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52 f eat u re S
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a Business view
More Than a Swimming Pool | 42
Greetings | 6
Dive into a dream pool from Pack Pools
an Extra view
Vietnam POW inspires others with his experience
Happy Tales Lead to Happy Trails | 46
Comedian Bill Engvall recalls his college job at Inner Space Caverns
New owners make tail-wagging improvements to kennel
Behind the Written Word | 20
d epart m ents
a Traveler’s view
A New Land to Love | 52
Writer finds ghostwriting to be a great fit
live and learn
Photographer Todd White gets behind the lens with a mission
Going Green Clean This Spring | 50
Fresh meat from Florence High School’s meat market
an Animal view
Sisters shine and clean homes, without toxic products
Inspired to Run like a Nun | 19
Therapy dogs teach a trick or two to autistic kids
How Kelly Clayman started Kelly’s Kids
Marathoner models fitness for others
What Mat ters IS…
Chiropractors: Not Just For Your Back | 64
The Powers of Music | 28 A director’s enthusiasm for music— strings attached get ting to know georgetown
The Drum I Beat | 35
A Cut Above | 11
A FITNESS VIEW
Create
Back to the Cave | 16
Dogs Making a Difference | 55
Riding for Life | 58
The Power of an Affectionate Touch | 61
Welcoming Women to Woodworking | 23
A simple gesture can change the world
Women join men in Sun City’s Woodshop
a natural view
a Giving view
Relay For Life | 40
It’s time to get those seeds in the ground
Relay teams fundraise for cancer
what’s cookin’
Golfer’s Corner
Learn from the Best | 63
Tips from Pro Bill Easterly
Events | 76 Georgetown Live | 77
Manhattan Pie chef goes beyond pizza
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Gear Up for Gardening | 66
Flavorful Infusions | 73
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Greetings
Publisher
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EDITOR’S NOTE
My grandmother was one of the most resourceful people I know. She made do with what she had, and what she didn’t have, she created. And if she couldn’t create it, she’d change the rules so that what she needed was already at her disposal. I remember how she’d save up bread crusts in the breadbox. Even when they became as dry and brittle as Styrofoam, she’d just trim the edges, tear the bread into chunks, throw them into a bowl with some milk and eggs and whatever else she had on hand, and stick it in the oven. The aroma of vanilla and cinnamon would enfold me like a chenille blanket. Even when she didn’t have one of the ingredients on hand, her bread pudding tasted like everything was right with the world. Nana used what she had at her disposal. On Palm Sunday, she’d walk to church collecting palm fronds from the yards of generous neighbors. By the time we got to church, layers of fresh fronds piled up across our arms and tickled our chins. There would be enough for everyone without Nana having spent a nickel. I don’t remember Nana fretting around the kitchen in a panic or dashing out to the store when she didn’t have a particular thing. She didn’t even drive. What I did see was a woman who used what she had, with a spirit of confident expectancy, to bless those around her. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about my own practice of resourcefulness. Is giving only about material things? What do I already possess that I can use to bless others? A hug? Encouraging words? A lesson from my own life experiences? In times when life’s circumstances challenge our finances, our time, our sense of connectedness, perhaps resourcefulness whispers its most telling lesson: You already have what you need. Just look for it with a spirit of confident expectancy. Whether it’s Dave Carey’s inspiring story of his P.O.W. experience or Todd White’s compassionate mission to India, this month’s issue is packed with examples of people in Georgetown who use what they have to help others.
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Carol Hutchison carol@viewmagazineinc.com Contributing Writers
Emily Treadway Carol Hutchison Christine Switzer Karen Pollard Nancy Bacchus April Jones Karen Lange Meredith Morrow Meg Moring Contributing Photographers
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he bell rings in the Florence High School Ag building as students, laughing and talking at their lockers, put on lab coats, hairnets, hard hats, and rubber boots. Metal holsters chained around their waists tote large meat-cutting knives and sharpeners. Students step into the cold, clean meat lab, where they take turns learning how to cut tender steaks. Tomorrow, they’ll learn how to smoke beef jerky. This small, 2A high school has one of the few student-run, fullservice meat markets in the country, producing quality beef, lamb, and pork and providing a path toward scholarships and lucrative careers in the agriculture industry. “It’s the most exciting part of the day. Every day, it’s something new,” says senior Trey Simpson. “Since 1994 we had always sold the meat just to the local people who knew about us. But we never had a storefront,” says Joe Barbour, Florence High School meat lab and meat market instructor. In 2000, the school district built
the new Ag building with the preparing these special requests. Story and Photos by storefront. Now students learn to The Florence Diner purchases conduct business with the public, roughly 150 pounds of meat per including taking phone orders, usweek exclusively from the FHS ing a cash register, stocking meat, Meat Market, including bacon, and counting money. Mr. Barbour pork chops, hot dogs, hamburger, allows students to run the market and steaks—all cut and packaged themselves, under his supervision. by students. The meat market sells After taking prerequisite classes beef hindquarters or halves, cut to on food technology and safety, customers’ specifications. Wellmarket students stand ready to stocked freezers in the storefront answer questions from customers accommodate smaller purchases. about their products. The curricuSides of beef for the market arlum and the new facility serve as rive pre-inspected and pre-graded a model for high schools and colfrom Sam Kane Beef Processors leges that want to implement a meat lab and marketing program. The Florence meat lab students learn to cater to clients’ wishes. Folks who move to Central Texas from the east coast, for example, purchase cuts common to their area, like tri-tips and Philly steaks. Left to right: Lupe Acevedo, Lance Barr, Ryan Spaulding, Trey Simpson, and Joe Barbour, meat Students enjoy lab and meat market instructor
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A Cut Above from page 11 in Corpus Christi and are aged for two weeks in the school’s cold storage before processing. Students process each side of beef into steaks, hamburger, and roasts. The students then weigh and vacuum-pack each item. “Of the three categories of beef quality—prime, choice, and select—we sell choice. The reach-in counter at most grocery stores sells select. Our prices compare with grocery stores’, but we sell better quality beef,” says Mr. Barbour. The wrong angle or the wrong cut can make even the most tender cuts of beef tough. Mr. Barbour continually quizzes students on muscles and cuts of beef,
and students fabricate cuts under Mr. Barbour’s strict supervision. Florence High School Meat Market is located Cutting mistakes become learnjust off Highway 195 and FM 970 in Florence, ing experiences, but they don’t Texas. Just follow the Meat Market signs. end up on the market shelves. Joe Barbour Student safety and food safety FHS Meat Lab & Market come first. Beginning with the first class of the morning, stu254-793-2495 ext. 333 dents inspect equipment, ensurMeat Market: 254-793-3955 ing a sanitary and safe working jbarbour@florenceisd.net environment for the day. “It’s kind of cool because we’re a 2A school, out in the middle of The FHS Meat Lab has all of the nowhere, but we have one of the few necessary equipment, including a –17° high school meat labs in the country,” below flash freezer. At this temperature, says junior Ryan Spalding. Students earn meat freezes in a fast 15 minutes, locka local meat cutting certification through ing in moisture and preserving quality. the meat lab and meat market classes, After thawing, flash-frozen meat retains qualifying them for jobs above entry the same quality as fresh-cut. According level. “Our kids come out of here with to Mr. Barbour, this method of handling a lot of scholarships,” says Mr. Barbour. meat is superior to setting out unfrozen Colleges such as Texas A&M and Texas beef for a few days on a grocery store Tech recruit students from Florence High shelf. School because of the program’s sucFHS Meat Market’s hours coincide cess, the students’ level of knowledge, with school hours, and the market is and national awards. closed during summer and on school Lupe Acevedo was named this year’s holidays. Students enjoy customizing student lab manager. “As a second-year orders, but since they work during the meat lab student, Lupe has the experischool day, “it’s best to call ahead,” says ence. He’s a leader and often explains Mr. Barbour. The meat market is a winprocedures to first-year students,” says win arrangement: Long-time customMr. Barbour. Lupe outlines his goals: “I ers who support the program prefer its plan on going to West Texas A&M to meat over grocery store offerings, and major in animal science and then doing students learn not only how to cut meat research at the Beef Carcass Research but also how to plan a career path that Center. From there I’ll go to graduate will take them where they want to go. school for animal science, get a job at Staying true to their motto, Florence a slaughter plant, and maybe someday High School Meat Market is truly “A Cut teach or own a lab.” Above.”
