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Lions Club Tube Rental was recently presented with the Downtown Partner of the Month Award for July. From left to right are Main Street Advisory Board Member Linda Coker, Tube Rental Manager Mark Jalufka, Interim Main Street Manager Josie Falletta and Main Street Intern Michaela Self. Photo submitted by the City of San Marcos

Lions Club Tube Rental named Partner of the Month

Thu, 07/18/2019 - 12:00am

The San Marcos Main Street Program named the San Marcos Lions Club Tube Rental the July Downtown Partner of the Month.

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Consumer Tips for Fiscal Fitness: Natural Disaster Preparedness

Thu, 07/18/2019 - 12:00am

Texans live in a state with the potential for many types of natural disasters — flash floods, hurricanes, windstorms, tornadoes and wildfires, to name the most common.

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Hays County Lt. Jeri Skrocki and CO Norman Foster strike a pose inside the Texas Roadhouse during the 2017 event. Daily Record file photo

Police trade badges for serving aprons

Wed, 07/17/2019 - 12:00am

Local police will be trading in their badges for serving aprons at Texas Roadhouse on Thursday, July 25 between 5 and 9 p.m.

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EVO celebrates National Ice Cream Day

Wed, 07/17/2019 - 12:00am

National Ice Cream Day is Sunday, July 21 and EVO Entertainment Group, the family-owned entertainment operator, will be scooping out specials at The SPOT.

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Survey: Americans struggle to eat healthy lunches at work

Tue, 07/16/2019 - 12:00am

More than half (56%) of employed Americans who typically eat lunch during work hours struggle to eat a healthy lunch at work, and more than three quarters (77%) say they’re more likely to make heal

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A Handle on your Health

Tue, 07/16/2019 - 12:00am

We are already getting kids in our clinic needing school physicals or sports physicals for the coming year. As a parent, you do your duty and get your kids evaluated as requested by schools.

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A Word About Recycling with Ollie Maier

Sun, 07/14/2019 - 12:00am

Last week we started covering a recent article in a Resource Recycling newsletter talking about single-use plastic packaging. Today we will cover more on the subject. While last week we

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The Journey Continues: Cathy Carson

Sun, 07/14/2019 - 12:00am

My journey this week takes me to a different path for my column — my first selection of poetry by Cathy Carson, a resident at CM Allen Public Housing a

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Answers to Go with Susan Smith

Sun, 07/14/2019 - 12:00am

San Marcos Public Library 625 E. Hopkins St. 512-393-8200 Q. Would you like to hear about what carpenters thought about the 2 by 4’s reduction in size? This is number

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With Texas State University move-out season comes an abundance of household items being piled up in and around apartment dumpsters on curbs throughout the city, like this one on Sagewood Trail in 2016. This year a town and gown program between Texas State and the city are looking to change that. Daily Record file photo

Every Texas State University moveout season San Marcos groans with a collective sigh as couches, television sets, lawn chairs and other various household items coagulate along curbsides, dumpsters and even