Blue Santa delivers gifts as officers share holiday joy
New Braunfels Police Officers Mike Penshorn and James Rackley joined Citizens Police Academy Alumni to distribute gifts from the Blue Santa program to 100 families and 303 children identified with help from Communities in Schools. Volunteers wrapped and sorted toys at the New Braunfels Marketplace before delivering them to homes, with many gifts donated by local residents.
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New Braunfels
Mike Penshorn
James Rackley
Citizens Police Academy
New Braunfels Police Department
Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association
Alumni Association
Bill Gray
Gray
Academy
Arlene Kearns
Kearns
Mary Beth
Paul Bomke
Mary Beth Bomke
Braunfels
Ray Douglas
K. Jessie
New Braunfels Recycles Christmas Trees into Mulch
New Braunfels residents can recycle Christmas trees at Landa Park by the aquatic center from 8 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday until Jan 15. Trees are ground into mulch at Cypress Bend Park for use around local vegetation to conserve water.
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New Braunfels
Landa Park
Aquatic Center
Frank Cerda
Cerda
Cypress Bend Park
Firefighters bring holiday aid to Comal fire victims
Comal County Fire Marshal Lin Manford reported a Thursday fire at the Ethridge family’s Indian Hills mobile home in Spring Branch caused heavy damage and the loss of their Christmas presents and a family cat. On Sunday, the Ethridge children, ages 7 and 11, survived after lights on a tree burning unattended. Fire crews from Spring Branch Volunteer Fire Department and Canyon Lake Fire/EMS delivered clothes and gifts with help from Comal County Fire Marshal’s office.
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K. Jessie Slaten
Herald-Zeitung
Comal County Fire Marshal
Spring Branch Volunteer Fire Department
Canyon Lake Fire/EMS
Ethridge Family
Comal County
Spring Branch
Lin Manford
Manford
City farms contract to prevent annexation
The Clarence Timmerman family, owning about 200 acres near Freiheits Road and FM 483, became the first to shield a farm from annexation with a five year deal requiring continued agricultural use. The city may extend the pact if land remains farmland, with future extensions at the council’s discretion.
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New Braunfels
Clarence Timmerman
Alexander
Council
Timmerman
Freiheit Road
Barbarossa Road
Floyd Akers
Akers
Maldonado named NBISD District 2 trustee
Jorge Maldonado of Maldonado Nursery and Landscape will fill the NBISD District 2 seat ending Jim Callahan’s term, with Callahan resigning due to moving out of the district in January. The board considered appointing, holding a special election, or another option.
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District 2
New Braunfels
Jorge Maldonado
Maldonado Nursery
Jim Callahan
Callahan
Hrispace
Herald-Zeitung
Maldonado Nursery and Landscape
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