Author: Omar Mickelson

Community

Helping ensure meals for the holidays

Omar Mickelson

Omar Mickelson omarsmickelson1999@gmail.com After re-establishing itself under a new name early this year, the city’s Coastal Bend Food Bank is busy preparing for yet another holiday season. The highlight of the organization’s agenda for this time of year is typically its annual Share Your Christmas food drive. Beatriz Hanson, executive director of the food bank, said many activities will take place during this time of year. “The Boy Scouts [typically] kick off the holiday season by doing a food drive … the credit unions also do one,” Hanson said, adding that this year’s Share Your Christmas food drive will be…

Community

The long road to Thanksgiving

Omar Mickelson

Omar Mickelson omarsmickelson1999@gmail.com ROCKPORT — The road to recovery has been a long one during the months following Hurricane Harvey. On Nov. 11, however, it stretched all the way from San Antonio to Rockport, as volunteers from Highland Park Community Bible Church donned orange T-shirts and carpooled to the Church Unlimited campus, where they provided 5,000 Thanksgiving dinners for residents in the area who needed them. Along with Highland Park Community Bible Church and Church Unlimited, the event was also done in partnership with the relief organization, Somebody Cares. Mark Roye is a field operations manager for Somebody Cares. He…

Community

Thanksgiving coming early in Rockport

Omar Mickelson

San Antonio church to serve 5,000 meals to residents Rockport residents still recovering from Hurricane Harvey will have one more reason to give thanks this holiday season. The Highland Park Community Bible Church in San Antonio, in partnership with the Somebody Cares Foundation, is set to prepare and serve 5,000 Thanksgiving meals to residents of the coastal town, many of whom may not be able to provide for themselves at the holidays as the community continues cleanup efforts. Volunteers from the church will travel to the Church Unlimited campus in Rockport on Nov. 11 to provide meals to anyone who might…

Campus, Collegiate

Texans set to vote on new amendments

Omar Mickelson

omickelson@foghornnews.com Last year’s local and presidential elections caused some commotion around East Campus, with voting booths set up in the Heldenfels Administration Building, inviting voters from off campus and on to come and cast their ballots early. However, this election season, which will include a “constitutional amendment election” Nov. 7, hasn’t really caused too much of a stir. Nueces County Clerk Kara Sands said the aim of this particular election is not to elect government officials into any certain position. Instead, it will allow voters to decide on certain items passed by the Texas House of Representatives, all of which…

Campus, Community

Helping those in need

Omar Mickelson

omickelson@foghornnews.com “Del Mar Students Volunteering in Harvey’s Wake” It’s been over a month since Hurricane Harvey made landfall just north of the city, in the nearby town of Rockport. And for many Del Mar students, it’s been a month full of volunteering. Some students were directly affected by the storm, and several others know of people who are still dealing with its aftermath. Whether it’s with their school club, church organization or even with the Red Cross, volunteers have been helping the victims with the recovery process. Sandy Riggs, a biology teacher at Collegiate High School and a resident of…