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Guadalupe County Judge shares message with county residents

(Seguin) -- Guadalupe County Judge Kyle Kutscher is reaching out with a message to county residents. The message followed Thursday morning's emergency meeting with Guadalupe County department heads.

County leaders all met at the courthouse to discuss the current state of the county and the preventative measures that have or will need to be put into place should there be a community wide transmission of COVID-19.

Kutscher says while much of the meeting was spent on policies and procedures for county employees, he felt it was important to also reach out to the citizens. He says just as important as rolling out the plans, Kutscher believes it’s important to be honest with residents and let them know that the county is ready to do whatever is necessary to help stop the spread of the virus.

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"I think people in our community and Guadalupe County need to understand -- I'm not trying to scare them -- but we are always going to be honest with them. We don't have a confirmed case as of yet but with our emergency management team, with all the information that we are hearing, it's not a matter of if. It's just when. We assume and think based on the information that we've been hearing, we will have a case and or cases in Guadalupe County at some point. I want the public to know that we are watching this on a daily, hourly and almost minute by minute update from the state. So, we understand when those cases come in, the circumstances that surround them, how our community could possibly be impacted and the people who need that information in a timely manner so we can make better decisions. We don't want people to panic. There could be people in our community that already have COVID-19 and we just don't know about it because of testing limitations, restrictions, quarantines, timelines -a lot of different factors. That's why it's important to practice social distancing, to implement some of the measures that we've already talked about and already heard. It's time for us to take things serious -- not get scared -- but take things seriously so that we can have a positive impact," said Kutscher.

Kutscher says when it comes to containing the virus, he is counting on each individual to be responsible.

See MESSAGE, page 2

Making sure kids don't miss lunch

Dozens of families were greeted with warm smiles as they pulled up outside of Jefferson Avenue Elementary School for lunch on Wednesday afternoon. Despite schools being closed, breakfast and lunch meals continue to be served at various Seguin ISD campuses as well at Navarro and Marion ISDs. The other schools participating in the Seguin ISD include Ball Early Childhood Center, Koennecke, McQueeney and Rodriguez Elementary School along with Seguin High School. The weekday hours are 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. for breakfast and 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. for lunch.

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State Health Department official answers questions about COVID-19

(Seguin) -The Texas Department of State Health Services helped to answer a couple of questions that were raised during an emergency meeting of the Guadalupe County Commissioners Court.

Guadalupe County currently has

no confirmed cases of the virus.

they were exposed.

Sammy Sikes is the emergency preparedness and response manager for TDSHS Region 8 office in San Antonio. Sikes answered a question from Precinct 1 Commissioner Greg Seidenberger, who said that he heard from a constituent who had been in Houston recently.

There are a number of cases being reported there now, and they wanted to see if it was necessary for them to selfquarantine now that they are back here in Guadalupe County.

This person had no symptoms, and Sikes says it's not likely that

"We don't want everybody to automatically start self quarantining. The chances of them contracting COVID-19 if they were in the same building as another person that was positive and most of the time very low.

You have to remember that this is a droplet virus so a productive cough must be present and you must be within -- closer than six feet of a person even to catch that virus. That's why we practicing social distancing and most people aren't really in close contact for that long in a period to contract the disease," said Sikes.

Now if the person who was traveling visited a specific location where they might have come in contact with the virus, Sikes says they have a pretty good method in place to track those people down so that they know about the potential contact.

"All epidemiologists not only here but all over the state and US do what we call contact tracing and so if they do have a positive individual that will trace back where that individual has been, who that individual has been in contact with and they do that relatively quickly so if a person was identified as a having a close

contact with a positive individual, those people will be notified enough to self-quarantine or selfmonitor and do daily temperature checks and be asked to report those back to their local health department and or the region as it would be in (your) case," said Sikes.

Sikes also responded to questions about the 14-day number that's often quoted when officials discuss quarantine periods. He says that 14-day really is the time that it would normally take for symptoms to show up in someone who was suspected of having the virus.

