As promised, here’s some additional information on our inaugural “Spirit of Carlsbad” awards, which is being co-hosted by the City of Carlsbad, the Carlsbad Current-Argus, the Ricky Garcia Foundation and the United Way of Eddy County.
We are now accepting nominations for five different awards: Humanitarian of the Year, Outstanding Citizen of the Year, Student Humanitarian of the Year, Student Outstanding Citizen of the Year and Nonprofit Agency of the Year. We’re planning to give out these awards, and a few others, in May.
The humanitarian awards are for a person or couple who donated time and resources to assist their fellow citizens throughout 2020. Outstanding citizen awards are for a person or couple who made a major impact on Carlsbad through civic involvement. Nominees must be a resident of Carlsbad or South Eddy County. For the two student awards this year, we’re looking for a graduating high school senior (Class of 2021). Our graduating seniors have been through a
We want to offer our condolences to the family of Ofelia Bernal Estrada and Leopoldo Estrada Jr., who both passed away in December. Ofelia and Leo were wonderful residents and great-great grandparents who were also very caring and generous people. So many members of their family have followed their lead and given back to this community, including their son, City Councilor Leo Estrada III. Services are being handled through West Funeral Home.
Hopefully, everyone did OK with the cold front which swept through Carlsbad earlier this week. Eddy County received a small amount of snowfall Wednesday morning. Thanks again to the Community of Hope Center (across the street from La Tienda), for opening Dec. 30 and 31 and Jan. 1 for those in need of a shelter and warm meal. Robert and Patricia Jacquez, with help from the United Way, have really made a difference in the lives of others. Thanks also to Carlsbad Transitional Housing and other groups who also help provide shelter when it is needed.
A Bournemouth care home resident receiving the Pfizer vaccine. Credit: Steve Parsons/PA Wire The coronavirus crisis has caused grief and stress for millions in 2020, while turning everyday life upside down. Throughout the year the headlines have been grim, as the Covid-19 numbers got worse and worse here in the UK. Even the recent good news of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was tarnished by concern about a number of new variants or strains of coronavirus, which appear to be more infectious. These mutant versions of Covid have led to the year ending with a new wave of tough lockdowns, under the Tier 4 system.