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Busy individuals sometimes think they have to skimp on home-cooked meals because there simply aren’t enough hours in the day to prepare something fresh. While the drive-through lane of the nearest fast-food establishment can be tempting, rest assured there are many dishes that can be whipped up in a flash.

During December, Maurice T. Suttles VFW and Auxiliary started a Coat Drive, right in time to help the community during the freezing weather.

I recently noticed several house sparrows in my backyard, welcome newcomers after having mostly chickadees, titmice and cardinals.

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On occasion of the last Sunday of Black History Month, my journey this week took me to James Bryant Jr. He is the greatgrandson of a slave who moved to Elgin after the Civil War as a free man. James is quick to praise his own father for teaching work ethics and moral values. For 49 years, his father worked for the Elgin National Bank where James learned that any change found on the bank floor was left at the cashier’s cage, not pocketed.

Two new Calls for Art from the Price Center will give local artists an opportunity to honor earth and/or create outdoor sculpture for possible permanent display at the Center. The two art shows will open in April in downtown San Marcos.

Bennie Cherry moved to San Marcos from Las Vegas in second grade, where he attended Crockett Elementary before the new building was built. He grew up alongside his classmates, earning Crockett Cash and getting involved with sports. Like many San Marcans, Cherry played basketball under Coach Charles Austin, who told Cherry that on the court, he had ice water in his veins.

The fiesta de quince años is a celebration of a girl’s 15th birthday, obviously with its cultural roots in Mexico and throughout Latin America. The girl celebrating her 15th birthday is a quinceañera. While I am not exactly sure of the birthday, it was 15 years ago that our girl of the plant world Señorita Rosalita cleome won her first award. Today she has won 237 of the top awards in the country and forever changed the world when it comes to using the cleome in the landscape. Before the arrival of Señorita Rosalita