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Gary Job Corps students help give San Marcos a face lift

Gary Job Corps Plastering students are busy at work applying stucco finish to the Student Bank Building. To date, the students have refinished approximately 30 buildings. Over the years Nicho Garcia, the class instructor, teaches students the value of work and satisfaction of a completion of projects. The San Marcos area is a recipient for the many projects over the years including the sign at the San Marcos Chamber of Commerce, Mosaic Wall at the Lion’s Club Tube Rental, GARY intro at the Main Gate, statue bases for firemen and policemen at San Marcos City Hall, the base for the Chief Placido at San Marcos City Park, San Marcos Iris Garden and the brick on the electronic sign at the San Marcos Activity Center. The Gary crew has also assisted in construction of the San Marcos Outlet Mall, San Marcos Library, San Marcos Activity Center. Tile setting students assisted with the tile work at St. Philips College and Brook Army Medical Center in San Antonio, the Community Center in Redwood and assisted in construction of Maxwell Fire Department as well as rebuilding Education Building at Burke Center for Youth in Driftwood, just to name a few of the many projects in the Central Texas area.

Professor discusses Alzheimer's as time travel with Big Ideas TXST podcast

Chris Johnson

Texas State University’s Christopher Johnson, a clinical professor in the Department of Sociology, joins the Big Ideas TXST podcast to discuss understanding Alzheimer’s disease as a type of time travel.

On Sunday afternoon, April 28 from 3 to 8 p.m., up the highway at exit 213, is an event so awesome it will be difficult to wait that long.

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Ryne Farber comes up to bat for the Bobcats. Daily Record photo by Gerald Castillo

Texas State dropped the rubber match against the South Alabama Jaguars 3-

How to train for running Marathons

Moe Johnson Running with Moe

After watching the Boston Marathon on television and talking with other runners about running a marathon, many runners make a decision to train to run a marathon. The most difficult part of this decision is that most have very little knowledge of what it takes to run 26.2 miles of a marathon. Having trained a number of runners to run a marathon, one of the first things I tell them is that to run a marathon and enjoy it and be successful is that the training time is about 12 to 14 weeks or more.

Hunting for Turkeys

Jimmy Darnell with his massive Turkey shot during his last turkey hunt.
Photo submitted by Jimmy Darnell

Shooting a turkey gobbler from a deer blind during deer season is nice, but it's just a sidebar. But the spring gobblers’ season is a light year’s difference. The turkey is on center stage during the spring breeding season. The toms are gobbling trying to lure hens to them and hunters are making the seductive hen yelps to get a gobbler to move toward them .

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Bungalows & Buggy Trails

The Victorian Texas/Craftsman-style bungalow located on Viola Street has seen over 120 years of San Marcos history. Present owners Tony and Kerry Rash have endeavored to preserve the home’s unique character.
Photo by Celeste Cook

Rash House has lived many storied lives since it was first built on Viola Street in 1902

Bass Concert Hall to present ‘Girl From the North Country’ April 23-28

The cast of “Girl From The North Country” on Broadway.
Photo by Matthew Murphy

The Great Depression, a guesthouse in Duluth, and a group of wayward travelers all united beneath its roof. Set to songs by legendary artist Bob Dylan, “The Girl From the North Country” follows the interconnected stories of a group of varied characters who find within each other life, possibility and hope.

Damron Group Realtors to host Cottage Kitchen luncheon May 1

The Damron Group outside the Cottage Kitchen, held in the Charles S. Cock House Museum.
Photo by Riley Chandler

Cottage Kitchen is back in business! After a highly-attended Grand Opening this month hosted by the Heritage Association, the first sponsored luncheon will be hosted by the Damron Group Realtors on Wednesday, May 1.

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Middleton Brewing

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For thousands of Texans living in the Rio Grande Valley, the so-called “Last Mile” — that stubborn final leg of a broadband internet network that reaches a residential neighborhood — can seem endless.

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Earth Day, celebrated annually on April 22, reminds us of the importance of preserving our planet for future generations. A vital element to sustaining life is water, which covers 71 percent of the Earth. Across the United States, water sources vary widely, ranging from freshwater lakes and rivers to underground aquifers and reservoirs, each playing a crucial role in water supply. Depending on the geological composition of a region’s water source, the amount of dissolved minerals in the water can differ.

April is both Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Awareness month. The following article is the fourth article of a five-week series focusing on raising awareness about sexual assault and child abuse. Locally, HCWC served 616 community members that experienced sexual assault or abuse and 899 children that suffered abuse and their protective caregivers.

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