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Page 3 The Comfort News Thursday, October 14, 2021
Happenings Incident Meteorologist for the
Southwest and Rocky
M o u n t a i n D i v i s i o n
specializing in tropical
w e a t h e r p l a n s a n d
preparedness for Texas and
Louisiana. Suggested donation
$5. Starts at 1 p.m. Register at
riversidenaturecenter.org.
Hill Country Wine Works
Enjoy the Ribbon cutting on
Saturday at 12:30 p.m. at 16
US Hwy 87 in Comfort. All
are welcome to attend.
Sponsored by The Comfort
Chamber of Commerce. For
more information call (325)
370-6278 or (830) 995-3131.
Fredricksburg Fall Wine
Days Wine, grape stomping, live
music and great food on
Saturday from noon to 8 p.m.
Texas Wine Festival and
Grape Stomp. Local cheeses,
amazing wines, live music,
activities, vendors and food!
M o r e in fo r ma t io n a t
ticketbud.com.
2nd Annual Kerrville
River Festival
The Kerrville Parks and
Recreation Department invites
you to come out Saturday and
celebrate the River Festival.
This free, and open to the
public event, will create a fun
environment for your friends
and family. Event activities
include a free kids area, food,
drinks, and music from 3
exciting live bands! To end
the night with a bang, there
will even be fireworks to
follow. Held at the Louise
Hays Park at 202 Thompson
Dr. More information at
No outside alcoholic
beverages or glass containers.
No dogs allowed in the event
area.
Native Bees in the Hill
Country
On Oct. 20, the Kendall
County AgriLife Extension
office will be having Molly
Keck, Entomologist with the
Bexar County AgriLife
Extension Office, present a
program about Native Bees in
the Hill Country.
Keck will be discussing
how important the native bees
are to our ecology system,
ways to help strengthen their
population and ways to
improve our yards and
gardens for these pollinators.
This program will be held in
t h e K e n d a l l C o u n t y
Courthouse. The program is
at 10 to 11 a.m. RSVP by Oct.
18, for program material
supplies. Call (830) 331-8242
to reserve your spot.
Kendall County Fair
Association
The Annual Meeting will be
on Oct. 21 at the Fair Ground
Old Hall. Meet and Mingle
begins at 6:30 p.m. The
meeting is open to the public,
guests are welcome. More
information at (210) 710-
4985.
League of Women Voters
of Texas In preparation for the
Constitutional Amendment
Election on Nov. 2, the
League is releasing their
election Voter Guide for
Texans prior to early voting.
The 2021 Constitutional
Amendment Election includes
eight proposed amendments to
the Texas Constitution. The
Guide and the online
interactive version of the
Guide, VOTE411.org, provide
understandable explanations
and arguments for and against
each of the proposed
amendments.
Clay Workshop
The pinch pot workshop is
on the 4th Saturday of the
month. Oct. 23 and Nov. 20.
They are perfect classes for
beginners but all are welcome.
Learn a simple ancient method
that is a viable art form to
date. For those who with more
experience or have taken class
in past, there will be a more in
- dep t h s t ud y. go to
studiocomforttexas.com for
more information.
Center Point Volunteer
Fire Department
The Center Point Volunteer
Fire Department will be
having a fundraiser Fish
Fry on Oct. 23 from 4 to 7
p.m. at the Center Point VFD
Station, 548 Kelly Street in
Center Point.
Plates will include fish,
beans, French fries, coleslaw,
hush puppies, soda, tea and
beer. Plate by Donation.
Donations help support the
Department as it serves the
community through fire
protection and emergency
response services. Proceeds
help cover general operating
expenses such as fuel,
insurance, training, and
equipment replacement, safety
gear, hoses and more.
The Kendall Soil & Water
Conservation District The District is sponsoring the
2022 Texas Conservation
Awards Program Poster &
Essay Contest.
The poster contest is open to
all students 12 years old and
under. All posters must be
created by an individual
student. This year’s theme for
both the poster & the essay
contest is “Healthy Soils:
Healthy Life”. The essay
contest is open to all students.
Students in public, private or
home schools are eligible.
All students must reside in
Kendall County. The first,
second and third place posters
& essays will receive
monetary awards and will
advance to area competition.
