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Is it time to scream?
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Everyone is familiar with that old rhyme, “I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream.” The big scoop of mint chocolate chip on our cover this month would make most ice cream lovers want to scream for a bite. It could even take their minds off other reasons why they might want to scream right now. The number of important issues demanding our attention at the moment can feel overwhelming. And every day seems to bring something new that needs to be addressed – societal, environmental and health issues – vital to not only our personal growth but our growth as a nation. So many of these issues are at a boiling point and I feel the tension and stress. With that in mind, I am not attempting to minimize any of these matters, they must all be addressed and resolved to the highest standards of who we are as humans and Americans. But during these August days when temperatures are blazing I would suggest occasionally turning your attention to something that can calm your senses and soothe your soul. Even for a moment, give yourself a respite. For me, it’s the sublime taste of ice cream. Any flavor will do. The contrast of cool on a hot day; maybe mint and chocolate combining to create refreshment and deep richness. A sense of pleasure radiates through me. And sometimes from that very sense, new ideas will form from a place filled less with tension and frustration but from a broader view that might offer better possibilities. Can ice cream really do all of that? I believe so. But so can taking a walk after the heat of the day or playing fetch with your dog. You get the idea. Thank you for joining us.
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✯ CALENDAR OF EVENTS ✯ Visit WVNewsViews.com • Every Mon.-Thur. 4:15-8:30pm. Katherine Anne Porter night school to service those who have a few credits to graduate or cannot attend high school during the day. Free to attend. Applications can be found at www.kapschool.org or call (512) 847-6867. • Every 1st Mon. Wimberley Merchants Association meets at the Sassy Scrapper’s at 6:15pm. For more info call 512-847-6544. • Every 2nd Mon. Wimberley Valley Art League meets at the Wimberley Community Center at 6:30-8:30pm. Visit WimberleyArtLeague.org for information. • Every 2nd Mon. Wimberley 4H meets during the school year at VFW on 401 Jacobs Well Rd. Wimberley. Every 2nd Mon. 10am the Jacob’s Well Chapter NADAR (National Society Daughters of the American Revolution) meets at the Emily Ann Theater. For information contact Laura Chalberg at jacobswellnsdar@gmail.com. • Every 3rd Mon. The Wimberley Area Parkinsons Association meets at the Chapel of The Hills Church, 14601 RR 12 in Wimberley from 9-11am. Caregivers, friends, and relatives are welcome. Guest speakers and general discussion. Parkinson’s exercise program For more information contact. Paul 361-265-8161 or visit WimberleyAPA.com. • Every Tues. 6:30-8pm. Community Bible Study, An Interdenominational Bible Study. 2019-2020 Course of Study: 1&2 Peter, Joshua and Christian Living. To register call 512-808-9156 or email paula.king206@yahoo.com. • Every Tue. Wimberley Home Health offers free blood pressure monitoring 10-10:30am at the Wimberley Community Center in the Seniors Lounge. • Every Tue. The Wimberley Rotary Club meets at Wimberley ISD administration building, 951 FM 2325. For more info call 512-847-2510. • Every 1st Tue. the Wimberley Community Center hosts free medical checks 9:30-10:30am. For more info call 512-847-2510. • Every 1st and 3rd Tue. the Wimberley Lions Club meets at the Wimberley Community Center. Call 512-847-0207 for info. • Every 2nd Tue. Wimberley Masonic Lodge meets at 181 Masonic Road, meal at 6pm and lodge stand meeting at 7pm. Call 512847-3463 for more information. • Every 2nd Tues. Art Society of Wimberley meets in Art Room. 100 Melody, 7pm. Call 512-964-7333. • Every 2nd Wed. Sep. Through May, Wimberley Garden Club meets at the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection at 101 West Spoke Hill Drive. Refreshments at 9:30 a.m. Programs start at 10 am. For more information visit WimberleyGardenClub.org. • Every 2nd Wed. 11:30-1pm. Wimberley Area Cancer Support Group meets in the Wimberley Visitors Center board room, brown bag lunch. If you have cancer now or in the past, grab your lunch and join us for a relaxing time with others who share
