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The Voice of Seguin Today

City breaks ground on trail expansion project Local, federal funds being used to pay for $5 million hike/bike trail

By Darren Dunn

(Seguin) -- The city of Seguin officially broke ground this week on a $5 million project that will expand the city’s Walnut Springs Hike/Bike Trail.

The city on Tuesday held a groundbreaking ceremony along the existing trail, just south of the Seguin Public Library. Parks Director Jack Jones says that this project makes several parts of Seguin more accessible and it will connect the community in some new ways, including providing a new pedestrian friendly access point to Max Starcke Park.

“You can go from the river, walk all the way north past Tyson to Hwy 78 New Braunfels Street. It’s about four miles one way. So, pretty cool and in my opinion, this trail is going to unlock for me the prettiest part of Seguin along Walnut Creek,” said Jones.

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Animal services starts pilot Trap-Neuter-Release program

By Darren Dunn

(Seguin) -- The feral and community cat populations in the city of Seguin are exploding, and that poses a danger to both domesticated pets, their owners and to the community-at-large. That’s why the Seguin Animal Services Department has come up with a safe and humane way to begin to reduce that cat population.

Animal Services Manager Shelley Lutz says they are starting Trap-NeuterRelease (TNR) program.

“We recently started a pilot Trap-Neuter-Release for community cats. We are requesting an ordinance amendment to accommodate our program and our community cat givers. We feel this program is progressive and humane, non-lethal way of controlling our community cat populations.

Many municipalities are moving toward this approach to lower the number of community cats in their areas. TNR improves the quality of life for existing colonies, prevents birth of more cats and reduces the number of cats over time. TNR has proved to be the most effective solution to reducing complaints, improving public health and safety, lowering cost, increasing our life saving goal and bringing us closer to a no kill status,” said Lutz.

Lutz says this will not only allow help to limit that cat population, but it will also make sure that these animals are well and that they aren’t spreading disease.

“They’re rabies vaccinated with a three year rabies vaccine, ear tipped for identification so you can see them from a long distance away and you can tell that they have been spayed, neutered, rabies vaccinated,” said Lutz.

Seguin for years had a huge feral cat population in Starcke Park, but Lutz says the problem has grown and spread to other parts of the community over the years. She says some of these cats are wild, but others live in what they can community cat colonies.

“Some are feral but some are what we call community cats so they may fed by several individuals, they are in the neighborhoods and several people may be taking care of them – not really owned but taken care of by the community,” said Lutz.

This program focuses primarily on community cats, which is a term that refers to outdoor, unowned, free-roaming cats, including feral cats.

Cats, with owners, are already supposed to wear a collar and be up to date on their vaccinations if they are going to be outside. Lutz says they continue to encourage responsible pet ownership, but there will likely be a case or two where an owned cat finds itself inadvertently included in the TNR program.

“City ordinance states that a owned cat to roam freely must be collared and tagged to do so. Now, we all know that when we call for our cat, we put break away collars on them in case they get hung onto something and so they have the tendency to come off. If one of these cats were to get in one of our traps, we would go ahead and spay and neuter it, rabies vaccinate it, ear tip it and put it right back into the community. If we have a few that slip through that are actual owned cats, they are still outside.

They are still mating if they are not spayed or neutered and so we want to lower that population of those unwanted litters,” said Lutz.

Lutz says these types of programs have been very effective in other

communities. She says there is a real need to get started with this now in Seguin, and she explained why these cat populations continue to explode.

“Feral cats or community cats, their age of life is five to seven years – where versus a home cat or an inside cat would be well up until your 16 years. So within a couple of years, we should start to see that cat population come down because females cats can breed three times a year and if we have 10 kittens in each litter three times a year and then half of those are female you can see how quickly this starts to build,” said Lutz.

Lutz stressed that this will be a non-lethal program. They are not going to be rounding up cats and killing them. That’s not how they do business these days. She says the trapping of community cats may be done by either community cat caregivers, animal care organizations or the city’s animal services personnel.

