Garden Ridge Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association
Mark your calendars for our next bi-monthly Alumni Membership meeting on Thursday, May 16, 2019 at 7p in the Bluebonnet Room at the Garden Ridge Community Center.
Be sure to come early for the pre-meeting social at 6:30p and enjoy the delicious treats!
Although the weather gave us a bit of scare in the early part of the day, the 5th Annual Garden Ridge Open Car Show turned out to be another successful event for the organization. There were 69 total entries in the show this year, and after the morning showers cleared out, it turned into a beautiful spring day! Here’s a slideshow with some highlights from this years event:
We cannot be successful without our wonderful, generous sponsors. With their support, we have been able to provide event t-shirts for the participants, trophies and plaques for the winners, golf carts to transport spectators to and from the parking lots, and so much more. Thank you to all of our sponsors!
Thanks to all of our 2019 Sponsors for help making our show a success! If you see them around town, please thank them for their support of this event, and of course if you are in need of their services, please patronize their businesses!
As usual, there were two best of show winners: one for Pre-1990 entrants, and another for 1991-Current. Here’s a few photos of the winning vehicles and their proud owners!
The Mayor’s Choice went to Ann D for her 1969 Jeepster Comando, and the Kid’s Choice went to Robert T for his 1966 Chevy Nova.
Here is a small gallery of local business owners who sponsored the 2019 car show.
And here’s an image gallery showing a small selection of the entrants to this years’ show, as well as a few shots of the spectators enjoying the day.
In addition to our sponsors, we would like to thank the many volunteers who helped make the show a success. There are quite a few moving parts with an event like this, and we are very thankful for all the support we get from these folks, as well as those in the community and everyone who came out to enjoy the show. See you next year!
On April 9th, 2019, a banquet was held for the 2019 Garden Ridge Citizen Police Academy Graduates. A catered dinner was served, followed by the graduation ceremony for the class of 2019, emceed by Chief Ron Eberhart and Lt. Dan Bellinger.
This group of fellow Garden Ridge area citizens completed the 10 week long Citizen Policy Academy training course, put on by the City of Garden Ridge Police Department.
During Week 1, Kim R. volunteered to be Chief for the new class, and then everyone was divided into two squads: the Red Squad with their Sgt. Richard H., and the Blue Squad with Sgt. Jonathan B. Each week the squads took turns providing dinner and refreshments to attendees, since the class took place during the dinner hours every Tuesday evening.
Overall, everyone seemed to enjoy the class, especially getting to know fellow neighbors, and of course the fine officers of our local Police Department!
Several awards were given out during the banquet, including the Top Gun award for the best score on the shooting range, which went to Ron R., and a special Taser Recipient Award for fellow classmate Denice H., who volunteered to get tasered during week 4!
The class of 2019 included: Michelle B, Judith B, Jonathan B, Jason C, Cammie C, Windell C, Natasha D, Athena F, Anthony G, Scarlett G, Andrea H, Joseph H, Denice H, Leta H, Richard H, Barbara H, Johnell H, Lee I, Martin J, Barbara K, Kenneth K, Brenda L, Ken L, Hugh M, James (Jim) N, Daniel O, Raymond P, Sara P, Jesse R, Ron R, Kim Ryan, Anita S, Polly S, Eldon S, Kathleen T, Shelby T, Nicole V.
Many thanks to Lt. Dan Bellinger and the entire Garden Ridge PD for all the time they invested in this training over the three months of the class!
The 5th Annual Open Car Show is scheduled for Saturday, April 13th, 2019 from 8a to 4p, at the Garden Ridge Community Center, 9400 Municipal Pkwy.
We are currently in need of volunteers for various positions that are currently understaffed. Most positions are shift oriented, either AM or PM, so we are able to work around your schedule, whatever it may be.
The Car Show is the premier fund raising event for our organization, and it is entirely funded and staff through sponsors and volunteers, so please come out and help us make this event a success!
To volunteer, send an email to: <email@domain.com> or call/text <210-555-1234>.
If you would like to be a sponsor, please contact <email address> / <phone number> for additional information.
Thank you for supporting this great event!
Our 4th annual open car show turned out to be one our best event to date, with over 130 vehicles on display for all those who came out! It turned out to a beautiful spring day here in Garden Ridge, with the mercury rising up to a balmy 72 degrees, after a nice and cool start to the day. At times it was somewhat breezy, but that didn’t seem to impact the attendees nor the exhibitors.
We cannot be successful without our wonderful, generous sponsors. With their support, we have been able to provide event t-shirts for the participants, trophies and plaques for the winners, golf carts to transport spectators to and from the parking lots, and so much more. Thank you to all of our sponsors!
Thanks to all of our 2018 Sponsors for help making our show a success!
As usual, there were two best of show winners: one for Pre-1990 entrants, and another for 1991-Current.
The Mayor’s Choice went to David S, for his 1964 Blue Ford Falcon, and the Kid’s Choice was Jaun B’s 2015 Dodge Charger.
Editor’s Note: If someone can point either of the previous cars out for me in the photo gallery below, I’ll tag them and display them here like the Best of Show winners above. Thank you!
And here’s an image gallery showing a small selection of the more than 130 entrants to this years’ show, as well as a few shots of the spectators enjoying the day.
We hope you enjoyed this recap of the 2018 Car Show. We hope to see you next year for our 5th Annual Open Car Show!
