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St. Mark's Episcopal Church will be serving lunch at Cottage kitchen this week. Pictured are Ellie Stewart, Sue Palmer, Dolores Pair, Emily Pruitt, Kate Pettit, Dianne Pape, Vickye Lambdin, Tracy Herman, Linda Keese, Adelaide McAninch, Joan Mathews and Mary Hamilton. Photo courtesy of St. Mark's

Cottage Kitchen Luncheon

Wed, 02/06/2019 - 12:00am

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church will host lunch at the Charles S. Cock House Museum, located at 400 E. Hopkins Street, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 8.

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6 Tips for heart health for American Heart Month

Tue, 02/05/2019 - 12:00am

Aimed at helping the millions of Americans currently living with high blood pressure reduce their risk of heart attack and stroke, the American Medical Association (AMA) is offering six tips for A

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A Handle on your Health: Cupid’s Itch – Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Tue, 02/05/2019 - 12:00am

Sex makes a lot of people happy for a few minutes out of their day.

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Answers to Go with Susan Smith

Sun, 02/03/2019 - 12:00am

Q. Since my friend moved to Finland, anything I see or hear about the country catches my attention. Recently, I read something that said Finland isn’t part of Scandinavia. Can

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San Marcos Pets of the Week

Sun, 02/03/2019 - 12:00am

All adoptions include the pet’s spay or neuter, kennel vaccinations, rabies vaccination, microchip and city license. For more information or to adopt one of the Pets of the Week, visit

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Celeste and Bill Healy's yard on Mountain Drive is the Spring Lake Garden Club's February Yard of the Month. Photos courtesy of Sharon Lockett

Building a yard that's more than a lawn

Sun, 02/03/2019 - 12:00am

A landscape with over 30 years’ history in surviving deer, drought, floods and Central Texas’ ruggedly challenging environment is still going strong in Willow Creek at the home of Bill

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Library hosts program that bridges gap to medical school

Sun, 02/03/2019 - 12:00am

The San Marcos Public Library will be hosting a series, starting this month, that hopes to demystify the pursuit of medical careers for local students as well as bridge the

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Presentation to touch on Guadalupe County slave history

Sun, 02/03/2019 - 12:00am

The San Marcos-Hays Co. Genealogical Society will host a presentation by Herman Harris about the relationship of the slaveowning Addison Johnson family and the Henry Johnson/Harris slave family in a

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A Word About Recycling with Ollie Maier

Sun, 02/03/2019 - 12:00am

With the Super Bowl upon us, I will try to keep this relatively short. Here, from a Resource Recycling newsletter, is what I think is a great idea. The article

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The Journey Continues: Making Choices Part Two

Sun, 02/03/2019 - 12:00am

Remember on the journey last week I highlighted Joshua’s call to “choose you this day whom you will serve, but as for me and my house, we will serve the