Once the community or feral cat has been sterilized, vaccinated for rabies and ear tipped, Seguin Animal Services will return and release the cat to the trapped site.

There is funding included in the Animal Services Department budget to cover the cost of this pilot program. The Seguin City Council, on Tuesday, officially added the program to the city’s animal control ordinance.

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WALNUT CREEK continued from page 1 Seguin Mayor Don Keil says the springs along Walnut Creek have been an essential part of Seguin’s history and t h i s part of the world for millennia.

He says the city’s rich history with Walnut Creek goes back to the original walking trail project, which was designed by t h e same person, architect Robert Hugman, who designed San Antonio’s famous River Walk. Keil says it was beautiful setting with a number o f water features, that have since been destroyed. He says because of the polio scare, city leaders blew up many of those water features, because they believed that mosquitoes carried the disease.

The rest of the walkway would later fall into a state of disrepair. Mayor Keil says fortunately the city made an investment in a new trail system, that now stretches about 2.5 miles. The project will be completed with this additional work.

‘For many decades, this place, it laid dormant. The floods came and washed away a lot of what Hugman put in and so many of the beautiful features that happened are gone. You can see remnants of them now over here across the creek and all the way up and down the creek as we speak but it’s time that this great wonderful asset was brought back to its formal glory and this is going to be one of the must do things when people come to Seguin. They’ll know that when they come to Seguin or when you live here, this is the one thing you’ve got to see. This is the one

It’s an expensive project, but Parker says it’s well worth the city’s investment, especially when you consider there are federal funds being used to pay for a significant part of this project.

“This is a $5 million project but $2.3 million of that is coming from the MPO which is the Metropolitan Planning Organization which is federal funds that get funneled through TxDOT that is coming to help fund this project so you are leveraging tax dollars with local government and the city council has been able to keep the tax rate the same for the last five year and still do a project like this,” said Parker. thing that we will be known for. I think it’s our signature place. It is where people will come from all around to make sure that they get to walk in this beautiful walk and see the beautiful nature that we have here in Seguin,” said Keil.

Mayor Keil says this is the kind of project that will not only be good for local residents, but it will also attract visitors to the community as well. He says it’s a major quality of life project that can be enjoyed by all.

“This whole thing is just an amazing thing. It’s only going to get better and it’s going to make this a a more livable city, more people will want to come see us and I think the quality of life here is going to do nothing but improve because people need to get out and walk and see each other and I think a linear park such as this is just something that is going to be an amazing asset as we go along,” said Keil.

City Manager Steve Parker says he may be relatively new to the community, but he knows how important this project is to Seguin. He says these kinds of things help to make Seguin a more special place.

“When I applied in July 2 of last year, it had been awhile. I used to drive through to Seguin all the time going to college, I hadn’t stopped here in a long time and I started putting in a lot of time and effort into figuring out what exactly was Seguin, what made it special and it didn’t take me and the wife long to fall in love with this.

When you drive over to that library and you walk down this trail, it just means a lot to feel the sense of family.

You can see the homeowners that live on this deal that take care of their property each and every day because they are so proud of where that is and you are going to see that trend go up and down this trail path. I see so many people use it,” said Parker.

The project will include retaining walls, hand and guard rails, an elevated trail section, and Seguin’s first below-grade crossing under the South Austin Street bridge connecting to the Pecan Bottom Trail Loop in Max Starcke Park East.

Trail enhancements will also include the creation of a switchback on the trail near Goodrich Street, which is a feature that is expected to make use of the trail in that area safer.

Once the trail extension is complete, the project will create a continuous trail that will extend from New Braunfels Street (FM 78) south to Max Starcke Park East that is approximately 4 miles in length one way. The Walnut Springs Trail will provide pedestrian access to a number of locations, including Park West, Walnut Springs Park, the Seguin Public Library, Texas Lutheran University and Max Starcke Park including the Guadalupe River. The trail expansion project is expected to take two years to complete.

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Rodriguez’s six TDs spark Matadors in district opening romp over Patriots than two minutes into the second half.

