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Bastrop County Since 1890 OBITUARIES 13951395 US-290US 290 Page 2 Elgin, TX 78621 NIE Sponsored Special (512) 281-2210 Content on Page 12 ELGIN COURIER Serving Bastrop County since 1890 OBITUARIES 13951395 US-290US 290 Page 2 Elgin, TX 78621 NIE sponsored special (512) 281-2210 content on page 12 www.rushchevrolet.com ThankTh a veteranve or School to provide free lunches for all students a militarym personpe every daday for his or By Julianne Hodges Elementary School and Last Monday, the Elgin lunches at 40 cents each balance will remain in the herhe service [email protected] various locations through- ISD school board held a and 676 students who pay general fund. to America! out the community. In special meeting, during full price for lunch: $2.50 “We would like to be All Elgin ISD students April, the school district which they discussed a at the elementary schools, able to fund our student SEPT. 2, 2020 will have access to both instead offered breakfast budget amendment that $2.75 at the middle school lunches for this school free breakfast and lunch and lunch for the entire would fund free lunches and $3 at the high school. year particularly,” Elgin VOL. 130, NO. 36 for the upcoming school week each Monday at the for each student, not just The school district’s ISD Superintendent Jodi year, whether they are three elementary schools. those who qualify. general fund will cover Duron said. “Under the 12 pages • 1 section learning on-campus or re- This continued throughout Assuming every student the cost of the meals, and current circumstances, motely. the summer. On August takes advantage of the funds will be transferred we certainly want to give $1 • elgincourier.com When the schools first 24, meals were again of- free lunches provided, the monthly into the child nu- families some relief if we shut down, Elgin ISD fered daily; at first, regular cost would be $350,000 trition fund based on the can. This is a good faith Inside Today’s offered breakfast and charges would still apply for the entire 2020-2021 amount of participation effort to reach out to our lunch for students each for lunches. All Elgin ISD school year. This estimate by students. If the cost for community and make sure EDITION day starting on March students eat breakfast for is based on 175 students the program comes out to 24, available at Elgin free. who receive reduced-price less than $350,000, the See SCHOOL, Page 11 Rec Center features Elgin baseball history COVID-19 death toll County demonstrates early totals 27 voting procedures Five additional deaths were See story, page 3 added to the county’s COVID-19 dashboard last week and on Mon- day, resulting in a total of 27. According to the Bastrop County Office of Emergency Manage- ment in its weekly COVID-19 update, the three COVID-19 fa- talities added to the dashboard last week did not all occur last week, since the county receives Monument data on deaths after death certif- committee works icates are submitted to the Texas on relocation Department of State Health Ser- vices. The remaining two fatali- See story, page 3 ties were added to the dashboard on Monday afternoon. Last week, the Bastrop County community testing sites com- pleted 183 tests, the update also says. Since July 28, the testing sites have tested and returned re- sults to 819 individuals; of those, 105 tests, or 12.92%, have come Celebrate pets! Ronnie Arbuckle points out his baseball jersey. out positive. Photos by Julianne Hodges See page 10 For more information about re- ceiving a COVID-19 test at one of A piece of Elgin’s history from the historic Elgin the county’s community testing returned to its home last baseball field that was lo- sites, visit www.bastropcounty- Obituaries week with the opening of cated where the Rec Center covid19.org or call 512-972-5560. a baseball display in the now stands. Lorance Ham Anderson For questions about COVID-19 lo- lobby of the Elgin Recre- According to the infor- cally, call the county’s hotline at Odessa Fredrich ation Center. mation provided by the 512-303-4300. Rebecca Nunez Johnson The ceremonies last Tues- Elgin Historical Society for day morning began with a the display, Elgin baseball COVID-19 cases: 162 active, Ida Joyce Jones re-dedication of a monu- teams first played their 1,391 recovered Walter Clare Lathem ment from the Elgin VFW games at the old fair park As of Monday afternoon, Bas- Post 6115 for the base- on Central Avenue. Then, James D. Legg Sr. trop County has confirmed a total ball field’s flag pole. The in the late 1940s, a group of of 1,582 positive cases of COVID- Henry E. Ludwig Sr. marker, which pays honor Elgin fans formed the Elgin 19, according to the county’s to veterans and is dated Rolanda Kaye Wilson