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DRIPPING SPRINGS — Outdoor entertainment and arts venue Dreamland celebrated Independence Day weekend with live music, tons of familyfriendly activities and, of course, fireworks.

Dreamland’s Fourth of July festivities kicked off on July 2 with Kids’ Day, featuring a petting zoo, splash pad, playscape, face painting, balloon art and a barrel train ride.

Later in the evening, hundreds more showed up as the venue opened for more family-friendly fun, including its signature pickleball court, disc golf and mini golf courses, an art walk to see the venue’s many sculptures, mosaics and murals, lawn games like cornhole and Jenga, and live music from Pat Byrne and Bob Schneider, all before rounding out the night with a fireworks show from its main lawn.

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Dreamland kicked off Independence Day weekend with family-friendly celebrations on July 2 and July 4.

Pabst is finalist for KAPS superintendent

CONDITIONS UNSAFE

Swimming at Jacob’s Well suspended

BY MEGAN WEHRING WIMBERLEY – A popular spot for the summer is no longer welcoming swimmers – at least for now.

Swimming will not be allowed at Jacob’s Well Natural Area “for the foreseeable future,” according to Hays County officials. This is due to the threat of high bacteria levels, other pollutants and poor visibility that lead to unsafe conditions for

swimming.

The area remains open for hiking and other activities including geocaching.

Given the unforeseen circumstances, the county will be working with individuals who have reservations affected by the closure.

Officials will monitor the conditions on a daily basis and update the public through the county’s website and social media pages.

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Jacob’s Well, a popular tourist spot, is closed for swimming for the foreseeable future.

MEETING THE NEEDS OF OLDER ADULTS

Friends Foundation to host online auction STAFF REPORT DRIPPING SPRINGS – To keep serving the older adult community, the Friends Foundation is hosting an online auction for its 29th annual fundraiser. All proceeds are used to support its services and programs in Dripping Springs.

Pecan Grove, formerly known as the Salt Lick Pavilion, where the Friends Foundation has held fundraisers with thousands of attendees

for a couple of decades, has closed indefinitely.

“It was difficult,” a Friends Foundation news release stated, “but with little time to consider other venues, we feel it was a necessary decision to begin planning for an online auction, as we’ve had during the pandemic the past two years.”

Registration begins and gold tickets ($100 each) will be on sale Monday, Oct. 3 at 10 a.m. Ticket sales end on Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 6 p.m. (or when 100 tickets

are sold). The online auction opens Thursday, Oct. 13 at 10 a.m. and closes Saturday, Oct. 22 at 8 p.m.

The Gold Ticket winner in the electronic drawing will have his/her pick of one item from the feature items list.

The online auction will help sustain programs and services such as Our Daily Bread™, a program providing meals to local area older adults; Philips Lifeline, providing a medical alert device and peace of mind for stay

at home seniors; and Financial Assistance for life’s necessities and emergencies.

Businesses and individuals are encouraged to become sponsors and forms will be available soon at thefriendsfoundation. org. Businesses wanting to donate items or gift certificates to be included in the online auction, contact The Friends Foundation at info@ thefriendsfoundation. org or call (512) 5921345.

WIMBERLEY – A finalist for superintendent of the Katherine Anne Porter School was named last week.

The board of directors of KAPS announced that Nadine Pabst, the current interim superintendent, is to assume the position.

"It is my belief that all students can learn, given a positive and nurturing learning environment,” Pabst said. “My belief is that we are not only growing student knowledge, but also teacher knowledge and capacity. I look forward to being part of the KAPS family and leading the school to exemplary status.”

Following the state's required waiting period of 21 days for superintendent appointments, Pabst is to continue in her interim role through the end of July and begin her employment officially as superintendent with a one-year contract on Aug. 1.

"Nadine has proven herself already in this role,” said Jordan Elliott, vice president of the KAPS board, in a news release, “as she has jumped into the

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BEAT THE HEAT

Local cooling center receives donation

BY BRITTANY ANDERSON SAN MARCOS — As temperatures soar, cooling centers are becoming a necessity for communities, especially for individuals who may not have reliable access to air conditioned spaces.

The Southside Community Center (SSCC) in San Marcos has opened up its gym to serve as a cooling center during these hot summer days, offering members of the community a chance to cool off indoors with water and a snack.

SSCC provides transitional shelter and food, emergency assistance, housing for low-income and the elderly and neighborhood housing improvement to residents around Hays County. While the cooling center aims to reach unhoused individuals, anyone is welcome to use the facility.

Local organizations like the H.O.M.E. Center have used resources to help the center out so it can continue to serve the community.

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Members of H.O.M.E. Center and the Southside Community Center gather together with the donated cases of water and hand sanitizer. Front, from left to right: Cayla Sims, Alethea Ramsey-Boone, Deborah Villalpando, Hannah Durrance, Wesley Matthews, Grant Snow and Martha Perez. Behind, members of the community.

The H.O.M.E. Center is a San Marcos based nonprofit that works to address homelessness in Central Texas. Members gathered at SSCC on June 24 to donate multiple cases of water bottles and hand sanitizer to the center, using funds they received from the city of San Marcos Human Services Grant to purchase the items.

The H.O.M.E. Center was awarded $93,500 in grant funds following the city’s human services board recommendations for 2022 funding. The funds H.O.M.E.

received are going towards servicing hundreds of unhoused individuals in the area by providing hotel stays, access to the local food pantry, referrals for educational and medical services and more. The center also provides rental and utility deposits to streamline efforts towards finding permanent housing.

H.O.M.E. Center board president Grant Snow said that they often work with SSCC, and felt called to use some of their grant money to help the center out during these hot summer months.

SSCC is open every day of the week as a cooling center. On days that hit triple digits, it will remain open between 1 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. On days when the temperature are under 100 degrees, they will remain open between 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. It is also accepting bottled water and packaged snacks to assist those coming through the center.

