by BRENDA STEWART

Well, The Motley is back in town. That funky green and purple house a couple of blocks west of City Hall Square has finally reopened as a tea room and gift and upscale consignment shop. Owner Darlene Motley says that it is “homemade everything” from soup to quiche to sandwiches and more tea than you can imagine. They’ve always had one of the coolest decks in town and now we finally have somewhere to eat Saturday morning breakfast. Welcome back.

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Looks like the last day to recycle your Christmas tree (are you listening Jane?) is January 31, so haul it on over to a city park and make mulch. Also, there will be a Household Hazardous Waste drop off day on Saturday from 8 a.m.-noon in San Marcos. It’s convenient, only a couple of blocks west of the highway (on Hopkins/Hwy. 80/RR 12) and you don’t even have to get out of your car. So take all your poison, paint, batteries, light bulbs (that you are surely not pouring down the drain or sending to our landfill) and drop them off with these kind folks at the county.

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Still no word on the men wreaking havoc on our peace of mind by accosting our children. As stated before, a car matching this description (white, older model sedan) had been reported as suspicious before this recent incident and, a couple of days ago, I was told that a car matching this description (yet again) was alleged to have shot a pedestrian with a pellet or bb gun in this same location a couple of months ago. Please keep your eyes open for this white car (and anything else suspicious) and let the KPD know. We’ve got to stop these guys and get a direct message out that we will protect our children and every other member of our community. At all costs.