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Page 4 The Comfort News Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020
Legal Notice
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believe that wearing face
masks protects our patients
and employees, and the
community, from the spread
of COVID-19. With cases
continuing, and the impending
flu season, we do not believe
it would be prudent to
discontinue this important
practice.”
In Kerr County the
requirement to wear face
masks was recently rescinded
by county officials. Kendall
County continues to require
masks.
“While we respect Kerr
County Judge Kelly and the
Commissioners Court request
to Governor Abbott to waive
the face covering mandate in
Kerr County, Peterson Health
will require face coverings in
the hospital for staff and
visitors, in order to follow
CDC guidelines and best
practices as we have from the
very beginning of the
pandemic,” said Winters.
“Peterson Health’s mission is
to provide except ional,
compass ionate, pat ient -
centered care in all that we do
and we feel strongly that the
cont inued use of face
coverings aligns best with
fulfilling our purpose. We are
reasonable and rational in our
efforts and feel that all Kerr
Co unt y r es ide nt s and
A m e r i c a n s h a v e a
responsibility to protect
themselves, their families, and
t h e i r c o m m u n i t i e s .
Continuing to wear face
masks is the right decision.”
From page 1
Texas first in number of new COVID-19 cases
From page 1
O.W. Lee relocating to Comfort
Durden, who represents the
Comfort area. “Together with
recent economic developments
in Kerr County, O.W. Lee’s
relocation demonstrates that
small, rural communities have
a lot to offer, with a great
quality of life being at the top
of the list. I look forward to
working with O.W. Lee
representatives to continue
developing the local economy
in a thoughtful and sustainable
way.”
Durden said the news has
already “created increased
demand fo r land fo r
residential housing in the
community. I have satisfied
myself that it is possible to
profitably develop traditional
sized lots with moderately
priced homes, and I will hold
out for that as long as
possible.”
According to its website, O.
W. Lee has been making hand
wrought iron casual patio
furniture in the U.S. since
1947. It is a “third-
gener a t io n, fa mi ly - r un
manufacturer of premium
quality casual furniture.”
“This project will provide a
positive impact on the local
economy by diversifying our
tax base, providing new jobs
for local residents and
generating increased tax
dollars spent in Kendall
County, as well as throughout
the region,” said Kathy Estes,
chair of the Boerne Kendall
C o u n t y E c o n o m i c
Development Corporation
Board of Directors,
The relocation deal was a
collaborative effort that
included the Economic
Development Corporation;
Kendall County leadership;
Tom Long with San Antonio
EDF; Russell Noll, a Boerne
Kendall County Economic
Development Corporation
investor with Transwestern
Realty; Ryan Boozer with
Stream Realty; and Linda
Burns with Wadley, Donovan
Gutshaw Consulting.
“The role of the BKCEDC is
t o p r o mo t e bu s in e s s
opportunit ies that will
strengthen and grow a vibrant
and diverse economic future
for Kendall County,” said
Amy Story, president and
CEO of the Economic
Development Corporation.
“The location of O.W. Lee to
Comfort, Texas will be a
strong addition to Kendall
County and brings a high-
quality company to one of the
largest buildings in the county.
We are so excited to have a
great company occupy that
space and make additional
improvements.”
New nonprofit seeks to reduce veteran suicide in Hill Country
LEGAL NOTICE Application has been made with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission for a Winery Permit - allows on-premise consumption by Hill Country Wineworks, LLC dba Hill Country Wineworks, to be located at 16 US HWY 87, Suite 102, Comfort, Kendall C o u n t y , T e x a s 78013. Owners of said entity are George Baber, Managi ng Membe r; Kelley Baber, Managing Member.
A new non-profit has been
created to strengthen local
support for area veterans.
Together With Hill Country
Veterans, or TWHCV, is a
newly formed 501(c)(3) tax
exempt organization that will
enlist rural veterans and their
local partners to join forces to
reduce veteran suicide in their
community.
“Suicide is a major public
h e a l t h p r o b l e m t h a t
disproportionately impacts
veterans living in rural
co mmu nit ies . ” sa id a
s t a t e m e n t f r o m t h e
organization. “Suicide is also
preventable; and preventing
veteran suicide is the top
clinical priority of the U.S.
Department of Veteran
Affairs. The VA Suicide Data
Report of June 2018 revealed
that 2015 suicide rates among
U.S. veterans were 2.1 times
higher than suicide rates
among non-veteran adults.”
