Austin Animal Shelter has moved to a new location
By Mike Jordan Have you Heard…the Austin Animal Shelter has moved to a new location. A couple living in Oak Hill told me they volunteer weekly by taking dogs at the Animal Shelter for exercise walks....
View ArticleGreen burials gaining traction
By Mike Jordan Have You Heard…of green burials? Me neither. Until this week, that is. A friend and neighbor of mine has just revised her will and last wishes, and these include a “Green Burial.” It...
View ArticleLocal VFW hosts departing troops
By Mike Jordan Have You Heard…this past weekend a salute to deploying troops heading for Afghanistan was held at the Oak Hill VFW. A Texas National Guard Airborne Infantry Regiment is being deployed...
View ArticleBreakthrough in search for tacos!
Have You Heard…that the best, and I really mean the “best” tacos in Austin can be found right here in Oak Hill. I have been looking for the perfect taco for more than 30 years and my quest even led me...
View ArticleHoliday gift wrapping lessons
Have You Heard…If you’re like me you probably have last minute gifts to get. If so, check out another of our local businesses, Navidad Farms Pecans. This is a business owned and managed by long-time...
View ArticleA hundred years worth of change
Have You Heard…we just completed the year 2011. It was a significant year for me as my Dad was born in 1911, and if he were still around, he would have just turned 100 years old. He left us five years...
View ArticleMore good Samaritan good deeds
Have You Heard…faithful readers (and you three people know who you are) will remember a couple columns in which I recounted good Samaritan deeds or generous acts by strangers. So, what’s happening?...
View ArticleHappy trails at Cowboy Church
Have You Heard…about The Cowboy Church? I attended services this past Sunday at The Cowboy Church of the Hill Country, just off Camp Ben McCullough Drive. Since services are at 10 a.m., I arrived...
View Article