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Your bosses didn’t mind you telling jokes on the tour? No, not at all. I got good comments [from customers]. I always made sure I answered questions. If I didn’t know, I’d find out. It was my way of entertaining. I always wondered if there’s ever been anybody who, years later, saw me on TV and went “Hey there’s the guy who gave us the tour at Inner Space!”
Did you remember any of the tour spiel today from when you worked here in college? It was amazing how much came back to me. Some of the little stuff I’d forgotten. I could give a tour–nobody would know the difference. I have to say that it was the beginnings of my comedy career, even though I didn’t realize it. I would give the information on tour, but I always made it funny and told jokes. Sometimes it went over well and sometimes it didn’t! I learned a lot about what people find funny.
What kind of car did you drive back then? A ’72 or ’73 yellow Datsun pickup! After that, I had a pea green Vega—it was actually my nicest car. What about the uniform? Oh! We had to wear these awful jumpsuits! The uniform is much better today. Was Inner Space your favorite college job? Yes. It was always a fun place to work. I’m sure there were mornings they asked, “Oh, why did we
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hire this kid?” I also worked for the phone company, replacing old wires. It paid great, but as far as pure fun, Inner Space was the best. I think I earned just over two dollars an hour. What was your favorite hangout? Adeline’s in Round Rock. It was an old house—a little old bar. We used to go there and get sausage wraps—a piece of white bread, German sausage with mustard— and we’d get Lone Star beers. Another place was Big G’s, where we played pool. Did you have a favorite restaurant? Sonic—the one on the river. We also went to Ramirez Grocery for the best burritos. There was also an old African-American church. On Sundays, for two dollars, you could get the best home cooking. During our breaks at the phone company, we went to L&M Cafe for sausage, biscuits and coffee.
The Bill Engvall Day Jobs episode airs on April 4 at 9:00 p.m. (EST) on Great American Country (GAC).
Do you still visit Sonic when you’re in town? Oh I’ve got to have my cherry limeade, footlong chili cheese coney, and cheese tater-tots! You visited your grandparents in Georgetown when you were a kid? I used to love to visit my grandparents. A typical day would be: We’d dig vegetables out of the garden in the morning, get our crew cut at the barber shop… The barber would put a piece of lumber across the arms of the chair so you could sit up high. Then lunch
at the L&M Cafe. And then we’d have to take a nap. Then we’d go down to the park and swing off the rope in the tree and jump into the river. My whole family lives here—my mom, my dad, and my sisters. I still drive by and see my grandparents’ old house. Has Georgetown changed over the years? It’s changed a lot. I think the soul and heart of Georgetown is still here, and I hope they keep it, because it’s such a wonderful little town. I really loved it, and I still do.
“Everybody at the cave was so surprised at how nice he was and how eager he was to make everyone feel comfortable. He was a delight to work with. He did really, really well on his day back at the old job.”
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Inspired to Run like a Nun Georgetown runner takes challenges in stride
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he’s raced from the mountains of eastern San Diego to the Mexican border and back. She has a furious tennis swing. Marathons? Ha! She runs 50Ks and 50-milers. She thinks finish lines are way overrated. She braves water, waves, wind, sun— without batting a single eyelash. She believes worn-off toenails, blisters, and severe chafing come with the territory. Sports injuries? She doesn’t get them. Her inspiration? A nun. “There’s a nun in her seventies or eighties who was featured in Runner’s World who is still running marathons! I would love to be able to say the same thing in my seventies.” At almost sixty, Donna Duffy just might get there. She is a fitness inspiration herself. Donna moved to Georgetown from her hometown of San Diego, California, with her husband in 2010. After traveling the country looking at planned neighborhoods in which to retire, they chose Georgetown because it “has the best of everything—it’s close to a large city and has a lower cost of living and warm weather.” Donna admits that it did take her a whole summer to get used to the temperature and humidity, but by the end
of the summer, she had adapted to the rugged Texas climate. Donna spent most of her adolescence playing softball and basketball and running track and cross-country. She can’t remember a time she wasn’t involved in athletics: “It’s just something I’ve always done.” In her thirties she incorporated weight training into her workouts after reading that it maintains strong bones and “makes you stronger for any sport you like to play.” Her current activities include ultra-running, weight lifting, swimming, pickleball, biking, and lots of tennis. And, if that isn’t enough, she’s also a personal trainer who specializes in super slow weight training, a sports nutritionist, and a certified spinning instructor. Her students can attest to the fact that she means business, even at her 5:30 a.m. spinning class! Donna says the best training advice she ever received came from a former fitness studio employer who convinced her that it’s not the length of a workout but rather its quality that matters the most. That’s why she loves teaching super slow weight training. “Twenty minutes twice a week and you’re done!” The advice she gives others sounds something like this:
Do something every day! Go for a By walk, swim, lift weights—just keep moving! Avoid processed foods and shop the outside aisle of the Photos by grocery store because that’s where Todd White all of the fresh fruit, vegetables, and meat are located. And lastly, push away from the table if you want a flat stomach. Donna has vivid memories of her first 50-miler, which she ran for her fiftieth birthday. She “hit the wall” around mile 30, but it was gummy bears to the rescue when a fellow runner gave her some of the confectionary fruit chews to bring her blood sugar level back up. She placed third overall in the women’s category. She was so tired and sore afterwards that she swore she would never do another 50-mile run, but true to form, she ran her next one just six months later. When Donna isn’t training for a triathlon, marathon, 50K or 50-miler, she enjoys running with a friend through Georgetown neighborhoods, on Sun City trails, and at San Gabriel Park. She is simDonna Duffy ply inspired to run.
