Texas Hill Country Culture June 2018

LIVING

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SCIENCE NEVER TASTED SO GOOD

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MEN IN INDUSTRY A look into the lives of eight hard-working Hill Country men GIFT GUIDE Perfect presents for dad

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THE ARTS David McGuff finds success in offering theater variety

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UNCORKED Comfort winery merges wine with science for a tasty result

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GOOD TASTE Enjoy a drink and bite to eat in Kerrville’s living room

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MADE Hunt welding company sends sparks flying OUT & ABOUT Relay for Life EVENTS June calendar

ON THE COVER David Knight, the Kerrville Police Department Chief.

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Top left photo by Autumn Bernhard; bottom left photo by Tom Holden; right photo by Tom Holden

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June 2018 - Volume 3 - Issue 6

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EDITOR’S LETTER Hello readers, While we were planning this issue of Texas Hill Country Culture, we knew one thing: We wanted to applaud the men in the area. In our brainstorming session, we realized there are so many fantastic men in the Hill Country that it would be impossible to highlight them all. So, as with everything, we tried our best to get a representative sample of men in different industries.

As I met all the men featured in this June issue, I began to really reflect on the men in my life. I’ve had the opportunity to meet a lot of incredible men. Whether they were in my life for a blink of an eye or stayed around for years, I appreciate each one who had a hand in making me who I am today.

The man who has continued to be my rock is my father.

Growing up, I was the girl who would rather be getting my hands dirty under the hood of a car than in the kitchen.

I was never a girly girl. I’m not sure if that was just my personality to begin with or that I think my dad wanted a son, so he morphed me into a tomboy.

Whatever the reason, I would spend the majority of my time with my father, either in the hunting blind or at gun shows. Through all the time we spent together, I began to pick up life lessons.

The main thing that stands out about my dad is that he always treated me as an equal. Although I was, and always

will be, his little girl, he didn’t give me special treatment. If there was work to be done, I helped — hauling cows, processing deer, fixing the tractor.

He let me do things for myself and let me go on my own path, even when he knew it probably wasn’t the right direction. He let me figure it out on my own. And when something would inevitably go wrong, he was still there to help me pick up the pieces and start over and let me go again.

He did everything with love, and shaped me into the person I am today. Dad, I am proud to be your daughter and a Bernhard. I am happy to call you my best friend.

So dad, thank you for teaching me more than you will ever know and for always being there for me no matter what.

To all the men out there, especially the fathers, this one’s for you.

Autumn Bernhard Magazine Editor autumn.bernhard@dailytimes.com

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THE ARTS

Adding variety Yellow Lab Productions strives to do theater differently

By Autumn Bernhard

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he Hill Country is alive and well when it comes to theater.

Almost every weekend, there is a show at either the Callioux Theater in Kerrville, the Point Theater in Ingram or the Fredericksburg Theater Company in Fredericksburg. So when David McGuff had the idea to start a new theater company, many might have not seen the point. But David had a plan — a plan to flip the narrative.

“I was sitting around thinking, ‘Wouldn’t it be cool if we could do this show? The community theater does these, but what if we could do others?’

Through a mixture of not knowing any better and ambition, we decided to do Stephen King’s ‘Misery,’” he said.

That was eight years ago and the first time David used the name Yellow Lab Productions. Since then, the company has been bringing alternative theater to the Hill Country that is real, unique, innovative and powerful.

“Theater should not be limited. Art is subjective,” he said. “I am just trying to offer something different to a very large and varied community that may not think theater is for them. I was one of them before I did theater and before I realized how many plays there were.”

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THE ARTS find offensive to see played out on a Kerrville stage.

“I don’t self-consciously pick edgy shows. I just think there is value in watching things that are challenging or deal with things that are tougher,” he said. “The amount of times people have said, ‘I never knew theater could be like this’ is astonishing.”

Although Kerrville got a taste of what Yellow Lab was about with “Misery,” in 2013, the production company really made a splash with “The Pillowman.”

“That was sort of my coming out party for the public coming to the show. It’s an edgy show, and people told me you can’t do that in Kerrville,” he said. “The other shows we did weren’t ones where the audience would walk out if they weren’t in the right mind frame.”

David knew there was a high probability that people would walk out of “The Pillowman” because of being uncomfortable.

“I didn’t do it because of that. I did it because there’s a lot of stuff in it that is moving, and it went over well,” he said. “After people caught on to what I was doing, I started to get more and more of an audience and more people who wanted to do shows with me.”

A year later, Yellow Lab Productions performed their first sell-out show, Peter Shaffer’s “Equus.”

“There were some people who had seen the original production in England that said ours was every bit as good as that. That was the first time that I realized I was doing something pretty cool and is actually good and has merit,” he said.

David hasn’t always been interested in theater. In fact, he was a rather shy high-schooler and didn’t take any theater classes until his sophomore year at Schreiner University.

“I’m one of the actors that feel like they are someone else when they are acting, which is what is attractive to me. It’s not me and has nothing to do with who I am.

There’s a very freeing aspect of it. It’s not anything to

• “Sleuth” • “Misery” • “Tape” • “The Pillowman” • “Equus” • “Brief Interviews with Hideous Men” • “Advance Man” • “Blast Radius” • “Sovereign” • “The Shakespeare Riots”

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Top photo by BIll Terry; bottom photo courtesy of David McGuff

Yellow Lab Productions’ previous performances

THE ARTS

Yellow Lab Production’s upcoming performance

Photo courtesy of David McGuff

“Constellations” by Nick Payne on July 19-21 at the Alice Hanszen Theatre at Schreiner University. Doors open at 7 p.m. for this sci-fi romance produced and directed by David McGuff.

Constellations is a mind-bending, romantic journey that begins with a simple encounter between a man and a woman. But what happens next defies the boundaries of the world we think we know — delving into the infinite possibilities of their relationship and raising questions about the difference between choice and destiny.

Cast and crew include Prari Blair as Marianne and David McGuff as Roland.

do with David, because for those few hours, it’s about being a different kind of person.

The first time I got on stage, I felt that,” he said.

“I made fast friends with a bunch of people, and it sort of felt like home. I’d always been an artsy person but never really good at any art I tried in my own mind. That was the first time I felt passion met with ability,” he said.

Upon his college graduation, the Kerrville native left the Hill Country.

