Georgetown View Magazine/ August 2013 by Georgetown View

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54 f eature S

View From the Top

All About

National gym proves “golden” for local members

Finding Her Word | 34 Claudia Verde’s search for the perfect word to live by Getting To Know

An Instance of War | 42 With young children in their arms, a couple escapes war-torn Bosnia

d e part m ents

Fitness in Community | 54

Welcome to Wellspring Wednesdays! | 56 “All are welcome, all are accepted” at church’s evening activities

E x tras Greetings | 6 Extra view

Back-to-School Bliss | 30 Smart shopping at The Exchange and Little Loft

Learn to Fly | 52 Learning to fly might be easier than you think

A Closer Look

Nourishing Hearth and Health | 60

Doubling Up | 78

Live and Learn

Chopped finalist’s passion is helping others find health through food

Dual credit program jumpstarts teens on college

A Legacy of Racing | 13

Fitness View

Golfer’s Corner

A love for racing keeps one family on track together

Striking Gold | 64

Learn from the Best | 67

Giving View

Look into a bowling ball and see a college scholarship in the future

All in the View | 18

natural view

GHS Eagles’ baseball takes the field with special needs kids Create

Patterns from Chaos | 22

In the Kitchen with Chef Nikki

Autumn’s Adventures

Fire in the Hole! | 26

A Stone’s Throw

Rising Stars

Georgetown Live | 75

Savoring Fennel | 71 Cooking with fennel is both delicious and nutritious

Stunt Ranch offers this mom an unusual day out

Tips from Pro Bill Easterly

Seeds of Stewardship | 68 A program for budding naturalists gets kids outside

Artist finds inspiration—and a new style—in the kitchen

An Artistic Plunge | 76 Unusual art museum awaits visitors in a San Antonio garage

Love Through Action | 48 Volunteering in China has enriched an A&M grad’s life

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EDITOR’S NOTE

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“Food,” writes Molly Wizenberg in her book A Homemade Life, “is never just food. It’s also a way of getting at something else: who we are, who we have been, and who we want to be.” Although we didn’t set out to make the August issue center on food, this month’s issue is sprinkled with articles that, in one way or another, capture the flavor of what Molly means: Food is central to our identities. We all have had experiences with food that have shaped our lives. When I taste crackers, I see my plump Granny in an apron, frying saltines in butter as a snack for my cousin Brigette and me. We washed them down with ice cold Dr. Peppers. I refuse to shudder, now, at the amount of cholesterol Brigette and I consumed, which I hope was all burned away when we went out to ride horses fashioned from willow branches or to pedal our bikes for miles and miles. What is lodged in my heart are memories: a grandmother who loved us enough to stand over a stove on a blistering hot afternoon; two bean-pole, freckle-faced girls who were like sisters; summer in Texas, complete with shimmering pavement and the constant keening of cicadas. For this month’s Getting to Know, we asked Alicea Jones, former View editor and author of Genuinely Georgetown, to tell the story of Frank and Nezira Zulcic, whose tight-knit family was shattered by the war in Bosnia. Before Frank and Nezira scooped up their children and fled Bosnia, they treasured long family dinners complete with storytelling and singing. Now, family intertwines with food in the life they’ve made for themselves here in Georgetown. Slowing down to enjoy good food and good friendships put Claudia Verde, the focus of this month’s All About, on the path to a more meaningful life. Heidi Greening, the mom-chef-nutritionist featured in A Closer Look, makes healthy food the focus of her family life. Speaking of good-for-you eats, this month Chef Nikki offers recipes using fennel, a veggie both delicious and nutritious. And artist Doug Nagle literally plays with his food in the Create article. We hope that this issue inspires you to eat well, love well, and live well. Make memories—whether it’s with butter-drenched crackers, a steaming bowl of spaghetti, a crisp cucumber from the farmers’ market, a glass of fresh lemonade spiked with herbs from your garden. Be who you want to be.

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tanding next to his father, a young, wide-eyed Dave Anderson watched as several cars, vying for the lead, skidded around the curve of a dirt track through beams of light and floating dust. One car spun out, smashing into the wall. The curved fence sheltered fans from flying debris. His father leaned down to explain the difficulty in driving so fast and close to other cars without losing control. Dave didn’t know it at the time, but he was getting a physics lesson from an expert. His father, Carl David Anderson, received the 1936 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of the positron, the electron’s antimatter counterpart. “When I was a young child, I did not know my father as a scholar, scientist, and Nobel laureate. His favorite sport was auto racing, and going to the races was my favorite thing to do with him. I could hardly wait until the next time we went,” Dave says. Dave and his dad enjoyed many

races together—dirt oval races and Sunday afternoon jalopy races. “It’s what I got stuck on as a little kid. I’m still having trouble getting unstuck,” Dave jokes. His wife, Melanie, can attest to that: “Our first date was at a car race, and we’ve been going ever since.” Dave is passing on to his own son and grandchildren his passion for the squealing-tire, smokingbrakes drama of the race track— but not exactly in the way he experienced it in 1950s California. This kind of racing involves fast cars and flying dirt, but there’s no need for a crash helmet. A Shared Tradition “Having a son was my excuse to play. We needed a hobby,” Dave says. At age two, his son David held the controller and began learning to race the small but fast cars. At age five the boy raced against adults. “We began to see that he loved it over team sports,” Melanie explains. Six years ago, after Dave retired

from aerospace engineering and astronomy research, the Andersons moved from California to Walburg. After settling into their new home, Dave began thinking about building the ultimate track in his backyard—this time an elaborate replica of an authentic Saturday night dirt oval racetrack on a one-tenth scale, with an off-road track in the center. He modeled it after big tracks he frequented as a kid—the best he could imagine. “The remote control cars are so