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Behind the Written Word
Georgetown ghostwriter reveals the secrets of her craft By
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tools. It’s a simple process, but you learn how to do so much.” And the end result is a win-win for everyone. Members learn and enjoy the craft of woodworking, and children receive new toys at Christmas, donated by Woodshop members and distributed by Blue Santa, The Caring Place, the Shriners, and the Marines. One member has designed a new toy for 2012 called the Tumble Car. The car rolls down a wooden slide, drops off, tumbles onto its top, and then rights itself again. Even better, no batteries are required! The woodshop members also assemble 150 kits that kids will put together at Camp Discovery,
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people’s creations. Elizabeth says, “I’ve watched different people make things and said, ‘I’d like to learn how to do that,’ and people are always happy to help.” In fact, that’s how she learned to make the step stools that her grandchildren love so much. Anne also notes how often, these days, “you bring someone into your house to make repairs and find out they don’t know what they’re doing, yet they’re charging top dollar.” Now, she often has the ability to fix things herself, and if she doesn’t know how, then maybe someone else at the Woodshop will. Members are always welcome to donate their finished items back to the Woodshop to sell at the annual Sun City Crafts Fair. It’s a huge event; people come from all over Texas to sell their handmade items. Each year, the Woodshop participates and the money goes back into the Woodshop fund to cover supply costs and other expenses. This event also
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amilies silence cell phones, settle in younger siblings, and look expectantly toward the stage at the Klett Center for the Performing Arts. The first orchestra concert of the year is about to start—and that means that the sixth graders will perform for an audience for the first time. The students, from Tippit, Benold, and Forbes Middle Schools, file out. Cellists are seated, while young violinists, violists, and bassists stand to play. Mary Powers, orchestra director for Georgetown High School, moves among them, checking tunings and arranging students so that everyone can see. Time for the downbeat— Poink! A bass player’s bow gives the dreaded sound of bow hairs detaching from the stick. His face goes white with alarm. But it’s okay—Mary’s on stage. She calmly recruits a bow from another student and hands it to the distraught young player. She murmurs a few encouraging words, the student smiles, and the show goes on. Many orchestra students and their parents can share similar stories of Mary’s gift for encouraging in students the love for music
and the capacity to enjoy playing. “It moves me like nothing else,” she says. “People who compose music or perform music are not perfect, but when it’s played right, music transcends human imperfections.” Mary’s mother loved to listen to music. She and Mary’s grandmother decided that all the children should learn to play an instrument. Mary can’t imagine where her life would be today without that decision. “I wanted to play the flute,” she remembers, “but my aunt had a violin in the attic that got donated to the cause… It wasn’t my first choice, but once I started playing it, I loved it!” Mary immersed herself in music and gained “a wonderful music education.” She sang in the choir and played in the orchestra: “We had a great full orchestra program and an All-City orchestra. We were close enough to a university city that I got to take private lessons from one of the violin professors there. We also had a community symphony that I started playing in during ninth grade.” That was the year that Mary found her life’s path. “I never thought about music performance for
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more than half a second. Playing with a group, making good music within a group, being able to teach what that feels like . . . that’s always the thing that really interested me, not necessarily making people clap for me.” At Iowa State University, where Mary learned to play all the instruments, “the classes and the professors… were just phenomenal for getting you really, really excited about going out and teaching music.” After teaching music in Nebraska and in two other Texas districts, Mary came to Georgetown and is in her ninth year with the district. She assists with the Vivace Youth Orchestra, serves as Region 26 chair, and contracts freelance performances with area churches and organizations to play on an individual basis or in ensembles. She’s played in the Austin Lyric Opera’s pit orchestra for 25 years, too. A wife, mother, and teacher, Mary says it sometimes gets tricky to squeeze it all in, but she credits a supportive husband who encourages her to play and practice. Mary knows and impresses on her students the value of repetitive rehearsing to attain fluency. “Good repetition takes you to the place where your music needs to be,” she explains. “Music is how to get your expressive ideas out there. It’s a language so deep within 30
your physical and mental being that you can use it to express yourself, or composers can express themselves through you because you’re that conduit.” The need for practice is not an easy concept for busy students to grasp, but dedicated musicians such as senior Shelby Swenson, a violist, appreciate the challenge: “She has held all of her students to a standard of high expectations that helped us all to play to the best of our abilities. She knows what we can accomplish and pushes us to our fullest every time we play a piece. She has given us the true meaning of being a musician.” This year finds Mary teaching music theory class to a diverse group of students, but music is a great equalizer. The class has “share” days when students share their favorite music. The first share day question: “What’s on your iPod that other people would not believe you have on your iPod?” The answers were hysterical and wonderful, and students abided by Mary’s one rule—no dissing what anybody shares. “The classroom should be a nice, safe environment for the students not to be afraid of what the other kids like and don’t like.” Mary wants everyone, not just her students, to understand the universal appeal of music: “I can’t believe in this day and age we still have to fight the stereotype of ‘band geek’ and ‘orchestra nerd.’ You don’t have to stereotype people based on the choices they make. Anyone can enjoy music for any reason. It’s a normal part of everyone’s life.” Mary’s passion for education flows not just to students, but to younger directors as well. Kevin Behlmann,
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director of orchestras at Tippit Middle School and East View High School, is especially grateful for her mentoring. In his first year of teaching, he’s had many questions. He’s lost count of “the sheer number of times I have greeted her with what seem to be my most popular words these days, ‘Hey, question for you…’ Yet throughout this bombardment of words, Mary has stood like a rock of wisdom and patience. Every single question has been received… and answered from the vast experience she has accumulated over her many years of teaching,” he says. Mary Powers’ influence permeates the GISD’s fine arts program. Dr. J. D. Janda, Director of Fine Arts, thinks of her as “the person that glues the music staff of GISD together” and a “treasure” in the district. Mary recalls hearing, as she grew up, stories about her grandmother and aunt, who taught in oneroom country schools. “The neighbor kids had funny stories about them, but also a lot of respect for them, too. It was interesting to get that perspective of it, too, to see how they’d made a difference in other people’s lives. It was very warming to see that what teachers do does matter. I try and think of that every day when I walk into the school: Today may be the day I make a difference.”