Visit www.southsidecommunitycenter. org or call (512) 392-6694 for more information.

A WALK IN THE PARK

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during a very prime time of their life.

The International Immersion Center (INIC) Preschool, founded in south Austin in 2012, is a Spanish-language immersion school for children aged 3 months to 5 years.

Owner Nik Ciccone said that most students that come to the school, as well as their parents, have “zero Spanish skills” when they start. Ciccone said that while knowing Spanish is a big advantage to have when living in Texas, young children who are bilingual also have higher

learning levels in a variety of academics.

“It’s not just about being bilingual and learning Spanish to learn Spanish because we live in Texas, but also because of the stimulation it creates throughout the brain that helps their development in so many other ways,” Ciccone said. “Young brains can really absorb a lot of information; they’re very flexible in the way they work. They can adapt to new stimuli like a language a lot more effectively than someone who is older.”

Ciccone explained that during a typical day at INIC, children have time to play and interact with other students, and that they receive full curriculum for several hours that

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Baylor Scott & White reaches out

Community support feature launched

BY BRITTANY ANDERSON

Chaplains can anonymously respond to Sometimes, just knowing posts with spiritual care, and other MyBSWHealth that others are thinking users are able to engage about you during difficult with each other’s posts. times can be healing.

Posts are able to be In an effort to provide updated to keep the more spiritual and social community informed of connectedness, Baylor any changes or updates to Scott & White (BS&W) their situation. launched a Community Mike Mullender, Vice Support feature to the President of Mission and MyBSWHealth mobile app Ministry at BS&W, said and online health portal on that there is a group of the BS&W website. about 40 chaplains that The idea for this new are trained specifically feature originated back in for taking on this tech2019, but the pandemic centric role, and although interrupted its progress. they are still serving in The feature was able to other hospitals and roles launch in January 2022 around the BS&W system, after around six months of they dedicate time to this work with developers. initiative.

Through the feature, “Part of a pastoral role users add a post is for people to feel like a anonymously — such as pastor or chaplain can be a a prayer request or health confidant, so this is a way struggle they’re facing for technology to let that — and receive responses happen in a really different from the MyBSWHealth way that we haven’t community and BS&W before,” Mullender said, chaplains, offering users adding that the pandemic of all faiths, or of none, the accelerated the need to chance to connect with connect to people in other others for prayer, comfort ways, and that this feature and support. has done just that.

“There have been phone calls and other virtualtype visits, but this is the first one I know of that has more of a chat type feature where people can come in and leave at their own convenience for support,” Mullender said.

According to Jacob Scott, BS&W’s Director of Digital Health, 15,000 to 20,000 users on average interact with the feature in some capacity each month for at least five minutes.

Since the feature’s launch, there have been about 2,000 posts made. And, the feature’s success and growth has all been thanks to organic traffic.

Scott said that being able to “break down the walls of the hospital” and extend its services to the community in such a way is powerful, showing the community that support from chaplains and others does not have to be exclusively for those who have had major surgeries, are in critical care or experienced some sort of trauma.

“We try to focus on creating the best in class

experiences … We think outside of the box of what we can offer BS&W users that others are not,” Scott said.

The feature has also opened up the opportunity for chaplains to refer users to crisis hotlines or make other health recommendations, helping those who may not know where or whom to reach out to, while enlarging the system’s ministry.

“It has been a really pleasantly surprising thing for us,” Mullender said. “It was very meaningful to me to see what other people were sharing and see other people praying for others.

In the world today, most features are putting people in opposition to each other or in conflict, so this is a place where we see people at their best.”

More information on the feature, which is available through the MyBSWHealth app or website to users who are both patients and nonpatients, can be found at www.bswhealth.com/ patient-tools/patientportal.

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STATE

State Capital Highlights by Gary Borders

Three arrested in deaths of 53 migrants Three people were arrested last week by federal authorities in connection with a human smuggling incident that left 53 migrants dead.

The migrants were discovered inside a tractortrailer on San Antonio’s Southwest Side, according to the San Antonio ExpressNews. The victims were from Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras.

Eleven other people were rescued from the trailer.

“We are devastated by the news,” Cesar Espinosa, an immigrant advocate with FIEL Houston, an immigrant rights organization, told the Express-News.

“Unfortunately, this is not the first time, and unfortunately, it won’t be the last time that it happens as long as we don’t have a pathway for people to migrate safely into the U.S.” Meantime, Gov. Greg Abbott announced additional truck checkpoints would immediately be established targeting semi-trucks, and strike teams consisting of 20 troopers are being

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sent to the Eagle Pass region “to detect and defer unlawful border crossings and apprehend illegal migrants.”

The trailer had passed through a federal Border Patrol checkpoint.

MORE CASES OF MONKEYPOX REPORTED

Multiple cases of monkeypox have been reported in Texas by the Texas Department of State Health Services and local health departments.

A dozen cases have been identified in people who did not travel outside the state, meaning they were exposed in Texas.

“With the sharp increase in monkeypox cases worldwide, it’s not surprising to see the virus spread in Texas,” said Dr. Jennifer Shuford, chief state epidemiologist. “We want people to know what the symptoms are, and if they

have symptoms, to avoid the types of close contact with other people that can spread the disease.”

Monkeypox is a viral illness with symptoms such as fever, headache, muscle aches, swollen lymph nodes, chills, and exhaustion. People who develop a rash should avoid direct contact with other people and contact their health-care provider for next steps.

A vaccine is available and can be given to people within four days of exposure.

ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR SCHOOL SAFETY, MENTAL HEALTH

Abbott and other state leaders last week announced the transfer of $105.5 million to support additional school safety and mental health initiatives through the end of August 2023.

“This additional funding will boost actions the state of Texas has already taken to make schools safer and support the mental health of children, teachers, and families following the

tragedy at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde,” according to a news release.

Roughly half of the funds are going for bulletresistant shields. Funding is also being provided for mental-health services and other school safety services.

