. Call (512)432-1678 for further information.

City SeCretary Wanted

The City of Hays’ City Secretary is appointed by and answers to the Mayor and the City Council. The position provides administrative support to the Mayor, City Council, and any Committees, Boards or Commissions created by the City Council. The individual must work effectively with elected officials, the general public, and government agencies on all levels. Work shall be performed at City Hall unless there are unforeseen circumstances. Equipment, files and documents shall remain at City Hall at all times. If interested and for more details, please see full description at Texas Municipal League’s website: tml.careerwebsite.com (Search Job ID: 65619516.)

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice is hereby given in accordance with the terms of the provisions of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code THAT: Sumaiya Enterprises Inc. d/b/a Tristar #10 HAS FILED APPLICATION

FOR A: Wine and Malt Beverage Retail Dealer’s On Premise Permit SAID BUSINESS TO BE

CONDUCTED AT: 2041 IH 35 S., San Marcos, Hays County, TX 78666 OWNER: Sumaiya Kapadia, President/Secretary/Governing Person

THENCE, N 45°31'59" W, coincident with the southwest line of the remainder of the 140 acre tract and the northeast right of way line of said County Road 129, a distance of 1,820.00 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with cap stamped "BGE INC" set at the common west corner of the remainder of the 140 acre tract and south corner of the aforementioned remainder of the 81.25 acre tract, for an angle point of the herein described tract;

THENCE, N 44°57'30" W, coincident with the southwest line of the remainder of the 81.25 acre tract and the northeast right of way line of said County Road 129, a distance of 1,270.72 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with cap stamped BGE INC" set at the common west corner of the remainder of the 81.25 acre tract and south corner of a called 10.3546 acre tract of land as conveyed unto Alejandro Lopez Conejo and Maria Ester Lopez by General Warranty Deed recorded in Document Number 15029930 of the Official Public Records of Hays County, Texas, for the west corner of the herein described tract, from which a 1/2 inch iron rod found bears S 44°12'56" W, a distance of 0.81 feet;

THENCE, N 44°12'56" E, departing the northeast right of way line of said County Road 129, coincident with the northwest line of the remainder of the 81.25 acre tract and the southeast line of said 10.3546 acre tract, a distance of 197.10 feet to a l /2 inch iron rod with cap stamped "BGE INC" set for an angle point of the herein described tract;

acres located within Hays County, Texas; and (4) all of the land within the proposed District is wholly within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Uhland, Texas.

The territory to be included in the proposed District is set forth in a metes and bounds description designated as Exhibit "A" and is depicted in the vicinity map designated as Exhibit "B," both of which are attached to this document

The petition further states that the proposed District will: (1) purchase, design, construct, acquire, maintain, own, operate, repair, improve, and extend a waterworks and sanitary sewer system for residential and commercial purposes; (2) construct, acquire, improve, extend, maintain, and operate works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances helpful or necessary to provide more adequate drainage for the proposed District; (3) control, abate, and amend local storm waters or other harmful excesses of water; and (4) purchase, construct, acquire, maintain, own, operate, repair, improve, and extend such additional facilities, including roads, systems, plants, and enterprises as shall be consonant with all of the purposes for which the proposed District is created.

According to the petition, a preliminary investigation has been made to determine the cost of the project, and it is estimated by the Petitioners that the cost of said project will be approximately $45,620,000 ($39,850,000 for water, wastewater, and drainage and $5,770,000 for roads).

The Property described in Exhibit "A" is located wholly within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Uhland, Hays County, Texas (the "City"). In accordance with Local Government Code §42.042 and Texas Water Code §54.016, the Petitioners submitted a petition to the City, requesting the City's consent to the creation of the proposed District. After more than 90 days passed without receiving consent, the Petitioners submitted a petition to the City to provide water and sewer services to the District. The 120 day period for reaching a mutually agreeable contract as established by the Texas Water Code §54.016(c) expired and the information provided indicates that the Petitioners and the City have not executed a mutually agreeable contract for service. Pursuant to Texas Water Code §54.016(d), failure to execute such an agreement constitutes authorization for the Petitioners to initiate proceedings to include the land within the proposed District.

