Kerrville Area Business Magazine | June 2011

An official publication of the Kerrville Area Chamber of Commerce

DALIS ALLEN Producer of the

Kerrville Folk Festival

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Dancing with the Kerrville Stars

Kerrville Area

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UGRA

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Community In

The UGRA River Clean Up provides a creative solution to the litter problem by offering fun, family-oriented activities while accomplishing the dual goals of raising public awareness and removing trash from our waterways.

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Louise Hays Park, Kerrville

Family Fun &

Education

830 - 896 - 5445

Free T-Shirts • Prizes • Food!

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Guadalupe national is owned by 100 of our Friends and neighbors. Thanks to you, we are the largest locally operated bank in Kerr County.

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Kerrville Area

An official publication of the

Kerrville Area Chamber of Commerce

Business JUNE

Officers: Bob Waller, Chairman of the Board, Broadway National Bank Mark Tuschak, Chair-Elect, Schreiner University Sue Steele, First Vice Chairman, Bank of the Hills Kyle Bond, Vice Chairman, Terminix Pest Control Brenda Beaty, CPA, Treasurer, Pressler, Thompson, PC Joe Herring Jr., Immediate Past Chair, Herring Printing Co.

Directors: William “Bill” Beltrone, CPA Kim Clarkson, Kerr County Abstract Frank Dunlap, The Ray & Joan Kroc Community Center James Eastland, Camp Mystic­­­ Judy Eychner, Century 21 Malson Realty Denny Foster, Lemon Tree Cleaners Mike Graxiola, Kerrville Daily Times Trevor Hyde, Comanche Trace Tracy McCuan, Kerrville Public Utility Board Kent McKinney, Guadalupe National Bank Scott Peschel, Fidelity Abstract & Title Co. Joe Piszczor, Peterson Regional Medical Center Linda Somerville, Security State Bank & Trust Ellen Williams, Kerrville Independent School District Delbert Wilson, Hill Country Telephone Cooperative

PUBLISHER Morgan Schooley morgan@mykerrville.org Kerrville Area Chamber of Commerce Dora Gonzalez Susan Rogers Kristan Craddock O: 830-896-1155 Advertising Morgan Schooley O: 830-285-4373 - morgan@mykerrville.org Creative Director Jeanna Goodrich jeanna@mykerrville.org

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Calendar

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Chairman's Corner

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Member to Member Discounts

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New Members & Member Anniversaries

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Director's Profile

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The Woman Behind the Music

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Dancing with the Kerrville Stars

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Business Barometer

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Preparing for a Rainy Day

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Spark

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Ribbon Cuttings

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Connections at the Chamber Mixer

William J. Beltrone, CPA

Dalis Allen, Producer of the Kerrville Folk Festival

Helping Our Young People Find Spark in their Lives

Contact Kerrville Area Business 2733 Indian Wells Drive morgan@mykerrville.org - 830-285-4373

Kerrville Area Business Magazine is published monthly by Uncle Frog’s Island, LLC. No reproduction in any form is authorized without the consent of Uncle Frog’s Island, LLC. Printed in the USA. All rights reserved. No responsibility is assumed for unsolicited submissions. Manuscripts, photographs, and other submitted material can be acknowledged or returned if accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope. The content contained does not necessarily reflect the opinions and views of Uncle Frog’s Island, LLC or the Kerrville Area Chamber of Commerce. Uncle Frog’s Island, LLC, and the Kerrville Area Chamber of Commerce assumes no liability for misinformation, omissions, or errors.

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JUNE JUNE 1st-12th Kerrville Folk Festival All day. This Texas Hill Country based international songwriters’ festival features over 100 songwriters and their bands. Family affair with concerts, arts and crafts, kid’s concerts, food and camping. Quiet Valley Ranch, 9 miles S on Hwy. 16. 830-257-3600, 800-435-8429. www.kerrville-music.com

JUNE 1st-26th Fifth Annual Southwest Gourd Fine Art Show Tuesday - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Sunday, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Gourd artists from around the country compete in this show of sculptural gourds, you have to see to believe! Kerr Arts & Cultural Center, 228 Earl Garrett St. 830-895-2911. www.kacckerrville.com

JUNE 3rd-18th “Annie” A musical by Charles Strouse, Lyrics by Martin Charnin, & Book by Thomas Meehan. FridaySaturday 7:30 p.m., Third Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Second Sunday matinee at 2 pm. Playhouse 2000, Kathleen C. Cailloux Theater, 910 Main St., 830-896-9393 www.caillouxtheater.com

JUNE 7th-11th Hill Country Acoustic Music Camp Tuesday-Saturday A camp devoted

to improving instrument skills & techniques.

Schreiner University, 2100 Memorial Blvd, 830-459-2120. www.hcamp.org

CALENDAR OF EVENTS JUNE 10th-25th Summer Theatre “Sleeping Beauty” Friday - Saturday 8:30 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m., first week; Thursday - Saturday 8:30 p.m., second & third week. The Point Outdoor Theatre, Hill Country Arts Foundation, Hwy. 39, Ingram, 830-367-5121. www.hcaf.com

JUNE 12th Second Sunday Summer Serenade - Harry and the Hightones Sunday, 7:30 p.m. A free concert in the park.

Alongside the Guadalupe River. Bring your lawn chairs & a picnic. Louise Hays Park, Off Thompson Dr., 830-895-2265. www.bankofthehills.com

JUNE 16th Kerrville Area Chamber of Commerce Quarterly Luncheon Thursday, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Sponsored by Wells Fargo Advisors and held at Schreiner University. 830-896-1155.

JUNE 25th Kerr County Market Days Saturday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. An old-fashioned market on the square. Over 75 vendors selling Texas wares; arts, crafts, jewelry, plants & more.

Courthouse Square, 700 Main St, 830-895-7962. www.kerrmarketdays.org

mark your calendars

KerrFest 2011, August 5-6, at the Hill Country Youth Exhibit Center. Featuring an open pro rodeo, chili cook-off, and brew fest. For more information, contact Kristan Craddock at 830-896-1155.

