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Charles William “Chuck” Wendlandt of Concan passed away May 3, 2022, surrounded by his loved ones at the age of 69. He was born April 17, 1953, in Fort Worth to Connie Finch and Charles Wendlandt Sr. Chuck graduated Austin High School in 1971 then received his bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas Austin. He continued his […]
New fire pit already evokes a lot of memories
It’s just a circle of mostly flat rocks, but our new fire pit already has accumulated a lot of memories that warm my heart. The rocks themselves were collected from The Place, my wife pointing them out and then me lugging them to their assigned destination. The rocks were first laid on the walkway from our side porch to the […]
Do you have that Uvalde twang?
When I was working on my Master’s degree, I took a class in sociolinguistics as part of the requirements for my reading specialist certification. On the first day of class, the professor announced, “When you open your mouth in this class, I will be able to tell you generally where you grew up, as well as the socio-economic background of […]
Top 30-4A, 29-4A teams clash
The baseball teams in District 30-4A and District 29-4A were to vie in bi-district playoff competition this weekend. Series openers were scheduled to get underway Friday included Uvalde and Pleasanton, Devine at Crystal City, Somerset at Pearsall, and Hondo at Carrizo Springs. Games two and game three, if needed, were to feature Pleasanton at Uvalde, Crystal City at Devine, Pearsall […]
Kimble: I was born to be a mom
Julye KeebleStaff Writer
Kimble presides over large brood With a large blended family, Kelley Kimble, who also serves as a family court judge and fosters dogs, says she stays active but fulfilled, spending as much time as possible with her family. “Of all the hats I wear in my life, whether it be daughter, wife, judge, attorney and dog mom, being a mom […]
Perez builds baking business while attending high school
Leilani GamezUHS Journalism
It’s not easy managing a business while being a high school student. It requires multi-tasking skills and hard work. But that doesn’t seem to be a problem for Uvalde High School junior Ginobili Perez. He has his own baking business while still attending classes and playing tennis at UHS. Perez first started baking when his mother bought cake and brownie […]
CALENDAR
To submit an event for publication in the Uvalde Leader-News community calendar, please call Meghann Garcia at 830-278-3335 or email her at mgarcia@ulnnow.com MONDAY, MAY 9 The Uvalde Area Chamber of Commerce will be at the new Uvalde Memorial Hospital gift shop, 1025 Garner Field Road, for a ribbon-cutting ceremony set to begin at 10 a.m. WEDNESDAY, MAY 11 Chicks […]
Burn ban banished
Due to two thunderstorms that brought rain – and some flooding – throughout the county the previous night, on Thursday morning Uvalde County Judge Bill Mitchell rescinded the county-wide burn ban. The ban had been in effect since Feb. 28, and it was the only 90-day burn ban enacted this year. In January Mitchell issued a burn ban from midnight […]
Devil’s Sinkhole guided nature walk set May 14
Volunteers with the Devil’s Sinkhole Society are holding two free guided nature walks on Saturday, May 14. The first begins at 10 a.m. and the second begins at 1 p.m. Participants will meet at the Rocksprings Visitors Center, 101 N. Sweeten St., located on the town square. They will watch a video, and then drive their personal vehicles to the […]
Mothers’ nurturing is timeless
In all the animal kingdom there is no stronger bond than that between an offspring and its mother. Some mammals like the Sumatran orangutan nurture their babies for up to eight years, but nothing compares with the lifelong bond that we humans form with the woman who delivered us. Today we celebrate the mothers who hold us close and the […]
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