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25 f eature S The Girl with the Tornado Tattoo | 30 Haunting image of tornado memorializes a lost friend getting to know georgetown
Dr. Kevin Leman on Childhood Memories | 36
Christian psychologist on how childhood memories shape us
d e part m ents Live and Learn
Women Helping Women | 11
RampCorp program guides women entrepreneurs How’s That Work
Handmade Cards Get Personal | 16
Woman’s custom cards brighten recipients’ days a Giving view
Katy Gurley and The World Race | 19
A young woman is touched by mission work in Mozambique A FITNESS VIEW
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A Health Care Home | 80 Lone Star Circle of Care looks at pediatric health care
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Welcoming Local Plants Home | 62
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Golfer’s Corner
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Cycling through the Boroughs | 67
Claudia Verde views New York City from the seat of a bicycle
Georgetown Live | 77
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How is it that we remember some things and totally forget others? I often forget where I put my car keys or my grocery list. But I can remember quirky things that happened long ago, like the time I mistook wasabi for guacamole and swallowed enough to set the back of my head on fire. I suppose we’re more apt to remember the extraordinary than the common. I wonder what extraordinary memories are being created today that our children will tell their own children. Will they remember learning to swim at the public pool or throwing gutter balls at Mel’s? Perhaps they’ll remember their first snow-sighting in Georgetown, meeting someone from a different culture, or picnicking in front of the courthouse. Maybe their fondest memories will be of helping someone who really needed a hand. Memory-making events happen all the time, both common and extraordinary. And this summer has been no exception. Live music under the stars at Music on the Square or The Beacon, munching kettle corn at this year’s Poppy Festival, viewing the work of artists at the Artist’s Booth—and sampling the equally artistic work of the chefs there as well. As summer begins to wane and the leaves show their first retiring hint of fall by the end of this month, I hope that you will take a moment to pause. Take stock of the memories you have stored and those you have created this summer—especially those in which you made an extraordinary difference in someone’s life, for it is these memories that remind us of our potential for good. I have unofficially dubbed this month’s View the “Remembering Others” issue. You’ll read about how one young woman chose to memorialize a friend lost to tragedy in “The Girl with the Tornado Tattoo.” You’ll find other stories, too, about our Georgetown neighbors, visitors, family, and friends as they give of themselves to make happy memories for others. And if along the way, you happen to find a crumpled piece of paper that reads “Don’t forget the cucumbers,” it’s probably the grocery list I misplaced last week. Don’t forget to visit our website! http:// viewmagazineinc.com/
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s Edson strummed the cation, meals, and showers, along cal and emotional needs, without first three chords, he with community reintegration and strings. Ultimately, the mission changed. Light came short-term housing. The boys, hopes that the boys will return back into his eyes. Beaged six through eighteen, choose to their families with restored fore finding a guitar at the streets for a variety of reasons. optimism, renewed direction, and Masana’s day center, Edson, one They may be escaping poverty or a desire to further God’s kingdom. of Mozambique’s numerous street a terrible family situation, chasing Katy says, “These boys feel like all boys, had completely checked out. dreams of misperceived opportuthey’re created to do is to live on Each night he threatened the comnity, or envisioning a life indepenthe streets. We’re here to prove munity, deeply involved in viodent of traditional structure. Katy them wrong.” lence, drugs, and acts of hate too explains, “They’re just boys. They Through her camera’s lens, painful to put into words. By God’s want to be loved, and that’s where Katy was privileged to capture grace and a mission’s steadfast they get love. It changes them. moments of joy and document determination, he’s now off the We’re there to instill hope in them growing friendships. She utistreets. Edson is hope for many because that’s what Jesus does. He lized her background in art and other street boys—a living testabrings hope in a world that seems photography to teach new ways ment of how God’s love changes hopeless.” of expression, build confidence, people. Katy found daily encouragement and further relationships through Part-time missionary Katy Gurin the ministry’s dynamic. Masana creativity. Katy regularly sends ley met Edson almost a year ago. is committed to cultivating friendencouraging emails to the boys, She was a member of The World ships and meeting the boys’ physiincluding Edson, who influenced Race—a team of Christian her life so profoundly. She volunteers serving missional admits, “I don’t know if fullThe Masana Day Center’s Mission Statement: “To communities in eleven countime mission work is for me, convince the street child not to promote evil but tries over eleven months. but I think about those boys to feel that he is an individual who can participate The Masana Day Center in in Mozambique every day. If in the reconstruction of the nation. We long to Maputa, Mozambique, was a door opened for me to go, convince him, through the Word of God, that he is stop number eight. Masana I would be there tomorrow. no longer a child of the street, but a child of God.” is a safe refuge for Maputa’s I love that ministry. I love street boys; it offers free eduthose boys.”