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realistic, but the tracks aren’t. I wanted to build a realistic track with lights, crash wall, and a fence. I like realism everywhere,” Dave explains. Dave began digging up grass to make room for just the right dirt, realistic walls, and fences. He designed the walls and hired a contractor to pour high ribbon curb to hold the dirt while also functioning as a crash wall. The rest, he scratched out himself. “[Remote control] cars are expensive. If you crash into the wall, you may be out hundreds of dollars, so I made real energy-absorbing crash walls,” Dave says. The next challenge came with finding the perfect dirt. “To a racing fanatic, dirt means high quality clay. I ordered samples until I found the right mix,” Dave explains. He even made a track preparation attachment for his tractor to scratch up the dirt and allow water to seep inside. “It makes the dirt sticky and uniform.” Finally, he scoured the Internet, searching for realistic fencing. He ended up with 330 feet of vinyl-coated, small-mesh chain link fencing that could be ordered in custom widths. He

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oug stirred the paint directly into the dinner leftovers in his Tupperware, eager to try out the effect of his new “paintbrush.” He fished out a handful of cold, sticky spaghetti, threw his right arm back over his shoulder, and pitched the spaghetti toward the empty hanging canvas. Thinking ahead, he had already put a second canvas below the initial one to catch the pasta as gravity pulled it toward the garage floor. For acrylics painter Doug Naugle, inspiration surfaced one winter evening while he cooked pasta for his kids. When Doug looked at the cooked spaghetti, Artist Doug Naugle

he recalls, “I saw these beautiful flowing lines inside the colander.” Doug wondered if he could recreate the same effect on a canvas. He remembered thinking, “People have painted with all sorts of things; why don’t I just try actually painting with [noodles]?” Little did Doug know that this thought would inspire dozens of paintings and help form a new style. Doug began his career as an artist just days after graduating from Coronado High School in Lubbock, Texas. Earlier in the year, Doug had visited Angel Fire, New Mexico, on a ski trip with his neighbor. “While we were there,” Doug says, “we went to visit one of his friends who was an artist, and he was in his prime. He was really making a splash on the scene, and I was like, ‘All right, I am not going to college;

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I am going to move to Angel Fire.’ I was eighteen years old; I had no idea what I was doing.” Doug packed his entire life into two bags and headed to the mountains, where he spent the next seven years painting southwestern-style art. During that time, Doug got most of his ideas for new paintings before falling asleep. “I’d be lying there and [an idea] would pop into my head,” he says. “I would go write it down and take notes, and I wouldn’t have a problem painting it from start to finish. Somehow that faded, that went away, and I was struggling to come up with ideas.” It was then that Doug realized he needed to step back from full-time painting and look for a new artistic outlet. He returned to Texas and began learning the

complexities of working behind the camera in videography, a passion he followed for twelve years before delving into acrylics again. Doug says, “That fueled my creative energy for a long time, and then I realized my true passion was painting and creative art. [Videography] wasn’t the same.” Since returning to the easel, Doug’s work has evolved tremendously. While many of his paintings involve spaghetti, Doug creates others strictly using traditional drip work. Typically, Doug begins with a color pallet; he pours his paint into ketchup squirt bottles, drips the paint on to the canvas, and then sprays it with water. Doug says, “Sometimes I’m tilting [the canvas] and other times I’m laying it flat; it reacts differently both ways. Sometimes I’ll do both.” Often, if he lays the canvas flat, he will drip rubbing alcohol onto the wet paint, causing a fascinating effect when the paint separates. In most of his work, Doug completes the drip work phase and lets the canvas dry before mapping out naturally-existing shapes with a Sharpie or paint. “I try to bring out a pattern, an organic pattern, something that looks like it’s created more by nature than by man,” he says. Doug admits, however, that not all of his blended colors in the drip work stage are eye-catching. “Some of the ugliest pieces, when I block those out into trees, they become some of the most beautiful paintings.” Trees are an enduring theme in Doug’s work; he searches for them in many of the outlines of his paintings. “There’s something about trees that keeps me grounded,” Doug says. “They make me feel calm.”

Doug’s painting Life prompted many of his nature-inspired works. He explains, “If you look at it, it’s a story all-encompassing about life.” The painting features many elements of the earth, including views of the galaxy and the skies, along with water and the sun. When Doug initially created the piece, he was looking to create a reflection of life around him; he didn’t realize that the title would also reflect the period he was going through. Doug reveals, “The really cool thing about it is that it kind of breathed new life into me. It’s fitting; I think my subconscious is smarter than my conscious sometimes.” Sometimes inspiration comes from an unexpected place, such as the kitchen colander. If Doug’s work is any indication, working with the unexpected often leads to uniquely beautiful results. “I’m always creating the chaos first,” Doug says, “whether it’s by throwing cooked painted spaghetti on a canvas or dripping paint and using chemicals or water bottles to help it move and flow.” That’s the true constant in Doug’s work: patterns from chaos. 