“I had lived here for my entire life, and I felt like I just needed to get away. I moved and, through things that were beyond my control, the bottom sort of fell out, and I came back. Things started falling back into place,” he said, noting that’s when he began Yellow Lab Productions.

While here, the company did six shows, including the first original production “Brief Interviews with Hideous Men,” where David acted, directed and produced the play.

Then, David decided to move again.

“I had just got my teacher certification and knew if I started putting down roots, I would stay here, so I got a job in Orlando.

The bottom just fell out again. Every time I leave, things go bad, and every time I come back, things come together for me,” he said.

“Artistically, I wish I would have stayed to keep things going. But I’ve picked up where I left off.”

Since his return, Yellow Lab Productions has done four shows and is planning to do more before the year ends. Since the shows are intended for adults, the company goes out of its way to put warnings on the posters, programs and have pre-show announcements.

“That being said, we’ve had people walk out at intermission,” he said. “We aren’t trying to offend anyone, but just because it offends a handful of people if there are 70100 people enjoying it, then we are doing it for those people. I think those people deserve the opportunity to see something they like.”

Being the founder of the company, David has a big job of selecting plays and then casting roles. But for him, the two go hand in hand.

“When you pick shows, you have an idea of what and who you want that can play the parts. I pick shows because I can see people in certain parts. There’s something really gratifying in having seen something in your head that you thought you could bring out of them and then seeing it be even better than you thought,” he said. “I get to give some of my friends some amazing parts that they will never forget.”

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“I just wanted to act in the kind of plays that I really wanted to do. All of this has just been a really big convoluted project to do that.”

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he has a hand in practically every role necessary to make a play come to life — acting, producing, light design, set design and building and costume design to name a few.

“I’m still not an expert in everything, but I’ve gone from absolute novice to competent in a lot of different areas,” he said. “I just wanted to act in the kind of plays that I really wanted to do. All of this has just been a really big convoluted project to do that. At the end of the day, I just think of myself as an actor. Everything else is just an extension out of necessity,” he said. “I try to make an amazing show, just so I can act in them.”

So as you can see, David knew what he was doing when he decided to start his own company. And it’s worked out for him.

“I set a high level: If I’m going to do this in a community that’s overflowing with theater, it has to be good. It can’t be bad, or I can’t justify doing it. The only way I can justify doing it is if it’s something of my own, and it’s done so good that even if you don’t like the type of play, you can’t say it’s a bad piece of theater.”

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UNCORKED

A tasty science

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ob Young’s ultimate winemaking goal is to make Texas grapes competitive in the international market.

“One of the challenges in doing that is the growing climate here is much hotter than most of the regions around the world,” he said. “What happens when you grow fruit here is that they don’t mature as much, so you’re lacking some of that ripeness in the fruit, and the build up of color and tannins.”

Color and tannin — a kind of acid that makes wine dry — are the most crucial compounds in making world-class wines.

Bob is the founder of Bending Branch Winery in Comfort. The 56-acre piece of land boasts a tasting room, complete with a patio and deck, a wine club and four winemaking facilities.

Since its inception, Bending Branch Winery set out to find a way to harness the full potential of a grape while it’s not yet mature.

“What we’ve done is work with a couple of different techniques that can extract from the fruit, and getting it (color and tannins) out of the grape and into the wine,” he said. “There’s plenty of it, but it’s bound up in the grape and hard to get out.”

The typical red wine making process yields about one-third of the tannin and color compounds that are in the fruit.

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UNCORKED the wine,” he said.

Bending Branch Winery employs two techniques to get the job done — freezing, also known as cryomaceration, and thermoflash.

With the first, grapes are frozen for about three months and then are thawed and fermented.

The wine produced from that method has 25 percent more color and 50 percent more tannins than the wines made from typical methods.

“And you get enhanced fruit flavors,” he said.

Bob heard about the technique while studying winemaking at the University of California, Davis.

“I came across this obscure research paper that was done in France and written in French. I knew enough high school French to read they had done this experiment with freezing fruit,” he said. “At that point, a light bulb went off in my head.”

The first wine they made with the freezing method — a Tannat — won the Top Texas Wine Award in 2014. The award for that was a horse saddle, which Bob said is every Texas wine-makers goal to receive.

The second technique employs a rapid heating and cooling method, using a biothermal cooler.

“It uses the process of subjecting what’s called the must — the fruit, the juice and seeds all together — to rapidly heating it up to 185 degrees Fahrenheit; then you rapidly cool it in a vacuum chamber to

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UNCORKED 90 degrees,” Bob said.

This process releases double the amount of color and tannin compounds.

He learned about that method while at a seminar in California.

In addition to the Tannat, the wine selection includes petite sirah, cabernet sauvignon, souzao, picpoul blanc, vermentino and roussanne.

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Bob, who has a background in medicine, said he was drawn to winemaking because it appealed to his scientific and artistic mind.

“I’ve always enjoyed wine, and as a physician, I was interested in studying the chemical aspects of it,” he said. “I think part of it is the science and art, which is similar to medicine. So I poured my science into this field.”

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“The goal was to open a winery near her. It took us a year and a half to find this place,” he said. “Comfort is a fun place to be. It’s a quaint, nice town with a lot of interesting people who want the laid back kind of life.”

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‘Kerrville’s living room’ provides quaint place for a bite, drink Story by Autumn Bernhard Photos by William Houghton

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hen people think of Grape Juice, many different definitions come to mind. Some consider it a wine shop and only step in a few feet to purchase a bottle and leave. Others call it a bar and come inside and just drink a beer. For some, it is a resturant where they strictly come for the food and never touch alcohol.

The owners, Patrick and Keri Wilt, are no exceptions for having differing ideas of what Grape Juice is. She calls it a restaurant, he calls it a “wine, beer and food extravaganza bar.” No matter what you classify it as, the Wilts easily agree that what they’ve created was never in the plan.

“It was on our never list,” Keri said. “We would do lots of fun things, but we will never run a restaurant — those people are crazy and work too much.”

You see, Patrick wanted to have a job where he got to go home at five. The restaurant business was quiet the opposite.

“I didn’t want to have to go to work at five, which is kind of what the restaurant business is,” he said. After some convincing, Patrick agreed with Keri that Grape Juice is now, in fact, a restaurant.

“This town really turned us into a restaurant,” Keri said. “We opened as a bar that had some tasty bites, and over the course of the last 10 years, it has evolved into a restaurant.”

