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Curb Appealby Kelly Dooley

The spring season can be the prettiest time of year in the beautiful Texas Hill Country! All the foliage begins to “green up,” and the wildlife all come out to play. It’s that brief period between a cold brown winter and a smokin’ hot summer! It also happens to usually be the busiest time of

year for folks buying and selling real estate.

If you are considering putting your home on the market, what better time to re-evaluate the curb appeal of your home? We’ve all seen the ads

with wording like “you can’t judge a book by its cover” or “don’t let the exterior keep you from

seeing the inside of this beautiful home.” But the truth is… home buyers want a home as beautiful on the outside as inside. And, with more homes for sale than ready, willing, and able buyers in

this market, you can’t afford to turn away a potential buyer.

If you are unable to judge your home’s exterior objectively, ask a close friend, a family member, or better yet your real estate agent. It’s time to perk up the faded paint, add or replace shutters,

maybe add an accent color, repair or replace exterior doors and/or garage doors, eradicate any wood rot, clean windows, add a little landscaping

or brighten up flower beds with spring flowers, trim trees, pull weeds and plant/fertilize grass,

power wash concrete and discolored roof shingles, and just dress up your look!

Whether you’re a do-it-yourselfer or plan to hire a helper, make your home look as “happy” on the outside as inside. You want each potential buyer to have a positive attitude toward your property

from the time they drive up in the driveway!

A little attention to your home’s curb appeal can make your home more marketable and possibly

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THE ORPHANS AND WIDOWS HOPE PROJECTA mercy outreach of Foundation Ministries

WHAT IS THE HOPE PROJECT?There are many orphaned children on the Continent of

Africa. The Hope Project, with headquarters in Kerrville, TX, is committed to helping hundreds of Africa’s most

vulnerable children as well as destitute widows.

MISSION STATEMENTThe Hope Project’s mission is to provide every child

and helpless widow in their care with food, clothing and medical aid. In addition, children are given an educa-

tion and provided uniforms, books, school supplies and school fees. Most are in their early years, but several

have now graduated trade school and are becoming pro-ductive citizens in their churches and communities. It is

their purpose to touch with compassion and material help the fatherless and widow whom God has given to them for care based on the scripture in James 1:27: “Pure and undefi led religion in the sight of our God and Father is

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Instrument Cluster Confusion!!! Your vehicle comes with an instrument cluster or Vehicle Display Information center with the basics for being able to determine the status of your vehicle. For example, you have the speedometer, letting you know how fast or slow you are moving, the fuel gauge indicating when it is time to refuel, an engine temperature gauge, a charging indicator letting you know if your battery/alternator is working correctly and a combination of tachometer or RPM

indicators for you to assess your vehicle performance. In addition, you will also have mileage indicator and some vehicles will also have a trip indicator. In later model vehicles this display is known as the Driver Information Center, letting you know when maintenance is due on the vehicle, "service engine soon" as well as letting you adjust your headlamp display features, auto-lighting and other convenience products built into the cluster to make your display interface user friendly. You might see these lights for everything from a reminder that someone's not wearing a seatbelt to a warning that tire pressure is low.

Therein lies the problem, how many of us know what the lights behind the cluster indicate when they come on. By the mid-1930's, all cars included what has been graciously termed the "idiot light," or a warning light indicating that something is wrong with the vehicle, the Check Engine Light, it is usually a little yellow light that comes on and it typically indicates something needs to be looked at under the hood. In addition to the CEL, you also have an oil pressure gauge indicating the oil pressure and unless you want to destroy your vehicle, stop the car as soon as possible when this gauge alerts you to a problem; there may be an oil lamp warning light that lights up in the display.

Another light a lot of people tend to ignore is the TPMS, or the tire pressure monitoring light, this light is usually orange/yellow and looks like an upside down horseshoe with an exclamation mark inside of it. When the TPMS warning lamp on the instrument panel illuminates while driving, it means that the system has detected at least one tire with a

pressure below the accepted minimum psi for the vehicle. The tires should be inspected and the tire pressure checked as soon as possible. The lamp will extinguish after the tires are properly inflated including your spare.

