Jason Mock
Last week, the San Marcos Area Chamber of Commerce's Board of Directors hosted its annual board planning meeting to look at what has been working well and planning for the future.
Celebrate Halloween with these marbled brownie treats. Photo from Metro Creative
It is hard to determine who created the brownie, but dessert devotees no doubt appreciation that individual’s now beloved creation.
The Aquarena Springs Symphonic Band performs at the Price Center.
Photos courtesy of the Price Center.
The Aquarena Springs Symphonic Band (ASSB) will return to the Price Center’s 1910 Room stage this Halloween via a fundraising performance at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 31. Trick or Treat and Talent Too! will feature the 30-piece community band performing a selection of Halloween-inspired music. Dr. John Schmidt of Texas State University’s music department will be highlighted as guest pianist. Attendees are encouraged to come in costume as the event will include a costume contest for adults and kids. Treat bags will also be provided to children in attendance.
Left, lifelong activity and volunteer Harvey Miller on his 88th birthday. Right, Miller participating in cleanup efforts in a local park.
Mrs. Gulf Coast Earth, Sarah Smith, will be featured guest speaker. Photos submitted by the Dunbar Heritage Association
Harvey Miller dedicated 54 years of his life in service to the San Marcos community. Following in the footsteps of this local activist and hero, the Dunbar Heritage Association and the city of San Marcos will hold its inaugural Harvey Miller Day of Service Saturday, Nov. 6 starting at 8:45 a.m. at Eddie Durham Park, 205 Martin Luther King Dr.
Manali Sunkara to play Viola. Photo by Bret Brookshire
Josh Kok to play Sebastian Submitted Photo
Two Texas State University theatre students, Manali Sunkara and Josh Kok, will star in Austin Shakespeare’s performance of “Bollywood Twelfth Night” from Nov. 5 through 21 at the Long Center’s Rollins Theater.
AquatPots clustered together at the entryway welcome visitors for the upcoming holidays. Photo by Jan Winter
AquaPots are equipped with a tube hidden by foliage like this Dolce Appletini heuchera. A water hose inserted in the tube makes for easy filing of the water holding reservoir. Photo by Norman Winter
The hidden tube in this AquaPot will allow for easy feeding by placing a spoonful of watersoluble fertilizer prior to filling up the water holding reservoir. Photo by Norman Winter
This AquaPot is full of blooms from November to June with Lady Godiva Orange calendula and Superbells Pomegranate Punch calibrachoas. Photo by Norman Winter
Container gardening through the winter is one of the great joys of living in the South and the new AquaPots have eliminated the last of the anxieties: watering and feeding. We all are used to watering and applying fertilizer in the summer, but it has been somewhat of a mystery or roll of the dice in the winter.
Pictured Left to Right: Kimberley Holeman, Merlene Peters, Pedro Medina, Commander Stephanie Brown, Steve Jones, District 5 President Dorothy Cook, Aaron Brown. Photo submitted by VFW Post 3413
Monday, Oct. 18 was Recognition of Women in Military Service day. Women were limited to working as cooks, seamstresses, and nurses in the U.S. military during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. As of the twentieth Century, there are no more restrictions on what positions women can or cannot hold.
My journey this week concerns how we deal with emergencies. The word itself causes us discomfort and points to an immediate need of help. The Red Cross has a list for types of emergencies and tips for preparedness steps you can take on their website. In San Marcos, we have faced true emergencies due to flash floods, winter storms, the Coronavirus and highway safety. As in Aesop’s story of the Ant and the Grasshopper, having been forewarned is forearmed. Some folks work on disaster preparedness prior to the next such crisis, and others just “forget about it.” They end up in the same predicament again. Then they call 9-1-1. That three-digit telephone number is used universally in the United States as the reporting method for crimes, accidents and medical emergencies. We can be grateful for this fast and easy access to help when we are in crisis. Be aware that both Hays County and the city of San Marcos have Emergency Management offices. The Hays Informed blog provides a one-stop, coordinated information page designed for real-time emergencies.
Not emusing: Ostriches can weigh up to 320 lbs. Photo from Metro Creative
Some birds are big.
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