But before they were owners of a successful, downtown Kerrville restaurant, they were just a couple who moved to the Hill Country to watch their kids grow up and “simplify their lives.”

GOOD TASTE “It ended not working out that way,” Patrick notes.

Before relocating to Hunt in 2006, the Wilts lived in Dallas, where Patrick sold liquor, beer and wine for a retail outlet, and Keri was working in sales and marketing for Crayola.

When they made the move, Keri continued her work at Crayola, and Patrick handled South Texas sales for wine distributors.

“We did that for three to six months,” Patrick said. “I had this ambition to open my own thing, and I didn’t know what it was yet. Living here, I noticed there was really a wine movement taking place in the major markets, and it wasn’t taking place here. We had this, ‘What if?’ idea.”

But that idea didn’t take off until Keri was in Round Top, Texas, and visited a tiny wine shop.

“There was this guy standing there talking about wine, and I leaned over to my friend and said, ‘That’s my husband. That’s his happy place — standing there talking bout wine,’” Keri said. “I came home and told him that’s what he needed to do. We got in the car and drove back to show him.”

The couple came up with the plan to open a small wine shop, but they still needed an integral part of any business: a name.

“When we lived in Dallas, he sold wine, and I sold crayons,” Keri said. “We would get crazy stressed out when shipments would get missed, and he would say to me, ‘It’s just crayons. No one is going to die because they don’t have them.’ For him, I would say, ‘It’s just grape juice. No one is going to lose their life over this.’”

Grape Juice Wine Shop was born in Ingram.

There, Patrick used his 21 years in the wine industry to educate people and sell wines made by people special to him.

“For a long time, wine was the snotty thing that you had to know how to swirl and talk about, or people thought that. Grape Juice was a way of introducing wine and making it simple,” Keri said. “Pat was able to do that on a personal basis when we started out. I think that’s the joy he brings to the business — the passion and excitement and being able to talk about wine in simple terms.”

The couple figured that for the wine shop to work, they would have to stop 3 percent of the people going to San Antonio to get their wine — a common trend at the time.

“We were successful in the sense that, I think, our purpose in doing this was to really root ourselves in the community. The shop did that,” Patrick said. “It was a hard time in our life, we had a brand new baby and a young son. We were in a brand new environment, and we didn’t know anybody. In the back of our heads, if we did it right, it didn’t matter where we were, it

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was going to work.”

A year later, the couple added a small wine bar upstairs. The success from the wine bar really made a name for the Wilts and “really brought downtown Kerrville to us,” Patrick said.

“Things were starting to change shape downtown, and people were looking to do things here. We had a lot of interest in bringing our business downtown by business owners, it just so happened we were able to and do our own thing, the way we wanted to,” he said.

The restaurant opened in September 2009, with an expansive wine and beer BBQ Pulled Pork Tacos with Smoked Jalapeno Cream Corn

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GOOD TASTE Scallops, Shrimp and Grits

list, a simple food menu and, of course, a wine shop in front.

“We are very unique in the sense that we have three very powerful outlets for the consumer — from retail to on premise consumption to the food. It’s a unique concept,” Patrick said. “I think very early on we knew we had to have food as a binder to the alcohol side of things. I had no idea that we would be a restaurant.”

The wine selection is made up from the people and places that have kept Patrick “jazzed about selling wine for 21 years.”

“I’m constantly trying to stay ahead.

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GOOD TASTE I have the luxury of having enough relationships that I know where to go to get what,” he said With trying to stay ahead, the wine list changes often.

“We reprint the wine list twice a day — before lunch and before dinner — depending on what sells out and what comes in. It’s a living, breathing thing, always,” Patrick said. “Same with the beer. It’s the only thing that I think keeps us sane, so we aren’t staring at the same thing every day. It keeps us engaged with the business.”

The food menu also typically changes quarterly.

“I’ve always tried to do things with a twist,” Patrick said.

“We want to take you one step outside of your comfort box,” Keri added. “It’s something you recognize, but we want to put our spin on it.”

That’s the mindset for wine, beer and the food.

Don’t know what you would like? Simply ask. The staff at the restaurant is very knowledgeable and is willing to go above and beyond to make the customer happy.

The interior of the restaurant might have you questioning what you have walked into. While other restaurants typically just have tables and chairs, Grape Juice mixes modern and vintage furniture that you would find in a residence, complete with couches and curtains.

“We want you to feel like you’re at home. People call us Kerrville’s living room,” Keri said. “We brought little touches from the old Grape Juice, like in the bar are the old wine tags that Patrick hand wrote descriptions of wines for.

“We want you to feel like you’re walking into a place where you don’t have to worry about being prim and proper. But yet you also feel like you’re in a special place. Patrick always says that we strive to be five stars in flip flops.”

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Men In Industry

Hill Country men are some of the best.

Not only do they shine in their job professions, but they excel at being fathers and serve as leaders in the community.

Here are eight of those professionals, dads and leaders.

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Serving Kerrville David Knight’s road to the corner office, where he sits as chief of police

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avid Knight took a bad experience and transformed it into a learning lesson that he continues to use on a daily basis.

After being the victim of a burglary while living in San Antonio, David found himself disappointed by how the responding officers dealt with the incident. He got a sense that they were taking the information to just forward it to someone else.

“I think that can foster a dehumanization of the victims. You can develop the attitude as a responding officer to take information and pass it along,” he said. “Well, when you’re the victim of a crime, you don’t want to hear ‘We’ll get to it later.’”

That feeling is what inspired him to join the law enforcement field. So David made the change from working at USAA Federal Savings Bank to becoming a police officer.

“I really don’t like working in the office environment,” he said. “And I knew I wanted to do something in the public safety arena, so I decided I would enjoy becoming a police officer.”

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“Coming to the Hill Country, I enjoyed the outdoor aspects of what we do here. All of the outdoor activities you would possibly want to do are here.”

- David Knight

When he was approaching graduation of the police academy, Kerrville was on the very short list of places to work.

“I had purchased a house in Kerrville, so I was living here and commuting to San Antonio.

When the opportunity came for me to actually finish the academy and apply for a position at a law enforcement agency, it was natural that I would do so here,” he said. “I knew this is where I wanted to work.

“Coming to the Hill Country, I enjoyed the outdoor aspects of what we do here. All of the outdoor activities you would possibly want to do are here,” he said. “That was a big draw to me.