Unfortunately, the lack of preventive maintenance or just routine scheduled maintenance will eventually result in one of these warning lights lighting up your dash. So much for a fun trip when you are broken down on the side of the road with a problem that could have easily been prevented with a pre-trip inspection or routine preventative maintenance. To insure driving is safe; Instrument clusters ensure that the driver is comprehensively and reliably informed at all times. So become gauge aware and understand what those little lights mean on your dash, it might just clear up some confusion later on. Your owner's manual and a mechanic you can trust when those gauges do light up indicating there is a problem are valuable assets to know when to get your car looked at. If you had a temperature you wouldn't ignore it, so don't ignore it when your car is telling you it is not feeling up to par either. Your safety can depend on it, get the peace of mind when you are driving with a follow up look under the hood, from brakes to tires, and bumper to bumper!

by David LeMeilleur


SIDS is a catchall term referring to any infant death that has no clear cause. SIDS can-not be predicted, prevented or reversed.

So it is wise to be aware of what is known to be relevant to it’s cause.SIDS is the leading cause of death in infants between 1 month and 1 year of age.

Most SIDS deaths occur between two and four months and in the winter.The National Institute of Child Health and Development has found a strong correlation between the syndrome andbabies’ sleep position and environment.

Sometimes you will see images of babies in cribs filled with stuffed animals, blankets, pillows and more as they peacefully sleep on their stomachs.

While these images look cute, they spread the wrong image. Spend the time to make sure the baby’s crib is assembled correctly, according to the manufacturers directions.

Be sure that all slats are not more than 2 3/8 inches apart. Be sure the crib mattress fits snugly, is firm and has a fitted sheet. Pillows are not intended to be used by infants, as they could block airflow.

Hanging mobiles should always be placed securely out of the infants reach in order to prevent possible choking. In 1991 the American Academy of Pediatrics announced that healthy infants should sleep on their back to reduce the risk of SIDS.

Within the next 10 years SIDS deaths fell to half of what they had been. Babies should sleep on their backs for the night and any other time they may be napping.

Also recommended to reduce the risk of SIDS is having your baby sleep wearing a one-piece sleeper, instead of a blanket and don’t let your baby get overheated during sleep. Keep the room at a temperature that is comfortable for an adult that might be dressed as the baby is, and never let anyone smoke around your baby.

Most products that claim to reduce the risk of SIDS have not been tested for effective-ness or safety. Do not expect a home monitor to reduce the risk of SIDS.

We’ve shared some very good pointers in this message, but the most important is your baby’s sleeping position. As we’ve noted, SIDS deaths have plummeted since we started placing babies on their backs to sleep at all times.

Parenting TipsReducing the risk of SIDS


I asked Jesus, ”How much do you love me?” “This much.”He answered.

Then he stretched out his arms and died.

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She is putting on a new face to the upscale resale/consignment shop. I have been a customer there for

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Marvin Willis, philanthropist and businessman, retired from the United States Marine Corps and attended Schreiner University. He is deeply involved in the community and is the founder of Clear River Advocates and "Hero Card". He and his family have resided in Kerrville since 1992.

HOTT: What attracted you to Schreiner University? WILLIS: My son and my daughter both attended Schreiner. When I decided that I wanted to go back to school, that seemed like the ideal choice.

HOTT: Is that where the idea for "Hero Card" was born? WILLIS: Originally it was called the Schreiner Choir Discount Card" and the

purpose was to raise money so the choir could go to Carnegie Hall. It went over very well and the idea just got bigger and bigger.

HOTT: How does it work exactly? WILLIS: Hero Card offers a lot of advantages to everyone. The merchants get discounted rates on their credit card processing, a website, and an advertising presence in a variety of media. The consumers get discounts on what they buy and charitable organizations can raise money by selling the memberships. Everyone comes out ahead.

HOTT: How many participants do you have currently? WILLIS: Right now over 250 local merchants and businesses are participating in the Hero Card program and we have over 6000 cardholders. Each cardholder represents a household, not just an individual. So the number of people who actually use the program is far greater than the number of cards.

HOTT: What prompted you to develop Clear River Advocates? WILLIS: Well, every time I would go to the river, I would see trash on the ground and it really irritated me. I would gripe about it and one day my wife said to me, "Either do something about it or quit complaining!" So I took her advice to heart and decided to do something about it.