TEXANS URGED TO ‘STAY DRY’ WHILE BOATING

Boaters are being urged to fight back against the aquatic invasive species that threaten Texas lakes.

“The best way to prevent the spread of many destructive aquatic invasive species is to clean, drain and dry your boats and equipment – every time,” said Brian Van Zee with the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department.

Zebra mussels and giant salvinia remain the biggest threats to Texas lakes, though other invasive species are being spread, including water hyacinth, crested floating heart and quagga mussels.

Zebra mussels are found in 33 Texas lakes, while giant salvinia is present on 23 East Texas lakes and numerous rivers, creeks

and marshes between Houston and Beaumont.

“Boaters need to remove all plants, mud and debris from boats, trailers, vehicles and gear and drain all water from the boat, equipment and on-board receptacles before leaving the lake. In addition, boats should be dried completely before visiting another lake, preferably for at least a week,” according to TPWD. Transporting prohibited aquatic invasive species is illegal and punishable with a fine of up to $500 per violation.

NO SURPRISE: IT’S STILL HOT AND DRY

Above-normal temperatures and a lack of rainfall in the past month mean the risk of wildfires remains high across the state.

“State and local first responders have been incredibly busy this year without much reprieve and forecast conditions indicate that we may be facing a very busy summer season as well,” said Wes Moorehead, Texas A&M Forest Service fire

chief. “We urge Texans to be cautious and prevent wildfire ignitions this summer.”

There are three active wildfires, the largest being the Dempsey Fire which covers 11,598 acres and is 60% contained. A total of 181 counties are under burn bans.

COVID-19 CASES RISE ONCE AGAIN

COVID-19 cases in Texas during the past week rose to 74,652, according to the Coronavirus Resource Center at Johns Hopkins University, up 21% from the previous week, with 111 deaths reported. The number of lab-confirmed COVID-19 hospitalizations rose to 2,460 up 19.7% from the previous week, according to DSHS. Gary Borders is a veteran award-winning Texas journalist. He published a number of community newspapers in Texas during a 30-year span, including in Longview, Fort Stockton, Nacogdoches and Cedar Park. Email: gborders@ texaspress.com.

Popular Public Enemy Hated His Nickname When bandits cleaned out the bank at Grapeland, Texas on Jul. 11, 1932, shaken employees identified the machine-gun toting leader of the gang as none other than “Pretty Boy” Floyd.

In their excitement the eyewitnesses may have mistaken a handsome look-alike for the popular public enemy. “Pretty Boy”

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was probably too busy that summer knocking over banks in the Sooner State to venture south of the Red River.

Born in Georgia, Charles Arthur Floyd was brought up in the Cookson Hills of far eastern Oklahoma.

When the strapping sixfooter was not working from dawn to dusk on the family farm, he was guzzling a local concoction called Choctaw Beer. His fondness for the brew earned him the only nickname he ever liked – Chock.

Twenty year old Floyd married his teenaged sweetheart in 1921 and spent the next four years trying to scratch a living out of an uncooperative piece of land. Deciding survival should not be so hard, he swapped several jugs of moonshine for a pearlhandled revolver and lit out for St. Louis with a pair of like-minded pals.

The amateur crooks relieved a courier of an $11,000 payroll on Sep. 11, 1925 and hurried home to celebrate. The good times rolled until the law dug up the balance of the stolen money on Floyd’s farm and returned him in chains to the scene of the crime. The out-of-state offender was sentenced to five years in the Missouri penitentiary.

Bad news was waiting for Floyd, when he made

parole in March 1929. His father was murdered in cold blood while he was locked up, and a jury acquitted the killer. In accordance with the time-honored custom of the hills, the son took his revenge and his first life.

Floyd fled to Kansas City, the midwestern mecca of organized crime where fugitives were always welcome. He got a crash course in armed robbery from stick-up specialists as well as a new nickname from a wisecracking madam, who greeted the good-looking stranger with, “I want you for myself, pretty boy.”

Barely a year after Missouri turned him loose, an Ohio judge gave Floyd 15 years for a bank job that ended in the death of a pursuing policeman. But a funny thing happened on the way to prison. Floyd’s traveling companions nodded off, and he jumped from the speeding train.

Aided by Bill “The Killer” Miller, whose claim to fame was the murder of his own brother, Floyd rattled tellers’ cages across Michigan. Stopping in Kansas City just long enough to pick up two women and permanently silence their protesting boyfriends, the deadly duo turned their attention to Kentucky.

A main-street shootout with Bowling Green police in June 1931 cost Floyd his partner-in-crime and, more importantly, his anonymity.

The bereaved mother of a Kansas City victim asked if “Pretty Boy” made it out of Kentucky alive, and the press transformed

the obscure outlaw into a national celebrity.

Once again, Floyd found sanctuary in Kansas City.

Prohibition agents stormed his hiding place in July, but the two-gun tough guy shot his way out leaving a mortally wounded liquor lawman in his wake.

The federal casualty elevated the bandit to the top of the most-wanted list. Fearing the price on his head would prove too tempting for underworld cronies, Floyd took refuge among the only mortals on earth he trusted.

The hill people rolled out the red carpet for their Robin Hood, the fellow Okie who had turned the tables on the heartless bankers so fond of foreclosures. Food, shelter and the shirts off their aching backs were his for the asking.

But the posses that combed the Cooksons

could not pry the time of day out of his protectors. To quote a character from the dust-bowl novel The Grapes of Wrath, “When Floyd was loose and goin’ wild, law said we got to give him up an’ nobody give him up.”

“Pretty Boy” and his new sidekick, an ornery ex-preacher, emptied so many vaults over the next 18 months that insurance companies doubled the rates for Oklahoma banks.

Floyd heard the governor on statewide radio offer $6,000 for his apprehension and replied in writing, “I have robbed no one but moneyed men.”

