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This issue is dedicated to real dads. And you will find many ideas for Fa-ther’s Day inside – from gifts to ways to share time. Take him to dinner at the Italian Garden for one of the best meals around the lake. Play a round of golf. All Dad really wants is to spend time with you anyway.

You might take Dad to a another special place, perhaps like Honey Creek, where photogra-pher David Jacobson took our cover photo. It is named,“Summer Reflections of Honey Creek.” Da-vid perceives “the crystal clear water ... as having universal appeal,” because he has people guessing from all over the country that think they recognize the spot. This fascinating print and more are avail-able at Cup O’ Joe’s coffee shop in Hancock Plaza.

Because there are so many activities this month, this issue is also dedicated to the many volunteers who are having fun working hard to help form the world around you that we call “our community.” One of those is Beverly Sanders, our Canyon Lake Community Profile this month. She is one of the makers of the Community Resource & Recreation Center’s (CRRC) annual Sock Hop fundraisers, held at the Rec Center on July �rd each year. It is also one of the most popular.

Volunteering is one of the most satisfying and fun ways to spend your time. Whatever your mo-tivation, get involved and discover that the ‘do-ers’ might be much like you. Help shape your commu-nity while shaping your life. Take a step in the right direction, make new friends, and make your life the way you want. Learn the beauty of volunteering. You’ll be glad you did.

Cover photo by David Jacobson

The Canyon Lake Views is a community magazine mailed free to all addresses in the 78133 zip code, plus Spring Branch routes that reach Mystic Shores, Rebecca Creek and part of Smithson Valley – almost 9,200 addresses by direct mail. It is also distributed at key locations throughout the Canyon Lake area. Please recycle your duplicates. Deadline for the events calendar is the 1st of the month prior to publication. If you would like to promote your business or event, call 512-644-2093 or email [email protected]. Entire contents copyright ©2008 by The Canyon Lake Views, 13501 Ranch Road 12, Suite 103, Wimberley, TX 78676. The Canyon Lake Views is not responsible for the products, services or views contained in this publication.

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• Every Mon & Fri, 1pm - Habitat for Safe Seniors hosts Bingo for seniors at 2174 Old Sattler Road (Startzville), next to Canyon Lake Animal Shelter (CLASS). Call 830 899-2256.

• Every 4th Tues, 6-8pm - The Canyon Lake Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours Mixer is hosted by a Chamber member. Location varies. Call 830-964-2223.

• Every Tues, 6:30-8pm - “Bull’s Eye” Youth Ministry archery program is held at Cowboys for Jesus, located on Hwy 32 across from Canyon Lake High School. Call 830-935-2920.

• Every 1st & 3rd Thurs at noon - The Lions Club meets at the Canyon Lake Golf Club. Visitors are welcome. Call 830-899-2173.

• Every Thurs, Noon-1pm - Canyon Lake Rotary hosts outstanding speakers on local to inter-national subjects. The group meets at Anchors Landing on Startz Rd in Startzville. Public is welcome. Lunch is included ($10). Call 830-899-3205.

• Every Thurs, 1-1:30pm - “Looking at The Lake” KGNB 1420AM Radio Show, sponsored by the Chamber, focuses on local issues. Call 830-964-2223 to learn how to participate.

• Every 3rd Thurs - The Lindheimer Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalists meets at the Comal County Extension Office, 325 Resource Drive, New Braunfels (on 46W behind the Comal County Recycling Center). Topics cover local natural resources and how growth impacts them. The public is invited. Call 830-935-4699.

• Sat, May 24 - Startz Memorial VFW Post 8800 hosts their 2nd Annual BBQ and Chili Cook Off in Startzville at Canyon Lake. This is a Tolbert-sanctioned event benefiting local VFW pro-grams. See page 14 or call 830-899-7774.

• Mon, May 26 - MEMORIAL DAY ceremonies by VFW Post 8573 at the Flagpole in Sattler and by VFW Post 8800 at Cranes Mill Cemetery with free lunch for attendees at Post 8800.

• Wed, June 4, 10am - Six-week Summer Reading Program Opening Day Registration & Car-nival at Ty Preston Memorial Library, located at 1321 FM 2673 (Sattler). See page 15 or call 830-964-3744 to learn how to win a bicycle!

• Sun, June 15 - HAPPY FATHER’S DAY! Call Dad.• Sun, June 22, Noon to 5pm - The Heritage Museum of the Texas Hill Country, located at 4831

FM 2673 between Sattler and Startzville, is presenting “Turn Back the Clock: A Celebration of Human and Natural History,” with educational demonstrations the kids and you will enjoy. See page 14 or call 830-899-4542.