CONTESTED CASE HEARING. The TCEQ may grant a contested case hearing on this petition if a written hearing request is filed within 30 days after the newspaper publication of this notice. To request a contested case hearing, you must submit the following: (1) your name (or for a group or association, an official representative), mailing address, daytime phone number, and fax number, if any; (2) the name of the Petitioners and the TCEQ Internal Control Number; (3) the statement "I/we request a contested case hearing"; (4) a brief description of how you would be affected by the petition in a way not common to the general public; and (5) the location of your property relative to the proposed District's boundaries. You may also submit your proposed adjustments to the petition which would satisfy your concerns. Requests for a contested case hearing must be submitted in writing to the Office of the Chief Clerk at the address provided in the information section below.

The Executive Director may approve the petition unless a written request for a contested case hearing is filed within 30 days after the newspaper publication of this notice. If a hearing request is filed, the Executive Director will not approve the petition and will forward the petition and hearing request to the TCEQ Commissioners for their consideration at a scheduled Commission meeting. If a contested case hearing is held, it will be a legal proceeding similar to a civil trial in state district court.

INFORMATION. Written hearing requests should be submitted to the Office of the Chief Clerk, MC-105, TCEQ, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, TX 78711-3087. For information concerning the hearing process, please contact the Public Interest Counsel, MC-103, at the same address. General information regarding TCEQ can be found at our web site http://www.tceq.texas.gov/.

Issued: September 19, 2022

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THENCE, N 43°49'38" E, coincident with the northwest line of the remainder of the 81.25 acre tract and the southeast lines of said 10.3546 acre tract and a called 10.2535 acre tract of land as conveyed unto Marivel D. Dehoyos by General Warranty Deed recorded in Document Number 16004884 of the Official Public Records of Hays County, Texas, a distance of 1,189.09 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod found for an angle point of the herein described tract;

THENCE, N 03°49'21" E, coincident with the northwest line of the remainder of the 81.25 acre tract and the southeast line of said 10.2535 acre tract, passing at a distance of 407.32 feet a 1/2 inch iron rod with cap stamped BYRN SURVEY" found at the common northeast corner of said 10.2535 acre tract and south corner of a called 19.624 acre tract of land (Exhibit "B") as conveyed unto Kay Sutherland and Jim P. McCulloch by Quitclaim Deed recorded in Volume 1773, Page 332 of the Official Public Records of Hays County, Texas, and continuing coincident with the northwest line of the remainder of the 81.25 acre tract and the southeast line of said 19.624 acre tract, a total distance of 643.52 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with cap stamped "BGE INC" set for an angle point of the herein described tract;

THENCE, N 43°10'48" E, coincident with the northwest lines of the remainder of the 81.25 acre tract, the aforementioned remainder of the 30.0 acre tract and the southeast lines of said 19.624 acre tract and a called 0.275 of one acre tract of land (Exhibit "C") as conveyed unto Kay Sutherland and Jim P McCulloch by Quitclaim Deed recorded in Volume 1773 Page 332 of the Official Public Records of Hays County, Texas, a distance of 1,304.22 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with cap stamped "BGE INC" set on the aforementioned southwesterly right of way line of County Road 127 at the common north corner of said remainder of the 30.0 acre tract and south corner of said 0.275 of one acre tract, for the north corner of the herein described tract;

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the northeast lines of the remainder of the 30.0 acre tract, the remainder of the 81.25 acre

THENCE, coincident with the common line of the southwest right of way line of said County Road 127 and the northeast lines of the remainder of the 30.0 acre tract, the remainder of the 81.25 acre tract, and the aforementioned remainder of the 140 acre tract the following

the aforementioned remainder of the 140 acre tract the following five (5) courses:

(5)

S 46° 22' 50" E, a distance of 84.33 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with cap stamped "BGE INC"

for an angle point of the herein described tract;

50"

a 1/2 inch iron rod

stamped

INC"

distance of 84.33 feet

of the herein described

S 46° 47' 38" E, a distance of 1199.82 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with cap stamped "BGE INC" set for an angle point of the herein described tract;

38" E, a distance of 1199.82 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with cap stamped "BGE

for an angle point of the herein described tract;

S 46° 30' 34" E, a distance of 1400.95 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with

30' 34" E, a distance of 1400.95 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with cap stamped "BGE INC" set for an angle point of the herein described tract;

4) S 46° 32' 35" E, a distance of 798.82 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with cap stamped "BGE INC" set for an angle point of the herein described tract;

5) S46° 29' 19" E, a distance of 49.07 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING and containing 244.595 acres of land, more or less.

hereby certify that these notes were prepared by BGE from a survey made on the ground by employees of BGE Inc.