And just the general attitude of people here. The citizens in our area are really a welcoming and hospitable group.”

That was in 1995. And David, who is now chief of police, has never looked back.

“I was 34 when I started. So I never really anticipated that I would be in the position I am now,” he said.

As a patrol officer, David desired to be active in the field and be as hands on as possible.

“When I was a patrol officer, I enjoyed being involved at every level I could possibly be involved in to provide public safety,” he said.

Now, he works more in the administrative sector of the police department, making sure everything runs smoothly.

“As you start to progress in a career path, the more you become less able to be so hands on with what you’re doing,” he said. “It becomes a challenge to be able to step away and oversee the big picture as opposed to the individual day-today operations.”

In an effort to combat that challenge, David listens to the scanner for a call that can get him out of the office.

“If something comes out that is of interest or a major event, I have the ability to go out into the field and interact,” he said.

For example, he was on scene after a cattle truck overturned on Interstate 10 in April.

“It was the first incident in the last 23 years where we had a stock trailer like that overturn in an area that could cause havoc in the city,” he said. “We had a very significant volunteer response from people who saw it was an issue,

and actively reached out to us.”

Employees from Lowe’s donated fencing to help corral the cows. And a father-son team came with a cattle truck to bring the cows roaming on the highway to the Kerr County Ag Barn.

“That kind of support is unique to our community,” David said. “When you go through the academy, you’re required to take a lot of classes, but there’s no requirement for ‘Cowboy 101.’”

As chief, David is responsible for making sure the department has policies and procedures in place to continue to move the department forward.

He makes sure to speak with every new recruit who comes through the door.

“When I talk to them, I tell them what their expectations should be and what our expectations are of them,” David said. “I tell them ‘You’re about to embark on a fun job. It really is a very rewarding profession, and it’s a lot of fun.’”

His family has always been supportive of his career.

“My wife and I knew each other before I became a police officer. She knew this was the career path I wanted to take and that public service is important to me,” he said. “She’s always been very supportive of that.”

But he does admit the job does come with sacrifices.

“During all those times when I was working patrol in my early career here and working mostly at night, you’re not there on holidays, birthdays,” he said. “It’s an intrusion into some of the things you should probably focus on with your family.”

Since joining KPD, David has used his burglary experience to be a better officer.

“That always came back to me — what happened during those circumstances when I was a victim, and what I would change in dealing with victims of crime as a police officer,” he said. “I always thought there was much more we could do to more effectively humanize our response to the victims. That’s what called me to do this, and I haven’t been sorry about it.”

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Gregg Appel Occupation: CEO of Centennial Bank How many years in the finance industry: 33 years

Gregg Appel was always pretty good with numbers. That, combined with his interest in business, added up to a decision to major in finance.

As a student, the thought of being a traditional community banker seemed “pretty dry,” so Gregg hoped to get into investment banking or corporate finance. But without a master’s degree, most opportunities were either in traditional banking or securities brokerage.

“I interviewed with quite a few banks just to practice my interview skills before eventually learning that banking was a lot more interesting than I thought,” he said.

So in 1985, Gregg started his banking career in Austin.

“I was shocked and scared to death when I found out that bankers were expected to be sales people,” he said. “Over time, I realized that our business is really about getting to know people and listening to them share their dreams and then helping turn those dreams into realities.”

Lending that helping hand is one of the highlights Gregg has in the finance industry.

“I have always gotten great satisfaction out of helping business owners start or grow their

business by providing the capital they need to get to the next level,” he said.

Gregg and his wife welcomed their first child while living in Austin.

“Becoming a parent changes everything about your priorities. I no longer wanted to climb the corporate ladder, and my wife wanted to be a stay at home mom,” he said. “After having a life-changing encounter with God, I was blessed with the incredible opportunity to come to Kerrville and call this place my home since 1991.”

He joined Centennial Bank in 2004 and was promoted to CEO in 2016. The biggest challenge Gregg faces is staying connected with the 15 offices spread out over 400 miles of Texas.

“It’s a lot of territory to cover,” he said.

When he is not working, Gregg enjoys getting reacquainted with his wife, since their four kids have gone to college.

Gregg realizes how special Kerrville is when friends from out of town come and visit.

“They are always amazed that we know so many people in town,” he said. “Big city people aren’t used to that. It makes me appreciate being a part of this great community.”

“I was blessed with the incredible opportunity to come to Kerrville and call this place my home since 1991.”

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John Carlson Occupation: Lawyer at Carlson Law Firm How many years in the law industry: 18 years

John Carlson remembers the day his business began: March 19, 2001. Looking back, it’s a fond memory. But back then, it was far from it.

“I became an involuntary solo practitioner; I had five active clients and was working out of my apartment with my wife and 3-month-old child,” he said. “It was very scary.”

The truth of the matter was, John had been a licensed attorney for less than a year — 10 months to be exact — and he was on his own. He made the decision to start his own practice, and, now, 17 years later, it’s continuing to grow.

“I did not think I was going to be on my own after only a year. Looking back, it was the best thing that could have happened,” he said.

But John seems to embrace the unexpected.

Afterall, his original plan was to be a math teacher.

“About my junior year, my father passed away, two months before my wife and I got married,” he said. “It kind of threw me into a tailspin. During that time, I started working for a law firm in Austin as a mail clerk. Over the course of a few months, I realized that’s what I wanted to do.”

He finished his math degree and then applied for law school at the University of Texas-Austin, where he was accepted.

“I realized real quick they don’t teach you how to practice law in law school,” he said. “They teach you the law, and they teach you how to think like a lawyer.”

So he took summer classes and graduated in 2 1/2 years. He moved to Kerrville in April 2000 and a month later found out he passed the bar.

For the first five years of John’s practice, he was completely on his own.

“I knew the people at the clerk’s office and the post office by first name since I was there so much,” he said.

In December 2005, he became board certified in estate planning and probate law. The next year, he hired a part-time assistant.

“That was the point when things really took off,” he said. “I’ve been blessed.”

Since then, the business has continued to grow, with his days being filled with estate planning, guardianships, probates and trusts.

“I always knew that I wanted to practice in a small town — I knew that from the very beginning,” he said. “I think my favorite part is just the overall beauty. Because we are in a small town, I practice all over the area — Fredericksburg, Boerne, Bandera, Junction, Rocksprings — I go everywhere. I just love the drive through the Hill Country. It’s just beautiful.”

