Sigler at work in her California Studio.
Leslie Lewis Sigler paints connections. Through her highly-detailed oil paintings of silver antiques, Sigler traces an object’s history as well its connection to the present day, each so painstakingly rendered, it appears to be high-quality photographs of careworn heirlooms.
Superbells Lemon Slice is Dr. Alan Armitage’s absolute favorite calibrachoa according to his Mobile App. Here it is partnered with Supertunia Royal Velvet petunias and Superbena verbenas. PHOTO BY NORMAN WINTER
If there were a color that represents happiness in the garden it would have to be yellow. One of the three primary colors, it has the power to evoke hope and excitement. When the forsythia breaks forth in the early spring, it not only catches your eye but also invigorates your step. Winter is over and a new season has been born.
As we start a new month, we thought it might be a good time to show the recycling rates for some items in North-Central Texas (Dallas-Fort Worth area. Unfortunately, we don’t have any such stats for our local area).
Q. What is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, and why is it celebrated in May?
Pictured are Commander Brown, Torres, Hargraves, and Salmon. Submitted photo
Maurice T. Suttles VFW Post 3413 Commander Stephanie Brown named Elizabeth D. Salmon as first place winner of the 2020-2021 Voice of Democracy with the theme “Is This the Country the Founders Envisioned?” Salmon advanced to District level. Second and Third place winner were Emma E. Hargraves and Arianna V. Torres
My journey this week brings me to Cinco de Mayo. My attention focuses on the culture and heritage of local Spanish-speaking families, especially the older generation who traveled to West Texas as migrants where the labor from their hands and backs pulled cotton in the fall.
One of the best feel-good stories I know of concerns an aging albatross on a tiny island in the Pacific Ocean.
Yoga classes return to Price Center. Submitted photo
After more than a year of no in-person classes, the Price Center is welcoming back three of its healthy living programs beginning next month. Easy Tai Chi, Zumba Gold and SMTX Yoga will begin meeting in person again at the center, with limited schedules and COVID-safe precautions in place, on May 3, 4 and 11, respectively. Additional dance classes and arts workshops sponsored by the Price Center are slated to return later in the year.
Daily Record infographic by Colton Ashabranner
San Marcos Consolidated ISD Trustee Anne Halsey was reelected to her at-large position, and Mari Salmi was voted to the board of trustees during Saturday’s election.
Photo by Gerald Castillo
San Marcos never had a spring football practice under John Walsh. The head coach was hired May 20, 2020 — late in the school year and early in the COVID-19 pandemic.
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