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While the cause is still undetermined, it’s clear the need for a burn ban is here as three area fire depart-ments responded to a major grass fire on FM 1978 yes-terday afternoon.

York Creek Volunteer Fire Department, South Hays Fire Department and San Marcos Fire Department all responded to the fire which started in what neighbors said was an “abandoned yard filled with junk and trash.” And even though the area is actually in Guadalupe County, because of the close proximity San Marcos police, park rangers and City Marshal Ken Bell also responded to help control traffic until the Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Depart-ment could arrive on scene.

Aquilino Bolanos and his wife saw the smoke from their place in Rancho Vista and knowing their daugh-

ter’s house might be near they jumped into their car and raced over after calling the fire department.

“We got here and the fire was right next to our daughter’s house,” Bolanos said, sweating from the intense heat of the afternoon and the nearby fire. “Some neighbors were already out there helping to try and put out the fire and we joined in until the fire departments arrived.”

Bolanos said his daughter’s house had suffered a water leak earlier this week so the water had been shut off, complicating efforts to fight the fire which came within inches of the house.

“We just broke off green leaf branches from bushes and started using those to beat down the fire,” Bolanos said.

Firefighters were able to contain the fire once they arrived before it damaged any of the surrounding homes.

david shortexecutive editor

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Fire on FM 1978

Music blasted and fans roared on Wednesday at the San Marcos Animal Shelter. Three days after a hose in the dog bathing area burst and sent water pouring into the River Road facility for a period of several hours.

“The faucet was on. The hose popped off and shot into the ceiling bringing down the ceiling tiles,” Animal Services Manager Kara Montiel said.

The damage forced the facility to close its adoption center and on Wednesday, crews were moving furni-ture and other items from that area and adjacent offices so that crews would be able to get in and work, Montiel said. “We’re taking everything out so they will have space to work. They will have to replace some flooring — there’s too much to work around. It’s too cluttered.”

In addition to the adop-tion area and offices, there was damage to the surgi-

cal room, the cat room, restrooms and hallways. Kennel areas for dogs and cats were not affected and no animals were harmed. But because of the ceiling damage, Montiel said the building’s air conditioning is running but not effec-tively.

Montiel said some rescue groups have already taken some of the animals and plans are to move cats into an air conditioned trailer

anita millernews editor

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Animal Shelter Adoption Center closed

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Water damage forced the Animal Shelter Adoption Center to close. While no animals were harmed, there is a need for people to adopt these pets.

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Air Traffic Specialist Andre Murphy using the new Terminal Radar Display to ensure the safety of pilots by looking at the current air traffic situation and deciding which aircraft will be landing and what location they’ll be coming from.

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Several old structures were destroyed in the grass fire, most were abandoned according to neighbors.

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(Above) South Hays Firefighters work on hot spots in major grass fire on FM 1978. (Below) South Hays, York Creek and San Marcos fire departments worked together on the grass fire which started just after 1 p.m.

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U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, Mayor Daniel Guerrero and other city officials dedicated the new Terminal Radar Display at the San Marcos Re-gional Airport yesterday and held a ribbon cutting ceremony.

The radar is a plan that took about three years to finally come into being. The main reasoning for the radar is to provide safer air traffic control for the airport since many kind of aircraft use it.

“There are some second-ary functions that our traffic control towers do,” said John Koenerich, gen-eral manager of Redbird Skyport FBO. “It relieves congestion by creating a flow in and out of the airport and on the airport so that aircraft don’t get bottlenecked.”

Before the radar, pilots and air traffic control specialists could only rely on visuals and radio com-munication to determine where the location of air-craft was, Koenerich said. But with the radar, now they can see the exact location of any aircraft.

It’s also the only re-

liever airport in Texas that serves both Austin Bergstrom International and San Antonio Interna-tional Airport. The radar helps make San Marcos and its airport a more vi-able resource to surround-ing communities.

“This new radar will help keep our airport fly-ing high,” Rep. Doggett said. “We’re here to celebrate safer trips for those flying in an out of Central Texas.”

The 10-story air control tower that houses the new radar was built in 2010 with the help of the Federal Aviation Adminis-tration, the Texas Depart-ment of Transportation and local funds. In 2011 air traffic controllers were

christopher salinasdaily record reporter

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Regional Airport celebrates acquisition of new radar

“This new radar will help keep our airport flying high. We’re here to celebrate safer trips for those flying in and out of Central Texas.”

U.S. Re. Lloyd Doggett

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Aug. 6• 8:57 a.m. - Sex offenses, SMPD, report.• 2:15 p.m. - Minor collision, 418 S. LBJ Drive, blue form.• 3:50 p.m. - Recover runaway, 419 Riverside Drive, juvenile detained.• 4:29 p.m. - Minor collision, Comanche Street at Freder-icksburg Street, blue form.• 5:20 p.m. - Hit and run, 200

W. Hopkins Street, blue form.• 5:59 p.m. - Warrant service, 409 E. McCarty Lane, Andres Longoria, 60, arrested.• 6:02 p.m. - Theft, 1050 McKinley Place Drive, report.• 6:07 p.m. - Minor collision, 4015 I-35 South, blue form.• 6:28 p.m. - Minor collision, 950 Field Street, blue form.• 7:37 p.m. - Hit and run, 311 W. Hopkins Street, blue form.

• 8:16 p.m. - Lost/found prop-erty, 1408 Sunflower Lane, report.• 8:46 p.m. - Physical distur-bance, 816 Lago Vista, report.• 9:51 p.m. - Collision with in-jury, driving while intoxicated, W. Access Road at Aquarena Springs Drive, Candace Elaine Schuelke, 53, arrested.• 10:57 p.m. - Criminal mis-chief, 1201 Stacy Street, re-

port.• 11:00 p.m. - Lost/found property, 1106 Hazelton Street, report.

Aug. 7• 3:03 a.m. - Noise distur-bance, 1610 I-35 North, ver-bal warning.• 6:05 a.m. - Minor collision, W. Access Road at Hwy. 123, report.

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Obituaries

Obituaries also online atsanmarcosrecord.com

Candace Caudell Raby

Candice Caudell Raby, 36, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014 after a brief but courageous battle with ovarian cancer. Visitation will be today from 5 to 7 p.m. at Crofts – Crow Funeral Home in Blanco. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, at Trinity Lutheran Church, with Rev. Dr. Bobby Leggett. Burial will follow in Blanco Cemetery under the direction of Crofts – Crow Funeral Home in Blanco.

Candice was born on Jan. 24, 1978 in Johnson City to James

and Debby (Goehmann) Caudell. She was a graduate of Blanco High School. She received her under-graduate and master’s degrees from Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos. Candice worked as an Independent Speech Pathologist. Candice married Jim Raby on Feb. 18, 2006 in Blanco at the Trinity Lutheran Church.

Candice is survived by her husband Jim, their three children Carter, Dakota “Codie” and T. J., all of Blanco; her parents James and Debby Caudell of Blanco; sister Collin Gaskamp and hus-band Brian and their three children Kaylin, Kolton and Kamryn, all of

Blanco; grandmother Juanita Smith of Blanco; father and mother-in-law Gary and Kathy Keim of Bridgeport; grandmother-in-law Virginia McCollom of Bridgeport; sister-in-law Bitsy Raby and her three children Brittney, Mason and Brandal, all of Bridgeport; brother-in-law and wife Paul and Kim Raby and their three children Tyler, Allie and Anna, all of Bridgeport.

The family request donations be made to, Blanco ISD Alumni Me-morial Scholarship Fund, Friends of Candice Raby at Lone Star Capi-tal Bank Acct # 1181463, Ovar-ian Cancer Research, or the Lyme Disease Foundation. Candace Caudell Raby

Julian Castro

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Merced MercadoMerced Mercado, 64, of

San Marcos passed away Aug. 7. Visitation will be Sunday from 3 to 7 p.m. at Los Angeles Funeral Home and a prayer service will be that evening at 7 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. Chapel service will be at 10 a.m. Monday morning and burial will follow in Guadalupe Cemetery.

Arrangements entrusted to the Villasenor family – Los Angeles Funeral Home, 300 Cheatham Street, (512) 392-2458.

Austin man arrested for burglary in Hays County

Julian Castro was ar-rested in Hays County for burglary on Wednesday and remains behind bars under a $25,000 bond.

But it’s not the same Ju-lian Castro who used to be

mayor of San Antonio and now serves as the coun-try’s Housing and Urban Development secretary.

The one arrested is a 33-year-old Austin resi-dent. According to Hays deputy Stephen Traeger, Wednesday’s arrest was actually for violating probation relating to a

burglary of a habitation that occurred in October 2012.

Traeger said Castro was arrested for the offense in January 2013. He was released from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on March 6 of this year.

Woman pulled from Comal river dies of injuriesNEW BRAUNFELS (AP) — Cen-

tral Texas police say a 26-year-old woman has died of injuries suffered days earlier when she jumped from an elevated platform into a part of the Comal (KOH’-mal) River where tub-ing is popular.

New Braunfels police say Kathryn Walker was pronounced dead early

Thursday. An autopsy will be con-ducted by the Bexar County medical examiner’s office.

The San Antonio Express-News re-ports Walker was on the river Saturday when she attempted a back flip into the water. The Austin woman dove to cheers from onlookers but failed to surface.

She was submerged for some 10 minutes in water up to eight feet deep before another swimmer found her. She was airlifted to a San Antonio hospital.

Police warned swimmers against jumping into the river without know-ing what’s under water.

McALLEN (AP) — Democratic candidate Wendy Davis said Thursday that as governor she would pull Texas National Guard troops from the border if lo-cal officials determined they weren’t necessary.