"All the science is showing that the development of symptoms from COVID-19 usually develops between 5 and 12 days from what they had seen after a potential exposure. The longest period being at 14 days so we ask people to self monitor or quarantine for those 14 days to make sure that no signs or symptoms have developed and if after that time, that shows that they do not have the virus. So, it's basically just science right now from all the case studies that they are looking at," said Sikes.

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County officials work to ensure safety of all residents, employees MESSAGE, continued from page 1 "We want residents to know and understand that everybody should be paying attention and taking seriously the COVID-19, coronavirus situation. I think everybody has stated in commissioners court that everybody has a moral and ethical obligation and responsibility to each other to think about our actions and what we do and how other people will be affected by those actions. Heed all the warnings and the guidelines set out by the Department of State Health Services, the CDC, by local governments. We are trying to be cautious and take proactive measures that help prevent the spread of a very dangerous and unknown virus. If we all take those precautionary measures, we can have a positive impact on the outcome and what this thing looks like a few months from now. That means don't gather in large groups, if it's not needed. It means don't take unnecessary travel. Do all the little things that everybody is already tired of listening to but we all know we need to do like washing our hands, covering our mouths, doing the very simple things. Like I said, doing all the

small things right now will have a big impact later on and remember that we all need to be neighborly, take care of each other. It's not about what somebody else has that I don't. We need to think about how we can help each other, work together as a community and be safe and protect each other," said Kutscher.

While the number of cases continues to rise across the state and country, Kutscher assures residents that all the necessities will still be made available to them. He says there's no need to panic or hoard items at the store.

"I got a call from HEB yesterday and it was just making sure that they were letting people know that they are committed to staying open -- that if we sign a disaster declaration as a county which I think will be coming soon, that we partner and work with those important businesses that provide needed services like food and all of those things to our public that they are going to

need no matter what's going on -- remain open, accessible, that they are working with county government to be safe, our medical professionals - working with everybody. So, it's good to hear from them but there are a lot of concerns surrounding those types of businesses on whether people will be able to get items that are vital and that they need to survive," said Kutscher.

Kutscher says helping to keep everything in order for residents is the operation of the county itself. He says he's proud of all those who have worked around the clock to come up with the latest policies and procedures for employees. He says things, of course, are guaranteed to change on a daily basis but taking the necessary precautions now helps to actively plan for all employees.

"So many people were starting to go in different directions and wanted to know what was going to happen if this happens -- if I have to be put on quarantine, if I'm out of work. If I have to watch

kids, do I use my time? Is somebody going to pay me for that. We just wanted to give some clarity to county employees and some direction and guidelines where county department heads can answer and say look if you are quarantined, if you come into contact with somebody who is a presumptive positive or positive or you test positive yourself, have a family member that test positive and has to be quarantined and you take care of them or you need to watch your kids -there are provisions put into place at the county to make sure that you are taken care of that we are still going to care about our employees and make sure that they have the normal necessities and have their paycheck so they can take care of their families," said Kutscher.

County officials say they continue to participate in three to four meetings a day with all involving agencies across the state. They also advise that residents call into the county before they stop by to do business. They say most offices have already developed an alternative to doing business face to face.

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City’s utility billing office closes to public beginning March 23 (Seguin) -- In an effort to limit public contact during the COVID-19 situation, the City of Seguin’s Utility Billing Office (UBO) will be closed to the public beginning Monday, March 23.

Customers can utilize the following bill pay options: • Send payment in the mail • Pay at Utility Billing drive-thru window at City Hall • Payments can be placed in the drop box located in the overflow parking lot across from City Hall on Mountain Street. The drop box is secure and checked daily by the Utility Billing staff. Please

include the bill stub with payment that includes the utility account number.

• Set up automatic bank drafts • Pay online using the City Hub Customer portal at www.seguintexas.gov • Pay over the phone by calling the Utility Billing Office at 830401-2460 Service and convenience fees are also being temporarily waived to better assist our customers During this time, customers needing to set up accounts for new utility service can do so over the by calling 830-401-2460.

Appointments can also be scheduled. Customers can also fill out a new service application online, scan it or take a photo of it and email it along with the required documentation (copy of lease/rental agreement or proof of ownership and copy of valid driver’s license or Texas identification card) to utilitybilling@seguintexas.gov. Deposits for new service can be made over the phone at 830-401-2460.

