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Analysis: Muted holidays in Texas, as pandemic threatens and vaccines raise hopes
Analysis: Muted holidays in Texas, as pandemic threatens and vaccines raise hopes
That moment when the idea that the pandemic would be vanquished well before the holidays was replaced, somewhere along the way, by the thought that this “new normal” would be the norm for a long, long time. 11/29/2020 05:00 AM
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Jane Hughson, our current San Marcos mayor, deserves to be reelected for another term. She has served our community well with intelligence and dignity and attention to detail — a combination that is desirable but too often rare. 11/29/2020 05:00 AM
Everyone Loves Pie
Everyone Loves Pie
As warm weather slowly turns cold, certain dishes that don’t make much sense serving during the summer start to sound more appealing. Potpie is one such dish. Cooks who want to try something new with potpie can try the following recipe for “Tortellini & Pancetta Potpie” from Elinor Klivans’ “Potpies: Yumminess in a Dish” (Chronicle Books). 11/29/2020 05:00 AM
Passages Moving Forward in 2021 focus of newest call for art at the Price Center
Passages Moving Forward in 2021 focus of newest call for art at the Price Center
A new call for art focusing on the theme of passages with a focus on moving forward in the new year is now underway for a new gallery show coming to the Price Center. The Center’s Arts Committee invites all area artists to consider submitting up two works on Mon., Nov. 30 or Tues., Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Works in this all ages, all media show must be family-friendly and ready to hang. (3-D works also encouraged.) A $10 application fee is due at time of submission and 20% of any artwork sales goes to assist with operating the non-profit community center. 11/29/2020 05:00 AM
Naturescapes
Naturescapes
In these crazy days and months, it’s reassuring to know that at least some things are, well, ‘sort of’ the same: the ever-popular Naturescapes Photography Contest and Exhibition is hanging at the The Walkers’ Gallery at the San Marcos Activity Center now that the building has reopened. That said, it will only be up for two more weeks. Visitors have until Dec. 4 to see it in person. Prints will also be available for purchase in time for gift-giving season. 11/29/2020 05:00 AM
TPA curates Texas Mixtape concert series with composer Graham Reynolds
TPA curates Texas Mixtape concert series with composer Graham Reynolds
Graham Reynolds has built a career on improvising interesting connections with sound. With his unique composition style, he has written the musical scores for dozens of wellknown films, TV shows and plays, including Richard Linklater’s A Scanner Darkly and Before Midnight, starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy. Reynolds also leads the experimental jazz based band, the Golden Arm Trio, and participates in a number of other collaborative composerled musical ventures in the area to cultivate and support Austin’s own unique sound. 11/29/2020 05:00 AM
Colorful storm brewing in the spring garden
Colorful storm brewing in the spring garden
There has been a storm brewing in the Eastern United States and it is one that will prove to beautify Central Texas landscapes for years to come. The Mountain Horticultural Crops Research Station in Mills River, N.C. are already horticultural heroes of sorts through their breeding. Proven Winners, through their production and marketing, are now bringing the landscape the Double Take Storm flowering quinces with the most shocking blooms you ever imagined. Flowering quinces have a long history in Central Texas and these Double Take selections. Scarlet Storm, Peach Storm, Pink Storm and Orange Storm are perfect for fall or spring planting. They are all double flowered and will cause you to first think camellia. 11/29/2020 05:00 AM
Correction
Correction
11/29/2020 05:00 AM
Zwiener: 'We need to raise the bar for everyone'
Zwiener: 'We need to raise the bar for everyone'
Editor’s note: This article is part of a series featuring the women elected leaders of Hays County. Just 30% of statewide elected leaders in the United States are women, while 50.52% of the population is made of women. After a number of women were elected to public office in the 2020 General Election, the Daily Record is spotlighting the women elected leaders, their experiences and successes. 11/29/2020 05:00 AM
Baca, Gleason face off in city council place 5 runoff
Baca, Gleason face off in city council place 5 runoff
Editor's note: the Daily Record sent questionnaires to each of the candidates who advanced to a runoff election for San Marcos City Council Place 5: Omar Baca and Mark Gleason. This is a special election for a one-year seat. The runoff election takes place on Dec. 8 with early voting already underway. 11/29/2020 05:00 AM
UNIQUE CONTRIBUTION
UNIQUE CONTRIBUTION: TXST's EPDC team works with NASA's STEM@Home initiative
The COVID-19 pandemic created chaos in several different facets of day-to-day life. For many people, particularly those with young children, one of the biggest challenges (with potential long-term effects) has been the switch to online learning. 11/29/2020 05:00 AM
3 remarkable Heritage Association members honored
3 remarkable Heritage Association members honored
“You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give,” so said former Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Our San Marcos community has had the good fortune of having generations of devoted volunteers who have given generously to build the organizations and institutions that enrich our lives today. In recognition of that spirit of volunteerism, the Riverwalk Committee and the Heritage Association of San Marcos annually remembers late members of the Association who were generous with their time and talents for the benefit of our community with the Heritage Tree of Honor award. Phyllis Whitaker, Jerry Sebek, and Charles Blue are the 2020 honorees. Charles (Chuck) Blue 11/29/2020 05:00 AM
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