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Renovated home to be featured on Christmas tour

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The residence of Ken and Amy McDaniel at 2072 County Road 1025 in Lampasas is one that Holiday Tour of Homes participants will be able to visit Dec. 5. Recent renovations include an inground pool and a cigar lounge. The tour is offered annually by the Lampasas County Museum. MONIQUE BRAND

Hidden toxins are killing us -- and they are in your home

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You protect your family from pesticides, you protect them from poisonous cleaning solutions, but did you know you may be bathing in fatal toxins and pasting them on your face? Phthalates have been making national news lately as villainous chemicals, but for the last 20 years, studies have been connecting all sorts of man-made substances to hormone disruption. These substances can be found in the makeup you wear, the shampoo and soaps you use, the furniture you sit on, the containers from which you eat and the toys your children play with.

Holiday home tour set for December

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The first stop on the Christmas Tour of Homes is the residence of Clint and Cherise Moses, located at 808 W. First St. in Lampasas. The tour, sponsored each year by the Lampasas County Museum, is scheduled for Dec. 5 from 1-5 p.m.

CORRECTION

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A 4-H Gold Star Award story in the Nov. 12 edition listed the incorrect last name for the parents of award recipient Allison Martin.