The remarks followed Gov. Rick Perry’s announcement last month that as many as 1,000 National Guard troops would be deployed to the Texas-Mexico border to bolster security.

“The first thing I would do is call in the local elected officials and the law enforce-

ment and Border Patrol to advise us what they believe the best approach is,” Davis, a state senator from Fort Worth, said Thursday in the border city of McAllen. “I expect that their advice will be that that’s not the right approach and if that’s their advice I will follow it.”

The deployment Perry announced is estimated to cost $12 million per month on top of the $1.3 million per week the state has been paying for a surge of state troopers at the border. The troops will be armed, but for the most part are expected to take up observational posts and advise state troop-

ers or Border Patrol of illegal activity. Their deployment is expected to begin in coming weeks, but does not have an end date.

Local elected officials re-acted with dismay to Perry’s announcement. They’re concerned about troops who are not trained in law en-forcement and the negative impact a troop deployment could have on economic de-velopment as it perpetuates an image of their communi-ties as unsafe.

Davis said Perry’s decision was “politically motivated.” Perry has said he was forced to act by the federal govern-ment’s inability to secure the

border.State lawmakers are

sensitive to the cost of the deployment and will be watching for signs of an impact, Davis said.

“If there is no impact I would expect that the Leg-islature will decide that this is not a good use of precious scarce resources that ought to be going to our schools,” she said.

Davis made the remarks at an event hosted by The Monitor newspaper and the McAllen Chamber of Commerce. Her Republican opponent, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, was their guest in May.

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Texas police detective fired for Facebook post

5-year-old mayor loses re-election in Minnesota

MARLIN (AP) — A Marlin police detective has been fired after allegedly using Facebook to complain about people on public assistance.

Police Chief Darrell Allen on Wednes-day dismissed Rob Douglas, a five-year veteran of the force southeast of Waco.

A post attributed to Douglas ex-

pressed frustration about grocery shop-ping on the first of the month. It spoke of seeing people on public assistance or food stamps, and complained that some have tattoos and expensive car acces-sories.

The post referred to “useless lazy turd bags” and ended, “If I ever snap and go

on a killing spree, it will be in a super-market on the first.”

City Manager R.C. Fletcher told the Waco Tribune-Herald that Allen fired Douglas for violating social media poli-cies and rules of conduct.

Douglas initially was placed on ad-ministrative leave.

DORSET, Minn. (AP) — Robert “Bobby” Tufts may have lost his bid for a third consecutive term as mayor of his tiny northern Minnesota tour-ist town, but the 5-year-old isn’t taking it too hard.

After helping raise mon-ey for local charities and declaring ice cream the top of the food pyramid,

it was just time to move on, he said.

“It was fun, but it’s time to pass on the vote,” Bobby told The Associ-ated Press on Monday, a day after he lost the an-nual election in Dorset.

Bobby’s rule over the tiny town — population ranging from nine to 28 people — was purely ceremonial, being that

Dorset has no formal city government. People can vote as many times as they like — for $1 a vote — at ballot boxes around town. The win-ner is drawn at random during the annual Taste of Dorset festival.

The new mayor, Eric Mueller, is bringing in more experience: He’s 16.

Bobby said he was

proud of his efforts dur-ing his reign in Dorset, about 150 miles north-west of Minneapolis.He helped raise money for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Red River Valley in Far-go, North Dakota. One of his other major acts was declaring ice cream a necessary food.

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County won’t pitch in on Old BaldyHays County Commissioners denied

a request to contribute $25,000 toward the city of Wimberley buying Mount Baldy on Tuesday, deciding instead to revisit policies regarding parks.

Pct. 3 Commissioner Will Conley, who sponsored the item, was the only vote in favor, with County Judge Bert Cobb joining Pct. 1 Commissioner Debbie Gonzales Ingalsbe, Pct. 2 Commissioner Mark Jones and Pct. 4 Commissioner Ray Whisenant in voting “no.”

Wimberley City Administrator Don Ferguson pitched the idea, calling the chance to acquire the mountain “an exciting new opportunity that has come our way” that would be a logical addi-tion to the two public parks the county maintains in Wimberley, Jacob’s Well and Blue Hole.

“In June it appeared on our radar screen,” Ferguson said, after a church that had owned it for years put it on the market because of a “growing number of trespassers and illegal activities taking

place on the property.”The property is now owned by a group

called the Save Old Baldy Foundation. Ferguson said they approached the city of Wimberley about a no-interest lease agreement ($10 a month) with the op-tion to purchase.

Conley called Mount Baldy “a land-mark for Hays County and the Wim-berley Valley, a spiritual place and also a recreational place for exercise and an observatory.” He said the $25,000 could come out of parks bond money.

But others on the court were skeptical.“I’ve got to be honest,” Whisenant said,

“one of the first questions that comes to mind is the old saying you should be wary of someone presenting you with a gift, sometimes it has more attached to it.”

Whisenant suggested that if the prop-erty were a public park, infrastructure would have to be installed to make it ac-cessible to everyone. However, Ferguson said he didn’t think so and the county’s Director of Development Clint Garza said that would only apply “if we accept state or federal money.”

“Even though this is a small amount of

funds, that parks bond is very limited,” Ingalsbe said. “We haven’t had the dis-cussion on what we’re going to do with the funds. Are we going to give other cit-ies the opportunity to present? I kind of think if we’re going to do that we need to send out requests for funding. I’m not saying I don’t support this but we haven’t had that discussion as a court.”

“The priorities of cities are sometimes you have to do the things you need to do before you do the things you want to do,” Cobb said. “The county has spent a lot of money in Precinct 3 and I would like to see some for Precinct 1. I’m sure some projects are holding back.”

Jones questioned just how much re-mained in the fund and County Auditor William Herzog told the court there is currently $2.596 million remaining.

Conley countered that the county spent “millions on Dripping Springs” and spoke of the looming La Cima de-velopment as likely qualifying for some of the money. “Frankly I don’t know why when I bring projects to court the for-malities have to change,” he said. “That amount of money doesn’t amount to a hill of beans in the Habitat Conservation

Plan.”Jones echoed Ingalsbe’s comments. “If

we decide to spend the money out of this we ought to open it up to other oppor-tunities.”

Commissioners approved the Regional Habitat Conservation Plan in July 2013. It allows for a “locally controlled ap-proach for compliance with the Federal Endangered Species Act by allowing the county to offer mitigation credits for otherwise lawful development on land where there could be ‘incidental taking’ of protected species,” the county said in a press release then, specifically mention-ing the golden cheeked warbler and the black-capped vireo.

Qualifying landowners who want to preserve habitat on their property can donate or sell it to the county, under terms of the RHCP. “In turn, the county can help streamline the public projects and private development in areas where the ESA applies by providing ‘credits’ that offset the ‘takings’ of land where protected species might be impacted,” the press release said, adding that the county intended to initially offer credits of $7,500 per acre.

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Dripping Springs selected as new headquarters for TOMCAR dealer

Texas A&M ranks first among Texas public universities by Money Magazine, fares well nationally

A new business and new high-paying jobs are coming to Dripping Springs.

Tompkins TOMCAR, a dealer a distributor of professional-grade ATVs and UTVs, announced it is moving its headquarters from Andrews to the Hays County city on Thursday.

The company’s initial capi-tal investment is projected to be $200,000 with addi-tional annual investments in equipment and technology. The company anticipates hiring eight to 10 sales employees with an average salary of $108,000.

“The value of our region’s prime location within the state of Texas has again been underscored buy Tompkin TOMCAR’s decision to move its headquarters to Dripping Springs,” Adri-

ana Cruz, president of the Greater San Marcos Partner-ship (GSMP), said. “Hays County offers an array of location types suitable to a wide variety of industries. Tompkins TOMCAR’s need for a central location in close proximity to rural areas, while still providing easy accessibility to the rest of the state, was a challenging requirement that was met with ease by our exceptional geographic assets.”

The new 13,000-square-foot headquarters will in-clude warehouse and office space, a retail showroom and an outdoor demonstration and testing facility where customers can test-drive the vehicles. Tompkins TOM-CAR plans to expand into 14 additional states in the next five years with their headquarters remaining in Dripping Springs.

 GSMP provided Tomp-kins TOMCAR with site selection and regional busi-ness information services, lending to their decision to move its headquarters to Dripping Springs.

 “Texas is the largest ATV/UTV market in the coun-try,” said Sven Hallermann, general manager of Tomp-kins TOMCAR. “When it came time to relocate our headquarters, the central location was key. We had very specific needs for the location, which the Greater San Marcos Partnership helped navigate the process effectively and easily. Drip-ping Spring was an obvious choice because of its prox-imity to our customer base.”

 Dripping Springs lies in Northern Hays County, serving as the gateway to the scenic Texas Hill Country about 50 minutes from San

Marcos. This beautiful Hill Country town offers majes-tic views, abundant wildlife, rolling hills, and rock bot-tom creeks. The Dripping Springs population, within its city limit, is about 1,500 although its extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) is home to nearly 20,000. The city offers an exceptional school system, affordable living, and proximity to Austin and San Antonio.

 Tompkins TOMCAR joins Deep Eddy Vodka and Twisted X Brewing Co. in relocations to Dripping Springs since the begin-ning of the 2013 fiscal year. Together these three compa-nies represent over 65 new job announcements for the region or 12 percent of the total job creation announce-ments for the two-county region since October 1, 2012.

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while the hot and noisy work continues. Facility staff is also looking into alternate places for an adoption center.