All disconnects and late fees for non-payment of utility accounts are also temporarily suspended.

Based on the current COVID-19 situation, the City is willing to work with customers on flexible payment arrangements based on their specific needs on a case by case basis. Customers can call 830-401-2460 for assistance.

TDSHS helps to provide clarity for the Guadalupe County Commissioners Court ANSWERS, continued from page 2 Now the quarantine period might be longer for people who actually have the disease. He says they want to make sure those people are virusfree before they go back out into the public.

"In the beginning, we were trying to get two consecutive negative tests.

As we are seeing more and more individuals with the disease, testing is very limited so we are advising people of that 14 days or until you no longer have signs and symptoms - fever, cough -- any of those

symptoms. Then, at that time, the virus should be gone and again, we don't have the luxury right now with the low amount of testing kits that we have to be able to test everyone for two double negatives so sometimes, it's longer than 14 days.

It depends on the individual and again, that's if they are positive. In Layman's terms basically, you just have ride it out if you are healthy enough and don't require hospitalization," said Sikes.

Commissioners also raised questions about testing. Testing is being conducted on a limited basis around

the state, and the court wanted to know how quickly those results were being turned around.

"Our laboratory response network lab that is actually here in the city of San Antonio, they get tested every day. I'm sure any of you have seen in the news and have heard about the drive thru so they are constantly receiving tests in not only from those but from private doctors' offices and now, some private labs as well.

Depending on where those specimens go, we are used to seeing pretty quick turnarounds of 24 to 48 hours. Sometimes if they get a heavy

workload, we are seeing a little longer. In the beginning, it was a lot longer because those tests had to go up to the Center of Disease Control in Atlanta so shipping time, testing time by the time we got it back was longer but usually now it's within 24 and 48 hours that we are getting tests results back," said Sikes.

Sikes was not initially scheduled to be part of the meeting but the Guadalupe County Emergency Management Office was able to conference him into the meeting so that more questions could be answered.

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TLU freshman designated hitter Tyler Post named to D3baseball.com Team of the Week Post was previously named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Baseball Hitter of the Week for games played from Monday, March 9 through Sunday, March 15.

Post homered twice, reached base four times, and drove in three as the Bulldogs defeated DeSales (Pa.) 16-3 last Tuesday.

(Seguin) - Tyler Post, a freshman designated hitter/first baseman from San Antonio, Texas, has been named to the D3baseball.com Team of the Week.

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Post hit a solo home run in the middle of TLU's three consecutive home runs in the second inning and then belted a two-run homer in the sixth for a slugging percentage of 4.000 on the day. He also had a pair of walks and two runs scored.

With Tuesday's performance, Post raised his average to .385 and his RBI total to 13 in 12 games played.

Post joins Alex Cornman as Bulldogs named to the D3baseball Team of the Week in 2020.

TLU has had three of the six award winners for SCAC Baseball Hitter of the Week in 2020. Cornman was the Week 2 winner, and Tyler Cauley was the Week 5 winner.

TLU Baseball's season has been suspended indefinitely due to the COVID-19 health threat. The NCAA and the SCAC have canceled spring championships for the 2020 season.

The NCAA announced last week that all student-athletes will receive an extra season of eligibility with the 2020 spring seasons being cut short.

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Texas Lutheran's Kayla Oliveira, Chassety Raines named SCAC Players of the Week (Seguin) - Texas Lutheran senior right-hander Kayla Oliveira and sophomore outfielder Chassety Raines have been named Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Softball Players of the Week.

Oliveira is the SCAC Co-Pitcher of the Week, with Southwestern's Lindsey Longuet. Raines is the SCAC Hitter of the Week.

Oliveira notched a pair of pitching victories last week and did not allow an earned run in 12 innings of work.

Oliveira tossed a complete-game, one-hitter in the 12-0 win over Baldwin-Wallace in Tucson, Ariz. She struck out four and walked two in that win.

