Lancaster Today December 2019

City of Lancaster Lancaster Today

December 2019 Christmas Parade & Festival

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Upcoming Events:

Table of Contents:

City Council Meetings

Upcoming Events, Trash & Recycling Holiday Schedule 2 My Oncor Alerts, Tree Lighting Ceremony, Cold Nights: Protect these 3 Country View Golf Club, Municipal Court 4 It’s Time Texas Community Challenge 5 Lancaster Regional Airport 6 MLK Day Parade Application 7 Meet K9 Officer Kira, Lifelines of Support 8 Reduce Holiday Waste, TexasPower Switch 9 Bulk/Brush Pickup 10 Frequently Asked Questeions 11 2019 Holiday Grease Roundup 12 Residential Solid Waste 13 Holiday Lights Tips 14 Senior Citizens Discount, When is my water bill due?, Whate tax exemptions are offered on my property taxes?

15 Veterans Memorial Library 16-17 Senior Life Center 18-19 Quality of Life and Cultural Services 20-21 Census 2020 22 Your City Council 23 SBA News Release 24-25 Expired medications, CERT, Toll Tags 25 January Trash Off, Social Media, Contacts 26

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Special City Council Work Session, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers; Regular City Council Meeting, 7:30 p.m., Council Chambers 19 Special City Council Work Session, 6:00 p.m., Council Chambers * Council Meetings are subject to change or be cancelled with notice.

Calendar of Events December 9 Hot Cocoa, Cider and Cookies, 6:15 p.m. @ City Hall 9 Christmas Tree Lighting, 6:45 p.m. @ Heritage Park Gazebo 13 National Guard Birthday 13 Senior Legacy Ball, 7:00 p.m. @ Senior Life Center 14 2nd Saturday on the Square, 10:00 a.m.2:00 p.m., Historic Town Square 14 Christmas Parade, 1:00 p.m. @ Beverly D. Humphrey Tiger Stadium 14 Christmas Festival, 2:00 p.m. @ Historic Town Square 24 City of Lancaster Floating Holiday - City offices closed 25 City of Lancaster Christmas Holiday - City offices closed January 1 City of Lancaster New Year Holiday - City offices closed

Trash & Recycling Holiday Schedule Beginning Tuesday, December 24th, Trash and Recycling Service will be delayed one day.

Monday, December 30th, service will resume on regular schedule.

Beginning Wednesday, January 1st, Trash and Recycling Service will be delayed on day.

Monday, January 6th, service will resume on regular schedule.

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My Oncor Alerts

Report an Outage: Didn't receive a power outage notification? Text OUT to 66267 or visit oncor.com to let us know the power is out. For safety issues, call 888.313.4747 or 911 for emergencies.

Track the Outage Visit stormcenter. oncor.com to see what areas are affected, the number of outages and use the severe weather overlay.

Report a Street Light Outage: Don't leave us in the dark when a street light is burned out or off. Visit oncorstreetlight.com to report the issue on our interactive map (and our radar).

Let's Connect: Call or chat with us at askoncor.com. For service requests: call 888.313.6862 or email us at contactcenter@oncor.

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Country View Golf Club

Lancaster Municipal Court Walk In Court – Monday, December 30, 2019 Sign in between 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.

Court begins at 1:00 p.m.

If you were incarcerated and did not receive credit for time served at the time of release on your Lancaster citations, no time served credit will be granted by the Judge.

Dress Code NO Shorts (including uniform attire), NO sagging pants, NO Hats NO Tank tops, strapless or spaghetti straps NO Provocative attire, showing midriff NO Graphic t-shirts, in poor taste, by means of language, pictures, symbols, weapons.

NO Long T-shirts NO Muscle shirts NO Super mini-skirts NO Flip-Flops or house shoes Shoes are required

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Warrants can be lifted by requesting a payment plan. You will need to have a form of payment on the day of Walk In Court to start a payment plan.

