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New mayor, council members take seats in Seguin By Darren Dunn

(Seguin) -- It was the end of the line for outgoing members of the Seguin City Council as new members were officially sworn into office. New Mayor Donna Dodgen, returning Councilman Chris Rangel, and three newcomers -- Sonia Mendez, Monica Napier Carter and Joe Rea were all sworn-in during Tuesday night’s council meeting. Before the newly elected officials took their seats, outgoing members each took time to thank the community for the opportunity to serve. Mayor Don Keil and council members Jet Crabb, Ernest Leal, and Fonda Mathis were all unable to seek reelection due to the city’s term limits. Councilwoman Crabb says it’s been a great ride, and she’s thankful for the opportunity to serve. “I would just like to say thank you for the privilege of serving on the council. It has been a wonderful experience and I want to thank the city staff for being so fantastic. They have taught me more about sewers and wastewater, more than I ever wanted to know but it’s very interesting and I also want to address something to Donny. Some of ya’ll may not have remembered but when we had our first council meeting eight years ago, Donny looked out, he saw Fonda Mathis. He saw me and he saw Donna Dodgen and he said, ‘just what I need, three more wives.’ So, I just want to tell Marty, we are letting him go tonight. He is all yours!” said Crabb. See MAYOR DODGEN, page 2

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who have helped along the way.

Councilwoman Mathis echoed many of the sentiments expressed by Crabb. She says it’s been an amazing experience, and she appreciates all the work that’s been done by the city over the last eight years.

“I want to thank my wife Marty who has been through the 14 years with me, dragged to so many public events and stood on and supported me and encouraged me and is a very good critic to bounce things off from time to time because she’s very honest. I tell you, she’s kept me in line to be honest with you and I’m forever grateful and I love her very much. That’s the first thing and then, the council members, I kind of love you too but you know, not quite that much,” said Keil.

“I have enjoyed it so much and I’ll tell you, this city staff here is so awesome and like her (Crabb), the information that I’ve learned going all the way back to Joe (Ramos, former city engineer) and his pothole days -- I’ve learned more about pavement and sewers and equipment but all that being said, it was great. It was exciting because it really made our work here in the council productive to know and understand what makes the city tick and when we worked through the budget, we knew what that equipment was because we’ve seen it firsthand. So, thank you. I’ve enjoyed it. I’m going to miss. It is bittersweet. I’m going to enjoy my time back, but I have really enjoyed my eight years,” said Mathis. Councilman Leal, who has also served in the past as a member of the Seguin ISD school board, says his time on the council has been a rewarding experience. He thanked God and his wife for the opportunity to serve. “Thank you for everyone here at city council. Everyone here is a great person, great personalities. We were a good team. I know it’s not over. Some of ya’ll have four, two years left, but just keep helping the folks that need the help out there. Some folks never come over here because they are kind of scared to speak but there’s a lot of people out there that need (you in) their districts and just keep helping the folks so I thank you from the bottom of my heart and God bless ya’ll,” said Leal. Mayor Don Keil also expressed his gratitude to city staff and to others

Keil says they’ve been able to accomplish a great deal over the last eight years, and he says a great deal of that is because of the other members of the council. He says they always did their homework, and always did what was best for the city of Seguin. “I have been so blessed to have this council and the other councils that I’ve had because each and everyone of them have represented their areas in their districts and done the things they had to for their districts but they never lost sight of the big picture. I think we all pull together. Just one illustration of that is I’ve only had to vote to break a tie once. In our system of government, I only vote when there is a tie and that only happened once, just once and that was to have dogs on the porches of restaurants and I must say I did vote for the pooches. It shows a degree of unity for eight years, never had to break a tie. That says a great thing about the unity. It also says a great thing about how all these people do their homework. They don’t just show up for city council and open their packet or look at something. They’ve thought about it. They’ve consulted with staff. They’ve done what they needed to do to make it all work and they all should be applauded for that,” said Keil. See MAYOR DODGEN page 3

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Mayor Keil also offered thanks to former Seguin City Manager Doug Faseler. He says Faseler really helped to build upon the foundation of success at Seguin City Hall. He says it’s something that’s being continued by current City Manager Steve Parker, but he says Faseler deserves a great deal of recognition for the city’s success. “He’s the one that came in here and hired all these incredibly professional people here. Steve just hired one. Okay, we’ve got one. But, the rest of these folks were all hired and all groomed and brought along by Doug Faseler who did an incredible job in running the city for so many years and I owe so much of my success to him and for what he did for the city during that time,” said Keii. Keil says he also owes much of his success to the work of past mayors, who laid the foundation that has now allowed the city to transition to something new. “We’ve kind of had a modern era and I think a lot of it happened with Mark Stautzenberger. He did a great job in kind of getting things in line and doing quite a few things mainly things like the SSLGC