Other outstanding performances in the SCAC (Pitchers):

Other outstanding performances in the SCAC (Hitters):

Senior Lindsey Longuet of Southwestern picked up the win in both games of Tuesday's doubleheader sweep of Concordia (Texas), working 14.0 innings while allowing just a combined eight hits and one earned run. The league's leader in strikeouts with 79, the senior struck out 14 batters while walking four in the two wins. Junior pitcher Allie Holbrook of Trinity allowed just two runs and scattered seven hits over a complete-game effort against defending national champion Texas Lutheran over the weekend, closing out the 2020 season.

Freshman catcher Kathryn Dull of Southwestern went 3-for-3 with five RBI's in the 14-5 win over Concordia (Texas). Senior first baseman Danielle Ruiz of Trinity had three hits in the last four games of the year for the Tigers, including a 2-or-3 performance against Texas Lutheran in the 2020 finale. She also drove in the gamewinning run against Washington College in the 10th inning on Monday, and picked up the team's only RBI of the game in Saturday's finale.

Against Trinity, she pitched six shutout innings, walking one and striking out five.

For the year, Oliveira is 7-1 with a 1.05 ERA. Raines hit .571 over five games, all TLU victories, last week as the second-ranked Bulldogs improved to 19-1 and to 5-0 in the SCAC. Raines was 6-for-6 on March 9 in victories over Bethany Lutheran and Baldwin Wallace with a pair of doubles, a triple and three RBI. In the doubleheader sweep of Trinity, Raines scored four runs and had two stolen bases.

For the week, Raines' on-base percentage was .571, and her slugging percentage was 1.000.

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Vital Statistics John Delbert “Johnnie” Warus, Jr.

He will be remembered as the former Post 245 Detachment Commander of the Sons of the American Legion, H U Wood Post 245 in Seguin.

Carole Durkin Augustine

Augustina Aviles Valles

He also served as the 14th District Detachment Commander of the Sons of the American Legion.

John Delbert “Johnnie” Warus, Jr., age 61 of McQueeney, passed away on March 16, 2020.</div> Graveside services and interment will be held on Thursday, March 19, 2020 at 10 a.m. at San Geronimo Cemetery with Chaplain Oscar Benavidez officiating.

Johnnie was born on June 17, 1959 in Quonset Point, RI to Marie Helen (Jacobs) and John Delbert Warus, Sr. A son of an Army Sargent First Class, USA (Ret.)

Johnnie is currently a member of the Sons of the American Legion, Post 179 in New Braunfels.

Augustina Aviles Valles of Seguin,

of Wreaths Across America.

Montemayor on September 23, 1947 in

Carole Durkin Augustine, age 78 of Texas peacefully entered into eternal Seguin, passed away on Tuesday, rest on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at the He was a faithful participant March 17, 2020. age of 72. She was born to Soila

Carole was born on October 6, 1941 Seguin, Texas.

Johnnie is preceded in death in Houston, Texas to Myrtle Augustina is preceded in death by by his father, SFC John (Schmidt) and Carl Durkin. bother of her parents; her son, Johnny Warus, USA (Ret.) brother, Carole is preceded in death by her Joe Montoya and brother Santiago De Dale Warus and husband, Thomas J. Augustine and Hoyos. her parents.

She is survived by her children, Elias grandmother, Anna Warus.

He is survived by his mother Marie Warus, as well as many friends.

Survivors include her sons, Thomas Carl Augustine of Seguin, Texas, and Joseph Augustine and wife Lindi of Carrolton, Texas; grandchildren, Reed and Lillian Augustine of Carrolton, Texas; numerous other loving family members and many friends, as well as her loving pet companions.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Post 179 American Legion Riders, c/o Walton F. Hoffmann Memorial Post 179, 410 W. Private services and interment will Coll St., New Braunfels, be held at a later date at the Kingsbury Cemetery.

Johnnie grew up in military Texas, 78130.

Memorial contributions may be fashion, moving where his You are invited to sign the made to, Guadalupe County father was needed, guest book at Humane Society, P.O. Box 1593 eventually settling in www.treshewell.com.

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You are invited to sign the guest Arrangements are under the book at www.treshewell.com.

