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I ASSUME YOUR TRAVELS INCLUDED SOME PRETTY MEMORABLE MOMENTS. TELL ME ONE OF THEM. In 1969 we were in Libya when a coup d’état overthrew the monarchy and took control. The takeover happened quickly, and within a couple of hours the entire city was shut down — but I didn’t know what had happened, so I drove to work like any normal day. When I got there, they told me what had happened and sent me back home. We were all in our homes for three days until I looked out the window and saw the curfew had been lifted. When I left, I was stopped by someone on the street who told me the Americans were invading, and that I needed to get back home, so I did! I was back in my house for another three days before it was finally safe for me to go back to work.

WHAT WAS IT ABOUT CASTLE GAP THAT INSPIRED YOU TO NAME YOUR BUSINESS AFTER IT?

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It was just so beautiful out there. I remember the sky was so clear you could see every little star at night. Growing up out there, I certainly had my fair share of digging and treasure hunting, which was always an adventure — we had to watch for rattlesnakes. The beauty and adventure of that place inspired me to open this jewelry store because I wanted the store to be a place where anyone could find treasure when they walked in.

YOUR STORE SPECIALIZESINNATIVE AMERICAN JEWELRY. WHAT DREW YOU TO IT?

It’s a cottage industry, which means nothing is manufactured. Every piece is different and reflects the artist. I really like that about it.

WHERE DO MOST OF YOUR JEWELRY PIECES COME FROM?

The Navajo and Zuni tribes, mostly from Southern California and New Mexico, as well as a few local artists.

YOU’VE WORKED SINCE YOU WERE 9, AND NOW AT 90, YOU STILL PUT IN SIX DAYS A WEEK HERE AT YOUR SHOP. WHAT KEEPS YOU GOING?

Well, I just point my fingers now, most of the time. But I’ve always worked at something or other, and always been open-minded. I just do it. This store is my own treasure, and I share it with my family and the customers who come in.

—NADIA HILL

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WHAT GIVES?

Small ways that you can make a big difference for neighborhood nonprofits

THIS MONTH, GO INSIDE LAKE HIGHLANDS HOMES

... at a big Lake Highlands Area Early Childhood

PTA fundraising event in conjunction with the group’s 50th anniversary that’s half a century of supporting Lake Highlands’ children, families and community. This month the organization’s sixth annual tour of homes plus a brunch and auction aim to raise funds so that LHAECPTA can continue to make a positive impact on our neighborhood. Three Lake Highlands homes — including one of a former HGTV “Design Star” contestant are on the Wednesday, April 14 tour that kicks off at the Highland Oaks Church of Christ at 8:45 a.m. The silent auction features kids’ items and activities, gift baskets and entertainment event packages, to name a few, and because the event serves as the April LHECPTA meeting, childcare will be available, for a fee, in the church nursery. Tickets are $25. Find more information at lhaecpta.org.

Or Racethe Lhstreets

... at Run the Highlands, April 24 at Lake Highlands North Park. Proceeds from the annual Lake Highlands Junior Women’s League fun run will be used to beautify the Lake Highlands North recreation center by creating a mainhallway mural that will highlight the center’s playground, sprayground, pond fountain, the loop trail and a hint of the Lake Highlands High School football stadium, and capture what the center means to the neighborhood. Register at runontexas.com. Learn more about the junior women’s league at lhjwl.org.

KNOW OF WAYS that neighbors can spend time, attend an event, or purchase or donate something to benefit a neighborhood nonprofit? Email your suggestion to launch@advocatemag.com.

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