“I always knew that I wanted to practice in a small town — I knew that from the very beginning.”

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David Jones Occupation: Tivy Athletic Director How many years in the athletics industry: 37 years

David Jones’ coaching career dawned during a church camp.

At the time, he was a senior at Harding University, a private liberal arts school in Searcy, Arkansas, and was on track to graduate the following May with a degree in accounting. That was plan — until he had one fateful conversation with Harding Defensive Coordinator Cliff Sharp.

Sharp invited David to be a counselor for Camp Salado. David cherished the time he spent interacting with the kids there, soon realizing he wanted to devote his professional career to working with adolescents.

He quickly journeyed into his college advisor’s office, informing him he was changing his major to business education. He was going to be a coach someday.

“It took me a year and a half to switch majors,” David confessed. “But I have never looked back.”

David landed his first gig coaching quarterbacks and defensive backs in Monroe, Louisiana, in 1981. Thirty-seven years later, he is preparing for his seventh season at Tivy High School as the athletic director. He moved from the Houston area to the Hill Country in 2012,

chiefly because he wanted to raise his three children (Rian, Kade and Karson) in a small community with strong Christian values.

Coaching at Tivy has given him the opportunity to build strong relationships with his players. His favorite part of the job is witnessing his kids gradually mature over the course of their high school career.

“I have lifelong relationships with kids I have coached,” David said. “Birthday cards are still sent, and texts are still received from players we have coached.”

David has also encountered his fair share of challenges, vividly recalling all the heartbreaking losses he’s suffered during his tenure.

“It’s tough to go through so much with kids and then fall a little short,” he said.

Still, he doesn’t regret his decision to enter coaching. And he especially doesn’t lament his choice to coach in the Hill Country.

“I have been truly blessed to be in a great community with great coaches,” David said.

“I had inherited a group of kids who had been taught to fight, have been taught that you are never out of the game.”

“I have been truly blessed to be in a great community with great coaches.”

- David Jones

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Randy Purswell

REAL ESTATE

Occupation: Realtor at Fore Premier Properties How many years in the real estate industry: 3 years Three years ago, Randy Purswell had a big decision to make. He was in sales and sales management in the oil field industry, when it was going through a large layoff period. As a manager, he was having to let people go.

“That wasn’t fun,” he said. “They were offering packages for people my age and years of service. So the next round of layoffs, instead of laying more people off, I laid me off.”

Early retirement was the first change for Randy. He and his wife moved to Kerrville permanently, and he chose his new career in the real estate industry.

But his decision wasn’t just made on a whim.

In fact, Randy had been buying, building and flipping homes over the past 20 years. “ I think having come from a sales and service background, plus my personal real estate transactions, have prepared me for this business,” he said. “My wife says I was repurposed as a real estate agent because sales has always been my career path.”

Randy mostly focuses on houses in Kerr County, but he also works in some surrounding towns, such as Fredericksburg, Junction and Boerne.

“I enjoy helping clients find that home that

meets their criteria. It gives me a lot of joy when they tell me how happy they are with their new home,” he said. “I also enjoy helping clients understand what the true value of their home is in the current market and helping them get that price when selling so they can move on.”

When he’s not selling homes, Randy can be found golfing and shotgun clay target shooting.

“I enjoy spending time on my back porch taking in the views with my best friend, my wife Sharon,” he said.

Other positives of the Hill Country for Randy include the lack of humidity, the overall climate and the views.

“After spending 35 years working and commuting in Houston, what’s not to like about Kerrville’s laid-back atmosphere, lack of traffic jams, great people — just the small-town feeling?” he said.

All in all, Randy stands by his decision to retire early, but there is one thing he wishes he would have known going into the career change.

“I wish I had known before I left my other career how much I was going to enjoy this business,” he said. “The retirement forced me into the business, but having known how much I would enjoy it, I would have got into it earlier.”

“What’s not to like about Kerrville’s laid-back atmosphere, lack of traffic jams, great people — just the small-town feeling?”

- Randy Purswell

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Joe Taylor

RELIGION

Occupation: Senior Pastor at Southern Oaks Church How many years in the religion industry: 34 years In 2005, Joe Taylor was at a crossroads in his life. He had been the pastor at Southern Oaks Church, then called Southern Oaks Baptist, for 25 years, but he was questioning if that was his true calling.

“The church gave me a sabbatical, and I took the whole summer off,” he said. “I needed to decide if my life needed to make a turn or not.”

So he went to Colorado and hiked the Rocky Mountains, alone. Well, he wasn’t completely by himself.

“I believe that being honest with God is pretty important, so we had it out,” he said. “I told him I was frustrated and needed reassurance. I told him, ‘Why don’t you send somebody up here and have them bring me some rib-eye steaks.’”

After some time past, three horseback riders came to the lake Joe was at and asked if they could camp near him. After he said yes, one of the riders offered him dinner, but Joe had already eaten. The rider invited him for the next night for a steak dinner.

“He said, ‘This morning when he left I had four steaks frozen together and tried to break one apart, but I couldn’t, so I have four steaks.

Do you like rib-eye?’”

Just like that, Joe had the reassurance that he needed that he was going in the right direction.

That is just one of the moments where God has reached out to Joe. “My life is a connection of stories about how God has done things. People would rather connect with a story than a lesson,” he said.

That is Joe’s philosophy as he preaches and lives his life.

“My desire is to connect people who are

unchurched to God. My passion is to just connect people to God,” he said. “It’s not about religion; it’s about relationships with God.” In an effort to do this, Southern Oaks Church dropped the Baptist in their name about a year and a half ago.

“What you put on the hook will determine the fish you are going to catch. If we want to catch Baptists, then we need to put Baptist back in the name of the church. But my heart has always been to reach the unchurched,” he said. “I’m not real churchy, so I appeal more to people who have not grown up in church. We are a blue jean kind of church.”

Joe’s preaching style is not that of a typical “high church.”

“I used humor to touch hearts,” he said.

“People are typically guarded when it comes to religion. If you can get them laughing, it opens them up.”

Joe also prides himself on making relationships with the members and guests of the church.

“One of the highlights of my 34 years was when we knocked on a man’s door and invited him to church. He’s come ever since. I did his wedding and his kids were baptized here. When his daughter was born, he brought me a cigar that said, ‘It’s a girl.’ Well I don’t smoke, so I put it in my drawer. And 18 years later, when she graduated, I gave it to her as a graduation present.”