Cash, credit card or money order is accepted. If you enter into a payment agreement with the court and default on it by failing to make required monthly payments, the warrant will be reactivated along with additional costs and fees.

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Lancaster Regional Airport Thinking about visiting your family in DFW? Consider flying in to the Lancaster Regional Airport!

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Full Service JET-A Fuel Full Service 100LL Fuel Self Service JET-A Fuel Self Service 100LL Fuel Aircraft Towing Ground Power Units (GPU) Services Hangar Space Ramp Space Foreign Object Debris/Damage (FOD) Control Facility Maintenance Quality Control Respond to Airport Emergencies

Come Visit today!

730 Ferris Road, Suite 102 Lancaster, TX 75146 972-227-5721

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MLK Day Application ŶƚƌLJηͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺ

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The City of Lancaster January 18, 2020

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade Historic Town Square to Lancaster High School

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Line Up: 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Parade Begins: 11:00 a.m.

For more information: call 972-218-1300,

email communityrelations@lancaster-tx.com, or visit www.lancaster-tx.com.

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Meet K9 OďŹ&#x192;cer Kira The newest addition to the Lancaster Police Department is K9 Officer Kira.

Kira is a 2 year old German Sheppard originally from the Czech Replublic.

She trained in Amsterdam, Holland and Florida.

She will work with Seargent Logan in narcotics detection, article search and tracking.

Welcome to the team Kira!

Lifelines of Support Suicide remains a major public health issue, that occurs throughout the year. It is the 10th leading cause of death for all Americans. Each year, more than 36,000 people take their own lives. In addition, more than 374,000 are treated in emergency departments for selfinflicted injuries.

CDC works to prevent suicidal behavior before it initially occurs. Some of CDCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activities include: 1.

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Monitoring suicidal behavior; Conducting research to identify the factors that put people at risk for suicide; Conducting research to identify the factors that protect people from suicide; Developing and evaluating prevention programs.

Centers for Diesease Control and Prevention: go to https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/suicide/index.html.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 24-hour crisis hotline at 1-800-273-8255.

Confidential online chat is available at suicidepreventionlifeline.org.

NorthStar/North Texas Behavioral Health Authority: 24-hour crisis hotline at 1-866-260-8000 or go to ntbha.org.

Suicide and Crisis Center of North Texas: Speak to a trained counselor on the 24-hour hotline at 214-828-1000 or go to sccenter.org.

Dallas Metrocare Services: For help, call 1-877-283-2121 or go to metrocareservices.org.

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Six Easy Holiday Resolutions to Throw Away Less Stuff Since holiday celebrations and the New Year are rapidly approaching, most of us make an effort to keep a New Year’s resolution or two. Whether we try to save money, lose weight, or quit certain habits, one habit worth breaking is throwing away items that can be reused or recycled.

Every year, landfills take on more and more things we no longer want or need.

In fact, in 2015, Texans added about 33.5 million tons of stuff to them. That’s more than six-and-a-half pounds of trash per Texan per day! And at this rate, we only have enough landfill space to last another 56 years.

Texas Power Switch The Auction was a Success!

The most recent Lancaster Power Switch energy auction was a great success! iChoosr secured a very competitive rate with Texans Energy. The last Lancaster Power Switch program has closed. A new winter program will open on November 25th. You can pre-register today at www.texaspowerswitch.com/lancaster and we'll let you know the results of the energy auction in January. If you haven’t already signed up, join your friends and neighbors and find out if you could save on your energy bills.

