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Every year, Americans buy more than 100 million cell phones, yet fewer than 20% of old cell phones are recycled.  Discarded phones represent about 65,000 tons of electronic garbage every year.  Instead of leaving your old cell phone in your junk drawer or putting it in trash, which will cause it...

Now is your chance to see what the Kiwanis Club of San Marcos is all about.   Our club is very active in the community, which includes a very special literacy program with the elementary schools.  Our club is also active in the Relay for Life, Rady Children's Hospital in addition to working with...

Twin Oaks Valley Ranch-March, 2009    Call Lela today for a free market evaluation of your home! Call Steve today for expert assistance in locating your dream home or investment property! There are currently 259 detached homes for sale in San Marcos Don't forget to Make the Call to Hankins And Ha...

The Kiwanis Club of San Marcos is gathering recipes for our big fundraising event of the year.   We are looking for favorite family recipes to include in our historically themed cookbook.  This might include a recipe that has been handed down by family members for generations or a current family ...

What a great tag line for a coffee house! Ryan Bros Roastery has opened a new location in San Marcos at 133 N. Twin Oaks Valley Road near the Old Spaghetti Factory. (78 and Twin Oaks Valley Rd)  Although the opening has taken a few extra months that were not planned, it was definitely worth the w...

The new housing stimulus plan approved last week has some nice additions to it over and above the one offered by Congress last year.  The biggest difference is that the tax credit is no longer required to be repaid which is a huge improvement over last years bill (which was basically a 0% intere...

Market Update for Twin Oaks Valley Ranch, February, 2009 Call Lela today for a free market evaluation of your home! Call Steve today for expert assistance in locating your dream home or investment property! In San Marcos, there are 264 homes for sale currently - Call Lela or Steve whenever you ne...

Or, at least it easily could have been. I attended an inspection with by buyers yesterday on an REO property. The inspector noticed a few items of "handywork" by a previous owner.  Most of what they did was simply to damage the doors, door hardware and drywall behind the doors. The big problem wa...

What is wrong in this picture? What action would you recommend, if any, to correct the problem? Home inspectors are required to be extremely observant.  Not only do they have to view the roof and ceilings, they have to view the floors and any possible visible defects. Even when there are floor c...

    As the holiday season starts to ramp up, I'm reminded by my little Zoey the cool cat that many pets at this time of year are injured and killed by various holiday plants, so Zoey the cool cat has some words of advice.  RUSSEL'S GARDENING HANDBOOK             From Zoey the cool cat: Many of o...