The machine-gun massacre of four law enforcement officers and their handcuffed prisoner at the Kansas City train station in June 1933 appalled the country.

Despite an absolute lack of evidence, the feds blamed Floyd for the bloodbath

causing his popularity to plummet.

The four and a half year chase ended in an Ohio cornfield in October 1934.

“Pretty Boy” died like Jesse James, his boyhood idol, with a bullet in the back.

Twenty thousand attended the funeral for Charles Arthur Floyd.

Morbid curiosity accounted for the presence of many, but most were the rural poor hardest hit by the Great Depression. They came to pay defiant tribute to their fallen hero and to collectively thumb their noses at the rich and powerful they blamed for hard times.

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The State of the City of Kyle

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KYLE - Over 100 people gathered at the annual state of the city address, delivered by Kyle Mayor Travis Mitchell. Sponsored by different community members and companies, the address looked back on the successes of 2021 and highlighted how the city is preparing for the future in 2022.

The address started with a new theme this year, “building momentum,” alongside a broad overview of the different events and projects recently completed or upcoming in the city of Kyle, such as Heroes Memorial Park, La Verde Park and Mary Kyle Hartson Park. It was also noted that Heroes Memorial Park will be receiving a time capsule dated to open on the hundredth anniversary of 9/11, 2101.

“If you can imagine a merry-go-round, you want to make it go as fast as possible. You give it that first heave, it just doesn’t go very fast at all.

You’ve got to slowly start building momentum and building momentum, and getting it going,” Mitchell said. “Eventually, it’s flying so fast, you're barely touching it, and it’s going, and people come around and say, ‘how did you get it going so fast?’ And it’s one gentle push at a time.”

In addition to the project updates, Mitchell also brought attention to the increased growth, starting with the sales tax of Kyle jumping from $6.4 million in 2016 to over $14 million in 2022. Another notable statistic shared was the growth in the true taxable evaluations of the city, which is what appears on the tax rolls, which jumped up from $2.3 billion in 2016 to $5.6 billion in 2022.

“As our city continues

to grow, our gold standard development practices are living through every project within the city of Kyle,” Robert Rizo, Kyle Mayor Pro Tem, said. “Kyle is no longer known just for the Dairy Queen or as a suburb of Austin.”

Mitchell ran through the numerous new businesses that are opening up in the Kyle area, including a long list of restaurants coming to the city, such as Freebirds World Burrito, Zaxby's, Rudy's "Country Store" and Bar-B-Q, Kerbey Lane, Z Tejas, Willie’s Ice House, Torchy’s, Tiff's Treats and many more. In addition to the smorgasbord of food options, the mayor also highlighted some of the newest and biggest installations and projects in Kyle such as the homestead tax exemption and the pipeline from the

Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer in partnership with Alliance Water.

Mitchell then closed out the address with an announcement of an upcoming road bond and a final focus on resilience and empathy within the community.

“The sun will rise tomorrow. The sun will rise the day after tomorrow. And what we choose to do, we can choose to be a critic.

We can choose to stand back, we can choose to be timid,” Mitchell said.

“Or we can choose to be a victor, to play it as if the world is against us. Or, we can choose to lean in, we can choose to show love, empathy and respect for our neighbors, and I want to implore you if you are a developer, a staff member or council like myself, to lean in to each other and show love.”

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is focused on being interactive through games and activities.

“What makes us different [from other bilingual schools in the area] is that we really are immersionimmersion,” Ciccone said.

“When kids come through the door, it’s all Spanish, all day long in every classroom, and that’s all they’re going to hear.”

Over the last couple of years, the school has served around 15 families from the Hays County area.

Along with their south Austin location, INIC will open up a new location in Round Rock on July 5 and are currently pre-enrolling students at www.inic-edu. com/admissions.

Both locations also host summer camps for children up to seven years old, with educational programs like yoga and cooking classes all in Spanish. More information can be found at www.inic-edu.com/ summer-camp-austin.

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Judge Becerra dedicates birthday to animals

BY CJ VETTER

HAYS COUNTY - Kitties and puppies were aplenty at the Hays County Courthouse on July 2nd, as County Judge Ruben Becerra hosted his birthday and July 4 celebration.

As a way to raise awareness for animals and bring the community together, Becerra also dedicated the party to all the pets of Hays County.

With a dedication to all of Hays County’s furred friends, the celebration offered numerous ways to put your pet in the

spotlight, or alternatively, adopt a new member into your family. The PAWS Shelter was onsite, offering animals for adapotion, while the Hays County Animal Shelter was offering microchipping for pets.

“What’s really lucky for me is that I see the things around me and draw them in to create harmony, because we need every opportunity to heal and come together as a community,” said Becerra.

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For those with a competitive spirit, or who just wanted to let their pet be the center of attention, the birthday bash also featured a best dressed pooch contest. From chihuahuas to poodles, 12 pets went down the runway, but in the end, it was the 18-year-old chihuahua Lola who took home the grand prize of $100.

“This is her first ever pageant, and she did superduper well for 18 years old,” said Arlee Ingle, Lola’s owner.

The Hays County Animal Shelter acts as not only the primary shelter for animals from San Marcos, but all cities within Hays County, including Buda, Kyle and Dripping Springs. Pets captured in any of these cities are typically brought to the shelter, which might be half an hour or more away from where they were originally found.

“This event is to help raise awareness for spay,

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Judge Ruben Becerra hangs out with newly adopted dogs Elliot and Evia. neuter, microchipping and responsible pet care, and the judge is working very hard to bring another shelter to Hays County,” said Sharri Boyett, Animal Advocacy Advisor and Community Liaison of Hays County.

The shelter, which is currently acting at max capacity, advocates that chipping an animal is the most effective way to ensure pets are identified, as collars may be lost.

Boyett also warned that the Fourth of July, and other

holidays featuring fireworks, are the days animals are most likely to feel frightened and run away, as they are more likely to be in a foreign area and be startled by loud noises.

