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May 3rd, 2013

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CTMC fares well in surveys

For the month of March, all of the Central Texas Medical Center (CTMC) patient experience objectives fell in the 75th percentile, marking a monumental achievement for the hospital.
The data was collected from HCAHPS patient experience surveys that measure satisfaction for various objectives related to their stay in the hospital.
Almost every category saw improvement from the scores during the same period last year.

Mid-Texas Symphony Board to meet on Monday

The annual meeting of the Mid-Texas Symphony Society will be held at 6 p.m., Monday, May 6, at the Dunne Conference Center, Tschoepe Hall, Texas Lutheran University, Seguin.
All society members (contributors) are invited to attend. Officers will give their annual reports and the 2013-2014 Board of Directors will be elected. A meeting of the Symphony Board of Directors will follow.
Founded in 1978, the Mid-Texas Symphony has provided the central Texas region with professional symphonic music.

Commissioners cancel meeting

Hays County Commissioners Court will not meet on Tuesday, May 7. The next Court meeting will be on May 14.
Commissioners meet on the third floor of the Courthouse in downtown San Marcos. Meetings usually begin at 9 a.m. They are also streamed live through co.hays.tx.us.
 

Two-day ‘Comic Con’ promises plenty of fun

San Marcos is getting a Comic Con to call its own this weekend at the Embassy Suites and Conference Center thanks to Central Texas Toy and Expo owner and promoter Tim Gardner.

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One more week for early votes

Saturday begins the final week of early voting in the San Marcos CISD bond election and race for trustee place 5.

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Minister marks 50 years of service at Martindale church

When Rev. Donald Ray Duval first stood behind the pulpit at the United Methodist Church of Martindale, the presidential portrait hanging at the U.S. Post Office across town was John F. Kennedy.

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HS Baseball: Rattlers can’t adjust in loss

SAN ANTONIO — The San Marcos Rattlers knew they were in store for a tough challenge against San Antonio-Johnson in Thursday’s first game of a Class 5A, bi-district playoff series.

Adjusting to Mother Nature, in all likelihood, wasn’t in the initial equation.
With an unusually strong, cold and steady wind blowing outwards from the northwest, San Marcos couldn’t get things going in the right direction in a 7-4 loss to the Jaguars at Blossom Field.

HS Softball: O’Connor beats SM in Game 1

SAN ANTONIO — If unearned runs never counted and opposing teams weren’t allowed to score off errors, San Marcos would be up 1-0 in a best-of-three series against the fourth-ranked team in the state.

Until the powers that be change the rules of softball, the Lady Rattlers must learn to overcome their mistakes in order to beat a good team like San Antonio-O’Connor. San Marcos committed five errors in a 9-5 loss to the Lady Panthers in the area round of the Class 5A playoffs held at San Antonio’s North East ISD Softball Complex.

College Football: Fran, TXST extend deal

Texas State decided Thursday that it wants to see Dennis Franchione patrol the sidelines for a little longer than originally planned.

Franchione, who went 10-14 in his first two years with the Bobcats since 1990-91, agreed to a new five-year deal that will pay him $400,000 beginning Feb. 2014 through the remainder of his contract. His previous contract paid him $350,000 annually.

For more, check Sunday’s print edition of the Daily Record.