? Military Hero Graduates From UT + St. Francis School Head Retiring

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First, in the present day’s climate:

A day thunderstorm. Excessive: 87 Low: 69.

Listed below are the highest tales in Austin in the present day:

1. On Saturday, Could 21, Qusay Hussein “who survived the 2006 bombing in Iraq when he was 17” graduated from the College of Texas at Austin. Sadly, he “misplaced his imaginative and prescient and his nostril” through the assault however when “the U.S. army linked him with Medical doctors With out Borders,” they “introduced him to the U.S.” the place “he underwent 58 reconstructive surgical procedures” and have become a scholar on the Texas Faculty for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Hussein, who obtain a Grasp’s diploma and plans to get a PhD., “served as graduation speaker for the Steve Hicks Faculty of Social Work.” He stated, “I do know most of you and your capability to realize, so I do know our supreme tenacity, compassion, kindness will mild the world round us and justice and love will prevail.” For a 2018 story that includes Hussein go to: (KVUE.com)
2. Throughout this previous weekend’s thunderstorms, “about 4,000 Austin Vitality clients had been affected” Sunday morning “with outages throughout town.” An Austin power spokesperson reported that whereas there wasn’t “a direct trigger for the outages throughout town,” crews labored “to restore the outages as quick as doable.” For hottest info on outages and repairs, verify Austin Vitality’s outage map, enroll on Austin Vitality’s textual content outage alerts web site, and report any outages to 512-322-9100. (KXAN.com)
3. After 36 years as head of Austin’s St. Francis Faculty, 78-year-old Barbara Porter who based the college in 1985, plans to retire on June 30. Rising up in North England, she “taught in personal faculties across the U.S., then teamed up with engaged Austin mother and father to create an inclusive, nondenominational place of studying that’s academically rigorous, however not culturally rigid, for pre-kindergarten by way of eighth grade.” Former professor, Douglas Laycock, stated, “To start with, it was solely the sheer genius and charisma and management of Barbara Porter that held St. Francis collectively.” He added, “She impressed everybody else, mother and father and lecturers, to do wonderful issues as they constructed a college collectively.” (Subscription: Austin American-Statesman)
4. Austin Metropolis Council obtained a latest memo from Austin Police Chief Joseph Chacon relating to “a staging space the place first responders can stage personnel and/or gear.” The world “was created within the 600 block of Neches Road” at “Downtown Austin’s Sixth Road leisure district. The memo additionally “states that Austin-Travis County EMS (ATCEMS) can be engaged on getting new gear to assist present affected person care rapidly.” For extra info go to: (KVUE.com)
5. The week might have simply began, nevertheless it’s not too early to start out planning for the weekend! Each Sunday, from 4-10 p.m., the Alamo Drafthouse situated at 1120 S. Lamar Blvd. hosts “a night stuffed with board video games, drinks, meals, and enjoyable at The Highball!” For extra go to: (365 Issues Austin)

As we speak in Austin:

From my pocket book:

• “Congratulations to all College of Texas at Austin graduates! You earned this! Hook Em!” (Fb)
• “Wish to rhyme however do not have a lot time? Attempt a limerick! Enter your witty phrases on this contest hosted by our companions to pay tribute to the individuals, locations, sights, and sounds of this nice metropolis and state by immortalizing them in verse! Be taught extra and submit your limerick at austintexas.gov/division/o-henry-museum for an opportunity to win a Texas-Themed prize bundle! Submissions accepted Could 22-June 4. Limericks ought to relate to Austin or Texas, and all submissions have to be household pleasant. Public voting runs June 5-11, and winners will likely be introduced June 12.” (Fb)
• “A neighbor from Valley View Acres has been lacking their cat named Stash since Could 14. He has a grey flea collar and could be very pleasant. In the event you discover him, please contact the neighbor by way of the Nextdoor website.” (Nextdoor)
• “A neighbor from Spicewood at Balcones Village misplaced their out-of-town family members’ black lab canine from Spring Lake Drive. His title is Bo and he is very pleasant, however the quantity on the tag is from out-of-town. In the event you discover him, please name 512-762-4810 as an alternative.” (Nextdoor)
• “A 78-year-old neighbor from Austin Metropolis Park and his brother-in-law, Stanley McLaughlin, have been searching for a number of younger males who need to make some spending cash ($15/hour) after college and/or on weekends. Stanley wants assist in his pecan orchard, getting his irrigation system working now, and later with harvest within the fall. The neighbor wants assist with yard work round the home and perhaps with another initiatives. If , please name the neighbor at 512-346-3387 or Stanley at 512-627-9598.” (Nextdoor)

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