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and then Betty Ann Matthies who came along and really got things rolling economically with the recruitment of Caterpillar. I came in and then I have the like of having all these incredible people and frankly, those guys probably had to break a lot of ties. I didn’t, thankfully,” said Keil.

thank you all for putting your faith in me and elected me twice to be here and having the support of the community means a great deal and I felt that and I think I will always remember this experience as one of the greatest in my life so anyway, thank you all and God bless,” said Keil.

As he began wrapping up his comments, Keil turned his eye towards the future. He says the city is now in the very capable hands of Parker, who he called a great hire as city manager; and in the hands of Dodgen, who took over the reins as mayor Tuesday night.

Councilman Mark Herbold has a couple of more years left in his term, but he took a moment on Tuesday to thank those outgoing members of the council for their hard work, leadership and dedication to this community.

“The city should not be concerned at all about leadership going forward as well Donna, I know she’s going to do a great job. She sat on this (council) for six years. She knows what’s going on. She understands the city and I think she’s going to do an incredible job. There is no limit to where this city can go,” said Keil. Keil became emotional as he ended his remarks with a special thank you to the people of Seguin. He says none of this would have been possible without their love and support. “To the people of Seguin. I want to

“I’ve been serving with these folks for six years and as you know, Donny has been here 14 years – I figure, that’s 38 years of experience that we are losing tonight and that these people have put in and I have grown very fond of them after all this time, very professional people, every one of them. They didn’t come into this job with an agenda and it’s been a pleasure serving with you and I wish you well,” said Herbold. The new Seguin City Council now includes Mayor Donna Dodgen and council members Monica Napier Carter, Chris Aviles, Chris Rangel, Mark Herbold, Jeremy Roy, Sonia Mendez, Joe Rea, and Penny Wallace.

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Heinemeyer recognized for 33 years of service as Matador Stadium voice everybody just meshing and being on the same page. We have good chemistry on the court. I’m excited about what’s going to happen in the next couple of weeks when they get into basketball shape.”

(Seguin) - Ronald Heinemeyer was honored at Seguin High School’s homecoming football game last Friday for serving as the public address announcer at Matador Stadium for 33 years.

Heinemeyer spent his entire career with Seguin ISD, including a stint as Seguin High School principal.

Seguin bracketed the first and second quarters with a 19-2 run, including 14 straight points at one juncture, and pushed the lead to 18 before settling for a 32-18 cushion at halftime. Rodriguez rattled in a mid-range shot at the buzzer to end a 6-0 Floresville run before the intermission.

He handed public address duties at the first home game in the new Matador Stadium before stepping down earlier this season. Seguin head football coach and athletic director Travis Bush presented Heinemeyer with a plaque between the first and second quarters of the Matador’s 68-7 win over San AntonioMcCollum on Friday.

The Matadors scored the first eight points of the third quarter and won the period 10-4 to take a 42-22 lead into the fourth. Brittain says the program and the skills of the individual players have evolved in her second season as head coach, and expects the work put in to pay dividends as the team moves closer to district play.

Heinemeyer received a standing ovation from the Matador fans in attendance. Seguin girls snap two-game skid with home win over Floresville (Seguin) - The Seguin girls basketball team played with its full roster for the first time this season Tuesday night, and the results were encouraging in a 58-32 blowout of Floresville at Goldie Harris Gym. Liv Hernandez and Tresalyn Roberts paced a balanced scoring attack with 11 points each. Taylor Bode also reached double figures with 10. Reese Brittain added six points, Audriana Rodriguez five, Larissa Galvan and Francis

Ronald Heinemeyer (left) and Seguin head football coach and athletic director Travis Bush (right). Photo courtesy of Seguin ISD Facebook page. Salazar four apiece, Nayla Harris three, Ashile Aguilar and Naveah Quiroga two each. Tuesday was the first basketball game of the season for volleyball players Brittain, Bode, Roberts, Aguilar, and Ashley Lingueno.