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Brush & Bulk Trash Schedule 2019

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ĂŶ / ƉƵƚ ŵLJ ďƵůŬͬďƌƵƐŚ ŽŶ ŵLJ ǀĂĐĂŶƚ ůŽƚ͍ sĂĐĂŶƚ ůŽƚƐ ŐĞŶĞƌĂůůLJ ĚŽ ŶŽƚ ŚĂǀĞ ĂĐƟ ǀĞ ǁĂƚĞƌ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŝƚLJ͘ /Ĩ LJŽƵƌ ďƌƵƐŚͬďƵůŬ ŝƐ ŽŶ LJŽƵƌ ǀĂĐĂŶƚ ůŽƚ͕ ǁĞ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ƚĂŬĞ ƉĂLJŵĞŶƚ͘ zŽƵ ǁŝůů ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ t ĐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ Ăƚ ϵϳϮͲϯϵϮͲϵϯϬϬ ĂŶĚ LJŽƵ ǁŝůů ďĞ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƉĂLJ t ĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ďƌƵƐŚͬ ďƵůŬ ƉŝĐŬƵƉ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ͘

tŚĂƚ ŝĨ / ŚĂǀĞ ďƵůŬͬďƌƵƐŚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŽĚĚ ŵŽŶƚŚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ LJĞĂƌ͍ KŶ ŽĚĚ ŵŽŶƚŚƐ͕ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ ŵĂLJ ĚƌŽƉ Žī ƵƉ ƚŽ ϭϮ ĐƵďŝĐ LJĂƌĚƐ ;ƐŝnjĞ ŽĨ Ă sŽůŬƐǁĂŐŽŶ ĞĞƚůĞͿ ŽĨ ďƌƵƐŚͬ ďƵůŬ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ t ƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌ ƐƚĂƟ ŽŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐ͗ ϮϬϭϬ ĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂ ƌŽƐƐŝŶŐ ĂůůĂƐ͕ dy ϳϱϮϮϬ

Curb side brush/bulky waste collection: ACCEPTABLE • Washing machines/dryers • Water heaters • Kitchen appliances • Yard tools • Furniture • Bundled carpet in 4 ft. lengths • Bagged leaves • Refrigerators/freezers (must be tagged certifying removal of refrigerant) PROHIBITED • Commercial construction and remodeling debris (call CWD for estimate) • Household hazardous waste (paint, motor oil, pool chemicals, etc.)

• Tires, batteries • Propane tanks

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,Žǁ ĚŽ / ƐĐŚĞĚƵůĞ Ă ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ďƵůŬͬďƌƵƐŚ ƉŝĐŬƵƉ͍ ^ƉĞĐŝĂů ďƵůŬ ƉŝĐŬ ƵƉ ƌĞƋƵĞƐƚƐ ĂƌĞ ŶĞĞĚĞĚ ŝŶ ǁƌŝƟ ŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚ ŚŽůĚĞƌ͘ WůĞĂƐĞ ƐĞŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ƌĞƋƵĞƐƚ ƚŽ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJƌĞůĂƟ ŽŶƐΛůĂŶĐĂƐƚĞƌͲƚdž͘ĐŽŵ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƐƵďũĞĐƚ Ɵ ƚůĞ ͞^ƉĞĐŝĂů WŝĐŬƵƉ͘͟

dƌĂƐŚ Kī ŝƐ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŽ ĚŝƐƉŽƐĞ ŽĨ ƵŶǁĂŶƚĞĚ ŝƚĞŵƐ Ăƚ ŽŶĞ ĐĞŶƚƌĂů ůŽĐĂƟ ŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŝƚLJ ĨŽƵƌ Ɵ ŵĞƐ Ă LJĞĂƌ ;:ĂŶƵĂƌLJ͕ DĂƌĐŚ͕ :ƵůLJ͕ EŽǀĞŵďĞƌͿ͘ dŚĞ ŶĞdžƚ ŝƚLJ tŝĚĞ dƌĂƐŚͲ Kī ŝƐ EŽǀĞŵďĞƌ Ϯ͕ ϮϬϭϵ͘

