Daily Record file photo by Gerald Castillo
Texas State University’s McCoy College of Business Center for Professional Sales hosted more than 60 sales center directors between Sept. 30-Oct. 2.
Don’t forget to provide food for our fall and winter birds. Photo from Metro Creative
After a scorching hot summer, here’s hoping fall is a tad cooler. And it would also be nice if winter is relatively mild and not another polar vortex like the last one.
I received several favorable comments from last week’s column when I wrote about topics from my journals and other writings. The following are more entries that speak to “caring” that touches my heart.
Left to Right: Abril and Adelina Flores, Bill Davis, Bernie Adams, Laura Davis, Zack Davis, Dorothy Cook, Patrick Tran, Selene Mathews and Michael Hernandez.
Food ready for distribution. Photos by Bernadette Adams
Sept. 25 marked the one-year anniversary of Maurice T. Suttles VFW Auxiliary and Laura Davis working with the food bank to feed veterans and the community. VFW Post 3413 Auxiliary worked with Post Commander, Post Members, Veterans’ Service Officers and the Hays County Food Bank to provide a mobile food distribution for Veterans and their families.
Ballet Hispánico in Tiburones. Photo by Paula Lobo
To kick off Texas Performing Arts’ 40th Season, TPA welcomes Ballet Hispánico, the acclaimed Latinx dance company, back to Austin for their first appearance since 2002. The company is currently celebrating its 50th season and will perform the special anniversary program Noche de Oro: A Celebration of 50 Years on Saturday, Oct. 30, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets, starting at $25, are available at TexasPerformingArts.org.
Jessica Rey’s Never Forget Your Roots.
Dance regalia and portraits of dancers. Photo by Clay deStefano
Clay DeStefano’s Our Common Ancestry.
San Marcos’ own Indigenous Cultures Institute (ICI) has created “Napakō: Our Journey,” a multi-faceted display of photographs, powwow regalia, ceremonial jewelry, videos and original art to share the story of the Indigenous community in San Marcos. A companion show, “Exploring Our Roots” offers 30 original works of art focusing on personal and collective ancestry. Both shows are hanging now through Nov. 27 in the Price Center.
Supertunia Picasso in Purple petunia, Superbells Yellow calibrachoa and White Knight Sweet alyssum are reaching peak bloom in this container made of recycled bamboo.
This Eastern Tiger Swallowtail has been making frequent stops at the Supertunia Picasso in Purple flowers. Photos by Norman Winter
Naming a petunia Picasso gives clear indication this plant is something special. That is precisely what I thought, too, the first time I saw Supertunia Picasso in Purple in plant trials. Actually, I felt a little intimidated as I started thinking what would I do with this beautiful flower in containers or in the landscape.
rik Nam Pla Thai's yellow chicken curry. A serving of tender chicken, yellow curry which uses Turmeric as its main ingredient, with potatoes, yellow onions and bamboo shoots. Daily Record photos by Lance Winter & Nick Castillo
It’s said Thai cuisine is all about balance. It’s finding that perfect rapport between sweet, sour, spicy and salty.
M. Ray Perryman
Recent quotes from many politicians claim that the proposed $3.5 trillion spending bill costs “zero.” Just in case you were wondering, this is not so.
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