HOTT: What type of events do you sponsor? WILLIS: We focus on keeping our waterways clean and pristine for everyone. Our primary focuses are litter control through volunteer clean up efforts, riverside tree planting, storm drain stenciling, and our annual celebration. That event features an air show, live bands, barbecue, sack races, and a float parade with a trophy for best float. And, of course, free beer.

HOTT: In a nutshell, what are you really trying to do with these different initiatives and programs? WILLIS: Being a former Marine, I am a mission oriented individual. I feel that I have two missions today, one of which is to help bring the small businessman--who is the backbone of our economy--into the 21st century by offering new ways to promote his business, attract new customers, and participate in the charitable aspects of the local community. In addition, I want to make sure that our rivers and waterways are respected and cherished so they can be enjoyed by our children and grandchildren just as they were by our parents and grandparents. That is what gets me out of bed every morning.

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A Texas HeirloomBy David Blackburn

The dictionary defines an heirloom as “a piece of personal property that descends by inheritance or something handed on from one generation to another”. Almost everyone has something that they value and treasure that once belonged to a parent, grandparent, or a favorite relative. I have a few such items, but the one that means the most to me is an old shotgun that once belonged to my grandfather. My grandfather inherited it from his father, who passed it along from his father. It has been in our family a very long time and has its’ own story to tell.

My grandfather kept the old shotgun, which is a percussion cap muzzle loader manufactured by the English gunsmith Van Wort & Sons, in the closet of his bedroom wrapped in an old quilt. I can remem-ber being a small boy and marveling at the antique weapon on the rare occasions when it was taken out of the closet. It was very heavy and seemed enor-mous to me; I knew it was very old and my imagi-nation ran wild when I thought of how it had been used in times past and the history it represented.

I repeatedly beseeched my grandparents to tell me about the shotgun and they always obliged. It had belonged to my grandfather’s grandfather, who brought it with him when the family arrived in West Texas by wagon train before the Civil War. The fam-ily established a ranch and frontier community that became known as William’s Ranch, which became a hub for the cattlemen in that area. The town reached its’ peak as a commercial center in the years between 1881-1884.

During the early years prior to and during the Civil War, attacks and raids by the Indians were com-monplace and everyone always kept a wary eye on the horizon for any signs of danger. It was one such event that secured the shotgun’s place in our family history.

“Tell me the story about the Indians again,” I asked. My grandfather would smile and begin to tell the tale as he had countless times before, speaking slowly and drawing out the epic in order to build my enthusiasm and anticipation to a pinnacle. He took as much delight in relating this saga to me as I did in hearing it, and I never tired of listening to his calm and deep voice as he recited the details of the attack on the settlement.

“Well, it was a long time ago, long before you were born and even before I was born,” he would say. “It was in 1873 and most of the Indian raids had died down and people didn’t worry much about that type of thing anymore. But early one morning, when my granddaddy mounted his pony and rode out to drive the calves to the milk pen, he saw something that made his blood run cold. He had ridden to the top of a little hill and off in the distance he could see a bunch of Indians riding towards the ranch. He was unarmed at the time, so he rode back as fast as he could to warn everybody. All the ranch folk were starting their morning chores when Grandpa rode in shouting the alarm. Most of the men and older boys were gone; they were working about twenty miles south on the Concho River helping a rancher named William Forsythe round up his stock for a cattle drive to Kansas.


Only four men were left to protect the women and children. They were my grandpa, Bill Williams, his brother George, a blacksmith named John Bishop, and a former slave they called Black John.”

I got more and more excited as I envisioned the men folk shouting as they assessed the situation and the women gathering the children together to protect them from harm. I wished that I could have been there and been part of the adventure, but I was con-tent to listen to the soothing voice of my grandfather as he recounted those dangerous moments that took place so long ago.

“What did they do then,” I asked as I had a dozen times before, “when they knew the Indians were coming?”

“What they did was to make a plan as best they could about how to defend themselves. George got all the women and children into his house and bar-ricaded the doors and windows. Bill, John Bishop, and Black John armed themselves and rode down to the creek, where the Indians would have to cross through a narrow cut in the banks. They were out-numbered, but they thought they could make their best stand in this particular spot. They were going to wait until the Indians came down the creek bed two or three at a time then they were going to let them have it.

