1 www.SEGUINTODAY.com TUE August 10, 2021 3TODAY DAYWEDNESDAY FORECASTTHURSDAY 95/75 95/75 95/73 TUE PROUDLY PRESENTED BY: Legend Plumbing & Rooter AUG. 10, 2021 830-303-3335 Lic # ML-16126 Volume 56 l Number 143 The Voice 830-379-2234 of Seguin TODAY New partnership aims to revive adult softball leagues in Seguin Darren Dunn (Seguin) -- The Seguin Parks and to the point to where five years ago, it was Recreation Department are again making determined that it wasn’t kind of worth a push to revive the city’s adult softball our time to do it. We are very fortunate leagues. Softball leagues were once a huge that a Seguin resident, Wayne Garrett, who draw, with men’s, co-ed, and church league is in the audience along with Ralph Hall -- offered in Seguin. Participation dropped they’ve kind of partnered. Wayne is going off considerable over the years, and now to run the leagues, but Ralph Hall is kind of the city’s softball complex on Nelda Street the founding director of the Texas Softball largely goes unused for softball games. Hall of Fame. So those two gentlemen have Parks Director Jack Jones says they have way more experience. I’m 54. They have 80 a plan to turn that around and to get that years of experience doing softball leagues, program back on its feet. Jones says they umpiring, tournaments and things like that, are teaming up with a group that will help so we are excited,” said Jones. manage the leagues and bring adult softball The city council last week approved a back to Seguin. facilities use agreement that will allow Texas “We haven’t had adult softball in Seguin Softball Hall of Fame and the Seguin Texas in around five years and prior to that, the Adult Softball League to manage the leagues. city did offer a league. Quite a few years The agreement is similar to one that the city ago, it over time, dwindled and dwindled has with the Seguin Volleyball Association. Helping you find the right house to call HOME. Keith Kruse 979-551-0106 2 NEWS www.SEGUINTODAY.com TUE August 10, 2021 USA soccer legend, best- selling author coming to TLU Providing insurance that’s right for you! 830-379-7352 533 E. Court, Seguin Abby Wambach slated to visit the campus on September 14 Darren Dunn (Seguin) -- Just when you thought your she is the author of the No. 1 New York beginning August 14 and will also be available summer Olympic experience was over, Texas Times-bestseller WOLFPACK, as well as the in-person at the TLU Bookstore, by calling Lutheran University is giving you a chance to forthcoming adaptation of WOLFPACK 830-372-8063 or by emailing events@tlu. meet a past two-time olympic gold medalist. for the next generation. Wambach is also co- edu. We ask all guests who reserve tickets TLU is welcoming Abby Wambach, founder of Wolfpack Endeavor, a training and are able to attend to please be seated by Olympian, author, and activist, on Tuesday, program that is revolutionizing leadership 6:50 p.m. All other unused tickets will then September 14, at 7 p.m. in Jackson development for women in the workplace be released at that time. Auditorium. Wambach is a two-time and beyond, and sits on the Board of As of August 2, 2021, TLU’s COVID-19 Olympic gold medalist, a FIFA World Cup Directors for the nonprofit organization Policies and Protocols require all visitors, Champion, and six-time winner of the U.S. Together Rising. She lives in Florida with faculty, staff, and students to wear masks at LIKE Soccer Athlete of the Year award. She was her wife, author Glennon Doyle, and their indoor events, regardless of whether or not the United States’ leading scorer in the 2007 three children. an individual has been vaccinated. FOLLOW and 2011 Women’s World Cup tournaments While this event is free to attend, tickets This event is sponsored by the TLU SUBSCRIBE! and the 2004 and 2012 Olympics. will be required for entry into Jackson Jessie S. and Jack Harold Upton Brown facebook.com/KWEDradio An activist for equality and inclusion, Auditorium. Tickets will be available online Cultural Enrichment Endowment Fund. 3 NEWS www.SEGUINTODAY.com TUE August 10, 2021 More vaccinations clinics are coming Councilwoman encourages people to help stop the spread of COVID-19 Darren Dunn (Seguin) -- A member of Seguin City Council is encouraging the community to do its part to stop the spread of COVID-19. Councilwoman Monica Napier-Carter works in the healthcare field and has seen the virus’ impact on the community. Carter says that’s why she wanted to make a public plea last week, asking people to do all that they can to stop the spread. “I would like