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Risk it all without risking a thing at one of the most fun fundraisers of the year. And if that isn’t enough already, you can do it under the wing of “That’s All Brother,” the Douglas C-47 Skytrain airplane that was the lead aircraft during the D-Day invasion in 1944. The airplane is at the Commemorative Air Force CenTex Wing at the San Marcos Airport.

KZSM.org showcases our uniquely creative community with programming you won’t hear anywhere else. Now you can tune in Wednesdays from 2 to 4 p.m. and be carried into the flow of our newest show, “Carlos’ Groove Box.” Carlos Cedillo is the host; the Groovebox M-707 is a synthesizer and sampling machine that allows several channels of music to be played at once. “The different sounds may be drawn out at random, allowing for happy accidents to happen,” he explains.

First Step School made Valentine cards for Maurice T. Suttles VFW Post 3413 Auxiliary to deliver to the veterans at Brookdale Senior Living. Tina Thomas-Owens, owner of the First Step School on Posey Rd., contacted Bernie Adams of the VFW post to coordinate the Valentine’s for Veterans project. Adams and volunteer Dorothy Cook picked up the cards on Monday, Feb. 13 and delivered them along with candy and puzzles to the veterans at Brookdale Senior Living. Due to COVID-19 and flu season, the volunteers were not allowed to mingle with the veteran residents. However, they left the cards in the care of Brookdale employees Laura Ramirez, Wendy Hajduk, Karla Flores and Betty Silguero, who later delivered the gifts to the veterans and their spouses.

An 11-year-old Goodnight Middle School student died after being hit by a vehicle early Friday in the drop off lane of the parking lot at the start of the school day, according to San Marcos Police.