“I’m excited to have them back,” Seguin head coach Angela Brittain said. “I know that they’ve only really had one day of practice, so for them just to come and go hard, they came to practice hungry, and so it was just nice adding them into the mix, and

“Our defense has gotten stronger, we’ve gotten faster,” the coach said. “Just like building the foundation from last year to this year, they understand what we’re trying to do, and they’re buying into the program and believing in it. So I think our defense is going to be good, and ball movement.” The Matadors (2-2) host Harlandale at Goldie Harris Gym on Friday at 6:30 p.m.

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(San Antonio) - Seguin opened Guy Nowlinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first season as head boys basketball coach with a tough road loss, 80-58 to San Antonio-Brackenridge on Tuesday.

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Xander Harrell pumped in 25 points to lead the Matadors offensively. John Jackson also reached double figures with 19. Jacob Andrade added seven points, John Jones three, Randall Wilke and

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as well, scoring 10 points and dishing out four assists. Lane Pawelek and Kadeem Blyden added four points apiece, and Blyden grabbed five rebounds. Samuel Montoya contributed two steals.

Brackenridge led 25-16 at the end of point range. the first quarter, 35-25 at halftime, and Ryken Autry produced a 14-point, 62-42 heading into the fourth period.

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The Bulldogs jumped out to a 13-2 lead by the end of the first quarter and took a 24-15 advantage into halftime. Marion won the third quarter 15-7 and the fourth 8-7 to pull away for the 18-point win.

this Friday for an 8 p.m. start against Fernando Romero reached double figures Taft.

Marion (0-1) opens its home schedule Friday with a 6:15 p.m. tip against New Braunfels-Christian.

all scores with 32 points. Mark Avila netted 20, Kalvin Nance 18. Easton Allen led Marion with 15 points on

10-rebound double-double with two blocked shots and drained four of his nine Seguin (0-1) heads back to San Antonio threes.

Marion girls fall to Pirates at home

(Marion) - The Marion girls basketball suffered a 67-45 home loss to Lytle on Tuesday. Molly Rooke scored 17 points to pace the Bulldogs offensively, and Sarah Cook barely missed a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds. Rooke and Cook tied for the team lead in steals with four apiece.

Signe Rabenaldt added nine points and two assists. Kaelyn Taylor and Jaslyne Williams netted three points apiece, and Laney Osborne hit a free throw. Anessa Madrid collected three steals. Marion (1-2) hits the road to face Schulenburg this Friday at 7:15 p.m.

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Annual Thanksgiving Service The Life Changing Church will have its Annual Thanksgiving Service at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22 in the parking lot of 842 E. Pine St. The service will be a drive-in event. Registration begins at 12:45 p.m. and turkeys and Thanksgiving baskets will be raffled after the service. A dinner plate will also be served at the end of the service. You may also enter the event via Facebook live stream and if a prize is won it will be delivered to you. Christmas Market The Immanuel Lutheran Church of La Vernia will have its 5th Annual Christmas Market from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5 at 310 Seguin St. in La Vernia. There will be vendor tables, fresh baked goods, soup, wassail, and more. Vendor tables are still available. For more information call 830-688-1810 or email ILCWOFChristmasMarket @gmail.com. Proceeds will benefit the New Building Fund. Christmas Services The Crossroads Church will have Christmas Services at 9 and 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 20. For more information visit www.crossroads.com or call 830-379-7737. Central Park Candlelight Service The Crossroads Church will have its Candlelight Service at Central Park from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 24 in downtown Seguin. For more information visit www.crossroads.com or call 830-379-7737. End of Year Service The Crossroads Church will have its End of Year Service at 10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 27. For more information visit www.crossroads.com or call 830-

379-7737. The Country Church Attic The Country Church Attic is now open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Wednesday and Thursday. 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.

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Marvin Valentin Strey, age 94 of Cedar Park, formerly of Seguin, passed away on November 3, 2020.

Marilyn F Koontz, aged 81 of Seguin, TX, was called to her Heavenly Savior’s arms on Oct. 30, 2020.

Marvin was born on October 19, 1926 in Wilson County to Augusta (Lenz) and Earhardt Strey. Visitation will begin on Saturday, November 14, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. at Emanuel’s Lutheran Church followed by funeral service at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Kelsie Theiss officiating.

A celebration of her life is scheduled for Saturday, November 21, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church, Seguin with the Rev. Brice Mandaville officiating.

Interment with military honors will follow in San Geronimo Cemetery. All CDC protocols must be followed at both locations, including social distancing and face coverings worn. Marvin is preceded in death by his loving wife of 61 years, Marian Krueger Strey, and his parents. Survivors include his son Fredlein Strey and wife Susan; Memorial contributions may be made to Emanuel’s Lutheran Church, 206 N. Travis, 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.

