Remember Pearl Harbor
by Nancy Feibelman
On Pearl Harbor Day, 7 December 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Surviving the attack was one ship, the U.S.S. Raleigh, which followed Admiral Nimitz’s ship from island to island until they reached Tokyo Bay, where it witnessed the signing of the surrender ending WW II.
On board that ship was Garden Ridge resident G. C. Lilley. For more information on the Pearl Harbor attack, read The Broken Seal.

Library Footnotes
by Suzanne McCandless
This month brings a few additions and changes to your library. First, we have put in a new display to showcase our newest arrivals. Just to your left as you come in, you will find a shelf with our latest purchases and donations. Each new book is labeled “NEW” on the spine.
A very beautiful new addition is our 16-inch lighted globe that stands at the end on one row of shelves. You can find where you have been and where you want to go with great ease.
A small change in policy is that VCR tapes and DVDs will now carry a checkout period of three (3) weeks instead of 1 week. We are still an overdue fine free library but we do emphasize that that we greatly appreciate the courtesy of those who do return materials by the due date. Remember, if you find that you can’t meet that due date, you can recheck with just a phone call (651-6570).
Some of the many books showing up on the new book shelf this month include three by James Patterson: Sunday at Tiffany’s, Run for Your Life, and his newest The Murder of King Tut a nonfiction thriller about what really happened to King Tutankhamen in 1324 BC. Other thrillers on the shelf will be Stewart Wood’s Shoot Him if He Runs and Hot Mahogany. A recent acquisition is John Updike’s The Widows of Eastwick, a sequel to the Witches of Eastwick, now the basis for a TV series. We have the Witches of Eastwick in both book and VHS form.

Don’t Forget the
Library’s Winter Hours
Starting November 2:
Monday - Thursday 10 am - 6 pm
Friday - Saturday 10 am - 5 pm

ELECTION UPDATE
A statewide Constitutional Amendment Election was held on November 3. A total of 715 voters from Precinct 205 voted in the election for a 15.4% turnout. This compares to an 11.7% turnout in Comal County and 8.0% turnout statewide. We had more voters vote in Precinct 205 than any other precinct in the county! Precinct 205 approved 11 amendments. Thanks to everyone who took the time to vote. If anyone has questions with these results, please call Charlie Flink at 651-6631.
Mark your calendars for the next big election. This will be the Republican and Democratic Primaries and they will be held Tuesday, March 2, 2010.

Dave Ramsey’s
Financial Peace University
Triumphant Lutheran Church, located at 21315 Bat Cave Road in Garden Ridge, will be hosting a multitude of Financial Peace University (FPU) classes beginning in January 2010! These classes are open to the community! What is FPU?
It is a 13 week program that teaches people to achieve their financial goals by eliminating debt, saving for the future and giving like never before. You will be motivated to make a plan for your money and change your family tree forever. The average family pays off $ 5,300 in debt and saves $ 2,700 in the first 91 days after beginning FPU and is completely out of debt, except for their mortgage, in 18 to 24 months. Come join us and experience this life changing program. Classes begin in January 2010 with sign ups starting now.
For more details, go to www.triumphantlutheran.org
or call 210-651-9090.

Important Numbers

City Hall 210-651-6632
Lost Pet 210-651-6831
Police Department 210-651-6441

Santa comes to Garden Ridge
Dec 5th 10:30am to 2pm
Parents, mark your calendars for another fun “happening” at the Library.  On December 5th, we will be receiving a visit from Santa Claus!  Come at 10:30 am for Story Time and games while we wait for Jolly Old Saint Nick to arrive on his fire truck. During his visit, children may make holiday decorations and enjoy cookies and punch.
Have your child’s picture taken with Santa, sponsored by the Garden Ridge Women’s Club.  The photos will be inserted into a festive holiday card and will be available to purchase for $5.00 each. Santa will be available until 2:00 pm. Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to create a holiday memory with your child and take home a keepsake photo as well! For more information, contact Linda Crosland at the Library (651-6570) or Gloria Porter of the Garden Ridge Women’s Club (651-3842)

Book Signing at the Library
December 10 from 6 to 8pm
Garden Ridge resident Bob Doerr will become our community’s newest published author in December when he will have two mystery/thrillers simultaneously published. Bob is a retired Air force Colonel where he specialized in criminal investigations and counterintelligence, gaining significant insight into the worlds of crime, espionage and terrorism, which he uses to provide authentic details in his novels. He and his wife have been residents of Garden Ridge since 2002. The books are titled Dead Men Can Kill and Cold Winter’s Kill. He will be in the library to sign books on December 10th from 6:00 pm till 8:00 pm. Come and meet this talented author and get a 25% discount on a personally inscribed book — what a great Christmas gift!

Triumphant Lutheran
Christmas Events
The community is invited to the following Christmas events at Triumphant Lutheran Church, 21315 Bat Cave Road:
Saturday, Dec 5th at 5 pm
Hanging of the Greens and Advent Festival
Sunday, Dec 6th at 9:45 am
Children’s Christmas Program
Saturday, Dec 12th at 5 pm and
Sunday, Dec 13th at 8:30 & 11:00 am
Christmas Cantata “Emmanual -
God With Us”
Thursday, Dec 24th at 7pm and 10 pm
Christmas Eve Candlelight Services
Friday, Dec 25th at 10 am
Christmas Day Communion Service
For more information please call the church office at 210-651-9090, or visit us on line at: www.triumphantlutheran.org

Quarry Happenings
Citizens who are willing and interested in having quarry blasts monitored at their residence should contact a member of the Quarry Commission or call City Hall 210-651-6632. Citizens are invited to attend the next Quarry Commission meeting on November 9, 2009 at 7 pm.

Coming Events
Go to the Calendar.

Significant City Council
Go to Council Actions.

Grapevine Deadline
Grapevine Deadline. Submissions for the January 2010 GRAPEVINE need to be turned in no later than December 15th.