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CHAIRMAN’S CORNER

Thinking 'Outside the Box' I spend a lot of time thinking Reservoir. Ad valorem taxes, which about things that could make Kerr County needs, and sales taxes, major positive changes in our which the City of Kerrville needs, community. Some of the things would be substantial. It will take time being discussed and worked on for this development to take place, but have some substantial benefits the aggregate return on investment for us, but there are many things would be as large as any economic being tossed about that in the long development project I could think of. run will be insignificant. While we I’ve also been promoting the need are looking for the ‘magic beans’ for another project that could have to plant and grow a beanstalk a substantial positive impact on the that will take us to the golden egg future of students from Kerrville, in the sky, we tend to think too Ingram, Center Point, Hunt, and BOB WALLER small, looking at the ground instead Divide, but it will come with some of the sky. ‘pushback’ from each of these areas: a consolidated Let’s think ‘out of the box’ and look at a couple school district. Without doubt, it is a touchy of things that could be game changers for us if subject, but one that is worthy of review and they were promoted and came to fruition. I’ve discussion. My expertise, if I have any, is not in the been floating a trial balloon to some people around education field, but I have lived in several school the community for a year or so, including our districts, raised three sons through high school, two Congressman, Lamar Smith, about building a through college, including one that is now an ER reservoir between Kerrville and Center Point. Not doctor. a huge reservoir like Lake Amistad by Del Rio, I am aware of the extreme pride that each of but something similar to Joe Poole Lake in south these school districts have in being independent and Dallas or Lake Ray Hubbard just north of Dallas by I would promote a consolidated school district that Rockwall. would leave that pride in place to a great extent, To my understanding, all reservoirs in Texas have while enjoying the academic and economic benefits been built under the approval and supervision of that consolidation brings. I do not think that there the Army Corps of Engineers with some form of has been a better time to consider this option based government funding. We would need a groundswell on the pressure on school district funding from the of support from the community and advocacy from State of Texas. our State and National elected officials. I can think There are three points that I bring forward and of three primary benefits for this proposal. First, ask you to review and contemplate the pros and the Kerr County Reservoir would provide a much cons on. The first is that consolidation would reduce needed area water source. While this would not be the duplication of bureaucracy in many areas; one a constant level lake, it would allow us to store lots superintendent instead of five; one transportation of acre feet of this precious resource to stabilize our director instead of four (exclude Divide ISD); one water availability and its related demand. We could Athletic Director instead of four; and the list can go still release water downstream based on historical on. The second is that the best programs from all the flow so as not to inhibit holders of water rights districts can be available to the students throughout south of us. the entire county. Examples would be the Advanced Second, the Kerr County Reservoir would Placement Program and JROTC at Tivy High provide flood control for communities south of School, the Drama program at Tom Moore High Kerrville that experience serious flooding from School, and many others, too numerous to mention. time to time. A flood gate system would provide The third is that families in Kerr County are mobile the release of water at flow rates the downstream and students move between districts frequently. areas could handle. This should reduce land and Consolidation will provide for an easier transition improvement damage that has occurred historically since the curriculums will be the same from high from major floods. school to high school, middle school to middle Third, the building of a reservoir for recreation school, and elementary school to elementary school. and fishing would be a huge ‘destination’ project I know that there are other ideas out there that for both the City of Kerrville and Kerr County. could have similar positive implications. All it takes The related economic development impact could is a little thinking ‘outside of the box.’ be huge. I am basing this on what I have seen in the areas around both Joe Poole Lake and Lake Ray Hubbard. The addition of residential and commercial properties and the related increase Bob Waller, Chairman in land values at these two lakes has been great, Kerrville Area Chamber of Commerce and I would expect the same for the Kerr County 8

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Join Us!

Become a Member of the Kerrville Area Chamber of Commerce for 2011!

Visit us at www.kerrvilletx.com

member to member LeMeilleur’s RV, Truck & Equipment Repair Co., The Diesel Doctor 214 Peterson Drive, Kerrville, TX 78028 830-895-2888, rvrepair@ktc.com 10% off any preventative maintenance service performed.

Appointment required.

Tim Jones Signature Homes 154 G Street, Kerrville, TX 78028 830-896-8087 tim@timjonescustomhomes.com Free plan, designs drafting on home remodeling & custom building.

Hill Country ChapterAmerican Red Cross 333 Earl Garrett St., Kerrville, TX 78028 830-257-4677 vandenbergk@hccredcross.org 10% discount on any adult CPR and First Aid classes.

Davis Chiropractic Dr. John W. Davis 208 Wesley Dr., Kerrville, TX 78028 830-257-3284, Dr_johndavis@yahoo.com Waive co-pay or 20% discount on initial visit.

Texas Etc. - Wayne J. Este 1001 Junction Hwy @ Inn of the Hills Kerrville, TX 78028, 830-257-4300 10% discount on Jewelry, Art, and Gift Items.

10% discount on consigned items.

Hill Country Wine Tours 830-329-WINE www.hcwinetours.com Rates for Chamber Members are $50 per person, 3 person minimum (tasting fee not included).

Elks Lodge The Elks Lodge Hall is available to rent for meetings, parties and special occasions.

Published rental rate is $75 per hour, with a minimum of 3 hours. Chamber members pay only $50, a 33 1/3% discount off regular price. Hall will accommodate 210 people. Tables

Kerrville Folk Festival 3876 Medina Hwy., Kerrville, TX 78028 830-257-3600, info@kerrville-music.com $200 off Small Business Package includes tickets, parking, & advertising.

Details at: www.kerrvillefolkfestival.com

and chairs available at no extra charge. Stage with

TERMINIX 3100 Memorial Blvd, Kerrville, TX 78028 830-257-8233 10% off pest control and/or Termite Services.

New customers only.

Annual contract required.

