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One block at a time ... at the San Marcos Public Library. Lego building time is just one of the many activities for children this summer. From 10-11:30 a.m. on June 15, there will be a Father’s Day Craft event. Top, Desmond Hogue works on his architectural structure. Above left, Zane Newman-Martinez is intent on getting the blocks just right. Above right, Axton Guerrero is proud of the finished product. Left, Lego building always draws a crowd.
Daily Record photos by Shannon West

BUILDING FUTURES

Wed, 06/14/2023 - 12:00am

BUILDING FUTURES

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Bluebonnet offices will close for Juneteenth

Wed, 06/14/2023 - 12:00am

Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative’s offices will be closed Monday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth. Bluebonnet members can access their account information and make payments while the offices are closed through the co-op’s website at bluebonnet.coop, MyBluebonnet mobile app or calling 800-842--7708.

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Wittliff Collections mourns passing of literary giant Cormac McCarthy

Wed, 06/14/2023 - 12:00am

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Cormac McCarthy died June 13 at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, at the age of 89.

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San Marcos CISD summer school programs, shown here, are one method for the district to maintain a place in the yearlong lives of area children. Healthy Summer Meals is another. Meals are available at no cost for children 18 and younger and enrolled students up to age 21 with disabilities. For information about dates and times for meals including the Purple Bus, call 211 or text FOOD to 304-304, visit summerfood.org or call the SMCISD Child Nutrition office at 512393-6940. All sites will be closed on Fridays and July 3-6.
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Food for Thought

Wed, 06/14/2023 - 12:00am

Food for Thought

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Former classmate in affair hopes for a future together

Wed, 06/14/2023 - 12:00am

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Pictured during the proclamation ceremony are Hays County Commissioners Court Judge Ruben Becerra; Commissioners Debbie Gonzales Ingalsbe, Dr. Michelle Cohen, Lon A. Shell and Walt Smith; Hays County Community Liaison Anita Collins, Hays County Constable David Peterson, Hays County Emergency Director Mike Jones, Gary Job Corps Center Director Patty Lankford, Business Engagement Liaison and Apprenticeship Coordinator Randolph Goodman, Gary Job Corps Corrections/Security Cadets, Emma Bennett, Jose Paredes, Bojak Hubbard, Litzi Jaimes, Michael Hutchinson, Makalah Naspard, Taylor McKinney, Lorenzo Aucar, Jada Devereaux, Majura Abdallah; instructors Major Troy Oldbury, Tonya Herrera; and managers Betty Oliva and Eugene Edokpa.
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Pvt. 1st Class Kristian Menchaca

County remembers local hero

Tue, 06/13/2023 - 12:00am

For those who knew U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Kristian Menchaca personally, it is nearly impossible to believe he has been gone for 17 years.

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County joins affordable housing group

Tue, 06/13/2023 - 12:00am

Hays County has become a member of the Texas Housing Foundation, a Texas regional housing authority which is authorized to provide affordable housing to lower income residents, with a unanimous vote from the Hays County Commissioners Court at their regular meeting last week.

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Texas lawmakers zero in on health programs

Tue, 06/13/2023 - 12:00am

Editor’s Note: The Texas Tribune is recapping the 2023 Texas Legislative Session in a series of articles.

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Teen’s behavior has uncle unsure where to seek help

Tue, 06/13/2023 - 12:00am

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United Heritage Charity Foundation board members and employees gather at Art Bra Austin: Museum Nights, helping to raise funds that aid breast cancer survivors in Central Texas.
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Foundation assists Central Texas healthcare needs

Tue, 06/13/2023 - 12:00am

United Heritage Charity Foundation as part of its recognition of healthcare needs in Central Texas recently saw the opportunity to collaborate with the Breast Cancer Resource Center.