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YouPOP featuring 40-plus actors
Youngsters will present ‘Mary Poppins Jr’ this summerThis year’s Youth Players on the Plaza production of Mary Poppins Jr. will feature more than 40 young actors. Tickets for the July 26-28 event will go on sale on May 15. The musical, based on the Mary Poppins movie, will will be approximately an hour long. It will be presented in arrangement with Music Theater International. Cast members include […]
Smith resigns as Uvalde mayor due to health
City cancels second routine council meeting in a rowDays after Uvalde Mayor Cody Smith resigned on April 1, the Uvalde City Council canceled its second consecutive regularly-scheduled meeting. Smith cited health issues as cause for his resignation, which came less than five months after his one-year tenure began. Smith’s unspecified illness ultimately resulted in the city council canceling its regular March 26 meeting and holding a special meeting […]
Delta Kappa Gamma members distribute treats
The following information was submitted by Joy Jechow on behalf of Delta Beta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma organization of women educators. The Delta Beta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma organization of women educators met Thursday, Feb. 15 at El Progreso Memorial Library for the group’s annual book review. Uvalde’s own Sierra Nickel, who has written a book of poetry […]
Calendar
To submit an event for publication in the Leader-News calendar, call staff writer Melissa Federspill at 830-278-3335 or email her at mfederspill@ulnnow.com April 10 Hands-on activities for children 1 to 4 years old to promote emotional and cognitive development begin at 10:30 a.m. at the Real County Public Library, 225 Main St. Registration is requested. FMI, 830-232-5199. April 11 El […]
In sports, it’s always about giving a winning effort
One of the great sports movies ever made debuted back in 1976. Rocky was the first of a long list of movies made about the fictional boxing character Rocky Balboa. I am sure that most of you readers are familiar with the original movie that began the franchise. The movie was about the no-name boxer who is matched in a […]
Uvalde sees small shower, lightning show
Thunderstorms skip around the areaFlashes of lightning were stark against the dark sky on April 1 when 0.17 inches of rain fell in Uvalde in a few minutes, starting just after 8:30 p.m. Uvalde hit a high of 93 degrees on April 1, the same day the National Weather Service reported Carrizo Springs reached 102. The NWS said the high temperature came about a […]
Superhero to attend spring festival
Captain America will visit Uvalde in about two weeks and area children, as well as those young at heart, may come meet the superhero representative at the downtown plaza. There will be food trucks, vendors and more as Uvalde School of Gymnastics personnel invite the public to join them at a free spring festival set April 12 from 6 to […]
Fundraiser luncheon set April 13 in Montell
Members of the Montell Country Club will host a fundraiser luncheon on April 13 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the old Montell School building, 27851 State Highway 55 in Montell. The fundraiser will help maintain the 100-year-old former school, now used as a community building. Organizers are offering lasagna, with a regular and a gluten-free option, a garden […]
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