Shipp

David Lee Shipp 76 years old of Seguin, Tx passed away Wednesday November 4, 2020. Viewing will be held Friday November 13, 2020 from 5pm-7pm at Crenshaw Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral and Burial will be held Saturday November 14, 2020 11am at Garden of Memories Cemetery. Survivors include sister: Elsie Bernice Matthews and brothers: Robert Lee Shipp Jr., and Roy Lee Shipp.

Clack

Arrangements are pending at Eunice and Lee Mortuary for Carol (Beanie) Tom’s Clack who died November 09th at the age of 65. She is survived by brothers, Charles (Donna), Robert (Terry), Larry (Carol) and Ronnie Toms; sisters, Linda and Wanda Toms.

The service can also be viewed livestream at https://vimeo.com/ event/448378. All CDC protocol must be followed including social distancing and face coverings worn. Marilyn was born on February 24, 1939 in Quincy, Illinois to Marion and Eunice Haselwood. She lived nearly half her life in Quincy where she had graduated from high school in 1957. As a young wife and mother, she worked at the nostalgic Kirlin’s store. She then began teaching piano in her home. After Motorola moved them to Seguin in 1975, she became an active member of First Baptist Church where she played the piano and organ for a number of years, as well as in her younger years in Quincy, Illinois at Immanuel Baptist. She participated in choir and handbells, was a member of the JOY Sunday School class, and always had her hand in more than one Ladies Bible study at a time. Mom touched many lives through her love of music. She taught piano and organ to many young people spanning 30 years. She was also the accompanist for the SHS choir. She sang with the Sweet Adelines Texas Star and Alamo Metro and TLU choir at Christmas time. She loved cruises and her kitties, adored her “out to lunch” friends, her broccoli chicken and her Spurs, her puzzles and her books, but most of all her family. She was a loving mom, grandma “Mimi” and great-grandma, and friend; and was a loving wife to her husband of 53 years, Leslie R. Koontz who preceded her in death on 9/12/2010. Traveling was their favorite pastime; in their lifetime they had visited all 50 states, explored Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, Panama, Alaska and Costa Rica. One of the best trips ever was the Caribbean cruise with her sister in law Judy Wakefield (now deceased), and her daughters and granddaughters. She is survived by her four children and their spouses, Kathy L. (David) Slee, Barbara A. (Donnell) O’Brien, Lisa K. (Rick) Robbins, Alan R. (Stephanie) Koontz; 11 grandchildren: Ryan (Candace) Slee, Nathan (Missy) Slee, Jordan (Shannon) Slee, Jenna (Josh) Bichsel, Emma Ridley, Connor O’Brien, Dana (Stuart) Davis, Lindsay Robbins, Jessica (Anthony) Buitron, Leah Allstott and Conner Allstott; and she was proud to have 18 great grandchildren: Gaby Wagner, Gavin, Grant, and Grayson Slee; Lenora and Ellis Slee; Desmond, Elliana, Alizah, Conrad, and Calina Slee; Lennox and Lucas Bichsel; Hazelee Perry; Henrietta and Evangeline Davis; Calvin Samley and Melodee Allstott-Little; nephews, Dave Hild and Steve Hild; several cousins, other loving family members and many friends. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Marilyn’s sons-in-law and grandsons. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Seguin Library, 1314 E. Cedar St., Seguin, Texas, 78155, the Seguin High School Choir Program, 1315 E. Cedar St., Seguin, Texas, 78155 or the charity of your choice. 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.