(Seguin) - Micah Rodriguez threw five touchdown passes and ran for a score Friday night to help Seguin notch a 47-14 blowout over a San Antonio-Veterans Memorial team picked by most pundits to finish ahead of the Matadors in District 12-5A-Division I. Seguin used a five-yard option keeper by Rodriguez, touchdown passes of two yards to Marques Washington and 30 yards to Kaleb McCann, and a 28-yard field goal by Garrett Stiles to build a 23-7 lead by the 3:26 mark of the second quarter. The only Veterans Memorial touchdown during that span came on kick return by J.C. Solitaire after the first Rodriguez score.

Stiles ran for a first down on a fake punt for the first of two fourth-down conversions on the first touchdown drive.

Sophomore linebacker Brychan Dilworth recovered fumbles to set up the TD pass to McCann and the Stiles field goal.

A high snap derailed a promising drive for Veterans Memorial on the ensuing possession, and the Seguin defense turned the Patriots over with a fourth-down stop at the 14-yard line.

Five plays later, Rodriguez and Washington hooked up again, this time from 44 yards away, to cap an 86-yard drive and give the Mats a commanding 37-14 cushion.

Senior offenisve lineman Harris Franz (50) congratulates quarterback Micah Rodriguez (3) after a touchdown run in the first quarter of Friday’s win over Veterans Memorial. Photo by Andie Rangel.

The Patriots scored their only offensive touchdown of the night on their final possession of the half, marching 68 yards in 12 plays and trimming Seguin’s lead to 23-14 on a five-yard run by quarterback Alex Alva with 2.7 seconds remaining. The Matadors were flagged for defensive holding on a third-and-14 play to keep the drive going.

Seguin faced third-and-12 at its own 33-yard line on the opening drive of the third quarter with Veterans Memorial intent on forcing a punt and building on the momentum established before halftime.

Rodriguez had other ideas, lofting a perfect pass over the top of the Patriots’ secondary to Washington for a 67-yard touchdown. Stiles’ PAT kick put the Mats in front 30-14 less

“They got some momentum right before the half scoring, and then to come on the first drive of the second half, and they put some pressure on us, and we hit some big plays there to score some points,” Seguin head coach Travis Bush said. “And then down on the goal line, them not getting points there was huge - that was a huge swing. So I’m just proud of our guys. It’s great to be 1-0 in district right now. They’re a good football team, and we were a 13-point underdog, so it’s good to see our guys execute and compete like that.”

Seguin added a 42-yard touchdown pass from Rodriguez to Jerivan Contreras and a career-long 44-yard field goal by Stiles to cap the game’s scoring in the fourth quarter. Michael Cornelius came up with the Matadors’ first interception of the season to deny a Veterans Memorial scoring opportunity at the one-yard line.

Washington, a senior running-back, showed the routeSenior tight end Kaleb McCann sprints toward the running skills of a wide receiver on the two long touchdowns end zone for his first touchdown of the season in the in the third quarter. second quarter Friday against Veterans Memorial.

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Seguin dominates Veterans Memorial Navarro holds off in 12-5A-Division I opener Wimberley to seize district title, top playoff seed OPENER continued from page 1 “He’s dynamic, and that’s what the offense allows him to do,” Bush said. “If people are going to try to play man and cover him with linebackers, then we can take those matchups pretty well.”

(Geronimo) - The Panthers are district champions for the second straight season and own the top playoff seed in the 14-4A-Division II race after turning away Wimberley’s late rally to notch a 24-22 win Friday night at Erwin-Lee Field.

The Seguin defense kept the Patriots’ backfield tandem of Alva and Solitaire in check most of the night. When Veterans Memorial tried to resort to its passing game, Ian Box and his teammates consistently harassed Alva.

Sam Muniga ran for 153 yards and three touchdowns and intercepted two Wimberley passes in the first half alone, and Sebastian Sneed broke his own school record with a 48-yard field goal to give Navarro a 24-9 lead at halftime.

