Fall brings start of new 4-H programming year
The 2023-2024 4-H year officially kicks off Sept. 1, with early enrollment beginning Aug. 15.
The 2023-2024 4-H year officially kicks off Sept. 1, with early enrollment beginning Aug. 15.
Hays Constable David Peterson, served BBQ and fixings to Gary Job Corps welding students in appreciation for their work in the community. Projects include the band observation towers at Lehman and San Marcos High School, installation of hand rails at Sun Rise Village and construction of BBQ pits for service organizations. Pictured are Director Angela Rackley, Career Technical Training Manager Betty Oliva, Career Technical Training Supervisor Kendale Harris, Placement Specialist Georgia Cheatham, Instructor Lee Gomez, Instructor Marcus Diaz, Welding Instructor Gregory Garcia, Welding Instructor C’leste Villarreal and David Peterson.
Photo by Gary Job Corps
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Sunday is traditionally a day of rest, reflection, and possibly recreation, but for many of us it’s the time to prepare for the busy week ahead. Here at KZSM, our live Sunday shows support and celebrate our community and our listeners with information, entertainment, and above all a chance to be heard.
The Texas State University System Foundation Board of Directors has named five Texas State University representatives recipients of the 2024 TSUS Regents’ Awards.
It is hard enough to get people to run or walk far enough for fitness and health but any distance is better than not moving enough. There is one problem that is usually not considered and that is running too far or too fast. For runners that are training to get a better PR in a race or put in enough miles to run a marathon, a condition termed ‘over training’ can actually hurt performance.
The Mean Green Curse fights on for another year as Texas State fell to North Texas, 3-0, in front of a packed house Thursday.
Let’s devote today’s column to a collection of fascinating factoids and interesting items about wildlife and nature. Here goes: Artist/author Ralph Steadman has developed a tongue-in-cheek list of birds he thinks may be headed for extinction. These include the unsociable leftwing and the orange-beaked spotted emulsion cootflake. Other birds he thinks may already be extinct are the gob swallow, long-legged shortwing and the needless smut.
Back by popular demand, “The Book of Mormon” returns to Austin Nov. 14 - 19 at Bass Concert Hall. The irreverent musical comedy played a record-breaking two-week run in 2013. Tickets for this limited engagement are sale now for the irreverent musical comedy presented by Texas Performing Arts.
“There we were, in some places total devastation, loss of all power, all roads blocked off by fallen trees, but we pushed on,” said Dominique Steward, a 2010 graduate from the Overhead Linesman Trade, as crews from around the United States assisted the island of Puerto Rico for six months following Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria.
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