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Patek Jennifer Leigh Kacal Patek, age 48 of Seguin, formerly of El Campo, Texas passed away on November 11, 2020. Jennifer was born on June 25, 1972 in Wharton, Texas to Nancy Katheryn (Hazel) and Frank Steve Kacal. She grew up in El Campo was a proud graduate of El Campo High School, Class of 1990. She is preceded in death by her grandparents, Bill and Mary Kacal and Katheryn Hazel and her father-inlaw, Franky D. Patek. Survivors include her loving husband of 24 years, Timothy Wayne Patek; daughter, Hannah Patek; son, Cameron Patek; parents, Nancy and Frank Kacal; sister, Susan Stogner and husband Mitch; mother-in-law, Judy Patek; numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, other loving family members and many, many friends. A walk through line visitation will be held on Monday, November 16, 2020 at Tres Hewell Mortuary from 5 to 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at 11 a.m. at Faith Lutheran Church with the Rev. Don Ofsdahl officiating. All CDC protocols must be followed including limited seating, social distancing, and face coverings worn at all locations. For those unable to attend you may view the services via livestream at www.facebook.com/FaithLutheranChurchSeguinTx. Serving as pallbearers will be Cameron Patek, John Kuempel, Mark Dietz, Jeff Jubela, John Ullrich and Mike Strauss. Private interment will be held at a later date in the Faith Lutheran Church Columbarium. As Jennifer posted on her face book page a few days ago, please remember, “Don’t lose the spark that makes you….YOU.” quote by C. J. Peterson. Jennifer loved all and in return was loved by many and she will be missed! Memorial contributions may be made to Faith Lutheran Church, 1326 E. Cedar St., Seguin, Texas, 78155 or to the charity of one’s choice. You are invited to sign the guestbook 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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John Jay Lubbock, age 64 of Seguin, joined our Lord and Savior on November 14, 2020.

Dr. Keith Sullivan, age 69 of Seguin, Texas, passed away on November 12, 2020.

A celebration of John’s life will be held on Saturday, November 21, 2020 at the Geronimo Community Center from 2 to 4 p.m. with both Department of Public Safety and Masonic Rite Services to be rendered at 3 p.m.

Keith was born on November 6, 1959 in Waynoka, Oklahoma.

All CDC protocols must be followed including limited seating, social distancing, and face coverings worn at the Geronimo Community Center. John was born on January 21, 1956 in Astoria, Long Island, NY to Jim and Dorothy (Sinclair) Lubbock. He worked as an officer for the Department of Public Safety (DPS) for over 30 years. He was a member of the Guadalupe Masonic Lodge # 109. His favorite times were spent with his many friends and family. He is preceded in death by his parents, and his brother, John Luther Lubbock. Survivors include his children, Dusty Lubbock and wife Meredith of Amarillo, and Morgan Land and husband Wade of Seguin; grandchildren, Maddison, Luke and Thomas; brother, Jim Lee Lubbock III and wife Carolyn; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, other loving family members and many friends. Memorial Contributions may be made to Memorials Processing St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude PL, Memphis, TN 38015-9959.

Keith graduated from Texas Lutheran University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1976. While attending TLU he was on the football team which embarked on a magical run in 1974 and 1975 to win The National Championship. He went on to receive his Master of Arts degree at Norwich University and finally obtained a grand accomplishment of Doctor of Education at Nova Southeastern University. Keith had 28 years of experience in education with 15 years of experience in educational as a principle, superintendent, and ending his career as a Director of TEA. Keith was a former Marine Officer (Capt.) While serving, was presented the Navy and Marine Corps Medal of Heroism. After retirement in 2011 Keith helped many disabled veterans and volunteered at Texas Lutheran University. Keith’s childhood was challenging, but adversity helped mold him into the incredible man he became. Keith was the one you wanted on your side, with a relentless will to succeed. He was always there when you were at your lowest, but he wouldn’t accept anything in return for his help or support.

You are invited to sign the guestbook at www.treshewell.com.

His love for the Corps, TLC, Family, Friends, and Career was unwavering. His life could be summed up in four words, Dedication, Love, Honesty, and Integrity There was no gray area when it came to any cause with Keith.

Arrangements are under the direction of Tres Hewell Mortuary, 165 Tor Dr., Seguin, Texas, 78155, 830-549-5912.

He did not waver when it came to what was right. Our nation desperately needs more Keiths in this world.

Survivors include loving family members and many friends. Visitation will be held on Thursday, November 19, 2020 from 5-7 p.m. at Tres Hewell Mortuary. Private graveside services and interment with military honors will follow at Quantico National Cemetery in Triangle, Virginia at a later date. All CDC protocols must be followed including limited seating, social distancing, and face coverings worn at all locations. Memorial contributions may be made to Texas Lutheran University, Development Office, 1000 West Court St., Seguin, Texas, 78155-9989. You are invited to sign guestbook 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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Poker Tournament Fundraiser The Big Red Barn has moved its Poker Tournament Fundraiser to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21. The doors open at 12:30 p.m. with $250 tickets before Thursday, Nov. 19 and $300 afterwards. Get a group of four or more together and save with $200 each ticket before Thursday, Aug. 13. Tickets are available at www.texagedu.org/texasholdemtournament/, Gift & Gourmet, or Westerholm Koehler Insurance. For more information call 830-379-0933. Cibolo Grange Hall Farmers Market The Cibolo Grange Hall Farmers Market will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursdays 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. Silver Center Dance The Silver Center will have a dance featuring the Countrymen from 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20. The doors will open at 6:30 p.m. with a $10 admission. Sausage wraps and chicken salad sandwiches will be available for a light supper. Following COVID-19 guidelines, you must wear a mask into the center and when leaving. Tables will be set for only 6 per table. For more information call 830-303-6612. Big Red Barn Market Days The Big Red Barn will be holding Market Days 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 830-3790933. Winter Washerland Tournament The 2nd Annual Winter Washerland Tournament benefiting the Seguin Police Department’s Blue Santa Program will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21 at the Warehouse Seguin, located at 108

