San Marcos is back in the playoffs for the third straight year and will look to win their second straight Bi-District Championship.
Texas State will host the final conference series of the year before the conference tournament as the Bobcats take on the Marshall Thundering Herd.
May is Mental Health Awareness month, and the Core Four Partnership — a partnership between the city of San Marcos, Hays County, San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District and Texas State University — is hosting an event to support the cause. Vibrant Visions will occur from 6 to 8 p.m. on May 9 at the Village of San Marcos, 215 South Reimer Ave. The event will include a mental health careers panel, an art exhibit for youth and young adults, food, drinks and giveaways.
College campuses across the country have been embroiled in protests over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. While many of those protests have escalated to the point that arrests have been made, including multiple times over the last week at protests on the University of Texas campus in Austin, that wasn’t the case this week at Texas State University.
Texas State University anthropology researchers are using grants from the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Justice to examine the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and bone structure.
The 19th Annual “Hats off for Veterans” was a huge success thanks to the 100s that attended enjoying the music, live and silent auction, fellowship, service agency booths and Original Black’s BBQ. Students from Gary Job Corps Security Cadets have assisted with for over 10 years with the traffic, crowd control and assisting with booth setups and take downs. Funds raised by the BBQ and Gala are awarded to veterans for educational assistance, recipient for $1,000 scholarship is US Army Sergeant Kyle Pringle who is currently working on his first higher education degree in Aquatic Biology at San Antonio College. (For a full story on the scholarship, see tomorrow’s Daily Record.) Entertainment was provided by Full on Fiasco and Country Artist Bart Crow. All Occasions Auctioneers provided the active auctioning thanks to Blake Hartman and Scotty Gibbs. Pictured are Coordinator Hats off for Veterans Lisa Adams, Hays County Justice of the Peace Beth Smith, San Marcos Mayor Jane Hughson, Hays County Treasurer Daphne Tenorio, Major General Chris Adams US Air Force Retired, Past Post Commander VFW Post 12058 Jimmie Quintero, Texas House Representative District 73 Carrie Isaac, Kyle City Councilman Miguel Zuniga, from Gary Job Corps; Security Cadets, Thomas Bustos, Joey Brown, Antonio Garcia, Isaiah Pena, Jaylen Wright, Zoe Avala, Kyla Tucker, Marquite Hudson, Joshua Canada, Jaylon Wiley, Amire Gross, Capt. Paul Tristan, and Capt. Jerrod Haegele. The Cooking Crew from the Original Black’s BBQ, John, Josh, Alan, Chris, Victor, Joseph, Steven, and Chris, Job Well Done. And of course, “Hercules” the Therapy Horse. Looking forward to seeing everyone for the next “Hats off for Veterans” on April 6, 2025.
Humanity is moved by inhumanity. Pain and injustices inflicted on us or others, with cruelty and without cause, will move people to speak out and take actions to stop that harm.
Editor’s note: A version of this column was published in 2017.
Texas State golfer Sakke Siltala advanced out of US Open local qualifying at Fair Oaks Ranch Golf & Country Club on the Blackjack Course in Fair Oaks Ranch.
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