tŚĂƚ ŝƐ WĂŝŶƚ ZĞƵƐĞ WƌŽŐƌĂŵ͍ t Žī ĞƌƐ ĨƌĞĞ ƉĂŝŶƚ ƚŽ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ͘ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ĂŶ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůůLJ ĨƌŝĞŶĚůLJ ǁĂLJ ƚŽ ƌĞƵƐĞ ŽůĚ ƉĂŝŶƚ͕ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚ ďLJ ďůĞŶĚŝŶŐ ƵƐĂďůĞ ƉĂŝŶƚ ĐŽůůĞĐƚĞĚ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ yͲƚƌĞŵĞ 'ƌĞĞŶ ǀĞŶƚƐ͘ &Žƌ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟ ŽŶ ĞŵĂŝů ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJƌĞůĂƟ ŽŶƐΛůĂŶĐĂƐƚĞƌͲƚdž͘ĐŽŵ Žƌ ĐĂůů ϵϳϮͲϮϭϴͲϭϯϬϬ͘

tŚĂƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŝŶŝŵƵŵ ĨĞĞ ĨŽƌ Ă ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ďƵůŬͬďƌƵƐŚ ƉŝĐŬƵƉ͍ dŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ Ă Ψϲϲ͘ϵϱ ŵŝŶŝŵƵŵ ĨĞĞ ŽŶ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ďƵůŬͬďƌƵƐŚ ƉŝĐŬƵƉ͖ ƉƌŝĐĞ ŵĂLJ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ĚĞƉĞŶĚŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŝnjĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďƵůŬͬ ďƌƵƐŚ͘ dŚĞ ĐŚĂƌŐĞ ŝƐ ĂĚĚĞĚ ƚŽ LJŽƵƌ ŶĞdžƚ ǁĂƚĞƌ ďŝůů͘ WWW.LANCASTER-TX.COM - PAGE 11

2019 Holiday Grease Roundup Recolección de Grasa de Festividades 2019 Don’t pour your Thanksgiving grease down the drain. Recycle it for free instead!

No tire la grasa del Día de Acción de Gracias por el desagüe. ¡Mejor recíclela, gratis!

Cease the GREASE Nov. 25–Jan. 6 / nov. 25–ene. 6 Don’t pour your )PMJEBZ grease down the drain! Grease clogs your pipes and can even cause sewer backups. Protect your home, city, and environment by recycling it during this regional collection event! ¡No tire la grasa del Día de Acción de Gracias por el desagüe! La grasa de cocina obstruye sus tuberías e incluso causa desbordamientos de alcantarillado. ¡Proteja su hogar, ciudad, y medio ambiente al reciclar la grasa durante este evento de recolección regional!

City Facilities for Recycling Instalaciones de la Ciudad para reciclaje

700 E. Main St. Lancaster, TX 75146 Collection Hours / Horario de Recolección Mon.–Fri. / Lu.–Vi. 8 AM to 4 PM The City of Lancaster’s cooking oil drop off will be unavailable November 28-29, December 24-25, and January 1.

This collection is for cooking oil and grease only. Motor oil and other automotive fluids are not accepted.

Este sitio solamente es para aceite y grasa de cocina. No se acepta aceite de motor u otros líquidos automotrices.

What Happens to the Grease? ¿Qué ocurre con la grasa?

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We will use the collected cooking oil and grease to create biodiesel or turn it into biogas for energy production.

Vamos a utilizar el aceite de cocina recogida y grasa para crear biodiesel o convertirlo en biogás para la producción de energía.

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Residential Solid Waste Regular Trash is picked up ONCE a week. All trash must be secured in bags within your GRAY cart.

Recycling is picked up ONCE a week with trash pickup. Everything within the BLUE cart must be recyclable materials.

If at any time you do not comply within the above mentioned guidelines, your address will be documented as NO PICK UP for that week’s collection.

Place all trash items out no later than 7:00 a.m. for pickup between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on your service days. Please ensure the trash receptacles and the recycle cart are separated by at least three (3) feet, and three (3) feet away from obstacles such as mailboxes, cars, fences, gas meters, and drainage ditches. Please ensure there is a 16-foot clearance above your cart.

Postion trash cart with the wheels toward the residence.

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Beginning Tuesday, December ŚŽůŝĚĂLJƐ Ă LJĞĂƌ͗ 24th, Trash and Recycling Service will be delayed one day.

