The Sunday Sun, July 12, 2020 3 Overwhelmed or Confused by all the Family and Legal Decisions? (512) 868-2224 • LanceElderLaw.com 3613 Williams Drive, Suite 102, Georgetown • Medicaid Planning & Application • Trusts, Wills & Probate • Special Needs Trusts • Guardianships & Powers of Attorney Charles E. Lance, Attorney at Law Charles E. Lance, Former District Attorney and Retired District Judge, with his wife, Kay. Call for FREE Nursing Home & Assisted Living Guide FirstTexasBank.bank Georgetown • Round Rock • Cedar Park • Pflugerville • Liberty Hill First Texas Bank Go Digital With Your Banking! Online, On Your Phone, Any Time! The Sunday Sun Postmaster — Send address changes to: The Sunday Sun, P.O. Box 39, Georgetown, Texas 78627. The Sunday Sun (USPS 018-790) published weekly by Sun Systems, Inc., 707 Main Street, George- town, Texas 78627. Periodicals Postage Paid at Georgetown, Texas. Phone: 512-930-4824 News: [email protected] Advertising: [email protected] Web: www.wilcosun.com Mail: P.O. Box 39, Georgetown, TX 78627 Location: 707 Main Street, Georgetown, TX 78626 NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Notice is hereby given that the City of Georgetown will hold its regular public meeting of the City Council hearing on Tuesday, July 28, 2020. is meeting will be held virtually and can be ac- cessed via video conference link below. Additional information on available options for public comment will be provided on the posted agendas for each meeting. Via Video Conference https://georgetowntx.zoom.us/s/93052343154?pwd= U2dQZUJXNzdiVjVzRXp4Q2IvaG9sUT09 Password: 408454 Public Hearing and First Reading of an Ordinance on a request for a Zoning Map Amendment to rezone Lots 1 & 2, Saavedra Subdivision (0.459 acres), from the Residential Single-Family (RS) zoning district to the Townhouse (TH) zoning district, for the property generally located at 1604 Forest Street (2020-7- REZ) -- Ethan Harwell, Senior Planner A copy of the planning report related to these items will be available at the Planning Department located at 406 W. 8th Street or at agendas.georgetown.org, no later than the Friday prior to the meeting described above. For further information, call the Planning Department office at 512-930-3575. The Caring Place con- tinues to operate out of its main location on Railroad Avenue, and will have bowls from the Empty Bowls fundraising project on dis- play for the month of July. The Caring Place is open with limited hours for the safety of their staff and pa- trons. The drive-thru Food Pantry is open from 10 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Pull through the drive thru to receive packaged food and occasional fresh items. Food programs are avail- able to everyone, no proof of crisis required. Those in the drive through must re- main inside their cars. Fresh Food for Families, a program that provides fresh produce for families in need, will be from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. on July 20 in the regular drive-thru line. Earlier this year, George- town ISD students crafted and painted bowls as part of the Empty Bowls Proj- ect. The bowls will be sold to raise funds for the Food Pantry. The bowls are on display at The Shops at the Caring Place on Railroad Avenue, which is now open 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mon- days through Fridays. The Caring Place prac- tices social distancing, and everyone in the store must remain 6 feet apart. Masks are required for customers and staff. Hand sanitizer stations are available at the entrance. Children age 12 and under must stay with an adult at all times. Donations are being ac- cepted at the Railroad Av- enue location. Donations may be dropped off at the receiving area from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Check the Caring Place website for accepted items, as these may change weekly. Second Helping, the sec- ondary store on Williams Drive, is closed but will reopen in late July for re- served shopping times. Watch The Caring Place Facebook page for updates. — Kate Thurmond By KATHERINE ANTHONY Beautiful bowls — hand- crafted and donated with love — will be sold July 16 to benefit the George- town Caring Place’s Empty Bowls Project. The sale will be from 12:30-4:30 p.m., benefiting the organization’s food pan- try. Prices will range from $5 to $20. The Caring Place is at 2000 Railroad Avenue. The Empty Bowls Proj- ect addresses hunger, Car- ing Place communications manager Jill Nalley said. It allows artists to create and donate bowls, then guests purchase them to keep as a reminder of all the empty bowls in the world. About 30 bowls will be available for purchase. The Caring Place bowls were made this past March by teachers, students, ad- ministrators and members of the Georgetown ISD community. Students had planned to sell the bowls at The Caring Place in April, but the coronavirus out- break delayed the fundrais- er. The project kicked off when Georgetown High School ceramics teacher Angela Morin reached out to The