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Dianne and Tom Wassenich dance during Brave Combo's "A Wonderful Life."

Guitarist Carl Finch for band Brave Combo plays a solo during the band's eclectic version of the "Hokey Pokey" at their performance for the Summer in Park kick off concert last Thursday in Plaza Park.
Photos by Frank Herrera

Texas Tunes at Summer in the Park

Thu, 06/14/2018 - 12:00am

With the beginning of summer comes the kick off to San Marcos’s longest-running concert series, Summer in the Park. The Summer in the Park concerts series has been a part

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The United Methodist Women from First United Methodist Church San Marcos will be serving lunch at the Charles S. Cock House Museum.
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FUMC hosts Cottage Kitchen luncheon

Thu, 06/14/2018 - 12:00am

The United Methodist Women from First United Methodist Church San Marcos will be serving lunch from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Friday, June 15 at the Cottage Kitchen at

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Community Calendar

Thu, 06/14/2018 - 12:00am

Easy Tai Chi WHEN:Thursdays, 9-10 a.m.. WHERE:The Price Center WHAT: Low impact Tai Chi, $5 a class. Zumba Gold WHEN:Thursdays, 10-11 a.m. WHERE:The Price Center WHAT: A modified, slower-paced Zumba

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Endangered songbirds not harmed by fire near La Cima

Wed, 06/13/2018 - 12:00am

Authorities still don’t know for sure what started a wildfire at La Cima earlier this month, but they have determined it likely had little effect on endangered songbirds that live

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Three jailed for burglary; one for illegal gunshots

Wed, 06/13/2018 - 12:00am

Weekend arrests by the San Marcos Police Department included three for burglary and one for firing gunshots in a neighborhood in the middle of the night. The burglary occurred shortly

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CAKE AUCTION

Wed, 06/13/2018 - 12:00am

Brooklyn Rose Tansil, 5, points to the line on a measuring cup held by her great aunt Bobbie Shaw Monday as they double check the amount of water needed for

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Brooklyn Rose Tansil, 5, points to the line on a measuring cup held by her great aunt Bobbie Shaw Monday as they double check the amount of water needed for their practice cake baking run before the annual Juneteenth Cake Auction. Their practice cakes will go to a very special arrival, their father Ray Tansil in the U.S Air Force who was to arrive that evening from Qatar. Daily Record photos by Denise Cathey

BAKING FOR JUNETEENTH

Wed, 06/13/2018 - 12:00am

It’s a tradition that now spans generations for both a family and a community: The Garland Warren, Nelvia L. Burleson and Charles Callihan Memorial Cake Auction. The event, which raises

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New truck weight rules imposed on Hopkins St.

Wed, 06/13/2018 - 12:00am

City crews recently completed installation of new truck weight restrictions on Hopkins Street designed to keep large trucks off the largely residential portion of the roadway. The city revised the

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Summit Day: What happened at historic Trump-Kim meeting?

Wed, 06/13/2018 - 12:00am

It was the greatest show on earth — at least for a day and according to its main protagonists, President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. That

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Our grizzly bears are not safe

Wed, 06/13/2018 - 12:00am

“The National Parks do not suffice as a means of perpetuating the larger carnivores; witness the precarious status of the grizzly bear.” These words were published in 1949 in Aldo