“We have more than 140 pets in our municipal animal shelter here in San Marcos, and it is overworked, the people are overworked, and the pets don’t have the support,” Becerra said. “So, of the myriad things that can be done for prevention of ending up in the shelter,

is neutering and spaying, adoption, volunteering and the chip program.”

Those in attendance at the party had a variety of food vendors to support.

Numerous booths run by local businesses were selling products while a band performed.

“I’m glad that whoever put it on put it on because there’s a lot of animals that need adoption and microchips, and all of that stuff, and animals are good for people,” attendee Ethen Pena said.

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Butt family, H-E-B donate $10 million for new school in Uvalde

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a timeline hasn’t been determined, plans are in place for the school to be demolished, ensuring students and staff In the wake of a tragedy that took 21 will not have to return to the building at lives at Robb Elementary School, the Butt the site of the tragedy. family and H-E-B announced they will The new campus will be designed donate $10 million to help build a new to enhance educational offerings and elementary campus in Uvalde. implement state-of-the-art safety and “Our first store in Uvalde opened in security measures, and infrastructure to 1959, and Uvalde people are our people,” support the availability of new technology. said Charles Butt, H-E-B’s Chairman, in The location and design of the new a news statement. “As we continue to campus and timeline for the project have mourn tremendous loss, I join with my not been determined. family and H-E-B in working to ensure H-E-B also launched a donation the Uvalde community can move forward campaign last month and announced from this tragic event. Our children are this it would commit $500,000 to support country’s future, and our schools should the victims and families affected by this be a safe place where children can thrive heartbreaking event. Earlier this month, and envision new possibilities.” the H-E-B Tournament of Champions The family and H-E-B, supporters of Charitable Trust also announced a public education, will work with other $500,000 donation to support nonprofits stakeholders and organizations on helping fellow Texans in Uvalde. the project development. Texas firms For those who would like to join the Huckabee and Joeris General Contractors, effort, contributions to support this which are also founding donors, made commitments to donate their services and project can be made by donating to the Uvalde CISD Moving Forward Foundation, time to this project, which will help the a nonprofit charitable organization children, families, staff and Uvalde CISD established to help raise funds for the new community move forward together. elementary campus as well as serve the Built in the 1960s, Robb Elementary immediate and ongoing financial needs of serves approximately 538 students in Uvalde CISD. Donations can be made by grades second through fourth. The school visiting UvaldeCISDMovingForward.org. has been permanently closed, and while

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Hundreds gathered at the Hays CISD Performing Arts Center and other locations around the Plum Creek area to see the annual city of Kyle Independence Day fireworks show on July 4.

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Attendees had the opportunity to tune into KAZI 88.7 FM to stream music as they watched the 20 minute long dazzling show.

HAYS COUNTY — While many are flocking to Texas for more opportunities without breaking the bank, a recent report by doxo, a digital bill payment center, ranked Texas as the 20th most expensive state for household bills.

According to doxo’s 2022 State by State Bill Pay Market report, Texas residents on average spend $1,956 per month on the 10 most common household bills: mortgage, rent, auto loan, auto insurance, utilities, health insurance, life insurance, cable and satellite, mobile phone and alarm and security.

This average is 2.3% lower than the monthly national average of $2,003, but still eats up 37% of Texans’ monthly income.

Data from the report reflects bill payment activity from households — everyone living under one roof — across more than 97% of U.S. zip codes. doxo relies on anonymized data from its 7 million customers paying more than 120,000 billers to give an accurate perspective into what households are paying for their bills. Aside from rent and mortgage information, all other data points are based on payments made on the doxo platform.

In Hays County, Buda,

Dripping Springs and Kyle all ranked within the top 70 most expensive cities in Texas for these household bills, while Wimberley and San Marcos saw some lower averages. According to the report: · Buda ranked #10.

Residents pay an average of $2,627 a month on bills — 34% higher than the state average, 31.2% higher than the national average and taking up 40% of household income · Dripping Springs ranked #19. Residents pay an average of $2,512 a month on bills — 28.4% higher than the state average, 25.4% higher than the national average and taking up 30% of household income · Kyle ranked #64.

Residents pay an average of $2,163 a month on bills — 10.6% higher than the state average, 8% higher than the national average and taking up 36% of household income · Wimberley ranked #96.

Residents pay an average of $1,962 a month on bills — 0.3% higher than the state average, 2% lower than the national average and taking up 33% of household income · San Marcos ranked #161.

Residents pay an average of $1,688 a month on bills — 13.7% lower than the state average, 15.7% lower than the national average and taking

up 50% of household income A May 2022 doxoINSIGHTS survey also showed that 9 out of 10 Americans (89%) noticed a jump in their household bills over the past year, seeing the biggest rise in their utility bills. This is in line with what doxo has seen from utility bill payments from April 2021 to April 2022, with heating oil and propane rising 28%, gas rising 11%, electric rising 5%, waste and recycling rising 4% and water and sewer rising 3%.

The survey also revealed that nearly 90% of Americans believe that rising inflation rates have had a negative impact on their overall financial health and 87% said that they worry about their ability to pay their bills if inflation rates continue to rise.

A representative from doxo said that while they don’t exactly know what the latest Consumer Price Index will reveal in the future, it’s crucial that consumers are armed with the tools they need to protect their financial time, as it is likely to be some time before bills trend back downward.

The full doxo study can be found at www.doxo. com/insights/doxoinsights2022-state-by-state-billpay-market-report-revealshawaii-most-expensivestate-west-virginia-least.

