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It’s been like an old friend that saves you a little time and trouble. But the 512 area code is about to get some company, and the fingers of local residents will be getting more exercise.

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From Staff Reports

The public is invited to attend the annual Memorial Day ceremony at the San Marcos City Cemetery at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 25, sponsored by San Marcos American Legion Post 144.
Prior to and after the ceremony, members of Boy Scout Troop 112 will place flags on the graves of veterans buried in eight local area cemeteries. Presiding over the program will be Post 144 Commander Tom Tvrdik.

May is Preservation Month, and to celebrate the Texas Historical Commission (THC) will offer free admission to all 20 THC state historic sites operated by the agency on Sunday, May 12.
A complete list and directions to the sites, several of which have been recently renovated or restored, can be found at www.texashistoricsites.com.
Historic homes, military outposts and forts, and a national museum are all destination options on THC Historic Sites Free Day.
In addition, Texas salutes the tourism industry during Texas Travel and Tourism Week May 6-12 with a multitude of events.

The British leader Winston Churchill once said, “You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give.”
By that standard, the volunteers who work within the San Marcos CISD schools should have a rich life, for they give much and they give often on behalf of our community’s children.
National Public School Volunteers Week was celebrated recently, and SMCISD is counting our blessings.
All campuses report strong networks of parent and community volunteers who work in the schools on a routine basis.

No matter how someone chooses to remember Texas State’s disastrous season, Ricci Woodard’s team can still end it on a positive note.

Wipe away the Bobcats’ 36 losses, including 21 setbacks to teams from the Lone Star State, because only two matter now. Beginning this afternoon, Texas State opens play in the double-elimination Western Athletic Conference Tournament.