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ying on a dirty floor, his arms and legs no longer functioning, Dave wiggled on his belly over to a bowl of rice. He’d been bound and tortured for what seemed like days. Despite the pain, he refused to answer their questions—only offering his name, rank, serial number, and date of birth. Dave realized, after unspeakable amounts of unrelenting pain, that he had no choice but to talk—even if he had to make up lies. He couldn’t remember the lies he’d told, however. His mind was breaking down. Suddenly words came into his head: “The Lord is my shepherd.” He knew he’d be okay then; he could still control his thoughts. Those words, and the faith that he kept while in prison, formed the chorus for Dave’s life. “It was a matter of choice to believe I’d get out of there,” Dave remembers. Now, he says, “It’s the drum I beat.” He wants people to know that “you can make that choice.” Whatever your prison, it’s your faith that sustains you. Crash and Capture In 1967, Dave Carey was a 25-year-old bulletproof naval aviator, flying an A-4E Skyhawk fighter jet from the aircraft carrier Oriskany 60 miles from the coast of North Vietnam. He’d been dodging missiles on a daily basis. On August 31, he pulled up the aircraft’s nose and rolled to dodge a missile, but this time, he was hit. His aircraft began shaking and gyrating through the sky. He ejected from the plummeting jet and safely parachuted into a village, into the middle of a rice paddy. One of the U.S. planes flew back toward him, and Dave fumbled with his radio to frantically call for help. The pilot replied, “You know we can’t come and get you.” An angry mob of North Vietnamese villagers swarmed Dave. They tied him up and beat him with sticks, fists, and rifle butts. “I was having a hard time
believing this was real,” Dave says. He was taken first to Haiphong, where he was interrogated, tortured, and given long political lectures. The guards tied a rope just above his elbow; then they ran the rope across his back and around the other arm. Using the rope for leverage, and jumping up and down on his arms, they forced his elbows to touch behind his back. “I was certain my shoulders were coming apart. The pain was astonishing,” Dave says. The inhumane treatment continued after Dave was delivered to the Hanoi prison. For several days, Dave thought he was alone, but his captors finally gave him a roommate—another American POW. He was overjoyed and quickly learned the mode of communication—tapping on walls—utilized by all the prisoners, even though they risked terrible physical punishment if discovered. The POWs were beaten for the least infractions—and sometimes for no reason. “That’s really a hard way to live—never knowing, the uncertainty of it,” Dave says. For five long years, Dave and the other POWs did what they could to survive. “What went on in those cells after that was group therapy. I never thought of it at the time, but I think that’s what we were doing,” Dave says. “We literally talked about everything, over and over again. What we had was time.” The men held classes on everything from math to marriage. They told jokes, wrote poems, and acted out movies. They re-remembered and memorized everything.
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The Drum I Beat from page 35 “I knew the Bible said God is faithful and all that stuff. But it really got clear to me that God cared for me,” Dave says. Knowing that the situation was out of his hands, Dave found comfort through prayer. “Life is about God’s plan. We are just a wisp of smoke in this whole thing, but we tend to think it’s all about us.” Freedom and a New Mission During Dave’s captivity, clothing and hairstyles changed. Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated. The first and last man walked on the moon, Richard Nixon became president, and Dave’s father passed away. Dave’s sweetheart, Karen, waited for him at home. For almost two years, his loved ones would know only that he landed safely and made radio contact with another pilot. “I was presumed captured, and I think that’s what Karen hung her hat on,” Dave says. The release of American POWs began in January of 1973. On March 14, Dave and his group were taken to the Hanoi Airport, without blindfolds, where a U.S. Air Force C141 waited on the ramp. “At that point, I no longer needed an airplane to fly!” Dave says of the joy he felt. “Once the engines started and the wheels left the ground, we all went crazy, cheering and shouting.” Dave married Karen and finished his career with the Navy, retiring in 1986. He then launched a career as a motivational speaker. He says, “I didn’t want to just tell stories. There has to be a point to my speaking.” He uses his POW experience as
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an analogy for facing problems in daily life. “Every time I speak, they all hear the Twenty-Third Psalm story. If folks ask about my faith, they get told,” he says. Dave’s faith was tested in another way when, in 1996, he lost Karen to breast cancer. “I can’t say, during the tragedies in my life, that the whole time I thought, ‘This is God working for good.’ But it’s easier to see now,” Dave says. He believes everything happens according to God’s plan. “We shouldn’t ask, ‘Why is God doing this to me?’ We should ask, ‘Why is God doing this for me?’” Eventually, Dave met and married Sandy, whom he considers another miracle in his life. When they aren’t on the road for Dave’s speaking engagements, they’re at home in Sun City. Dave put his POW experiences into a book, The Ways We Choose: Lessons for Life from a POW’s Experience, so that others might apply what he learned to their own lives. “We did what we had to do. We did our best. We chose to grow through that experience. We kept our sense of humor. We kept the faith,” Dave says, listing the key ways that anyone— not just POWs—can get through tough times. “I know why I was shot down,” Dave says. “Part of the reason is so I’d be talking to you and I can witness for my faith.” That’s the drum he beats.
