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The Voice of Seguin Today
Volume 55 • Number 226 830 • 379 • 2234
City of Seguin cancels its modified KWED Holiday Food and Toy Holiday Stroll Parade in Max Starcke Park
Make plans now to give Drive set for this Friday
By Cindy Aguirre-Herrera
(Seguin) -- Although the year 2020 has been a challenge, Seguin Radio KWED is giving everyone the opportunity to take care of each other this holiday season. The radio station is set to host its annual Holiday Food and Toy Drive this Friday morning outside its studios at 609 E. Court St. The pandemic has left families and businesses in need
and the radio station wants to ensure donations for Seguin’s food pantry The Christian Cupboard and for the Seguin Police Department’s Blue Santa Program. Needs this holiday season are even higher as families impacted by the pandemic work to do the best that they can. “We know the reason for the season,” says Darren Dunn, general manager and partner for KWED radio. “We know that Seguin is a generous place. We also know that we can count on you to again offer support to Blue Santa and to the Christian Cupboard.” Dunn says rest assure that this year’s food and toy drive will be complete with social distancing and the wearing of masks by those in the streets collecting your donations. Loose change, dollars, checks, food and toys will also be accepted. See BLUE SANTA page 3
By Cindy Aguirre-Herrera
(Seguin) -- The city of Seguin has pulled the plug on what would have been its first Holiday Stroll Lighted Drive Thru Parade at Max Starcke Park. The drive thru experience was the city’s Plan B to hosting the traditional parade in downtown Seguin. The parade was set to take place this Thursday, Dec. 3. Jack Jones, the director of the Seguin Parks and Recreation Department, says the cancellation of the parade comes amidst an increase of COVID-19 cases in the area, as well as a sharp decline in the number of parade entries received.
“The timing of COVID, it has really impacted everybody and we are sad. We were looking forward to doing something. As parks and recreation folks, we want to have people come out and enjoy our parks and do special events and bring people “We just had only about 25 or so together. Parks and recreation is all committed to participating. We were about bringing people together and COVID has certainly hurt us in that hoping for around 50 which is of regard. You just can’t bring anybody course less than what we had last together without the risks of getting year of over 80. It just seems like everyone sick and we are trying to the increase of the COVID virus and do everything we can not to spread the spreading of it hurt us along with the virus. This decision by the mayor trying to do an non-traditional parade. (Donna Dodgen) and City Manager That hurt us as well. This COVID Steve Parker, we just felt that overall virus kind of dictates us what we can it was about the health and safety of and can not do,” said Jones. the community,” said Jones. Jones says the decision to cancel the The annual Christmas decorating parade did not come lightly and hopes contest, however, will be still be held that the parade can return next year. in downtown Seguin. Jones says the
city will host the holiday lighting and decor through the end of the year. “The Christmas trees are still going to be put up as they have in years past in Central Park. Actually, all slots, I believe, are full and those Christmas trees will go up on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 1. So after Dec. 1, folks can visit Central Park, socially distance and all that and check out Central Park. Central Park will be lit as it has in the past. All the lights in the tree will be on. The park will be decorated with Christmas trees. We encourage people on their own and given the rules of gathering to take the time to come and check out downtown and Central Park from Dec. 2 on,” said Jones. All parade entrants who had signedup have been notified about the cancellation.