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Third Annual Overdose Awareness Day Held at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock

Sponsored by LifeSteps Council on Aug. 25, 2018 to remember those who were lost, who are struggling and who are in recovery!

  • 28 August 2018
  • Author: Doris Sanchez
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Commissioner Cook is carrying flowers to toss into the Old Settlers Park lake in memory of those battling substance abuse, in recovery or who overdosed.International Overdose Awareness Day is Aug. 31

https://www.nsc.org/home-safety/safety-topics/opioids/international-overdose-awareness-day

LifeSteps Council Observed Overdose Awareness Day as part of the International Overdose Awareness Day, a global event held Aug. 31 each year. It is dedicated to remembrance, awareness, education and action that will help eliminate overdose deaths. On Aug. 31 – and throughout the month – you can help raise awareness, memorialize a lost loved one, inspire change and save lives.

A large group of people are seated beneath the Lakeview Pavilion at Old Settlers Park listening to various speakers.

What you can do

  • Invite people to a local gathering at a community center, library, park or other public space:
  • Hold a candlelight vigil
  • Offer an educational program, such as one related to preventing opioid use, in partnership with a local organization
  • Provide a safe space for telling the stories of overdose victims
  • Offer a large canvas and washable paint for survivors to add a handprint in memory of their loved one
  • Display empty hats or shoes to represent the number of lives lost in the community
  • Use the NSC Community Action Kit as a planning guide

Everyone can participate in IOAD with one of these activities:

Commissioner Cook attends LifeSteps Council's 40th Anniversary and Fundraising Luncheon on Aug. 16, 2018

Commissioners Court Honors LifeSteps Council on Alcohol and Drugs with a Proclamation on Aug. 21

  • 22 August 2018
  • Author: Doris Sanchez
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Commissioner Cook is smiling and preparing to leave Old Settlers Hall with other guests in the background.

Prevent. Intervene. Promote Recovery.

LifeSteps’ vision is a safe, supportive, drug-free community with healthy, nurturing families; where all who experience alcohol or drug-related problems have affordable, easy access to the services that they need to help them become productive, empowered and substance free.

Our mission is to improve our community’s health, safety, and well-being by preventing substance use disorders, providing early intervention, and supporting long-term recovery.

Our target population includes individuals and families in Williamson, McLennan and Travis Counties.

Help us to carry this mission out by donating or volunteering!

http://lifestepscouncil.org/                                                   Seated facing forward are Barbara and George Brightwell who were honored as founders of LifeSteps with other members also seated.

RM 620 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

The Ceremony was held on July 23, 2018

  • 25 July 2018
  • Author: bawassink
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This project was part TxDOT, part Williamson County, and it took a lot of our partnership working together to get it done,” said Commissioner Cook. Williamson County first studied needed improvements to RM 620 in 2005. That study resulted in three construction projects over the past 13 years for a construction cost of $18.9 million. 

A group of attendees involved with the completion of RM 620 holds the ribbon as Commissioner Cook cuts it with large scissors amidst a backdrop of trees and the road behind them.The Texas Department of Transportation’s segment includes restriping the existing four-lane section to a six-lane section from Cornerwood Drive to Wyoming Springs Drive. Their construction is anticipated to be completed in July.

In addition to the RM 620 Phase 2 project, Williamson County celebrated completion of another safety project at O’Connor Drive north of RM 620. The county made modifications to the existing median and turn lanes into driveways to help improve the safety in the area. Cox Commercial Construction completed this project as well.

As part of her speech, Commissioner Cook recited a poem that she wrote to commemorate the event, the participants who made it possible, and the drivers who endured the barricades and will now enjoy a smoother and safer ride through this area.

Please click below on Read More to read Commissioner Cook's poem 

Get informed, Be Prepared and Hang up on Senior Fraud Calls

Opinion Editorial by Commissioner Cook

  • 19 July 2018
  • Author: Doris Sanchez
  • Number of views: 6053
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The front of the Senior Fraud Prevention Placemat with images of the County logo, Precinct 1 map, N. Austin Springwoods Park Gazebo, Champion Park in Cedar Park, the round rock and Round Rock water tower, Brushy Creek,  and local nature scenery.

You may have gotten that “IRS” call threatening that if you don’t pay a certain amount of money for some bogus tax owed you will be arrested, deported or have your license revoked. And if you’re a senior, you’ve more than likely gotten such a call.

I hope you hung up.

To address this and other types of fraud among our senior population, I recently introduced the Williamson County Senior Fraud Prevention Program.

At our first event in June at the Court at Round Rock, an independent and assisted living facility, we invited local organizations that sponsor programs to identify and end this fraud, as well as provide other resources for golden agers in Williamson County and throughout Central Texas.

The 2015 True Link Report on Elder Financial Abuse estimated that scams and identity theft cost American seniors a total of $36.5 billion per year, and this number continues to rise. If a senior is not on social media or email, fraudsters will find other means to steal from them through a landline, cellphone or other means.

Precinct 1 Constable Vinnie Cherrone advised residents to hang up on any callers asking for money or making threats if they refuse to give their financial information. He also recommended everyone to lock their social security cards in a safe place and not carry them around in wallets or purses.

Information on a social security card easily allows a criminal to steal a person’s identity. The federal government is even sending out new Medicare ID cards minus social security numbers. If you qualify, yours may be in the mail now.

The National Council on Aging warns that financial scams targeting seniors have become so prevalent that they’re now considered “the crime of the 21st century” because many believe seniors have significant amounts of money in their accounts. But this doesn’t mean low-income seniors don’t have to worry.

 

Commissioner Cook Presents Juneteenth Proclamation in Commissioners Court

  • 19 June 2018
  • Author: Doris Sanchez
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PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS, Juneteenth recognizes that on June 19, 1865, almost three years after President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, Union General Gordon Granger announced in Galveston the freedom of all slaves throughout Texas, which read in part: “The people of Texas are informed that in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free;” and

WHEREAS, this announcement ended slavery in Texas; and

WHEREAS, Juneteenth is the oldest African American holiday, and in 1980, Texas established Juneteenth as a state holiday; and

WHEREAS, this Commissioners Court recognizes that the early Black inhabitants of Williamson County were brought here as slaves; and

WHEREAS, in the 153 years since General Granger’s Proclamation, the struggle against bigotry, hate, and violence continues today; and

WHEREAS, we believe that peace, love, and respect for one another and an emphasis on historical accuracy can overcome deep-seated mistrust and move our society towards a goal of a more inclusive and equitable community;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT PROCLAMED, that the Williamson County Commissioners Court hereby recognizes and proclaims, June 19, 2018 as:

“JUNETEENTH – TEXAS EMANCIPATION DAY”

in Williamson County, and encourages all Williamson County employees and residents to learn more about Juneteenth and support the noble purpose of this day.

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