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.

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.

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.

Do you love to garden but wish you knew more of what it takes for plants to thrive in the Hill Country? The Master Gardener certification classes can help with that. Highland Lakes Master Gardener Association will offer its 10-week certification classes at the Burnet County AgriLife building on Wednesdays from 10 a.m.

EDITOR’S NOTE: After the Dispatch Record published one of its stories in a Hispanic Heritage Month series, Virginia “Ginny” Castillo-Cleary contacted the newspaper to express interest in sharing the story of her late grandmother, Lampasas restaurant owner Margaret Medina.

Boy Scout Troop 200 will be out on the streets of Lampasas Saturday, collecting canned goods and other non-perishable items for its food drive. The troop left donation bags at local residents’ doorsteps last week and will return Saturday to collect these bags and deliver them to area food pantries.

LAMPASAN NAMED 4-H GOLD STAR WINNER One 4-H member from Lampasas County was among the 19 youth honored during the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s District 7 4-H Gold Star Banquet. Allison Martin, daughter of Lee and Tammy Martin, was honored Oct.

Air Evac Lifeteam and Beacon Hospice will sponsor a Helicopters and Snow Cones event Nov. 20 from 11 a.m.

The city of Lampasas has begun its fall, curbside brush-chipping program. During the week of Nov.