He was a Diesel Mechanic direction of Tres Hewell with Wal Mart and then Mortuary, 165 Tor Dr., Arrangements are under the moved to the Deli and Seguin, Texas, 78155, 830- direction of Tres Hewell Mortuary, 165 Tor Dr., Seguin, Texas, 78155, Bakery.

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Gil Jr., Valentin Gil, Soila Mojica and husband Miguel and Ramon De Hoyos; her sister, Minnie, brothers, Robert and Ray; grandchildren, Stephanie and Joe Jaimes, Sarah Marie Robinson-Durst, Steven Robinson; great-grandchildren, Serenity, Jariah, S'Jay, Sin'cere'Y, Jayden, Jasysin, Sean, Ariel, Addison and Julius. Augustina is further survived by numerous extended family and friends.

Augustina loved her family. She was such a wonderful person and always had good faith. She was always willing to go above and beyond for any person she met. She will truly be missed by all of those who knew and loved her.

Visitation and a graveside service was held on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 in Santo Tomas Cemetery.

Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Palmer Mortuary and Cremations located at 1116 N. Austin Street, Seguin, Texas 78155; 830.379.9430. Please log on to www.palmermortuary.com to sign and view the guest book.

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Religion Fish Fry Fridays at OLG

Lenten Season at Grace Lutheran

The Bazaar Committee of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church will have a Fish Fry every Friday of Lent from 5 to 7:30 p.m. in the Center. Catfish plates and shrimp plates are $9. Codfish plates are $10. Plates include French fries, green beans, and coleslaw. No seating will be available. Drive through only.

The Grace Lutheran Church will observe the season of Lent with the theme, "Eyes on Jesus," at 7 p.m. every Wednesday until Holy Week.

Community Workout Fundraiser The La Trinidad Youth Ministry will have a Community Workout with Aftermath Strength at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 21 at 2896 - A Huber Rd. The workout is for all ages and fitness levels. $10 donation. Proceeds go towards La Trinidad Youth Ministry.

Pastor & Wife Anniversary Celebration The Sweet Home Baptist Church will celebrate its Pastor & Wife 7th Anniversary at 3 p.m.

Sunday, March 22. The guest pastor will be Rev. Kris Bell and congregation of True Light Baptist Church of Austin.

Youth Day Postponed The Refuge III Church has postponed its Youth Day Sunday, March 22 at 7535 Elm Creek Road in Seguin. For more information call 830-303-6478.

Women’s Day Program The I Am Redeemed Bible Church will have its 2nd Annual Women’s Day Program at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, March 22 at 117 S. Guadalupe St. in Seguin. The colors are yellow and black and the guest speaker will be Pastor Iris Woodard James of the Prince of Peace Baptist Church in San Antonio. Refreshments will follow the program. For more information call Sis. Cynthia Crutcher at 830-660-5297.

Stop the Violence Community Rally/Fundraiser The Straight Street Church will have its Stop the Violence Community Rally/Fundraiser at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 28 at 2517 N. Austin St. in Seguin. There will be a motorcycle and car show, lawn chair concert, live music, bounce houses, food, and face painting.

Watoto Children's Choir Performance The WATOTO Ministries, children’s choir from Uganda performance scheduled for Thursday, April 2 at Faith Lutheran Church has been canceled.

Rummage and Bake Sale The Immaculate Conception Church will have a Rummage and Bake Sale from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 18 at 213 N. Barnett St. in Marion. For more information call 618-9774474.

Open Car Show The McQueeney Baptist Church has cancelled its Open Car Show schedulded for Saturday, April 18. For more information call 210-265-9200 or 830-557-5532.

Clothing Ministry The Refuge III Clothing Ministry continues to give away clothing, some furniture, dishes, and other items at 7535 Elm Creek Road in Seguin. For further information call 830-303-6478.

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RAPPS Individual Sessions The Rural Area Parenting Program Services (RAPPS) will be providing their survices for protective parenting, basic parenting, anger management, co-parenting, and tobacco awareness online, per "Zoom." These classes meet the judicial system requirements. For more information call 830-3039225 or visit seguinrappsorg.org.

