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Georgetown Impacts — August 2011

2. Kay Briggs of KBOriginals,ART and Edda Rivera of SilverGemm combined their stores and opened Diva Chicks ARTful Boutique on July 25. Located at 109 E. Seventh St., the boutique sells locally made artwork, women’s clothing, baby clothes, jewelry, shoes, handbags and accessories. Briggs said all the products are either made in the USA or are Fair Trade–certified. 281-948-4302, 947-4259, www.kboriginalsartstudio.com , www.silvergemm.com

3. Arts Avenue for Kids, a Christian theater, dance and music studio, now has a permanent home at 614 E. University Ave. The company was previously meeting in different churches throughout Georgetown and Round Rock. Classes begin Aug. 29. This year the studio will perform “Willy Wonka” and “Aladdin,” owner Vicki Henderson said. The studio offers dance, theater, full production and adult tap classes, as well as choirs, musicals and Fit for Worship for adults, a dance aerobics to praise music. 299-5402, www.artsavenueforkids.com

4. Cowgirls Rustic Furniture and Mattress opened Aug. 1 at 1030 W. Hwy. 29, the former site of Beds, Beds & More, which closed at the end of July. 930-1111

5. Cellular Sales opened a Verizon Wireless store July 14 at 3304 Williams Drive, the former site of a Jack in the Box restaurant. The location carries phones, accessories, tablets, and Internet and data plans. Internet services start at $50 per month. Hours are Mon.–Sat. 9 a.m.– 9 p.m. and Sun. 10:30 a.m.–6 p.m. 948-7501, www.cellularsales.com

6. Visiting Angels moved May 1 from Cedar Park to Georgetown at 202 S. Austin Ave., Ste. 106. The company provides in-home senior care services, which are customized to each client’s needs. 877-907-5078, www.wilcoangels.com

Kevin Merritt launched Georgetown-based Innovation Luxury Homes in March. The custom home building company builds site-specific homes in the Central Texas area as well as in The Reserve at Berry Creek in Georgetown and Gabriel’s Overlook between Liberty Hill and Georgetown. Merritt formed his company after working with regional and national builders for 12 years. 534-1443, www.innovationluxuryhomes.com

Georgetown-based Ausome Roadside Assistance opened in June and offers auto entry, tire changes, gas delivery and jump-start services from Austin to Killeen. Licensed and insured technicians are available 24 hours a day. 948-7504, www.araaustin.

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Termites have a very useful role within our environment, but when they invade and attack your home, they can become a hated enemy, a source of heartache and anxiety. Every problem has a solution, and there is no need for any job turning into a nightmare. There are however, certain practices in the pest control industry that should be adopted for all inspections and treatments, and some “dodgy” operators that should be avoided like the plague!

In Australia, one house in 3 at some stage will become affected by termites, which is more prevalent than damage caused by fire, storm and flood combined. This article will examine how to prevent termite attack, methods of inspection, protection, control and treatment.

Termite Control Control of pest termites involves identifying the species, locating the nest and choosing the best eradication methods. A combination of doing regular, competent building inspections in termite-prone areas, using naturally resistant or treated timbers in buildings, and installing chemical and physical soil barriers around buildings is necessary to prevent further problems.

You should evaluate this content meticulously, the situation and the options have numerous variations. Houses nearby may often have termite nests nearby in trees, stumps and underground but these may not contain pest species. When they do, it should be the main focus of the termite control technician to locate and treat these areas before any protection is implemented. Too often the technician will “advise” the worried homeowner that termites may be “anywhere within one hundred metres” of the property and its impossible to pinpoint exactly where they may be coming from.

In my opinion, if you do not even try to find out the origin of the problem, your chances of gaining control of the problem dramatically drop. Even if the house is surrounded by dense bushland, I think it’s definitely worth the time and expense of test drilling and treating ALL trees and stumps surrounding the property within a 50-100 metre radius, because that’s where most infestations originate. If it means drilling 40-60 trees or investigating all surrounding homes, isn’t that a lot better than ignoring a possible source of infestation?

Most pest control companies won’t go to this extra effort, and will try to convince the client that their baiting technique or soil barrier system is designed to protect your home in all circumstances. Do not BELIEVE THEM! Better investigations and inspections lead to better termite protection and treatments. Its only common sense to take all effort to find out the origin of the attack.

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