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PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF HAYS CAUSE: 21-2015 By virtue of an Order of Sale issued by the clerk of the 207th District Court of HAYS County, Texas, June 7, 2022, in cause numbered 21-2015, styled Bunton Creek Homeowners Association, Inc. versus Maricela E. Ovalle on a judgment rendered against Maricela E. Ovalle; I did on June 23, 2022, at 2:00 p.m., levy upon as the property of Maricela E. Ovalle the following described real property: LOT 27, BLOCK D, OF BUNTON CREEK, PHASE 2A, A SUBDIVISION IN HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN VOLUME 2017, PAGE 1976 OF THE MAP RECORDS OF HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS, LOCALLY KNOWN AS 1428 BREANNA LN, KYLE, TEXAS 78640 (THE “PROPERTY”) On August 2, 2022, being the first Tuesday of the month, between the hours of 10:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., beginning at 10:00 a.m., at the Hays County, at the South Door, 712

Stagecoach Trail of the Courthouse of the said County, in the City of San Marcos, Texas, I will sell for cash to the highest bidder, all the right, title and interest of Maricela E. Ovalle in and to the real property described above.

Dated at Kyle, Hays County, Texas, March 22, 2022 Michael Torres Constable, Pct. 2 Hays County, Texas 5458 FM 2770 Kyle, Texas 78640

by Patrick Chasse, Deputy Notice to Bidders: You are buying whatever interest, if any, the Debtor has in the property. Purchase of the Debtor's interest in the property may not extinguish any liens or security interests held by other persons. There are no warranties, express or implied, regarding the property being sold, including but not limited to warranties of title, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

Notice to Judgment Debtor: If there is any property, real or personal, you want to point out for levy in lieu of the above

LEGAL NOTICE Application has been made with The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission for a Package Store Permit by Liquor Group LLC dba Starbeam Liquor #7 to be located at 2709 FM 150, Suite 200, Kyle, Hays Co., Texas. Manager of said LLC is Najib Wehbe - Manager.

CITATION AND NOTICE BY PUBLICATION IN A NEWSPAPER THE STATE OF TEXAS

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COUNTY OF HAYS § NOTICE TO CONDEMNEE: “You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 a.m. on the Monday next following the expiration of forty-two (42) days after the date of the issuance of this citation and petition, a default judgment may be taken against you” “In addition to filing a written answer with the clerk, you may be required to make initial disclosures to the other parties of this suit. These disclosures generally must be made no later than 30 days after you file your answer with the clerk. Find out more at TexasLawHelp.org:” TO:

THE KNOWN AND UNKNOWN HEIRS OF NASARIA GUZMAN MERCADO, DECEASED whose whereabout are unknown or unconfirmed THE KNOWN AND UNKNOWN HEIRS OF ZARAGOSA MERCADO, JR., DECEASED, whose whereabout are unknown or unconfirmed THE KNOWN AND UNKNOWN HEIRS OF JOSE LUIS MERCADO, DECEASED whose whereabout are unknown or unconfirmed THE KNOWN AND UNKNOWN HEIRS OF ANTONIO MERCADO, DECEASED whose whereabout are unknown or unconfirmed THE KNOWN AND UNKNOWN HEIRS OF MARIA ELENA GARZA, DECEASED whose whereabout are unknown or unconfirmed THE KNOWN AND UNKNOWN HEIRS OF JORGE MERCADO, DECEASED whose whereabout are unknown or unconfirmed OFELIA MERCADO (and if Deceased, her unknown heirs whose whereabouts are unknown or unconfirmed)

Condemnor, HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS filed its Second Amended Petition in Condemnation In the County Court at Law No. 3 of Hays County, Texas, on the 10th day of May, 2022, in Cause No. 21-1022-C which is styled: HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS vs.

FABIAN RAMIREZ, OLGA JAIMES, DIANNA JASMINE RAMIREZ JAIMES, LORENA RAMIREZ JAIMES, et al.

The Condemnor is HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS. The Condemnees are: The KNOWN AND UNKNOWN HEIRS OF NASARIA MERCADO, DECEASED The KNOWN AND UNKNOWN HEIRS OF ZARAGOSA MERCADO, JR., DECEASED The KNOWN AND UNKNOWN HEIRS OF JOSE LUIS MERCADO, DECEASED The KNOWN AND UNKNOWN HEIRS OF ANTONIO MERCADO, DECEASED. The KNOWN AND UNKNOWN HEIRS OF MARIA ELENA GARZA, DECEASED The KNOWN AND UNKNOWN HEIRS OF JORGE MERCADO, DECEASED Fabian Ramirez

LEGAL NOTICE

Application has been made with the Texas alcoholic beverage commissions for a MBmixed beverage permit by Pizza Leon enterprises LLC. Dba Pizza Leon, to be located on 147 Elmhurst dr. Kyle tx in Hays county. Nehemiah Leon is the Owner/ Officer of said corporation and of this Location.

LEGAL NOTICE Application has been made With The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission for A Wine and Malt Beverage Retailer’s Permit by InstaFuel Marlstone LLC DBA InstaFuel #1 to be located at 16649 IH 35, Suite 100, Buda, Hays, Co., Texas. Members of said LLC Are Navroz Karimali – Member, Mehdi Ali – Member, Jarina Maknojiya – Member & Nasruddin Mahesania – Member.

Public Hearing The Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District Board of Directors will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, July 14, 2022 at the District office located at 1124 Regal Row, Austin, TX 78748. The Board Meeting will commence at 5:00 p.m.

The Public Hearing concerns the District’s proposed fiscal year 2023 Annual Budget and Fee Schedule. At the conclusion of this Public Hearing the Board may approve the proposed FY 2023 Annual Budget and Fee schedule.

The proposed Annual Budget and Fee Schedule are available for inspection on the District’s website at www.bseacd.org. For more information, please contact the District at (512) 282-8441.

PUBLIC NOTICE OF PROJECTS PROPOSED TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE CITY OF BUDA 4B CORPORATION (BUDA EDC), A “TYPE B” ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SALES TAX CORPORATION The Buda EDC, a “Type B” Economic Development Sales Tax Corporation, hereby gives general notice, pursuant to the Texas Local Government Code, Sec. 505.160, that the Corporation intends to undertake projects as appropriate and as more fully described it its approved Fiscal Year 2022-2023 budget: Land, buildings, equipment, facilities, expenditures, targeted infrastructure, and improvements found by the Board of Directors to promote new or expanded business development.