City Meetings All meetings of City Boards and Commissions have been cancelled until further notice. City Council and Planning & Zoning will continue meeting as scheduled.

Municipal Court Cancellations All trials and court hearings at Seguin Municipal Court have been cancelled through the end of the month.

City Parks Restroom Closure and Easter Closure All parks and trails remain open to the public for the time being, however, all public restrooms in the parks are closed until further notice.

All City parks will be closed Easter Weekend to comply with CDC recommendations of gatherings of 50 or more people.

Splash Pad Closure The Splash Pad at Park West is closed until further noticed.

Seguin Public Library Closure The Seguin Public Library is now closed until further notice. Patrons are encouraged to utilize online resources and services during this time. Visit library.seguintexas.gov.

Text 830-549-4698 for questions.

Seguin Events Complex Closure All bookings at the Seguin Coliseum and the Fairgrounds facilities are suspended until further notice. Customers will receive full refunds for all facility bookings impacted the hte public health emergency.

Sports Leagues Seguin Little League, Seguin Youth Soccer League, the All Youth Sports League and the Seguin Volleyball League are suspending all games until further notice.

McQueeney Lions Bingo Cancellation The McQuenney Lions Club will not be having Bingo Thursday, March 19.

Master Gardeners Meeting Cancellation The Master Gardeners of Guadalupe County Monthly Meeting scheduled for Thursday, Summer Day Camp Registration March 19 has been cancelled.

The City of Seguin Parks and Follow the Facebook page for Recreation Summer Day Camp updates. program registration is now open.

The cost is $85 per week with a $25 Hotshot's Fish Fry & Washers registration fee. The camp runs Tournament Postponed Date to from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. June 1 be Determined through July 31 at A.J. The Seguin Area Chamber of Briesemeister Middle School. For Commerce has postponed its10th more information call 830-401- Annual Hotshot's Fish Fry & 2480.

Washers Tournament scheduled for Friday, March 20 at the Starcke Elks Bingo Cancellation Park Pavilion.

The Seguin Elks Lodge has Fish Fry Fridays at OLG cancelled all of it Bingo sessions.

The Bazaar Committee of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church will have a Golf Pro Shop Relocation The Starcke Park Golf Course Pro Fish Fry every Friday of Lent from Shop operations have temporarily 5 to 7:30 p.m. in the Center. Catfish re-located to the Parks & Recreation plates and shrimp plates are $9. building located at 600 River Drive Codfish plates are $10. Plates West in Max Starcke Park. The golf include French fries, green beans, course will remain open for the time and coleslaw. No seating will be being. For more information call available. Drive through only.

830-401-2490.

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Silver Center Dance There will be a dance featuring Randy Harrison at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 20 at the Silver Center. The doors open at with $8 admission for members and $10 for non-members.

For more information, visit silvercenterseguin.com or call 830303-6612.

K of C Pancake Breakfast The K of C has cancelled its Pancake Breakfast for Saturday, March 21 Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church.

Sunrise Lions Springtime Fun Run/Walk Rescheduled The Seguin Sunrise Lions has rescheduled its Saturday, March 21 3rd Annual Springtime Fun Run/Walk for Saturday, September 26 at Walnut Springs Park. For more information visit the Facebook page, Sunrise Funrunwalk, call 830379-8033, or email marvel.maddox@gmail.com.

Sunset Lions Rummage Sale The Seguin Sunset Lions will have a Rummage Sale from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 21in the parking lot of Century 21 (Behind Taco Bell). Donations will also be accepted. All proceeds benefit local charities. For more information call 830-305-2416.

Farmers' Market Cancellation The Big Red Barn has cancelled its Farmers' Market scheduled from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 21.

For more information call or text 830-379-0933, or email redbarnseguin@gmail.com.

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42 Tournament Cancellation The Big Red Barn has cancelled its 42 Tournament scheduled from 8 to 9 a.m. Saturday, March 21. The fee is $40 per team and lunch is $10.

For more information call 830-3790933.

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Chamber Mixer The Seguin Area Chamber of Commerce has cancelled its Mixer scheduled for Thursday, March 26 at First United Bank.

