LOCALCOMMUNITYNEWS.COM VOL. 10, ISSUE 3 | SEPTEMBER 2021
LOCAL COMMUNITY NEWS
SUSAN YERKES | PG. 04
HAPPENING PG. 05
May the Force be with you at Big Texas Comicon
SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTH SAN ANTONIO
MAXIMUM POTENTIAL AT A KIDS' CAMP HOME & GARDEN | PGS. 12-14
FALL PLANTING TIPS PLUS PARKLANE LANDSCAPING | PGS. 03
Shavano Park teen’s community project honors local fallen warriors by EDMOND ORTIZ
SHAVANO PARK — A community project created by a local Boy Scout pays tribute to a trio of homegrown warriors who made the ultimate sacrifice in battle.
Looking to achieve an Eagle Scout rank, the highest attainable in the Boy Scouts of America, Ryan Matson developed a permanent memorial dedicated to the memories of three community members killed in action, in different wars: • Army 1st Lt. Al “Joe” Kincer died in Khe Sanh, Vietnam, on March 1, 1971, during the Vietnam War. He was 24. Kincer’s family moved to Shavano Park in 1962. • Army 2nd Lt. Frank Loyd Jr. was killed in Sinan-Myan, South Korea, on Sept. 26, 1950, during the WARRIORS continues on pg. 17
Hollywood Park tackles Voigt Park use, talks city finances by EDMOND ORTIZ
HOLLYWOOD PARK — City officials hope to strike a lease agreement for joint use of storage space at the Voigt Center complex by a community association and a swim team.
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