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Dolores A. Brasher

Dolores Anne Brasher, 91, of Austin, Texas, died on Sunday, November 1, 2020. Graveside services will take place Tuesday, November 10 at 1 p.m. at the San Marcos City Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Thomason Funeral Home. For more information and to sign the online registry, please visit thomasonfuneralhome.com.

Allan G. Hamlin

Allan G. Hamlin, 87, of San Marcos, Texas, died on Sunday, November 1, 2020. Services will be set for a future date to be determined. Arrangements are under the direction of Thomason Funeral Home. For more information and to sign the online registry, please visit thomasonfuneralhome.com.

Louis Pastrano

Louis L. Pastrano, 82, of Maxwell, Texas, died on Saturday, October 31, 2020. Services took place Friday, November 6 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in San Marcos, followed by interment at the San Isidro Cemetery in Fentress, Texas. Arrangements were under the direction of Thomason Funeral Home. For more information and to sign the online registry, please visit thomasonfuneralhome.com.

Letter to the Editor

Editor's note: Mr. Enriquez's letter that appeared in the Nov. 1 edition of the Daily Record was edited to follow guidelines established that prevent against endorsing candidates by name with voting underway.

Grant helps Meals on Wheels purchase new van to serve area seniors

Allenwood site staff stand with their new delivery van, donated by St. David’s Foundation. Pictured from left to right:Annlise Hernandez, office assisnant; Jerry the driver and office assistant; Liz Denson, site manager; and Karen Walpole, Combined Community Action communications director. Photo by Celeste Hollister

Grant helps Meals on Wheels purchase new van to serve area seniors

This October, Meals on Wheels Rural Capital Area (MOWRCA) received a brand new reason to be grateful. The program, which provides meals to local senior citizens and veterans, received a new delivery van through a grant from the St. David’s Foundation.

The Show Will Go On

Allison Bailey & Talia Suskauer in Wicked. Photo by Joan Marcus

The Show Will Go On

This year, theater enthusiasts have had the chance to adapt to viewing online performances of their favorite shows, and while that has been an interesting experience, many have longed for the return of in-person performances.

Conundrum on Coleus creates a pollinator pinching perplexity
Conundrum on Coleus creates a pollinator pinching perplexity

Here the ColorBlaze Wicked Hot coleus makes a perfect backdrop for a Monarch butterfly feeding on Luscious Royale Cosmo lantana. Photos by Norman Winter

Conundrum on Coleus creates a pollinator pinching perplexity

The blooms of the ColorBlaze Wicked Hot coleus, if left on the plant will attract bees, butterflies and hummingbirds.

Conundrum on Coleus creates a pollinator pinching perplexity

This Ruby-throated Hummingbird found the ColorBlaze Wicked Hot coleus to be just perfect. Photos by Norman Winter

Conundrum on Coleus creates a pollinator pinching perplexity

As if 2020 couldn’t get more challenging, I have now run head on into a conundrum on Coleus or to put it more succinctly, a perplexity on pinching. First a little jaunt into my history with coleus.

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