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WEEKEND EDITION
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Pair of events to help residents rid their homes of unwanted items Cindy Aguirre-Herrera
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Trade Days, Earth Day set for Saturday in Central Park Cindy Aguirre-Herrera
(Seguin) -- Seguin's 15th Earth Day Festival will be held this Saturday in conjunction with its Spring Trade Days in downtown Seguin. The Earth Day Festival will include nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and businesses who will be exhibiting and educating the community on green living. There will be interactive
educational displays, plant sales, children activities, plus the reusing of items to create artwork. Those who stop by will be encouraged to complete the Earth Day Passport by visiting with each of the Earth Day exhibitors. Once completed, the passport can be turned in for a bag full of prizes. Saturday, pg. 3
Helping you find the right house to call HOME. Betsy Barr
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(Seguin) -- Families are encouraged to not only clean out their medicine cabinets but also toss out those broken or unwanted electronics. First, in collaborative efforts with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), the Guadalupe County Sheriff ’s Office will provide residents a one-day opportunity to dispose of unwanted or unused prescription drugs. The collection effort will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday outside the sheriff ’s office entrance. A deputy will be on hand to take the substances to be disposed of with no questions asked. Only solid pharmaceutical products in consumer containers will be accepted. There will not be a collection of any liquids, syringes/needles, vapes or batteries. Only pills and patches will be accepted. Citizens are asked to
contact their doctor or pharmacist as to where syringes/needles can be disposed of, or where DIY sharps containers can be disposed of. The sheriff ’s office is located at 2617 N. Guadalupe Street. Second, in observance of Earth Day, Vitesco Technologies will be hosting a free e-scrap recycling event open to the local community. The event will be held from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday in the Vitesco parking lot. Items that will be accepted include TVs and monitors; computers, VCR and DVD players, phones, gaming consoles, boom boxes and radios. Appliances and leadacid batteries will not be accepted. Company employees will be on hand to help unload items from vehicles. Vitesco is located at 3740 N. Austin St.