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S. Austin St. in Seguin. The Entry fee is $50 per team. To register call or text Amanda at 830-3057220. Jim Barnes Jingle Bell Run Virtual 5K The Jim Barnes Middle School PTC is sponsoring a Jingle Bell Run Virtual 5K. Registrations are Due Sunday, Nov. 22 at AthleteGuild.com. Participants will run the 5K on their own between Thursday, Dec. 5 and Monday, Dec. 16. Sponsorships are alos available. For more information visit www. facebook.com/JimBarnesPTC or call Denise at 830-372-1928. Holiday Stroll Parade Seeking Entries The City of Seguin Parks and Recreation Department is seeking entries for its Holiday Stroll Parade that will be held Thursday, Dec. 3 in Max Starcke Park East. The Holiday Stroll Parade will be a drive-through experience with lighted entries on display to view from the safety of citizens’ vehicles. The deadline to enter is Tuesday, Nov. 24. and entry forms, along with guidelines and more information are available at https://bit.ly/ HolidayStroll2020. Toddler Time at the Library The Seguin Public Library is celebrating dinosaurs and paleontology during Toddler Time at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24. Please call 830-401-2422 or visit library.seguintexas.gov for additional information. Storytime at the Library The Seguin Public Library is celebrating dinosaurs and paleontology during its Storytime at 10 a.m. Wednesday Nov. 25. Please call 830-401-2422 or visit library.seguintexas.gov for additional information. Seguin City Hall and Library Thanksgiving Closure The non-emergency offices at Seguin City Hall and the Seguin Public Library will be closed Thursday,

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Nov. 26 and Friday, Nov. 27 in observance of Thanksgiving. Offices will re-open on Monday, Nov. 30. There will be no garbage, recycling or brush collection service on Thanksgiving Day. Thursday collections will be picked up on Friday, Nov. 27 and Friday collections will be picked up on Saturday, Nov. 28. Silver Center Dance The Silver Center will have a dance featuring Randy Carson and his band from 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27. The doors will open at 6:30 p.m. with a $10 admission. Sandwiches and sausage wraps will be available for a light supper. Following COVID-19 guidelines, you must wear a mask into the center and when leaving. Tables will be set for only 6 per table. For more information call 830-303-6612. Christmas in the Good Old Fashioned Way The Cibolo Grange Hall Farmers & Artisans Market will have its 2nd Annual Christmas in the Good Old Fashioned Way from 1 to 8 p.m. Small Business Saturday, Nov. 28 at 413 North Main St. in Cibolo. For more information text 210-7229054. RAPPS Individual Sessions The Rural Area Parenting Program Services (RAPPS) will be providing Anger Management, Protective Parenting, Basic Parenting, CoParenting (Divorce), and Tobacco Awareness classes online through ZOOM. RAPPS classes are accepted by the Judicial System. To register or for or more information call 830-303-9225, email Seguinrapps@gmail.com, or visit seguinrappsorg. org. Habitat Homebuyer Program Applications Guadalupe Valley Habitat for Humanity is now accepting applications for our Homebuyer Program. The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 30. Applications are available at the

To ensure non-profit organization’s meetings and events appear in this calendar, send information to: communitycalendar@kwed1580.com, fax 379-2238, or drop off the information at the Seguin Daily News/KWED offices located at 609 E. Court St. in Seguin. For best results, submit information at least two weeks prior to the event.