They are also asking people who wish to surrender animals — for example, found dogs and cats — to please wait if at all pos-sible. There is an online “lost and found” at sanmarcostx.gov under Animal Services, Montiel said, encouraging residents to check there if they have found or lost a pet.

She said a meeting was planned for today to see when the repairs might get made and

it’s likely there will be overtime pay so the work can get done “as soon as possible.”

Among the rescue groups who have of-fered help are PAWS from Kyle. Montiel said they took 0 dogs on Tuesday.

Animal Control is still offering all its ser-vices except adoption, including picking up stray or diseased animals. The city says the shelter normally holds up to 200 animals and receives up to 50 per day from San Marcos and Hays County.

Montiel couldn’t say when the repairs might be complete but the city says the adoption center will be closed for up to two weeks.

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hired, so it has been a long process to get where the tower is now, but the

airport and city officials are glad to finally have the tower completed.

“San Marcos Regional Airport is a tremendous asset to our community

and Central Texas,” May-or Guerrero said. “We ap-preciate the tremendous support of Congressman Doggett over many years to help us expand the

facilities, our air traffic control operations and the safety of our airport.”

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COLLEGE STATION — Texas A&M University is tops in Texas among public institutions in Money magazine’s new “best college values” rankings — and is included among the six top public universities na-tionally when combining quality, affordability and how an institution’s graduates fare monetarily in their careers.

“Which of the nation’s roughly 1,500 four-year colleges provide the biggest bang for your tuition buck — that is, offer students a great educa-tion at a comparatively affordable price that usually leads to a well-paid job?,” ask the editors of the widely distributed magazine in their August issue.

They answer that question by featuring the 50 colleges and uni-versities they think make the grade

in the magazine’s first such ranking endeavor.

Texas A&M and Rice University were the only Texas institutions included in Money’s top 50, but others are included in the magazine’s overall assessment of 665 institutions that can be viewed at money.com/colleges.

In addition to placing sixth nation-ally among publics, Texas A&M tied at 24th overall with two Ivy League schools, Cornell University and Dartmouth College. Rice and Notre Dame tied at 20th overall.

Money’s list is dominated by pri-vate institutions, headed by Babson College in Massachusetts, Webb Institute in New York and Massachu-setts Institute of Technology, with Princeton University and Stanford University rounding out the top five.

The top public institution in Money’s rankings is the University of California at Berkeley, followed by

Maine Military Academy, University of Virginia, Virginia Military Insti-tute and the University of Michigan.

Texas A&M is the top-ranked Southeastern Conference (SEC) school on the top-50 list, joined by the University of Florida and Vanderbilt University.

Money’s editors say they cut the overall list of college and universi-ties to the 665 schools with gradu-ation rates at or above the median. They then ranked them on 17 factors reflecting educational quality, afford-ability and alumni earnings. They also included a “value added” grade that rated each college in light of the economic and academic profile of its student body

Money’s rankings are among several released recently in which Texas A&M is cited for value or profiled in a more general manner. Others include Princeton Review and the Fiske Guide to Colleges.

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San Marcos Daily ecordrA day at the river

American GI Forum National Convention

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Jessica Frye (left) and Kristyn Cunningham pulled invasive elephant’s ears from the San Marcos River at City Park Thursday. The ongoing work is part of the Habitat Conservation Plan in ef-fect along the portion of the river designated as a State Scientific Area.

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(Above) AGIF officers from left are State Vice Commander Caesar Ruiz, AGIF Executive Gil Rodriguez, keynote speaker — Brigadier General Orlando Salinas, Advocate for Veterans Affairs Tim Stroud and 2013-14 National Commander Luis Conte Vasquez. (Below) The National Convention addresses all the changes veterans are experiencing with the VA and the benefits they should be receiving. The keynote speakers addressed those changes and additions for all veterans and how policy is changing due to the VA issues. AGIF is growing in prominence with new forward ideals and policies for veterans through elected officials on the state and national level. New national officers were elected.

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Pictured are keynote speaker Senator Leticia Van De Putte and San Marcos Commander Ran-dall Padilla.

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Thomas Marshall (left) and Jeremiah Leach work with a stand of Texas Wild Rice in the San Marcos River at City Park. Protecting the federally-endangered species is the crux of the Habi-tat Conservation Plan now in effect along the river.

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Locks of Love on the foot bridge at City Park were placed there recently by Family4Life, a group that reunites siblings separated by the foster care system. Full story on Locks of Love in Sunday’s edition.

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Two paddlers in colorful kayaks appeared to have the San Marcos River all to themselves Thurs-day morning as they neared the railroad bridge at Hopkins Street.

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Sports Friday, August 8, 2014 • Page 5

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Briefly...Local Schedule

Friday, August 8• Texas State Practice No. 5 (Full Pads), Bobcat Football Practice Fields/ Bobcat Stadium, 8:45 a.m.

Saturday, August 9

• Texas State Practices Nos. 6 and 7, Bobcat Football Practice Fields/ Bob-cat Stadium, 8:15 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.

Kickoff LuncheonTexas State is set to host its annual

Bobcat Kickoff Luncheon for the ath-letic department on Monday, August 25.Doors open at 11:15 a.m. and the

event begins at noon at the Embas-sy Suites in San Marcos. Texas State coaches Dennis Franchione, Karen Chisum and Kat Conner will speak at the luncheon on behalf of the football, volleyball and soccer teams respec-tively. The coaches will be joined by various student athletes from the cor-responding sports.The program is a chance for fans to

interact with the coaches and players as they prepare for their fall schedules.General admission tickets are $25.

A reserved table for eight with two student-athlete guests is $300 and a reserved table for ten is $250.

San Marcos Fit GamesAre you looking to show off your fit-

ness to others around town?Do you thrive in competition?

Then on Saturday, Sept. 13, you can participate in the San Marcos Fit Games which will be held at the Mas-

ter’s School.This is a new competition that is held

for the purpose of allowing local ath-letes to compete against each other to prove how fit they are through eight different events.Cash prizes and medals will be award-

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Offense owns the night, test awaits today

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Robert Lowe, Tyler Jones and the rest of the Bobcat offense will be tested during today’s first full-pad workout of fall camp.

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Whenever defenders feel like they have C.J. Best in an inescapable situa-tion, the shifty wide receiver is actually in his comfort zone.

Just ask Germod Williams. Best hauled in a pass from Tyler Jones

across the middle and turned up the field where Williams was roaming. The sophomore safety lined up Best for what looked like an easy tackle. Wil-liams whiffed, however, as Best juked around him with a quick jab step left before a hard cut to the right.

Best’s 50-yard catch and run dur-ing Thursday’s practice inside Bobcat Stadium personified a night dominated by Texas State’s offense.

“It was all reaction,” Best said of his move on Williams. “I didn’t think about it. I was just looking for an open-ing and found it.”

Best joked that it’s always an added bonus to pull such a move on Williams knowing how much the sophomore safety likes to engage in some friendly trash talk.

“Me and him have been going back and forth for the past few days,” Best said. “We’ve been matched up against each other during 11-on-11’s. Every-thing is all in good fun though. We have respect for each other’s games.”

Best, who transitioned from tailback to wide receiver in the offseason, has offered glimpses of being a dangerous playmaker for the Bobcats.

Perhaps the next step in the junior slot receiver’s development will be find-ing some consistency. Best dazzled with his crossover move on Williams, but a few plays later dropped a pass with nothing but green field turf in front of him.

An equally important part of Best’s transition to wideout has been offsea-

son conditioning. The junior knew he needed to improve that aspect of his game, especially with how much Texas State planned to use him in its offense this season. The Bobcats have utilized Best out of the slot position, as well as on jet sweeps where he can take advan-tage of his skills as a former tailback.

“I feel much better (after practices),” Best said of the benefits of his offseason conditioning regiment. “I don’t get gassed as much.”

Best knows today’s first full-pad workout will test his stamina. After all, it should serve as a true measuring stick for where the offense and defense stands as the first week of fall practice wraps up.

Heading into today’s first full-pad workout, the offense appears to have the edge.

joe vozzellisports editor

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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL...

14th annual American GI Forum Golf Tournament

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Top left: Pictured are the state officers for American GI Forum of Texas (from left): Paul Herrera, Gil Rodriguez, Art Culero, and Caesar Ruiz. Top right: A line of carts get ready to head off to the first tee to begin the 14th annual American GI Forum Firecracker Golf Tournament at Quail Creek Country Club on July 4. Bottom (from left): Pictured are the Director of Quail Creek Country Club Eric Lee, AGIF Treasurer Jesse Sanchez, AGIF Commander Randy Padilla, Hays County Judge Linda Rodriguez and AGIF Sargent of Arms Roland Bazan.

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Soto to players: ‘Rattler Up’ in ‘14

Football season is around the corner.

With that in mind, head coach Mark Soto held a team meeting on Thursday inside the San Marcos High School Auditorium.

The Rattlers gathered for a two-hour session to under-stand the handbook Soto and position coaches built.

San Marcos’ handbook covered everything from the athletes code of conduct, rules and regulations to

drugs, alcohol and social media.

As the biggest group of athletes on campus, the Rat-tler football team is held to a higher standard both on and off the field.

Soto wants the upperclass-men to be an example for not only the underclassmen but also other students at San Marcos High School.

Soto and each coach emphasized how character and mental toughness are at-tributes that are expected of

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WATER SKIING...COLLEGE FOOTBALL...

SM River Ranch to host nationals

The San Marcos River Ranch in Martindale will host the 72nd annual GOOD Water Ski National Championships from Au-gust 11-16.