Caring Place to find a way to benefit the orga- nization. The result was school ceramics classes and National Art Honor Soci- ety members coordinating bowl-making and glazing day events. During class, students also learned about commu- nity hunger and The Car- ing Place’s work, Ms. Morin said. “When I spoke to my students about the needs, many felt inspired to pay it forward, participating well beyond the require- ments of the Empty Bowls assignment,” she said. “I’m ecstatic that The Caring Place found a way to honor the commitment of the stu- dents, despite the COVID-19 setbacks.” Photos of the bowls can be viewed on The Caring Place Facebook page at www.facebook.com/thecar- ingplace/ Ms. Nalley and Ms. Morin will also talk about the proj- ect on Facebook Live before the bowls are revealed in the store. “We love that high school students not only learned about bowl-making in class, but also about basic needs in the community,” Ms Nalley said. “This is a testament of GISD’s com- mitment to service as they educate our children.” The Caring Place is a community-based and community-supported or- ganization. Through its two thrift stores, the Shops at The Caring Place and Second Helping, it is able to provide monetary and food donations that benefit res- idents who need help with food, utility, rent, trans- portation or medical assis- tance. At this time, Caring Place shoppers are currently re- quired to wear masks and practice social distancing while in the store, Ms. Nal- ley said. More information about The Caring Place is avail- able at www.caringplacetx. org By BRAD STUTZMAN Don Higginbotham was known as a respected crim- inal defense attorney and fair-minded judge — as well as a gifted storyteller and talented singer. But where the late Georgetown resident found the most gratification— as anyone who knew him will testify — was in his long and honorable service with the U.S. Marine Corps. Now, the son of a re- tired service member has received the first Don and Debra Higginbotham Foun- dation Scholarship. Alvin Gusman, a 2020 East View High School graduate and the son of Wayne and Cochita Gus- man, is the recipient of a $10,000 scholarship from the foundation. “Judge Higginbotham endowed it,” foundation board member Judge Billy Ray Stubblefield said. “It is the first we hope of many. “We partnered with the Rotary Club, which for- warded us the top three applicants,” Judge Stubble- field said. “One of the re- quirements is to have a fam- ily member with a military background. Higginboth- am had a special place in his heart for the military.” Mr. Stubblefield intro- duced Alvin and his par- ents during a ceremony Tuesday afternoon outside the Williamson County Courthouse. Wayne Gusman, Alvin’s father, served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1991 un- til 2003. He was stationed at Port Houston — one of the largest ports in the world — where he oversaw approximately 250 service members and retired with the rank of captain. Alvin Gusman plans to attend Texas A&M Univer- sity this fall, majoring in business and economics. He was a member of East View’s National Honor So- ciety chapter, and was a four-year-letterman in both track and cross country. Additionally, he was one of Mayor Dale Ross’ ap- pointees to the Georgetown Youth Advisory Board. “We discuss and try to find ways to improve Georgetown for the youth,” he said. In 2018, Alvin and other young people from First Presbyterian Church in Georgetown made a mis- sion trip to Memphis, Ten- nessee where they worked at a homeless shelter and soup kitchen for a week. When applying for the foundation scholarship, Al- vin wrote his essay about the experience. “I had never been to a homeless shelter,” he said. “Even though they were homeless, they had jobs. They live there. They have church. A lot of them even- tually work their way out of it. I was impressed by how beneficial it is.” “It was a very impressive essay,” Judge Stubblefield said. He said Mr. Higginboth- am — a personal friend of his for many years — would be pleased by whom the foundation chose as its first scholarship recipient. Another of Mr. Higgin- botham’s longtime friends, retired County Judge Dan Gattis leads the founda- tion’s board of directors. Caring Place operates on limited hours Bowl sales to benefit food pantry Headed to A&M, EVHS graduate receives $10,000 scholarship Georgetown High School senior Abigail Himenes glazes one of the bowls she’s making for the Empty Bowl Project. Judge Billy Ray Stubblefield presents Alvin Gusman with an inaugural scholarship check from the Don and Debra Higginbotham Foundation. Alvin, a 2020 Eastview High School graduate, attended Tuesday’s ceremony with his parents, Wayne and Cochita Gusman. Also pictured are Georgetown Rotary Club members George Lourigan, Danny Swafford, Karron Wilson, Rodney Morales and Dr. Stephen Benold. CLARK THURMOND
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The Sunday Sun, July 12, 2020 3
Overwhelmed or Confused by all the Family and Legal Decisions?