• Thur, July 3 - 3rd Annual Sock Hop with Johnny Dee and The Rocket 88’s is held at the CRRC Rec Center below Canyon Dam. $25 tickets in advance only. Call 830-964-2324.

• Sat, July 5th - 18th Annual July 4th Parade, hosted by Startz Memorial VFW Post 8800 and its Ladies Auxiliary, is open to all who wish to enter. Call for information first. The parade theme this year is “Music of Freedom.” See page 14 for details or call Paul at 830-227-5814 or Mollie at 830-899-3151.

• Sat, July 5th - Independence Day Fun Fair is held at Habitat for Safe Seniors at 2174 Old Sat-tler Road, where and when the Parade ends. Fun and games for children of all ages. Hot dogs, sno cones, and cotton candy. See page 14 for information or call 830-899-2256.

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available that will probably be a lot more fun than yet another tie.

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It’s a well-known fact that ties of all shapes and styles are the traditional “dad’s day” gift year after year (after year). But as ca-sual office attire becomes more and more acceptable, ties are be-coming a tired option for holiday gifting.

Show dad you care with a new hand or power tool!New power tools feature the latest innovations and high-tech

options that dads love. They have all the bells and whistles that make them great “guy gadgets.” Sure, it may look like a regular old hammer, but there’s more to it than a rubber handle and a met-al head. Estwing’s Sure Strike hammers and Stanley’s Anti-Vibe hammers are both great options to replace dad’s worn-out model.

If dad’s do-it-yourself projects are limited to where he can find an electrical outlet, expand his horizons with a new set of cordless tools. A cordless drill-and-saw combo kit is a fantastic set of high-grade tools from trusted brand names.

There may be nothing wrong with dad’s old grill, but imagine how he’d feel cooking out on a brand new model with all the bells and whistles? Sometimes you can’t beat the taste of a steak cooked on a charcoal grill. If the ease of use and snappy cleanup of a gas grill is more up dad’s alley, go for a stainless steel propane grill.

Is dad an outdoors kind of guy? Your local hardware store has lots of fishing and camping equipment, kayaks and kayaking gear

by Steve Sherman

Steve Sherman is a Store Manager at Can-yon Lake ACE Hardware. He’s donating the ties he has to the Smithsonian Institute for their Weird Things Men Have to Wear exhibit. For more information and ideas, call Steve at 964-2797.

by Terry Schroller

Terry and Valerie Schroller own Alternative Pest Control at Canyon Lake. Terry has been a Certified Applicator for 32 years. Valerie has been a Certified Applicator for ten years. They specialize in scorpion service programs and their licenses include General Pest, Termite, Weed and Lawn. For more information, call 899-5400 or email [email protected]

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Quiet, sometimes hidden, usually mild mannered until disturbed, and then it swoops in to battle the giant ape – you – who has invaded its ‘zone of defense’.

Vespidae translated is paper wasps, um-brella wasps, yellow jackets and hornets. The umbrella terminology comes in to play

on any paper nest that hangs, okay? So, that includes almost all the wasps you see hanging on your house.

Hornets differ from wasps because they choose to live in the ground, rock walls, wall voids, and in and under structures. Just to confuse the subject a little more, a true hornet is nothing more than a large wasp that exhibits aggressive behavior. Paper nest builders are all considered social wasps (think large families). There are also solitary wasps such as mud daubers, digger wasps and cicada killers (huge!), all of which are usually non-aggressive and do not build paper nests.

These are all beneficial insects and until you get very close they will not attack. The next time you are close to a yellow paper wasp nest walk slowly up to it and observe. They will watch you and may give you a warning with wing flapping. The next warning is either a strike with no sting or a strike with a measured amount of venom. I have witnessed an entire nest being removed bare-handed very gently from a door frame and reattached with not one wasp attack. No, it was not me!

Malcolm Beck (author, naturalist, and entrepreneur) says that after a couple of times opening webworm nests in pecan trees, the yellow wasp would follow him. When he opened the webs, the

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wasps would attack the webworms immediately. As long as he let the wasps prosper, he had very little webworm problems.

Red wasps prefer to live in enclosed areas like eaves and attics. You will see red and yellow wasps floating on your swimming pool water any time and also in low grassy areas after sun-up. They are gathering moisture to continue their nest building.