Hays Hawks carve out a 44-41 win over Canyon

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clinical trials.

BY BRITTANY ANDERSON

HAYS COUNTY

Advocacy on behalf of the Hispanic community’s ght against Alzheimer’s is needed now more than ever.

According to the Alzheimer’s Association, Hispanic Americans are 1.5 times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s and other dementias than older white Americans.

In less than 30 years, the number of Hispanic elders with Alzheimer’s or other dementias could increase from nearly 200,000 today to as many as 1.3 million.

Andrea Taurins is the executive director of the Alzheimer’s Association chapter that serves over 20 counties in Central Texas.

e association provides programs and information to residents throughout the area about Alzheimer’s and holds various fundraising events, which have raised millions of dollars to fund Alzheimer’s research.

Taurins said that because the Hispanic population is less likely to go to the doctor in general as they have likely experienced more healthcare discrimination than some other populations, there is a “known lack of diversity” in Alzheimer’s/dementia

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ght to end Alzheimer’s

According to a survey conducted by the association, despite 78% of the Hispanic population expressing interest in trials, that number is not re ected in the reality of the population being tested.

“Without diversity, we’re not getting the most complete understanding of how racial and ethnic di erences could a ect safety and e ective potential new treatment,” Taurins said, adding that this could cause them to be diagnosed at a later stage when they are already more cognitively and physically impaired.

Taurins also said that some of these challenges can be attributed simply to cultural di erences, noting that there is an issue with “not culturally competent doctors” who are not from or aware of their patient’s culture and are thus unable to adequately meet their needs.

“Getting someone to see the doctor is a challenge in general, but in the Hispanic population, that is a larger challenge,” Taurins said. “So many have experienced discrimination, they don’t feel comfortable. Providers don’t really understand unique experiences that they have and their

background and their culture.”

e association holds several programs during Hispanic Heritage Month geared towards the Hispanic population in an e ort to combat the disparities and stigma experienced, along with providing resources that can bene t this community speci cally while spreading awareness.

e association also provides all of its information in Spanish on its website at www.alz.org, and its 24/7 helpline, which can be contacted at (800) 272-3900, also has Spanishspeaking assistants.

e association’s work extends outside of Hispanic Heritage Month, too. Its annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s is set to take place on Nov. 12 at 9:30 a.m. at Circuit of the Americas in Austin. Funds raised at the walk will go towards funding of the association’s programs and services; currently, it is funding four di erent Alzheimer’s research projects within the Central Texas area.

Taurins said that the walk is “empowering:” to let people know they’re not alone, create awareness, and not just bene t those su ering from Alzheimer’s, but provide support for their

caregivers, too.

Ultimately, seeing your healthcare provider is key — not just in case there is an underlying issue that has not yet been discovered, but because it can also provide

support and resources for potential caregivers.

“We want them to take care of themselves; communicate with their physician; understand the disease, the warning

signs and what can be done; and speak with their doctor about support and help for someone who has been diagnosed or is experiencing Alzheimer’s,” Taurins said.

PHOTO BY KATELYN PESINA Dillan Lofton (9) puts pressure on the Canyon quarterback. Members of the Hawks Hype Team charge the field after the players, prior to kickoff. The Hype Team is made up of K-5th students eager to cheer on the football team at each home game.

