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San Marcos Public Library 625 E. Hopkins St. 512-393-8200 Q. How many species are there on planet earth?
San Marcos Public Library 625 E. Hopkins St. 512-393-8200 Q. How many species are there on planet earth?
How far back does your memory stretch? For older folks, we recall Dec. 7, 1941, as the day the United States was attacked by Japan with the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The sinking of the USS Arizona claimed the lives of 1,177 on board, the worst disaster in United States naval history
In a celebration of movement and a variety of artists, Austin’s Tapestry Dance Company returns to the stage with the premiere of “The Precious Present – In Love & Light” on Dec. 9 - 12.
Texas is blessed with a plenitude of woodpeckers, with some 14 different species in our fair state. There are some 200 species in the world.
Greer Gisy is currently on tour with the “Angelica” tour of “Hamilton,” which opens this Wednesday and will run through Dec. 19 at Bass Concert Hall. However, though Gisy has been a dancer since she was three years old, she will not appear on stage for the duration of the show. Instead, Gisy will watch from the wings as the production’s dance supervisor, the person responsible for the overall cohesiveness of the production’s choreography.
A front yard filled with colorful Texas flowers and a backyard garden producing vegetables is still a San Marcos scenario as the year draws to a close and our northern neighbors deal with freezing weather. As December’s Yard of the Month, Spring Lake Garden Club features the home of Richard and Aleene Howser on Crystal Cove in the Hills of Hays neighborhood, east of Iinterstate 35 on Staples Road. A showy front garden is the result of hours of planning and tending, but also the advantage of location — an area of fertile farmland and grazing acres before new homes were built in the late 1980s.
‘Orchid Flower’ is the Color of the Year for 2022 and The Garden Guy is beyond thrilled. I know the color of the year is mainly geared toward fashion and interior decoration but WGSN and their color systems company, Coloro, believe this will cross all segments of life. But did they think about gardening too?
Last week, the San Marcos Regional Animal Shelter held two adoption events across town in its effort to get pets out of the shelter and into homes. The first was held at Ivar’s River Pub on Nov. 14, where two dogs, one from foster and another from the shelter, were adopted and the second, held at the assisted-living community. Brookdale North on Nov. 19, saw the adoption of six cats. From the 301 animals in their care, 166 of those are currently in foster homes.
Above, Kerbey Lane Cafe's Crispy Chicken Benedict — golden fried chicken breast tenders served on top of a homemade biscuit topped with poached eggs, Hollandaise, green chile sauce and citrus marinated onions. This plate comes with one breakfast side, which I went with Kerbey’s homestyle fries Daily Record photo by Nick Castillo
There’s something about Kerbey Lane Cafe officially opening in San Marcos that stirs up a bit of nostalgia in my mind.
The San Marcos Area Chamber of Commerce hosted its 118th annual dinner at the San Marcos Conference Center on Nov. 18. Above, Chamber President Jason Mock and Chamber Board President Matthew Worthington present John Hardy of Divided Sky Roofing the Business of the Year Award. Daily Record photo by Lance Winter
As guests walked into San Marcos Conference Center on Nov.
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