“Our d-line put pressure on them, made some stops, tackles for loss, and kept them off rhythm offensively,” Bush said.

The Texans came storming back in the second half, but the Panthers stopped a late two-point conversion try and recovered the ensuing onside kick to escape with the hard-fought win.

Navarro is 4-0 in district play, 6-2 overall. The Panthers will fill the open date in this week’s schedule and make up for their cancelled Week 1 game with a non-district road contest this Friday at 7:30 p.m. against Houston Christian at AVEVA Stadium in Houston.

Junior defensive end Ian Box (34) sacks Veterans Memorial quarterback Alex Alva (12) during Friday’s district opener at Matador Stadium. Photo

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The Matadors (2-1, 1-0) chases another district win next Friday when they visit New Braunfels-Canyon at 7:30 p.m. The game will air live on KWED 1580-AM and Seguintoday.com. Pre-game coverage starts at 6:45 with the Navarro and Marion coaches’ shows.

Marion drops Homecoming game, battle for second place to Poteet

(Marion) - Poteet spoiled Marion’s Homecoming and claimed sole possession of second place in District 14-3A-Division I Thursday night with a 29-22 win over the Bulldogs at Veterans Stadium.

yards and two scores on 20 carries. Dominic Castellanos coralled six receptions for 34 yards. Bryce Gonyer added 34 receiving yards on two catches, Rackley 27 yards and the TD on three grabs.

Marion’s Aden Rackley sprinted through the secondary for a 27yard touchdown on a screen pass from Tanner Beakley to make it a seven-point game with 3:01 left, but the Aggies recovered the ensuing onside kick and ran out the clock from that point.

Kross Kelso led the defense with 13 tackles, Jayden Williams finished with 12, and Cooper Marr recorded 10, two for loss. Two of Samuel Montoya’s nine tackles were for losses. Dillon Blakely came up with an interception.

Beakley punctuated drives of 57 and 68 yards with touchdown runs of three and five yards in the first half and powered in for a two-point conversion run after the first of those as the Bulldogs and Aggies battled to a 15-15 tie midway through the second quarter.

The loss drops Marion to 2-2 in district play, 4-4 overall.

The Bulldogs sit two games behind 14-3A-Division I leader Jourdanton (4-0), one game back of Poteet (31), a half-game behind Lytle (3-2), and knotted up with Randolph (2-2) in the race for playoff seeding with two games left in the regular season.

The second of Ernest Davila’s three touchdown runs gave Poteet a 22-15 lead at halftime. Davila broke loose for a 60yard run to the Marion two on the first snap from scrimmage in the third quarter, and he punched it in on the next play to give the Aggies a 29-15 cushion.

The Marion defense held strong the rest of the way to keep the Bulldogs close.

The TD pass from Beakley to Rackley late in the fourth quarter capped a 10-play, 72-yard drive. Marion head coach Ryne Miller complimented his junior quarterback for showing poise under pressure after throwing a pair of interceptions in the first half.

“He grew up tonight,” Miller said. “I think he grew up in front of all of us, and it was special to watch. That’s the type of player we know he can be. He shows it in

Sam Muniga (13) scored three touchdowns and snagged two interceptions in the first half of Navarro’s win over Wimberley on Friday. Photo by Jacqueline Springs. practice all the time, and he’s continuing to get better every day. He showed good leadership, and he’s a team captain for a reason as a junior. He’s getting better every week, and he’s going to be that positive influence in the locker room.”

The Marion defense struggled to stop Davila for big chunks of the game. The All-District running-back broke loose for a 55-yard touchdown run in the second quarter and finished with 338 yards on 41 carries.

Beakley finished 15-22 through the air for 127 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions. He ran for 104

In the wake of Thursday’s loss, Miller sees reason for optimism heading into the home stretch of the district schedule.

“I thought we improved tonight,” the coach said. “I thought all aspects of the game - offense, defense, special teams - did a great job. Obviously, we were unfortunate to come out on the other end, but I thought we did a better job, and with a younger team, and I thought our seniors did a really good job of stepping up tonight and showing leadership. We’ll just keep grinding away, and working out, and we’ve still got two games left.”

