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Police: Nearly 30 found in Texas human smuggling operation 12/06/2020 05:00 AM

KZSM — Celebrating the holidays with you

KZSM — Celebrating the holidays with you

Here in San Marcos and around the country, holiday lights, trees, and decorations are appearing—sometimes earlier than usual, given our need for warmth and cheer as this difficult year comes to a close. We at KZSM.org will unpack our tree and decorate our storefront window at 216 North Guadalupe, as our program hosts prepare shows to honor the season. Thursday, December 10, 3-4 p.m. host Paul Wilson of “Philosophy and Popular Music” will welcome songwriter Randy Brooks, who wrote “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer.” Cohost Steve Jones has known Brooks for over twenty years and recalls his “great stories about his early days touring Vietnam with the USO and other gigs around the US.” On the show, Brooks will undoubtedly tell the story of performing his satirical Christmas song with Elmo and Patsy Shropshire at a Lake Tahoe resort. The couple’s 1979 recording of the song became a monster hit, and “spawned an animated Christmas special, musical toys, ornaments, greeting cards, apparel, video games, a branded hot chocolate mix, a Tesla dashboard app, and inflatable yard abominations,” according to Brooks’ website. Though he jokingly accepts being “remembered for just one thing,” Brooks also sings and plays bass with The Bad Monkeys and the Americana group Young Country. 12/06/2020 05:00 AM

COVID-19 relief: What's on the table as Congress seeks deal

COVID-19 relief: What's on the table as Congress seeks deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — After numerous fits and starts and months of inaction, optimism is finally building in Washington for a COVID-19 aid bill that would offer relief for businesses, the unemployed, schools, and health care providers, among others struggling as caseloads are spiking. 12/06/2020 05:00 AM

Answers to Go

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A Word About Recycling

A Word About Recycling

(Starting this with a personal note.) I ended my last week’s column saying I would be heading up to Minnesota for Thanksgiving and the Holidays, and thus may not be able to submit these columns for a while... that was pre-mature; I ended up not going when I intended. 12/06/2020 05:00 AM

The Journey Continues

The Journey Continues:

My journey towards Christmas has taken me to the iconic Red Kettles Campaign of the Salvation Army which provides opportunity to share one’s time, funds, and talents. My wife Judy and I make it a practice to ring the bell at Christmas; we shared a 10-hour stint last Friday at Cabela’s in Buda. I feel warmth by the spirit when I share willingly with others. Ringing the bell is an investment not only for those in need but also for me — a “pay it forward” as responsible adults for the many blessings I have received. 12/06/2020 05:00 AM

HOW TO:

Gingerbread cookies and houses are one of the many symbols of the holiday season, alongside Christmas trees and twinkling lights. In fact, few confections symbolize the holidays more so than gingerbread. 12/06/2020 05:00 AM

Exploring Nature: Numerous Birds

Exploring Nature: Numerous Birds

Sometimes it is feast or famine for birds, either conditions are ideal and they multiply mightily, or conditions are dire and their numbers plummet. 12/06/2020 05:00 AM

Winter Comfort

During the height of winter, people increasingly retreat indoors and look for something to within the warm confines of home. Plenty of activities can fit the bill, but some provide the rewarding prospect of a freshly made meal or dessert. 12/06/2020 05:00 AM

Velia Teneyuque

Velia Teneyuque

Our beloved wife, mother, sister, aunt, cousin, godmother, and friend Velia Teneyuque went home to paradise on Sunday. November 29, 2020 in Kyle, Texas. 12/06/2020 05:00 AM

Leopoldo T. Rojas

Leopoldo T. Rojas

Leopoldo Torres Rojas, 73, of Wimberley, Texas, died on Saturday, November 28, 2020. Visitation was held on Thursday, December 3 at Thomason Funeral Home in Wimberley, and the Funeral Mass was held on Friday, December 4 at St. Mary's Catholic Church of Wimberley. The Internment Service will be held on Tuesday, December 22 at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio. Arrangements were under the direction on Thomason Funeral Home. For more information and to sign the online registry, please visit thomasonfuneralhome.com. 12/06/2020 05:00 AM

Charlie Sheffield

Charlie Sheffield

Charlie Sheffield, 83, passed away on December 3, 2020 in Kyle, Texas. He was born to the late Troy and Mozelle Griffith Sheffield in Osage, Texas on March 19, 1937. 12/06/2020 05:00 AM

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