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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masks was recently rescinded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.”

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Texas first in number of new COVID-19 cases

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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.