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Citizens urged to return census surveys
Some neighborhoods lag behind county, state averages respond and be counted. It’s really quick and it’s easy to do, especially right now when we are home social distancing,” said Sourdellia.
The Census Bureau has made it even easier for people to get signed up this year. Sourdellia says you can do it online, over the phone or by mail. She says it all takes just a few minutes. “This is the first year that the census (bureau) has done an online way to be counted. If you have a computer, and most people do, you can simply go online at mycensus2020.gov. You can fill it out there. It’s only ten questions. It takes, literally, five minutes or less to do it. I actually did The Census Bureau requires that census takers wear a mask while conducting their mine online and it took just a few minutes to do it. If you don’t have a work. They will follow CDC and local public health guidelines when they visit. computer or internet service, you can By Darren Dunn is entering the late stages, and it’s also respond by phone. That number is 844-330-2020. Or they can also (Seguin) -- The city of Seguin is again important that everyone gets counted. send their form back in the mail,” encouraging you to get your census “Our population is counted every 10 said Soudellia. forms turned in for this year’s count. years by the (US) Census Bureau, and Seguin Public Information Officer right now the 2020 census is happening. Most of Seguin has already Jennifer Sourdellia says the count So we need everyone in Seguin to responded to the questionnaire, but
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Sourdellia says it’s important that every single household gets counted. She says the local response numbers are pretty good, but they need to get much better by the end of this count. “Right now the national selfresponse rate is sitting at about 62.8 percent. Texas is sitting at about 57.8 percent. And Guadalupe County’s self-response rate currently is 66.2 (percent). Now in Seguin, our selfresponse rate is sitting at about 61 percent. We can do better than that. I know we can do way better than that. So let’s get those numbers up. We especially need residents in neighborhoods west of North Guadalupe Street to respond. That’s kind of an area where we are having some trouble getting people to respond. I do want to mention that census takers will follow up with non-responding households. They are going to start knocking on doors if you haven’t responded yet,” said Sourdellia. See CENSUS, page 3
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Community members encouraged to continue efforts to combat coronavirus By Darren Dunn (Seguin) -- The mask wearing, social distancing and hand cleaning appear to be having a positive effect here in Seguin and Guadalupe County. Seguin City Manager Steve Parker says many of the COVID-19 trends have been going down, and that’s good news as the community continues its fight against the spread of the virus. Parker made the announcement during Tuesday’s meeting of the Seguin City Council. “The message here tonight is whatever Seguin is doing -- the trend is what we had hoped with the masks being
implemented. The fact is the numbers are tending better. We have a weekly update with the hospital and after to talking with them (Tuesday) afternoon, those trends continue to move in a positive direction,” said Parker. The positive case count and death rate do continue to grow, but it’s been harder to stay on top of these numbers, because of the backlog that was being experienced by the Texas Department of State Health Services. However, Parker says TDSHS has changed how it processes those numbers, in an attempt to get the best information out to the community.
cases in the county, and currently today, there were 14 hospitalized at GRMC. That number had been as many as over 40 at one time. The Guadalupe Regional Medical Center reported 31 deaths at their hopsital. The state is showing 44 in Guadalupe County. The county “We are at 236 active (emergency management office)
website for a couple of days now,” said Parker. The hospitalization rate has also been coming down at GRMC. Parker says the hospital had more than 40 COVID-19 patients at one point this summer. He says that number has come down significantly over the last few weeks.
is actually getting reports from (the department of state health services) of 25 (deaths) . It’s just a delay in getting out the information related to where those deaths are -whether in Seguin, Schertz, (and) so forth. So there should be a catch up (in the numbers). But they’ve been reporting 44 on the (state’s)
“We’ve been really trying to monitor (the numbers). We’ve talked about the consistency of the information. We are really trying to monitor how the hospital fairing. Looking at the sevenday rolling averages (of hospitalizations) is sort of what we have been tracking. At one point and time, they were seeing seven or eight
new patients a day, or a seven-day rolling average. There are down to three patients (per day) on the seven day rolling average, and 19 patients overall on the sevenday rolling average for COVID patients. So overall, it’s positive news there,” said Parker. Parker has been providing consistent updates to the council and to the community since the outbreak started back in the spring. He says what we are doing is having a positive impact, and people need to continue to wear their masks when they go out, practice social distancing, and make sure that the clean their hands often.