Advice: Don’t cruise around outdoors dressed like a flower. Bees and wasps see only the colors in the ultraviolet spectrum and flowers flouresce to them. If attacked, try and move slowly because they key on motion. If all else fails, do what any normal human would do, scream, thrash your arms wildly and run for cover. Seek professional help only if you cannot live with these creatures or are allergic.


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Beverly Sanders and her husband, Buddy, met in college over �5 years ago while attending Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos (now Texas State). As Houston residents, they fell in love with Canyon Lake and soon bought a vacation home here. After 22 years, they are now transitioning into retirement on the lake. Beverly considers this home while Buddy is completing his tenure as an admin-istrator in psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine.

Four years ago, Beverly was new to the area. She wanted to get involved and she says, “make a life” in her new com-munity. She knew that, through volunteering, she would make new friends all around the lake. She would meet those that are active and ‘do-ers’ like her – while helping the com-munity at large.

Beverly became involved in Helping Hands – the Catho-lic ladies’ group, and then with the Canyon Lake Republican Women’s organization. Soon thereafter, she was selected to serve on the Board of the Community Resource & Recre-ation Center (CRRC) and discovered the heart of Canyon Lake.

At that time, CRRC’s newest venture was to raise money to add an air-conditioned multi-purpose building at the Rec Center site below Canyon Dam. It is a long-term goal that can be achieved more quickly if you attend the 3rd Annual Sock Hop – and you can have tons of fun while you’re at it.

It all began just three years ago, but it was hot pink and boppin’ from the start. Beverly was the “idea” person behind the old fashioned dance, now one of CRRC’s main fundrais-ers for the proposed building. Johnny Dee & the Rocket 88’s cover 50’s, 60’s and 70’s music – the Dick Clark & American Bandstand’s era – a time span many of us remember well.

Beverly had seen the band perform Elvis tunes to Roy Orbison to the Everly Brothers and Beach Boys many times

Carol Bissett is Chairperson for this year’s event. Snack foods (sausage wraps, popcorn, pretzels, chips and ice cream fl oats) will be for sale, as will beer, wine, soft drinks and water. No beverages or food of any kind may be brought onto the premises. Tickets can be purchased at the CRRC Main Offi ce, Monday through Friday, 9am to 4pm. The offi ce is located at 1917 FM 2673 in Sattler, next to the CRRC Thrift Shop. For more information, visit www.CRRCofCanyonLake.org or call 830-964-2324.

in Houston – over 20 years ago. She remembered the good times and good memories the music brought back. She knew a Sock Hop was the perfect theme and it has sold out early both years.

Beverly, as Chairperson, and fellow Board members, Patti Johnson and Belinda Frisk, became the main planners. They started developing the idea and the unprecedented undertak-ing. CRRC had held fundraising events at the Rec Center, but never a dance, none this size, and none that served alcohol.

The Rec Center is primarily a gym setting that hosts every-thing from the Silver Sneakers’ exercise group to youth sports and the walls were not yet well fi nished. Beverly enlisted the help of her friend, Lisa Roper, who she calls the “decorating queen.” Neighbor Pat Waggener stepped in to help with ticket sales, and Beverly says, “she sold so many tickets and tables to so many friends that it gave the cause quite a boost.”

With Lisa’s incredible talents and contribution, the CRRC Board and staff worked with volunteers to transform the Rec Center back to a nostalgic era of times gone by. Reminis-cent of the 50’s soda fountain shops, decorations include classic cars with James Dean and Marilyn Monroe cut-outs. The fun-loving crowd is usually dressed in rolled-up jeans and sleeves, ponytails and Bobby socks to poodle skirts – all ready to rock ‘n roll.

The Board wisely scheduled the event on July 3rd of each year, knowing the lake’s beauty draws tourists on holidays. Over 500 tickets will sell quickly and must be purchased pri-or to the concert and presented at the gate. General admission is $25. Reserved tables of ten are $30 per seat.

“All the Canyon Lake residents that come to this event is what makes it fun and what makes it happen,” Beverly ex-plains, “It’s the community support and just having fun ‘do-ing’. And it’s simply too much fun to miss.

CRRC is a non-profi t 501(c)3 organization that provides a wide variety of programs including a food pantry, emergency fi nancial assistance, youth sports, senior exercise and health programs, senior bridge clubs, meals-on-wheels delivery and a host of other activities too numerous to list.


Energy used in our homes often comes from the burning of fossil fuels at power plants, which contributes to smog, acid rain, and global warming. Simply put, the less energy we use in our homes, the less air pollution we generate.*Source: The Energy Star Program, a department of the Environmental Protection Agency

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Lower ownership cost. Compared with standard homes, Energy Star qualified homes use substantially less energy for heating, cool-ing, and water heating-delivering $200 to $400 in annual savings. Over the average seven to eight years you may live in your home, this adds up to thousands of dollars saved on utility bills. Additional savings on maintenance can also be substantial.

