New Braunfels Edition | January 2023

COMPILED BY SIERRA MARTIN & ERIC WEILBACHER

Texan Tea

Comal River Tattoo

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ANNIVERSARIES 11 Celebrations Bridal and Prom , located at 275 S. Seguin Ave., New Braunfels, celebrated 35 years in business Jan. 12. The business offers alterations and steaming services for formal attire to customers throughout the San An- tonio-Austin area and beyond. A wide range of wedding dresses, tuxedos and more are available. 830-629-4419. www.celebrationsbridalandprom.com 12 The Pour Haus Patio Bar , located at 386 W. San Antonio St. celebrated its 10-year anniversary in New Braunfels on Dec. 15. The Pour Haus has an indoor and outdoor bar featuring live music, craft beer and cocktails. The anniversary celebration included musical performanc- es from multiple artists and comple- mentary street tacos. 830-214-6033. www.pourhausnb.com NAME CHANGES 13 Resolute Health , located at 555 Creekside Crossing, New Braunfels, unveiled a rebranding and erected a new sign Dec. 15 to better signal that it is part of the Baptist Health System in San An- tonio as Resolute Baptist Hospital. Four new signs on the building were installed. The rebranding comes at a time when the hospital is adding and expanding capacity to meet the needs of a growing popula- tion, Resolute Baptist Hospital CEO Mark Bernard said, including two new operat- ing rooms, a new cardiac catheterization laboratory set to be completed in 2023 and more, totaling more than $6 million in investment and 8,000 additional square feet of space. 830-500-6900. www.resolutehealth.com

NEW OWNERSHIP 14 Adobe Verde in Gruene is under the new ownership of Bob Wilson, the owner of Billy’s Ice in New Braunfels. The Tex-Mex cantina at 1724 Hunter Road is temporarily closed and plans to reopen Feb. 1. Many popular menu items will remain the same alongside new additions, including breakfast items. A new outdoor bar will also be added to the restaurant. 830-629-0777. www.adobeverde.com COMMUNITY Proceeds from the 36th annual Gruene Music & Wine Fest were donated to the nonprofit United Way of Comal County. Gruene Hall, KNBT Radio 92.1 FM and other sponsors donated a record-breaking $211,227.02 to United Way on Nov. 30, nearly doubling the prior year’s donation. The Gruene Music & Wine Festival occurs annually and features Texas wine and live music while raising funds for multiple char- ities through United Way. 830-620-7760. www.uwcomal.org CLOSINGS 15 Uwe’s Bakery and Deli closed its location at 1024 W. San Antonio St., Unit B, New Braunfels, on Dec. 23. The business had trouble recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic and staffing struggles. The wholesale bakery portion of the company, known as Old World Foods, will remain open, and Uwe’s Bakery and Deli prod- ucts can still be found at all Austin Fresh Plus Grocery locations and the Farmers Market, Arlan’s Market and Granzin’s Market in New Braunfels. 830-632-6585. www.uwesbakerydeli.com

The New Braunfels United States Post Office location will be named after Bob Krueger.

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FEATURED IMPACT NAME CHANGES The United States Postal Service o ce at 651 N. Business I-35, Ste. 420, New Braunfels, will now be designated the Bob Krueger Post Oce after the U.S. House of Representatives passed House Resolution 8203 on Dec. 1. Robert Charles Krueger was an American diplomat and politician. He served as a congressman, senator and U.S. ambassador and died April 30 at the age of 86. “This legislation provides a modest way for us to honor one who did so much in so many ways for so many,” U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett said. “My legislation will name this post oce, in the heart of his community, just a block away from a twist and turn of the great Guadalupe River, after its great, late Bob Krueger. To honor his memory and make his rich legacy—his values, his grace, his kindness, his commitment to service—a part of our future.” President Bill Clinton appointed Krueger as the ambassador to Burundi, where he documented Rwandan refugees eeing massacres and was one of the rst Western

voices to report the genocide. His mission was to sound the alarm, document atrocities and ensure international notice. After surviving an assassination attempt, Krueger and his family evacuated, and he was appointed ambassador to Botswana, according to Doggett. “Throughout all his types of service, whether he was driving a pickup truck around West Texas or an armored vehicle in Burundi on a diplomatic mission, he always was driven by the same values, same faith, and the same guiding light: his family,” Doggett said. www.usps.com

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NEW BRAUNFELS EDITION • JANUARY 2023