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Habitat office located at 256 W. Court St. in Seguin. $200 each. You can pick up your stud to decorate For more information call 830-401-0422 or email at 256 W. Court St. in Seguin or choose to have madelinez@guadalupevalleyhabitat.org. Habitat decorate it for you. All studs will be built into GVHFH’s 32nd home which will kick off in Touch-Free Dinosaur Scavenger Hunt January. Online donations will also be accepted at The Seguin Public Library is celebrating dinosaurs guadalupevalleyhabitat.org or by calling 830-401and paleontology all month long in its children’s 0422. programs and online and will have a TouchFree Dinosaur Scavenger Hunt until November Seguin Conservation Society Basket Raffle 30. Little paleontologists can search for hidden The Seguin Conservation Society will have a raffle dinosaurs around the children’s area of the library. of three different gift baskets highlighting Seguin They will uncover dinosaur facts for each dino items. The themed baskets are called Ring-a-Ling, they find. Please call 830-401-2422 or visit library. Stars are Bright and Let it Snow. Included are gift seguintexas.gov for additional information. cards and a variety of items highlighting the local community. Raffle tickets are $2 each or 6 for $10 Luminarias To Light Seguin’s History and are available from any SCS board member or The Seguin Conservation Society is asking by calling 830-372-6168. The drawing will be held community members to sponsor luminarias in on Friday, Dec. 18. honor of, memory of or in celebration of an individual or group for its “Luminarias To Light LULAC Community Garden Seguin’s History” event beginning Thursday, Dec. The Seguin LULAC Community Garden has green 3. Luminaria are $10 and will be placed in front of beans, corn, and squash ready for picking. Please the First Church, Campbell-Hoermann Log Cabin, be careful with the new winter crops and please Los Nogales, Dietz-Castilla Doll House and the stay between the rows. Stephen and Mary Birch Texas Theatre. Forms are available at Gift & Gourmet, Keepers, the Seguin Public Library New Hours of Operation Seguin Area Chamber of Commerce, or online at The Seguin Public Library will be open from 10 a.m. seguinconservation.org. For more information call to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 10 a.m. 830-372-6168 or 830-401-1971. to 5 p.m. on Saturday. Visit library.seguintexas.gov for a current schedule of virtual programs. Please 2020 RTV500 Raffle call 401-2422 for additional information. The Seguin Area Chamber of Commerce is selling raffle tickets for a 2020 RTV500. Tickets are $30 GRMC Visitor Update each, 2 for $50, or 5 for $100 and are available GRMC is now allowing one visitor to accompany at the Seguin Area Chamber of Commerce. Only patients who are receiving outpatient services and 1,500 tickets will be sold. Tax and title will be paid inpatient services consistent with Texas Health by the winner. The drawing will be held Friday, and Human Services expiration of the emergency Dec. 4. For more information call 830-379-6382. rule prohibiting visitors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Visitors will be screened upon entering Sponsor a Stud Habitat Fundraiser the hospital and suspected COVID-19 patients The Guadalupe Valley Habitat for Humanity will will not be allowed visitors under the new rules. have its 2020 fundraiser, Sponsor a Stud, through Mask are required and must be worn at all times. Saturday, December 5. Stud sponsorships are Visiting hours for hospitalized patients are 8 a.m. to

6 p.m. The Patient Tower entrance is open Monday through Friday 5:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Weekend entrance is through the Emergency Department for screening and entry. For further information visit www.grmedcenter.com. Free Meals for Seguin Children Free meals are available curbside for all Seguin children from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays through Dec. 31 at Seguin High School, Jefferson, Koennecke, McQueeney, Patlan, Rodriguez, and Weinert elementary schools. Parents picking up curbside meals that do not have the child present in the car will need to show proof of enrollment in the district (not necessarily proof of being a remote learner) or a birth certificate if the child is not enrolled in the district. For more information, call the Seguin ISD Child Nutrition Department at 830-401-8618. Free Hazardous Waste Pick-Up The City of Seguin was awarded an Alamo Area Council of Governments Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program grant and is offering residents who live in the city limits an opportunity to participate in the At Your Door Special Collection Program. Items accepted include pesticides, household chemicals, sharps, electronic waste, including televisions, batteries, fluorescent lights, automotive waste products (including oil), paints, thinners, and dozens of other items that don’t belong with your recyclables or regular curbside waste pickup. For a complete list of accepted items, or to arrange a collection, call 1-800-449-7587, or visit wmatyourdoor.com/residential. Collection times may vary. To ensure non-profit organization’s meetings and events appear in this calendar, send information to: communitycalendar@kwed1580.com, fax 3792238, or drop off the information at the Seguin Daily News/KWED offices located at 609 E. Court St. in Seguin. For best results, submit information at least two weeks prior to the event.