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ire in the hole!” Those are four words a mother never wants to hear. They evoke visions of exploding goldfish and an impending emergency room visit. No goldfish or fingers were lost, however, when I heard those words yelled on a recent Saturday at Stunt Ranch in southwest Austin. What better way to liven up my routine by bringing a bit of movie magic into my life? After arriving at this expansive adventurist wonderland owned by movie special effects scientist Steve Wolf, I joined three women, seven men, and one twelve-yearold boy in a waiting room for a one-day introductory class in pyrotechnic effects. We signed the obligatory Pyro School release forms

and promised that we wouldn’t actually use the skills we learned. While action movies aren’t my favorite genre, Stunt Ranch provided an exciting opportunity to peek behind the Hollywood curtain at what goes on in such thrilling movies as Spider-Man and The Avengers. Our instructor and pyro technician Tommy Betts, qualified to handle 1.46 (g) consumer-grade fireworks, began a brief chemistry lesson. In a casual manner, he shared tales of pyro effects gone wrong and emphasized his focus on safety. Tommy handed each person a gerb, a reinforced cardboard tube packed with pyrotechnic materials to create a fountain effect. He asked us to wrap the wires around the circuit and then insert it into an extension cord plug that would connect the other gerbs. We strung the daisy chain of tubes across an outdoor pavilion and waited for the sparks. Tommy pushed the button, and nothing

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happened. After troubleshooting each wire, he used a battery to jumpstart a bright white flow of fireworks like that often seen at music concerts and weddings. Our group learned about some cool movie effects. We observed detonating methods and watched in awe as liquid-, gas-, and powder-based fireballs erupted in glorious plumes of orange, blue, and yellow smoke, just like they do in movies like Iron Man. Stunt Ranch owns a car that reminded me of the movie Smokey and the Bandit. Rusted and charred, it’s definitely seen better days. Tommy yelled, “Fire in the hole!” and a series of loud explosions that would have annihilated any other car merely left this beast smoking. For the finale, Tommy released an explosion that left a massive, looming mushroom cloud hanging low in the sky, to a chorus of ‘oohs’ and ‘ahs.’ “Pyro School is a lot like life in that there’s a lot of prep work leading up to a fivesecond boom,” Tommy remarked. Pyrotechnics and motherhood have a lot in common. So much time is spent researching and planning and then, boom… it’s nothing like you ever expected. 

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he sidewalk café in Puylaurens, France was alive with conversation. English and French mingled as tourists and locals dined on the warm July day. Claudia Verde lingered at her table, taking in the simple joy of people coming together to share good conversation and cuisine. She and her fellow tourists had stopped in the tiny village for lunch and watched as dozens of Tour de France cyclists raced through the narrow street on their way to victory. Soon, Claudia and the others would get on their bikes and ride the same road to the next town; but for the moment she paused to enjoy the beauty of Puylaurens and its people. Claudia knew there was a word for what she was experiencing. But what was it? If she could just find a word that encompassed all she loved—the butterfly pace of a vacation in a beautiful place, sun-warmed peaches from a local farmer’s market, friendships that opened like flowers in spring—she would make that her word. It would define who she was now. And who she was now was a far cry from what she’d been.

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her father, that wasn’t enough—she had to compete. As a result, Claudia spent many unhappy years barrel racing as well as riding with drill teams and the women’s Sheriff’s Posse. “I just wanted to ride and enjoy my horse. I never felt competition served my soul. It’s different for everyone,” says Claudia. Years of pleasing her parents and others left Claudia yearning for a way to exert her true self. Learning the New Words In 1995 Claudia listened to her heart and took the opportunity to go on an adventure. She and her friend Kim Hoerster traveled halfway around the world to bike around Lake Constance on the Rhine. With panniers strapped to the sides of their bikes, the friends spent twelve days leisurely riding along the 186 miles of coastline that touches Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. Claudia breathed in the cool breezes off the azure lake and drank in the beauty of the snow-capped Alps and lush hillside forests. She relished the freedom of riding for herself, not having to please anyone. On the northern shores of the lake, Claudia and Kim stopped in the German city of Überlingen. Riding through the narrow streets, Claudia admired the patchwork of medieval relics and modern architecture. Tucked back along one of those roads was a cozy sidewalk café where the riders took a table for two. An older woman sat just a few feet away, patting the dog at her feet. Claudia smiled at the affection between owner and pet. As they dined, the woman introduced herself as Birgit Jockheck, a retired teacher. When Birgit learned

lieved in and wanted to teach has become alive for me, and I hope to be able to take that and impart it to my clientele, my friends, and my family,” says Claudia. For Claudia, living a slower, more authentic life has also brought a great sense of freedom. “Now that I don’t have to do anything to please anyone else, I can enjoy my life.” Claudia says. Claudia and Annie Farenc, son e, Mari Jean ly: “I can pursue what feels fami h Frenc ia’s Claud iend Galle. Pierre, sister Sofie and Pierre’s girlfr right.” One of her pursuits is food. Over a decade ago, Claudia shifted where they were staying, she offered to away from steroidand antibiotic-intake them on a tour of her city. Early the fused meats and dairy products to their next morning, Birgit showed them the organic varieties. But it wasn’t until she beauties of a city that witnessed the rise discovered the slow food movement and fall of emperors, kings, and noblethat Claudia found a true passion. men dating back to Roman times. Originating in Italy, the movement “That entire trip was very valuable brings fully-ripened, organic food to be me because it showed me that directly from the fields to the kitchen by taking a vacation by bike, you travel table. For Claudia, it’s not just about the at a slower pace, allowing you to meet journey food takes—it’s also about how people and gain unique experiences,” it’s grown and the care farmers take Claudia explains. “The people we met producing and cultivating it. Over the were so open-minded and eager to last few years, she’s visited local farmshare their culture and visit with us. ers, driving down long, dusty roads to Birgit invited us into her home and walk along rows of rich green crops in made breakfast for us before she took an effort to ensure that what she puts in us on a tour of her town, giving us a her body is as healthy as possible. personal history lesson.” But the part of Claudia’s life most impacted by her life philosophy has been Living It Out her relationships with others, not only The trip to Lake Constance was just with friends here, but also the friendone of what would become many such ships she’s built abroad. Claudia shows trips. Claudia’s slower and more acoff pictures of her French friends, Annie tive approach to traveling flowed into and Jean Marie Farenc and their son, getaways all over the world—whether whom she met at that sidewalk café with friends or with clients, for whom in Puylaurens during the 2010 Tour de Claudia acted as personal trainer. “I France. think that’s been the most rewarding When Claudia contemplates who she aspect. I feel like what I’ve always beis now—a woman with friendships that transcend distance and culture, a person who lives every moment fully and sees with open eyes—she finally comes up with her word. “If I could pull one word up, it would be authenticity. I think in the last couple of years that’s what I’ve looked for—be it in relationships, food, or travel,” Claudia explains. “Really any area of my life, I hope it is authentic.” 

