San Marcos residents can sign up to receive free trees

SAN MARCOS

Residents can sign up

to receive free trees

The San Marcos Community Forestry Program will provide 500 free trees to homeowners through a partnership with the Texas A&M Forest Service, the USDA Forest Service and the Arbor Day Foundation’s Community Canopy program.

Residents may reserve their free trees starting Monday, and they may reserve up to two trees and are expected to care for and plant them in the location provided by the online tool. Trees available are large maturing shade trees (live oak, Shumard oak, fall elm and Mexican sycamore) and medium shade trees (desert willow, Mexican white oak and Chinkapin oak).

To reserve a tree, visit arborday.org/cityofsanmarcos.

AUSTIN

Tickets on sale for

Junior League event

Tickets are available for the Junior League of Austin’s 45th annual A Christmas Affair, which will be run this year Nov. 17-22 and will feature virtual shopping and party packages.

The six-day holiday gift market kicks off the giving season each year and hosts more than 200 regional and national retail merchants. The Junior League of Austin has partnered with Udundi, an Austin-based e-commerce developer, to create its own online marketplace this year. The platform will allow the league to support small and midsize businesses from Texas and around the country, during the extended market week.

For tickets and more information, visit jlaustin.org.

ELGIN

Department installs

first female commander

Cmdr. Gena Curtis took her oath of office to serve within the command staff in the Elgin Police Department on Sept. 8.

Curtis has over 30 years of experience. In addition to her qualifications for the position, she is the first woman in the city’s history to hold a rank within the command staff of the department.

WWII VETERANS’ BIRTHDAYS

World War II and Korean war veteran James Culver of Killeen turned 91 on Aug. 16.

We print birthdays for World War II veterans from Central Texas on Sundays. Email the name, birth date and current hometown to communitynews@statesman.com.

American-Statesman staff