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ents pop up, canopies unfurl, and chairs snap open. Snack tables and game areas emerge around the Forbes Middle School football field. More than 400 people set out water bottles and unroll sleeping bags while chatting and stretching in preparation for the 12-hour Relay For Life event. Kicking off at sundown, the dusk-to-dawn event raises funds for the American Cancer Society. “Relay For Life is life-changing,” says Dawn Pehl, event chair of Northwestern Williamson County’s Relay For Life. “This event gives people in communities around the world a chance to celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against the disease. At our relay, teams of people camp out at the school and take turns walking around the track all night long.” The evening opens as cancer survivors and caregivers
Relay For Life April 20–21, 2012 Forbes Middle School For more information, contact Dawn Pehl, Event Chair, at 512-565-0806, or visit rlfgeorgetowntx@gmail.com. You can also contact the American Cancer Society at www.cancer.org (see the Get Involved tab) or 800-227-2345. 40
walk a “Victory Lap.” Specific times throughout the night represent an individual’s journey with cancer. For example, sunset symbolizes the diagnosis of cancer and the beginning of treatments, while sunrise stands for the end of treatments and the hope of a cure. “Relay teams have a representative on the track at all times during the event,” says Dawn. “We encourage enthusiasm with our spirit stick, which is transferred to different teams throughout the night, along with other awards and recognition for each team. We also have games throughout the night—such as sleeping bag races and scavenger hunts— to help everyone stay connected and enthusiastic.” The event draws steady support from the community, with many individuals and more than 20 relay teams participating annually, including groups from Southwestern University, Coldwell Banker, and Scott & White, as well as several elementary schools. Since the relay began in 1998, participants have raised a total of $1,217,106.85, receiving the American Cancer Society’s “Thanks a Million” award last year.
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“Most teams that participate in the relay are made up of families and friends who know someone who is either battling cancer or has lost their battle with cancer,” Dawn says. “In addition to teams that have been coming back for many years, we also have several local businesses that sponsor us each year with monetary donations. We have very good support from the community.” Dawn’s commitment to this event grows out of the loss of her first husband, Greg, to cancer. “The relay experience has helped me with the healing process,” explains Dawn. “After experiencing the role as a caregiver and seeing firsthand the journey of cancer patients, a passion was ignited in me to support the fight against cancer and help others coping with the disease.” “I look forward to the relay each year,” Dawn says. “Every time I hear about a new cancer patient or see sadness on the face of someone who has lost someone to cancer, my reason to relay is fueled, and I know that one day all these efforts will pay off. It makes my painful journey feel like it had a purpose and that I’m making a difference.”
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erched on the hillside above the San Gabriel River, the customdesigned infinity edge pool soars nearly 20 feet in the air, overlooking the tangled green of the hill country. Crystal-clear water and emeraldhued tile accent an underwater mural of rainbow fish and coral and contrast with the home’s ginger and buff-colored stone to create a restful oasis only a few feet from the main living area. “A pool needs to be easily seen from inside a house,”
explains John Pack, owner and founder of John Pack Pools and an award-winning craftsman of premium swimming pools for more than 15 years. “It helps to draw the ambience of the pool—the sense and feel of its design— into the house. It also helps to create an outdoor living area that lures people outside to play in it.” Creating an inviting pool and outdoor living area anchored to a hillside proved no small feat. John and his veteran construction team, most of whom have been with him for a decade or longer,
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had to navigate the elevation challenges inherent in the pool’s design. To avoid the potential for future structural damage, they used a cantilever structural beam process to connect the pool’s shell to the surrounding decking. “There are a lot of challenges with building a pool up in the air to avoid structural challenges down the road,” John says. “But we do everything in-house, which gives us complete control over the quality of the construction and allows us to deliver a superior product. We want to build a high quality, lasting product, one that will hold up to age better, and that means taking care to make sure no corner is cut and doing an excellent job.” In addition to safe, durable construction, John strives to create attractive, appealing designs. He crafts the initial pool concepts to reflect and complement the home’s style. Then, after the crew drives the first stakes into the ground, he consults with the homeowners on whether they feel satisfied with the pool’s size and location. His commitment to aes-
thetic excellence has garnered numerous awards, including the International Award of Excellence from the Association of Pool and Spa Professionals and the prestigious Global AquaTekture Visionary Award in 2011. “I really have a passion for quality design,” says John. “For me, the building part of pool construction is often very simple—the creating part is what often proves the greatest challenge. We want the style of the pool to fit into the home’s style so that it doesn’t look like an afterthought, and we want to build a pool that homeowners will continue to love and be proud of for 10 or 15 years or more.” For John and his staff, caring for clients and their pools begins well before sinking the first stake and lasts long after applying the last layer of plaster. Before construction, clients receive personalized tours of other Pack pools so they can determine what they want in their own pool’s design. After construction is complete, clients may take advantage of the in-house service and warranty department as well as custom cleaning services.
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Happy Tales Lead to Happy Trails
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ast spring, the owners of Happy Trails Kennel, Troy and Louise Anderson, got a strange call: a dog was loose outside the kennel’s fence. They knew it wasn’t one of theirs. When they’d taken over the kennel, additional fencing and security gates were installed to ensure safety as people entered and exited the facility. With all the
Happy Trails boarders safe and accounted for, Troy headed out on a search. He finally spotted a dog with a badly hurt leg, and she allowed Troy to carry her across the street to Castlerock Pet Hospital. After the dog—whose leg had to be amputated—was moved to a recovery facility, Louise kept weekly tabs on her. But no one came to claim the dog. Would Troy and Louise adopt her? Of course they would. When they went to pick her up, the rescued dog recognized Troy and she attempted to stand up on her remaining legs while wagging her tail like a high-speed metronome. Although the Andersons didn’t need a new dog, they decided to make “Trip” a part of the family. Trip now goes to the kennel with Troy, keeping him company while he manages daily affairs.