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hey stood side by side, trembling, with their faces pressed against the wall and a daggerwielding Chetnik soldier at their backs. Frank kept his eyes targeted on Nezira, who was holding onto their toddler and the baby that had been born just forty days earlier. “Why is that baby crying?” yelled the soldier through a beard and mustache knitted together so thickly they couldn’t see his lips. “I’m not doing anything to hurt her,” he growled. This is what babies do, Frank thought. But he thought best not to speak. “I have two babies,” said the soldier. “But I never had a chance to see them.” The soldier looked weary and agitated. He finally shouted a command strung somewhere between rage and longing: “Move on!” Hurriedly, Frank shepherded his family back into the car before the soldier changed his mind. Frank smashed the accelerator and sped through the checkpoint. A few miles later, he pried his eyes from the road and stole a glance at Nezira, who was clutching Zana and Ilma to her breast. Just yesterday, Frank had been working in his father’s metal shop and playing with

his children. Now, he was racing to save his family’s life. Growing Up Bosnian Frank Zulcic, a Bosniak, had grown up in diverse Višegrad, a small town in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina situated near the Serbian border (then Yugoslavia). He had played basketball with his Bosnian, Serb, Croat, and Slovenian neighbors. They traded pita and dolma from their lunch bags, read the classics, and studied Hermann Hesse together in school. Their fathers worked side by side and taught their sons to be providers and protectors. This was life for everyone in Višegrad, regardless of ethnic background or religion. Frank and Nezira had planned to raise their children in Višegrad surrounded by extended family, just as their parents and grandparents had done. Family was the nucleus of their lives. Most evenings found them gathered around the table eating bosanski lonac (hot pot stew), often prepared by the men. After dinner, they’d sip kafa (coffee) and sometimes a small glass of rakija, homemade plum brandy. They’d retell stories passed down from 

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generations. They’d sing and sometimes go for korzo, a nighttime stroll along the main street. They were happy, but in an instant, all that would change. Rumors of War In April 1992, Frank and Nezira began hearing rumors of war from the neighboring cities of Bjeljina and Foca. Communism had fallen in Eastern Europe, and several republics of Yugoslavia, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, had declared their independence, setting off a civil war. “There was no hate before the war,” Nezira lamented. “All nations, we are friends,” Frank said. It’s not that Bosnia had never known war. The region had been invaded several times over many centuries. But ethnically diverse Višegrad had known relative peace for decades. Višegrad had no army. And some, like Nezira’s father, dismissed the threats as political muscle-flexing. Other men stole away in the middle of the night, heading for the mountains to train themselves for battle and form their own army. Frank participated at first; however, wanting to secure his family, Frank decided that they must flee Višegrad. Nezira and baby Ilma had just reached babinje (the period after the baby reaches forty days old, when mother and child are ready to receive visitors). Nezira hurriedly stuffed a woven bag with diapers and baby clothes and threw it in the back seat of the car. Frank sped off with Nezira, three-yearold Zana, and baby Ilma. They had driven about fifty miles when the Chet-

Frank, Nazira, Ilma and Zana

niks (paramilitary Serbs) stopped them. When they reached the next city, Frank sold their only possession—their car— and bought train tickets to Germany, a country friendly to Bosnian refugees. Frank and Nezira Zulcic made it to Germany two weeks later. “We had on the same clothes from when we left Bosnia—no showers—we didn’t smell good. We were homeless,” Frank said. In May, a month later, they learned that local Serbs and some paramilitaries had begun a campaign to rid Višegrad of its Bosniak population. They pillaged the town and killed many men and male adolescents. There were reports of rape and of people burned alive in their homes. A month after their escape, Frank and Nezira received news that both their fathers had been murdered. Pushing Forward Frank and Nezira grieved heavily. The

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core of their existence—the stability of family—had been snatched from them in an instant. But they knew they had to push forward for their children. They lived in Germany for five years, the maximum time allowed to refugees, and then moved to the United States. “We had heard how beautiful California was,” Frank said. Frank’s first job in California was tossing pizza dough and waiting on customers at Numero Uno in Pasadena. “I didn’t speak English and could count out the change only in German or Bosnian,” he said. He also worked part-time as a plumber. They lived in California for ten years and bought their first home and a plumbing business there. They had friends in Georgetown, Texas, and had visited them on several occasions. They thought Georgetown would be a good place to do business, and since Zana had earned admission to Southwestern University, the timing was good. Frank and Nezira sold their California interests, using the proceeds to move to Georgetown. They purchased a worndown building on University Avenue, refurbished it, and opened Tony and Luigi’s Restaurante in 2007. Why Italian? “Italian cooking is similar to Bosnian,” Frank said. Last year, Frank and Nezira returned to Višegrad for her father’s funeral. Authorities had located the bones of hundreds of Bosniaks who had been killed and dumped in the Drina River. DNA testing identified Nezira’s father’s bones. Frank’s father’s remains were never found. Though there are significantly fewer Bosniaks there now, if you were to visit Višegrad today, you’d find various ethnic groups coexisting in relative peace, as if the war never happened. Frank and Nezira don’t talk much about their escape from Bosnia. Though they miss the country of their birth, they are happy to live freely in America. They work hard at growing their restaurant business, and family remains the nucleus of their lives. Their daughters Ilma and Zana are in their early and mid-twenties. What do Frank and Nezira wish for them? “That they remain healthy, get a good education, and find their own happiness,” Nezira said. Hopefully, they will never know the devastation of war. 

