Earn this universe
Sun, 03/05/2023 - 5:00am
I was out in my front yard earlier this week, staring up at the night sky, and feeling impossibly humbled by the scale and the grandeur of the universe.
I was out in my front yard earlier this week, staring up at the night sky, and feeling impossibly humbled by the scale and the grandeur of the universe.
Classical guitarist Charles Cavanaugh to play March 15 at the Wimberley Playhouse.
Photo by Stephen Leggett
The Wimberley Players will present classical guitarist Charles Cavanaugh to lead off as the first performer of the 2023 season concerts. The 108-seat Wimberley Playhouse is ideally suited for solo and duet musical performances. Cavanaugh will be performing original compositions and telling the stories that inspired him.
Yellow blossoms of a caged agarita survive the neighborhood’s browsing deer.
Photo by Sharon Lockett
A Missouri foxtail cactus in bloom.
Photo by Minnette Marr
A planter by front curb hosts twist-leaf yucca and protected agarita.
Photo by Sharon Lockett
Allen Street home features sustainable landscape
In 2012, the gazebo was restored to enhance Veramendi Plaza Park for community events. The Heritage Association of San Marcos donated $30,000 to fund it with an additional pledge of $5,000.
Photo submitted by HASM
During the pandemic, everyone experienced change that forced organizations to think creatively about longterm solutions rather than short-term fixes. The Heritage Association of San Marcos has been re-imagining its organization over the last two years to clearly define its structure to better contribute to the community moving forward.
The U.S. Department of Transportation has named Texas State University one of 34 University Transportation Centers (UTC) to enable the next generation of transportation professionals to make roads, bridges, rail, shipping and airspace safer, more innovative and more efficient.
Students from every grade at Crockett Elementary School participate in this year's musical production. Shown is the Friday, Feb. 24 performance.
Daily Record photo by Barbara Audet
The Scarecrow, Tin Man, Toto and the Cowardly Lion plot to rescue Dorothy in the Crockett Elementary production.
Photo by Barbara Audet
Crockett Elementary School music teacher Kirsten Boyd directed and produced the production.
Daily Record photo by Barbara Audet
The stage lights dimmed at San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District’s Crockett Elementary School and suddenly the audience wasn’t in San Marcos anymore. Magically, family and friends were transported to first, a house in Kansas, and then by way of a tornado, to the legendary land of Oz.
A brief hail storm surprised San Marcos last night with vicious rain and wind passing through town around 4 a.m.
Daily Record photo by Alexandra McKay
Large size hail and storms that began Wednesday and lasted into the early hours Thursday, caused some damage and power outages across portions of the city and county, according to the National Weather Service and city officials.
DEAR ABBY: I live with my longtime boyfriend, “George,” and his 88-yearold father, “Frank.” Frank is not your average 88-yearold. He does almost everything anyone in their 60s would do. However, he’s used to us having dinner for him at the same time every night because he’s very regimented about everything.
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan’s main property tax proposal unveiled Thursday calls for $17 billion in cuts and a stricter cap on how much school district taxes can go up each year — setting up a stark divide between the Texas Legislature’s two chambers on how to provide tax relief to property owners this session.
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