More than 600 water ski-ers from around the nation will compete in San Marcos, starting at 7:30 a.m. each day. Events include slalom, jumping and trick-based ac-

tivities and are divided into age divisions with the addi-tion of two open divisions.

Athletes who qualify for the championships primar-ily do so through national rankings as well as place-ment in the top five of their respective regional championships. The top five finishers at previous year’s

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NCAA forum vote empowers big conferences

The top-level conferences in college football just became stronger.

On Thursday, the NCAA Board ruled on a 16-2 vote to adopt a new Division I governing structure. The big news to come out of the ruling was that the “Power Five” conferences in college football (Southeastern Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference, Big 12, Big Ten and Pacific 12) received autonomy to govern and make regulations over certain areas of rule. If the conferences wished to expand their power, three of the five have to agree.

The areas include cost of attendance

for families of athletes, healthcare benefits and a loosening of the rules regarding athlete-to-agent contact, potentially freeing up athletes to earn revenue.

The new governing structure is expected to take place in time for the 2015-16 season.

The vote presumably was made in response to SEC Commissioner Mike Slive’s comments in July over the “Power Five” breaking off from the NCAA and forming a new division of college sports if autonomy was not granted soon.

“If we do not achieve a positive outcome under the existing big tent of Division I, we will need to consider the

establishment of a venue with similar conferences and institutions where we can enact the desired changes in the best interests of our student-athletes,” Slive said back in July during SEC Media Days.

NCAA President Mark Emmert released a statement after the ruling saying that Thursday’s decision was a step forward towards maintaining the stability of the NCAA’s Division I format.

“In the end, everyone recognized this was something that was very good for Division I,” Emmert told USA

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The Rattlers celebrate after a touchdown against Dripping Springs last season. San Marcos topped the Tigers 35-22.

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Since its first event in 1939 in Long Beach, New York, the championships have been held every year excluding the years of World War II.

San Marcos River Ranch hosted the South Central Regional Water Ski Championships in 2013 before playing host this year to the national championships.

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players in Soto’s program.The reason for this meet-

ing was for each player to be on the same page going into two-a-days, which begin on August 11. Soto wanted players to know what is expected for each player individually and as a team.

The Rattler coaches gave detailed explanations on how “building a man from the inside out” is what will carry the Rattlers to success.

Making these young men grow in life and football is what Soto and the coaching staff hope to achieve this season. Soto talked about the importance of players signing up for leadership classes, learning how to be consistent and how to achieve goals.

Coaches explained what Rattler standards are and what is expected out of each player,

“We should care how we work,” Soto said. “Ever is everything. Competition breeds success. We need a win-forever attitude.”

Repeated throughout the meeting was “be a champion today.” Coaches will be a champion to the players, while seniors are champions to the underclassmen.

The Rattlers were assured

of how they have support from their coaching staff and teammates going into this season.

Soto ended the meeting by revealing the motto for this year, “Rattler Up” which translates to man up, tough up and take responsibility with no excuses.

San Marcos has been working hard since the sec-ond week of January to get ready for this fall.

Starting with the class-room, boot camp, spring ball and finishing Thursday with the final senior-led practice, it all comes down to this coming Monday when the Rattlers kick off two-a-days. The varsity team will begin at 6:45 a.m. on the San Marcos High School baseball fields.

The Rattlers open their season at San Antonio East Central on August 29. San Marcos’ home opener at the new SMCISD Stadium happens a few weeks later as Soto’s team faces Seguin on Sept. 19.

The Rattlers also play San Antonio Alamo Heights, Kerrville-Tivy and Boerne-Champion at home.

Season tickets for football are currently on sale for $32 per seat. For more informa-tion on season tickets, you can Nan Arredondo at 512-393-6838.

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“They (the first-team offense) made some big plays tonight,” Texas State head coach Dennis Franchione said after Thursday’s practice. “We installed some new things on offense and they executed them well.”

During the final 30 minutes of Thursday’s practice, both sides engaged in a de facto scrimmage. Tailbacks Terrence Franks, Rob-ert Lowe and Chris Nutall ruled the intra-squad tilt along with Best.

Franks broke off an 80-yard run in which he found a seam and raced down the sideline before cutting toward the middle of the field, while Lowe and Nutall delivered several punishing runs where they broke through arm tackles.

Before the intrasquad tilt, wide receiver Demun Mercer continued what has been a strong fall camp for him. The redshirt freshman hauled in at least five passes during Thursday’s 11-on-11 reps.

“I feel more comfortable with the offense,” Mercer said. “I feel like I’m getting better

every day.” As with most of the Texas State’s receiving

corps, Mercer is competing for a starting job. The redshirt freshman joins Jafus Gaines, Brice Gunter and Brandon Smith among others as Bobcats who are looking to impress Franchione before the season opener against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on August 30.

“We all enjoy competing against one another,” Mercer said of the wide-receiver battle. “We hold each other to a high stan-dard. The best part about it is everybody is a family and wants to see each other succeed.”

After perhaps the hardest practice so far in fall camp on Thursday, it doesn’t get much easier for Texas State.

The Bobcats began a tough stretch of practice days today with a full-pad workout. Next, Texas State will hold its first two-a-day practice of fall camp on Saturday.

“Our legs are starting to get a little heavy after four days,” Franchione said. “That’s to be expected. We’re just going to have to grind through it. We’ve got to flip from to-night (Thursday) into a morning practice (on Friday). That’s always a challenge.”

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We meet again: Safety Germod Williams attempts to bring slot receiver C.J. Best to the ground during the second scrimmage of spring practice inside Bobcat Stadium back in early April.

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Astros surrender lead late on Howard’s grand slam, fall to Phillies

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Today. “It allows (Division I) institutions to continue to have access to championships, to continue to share resources in the same way they always have and provides the five higher-resourced conferences with some greater latitude in areas they were concerned with. This was a wonderful development and I’m very pleased.”

After Thursday night’s practice, Texas State head coach Dennis Franchione said, al-though it gives the top schools more power, as long as the interest of student-athletes is spearheading the decision-making process, he doesn’t see the new structure as a bad thing.

“I don’t think it has a huge impact, Fran-chione said. “We will try to do what we need to do in our conference to remain competi-tive. There’s a little more strain on us maybe than other schools to continue to do that.”

The other conferences in Division I are allowed to adopt the rules instituted by the “Power Five” conferences if they wish; however, many of the schools would not be able to afford the added incentives the top-tier schools can obtain, such as health-care benefits. This could potentially create a wider competitive gap between the prover-bial “haves” and “have-nots.”

“My question has always been, if they (the “Power Five”) can pass what they want to pass, does that mean the other five can pass what we want to pass?” Franchione said. “So far, I don’t think the answer has been yes, but that would be interesting if it was that way.”

Sun Belt Commissioner Karl Benson released a statement after the ruling.

“Today’s vote by the NCAA Board of Di-rectors will have a significant impact on the future of intercollegiate athletics and more than likely will result in an increase in the cost of operating the athletic programs of the universities of the Sun Belt Conference,” Benson said. “While there will be challenges ahead, our universities are committed to the continued academic success of our student-athletes along with providing the necessary benefits to protect their overall health and welfare.”

According to Jon Solomon of CBSSports, before the structure is official, conference representatives will have the chance to veto the new structure during the next two months and that the “Power Five” will sub-mit their autonomy proposal to the board on October 1.

In the 16-2 ruling, only Ivy League repre-sentative Phil Hanlon and Patrick Harker of the Colonial Athletic Conference opposed the new structure.

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Houston Astros had the matchup they wanted, but didn’t get the result they needed.

Ryan Howard hit a grand slam, capping a five-run rally in the eighth inning that lifted the Philadelphia Phillies over the Astros 6-5 on Thursday night.

Howard connected with two outs on a full-count pitch from Tony Sipp.

“The matchup was what we wanted,” Astros manager Bo Porter said. “He beat the best guy we have down there.”

Chris Carter hit two homers and drove in four runs for Houston, which lost its eighth straight in Philadelphia.

“This was a pretty tough loss,” Porter said.Carlos Ruiz and Ben Revere each had two

hits as the Phillies completed a three-game sweep.

Mario Hollands (2-1) pitched two scoreless innings and Jonathan Papelbon pitched the ninth for his 27th save in 30 chances.

Marc Krauss also homered for Houston.Philadelphia trailed 5-1 entering the eighth

after Colin McHugh threw seven strong in-nings for the Astros.

Houston reliever Josh Fields gave up hits to three of the four batters he faced, including Cody Asche’s RBI single that made it 5-2.

Sipp allowed a single to Jimmy Rollins to load the bases with one out. After Chase Utley flied out, Howard homered into the seats in left-center field.

“I hold myself to a high standard, so I have to make sure it doesn’t happen again,” Sipp said. “I was trying to go up, but the pitch

went down and in. He put a pretty good swing on it.

“I didn’t think it was going out. I knew it was high enough, but he didn’t drive it like he usually does.”

The Phillies slugger thought he caught enough of it off the bat but wasn’t sure it would clear the wall as he was rounding the bases.

“I hit it pretty flush,” Howard said. “I got it pretty good. Off the bat, yeah, I pretty much knew.”

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DEAR ABBY: I have a friend who will help herself to any-thing in my fridge, pantry, etc. without asking. She also will eat most if not all food that’s meant to be shared, such as appetizers and snacks at a social gathering. Once she literally polished off an entire plate of appetizers before my guests arrived and I had nothing to feed them.

After she finishes the food, she often says, “Oh, I was starving!” I find myself hiding food from her when she comes over, or delaying putting treats out for guests until later in the party.

The most recent episode was when I was preparing food for my toddler. While it was cool-ing on the counter, she helped herself to all of it. She told me afterward she had consumed it.