Marion was originally slated for a short turnaround and a Tuesday night road game against Randolph, but that contest has been pushed back to Friday. Kickoff in Universal City is slated for 7:30 p.m.

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FUMC Pumpkin Patch 2020

The First United Methodist Church of Seguin will have its Pumpkin Patch 2020 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 7 p.m. Sundays in Oct. For more information visits fumcseguin.com.

Adult Events in October: Take-NMake Craft Kit

The Seguin Public Library will offer an Adult Take-NMake Craft Kit for pick up on Monday, Oct. 26. This craft kit will include all the materials to make a Sugar Skull Painting Kit. Kits will be distributed on a first come first serve basis. Follow along with an online tutorial, which can be found at library.seguintexas. gov and social media platforms. Please call 830-4012422 or visit library.seguintexas.gov for additional information.

Book Nuts Book Club

The Seguin Public Library will host its monthly book club meeting at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26 via Zoom. This month’s book discussion will be “The Dutch House,” by Ann Patchett. This program will be accessible via Zoom. Must register online to attend.

Please call 830-401-2422 or visit library.seguintexas. gov for additional information.

Toddler Time: Not So Spooky Stories

The Seguin Public Library invites toddlers to wear their costumes as “Not So Spooky Stories” are read during Toddler Time at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27. This Toddler Time will be in-person and held outside to maintain social distance. Space is limited and registration is required by visiting library.seguintexas.gov or calling 830-401-2422.

Head Start 2 Halloween

The Community Council of South Central Texas will have its A, “Head Start” 2 Halloween Curbside Pickup Treat & Info Stations from 3:30 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 1201 W. Court. St. in Seguin.

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Teen Tuesday Teen Movie Night

The Seguin Public Library will host an outdoor teen movie night at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27. Teens will watch Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. This program is in-person and held outside to maintain social distance.

Space is limited and registration is required by visiting library.seguintexas.gov or calling 830-401-2422.

Preschool Storytime: Not So Spooky Stories

The Seguin Public Library invites preschoolers to wear their costumes as “Not So Spooky Stories” are read during Preschool Time at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28.

This Preschool Time will be in-person and held outside to maintain social distance. Space is limited and registration is required by visiting library.seguintexas. gov or calling 830-401-2422.

Seguin Talks About Race: Book Discussion

The Seguin Public Library will host a book discussion at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 29 on the book, “So You Want to Talk About Race,” by Ijeoma Oluo. This event is a part of the “Seguin Talks About Race” community event series. This program is in-person and space is limited to maintain social distance. Registration is required by visiting library.seguintexas.gov. For more information call 830-401-2422.

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 Halloween Dance

The Silver Center will have its Halloween Dance from 7:30 pm to 11 pm. Friday, Oct. 30 with entertainment

by Wrangler Country. The door open at 6:30 p.m. with a $10 admission. Sandwiches and chips will be available

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for a light supper. To comply with COVID requirements, tables will be set for 6 people. Please wear your mask in to the facility and when leaving or if not eating or drinking. For reservations, call 830-303-6612.

Highlight: Library E-Resource

Follow along with an online tutorial, as the Seguin Public Library highlights a free library online resource on Saturday, October 31. This tutorial is designed to teach you how you can access free practice Driving Tests with your library card. Practice driving tests for automobile driver’s license, a motorcycle license, and CDL license are available. This virtual tutorial can be found on our website and social media platforms.

Please call 830-401-2422 or visit library.seguintexas. gov for additional information.

Seguin Public Library New Hours of Operation

The Seguin Public Library will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday. Visit library.seguintexas.gov for a current schedule of virtual programs. Please call 4012422 for additional information.

GRMC Visitor Update

GRMC is now allowing one visitor to accompany patients who are receiving outpatient services and inpatient services consistent with Texas Health and Human Services expiration of the emergency rule prohibiting visitors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Visitors will be screened upon entering the hospital and suspected COVID-19 patients will not be allowed visitors under the new rules.

