Features

ENERGY EFFICIENCY FOR HOME SAVINGS
By Jody Horton
Old or new, untried or true, energy management tips in this issue offer lessons from the past, best practices of the present and technical advances in energy efficiency that will come to pass in the not-too-distant future.

NINEPIN BOWLING
By Joe Nick Patoski
In Central Texas, one can still find ninepin bowling alleys, a direct connection to a time when rural social clubs functioned as community centers.

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Departments

POWER TALK
Letters to the Editor; safety and energy tips; co-op people, places and trivia.

ELECTRIC NOTES
Energy tips and safety information.

OBSERVATIONS
THE ROAD ALMOST TAKEN
By Joe Holley
‘I had a secret mission in mind.’

TEXAS USA
REJUVENATING THE PRAIRIE
By Mary Lance
Prescribed burns mimic nature.

FOOTNOTES IN TEXAS HISTORY
THE DUKES OF DUVAL COUNTY
By Kaye Northcott and Clay Coppedge
For sheer audacity, we’ll put historic Duval County boss rule in South Texas up against anything Chicago or New York ever dreamed up.

RECIPES
ENJOY THIS VERSATILE, ABUNDANT SUMMER TREAT
By Kevin Hargis
It’s the time of the year when backyard gardens are reaching their zenith, and if you planted zucchini, yellow or pattypan squash—perhaps even all three—an avalanche of the sweet, tender vegetables likely awaits.

FOCUS ON TEXAS
AT THE TEXAS BEACH
By Ashley Clary
Reader photo contest. We received more than 200 photos of fun in the sand and sun, as well as some grim reminders of how hard 2008 was to our beaches.

AROUND TEXAS
Statewide Event Listings.

HIT THE ROAD
SCHULENBURG TO SHINER
By Camille Wheeler
Painted churches, Spoetzl Brewery leave visitors spellbound.