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hen Meredith Wright first heard she’d be working as a service coordinator in China’s Yunnan province, she had to go look at a map. “I was like, ‘Where is that?’” she laughs. A recent graduate of Texas A&M, Meredith had spent years preparing herself for a job in Latin America. She’d taken Spanish throughout high school and college and earned a degree in International Relations with a focus on Latin America.

“I even did a focus semester in El Salvador for half a year,” says Meredith, whose previous exposure to Chinese culture came from leading Bible studies and organizing social events for her church’s international community. “So I had only basic knowledge [of Chinese culture].” An academic at heart, Meredith began researching Yunnan and reading books to prepare herself for what to expect during her oneyear volunteer commitment with Concordia Welfare & Education Foundation, an NGO (nonprofit government organization) whose mission is to partner with “local communities to identify sources of poverty and implement programs in the areas of education and community health.” By the time she crossed continents, Meredith knew about basics like the twelve-hour time difference between Texas and Above: Digging a ditch before laying pipe in a drinking water project (you can see how dry it is). Left: Scouting drinking water project sites.

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Yunnan province. “But the best way I prepared was to tell myself that it was going to be different and not try to figure out how or in what ways it would be different,” says Meredith. “I tried not to assume anything. Because of that, I feel like my adjustment went much more smoothly than [that of] some other people I know.” Indeed, her ability to adapt proved a strength early on, when Meredith was given her first assignment two days after she entered China. “When I first arrived, I couldn’t speak any Chinese,” says Meredith, “so I had someone write down my [new] address for myself, thinking that if I got lost, at least I could get home.” As a service coordinator, Meredith oversees planning and logistics for Concordia’s projects in Yunnan province, such as building water filtration and collection systems in Chinese villages, teaching villagers about proper tooth care and the importance of hand washing, and teaching English in

For more information about the Concordia Welfare & Education Foundation, visit https://www.cwef.org.hk/. Chinese schools. Since it’s a volunteer position, Meredith lives off fundraising efforts and living stipends. “Our work is showing Christ’s love through action,” says Meredith, who at any given time can be found wearing a cross necklace. “Some villages can’t even plant their own crops because they don’t have the water or resources to do it.” To date, Meredith has helped with projects in ten different Yunnan villages, working long days building trenches, laying pipes, and sharing her faith with those who ask. The work has made such an impact on Meredith and on those she’s helped that she chose to reup her one-year contract. “Just the experience of getting to meet all of these different people and take part in their lives is really a blessing,” says Meredith. She now regularly carries on conversations with Chinese government officials and villagers about

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ryan Sonsma met the Georgetown High School teacher around the time that she signed up for a membership at Gold’s Gym Express. He noticed her bright smile every day that she visited the gym, and she expressed how much she appreciated the facility’s mix of leadingedge equipment, fitness consultants, and other amenities. As the days and weeks passed, Bryan watched as the teacher slowly began to meet her fitness goals. Then, much to his surprise, her energy and enthusiasm had an infectious—and unforeseen—result.

“One day, she brought one of her coworkers as a guest,” explains Bryan, who serves as the Gold’s Gym Express general manager in Georgetown. “[Her] coworker loved it so much she joined as well. That new member brought another coworker in as a guest, and she joined, too. Twelve teachers later, the group now meets here throughout the week to work out together—sometimes three or four of them, other times all twelve teachers. They have a lot of fun while working out, which sends a good vibe throughout the entire gym.” Creating an environment where people feel at home while pursuing their specific fitness goals has been one of Bryan’s priorities from the beginning. “In Georgetown, we’ve worked hard to create an environment that’s friendly, not intimidating,” he says. “People come in at all different levels in

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ay out west on Williams Drive, as traffic thins and the landscape becomes more open, stands a graceful building called Wellspring. Look closely, and a sign reveals that it is a United Methodist Church, even though its architecture doesn’t look particularly “churchy.” Step inside, however, and a soaring foyer leads to the sanctuary, where windows reveal nature’s embrace behind altar and pulpit. There’s no

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doubt that Wellspring is a place that fosters spiritual connection. Established fifteen years ago as a congregation, Wellspring, young by Georgetown measures, moved to its current site in 2002. The church marches forward with its philosophy, “All are welcome, all are accepted,” as it reaches out to diverse demographics. This fall, Wellspring will continue a Wednesday-evening program begun last year. Outgoing pastor Debra Crumpton described the optional, low-cost family-friendly meals and free activities—open to anyone—as “an intersection of human interest with God”s vision.” Pastor Crumpton gave enthusiastic credit to Andy David, Wellspring’s contemporary worship leader, for presenting the original concept and involving a range of congregants to provide “something for all ages.” Pastor Crumpton and Andy see Wellspring Wednesdays as an ongoing component of the church, based on positive feedback from the debut seasons. Andy commented that while the choir and youth groups “already had the

