Baudelio Garza Vargas, 61, of San Marcos, Texas died on Thursday, May 13, 2021. Services are pending. Arrangements are under the direction of Thomason Funeral Home. For more information and to sign the online registry, please visit thomasonfuneralhome.com.
John “Jack” Joseph O’Reilly, 79, of Wimberley, Texas, died on Saturday, May 8, 2021. Services took place Saturday, May 15 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church of Wimberley, followed by interment at the St. Mary Catholic Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Thomason Funeral Home. For more information and to sign the online registry, please visit thomasonfuneralhome.com.
Angel Reyes, 84, of Martindale, Texas, died on Sunday, May 9, 2021. Services took place on Friday, May 14 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Martindale, Texas, followed by interment at the San Juan Cemetery in Reedville. Arrangements were under the direction of Thomason Funeral Home. For more information and to sign the online registry, please visit thomasonfuneralhome.com.
TSGT Phillip Bernard Henthorne, retired USAF, 85, of Lockhart, Texas died on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. Visitation will be Tuesday, May 18 from 4 to 7 p.m. and the service will be Wednesday, May 19 at 10 a.m., both at Thomason Funeral Home in Lockhart. Interment will follow at the Jeffrey Cemetery in Dale, Texas. Arrangements are under the direction of Thomason Funeral Home. For more information and to sign the online registry, please visit thomasonfuneralhome.com.
When this legislative session comes to an end on Memorial Day, Texas will still have more uninsured residents than any other state, and a higher percentage of uninsured residents, too.
My late father once confided his belief in “universal knowledge.”
“The Spirit of Chicano Park,” written by Beatrice Zamora and illustrated by Maira Maez
“Feathered Serpent and the Five Suns: A Mesoamerican Creation Myth,” written and illustrated by Duncan Tonatuih
“Dreaming with Mariposas,” written by Sonia Gutierrez
The books “The Spirit of Chicano Park,” written by Beatrice Zamora and illustrated by Maira Maez, “Feathered Serpent and the Five Suns: A Mesoamerican Creation Myth,” written and illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh, and “Dreaming with Mariposas,” written by Sonia Gutiérrez, have been named the Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award recipients for works published in 2019-2020.
Flowers are the key to curb appeal and it doesn’t deplete the budget. Plant flowers in pockets of color close to your entrance.
Border columns are like large mounted baskets placed in front of the historical style home. Photos by Norman Winter
‘Plant flowers’ was the answer given when the mayor asked a friend of mine in the nursery industry how best to improve the image of the small but growing city. Your first thought might be this would be the obvious answer from someone in the greenhouse industry, as they would stand to benefit from this beautification endeavor.
Q. I am looking for something “new to me” to read. What hidden gems of literature can you recommend? What happens if the Library does not have everything I want to read?
Hays County student Faith Baxter recently was honored by the Oklahoma State University Ferguson College of Agriculture with an academic scholarship for the 2021-2022 academic year. The scholarships are part of the more than $1.8 million that students will receive from the college and its academic departments.
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