Republican Women Luncheon The Guadalupe Republican Women has cancelled its Luncheon Music & Milestones LWV-CA scheduled for Thursday, March 26 Benefit The Music & Milestones benefiting at the Seguin Silver Center. the League of Women Voters of the Comal Area has been postponed Stop the Violence Community that was scheduled for Saturday, Rally/Fundraiser The Straight Street Church will March 21. have its Stop the Violence Community Rally/Fundraiser at 11 City’s Utility Billing Office a.m. Saturday, March 28 at 2517 N. Closes to Public Beginning Austin St. in Seguin. There will be March 23 The City’s Utility Billing Office a motorcycle and car show, lawn will be closed to the public chair concert, live music, bounce beginning Monday, March 23. houses, food, and face painting.

Customers can send payments in the mail, pay at the drive-thru 12th Annual Cajun Jamboree window at City Hall, use the drop Postponed box located in the overflow parking The Seguin Outdoor Learning lot across from City Hall on Center has postponed its 12th Mountain Street, set up an Annual Cajun Jamboree scheduled automatic bank draft, utilize the for Saturday, March 28. For more City Hub customer portal online at information call 830-305-5000. www.seguintexas.gov., or pay over the phone by calling 830-401-2460. Ruben Perez II Memorial Golf Service and convenience fees are Tournament also being temporarily waived at The Ruben Perez II Memorial Golf this time.

Tournament will be held at 8 a.m.

Sunday, March 29 at Starcke Park Chicken Salad Box Lunch Golf Course. The format is a 4-Man Fundraiser Postponed Scramble with $85 fee. All The Zonta Club of Seguin has proceeds will benefit the Ruben postponed its Chicken Salad Box Perez II Memorial Scholarship. To Lunch Fundraiser scheduled for register, call 512-557-4096, 830Thursday, March 26.

305-4504, or 830-391-7307.

Call for Nominations The Seguin Commission on the Arts is seeking nominations for its Outstanding Contributor to the Arts in Seguin that will be announced during the Art at the Texas event May 8. Nominations must be submitted in writing to the Seguin Main Street Program by mail to P.O. Box 591, Seguin, TX 78156 or by email to m a i n s t r e e t @ s e g u i n t e x a s . g o v.

Nominations are due by Monday, March 30. For more information call 830-401-2448.

Civilian Response to Active Shooter Training Seminar The Seguin Police Department will offer a Civilian Response to Active Shooter Training Seminar from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 1 in the 1st floor meeting room at the Seguin Public Library, located at 313 W. Nolte St. in Seguin. Open to adults.

Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. To register call 830-401-2378.

Seguin Premier Toastmasters The Seguin Premier Toastmasters will meet every 1st, 3rd, and 5th Wednesday of the month from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the GVEC Community Room located at 927 N. Hwy. 46 in Seguin. For more information visit www.seguinpremier.toastmasterscl ubs.org.

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TruLight127 Blue Jean Ball The TruLight127 will have a Blue Jean Ball fundraiser at 6:30 p.m.

Friday, April 3 at the Embassy Suites San Marcos Hotel Conference Center & Spa, located at 1001 E. McCary Ln. in San Marcos. Tickets are $125 and all proceeds TruLight Youth Village.

For more information email sondra@trulight127.org.

Craft Show & Rummage Sale The New Berlin Community Club will have a Craft Show & Rummage Sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 4 at 8815 FM 775 in New Berlin. Vendor spaces are available by calling 210-3439570.

Geronimo and Alligator Creeks Clean Up The 7th Annual Geronimo and Alligator Creeks Clean Up will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 4. The meeting locations are the Irma Lewis Seguin Outdoor Learning Center, Navarro High School Parking Lot, or the New Braunfels Airport. Register online at geronimocreek.org. For more information call 979-845-6980.

Walk for Life Rally The South Texas Pregnancy Care Center will have its 2020 Walk for Life Rally beginning with registration at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 4 at Central Park in downtown Seguin. There will be a praise band, rally speakers, entertainment, t-shirts, games for kids, food, group photos and more.

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