College of Veterinary Medical & Biomedical Sciences

Animal Science Equine Science Section & the Brazos Extension Horse Committee invite you to attend An Equine Evening at the Expo

Brazos County Exposition Complex

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

“Horse Cloning – State of the Art”

Katrin Hinrichs, DVM, PhD, Professor

Patsy Link Chair in Mare Reproduction Studies

Texas A&M University

Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology & Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences Joint Appointment

“Piroplasmosis and Your Horse – What You Need to Know”

Tracy Norman, VMD, Clinical Assistant Professor

Texas A&M University

Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences

“Hoof Trimming Fundamentals”

Jason Maki, CJF, RJF, Farrier

Texas A&M University

Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital

Schedule

Registration and Meal:  6:00-6:30 pm

Dinner hosted by The Brazos Extension Horse Committee.

Program begins: 6:30 pm

To register for this event, please call The Brazos County Extension Office at 979-823-0129, or email Eric Zimmerman at e-zimmerman@tamu.edu, before Friday, March 19, at 4:00 pm.

Bryan College Station Farmers Market Century 21 Beal

Bryan/College Station is a very unique place. The sister cities have most everything you’d find in a big city, but alternatively it’s got quite a bit you wouldn’t. What makes it so special is the amount of farms and food producers around. This area of Texas is one of the agricultural boons of the U.S., not to mention A&M University has some of the most premier agricultural researchers. We are surrounded by some of the freshest, healthiest meats and vegetables in Texas; that makes Bryan/College Station one of the best places to shop for food. Be it our farmers’ markets, local grocers, or A&M’s meat market, you can find some of the most delicious foods in our quaint little sister cities.

HEB and Kroger’s are great grocery stores as well, but if you’re looking for fresh produce, you really can’t beat the farmers’ market. For over 10 years, the Brazos Valley Farmers’ Market has been trying to connect local food farmers with local consumers; the food is amazing, and the prices are impossible to beat because they come straight from the producers Another thing that makes the farmers’ market a great place to have is that it ties the community together. The Brazos Valley Farmers’ Market doesn’t receive any funding; it’s all volunteer based and fruits and vegetables is not the only thing vendors come to sell.

There are a ton of different vendors that come to the market selling everything from jellies, specialized salsas, and honey to jewelry and perfume. It really is a wholesome, communal environment and a great place to go even if you don’t have any kind of grocery list.

But if you do have any kind of meats on the list, the A&M meat market is tough to compete with. They sell all types of meat products and they’re all pretty amazing. It comes from one of the best meat science & technology centers in the world, and it shows. They’re basically just selling the meat so they can afford to buy more livestock and keep studying it, and the community reaps all the benefits.

For another great food experience, Bryan/College Station also has the Farm Patch; it has all the great produce you’d find in the farmers’ market, but it’s as convenient as a grocery store. They get a lot of their inventory from local producers and they also sell flowers, trees, and seeds– in case you’d like to grow some food at home. The Farm Patch is a charming, friendly place; the whole experience is like a remnant from a quieter time.

This area has all the right qualities that make it one of the best places to find great food; it’s not too big and it’s not too small. Tons of local farmers from the rural areas gather here to sell their good, and the consumers get access to some of the best produce available– the communities of Bryan and College Station, Tx  is made all the better.

Susan Hilton – Realtor & Sales Trainer for Century 21 Beal, Inc.

#1 in Real Estate in Bryan and College Station Home Sales

Bryan College Station Real Estate & Community Blog

Of all the surfaces inside of the house, counter tops usually have to endure all the wear and tear. Anything you don’t want laying around on the floor usually ends up on counter tops, and accidents like to happen when given enough time. Even worse, scratches and gouges can be eye magnets, but even so, remodeling can be difficult to think about sometimes.

Home owners are sometimes daunted with the issue of remodeling: it can be painstaking to decide upon and it’s usually tough work. Beyond that, there is no formula to figuring out if the cost exceeds the benefit when part of the benefit is happiness

Research is very important, and there are a fair number of options with types of counter tops and manufacturers. After any amount of research, it’s clear that many consumer reports and magazines praise granite as a very cost-effective option for new counter tops.

Granite is dense and durable, most anything around the house is not strong enough to damage it. Granite is not a rare material but it’s one of the hardest rocks available, just weaker than gems and diamonds. You could actually destroy a knife before ever scratching the counter with it, although a piece of glass would be just hard enough scratch it.

While granite is an extremely durable stone, it’s not too difficult to find– making it pretty affordable. Enough new, 3 cm thick, counter tops to cover 70 sq. feet of space would cost about $3,000-$3-500. A bathroom counter would be significantly cheaper, and this type of counter top improvement would raise the value of your home significantly. This is great for several reasons, but most importantly it would end up in you receiving most of your money back if you were ever to sell or lease the house.

