San Marcos News

Reynaldo "Ray" Rodriguez

Sun, 01/17/2021 - 5:00am

Reynaldo "Ray" Rodriguez, 85yrs., resident of San Marcos, Texas, passed away January 10, 2021 in San Marcos. Tx. DUE TO COVID-19, CERTAIN RULES STILL APPLY. (MASK & GLOVES WILL BE ENFORCED!!) Visitation will begin at 5 – 7 p.m., Thursday, January 21, 2021 with Recitation of Holy Rosary held at 7 p.m., at the Los Angeles Funeral Home, 300 Cheatham St., San Marcos, Texas. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, January 22, 2021 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 624 E. Hopkins, San Marcos, TX. . Interment will follow at Memory Lawn Memorial Park in Martindale, Texas. Please visit www.losangelesfh.com to offer condolences and to send flowers.

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Janie Dela Rosa

Janie Dela Rosa

Sun, 01/17/2021 - 5:00am

Janie S. Dela Rosa, 84, of San Marcos, Texas, earned her wings and was called to her heavenly home on Sunday, January 10, 2021.

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Tomasa Martinez

Tomasa Martinez

Sun, 01/17/2021 - 5:00am

Our beloved mother Tomasa Martinez, 91, of Kyle, Texas, passed away peacefully with her granddaughter Jessica Luna by her side on Thursday, January 7, 2021. She was born on March 7, 1929 in Fentress, Texas.

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Amanda Michelle Caballero

Sun, 01/17/2021 - 5:00am

Amanda Michelle Caballero, 39yrs., resident of San Marcos, Texas, passed away January 5, 2021 in Kyle, Tx.

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Analysis: The odds for legal pot and casinos in Texas just got worse

Sun, 01/17/2021 - 5:00am

If and when you go looking for the killer of legislation to bring marijuana or casinos to the state of Texas in 2021, consider the evidence against Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar.

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New Year’s retribution

Sun, 01/17/2021 - 5:00am

Unlike most years, I decided to start 2021 with a few resolutions that I hope will make me a better husband, father and member of the dude denomination. I also realize that I’m likely to break these resolutions within the next few minutes. But at least I can say I’m flexible and open to change.

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A diverse group of San Marcos citizens turned out for last year’s MLK Day parade and celebration. This year, the celebration and wreath-laying event will be shared virtually on the DHA Facebook page.

Right, 2020 events included a wreath-laying at the MLK memorial on the corner of Martin Luther King Drive and LBJ. Left, participants marched in a parade downtown. Photos submitted by Jonafa Banbury, Dunbar Heritage Association

Common-Unity

Sun, 01/17/2021 - 5:00am

Dunbar Heritage Association will host a virtual wreath-laying ceremony on Monday, Jan. 18 at 11 a.m. The physical event will be filmed earlier in the day, but will be shared online via the Dunbar Heritage Association Facebook page @DunbarHeritage.

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New Rainbow Rhythm Daylilies: Stunning for the ages

This Eastern Tiger Swallowtail feasts on Rainbow Rhythm Tiger Swirl blossoms.

Rainbow Rhythm Sound of My Heart thrills with sheer elegance and a mystifying beauty. Photos by Norman Winter

Rainbow Rhythm Lake of Fire is sure to set your garden ablaze.

Rainbow Rhythm King of the Ages will make your garden come alive.

New Rainbow Rhythm Daylilies: Stunning for the ages

Sun, 01/17/2021 - 5:00am

Rainbow Rhythm King of the Ages daylily has the gardening world abuzz with anticipation for spring 2021. This is a 38-inch-tall new daylily making its debut and offering the rarest of colors in the garden world. It is a combination of butter yellow, peach and apricot blend. That would be enough to make you scream but consider, it also has a burgundy eye and ruffled burgundy margins. I assure you it is coming to The Garden Guy’s house.

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Photo by Gerald Castillo

Bobcats complete sweep of Little Rock, taking Saturday's game, 67-56

Sat, 01/16/2021 - 7:26pm

A 23-point afternoon by junior guard Caleb Asberry led Texas State to a sweep of Little Rock as the Bobcats defeated the Trojans on Saturday, 67-56.

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A new downtown mural — Celebrate Diversity: Our Common Thread — highlights San Marcos' cultural diversity. Above, artist Robert Jones showcases his work and describes the details in his painting. Daily Record photo by Nick Castillo

OUR COMMON THREAD

Sat, 01/16/2021 - 3:04pm

With only a few words of inspiration given to him, artist Robert Jones transformed a 16 foot by 32 foot medium density overlay plyboard into a mural highlighting San Marcos’ cultural diversity.