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Smart investment. To date, over 2,500 home builders have part-nered with EPA to construct more than 500,000 Energy Star qualified homes. By the end of the decade, more than 2 million homes are expected to earn the Energy Star. The trend is clear. By choosing a home with the Energy Star label, you can be confident that it will have an increasingly valued feature when the time comes to sell.

Environmental protection. Did you know that your home can be a greater source of pollution than your car? In fact, 16 percent of US greenhouse gas emissions are generated from the energy used in houses nationwide.

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Justin King is the owner of Liquor on the River in Sat-tler and Liquors at the Lake in Startzville, offering the

largest selection and guaranteed lowest prices at Canyon Lake. He can be reached on the River at 830-964-2673 or at the Lake, 830-899-5626, or by email at [email protected].

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Hill Country delight Texas is known for many things, some good and,

well, you know the rest. However, one feature of our state that is generally unknown to both Texans and others not fortunate enough to live here is the plethora of wineries. Say “wine” and most think of France or Napa Valley in California. Yet, Texas has more than 130 wineries that provide grapes of various types and quality. Texas now ranks fifth in the US in wine pro-duction, and one of the more productive areas is here in the Central Texas Hill Country.

Within a hundred-mile radius of Austin, there are at least 30 wineries and 22 of them welcome visitors. From New Braunfels, on the southeastern edge to Waco on the extreme north-western edge, and Kerrville to the west, the Hill Country provides not only wonderful scenery but an abundance of wineries.

Wines have been produced in Texas since the 17th Century when the good Padres of the Franciscan Order planted vineyards near El Paso. By the beginning of the 20th Century, grapes were being planted throughout the state and wine-making flourished until somebody decided that the fruit of the vine was the work of the Devil – and Prohibition was enacted. Thankfully, cooler heads have prevailed since the thirties and wine-making has become a booming business in Texas.

A day trip through the Hill Country will provide both relief from the big city and a tasteful link to the Texas viticulture found

close to home. Whether your taste be white or red, a Cabernet to a Zinfandel, a Hill Country wine town can provide a palatable experience. And the next time you hear Waylon and Willie urging us to go to Lucken-bach, just remember that the community’s first name was Grape Creek – for good reason. For more infor-mation on our native wines contact the Texas Depart-ment of Agriculture at www.GoTexasWine.org or call (866)-4TX-WINE.


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Did you pack enough clothes? Did you remember your medicine? Did you remem-ber your airline tickets? Did you remember to make arrangements for Fido or Kitty? Is the thought about taking a vacation stress-ful? Are you worried about whether or not Fido or Kitty will be properly taken care of while you’re away? If you’re looking at a particular boarding facility for your beloved pet, there are several questions you should ask. 1) What is the facility like? 2) Does the facility require written documentation on vaccina-

tions? 3) Is it indoor or outdoor? If indoor, how many times per day are

they taken on walks outside? 4) Is there a separate “restroom” area? 5) Is it clean and sanitary? 6) Do you need to provide soft bedding for him or her to lie on? 7) What type of human interaction will he or she receive? 8) How often will they be fed and given fresh water? 9) What are the qualifi cations of the staff?10) Do they provide after-hours pickup?11) Do they provide outside exercise?12) Do they offer bathing before going home?13) If your pet has special diet needs or medication requirements,

can you be assured they will be given according to your in-structions?

14) Will your pet have their own private housing? The list of questions can go on and on, but then again, this is

one of your family members and you want to make sure they are well taken care of while you are away. It would be a very good idea to visit the boarding facility un-announced and request a tour. This may answer a lot of your questions.

It is important to make sure that your pet is up to date on all vaccinations. This protection is not only for your pet, but for other pets as well.

Most boarding facilities provide a great service to provide all the comforts of home. These same boarding facilities would wel-come a “surprise” visit and answer all of your questions. Remem-ber, boarding your pet should not be a stressful event.

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Websites are enhanced with images – art, drawings, or photos. This column will focus on taking better photos for websites.

Composition is a key element for a good photo. Robert Capa’s philosophy is to get closer to the subject! Walk

towards the subject, reducing clutter and background. I prefer not to “zoom” except when walking is not practical. Step left and right, watching the subject, background, top, and bottom of the photo. Walls, signs, mirrors, and power lines can detract from the subject.

