If you haven’t heard, I’m headed to Kerrville this week to work for the Kerrville Daily Times. There are not too many old school reporter jobs advertised these days. It’s all about how many platforms you can post on. But Kerrville needed someone to go to government meetings and file stories. Apparently younger journalists prefer not to do that.
And Kerrville has always had a special place in my heart with so many camping experiences there, including band camp at Schreiner University for four years as a Victoria High School Stingeree. Why it was spelled that way, I do not know. But it was.
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I have enjoyed immensely getting to know you DeWitt County, and there are so many stories still left to be told!
There’s 21-year-old Emily building her own tiny house. There’s Dr. Reese with a lifetime of wisdom from his time caring for DeWitt County. I bet he has some great stories to tell also.
I wasn’t able to follow- up on a report that the building now used as the Boys & Girls Club was once a senior center, and that seniors were told a place would be found for them to meet. Several people told me this, but it has not been verified. If anyone that was part of that decision process can clarify, there is a dedicated group of seniors meeting throughout the week at different places who would love to hear the answer to that report.
The hoops the Cuero seniors have to jump through for transportation when they no longer drive make this little group a determined one. Sometimes the meeting place changes at the last minute, but they have been dropped off by the bus. Well, someone from the group gives them a ride to the new place, but the bus can only pick up from the place of drop off. And accessibility of walkers, etc. is not a given at each place.
These folks deserve better. I hope they get their senior center. Maybe they could name it after one of their members, Ruth-Ann Killough, who was killed on July 4 while walking on Morgan Street. (Ruth-Ann was a Stingeree also, a year behind me in school.) At the last city council meeting Ronnie Dietz, a main organizer of the group, asked if any sidewalks were planned for Morgan Street with its high traffic.
I urged members of the senior group to use the QR code provided by the city to give their input for the Comprehensive Plan. The problem is, new technology presents a problem for this demographic. I’ve seen this over and over, especially in the medical field. Patients are now expected to communicate through a portal, which is far beyond many seniors’ ability. How then do they communicate with their healthcare professional?
Maybe the Cuero seniors did take the survey. Or maybe it’s not too late to use that QR code. Or, maybe they could join the Yorktown seniors who meet at the fire station.
Well, I envy those who will be writing about De-Witt County after me. We’ll see if Kerr County has as many characters as DeWitt, and I’ll see you further down the trail. Until then, keep asking questions and keep in touch.