Mask are required and must be worn at all times.

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.

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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Seguin Talks About Race Community Event

The community is invited to take part in “Seguin Talks About Race,” a community event series centering around the book “So You Want to Talk About Race,”

by Ijeoma Oluo. Pickup a free copy of the book at the Seguin Public Library and join the discussion. Free books are also available at the following locations, Texas Lutheran University, Seguin ISD, and Navarro ISD. This series of events will take place mid-October to mid-November focusing on community discussions about race and racism. Visit library.seguintexas.gov to register for in-person events and read over our safety guidelines. Please call 830-401-2422 or for additional information.

Seguin Talks About Race: Call for Personal Narratives

The Seguin Public Library invites you to share your personal experiences facing issues of race as part of our Seguin Talks About Race series. Through Oct. 30, the library is collecting personal narratives about race, racial injustice or intolerance, and invite local community members to come share their stores.

Collected stories will be video recorded and showcased in the library this fall. If you would like to share your story, set up an appointment by calling 830-401-2422 or email us at library@seguintexas.gov.

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.

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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.

1 via Zoom. Register at <http://bit.ly/Calaveras2020 and/or> join by using Meeting ID: 882 3803 3067.

For more information call 830-401-0232 or visit www. teatrodeartes.org.

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 830-379-0933.

Pop-Up Free Food Distribution Event

There will be another Pop-Up Free Food Distribution Event from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 5 at the Seguin The Guadalupe Regional Medical Center is temporarily Events Complex parking lot.Volunteers are also needed. limiting visitor access to protect the health of its patients Register before noon on Wednesday, Nov. 4 online at https:// and staff, and in the interest of limiting exposure to nbfoodbank.org/cvresponse/ or call 830-327-6000 . respiratory illness associated with the COVID-19 virus. Exceptions include: End of life, childbirth, goodbye visit of military personnel departing for Kiki Camarena Run-Ride to Be Drug Free! deployment, and designated caregiver of a pediatric The Guadalupe Valley Young Marines will have its patients. Additionally, no visitors will be allowed for Kiki Camarena Run-Ride to Be Drug Free! beginning COVID patients in the Public Health Emergency unit at 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7 at the American Legion on (PHE) or ICU during this time. The Central Entrance is Kingsbury St. in Seguin. Registration is $20 for the open Monday through Friday 5:45 a.m. to 6 p.m. and driver/$10 passenger. There will also be an $8 plate sale, vendors, a silent auction, and a raffle with $10 tickets. A the ER entrance is open 24 hours a day. portion of all sales will benefit Veterans organizations.

For more information visit gvyoungmarines.org or LULAC Community Garden dina.dillon@youngmarines.com.

The Seguin LULAC Community Garden has vegetables ready to pick. Please bring your own bag and be careful where you step. For more information Photo Show Call for Entry The Seguin Art League’s “How I See It” photography call Ricardo Guerra at 830-822-5820. show will run from Saturday, Nov. 7 through Saturday, Dec. 5 and will be open to the community with a Calaveras y Poesia: Celebrando Dia de prospectus available online at www.seguinartleague. com. Entries will be received Saturday, Nov. 7 at the Los Muertos The Teatro De Artes De Juan Seguin, Texas Lutheran Seguin Art League, located at 104 S. Austin St. in University Center of Mexican American Studies, and Seguin. For more information call 830-491-0778, email the Indigenous Cultures Institute of San Marcos will be rcm.marcotte@gmail.com, or contact the Seguin Art bringing the cultural celebration, Calaveras y Poesia: League at 830-305-0472 or email seguinartleague@ Celebrando Dia de Los Muertos, at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. yahoo.com.

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7535 Elm Creek Road in Seguin. For further information The First United Methodist Church of Seguin will call 830-303-6478. have its Pumpkin Patch 2020 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Monday through Saturday and noon to 7 p.m. Sundays in Free Bible Course Oct. For more information visits fumcseguin.com.