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Mayor Victor Contreras update; Hello Marion, I hope you are all doing well and gearing up for the holidays. Just remember to take every precaution to make them safe. The election is over and we will be canvassing the votes and certifying the count on the 16 th of November. It was an extremely close race and we were fortunate to have had four very experienced and enthusiastic candidates to choose from. I welcome back the new and incumbent council members, we can now concentrate our efforts on running the city to the best of our abilities. We have seated a Planning and Zoning Committee, the officers will be as follows, Chairman Jeffery Patterson, Vice-chairman Catherine Lindquist, Secretary Renee Zunker and member Yomi Ajasin. They will be taking the P&Z responsibility away from the City Council, in the absence of a P&Z the council had those duties.

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They will be another set of eyes and ears to review our ordinances and listen to presentations from our citizens and developers. In the meeting former P&Z Chair Councilman Chris McClain gave the committee an overview of what is expected from them. If you have a little time on your hands and want to be a part of shaping the City of Marion please stop by the City Hall and apply. We have an opening for one more committee member but you must live within the Marion city limits. Grant opportunity; CDBG- MIT grant application has been completed, turned in and now the waiting game begins. I keep these potential improvements in my mind every day and pray we are one of the City’s that are allotted the funds, this will be great for the City of Marion’s infrastructure needs. These are federal Government Land Office funds from the Hurricane Harvey Mitigation process. During Harvey the city experienced a lack of water and also experienced some adverse situations with our

sewer system. We can only use these funds for specific items associated with the Harvey Mitigation. I presented to the Council the final part of the process that I have been working on since early July of this year. This has been at least a four month long project to get to this point, it started with the idea of instead of paying an estimated $440,000 to just repair a portion of our sewer plant but be able to do a great deal more for our infrastructure needs. If we are approved we will be able to cover those costs for less than a fourth of that cost. The first step was to write up the Request for Proposal and Request for Qualifications and select the Grant-writer and the Engineering firm from those companies that applied, a side note these companies won’t be paid unless we are awarded the grant. The next step was to work with them and come up with a viable plan that would have a positive impact for the majority of our citizens.I believe we have such a plan, I am going to think positive and once we are selected to receive the grant we will be able to replace the sewer head works, upgrade the sewer plant, replace a few sewage lines (Seidel, Meadow Dr. and N. Cunningham near Sun Flower Dr. and some alleyways in the city) replace some of the Manholes and all the Manhole

covers. With replacing those lines the applicable roads would have to be redone. We will also be able to have a more constant pressure in our water system by building a new 500,000 gallon water tower as well as bringing in a new 12 inch diameter water main from the Wagner station, the line will be located on the South end of town. This is a short explanation of what we could accomplish with the $10,000,000 that will cost the city ($100,000), that is 1% of the total which is not an everyday occurrence normally the entity’s contribution can be as high as 50%. I want to thank the council in believing in the project and voting in a motion to approve each part of it. Now as I have said already we have to wait and see if we are approved in January or February of 2021. I am looking for more grant opportunities to improve the city and help our citizens. Please practice your “Social Distancing”, use your face masks, wash your hands with water and if not available use your hand sanitizers. Have a Great Marion Texas Day! Mayor Victor A. Contreras

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CLASSIFIEDS HELP WANTED Guadalupe County Administrative Clerk Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office is accepting applications for a Part Time Administrative Clerk. Applicant must have a high school diploma or GED, ability to handle stressful situations, have telephone, typing, computer data entry and multitasking skills. Position requires personable telephone etiquette and pleasant, accurate customer service skills. This is a part-time position with starting salary of $12.51 per hour. The shift would be 3 days a week, any day between Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm. Benefits include retirement. Full job description and Law Enforcement Application Packet may be obtained from www. co.guadalupe.tx.us or the Human Resource office at 211 W. Court St., Seguin. Please submit applications and required documents to Sheriff Arnold Zwicke at 2617 N. Guadalupe St., Seguin, by November 16, no later than 5 p.m. Guadalupe County is an Equal Opportunity Employer

SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS WANTED!

Navarro ISD is hiring School Bus Drivers for our growing team. Experience preferred, but will train. Starting pay $15.48/hour. (4 hour guarantee for routes plus field trip hours available at same pay rate) Pay scaled to years of service, semi-monthly paydays. We offer paid training, competitive salary and benefits. Air Conditioned routes Available! Apply on our website at www.nisd.us or apply in person at 6450 N. State Hwy. 123, Seguin. DON’T MISS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN A GROWING SCHOOL DISTRICT.

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