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need for a larger space. The gym moved to the current facility in March 2012. “My husband is a former youth minister, so we see this as a ministry to the community,” Lori says of her work with young people. Their daughter and son participate in the classes as well. For boys and girls ages eighteen months through high school, the gym offers tumbling and cheer classes. Starting with a Mom and Tot class, children ages one and a half to three years learn the basics of body movement and tumbling
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in a fun, playful way. “They are also taught things as simple as waiting your turn,” Lori explains with a laugh. Subsequent classes build on those skills by adding progressively more difficult moves. Rebelz Gym offers seven tumbling classes, some requiring prerequisite skills, as well as specialized clinics. Students interested in school or competitive cheer can join the Cheer Prep class, where they’ll learn jumps, cheer technique, motions, and in-
troduction to stunting. Rebelz Gym has a cheer team that participates mostly in regional competitions. Lori explains, “We try to go to competitions close by to keep down the costs.” One exception is a cheer competition on South Padre Island in July. Five national champion banners from Cheer America hang in the gym, attesting to the competitiveness of the gym’s six cheer teams. Earlier this summer, Rebelz Gym debuted a program for adults modeled after a popular television series that stresses weight loss through exercise. “Parents were always asking to work out with their children,” Lori says. “We are doing this as a fun activity for the parents of our students. It gets parents involved.” Enlisting the help of her husband Royal, an Austin police officer, Lori leads participants through a warm up in the gym parking lot. After about ten minutes, the group does some stretching exercises, takes a brief break to get a drink of water, and then assembles inside the gym. There, Lori joins Royal in taking the group through amped-up exercises. Twenty minutes later, they cool down to end the workout. The
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he painting is titled Return to Nature. On the 68-by-32-inch canvas, melted Downy detergent and Minute Maid bottles peek through a portion of darkened land, with dried plants sprouting from the ground. Layers of highly toxic acrylic resin coat the entirety of the piece, giving it a glossy, polished glow. The unexpected materials refuse to lie flat, instead jutting out from the canvas, encouraging viewers to examine each detail and to study each piece in greater depth. The message is clear: Like art, the natural world is subject to interpretation. This isn’t your traditional landscape painting. Artist Hyunsuk Erickson likes to push boundaries. Her mixed media artwork features a variety of uncommon materials set on wood canvases: Wood, aluminums, cork, acrylic, milk jars, plant matter, and fabric—to name only a
few—create breathtaking results. Each detail plays a part in the final composition. The result is a blend of old and new, life and death, tradition and modernity. “I’m looking for plus/minus bonding,” Hyunsuk says. “I follow the Oriental philosophy of Yin (female –) and Yang (male +), and I use metal, flowers, scratches, cuts, mixtures of curvy and straight lines—whatever is necessary to create the duality and balance of Yin-Yang.” In the past, some critics have attacked Hyunsuk for using unconventional objects such as flowers and beads in her artwork, insisting that those media appear too craft-like. But these criticisms don’t bother her. “Anything can be art,” says Hyunsuk, who has been exhibiting her artwork in galleries around the United States and in South Korea since 1993. “There are no boundaries.” Her style, influenced by both her Korean background and her current American lifestyle, fuses
complementary factors to create a balance of power and energy in her bold, colorful pieces. In Korea, Hyunsuk learned to use traditional media, such as acrylics, oil paints, sculpture, and four-dimensional artwork. Now, she experiments with unconventional mediums, such as dried plants and flowers, socks, fabric, metals, Coca-Cola cans, melted yogurt containers,
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rocks and parts of smashed kimchi pots. Hyunsuk’s mastery of more traditional styles of art has given her the freedom to break rules as she chooses. For instance, if she senses that a floral piece is becoming too feminine, Hyunsuk might add glass or rocks to balance out the work. Hyunsuk finds that using mixed media allows her to create dichotomy in art. In a recent exhibit titled Hyunsuk Erickson’s Spring Solo Art Exhibition, Hyunsuk debuted her sixty-threepiece art display, Transforming Nature. Custom-built for display on Hill Design and Gallery’s twenty-by-ten-feet cobblestone rock wall, the piece depicts the natural course of a person’s life. Hyunsuk’s overall goal for each piece of art is to “capture the mortal instinct of all living things by seeking the origin of how things are born, how they exist, and how they perpetuate themselves.” Life’s dualities run throughout her artwork, blending together bright colors with darker hues, soft textures with harsher surfaces, and feminine and masculine materials to evoke the dualities of human existence. Hyunsuk points to a brightly colored piece that represents childhood and then gestures to a darker piece that represents death or loss. “If you look at it here,” she says, “you can see happiness, sadness, childhood. . . .” Hyunsuk estimates that the project took four to five months of intensive labor and
Transforming Nature
ten- to fifteen-hour-long workdays to complete each original piece by hand. Like her other pieces, Transforming Nature incorporates the mixed media techniques for which Hyunsuk is well known. Even her cutting techniques vary depending on whether she wants to create harsher or softer qualities. For a more organic feel, she might cut a piece with a saw or an X-acto knife— gouging, sanding, and torching materials for additional effect.
“The beautiful cycle of life is an endless process,” says Hyunsuk, who models her art after the totality of human existence, creation, and the cosmos. “I am less than a piece of dust in this huge universe. However, my heart beats strong, and I understand my significance as an essential component in the life cycle and balance of all living things.”
Hyunsuk Erickson at her exhibit at Hill Design and Gallery
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n May 27, 1997, four days after she graduated from Jarrell High School, Kandy Kubala watched helplessly from her Walburg driveway as a wall of dark blue water and wind ripped through nearby Jarrell, killing twenty-seven people and mowing down fifty homes. She desperately wondered if her friends and their families had survived. She dialed their numbers over and over, only to hear endless rings, finally realizing the lines were down. A few hours later, Kandy’s father finally located her friend Lacy Ickes. Kandy rushed to Jarrell to see Lacy, relieved to know she survived. Kandy listened as Lacy’s uncle described pavement and foundations ripped from the ground and animals caught in tree branches. Lacy told Kandy harrowing stories of huddling with family members in the only room left standing after the rare F5 tornado. Then she told her something Kandy will never forget: “I don’t think any of the Igo family survived.” A Lost Friend The tornado erased all five members of the Igo family from the earth—Larry and Joan, husband and wife; Audrey, their daughter; and the twins, Paul and John. Audrey Igo, one of Kandy’s good friends, had just finished her junior year in high school. The girls shared their talent and passion for singing in the school
choir. “She was so confident in herself and had an amazing faith. I admired that. She didn’t care what anyone thought. She was a wonderful role model for me, even though she was a year younger,” Kandy thinks back. Audrey never left home without her blue Chevy bow tie necklace. Her father loved restoring old Chevrolets. “Mr. Igo had a shop right downtown in Jarrell. Every year, during homecoming, he drove an old Chevy convertible around the football field with the newly crowned homecoming queen,” Kandy says. Other kids teased Audrey about that necklace. “I asked her what the deal was with the necklace,” Kandy remembers. “Audrey said, ‘It’s special, because Daddy gave it to me.’ That always stuck in my mind, because it was that important to her.” After losing her friend, Kandy couldn’t bring herself to help
clean up debris left by the monstrous tornado. At the funeral, Kandy says, “A girl in my class brought me a picture she found in a field. It still had a clump of mud on it. It was of Audrey and me together. I guess it was somewhere in Audrey’s house. I didn’t know it existed.”
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The Tornado According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), twenty-two confirmed tornados unleashed their power in Texas that day. The Jarrell tornado, with a damage path of approximately 800 yards, remained on the ground a long time. Meteorologist Lon Curtis, a storm chaser at the time, followed the storm to Jarrell from McLennan County. He says he remembers how hot and humid the air felt that day—even at 6:30 a.m. “These are things you don’t forget. The people in Double Creek
Photo of the Jarrell tornado Kandy found and used for her artwork.