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 The Country Church Attic information.

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

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LTC(R) Richard Leland Martin II, age 63, of Seguin, Texas formerly of Independence, Missouri, passed away on October 12, 2020. Richard was born in Independence, Missouri on May 11, 1957 to Rosemary (Grant) and Richard Leland Martin.

Rick Martin proudly served his country in the United States Air Force as a Master Navigator before retiring after 23 years. He continued to serve his country as the Director of Plans and Programs of the 67th Cyberspace Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas before retiring in 2019. As a proud member of the community he also sat as an active school board member at Navarro ISD for 10 years. Rick served 13 years on the Geronimo Volunteer Fire Department and was the current Treasurer. Rick genuinely enjoyed retirement this last year. He enjoyed it so much that he went and got a part time job at St. James Catholic Church in Seguin, Texas a week later.

Rick was also a member of the Knights of Columbus throughout multiple churches.

In his free time, he loved to spend time with his donkeys and dogs.

Rick Martin loved his family very much and took so much pride in being a grandfather. He loved a good joke especially whenever he and his brother Jeff got to team up on their sister Kim. Rick was also a die-hard Kansas City Chiefs fan, and finally got to see them win another Super Bowl. He was a good man, a patriot, a leader in the community and an amazing man that anyone would be proud to say they had met.

Rick is preceded in death by his parents Rosemary and Richard Martin, and his brother Christopher Joseph Martin. He is survived by his loving wife Kimberly Martin; son Ryan Martin and fiancée Courtney Georgie; son SGT Kyle Martin and wife Megan Martin; brother LTC(R) Jeff Martin and wife Lisa Martin; sister Kimberley Hayes; grandchildren, Leland and Weston Martin; Aunt Barbara Crank; numerous other loving nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

A walk through line visitation will be held on Monday, October 26, 2020 at Tres Hewell Mortuary Chapel from 5 to 7 p.m. The recitation of the Holy Rosary will begin at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at St. James Catholic Church followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. with the Rev. Stan Fiuk, the Rev. Gregory J. Nevlud and the Rev. Msgr. Dennis Darilek officiating. Interment with military honors will follow at Lone Oak Cemetery in Geronimo. For those who wish the services will be livestreamed at St. James Catholic Church Seguin Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/saintjamescc/. All CDC protocols must be followed including limited seating, social distancing, and face coverings worn at all locations.

In lieu of flowers we ask that memorial contributions be made to Geronimo Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 51, Geronimo, TX, 78115, Navarro ISD, 6450 N. State Hwy 123, Seguin, Texas, 78155 or St. James Catholic Church, 510 S. Camp St., Seguin, TX, 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, 7815, 830-549-5912.

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Violet Hensley Bonorden-Lillie, age 93 of Seguin, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, October 20, 2020.

Violet was born in Goliad, Texas on January 15, 1927 to Bea and Robert Hensley.

The family moved to California for a time before coming back to Texas.

Violet went to Southwest Texas College and met Malcomb Bonorden and married. They resided in Port Lavaca until Hurricane Celia caused them to move to Kingsbury.

Violet taught at Gary Job Corp before she began teaching at Seguin HS as a Typing and Accounting teacher (she was well respected and loved by her students).

For many years Violet was a part of Kingsbury Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary and helped with the annual BBQ. After being with Malcomb for 34 years, he passed after a long battle with cancer, she moved to Seguin and later married Alton Lillie.

Violet loved dancing and socializing, she was a put together woman, you would never see her leave the house without her high heels and her hair done.

She also enjoyed traveling to the coast with her family.

She was a devoted member of FUMC of Seguin and volunteered as a Pink Lady on the weekends in the gift shop at GRMC. Violet was adored by all who knew her and will be deeply missed.

