Dec 21, 2020 | Local People and Places, The GVEC Review
When the Christmas lights finally burned out in downtown Yoakum in 2008, the holidays were a little dimmer in that vital part of the city for the next decade. Those old decorations remained frozen in place all those years, outlining building facades along Grand Avenue...
Dec 15, 2020 | Local People and Places, The GVEC Review
As you can imagine, this is a very busy time of year for Santa. There’s so much to do—making sure toy quotas are met, finishing the second check of his list, making sure his reindeer are healthy, and tuning up his sleigh for his annual trip around the world. It’s no...
Dec 8, 2020 | Local People and Places, News & Announcements, The GVEC Review
Connecting Past, Present and Future Through Good Food No matter where the future leads, the past is always with us, guiding our thinking and influencing our decisions along the course we take. At GVEC, this mindset factors into nearly every decision we make, and it...
Dec 1, 2020 | Local People and Places, POWER UP Program, Products, Services and Us
The Light of Christmas…Socially Distanced Unlike so many other 2020 festivities, Cuero’s Christmas in the Park annual light show not only remains on the calendar, it’s been open since Nov. 23. The event moved forward this year thanks largely to the fact it includes...
Nov 16, 2020 | Local People and Places
November is National Alzheimer’s Family Caregivers Month. Many families are affected by this disease which is estimated to appear in 10% of people 65-years and older. We very purposely say “families” are affected because Alzheimer’s is an illness that is known to take...
Oct 30, 2020 | Kids' Activities, Local People and Places, Uncategorized
Fall is a special time. Summer’s oppressive heat slowly—if sometimes stubbornly—recedes, and an enchanted air of cool-weather festivity begins taking hold. From fall festivals to high school football, Halloween and Thanksgiving, fall brings not only crisper weather,...