Joe, who is the only senior pastor the church has had, grew up in San Antonio. His father had a 7-acre ranch between Comfort and Boerne where Joe spent a lot of his time.

“I love the Hill Country and always have. I am a Hill Country-at-heart kind of guy,” he said.

“I love the Hill Country, and always have. I am a Hill Country-at-heart kind of guy.”

- Joe Taylor

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Bobby Templeton

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Occupation: Ingram ISD Superintendent How many years in the education industry: 23 years Robert “Bobby” Templeton left his career choice up to a phone call. He knew he wanted to work in some type of field that helped people and that made the world a little better each day.

So, after graduating, he sent applications to the fire department, the police department and area schools.

“I decided that the first one of those three to call was the direction I was supposed to take.

The schools called first, so here I am,” he said.

Bobby is currently the superintendent for the Ingram Independent School District. However, in his career, he has also worked as a custodian and teacher.

Working at all levels in the education field has allowed him to be in many students’ lives — for the good and bad.

“We really get to see folks at their best and sometimes at their worst. We are right there with our students and families during some of the happiest times in their lives, and occasionally some of the worst. Regardless of the situation, it’s such an honor to be invited into people’s lives,” he said.

Since beginning his career in the education field, he has noticed a large shift in the role

school plays in students’ lives.

“Schools are no longer a place for just academics and maybe a few activities. We have a tremendous amount of responsibility in so many areas of kids’ lives that, in years past, were not part of our jobs,” he said.

When he’s not at work, Bobby loves spending time with his family and going fishing, which often happens simultaneously.

The Hill Country was a logical choice when Bobby and his wife decided it was time to plant roots in a more family-friendly location with their children.

“I have traveled all over the country and have never found a place that felt as much like home,” he said. “Within a few months of moving here nine years ago, we knew we didn’t want to be anywhere else. We have never felt as welcomed as we do right here in the Hill Country.

“My favorite part of living here is the people.

It’s hard to explain, but it’s just easy to live here — the weather, people, the natural beauty and especially the culture.”

Bobby is happy he answered the call to be an educator.

“I can’t imagine doing anything else,” he said.

“Within a few months of moving here... we knew we didn’t want to be anywhere else.”

- Bobby Templeton

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Ryan Veurink

HEALTH CARE

Occupation: Orthopedic surgeon How many years in the health care industry: 8 years Ryan Veurink is a man of action — when he sees a problem, he will find a solution.

That character trait has come in handy as an orthopedic surgeon.

“Many aspects of medical care involve surveillance, prevention or management of longterm conditions,” he said. “With my ‘fix it’ personality, I enjoy the visual and corrective nature of orthopedics. I get to see a problem — such as a fracture or an arthritic joint deformity — operate on it, and then see the results work. It’s a very satisfying process.”

At an early age, Ryan spent time in the emergency room and different medical clinics that sparked his desire to become a doctor.

He knew he wanted to be a physician since high school, but he was still unsure what to focus on.

“In my first year of medical school, a family friend introduced me to the field of orthopedic surgery,” he said. “He encouraged me to go to the operating room with him, and I was instantly hooked.”

A lot goes into being a surgeon, but the most challenging part for Ryan is outside the operating room.

“It’s managing the ever-present moving target of governmental and insurance company

management of health care,” he said. “I wish I had known how much the business side of health care would change over time.”

Ryan moved to Kerrville and began his practice with Peterson Health in August 2010.

“I spent nine years in Houston, and I got reasonably frustrated with traffic, congestion and millions of people,” he said. “The Hill Country is a great place to raise a family away from the craziness of a city.”

From looking at the outdoor photos in Ryan’s exam rooms, it is clear to see that he enjoys being outside, and that is a major bonus living in Kerrville.

“I have many hobbies — too many! Most things I do have a central theme of outdoor involvement. I enjoy flyfishing, bird hunting, woodworking and a host of other things that keep me somewhat relaxed,” he said.

One thing is for sure, Ryan is happy he made the move from Houston to the Hill Country.

“I get to live in one of the most beautiful parts of the great state of Texas,” he said.

“Kerrville sits within a stone’s throw of river headwaters, wineries, fields of spring wildflowers and wonderful state park facilities. For those occasions when the city life calls, metropolitan amenities are within an hour’s drive.”

“I get to live in one of the most beautiful parts of the great state of Texas.”

- Ryan Veurink

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Street Dreams will leave you having sweet dreams after one visit Story and photos by John and Polly Holmes

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ather’s Day drives the theme for this month. Are you stumped as to what to get that special man in your life? Easy, just take him for a ride to Fredericksburg.

Men like muscle cars, street rods and classic cars, and the place to see all of those at once is Street Dreams at 7914 S. Texas 16.

For those of you who might be questioning that address, the business used to be located on Tivydale Road inside the Fredericksburg city limits. Street Dreams isn’t hard to spot on Texas 16: Just look for the Phillips 66 sign and the green entrance.

Once you make the turn, just follow the road for a little more than half a mile until you see two large buildings, and you have arrived.

Street Dreams has been around since 1999. They started out in Shreveport, Louisiana, and then proceeded to Brenham, Texas, to Sugar Land and finally to

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Fredericksburg. Tony Cothren is the owner, and Craig Reson is the site manager. Their new location, as of April, is on 55 acres, where they want to develop a nice location for car shows and club activities.

Cruising through the buildings, you’ll see a beautiful 1957 Chevy convertible, a Ferrari Spider, restored pickups, cool Corvettes, a Massey-Harris tractor, magnificent Mustangs and even a 1959 Cushman Eagle. There are about 45 vehicles on display. Take a picnic basket and, after touring the facility, sit on a bench under a tree and make it a really great afternoon trip.

White 1981 Corvette Dark blue 1967 Mustang GT 500 Shelby Blue 1955 Ford F-100 pick up

John and Polly Holmes John and Polly Holmes are longtime gearheads. They have written for automotive publications for more than 40 years. Now, they’re bringing our readers some interesting stories about things with wheels in the Hill Country. Their perspective comes from years of racing, restoring classics and participating in car club activities.

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Sending sparks flying Symm Welding LLC puts high priority on craftsmanship Story by Nancy Foster Photos by William Houghton

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ou’ve probably passed Symm Welding LLC many times if you’ve driven out to Hunt on Texas 39. Some of you may even remember it as the old Fire Station.