(512) 868-2224 • LanceElderLaw.com3613 Williams Drive, Suite 102, Georgetown
• Medicaid Planning & Application
• Trusts, Wills & Probate• Special Needs Trusts• Guardianships & Powers of Attorney
Charles E. Lance, Attorney at Law
Charles E. Lance, Former District Attorney and Retired District
Judge, with his wife, Kay.
Call for FREE Nursing Home & Assisted Living Guide
FirstTexasBank.bank
Georgetown • Round Rock • Cedar Park • Pflugerville • Liberty Hill
First Texas BankGo Digital With Your Banking!
Online, On Your Phone, Any Time!
The Sunday Sun
Postmaster — Send address changes to: The Sunday Sun, P.O. Box 39, Georgetown, Texas 78627. The Sunday Sun (USPS 018-790) published weekly by Sun Systems, Inc., 707 Main Street, George-town, Texas 78627. Periodicals Postage Paid at Georgetown, Texas.
Phone: 512-930-4824News: [email protected]: [email protected]: www.wilcosun.com
Mail: P.O. Box 39, Georgetown, TX 78627Location: 707 Main Street, Georgetown, TX 78626
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGNotice is hereby given that the City of Georgetown will hold its regular public meeting of the City Council hearing on Tuesday, July 28, 2020. This meeting will be held virtually and can be ac-cessed via video conference link below. Additional information on available options for public comment will be provided on the posted agendas for each meeting.
Via Video Conferencehttps://georgetowntx.zoom.us/s/93052343154?pwd=
U2dQZUJXNzdiVjVzRXp4Q2IvaG9sUT09
Password: 408454
Public Hearing and First Reading of an Ordinance on a request for a Zoning Map Amendment to rezone Lots 1 & 2, Saavedra Subdivision (0.459 acres), from the Residential Single-Family (RS) zoning district to the Townhouse (TH) zoning district, for the property generally located at 1604 Forest Street (2020-7-REZ) -- Ethan Harwell, Senior Planner
A copy of the planning report related to these items will be available at the Planning Department located at 406 W. 8th Street or at agendas.georgetown.org, no later than the Friday prior to the meeting described above. For further information, call the Planning Department office at 512-930-3575.
The Caring Place con-tinues to operate out of its main location on Railroad Avenue, and will have bowls from the Empty Bowls fundraising project on dis-play for the month of July.
The Caring Place is open with limited hours for the safety of their staff and pa-trons. The drive-thru Food Pantry is open from 10 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Pull through the drive thru to receive packaged food and occasional fresh items. Food programs are avail-able to everyone, no proof of crisis required. Those in the drive through must re-main inside their cars.
Fresh Food for Families, a program that provides fresh produce for families in need, will be from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. on July 20 in the regular drive-thru line.
Earlier this year, George-town ISD students crafted and painted bowls as part of the Empty Bowls Proj-ect. The bowls will be sold to raise funds for the Food
Pantry. The bowls are on display at The Shops at the Caring Place on Railroad Avenue, which is now open 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mon-days through Fridays.
The Caring Place prac-tices social distancing, and everyone in the store must remain 6 feet apart. Masks are required for customers and staff. Hand sanitizer stations are available at the entrance. Children age 12 and under must stay with an adult at all times.
Donations are being ac-cepted at the Railroad Av-enue location. Donations may be dropped off at the receiving area from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Check the Caring Place website for accepted items, as these may change weekly.
Second Helping, the sec-ondary store on Williams Drive, is closed but will reopen in late July for re-served shopping times. Watch The Caring Place Facebook page for updates.
— Kate Thurmond
By KATHERINE ANTHONY
Beautiful bowls — hand-crafted and donated with love — will be sold July 16 to benefit the George-town Caring Place’s Empty Bowls Project.
The sale will be from 12:30-4:30 p.m., benefiting the organization’s food pan-try. Prices will range from $5 to $20. The Caring Place is at 2000 Railroad Avenue.
The Empty Bowls Proj-ect addresses hunger, Car-ing Place communications manager Jill Nalley said. It allows artists to create and donate bowls, then guests purchase them to keep as a reminder of all the empty bowls in the world. About 30 bowls will be available for purchase.
The Caring Place bowls were made this past March by teachers, students, ad-ministrators and members of the Georgetown ISD community. Students had planned to sell the bowls at The Caring Place in April, but the coronavirus out-break delayed the fundrais-er.