EĞǁ zĞĂƌ͛Ɛ ĂLJ͕ :ƵůLJ ϰƚŚ͕ dŚĂŶŬƐŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĂLJ ĂŶĚ Monday, December 30th, service will resume on regular schedule. ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ ĂLJ͘ Beginning Wedensday, January ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ ǁŝůů ƌĞƐƵŵĞ ƚŚĞ 1st, Trash and Recycling Service ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ĚĂLJ͘ will be delayed one day.

We provide ASSISTANCE If you are physically unable to roll your cart or take your

recycling cart to your pickup location, help is available.

Disabled individuals may qualify for a manual trash collection by submitting a manual collection form available at City Hall along with a Doctor’s note stating your need for special assistance. This special assistance program allows the driver to get out of the waste truck and pickup the trash/recycling cart from your property without it being placed by the curb.

For more information or questions please call 972-2181324.

Monday, January 6th, service will resume on regular schedule.

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Holiday Lights Tips Holiday excitement this time of year sends many Texans into a flurry of decorating their homes, schools, and offices. The star of most holiday displays is the light show, with strings, ropes, nets, and icicles festooning your office cube, front door, landscape, or your whole house! NASA satellites have recorded nighttime light from major US cities shining 20 to 50 percent brighter around Christmas and New Year’s Day. Beautiful as they are, these lights can strain your energy bill over the course of a season. They also create opportunities to both add to and prevent landfill waste. Consider several options to “Take Care of Texas” this holiday season.

Choose LED Many lighting formats, including string lights, nets, ropes, icicles, and lights of various sizes, are available in an LED option. LED lights typically use considerably less energy and last longer than incandescent lights. Look for Energy Star-certified lights, which have been tested to ensure that they use 75% less energy than incandescent bulbs, and even come with a warranty of three years or more. The increased efficiency and durability will save you money, use less energy, and create less waste.

Set a Timer Simply plugging your lights in and leaving them on all night wastes energy. When installing your lights and decorations, save energy and money by connecting them to a simple, inexpensive timer to ensure that the lights will shine and beautify your home or office only when people are most likely to enjoy them.

Repair the Repairable Electronic holiday decorations often take a beating from the elements and tend to come out of storage mysteriously tangled and damaged. Keep them out of landfills with a little DIY repair! If your string of lights is missing a light or two, individual replacement bulbs are easy to find and inexpensive. Yard inflatables that leak air and don’t dance with the same passion that they once did can be repaired by sewing or patched with transparent duct tape.

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Senior Citizens Discount

When is my water bill due?

Senior Citizens over the age of 62 qualify for a discount on their water bills.

How much is the discount? $2.24 water $2.06 sewer

How do I sign-up?

Complete the form located at the utility billing desk at City Hall.

What should I bring with me?

Bring your driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license for proof of identity. The water bill must be in the senior citizens name.

What tax exemptions are oďŹ&#x20AC;ered on my property taxes?

The City of Lancaster offers a 65 years of age or older exemption of $30,000 and a Disabled Person exemption of $30,000. Below is a document listing the 2019 property tax exemptions in the City of Lancaster.

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Writing Group

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Veterans Memorial Library

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3 9:00 Coloring/Conversation/Coffee 10:30 Senior Outing; Ross/Dollar Tree 10:00 Knitting and Crochet Class 10:00 Croquet and Ping Pong 10:30 Computer Training 10: 30 Self Defense 10:30 Men's Power Hour 11:15 Senior Outing Committee

4 9:00 Coloring/Conversation/Coffee 10:30 Senior Walking Club 10:30 Stretch & Fitness Assessment 12:45 Groom & Glamour 1:00 Line Dancing 1:00 Dominoes and Cards Billiards and Board Games 1:30 Ping Pong