Change your point of view. Perspective is usually from our own eye level. Sometimes impact can be improved by placing the camera at the eye level of an animal, child, or from within a doorway.

Compose buildings with vertical lines – not tilting. Also, water lines must be horizontal. Unless abstract is the goal, a vertical or horizontal skew looks unnatural. Post processing in a good photo editor can correct these errors and add enhancements.

Become familiar with good design principles – learning about lines, shapes, forms, textures, the one-third rule, and so on. Take a photography course on-line, at a local college, or library. Your photos will improve signifi cantly.

Camera settings can make a very noticeable difference in the quality of your photos. Don’t use digital zoom. Use the Program Mode which provides better control of speed, aperture, and expo-sure than the automatic option. Try the manual mode for even more

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Take lots of photos – providing different angles, compositions, lighting, and so forth. Always shoot in color and at the highest resolu-tion. Use a good photo editor to post process all photos with gamma, brightness, contrast, sharpness, straightening, etc. Ensure that your photos meet website criteria for size and resolution.

Work with your professional website designer and photographer to create a communicative, pleasing, and up-to-date website.

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It’s that time of year and summer is upon us, and we’re scrambling on what to do to stay cool or how we can cut back on high cooling expenses.

Do you know that window tinting your home or place of business can help save money on your electric bill?

By tinting your windows, you can raise your thermostat to as much as �º. By raising it �º, you can save enough monthly so that in �-4 years your installation costs will pay for itself. Also a more effi cient cooling system will last longer and save you the money of having to replace the system.

Window tinting comes in handy for local cabin rentals also. We know that sometimes your customers don’t always close the doors behind them causing the cooling system to work harder to cool off the rooms, and thus cause the compressor to work overtime. A more effi cient system means more profi ts.

Now what color to choose?Standard shades are a light smoke or bronze. Some colors, also

available in silver, block out as much as 79% of the heat. Not all applications will call for silver or bronze. A golf course view or even the wonderful lake view might require the new clear tint. That’s right, a tint that is clear and blocks out the heat to as much as 65% while being undetectable to your friends and customers.

Window tinting also provides maximum protection from harmful UV-a rays and UV-b rays. Both aid in the fading of your fabrics and expensive wood fl oors and are an enemy to sensitive skinned

Why be hot?people. An unprotected clear glass is no match for the sun’s ultra-violet rays.

When choosing a window tint, make sure someone doesn’t try to sell you automotive window tint. Yes, there is a difference. Automotive tint is less expensive but doesn’t last as long and turns purple. If you have window tint on your car right now, it probably has a light purple color to it or has bubbles on the back window that prevent you from seeing clearly through it.

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Imagine a lush landscape complete with darting hummingbirds and fluttering but-terfl ies. Imagine it is low maintenance. It is environmentally friendly and does not cost much to water. It does not need fertilizers or pesticides or much effort to mow it. Imagine

it raised the property value more than it cost to install, and the investment is protected from drought. Welcome to the world of xeriscaping.

Unfortunately, xeriscape is often confused with zero-scape, which is a no-water landscape. Xeriscapes are not all rock, gravel, cactus and no lawn. Another good word for xeriscaping is water-wise landscaping.

There are seven fundamental principals of xeriscape.1) Plan and design. Have water conservation and beauty in

mind from the start.2) Create practical turf areas. Generally, make the beds bigger

and the lawns smaller. Use a turf that does not need as much water, like zoysia or buffalo grass.

�) Select low water plants. You can get help with this from your local nursery. Put plants with similar water needs together so that you don’t have to over water some in order to get enough water to others.

4) Use soil amendments. Having good soil can ensure the water given to an area stays in that area and neither runs off or drains through the soil and away too quickly. This is a great time to add compost, too. Plants will need less water if fed properly.

5) Use mulches. Mulch helps retain the water and protect it from the sun.

6) Irrigate effi ciently. Make sure the irrigation system is designed to separate the different water needs of different areas. Turn off the water after the fi rst minute or two, wait, then turn it on again allowing the fi rst batch of water to sink in and expand the soil so that it will catch more of the second batch. Maintain the system and check it once a year. Leaks waste a lot of water.

7) Maintain the landscape properly. Mow the grass to about three inches or so. Short grass can’t retain moisture as well. Weed – because those plants stress good plants by taking their water and space.

Now that you know all about it, have fun xeriscaping!

