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Category: Columns

Holiday Crowd Pleasers… Just in Time

December 2, 2019 Cathy Payne

The holidays mean parties, get-togethers, and gatherings of all kinds. This month, we’re sharing some ideas that will get you five-star…

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Posted in: Columns, Food Filed under: apple dumplings, cranberry recipe, holiday dessert, no-bake cheesecake, pimento recipe

FACTS TO BLOW YOUR MIND: The Nature of Nature

AnnMarie Kennon

Isaac Newton’s apple tree is still alive and growing today…technically. The tree was blown down in 1820, but remained rooted…

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Posted in: Columns, Facts to Blow Your Mind Filed under: guarana berries, helicoprion, isaac newton, mosquitoes

Movers & Shakers • Carolyn Holloway

AnnMarie Kennon

Oh, I can’t pick just one,” she says when asked about her favorite non-profit. “But it is hard to put…

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Posted in: Columns, Movers & Shakers Filed under: a gift of time, carolyn holloway, georgetown arts center, holloway foundation, seeds of strength, southwestern university, williamson museum

Ask An Expert: How To Keep Your Home Safe from… These Guys

AnnMarie Kennon

The FBI estimates 1 out of every 36 homes will be burglarized. While we have all heard the standard precautions…

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Posted in: Ask the Expert, Columns Filed under: camera doorbell, crime stoppers, home burglary, home security, smash and grab, stop thieves, tips for home security

Salvation Army Bell Ringers

AnnMarie Kennon

In December 1891, Salvation Army Captain Joseph McFee resolved to provide Christmas dinner to San Francisco’s poor, but the question…

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Posted in: Columns, Why is This a Thing? Filed under: andy webb, christmas bell ringers, fred brent, laura spradlin, salvation army, salvation army kettles, wayne nero

Six Pack of Live Christmas Activities

Whether you prefer to model your holidays after Norman Rockwell or Clark Griswold, there are plenty of great ways to…

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Posted in: Columns, Six-Pack of..., Worth the Drive Filed under: a christmas carol, best christmas pageant ever, christmas in central texas, christmas in georgetown, holiday activities williamson county, live nativity, live reindeer, sam bass theater, sweet eats fruit farm, trail of lights, wolf ranch shopping center

Editor’s Note • November 2019

November 5, 2019 AnnMarie Kennon

This was a busy month. I know everyone is “busy”… I don’t know anyone in our industrious and bustling city…

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Posted in: Columns

Five Questions: Clarence Shepard, Meals on Wheels

AnnMarie Kennon

As Director of Senior Nutrition, Clarence Shepard is the man in charge at the Meals on Wheels Program in Williamson…

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Posted in: Columns, Five Questions Filed under: clarence shepard, meals on wheels, senior nutrition, social services

Six-Pack • Stories of Giving from Those Who Inspire

AnnMarie Kennon

Residents of Georgetown have a history of aid to and largesse within our community. Women’s groups, in particular, have been…

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Posted in: Columns, Features, Six-Pack of... Filed under: georgetown beard club, georgetown junior forum, helping hands of georgetown, meals on wheels, nina stancil, opportunities for williamson & burnet counties, seeds of strength, women helping others

Why is this a thing? • Giving Circles

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Some Background The idea of giving circles dates back hundreds of years. In the United States, their precursors were “Fraternal…

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Posted in: Columns, Why is This a Thing? Filed under: fraternal societies, giving circles, non-profits, philanthropy

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