In the early 1990s, Danny Symm purchased and transformed the station into a welding shop, one that has become renowned over the years for its quality work and custom products.

Currently, this cavernous workshop contains a visual feast of machinery, tools, paint and metal, and it is home to a melange of specialized gates, signs, railings and metal structures in various stages of completion. Some are simplistic in style, while other pieces are intricate; some are mounted on walls, while others are tucked away in corners. It’s plainly evident that every piece is made well, made to last and made to be an owner’s proud possession.

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HILL COUNTRY MADE learned welding as a youth while repairing equipment on the family’s ranch and eventually opened his own business constructing metal buildings, expanding in recent years to design and custom work.

Danny is well-known in the region for his skills and high standards. He cuts no corners when it comes to precision.

“We want to be known to have the best quality products and give our customers a reason to come back,” he said.

And indeed they do. Repeat business and word of mouth have led to increased business every year.

Entrance gates, fireplace screens, railings, arbors, lights, furniture and metal structures are just part of their product line. Danny works mostly in steel, aluminum and copper and uses a MIG welder for precision cutting and welding, using locally bought materials whenever possible.

His stellar reputation has brought many orders for custom gates, which can take up to three weeks to produce. Once a gate is complete, he then delivers and installs it to ensure exact placement and look.

“When I walk away from something I’ve made, I want it to look good,” he asserts.

“We want to be known to have the best quality products and give our customers a reason to come back.”

- Danny Symm

Cathy Keith Co-owner Cathy Keith began dabbling in metal art five years ago after Danny approached her to help out in the shop. This selftaught dynamo learned the craft of metal work through trial and error plus extensive research on technique. Once a customer has provided her with specific ideas, she then incorporates those plans into a specialized design computer program to create a template before beginning to craft the laser piece, which can take up to a week or more to finish. Although many Texans prefer the rusted metal look, others prefer a unique torched or stained finish topped with a clear coat of specialty urethane for a protective finish.

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HILL COUNTRY MADE must present a unique artistic style and be of superb craftsmanship.”

The customers Symm Welding LLC also does on-site jobs, including refurbishment. Although most of their orders are for residences, many Hill Country businesses have used their services. In addition to word-of-mouth and repeat customers, many people find them by just stopping by, as was the case with a recent visitor from Illinois who was so captivated with their work that he bought numerous pieces on the spot.

“I want to be proud of each of my pieces.

Every one must present a unique artistic style and be of superb craftsmanship.”

- Cathy Keith

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RIVER’S EDGE

A pop of color

River Trail Cottages revives east side with retro flair

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nyone who has been on the east side of Kerrville lately can see a big change from a little over a year ago.

Where there used to be over grown trees and shrubs, now sits 22 colorful rental properties complete with two vintage RVs. For the past 15 years, Larry Howard has driven past the intersection of Water and G streets and saw the property’s potential.

“I thought, ‘Something better should be on that corner — something great,’” he said.

“And it never happened.”

He knew if he could get his hands on the deed, he could transform the property into a hotspot. He told the owner that if she ever wanted to sell, give him a call.

“Finally, one day she looked at me and said if I wanted to do something with it, she would sell,” he said. “ I ran into the right lady at the right time, and that’s how it all started — that started the whole ball rolling.”

Larry, general partner of the investment group, turned to some of his personal friends to join together to transformed the “kind of old and dilapidated” area into something spectacular.

“It’s a good mix,” he said of the team that includes real estate agents, engineers, attorneys, CPAs and builders. “You get somebody with a vision, and you have all the other aspects needed. You can come together and collaborate and say, ‘This is what we want to do.’”

That’s how River Trail Cottages was born.

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Top three photos by William Houghton; bottom photo by Tom Holden

“I think Kerrville needed something like this. It does well in Austin and other places, and that kind of got it off the ground,” he said. “We wanted to give it a little bit of different flair, and people can come down and walk down to the river and possibly take a stroll on the River Trail.”

The property was purchased in 2016, and building started in May 2017. The first guests stayed in October of last year.

“We have a lot of mid-centurion stuff. It’s the old ’50s motif. The sign up front says, ‘Color TV, Refrigerated Air,’ and that’s what we have,” Larry said. “This was the old Kerrville Motor Court for awhile. Between the VA Hospital and downtown, there were about 20 motor courts along Water Street. This was one of the last ones left. This was still available, and I wanted to bring it back.”

Some of the River Trail Cottages investors are Harold Danford, Kevin Sutherlin, general manager Blake Bingham and general partner of the investment group Larry Howard.

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“Kerrville is ready for this type of development along the river, and we are hoping it will be kind of a catalyst for others.”

- Larry Howard

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RIVER’S EDGE court, mid-century vibe to it, without being kitschy,” said Blake Bingham, general manager. “It’s not cartoonish or a novelty.”

The rental properties offer something unique to visitors: a private entrance and exit from your cottage, your own individual unit, your own space and porch. But there are also plenty of areas to gather as a group.

“The history, the nostalgia and being right on the river is what makes this place special,” Blake said. “Anybody looking for something unique and different who’s tired of staying in a hotel and looking at the long row of doors, this place is perfect.

“The question that I get asked most often is if we are pet friendly,” Blake said. “We made a conscious decision that we would most definitely be pet friendly, and that’s made a big difference.”

The ability to stay in a 1953 M System RV and a 1961 Hick RV doesn’t hurt getting people’s attention either.

“The M System may have the highest rate of occupancy in the entire place. It’s just unique — you don’t see many of them, and some you will never see again. But people see them, and they want to stay in one,” Larry said.

But the River Trail Cottages is just the beginning for Larry and the investment group.

“The eastend district is what we are trying to create down here. Basically, we want to elevate this corner of town. We want to put more focus on it,” Larry said. “This is one of the main entrances to Kerrville; you have a view of the river with the 4.5-mile long trail across the river with a trail head.”

The group is looking to create something different from the other end of town with large department stores and food chains.

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“We now have 4.5 acres on the river with 700 foot of river-front property,” Larry said. “We have a restaurant going in, a retail restoration shop, retail shops and the rental properties.”

Most of the partners involved in the development are local who have been in the area for more than 25 years.