830-257-8233 (Kerrville) 830-997-1930 (Fredericksburg) 830-796-3507 (Bandera) 888-522-9574 (Toll Free)

ample power sources for band or DJ. Kitchen and full service bar are available. For details call: Jim Keefe at 830-792-4377. “All proceeds help support the Elks Local Charitable Programs.”

Hill Country On Call 317 Sidney Baker South, Ste 400-265 Kerrville, TX 78028 www.HillCountryOnCall.com 830-866-3000, info@hillcountryoncall.com One FREE Hour of Concierge/Personal Assistant Services with each Booking! Please Call for Details. On call 365 days/year for your specific needs. Licensed, Bonded and Insured.

YO Ranch Resort & Branding Iron Restaurant 2033 Sidney Baker St., Kerrville, TX 78028 johnhelm@1859historichotels.com 830-257-4440, www.yoresort.comor Offering a 20% discount to Chamber Members on sleeping rooms or meals in the restaurant. Not valid with other discounts.

Please tell us you are using your member to member discount at the beginning of your reservation or meals.

Texas Homeplans, LLC dba Archetype Designs Mickey Thompson 815 Jefferson St., Kerrville, TX 78028 830-257-2311, betty@texashomeplans.com 5% off any Stock Plan by Texas Home Plans Partnership, LTD. We appreciate referrals. As a token of our appreciation, when the referred job is

Hill Country Limousine Service, Inc P.O. Box 291152, Kerrville, TX 78028 830-896-1429, mpolden@ktc.com or maryolden59@msn.com $10 off per limo rental – 3 hour minimum, $10 off airport fare one-way.

First American Storage 2390 Memorial Blvd, Kerrville, TX 78028 830-895-2454, tricia@tonyroberts.us 1 month free on all new storage rentals.

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D IS C O U N T S

completed, we will award a restaurant gift certificate to the Chamber Member who has referred a client.

Comanche Trace 3074 Bandera Highway, Kerrville, TX 78028 www.comanchetrace.com Sherri Jones: 830-895-8500 ext. 224 sjones@comanchetrace.com 50% off the banquet room deposit for your next event. Offer good for August, September, October or November. Please call today before your preferred date is booked. This discount is only good for a one time use.

KERRBAY.NET 100 Guadalupe Plaza C3, Kerrville, TX 78028 info@kerrbay.net 25 Free eBay Listings for Business overstock or Merchandise Liquidation.

Clean & Shine Sherri Baker 411 Harper Road, Kerrville, TX 78028 830-370-7223 25% off top to bottom clean, carpet shampoo or floor buffing or polishing and window cleaning.

Hill Country Chiropractic & Wellness Center 311 West Main Street, Kerrville, TX 78028 830-896-4108 www.hillcountrychiropractic.com Free complete nutrition consultation with initialvisitand 75% off your first supplement order. Established patients receive 50% off an adjustment with referral of friends or family.

Hill Country Telecommunications, L.L.C. SECURITY ALARM DIVISION P.O. Drawer D, 220 Carolyn Street Ingram, Texas 78025 830-367-1111 FREE wireless Robbery/Panic Button ($50 value) with the purchase and installation of a new monitored commercial or residential security alarm system.

Passion A FOR

The new ladies’ boutique in Kerrville, Passion for Fashion by MLN, is aptly named, as it was Melissa Lynn Nunn’s passion for fashion that converted a nurse of 20 years into a buyer and retailer of ladies’ fashions, now providing the latest fashions in sizes 0 to 5X to the females of the Texas Hill Country. “It’s just something I always wanted to do,” she said. With encouragement from her husband, Tom Nunn, and his mother, Margaret Nunn, she jumped in with both feet. (It’s interesting to note that Nunn Bush men’s shoes were the creation of a relative of the Nunn’s.)

Melissa entered the fashion world doing trunk shows with fashion jewelry for private parties, businesses, and events on a part-time basis. It wasn’t long before her growing clientele demanded more, i.e. clothing and accessories.

Melissa’s natural keen eye for fashion showed, and her excitement was contagious as she displayed the colorful and often sparkly wares. Growing weary of loading and unloading the car, setting up and tearing down displays, and with growing inventory throughout her home, it soon became apparent a store was in the making. Two girlfriends, Carla Messer of Exquisite Faces by Carla and Carrie Mennella of Attribeaut’s Hair Salon, whispered in Melissa’s ear about a quaint storefront becoming available on Junction Highway in Kerrville, and Passion for Fashion was born.

Melissa wanted to offer the latest fashions to ladies of all sizes and all ages, and evidently she hit the mark. “There’s a little something for everyone,” she tells ladies as they come through the door. “You never know who is shopping with us. One of our dresses and a silk wrap are on their way to a destination wedding in Scotland.” In less than six months, ladies from across the Hill Country have gotten the word and driven to Kerrville just to shop at Passion for Fashion by MLN. Prom dresses from the new boutique have sprinkled proms from Menard to Center Point to Harper. The Passion for Prom event at Buckhorn Lake Resort in March, a brainstorm of Melissa’s, was a fashion show of prom dresses in which girls from Kerrville Tivy, Ingram Tom Moore, Comfort, and Center Point high schools modeled evening wear from the store, with proceeds benefiting Project Graduations. She’s already planning to include a “prom dress exchange” of “barely used” dresses at the event next year. She also participated in the Cattlewomen’s Fashion Show at the Inn of the Hills in April. The ladies with the Kerrville Area Chamber of Commerce working at Kerrville’s Dancing with the Stars event in late April were sporting fashions provided by Passion for Fashion.

Another one of Melissa’s brainstorms, actually from a dream, was to have the front door of the boutique painted in black and white zebra stripes, already a trademark. With eyes twinkling, she reported that “Everyone loves the door, and they say they can spot it from the road.” The Zebra Door Club is now being formed, whereby regular patrons may consistently receive a discount.

