This is the third of a three part series that will be run this month highlighting the history of the Kiwanis Club of San Marcos and projects they sponsor in the community as they hold their centennial celebration.
Deal the cards and get ready to spin the roulette wheel as the San Marcos Rotary Club is presenting the annual Casino Night Fundraiser at 7 p.m., Saturday, March 4. The event is at the Commemorative Air Force CenTex Wing.
Photo provided by San Marcos Rotary Club
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.
The Texas State University System Board of Regents has named Texas State University faculty members Michael Devlin and David Lemke recipients of the Regents' Teacher Award.
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.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas— Researchers from The Texas A&M University System shared several proposals to improve emergency management at a research symposium hosted by the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) on Tuesday.
In time for Valentine's
Day, some area children at First Step School took time and talent to create a special gift that would be presented to veterans in the community. Above are, Laura Ramirez, Dorothy Cook, Wendy Hajduk, Karla Flores and Betty Silguero as they prepare to deliver cards, candy and puzzles created by students at the First Step School; bottom left, First Step students display the cards they created for veterans at Brookdale Senior Living.
Photos by by Bernie Adams
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.
The Snowbird Concert series is an annual all ages free concert series hosted by Centro Cultural Hispano de San Marcos and OYOU.
Moe Johnson Running with Moe
Summer is just around the corner and for a majority of people that is when vacations are scheduled. Vacation time varies with different individuals. Some stay home and take on projects to repair the home or yard while others plan on visiting relatives, a sea shore or the mountains, or even visit another country. For the athletic person it probably started in high school when you visited another town to play a game. If you played in college you probably had the opportunity to travel to another state. If you were talented enough to make a National Team you may visit another country.
The Calaboose Museum has Ku Klux Klan artifacts as part of its permanent exhibit.
Photo by Celeste Cook
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Q.What role has the Ku Klux Klan had in San Marcos? A. I found quite a few articles written about the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) in the archives of the “San Marcos Daily Record,” found online at the library’s website: hank. ci.san-marcos.tx.us/ Docs/History/Local. htm. MOST of them were very positive. As Dr. Holt, the archivist for the Calaboose African American History Museum described it, San Marcos was a “Klan Friendly” town. (youtube. com/watch?v=CxHStr6wfqQ) The KKK donated money to the hospital, encouraged people to go to church and put a good face on their activities. It functioned here much as other social organizations would, and the city welcomed the KKK openly. However, there was a sinister and deceptive side to their public dealings. For example, on July 20, 1923, the KKK pub-lished a letter in the “San Marcos Record”notifying readers that the KKK had a secret “investigating committee” to report wrongdoing by citizens. In the very same letter, citizens were assured that “it is the policy of the Ku Klux Klan to assist in all worthy causes.” Another example involves the burning of the First Baptist Church in San Marcos in 1873. While they gave money to the community and they stressed morality, religion and going to church, they burnt down a church.
Texas is home to a diverse population of butterflies.
Photo by Celeste Cook
The flamingo is a most stately and dignified bird. All pretty in pink, it has long, skinny legs that have been described as looking like two toothpicks sticking out of a ripe cherry.
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