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San Marcos Public Library

“But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up”

First off, let me make you a red-hot offer. I have a big bush just off my back bedroom deck and it is covered in tiny, BB-sized red and orange peppers. Chili pequins.

Grammy-Award winning and multiplatinum jazz singer Diana Krall has announced she will embark on a 34-city national tour which will stop in Austin at Bass Concert Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, presented by Texas Performing Arts. Tickets are on sale now at texasperformingarts.org.

Alexandra Walker began with the basics: one single seed. From it, she has helped to grow a whole community.

During the summer, we think of flowers like petunias as those fragrant, spilling or tumbling flowers cascading over the rims of baskets and mixed containers. That same show of incredible color coupled with tantalizing fragrance can be achieved during the cool season with pansies like those of the Cool Wave series.

Modern technology has made it possible to allow just about anything to be delivered. Dinner, alcohol, groceries, you name it, you can most likely get it sent to your doorstep. With the help of Texas State alumnus Devante Sanders, barbers and hairstylists can now receive supplies and products needed at the same convenience.

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.