your journey. Call Sharon East at 512-924-2002 or Dave Boyd at 512-923-9373 for additional information. • Every 3rd Wed. August thru May, 9:45-12am. The Herb Society of America Hill Country Unit meets at the Wimberley Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 956 RR 2325, For more information visit HillCountryHerbs.org. • Every 3rd Wed. EmanciPet Low-Cost Mobile Spay/Neuter cinic in Brookshire parking lot. Appointments required EmanciPet. org or 512 587-7729; contact ARF for more info 512 8472878. WAG for dog vouchers WimberleyWAGRescue.org or 512 847-3200. Dog/cat vouchers PALS PreventaLitter.com or 512 754-7257. • Every 4th Wed. Hill Country Neighbors meets at Wimberley Community Center starting at 10am. For more information contact 512-847-2849. • Every 1st Thur. The Wimberley Alzheimer’s Caregiver’s Support Group meets at 1pm at the Presbyterian Church Library on FM 2325. Contact Linda Germain at 512-924-3661. • Every 2nd Thur. The Hill Country Bead Society meets at 1pm at the Wimberley Community Center, Blanco Room. Contact Marilyn Pierce, for more info call 512-722-3549 or visit HillCountryBeadSociety.com. • Every 2nd and 4th Thur. 7pm Wimberley Toastmasters Club meets at First Baptist Church Wimberley, 15951 Winters Mill Parkway, Wimberley. Toastmasters teaches public speaking and leadership. For more info contact Amy O’Neil at amy@texiasllc.com. • Every 3rd Thur. Live concerts, best music in the Hill Country at Susanna’s Kitchen Coffeehouse, 7:30pm; $20-25 for adults, $5 for children. Food, coffee and soft drinks available. Corner of RR 12 & CR 1492 (Wimberley United Methodist Church.) For more info go to www.wimberleyumc.org Proceeds benefit Barnabas Connection & Mother’s Day Out scholarships. • Every Fri. Celebrate Freedom 6-8pm, pizza, 5:30pm Cypress Creek Church. Call 512-847-1222 or visit CypressCreekChurch.com. • Every 2nd Sat. Wimberley’s Second Saturday Gallery Trail. Visit ten galleries for art, food and fun, 4-7pm. Call 830-708-7433. • Every 2nd Sat. WAG Rescue’s monthly dog adoption at King Feed. Call 512-847-3200 for more information. • Every Sun. The Wimberley Cycling Club fun no drop ride 10-20 miles. Meet 2:30pm Blanco Brew coffee shop. 14200 Ranch Rd 12. Join us on Facebook @Wimberley Cycling Club for more info. • Every Sun. 4:30pm, The Wimberley Chapter of Overeaters Anonymous meets at the Wimberley Presbyterian Church, 956 FM 2325. OA is for anyone who has compulsive eating issues (overeaters, anorexics and bulimics.) We follow the 12-step recovery program adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous. For more info, please contact Aida at 512-787-8313.
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Looking for answers My first vegetable garden debuted the year JFK was elected president. My hometown is in a part of Texas with fertile soil and growing plants there was relatively easy. Later, gardening in New Mexico brought new challenges and many new lessons. Now, living and planting veggies in Wimberley for almost half my life has brought me a whole new set of educational experiences, and they continue every year. I get to learn new things about the life of plants all the time and one of the things I have been reminded of this summer is that regardless of my confidence, it is nearly always possible that I have missed something that may change my understanding. As a boy, I helped an older neighbor in his garden sometimes, and he taught me about composting, natural pest control, and organic feeding of his plants. One of those lessons was using Epsom salts to correct soil deficiencies that caused yellowing leaves and weak roots. When that problem came up in our own garden this year, we used that old organic gardener’s secret to fix it almost immediately. Would that the problems in our world were all so efficaciously addressed! If we could mix up a couple of tablespoons of magnesium and sulfur to get rid of pandemic viruses, we would all be back to normal already. Other world problems are perhaps even more difficult to solve.
by Tim Thompson
Racism has been with us for many moons indeed. Although my parents were outspoken about racial equality, I have realized as an adult that they practiced a sort of ‘racism lite’ that allowed them to turn a blind eye to the broad practices of racism while personally condemning it. I have had to face that early learning myself to root it out of my thinking and correct my own unconscious prejudices. Like finding just the right nutrient mix for our gardens to produce the most perfect plant specimens, we must constantly fine tune the recipe for generating justice and love and nurturing compassion in the garden of our collective world. Horticulturist Tim Thompson has managed the garden center at King Feed and Hardware for the past 25 years. They offer everything you need to have the garden of your dreams without stressing your budget. Pick up Tim’s Tips, free one page sheets on how to carry out dozens of gardening projects available only at King Feed Nursery. Call Tim at 512-847-2618.
