Feb 12, 2019 | Local People and Places, POWER UP Program, The GVEC Review
A Monumental Past Unlike the names of Stephen F. Austin or Sam Houston, Joseph H. Polley’s name probably isn’t familiar to the average Texan. Like South Central Texas itself, however, Polley and his family are deeply connected to the state’s early history. Some of...
Dec 3, 2018 | News & Announcements, POWER UP Program, The GVEC Review
GVEC attended the 2017 Ugly Christmas Sweater Dinner Party, presented by the Guadalupe County Child Welfare Board Supporters. The Cooperative will attend again in 2018. Pictured, L to R, from the 2017 event: GVEC Communications Specialist Marissa Cunningham, GVEC...
Oct 10, 2018 | Local People and Places, POWER UP Program
National Hispanic Heritage Month Did you know it’s National Hispanic Heritage Month? During National Hispanic Month, observed September 15 to October 15, America celebrates the contributions—historic, cultural or otherwise—made by American citizens with Hispanic...
Jun 28, 2018 | POWER UP Program, The GVEC Review
Final 2018 Cycle Since 2012, GVEC has awarded over $1.9 million in grants to assist local nonprofit organizations within our service area. We hold two grant cycles each year, one ending in April, the other in August. If your nonprofit or community organization has an...
Apr 25, 2018 | Local People and Places, POWER UP Program
We stopped by the Seguin Mountain Bike Skills Park located at the Irma Lewis Seguin Outdoor Learning Center to see the progress they made with the Power Up grant they received back in 2016 and let’s just say—they did not disappoint. The park includes a single track,...
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...