Such projects include, but are not limited to, capital project expenditures for the City of Buda ($700,000), including but not limited to the Loop 4 wastewater line and downtown Buda improvements; expenditures toward business retention and expansion ($72,500); expenditures for new business recruitment ($10,000); expenditures for sponsorships and community outreach ($45,000); grants for businesses during declared emergencies ($100,000.00) ; expenditures for promotional and marketing activities that promote Buda ($374,906); expenditures for Buda business development program and small business programs/grants ($200,000); large business incentives ($250,000); and City of Buda park projects ($100,000).

Information on any public hearing concerning the above projects, if required, will be noticed by agenda and available on the website of the Buda EDC in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act. For more information, please contact Vicky Rudy, Interim Executive Director at Buda EDC. Telephone 512-295-2002.

Olga Jaimes Dianna Jasmine Ramirez Jaimes Lorena Ramirez Jaimes The name and address of the attorney for Condemnor is Betsy Johnson and James C. Woo, Davidson, Troilo, Ream & Garza, P. C., 919 Congress Avenue, Suite 810, Austin, Texas 78701.

This suit is an eminent domain proceeding in which HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS is condemning a fee simple 0.0126 acre tract of land situated in the John Stewart Survey, Abstract No. 14, Hays County, Texas, and a permanent utility easement over a 0.0478 acre tract of land situated in the John Stewart Survey, Abstract No. 14, Hays County, Texas, which is further described in Exhibit “A” and Exhibit “B” of Condemnor’s Second Amended Petition In Condemnation filed under the above-referenced cause number. The interests of these Condemnees are that they either own or claim an interest in said property, subject to unpaid accrued taxes.

YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that you may appear at the hearing before the Special Commissioners and present evidence you desire on the issue of damages to be assessed against the HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS. If you do not appear at the hearing, the Special Commissioners may proceed to assess the damages of the owner of the property being condemned.

YOU ARE EACH HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT A HEARING WILL BE HELD ON the 30th day of August, 2022, beginning at 1:00 p.m. at the Hays County Multipurpose Room 102, Commissioner Precinct 2, 5458 FM 2270 in the City of Kyle, Hays County, Texas before the undersigned Special Commissioners, appointed by the Judge to assess the damages occasioned by the condemnation by Condemnor for rights described in Condemnor’s Second Amended Petition for Condemnation ISSUED this 8th day of June, 2022.

Signature: /s/ Brian Baker Print Name: BRIAN BAKER Special Commissioner Signature: /s/ Doug Montgomery Print Name: DOUG MONTGOMERY Special Commissioner Signature: /s/ Ernest Sepulveda Print Name: ERNEST SEPULVEDA Special Commissioner If this Notice is not served within ninety (90) days after its issuance, it shall be returned forthwith.

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PUBLIC NOTICES, CON'T. described property, you must contact this office immediately.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is given that original Letters of Administration for the Estate of William Royce Nichols were issued on May 23, 2022, in docket number 22-0186P, pending in the County Court at Law Number TWO of Hays County, Texas, to Tina Louise McCaslin.

All persons having claims against the estate, which is presently being administered, are required to submit them, within the time and manner prescribed by law, and before the estate is closed, addressed as follows: Representative Estate of William Royce Nichols c/o John Hall P.O. Box 1614 Kyle, TX 78640 May 23, 2022 e/s/ John Hall

By John Hall Attorney for Administrator of the Estate of William Royce Nichol

NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SUBDIVIDE An application has been submitted with HAYS COUNTY to subdivide 21.336 acres of property located along W RM 150, near the end of Anthem Parkway, Kyle, Texas 78640. Information regarding this application may be obtained from Hays County Development Services (512) 393-2150. Tracking Number: PLN-2023-NP.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SUBDIVIDE An application has been submitted with HAYS COUNTY to subdivide 5.004 acres of property located along W RM 150, near the end of Anthem Parkway, Kyle, Texas 78640. Information regarding this application may be obtained from Hays County Development Services (512) 393-2150. Tracking Number: PLN-2024-NP.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Advertisement for 2022 STREET IMPROVEMENTS for the Village of San Leanna.

Sealed bids will be received until July 19, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. by the City Administrator at the Village of San Leanna City Hall, 11906 Sleepy Hollow Lane, Manchaca, TX 78652. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 2:00 p.m. in the City Community Center of the City Hall located at 11906 Sleepy Hollow Lane, Manchaca, TX 78652.

The City is proposing to reconstruct the following roadways within the city limits of The Village of San Leanna: Base Bid • Old Manchaca Road, from FM 1626 to FM 1626.

The proposed project will include two segments: the first segment includes full depth reconstruction with no driveway and curb reconstruction. The second segment includes pavement repair with limited driveway reconstruction.

Bid/Contract Documents, including Drawings and Technical Specifications are on file for inspection at www.civcastusa.com.

There is no cost to view the bid documents and can be downloaded and printed through the website. Sets of hard copies of the Bid Documents will not be sold.

There will be a non-mandatory pre-bid meeting held at City Hall located at 11906 Sleepy Hollow Lane, Manchaca, TX 78652 on July 12, 2022, at 10:00 a.m.

For any questions regarding this solicitation, technical questions, or additional information, please contact Byron Sanderfer, P.E, with Ardurra Group Inc., in writing via email, at bsanderfer@ardurra. com until 4:00 p.m. on July 14, 2022. Answers to the questions will be posted to www.civcastusa.com by 4:00 p.m. on July 15, 2022 or included as part of an addendum.