Six ways COVID-19 could impact housing design by Alice Gumbert Lebkuecher
In the span of just a few months, the spread of COVID-19 has shifted Americans’ relationships with home spaces, and a number of home professionals expect design trends and buyer preferences to change as a result. Here are a few things designers and other professionals are keeping in mind for the future: 1. The Home Office: Homes have served as offices, school spaces, gyms, and nearly full-time family shelters since about midMarch, and families have found it difficult to find the right space for each activity, or privacy for themselves. 2. Multipurpose Spaces: For smaller homes with limited space, one room can be designed to serve multiple purposes. “A living room may seamlessly convert into a gym and an office may transform into a bedroom, all with a great deal of ease,” says Jairo Vives, lead architect at Pininfarina. “From a design standpoint, we will begin to determine the use of a space by considering all potential uses from the start.” 3. Healthy and Antimicrobial Living: Health, safety, and wellness are expected to be more important to homeowners than ever before, especially as states begin to reopen. Product manufacturers are anticipating this new environment by highlighting antimicrobial home fixtures and finishes in their catalogs. Wimberley Valley News & Views
Buyers will look for homes that are pleasant to spend long periods of time in. Air quality and sources of natural light will likely be a top priority. As noted above, outdoor spaces have already become a higher priority for personal well-being. 4. Tech Infrastructure: Designers anticipate not only an increased need for smart home technology, but also a need for that technology to be touchless, in order to reduce the spread of microbes. 5. Kitchen Focus: “In recent years the kitchen has become the most important space in the house, and the pandemic is pushing this trend forward,” says Mary Maydan, founder and principal of Maydan Architects. 6. Aging in Place: Louis Delaware, co-founder of the Living in Place Institute, predicts a greater preference for in-home care for aging family members over nursing homes or assisted living in the years to come This article has been adapted from a article in Builder News.
Alice Gumbert Lebkuecher is a sales agent with Keller Williams Realty, Partners in Real Estate, in Wimberley. She works with both buyers and sellers in Wimberley and surrounding areas. To contact her, call her cell at 713-253-1311 or by email at aliceinwimberley@gmail.com.
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Be aware of heat stress this summer You aren’t the only one that dreads the dog days of summer; your plants suffer from the heat too. Did you know that high temperatures alone can cause significant damage to you plants’ health? High temperatures reduce photosynthetic rates faster than they reduce respirations rates. The result: carbohydrates produced by photosynthesis are used faster than they can be replaced – an imbalanced budget! Higher temperatures increase the loss of water through stomates in the leaves, thereby increasing the demands on the root system to take up water in order to cool themselves via transpiration. (Usually high temperatures are also accompanied by low rainfall – insult to injury). Cellular membranes also become unstable and result in ion leakage within the leaf cellular structure. So how do plants cope with high temperatures? One way is through the formation of heat shock proteins (HSPs). HSPs are found in humans and other animals as well and perform the same function as in plants: maintain the integrity and function of proteins in high heat. HSPs are formed in response to rising temperatures and help to stabilize proteins to ensure cell functioning. HSPs help to moderate metabolic reactions that would otherwise speed up and cause an imbalance of metabolites and acidification in cellular tissue. Calcium also plays a critical role in temperature stress adaptation by modulating enzyme activity and stabilizing membranes. There are physical adaptations as well, such as in-
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creasing leaf hairs and waxes, changing leaf morphology to reduce light interception, and changing leaf orientation. Preparing plants for heat stress consists of the horticultural basics: plant properly in high quality soil, manage soil fertility, and properly irrigate. Contact your ISA certified arborist for a free consultation and more info. A Wimberley resident, Steven Austin is a member of the Texas Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture and is an ISA Board Certified Master Arborist and ISA Tree Worker/Climber Specialist. His expertise includes integrated pest management of trees and shrubs and state-ofthe-art organic treatments. He holds a commercial pesticide license with the Texas Department of Agriculture and is Texas Oak Wilt Certified by the Texas Forest Service. Steven is an Arborist Representative for Bartlett Tree Experts. Call 512-392-1089 or toll-free at 800-443-8733.