So you see -- nothing is safe, not even a child’s meal. Abby, how can I tell her what she’s doing is wrong and rude? -- STUMPED IN STUDIO CITY, CALIF.

DEAR STUMPED: Your friend may be a compulsive eater, but that’s no excuse for what she has been doing. Tell her in plain English that you don’t like it when she helps herself to food without first asking, or hogging it when it has been prepared for a party.

Taking something that was meant for your toddler was over the top. Say that if she’s feeling “starved” when she’s headed for your house, she should have a snack to take the edge off before arriving. And if you see less of her because of your frankness, consider yourself lucky.

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I and our toddler son were recently out to dinner. A woman walked past our table to the fam-ily next to us and gushed about how “beautiful” the couple’s daughter was. Their child was the same age as our son, who is just as well-behaved.

I found it hurtful that a

stranger would compliment one child and ignore the fam-ily seated at the next table. My husband disagrees. Am I wrong to be offended? Do you think this was rude? -- FURIOUS IN FLORIDA

DEAR FURIOUS: I agree with your husband. I doubt the woman deliberately meant to slight your son. All her attention was simply focused on the little girl.

DEAR ABBY: I always take my shower before I go to bed. My friends take their showers in the morning. Which one is correct? I wouldn’t want to go to sleep dirty. -- GARY IN BROOKLYN

DEAR GARY: The time of day one takes a shower is a matter of personal preference and lifestyle. If you are a mechanic or do heavy physical labor, shower-ing before you go to bed makes sense. However, if your job requires working closely with the public or co-workers, then taking a shower in the morning before work is considerate.

Dear Abby

Today’s horoscopesBorn today, you are not always going to be

front-and-center in life. Fortunately, you are per-fectly comfortable being in the background, for you know that you can often have just as much influence over events, if not more, than if you were leading the charge. You enjoy the spotlight, surely, but you don’t crave it. Yet when it shines upon you, you are able to perform well -- often better than those around you -- though what you have to offer may not always be to everyone’s taste. Still, everything you do can be said to be honest, genuine and well-meaning. You’re not the kind to do anything in an artificial or spiteful way.

You may have to weather some stormy times in your life, primarily because of decisions you make that do not lead where you thought they would. Still, you can trim your sails and choose a course that minimizes danger, recovering quickly once the seas have calmed. You may experience a dramatic change of heart at one point in your life.

Also born on this date are: Dustin Hoffman, actor; Esther Williams, swimmer and actress; Connie Stevens, actress; Mel Tillis, singer-songwriter; The Edge, singer and guitarist; Don Most, actor; Rory Calhoun, actor; Emiliano Zapata, military leader; Keith Carradine, actor.

To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding para-graph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 9

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You may wake to find that things have changed in some subtle but important way. Never fear; you can always reclaim what is missing!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- With the help of someone who understands your plight as if it were his or her own, you can rise above current problems.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- You may want to embrace some old-fashioned methods as you pursue your goals. Nosegays and promenades may be the order of the day!

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- You’ll enjoy what another brings to the table even though it may require some work to integrate it fully into your affairs.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- You don’t want to let go of a certain goal just yet. You’ll pursue it until you realize that failure is not an option, but a certainty.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You can recover quickly and permanently from a minor setback. Teach others how to avoid it in the first place, if you can.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- You may be expected to learn something quite complicated in very little time. Fortunately, previous experi-ence sees you through.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You may have skipped a step, delaying the completion of a job that is more important to you than you had imagined. Get it done!

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You may have one chance, and only one, to redo what was done yesterday in haste. Others recognize that you are under duress.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Focus on those who seem to know where they are going without looking. This can come in handy when you have to navigate by instinct.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- What you imagine to be the ultimate result of your contin-ued efforts may not mesh entirely with a reality that presents itself today.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Your personal style is likely to prove irresistible. Others will follow suit as best they can, but you’re actually inimitable.

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Hays County Devotional PageWhy are we so fearful?

By Andy Grantandygrant1946@yahoo.com

Franklin Delano Roosevelt once said, “Only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”There is much truth in this statement. If you are a Bible reader you will know that ourLord and Savior Jesus Christ repeatedly told us that we have nothing to fear. In thegospel of Mark chapter 4:40 Jesus tells us, “And He said unto them, why are you sofearful? How is it that ye have no faith?”

At this time Jesus was talking to his disciples as they were in a boat on the sea ofGalilee. A terrible storm came up and the waves broke over the boat so that it was nearlyswamped. Jesus had gone to sleep and the storm did not effect Him, however thedisciples woke Him up and said, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”Jesus rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” The wind then dieddown and it was completely calm.

The disciples had nothing to fear for the Lord was with them.In his first inaugural address to the nation, FDR accepted the presidency of the UnitedStates knowing that the country was headed into a depression. Trying to sooth thefeelings of the people he then made his famous statement and there is so much true withinthese few words.

Our country is based on Godly principles and in today’s society we have gotten awayfrom what our forefathers taught us. We are fast becoming a country that is losing itsconfidence and strength because we have allowed our once strong Godly principles to betaken away.

For all of us that are Christians, why are we so fearful? The Lord hasn’t left us; wehave taken our eyes off of Him.

President Ronald Reagan once said, “If we ever forget that we’re one nation underGod, then we will be one nation gone under.”

Is our country headed in this direction? Will you stand up for the Lord Jesus Christ intoday’s society and not be fearful of the repercussions?

Prayer: Father, thank you for the freedoms we have in America and I pray that youwill continue to bless this nation. I pray for our leaders that they will seek you forwisdom and guidance. Amen.(Suggested daily Bible readings: Sunday - Matthew 14:22-32; Monday - 1 Samuel27:1-2; Tuesday - Psalm 19:7-11; Wednesday - Romans 11:17-21; Thursday - Isaiah41:8-13; Friday - 1 Peter 3:8-22; Saturday - Luke 8:22-25.) A086-10

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ST. JOHN LUTHERANCHURCH20 N. Camino Real,Uhland, TX512-396-2355

EBENEZER LUTHERAN CHURCHPastor Herb Polmer291 Church StMaxwell, TX • 357-6648

METHODIST

EL BUEN PASTOR U.M.C.LBJ Dr. & Grove392-7878

FIRSTUNITED METHODIST129 W. Hutchison392-6001

JACKSON CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST524 Centre St.392-6525

KYLE UNITED METHODIST203 N. SledgeKyle, 268-2331

MARTINDALE UNITED METHODISTCorner of Bowie &Jennings St.357-2406

STAPLES UNITED METHODIST9760 FM 621Staples, 357-6352

WIMBERLEY UNITED METHODISTWimberley, 847-3109

WESLEY CHAPELAME CHURCH224 S. Fredericksburg St.392-8034

MORMON

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS120 Suncrest353-8670

SAN MARCOS INSTITUE OF RELIGION801 Chestnut754-6930

PENTECOSTAL

HIGHER GROUNDAPOSTOLIC TABERNACLE911 Canyon Wren Dr., Buda569-6491

CASA DE ISRAEL5238 Meadow Brook Lane392-4477

EL-SHADDAIPENTECOSTAL5025 FM 1978353-7052

PENTECOSTAL TEMPLECHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST625 Centre353-0984

SINAI PENTECOSTAL208 Laredo353-0246

PRESBYTERIAN

FIRST PREBYSTERIAN410 W. Hutchison392-1144

CHURCH OF THE CROSSSan Marcos Baptist Academy Sundays at 10 a.m.

SEVENTH-DAYADVENTIST

SEVENTH DAYADVENTIST1523 Ranch Road 12396-5211

OTHER

ANTIOCH CHURCHOF OUR LORDJESUS CHRIST401 Centre353-7079

BAHA’I FAITH516 W. Hopkins392-9816

CAMINO REALFELLOWSHIPOld Bastrop Highway396-9816

CHAPEL IN THE HILLSRanch Road 12Wimberley, 847-9762

CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY1208 Amherst396-2915

FREEDOM FELLOWSHIP330 S. Hackberry830-625-1288

GOOD SHEPHERDEVAGELICAL910 Trimmerman Rd.Seguin, 830-303-6753

POWERHOUSECHRISTIAN CENTER3331 Ranch Road 12512-618-9626

HILL COUNTRY2001 River Rd.353-5322

REMNANTDoris Miller Jr. High210-273-3884

SAN MARCOSUNITARIANUNIVERSALISTUCM Building510 N. Guadalupe 396-2986www.smuuf.org

SOLID ROCK2500 Hunter Rd.396-4673

THE PROMISEDLANDSAN MARCOS1650 Lime Kiln Rd.512-392-4357Sunday at 9 a.m. & 11 a.m.www.psmchurch.com

THREE RIVERCOMMUNITY103 Main St., Martindale512-335-3332

UNITY CHURCHOF SAN MARCOS16870 N. State Hwy. 123392-5199

ECKANKARReligion of Light and Sound392-7304

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HIRING CHILDcare givers. M-F,PM positions. 2411Hunter Rd., 392-

3150

TEACHERS FORChristian

Preschool. P/T &F/T morn/aft. avail.512-268-6406

END DUMPDrivers Class A

CDL, 1 yr verifiableexperience re-

quired. Hourly pay +incentive, localtravel & no over-night stay.

Apply in person290 Engel RdNew BraunfelsTX 78132

CDL W/HAZMAT.Hard working, ableto lift 50 lbs. 3-DWelding, 512-396-3926, ask for Mikeor Greg. sanmar-cos@3dweld.com

CDL DRIVERS.End/belly dump,pd. hrly. Avg. 60hrs/wk, local, homeevery night. Mustbe 25 w/driving exp.