Sarah Geenberg is the owner of Enjoy Your Landscape in Wimber-ley. She has been landscaping in the area for three years and is a licensed irrigator. Enjoy Your Landscape is a full-service landscap-ing fi rm and they now do gutters, too. For more information, call Sarah at 512-971-8528.

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Jaynellen ladd resigned as Presi-dent of the Canyon Lake Chamber, effective May 15. Although it was a difficult decision, she is excited about her new opportunity as the Nature Resource Specialist managing the Canyon Lake Gorge for Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority and the Gorge Presevation Society. She will be located in the Sattler area.

Jaynellen was instrumental in the structure and new development of the Chamber Board, the revision of Policies and Procedures, and the growth of the Chamber membership to over 500 members. Her dedication to our Chamber has not gone unnoticed.

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Mandy Stewart is the new President of the Canyon Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, a non-profit organization located at 3934 FM 2673 between Sattler and Startzville. Bonnie Hopper is Administrative Director. For more infor-mation, call 830-964-2223 or 800-528-2104.

It’s a process! We’ve grown to a membership of

over 500.It’s a process!We’ve developed our mixers into true

networking events.It’s a process!

We broke records at our 10th Annual BBQ Cook-Off.It’s all a process, and there is always room for improve-

ment and growth. As we have progressed to this point, we have future goals and visions, for our Chamber and our community. Informing our community is an important part of what we do. Equally important is being in tune to our community. Our involvement in the community is as important as the community being involved with us! We encourage you to consider how you can become involved with your community through the Chamber. One may join as an associate member, or join your business or non-profit agency. Some may prefer to simply volunteer to assist at the Visitor Center, or just during special events. The end result – being a part of something important – can really be fulfilling. And, contributing to your community is price-less!

The Canyon Lake Chamber can help promote your business. Our website, www.CanyonLakeChamber.com, remains the No. 1 result when searching Google for ‘can-yon lake’ or ‘canyon lake texas’. This means more hits for you, too! A new feature, now available, can track those hits to your website through ours. We offer many free features on our website for our members to utilize, all to promote what you are doing. We share your message with over 800 email recipients weekly. We mail out a hard-copy two-month issue of our Newsletter to every member. Our weekly radio show, Looking at the Lake, reveals new members, discusses upcoming events, and informs listen-ers about member announcements. We offer a one-minute professionally recorded commercial for only $25, with the purchase of four airings ($100). We can do that because we have connections. Connecting you to your customers and the community is what we do.

June’s Mixer will be held at Tye Preston Memorial Library on June 24 at 6pm. Guests are welcome – please RSVP to the Chamber at the Administrative Office and Visitor Center. Hours are Monday through Friday, 9am to 5pm. The Visitor Center is open on Saturday, 10am to 2pm, and closed on Sundays.

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UPCOMING EVENTSJUNE 15 • SUNDAY

Happy Father’s Day

JUNE 22 • NOON – 5PM • SUNDAY“Turn Back The Clock”

~ A celebration of Human and Natural History ~Heritage Museum of the Texas Hill Country

JUNE 24 • 6-8PM • TUESDAY

~ Canyon Lake Business After-Hours Mixer ~Hosted by Tye Preston Memorial Library

EVERY SATURDAY

6:30 Gates Open, 7:30 Dinner Bell Rings~ Canyon Trail Chuckwagon Supper & Cowboy Music Show ~

Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Hill Country

JULY 3 • 8PM • THURSDAY~ Sock Hop ~

Johnny Dee and The Rocket 88’s Live!Canyon Lake CRRC Rec Center below Canyon Dam

JULY 5 • 11AM • SATURDAY

~ 18th Annual July 4th Parade ~Hosted by Startz Memorial VFW Post 8800

and its Ladies Auxiliary

CanyonlakeChamber.com 830-964-2223 or 800-528-2104

3934 FM 2673Stop by the Visitor Center for FREE Map & Area Activities!

American Eagle Nest Bed & BreakfastBig Country PizzaCanyonLakeStorage.comCountryside Construction, Inc.Drum’s Lakeview Resort Lodge & CabinsDudycha ChiropracticJim & Irma FeibelmanFreedom Mechanical USAGarden Gate CafeItalian Garden CaféMiller & Miller Insurance AgencyNew Life Children’s Treatment CenterPapa Dock’s CafeRustic Ridge Bed & BreakfastThe Samford GroupShell Rapid LubeSummer Hill DentalTGTV and Media Productions Inc, dba Tour Guide TVTrent & Jennifer Thirsk Tish’s Décor & MoreBob Wickman

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Community vs. Separate Property

Carrie Campbell is the managing law partner in the fi rm of Mounger & Campbell, LLP. She is also a wife, mother of two girls, and is a member of the Rotary Club of Wimberley and on the board of trustees for the Katherine Anne Porter School. Her offi ce is lo-cated at 173 FM3237, Bldg. B, in Wimberley. She can be reached at 512-847-1308.

