Archive for August 2008

Rattler’s Podcast – 08/31/08

The opening week of San Marcos High School Strikin’ Rattlers football.

 
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Guys Don’t Have Outfits

Labor Day. Moses. Burning Bush. No, the phrase Burning Bush is not a political statement either way. Burning Bush is this story about Moses trying to figure out what God is saying to him.Moses was “keeping the flock” of his father-in-law Jethro (not the old TV show Beverly Hillbillies’ grandpa named Jethro), the priest of [...]



Bill Wyatt, filed this week as a write-in candidate, backed by Homer Guerro

Long time San Marcos resident, Bill Wyatt, filed this week as a write-in candidate for Hays County Precinct 1 County Commissioner. Wyatt named Homer Guerrero, the owner of a local insurance agency, as his campaign manager. Prior to his current employment as Director of Student Activities at the San [...]



Gonzales Withdraws Candidacy; Brillhart Fails to File

Saul Gonzales withdrew as a candidate for San Marcos City Council, Place Three, in the afternoon of Friday, August 29. The deadline to remove a name from the ballot was Friday, August 29, at 5:00 p.m. Mr. Gonzales said
My decision to withdraw my candidacy for a city council seat [...]



FCA Makes Difference For Bobcat Athletes

While most fans are tailgating and focusing on the big game versus Angelo State some Bobcat players have a different focus. They are members of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes; they meet at the end zone complex a few hours before kickoff.
The meeting started with prayer for the program, the speaker Eric Perucca, asked [...]



Bobcats Come Back To Beat Angelo State 21-14

Bobcats score two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to come back and win the game  
The Texas State football team scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to overcome a seven-point deficit and pull out a 21-14 victory over Angelo State in its 2008 season-opening game Saturday night on the [...]



Greater Rotary Club host Bermudez

The Greater Rotary Club of San Marcos held their regular scheduled meeting on Friday at the Salt Grass Restaurant in San Marcos. The meeting was led by President Diane Laumer.
Speakers Jario L. Bermudez, MD, and Lydia Serna Business Development Director for Texas State University Sleep Lab and Total Respiratory spoke to the group about sleep [...]



QUOTE CORNER

“We played with good effort, we just lost with one play.”
White Rattlers Head Coach Michael Perez, in 6-0 loss to Waco.



St. Johns Fiesta Celebrating 60 years

This years Fiesta is dedicated to Father Trevino who’s first Parish assignment was St. Johns in San Marcos in 1948 and was first to organize the Fiesta. It and has been held every year since with increasing enthusiasm and success. There was two main reasons for creating the Fiesta; unity for families and [...]



Run with Moe – 08/30/08

The Olympics are finally over and everyone can now get some much needed sleep after watching late night TV of the event on Beijing time. The track and field events were in the last week and one of the last events was the running of the marathon. Television showed the entire race that lasted [...]