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If you’ve set a goal to pay down your check-to-paycheck; their hard-earned money is already earmarked debt this year, you’re not alone. Accord- to pay off debts and bills before it’s even deposited in a bank acing to a study by NerdWallet, more than count. However, the less debt you are in, the more disposable inforty percent of Americans have this come you will have available to enjoy now or save for later. goal in sight. Strategically reducing or 5) Boost your retirement income. If you want to maintain your paying off debt benefits your finances lifestyle long after retirement, the time to save is now. Unfortutremendously, but can positively impact nately, one of the biggest impediments to building a retirement other areas of your life as well. nest egg is existing debt. The good news is, when you pay down or 1) Reduce stress. According to a recent study, more than eighty- pay off your debt, you can choose to contribute additional funds to five percent of Americans intermittently feel stressed by their fi- existing retirement accounts for enjoyment in your golden years. nances and thirty percent feel stressed constantly. When you make the commitment to pay off your debt, you’re also making a com- This information is designed to provide a brief overview of the mitment to your overall health and well-being by minimizing a subject matter covered and is offered for general educational and informational purposes only. Sources: Used with permission by large cause of your stress. 2) Improve your credit score. Although credit cards and lines the Buffini & Company. of credit may help establish your score, maintaining low balances Allison “AJ” Harwood, JD, MBA, GRI, is the broker/owner of RE/ positively impacts it overall. Additionally, if you plan to finance a MAX REAL PROPERTIES the local Wimberley RE/MAX office large purchase, such as a car or home, keeping your outstanding and is Wimberley’s “Peak Producer” offering Professional Reprebalances low may classify you as a lower credit risk and qualify sentation for both buyers and sellers in real estate transactions. He you for reduced interest rates. may be contacted at 512.847.“SOLD” 7653 or at AJ@REMAXRe3) Easily pay an unexpected bill. If your debts are low, you’ll alProperties.com or drop by our Wimberley office located at 201 be able to save more in an emergency fund to handle financial sur- Stillwater Suite #1 in the South River Business Park, Wimberley, prises, such as an unexpected home repair bill. Texas 78676. See all my Listings at www.MoveToWimberley.com 4) Increase your disposable income. Many Americans live pay- a dedicated Virtual Tour site. Wimberley Valley News & Views Page 6 August 2020
Libraries and the twenty-first century Libraries have existed for centuries. As the world changes, students and adult library patrons carry a virtual, global library on their handheld device as well as on electronic devices in their home or school. A twenty-first century library should provide a welcoming common space that encourages exploration, creativity, and collaboration between students, teachers, and the community to which they belong. Libraries can bring together the best of the physical and digital to create a state-of-the-art learning hub. Ultimately, it’s important that a library continue to inspire patrons to construct new knowledge and meaning from the world that surrounds them. Libraries are no longer an entry point for information and books, and more a community partner that can help people address real-life issues and support how we build communities. As a community, we need to pool our resources and expertise to impact people in a very real way — with job searches, technology instruction, adult and early literacy, after-school help, engaging programs, and civic engagement, to name a few. Libraries that will survive into the future will be where we provide “access to all” to that vital pool of information and expertise. The library is now an active and engaged community center and community member. The ocean
of information is ever-expanding, and our librarians will be the facilitators to the sea of information that is available. The new role of libraries in the twenty-first century is to be a learning and knowledge center for their users as well as the intellectual commons for their respective communities. People will have ideas that interact in real world and virtual environments that will be enhanced by the use of the twenty-first century library that supports the creation of new knowledge. Dennis Lee serves as President of Friends of the Wimberley Village Library, the Treasurer of Wimberley Library Foundation, and on the Building Committee of the Wimberley Village Library District Board of Trustees. He loves to read, play music, watch football, and is an admitted genealogy nut.
