Grace Memorial Chapel

Ethosha’s dream was to provide backpacks full of supplies to any child who wanted them, regardless of who they were or their social status. Thanks to everyone involved, we were able to achieve that dream on a greater scale than the two previous events, and will continue to grow!We would like to extend thanks to our sponsors: Cuero Development Corporation, and their continued support of community events, H-E-B Tournament of Champions, and H-E-B of Cuero, Diamond K Services of Cuero, Walmart of Cuero, Rent-A-Center of Cuero, Christ Healing Center of Cuero, Marcelus Wesley and Grace Memorial Chapel of Victoria, Andrew M. Arbameit, Attorney-at-law, of Cuero, Weaver & Jacobs Construction Inc. of Cuero, Foster Parents of Victoria, Grace Episcopal Church of Cuero, Dee Sager, Marie Miller, Walter & Judy Fisher, The City of Cuero, Earl and Mary Lewis, Breath of Life Ministries of Cuero, James Teleco, Sid Duderstadt, Johnal Holman, Tyler Hargrove, Bralen DuBose, Tim Jackson, Jason Carter, Cuero Livestock Commission, Trinity Church (Youth), DeWitt County Republican Party, Regina Ross-Cowan, July 4th Cuero Community Carnival, Lorraine Dick, Neal & Carol Esktrom, Paul Guidry, and Mrs. Weise.To our event planning staff: Drosto Montgomery—Life/Business Coach, Viola Holman, Monica Battles, LeTeisha Newton, Ramona Wallace, Diana Sebastian, and Isabel Patton.We’d also like to thank, Tyler Hargrove, Loleat Ross, Ashakoy Gray, Dorothur O’Donnell, Jason Wallace, Arkeia Holman, and Nina Wallace, Mr. & Mrs. Chris Coppedge, J’Kalen Holman friends and family for helping. We’d also like to thank the many volunteers and vendor that gave their support and made this Back-To-School Bash a reality.Through the generous efforts of individuals, churches and businesses, many children who needed assistance in obtaining necessary school supplies will now have them. And through these same efforts, the community has been brought together for a day of food, fun, and fellowship.It truly takes a village to raise... (Cuero Record)

Aug. 30, 2017 —
Army Maj. Edgar I. Quinones-Marin, a program analyst at the National Guard Bureau, never expected to be the go-to soldier to sing patriotic songs at events and ceremonies in the national capital region. But a promotion ceremony more than 10 years ago started him on that path. 

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The event's honoree expressed dissatisfaction that the national anthem at the ceremony would be a recorded version. What he really wanted was a live performer, said Quinones-Marin, who had a simple suggestion: "I've sung before in school and church," he said he told the man. "I can hook you up with that."With little preparation, he belted out the national anthem, and word got around that his talent extended past his military role.Now, Quinones-Marin said, he averages three engagements per month at locations such as the Pentagon, Arlington National Cemetery, the National Archives and others. "The biggest compliment I can get is when people tell me they get goosebumps when I sing, because they know what the song means, and they are feeling what I'm feeling when I sing it," he said.Maintaining FocusQuinones-Marin credits his ability to focus when singing to military discipline, as well as to a love for the performing arts he discovered as a 10-year-old in his native Puerto Rico."I sang in a church group with some friends, but eventually the musical director realized I stood out," he said. A solo hobby was born, and churches would turn into larger settings, such as the time he sang "God Bless America" as part of a halftime show at a Washington Redskins game in September 2015. Though the venue was larger than anything he had done on a military ins... (Department of Defense)