to encourage our community, all of our local residents -- as many of you know and have heard, COVID is beginning to really take a toll on us here in Seguin again and so before it gets totally out of control, I would just like to encourage each of you and your families and friends to possibly consider wearing masks again. Anyone who hasn’t Let’s just try to get a hold of this before it on August 11 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in been vaccinated, of course, it is a personal gets out of control,” said Carter. the Performing Arts Center at Seguin choice, but the literature has shown that The Delta variant of COVID-19 is High School, located at 1315 E. Cedar it has helped most people who have been more contagious than past strains of the St. in Seguin;- on August 13 from 9 a.m. vaccinated,” said Carter. virus. The Delta variant is the dominant to 1 p.m. at the New Berlin Community Carter says the case count is on strain of the virus in United States, which Center, located at 8815 FM 775 in New the rise, and hospitalizations are also approximately 80 percent of the cases Berlin; increasing. She says she hopes that people being tied to this strain. Public health - and on August 14 from 11 a.m. to 3 will continue to try to do all that they can experts are encouraging unvaccinated p.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic to reverse that trend. people to get vaccinated. Church, located at 409 W. Krezdorn St. in “Working in healthcare, many Vaccinations are available at doctors’ Seguin. colleagues and nurses that I know offices and pharmacies in the area. personally are working overtime. The The Guadalupe County Emergency Both the Pfizer and Johnson & hospital is once again full and so in an Management Office this week also Johnson vaccines will be available during effort to make sure that our restaurants announced several new vaccination clinics the clinics. The Pfizer vaccine is available stay open, our stores stay open, our small that are being set up here locally over the to anyone 12 or older. Two doses of businesses stay open, we really got to get a next two weeks. The office has teamed up the Pfizer vaccine are needed before the hold of this before it gets out of control. with the National Guard to host the four individual is considered fully vaccinated. So, again everyone has the right to choose vaccination clinics. The schedule calls for The Johnson & Johnson shot is for adults if they want to wear a mask. If they don’t. clinics to be held: only, but only one dose is needed to be If they want to be vaccinated. If they - on August 10-11 from 9 a.m. to 5 considered fully vaccinated. don’t. But, if not for yourself just maybe p.m. at the Guadalupe County Services The vaccination clinics are free, and for your neighbors and for our community. Center, located at 1052 FM 78 in Schertz;- no appointments are required. 4 www.SEGUINTODAY.com TUE August 10, 2021 Page 20 WWW.SEGUINTODAY.COM TUESDAY JUNE 30, 2020 5 SPORTS www.SEGUINTODAY.com TUE August 10, 2021 THIS WEEK'S SPORTS MARION HIGH SCHOOL RUNDOWN VOLLEYBALL 2021 Varsity Schedule Date Time Opponent Location Aug 10 7 pm Poteet Poteet Aug 13-14 TBA Three Rivers Tourney Three Rivers TUESDAY SCHEDULE Aug 17 6 pm Somerset Marion Seguin volleyball vs. S.A.-Roosevelt, 6:30 p.m. Aug 19-21 TBA Devine Tourney Devine Navarro volleyball vs. Victoria West/ Pieper, 4 p.m. Aug 24 7pm Lytle Lytle Marion volleyball @ Poteet, 7 p.m. Aug 27-28 TBA Kerrville-Tivy Tourney Kerrville-Tivy Aug 31 6 pm Bandera Marion WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE Sep 3 5 pm Devine Marion Navarro volleyball vs. Comal-Davenport, 6 p.m. Sep 7 6:30 pm NBCA NBCA THURSDAY SCHEDULE Sep 10 5 pm *Randolph Marion Seguin volleyball @ Westwood Tournament Sep 14 7 pm *GH-Northern Oaks GH-Northern Oaks Sep 17 5 pm *Nixon-Smiley Nixon-Smiley FRIDAY SCHEDULE Sep 21 6 pm *GH Monte Vista GH-Monte Vista Seguin volleyball @ Westwood Tournament Sep 24 5 pm *SA Cole Marion Navarro volleyball @ Wimberley Tournament Sep 28 6 pm *Stockdale Marion Marion volleyball @ Three Rivers Tournament Seguin football scrimmage @ Manor, 7 p.m. Oct 1 5 pm *Luling Luling Navarro football scrimmage vs. Fredericksburg, Oct 5 6 pm *Randolph Randolph TBA Oct 8 5 pm *GN-Northern Oaks Marion Oct 12 6 pm *Nixon-Smiley Marion SATURDAY SCHEDULE Oct 15 5 pm *GH=Monte Vista Marion Seguin volleyball @ Westwood Tournament Oct 19 6 pm *SA Cole SA Cole Navarro volleyball @ Wimberley Tournament Oct 22 6 pm Stockdale Stockdale Marion volleyball @ Three Rivers Tournament Marion football scrimmage vs.