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“You can’t see my emotional scars from the tornado. I wanted a scar on the outside to reflect my pain on the inside.” —Kandy Kubala
Tornado Tatoo from page 31 Estates did exactly what they were told to do, which was to take shelter. This was just not a survivable tornado,” Lon says. The Tattoo The events of May 27, 1997, affected Kandy’s life so profoundly that, fifteen years later, she found herself sitting backward in a padded chair, having the haunting image of that massive tornado etched into her skin. Forever. For some people, tattoos are an integral part of recovering from life’s trials. “The needle, the scarring, and the pain are all part of the healing,” Kandy says. “Tattoos are not little rainbows that people splash on. It involves needles and blood. You’re actually scarring your body. It’s a very painful process,” Kandy explains. Forrest Hyde, Kandy’s tattoo artist, designed the work of art. “It’s a pretty massive undertaking,” Forrest says over the buzzing tattoo machine. He dips the needle in a small tub of black ink and drags it through Kandy’s skin. “But to me, it’s worth it,” Kandy decides. She’s in pain after several hours of work but looks up with a weary smile. She stops talking for several minutes and rests her forehead in her hands while Forrest continues, his eyes focused on her back—his canvas. “I don’t get a tattoo unless it means something. What I’m going through to 32
get the tattoo to show tribute to Audrey is nothing compared to what she went through when she died,” Kandy asserts. For three years, Kandy carefully considered the tattoo and the consequences of this large, permanent mark on her body. It’s not her first. She says, “Once I got started in tattoos, I heard they’re addicting. It’s true. They are.” In seventeen years of experience, Forrest has come across many repeat customers. “I don’t think it’s the feeling of it that’s addicting,” he says. “My personal opinion is that it’s a fascination with our ability to alter our bodies—something God gave us. Yet we still have a little bit of control,” he says. Once she made her decision, Kandy typed the words “Jarrell tornado” into Google. To her surprise, a photo popped up. Not just a tornado, but the tornado. She took it to Forrest. They designed what would become a work of art, a
Friends Audrey Igo, Kandy Kubala and Kenneth Schwausch
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tribute, and a memorial, as well as a means for Kandy to heal—something she could see and reflect on daily. The tattoo on her back illustrates the Jarrell tornado, including the three vortices within the tornado; a Roman numeral twenty-seven, for the number of people killed; the date of the tragedy; the phrase “gone, but not forgotten”; and a blue Chevy bow tie. Kandy says no one ever found her friend Audrey’s necklace. Even today, she still searches the ground for it when she’s in Jarrell. The Healing The tornado left Kandy with one fewer friend, many unanswered questions, and shaken beliefs. “I’ve actually gone through major issues with my faith. I’m just now starting to get a little bit of it back. It’s what Audrey would want. If she could speak to me, she’d say, ‘Are you crazy? Of course there is a God. Just be patient, and He’ll tell you what He needs to tell you.’” Kandy still asks, “Why Audrey?” She’s not sure if that question will ever go away. It took nine hours, in four sittings, to complete the tattoo. Kandy says, “Now that the tattoo is finished, I feel a sense of pride. It’s going to be a constant reminder for me. And when someone asks me about it, I get to tell the story and talk about Audrey. I’ll keep the memory alive for those who died. I believe that, in turn, will heal me.”
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The youngest of three children, Dr. Leman grew up in the shadow of a “perfect sister” and a goodlooking brother who excelled at every sport he attempted. Leman graduated high school fourth from the bottom of his class. “If you were going to bet money on us, I was not a good bet,” Leman says. “I became the best at being the worst. Looking back, that’s how I coped
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THE CHILD IS FATHER OF THE MAN from page 37 with feeling like I didn’t measure up.” Like many children who feel disenfranchised, Leman coped by acting out. In addition, making his classmates laugh fed his hunger for recognition and adoration. So he expanded his humorous repertoire, adding daring antics such as setting the classroom trash can on fire and zapping unsuspecting teachers with a water gun. These childhood memories are the most poignant for Dr. Leman and help explain who he is today. However, instead of cutting up in the classroom, he now uses his humor to help others understand how our childhood memories affect who we are as adults. Dr. Leman conducted parenting workshops earlier this year at First Baptist Church in Georgetown, and the View took the opportunity to interview him. Some of your childhood memories include growing up in a home with an alcoholic father. How did that situation affect you? When you don’t have a relationship you should have had with the dad, you pay for it in the long run. It’s sort of like making a cake and leaving one main ingredient out. Now what happens to the cake? It falls flat. So you end up with ways of coping with that missing piece. So you become a survivor; you’re in survivor mode. You go “I’ll show ’em.” That happens to a lot of people. How do you explain why some people who grew up in challenging home environments defeat the odds by making good of their lives? How did I deal with a dad who was an alcoholic and drank too many brewskies most of his life? I never drank a beer. You see in families that lots of times an alcoholic father produces the
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alcoholic son, the alcoholic daughter. So you either fight them or join them. Part of that is the resiliency that’s in their personality. It becomes their thing to do things well, to pursue excellence, to be different from whatever [they] had to grow up with. Some people will turn their back on that [dysfunction] and live a life that is exemplary. Others won’t. I don’t have a magic answer to that. Some fall by the wayside. Some suck it up and go a different direction. Some people who have unpleasant childhood memories have grown into adults with a strong need to control their surroundings. How do you explain that? A defensive controller is one who controls not because he or she enjoys controlling, but they do it for defensive purposes. Why? Because they’ve been hurt, hurt by people. So they’re really guarded. Very few people get close to them. You become a defensive controller to protect yourself from getting hurt. It’s a coping mechanism; it helps you get through the day. It helps you get through the year. It helps you get through life. Men are specialists at that because men thrive at arm’s length in relationships, where women want to hug everything that moves. You’ve talked about parents who overcompensate in their parenting because they feel bad about their own upbringing. What impact does overcompensation have on parenting? Number one, guilt is the propellant for most of the lousy decisions you’ll make in life. There are certainly more guilt gatherers who are females than males. Men generally don’t run on guilt. Lots of women do. Because they feel bad about the circumstances they bring to their family with their children, they overcompensate. “I’m just going to love Little Buford, love him, love him, love him.” Which ends up creating a little monster because she doesn’t have the guidelines she needs to have. She doesn’t have the firmness she needs to have. So that combination of guilt with no model to really follow in her family—she survived and she’s coping, and now she’s got kids and she doesn’t know what to do. What advice do you have for parents who may not have had healthy role models? Parenting is not a popularity contest. Every kid needs vitamin “N,” which is “No,” and vitamin “E,” which is encouragement. Kids don’t need praise. Praise is actually destructive. Praise should be reserved for God. It’s the false praise that gets me. I mean, the kid strikes out at little league, and the parents are screaming “Great at bat!” I’ve got news for you. It wasn’t great at bat. “Everybody wins, everybody gets a trophy.” That’s the mentality today. It’s crazy. Failure is important. Talk to anyone who has done it in life. Ben Carson: His mother was illiterate but made him write a book report every week. I love that. She was a domestic, cleaning people’s houses. Ben Carson is the top neurosurgeon at John Hopkins Hospital. Those kinds of stories inspire me.