Make a plan Remind me again why I've lived in Texas my whole life? Just kidding, it's a wonderful state with so much to offer with one major drawback – August weather. By now we are all pretty over the heat and lack of any substantial rain and are ready for fall to set in. All this heat doesn't mean no outside planning for future enjoyment. Summer is a great time for checking out what worked and what didn't. Maybe some plants needed too much water, maybe next year you need shade cloth over part of the veggies but not all, maybe, maybe, maybe. Trial and error isn't a bad thing as long as you didn't end up throwing good money away because you had great ideas but no real plan. This is an expensive route. Planning and good cost estimates for each project inside the big picture is a worry-free way to go. Thinking about things like Where does the sun hit and is hottest? Where is there a drainage issue? Where do I need screening? Just a few things that make placement of all your outdoor wants much easier to attain and don't have you cooking burgers on your new patio with the sun beating down on your neck. Or putting a water feature under a bunch of trees forgetting that this means more maintenance. Wimberley Valley News & Views
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Little things that we are happy to help with. Give us a call if you need some help. I'm praying for a little break in the heat and a little rain, so until next time – remember to keep hydrated and don't over do it! We’re here to help fulfill your “outside dreams”. Call us for a free consultation and design. Lindley Pond is owner of Lindley Pond Landscaping. We are here to make things out of your reach happen. Don’t hesitate to call or email. We’d love to help you design the shady spot youPOND deserve. We’ve helping folks in Central LINDLEY FONT: Frederika The been Great LANDSCAPING FONT: Avenir Book Texas for over 15 years. Give us a call for design and installation PMS Contact 2082 of your new PURPLE: “lawn.” us at 512-775-1629. GREEN: PMS 7473
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It seems like everywhere we turn today there is land being cleared for construction of a new neighborhood. If you've ever moved into a new development, you know that there is constantly someone ringing your doorbell and attempting to sell you something for your new home. Unfortunately, the water treatment industry is full of companies who choose to employ this door-to-door tactic. Here are some things you should know before you open the door. There is a very good chance that the “water specialist” who comes to your house is not actually a licensed Water Treatment Specialist. Some companies choose to ignore the fact that the Texas Commission for Environmental Quality regulates our industry and requires some level of licensing in order to test water for the purpose of making treatment recommendations. The salesman who comes to your home is simply there to convince you to say yes and open your wallet. If you're not aware of your options, it can be tempting to let that happen. Many neighborhoods have taken to posting No Soliciting signs at the entrances. In some of these cases, certain companies have struck a mutually beneficial deal with the homebuilder to allow them to place advertising on the softener loop and at the kitchen sink. This often contains misleading wording which indicates that the home is set up for their specific equipment and that damage will occur if you don't choose their system. This is absolutely not the case. This often leads to homeowners paying far more for the system than necessary since they are unaware that there were other choices. The water softener loop in a new home is capable of accepting any brand of water softener. Don't be fooled by high pressure sales tactics or misleading literature. A licensed professional can perform a couple of simple tests to determine exactly what size system would best fit your needs. A quick search of TCEQ’s occupational licensing database, as well as a review of the company’s Better Business Bureau standing will let you know whether you're dealing with a legitimate, reputable dealer. Randy Lawrence is the owner of ProQuality Water Systems, a full service water treatment company. He is one of only six Class III Certified Water Treatment Specialists in Hays County (LIC# WT0002693). With over 20 years of experience he has serviced Wimberley and surrounding areas for over a decade. “When you want quality, call a pro.”
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Stay centered Wow, do you know how many times recently I’ve seen a video about what’s going on and been so glad I know karate? I see those videos, and my physical ability keeps me centered. More so, I know the importance of avoiding. I’m glad I live in Wimberley. The safety of Wimberley keeps me centered, too. I’m also not thrown because I’ve developed both my physical and emotional center in karate, yoga, and Tai Chi. I practice the center, I feel it physically in my body, and I use it. I come from my center when I use the “don’t think, just do it” attitude that I learned from breaking boards. New, scary decisions I have to make about my business are followed though on instead of mulled over and over because of uncertainty. I know this is the thing to do and I just do it. I’ve also been using the practice, practice, practice discipline from yoga and karate repetition to be able to keep going and keep trying. A poor outcome doesn’t stop me because I know that every time I try I will get a better result. I know that failure is not about the outcome but about not trying in the first place. All the things I have learned and have repeated over and over are engrained and are all benefitting me to the max right now.
by Sarah Geenberg
Yes, things are going to remain the same for a while longer. I’ve finally seen that. And once I saw it, my decisions changed. And once my decisions changed, the effects of all this diminished. The effects were simply calculated into the decision. In karate, I don’t waste time wishing to be bigger and stronger. I accept I am not as strong and figure out how to spar a big guy, anyway. To me, that is key. We now offer small outside and in-studio classes as well as online ones. Sarah wants to thank everybody for supporting the school in various ways during this time. The support has been a lifesaver for the school and has motivated her to keep fighting for it. Please know how much your contributions to small businesses matter, and in a bigger way than the contribution itself.
