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SMA senior ends year-long reign as Texas Teen Miss Heart of the USA

Lacey Fields, the 2022 Texas Teen Miss Heart of the USA, after her speech and final walk
Photos submitted by Laura and Daryl Fields

Fields with Athena Reiche, Captain Thomas Moore Chapter NSDAR Regent, loading up holiday meals for delivery to families of veterans in need.

Fields stands with pallets of collected food donations as part of her Adopt-A-Veteran holiday meal program for twelve veterans and their families.

SMA senior ends year-long reign as Texas Teen Miss Heart of the USA

Sun, 04/16/2023 - 5:00am

Lacey Fields has had an exciting year. In addition to attending classes at San Marcos Academy and completing all of the rites of passage that accompanies being a senior, she fulfilled the commitments to her crown as Texas Teen Miss Heart of the USA.

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Veterans receive Easter cards from First Step School

Betty Silguero, Auxiliary member Dorothy Cook, Ashali Garcia and Laura Ramirez delivered books, puzzles and cards to the veterans at Brookdale Senior Living Retirement Community.
Photos by Bernadette Adams

The students at First Step School designed Easter cards.

Veterans receive Easter cards from First Step School

Sun, 04/16/2023 - 5:00am

The Maurice T. Suttles VFW Auxiliary and students from First Step School made Easter cards for the Veterans at Brookdale Senior Living Retirement Community.

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Live Music Listing

Fri, 04/14/2023 - 12:00am

FRIDAY Middleton Brewing The Brothers Wayfare Friday, April 7, 6 - 9 p.m. 101 Oakwood Loop

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Hands of Hope Tea ’N more returns April 22

The Hands of Hope fall graduates.
Photos submitted by Deanna Owen

Hostesses set high tea tables with their own china, silverware and creative centerpieces.

Hands of Hope Tea ’N more returns April 22

Sun, 04/09/2023 - 5:00am

The Hands of Hope Tea ’N More returns this year on April 22. The event will begin at 1 p.m. with table previews and a silent auction in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church, located at 325 West Mc-Carty Lane. The high tea, catered by the Texas Pie Company of Kyle, will begin at 2:30 p.m. with a spring fashion show by Chico’s following after.

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For those who planted carrots in their gardens last winter, now is the time to pull them in preparation for the spring.

April is the time for thinning green onions down to three inches apart.
Photos by Sue Maastricht

Gardening Goodness

Sun, 04/09/2023 - 5:00am

Master Gardener shares love for April planting

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A snake’s flicking tongue is used to scent and feel around any object a snake finds strange.
Photo from Metro Creative

Exploring Nature: Snake’s Alive

Sun, 04/09/2023 - 5:00am

I am not a big fan of snakes. While I realize these slithery reptiles have a place in nature’s overall scheme, I still find them unlovable.

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Based on Tim Burton’s quirky 80s film, “Beetlejuice” is set to take the stage at Bass Concert Hall Feb. 6 -11, 2024.
Photo submitted by Broadway In Austin

Broadway in Austin announces 2023-2024 season

Sun, 04/09/2023 - 5:00am

Texas Performing Arts’ Broadway in Austin announces its 2023-24 season lineup with six Austin premieres and the return of two favorites. The 2023-24 season will include the new original musical “Six,” the Lerner & Loewe’s production of “My Fair Lady,” “Tina – The Tiny Turner Musical,” the Broadway hit based on Tim Burton’s classic film, “Beetlejuice,” a new musical featuring the songs of Bob Dylan called “Girl From the North Country” and the Disney musical, “Frozen.” Additionally, season ticket holders can add one or two more shows to the year: “Wicked” and “The Book of Mormon.”

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Answers to Go

Sun, 04/09/2023 - 5:00am

Q.Why do we celebrate Easter with eggs? What has a rabbit (bunny) got to do with Easter?

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Art Squared returns to downtown San Marcos for 11th year in a row

Art Squared Arts Market features a wide variety of art, representing the diverse talents of local San Marcos area artists and artisans.
Photos submitted by SMAL

The Art Squared Arts Market takes place at the Hays County historic courthouse lawn every second Saturday, March through December.

New Market Director, Karly Schlievert, has high hopes for the coming months.

Art Squared returns to downtown San Marcos for 11th year in a row

Sun, 04/09/2023 - 5:00am

The Art Squared Arts Market returns for 2023 in Downtown San Marcos on the historic courthouse lawn. Since 2012, artists and artisans of all kinds convene in the heart of San Marcos to showcase and sell their works, reflecting the unique community that makes San Marcos so special. This year, Art Squared welcomes a new market director, Karly Schlievert, who is a local artist herself and has a passion for cultivating her local art community.