The VA has adopted the
Nat io na l St rat egy fo r
Preventing Veteran Suicide
2018-2028. The National
Strategy is a comprehensive
public health and community-
based approach which
emphasizes involvement of
v e t e r a n s a n d f a m i l y
members. The VA seeks to
collaborate with partners and
communities to use the best
available information and
practices to support all
veterans.
The program follows six
suicide prevent ion best
p r a c t i c e s : p r o m o t e
connectedness and help
s e e k i n g , i m p r o v e
c o mmu n ic a t io n a c r o s s
Veteran-serving programs,
promote lethal means safety,
provide individual suicide
prevention training, enhance
p r ima r y c a r e s u ic id e
prevention and enhance
behavioral health suicide
prevention.
The new organization is
sponsoring an online virtual
suicide prevention training
session tomorrow at no cost to
local participants. The topics
covered in the training
included how to recognize
someone at risk for suicide,
knowledge of intervention
skills and how to refer
someone to life saving help.
Future events are in planning
stages and will be announced
o n t he o r ganiza t io n’s
Facebook page. The events
include outreach to veterans
and veteran organizations,
suicide prevention training
s e s s i o n s , c o m m u n i t y
awareness programs and
production and distribution of
printed materials.
Together With Veterans is
managed by the Rocky
Mountain Mental Illness
Research Education and
Clinical Center for Suicide
Prevention and implemented
via partnership with Western
Interstate Commission for
Higher Education, local
veterans and their community
partners. Together With Hill
Country Veterans operates
from an office at the Hill
Country Veterans Center, 411
Meadowview Lane, in
Kerrville. The office is open
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday
through Friday. For more
info r mat ion about t he
organization or the online
training call (830) 315-5012.
Veterans with immediate
need for help are encouraged
to contact the Veteran Crisis
Line at 800-273-8255 option
1; text message to 838255 or
via internet messaging at
VeteransCrisisLine.net/chat.
The Texas Department of
Public Safety recent ly
announced that it will offer
Sat u rday appo int me nt s
through the end of the year.
“Many driver license (DL)
offices across the state will be
o f f e r i n g S a t u r d a y
appointments for customers
needing to renew or replace
their Texas DL or ID cards
only,” said the Department in
a n e w s r e l e a s e .
“Appointments will begin
Saturday, Oct. 3, and continue
each Saturday through Dec.
19, with the exception of Nov.
28, due to the Thanksgiving
holiday. Offices will be open
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.”
The announcement comes as
the department continues its
work to help alleviate the
backlog caused by COVID-
19. Nearly 700,000 people
statewide had their DLs/IDs
expire while the DL offices
were closed due to the
pandemic. Continuing to offer
Sat u rday appo int me nt s
through the end of the year for
renewal and replacements will
give customers additional time
t o ha nd le t h e i r D L
transactions.
It’s important to remember
DPS announces Saturday appointments through December
Appointments required
DPS launched its new
appointment solution when
Drivers License offices
reopened in May, and all
services are now conducted by
appointment only. DPS moved
to this new appointment
system to provide additional
convenience, reducing the
time Texans spend waiting in
line. Customers can now book
appointments for a specific
day and time, up to six months
in advance, and show up 30
minutes or less before their
schedu led appo intment .
Customers can check-in using
the kiosk inside the office or
from their mobile device.
To schedule an appointment
or check availability, visit the
Department’s website for their
online appointment scheduler.
A limited number of same
day appointments will also be
available at each office. These
appointments are available on
a first-come, first-served basis.
Customers who book these
appointments can then leave
the office unt il t he ir
designated appointment time.
Additionally, in most offices,
custo mers wit ho ut an
appointment may be offered
the opportunity to be placed
on a “standby” list. These
customers are required to wait
in the office and are assisted
in the event of a cancelation or
a no-show. The number of
standby appointments is
limited to ensure all customers
who are placed on the list will
be served by the end of the
day.
Offices have implemented
several COVID-19 protocols
to ensure a safe environment.
Those are also available at the
Department’s web site.
The extension for the
expiration dates that was
granted in response to COVID
-19 remains in effect. The
extension means if your Texas
ID, DL, commercial driver
l i c e n s e o r e l e c t i o n
ident ificat ion cert ificate
expires on or after March 13,
2020, it falls under the period
covered by the State of
Disaster Declaration related to
COVID-19 and will remain
valid for 60 days after which
time DPS issues a public
notice that the extension
period for the disaster
declaration has been lifted.
Currently this 60-day notice
has not been issued.