Call Geoff @830-743-1345/512-878-9600

EXP. HAIRDRESSER CallHair Solutions.512-754-0300

WANTED, MALEcompanion for dis-abled Korean WarVet. Must have

valid DL. drug & al-cohol free & nonsmoker. 512-805-

0101

PERSONALCARE Attendantsneeded in San Mar-cos for week daysAM & Afternoonhrs. Please call 1-800-856-7132

EXPERIENCEDMechanic

Light trucks, Heavytrucks & Mediumsized equipment.Must have own

Tools. Fax Resumeto (830) 620-1010or apply in person290 Engel RdNew Braunfels,TX 78132

BRAIN INJURYProgram Directorseeks exp. Assis-tant. Must be flexi-ble. 512-393-1645

NEWSPAPERCARRIERS

needed in San Mar-cos, Buda & Lock-hart areas. Early

morning hours. 512-353-5814.

MARCO’SRESTAURANT INWIMBERLEY

looking for waitstaff& kitchen help.512-800-3289

HIRING WAIT-STAFF & kitchenhelp. Good pay!512-800-3289

WILL SOMEONEPlease explain the

meaning ofMatthew 22:1-14?210-264-4969

SIZZILIN DEALS!!!Twin Mattress Set

$119.95Full Mattress Set

$149.95Queen Matt Set

$179.95King Mattress Set

$229.95Bunkbed w/Matts

$329.95Futon $179.955 PC Dinette$149.95

Centex Furniture401 S. LBJ392-2755

SAT., AUG. 9th7am - 1 pm

71 3rd St., MawellTupperware, clothes,& a little bit of every-thing. All must go!!!

GARAGE SALEfor GREATER

BETHEL BAPTISTCHURCH

Sat., Aug. 9th8:00am - 2:00pmLocation is at THEBOTTOM LINE1205 Hwy. 123San Marcos, TXClothes (adult &

children), shoes, fur-niture, books,purses, arts &

crafts & much more

ESTATE SALE1508 SunflowerLane off De ZavalaFri, 8/8, 8am-3pm,Sat, 8/9, 8am-3pmBeds, dressers,

sofa, kitchen items,linens, etc.

HAVE A HEARTThrift StoreNow Open!1315 IH35 N.(Next to Motel 6)512-392-6788Open M-F9 am - 5 pm

Proceeds benefitCTMC Family Grief

Center.

GARAGE SALE1114 Field Street

Fri & Sat8/8 & 8/97am - 3pm

Lots to choosefrom: Appliances,printers, home

decor, some furni-ture, clothes; differ-ent sizes, shoes,handbags, toys,DVD’s, Barbies,

etc.

GARAGE/MOV-ING SALESat., Aug. 9th8am - noon

183 Goddard, KyleHouse items,clothes, tools,furniture

SMHSCOLOR GUARDGARAGE SALETV, refrigerator,clothing, furniture,baby furniture,

baby clothes, largeinventory of house-

hold items,FRIDAY &SATURDAY

August 8th & 9th8am Start, both

Days. 1611 ParkviewLane. Come showyour support!

GARAGE SALESaturday, Aug. 9th

8am - ?1314 Sunflower Ln.2 white Italianleather couches(older, excellentcondition), side-board, chest ofdrawers, gardenbench, iron table &chair, tools, cloth-ing, school backpacks, and lots of

misc.

HUGE 2 DAYGARAGE SALE

Aug. 8-9Fri - Sat, 7am-12402 Suttles Ave.Clothing, house-wares, purses,shoes, tools, jew-elry, cameras,CD’s/DVD’s,

books, refrigerator,fabric yarn andsewing supplies,office supplies,and much more.

!NICE Washer-s/dryers/stoves

$185/up. Refrigera-tors $200/up.Matching W/Dsets, $345/up; 6mo. guarantee.

Guaranteed Appli-ances, Sales / Ser-vice. Honest.392-0373.

WANTED DEADor ALIVE! Wash-ers, dryers, refriger-ators, stoves: 10yrsand newer. Call uswith the brand.Cash paid. (512)

392-0373

90” SOFA, goodcond. $170. Casiofull size electronickeyboard, neverused. $70. 512-754-9458

9 LAB pups. Born3/25, shots, $300/blk,$375/ choc,512-557-0675

ONLY 2 Left 4/2Delivered, Set up,With A/C $49,900830-372-9867

WON’T LAST 3/2on Land $69,900.830-372-9868RBI132940

NOW AVAILABLE3/2 remodeled, 1acre. You’re Ap-proved! Invest inyour own home!754-3344 agt

USE YOUR Landto get a new home.4/2 on your site.$49,900 830-448-0032 rbi32940

MY BOSS saysyes! You’ve beenapproved! Hill

Country living 3/2 or4/2 on 1 acre. 754-

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S/W/M SEEKINGBig cheap rentplace, way out inthe country.210.860.5377

Your 5 line ad runs5 days for FREE in theSan Marcos RecordCall for details!

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2725 Handler Hollow(Willow Creek Sub)Sat. 8/9, 8am -1pmMulti familyGarage SaleYou don't wannamiss this sale!

Tons of kids clothes& shoes, toys, toys,toys, highchairs,

entertainment center,TV, jewelry, house-hold decor, mirrors,M/W/C clothes. Toomuch to mention!

Huge GARAGESALE @

904 Stagecoach TrailSaturday, Aug. 9th8am - 2pm

Clothes, furniture,toys, knick-knacks,small treasuresgalore!!!!

TRANSPORTDRIVERS

Johnson Oil Company is currently hiring forDay and Night Transport Drivers.Three years over the road driving experiencepreferred and a current Class A CDL withHazMat and Tanker endorsements required.Competitive compensation with night and holi-day pay differential. Potential annual earnings of$70,000 with limited overnight travel, sign onbonus available to qualified applicants.Benefits include two weeks paid vacation, healthinsurance and 401(k). Applications may bepicked up and returned to

Johnson Oil CompanyAttn: Mike Burke4320 South IH 35, NewBraunfels, Tx 78132 orfaxed to 830-672-6659

Doubles & triples required or must but willing toacquire them. Will be driving flatbeds, experiencepreferred. Willing to train, if you’re willing to learn.*Benefits*• Paid 25% of load• Home time 2-3 times per week & most Sundays.• Health, dental, life insurance, short/long termdisability, AFLAC

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Visit wwtransportinc.com orCall 319-754-1944 ext. 112

WW Transportis looking for Class A CDLDrivers who will be bridge

beam haulers.

Newspaper InserterThe San MarcosDaily RecordIs looking for a

Newspaper Inserter.Must be very flexible with work hours.Part time, Saturday nights mandatory.

Days & EveningsApplications available at Record office

at 1910 IH-35 South,San Marcos 78666, during businesshours: 8am - 5pm, Monday - Friday.

NO PHONE CALLS

Mechanic NeededMust have own tools and mustbe willing to work weekends.

If interestedPlease Call Randy at830-620-5702

Place a Garage Sale ad in our paper and have yourname entered in a drawing. Each week a new Queenwill be chosen. You’ll have Krispy Kreme coffee anddonuts delivered to your garage sale, your picture

taken with a crown, and you’ll be featured in our nextweek’s newspaper ad!

Call or come by our office to enter.1910 IH-35 South, 392-2458

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

In accordance with the provisions of Statelaw, there being due and unpaid chargesfor which the undersigned is entitled to sat-isfy an manager and/or owner’s lien of thegoods hereinafter described and stored atUncle Bob’s Self Storage location(s) listedbelow.

And, due notice having been given, to theowner of said property and all partiesknown to claim an interest therein, and thetime specified in such notice for paymentof such having expired, the goods will besold at public auction at the below stated lo-cation(s) to the highest bidder for cash orotherwise disposed of on Wednesday, Au-gust 20, 2014 at 12:00 PM starting at the1620 IH 35 South location, immediatelythere after, auction proceeds to the nextlisted location.

Uncle Bobs Self Storage #1961620 IH 35 South, San Marcos, TX

78666Phone: 512-392-6098

Zach Jennings- Boxes, TV/stereo equip.,off furn., off mach/equip, acctng rcrdsRichie Gonzales- Hsld gds., furn., boxes,sprtng gds., applnces, TV/stereo equip., ac-ctng rcrdsDevin Carter- Hsld gds., boxes, tools, cn-strctn equip.Felicia A. Lopez- Hsld gds., furn.,TV/stereo equip., off furn., off mach/equip.Jerry L. Andrews- Hsld gds., furn.Jefferey Durawa- Hsld gds., furn., tools, ap-plnces, lndscpng equip., cnstrctn equip.Mary Rice- Hsld gds., furn., tools, applnces,boxesJohn Spencer- Hsld gds., furn., boxes,tools applnces, TV/stereo equip.

Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that, at a regularmeeting of the Hays County Commission-ers Court, beginning at 9a.m. on August12, 2014, a public hearing will be held pur-suant to Chapter 253 of the Texas Trans-portation Code to consider proposed im-provements to Boulder Bluff, a roadway lo-cated in Precinct 4 of Hays County, and toassess all or part of the costs of the im-provements, pro rata, against owners ofreal property in the Rocky Road Acres Sub-division. The public hearing will be held at111 East San Antonio Street, Suite 301,San Marcos, Texas 78666.

