🌱2022 New Year's Baby + Nurses Needed in SA + SAC Free Textbooks

Hello, people of San Antonio! Gabriela Couvillion here with your brand-new San Antonio Daily.

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Partly sunny and warmer. High: 59 Low: 34.

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Here are the top stories today in San Antonio:

1. On Saturday, Jan. 1 at 12:20 a.m., San Antonio welcomed its first 2022 New Year's baby! Baby Nadia, a beautiful and healthy baby girl, was born at Methodist Hospital and weighed 7 pounds and 1.6 ounces. Nadia's mother, Lamia Issad and father, Achour Medaouri "are first-time parents and told Methodist Hospital that they are honored to be recognized by the city." Director of Methodist's Mother-Baby Unit Trish Horlacher congratulated the family, who received gifts from the local hospitals, and said "Nadia's arrival is a great start to 2022!" She added, "The arrival of baby Nadia is the perfect way to kick off another year of doing what we do best; caring for women and infants of San Antonio and South Texas." For more details, visit: (KSAT San Antonio)
2. "The past two years have been extremely challenging for local healthcare professionals due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and "San Antonio healthcare workers say the new year needs new nurses" due to the continuing COVID-19 situation. Licensed Vocational Nurse Andrew Smith said, "People are sick, and they need a lot of care. We're the ones on the frontline doing the best we can." He added, "It's a tall order not only for San Antonio but for the whole country. We need new nurses." Baptist Health System will hold hiring events for nurses and other healthcare workers throughout 2022 for its five San Antonio hospitals and its hospital in New Braunfels. For more information, visit: (KENS5.com)
3. San Antonio Community College students will have access to free textbooks through "a new, $17 million textbook rental program. The new initiative "is being extended to students at all five Alamo Colleges during the spring semester" and will "run through summer of 2022." Alamo Colleges District Chancellor Mike Flores said, "We need to ensure that students have and procure instructional materials, because that is also key to success." According to the San Antonio Express News, "students will receive an email before the start of classes allowing them to select between physical or digital copies of textbooks and instructional materials" which will be issued through the campus bookstores. For more information, visit: (San Antonio Current)

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Today in San Antonio:

• Holiday Lights Festival 2022 Online Event. (4 p.m.)
• The Rotary Ice Rink Recreational Activity at Travis Park. (5 p.m.)
• Holiday Lights on the River Walk Free Event. (5:30 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• "A look back at some of the San Antonio Spurs' top plays from the 2021-22 season so far! Ready for more highlights in the new year!" (‪Facebook #porvida)
• "2021 was a year full of precious 'San Antonio FC' memories! Looking forward to many more this year!" (Instagram)
• "San Antonio Zoo Cuteness alert! Meet baby Java, the yellow-backed duiker! Java, born to parents JB and Josie on 12/15/2021, is the newest addition to our San Antonio Zoo family!" (Instagram)
• "Happy New Year! Get your travel plans started, and check out our Leisure Guide for great recommendations on what to do during your next Visit San Antonio: https://bit.ly/3BGU71Q." (Facebook)
• "Goodwill San Antonio's Color of the Week is blue! Items labeled with the blue tags are 50% off this week. Promotion changes every Sunday! Visit your local Goodwill for unique finds. Your store purchases help fund our mission to help change lives through the power of work." (Facebook)

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— Gabriela Couvillion

About me: I'm an active mom of two grown sons and lifelong San Antonio resident. I received a BA in Spanish from the University of Texas at San Antonio, and in my free time I immerse myself in creative writing. Thanks for reading Patch, and feel free to reach out if you have any news and happenings you think may appeal to our readers!