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Vital Veggies

Ratatouille is a savory side dish that delivers a healthy dose of vitamins to your diet. Photo from Metro Creative

Vital Veggies

Vegetables are an important component of a nutritious diet because they are full of vitamins and minerals. According to the online medical resource Healthline, vegetables also are loaded with antioxidants and other plant compounds that help fight free radicals that damage cells.

Come Cinco with Centro and five amigo restaurants

Centro Cultural Hispano de San Marcos and five local restaurants have partnered to help celebrate the historic date of Cinco de Mayo — May 5. The event will be held this year once again, due to COVID, as a lunchtime curbside fundraiser to help boost the economic health of our local businesses and support Centro’s programs for children, summer camps and operational needs.

Gardens of beauty await those for whom the coral bells show

Heuchera varieties Dolce Spearmint and Primo Wild Rose show off their beauty in front of Double Play Candy Corn spirea at The Landings Shopping Center in Columbus, Ga.

Gardens of beauty await those for whom the coral bells show

The backlit mid-April blooms of Dolce Spearmint heuchera are showing the results of fall planting as a flowering kale substitute. Photos by Norman Winter

Gardens of beauty await those for whom the coral bells show

There are gardens of untold beauty ‘For Whom the Coral Bells Show’ and I know many of you in the San Marcos area desperately want them. Just think all of those pages of gorgeous Heuchera varieties (Coral Bells) have their DNA forever linked to natives in the United States.

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The Journey Continues

The Journey Continues: Continuing remembrances from five years of columns

My journey this week is a continuation of memories from writing this column for five years. Faithful readers, you know I have written many columns on veterans, especially on Memorial Day and Veterans Day. I am a Christian and a veteran — both are deeply woven into my journey. A soldier’s purpose is to protect life, not take life. I believe it is our privilege to remember the fallen and their families. “There blood may dry and fade, but it will always stain the hearts of loving families.” It has been my privilege to lead American soldiers in combat in The Republic of South Vietnam. In The New York Times, Thursday, April 14, I read remarks from veterans who served in Afghanistan over the past 20 years, and all these men shared both acceptance and regret over the Afghan withdrawal. Service to the nation has called for us to only place others above self. John 15:13 says: “Greater love has no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.” Veterans of all ages, you are invited to the “Veterans Patrol” meeting on April 26 at 7 p.m. at 325 W. McCarty Lane (First Baptist Church) where you will find “veterans standing together in faith to support each other for inner peace.” We share a camaraderie and fellowship. (see veteranspatrol.org)

A Word About Recycling

A Word About Recycling

Last Thursday, our nation celebrated Earth Day… a day designed to reflect on how wonderful our earth is to have all the natural resources we have been blessed with to make our life just that much more comfortable. Unfortunately, we shouldn’t have to be reminded of this on just one day a year, but every day of the year.

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Above, Hays City Store's King Ranch Chimichanga — a fried tortilla filled with king ranch chicken casserole served with rice and beans. Below, Hays City Store's Chicken Fried Chicken which came with jalapeno cream gravy, mashed potatoes and fresh spinach (not pictured).  Daily Record photos by Nick Castillo & Lance Winter

Foodie Friday: Hays City Store

Foodie fans listen up! If you’re looking for the complete dining experience look no further than Hays City Store.

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