“They are invested in the community. We all wanted to see this side of town get cleaned up and put together a fun, neat new thing,” Larry said. “It was never a real returnoriented project. It was more that it needed to happen for Kerrville. Kerrville is ready for this type of development along the river, and we are hoping it will be kind of a catalyst for others.”

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9. Fran Elrod, Catie Harvill and Rae Doppler. 10. Sheila Creek, Doris Beaver, Kaysha and Monique Boldin.

11. Ruben Garza and Celia Garay. 12. Maria Martinez and Sibil Thomas. 13. Danny and Sandra Crisp.

14. Angela and Cynthia Coleman. 15. Sherman and Hollie Henry.

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EVENTS

June Calendar

This month offers outdoor movies, art exhibits, food truck festival, car shows WESTERN ARTIST ROUNDUP GROUP EXHIBIT June 2-30 The Western Artists Roundup Group will be featured at the museum. The artists will be periodically painting at the museum, too.

10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; Museum of Western Art, 1550 Bandera Highway, Kerrville; 830-896-2553, museumofwesternart.com

2018 HUNT VFD OPEN HOUSE AND FUNDRAISER June 2 Come see the newly remodeled Hunt Volunteer Fire Department Main Station while helping raise funds for the VFD. Enjoy beef and chicken fajitas, fixings and desserts with the Fredericksburg band Any Given Sunday providing live music. The event will also feature a raffle, live and silent auctions and door prizes, as well as static displays of fire trucks and firefighting equipment.

11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday; Hunt Volunteer Fire Department, 1340 Texas 39, Hunt; 830-238-4371, huntvfd.org

ANNUAL FISHING DAY June 2 Celebrate Free Fishing Day by fishing on the Pedernales River. At this family event, poles and bait will be provided along with a brief clinic about fishing. Pack a picnic and enjoy the park for the day.

10 a.m.-noon Saturday; LBJ State Park & Historic Site, 199 Park Road 52, Stonewall; 830-644-2252, ext. 222

14TH ANNUAL FREDERICKSBURG MASONIC CAR SHOW JUNE 2 Walk around and see cars of all shapes, sizes and colors at the 14th annual open car show benefiting various charitable and fraternal activities of Masonic Lodge #794. Live music will feature Mike Blakely, and the event includes food, beverages, door prizes, raffle and silent auction.

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MOVIES IN THE PARK June 15 Come out and watch “Despicable Me 3” at this fun, free event for the whole family. Load up the car and bring the kids, blankets, chairs and flashlight for an evening outside at the movies. Enjoy free popcorn.

9 p.m. Friday; Louise Hays Park, Kerrville; 830-258-1151, kerrvilletx.gov

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Gates open each evening at 6 p.m. The rodeo portion begins at 8 p.m. each day, followed by a concert and dance. Friday entertainment is provided by Josh Ward, and the Bellamy Brothers will perform Saturday. Daytime activities on Saturday are free. Tickets available at the event ticket window. Concessions also available.

6 p.m.-1 a.m. Friday, 7 a.m.-2 a.m. Saturday; Stonewall Chamber Grounds, 250 Peach St., Stonewall; 830-644-2735, stonewalltexas.com/peach-jamboree/

5TH ANNUAL HILL COUNTRY FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL JUNE 23

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Enjoy a trip to Luckenbach for the 5th annual Hill Country Food Truck Festival that features 14 food trucks, 12 Texas Hill Country wineries and a full day of live Texas music. Proceeds from this event will benefit the Texas Center for Wine and Culinary Arts (TCWCA), an approximately 16,000-square-foot educational facility that will be built in Fredericksburg.

Entertainers currently scheduled to perform include Cash’d Out, The Powell Brothers, Randall King, Vanessa Lyn Bird, Trent Turner, The L & M Kings, 3 Dollar Bills, The Merles and The Golden Roses. This is a family-friendly event, and dogs on leashes are welcome. Bring your lawn chairs to claim a perfect shady spot in the music stage area. There will be plenty of free on-site parking.

Noon-9:30 p.m. Saturday; Luckenbach; 830-997-3224, luckenbachtexas.com JUNE 2018 | TEXAS

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EVENTS PCAA CONCERT IN THE PARK JUNE 24 Grab a lawn chair or a blanket and come to an evening concert at Marktplatz featuring “Soul Machine.” This free event allows you to just sit back and listen or get up and dance. Attendees are encouraged to bring food and drinks.

6:30-8 p.m. Sunday; Adelsverein Halle at Marktplatz, 100 block of Main Street, Fredericksburg; 830-997-8515, oktoberfestinfbg.com/info/pcaa

TEXAS ANGORA GOAT RAISERS’ ASSOCIATION SHOW AND SALE AND FIBER FESTIVAL JUNE 29-30 Be a part of TAGRA’s 99th annual show and sale and 2nd Annual Fiber Festival. Registered white and black Angora Goats will be for show and sale. Vendors will be present selling all types of natural fibers.

9 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday; Kerr County Hill Country Youth Event Center, 3785 Texas 27, Kerrville; 830-688-1391

20TH ANNUAL OPEN CAR & MOTORCYCLE SHOW JUNE 30 This annual event brings in a crowd to see automobiles and motorcycles from the area. Trophies are awarded for all categories. The event also includes a veteran recognition, food trucks, vendors and live music featuring The Time Bandits.

Proceeds from the event support the Dietert Center’s Nutrition Service, which includes Meals on Wheels, and Kerrville Morning Rotary Club’s educational programs, which include scholarships.

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9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday; Kerr County Courthouse, 700 Main St., Kerrville; 830-792-4044, dietertcenter.org

MOVIES UNDER THE STARS AT THE LBJ RANCH JUNE 30 A great way to enjoy timeless classics while experiencing a fun-filled night on the LBJ Ranch. “Yellow Submarine” will be projected on an outdoor screen, and those attending are asked to bring their own choice of seating, food and drinks.

7 p.m. Saturday gates open, movie starts at dusk; LBJ State Park & Historic Site, 199 Park Road 52, Stonewall; 830-868-7128 ext. 231

BANDERA RIVERFEST JUNE 30 Join the fun as Bandera Business Association holds its 21st annual Riverfest on the banks of the beautiful Medina River. Don’t miss the opportunity of floating in one of the cleanest, clearest rivers in Texas, bring your swimsuit and intertube. This is Bandera’s way of celebrating summer.

10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday; City Park, 1102 Maple St., Bandera; 210-215-1995, banderariverfest.com 72

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