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Wednesday evening church habit,” the expanded programming reaches out to younger families as well as to senior citizens, who enjoy the intergenerational camaraderie. “Breaking bread together” is usually a big draw for churches, and Wellspring is no exception. However, the congregation faces a significant challenge: There’s no real kitchen. Undaunted, smallgroup ministries like adult Sunday school classes stepped up to provide pot-luck meals as Wellspring Wednesdays took off. The church served the meals in an open area (appropriately called “munch and mingle”) with cabinetry that doubles for serving. Problem solved … faith rewarded … fellowship strengthened. Next came creative ideas for providing “food” for mind and soul. The “lay academies” from last year each lasted six weeks, with short-term Bible studies forming “the nucleus of energy,” in Pastor Crumpton’s words. Although she led a Wednesday noon class, she relished being a learner in the evenings, free to participate

in discussions or to float among various groups rather than teaching directly. There truly was something for everybody, something interesting or fresh or needed. In addition to Bible studies, classes led by Family Elder Care proved helpful for caregivers. Parenting classes, led by doctors or other professionals, focused on proactive health and discipline. Andy taught techniques for keeping “life in tune” via music theory and Biblical connections. Another popular class, Culinary Heritage, produced Bolivian empanadas and Hungarian delicacies. For kids, Wellspring offered music, Spanish language classes, and soccer or other outdoor games. Though the final slate of courses for the fall’s Wellspring Wednesday is still under construction, Andy says that classes on cooking, parenting, and praying are in the mix for certain, as are classes designed for children and youth. Wellspring’s aim, Andy sums up, is to offer classes that combine “elements of life enrichment, Christian spirituality and teaching,” or both. Today, in the Methodist tradition of itinerant pastors, Pastor Crumpton is now serving at St. Andrew’s UMC in Arlington, and Dr. Jeff Smith arrived in late June from First UMC Burleson to lead Wellspring. The new pastor, Andy, and others have planned new classes to spark Wellspring Wednesdays, feeding the congregation and its faith. They believe in bringing “life to the community”: While embracing Methodism, they welcome those from many backgrounds. Such philosophy melds perfectly with the variety of learning opportunities offered on Wellspring Wednesdays. 

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eidi Greening looked up as her daughter came down the stairs and knew they would be rushing to the allergist. Emma’s beautiful little face was puffed up like a balloon! She’d been sick with allergies since infancy, and by age eight, she took multiple allergy medications, used a nebulizer, and was frequently prescribed antibiotics for infections. With her background as a chef and certified nutritionist, Heidi had looked to Emma’s diet

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for possible solutions and had switched her to a vegetarian diet. But as they were to find out, Emma was allergic to soy products—hence the swollen face. An easy remedy—no more soy. But the other allergy problems persisted, and while Emma’s three doctors were wonderful, they could not get to the root of the problem. “It was at this point that I truly started researching dietary and nutrition changes and using herbs medicinally,” Heidi says. She switched the family to raw milk, and they did not eat “anything that was prepackaged,” says Heidi. “Even as a chef and someone who loves to cook, with young kids the idea of nothing from a box or can was overwhelming!” But within a month, Emma’s health improved. Within a year, Emma was free of all her meds, and Heidi was on an everexpanding exploration of nurturing health through nutrition. Heidi had always found cooking

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enjoyable. She shared time in the kitchen with her mother, her aunt, and especially her grandmother. “One of the first things I learned how to cook,” she says, “was my family’s enchilada recipe. Once I was old enough to start rolling the enchiladas, I knew I had really come up in the world!” Shortly after marrying, she studied traditional French cooking at the Art Institute in Santa Monica, where she also earned her nutritional certification. This solid foundation in the culinary arts and nutrition, followed up by her experiences working to restore Emma’s health, underscored Heidi’s belief that nutrition could help heal. Gradually, she made more and more changes in her own family’s nutrition. Now, she says, “Things like refined sugar, white flour, and processed or fast foods play a very small role in our lives.” And daily nutrition is a family affair. Heidi says, “All of my children, even the baby, help in

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y the time he graduates from Georgetown High School in 2015, Matt Lenz expects to have pocketed about $5,000 in scholarship money from bowling tournaments. “So far, throughout my bowling career I’ve earned—it’s not much—but I have about a grand in scholarship money,” says Matt, who began bowling about five years ago after finding a framed newspaper article about his dad’s bowling achievements. “Usually, if you’re sticking with bowling, right around your senior year you’ll have about $4,000 or $5,000 in

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scholarship money.” A lot of people consider bowling a family sport, says Matt, “but people who take the time to learn how to bowl and learn the math and physics behind it know that it takes time and dedication.” Between practicing with Mel’s Youth Select Team and his high school bowling team, Matt spends an average of two to three hours a day, five to seven days a week, practicing at Mel’s Lone Star Lanes Bowling Center. Perhaps because bowling is not yet a UIL-sanctioned sport in Texas, “a lot of people don’t know that bowling is a high school sport, but it is,” says Dave Fischio. He’s the district coordinator for the Chisholm Trail District of Texas high school bowling, which includes Georgetown, Vista Ridge, Leander, East View, Cedar Park, and Gateway. “And if you’re not geared toward basketball, baseball, or football, this can be a great opportunity—especially on the girls’ side [because] colleges offer great bowling scholarships to girls,” says Dave, al-

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luding to Title IX legislation, the 1972 public law that denies exclusion or “discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.” Because of Title IX, many colleges are particularly eager to shell out partial or full-ride scholarships to attract top talent. Over the four years that Dave has been district coordinator, he’s witnessed awards of “over a dozen” college scholarships to high school seniors. “Four that I know of this year went to girls,” he says, though several boys in the Chisholm Trail District have received partial scholarships from bowling since Dave has been district coordinator.