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laine Maloney remembers avoiding her backyard because it was unappealing and uninviting. Except for the large oak trees that provide shade to the entire backyard, it was nothing but dirt and scruffy grass on flat ground. Elaine dreamed of her own soothing, beautiful nook reminiscent of Colorado mountain waterfalls. So, Elaine and her husband Tom entrusted James Hodges of Yard Builders Landscape Design with the task of transforming their dull backyard into the place they had envisioned since moving into their Georgetown home. The Maloneys knew what elements they wanted in their backyard, but they gave James the creative license to figure out how to make their vision a reality. The entry into the backyard is a flagstone trail that leads to the main attraction—a koi pond, complete with six-foot-tall water-
falls and two streams. The pond hosts koi and goldfish as well as plants and flowers. “We just love the fish,” Elaine says. A variety of plants and flowers adorn the backyard and pond, including daisies, caladium plants, wax myrtles, pond lilies, and crape myrtles. Moss rocks and Japanese garden stone ornaments add the finishing touches to the pond area. The Maloneys already had the ornaments, which James incorporated into the pond area. Elaine enjoys tending to a purple heart garden near the backyard entrance. “Elaine planted the purple hearts. We started her off with Asian jasmine, and she added her own touch. She has a good eye for color,” James explains. Elaine smiles and shares how four or five birds typically sit on the bird bath daily. They also like to land on top of the waterfalls, she adds. “There are always projects to
do out here. We planted a lot of new plants. The sounds just take your blood pressure down. It’s very relaxing.” “I redesigned the whole patio and added water features and creative lighting built into the architecture. What made her yard really stand out was the koi pond. Most ponds are eighteen inches or so; this one is a little bit deeper,” James explains.
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Backyard Wonder from page 43 When mapping out the Maloneys’ design, James used an oriental style that breaks up the backyard into small pictures. “You have to interact with it. As you move through it, different things come into view. I think the landscape should draw you into it where you want to walk through it and enjoy it,” he shares. Elaine’s favorite part about her backyard is listening to the sounds of nature that provide the serenity she had desired since moving to the home. “Once you get caught in the fish, it’s like watching people dance around a fire,” describes Elaine. “We didn’t use our yard before. Now, we’re out here at seven in the morning for breakfast, we eat lunch here, and we go back in [the house] maybe at 7 p.m. We live out here.” For James, there is no better satisfaction than knowing customers such as the Maloneys regularly enjoy their backyard, though they had hardly used it before his work. A dramatic increase in the use of a backyard, after James has worked his magic on it, is not uncommon.
“I really strive to provide the customer not only a quality job, but the comfort of knowing that if there is a problem they can come to me. The only thing I know is to treat people right and to try to provide them with something of value,” James says. James has been turning backyards into wonders in the Georgetown area for twelve years and counting. “I like making it possible for customers to start enjoying their yard.”
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The expansion allows businesses to get more visual exposure, and it provides ample space for public art displays. A courtyard for Grape Creek Vineyards near 7th and Main is going in, and New York artist Mark Schlesinger, known for his paintings along the River Walk in San Antonio, will beautify the sidewalk and retaining wall near El Monumento. Additionally, a cluster of wineries is in the works to attract tourists. So far, two wineries are slated for downtown Georgetown, and consultants are recruiting more to expand the cluster. The team has a vision to fully utilize each space of Main Street. Once Fire Station 5 is built, all fire administration and storage will be moved from the old Fire House, freeing up that building as prime downtown commercial real estate. The numerous upstairs vacancies can also be repurposed as residential areas. In addition to the new restaurants that have recently taken up residence on or near the Square, such as Burger University, Roots
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im Becker learned early on to work through the pain. For serious runners, muscle fatigue, shin splints, and Achilles tendon pain are common. And sixteen years ago, an injury caused her to suffer debilitating pain. With five different diagnoses and no promise of a cure on the horizon, she discovered the healing power of massage therapy. Amazingly, it even allowed her to run for a few more years, and she still climbs and hikes on a regular basis. Kim was sold on the healing benefits of massage therapy. She dreamed of becoming an LMT (licensed massage therapist) and opening her own massage therapy business. And that’s exactly what she did. Starting a new business is not for the faint of heart, and Kim had no idea what the outcome would be when she opened 49 Dollar Massage last January. Even
though this wasn’t the first time Kim had persevered and succeeded in her life, she could not have known that her new business would perform over 600 massages in the first three months. Kim has lived in Williamson County for the past six years, and she says she chose Georgetown because the location is wonderful: “I can see a need here, and I love to help people.” Now situated in 1,500 square feet and six therapy rooms, she has a staff of nine to assist in accommodating her dream. Kim believes in doing business in an untraditional manner, to ensure that everybody wins. “I try to do something for everyone,” she says. “First, I keep the prices low for the customer.” This is rare in the business because massage chains usually charge a membership fee to keep prices low. Not only has Kim excluded the membership requirement, she also offers massages lasting
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f you’ve driven down Shell Road lately, you’ve likely seen the large black banner with the bright green treble clef sign swaying in the wind. It waves back and forth, as if to entice passers-by to pull over and see what lovely, musical path awaits inside. And that is exactly what many people have done since the sign was erected earlier this year. Sharon James bought Georgetown Music Studio last December. With the purchase of the studio, she inherited a well-established business, seven teachers, six studio rooms, and nearly 100 students. “The facility is welcoming and the location is ideal,” Sharon says, “and there are even a number of family activities nearby.” Sharon has a deep-seated, family-endowed passion for music. She is a classically-trained violinist, 12-string guitarist, singer, and