Texas has the legacy and distinction of being a community property state. All prop-erty acquired or earned during the years of a marriage in Texas is presumed to be equally owned by both spouses. Only upon the ending of a marriage, either by death or divorce, is the property divided. The as-sumption is that a division of community property will be 50/50, although the court is charged with the duty of splitting the assets in a way that is “just and right, having due regard for the rights of each party and any children of the marriage.” The application of this analysis can, but not often, result in something other than an equal split. For this rea-son, the outcome could differ depending on the judge assigned to the case. It should also be noted that any debts incurred during the course of a marriage are community debts, and accordingly, the li-abilities are shared or divided just as assets are.

Separate property refers to assets obtained before the marriage and assets acquired by gift or inheritance during a marriage if those assets are kept separate from all community property and accounts. The means to prove the existence of separate property is frequently demonstrated by proving when title was acquired. The fact that only one name is on the title is not adequate. Furthermore, a claim can be made by a spouse for a reimbursement to the community accounts (before they are divided) for any expenses the community paid to-wards the mortgage, loan, maintenance or improvements to separate property. For example, if a wife makes a down payment and buys a home one year before a 20-year marriage, and the mortgage during those 20 years is paid out of her wages (which are community prop-erty), then the wife is likely to be awarded the home as her separate property, but would owe the husband either cash or an offset against other properties to compensate him for half of all the mortgage pay-ments made during the marriage.

The calculations can quickly become very complicated when as-sets and debts are being divided, especially when the property and liabilities result during a long marriage. Add to the mathematics all the emotional intensity that accompanies the majority of deaths and divorces, and the need for objective assistance is obvious. The ad-vice, guidance and representation of an attorney is extremely impor-tant to protect your interests.

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Brenda Samford loves the real estate industry and has been in-volved at some level for over 20 years. Being experienced in land development, building, commercial investments, ranches, reloca-tion, as well as residential real estate sales has given her a broad knowledge of the real estate industry. For more information, con-tact Brenda at 830-265-4816.

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Divide and conquer: A land development strategy

A strategy when you are investing in land is to force a price increase by developing the property for a higher use than vacant land. The most basic devel-opment is to just subdivide your land, meaning simply, to separate the property into parcels. If you only planned to buy, split, and resell, this is your only step of development. Since you are selling land, not buildings, at the end of the project, the market in the region will need to be quite good with vacant land at a premium.

Your project should be located in a high-demand area such as an expanding commercial area or located next to a high-end neighbor-hood experiencing strong sales. If you’re planning to build on the property, there are a few more steps involved. Once a large sec-tion of land is separated into smaller pieces, the segments can be developed for specifi c uses from single- and multi-family homes to offi ce buildings, commercial retail, and schools. Subdivision laws and ordinances largely govern the process of land development, so it’s imperative for developers to understand the process of subdivi-sion.

State and city laws dictate land use and have planning ordinances at the local level. In certain instances, some states don’t require local approval because of statutes that allow division of land by right, and subdivision can be done without much hassle, only having to create and record a deed with the clerk’s offi ce.

In those areas, armed with just a deed and a description of the land, any property can be subdivided. Even then, however, it is essential to ensure that your division conforms to governmental regulations, or the result could be that your newly divided property may be rendered useless for any further development such as building dwellings on it. Make sure to get proper clearance from any local zoning board in order to get the land correctly codifi ed for your planned usage, as well as any other governmental authorities that have jurisdiction over the property. Working with your local planning offi ce will assure compliance with zoning and subdivision laws and ordinances in the area, and ultimately help you avoid headaches down the road.


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512-842-2281 • M-F 10-6 • Sat 10-5

18th Annual July 4th Parade on July 5th Startz Memorial VFW Post 8800 and its Ladies Auxiliary will

host the 18th Annual 4th of July Parade on Saturday, July 5th, beginning at 11am. The parade is open to anyone who wants to enter a fl oat, marching groups, antique autos, horse riding groups, individually decorated automobiles, business/political groups, etc. There is no entry fee. Awards will include Visa gift cards for $200, $150, $100, and $50.

The parade theme this year is Music of Freedom and begins with a continental breakfast for entrants at 7:30am at the Post in Startzville. For more information, contact Parade Committee Chairman Paul Nees at 8�0-227-5814 or Mollie McPhee at 8�0-899-�151.