The project kicked off
when Georgetown High School ceramics teacher Angela Morin reached out to The Caring Place to find a way to benefit the orga-nization. The result was school ceramics classes and National Art Honor Soci-ety members coordinating bowl-making and glazing day events.
During class, students also learned about commu-nity hunger and The Car-ing Place’s work, Ms. Morin said.
“When I spoke to my
students about the needs, many felt inspired to pay it forward, participating well beyond the require-ments of the Empty Bowls assignment,” she said. “I’m ecstatic that The Caring Place found a way to honor the commitment of the stu-dents, despite the COVID-19 setbacks.”
Photos of the bowls can be viewed on The Caring Place Facebook page at www.facebook.com/thecar-ingplace/
Ms. Nalley and Ms. Morin
will also talk about the proj-ect on Facebook Live before the bowls are revealed in the store.
“We love that high school students not only learned about bowl-making in class, but also about basic needs in the community,” Ms Nalley said. “This is a testament of GISD’s com-mitment to service as they educate our children.”
The Caring Place is a community-based and community-supported or-ganization. Through its two thrift stores, the Shops at The Caring Place and Second Helping, it is able to provide monetary and food donations that benefit res-idents who need help with food, utility, rent, trans-portation or medical assis-tance.
At this time, Caring Place shoppers are currently re-quired to wear masks and practice social distancing while in the store, Ms. Nal-ley said.
More information about The Caring Place is avail-able at www.caringplacetx.org
By BRAD STUTZMAN
Don Higginbotham was known as a respected crim-inal defense attorney and fair-minded judge — as well as a gifted storyteller and talented singer.
But where the late Georgetown resident found the most gratification— as anyone who knew him will testify — was in his long and honorable service with the U.S. Marine Corps.
Now, the son of a re-tired service member has received the first Don and Debra Higginbotham Foun-dation Scholarship.
Alvin Gusman, a 2020 East View High School graduate and the son of Wayne and Cochita Gus-man, is the recipient of a $10,000 scholarship from the foundation.
“Judge Higginbotham endowed it,” foundation board member Judge Billy Ray Stubblefield said. “It is the first we hope of many.
“We partnered with the Rotary Club, which for-warded us the top three applicants,” Judge Stubble-field said. “One of the re-quirements is to have a fam-ily member with a military background. Higginboth-am had a special place in his heart for the military.”
Mr. Stubblefield intro-duced Alvin and his par-ents during a ceremony Tuesday afternoon outside
the Williamson County Courthouse.
Wayne Gusman, Alvin’s father, served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1991 un-til 2003. He was stationed at Port Houston — one of the largest ports in the world — where he oversaw approximately 250 service members and retired with the rank of captain.
Alvin Gusman plans to attend Texas A&M Univer-sity this fall, majoring in business and economics.
He was a member of East View’s National Honor So-ciety chapter, and was a four-year-letterman in both
track and cross country.Additionally, he was one
of Mayor Dale Ross’ ap-pointees to the Georgetown Youth Advisory Board.
“We discuss and try to find ways to improve Georgetown for the youth,” he said.
In 2018, Alvin and other young people from First Presbyterian Church in Georgetown made a mis-sion trip to Memphis, Ten-
nessee where they worked at a homeless shelter and soup kitchen for a week.
When applying for the foundation scholarship, Al-vin wrote his essay about the experience.
“I had never been to a homeless shelter,” he said. “Even though they were
homeless, they had jobs. They live there. They have church. A lot of them even-tually work their way out of it. I was impressed by how beneficial it is.”
“It was a very impressive essay,” Judge Stubblefield said.
He said Mr. Higginboth-
am — a personal friend of his for many years — would be pleased by whom the foundation chose as its first scholarship recipient. Another of Mr. Higgin-botham’s longtime friends, retired County Judge Dan Gattis leads the founda-tion’s board of directors.
Caring Place operates on limited hours
Bowl sales to benefit food pantry
Headed to A&M, EVHS graduate receives $10,000 scholarship
Georgetown High School senior Abigail Himenes glazes one of the bowls she’s making for the Empty Bowl Project.
Judge Billy Ray Stubblefield presents Alvin Gusman with an inaugural scholarship check from the Don and Debra Higginbotham Foundation. Alvin, a 2020 Eastview High School graduate, attended Tuesday’s ceremony with his parents, Wayne and Cochita Gusman. Also pictured are Georgetown Rotary Club members George Lourigan, Danny Swafford, Karron Wilson, Rodney Morales and Dr. Stephen Benold.
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