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CENSUS, continued from page 1 The census count matters. It doesn’t just tell you how many people live here, but Sourdellia says it means much more than that. She says it helps to tell the community’s overall story, and it also opens up a number of resources to support the people of Seguin and Guadalupe County. “We are growing by leapsand-bounds. We are going to growing, within the next five to ten years, exponentially. We’ve got tons of new neighborhoods coming in,” said Sourdellia. “You may wonder -- ‘why respond?’Well, it’s our civic duty, and it’s important because we could lose out on the distribution of a lot of federal funds, grants and support. We could possibly lose out on (funds). There’s about $675 billion in federal funds that are given out to support states and counties, such as ours, and communities. All of that is based on census data. That money is spent on schools, hospitals,
Using a computer, tablet or cell phone may be the easy way to responded to the census questionnaire this year. You can also respond via mail or by telephone. roads, public works and so many other vital programs in our community. So it’s super, super important to respond.” The pandemic has caused important dates to be moved all around during the census count. The U.S. Census Bureau announced this week that it is moving up the deadline for
responding to the census by a month, from October 31st to September 30th. The October deadline had given organizers time to deal with disruptions to the count caused by the pandemic. The cutoff change comes at a time when the bureau is going door-to-door to follow up with households
that haven’t filled out the census questionnaire yet. Canvassers claim the earlier deadline increases the risk that the population of Texas will be under-counted, which is one of the reasons why it’s important to voluntarily turn in those questionnaire forms now -- if you can.
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Big Game Rewind – the area’s top sports moments of 2019-20: Navarro girls baskeball - the area round playoff win over Sinton on Feb. 21
-Mike McBride, Sports Director(Seguin) – With high school athletes reporting to
campus in preparation for their upcoming seasons, we wrap up our look back at the best moments in high school sports for the teams in the KWED/ Seguin Daily
News coverage area during the 2019-20 school year. See NAVARRO, page 5
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rebounds, five assists, and four steals.
The 11th and final installment in the Big Game Fellow freshman Tatum Harborth finished Rewind series focuses on the Navarro girls with 11 points, her 13th consecutive game in basketball team. double figues. Ryann Hepp added six, Mary Gilliam five, Micayla Hawes and Sara Benner In a season full of great moments for a young four each, Haleigh Ortiz and Berklee Andrews and exciting team that steadily improved from two apiece. start to finish, the choice for the Panthers’ best moment is still fairly easy - the 52-38 win over The Panthers held a slim 11-10 lead at the Sinton in the second round of the 4A Region end of a first quarter that saw both teams play IV playoffs on Feb. 21 at Cuero High School. disruptive defense and come up with multiple steals and deflections. Veteran head coach Darrel Harborth’s squad snapped a five-year streak of first-round Navarro sustained that effort into the second playoff exits with a 51-20 blowout of an period and took a 24-17 cushion into halftime. overmatched Pearsall team in the bi-district Sinton opened the third quarter with a 6-2 playoffs. run to make it a three-point game, 26-23, prompting Harborth to call a quick timeout. The Panthers knew they would face a much tougher test in the second round against a 22- The Panthers responded to their head coach’s 10 Sinton team with a nucleus of experienced spirited message with a 10-2 surge to take a upperclassmen in the starting lineup. 36-25 lead into the fourth quarter. Navarro leaned on a stingy defensive effort “I just said that we’ve got to be better and and dominant outing from freshman point take care of the ball, that we’re giving them guard Lalyn Sturm to advance. too many easy things, and that they want it more right now,” Harborth noted. “We’ve Sturm led all scorers with 18 points and served been pretty solid coming out in third as the catalyst in the middle of the Panthers’ quarters, and tonight we weren’t quite as fast break, delivering pinpoint passes that led good, but we used the timeout and got back to mutliple transition baskets. In addition to in it, and just did what we do, and attacked, team-high scoring honors, Sturm collected 10 and got some easy scores, and upped that
lead back up again.”
