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The San Marcos Downtown Association is moving its Third Thursday Downtown Walkabout to the Second Saturday of the month. Downtown walkabout attendees stop to take a look at Tiny Amber Taylor’s booth of paintings and handmade jewelry at the Porch during a prior Third Thursday Downtown Walkabout. Daily Record file photo by Denise Cathey

Third Thursday moves to Second Saturday

Fri, 05/24/2019 - 12:00am

The San Marcos Downtown Association announced that it is launching a new Downtown Walkabout event to coincide with the current array of events that take place in downtown every second Saturday of t

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Co-creators Kelli Cotner and Susan Fitz-Simon started Dharma Ranch together, the 10 acre retreat is located just outside San Marcos. Daily Record photos by Denise Cathey

Dharma Ranch: Opening hearts & minds

Thu, 05/23/2019 - 12:00am

On a Wednesday morning, a group of women with yoga mats make the trek up a wooded trail to a 30-foot-tall yurt located in a small clearing.

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Heart-healthy & plant-forward nutrition

Wed, 05/22/2019 - 12:00am

Adding more fruits and vegetables is one .of the simplest ways to make at-home meals healthier for the whole family.

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Robert Fitzsimons, along with his team in the Progressive Care Unit, accept his DAISY Award from CTMC CNO Catherine Amitrano and CTMC CEO and President Anthony Stahl. Photo courtesy of CTMC

Extraordinary nurses honored at CTMC

Tue, 05/21/2019 - 12:00am

Twelve nurses at Central Texas Medical Center were honored Tuesday in the hospital’s first ever the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses ceremony.

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A Handle on your Health: Stem Cell Therapy

Tue, 05/21/2019 - 12:00am

You may have heard of stem cell therapy already but for those of you who have not, this is a very exciting new frontier in medicine.

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A Word About Recycling with Ollie Maier

Sun, 05/19/2019 - 12:00am

We all know automation is coming more and more into our lives — soon vehicles won’t even need drivers anymore. So this article in a Resource Recycling caught my eye.

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The Journey Continues: Flight 93

Sun, 05/19/2019 - 12:00am

My journey this week took me to the east coast in Pennsylvania. While traveling off the Interstate, I observed a national park service sign for Flight 93. Realizing that was

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Answers to Go with Susan Smith

Sun, 05/19/2019 - 12:00am

Q. My preschooler and I were reading “Please, Mr. Panda,” a silly book about manners. One of the characters is a ring-tailed lemur. My child loves nonfiction and would like

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2017 Texas State University Bobcat Build volunteers Kaylyn Remsing, Taylor Thornton, Ashley Redding and Kristin Olansen pick up litter on San Antonio Street during the annual cleanup event. Daily Record file photos by Rachel Willis

Bobcat Build canceled for the first time

Sun, 05/19/2019 - 12:00am

Texas State University’s largest collective day of volunteer work for the community, Bobcat Build, was canceled for the first time since its creation in 2001. Thousands of volunteers and workers

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Eye of the Dog co-owner Billy Ray Mangham points to competitor Lotus as the audience rates her pot by their applause during the “Best 2 Pounds 2 Minute Pot Contest” at the annual Dirt Dauber Clay Festival last year. The pot making competition is one of many the center holds during the festival. Daily Record file photos by Denise Cathey