Although Melissa wants to keep everyone guessing about what will be behind the Zebra Door next, Alegria shoes, Volatile sandals, and Scandalous sandals are current highlights of the shoe section. Miraclebody jeans and tops are popular new arrivals, and a full line of Spanx body-shaping apparel is next in line. Bamboo pajamas are now available. Italian silk wraps and other couture wear, business and casual separates, and of course plenty of fashion jewelry are also offered. A Facebook page and a newsletter for Zebra Door Club members will consistently keep others passionate about fashion up to date as new merchandise is available, right here in Kerrville. So… when are YOU going through the Zebra Door?

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NEW MEMBERS & MEMBER RENEWALS

new members

Welcome to the Chamber!

Ameriway Construction Jerry Reiner 824 Water St., Kerrville, TX 78028 830-928-7007, jerry_reiner@yahoo.com www.ameriwaycontruction.com The Ariel House Bernard Wm. Fischman 8118 Datapoint Dr., San Antonio, TX 78229 210-614-6400, kandice@bfischman www.bfischman.com Central 16 Emporium Sabra Holmes or Craig Hawkins 3102 Fredericksburg Rd., Kerrville, TX 78028 830-459-5705 or 830-792-6392 central16emporium@yahoo.com Commercial Realty Services, Inc. Sue Tiemann 324 Clay St., Kerrville, TX 78028 830-792-5775, sue@suetiemann.com www.suetiemann.com

Covenant Academy Nicole Moore 1325-A Harper Rd., Kerrville, TX 78028 830-777-6114 covenantacademyofkerrville@gmail.com www.covenantacademy.org Dubl-C Guest House Curtis Christopher 121 Clayton Rd., Ingram, TX 78025 830-367-3307 or 830-370-4371 crchristopher@suddenlink.net www.fbglodging.com/properties/129/ Friends Butt Holdsworth Memorial Library Joseph Benham 505 Water St., Kerrville, TX 78028 830-257-8422 Gold Cup Pawn Shop, Inc. Gary Ann Lord 1315 Junction Hwy., Kerrville, TX 78028 830-895-3113, goldcuppawn@ktc.com www.goldcuppawn.com

Happy Sales Thrift Store Rachel Fitch 1550 Junction Hwy., Kerrville, TX 78028 830-257-6262, info@happysalesthriftstore.com www.HappySalesThriftStore.com Kerr Legacy Christian Academy Helen Newell Charlotte Gasper P.O. Box 290768, Kerrville, TX 78029 830-896-9184, klca2010@yahoo.com Krista Roberts Speech Therapy Services Krista Roberts 306 Wesley Dr., Ste. A, Kerrville, TX 78028 830-257-1108, kroberts@stx.rr.com

Toucan Jim’s Jim Lackey and Elaine Keating 5814 Hwy. 27, Center Point, TX 78010 830-634-2640, toucanjims@yahoo.com www.toucanjims.com Wally’s Party Factory Kelly Ludwig and Nancy Bauman 831 Junction Hwy., Kerrville, TX 78028 830-257-0508 kelly.ludwig@erwindistributing.com www.wallyspartyfactory.com

member renewals Thank you for your continued support!

Aaron Plumbing Company, Inc. Advanced Insurance Group - Margie Jetton American Red Cross - Hill Country Chapter APSA - Hill Country Chapter Aqua Beverage Co./ Ozarka Water Aqua Doc Well Service Arrow Z Ranch B & H Financial Solutions B. C. Collision Back 40 Trailers Bank of the Hills - Daniels, Tommy, Jr. Baumann, Michael M., & Co. Belk, Inc. Ben E. Keith Beers Benefit Choices Co. Bernhard Meat Processing & Market Big Fix Homeless Cat Project, The Braswell Affordable Printing Bridging the Gap - Peterson Hospice Brown, Jr., Charles C., DDS Business Programs - City of Kerrville Butler, Carroll, DDS C & M / Freed & Barker Camp Mystic Camp Verde General Store & Post Office Caring Family Network Carlson, John W. - Attorney at Law Celia’s Closet & Merle Norman Century 21 Malson Real Estate Classic’s Burgers & “Moore”

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Cochrane, Gary E., Company Commission To Every Nation Country Club Apartments Crozier, Gary, DDS Destination CycleSports, Inc. Dinner Is Served Dumpster Dumpers, Inc Edgewater Care Center Especially Yours Flowers Exotic Wildlife Association E-Z Self Storage Co., LLP Family Auto Sales First American Storage First Baptist Church Fitch Estate Sales Friends Butt Holdsworth Memorial Library GMedia Law Office of Granstaff, Gaedke & Edgmon, P.C Dub & Raye Haney Heart of the Hills Osteoporosis Center Dr. José Hernandez Hill Country Bicycle Works Hill Country Cafe, a Texas Legend Hill Country Center for Cancer Care, The Hill Country Classics, Inc. Hill Country Limousine Service, Inc. Hill Country Pest Control, Inc. Hill Country Pools & Spas Hill Country Telephone Cooperative, Inc.

Hofer Construction Company Homes & Land of the Texas Hill Country HomeSource, The Hunt United Methodist Church HW Connection, LLC Impact Christian Fellowship Jewish Community of the Hill Country Jimmy’s Towing Service, LLC Kerr County Women’s Chamber, Inc. Kerrville Citizen Police Academy Alumni Kerrville Eye Center, P. A. Kerrville Host Lions Club Kerrville Roofing Inc. KerrvilleWebsite.com La Quinta Inn & Suites League of Women Voters of the Kerrville Area Peter Lewis Architect + Associates, PLLC Limestone Properties, LTD. MacDonald, G. G., Co., Inc. Machann, Dwaine, Attorney at Law Maguire, M. Patrick , Attorney at Law Masters Construction Meier Custom Built Homes, LLC Mercedes-Benz of Boerne Mohar, Dale MD Mosty Law Firm National Car Rental O’Donnell, W.C., Jr., M.D. Partners in Ministry

Peterson Home Care Pressler, Thompson & Co., PC R & T Truck, Inc. RA Nursery Rails...a cafe at the Depot Reno Realty Group, LLC - Sam Hutchison Rivers Edge Gallery, Framing & Printing Roberts, Krista Speech Therapy Services Rotary Club of Kerrville, Texas Dick & Carol Rubright Schulte, Stephen B., P.C. Second Ark Foundation Spare My Time Stoepel, Ken Ford - Lincoln, Inc. Sweeten & Sutton Brokerage, Inc. Taylor, Rhonda, Insurance & Financial Svcs.