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Just as Troy and Louise seemed destined to take on a new family member, fate would also combine their love of animals with their love of entrepreneurship. The Andersons became the new owners of Happy Trails Kennels in April 2011, but it isn’t their first time as small business owners. Twelve years ago, they opened the first donut shop in Georgetown: Daylight Donuts. Their likeable personalities, great donuts, and smart business-sense soon led to a second shop. They sold both shops a few years ago, and their happy tale has led to happy tails. “It’s funny to say we went from ‘donuts to dogs,’” Louise laughs, “but we have always been dog people, so it was a natural transition.” When Troy and Louise took over the kennel, they made safety
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and hygiene their top concerns. The staff has spent the past year remodeling and cleaning the climate-controlled facility. Many kennel rooms were replaced and given windows, while the play yards received awnings to provide shade. The facility got a fresh coat of paint and everything was taken apart to be scrubbed and sanitized. The heating
and air-conditioning units were repaired. Additionally, animal owners must complete a pet profile to ensure that each dog is provided for in the best way possible. Louise says, “Troy is on site regularly, and Happy Trails has an open-door policy. Clients can come by for a tour any time during business hours.” The Andersons feel blessed to have outstanding staff. Connie Small has been the kennel groomer for 10 years, and Desmond Thomas is the kennel tech and Troy’s right-hand man. Connie’s excellent reputation and Desmond’s caring demeanor made the transition to new ownership a smooth one. The business is steadily growing, with as many as 90 dogs at times for Happy Trails to love on. Premium pet supplies are available to clients, and the kennel now offers a new service. Danny Clarke of Texas Assistance & Specialty K-9’s (TASK-9) is a certified
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he seed sprouted in Denver in 2007, when Erin Szczerba, newly single with a four-yearold son, needed to find a job. She had an offer for a fulltime job, but she wanted to find something that would allow her to spend more time with her son. She brainstormed and prayed, and an idea came to her. While working in real estate, Erin had learned that good house cleaners were always in demand. Housecleaners who used green cleaning products were even harder to find. So she mailed out a flyer, got immediate responses, and was off and running. Her cleaning company did so well that, when she moved to Austin, she sold the business for a tidy profit. Back in Texas near her family, Erin decided to start another cleaning company and asked her
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cleaning. It’s a green cleaner, so it has no noxious fumes. They use cotton cloths, which they wash and reuse, for cleaning. Ashleigh notes, “We don’t throw anything away except the client’s trash.” When they are finished, the client’s house is sparkling and free of chemical odors. If the client prefers, Erin and Ashleigh can add peppermint, lemon, or lavender oil to the cleaner, to leave a trace aroma throughout the house. Ashleigh and Erin love having their own business. Their success is a direct result of their hard work and their willingness to give back to the community. Each month, says Erin, “We ask our clients to nominate a family in need, for a free cleaning.” And each month, Erin and Ashleigh honor one of those nominations. Also, if a client refers three people that become new clients, then the referrer gets a free cleaning. Erin and Ashleigh are growing in all the right directions with their new family business, and Go Green Clean’s future is looking beautifully green!
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ensory overload”— pungent smells, brilliant colors, careening traffic, throbbing music, teeming streets—that’s how Todd White describes his first impression of India. There on business in 2008, he hadn’t planned to fall in love with the land and its people. He’d traveled widely on mission trips to Kenya, Ethiopia, Egypt, and Honduras, enjoying each country’s unique experiences. But India was different. While others in his group relaxed or headed to high-profile tourist spots, Todd eagerly prowled the byways of nearby villages. Amid crushing poverty, he saw smiles, enthusiastic street games of badminton and cricket, and locals eager to speak English with Americans. He relished Indian dishes like piquantly
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spiced chicken korma. Tea breaks replaced daily coffee. He patiently endured traffic jams caused by wandering cows. He reveled in wild rides on three-wheeled “auto-rickshaws,” dodging larger vehicles. Todd connected with market vendors, bargaining over vivid scarves or jewelry, communicating in various ways and learning that the vendors kept their word. One day, Todd stumbled onto a wedding site, where the groom’s father welcomed him, invited him to stay, and gave him permission to freely photograph the groom’s festivities. Even at the Taj Mahal, Todd’s deepest appreciation focused on the Indian people, watching their reverence and awe as they drank in its magnificence. Pure serendipity… he loved it all. Then he returned home. “I experienced culture shock, overcome by the comfort, the excess of my
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life compared to what I had just seen. It was hard for my wife to understand where all this emotion came from,” Todd explains. He wanted Patsy to experience India as he had, but meanwhile, they began sponsoring two children through Children’s Hope Chest at the Good Samaritan School, which provides education in slums of New Delhi. They realized their goal of returning to India together last November. There, they met the two children and their families, taking tea in their modest homes. Todd describes Patsy’s interaction with the kids as “amazing.” She taught cooking classes at the school, demonstrating how to make pancakes and sugar cookies. They also gathered details for a mission team, partnering with Children’s Hope Chest. Todd led the team in March to prepare photographs for the ministry and school. Todd
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elly Clayman cannot remember a time when she couldn’t ride a horse, nor does she remember actually being taught to ride. Her love of horses led to “play day” competitions in early grade school, followed by greater competitive challenges as her skills advanced. Kelly was doing well, riding, playing basketball, and planning for college when Fate
intervened late in her junior year. Kelly’s father heard from an acquaintance about a little girl who really, really wanted to learn to ride, and the lady wondered if Kelly could give the child lessons. Kelly stalled. How does one teach someone to ride? How? There weren’t really suitable animals for a beginner at Windsong Farm, home of race horses and rodeo steeds back then. Months passed, the child persisted in her dream of riding lessons, and Kelly finally agreed that she could come out one afternoon to ride. After that first “lesson,” Amber Pearce asked if she could come again the following week. Amber told her friends, who told their friends, and thus, back in the mid-80’s, Kelly’s
Kids was born. It only takes a spark… After graduation, Kelly went to Baylor on a basketball scholarship, returning home on weekends for her students. As the business grew beyond weekends, Kelly transferred to Southwestern for her last two years of college. In 1992, Magic, a very special horse, entered Kelly’s life. She and her parents agreed the time was right to compete in the professional rodeo tour. She left Kelly’s Kids under their capable management, but Fate again touched her life in Davenport, Iowa in June 1993. Kelly says that “God writes the details of our lives,” and in this case, a drenching downpour left Magic caked with mud. As Kelly began washing her horse, a
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good-looking cowboy gallantly offered to help. She and Jim Bob Clayman were married by November that year. Today, Kelly instructs advanced competitive teams, Jim Bob teaches roping, and their sons, Payden (13) and Ryden (8), help wherever needed at Kelly’s Kids. She describes both boys as “natural riders,” but Payden is also developing his football prowess. There are 15 riding instructors in all, offering a combined 480 years of “horse experience!” Kelly sees her “kids” absorbing numerous life lessons as they ride: perseverance, problem-solving, patience, and even emotional healing. Not all are athletically inclined, but they are motivated. Part of the journey is what the animal “tells” the rider, and gradually, riders build confidence, knowing that each horse reacts a bit differently. They learn not to get exasperated, to trust the instructors; they also learn it’s not about instant gratification. Kelly maintains contact with
many former students, and her office walls are plastered with their photos, plus carefully drawn pictures of their favorite horses. Step outside, look toward the barn, and a puff of dust precedes a child proudly leading a very large animal into the sunlight. Just another of Kelly’s Kids.