composer, and she is currently a all types of music and gets excited member of the Williamson County about passing that passion on to Orchestra. Additionally, Sharon others. Besides their obvious zeal has actively participated in the for music, most of the instructors running of a business for many are degreed music teachers with years. Born in Belton, Sharon extensive technical abilities to spent the last thirty-three years in accommodate any music student, Houston before making the deciregardless of age or level. The sion to move to Georgetown last studio offers private lessons in September. Her grown children everything from piano to violin, moved to the Austin area a few including voice, drums, guitar, years ago, and she was drawn to trumpet, saxophone, accordion Williamson County to be close to and more. her baby grandson. She feels as if With numerous activities vying she has “returned to her roots.” for students’ time, scheduling can “I have a desire to see more sometimes be a challenge. Add of the classical side come out,” to that illnesses, vacation, and Sharon says. Georgetown Music make-up lessons, and you would Studio teachers are experienced think the job would be overin training both the hobbyist and whelming. But Becky, Sharon’s classical musician, and enjoy daughter, handles the calendar each avenue. A former member of the KingFor more information, visit wood Pops Orchestra http://www.georgetownmusicstudio.com in the Houston area, Sharon has experienced
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like a pro and maintains a positive spin as she gives each family the customer service they deserve. Ron, Sharon’s husband, stays busy with payroll, facility maintenance, and assisting the front desk. “We want everyone to know that Georgetown Music Studio is a fun place to be,” Sharon says. “We’re family-run, very much into the community, and we like what we do.” What does Sharon foresee in the future? “I would love to expand and grow,” Sharon says, “to the point where we have a great mix; a symphonic blend of
experience, ability and greatness. We want to encourage students who look forward to turning their passion into beautiful music.” Next time you sing to yourself in the car as you’re going from one place to another, pull over when you see the green treble clef and let Georgetown Music Studio grow a song in your heart.
Stirling Spinks taking piano lessons from Dan Piccuirro Rachel Konovodoff, in the mirror, taking vocal and performance lessons from Tori Sanchez
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eryone needs it. Why not give it?” “Drink plenty of water, eat a good said Cindy Rowe, public relations breakfast full of iron-rich foods, manager for the center. and avoid heavy lifting for the Perhaps one of the most comrest of the day. After donation, mon reasons people choose not donors are asked to rest for a few to donate is that they think they minutes in the canteen and eat a aren’t eligible. “In truth, there are snack.” very few things that may prevent Every two seconds, someone a generally healthy person from needs blood. And the blood that donating blood,” Cindy said. saves that person’s life could Center personnel gladly answer be yours. The Blood and Tissue questions about eligibility. Center can help you give such a To ensure the integrity of precious gift. each pint of donated blood, The Blood and Tissue Center adheres to regulations imposed by the Food and Drug Administration and the American Association of Blood Banks. During the donation process, donors are required to go through a standard mini-physical (pulse, blood pressure, temperature, and hematocrit) and answer a series of questions about their medical and travel histories. After donation, the blood is then run through thirteen tests—eleven for infectious diseases—to ensure that it is safe to be used. For those considering doKaleb (Photo courtesy of The Blood and Tissue nating blood, Cindy advises, Center of Central Texas)
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ome say that it takes a village to raise a child, but folks in the Georgetown Independent School District know that it takes not only a Village, but an East View, Williams, McCoy, and Tippit—in fact, every campus that makes up the school district. It also takes the Georgetown Junior Forum (GJF), which for the past four years has collected school supplies for area families in need. The GJF’s “Fill the Bus” collection campaign takes place at Walmart during tax-free weekend in August. Junior Forum members brave sweltering heat to hand customers a list of the most needed school supplies as they enter the store. They want to make sure every GISD student has essential school supplies on the first day of school. Along with supplies, the volunteers have collected stories of Georgetown’s generosity. One GJF member recalls volunteering on a hot day when “everyone that drove up in an expensive car was ignoring me, pretending to be on cell phones” as she handed out flyers. “One gentleman,”
she recalls, “who drove a rather beat-up vehicle, did not ignore my greeting.” The man, in well-worn clothes, listened as she explained that more than forty percent of children in GISD, at that time, were unable to afford school supplies. He was there to buy school supplies for his own grandchildren and didn’t know if he could afford to make a donation, he told her. However, he later came out of the store with extra supplies. He said that he could not imagine his own grandchildren not having a backpack and supplies. The thought of another child doing without, well, it just didn’t sit well with him. Another customer entered the store intending to buy an iPod for her boyfriend’s birthday, but she instead left with bags of school supplies. She confided that she had once been on the receiving end of the donations and wanted to return the favor. Yet another customer contributed a box of crayons—all she could afford. “I can’t do much, but every child should have a box of crayons on the first day of school,” she said. Does this group profit from its
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efforts? No—and yes. One hundred percent of the over $100,000 of school supplies and cash that have been collected by the Georgetown Junior Forum over the past four years of “Fill the Bus” has gone directly to the students who need them most. What the group does get is the satisfaction of knowing it is making a tremendous difference in the community. The school supplies are immediately taken to GISD to be sorted into stacks of like items and distributed to GISD campuses on the first few days of school. Member Christy Hall says that there is no better payoff than having a student whom she saw during “Fill the Bus” weekend come up to her on the first day of school and say, “Hi, School Supply Lady! Check out the backpack you gave me. It’s way cool.”
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atty Eason wonders if the idea of a manicured lawn filled with Saint Augustine grass and roses originated in the 1950s, when companies started advertising these images. A city council member and Georgetown resident since 1980, Patty uses her native landscaped one-acre lot to show that using local plants makes more sense in 2012.