Bidders must use the bid form provided in the specifications and submit bid in a sealed envelope. The outside of the envelope must be clearly endorsed “2022 STREET IMPROVEMENTS”, ATTN: CITY ADMINISTRATOR. Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid guarantee in the form of a certified check, cashier’s check, or bid bond in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total bid price. Any bid received after closing time will be rejected and returned unopened.

The successful bidder will be required to furnish a one hundred percent (100%) Performance Bond and a one hundred percent (100%) Payment Bond.

The Village of San Leanna reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to award the bid to the lowest responsible bidder or to the bidder who provides the best value to the City, and to waive any informality or technicality in the bid. The City agrees to take action within sixty (60) days after the bid opening.

INVITATION FOR BIDS CBD No. 5184 This Invitation for Bids is for the constructions of CALITERRA PHASE 5 SECTION 14. The work generally consists of Streets, Drainage, Water, Wastewater and Erosion Control Improvements (the “Project”). Sealed Bids should be addressed to CF CSLK CALITERRA, LLC, (“Owner”), on behalf of the Hays County Development District No. 1 (“District”).

SR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT-CALITERRA Attn: Greg Rich, 12222 Merit Drive, Suite 1020, Dallas, Texas 75251. Bids will be received at the office of the Project Engineer, Brett Pasquarella, P.E., Carlson, Brigance & Doering, Inc. (CBD, Inc.), 5701 W. William Cannon Dr., Austin, TX 78749 until 2:00 p.m. on the date of Thursday, August 18, 2022, at which time the proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud. Any proposals received after the closing time will be returned unopened.

Bid documents for this project will be available for purchase from the office of the Project Engineer-CBD, Inc. A non-refundable purchase fee of $125.00 will be charged. The link will contain CAD files, pdf set of plans and bid documents. Make checks payable to Carlson, Brigance and Doering, Inc. Bid documents may be viewed at the office of CBD

by scheduling a time with Susan Martin smartin@ cbdeng.com.

Multipurpose Room 1034, 405 E. Loop Street, Buda, TX 78610

All questions, clarifications and requests regarding the project must be received in writing via email to Brett Pasquarella at brettp@cbdeng.com and Keith Gallagher at kgallagher@cbdeng.com and received no later than 12:00 p.m., Monday, August 15, 2022. Any requests received after said time and date will not be addressed.

Proposals are to be delivered in a sealed envelope to City of Buda, City Hall Purchasing Bid Box, 405 E. Loop St., Bldg.

100, Buda, Texas 78610.

Write “SEALED PROPOSALS” with the RFP Number, Name, and Due Date on the outside of the shipping package.

A Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 21, 2022, at CBD, Inc., 5701 W. William Cannon Dr., Austin, TX 78749. The Pre-Qualification Statement included in the proposal packet and as required by Hays County Development District No. 1 shall be completed in its entirety and submitted as part of the proposal.

Any proposal lacking the Pre-Qualification Statement will not be considered.

A Cashier’s Check, Certified Check or Bid Bond payable to the “Owner” and “District” in an amount not less than 5% of the total bid must accompany each Bid as a guarantee that, if awarded the contract, the bidder will within 10 days of the award of the contract, enter into a contract and furnish an acceptable Performance and Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of the Contract price.

The Bidder’s surety will be forfeited and become the property of the Owner should the bidder fail to enter into a contract and furnish bonds acceptable to the Owner within 10 days after award of the contract.

No proposals shall be withdrawn for a period of 90 days after the opening of the bids. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids and to waive all defects and irregularities in bidding.

The Successful Bidder, if any, will be the responsible Bidder which in the Owner’s judgment will be most advantageous to the District and result in the best and most economical completion of the Project.

A Maintenance Bond will be required and is to remain in force for a period set by the governing requirements from the date of the letter of final acceptance from Hays County, City of Dripping Springs, Dripping Springs Water Supply Corporation and the District.

Prevailing Wage Rates, in accordance with Government Code 2258 are applicable to this project.

CAREGIVER WANTED

2022, in Cause No. 210345-P, pending in County Court of Law No. 3 of Hays County, Texas, to: Albert James Munoz.

Caregiver wanted in San Marcos. Monday- Friday 12p.m.- 5 p.m. Pays $10-11/ hour. Call or text 361-5428079 for more information.

The notice to the Independent Administrator may be delivered at the following address:

FOR RENT

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Attorneys at Law Rollingwood Center 2500 Bee Cave Road Building II, Suite 150 Austin, Texas 78746

Proposals will be accepted until 10 AM, July 19, 2022.

All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

Questions may be directed to the City of Buda Purchasing Office via email at purchasing@ci.buda.tx.us

HOME FOR RENT

Available August: 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath stucco home on .83 acres. Two living Dated the 21st day of rooms, plus office. Multiple June 2022. decks. School zones: Negley /s/ Karen G. Ashworth Elementary, Barton Middle Karen G. Ashworth School, Hays High. Call Attorney for Independent Cyndy: 512.753.2700.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE is hereby given that original Letters of Independent Administration for the Estate of Maria Engracia Ortiz, a.k.a. Mary Grace Ortiz, Deceased, were issued on April 11,

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS RFP# 22-019 TERM CONTRACT FOR JANITORIAL SERVICE Sealed proposals will be received by the Purchasing Manager of the City of Buda for the above referenced solicitation. The City of Buda is seeking to enter a contract with a qualified firm to provide janitorial services at various City facilities.

Complete specifications are in the solicitation package which may be obtained online at www.bidnetdirect. com or www.publicpurchase.com A non-mandatory pre-proposal conference will take place at 10 AM on Thursday, July 7, 2022, at City of Buda City Hall,

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DREAMLAND, from page 1 Dreamland continued its Fourth of July fun on July 4 with food, drinks and desserts from local favorites and Dreamland’s own beer garden — including

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There was free mini golf for first responders and the chance for patrons to paint a brick with positive

messages to be placed around the mini golf courses.

For more information about Dreamland, visit www.dreamland.us.

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