Violet is preceded in death by her parents, her husbands, Malcomb (34 years) and Al (14 years), sister, June Evans, and her loving daughter, Debbie Bonorden Thompson. She is survived by her son-in-law, Loyd Thompson; sister-in-law Naomi Bonorden and her children, Mary Lynn McGee and husband Pat, Bobby “Bo” Bonorden and wife Barbara, Joe Bruce and wife Amy; Clark Lillie and friend Janyce, and Steve Lillie; nephews, Keith and Marcus Evans; many grandchildren, greatgrandchildren (she loved all children more than anything else) other loving family members and many friends.

A visitation will be held on Monday, October 26, 2020 at Tres Hewell Mortuary beginning at 12 p.m. followed by funeral services at 1 p.m. with the Reverend Cathe Evins officiating.

Private interment will follow Guadalupe Valley Memorial Park.

All CDC protocols must be followed including social distancing and face coverings must be worn at all locations. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to, First United Methodist Church of Seguin, 710 N Austin St, Seguin, TX 78155 or any Cancer Society 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 Drive, Seguin, Texas, 78155, 830-549-5912.

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Zelinski Opaldean Young Freeman Zelinski, age 93 of Seguin, passed away on October 21, 2020.

Opaldean was born on December 6, 1926 in Stockdale, Texas to Mary Ella (Southern) and James Franklin Young.

She is preceded in death by her husbands, James P. Freeman, Adam Zelinski and John Weigand, her son, James “Jim” Freeman and wife Christie, her parents, her brothers, Edward, Travis, Fred, and Johnny Young, and her sister, Louise Jones.

Survivors include her daughters, Patsy Nolte and husband Ken, Sandy Rice and husband Paul and Debbie Brown and husband Steve; step-son, A. J. Zelinski and wife Allison; sisters-in-law, Jimmie Faye Young and Joyce Young; fourteen grandchildren, fourteen great-grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews, other loving family members and friends.

Graveside services and interment will be held on Monday, October 26, 2020 at 10 a.m. at San Geronimo Cemetery with Mr. Ken Walters officiating.

Memorial contributions may be made to Walnut Street Church of Christ of which Opaldean was a longtime member, 1351 E. Walnut St., Seguin, Texas, 78155, 830-549-5912.

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.

Harborth John Wayne, “Johnny” Harborth died August 31, at his beloved Tecolote Ranch outside Kingsbury. He was 77.

Graveside services and interment will be held on Saturday, October 31, 2020 (his birthdate) at 3 p.m. at the Kingsbury Cemetery with Pastor Joe Berkley officiating.

A celebration of life, or “Raggedy Wake” will follow at Johnny’s home on Nash Creek.

You may visit www.treshewell.com.

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Garza Richard Garza, age 83 of Seguin, joined our Lord and Savior on Wednesday, October 21, 2020.

Visitation will begin on Friday, October 30, 2020 at 4 p.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church followed by the recitation of the Holy Rosary at 5 p.m.

The Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 5:30 p.m.

A full obituary will be posted sometime next week.

You may check our website for more information.

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

landed in San Antonio, Texas, where they remained when Marvin retired.

Arrangements are under the direction of Tres Hewell Mortuary, 165 Tor Dr., Seguin, Texas, 7815, 830-549-5912.

She was a good cook, enjoyed crocheting and sewing, and enjoyed reading fantasy and science-fiction novels.

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She had an undeniable love for animals and would never turn away a stray. At times, she had a veritable zoo on her 10 acre plot in Seguin.

Judy Annette Lawtum, 63, passed away peacefully during the early hours of October 17, 2020.

Judy was born on April 12, 1957 in Ruislip, England, the daughter of Marvin Kelly and Phyllis Jean (Utterback) Cook.

She was an Air Force “brat,” and her father’s Air Force career took the family all over the world. Ultimately, they

Judy was very kind-hearted, always putting the needs and wants of others before her own. She was loved by all who knew her, and she will be sorely missed.

A celebration of life service will be held at Grace Lutheran Church in Seguin, TX, on Thursday, November 5th at 1:30 PM. The family would like to thank all of her caregivers at AdventHealth Care Center, her doctors, and Heart to Heart Hospice for the compassion they have shown to Judy and her family for the duration of Judy’s illness.

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