Teambuilders Counseling Svc., Inc. TEXAS etc.

T-N-J Engraving Co. Trade-Mark Air Conditioning & Sheet Metal TriCo Inspecting Service, Inc. Troy Faust Motor Company Wallace, Jackson & Lohmeyer, P.C. Wells Fargo Investments James E. Wilson & Company - Strategic Tax Planning Windstream Communications Wunsch Rentals Y.M.C.A. Camp Flaming Arrow Zuber Construction, Inc.

MEMBER ANNIVERSARIES

member anniversaries Thank you for 5+ years!

25+ YEARS Wallace, Jackson & Lohmeyer, P.C. E-Z Self Storage Co., LLP Hill Country Limousine Service, Inc. Ziegler, Thad Glass, Inc. First Realty of Kerrville Inn of the Hills Resort & Conference Center Pressler, Thompson & Co., PC Acapulco Mexican Restaurant ATEK Plastics Back 40 Trailers Hill Country Cares Lemon Tree Cleaners Massey * Itschner & Co., PC Dietert Center So. TX. Veterans Health Care Sys, Kerr Div. Troy Faust Motor Company Casa del Rio - River House

20+ YEARS BCI Custom Homes

15+ YEARS Wilson Asset Managment, Inc. Custom Homes by Tim Jones Buck N’ Bull Club, Inc. Wunsch Rentals Law Office of Granstaff, Gaedke & Edgmon, P.C Western Hills Baptist Church Peterson Home Care

10+ YEARS Briscoe Hall, Inc. K3 Ranch Hometown Crafts and Gifts Mosty Law Firm New York Life

5+ YEARS Our Lady of the Hills Catholic High School Heritage Oaks Apartments Summer Dreams Cochrane, Gary E., Company Limestone Properties, LTD. Double D Directories, LLC Rancho Cortez Texas Express Lube & Auto Classic’s Burgers & “Moore” KLRN-TV (Alamo Public Telecommunications) Reno Realty Group, LLC - Sam Hutchison River Star Arts & Event Park Roddy Tree Ranch Sweeten & Sutton Brokerage, Inc. Texas Finial Texas Public Radio / KTXI - FM 90.1 C & M / Freed & Barker Former Texas Rangers Foundation Frost Financial Management Group Hill Country Center for Cancer Care, The Hill Country Concepts Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC - Susan Goodwin Wells Fargo Investments Alltex Nursery and Landscapes Bosworth Company, The Bridging the Gap - Peterson Hospice Family Auto Sales Greystone Preparatory School, Inc. Hill Country Home Audio & Video, LLC Hill Country Pools & Spas Jimmy’s Towing Service, LLC Kerrville Real Estate Company Peter Lewis Architect + Associates, PLLC Main Liquor, The Mitchell, Dean Masonry Morgan Stanley Smith Barney St. Peter Upon The Water

Walker, Michael Neal, Architect Double L Ranch & Wildlife Feed Leifeste Animal Hospital Peterson Regional Medical Center Foundation Rotary Club of Kerrville, Texas Central Automotive Ingram Readymix, Inc. Kerrville Eye Center, P. A. Save Inn Restaurant Stablewood Springs Resort Terrell, Tom, Attorney at Law Tivy High School Booster Club American Red Cross - Hill Country Chapter Business Programs - City of Kerrville Cowboy Steak House Farmers Insurance - Tim Cathey Kerr County Republican Party KerrvilleWebsite.com MacDonald, G. G., Co., Inc. Mattress World of Kerrville Schmidt, Arthur Construction Co., LLC Dumpster Dumpers, Inc Arnold III, A. William, & Associates Hunt United Methodist Church Reichenau, Jerry Construction Co., Inc. St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Sheftall’s, Inc. Jewelers Southwestern Elegance Town Creek Companies, LLC Crozier, Gary, DDS Kerrville Host Lions Club D & D Ranch and Wildlife Services Discount Tire Company Hardin Heating & Cooling Hill Country Seventh-day Adventist School Feathered Horse Ranch Bed & Breakfast Mary Kay Sales Director - Virginia Smith Veranda Real Estate, LLC Kickback Cottage Dunks Bulldozing Service, Inc.

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Please send all pertinent information, including text and images, to Morgan at morgan@mykerrville.org

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DIRECTOR'S PROFILE

william j.

BELTRONE

CPA

OWNER

Education: I began at University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire; Graduated cum laude from the University of Houston with a Bachelor in Business Administration, Accounting. I obtained my CPA license in 1996.

What words best describe you? Loyalty, Integrity and Objectivity.

What hobbies do you have? In the last year I’ve gotten into running and I am training to run my first 10K this September. I am in the planning stages of the Hill Country Pumpkin Run, a 5K Run /Walk on October 29th, to benefit Tivy High School students with scholarships to college. Find out more at www.hillcountrypumpkinrun.com.

What is the most influential book you have read? Winning

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How have your mentors affected you? My father taught me to have a strong work ethic. He instilled in me the desire to do my best and then do it better the next time. Most of all, I learned no matter what I do, always take care of family. I have tried to pass these lessons on to my children.

What was your first job out of college? I was a staff auditor at Arthur Andersen in Houston. I left the firm about six years prior to revelations of problems with the audits of Enron.

how is your company a benefit to Kerrville? My high ethical standards sometimes means putting the public’s interests ahead of my own interests.

My clients, creditors, the government, other businesses and all those who use my services or rely on my work, expect me to maintain the integrity of my profession. Many of my clients are for-profit schools located outside of Kerrville that receive Title IV funding from the Department of Education. My job is to help them stay in compliance with the regulations and report it if they don’t. The money I bring home gets spent in our community.