All entries must be received
by Dec. 15.
Complete contest rules,
entry forms, and deadlines at
Greater Comfort Area Chamber of Commerce
The October Mixer is this
Evening at 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Held at the Peterson Health in
Comfort, located at the
Towers of Comfort on US
Hwy 87, just past Connexa.
Masks please, distancing,
precautions taken with foods
and beverages.
All are welcome. There is a
$2 cover per person and a
$450 cash drawing at 6:30
p.m. Must be present and a
current member to win.
Fall Festival The Comfort Elementary Fall
Festival is Tomorrow from 5
p.m. to 7:30. Many Fall
festivities await, including
food, games, dunking booth,
cake walk and more. Tickets
at the gate are 25 cents or 25
for $5.
Riverside Nature Center
Join Paul & Deloris Sellin,
Saturday on a stroll along the
River Trail where you will
observe the avian inhabitants
and learn about their life
histories. All ages and level of
experience are welcome. Meet
at the Center. RSVP to (830)
2 5 7 - 4 8 3 7 o r a t
Are you prepared for a
disaster? On Tuesday join
R i c h a r d M c A l i s t e r ,
spo ke sper so n fo r t he
American Red Cross and
William G.
Heczko, D.D.S.
GENERAL DENTISTRY
520 St. HWY 27 Comfort, Texas
Appointments
995-2834 Emergency Appointments
995-2230 Special Time Arrangements Available
Office Hours Monday-Thursday
8 a.m.—6 p.m.
UFN
St Boniface Episcopal Church
116 Hwy 87 North (830) 995-3897
www.stboniface-comfort.org
The Rev Carol Blaine, Interim Vicar
Sunday Svc @ 10am by Zoom Email church for invitation:
[email protected] Wednesdays @4pm Holy Eucharist
At the church, mask/distancing required OR Church parking lot—tune in your radio to 87.9 KSBR for
Gaddis United
Methodist Church 141 HWY 87 N.
www.gaddischurch.org
Barbara Dyke, Pastor Sunday School 8:30 a.m.
Fellowship Breakfast 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service 10:00 a.m.
995-3813
Nursery Available– Everyone Welcome
Sacred Heart Catholic
Church 114 Highway 87 North
830-995-3708
Rudy T. Carrola, Jr., Pastor
Mass Schedule
Saturday: 4:00 P.M.
Sunday (English): 11:00 A.M.
(Spanish): 1:00 P.M.
Monday-Wednesday: 9 a.m. saccredheartcatholicchurchcomforttx.org
Comfort Church
of Christ
PO Box 967
Sunday School 9:00 a.m.
Worship 10:00 a.m.
Bible Study 5:00 p.m.
Comfort Baptist Church 100 Amber Drive 995-3638 John Music—Pastor
Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Worship Service: 10:45 a.m. Nursery provided - Everyone Welcome Monday Young Adult Night – 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday Men’s Bible Study – 7:00 p.m. Wednesday Evening Studies – 6:00 p. m.
Wednesday Youth & Children’s Group: 5 – 7 p.m.
Thursday Women’s Bible Study – 9:30 a.m.
www.comfortbaptistchurch.com
Jack Groff, Realtor 830-733-8511
www.jogroffreservices.com
Jo Groff, Broker 830-777-1230
Joshua D. Brown Chapter
The Daughters celebrate 25 Anniversary
The Joshua D. Brown
Chapter of the Daughters of
the Republic of Texas held its
25th Anniversary celebration
oo September 25 at the historic
U n i o n C h u r c h i n
Kerrville. Thirty-two guests
attended, including two charter
members: Pat Gaines and
Carolyn Bachofen. Four past
presidents were present: Pat
Gaines, Nancy O’Massey,
GayNell Wells and Sharon
Wolff. An innovative and
delicious “Waltz Around
Texas” buffet was enjoyed,
courtesy of caterer Brandi
Weatherford.
A short program celebrated
our history and honored our
f o u n d e r s a n d p a s t
presidents. GayNell Wells
presented a short biography of
the chapter namesake, Joshua
D. Brown. Historian Betsy
Drapela spoke on the history
of the chapter, and certificates
were presented to charter
members and past presidents.
