CUERO, NEW HOME TO USA KING'S CROSSING, INC.

Cuero welcomes USA King's Crossing, Inc. owner Chuck Howard and his family to the community. USA King's Crossing, Inc. is a light manufacturing company that produces shave oil. The shave oil business was started in August, 1991 in Dallas, Texas as a sole-proprietorship and was incorporated in 1995. The first retail customer was the original Whole Foods Market store located in Austin, Texas. The company expanded in 1993 to include national wholesale distributors serving the natural products industry and into the mass market in 1997.

USA King's Crossing, Inc. currently manufactures shave oils under 2 brand names, Shave Deluxe and Shave Secret. A solid portion of the business is derived from direct sales to customers via the Internet websites, www.shavesecret.com and www.shavedeluxe.com and direct mail. The company relocated to Cuero, Texas from Dallas, Texas in September, 2004. You can find more information and how to get these products at the above mentioned websites.

CHRISTMAS IN CUERO

The Cuero Development Corporation and the December Events Committee invite you to visit Christmas in Cuero this Holiday Season. The lighted driving tour through the municipal park that has been transformed into a winter wonderland opened November 22 and will remain open nightly through the New Year. There is no admission fee, but donations are accepted to help the event grow.

Thirty-two new lighted pieces have been added not counting the numerous additional snowflakes. The entrance to the park is located off of Fain McDougal Dr. in front of the GVEC building. Eight foot directional Nutcrackers point the way. All traffic through the park is one-way. The second annual lighted night Holiday Parade was held Saturday, November 27.

Historic Downtown has also been laced in lights and garlands and wreaths and decorations have been added near the downtown gazebo in the library courtyard. Don't miss the opportunity to shop Cuero's unique and friendly shops.

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The next monthly community leaders breakfast meeting will be held Friday, December 3 at 7:30 a.m. at the Cuero State Bank Community Room, 121 E. Courthouse.

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HOLIDAY HOME TOUR

The Xi Nu Phi Sorority, Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, is sponsoring the Cuero's Christmas Cottage of Homes Saturday, December 4, 2004 from 1-7 p.m. and Sunday, December 5, 2004 1-6 p.m. Tickets are $10.00 per person and include 7 homes.

Homes included on the tour are the Cottage on Main, 603 E. Main Street circa 1920; Weldon Home, 408 Terrell circa prior to 1917; Allert-Fischer Home, 610 Indianola circa 1893; Bell-Armando Home, 305 E. Prairie circa 1880; Zengerle Home, 2725 FM 2718 circa 2001; Luddeke Home, 5057 SH 72 West circa 2004; Wheeler Home, 2260 SH 7 2 West circa 2004.

Tickets are available at the Cuero Chamber of Commerce (361) 275-2112, Cuero Development Corporation (361) 275-8178, Barbecue Station (361) 277-2417, Friends (361) 275-3115 and Rendezvous (361) 275-5777 or at tour homes on tour dates. Come to Cuero for a tour of Texas homes that will warm your heart.