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3BR/3.5BA ex-tremely nice home.No pets. 512-665-

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2/1 HARDWOODfloors, ceiling fans,WD hookups,fridge, carport,fenced yd. $990512-392-0906

918 N. LBJ, 4 Br, lgbedrooms, fire-

place, walking dis-tance to campus.512-738-1670

2/2 APT. w/wash-er/dryer in small

quiet complex. 512-738-2316

2/1, LG., quiet,clean, well maint.,sm complex, w/d,Energy eff., $775.Fenway Loop. 512-

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107 1ST off Mill2/1 upstairs, W/D,clean, quiet, nonsmoking, $700, nopets. Credit check.Avail. Now. BestDeal in San Mar-cos, Must See!!!!512-750-3911

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The Art Squared Art Market will be held on Saturday, Au-gust 9, 2014 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the downtown square.

Residents and visitors are invited to shop the artists’ booths, bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy the day with music and art.

ive music begins at 1:15 p.m. showcasing Missoula Slim, Dennis May, and Matt Amos.

In observation of American Artists Appreciation Month and in support of local artists, Art Squared is featuring Cecy Holcomb of Holcombville Pottery.

Holcomb earned her BFA in Studio Art with a special-ization in Ceramics from Texas State University in 2006. Holcomb makes decorative, functional, and handmade wheel-thrown pottery.

Her current body of work is inspired by the Aguas Frescas, the fruit drinks that are sold at festivals and restaurants. Stop by her booth at the Art Squared Art Market to learn about her current series.

Holcomb is a member of the Greater Austin Clay Art-ists (GACA), Texas Clay Artists Association (TCAA), and the National Council on Education for the Ceramics Arts (NCECA). A complete bio/artist statement and images of Cecy’s work can be viewed on her website at www.holcomb-villepottery.net.

Adjacent to the Art Squared Arts Market, the local Farmer’s Market on San Antonio Street will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. All events are free to the public.

Artists interested in participating in future Art Squared Arts Market events may visit the Art Squared website at artsquaredsmtx.com or contact Jennifer Mach at jmach@sanmarcostx.gov or artsquaredsmtx@gmail.com for an ap-plication. Local nonprofit organizations are encouraged to visit with Art Squared Advisory committee members regard-ing a booth space at future Art Squared Arts Markets.

You may be familiar with Johnnie Jam, a yearly musi-cal scholarship fundraiser in honor of a lost San Marcan.

Johnnie Rosales was a son, husband, father and friend who loved music who was suddenly killed by a drunk driver while walking home in June of 2008. He was 26.

“For anybody who loses a child, of course, heartbreak-ing,” says Johnnie’s mother Celia Rosales. “We were very humbled by all of the support from the local com-munity, family and friends. So we decided to give back. It started off being very small and informal, this is the first year we’ve got the website up. It’s growing a little more every year.”

Johnnie was a lover of music and played guitar with friends and a local band. He played basketball and went to Texas State for a few years. His son, Jeffrey, is now 9-years-old.

Johnnie Jam started out with a few of his friends playing for free at a local pub. Three years ago the Rosales’ contacted Kent

Finlay at Cheatham Street and asked to hold the event there. This is now their third year at Cheatham Street.

“We try to make it a family friendly event,” says Rosales, noting that the bar

will be selling alcohol. “We have a lot of people come in who will like the local music scene as well as family and friends.”

The scholarships go to San Marcos High School

students to go toward their college education. The preferred majors are music, engineering and computer

San Marcos will be one of the filming locations for an upcoming television show for the next four months.

The show, entitled “American Crime” from ABC, follows the impact of a home invasion in Modesto, Califor-nia and the ramifications of a violent crime. Filming started on Monday at the Hays County Government Cen-ter and the First United Methodist Church.

Executive Producers John Ridley and Michael McDonald began work on the series about a year ago. McDonald said that they began scouting in the Austin area for a courthouse, and came upon the Government Center and church.

ABC will be filming in San Marcos until November.

“It’s a great filming location that I think has great opportunities,” Mc-Donald said. “I have nothing but posi-tive things to say about San Marcos.”

McDonald said that not many people are aware of San Marcos as a potential filming location.

“It’s an all-American town,” he said. Associate Pastor Rev. Todd Salmi at

First United Methodist Church said

that ABC had a location scout come and visit the building.

“We’re excited about it,” he said. “It’s a blessing for us to be able to welcome a production like this to San Marcos.”

“American Crime” also utilized the church’s choir and choir director for a

scene. “We’re just most excited to be able to

bring all this talent here to San Marcos to see the great town and to just expe-

“American Crime” stars Richard Cabral as Hector Tonz, Elvis Nolasco as Carter, Cait-lin Gerard as Aubry, Johnny Ortiz as Tony Gutierrez, Benito Martinez as Alonzo Guti-errez, Timothy Hutton as Russ, Felicity Huffman as Barb, W. Earl Brown as Tom and Penelope Ann Miller as Eve.

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football, cheerleadingWHEN: Now until Aug. 30WHO: For ages 5-12. First games are Sept. 5, practices be-gin Aug. 1. Summer football/cheer camp also held July 15-17.INFO: Call (512) 618-3081 or visit cfpo-palyouthsports.com

Sign up for Summer Sports CampWHEN: Now; session starts August 5WHERE: Quail Creek Country ClubWHO: Sign the kids up for a sport-filled week of fun at Quail Creek Country Club. Tennis, golf and swimming will keep your kids busy. From Aug. 5 through 8 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.INFO: Call (512) 353-1427 or visit quailcreek-cc.com to register.

Hill Country Autoimmune Support GroupWHEN: First Friday of the month, 12:30-2 p.m.WHERE: Office building of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 3039 RR 12WHO: If you are living with an autoimmune disorder like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, multiple sclerosis, or fibromyal-gia, to name just a few, come to the Hill Country Autoim-mune Support Group for fellowship and sharing.INFO: (512) 847-2006 or (512) 842-2038

Operation DustoffWHEN: Friday Aug. 1 at 6:30 p.m. WHERE: VFW Post 3413, 1701 Hunter Road.WHO: Landowners Aerial Pest Control MeetingINFO: Jay Horton at (512) 757-0088

Country Music Show GatheringWHEN: Aug. 3 from 3 to 6:30 p.m. Kitchen opens at 2 p.m.WHERE: Geronimo VFW 8456, 6808 N. Hwy. 123WHO: The Jimmy Sims Band from Austin will be perform-ing. Open seating. $8 donation. The hall is smoke free and open to all. INFO: (830) 305-8829

Bill Soyars Old Timers Radio HourWHEN: Sunday, Aug. 3 from 4 to 5 p.m.WHERE: KLUP 930 AMWHO: The guests this week are Frank Auten from San Marcos and Jean Winn from KyleINFO: (512) 753-9604 or billsoyars@grandecom.net

Price Senior Center Tea Room LunchWHEN: Monday-Thursday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.WHERE: Price Senior Center, 222 W. San Antonio St.INFO: For menu or reservations call (512) 392-3114.

Country Music Show GatheringWHEN: Aug. 5 from 7 to 10 p.m. Kitchen opens at 6 p.m.WHERE: Geronimo VFW 8456, 6808 N. Hwy. 123WHO: Limbo Allen, Big John Mills and Suzie Watts will be performing. Open seating. $7 donation for adults, kids ages 12 and under are $3. The hall is smoke free and open to all. INFO: (512) 825-2180

Puppet Show: Goldilocks & the Three BearsWHEN: Aug. 5, shows at 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.WHERE: San Marcos Public LibraryWHO: For ages 2 and upINFO: Contact (512) 393-8200

Baby Sign Language ClassesWHEN: Wednesday evenings and Friday mornings.WHERE: San Marcos Activity CenterWHO: Classes are for children and their families. You will learn basic sign language, taught by Amy Joines, certified instructor through Signing Time Academy. Register weekly. $7 per class.INFO: Call (512) 393-8400

TOPS: Take off Pounds SensiblyWHEN: Tuesdays 10 to 11:30 a.m.WHERE: Central Texas Medical Center Professional Bldg, Room 102WHO: Weight loss support group. First visit is free.INFO: Call Joann at (512) 357-2243

Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 923 MeetingWHEN: Aug. 6 at 7 p.m.WHERE: Dunbar Center, 801 W MLK Dr.WHO: Guest speaker will be JRBFCU spokesman on credit union advantagesINFO: (512) 353-0945

Baby Sign Language ClassesWHEN: Wednesday evenings and Friday mornings.WHERE: San Marcos Activity CenterWHO: Classes are for children and their families. You will learn basic sign language, taught by Amy Joines, certified instructor through Signing Time Academy. Register weekly. $7 per class.INFO: Call (512) 393-8400

Free Computer ClassesWHEN: Aug. 6WHERE: San Marcos Public LibraryWHO: Free introductory computer classes for adultsINFO: Contact (512) 393-8200

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ABC crime show to film in San Marcos

Annual Johnnie Jam tommorow at Cheatham Street

Remembering Johnnie

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Johnnie’s parents Johnnie and Celia Rosales, and Jeffrey Rosales (Johnnie’s son) present a schol-arship to recipient Marianna Blanca Perez.

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Art Squared features pottery by Cecy Homcomb along with other area artists on Aug. 9.

