Archive for October 2008

Campuses honor veterans with formal activities

Campuses throughout Hays CISD have scheduled Veteran’s Day activities, ranging from Walls of Honor to formal presentations. Community members are invited to all ceremonies and are encouraged to help students celebrate Veteran’s Day. Activities include: o Kyle Elementary School, Nov. 7, 1:40 p.m. in the gym. [...]



QUOTE CORNER

“To continue seeing these problems means that we’re not doing enough.”
Congressman Lloyd Doggett  >> Read more



Bobcats sting SFA in comeback victory

SAN MARCOS, Texas -In one of the most exciting volleyball matches this season for Texas State, the Bobcats toppled visiting Stephen F. Austin 3-2 (25-27, 20-25, 25-17, 25-21, 15-10) in what may be the best match Strahan Coliseum has seen all season. Both teams were leading their divisions entering tonight’s match, but Texas State came [...]



Congressman Lloyd Doggett in town to discuss ONE campaign

Congressman Lloyd Doggett met with San Marcos residents Wednesday night at the Christ Chapel to discuss the ONE Campaign, an AIDS and poverty relief movement.  Pastor Jamie Bouzard, Campus Chaplain, gave a brief timeline of Doggett’s achievements before formally introducing and giving the floor to the congressman.
Congressman Doggett, who serves in the US House of [...]



City to eradicate graffiti

City embarks on graffiti eradication initiative
Mayor Susan Narvaiz and City Manager Rick Menchaca stood before television cameras Tuesday morning to unveil a new $32,000 soda blaster to be used in a graffiti eradication campaign.
“Basically, we want to wipeout graffiti in San Marcos,” said Narvaiz.
A telephone hotline and e-mail now offer residents the ability to report [...]



Tom Key’s acclaimed ‘C.S. Lewis on Stage’ comes to Texas State

SAN MARCOS – The one-act, one-character play, “C.S. Lewis on Stage” will show at the LBJ Student Center Teaching Theatre Friday, Nov. 7 at 7:30 p.m. Actor Tom Key will portray C.S. Lewis, the author famous in part for the Chronicles of Narnia and [...]



‘Dead Presidents Club’ takes stage at Texas State

SAN MARCOS – The Department of Theatre and Dance at Texas State University-San Marcos, in partnership with the Austin Playhouse presents Larry L. King’s The Dead Presidents’ Club Nov. 5-9. This production is a Common Experience event. Performances will be Nov. 5-8 at [...]



Micky & the Motorcars, Joel Guzman, Sarah Fox headline concert

SAN MARCOS – The Stars of Texas Music Legacy Series will be featuring Joel Guzman and Sarah Fox as well as Micky and the Motorcars for a free concert 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5 at the Glade outdoor theatre on the Texas State University-San Marcos campus.
Acclaimed accordion player and musician Joel Guzman along with the [...]



Encore Series presents Las Nuevas Tamaleras

SAN MARCOS – University Arts will bring a favorite play back to the Texas State University-San Marcos campus Nov. 1, 7:30 p.m. at the Evans Auditorium as part of the Encore Series of events. Las Nuevas Tamaleras, or, “The New Tamale Makers,” written by [...]



Zombie book author brings literature to life for PRIDE students

Shortly before all the Halloween shivers arrived, PRIDE High School students heard a lecture from a noted author of zombie books, Bowie Ibarra. The horror author brought his second book in the Down the Road series with him, a volume entitled On the Last Day. It continued the chronicles of a Central Texas [...]