Guadalupe Valley Young Marines honored as “Division 4 Unit of the Year”

(Seguin) -- The Young Marines, a national youth organization, has named the Guadalupe Valley Young Marines of Seguin as the “Division 4 Unit of the Year,” the top honor for all divisions in a nine-state area. This honor was awarded for the unit’s community service, program achievement and dedication to the mission.

The Young Marines is a national non-profit 501(c)(3) youth education and service program for boys and girls, age eight through the completion of high school. The organization promotes the mental, moral, and physical development of its members. The program focuses on teaching the values of leadership, teamwork, and self-discipline, so its members can live and promote a healthy, drug-free lifestyle.

The unit, led by Unit Commander Dina Dillon, meets in Seguin. Division 4 encompasses nine states: Texas, Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana.

“What is so special about our unit is how well we collaborate with our community and veterans’ organizations. When they need help, we are there, and when we need help, they are there. We are always willing to serve,” said Unit Commander Dillon.

In 2022, the unit received the prestigious national award, the Fulcrum Shield, awarded by the

Department of Defense for their Red Ribbon Week efforts (drug prevention and resistance) in the community.

Guadalupe Valley Young Marines is continually active in service to the entire area. Its participation includes volunteering with the Seguin Police Department’s “Badges, Bikes and Trikes” event where 100 bikes are given away to children. The unit planned games to ensure it was a fun event for children who attended. They also assisted the American Legion, Geronimo VFW, and DAV at the city-wide annual ceremonies for Memorial Day, Flag Day, POW/ MIA Day, and Veterans Day. Young Marines, pg. 3

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Other events included serving as color guard for the POW/MIA ceremony, the Veterans Day city-wide ceremony, the Alamo City Cat show, the Seguin Chamber of Commerce’s 100-year Birthday Ceremony, the Vietnam Veterans Pinning Ceremony and numerous others.

A highlight of the year was its trip to Navajo Code Talkers Day in Window Rock, Arizona where

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“I think that their expertise that they have been able to bring to the table has really helped to accelerate the retail real estate opportunities that are available and now, what we are starting to see – it’s kind of the fruits of their hard work – We are actually seeing renovations at that shopping center right now with Boot Barn working on their improvement. The Old Republic Title is moving in there and Harbor Freight as well. We are really excited about this. We’ve got again a great property owner that is working hard as well to get their available they honored the Navajo Code Talkers and volunteered while visiting.

Asked what makes Young Marines so rewarding, Unit Commander Dillon said, “Being able to see the spark in a Young Marine’s eye when they understand that what they are learning in the program can benefit them for life. Connections and relationship building are effective in being able to bring experience to these young people for their future.”

Since the Young Marines’ humble beginnings in 1959 with one unit and a handful of boys, the organization has grown to over 235 units with 6,100 youth and 2,100 adult volunteers in 40 states, the District of Columbia, Japan, and a host of affiliates in other countries.

To learn more about the Guadalupe Valley Young Marines visit https://youngmarines.org/ unit/guadalupevalley/page real estate in front of a lot of the targets that we’ve been going after for several years,” said Schneuker.

Welcoming Harbor Freight to Seguin is just more evidence for Schneuker who last March predicted that Crossroads would quickly attract new business to Seguin following its purchase by commercial real estate investment group PBC Interests of Houston.

“In terms of available space that they have left, they’ve got really one really big space available. It’s closer to about 30,000 square feet and I know that the property owner and their leasing team are in contact with a few different retailers on that space and I think that could be the next domino to fall and that would leave just really a couple more smaller spaces. We are going to go from a shopping center that just really not to long ago was at 30 percent occupancy to maybe going into the summer and into the fall, we could be definitely over 8085 percent occupancy for the center, so I think that just really speaks volumes that these national retailers are really starting to see the opportunities that are available here in Seguin with our growing community,” said Schneuker. out the poll was Centenary (23 points), Dallas (18 points), and Austin College (9 points). two-time reigning SCAC Pitcher of the Year and 2022 NFCA All-American Ashlyn Strother (Seabrook/Clear Falls), NFCA All-West Region pitcher Sydney Ouellette (Corpus Christi/ Gregory-Portland) and All-SCAC First Team first baseman Laura Hernandez (Missouri City/ Ridge Point). Earlier this month, Strother was named a Top 10 Division-III Pitcher to Watch

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Seliah Lena Taylor, age 94 of Seguin went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 28, 2023. Seliah was born November 11, 1928 in Seguin, Texas to Garfield and Seliah L. (Garcia) Collins.

At an early age she confessed to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and became a member of Second Baptist Church under the pastorate of the late Rev. J.M. Carr. Seliah was a faithful member of Second Baptist Church for 83 years.

Seliah was reared in Seguin and attended Ball High School. She worked at Gary Job Corps in San Marcos and retired from there after 16 years of dedicated work in the Security Department. Seliah also worked for Seguin ISD as a lunch monitor and crossing guard.

She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Walter Eugene Taylor; son, Garfield Eugene Taylor and brother, Ernest Eugene Collins.

Seliah is survived by three loving daughters, Carolyn J. Sutton (Willis), Mary Ann Green (Gerald) and Lena L. Lewis (Jerry); sister, Laura E. Johnson; grandchildren, Thomas A. Gipson, Jr. (Karen), Tnisha A. Sutton, Taylor M. Green and Taylor N. Black; great-grandchildren, Thomas A. Gipson, III (Taylor), Trevis A. Gipson, Ayanna A. Lavalais, Tyler A. Gipson; great-great-grandchildren, Thomas A. Gipson, IV, Tobias J. Gipson and baby girl Gipson on the way; as well as a host of nieces, nephews and other loving family.

Visitation will be Friday, February 3, 2023 from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at Tres Hewell Mortuary. Funeral Services will be Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Second Baptist Church. A private interment will be held at a later date at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas. Serving as pallbearers will be Thomas Allen Gipson Jr, Trevis Allen Gipson, Jhoquez Huff, Gerald Green, Sr, Joshua Sparks, Courtland Griffin, Michael Johnson and James Babeaux. Honorary Pallbearers will be Tyler Allen Gipson, Thomas Allen Gipson, III, Jerry Lewis, Willis Sutton, Alvoyd Wilson, Jr. and Ron Griffen.

The service will be live-streamed at www.facebook. com/SBCofSeguin

Memorial contributions can be made to Second Baptist Church, 623 S. Guadalupe St., Seguin, Texas 78155 and Guadalupe Regional Medical Center Hospice, 1346 E. Walnut St., Seguin, Texas 78155.

You are invited to sign the guest book at www.treshewell. com. Arrangements are under the direction of Tres Hewell Mortuary, 165 Tor Dr., Seguin, Texas, 78155, 830-549-5912.