“The Indians stopped near the creek maybe to have a pow-wow before their attack, and the war chief, who was wearing a full headdress and war paint, got off his horse.

He began talking and gesturing wildly and the other Indians seemed confused. All of a sudden, Bill Wil-liams’ big old bulldog ran across the creek and chased after the Indians. The Indian chief raised his gun to shoot the dog, but before he could get off a shot, Bill fired his shotgun and the Indian fell dead in his tracks. The other Indians picked up the body of their chief and rode away without firing a shot.”

My grandfather’s voice became hushed as he contin-ued, almost in a whisper. “But the oddest thing was what happened next. The men mounted their horses and rode after the Indians, following their trail for about three miles. Soon they found the body of the slain chief, who had been left on the prairie. After looking him over, they discovered that he wasn’t an Indian at all, but a white man dressed up like an Indian. They recognized him as the foreman for Wil-liam Forsythe’s ranch and pretty soon they all figured out what had happened.

“Mr. Forsythe had quite a bit of money on hand from selling some of his cattle. There was no bank any-where nearby, so he kept his money at his house. For-sythe’s foreman knew this and he had persuaded some Indians to make a raid on the town by promising them all the horses they could steal while he robbed the Forsythe house. He knew the Indians would be blamed for everything and he could take the money without being caught or even suspected. He made two mistakes, though. He didn’t reckon on Bill’s old bull-dog and he darn sure didn’t reckon on Bill’s shotgun. When he was killed, the Indians took off and that was the last Indian raid on Williams’ Ranch.”

Many years have come and gone since I sat at my grandfather’s feet as he told me this and other stories of our family’s history. I often reflect on these tales of my frontier kinfolk and marvel at the hardships they endured in those bygone days and what they accom-plished under such adverse conditions. And some-times I take out the old shotgun and think of the many hands that have held it and the lives it has saved; then I place it back in my closet, where it rests until the day it may be needed again.