Not only is it cost-effective, it’s easy to manage. Granite is not very porous at all. Most if not all liquids laying on the surface of the counter will stay there; that means you can’t easily stain the counter top. Anything that would dry up wouldn’t stain it; you’d have to spill something like oil and leave it there.

Granite counter tops are also very attractive; they can contrast with almost any type of wood counter top perfectly. They also sit very well next to painted counter tops can look amazing; for example a light pastel orange or yellow color for the cabinets or walls would look great in the kitchen if it caught a lot of sun in the summer.

Besides its upfront cost, there is no real down side to a granite counter top. A simple laminate counter top would be about half the cost, but the difference can be so apparent when there are kool-aid stains and knife gouge farms around the cutting board and when you are ready to sell. All things considered it would be well worth your time to consider an improvement in your College Station home!

Susan

Susan Hilton

Century 21 Beal, Inc.

979-764-2100

Search College Station Homes and Real Estate!

My 16 year old daughter took the class out at the Texas World Speedway with a certified race driver in the front seat and my husband in the back – white knuckles and all.  My daughter did great!

The students did a lot of weaving between cones, slamming on the brakes, swerving and even running over a few orange cones.  They learned how long it takes for a car to actually stop, how anti lock brakes work, how a car reacts when you swerve, it is better to swerve and THEN hit the brakes rather than hit the brakes a you are trying to swerve and much more.  I was very impressed with how well the kids did and how much they learned.

My husband didn’t do quite as well.  He bit his tongue and had white knuckles but he survived riding with her too. He even admits that he learned quite a bit too!

He enjoyed actually getting to drive around the Texas World Speedway at the end as a special treat.

I’m very proud of how well they BOTH did!

Susan Hilton

 Want to Search the Bryan/College Station Real Estate MLS? CLICK HERE!!!

979-764-2100

 Selling a home in Bryan or College Station, Texas or other location in the Brazos Valley is heavily dependant on pricing your home properly and picking an agent that will create an “online market presence” for your home. As a home seller, you need to be aware that the market in Bryan College Station and many other Texas communities has changed over the last three and a half years. We are no longer in a strong seller’s market.

When selling a home in Bryan College Station, Tx, it pays to have a pro in your corner representing you.  It pays to hire a well educated, top professional at Century 21 Beal.

** 85% of all buyers are finding their homes on the Internet. Is your Bryan College Station home being advertised on the web? If you are with CENTURY 21 Beal it sure is!

• As a driver, you will make more decisions in one mile than a 747 captain does flying across country.
• Automobile crashes are responsible for more teen fatalities than alcohol, drugs and violence COMBINED.

August 16th I am sending my daughter to the Texas World Speedway Teen Survival Driving Academy in College Station.

No- she is not a bad driver. She is just a teen driver.  The TWS TSDA (Texas World Speedway Teen Survival Driving Academy) is NOT a racing school! It is designed “to place students in real world scenarios and show them how to take control and avoid dangerous situations.  They will work on collision avoidance and car control skills.    Now that I think about it, I know a few adults (myself included) that should probably attend…

The Academy recreates dangerous situations and teaches (in a controlled environment) how to take control of the situations and make life saving decisions.

This is a 4 hour couse which includes classroom and hands on driving activities. With the instructor, the student is given tools to avoid an accident. Students are encouraged to bring their own vehicle that they will be driving on a regular basis. The activities are done at a low speed and should not hurt the car. If you don’t want to use your own car, one can be provided.

Parents are encouraged to attend the 4 hour course too!!!

So, get your teenager registered and join us. And come back to this blog again to see the photos and videos of the event. I bet we can all learn something together.

Susan Hilton

Want to Search the Bryan/College Station Real Estate MLS? CLICK HERE!!!

979-764-2100

Selling a home in Bryan or College Station, Texas or other location in the Brazos Valley is heavily dependant on pricing your home properly and picking an agent that will create an “online market presence” for your home. As a home seller, you need to be aware that the market in Bryan College Station and many other Texas communities has changed over the last three and a half years. We are no longer in a strong seller’s market.

When selling a home in Bryan College Station, Tx, it pays to have a pro in your corner representing you.  It pays to hire a well educated, top professional at Century 21 Beal.

** 85% of all buyers are finding their homes on the Internet. Is your Bryan College Station home being advertised on the web? If you are with CENTURY 21 Beal it sure is!

GARAGE SALE

The annual Pebble Creek Garage Sale is being held Saturday, August 8th, and we would love to have you participate! There is a $15.00 participation fee that covers the rental of the parking lot at Pebble Creek Elementary School, the garage sale maps, and the ad that will be ran for one week in the Eagle newspaper. You can hold your sale at your home, or you can reserve a space in the parking lot at the school. If you would like to participate in the garage sale, please contact me at 690-0992 ext. 109, or email me at Erica_R@pebblecreek.org on or before Wednesday, July 29th.  

