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Category: Columns

Hiking Georgetown’s Trails with Your Best Furry Friend

September 3, 2025 Contributing Author

contributed by April Peiffer Georgetown is home to an incredible variety of hiking trails, and exploring them with a dog…

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Posted in: Columns, Shelter Stories Filed under: doggy day out, hiking with dogs, shelter dogs, WCRAS, wilco pets

Newman’s Castle: A Medieval Gem in the Texas Countryside

Charlotte Kovalchuk

Just outside Bellville, Texas, is a scene that looks straight out of a fairytale: a full-scale medieval castle complete with…

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Posted in: Worth the Drive Filed under: event venues, medieval culture, mike newman, newman's bakery, texas day trip

My Name is Poppy and I’m a Digital Hoarder

AnnMarie Kennon

School started last month for most of us—my family included. My son is in the 10th grade now, which sounds…

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Posted in: Columns, Poppy Talks Filed under: digital hoarding, modern moms, new computer stress, observational humor, satire

Where Healing Grows

August 15, 2025 Charlotte Kovalchuk

Education, Connections Take Root at Simple Sparrow Care Farm For some, Simple Sparrow Care Farm brings back fond childhood memories…

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Posted in: Around Town, Columns Filed under: family-friendly georgetown, georgetown farm activities, simple sparrow care farm, special needs activities, wellness activities

A New Way Home

AnnMarie Kennon

Williamson County’s Microchip Stations Make Pet Reunions Easier For pet owners, the idea of their furry friend going missing is…

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Posted in: Columns, Shelter Stories Filed under: microchip kiosks, microchip scan, misty valenta, pet chip stations, WCRAS

Pets of the Month:

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Salmon This petite 7-year-old tuxedo cat is as striking as she is spirited. Salmon came to us as a lost…

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Posted in: Columns, Shelter Stories Filed under: april peiffer, featured pets, shelter pets, WRCAS

Texas Sit-Rep: Education Funding, the Rest of the Story II

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By Colonel Terry M. Wilson, US Army (Retired) Representative for TX House District 20 Last month, I gave a broad…

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Posted in: Columns, Texas Sit-Rep Filed under: CTE advocacy, education funding, public education funding, school security, terry wilson, texas charter schools, texas constitution, texas HB2

Worth the Drive: Barkin’ Springs – Austin’s Coolest Dog Hangout

AnnMarie Kennon

When the Texas sun starts roasting the sidewalks and the forecast reads more like a dare than a prediction, there’s…

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Posted in: Worth the Drive Filed under: austin dog-friendly, barkin springs, dog days, dog swimming

Poppy Talks: Same Calories, Less Adventure

AnnMarie Kennon

Dogs are still living their ancestral life—no boutique fitness apps, no $8 protein shakes, no self-consciousness about what their “summer…

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Posted in: Columns, Poppy Talks Filed under: dog days, dogs' life, poppy talks, satire

Seven-Year-Old Turns Birthday Weekend into Mission to Help Animals

Charlotte Kovalchuk

Addison Thompson’s seventh birthday fell over the Fourth of July weekend, but with the Central Texas flooding, she and her…

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Posted in: Columns, Parting Shots Filed under: Addison Thompson, flood support, shelter pets, youth fundraiser

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