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esterday I read about a man who had been imprisoned for 29 years. He fought through the legal system until he found an organization that uses DNA as a means to determine whether the person is innocent or guilty. After some years passed, he was finally found innocent. When he went to court, he was so anxious for the judge to release him. The judge banged the gavel, descended from her bench, and gave this man a big hug. Now, what touched my heart was that this man said that this was the first affectionate hug he had received in almost 30 years. Have you ever thought about the absence of touching? There is something within each human that needs to be touched—the caress of a mother’s arms giving her children a great big bear hug or kissing that scraped knee and assuring the child that all will be okay— the father hugging his son and shaking his hand as he leaves for military service. The way the world is today, we have to be very cautious who, when, and why we touch. I won’t expound on the negatives of touching. However, I do believe that the Lord gave us this awesome gift and the need for affectionate touch by people who love and care for us. When the jail cell door closes, the touch factor has ended. No wife and children to hug and hold. No more Mother’s special kiss on the cheek and words of encouragement or the shake of Dad’s hand. What about the not-so-likeable people that we know or have contact with from time to time? Could it be that all they need is a hug and a word of encouragement? I think of the times that Jesus touched to heal and the times when the crowd gathered around Him just to touch Him, such as the woman who just wanted to touch the hem of his garment. Touch. What a small gesture to some and an answer for many. It can ease that feeling of emptiness and powerlessness we have while facing life’s ordeals. Touch someone who has just lost a loved one. The loneliness one feels in a quiet, empty room can be overwhelming. A touch speaks softly, saying, “I care about you.” An endearing touch crosses all races and religions. Take advantage of the time and do it now—don’t wait. Tomorrow may be too late.
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while concentrating on the bottom half of the ball. This is where you want to make contact. As you swing through to impact, remember to fully extend your arms and hit the ball solid. Keep your left arm extended and do not let it bend or you will catch it thin. Give these tips a try and you may find that you’ll be able to reach those par fives in two shots instead of three or four.
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Chiropractors: Not Just For Your Back Try Chiropractic Neurology for headache relief By
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hat do you do when you have a headache? Odds are you don’t think of visiting a chiropractor. But maybe you should. Chiropractors, says Dr. Julia Allen, board-certified chiropractic neurologist at Allen Chiropractic Neurology, are an underutilized source of treatment for migraines and headaches. “When people have headaches, they also have a lot of tension and tightness in the head and neck. And what do chiropractors do? We adjust those areas.”
To learn more about chiropractic neurology, visit Dr. Allen’s site at http://www.drjuliaallen.com/whatis.php
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Dr. Allen acknowledges that plan to alleviate the symptoms some people hesitate to visit a and correct the problem.” chiropractor because they misA University of Maryland understand what a chiropracMedical Center study indicates that tor does. “They have this mental image of their bones being popped and cracked, but that’s not what we do here,” she says. “We pride ourselves on being very thorough, very skilled, and very gentle.” Chiropractic neurologists differ from traditional chiropractors. Chiropractic neurologists have two additional years of training and are experts in the area of brain function. “We can work with many different types of people and cases. We can take a person with migraines, movement disorders, or vertigo and create an individualized treatment Dr. Julia Allen
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spinal manipulation therapy may help in the treatment of migraine headaches. In one study of people with migraines, 22 percent of those who received chiropractic manipulation reported more than a 90 percent reduction in attacks, and 49 percent reported a significant reduction of the intensity of each migraine. “Migraines are serious,” Dr. Allen says. “They can be a pre-stroke event. There’s a higher rate of ischemic stroke with migraines because you’re getting vasculature [blood vessels] that are being compromised. It’s not something you want to ignore.” Treatments differ by person and by headache. Primary headaches are associated with tension in the neck, but
headaches could also be caused by something as simple as dehydration. A sedentary lifestyle can also contribute to headaches. According to the American Chiropractic Association, spending hours in one position or posture can increase joint irritation and muscle tension in the neck and upper back. So, Dr. Allen points out, “From a chiropractic point of view, we can accomplish a lot through changes in diet and exercise.” But what about medicine? The University of Maryland Medical Center researchers reviewed nine studies that tested spinal manipulative therapy for tension or migraine headaches and found that it was as effective as medication in preventing these headaches.
“Chiropractors put range of motion in the joints,” Dr. Allen explains. “Each adjustment stimulates receptors, which are like clusters of grapes within the joints themselves. This receptor activation drives neuronal pathways that stimulate brain activity and regulates neuronal output to muscles, joints, and blood vessels, which in turn relaxes the muscles and eases the tension without drugs or surgery.” Dr. Allen believes that while most people don’t want drugs or surgery, they don’t know that they have other alternatives. She encourages people to look to chiropractic neurology. “We take sick people, and we get them better naturally.”
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ith warm temperatures returning and color blossoming everywhere, nature calls us to come out and play. How about an outdoor project that yields fun, learning, and maybe even a healthier lifestyle? Starting a vegetable garden doesn’t have to be a chore, and Wayne Rhoden, Georgetown resident and Master Gardener, has some tips for making the process easy and productive. Location is crucial. “Vegetables grow best,” says Wayne, “in a level area with loose, welldrained soil, and where they get at least 6–8 hours of sun. Choose a location near your home so it will be convenient to work in the garden.” Wayne notes that raised beds are a great option, too, especially if you live on the west side of I-35, where soil is minimal and rocks are plentiful. A raised bed’s walls should be 8–12 inches
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tall, and layers of newspaper, 10 sheets thick, can be laid over the ground in lieu of a wooden bottom. Newspaper ink is now made from soy products, so it’s safe to use in a garden bed. Choose the right soil. “Most vegetables,” says Wayne, “prefer a neutral pH soil, neither too acid nor too alkaline, and they need additional fertilizer throughout the growing cycle.” Check with local nursery professionals for advice on achieving the best soil for your area. For ten dollars, you can also send a soil sample to Texas A&M for testing. Choose the right vegetables to grow at the right time. The AgriLife Extension guidelines specify April as a good time for planting okra, peas, sweet potatoes, peppers, cucumbers, corn, lima beans, squash, cantaloupe, tomatoes, and watermelon. “It’s a little late in the season for rad-
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ishes,” says Wayne, “but they are a wonderful vegetable for kids to grow, because they are ready to harvest in just 30 days.” Get the soil moisture right. Once you’ve completed your planting, keeping the soil adequately moisturized is key. “In dry, windy conditions,” Wayne advises, “you may have to water daily.” Do a daily inspection. Check every day for disease or insect damage. And, of course, you need to pull those ever-present weeds. Pick when it’s time. “Harvesting at the right time,” notes Wayne, “is the key to good tasting vegetables.” Seed packets have a wealth of information on the back, including harvesting guidelines. You can also get this information at the AgriLife Extension office or Web site. But above all, Wayne says, “Have fun! If it’s not fun, you won’t want to continue.”
