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ColorBlaze El Brighto coleus will be making its debut in 2022 and make no mistake about it, award-winning color scheme opportunities await as you select your flower partners. In fact, at the Young’s Plant Farm 2021 Garden Tour in Auburn, Ala, this summer it made a memorable impression on The Garden Guy.

Some birds are visions of loveliness, so very good looking they take your breath away.

The Riverwalk Committee of the Heritage Association has selected Marie Jager as the recipient of the 2021 Heritage Association Arbor Day Tree Award. This award honors individuals who have made outstanding and enduring contributions to San Marcos. Nominees must have lived in the area for at least five years. To be eligible for this award, death must have occurred between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31 of the previous calendar year.

Much of the way through a multi-year transcontinental bike odyssey, Reading, Penn., native and temporary San Martian Ryan Lee Gehris has weathered many tough blows, and with the help of friends he’s made in San Marcos, is hoping to secure funds to complete his journey.

The Texas State Department of Philosophy announced that its Wednesday community outreach dialogues at the San Marcos Public Library have resumed after a pandemic-induced hiatus beginning in March 2020.

SAN MARCOS PUBLIC LIBRARY 625 E. HOPKINS ST. 512-393-8200

Tickets are now on sale for the Broadway In Austin performances of the musical “Hadestown,” which will run at the Bass Concert Hall in Austin Jan. 11 – 16, Tuesday through Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sunday at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.

The Rotary Club of San Marcos, Kyle and Wimberly worked together Saturday, Oct. 16 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. to pack 15,000 meals at First Lutheran Church. The meals were shipped to hunger-challenged people in East Africa.