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One thing that became apparent to me this past winter (which was mild) was that in a mild winter, the St. Augustine grass that is used north of 466 stays green through the winter, whereas the zoysia (used south of 466) will be brown from approx. late December through approx. February. There may be other pros/cons of one grass type or the other, but I must admit to being jealous of the green grass up north. I believe that in a hard winter it doesn't matter - everything goes brown.

Other advantages of north are that Katie Bells, Church on the Square and the Savannah Center are all up north. Also, both bowling alleys are in Spanish Springs (although there were rumors of Brownwood having a bowling center as well.)