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Bearkats’ Cantu signs with OLLU

RAYMONDVILLE — Raymondville athlete Jayson Cantu picked baseball for the sport that he will continue to play at the next level, signing Friday with Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio. “Ever since I was little, I started playing baseball when I was 3, it has been a main goal of mine. I am glad to accomplish it and play at the next level.”Cantu plays first base for the Bearkats and also pitches. Cantu was the quarterback on the football team, starting center for the basketball team, a thrower on the track & field team and a regional golf qualifier. At OLLU, Cantu plans to study mathematics with a minor in kinesiology.

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San Antonio man raising $25K for scholarship to honor late mother

SAN ANTONIO – Joseph Liedecke is on a mission to raise $25,000 to honor his beloved mother. “I want other people to know who she was.”His mother, Esther Morales Liedecke, passed away in early June of 2019. “I set up a scholarship,” Joseph said. “Most of the time people give me a little extra because they know it’s going for a good cause,” Joseph said. To learn more and donate to the Esther Morales Liedecke Scholarship, click here.

OLLU professor: First presidential debate ‘a wild card’

SAN ANTONIO – The first face off Tuesday between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden could be “the most interesting presidential debate we’ve ever seen,” said Leda Barnett, Ph.D., who chairs the political science department at Our Lady of the Lake University. Barnett said the controversial timing of the newest Supreme Court nominee and revelations about Trump’s tax returns are the backdrop for the first of three presidential debates. “These are the things we want to know.”But Barnett said she’s worried about the possibility of personal attacks by Trump on Biden and whether the Democrat will “take the bait,” detracting from a debate about the issues. “I wouldn’t believe everything I hear," she said. Instead, Barnett said voters should fact check what they hear by using more than one respected, independent source.

These San Antonio businesses received millions of dollars in Paycheck Protection Program loans

SAN ANTONIO The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has released data regarding businesses that applied for Paycheck Protection Program loans and nearly 3,000 San Antonio businesses appear to have requested funds through the program. The list of organizations that received loans include businesses, nonprofit organizations and educational entities. All PPP loans are subject to SBA review and all loans over $2 million will automatically be reviewed, according to the press release. The Paycheck Protection Program resumed accepting applications Monday at 8 a.m. in response to the Paycheck Protection Program Extension Act. The new deadline to apply for a Paycheck Protection Program loan is August 8, 2020, according to SBA.gov.

Thomas Jefferson graduate Skyla St. Clair commits to play volleyball for OLLU

SAN ANTONIO Thomas Jefferson graduate, Skyla St. Clair, signed her National Letter of Intent to play volleyball next season for Our Lady of the Lake University on Saturday. Family, friends and coaches celebrated St. Clairs commitment with a ceremony in front of her familys home. The setter received 1st Team All-District honors the past three years and had success in soccer as well earning 2nd Team All-district honors two years in a row. St. Clair is also top 5 in her class and graduated with a 3.9 GPA.

Plan in motion to move birds from Bird Island

He said the Air Force has documented how often birds flew over or close to runways. Photo Courtesy: Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation (KSAT)Coyle said the military also traced the problem back to an over-populated Bird Island. However, she said, the USDA has brought Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation 56 young birds in the past two days. Photo Courtesy: Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation“It’s just unfortunate. “But we can never do what mothers in nature can do for them.”Coyle said the mitigation plan that was developed “protects those birds, protects the community and ensures that those pilots have a safe flight pattern.”Photo Courtesy: Wildlife Rescue and RehabilitationPhoto Courtesy: Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation

Octavio Quintanillla

SAN ANTONIO – From the Rio Grande Valley, Octavio Quintanilla is now a professor at Our Lady of the Lake University. Last year, after writing for six years, Quintanilla's first book of poems was published, "If I Go Missing." This year will be the first year Quintanilla participates in the San Antonio Book Festival and thinks the event is great for the community. "People from San Antonio, have a chance to come and meet a bunch of great writers; writers that care about their craft, writers that care about the community." For more on Octavio Quintanilla you can follow him on twitter @OctQuintanilla.