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by Karen Laine, Para-Medical Aesthetician If you’re prone to discoloration, brown stimulate melanin activity, resulting in brown spots. Unfortunately, spots, age spots or sun spots (hyper- no matter how diligent you are about sunscreen and staying in the pigmentation) you've probably noticed shade, you still may not be able to avoid pigment formation. Keep they become more visible during the skin as cool as possible and use a pigment suppressor. summer. While hyper-pigmentation can Eat a diet rich in antioxidants. Research finds a diet rich in fruits be challenging, both to prevent and fade, and vegetables containing vitamins A, C and E can increase internal these tips can definitely help achieve SPF significantly against sunburn and DNA damage. more evenly-toned skin. Get monthly facials. Professional facials give your skin increased Wear sunscreen – applied generously results far beyond your home care products. Many tend to neglect and often. The number one cause of premature skin aging is sun their skin in the summer and come back in the fall to seek skin repair. damage and exposing your skin to the sun can bring out sun spots. Anti-oxidant facials are a great way to prevent damage. Go easy on How generously sun block is applied, then re-applied, when outdoors chemical peels or laser, as those are best reserved for cooler months. is more important than the SPF number. If lotion type SPF doesn't Karen Laine is a para-medical aesthetician and makeup artist with suit your needs, try the new mineral powder sunscreens which go 23 years experience. Contact her at 512-847-8052. Her office is on dry and last for hours. located at 14500 Ranch Road 12, suite 20, in Wimberley. Exfoliate gently. Once discoloration appears, it is beneficial to use exfoliating products such scrubs and mild acids (glycolic, lactic and/or salicylic). When regularly used, these exfoliants help break apart and lift pigmented cells to lessen their appearance. Use a skin lightener/pigment suppressor. In addition to exfoliating, use of a skin lightener helps prevent/fade brown spots by 120 Joe Wimberley Blvd. suppressing melanin cell activity. Many skin lighteners contain Suite 106 the ingredient hydroquinone which is very effective or choose a Wimberley Pharmacy Building slower, more natural approach utilizing a type of vitamin C, kojic acid, licorice root, etc. Limit exposure heat/sun. Not only direct UV rays but heat can Wimberley Valley News & Views
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Dental implants If you lose a tooth, a dental implant may be the best option for restoring your smile. A dental implant offers comfort and stability and, by virtue of the artificial tooth it supports, is a restoration that is the closest thing to a natural tooth. Dental implants are artificial replacements for natural tooth roots and can be used for both upper and lower teeth. They are even an option for replacing multiple missing teeth or can be added to dentures for a more stable fit. Dental implants have been used for decades by patients of all ages. Dental implants are a great option for all patients who are missing teeth due to decay, disease, injury or medical conditions. You also may be a candidate for a dental implant if you find your dentures uncomfortable or loose or need a replacement option for multiple teeth. You are a good candidate for dental implants if you are in good health and have healthy gums and adequate bone to support an implant. You must be committed to thorough oral hygiene to keep your mouth healthy and scheduling routine visits with your dentist to keep your teeth and gums clean and free of in-
fection. We encourage you to speak with Dr. Donnelly about your specific concerns to see if implants would be the best option for you. Implants are a seamless process from start to finish. The first appointment generally involves the placement of the titanium implant which will serve as the root of the new tooth structure. This provides strength to the restoration and the ability to act as a natural tooth. The final step is when the crown which is the actual tooth structure is attached and has the same size, shape, color and fit as your other teeth.
If you or someone you know are interested in learning more about dental implants and your options for replacing missing teeth Dr. Donnelly is here to help. You can contact San Marcos Gentle Dental by calling (512)396-5225 where we will be happy to get you scheduled. You can also learn more about dental implants and other dental related information by visiting our website at www. SanMarcosDental.com. Come see why Dr. Donnelly was voted a Texas Super Dentist by Texas Monthly Magazine and Best Dentist in Hays County!