Navarro stretched the margin to 17 points in the fourth quarter, and the Pirates never posed a serious threat from that point. “I think we got them tired, because they have some athletes and some fast girls there, but they looked like, even after the first quarter, that they were starting to get gassed a little bit,” Harborth said. “We were able to, I think wear them down there, were I think our speed did look like it was taking effect.” The win was Navarro’s 11th straight. That streak came to an end five days later in a heart-breaking 56-55 loss to West Oso in the regional quarterfinals. The victory was also the 499th in Harborth’s head coaching career, leaving him just one away from 500. Navarro finished with an overall record of 27-11 and won the outright District 304A championship with three freshmen, a junior, and only one senior in the starting lineup. Given what was at stake and the quality of the competition, the area round playoff win over Sinton ranks as the 2020 Panthers’ best moment of the season.
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allet Folklorico and/or Mariachi Juan Seguin Registration
Registration for the Teatro De Artes De Juan Seguin Ballet Folklorico and/or Mariachi Juan Seguin will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11 and Wednesday, Aug. 12 via the Zoom app. To download a registration packet and Zoom meeting information, visit www.teatrodeartes.org. For more information call 830-401-0232.
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Registration for the City of Seguin Parks & Recreation JAAM (Jammin After School Adventures for Me) After School program will be held from 7 to 9 a.m., 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11 and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdday, Aug. 12 at the Parks and Recreation Office, located in Max Starcke Park West, 600 River Dr. West. A fee of $49 will be due at the time of registration. The weekly fee is $30. For more information call 830-401-2480.
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The Seguin Public Library will have its virtual Toddler Time at 10 a.m. Tuesdays. Call 830-401-2422 or visit library.seguintexas.gov for additional information.
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arion ISD Free and Reduced Meals Eligibility
The Marion ISD is working with local agencies to identify all children in the Marion ISD who are categorically and program eligible for free and reduced meals. Any household that does not receive a letter and feels is should have should contact Marie Brooks, Child Nutrition Coordinator at 830-914-2803 or mbrooks@marionisd.net. by Wednesday, Aug. 12.
irtual Preschool Storytime
The Seguin Public Library will offer a virtual weekly Preschool Storytime for children ages 3 to 6 at 10 a.m. Wednesdays. Watch live at Facebook. com/SeguinPublicLibrary. Call 830-4012422 or visit library.seguintexas.gov for additional information.
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ibolo Grange Hall Farmers Market
The Cibolo Grange Hall Farmers Market will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursdays and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. the first and third Saturdays of the month at 413 North Main Street in Cibolo. For more information, or to join as a vendor, visit the Cibolo Grange Farmers Market Facebook page or text 210-722-9054.
eguin Public Library Virtual Scary Stories
Get spooked every Friday, as Miss Rozanna from the Seguin Public Library reads aloud scary stories from the Alvin Schwartz collections at 10 a.m. from the library YouTube Channel @SeguinPublicLibrary SPL or www. library.seguintexas.gov. Call 830-4012422 or visit library.seguintexas.gov for additional information.
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The Big Red Barn will be holding Market Days, aka its Farmers Market & Artisans Alley from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month at the corner of 123 Bypass and Cordova Road in Seguin. To join as a vendor or for more information visit www. texagedu.org, email redbarnseguin@ gmail.com or call/text 830-379-0933.
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eguin ISD School Board Filing Period
The filing period for the Nov. 3 Seguin ISD school board election remains open through Aug. 17. For more information, review the official notice of deadline to file applications for place on the ballot at https://bit.ly/2OUQ6zP.