What do you like most about your job? I enjoy the seasonal aspect of the job. Because of the nature of my audits, my busy season ends June 30th , at which time I am ready for vacation with my family. That leaves the rest of the year to work with nonprofit organizations (either as their auditor or in a leadership capacity) and other local businesses.

What do you like most about working with the Kerrville business community? I really appreciate the wealth of knowledge and experiences individuals in our business community have and their willingness to share with the rest of us.

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DALIS Producer of the ALLEN Kerrville Folk Festival dalis Allen is modest about the enormous amount of work she puts into making the Kerrville Folk Festival an ongoing success. “I credit Rod’s dedication and passion for keeping the Festival going for the first 31 years. It was a gift to me to be able to work with him and be his successor.”

She’s referring to Rod Kennedy who founded the Festival forty years ago. “There were many wonderful festivals for all kinds of music already in existence, but not one that specifically supported songwriters. That became our mission.”

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EARLY YEARS The first two years (1972 and 1973) the festival was held in the Municipal Auditorium (now the Callioux Theater) to add music to the just beginning Arts & Crafts Fair. “We are turning 40 years young together this year!” says Dalis.

At the time Dalis was attending the University of Houston, majoring in psychology. A friend invited her to a meeting of the Program Council, she went and signed up to volunteer on the Entertainment Committee and began scheduling programs at the campus coffeehouse. Her friend dropped off the committee but Dalis stayed on, eventually becoming President of the Program Council. Not only did she book acts for the coffeehouse, but also for mid-size and large concert venues. The Rolling Stones and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young were some of the performers she worked with.

We are turning 40 years young together this year!

Dalis was producing a National Entertainment Conference at U of H and heard about the Festival from several of the artists in attendance. She showed up in her Mom’s 1955 Chevy in 1972, became a volunteer and was hooked. In 1974 the festival was moved to its current location at Quiet Valley Ranch. Since that time, every summer Dalis returned, first as part-time, then fulltime and now, really full time.

Dalis, who grew up in Houston, had camped with her family in Burnet, but otherwise knew nothing about the Hill Country. She has learned a lot during the ensuing years.

IT TAKES HUNDREDS Between 600 and 800 people volunteer to work at the festival (May 26 – June 12), working in four to six hour shifts, under the direction of up to forty different crew leaders. Local food and beverage vendors provide a varied menu in the Main Theater during the concerts

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and in the campground for the many attendees that set up camp in tents or RVs. The Festival Office, on the Festival grounds, runs all year with three full-time, two part-time person staff. The planning for these events, Folk Festival, Wine & Music Festival and the Music Camp for Teens is a very detail driven job and takes a close knit team.

Dalis handles the contracts, travel, and hotel accommodations for all the performers.

She even schedules the piano tuner for each concert that needs to use the grand piano.

During the festival she works directly with a sound engineer and several backstage managers and a very efficient crew that moves the artists equipment on and off stage quickly.

Each evening concert features five individual performers.

Additional teams work to keep the grounds and facilities at Quiet Valley Ranch in good working order, year-round. They help make sure the festival opens on time and provides attendees with a good experience.

“A large part of my job is to get people to come to the Festival. If they come once, they’ll come back,” says Dalis. But her job is much more than that. First she must find the artists.

So she travels the country to listen to performers live. Upcoming trips include Arkansas, New York, North Carolina. “I’m very reluctant to book anyone I haven’t heard in person,” Dalis says. “Certainly another part of my job is to discern if they’re excellent enough to introduce to our Festival audience. Because they listen!

They’ll have an opinion.”

To fulfill the mission

Music influences your life, every day of your life.

to provide encouragement and support for songwriters, the Festival hosts the Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk competition. This is an opportunity for up to eight-hundred artists or groups to have their music heard. Each applicant submits a CD with two songs. Only thirtytwo are chosen by a panel of three judges, all songwriters. Six artists are selected to receive awards and perform in concert the next weekend.

Many of the artists playing on the festival stages today began with the submission of those two songs.

“The reason I was a good choice to follow Rod (when he retired in 2002) is that I know many of the specific reasons he had for doing things a certain way and have an awareness of the traditions to be preserved while being willing to change things.” Rod, an ex-marine once told her, “Marines don’t have the option to fail.”

Dalis says there’s an art to deciding which bands will work well together to create a memorable concert. And not all of it is ‘folk’ music. “As long as it’s original and excellent it can be any genre,” says Dalis. “There are solo artists, duos and trios and full bands; they play jazz, blues, swing, folk, country, bluegrass and even klezmer. In fact this year there is a great klezmer band on the lineup, Austin Klezmorim.”

The Festival schedule is a mix of well-known and emerging artists. This year the schedule includes two very recognizable names, Suzy Bogguss and Rodney Dillard for their first appearance. In addition, during this year’s schedule you can hear Judy Collins, Ronny Cox, Asleep at the Wheel, Marcia Ball and close to a hundred different artists. After all this is an 18 day event.

The popularity of the Kerrville Folk Festival is so widespread that often walking through an airport wearing a Festival t-shirt or jacket, stateside or across the sea, means stops and conversations for Dalis. “Another great thing about my job!”

COMMUNITY IMPACT The Festival is a great boon to the community.

According to the Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Festival brings in 2.4 million dollars during the months of May and June.

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status makes it eligible to apply for grants and funding opportunities. Some of these funds are channeled back into cooperative advertising which in turn will draw more visitors to Kerrville.

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES The 10th Annual Professional Development for Teachers (June 9 & 10) is free to ticket holders.

Teachers can earn up to twelve continuing education credits for this workshop which shows how to incorporate music into any curriculum.

Other festival events include Children’s Concerts May 28th, June 4th and 5th and June 11th and 12th; the 30th Annual Songwriting School; a threeday Roots/Blues Guitar Workshop and a three day Harmonica Workshop. Yoga, canoe trips and religious services are also offered during daytime hours. The Festival is expected to bring tens of thousands of people to Kerrville.

