First graders from Kinyon Elementary School had some
surprises waiting for them Thursday, May 22, when they visited City Hall and
the Midtown Fire Station.
City Councilman Tim Woolley played host for a tour of
the Taylor Veterans Museum, where he stumped most of the children by pulling
out a photograph of a U.S. soldier in Iraq and asking you they thought the
"skinny guy" was ... and it was Woolley himself during his stint
overseas.
Woolley talked about the importance of the museum and
the sacrifice that many make for their country.
Communications and Marketing Director Karl Ziomek took
the pupils on a walk through Cameron Priebe Plaza, discussing the monuments
dedicated to the fallen war heroes from the City of Taylor and also discussing
the Taylor Police Department "Wall of Honor."
At the fire station, firefighters showed the children
everything from living spaces on site to the kitchen area and the vehicle bay,
where they all got a chance to go through the trucks and ask questions along
the way.
But the favorite point in the tour was reserved for a
visit to the City Council offices at City Hall, where Councilman Alex Garza
played Santa Claus in May, handing out a brand-new free children's book to each
of the students in the tour. They got to pick from several titles and "guaranteed"
that they would read the book over the summer vacation.
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