The Legacy of Now For Father’s Day, my uncle emailed us our Deschner Family tree. It traces the name back to the early 1600’s beyond which the trail is lost in the mist of time. I was amazed at how much work had been invested into gathering that information. My uncle spent hours going through church records in Hungary, Serbia, and parts of Germany, tracing the family name. But then it struck me; family names are traditionally passed down through men, and this family tree represents males, only males and whomever they incidentally married, going back for ten generations. What about the women? Even their maiden names come from a line of men. That seems kind of unfair. We have traced the name of my ancestors back for ten generations, but that one namesake ancestor, 300 years ago, is only one of over 1,022 seventh great-grandparents that contributed to making me, and only that one (unless someone married a cousin or something) was named Deschner. Someone said our family might be related to Charlemagne. I’m not sure how we could possibly know that. Charlemagne lived in the 700s, 900 years before my 1600’s ancestor, 30 generations further back. If you walk back the numbers, that means that I had about 200 billion 37th great-grandparents. I’m not sure about this but I think that’s probably more people than have ever lived on the face of the planet, and there has to have been a whole lot of crossbreeding going on in there. So, sure, I am related to Charlemagne! I think we all are. Wimberley Valley News & Views
by Robert Donnelly, DDS
by Kern Deschner
Pedigree is critical with alpacas. The greatest sires are typically known by names like “Legacy” or “Legend,” which always puzzles me since they are named as babies. How did they know, as a baby, that they would be legendary? How many were named something like “Industry Leader” as a baby and ended up being more of a “Mediocre?” Often an alpaca will be promoted as a grandchild of “X” or “Y” super-sire but ignore the other three ho-hum (Rhonda calls them “yawnsville”) grandparents. Like me perhaps being the 37th great-grandson of Charlemagne, a lot has happened along the way. With people, like alpacas, the pedigree often gets lost just a few generations back. I try to focus on the Legacy of Now. Ancestors 200 years ago and descendants 200 years hence are so remote from me that I am not sure they have much to do with who I am now. Ancestors become a name on a page, as I will someday. What does affect me is that my families became Americans, no longer German, Hungarian, English, Scottish, etcetera in 1620, 1746, and 1892. Like alpacas pedigrees, it is those ancestors and descendants closest to me that matter the most, resemble me the most, and will remember me the most. They are the Legacy of Now. Rhonda and Kern Deschner are experienced alpaca ranchers raising alpacas through all kinds of Texas weather since 1997. Tierra Prometida Alpaca Ranch can be visited by calling Rhonda at 512753-9962, or at tierra@alpacausa.com.
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Portfolio performance: Benchmarks Dramatic market swings have been common in 2020, and wild gyrations of the Dow Jones Industrial Average or the S&P 500 occur daily. The performance of these major indexes is widely reported and analyzed in detail by financial news outlets. These indexes are useful tools for tracking U.S. stock market trends; however, many investors mistakenly think of them as benchmarks for the performance of their own portfolios. It doesn't make sense to compare a broadly diversified, multi-asset portfolio to just one of its own components. Expecting portfolio returns to meet or beat "the market" in good times is usually unrealistic, unless you are willing to expose onehundred percent of your savings to the risk and volatility associated with stock investments. If you have a well-diversified portfolio, you might be relieved to see that your portfolio doesn't drop as much as the market when stocks fall. Asset Allocation is Personal: Investor portfolios are typically divided among asset classes that tend to perform differently under different market conditions. An appropriate mix of stocks, bonds, and other investments depends on the investor's age, risk tolerance, and financial goals.
by Scott G. Hackett, CFP®
Rarely is there a single benchmark that matches the composition of your individual portfolio. A combination of several benchmarks may provide a more meaningful performance picture. Perspective: Seasoned investors understand that short-term results may have little to do with the effectiveness of a long-term investment strategy. The desire to become a more disciplined investor is often tested by the arrival of your account statements. Making decisions based on last year's or month's performance figures may not be wise, because diversified assets do not always perform the same from one period to the next. When an investment experiences dramatic upside performance, much of the opportunity for market gains may have already passed. Conversely, moving out of an investment when it has a down period could take you out of a position to benefit when that market segment starts to recover. Although there is nothing you can do about global economic conditions or the returns delivered by the financial markets, you can control your own behavior. Evaluating investment results through the correct lens will help you make appropriate adjustments and plan effectively for the future. Scott G. Hackett, CFP® is the president of the Hackett Financial Group LLC (HFG), a fee-only registered investment advisor. Contact Scott at 512-847-0630.