SUMMER MUSIC CAMP Quiet Valley Ranch will also be the site of the fifth annual Summer Music Youth Camp sponsored by the Boys & Girls Club, July 17 -21. Students aged 13 – 17 learn all aspects of music. Dalis books the faculty, and often finds instructors from her roster of performers. For example, she felt that Billy Jonas would be a great instructor because he uses all sorts of instruments - even buckets - to show kids how they can create music and rhythm. “Music influences your life, every day of your life,” says Dalis, “and it’s never too early to involve children.” Many inner-city kids and those involved in the Boys and Girls Clubs from all over Texas participate, but it is not limited to club kids. Donations ($50 sponsors one child) are always welcome.

PLANNING AHEAD Now that this year’s acts are booked, brochures are printed and reservations are filling up, Dalis is looking ahead to the Folk Alliance Festival in Memphis next February. She’ll be on the lookout for more great songwriter/performers and start her wish-list for 2012.

“There’s a story behind every artist, and how I found them and why I brought them to Kerrville” says Dalis. “The pay back for me is when someone on the stage is performing and I already love them, and then I get to watch everyone else falling in love with them. It’s so moving and I think to myself this is it!

This is why I do everything else to get to this point. It happens every year.”

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The 11th Annual Dancing With The Kerrville Stars, held May 5th, was a great success for the Chamber.

Although we said in 2010 that it was the “last dance,” by popular demand we brought the event back for an encore. The challenge was how to make it an encore worth having.

Thank you to our stars and their dance partners for making it happen!

Denny Foster, Lemon Tree Cleaner, with Kaitlyn Toepperwein from Schreiner University; Joe Piszczor with Jennifer Slaughter, both from Peterson Regional Medical Center; Keri Wilt, Grape Juice, with Peter Seville from James Avery Craftsman; Fred Gamble with Kimberly Hubbard, both from Schreiner University; and though they didn’t get to perform due to an illness, Penni Carr, Texas Arts & Crafts Educational Foundation, and Trystan 24

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Kimberly Hubbard and Fred Gamble

Keri Wilt and Peter Seville

Stewart. It took commitment, time, and lots of guts to get out there and strut your stuff, but it was a LOT of fun!!

Thank you to our stars and instructors, for without you, the event could not have taken place. You sure sent it out with pride and a bang!

Behind the scenes; however, the event was a success because of our corporate sponsors…BBVA Compass, James Avery Craftsman, Broadway Bank, Bank of the Hills, Security State Bank & Trust, Texas Land Boundaries, Lemon Tree Cleaners, Wells Fargo Bank, and Schreiner University, along with almost 20 table sponsors. It was successful because we had almost 50 members donate items for our live and silent auctions. It was successful because we had more than 20 gentlemen agree to serve the ladies during the event. It was successful because we had a committee who was committed to making this event the best it could be…including Tammi Clanton, Schreiner University; Debbie Freed, Broadway Bank; Amy Jarema, BBVA Compass; Theresa Sherman from Security State Bank & Trust-Trust Department; and Caroline Wilson from Walgreens. Add to that the hard work from chamber staff and some extra help from Chamber Treasurer, Brenda Beaty, CPA, at the silent auction, and you have all the ingredients for an incredible evening!

Congratulations to Keri Wilt and Peter Seville who claimed the winning trophy in a vote of the audience in attendance and to Joe Piszczor and Jennifer Slaughter who took home the runner-up trophy. But just as important… to all of the people involved in this event worked to make it a success… and to all involved, THANK YOU! Now, what’s on tap for next year? Hmmm…

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P r epa r i n g for a Rainy Day

By Ray Buck, UGRA General Manager

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It has been aptly stated that in Texas, droughts are simply the dry periods between floods. This pattern has been repeating itself for thousands of years. The key to meeting future water needs is adequate planning, conservation, and capitalizing on the periodic abundance of this precious resource.

In Texas, the drought that lasted from 1950–1957 is considered the drought of record for planning purposes. It is classified as an exceptional drought due to the persistent and widespread dry conditions. It is important to note that even during this time some areas experienced short periods with above average rainfall, but none were substantial enough to break the drought until a flood in 1957.

History shows us numerous examples of this pattern. Dr. Malcolm Cleveland, in his 2006 tree ring study, reconstructed South Central Texas climatic data based on tree ring growth.1 In his report, he notes that there were 20 severe droughts in the 436 years prior to the 1950’s drought. He also states that some of the droughts since 1648 rivaled or exceeded the 1950’s drought. Since the 1950’s, the Hill Country has weathered numerous droughts of various magnitudes and intensities. Most recently, the 2008-2009 drought logged the driest 24 months in recorded history. Though short in duration, it was intense in that Kerr County registered only 34 inches of rain in two years.

As this article is penned, the Guadalupe River is at low flow conditions and aquifer levels are dropping because Kerr County has had more than seven consecutive months of below normal rainfall. We are once again in a drought.

Historically, this extreme wet/dry cycle appears to be Kerr County’s “normal.” From a water resource perspective, plans should be made for this reality, this “normal,” rather than an idealistic rainfall pattern based on 32 inches of rainfall per year that falls exactly when and where it is needed.

With that said, how do we prepare to survive the droughts and dry spells until a rainy day?

First, we recognize that this is our reality and educate newcomers to this fact. Then we look for solutions that extend our current water supplies. Conservation provides one of the most economical sources of water supply by making the most of what we have. It includes using less water and water reuse. Residential

landscapes traditionally use up to 50 percent of the household water budget. Installing native or drought tolerant plants that need less water is the first step in conservation. Utilizing rainwater catchment systems and grey water reuse for landscape watering needs are excellent ways to extend water supplies. For more water saving ideas, please contact us or your water utility.

Akin to conservation is the concept of water enhancement. Water enhancement seeks to maximize the effects of the rainfall we do get.