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The Country Church Attic
The Country Church Attic is now open for full service. Social distancing will be observed. Mask and gloves will be provided.
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.
Free Bible Course
The World Bible School is offering free Bible correspondence courses. Answer questions from the Bible and send in for grading. Visit studygod.info for further information. To be sure your religious organization’s meetings and events appear in this calendar, send information to: communitycalendar@kwed1580. com, fax (830) 379-2238, or drop off the information at the Seguin Daily News/KWED office located at 609 E. Court St., Seguin. For best results, submit information at least two weeks prior to the event.
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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.
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Lee Tieken of Stevensville, MT and other nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by his mother Bertha (Adcock) Naumann. Due to current restrictions, a private graveside service will be held at San Geronimo Cemetery with Pastor Toby Burk officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Christ Lutheran Church of Elm Creek, 3305 Church Road, Seguin, TX 78155. You are invited to sign the guest book at www.treshewell.com.
Gilbert Montoya Jr., age 51 of Seguin, joined our Lord and Savior on Sunday, August 2, 2020.
Arrangements are under the direction of Tres Hewell Mortuary, 165 Tor Dr, Seguin, Texas, 78155, 830-549 5912.
Gilbert was born on January 30, 1969 in Seguin, Texas to Gilbert and Eva (Rodriguez) Montoya.
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He is preceded in death by his sister, Sonia Montoya. Gilbert was a hardworking man, having a 25-year career in HVAC as well as owning and operating his own business, Sterling Mechanical. Gilbert was the most selfless and considerate person you would ever meet; he was willing to continuously sacrifice his time and needs for the sake of others and his family. He was a huge movie fanatic that enjoyed fishing and loved spending time with his family. A true friend who loved to be a jokester, but would always be there for you no matter the cost He would give the shirt off of his back to anyone who needed it, especially his children. He was their number one supporter, always there no matter the situation. On top of being a great father, he was also a beloved son, brother, uncle and he will be deeply missed by all who knew him. Visitation will be held Saturday, August 8, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church followed by a Rosary at 9:30 a.m. then Mass of Christian burial at 10:00 a.m. Due to Covid – 19 restrictions all CDC protocol must be followed including social distancing and face coverings required at the church.
John Jesse Naumann was born February 20, 1968 to Stanley and Bertha Naumann of Seguin and went to be with the Lord August 3, 2020 at the age of 52.
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Born on February 6, 1954 in Del Rio, Texas to Max Clinton Carlisle and Earline Mellick. His father was a carpenter and his mother was a housewife/waitress. George was preceded in death by his father and mother, an older half-brother, Charles, half-sister Ruby, half-brother Robert, and brother Max Jr. And lastly, he is pre-deceased by his father-in-law, Marvin Bretzke. He is survived by his half-sister Nancy, and his sister Peggy (Jeff); two sisters-inlaw, Nadine Wester (John), Rose Renee Bretzke; Glenn Bretzke (Sandy) and Scott Bretzke (Shae); and 92 year old mother-inlaw Irene Bretzke; the best part of George he leaves behind his son, Jason Earl Carlisle and his beautiful daughters, Bailey Ann and Bella Caitlyn; and his loving wife of 38 years, Sherry Bretzke; as well as numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, and other loving family members and many friends.
He graduated from Seguin High School and furthered his education at Texas State University.
A memorial will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to Cross Church, 814 N Bauer St, Seguin, TX 78155.
Jesse had a successful career working at Texas State University and after 25 years, retired December 2019.
You are invited to sign the guest book at www.treshewell.com.
Jesse is survived by his father Stanley J. Naumann and wife Marilyn, sister Natalie Naumann of Seguin, Aunt Betty Jean and
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George Earl Carlisle, age 66 of New Braunfels, Texas, passed away on July 7, 2020.
Arrangements are under the direction of Tres Hewell Mortuary, 165 Tor Dr., Seguin, Texas, 78155, 830-549-5912.
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