Litigation: “Those who trespass against us” This article falls into the category of “your lawyer doesn’t know everything!” I’m going to share something I learned from a Texas Standard radio interview recently. Before I do though, it provides a good opportunity to point out that if you hire a lawyer who is billing you by the hour, you may find itemized entries for “legal research” in your statement. Generally speaking, your ethical lawyer will not bill you for researching common legal or procedural issues that the lawyer should be familiar with in the fields of law in which she or he is practicing. However, the law is extensive and complex which means there are often issues that even the best lawyer must research in order to properly represent you. Unless you have the desire and/or capacity to audit legal billings you receive, you must trust the lawyer you hire to bill you fairly, which is why selecting a reputable lawyer or one suggested by someone you trust is important. Now, here’s what I learned from the Texas Standard via KUT radio in Austin recently: If you see purple paint on fenceposts or trees similar to that shown in the photo below, it is put there as a legal notice similar to a “no trespassing” sign, and it is specifically provided for by Section 30.05 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. There are some specific rules about the height at which the paint must be Wimberley Valley News & Views
by Roland Brown
placed and how frequently it must appear around the perimeter of the tract that the notice applies to. I’ll post the entire section on my blog at rolandslaw.com and you can find more info at https://www. texasstandard.org/stories/categories/ag/. Credit Tiffany Lashmet, Texas A&M ag law specialist.
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I stop folding the clothes "I Stop Writing the Poem to fold the clothes. No matter who lives or who dies, I'm still a woman. I'll always have plenty to do. I bring the arms of his shirt together. Nothing can stop our tenderness. I'll get back to the poem. I'll get back to being
a woman. But for now there's a shirt, a giant shirt in my hands, and somewhere a small girl standing next to her mother watching to see how it's done." ~ Tess Gallagher Tess Gallagher wrote the poem above at what was probably the most fragile period of time in her life. Her life partner Raymond Carver just died six months after marrying her. She was in the vortex of writing poems for the soon-to-be-iconic collection "Moon Crossing Bridge," so the pause for reflection on the healing nature of mundane tasks, and the importance of continuing with the seemingly endless chores life demands of us was profound for her. We can feel the grief behind her words.  She describes the ordinary yet necessary chore of folding clothes, and we get it. Sometimes, when it comes to 'being of service,' we can't even manage to be of service to ourselves. We are forced by the worst circumstances to sort through closets we don't even want
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to look at, clean up after an endless barrage of visitors we don't want to visit with and return a myriad of well-wishing emails and phone calls, when our strongest need is to curl up under the blankets and never leave our bed. But that's exactly why it's so important to make ourselves a cup of coffee and do the laundry. It's important to put one foot in front of the other, scrub a floor, make a pot of soup, fold a shirt. "No matter who lives or who dies," we always have laundry. We can either avoid these small, repetitive acts of mundane service or use them to ground us and remind us: There will be a tomorrow and life goes on. Deborah Carter Mastelotto is a pathological entrepreneur, a minor student of quantum physics, unapologetic observer of human nature and undefatigable advice-giver. pinkchronicity.com. Salon located at 511 Old Fitzhugh Rd. 512-447-2888
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How dry I am by Tracy Sheffield, RVT
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One of the best parts of having a dog is looking into their beautiful eyes and seeing love and devotion reflected back. That alone can turn a bad day into a good day. Sometimes, when you look into a dogs eyes you might see something besides love and devotion. You may see a little bit of gooey build-up at the corner of the eye. You may dismiss it as perhaps they got some dust or dirt in their eye. But if it keeps on happening, it is time to look beyond dust and dirt. Keratitis sicca or “dry eye” can range from mild to severe enough to damage some of the structures of the eye. To understand dry eye we first need to understand tears and how they work. Tears are made up of two components, a thicker mucus like portion and a thinner waterier portion. In dry eye, less of the water portion is made and the thick gooey portion becomes what is left to moisten the eye. Only having the gooey portion of the tears leads to a variety of problems. Owners may see it glob up in the corner of the eye as the first sign that something is wrong. The mucus portion on its own without the watery portion does a poor job of lubricating the eyes. The eyes become irritated, itchy and red. It can be uncomfortable for the dog to keep its eyes open, so they may squint. Without proper lubrication the cornea can become dry and damaged. If you notice your dog squinting and perhaps pawing at their eyes, a trip to your veterinarian is in order. A full eye evaluation will include a particular test for dry eye. A Schirmer tear test will allow the veterinarian to assess how much of the watery portion is in the tears.
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