Texercise instructor Kiara Jordan leads a group in exercises at the San Marcos Activity Center. Texercise is a free 10-week evidence-based wellness program for adults 50 years and plus offered by the city's Parks and Recreation Department. Photo by Nick Riali
San Marcos Parks and Recreation is bringing Texercise to San Marcos for those aged 50 and above throughout October.
Now’s the time for Texans with Medicare to check their health and drug coverage for 2019.
Medicare’s open enrollment period runs from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7.
An Antelope Horn milkweed near Wimberly with three Gray Hairstreak and five Juniper Hairstreak butterflies feeding on it. Daily Record file photo
My hummingbirds are gone. Flown south, not to be seen again until next March. They are joined, this time of year, by a lovely butterfly also headed south – the
Red shiso is a prominent part of Asian medicine and has been used as treatment for bronchial asthma. Photo courtesy of Joe Urbach
Summer is gone and fall has arrived – as has the Central Texas allergy season. Ragweed is in the air and with the recent rain, molds are high too and
Dr. Diana Escamilla's home on Smith Lane in Blanco Gardens was flooded in 2015, but she rebuilt her home and yard using recycled materials, regrowing her garden beds from cuttings of plants to create her colorful and sustainable lawn. Photos courtesy of the Spring Lake Garden Club
Renovating a house and yard at the same time is too much for most homeowners, but Dr. Diana Escamilla took on both tasks when in March 2015 she settled in
Q. I’m pleased to hear the plans for repairing the dam right below Spring Lake. I’ve missed swimming in the river there. Does the library have historical information on that
My journey this week took me to the home of Ms. Trinidad (Trini) Rodriguez, a talented published poet and respected licensed professional counselor in San Marcos. Judy and I were
The Discovery Center will have a selection of native and butterfly-attracting plants for sale. Submitted photo
Come to the San Marcos Discovery Center, 430 Riverside Drive, on Oct. 13 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. for a great selection of native plants, milkweed, herbs and vegetables for your
Continuing with closing the world’s largest landfill. You may remember we first covered how large this landfill was and how much garbage it took in each day for New York
Christiana de Leon holds on to her dog Marilyn, dressed as a butterfly, during last year's PetFest at San Marcos Plaza Park. Daily Record file photos by Denise Cathey
Come enjoy the 16th year of celebrating animals and saving their lives at Pet Fest.
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