9 9:00 Coloring/Conversation/Coffee 10:30 Senior Walking Club 12:00 Cinemark Movie 1:00 PuzzleRama 1:00 Dominoes and Cards Billiards and Board Games 1:30 Ping Pong

10 9:00 Coloring/Conversation/Coffee 10:00 Knitting and Crochet Class 10:00 Croquet and Ping Pong 10:30 Computer Training 10:30 Men's Power Hour 11:45 Line Dancing 1:00 Reading/Sewing and Quilting 1:00 Dominoes/Cards/Board Games

16 9:00 Coloring/Conversation/Coffee/ 10:30 Senior Walking Club 11:00 Shining Star Show 1:00 PuzzleRama 1:00 Dominoes and Cards Billiards and Board Games 1:30 Ping Pong

17 9:00 Coloring/Conversation/Coffee 10:00 Knitting and Crochet Class 10:00 Croquet and Ping Pong 10:00 Senior Outing; Town East 10: 30 Computer Training 10:30 Men's Power Hour 10:30 Self Defense 11:45 Line Dancing

23 9:00 Coloring/Conversation/Coffee 10:30 Senior Walking Club 11: 00 Karaoke 1:00 PuzzleRama 1:00 Dominoes and Cards Billiards and Board Games 1:30 Ping Pong 30 9:00 Coloring/Conversation/Coffee 10:30 Senior Walking Club 11: 00 Karaoke 1:00 PuzzleRama 1:00 Dominoes and Cards Billiards and Board Games 1:30 Ping Pong

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5 Coloring/Conversation/Coffee Knitting and Crochet Class Croquet and Ping Pong Creative Card Making Nutrition Educational Class Computer Training Lifetime of Legacy Reading/Sewing/Quilting

6 9:00 Coloring/Conversation/Coffee 10:30 Senior Walking Club 12:00 Holiday Door Contest 1:00 Dominoes and Cards Billiards and Board Games 1:30 Ping Pong

11 9:00 Coloring/Conversation/Coffee 10:30 Senior Walking Club 10 :30 Stretch & Fitness Assessment 10:30 Lucid Hearing Assessment 12:45 Groom & Glamour 1:00 Line Dancing 1:00 Dominoes and Cards Billiards and Board Games

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12 Coloring/Conversation/Coffee Creative Card Making Computer Training Croquet and Ping Pong Knitting and Crochet Class Senior Senate Board Meeting Reading/Sewing/Quilting Dominoes/Cards/Billiards

13 9:00 Coloring/Conversation/ Coffee 9:30 Senior Walking Club 10:30 Holiday Breakfast 1:00 Dominoes and Cards Billiards and Board Games SENIOR LEGACY BALL 6:00 P.M.– 9:00 P.M.

18 9:00 Coloring/Conversation/Coffee 10:30 Senior Walking Club 10:30 Fitness Swim 10 :30 Stretch & Fitness Assessment 12:45 Groom & Glamour 1:00 Line Dancing 1:00 Dominoes and Cards Billiards and Board Games

19 9:00 Coloring/Conversation/ Coffee 9:00 Crescent Medical: Bingo Brunch 10:00 Croquet and Ping Pong 10:00 Creative Card Making 10:00 Knitting and Crochet Class 10:30 Computer Training 10:30 Senior Senate Board Meeting 1:00 Reading/Sewing/Quilting

20 9:00 Coloring/Conversation/ Coffee 10:30 Senior Walking Club 12:00 Christmas Sweater Contest 1:00 Dominoes and Cards Billiards and Board Games 1:30 Ping Pong SENIOR CHRISTMAS PARTY 10:00A.M.– 2:00P.M.

26 9:00 Coloring/Conversation/ Coffee 10:00 Croquet and Ping Pong 10:00 Creative Card Making 10:00 Knitting and Crochet Class 10:30 Computer Training 10:30 Senior Senate Board Meeting

27 9:00 Coloring/Conversation/ Coffee 10:00 Senior Outing; Golden Coral 10:30 Senior Walking Club 1:00 Dominoes and Cards Billiards and Board Games 1:30 Ping Pong

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31 9:00 Coloring/Conversation/Coffee 10:00 Knitting and Crochet Class 10:00 Croquet and Ping Pong 10:30 New Years Eve Bingo!

