Thank You
The City of Waco and our Housing & Community Development Services
Department along with Waco Habitat would like to sincerely thank
you for your unselfish dedication in building another quality affordable
Habitat house.
Thank you for your willingness to donate your time and “hands
on” talents to provide the needed labor to make this house not only
attractive, but affordable for the Joiner family; a testament of
how caring Waco City staff is. Each year, I am humbled at the way
our City employees come out and help.
I would also like to especially thank our City Manager, Larry
Groth and Assistant City Manager, Joe Mayfield for their continued
leadership each year with this project. Larry and Joe were the first
two to volunteer this year.
Another special thanks to our Utility and Parks departments for
providing numerous employees to this year’s event. We would also
like to thank the Firemen from Fire Station 3 and Fire Station 8
for bringing their fire trucks and helping build this house.
I would also like to extend my thanks to the City Council and
especially Council Member Rick Allen and Mayor Virginia DuPuy for
their full support of this worthwhile project.
Thanks to each of you, the Joiner family will now have a safe
and decent place that is affordable to call “home.”
Thanks again!
Jeff Wall, Director
Housing & Community Development Services
Holiday Camps
Registration is ongoing for the City of Waco Parks
and Recreation holiday camps. South Waco, Bledsoe-Miller, and Dewey
Recreation Centers are offering holiday camps for kids ages 5 to
13 from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. during the holiday breaks.
Children will take part in recreational activities,
field trips and crafts. The Thanksgiving camp is offered Nov. 26
and registration is $10 per child.
The Winter Camp is offered Dec. 22 through Jan. 5
and registration is $60 per child. The camps will provide snacks,
but campers must bring a sack lunch.
For more information or to register, contact the recreation
centers at South Waco 750-8650, Bledsoe-Miller 750-8684, and Dewey
750-8677.
Youth Basketball
The Youth basketball season is just around the corner,
but the registration deadline is even sooner. Registration is open
until Nov. 28, with the league beginning Jan. 3.
The cost is $300 for team registration or $35 for
individual registration. The basketball league is open to youth
ages 5 to 14 years old. For more information or to register, please
call 750-5875.
Maintain, No Gain Holiday Challenge
The average American gains 8 to 10 pounds during the
holiday season! If you’d like to keep off the extra weight over
the holidays, the Waco-McLennan County Public Health District is
offering some support. They are once again sponsoring the “Maintain,
No Gain - Holiday Challenge.”
The goal is to maintain your weight within two pounds
of the initial weigh-in. This eight-week program is designed to
encourage healthy choices for proper diet and physical activity
during the holiday season.
To participate, you can register and weigh-in at
the Health District Preparedness Training Room on Monday, Nov. 17
between 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. or Tuesday, Nov. 18 between 12:30
p.m. and 2 p.m. For more information, call Crystal Smedley at 750-5481
or e-mail at CrystalS@ci.waco.tx.us.
Food for Families Food Drive
The City of Waco will once again be participating
in the community-wide Food for Families collection day on Nov. 21.
Please start collecting non-perishable/canned goods in your department
and place the items in boxes.
Then on Nov. 21 deliver your donations to City Hall
(in the basement) by 9 a.m. The food donations will be delivered
to Caritas. For more information, contact Thalia McAnich at 750-5640.
Feast of Sharing
Bring the family out and enjoy a turkey dinner and activities for
the kids at this year’s annual Feast of Sharing. HEB will host Feast
of Sharing on Sunday, Dec. 14 at the Heart O’ Texas Fair Complex.
The event is free to the public from noon to 4 p.m. For information,
call 662-7500.
Texas Ranger Museum 40th Anniversary
The Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum is celebrating its 40th
anniversary with an exhibit highlighting artifacts acquired each
year the museum has been open.
The exhibit is now on display through Oct. 31, 2009. For more information,
visit www.texasranger.org or call 750-8631.
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Passionately Pink
Health District employees participated in Passionately
Pink for the Cure on Oct. 24 by wearing pink and decorating posters
to recognize National Breast Cancer Awareness month.
The posters were displayed in the Preparedness Training
Room and all employees were invited to come and vote with loose
change, bills & coins, to vote for their favorite posters.
There were nine posters displayed and over $265
was collected to send to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation.
City Staff Spotlight
New Employees
Street Services welcomes the following new employees: Shannon
Gaylor, equipment operator; James Howell, equipment
operator; David Packett, service provider; and Juan
Olivo, service provider.
Promotions/Transfers
David May, Cameron Park Zoo, has transferred to Parks
& Recreation as the field supervisor.
Sharada Phillips, Risk Management, has been promoted to
claims specialist. She holds an All-Lines Insurance Adjuster License
through the Texas Department of Insurance. Sharada is qualified
to adjust all types of claims for the City of Waco to include
Workers’ Compensation, Property, Casualty, Subrogation, and all
other insurance programs maintained by the City.
Sgt. Brad Schronk, Police Department, is transfering from
Patrol Office to Neighborhood Services.
Sgt. Bill Hall, Police Department, is transferring from
Patrol-Platoon F to the Patrol Office.
Detective Scott Holt, Police Department, was promoted
to rank of Sergeant and has transferred from Crimes Against Children
to Patrol.
Officer Jerry Wood, Police Department, has been selected
as a Negotiator.
Officers Maria Bucher and Fabian Klecka, Police Department,
have transferred from Community Services -Patrol to Criminal Investigations
Division-Crimes Against Children.
Congratulations
Water Utility Services recognized Travis Daniels as the
collection and distribution employee of the month for September.
Street Services selected Alex Avila as their employee
of the month for August, and George Rivera as their employee
of the month for September.
Marlene Neill, Municipal Information, was re-elected as
secretary of the Southwest District of the Public Relations Society
of America for 2009 during a meeting on Oct. 26 in Detroit.
Retirement
Sharon Holt, Police Department retired Oct. 12, 2008 after
21 years and 7 months of service with the City of Waco.
Holiday on the Square
Bring the family downtown for Keep Waco Beautiful’s 28th annual
Holiday on the Square on Saturday, Dec. 6. Keep Waco Beautiful
will host activities provided by several organizations to make
the celebration a memorable one.
The annual Jingle Bell Run, sponsored by the Arthritis Foundation,
will begin registration at 4 p.m. Runners in costume will participate
to make the occasion festive.
The 56th annual Waco Jaycee Christmas Parade will immediately
follow at 7:15 p.m. The parade will travel down Austin Avenue
from 17th Street to Heritage Square.
Following the parade, Keep Waco Beautiful will sponsor the annual
Christmas tree lighting ceremony.
To participate in the Jingle Bell Run, call the Arthritis Foundation
at 772-9303. For questions about Holiday on the Square, contact
Keep Waco Beautiful at 750-5728.
Holiday on the Square
Schedule
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4 p.m. Jingle Bell Run Registration/Costume
Contest
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5 p.m. Jingle Bell Run
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6:15 p.m. Stage Entertainment and Children’s
Activities
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6:45 p.m. Race Awards
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7:15 p.m. Jaycees 56th annual Christmas Parade
Begins
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8 p.m. Keep Waco Beautiful’s 27th annual Christmas
Tree Lighting
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8:15 p.m. Visits with Santa under the tree
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