Independence Day Fun Fair will be held at the Habitat for Safe Seniors, located at 2174 Old Sattler Road at Canyon Lake, where the parade ends. Hot dogs, sno cones, and cotton candy will be available immediately after the parade. Join the Habitat for Safe Seniors for fun and games for children of all ages. Call 830-899-2256, email Rondah Savage, Executive Director, at [email protected] or visit www.HabitatForSafeSeniors.com.

Memorial Day Weekend On Saturday, May 24, the Startz Memorial VFW Post 8800

will hold their 2nd Annual BBQ & Chili-Cook Off at the Post in Startzville at Canyon Lake. Free hamburgers and hot dogs are of-fered for team members at the Post’s regular Friday Hamburger Night. Coffee and donuts are available at 7:30am Saturday with dinner served at noon. Dinner plates of brisket, sausage, cole slaw and bread will be $7.50 each. The public is invited! This Tolbert-sanctioned event is awarding trophies for best beans, chili, ribs, brisket, and showmanship.

The following Monday, the Post is including Canyon Lake youths in their Memorial Day ceremonies at Cranes Mill Ceme-tery on May 26. The Army Junior ROTC from Canyon Lake High School will provide assistance to those who have diffi culty reach-ing the ceremony from the road. Boy Scout Troop 222 will present the colors with the Pledge of Allegiance. The 30-minute ceremony will be followed by lunch for attendees. For more information about the Cook-Off or ceremony, call the Post at 830-899-7774.

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TURN BACK THE CLOCK:A celebration of Human and Natural History!

Ever wonder how things were done in the good ole days? Come see.

SUNDAY, JUNE 22 • NOON UNTIL 5PM• Pioneer Skills Demonstrations • Farming Equipment • Local Fossil Display

Dinosaur Track Presentations • Comal County History • Native American Display Food and Drinks for sale

Admission: Adults - $3 • Kids 5 to 12 - $2 • Kids Under 4 - FreeHERITAGE MUSEUM OF THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY

4831 FM 2673 between Sattler and Startzville at Canyon Lake, Texas

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Six-Week Summer Reading Program at Ty Preston Memorial Library

OPENING DAY REGISTRATION & CARNIVALWEDNESDAY • JUNE 4 • 10AM

GRAND FINALE • JULY 9TPML awards 12 BICYCLES and OTHER PRIZES to Top Readers!

See the TPML column on adjoining page or visit www.TPML.org.


Jo Johnstone is the Youth Services Coordinator at Tye Preston Memorial Library at 1321 FM 2673 in Sattler. She and the entire library staff encourage you to visit in person or online at www.TPML.org or call 830-964-3744 for assistance.

Tye Preston Memorial Library Programs• Weekly Storytime on Wednesdays at 10am which include a story,

craft and snack for preschoolers and a Baby Lapsit session for parents and babies up to 18 months at the same time.

• All programs are free of charge. For more information go to our website www.TPML.org and click on “view TPML calendar”.

Coming soon: Summer Reading at TMPL

Summer Reading at Tye Preston Memorial Library is coming soon! This is a great opportunity to read, read, read and enjoy free entertainment, food, fun, prizes, and incentives to keep read-ing during the long, hot summer days. This year’s theme is Texas Reading Club Jubilee: 1958 – 2008 celebrating fi fty years of the Summer Reading Club in Texas libraries.

The program is open to children three to twelve years and runs six weeks beginning with our Opening Day Registration and Carni-val, Wednesday, June 4, at 10am. We’ll have a Moon Bounce, lots of carnival games, snow cones, popcorn and much more. Don’t miss the entertaining programs and raffl es every Wednesday at 10am. And, back by popular demand – our Blue Light Specials! Any time a specially marked book is checked out, some lucky reader will win a free candy bar or soda. At our Grand Finale Program, July 9, we will award twelve bicycles and other prizes to our top readers. We salute our many sponsors for this program: Pilot Club of Canyon Lake, Wal-Mart, Dollar General, Colonial Manor, Pedernales Electric, Sac N Pac, Wells Fargo, Domino’s Pizza, Dairy Queen, McDonalds, and Canyon Lake Ace Hardware.

Teens! This July, we will begin our fi rst Teens Read program. The four weekly programs will be on Thursdays from 5pm to 6:30, beginning on July 17. We’ll start with food while teens are encouraged to share information about favorite books. There will be a speaker, or games, and drawings for prizes each week.

Check it out at www.TPML.org.

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