As the Methodist church expanded its grounds in 2002, Rick and Patty Eason moved their 1924 Belford bungalow from Ash Street to College Street. Once the dust settled, the couple considered landscaping options. “My family taught me about gardening as a child in San Antonio,” Patty says. “But hiking and birding is where I watched wildlife and nature coexist. My dream was to have the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center in my own backyard.” Patty turned to ecologist and landscape designer David Mahler of Environmental Survey Consulting to guide her dream. “We alleviated ligustrum and chinaberry and created a thriving woodlands and wildflower prairie,” David says. Redbuds, cedar elm, live oak, spiderworts, white poppies, and widow’s-tears re-emerged, soak-
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ing in sunlight, nutrients, and rain. Native landscaping, Patty notes, is often confused with lazy yard maintenance. “We battle the invasives, relocate plants, and monitor the soil and sunlight,” Patty explains. “This is not an unkempt free-for-all; we have a specific intention for it.” Since last summer’s drought, interest in native landscaping has increased among homeowners. “When Georgetown ceased all lawn watering measures for three weeks, we were finally able to measure the water wasted on yards,” Patty points out. “Georgetown should offer incentives to residents and builders to use native plants and teach homeowner associations the difference between native plants and weeds.” Native landscaping promotes water conservation, requires no
herbicides or pesticides, and invites the “good” bugs. “We completed the project in February of 2003, and the plants responded immediately,” Patty says. “A natural balance occurred as the happy butterflies and birds arrived.” The couple earned Texas Wildscapes Backyard Wildlife Habitat certification through the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department after demonstrating that their native landscaping offers food and water sources and places for nesting and shelter to a variety of creatures, including hummingbirds, butterflies, frogs, birds, tortoises, and other central Texas critters.
“A lot of money is spent putting toxins on grasses and shrubs to force them to remain green all year,” Patty notes. “Native landscaping changes throughout the year, giving a true reflection of the nature of Texas.”
“When Georgetown ceased all lawn watering measures for three weeks, we were finally able to measure the water wasted on yards.”
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back of the body with the front [acupuncture] points along the meridian. We can treat the front with the back points. We can treat your arm with the points on your leg.” Hedy understands why some people may find this theory hard to believe. Acupuncture points and meridians are both invisible to the eye and undetected by modern technology. Still, she claims, “From 5,000 years of history, it works.” And from Hedy’s own clinical experience, it works. Everyone’s body responds differently to acupuncture. “Chinese medicine is about self-healing,” Hedy says. “I insert needles in the right points, and then I leave the room. Your body takes over the job, and then I come back later.” Some people will feel the difference immediately; other patients may not notice a difference until after the second or third visit. Hedy points out that a young person’s body bounces back more quickly than does the body of an older person who has experienced fifty years of back pain. Hedy feels that patients should
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Preparation: In a pan, warm the whipping cream, salt, and sugar over medium heat. Meanwhile, melt the chocolate squares in a double boiler. Add cocoa powder and stir. Then add the melted chocolate/ powder mixture to the whipping cream, salt, and sugar. Stir to mix, until the sugar dissolves and the mixture is thick. Small bits of chocolate are OK. This gives it the “thunder” when you taste the finished ice cream. Beat eggs, slowly adding a cup of the warm mixture. Stir and return to the mixture. Cook for 5 minutes until thick. Remove from heat and let cool. Add vanilla and stir. Strain to a bowl, cover the top of the mix with plastic wrap, and follow the remaining instructions for Country Style Vanilla.
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Meet Lawrence Romero: After 25 years of living in the 4th largest city in the U.S., completing a degree at the University of Houston, having a successful career, and dealing with traffic, Lawrence Romero was ready for a change. With three main objections: (1) pursue his real estate career, (2) reduce the big city hassles, (3) and be more available to his aging mother, he found Georgetown! The area was calling his name. When he visited the visitor’s bureau the volunteer gave him an address of a property that was recently taken off the market. When Lawrence drove by the house he knew in his heart that he was home. Thanks to Linda Morrison of Morrison Reality, the Glasscock Beaver home built in 1891 became Lawrence Romero’s home. Lawrence is a veteran of the Army and Air Force, both with honorable discharges and he holds a Bachelors of Business Administration in Computer Information Systems. He has now brought his love for real estate to Williamson and Travis counties. You will find Lawrence working as a real estate agent with Linda at Morrison Reality Group, who helped make his dream come true.
Lawrence is committed to his clients and looks forward to serving Williamson County and Travis county areas. 512.508.4737 (Off) ~ 512.650.0291 (Cell) ~ lfromero601@gmail.com
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Thru 20 | ART EXHIBITION. “To Be or Not to Be… Naked,” Stinger Studio 4410 Williams Dr. 512-8695544, stingerstudio.com 1 | WHISKER WEDNESDAY. Williams County Regional Animal Shelter, All cats over 1 year FREE to qualified homes, noon-6pm, 1855 SE Inner Loop, pets.wilco.org (also available Aug 8, 15, 22, 29) 1 | JOE MCDERMOTT. Summer Reading Program 10:30am-12:20pm, Food, Fun, Reading Club, Georgetown Library 402 W. 8th. 3 | FIRST FRIDAY. Shop, Eat, Stroll, Entertainment, 6-8pm, On the Square, thegeorgetownsquare.com 3 | JUST FOR TWEENS PARTY. End of Summer games – DJ – food, 9-12 year olds, Georgetown Public Library 402 W 8th 3 & 4 | GARAGE SALE. Annunciation Maternity Home, 8am-noon, 3610 Shell Road, thematernityhome.org 4 | BENEFIT DANCE. Faith in Action Caregivers, David Kautz Spectrum Band, 7-10pm, Sun City Ballroom, 2 Texas Drive, 512-868-9544 6 | SPANISH FILM FESTIVAL. “El Nino Pez,” Argentinean Film presented by Southwestern Univ, Olin Rm 105, 8-10pm, Ellen Davis, 512-863-1570 If you have an event you would like to include in next month’s issue, send your information to jill@viewmagazineinc. com by the 15th of the month and we’ll do our best to include you.