Athletic Company, Inc. in dashboard. April 1971, was moved to order to lease and equip So far, 1,391 people have recov- the flagpole at the front of a lighted baseball field on ered from the illness in Bastrop the Elgin Recreation Cen- State Highway 95 near the County, leaving 162 active cases. New Subscribers ter. Elgin Memorial Park. On At the same time last week, the Next, visitors to the Elgin May 6, 1950, a team from county’s total number of cases John Coleman Recreation Center went in- Bartlett defeated the Elgin VFW post commander Chuck Swain shares was 1,536, with 1,282 recoveries side to see the new baseball and 244 active cases. Martha Bridges team for the first baseball a few words about the flag and the veter- memorabilia display, which game at the new stadium. ans’ marker. According to the City of Aus- tin’s COVID-19 dashboard, found Ramon Mendez shows photographs, jerseys and even the original bases See BASEBALL, Page 11 at www.austintexas.gov/covid19, the portion of the 78621 zip code Joel White (New) in Travis County has reported Nancy Barron 186 cases. The City of Austin dashboard Elizabeth & Dr. Dube also includes information about hospitalized patients in the five- Judith Smith county Austin-Round Rock Met- ropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), Penny Fenske in addition to the case numbers for Austin and Travis County. The Laverne Owens MSA includes Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis and Williamson County. The family of Doug Prinz stand in front of his base- Members of VFW Post 6115 salute the flag ball photograph. From left to right: Emily Clarke, Sue after the veterans’ marker is re-dedicated in Brashar, Judith Sanders, Lisa Crawford. front of the Elgin Recreation Center. See COVID, Page 11 ★ Buying,Selling, Renting? Elgin’s Only Family Owned Funeral Home Providence-Jones We do it All! • Farm & Ranch FAMILY • Land/Lots • Residential FUNERAL HOME • Commercial • Property Management “Full-Service Agents that get you Home!” 604 HWY. 95 NORTH 512-303-4502 ELGIN, TX Serving Bastrop County and Surrounding Areas. 712 N. AVE C • 512.281.5697 512-281-2340 elginfuneralhome.net • T.F.S.C. #1286 WWW.PROVIDENCEJONESFUNERALHOME.COM “Service and Compassion from UP-FRONT Pricing! 512-281-3412 • 409 N. Main St. • Elgin a Family that Genuinely Cares” LICENSE #3878 www.jeanetteshelbyrealty.com TACLB896C www.parobekplumbing.com Lic # M17953 PAGE 2 RecordsELGIN COURIER – ELGIN, TEXAS WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 2, 2020 Happy Birthday Lorance Ham Anderson Walter Clare Lathem Lorance Ham Ander- In loving memory of my son Jimmy Earl Kylb erg. son, 78, of Manor, Texas, Walter Clare Lathem, “Happy Birthday” 9/3/54. I miss you so much. I passed away Thursday 82, of Elgin, Texas, love you always now and through eternity. I love night, August 27, 2020. passed away Monday you baby. He is survived by his evening, August 24, 2020 Your mom Arlene. wife, Erea B. Ander- surrounded by his fam- son. He will lay in state, ily. He is survived by his Happy birthday to Mia Briones, who will celebrate Thursday, September wife, Betty Lathem. A her big day on September 2! 3rd at the Elgin Funeral memorial celebration of Home from 12:00 PM Walt’s life is planned at until 7:00 PM. A funeral Bastrop Christian Church Happy birthday to Rhonda Palacios, who will cel- at a date yet to be deter- service will be held on ebrate her big day on September 6! mined. Arrangements Friday, September 4th at If you or a loved one is celebrating a birthday or entrusted to and care entrusted to anniversary, please let us know! Drop a line with the the Elgin Funeral Home details to [email protected]. at 11:00 AM with the Reverend, Edwin Black- man, Jr. presiding. In- Bastrop student named terment will follow at Capital Memorial Park. 712 N. AVE C • 512.281.5697 712 N. AVE C • 512.281.5697 elginfuneralhome.net to ENMU Dean’s List Arrangements and care elginfuneralhome.net Lauryn Bresnahan To be eligible for the Ida Joyce Jones of Bastrop has been Dean’s List, a student Odessa Fredrich named to the Eastern must complete a mini- Odessa Fredrich, 75, of Ida Joyce Jones, 53, of New Mexico Univer- mum of 15 credit hours Houston, Texas, passed Austin, Texas, passed sity Dean’s List for the with a GPA of 3.25 or away Sunday afternoon, away Wednesday af- spring 2020 semester. greater. August 30, 2020 sur- ternoon, August 26, rounded by her family. 2020. She is survived Services are pending at by her husband, John Bastrop student inducted this time. Arrangements 712 N. AVE C • 512.281.5697 Hammond. Services and care entrusted to elginfuneralhome.net are currently pending. into honor society Arrangements and care entrusted to Harlee Schneider of year.
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