 
NATIONAL NIGHT OUT

National Night out is being held on Tuesday, October 6th. National Night Out is a crime prevention event designed to heighten crime and drug prevention awareness, while generating support for local anti-crime programs and strengthening neighborhood spirit. Many blocks in the Pebble Creek community hold cook-outs, or similar gatherings, for National Night Out, and we encourage all blocks to hold their own NNO party. College Station Police are available to come to your block party to discuss safety tips with you, and to answer any questions you have about crime prevention in our area.

4TH AT THE CREEK T-SHIRTS ON SALE

The HOA office has 4th at the Creek t-shirts available for the reduced price of $5.00 per shirt. These shirts are a great way to commemorate the 4th of July, and support your HOA! All sizes are available (Youth Small-Extra Large and Adult Small-Extra Large), but some sizes are about to sell out, so be sure to get your shirt today! The shirts are still available on the PCOA website, www.pcoa.info, on the Activities Committee page, or here in the office. For more information, please contact me at 690-0992 ext. 109 or at Erica_R@pebblecreek.org.
 

Pebble Creek Lawns and Landscaping

The heat of the Texas summer is upon us, and as many of us have noticed, some yards are suffering. I know we have all been effected by the increase in College Station water rates, and I am sure the new water rates have had an impact on the lawns and landscaping within Pebble Creek. I have attached the 2009 watering schedule for the City of College Station, along with some watering tips for Texas homeowners, and I hope these guidelines will help Pebble Creek homeowners to decrease the amount of water that is misused due to run-off and evaporation, while helping to improve the health of lawns by using the proper amount of water.

Erica Roberts

Pebble Creek Homeowners Association

979-690-0992 ext. 109

January – June 2009

How is the real estate market changing in Bryan College Station? June was great again this year!  Considering what has been going on in the rest of the country we had a remarkable number of sales in June!  Hope you were one of the MANY to take advantage of the slower real estate market and the $8,000 tax rebate this month.

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Have you tried the new 979-764-2121 Instant Info Line?  Remember to store the number in your phone so anytime you are out driving you can hear information about ANY home for sale ANY TIME.

Is it time for YOU to take advantage of the real estate market? Is it time to move your retirement money from the uncertainty of stocks to the more stable real estate market in Bryan/College Station? Call me and I’ll tell you how you CAN use retirement money to purchase rental real estate NOW!

VOTE NOW!!!

We need your help!  The Century Tree Reader has been nominated as the favorite Texas real estate blog. We need you to vote and tell them why it is the BEST

Cast your vote with and send your comments to Brian Pope’s email at   

B-pope@tamu.edu

Thanks!

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VOTE FOR BEST BLOG

COLLEGE STATION (Real Estate Center) – Thanks to all of you who submitted your favorite Texas real estate blogs to us last month. Now for round two.

We’ve compiled 19 blogs and will publish them in five groups beginning today and over the next four issues. Your job: Check out each issue’s group of blogs and vote on the one you think is the most informative or useful, or the one that is simply the most entertaining. Be sure to let us know what swayed your decision.

The blogs that receive the most votes in their groups will face off against each other in the final round.

Here we go. First up:

• Dallas Dirt
• Crossland Team at Keller-Williams Realty in Austin
• Beal Century 21 Real Estate in Bryan–College Station
• Swamplot, a Houston-area blog

Cast your vote with and send your comments to Associate Editor Bryan Pope.

Do you know where this Pendulum is?

Call 979-764-2121 and enter the street number and you can HEAR information about that house. ANY PHONE – ANY TIME!

If a Bryan College Station home is available for sale in the MLS YOU CAN HEAR IT!  It doesn’t matter if Century 21 has it listed for sale or Coldwell Banker or Remax or ANYONE!

College Station’s water is ground water from deep wells in Simsboro Sand about 3,000 feet down.  The water is pumped from the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer.

Is the water hot or cold when it comes up? Would you believe that the temperature for the water is 118 degrees Fahrenheit? The cooling towers at the Sandy Point Pump Station help reduce the temperature down to 85 degrees.

From the Sandy Point Pump Station the water travels about 13 miles to the Dowling Road Pump Station. At this Pump Station chlorine is added to disinfect and have fluoride added. The storage tanks at Dowling Road hold about 8 million gallons of water for College Station residents!

After the chlorine is added and the water is disinfected it goes to the to one of the 2 elevated storage tanks. These tanks provide us with the water pressure we want and need and for extra water in case of a fire.

Now you know where your drinking water came from.