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10-SEPT 9 | A CHORUS LINE. Musical at The Palace Theatre, Fri & Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2pm. georgetownpalace.com 11 | 2012 CHICKEN DINNER. Fundraiser, 10am-3pm, Wesley Chapel A.M.E. Church, 508 west 4th street , $8 cost of the plate drink and desert included with the meal. 512-931-2305 11 | BIBLE STUDY FOR EVERYBODY. Tuesdays 6-7:60pm, 4701-4 Williams Dr djaycarey@gmail.com www.biblestudyforeverybody.net
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11 | COFFEE RECEPTION for prospective new member, AAUS (American Assoc of University Women). Come meet and learn the mission of our organization, 10am-noon,Transportation provided if needed. RSVP to bwaite@suddenlink.net or call 512-863-9828 (Address to be given upon RSVP) 12 | THE GREAT DEBATE. “Is Creationism Rationally Defensible,” lead by John Murphy & Brian Bolton, Main Street Baptist Church, 1001 S. Main St, Georgetown 6-8pm 12 | BINGO. Knight of Columbus 112522, All proceeds go to charity. Doors open 5pm, session starts at 6pm. Brings snacks & drinks – no kids under 7, Sun City Ballroom at 2 Texas Dr. 512-864-0825 kocbingo@suddenlink.net 13 | SPANISH FILM FESTIVAL. “La Yuma,” Nicaraguan Film presented by Southwestern Univ, Olin Rm 105, 8-10pm Contact: Ellen Davis, 512-863-1570 13 | BIRDING ON BROADMEADE. Mikael Behrens presentation on bird diversity in Williamson County, Socialize 6:30pm and presentation at 7pm, Lone Star Circle of Care 2423 Williams Dr #101, meetup.com/williamsonaudubongroup 14 | SECOND SATURDAY. Vendors, Handmade goods, crafts, food, gifts, music, thegeorgetownsquare.com 14 | OPEN HOUSE. Williamson Co Children’s Advocacy Center, 8:30am-12:00, See how you can help, Wilcocac.org (also on Aug 21 & 28) 17 & 18 | GARAGE SALE. Annunciation Maternity Home, 8-noon, 3610 Shell Road, thematernityhome.org 18 | MUSIC STUDIO OPEN HOUSE. Dolce Music Studio, 10am-3pm, 1221 Leander Rd, Registration at Open House = $25 Off Fall Lessons. 512-591-7833
18 | CHOIR CONCERT. Wesley Chapel A.M.E. Church - 508 west 4th Street, Free to the public. 6:30pm 512-9312305 18 | LOW COST VACCINATION CLINIC. (for pets)11-2, Williamson County Reg Animal Shelter, 1855 SE Inner Loop, pets.wilco.org 18 | RADIO CONTROLLED SAILBOAT REGATTA. 10am-4pm, Sun City Berry Pond, Legacy Hills Park on Del Webb Blvd. Bring a chair. 19 | 143rd CHURCH ANNIVERSARY. Wesley Chapel A.M.E. 508 West 4th Street 512-931-2305, 3pm. Come help us celebrate a historical legacy with us. 19 | BINGO. Knight of Columbus 112522, All proceeds go to charity. Doors open 5pm, session starts st 6pm. Brings snacks & drinks – no kids under 7, Sun City Ballroom at 2 Texas Dr. 512-864-0825 kocbingo@ suddenlink.net 20 | SPANISH FILM FESTIVAL. “Undertow,” Peruvian Film presented by Southwestern Univ, Olin Rm 105, 8-10pm Contact: Ellen Davis, 512-863-1570 24 | Back to School Lock-In. Mel’s Lone Star Lanes, 11:45pm-6am. Middle & High School Students. Only $25 for unlimited bowling, billiards, 2 slices of pizza, unlimited fountain drinks, guitar hero contest, donuts, juice and more! MelsLoneStarLanes. com 25 | DANCE THE BOLERO. Taught by Lillian Nash & Michael, 7-10pm, Sun City Village Center, 2 Texas Dr www. dancegeorgetowntexas.com 27 | SPANISH FILM FESTIVAL. “Zona Sur,” Bolivian Film presented by Southwestern Univ, Olin Rm 105, 8-10pm. Contact: Ellen Davis, 512-863-1570 SEPT 9 | WO/MEN FORE! HOPE. Golf for Hope Alliance, Cimarron Hills Golf Course & Club, melinda.biggs@ hopealliancetx.org SEPT 29 | BEERFEST. Hartails Bar and Grill, by Jr. Forum
GEORGETOWN DALE’S ESSENHAUS 3900 FM 972, Walburg www.Dales-Essenhaus.com Every Thursday - Karaoke - 7 - 11p 3 Pete & the Justice Band (7-11p) 4 Too Far Gone (8p-midnight) 10 Tessy Lou & The Shotgun Stars ((7-11p) 11 Ruby Creek Band (7-11p) 17 DeWayne Davis & Deluxe Band (7-11p) 18 Grimm Jennings (7-11p) 24 Kody Yeager (7-11p) 25 Pure Country (7-11p)
GERMAN WALBURG RESTAURANT 3777 FM 972, Walburg www.WalburgRestaurant.com Live Music every Fri & Sat Night The Walburg Boys
HARDTAILS BAR & GRILL 1515 IH 35, Georgetown www.HardtailsBarandGrill.com FREE POOL: SUNDAYS and TUESDAYS KARAOKE: EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT STEAK NIGHT: EVERY MONDAY NIGHT 2 SWAMP SAUCE 3 The Instigators 4 Planet Texas 5 Bloody Mary Bar ‘til 2pm 8 Karaoke 9 Brian Hankins & Brewer Nation 10 TBD 11 CRUSH 12 Bloody Mary Bar ‘til 2pm 15 FEMALE OIL WRESTLING 16 Sonny Wolf Band 17 Stooch Band 18 American Gypsy Band 19 Bloody Mary Bar ‘til 2pm 23 Jean-Pierre & the Zydeco Angels 24 Guilty Pleasures 25 Darby Ledbetter 26 Bloody Mary bar ‘til 2pm 30 Whitestone Band 31 Groove Knight
TONY & LUIGIS RESTAURANT 1201 S. Church, Georgetown www.TonyandLuigistx.com EVERY THURSDAY EVENING Frankly Sinatra, Frank Sinatra Tribute, 6-9pm
City Lights theatres combines first run movies with a casual dining menu, offering a wide range of choices, including fresh grilled burgers, homemade fire cooked pizzas & several appetizers to choose from. Place your order at the concession and your order will be delivered to you.