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Kerr County Courthouse27th All About Love” Concert SA 4pm A choral & instrumental music of love. Kroc Community CenterMARCH 20131st Love, Loss, and What I Wore” FR 7:30pm The Point Indoor Theatre, Hill Country Arts Foundation1st -3rd Warren Taylor Watercolors FR-SA 9am-4pm The Gallery at the Point, Hwy 39, Ingram, 830-367-5120. www.hcaf.com 1st -31st Perspectives of Italy TU-SA 10am-4pm SU 1pm-4pm Kerr Arts & Cultural Ctr., 228 Earl Garrett St., 830-895-2911. 6th Texas Coffeehouse Series WE 7pm-9pm Open mic & featured artist. Schreiner University, Lion’s Den, 2100 Memorial Blvd., 830-792-7409. 7th-31st KACC Exhibits TU-SA 10am-4pm SU 1pm-4pm **L’art et L’automobile Gallery**Four Free Range Chicks. Kerr Arts & Cultural Ctr 7th If The Schu Fits-Symphony of the Hills TH 7:30pm Symphony concert. Cailloux Theater, 910 Main St., 830-792-7469. 11th-April 13th Give Me Shelter TU-SA 9am-4pm The Gallery at the Point, Hwy 39, Ingram, 830-367-5120. www.hcaf.com23rd Kerr County Market Days SA 9am-4pm A market place for goods from the Hill Country. Hand crafted & homegrown. Kerr County Courthouse 23rd Bach Birthday Salute” Concert SA 4pm Choral celebration of Bach’s birthday. First Presbyterian Church, 800 E Jefferson, 830-343-7326. 29th-31st Easter Hill Country Tour FR-SU Three days of bicycle rides in the Hill Country. 281-782-8743. www.ehct.com 30th Here’s to the Heroes Fest & Cook-off SA 9am-7pm Sons of American Legion & Auxiliary. Chili and brisket cook-off Flat Rock Lake Park30th Easter Extravaganza SA 10am-1pm Bring your Easter basket for a family day of fun. KROC Center, 201 Holdsworth Dr., 830-315-5762APRIL 20132nd-13th Give Me Shelter TU-SA 9am-4pm The Gallery at the Point, Hwy 39, Ingram, 830-367-5120. www.hcaf.com3rd Texas Coffeehouse Series WE 7pm-9pm Open mic & featured artist. Schreiner University, Lion’s Den, 2100 Memorial Blvd., 830-792-7409. 4th String Sextets-Camerata TH 7:30pm First Presbyterian Church, 800 E Jefferson, 210-492-9519. www.cameratasa.org 4th-21st Hill Country Youth Art Exhibit TU-SA 10am-4pm SU 1pm-4pm Kerr Arts & Cultural Ctr.4th-28th Visual Voices TU-SA 10am-4pm SU 1pm-4pm Kerrville Art Club’s Annual Juried Show. Kerr Arts & Cultural Ctr 5th-7th Dog Agility Competition-Hill Country Agility FR-SU Kerr County Hill Country Youth Event Ctr. 5th-20th Tigers Be Still” FR-SA 7:30pm, Opening Week SU 2pm, 2nd & 3rd TH 7:30pm The Point Indoor Theatre, Hill Country Arts Foundation. 20th Earth Day Celebration SA 8am-3pm Native plant sale, kids activities, seminars & food. Riverside Nature Center 830-257-483722nd-May 11th Art in the Hill Country TU-SA 9am-4pm The Gallery at the Point, Hwy 39, Ingram, 830-367-5120. www.hcaf.com25th-May 19th KACC Quilt Guild Exhibit TU-SA 10am- 4pm SU 1pm-4pm Local Fiber Artists display their work. Kerr Arts & Cultural Ctr. 25th-June 2nd Aqueous Abstractions TU-SA 10am-4pm SU 1pm-4pm New Abstract water-media paintings. Kerr Arts & Cultural Ctr., 27th KPSF Great Duck Race SA 10am-1:30pm 5,000 yellow rubber ducks racing down the Guadalupe River. Louise Hays Park27th Kerr County Market Days SA 9am-4pm Kerr County Courthouse27th All About Love” Concert SA 4pm A choral & instrumental music of love. Kroc Community CenterFor a more complete & detailed list of events. Go to: Kerrville & Visitors Bureau, 2108 Sidney Baker, Kerrville, TX 78028

www.KerrvilleTexasCVB.com Email: [email protected] 830-792-3535Changes & cancellations of events do occur. Please contact the event coordinators or check website for updates.

March, 20131 First Friday Art Walk Fredericksburg1-9 The Original Texas Star Trail Ride1-10 Fredericksburg Theater Company “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum”1-16 “The Imagination of Casey Craig” Art Show at Arti-sans1-25 “Texas Masters” Art Show at Insight Gallery1-30 “Waltz Across Texas” Art Show at RS Hanna Gallery1-30 “True Texas Treasures” National Art Show at Whistle Pik Galleries1-May 31 Texas Spring Art Exhibit at The Good Art Company2 Texas Independence Day Celebration in Luckenbach Texas3 Turner Club Pork BBQ Fundraiser3 St. Francis Xavier Annual Parish Festival8-16 The Auslander Spring Music Festival8-16 Spring Break at the Tin Star Ranch9 Spring Break Dance at Pat’s Hall9 Luckenbach Spring Break Kickoff9 Fredericksburg Chorale “Dialogues and Dances”9-10 Pacific Combat Living History Program - National Museum of the Pacific War9-16 Spring Break at the Pioneer Museum9-16 Texas Hell Week (Bicycle Tour)10 Fredericksburg Tennis Association Tennis Social15 Family Fun Day at the National Museum of the Pacific War15-17 Fredericksburg Trade Days16 Texas History Day at the Pioneer Museum16 John Michael Talbot in Concert at St. Mary’s Church16 Johnny Rogers’ “Buddy Holly Show” at the Hangar Hotel17 Fredericksburg Music Club presents Four Nations Ensemble22 Van der Stucken Music Festival22 Empty Bowls Event22-24 The Peddler Show - Spring Show23 LBJ 100 Bicycle Tour23 Luckenbach Mud Dauber Festival and Chili Cookoff23 Paddy’s Party SPCA Fundraiser23 Fredericksburg Wine Road 290 “Vino & Pasta”24 Bicycle Time Trials at the LBJ Ranch30 Harper Library Saturday in the Park30 Easter Eve Dance at Pat’s Hall30 Hill Country Indian Artifact Show30 Spring Fling at Chisholm Trail Winery30 Easter Egg Hunt at the Pioneer Museum30 Easter at the Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm30 Spring/Easter Dinner at Messina Hof Hill Country