The Edwards Plateau Aquifer in western Kerr County and the Guadalupe River are inextricably intertwined. The aquifer leaks through numerous spring openings which join together to form the headwaters of the Guadalupe River. At times 100 percent of the flow in the river comes from springs located in the Edwards Plateau Aquifer. Increasing recharge to this aquifer in turn provides for greater springflow to supply the river. One strategy to achieve increased recharge is through brush management, specifically cedar removal. Studies have shown that 40 percent of rainfall is either intercepted in cedar tree canopies or the litter beneath the trees.2 This water is rapidly evaporated back into the atmosphere and lost for our use. Removing cedar allows more rainfall to reach the ground and recharge the aquifer. UGRA recently initiated a water enhancement program to assist landowners in removing cedar trees to help increase recharge to the aquifer and enhance river flow.

Another water enhancement technique being investigated by UGRA is the use of spreader dams, or water and sediment control basins.

Strategic placement of these structures will slow down overland flood flows during rain events.

Spreader dams delay the runoff of flood flow and provide the dual benefits of erosion control which protects water quality and enhanced recharge to the aquifer which can increase springflow to the river.

The feast or famine rainfall continuum is our reality, but running short of water supplies can be avoided. By planning for our reality and cooperating with one another, we can continue to grow and thrive in the Texas Hill Country.

1 Cleveland, Malcolm. 2006. Extended Chronology of Drought in the San Antonio Area. 29 p.

2 Owens, M.K. and R.K. Lyons. 2004. Evaporation and interception water loss from juniper communities on the Kerr Wildlife Management Area. 10 p.

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SPARK Spark [spärk] noun 1. an individual’s deepest passions and interests that give them meaning, focus, joy and energy. (Benson, 2008) Helping our young people find a spark in his or her life may be the most critical job adults have. Young people who have a passion for some positive endeavor are more likely to be joyful, full of energy, and direction. Young people who have a Spark are more likely to thrive rather than survive.

The most common sparks for young people today are: • Creative Arts • Athletics • Learning (e.g., languages, science, history) • Reading • Helping, serving • Spirituality, religion • Nature, ecology, environment • Living a quality life (e.g., joy, tolerance,

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How does a parent, business owner, teacher, and all citizens, help young people find their spark? In Sparks, by Peter Benson (2008), he provides these steps, “One: Recognize the Power of Sparks, Two: Know Your Own Teenager, Three: Help Discover and Reveal Your Teen’s Sparks, Four: Be the Captain of Your Teen’s Spark Team Five: Keep Your Teen’s Spark Lit.” Sparks can be lit and sustained by any caring adult in a young person’s life; in fact, often adults other than parents play a large part in fanning an adolescent’s Sparks flame. At this age, many young people prefer to listen to people other than their own parents. Be this adult for our young people, our world will be stronger for it.

For more information on Sparks, go to www.ignitesparks.org/sparks_about.html.

For more information regarding Building the C.O.R.E. in Kerr County, contact Kay TallyFoos at 830-792-3131. Information contained in this article is based on work by Peter Benson, Search Institute, www.search-institute.org.

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Passion for Fashion by MLN

The Kerrville Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated a ribbon cutting with Melissa Nunn, Kelly Dooley Geurin and Reagan Cahela at Passion for Fashion by MLN, 1810 Junction Hwy., Ste. 104. For more information, call them at 830-896-6138. Hours of operation are Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Read more about Passion for Fashion by MLN on page 11.

The Gardens at Clearwater The Kerrville Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated a ribbon cutting for a new 55+ active senior living community, The Gardens at Clearwater. Their address is 451 Clearwater Paseo. Call 830-890-5561 for more information.

National Service Center The Kerrville Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated a ribbon cutting with John Miller and his employees at National Service Center, next to National Car Sales. For more information, call them at 830-257-8266. Hours of operation are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Servicing the Hill Country Since 1984

CAR STOPS

As a full-service parking lot maintenance company, we offer low-cost maintenance contracts on you existing properties and look forward to the opportunity to bid on your new projects.

830.816.2460

stpsinc@beecreek.net

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sponsored by River Hills Center hab Health & Re 1 Larry Freeman with Questar Capital, Joy Thomas with Guadalupe National Bank and Keith Thomas with River Hills Health and Rehab

2 Rose

Bradshaw with SoFast Printing and Margie Jetton with Advanced Insurance

3 Wendy Reichenau with ATEK plastics, Art Bell, and Jennifer Latiolais with ATEK plastics

4 Vicki Bloom

and David Jackson with The Frontier

5 Rene Curtis

with Texas Home Health and Kimberly Powell with River City Hospice

6 Mary Lee

Gowland with Friends of the Library and Trace McCuan with KPUB

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JUNE 2011

Quarterly Luncheon sponsored by Wells Fargo Advisors Thursday June 16 , 2011, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Contact the Chamber for more information

830-896-1155

FREE laundry pick-up and

delivery for your employees!

Looking for a way to add employee benefits at no cost? How about a FREE laundry pick-up and delivery service? One of our bonded and background-checked drivers will pick up and deliver your employee’s orders at your place of business!

Name: Email: Phone: Company Name: Simply fill out this form and take it to our 1613 Broadway location in Kerrville, go to our website: www.lemontreecleaners.com and sign up there, or call us at 830-257-5821 to get started immediately.

1613 Broadway Kerrville, TX 78028 830-257-5821 www.lemontreecleaners.com

Whose life will YOUR DONATION transform?

Kroc Center

Thrift Store

201 Holdsworth Drive 830-315-5762 www.kerrvillekroc.org

500 Jefferson 830-896-5455

Schedule a donation pick-up: 830-257-3620

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Kerrville Area Business Magazine 2733 Indian Wells Drive Kerrville, TX 78028

The Hill Country Center for Cancer Care VALERIAN CHYLE, MD • DAVID JONES, MD River Guide Village Professional Campus 1001 E Water, Suite J-100 Kerrville, Texas 78028 • (830) 257-3131 www.thecentersforcancercare.com