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3 Total Recall 3 Diary of a Wimpy Kid Dog Days 10 Bourne Legacy 10 The Campaign 10 Hope Springs 17 Sparkle 17 Paranorman 17 Odd Life of Timothy Green 17 The Expendables 24 Premium Rush 24 Hit and Run 24 The Apparition Now equipped with all new state-of-the-art digital projection equipment & Master Image 3D. CheC k U s O Ut at:
www.citylightstheatres.com for complete schedule show times & purchase tickets on-line 512 868 9922
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Training Dogs and Owners Positive reinforcement for happy pups By
Rachel Brownlow
To learn more about Austin Dog Zone, visit www. austindogzone.com or call 512-537-2364 (yes, that’s 512-537-A-DOG). Training is offered at Northwest Pet Hospital and Luxury Boarding, here in Georgetown on Williams Drive, or at the owner’s home by appointment. You can also contact Austin Dog Zone at www. austindogzone.com/ contact-us-2/ 78
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t turns out that you can teach old dogs new tricks. Just ask Caitlin Lane, joint owner of Austin Dog Zone. A certified trainer and lifelong dog lover, Caitlin has made it her mission to improve the lives of dogs and their owners—at the expense of outdated myths. At Austin Dog Zone, Caitlin says, “We’re constantly going to seminars and conferences to stay on top of the latest information proven by science, not going off old wives’ tales.” Unlike traditional dog training, which tends to focus on an owner’s dominance and control over the dog, Austin Dog Zone’s training focuses on building dogs up. “You don’t have to hurt, maim, threaten, or intimidate your dog to get it to behave,” says Caitlin, who thinks that most dogs are smarter than their owners believe them to be. “We’re teaching them positive behaviors instead of saying, ‘No, no, bad!’” Among the most common misbehaviors, or “dog hobbies,” as Caitlin fondly calls them, are poor leash-walking manners, jumping, and barking. “Dogs love to jump,
bark, and pull on the leash. The most common things we work on are showing dogs how to have manners, impulse control, and self-control.” Before the training process beings, Austin Dog Zone gauges the situation holistically to determine the most effective methods of training. During an intake evaluation, Caitlin asks dog owners about a dog’s medical history, day-to-day lifestyle, level of interaction and exercise, diet, and general wellbeing. “All of these factors come together to help the dog in a much greater way,” says Caitlin, who has been training dogs for more than seven years. “It’s not just on the surface, it’s actually much deeper.” Though Austin Dog Zone offers both group and individual training, Caitlin recommends private training to pet owners seeking more immediate results. According to Caitlin, different dogs have different needs. “One dog might be fantastic in a group setting, while another might be less inclined to success around so much stimulation.” An added benefit of private
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sessions is the opportunity for pet trainers to bond more deeply with the owners and pets. Group sessions last sixty minutes and run for six consecutive weeks. Owners bring their dogs and learn the skills for success. At the end of each class, owners are given handouts and specific assignments to practice with their pets and are additionally offered complimentary consultations via phone and email. Throughout the process, Caitlin showers pets and their owners with helpful encouragement. “Positive-reinforcement-based training does wonders,” says Caitlin, who has noticed that the same methods employed to train dogs at Austin Dog Zone can also apply to cats—and even children! If you work with Austin Dog Zone’s trainers, don’t be surprised if you discover that you’re learning as much as your pooch is. “I always have clients who have this light bulb-moment when they realize that I’m teaching them more than I’m teaching their dog,” Caitlin says. “But I think it’s really healthy for them to learn that on their own.”
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A Health Care Home Lone Star Circle of Care celebrates National Health Center Week and 10-year anniversary By
Christine Switzer
Lone Star Circle of Care 2423 Williams Dr # 113 Georgetown, TX 78628 www.lscctx.org For appts call: 1-877-800-5722
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n the page, purple-colored band-aids, green-toned stethoscopes, and orangehued ambulances surround a red-andblue health center. The young girl, a pediatric patient at the Lone Star Center of Care, gives a final flourish and then regards the sheet of paper and its rainbow-spectrum of color with satisfaction. Her crayon-rendered work of art will be entered into a contest along with that of other pediatric patients during the center’s celebration of its 10-year anniversary and the National Health Center Week on August 5 through 11. “We have a coloring contest for the pediatric patients to help them understand that this is their health care home,” explains Rebekah Haynes, who serves as the director of communications for the locally-focused, non-profit clinic. “We want to celebrate what we do as a community health center with those that we serve, our patients and their families. This activity and others like it also allow us to show appreciation to our employees and volunteers for all of their hard work.” In addition to the coloring contest, the federally-qualified community health center will host A U G U S T 2 0 1 2 G E O R G E T O W N v i e w
a reception at one of its clinics and an information table at the Round Rock Express game on August 5. “We want to raise awareness in the community of what we do,” Rebekah says, “and we want to celebrate our employees, staff, and volunteers too. We want to let them know that we appreciate the time that they invest and to recognize all that they do for the patients.” Established as a Georgetown-focused health clinic in 2002, the Lone Star Circle of Care now serves more than 90,000 under- and uninsured patients who will account for more than 350,000 visits this year to the health center’s 25 community clinics around Central Texas, including locations in Austin and Taylor. The center, one of 1,200 community health centers nationwide, provides a range of services, from primary care, pediatrics, and senior care to integrated mental health care, comprehensive OB/GYN care, dentistry, optometry, and low-cost prescriptions. “We focus on providing patient-centered, preventative care to people who have a hard time finding access to care,” Rebekah explains. “We also seek to provide consistency and continuity across our different services. We want patients to become involved and to see the center as their health care home. In some ways, Lone Star Circle of Care is a best-kept secret in Central Texas, so one of our primary goals during National Health Center Week is to help raise awareness and to get the word out about our services.”
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At Lone Star Circle of Care, we’re always thinking about your health — even when you’re not in for a check-up. Our senior health centers strive to be a complete medical home for patients. With experience in caring for patients with unique and often complex medical conditions, our board-certified internal medicine physicians provide a high level of personal attention and service. We offer in-house lab testing, and Medicare prescriptions can be filled in our convenient, on-site pharmacies. So stay healthy out there. And if you need us, we’re here for you.
We accept all Medicare patients. Call today for an appointment 1.877.800.5722 or visit www.lscctx.org
Lone Star Circle of Care Senior Health at Lake Aire Medical Center 2423 Williams Drive, Suite 113 Georgetown, Texas 78628
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