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Art Squared Market features local artists

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WHEN: Aug. 7 from 4-5 p.m.WHERE: Greater San Marcos Youth Council, 1402 I-35 NWHO: Refreshments, networking, and support local children by donating school supplies and backpacks.INFO: Visit gsmyc.org/school-supply-drive.html

50+ Sunshine BingoWHEN: Aug. 7 from 2-3 p.m.WHERE: San Marcos Activity CenterWHO: Light refreshments and game materials provided. Bring a potluck lunch item or snack to share.INFO: Call (512) 393-8400

Baby Sign Language ClassesWHEN: Wednesday evenings and Friday mornings.WHERE: San Marcos Activity CenterWHO: Classes are for children and their families. You will learn basic sign language, taught by Amy Joines, certified instructor through Signing Time Academy. Register weekly. $7 per class.INFO: Call (512) 393-8400

Puppet Show: Goldilocks & the Three BearsWHEN: Aug. 8, shows at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. WHERE: San Marcos Public LibraryWHO: For ages 2 and upINFO: Contact (512) 393-8200

2014­German-Texan­Heritage­Society­ConferenceWHEN: Aug. 8 and 9 from 2-3 p.m.WHERE: ComfortWHO: The German-Texan Heritage Society celebrates their German heritage with historical speakers, Friday evening social and folk opera, German food, tours (with docents), welcome bags and door prizes. INFO: Register online at germantexans.org by July 25 and save $5. For more INFO email INFO@germantexans.org or call (855) 892-6691 or (512) 467-4569

Johnnie JamWHEN: Aug. 9 from 2 p.m. to 1 a.m.WHERE: Cheatham Street WarehouseWHO: Bands include Hell Camino, Top Heavy, Knucklehead, Century Boy, Blacken, Dos Hermanos, Giant Salvinia, Perfect Strangers and Lesser Antilles. $7 per person or $10 per couple. Raffle and door prizes.INFO: Contact Celia at (512) 353-7519 or jamjohnnie@gmail.com

PALS Cat Adoption DayWHEN: Aug. 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.WHERE: Earth Angels Pet Supply, 1254 W. Hopkins St.WHO: PALS rescues cats and kittens from the streets and our foster homes are full with wonderful cats and kittens. August adoption special is adopt a cat or kitten for $10 at our Earth Angels adoption day when you purchase a bag of name brand dry cat food or cat litter.

Family­Travel­Group-­Houston­Astros­vs­Texas­Rangers­WHEN: Sunday, Aug. 10. Leave Activity Center at 9 a.m., game starts at 1:10 p.m. and arrive back in SM at 8 p.m.WHERE: Travel from San Marcos Activity Center to Minute Maid Park in Houston.WHO: We will get there in plenty of time to enjoy everything Minute Maid Park has to offer. Trip cost of $68 per person, includes round trip transportation, a ticket to Power Club sec-tion, and $15 of food, beverage and merchandise included.INFO: Registration begins June 2 and ends Aug. 4. Call (512) 393-8400 or register at Parks and Recreation Main Office or San Marcos Activity Center.

StorytimeWHEN: Aug. 12WHERE: San Marcos Public LibraryWHO: For babies 0 to 2 at 10:15 a.m. and children 3 to 6 at 11 a.m.INFO: Contact (512) 393-8200

Free Computer ClassesWHEN: Aug. 13WHERE: San Marcos Public LibraryWHO: Free introductory computer classes for adultsINFO: Contact (512) 393-8200

50+ Finger food luncheonWHEN: Aug. 14 from noon to 2 p.m.WHERE: San Marcos Activity CenterWHO: Bring your favorite finger foods (dish, side or dessert). Light refreshments and game materials provided. INFO: Call (512) 393-8400

Beginner’s FacebookWHEN: Aug. 14WHERE: San Marcos Public LibraryWHO: Free introductory Facebook classes for adultsINFO: Contact (512) 393-8200 to register

Lego ManiaWHEN: Aug. 14 at 10 a.m.WHERE: San Marcos Public LibraryWHO: Free play for ages 4 to 7INFO: Contact (512) 393-8200

Great Books Discussion Group: “As You Like It” by Shakespeare

WHEN: Aug. 18 at 7 p.m.WHERE: San Marcos Public LibraryWHO: New members always welcomeINFO: Contact (512) 393-8200

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Friday, Aug 8 • Joel Hofmann Band, Triple Crown - 6 p.m. • quiet room, The Jocks, Attic Ted, Triple Crown - 10 p.m. • Modern Don Juans, Riley’s Tav-ern - 9 p.m. • Jonny Burke, Cheatham Street - 10:30 p.m. • Joe King Carrasco, Gruene Hall in Gruene - 8 p.m. • Bo Porter, The Gristmill in Gruene - 7 p.m.

Saturday, Aug 9 • The Shady Rest Band, Rock Bot-tom String Band, Los Burros, Triple Crown - 10 p.m. • Johnnie Jam, Cheatham Street - 2 p.m. • Bret Graham, The Grapevine in Gruene - 6 p.m. • Greg Harris and the Bandini Brothers, Gruene Hall in Gruene - 1 p.m. • The Wheeler Brothers, Gruene

Hall in Gruene - 9 p.m. • Dan McCoy, The Gristmill in Gruene - 7 p.m. • Rollfast Ramblers, Riley’s Tav-ern - 9 p.m.

Sunday, Aug 10 • Manzy Lowry Band, Triple Crown - 6 p.m. • Gospel Brunch With a Texas Twist, Gruene Hall in Gruene - 10:30 a.m. • Bret Graham, Gruene Hall in Gruene - 12:30 p.m. • Guy Forsyth’s Hot Nut Riveters, Gruene Hall in Gruene - 5 p.m.

Monday, Aug 11 • Chief and TheDoomsdayDevice, Triple Crown - 9 p.m. • Songwriter’s Showcase with John Whipple, Riley’s Tavern - 8 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug 12 • Nate Guthrie, Triple Crown - 6 p.m.

• Talk Radio, 4orms, Marcus and The Washboard Machine, Triple Crown - 9 p.m. • Two Ton Tuesday, Gruene Hall in Gruene - 8:30 p.m. • Haley Cole Band, Cheatham Street - 11 p.m. • Blue Water Highway, Cheatham Street - 9 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug 13 • Grant Ewing, Triple Crown - 6 p.m. • The Georges, Gruene Hall in Gruene - 7 p.m. • Kent Finlay’s Songwriters’ Circle, Cheatham Street - 9 p.m.

Thursday, Aug 14 • Loretta’s 22, Triple Crown - 6 p.m. • Loose Leaf, Mama K and the Shades, Triple Crown - 10 p.m. • Rumbullion, The Grapevine in Gruene - 5 p.m. • Chris Isaak, Gruene Hall in Gruene - 8 p.m. • Pete Benz, Riley’s Tavern - 9 p.m.

Friday, Aug 15 • Pepper’s Blues, Triple Crown - 6 p.m. • Jackie Venson CD Release, Cheatham Street - 10:30 p.m. • Amanda Jo Cevallos, Riley’s Tav-ern - 9 p.m. • Chief and TheDoomsdayDevice, Swamp Pocket, StereoFiend, Triple Crown - 9 p.m. • Seth James Band, Gruene Hall in Gruene - 8 p.m.

Saturday, Aug 16 • Billy Dee Band, Riley’s Tavern - 9 p.m.

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rience the hospitality of this town,” Salmi said.Lieutenant Ronnie Strain with the Hays County Sheriff’s

Office said the filming at the Government Center went well on Monday.

“The county as a whole is excited about it,” he said. “We hope the future’s bright with us.”

Strain said that “American Crime” looks like it’s going to be a good show.

The show is a mid-season series for ABC, and will likely premiere in March.

science, though this is not a requirement.

“I guess it’s our memo-rial to him and giving back to everyone who was there for us,” says Rosales. “And of course to encourage and inspire graduates to pur-sue their dreams. It’s kind of hard to pursue dreams sometimes when you come from a small town. Our little catch-phrase is ‘every-body deserves a chance.’”

One of the first recipients of the scholarship in 2010 just graduated from Texas A&M this year.

Johnnie Jam will take place this Saturday at Cheatham Street and run from 2 p.m. until close. There will be a raffle, door prizes and snacks for sale. The bands include Lesser Antilles, Hell Cami-no, Ron Williams and D.J.

Slyce between sets. For the full schedule, visit Johnnie-Jam.org. Entrance is $7 per

person or $10 per couple.“We’re looking forward to

a great turnout. (We want

to) invite everybody out to sit back and relax,” says Rosales.

Johnnie’s parents Johnnie and Celia Rosales, and Jeffrey Rosales (Johnnie’s son) present a schol-arship to recipient Marianna Blanca Perez.

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Central Texas Medical Center (CTMC) invites children ages 2 to 18 to create artwork for a 2015 calendar.

“During summer break, kids have a lot of extra time on their hands, and the CREATION Health Calendar art contest is the perfect opportunity for them to get a shot at becoming a published artist,” said Dalia Hernandez, operations coordinator for the CTMC CREATION Health Institute.

This special keepsake calendar will celebrate healthy living by focusing on the eight CREATION Health prin-ciples that help people live life to the fullest. Each letter in CREATION describes one of the eight principles. They are: Choice, Rest, Environment, Activity, Trust, Interpersonal Relationships, Outlook and Nutrition.

Each child who participates in the contest should create an artwork illustrating one of the eight CREATION Health concepts. Entries can be made from any medium, including pastel, oil pastels, pen, pencil, charcoal, acrylics, watercolor, oils, mixed media and collage.

The deadline for all entries is Friday, September 12. Contestants should drop off their entry forms at the CREATION Health Institute Resource Center located in the CTMC Main Lobby at 1301 Wonder World Drive in San Marcos. A CREATION Health Calendar art contest drop-off box is clearly marked. A representative from the CREATION Health Institute will pick up the artwork if it cannot be delivered. In that case, please call the CTMC CREATION Health Institute at (512) 753-3818.

For more information and a complete list of contest guidelines, please visit ctmc.org and click on the “Kids Cal-endar Art Contest” icon on the home page.

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CTMC looking for children’s art