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Preparation: Heat the olive oil over high heat until hot. Add the capers, red pepper flakes, anchovies, and garlic.
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Stir continuously for 2 minutes. Add the tomato paste and stir continuously for 1 minute. Add the Roma tomatoes, oregano, and parsley and simmer for 45 minutes. After 40 minutes, melt the butter in a sauté pan over medium high heat, and add the granulated garlic. When the mixture is hot, add the shrimp and sauté until pink. Serve with sauce over spaghetti.
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Bacon Jalapeño Alfredo Sauce Ingredients: 2 slices bacon, cut into thin strips 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 jalapeño, deveined, seeded, and diced small 16 oz. heavy cream 4 oz. shredded Parmesan cheese ½ tsp salt ¼ tsp ground white pepper 16 oz. cooked fettuccini noodles Preparation: Heat the bacon in a saucepan over medium high heat until strips are brown and fat is rendered. Remove bacon from pan and set aside. Add jalapeño and cook until soft. Add the garlic, stirring to prevent burning, and cook approximately 1 minute. Add the cream and slowly bring the mixture to a simmer. Reduce heat to low and add the cheese, stirring continuously. After the cheese is melted, add salt and pepper. Serve over cooked fettuccini noodles. Serves 2.
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Ingredients: 4 chicken thighs or legs 2 tsp salt 1 tsp pepper ½ cup flour 3 Tbs extra virgin olive oil 1 red bell pepper, diced 3 cups quartered whole mushrooms 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 cup white wine 1 28-oz. can of tomatoes ¾ cup chicken broth 3 tsp capers 1 tsp crushed red pepper 1½ tsp dried oregano ¼ cup basil, chopped Preparation: In a medium sized sauté pan, heat the olive oil. While the oil is heating, season the flour with salt and pepper. Dredge the chicken in flour. After the oil is hot, add the chicken to the pan, skin side down, and brown. After first side is browned, turn the chicken over and brown the other side. Remove the chicken and set it aside. Add the red bell pepper, mushrooms, and garlic to the pan. Sauté for approximately 2 minutes. Deglaze the pan with white wine. Simmer for 5 minutes. Add the canned tomatoes, chicken broth, capers, crushed red pepper, dried oregano, and chicken. Simmer for 45 to 60 minutes, until chicken is cooked through. Add fresh basil. Serve over 8 ounces of cooked spaghetti.
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Honey and Lemon Panna Cotta Ingredients: 2 tsp gelatin 1 cup milk 2 cups heavy whipping cream 1½ tsp vanilla extract or 1 tsp vanilla paste Zest of 2 lemons, cut into thick strips ½ cup honey Lemon wedges for garnish Preparation: Put 2 tablespoons cold water into a saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over water, and let stand for a minute or so to soften. Heat over low heat until dissolved. Remove from heat and set aside. Put the milk and cream in a sauce pan. Add the vanilla extract or paste, honey, and lemon zest. Slowly bring the mixture to a boil. Add gelatin, cooking continuously until completely dissolved, about 2 minutes. Remove the mixture from heat and let rest for about 5 minutes to infuse the lemon zest. Strain and divide into 4 ramekins or small glasses and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
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5 | GISD MENTOR TRAINING. 10:30am, GHS Annex on Austin Ave. Room 132 5 & 6 | REHEARSALS. Community Choir Concert (April 14) 7pm, Wesley Chapel 508 W 4th, Join us, $20 pp, 512-508-4244 6 | FIRST FRIDAY. 6-8pm, On the Square, Shop, Eat, Stroll, Live Music 7 | OPOSSUM CREEK 10K. Georgetown Running Club. Run/walk 10K, Benefits Ronald Kasper Humanitarian Fund, 8am, 1300 CR 328 Granger 7 | EGGStravaganza. Culinary Heritage Institute, time, places and activities vary, 512-863-7291 9 | ALEX DUNN. Guitar, 7pm, Alma Thomas Theatre, Southwestern University 11 | ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION. 10am, Community Center, 445 E. Morrow. Reserve spot by April 3, Flower Show and Lunch. georgetowngardenclub.org 11 & 12 | A SPRING BOUQUET OF MUSIC. Classics, new originals, inspirational 7pm, Sun City Social Center Ballroom, $8, reserved seating, tickets online at sctexas.org
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14 | PANCAKE BREAKFAST. Georgetown Noon Lion’s Club, 7:30-1:30am, Legacy Hills Park Pavilion, Adults $6, Children under 10 $3
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GEORGETOWN 22 | 5K WOLF WALK/RUN. 8-10am, SW Reg Park 3005 CR 75 Leander. Benefits Williamson County Reg Animal Shelter Medical Fund. Dogs on lease welcome. Register at www. pets.wilco.org/events 22 | FIELD OF FLOWERS DAY. Best display of wildflowers in Central Texas, Noon- 4 pm, Our Lady of the Rosary Cemetery. Music, Refreshments, nature walks. BRING CAMERA! www.olotr.com 22 | BINGO. Knights of Columbus 11255, 5pm doors open, 6pm session starts, Sun City Ballroom, 2 Texas Dr, Bring snacks & beverages, proceeds go to charity. kocbingo@suddenlink.net 24 | HOPE UNCORKED. Honoring survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Cru Food & Wine Bar at The Dominion in Austin. Food, wine, friendship – art auction, cork-pull wine drawing. $35. 6-8pm hopealliancetx.org/wine.asp or 512-255-1212 ext 314 27 | GOLF TOURnament. Benefits CASA of Williamson County, Cowan Creek, 868-2822 28 & 29 | RED POPPY FESTIVAL. Over 120 Arts & Crafts Booths, Parade, Kid’s Fun Area, Food, Bike Ride, Car Show, Live Music by Johnny Lee, Cory Morrow, Grove Knight & more. Saturday 10am-11pm and Sunday 11am-5pm. redpoppyfestival.com 28 & 29 | INKS LAKE FAMILY ADVENTURE. Leave at 6am Inks Lake State Park near Burnet, Camp, canoe, fish campfire. adventure.georgetown.org 29 | AFTERNOON OF BEETHOVEN. Temple Symphony Orchestra, all-Beethoven. Guest Violinist Jenna Sherry, Preconcert lecture in Little Theatre starts at 3:15, Concert at 4pm, Klett Center for Performing Arts at GHS. Adults $25/$20, Students $5
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