In addition to earning nearly $7,000 in scholarship money from tournaments, recent Stony Point High School graduate Kayla Endicott is attending Baker University in Kansas this fall on a partial ride from bowling. Between bowling and academic scholarships, most of her college is paid for. “Even if you’re not planning on bowling in college, you can get scholarship money to help with college through bowling [tournaments],” says Kayla, an avid bowler for nearly seven years. And, according to Dave, everyone is welcome. “If you’re interested but don’t know how to bowl, we’ll teach you,” he says. To participate in the club sport, each high school bowler must pay $105 in membership fees at the beginning of View Mag AdAugust.pdf 7/15/2013 10:57:20 AM the year. The The fees cover the 1cost of six

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meets and weekly or twice-weekly practices, depending on the school. Bowling is just like any other sport, says Kayla, who has also competed on basketball and soccer teams. “You really have to keep your stamina up and stay energized. In competitions we’ll bowl six to eighteen games, one after another. So you have to keep hydrated; concentrate on your form; do a lot of lunges. You do have to work out, and you do have to eat right and drink right to stay above level at your tournaments.” “I cannot do justice to the excitement and everything about high school bowling unless you’re actually physically here at one of the meets,” says Dave. “It teaches [students] about teamwork, leadership, character building, and anything you get out of playing sports.” 

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ielding greennetted, handheld scoops, the small group of middle school children leaned over the creek at the Austin Nature and Science Center. They searched among the moss-covered rocks and silt-laden shallows of the stream for the tadpoles, minnows, and dragonfly larvae lurking in its depths. Mary Ann Melton, chairperson of the Youth Education Committee for the Texas Master Naturalist Program, smiled at the children’s engaged focus on the teeming minuscule life before them. She could tell that this visit, presented by the newly-launched Junior Master Naturalist Program, was already a great success.

“When we went to the Austin Nature Center,” Mary Ann says, “[the kids] were fascinated by getting to use the nets and observe what they found. We [also] covered amphibians and reptiles with a field trip doing a Texas Amphibian Watch, monitoring where the kids found and heard several species of frogs and toads. The Junior Master Naturalist program is designed to do just this—to provide young people with an understanding of Texas’ plants, water, soils, and wildlife, [and to encourage] … volunteering in local communities and developing a sense of stewardship.” Designed for children between the ages of nine and thirteen, the Junior Master Naturalist Program offers three years of distinctive

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Preparation: 1 Combine fennel, fronds, red onion, and arugula in a salad bowl. 2 In a small bowl or blender, combine thyme, orange juice, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper. While whisking or blending, slowly incorporate olive oil to emulsify dressing. 3 Gently toss salad in dressing and plate. Finish with a few shavings of fresh parmesan.

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Grilled Loin of Lamb with Roasted Fennel and Sweet Corn Broth  Ingredients: Lamb: 1 fennel bulb Olive oil 1 8-oz. trimmed lamb loin Salt and pepper 1 corn cob, roasted ¼ cup corn broth Fresh curly parsley for garnish Sweet Corn Broth: 6 ears of corn, kernels removed 1 Tbsp unsalted butter Salt and pepper

Grilled Fennel and Baby Artichokes  Ingredients: 6 large fennel bulbs, sliced in half 2 large artichokes, or 6 baby artichokes, points trimmed 1 Tbsp lemon juice ½ tsp lemon zest 1 tsp coriander Salt and pepper Olive oil Preparation: 1 Place the bread in a single layer on a baking sCut the whole artichoke in half, from top to bottom. Bring 2 quarts of water to a boil, and steam artichoke and fennel for 10 minutes, just long enough to par cook them. Set aside to cool. 2 In a small bowl, combine lemon juice, lemon zest, coriander, salt, pepper, and olive oil. 3 Gently toss artichoke and fennel in the mixture, letting it marinate for about 30 minutes. 4 Heat grill to medium high heat, around 375° F. 5 Grill fennel and artichoke 15 to 20 minutes, until nicely colored and softened. 6 Remove and set aside to cool about 2 minutes prior to serving. 7 Serve with hummus or guacamole to the side, and finish with a fresh squeeze of lemon juice.

Preparation: For the corn broth: 1 Cover ears of corn, kernels removed, with cold water by 2 inches. 2 Bring to a boil, and then simmer for 1 hour. 3 Strain and slowly reduce the liquid to about 3 cups over medium high heat. 4 Whisk in butter, salt, and pepper. For the fennel and lamb: 1 Rub the fennel bulb with olive oil and roast in a 350° F oven for 1 hour. 2 Heat grill to medium high heat. Rub the lamb loin with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. 3 Grill each side of the lamb loin for about 6 minutes, remove and allow to rest for about 5 minutes. 4 Season the corn cob with salt and pepper. Then grill each side for 3 to 5 minutes. Cool and cut kernels from cob. 5 Slice the lamb. 6 Slice roasted fennel and stack in the center of shallow bowls. 7 Cut lamb loin on a bias into 8 pieces, placing 2 to 3 in each bowl over the fennel. 8 Spoon the warm corn broth over the bowl, and finish with a sprinkle of grilled corn kernels and chopped parsley.