April, 20131-May 31 Texas Spring Art Exhibit at The Good Art Company (cont)4-28 “Rhythm and Blues” Art Show at Fredericksburg Art Guild5 First Friday Art Walk Fredericksburg5-14 Texas Hill Country Wineries “Wine and Wildflower Trail”5-20 “Slow Burn – Painting with Fire” Art Show at Artisans5-22 Robert Pummill One Man Art Show at Insight Gallery5-30 “All Creatures Great & Small” Art Show at RS Hanna Gallery5-May 31 2013 National Spring Art Show at Whistle Pik Galleries6 Gillespie County Historic Schools Annual Open House (4 Schools)6 Fredericksburg Dance Club “Country Dutchmen”6-21 Wildflower Celebration at Wildseed Farms7 Gillespie County Historic Schools Annual Benefit BBQ12 Reflections of the 60’s Event at the LBJ Ranch12-14 Thomas Michael Riley Music Festival in Luckenbach Texas12-28 Fredericksburg Theater Company “Moonlight & Magno-lias” (weekends)13 Annual Kite Day - LBJ State Park and Historic Site13 Harper Community Park Spring BBQ and Dance13 Saturday Night Dance at Pat’s Hall13 Fredericksburg Garden Club Plant Sale13 Bluebonnet Tractor Ride13 Opera at Messina Hof Hill Country13 Fredericksburg Chorale “Dialogues and Dances”13-14 Gun & Blade Show and Sale19-20 What’$ It Worth? Antique Appraisal Event19-21 Fredericksburg Trade Days19-21 2013 Texas VW Classic20 Fredericksburg VFD Benefit Fish Fry20-21 Pacific Combat Living History Program - National Mu-seum of the Pacific War21 Fredericksburg Music Club presents Nancy Zhou, Violinist23-May 12 Nancy Bush One Woman Art Show at Insight Gal-lery26-27 4th Annual Hill Country Wine and Music Festival26-28 Wings Over the Hills Nature Festival26-28 Resurrection VII Cowboy Action Shoot at Tin Star Ranch27 Fredericksburg Wildflower 5K & 10K Run/Walk27 17th Annual Scholarship Fest27-28 Generation Gap Tennis Tournament27-28 Annual Lavender Fest at Becker Vineyards28 Gillespie County Benefit Schuetzenfest28 PCAA Concert in the Park30 Easter Fires of Fredericksburg Pageant

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MARCH1 & 2 Comfort Public Library's Backdoor Bookstore open with used books & CD's.

8 & 9 Comfort Public Library's Backdoor Bookstore open with used books & CD's.

9 Singing Water Vineyards 2nd Saturday Concert Kickoff of 2013 with Casey Hubble Band from 1-4pm.


22 Comfort Garden Club meeting at 1:30pm in Immanuel Lutheran Church.Speaker Micah Voularis of Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District.


29 & 30Comfort Public Library's Backdoor Bookstore open with used books & CD's.

30 Annual Hill Country Volkssportverein Easter Walk. A 10 km/ 5km walk.APRIL4-7 Block Creek Natural Area "Texas Hill Country Birds Photography & Identification Workshop"

Kathy Adams Clark & Gary Clark

5 Texas Hill Country "Wine & Wildflower Trail"


6 Comfort Chamber of Commerce sponsors Frühlingsfest "Spring Festival" in Historic District from 10am-3pm.

6 Thunderdash a 5K Mud/Obstacle Run. www.thunderdash.com

12 & 13 Comfort Public Library's Backdoor Bookstore open with used books & CD's

13 Singing Water Vineyards 2nd Saturday Concert with John Arthur Martinez, Texas Music Awards "Entertainer of the Year" nominee from 1-4 pm.