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Smith (15) and Dorien Hill (54)

interception. The

Hawks

Ronald McDonald House raises $870K

BY AMIRA VAN LEEUWEN

CENTRAL TEXAS — e Ronald McDonald House

Charities of Central Texas (RMHC CTX) raised over $870,000 at its 33rd Annual Bandana Ball on Sept. 23.

e night’s festivities included a live auction, longhorns, games, music and a seated dinner. Some live auction items were a vacation package to Barbados, a meet-and-greet VIP concert experience with country singer Parker McCollum, a mountain adventure trip to Montana and a beach package to Mexico.

Kendra Scott, Balfour Beatty, St. David’s Health Care, A.R.C Pediatrics, DLA Piper, Frazier Foods, LLC and Rhinory were a few sponsors for the ball.

“Having a party is one thing, but to have a party

with a purpose, it takes on a lot more relevance and importance,” said Carolyn Schwarz, RMHC CTX chief executive o cer.

Although RMHC CTX is honored to serve families who travel every year to Austin for their care, they are lled to capacity and currently have to turn away six out of every 10 families that request their services.

Luckily, the ball was the organization’s largest annual fundraising event and has been crucial to e ectively carrying out its mission to keep families close during a child’s illness or injury.

“We’ve seen that as the Austin medical landscape grows, so does the demand for our programs. e funds raised at this year’s Bandana Ball are a huge step in ensuring that families are well supported during this

traumatic time in their lives,” Schwarz said.

Schwarz said the funds raised would ensure that families get the top level of support, allowing them to have 100% free lodging, food and support services.

“By providing and keeping families close to their hospitalized

child, we are reducing a psychological burden for families, we’re reducing their nancial burden because many of our families would never be able to a ord a hotel even if there was a room available,” Schwarz said. “We take care of the family so that the family can focus on the sick

child.”

Aside from Bandana Ball, RMHC CTX holds several other campaigns, including the Ronald McDonald Family Rooms, Happy

Wheels Carts, and Healing Hearts programs.

Individuals interested in learning more about RMHC, volunteering or donating can visit rmhc-ctx.org.

BREAST

BY MEGAN WEHRING

Local doctor speaks on breast cancer cancer

While October is considered to be Breast Cancer Awareness Month, doctors say that people should think about breast cancer year-round.

According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the United States, except for skin cancers. It is about 30% (or one in three) of all new female cancers each year.

The American Cancer Society's estimates for breast cancer in the United States for 2022 are:

About 287,850 new cases of invasive breast cancer

will be diagnosed in women; about 51,400 new cases of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) will be diagnosed; and about 43,250 women will die from breast cancer.

Breast cancer mainly occurs in middle-aged and older women. e median age at the time of breast cancer diagnosis is 62 – half of the women who developed breast cancer are 62-years-old or younger when they are diagnosed.

A very small number of women diagnosed with breast cancer are younger than 45.

There is no set time when it’s time to start thinking about getting screened for breast cancer

as it’s not a one-size-fitsall answer, according to Cassie Connerty, clinical director of the High-Risk Breast Clinic at Baylor Scott & White.

The conversation about starting screenings can start in the mid-20s in some individuals and as late as the 40s in others, Connerty explained –but it’s all dependent on family history.

“Having that conversation with either their primary care provider or OB-GYN, those are the two kinds of gateways that patients start to really understand their breast health … and seeing if there is a big family history of

breast cancer not only on their mom’s side – a lot of people think it’s only influenced on their mom’s side – but their dad’s side too,” Connerty said. “Understanding that information can sometimes allow patients to start screening mammograms a lot earlier than 40.”

An average male has about a 1% lifetime chance that he will get breast cancer.

“We know that there are gene mutations,” Connerty said. “So, genes that we all have but are different based on our mom and dad. Different, but genes that we all have. We know that some of these genes,

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Early detectio n s a ves lives!

if they are mutated or are not working correctly, can increase the risk of breast cancer in males and females.”

The first step, Connerty

explained, is for patients to understand their family history and start that conversation with their primary care provider or OB-GYN.

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Bandana Ball event took place at Star Hill Ranch in Bee Cave

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left) Robert Whyte and Joe Galea cheer with their whiskey bottles after winning “Last Paddle Up.” The point of the game for the guests was to have the "last auction paddle up.” If you did, all of the women at the table won pearls given by

Direct, and the men won a bottle of