Sep 26, 2017 | Local People and Places, Products, Services and Us
When Hurricane Harvey swept through the GVEC service area, it tore down trees and caused rivers to rise. But what this storm didn’t do, was rock the foundation our electric pioneers built when they established GVEC in 1938. In fact, Harvey in its own way, helped to...
Sep 26, 2017 | Local People and Places, Products, Services and Us
A Feeling Like No Other Walking through muck and water that was often as high as their knees, GVEC linemen faced every challenge Hurricane Harvey could throw at them. Their goal was to get the lights on as quickly as it was safe to do so, but they also had to follow...
Aug 25, 2017 | Local People and Places, POWER UP Program
If it weren’t for the stories of some longtime Kingsbury residents, Shane Heinemeier might have never heard that his Grandma Mary was known as the Kingsbury Beauty. They said she’d whistle for her paint horse and ride it bareback to Seguin High School to watch her...
Apr 25, 2017 | Local People and Places
It was a rainy day with no sign of letting up. That worried La Vernia Education Foundation (LVEF) board members as well as other community volunteers. They were expecting more than a thousand guests at their very first fundraiser: an outdoor country western concert...
Mar 28, 2017 | Local People and Places, POWER UP Program
For Master Gardeners Cynthia Lyssy and Ann Odvody, working the Guadalupe County Community Garden isn’t just therapeutic, it’s a way to give back—and give back big. Last year members of the Guadalupe County Master Gardeners (GCMG) spent 1,721 hours in the garden and...
Mar 1, 2017 | Local People and Places
For one night only, the food, fellowship and fun of Hotshot’s legendary fish fry will be back! Don’t miss your chance to relive the memory of Eileen “G.G.” Silvia’s green bean salad, cole slaw, fries, and of course, her unforgettable cod, fried up by the GVEC Cook...