10:30 Computer Training 10:30 Men's Power Hour 1:00 Reading/Sewing and Quilting

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Holiday Door Contest

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CYCLING - Tu/Th 6:30pm - 7:15pm $20 Monthly EARLY BIRD FITNESS SWIM & ATRIUM ANNUAL PASS - Mon - Fri 6:30am - 4:00pm $140 Annualy POWER HOUR WALKING FITNESS Mon - Fri 8:00am - 9:00am Mon - Fri 12:00pm - 1:00pm FREE with membership WATER AEROBICS - M/W/F 9am-10am $30 Monthly WATER AEROBICS - M/W/F/S 9am-10am $40 Monthly WATER AEROBICS - M/T/W/Th 6pm - 7pm $40 Monthly WATER AEROBICS - Saturday 9am-10am $20 Monthly WELLBEATS On Demand Fitness FREE with a monthly or annual Fitness Atrium or Fitness Swim Pass

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NEWS RELEASE Disaster Field Operations Center West Release Date: Nov. 20, 2019 Release Number: TX 16211-01

Contact: Richard A. Jenkins, (916) 735-1500, Richard.Jenkins@sba.gov Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Blogs & Instagram

SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans Available to Texas Small Businesses SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Small nonfarm businesses in 34 Texas counties are now eligible to apply for low-interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Tanya N. Garfield of SBA’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by drought in the following primary counties that began Aug. 20, 2019.

Primary counties: Brazos, Falls, Grimes, Leon, Limestone, Madison, Medina, Robertson and Tarrant; Neighboring counties: Anderson, Atascosa, Bandera, Bell, Bexar, Burleson, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Freestone, Frio, Hill, Houston, Johnson, McLennan, Milam, Montgomery, Navarro, Parker, Uvalde, Walker, Waller, Washington, Wise and Zavala.

“SBA eligibility covers both the economic impacts on businesses dependent on farmers and ranchers that have suffered agricultural production losses caused by the disaster and businesses directly impacted by the disaster,” Garfield said.

Small nonfarm businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofit organizations of any size may qualify for Economic Injury Disaster Loans of up to $2 million to help meet financial obligations and operating expenses which could have been met had the disaster not occurred.

“Eligibility for these loans is based on the financial impact of the disaster only and not on any actual property damage. These loans have an interest rate of 4 percent for businesses and 2.75 percent for private nonprofit organizations, a maximum term of 30 years, and are available to small businesses and most private nonprofits without the financial ability to offset the adverse impact without hardship,” Garfield said.

By law, SBA makes Economic Injury Disaster Loans available when the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture designates an agricultural disaster. The Secretary declared this disaster on Oct. 19, 2019.

Businesses primarily engaged in farming or ranching are not eligible for SBA disaster assistance. Agricultural enterprises should contact the Farm Services Agency about the U.S. Department of Agriculture assistance made available by the Secretary’s declaration. However, nurseries are eligible for SBA disaster assistance in drought disasters.

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Applicants may apply online, receive additional disaster assistance information and download applications at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela. Applicants may also call SBAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Customer Service Center at (800) 659-2955 or email disastercustomerservice@sba.gov for more information on SBA disaster assistance. Individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing may call (800) 877-8339. Completed applications should be mailed to U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.

The deadline to apply for economic injury is June 19, 2020. ### About the U.S. Small Business Administration The U.S. Small Business Administration makes the American dream of business ownership a reality. As the only go-to resource and voice for small businesses backed by the strength of the federal government, the SBA empowers entrepreneurs and small business owners with the resources and support they need to start, grow or expand their businesses, or recover from a declared disaster. It delivers services through an extensive network of SBA field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations. To learn more, visit www.sba.gov.

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