🌱 Ukrainian Neighbor Raises Funds + Remembering Chuck Blount

Good morning, neighbors! Elaine Thompson here, your host of the San Antonio Patch newsletter — here to fill you in on all the most important things happening in town. Including news on:

• Ukrainian woman worries for her family back home.
• Man is sentenced for child pornography charges.
• Local writer dies after chronic condition diagnosis.

But first, today's weather:

Partly sunny and very warm. High: 100 Low: 73.

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Here are the top stories in San Antonio today:

1. A Ukrainian woman in San Antonio hopes to raise $6,000 in funds through her bakery business, to support Ukraine's military during the current war. Olena Romanko's believes her husband is still "imprisoned in Russian-occupied Crimea." Romanko's also concerned about her mother's well being in her hometown, Oleshky, which is now underwater after a dam was destroyed. (KENS5.com)
2. A San Antonio man was sentenced to 19-years in federal prison on child pornography charges, and required to pay $30,000 in restitutions. Thomas McKay Beck "used peer-to-peer file sharing software to distribute 14 CSAM files." There were sexually-explicit videos of children of different ages on Beck's computer. Beck plead guilty to two counts of indictment. (KSAT San Antonio)
3. San Antonio food writer Chuck Blount died after being diagnosed with a chronic condition. Blount was an integral part of the San Antonio Express-News team. He covered barbecue competitions, made beer reviews on social media. Blount also wrote food, drink, sports, and poker columns for the publication. He is survived by his wife and daughter. (San Antonio Current)=

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Today in San Antonio:

Friday, June 9

• Martha Spoor Reading at Alamo Heights High School (8 AM)
• Summer in the City, Cool Down & Wellness Festival at UTSA Downtown Campus (3 PM)
• Music & Movies in the Park at Johnnie McDow Sports Complex (7 PM)
• Dreamgirls at Cinema on Will's Plaza (7 PM)
• Riverdance 25th Anniversary at Majestic Theatre (8 PM)

From my notebook:

• Summer temps are coming! "In preparation of summer-like heat, San Antonians want to have sunscreen and check those AC filters as we could hit our first 100-degree day by next week." (KENS5.com)
• Too much fun in the city this weekend: "Musical moments are certain to fill the air in the Alamo City for the next several days. Catch songstress Erykah Badu in concert or catch a Ryan Adams & The Cardinals show." (CultureMap San Antonio)
• San Antonio Spurs family: "🎉 Official Spurs Draft Watch Parties 🎉 Join the Spurs fam in San Antonio or Austin for the Official Draft Watch Parties presented by Ticketmaster on June 22! Don't miss out on the fun as we make the #1 pick!" (San Antonio Spurs via Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Friday! See you all tomorrow for another update.

— Elaine Thompson

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