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Fennel and Beet Soup  Ingredients: 3 Tbsp olive oil ¾ cup yellow onion, chopped 1 cup chopped fennel bulb 1 tsp fennel seeds 3 large beets, peeled and cut into small cubes 1 tsp salt 2 cups low-sodium vegetable broth 1 cup buttermilk Preparation: 1 Coat beets in 1 Tbsp olive oil and salt. Roast in 375° F oven for 30 minutes. Remove and set aside. 2 Heat remaining olive oil in a sauce pan, adding onion, chopped fennel, and fennel seeds. Sauté until soft, about 5 minutes. 3 Add roasted beets to the saucepan. 4 Add vegetable broth and bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for 15 minutes. 5 Using a handheld blender or food processor, puree soup. If using a food processor, allow the soup to cool about 10 minutes prior to pureeing, as hot liquid will overflow. 6 Whisk in 1 cup of buttermilk, and season with salt and pepper. Reheat over stove and serve. Use fennel fronds as garnish.

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An Artistic Plunge A visit to Barney Smith’s Toilet Seat Art Museum By

Rachel Brownlow

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To schedule an appointment to visit Barney Smith’s Toilet Seat Art Museum, call Barney at 210-824-7791.

ucked away in a sleepy neighborhood between San Antonio’s Alamo Heights Boulevard and Broadway Street lies one of Texas’ most unusual exhibits—Barney Smith’s Toilet Seat Art Museum. Located in Barney’s garage, the museum consists mostly of decorated toilet seat lids—though persistent explorers will also find his rock collection, a few deer heads, and a paint collection in the back. “I’m what you might call a pack rat,” says ninety-two-year-old Barney, grinning rakishly. Barney got the idea of turning toilet seats into art nearly forty years ago, after he returned from a hunting trip in search of an affordable way to display a set of antlers. His background as a master plumber and amateur artist inspired a Barney Smith creative alterna-

tive to the traditional deer antler mount: a wooden toilet seat. Since then, Barney has created nearly 1070 original pieces of toilet seat art, each with a different theme. Some, like the “Trolling Around” toilet seat dedicated to troll dolls or the “Hot Seat” lid with working lighters, may elicit a “Wow!” or even a chuckle. Others are more serious. “This, here, is a piece of Saddam Hussein’s toilet,” Barney explains, pointing to a toilet flusher glued to a lid. “And if you look at the back,” he says, flipping the seat over, “you can read the letter of authenticity” from Ben A. Krause, a retired commander in the U.S. Navy. Barney recommends carving out a few hours to experience the museum. Visitors will see toilet seats commemorating famous events such as the fall of the Berlin Wall. Barney also has more sentimental seats, like the

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one he crafted for his ninetieth birthday and those he made after taking trips with his beloved wife of seventy-three years. He’s even made one for the Georgetown View Magazine—the 1063rd addition to his collection. Barney spends roughly twenty hours creating each piece. “Sometimes I’ll make three or four a week; sometimes it’ll be three or four months between projects,” he says. The museum is open “on an appointment-only basis, and I’ll show anyone who wants to see it,” says Barney, who keeps track of visitors by having them sign his guest book. Since he opened his free museum to the public in 1992, he’s averaged a thousand visitors yearly. “And now the Department of Homeland Security has allocated ten million dollars to protect it as a cultural icon!” Barney jokes. “Not bad, eh?” 

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Doubling Up Dual credit program jumpstarts teens on college By

Christine Switzer

For more information, students and parents can visit the Early College Start Program website at www.austincc.edu/ecs/. Interested students should visit with their high school counselor regarding which ACC classes their district has approved for dual high school credit.

hifting in the chair, Ashlé Hardoncourt looked back over her notes and then lifted her hand again. Her English 1301: Composition I instructor nodded and gave an encouraging smile. The lesson was a challenging one—the intricacies of crafting a written critique, from effective summary to reasoned analysis—and most of the class struggled to understand the complexity of the ideas involved. When she heard Ashlé’s request for clarification, seconded by a few other classmates, the teacher replied, “Good question! Let’s take a look at that some more before we move on.” “She taught us to write a critique, and we all struggled [with it],” explains Ashlé, a recent graduate from Richarte High School, who completed English 1301 as a dual credit course through Austin Community College’s Early College Start Program. “But she just kept helping us until we understood the lesson. She knows how to connect with young students, [and] she [was] very sweet and helpful with pointing out what

you’re good at and what you need to work on. I really enjoyed the class, and I learned how to write all different kinds of papers, from persuasive to referential papers.” By taking English 1301 this past spring, Ashlé earned course credits that counted toward both her high school graduation requirements and her college education. She joined a growing number of local high school students who are taking advantage of the dual credit course option at ACC. Mison Zuñiga, the director of the Early College Start Program, explains that students who demonstrate college readiness and who live in the ACC service area can take as many as two dual credit courses each semester after the completion of their sophomore year and through their high school graduation. “The advantages of earning college credits in high school include direct tuition and fees savings,” says Mison. “It [can be] a tremendous savings. [The] ECS Program gives eligible high school students the opportunity to begin their college careers while enrolled in

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high school. Depending on how many classes a student enrolls in … they could graduate high school with up to thirty-six credit hours or the equivalent to one full year of college. That puts students ahead—another great advantage. Students are also able to benefit from the experience of completing a college-level course taught by college professors.” For Ashlé, the benefits of the dual credit courses far overshadowed the challenges associated with completing college-level coursework. “High school students should not be scared to take any course,” she says. “Writing does not come easy to me, so it [took] me a while to write some papers, and my teacher [was] always able to walk me through the process. ACC also offers tutorials, so that helps, too. I would definitely recommend that students take dual credit classes as soon as they can. Students should not be scared … because your professors … are willing to help you so much. I wish I had started sooner.” 

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