13 Comfort Volunteer Fire Dept. Annual CASI Chili Cook-off in Comfort Park.

18-21 Singing Water Vineyards Spring Art Show featuring Robin Hegemier,specializing in watercolor, acrylic, collage, and stained glass art.


20 Singing Water Vineyards Artist Reception from 1-4. Visit with artist, Robin Hegemier, and enjoy music by Richard Jacome.

26 & 27 Comfort Little Theater vaudeville-type comedy/satire at Waring Hall in Waring. "For mature audiences only."


27 Comfort Heritage Foundation sponsors "Tour of Homes"

27 Comfort Garden Club annual Plant and Bake Sale at 635 High Street at 9am until sold out


By Mary Gentry

DAVID’S SALMON1 Cup Tamari SauceJuice of ½ Lemon1 Clove Crushed Garlic1/4 Cup Chopped Green Onion

Marinate Fish and Grill. This is greaton Salmon, but can be used for any fishyou like. Soak the salmon at least 8 hours,but only 3 hours if using a light flesh fishsuch as Orange Roughy. As a side, mash aripe avocado with a little lemon juice and a teaspoon of tarter sauce and enjoy.

MARY'S "ULTIMATE" CAVIAR ARTICHOKE DIP1 4oz. jar of black or red caviar1 8 oz. can artichokes in water (drained)Juice of 1 lemon1 8 oz. package cream cheese1/2 cup prepared horseradish sauce1 tsp. Dijon mustard1 tsp. minced garlicCombine cream cheese, horseradish sauce, mustardand garlic. In a clear shallow bowl mound artichokessplashed w/ lemon juice. Using a spatula, cover artichokes w/ cream cheese mixture. Top w/ caviar Garnish with lemon twists Serve w/ melba toast

RED VELVET CAKE COOKIES

1 (18 ounce) boxes devil's food cake mix 1/2 cup butter, softened 2 eggs, beaten 1 ounce red food coloring

Heat oven to 350°F Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper. Beat all ingredients with mixer on medium until well combined (batter will be thick). Use a 1 inch cookie scoop and drop dough about 2 inches apart onto cookie sheets.

Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set. Remove from cookie sheets and let cool.


MATTIE MAE’S ROLLED STEAK 2 round steaks totaling 3 lbs.Paprika /salt/ pepper¼ lb. sliced mushrooms6 whole mushroomsBreadcrumbs½ cup melted butter1 eggstuffed olivesFlour¼ cup of butter or bacon drippings3 small onions1 cup red wine

Pound 2 round steaks totaling 3 pounds until thin. Rub in salt, pepper, and plenty of paprika. Overlap steaks on meat board making one large steak. Spread steaks with a 1/4 lb. Layer of sliced mushrooms. Blanket with a layer of thinly sliced onions. Cover with finely rolled bread crumbs. With beater combine ½ cup melted butter, 1 tablespoon boiling water, and 1 whole raw egg. Immediately dribble this mixture over bread crumbs. Arrange stuffed olivesin a row on long side of steak. Begin the roll of meat around the olives. Tie roll firmly–flourthe outside. Brown in 1/4 cup butter or bacon drippings. In roaster or deep casserole dish. Place 6 whole mushrooms and 3 small onions into roast-er and sprinkle lightly with salt, pepper, and paprika. Add 1 cup red wine. Roast meat in 350 degree oven for two hours. Serve hot or cold; serves 6.

7-LAYER MEXICAN DIP2 cups refried beans2 cups sour cream1 cup spicy salsa1 cup shredded cheddar cheese1/2 cup chopped green onions1 small can sliced black olives (drained)Spread beans on bottom of pie plate.Layer remaining ingredients over beans.Microwave and serve w/ blue tortilla chips

A Cowboy TombstoneHere are the five rules for men to follow for a happy life that Russel J. Larson had inscribed on his headstone in

Logan, Utah

Rest In Peace

1. It’s important to have a woman who helps at home, cooks from time to time, cleans up, and has a job.2. It’s important to have a woman that can make you laugh.3. It’s important to have a woman you can trust, and doesn’t lie to you.4. It’s important to have a woman who is good in bed, and likes to be with you5. It’s very, very important that these four women do not know each other, or you could end up dead like me.

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