Chaplain Jaye Lynn Watson
called the roll of deceased
members and led a memorial
prayer for them.
The October meeting will be
held at First United Methodist
Church, 321 Thompson Drive,
Kerrville on October 25 at 10
a.m. Sherry Jenkins,
Committee Chair of the
Republic of Texas History
Center building project will be
the speaker, and reporting the
l a t e s t n e w s o n t h e
progress. The Chapter has
faithfully supported this
building program since 2011.
This will be a very exciting
and informative report that has
been many years in the
making.
The public is welcome to
attend. For more information,
contact President Judy McVay
at (830) 537-3742 or email her
Hill Country Chapter
Texas Master Naturalists resume in-person meetings
The resumption of Monthly
Chapter Meetings is a reality,
and the first in-person meeting is scheduled to take
place on October 25 at the UGRA Building from 6 pm to
8 pm. The UGRA Building is
located at 125 Lehmann Drive, Suite 100 in Kerrville.
This is the first meeting in which we have been able to
invite the public to attend
since the beginning of the
COVID pandemic.
The speakers for the October
meeting will be Robin W.
Doughty and Matt Warnock
Turner, and the topic of their
discussion is going to be
"Unnatural Texas? The
Invasive Species Dilemma",
in which they discuss the
problems posed by so-called
invasive species.
Robin W. Doughty is a
Yorkshire-born Geographer
who received his PhD from
the University of California
Berkeley. He has been on the
UT faculty for more than 40
years and has a longstanding professional and personal
interest in wild animals, environmental change and
conservation. He has
authored over ten books on such subjects as the feather
trade, the recovery of the endangered whooping crane,
the mockingbird, the purple
martin, the eucalyptus tree,
and more recently the
international steps being made
to conserve albatrosses. He
continues to travel the world extensively and lecture on
physical geography, cultural history, and wildlife.
Matt Warnock Turner, a fifth
-generation Texan, is a naturalist, teacher, and free-
lance writer who works as a market researcher at UT’s
M c C o mb s Sc h o o l o f
Business. Son of a well-
known botanist, he applies his
humanities training to enrich
our understanding of the plant
kingdom around us. He has
published both scientific and
popular works, including the
award-winning, Remarkable Plants of Texas (2009). He’s
twice appeared as a guest on
PBS’s “Centra l Texas
Gardener” and starred in the
P B S d o c u m e n t a r y ,
“Wildflowers: Seeds of
History.”
In their Unnatural Texas? The In vas ive Spec ies Dilemma, Robin and Matt
investigate the problems posed by so-called invasive
species. Their new book is
both a primer and a “think piece.” Drawing upon a
representative sample--from across the state and over five
centuries--of approximately
20 non-native species (including mammals, birds,
fish, insects, mollusks, trees, water plants, and fungi), they
introduce readers to Texas’
“big hitters,” discuss a range
of arguments for controlling
them, and explore how culture
and shift ing a t t i tudes
influence their management.
The Hill Country Chapter
also announced that the
application for membership in
the New Training Class of
2022 is live on their website
and is open to anyone
interested in becoming a
member of the organization.
The public is invited to refer
to txmn.org/hillcountry/ to
access the link to the
application as well as to view
additional information. The
Chapter also has a facebook page and a youtube channel.
Comfort Garden Club
First field trip eagerly anticipated The Comfort Garden Club
will be enjoying a High’s
lunch meeting on October 22
followed by a walk to, and
through, a local garden and a
presentation with Dinah Zike.
This is a special time for
members as they rejoin each
o t h e r s c o m p a n y w i t h
gatherings that are featured out
of doors. The Club has
adopted native plant initiatives
from the Comfort Area
Foundation’s Comfort Vision
2050 plan.
This plan was developed in
response to local and regional
growth in an effort to manage
the growth responsibly for all
concerned, and protect the
a re a’ s u n i q u e n at u r a l
environment. Never too late to
join the Club. Mail dues to PO
Box 926, Comfort, 78013.
New members are always
welcome. Send name, address,
phone and email along with
$10 dues. More information at
comfortgardenclub@gmail
.com.
