New Braunfels Edition | March 2022

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Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming

First Footing

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customers, the business is remodeling and building a new restaurant into the brewery that is scheduled to open in the summer, according to the owner. 830-625-7791. www.facebook.com/ faustbrewingcompany 9 Di’s Homemade Pizza will celebrate 10 years of serving New Braunfels customers in May. Located at 211 W. Lincoln St., the restaurant offers handmade pizza with a variety of topping options. 830-608-0999. www.dishomemadepizzas.com The First Footing program celebrated one year in operations in February after the New Braunfels Housing Partners, the Comal County Homeless Coalition, the McKenna Foundation and other local nonprofit groups created the organization in February 2021. The program leases hotel space to house those experiencing homelessness in the New Braunfels area and works to connect individuals with local support resources. For more infor- mation about the First Footing program, visit www.nbhousingpartners.org or call 830-606-9526. IN THE NEWS 10 City of New Braunfels officials on Feb. 23 broke ground on what will be the city’s next public park. Located at one of the highest points in the city, Mission Hill Park is a 10-acre property located at 2100 Independence Drive that was dedicated to the New Braunfels Park Foundation in 2012, according to the city. According to city documents, the park has been awaiting available funding

Schlitterbahn changed ownership to Cedar Fair in 2019.

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FEATURED IMPACT IN THE NEWS Cedar Fair , the Ohio-based parent company of the New Braunfels and Galveston locations of Schlitterbahn, announced Feb. 16 that they rejected a bid by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment to buy out the company. Richard Zimmerman, chief executive ocer of Cedar Fair, disclosed Feb. 16 the amount of the oer—$3.58 billion— and that the company was rejecting it. Cedar Fair previously had revealed Feb. 1 that SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment had made them an oer for an undisclosed amount. “SeaWorld did make an unsolicited, nonbinding proposal to acquire Cedar Fair,” Zimmerman said. “The original proposal was for $60 per unit, which they subsequently and informally increased to $63 per unit. Consistent with its duciary responsibilities, our board, together with its external advisors, carefully evaluated the proposal and determined it was not in the best interests of the company and its unit holders.” Based on Cedar Fair’s statement of ownership led Feb. 11 with the

Securities and Exchange Commission, it has 56,842,303 depository units—or shares—making SeaWorld’s increased oer amount to $3.58 billion. Cedar Fair also announced net revenue totaling $1.34 billion in 2021. In addition to the Schlitterbahn locations, Cedar Fair owns theme parks and resorts in California, Ohio, Missouri, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Canada. Park attendance in 2021 was approximately 70% of its pre- pandemic levels in 2019. 400 N. Liberty Ave. 830-625-2351. www.schlitterbahn.com

Mission Hill Park

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since the Mission Hill Park Master Plan was approved in 2016. A timeline for the project’s completion has not yet been announced by the city. Communities in Schools of South Central Texas announced a $3 million one-time donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott on Feb. 3. The do- nation is part of a total $133.5 million donation to 40 CIS programs across the nation—the largest gift the nonprofit has received in its 40-year history, according to a press release. CIS-SCT was founded 29 years ago in New Braunfels and serves students on 59 campuses throughout the independent school districts of Comal, New Braunfels, Luling, Marion, Nixon-Smiley, Seguin and Schertz-Ci- bolo-Universal City. CIS partners with school districts and places full-time counselors—site coordinators—in a school to assist students who need help outside of the purview of the school, be it academic support or family assistance to access other resources. www.cis-sct.org

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