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I M AG E S O F A M E R I C A : G E O R G E TO W N How Donna Josey wrote the book on Georgetown history
LO O K I N G F O R R AC H E L CO O K E A big thanks to those who searched— and still search—for a missing girl
S P I N N I N G YA R N S The tale of a woman, wool, and a spinning wheel
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An Ethiopian refugee’s harrowing journey to America get ting to know georgetown
Connecting Georgetown’s Past and Present | 44
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d e pa r t m e n ts live and learn
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A Heartfelt Thank You | 15
On a First-Name Basis | 26
Greetings | 6 Golfer’s Corner
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The Good Times Roll in Georgetown | 64
A Sun City neighborhood gets festive for Mardi Gras
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Adventures in the Animal Kingdom | 56
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The family of missing Rachel Cooke thanks the community
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EDITOR’S NOTE
Sometimes, when I’m standing in the checkout line at HEB, I have a Mary Poppins moment. Just as Mary magically stepped into Bert the Chimney Sweep’s sidewalk chalk drawings of fantastic places, I peer at the magazine covers offering me perfect worlds—A clutter-free house! A drought-proof garden! A thinner body in 30 days!—and I slip through the images
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of a famine-stricken world and arrive in America, where opportunity did
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But it also occurs to me, while I’m standing in the checkout line with a cart full of groceries, that some people actually do transport themselves from one world to another, quite different world. They don’t do it with Mary Poppins’ magic, however: They do it with sheer will power. With grit, daring, hard work, compassionate help, prayer, and luck. That’s what it took for the woman on our cover, Meddy Tekle, to get herself out
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College isn’t just a dream for students in Upward Bound the program, which serves 50 students from low-income families or families in which neither parent holds a bachelor’s degree. The UB office displays photographs of smiling young scholars who have completed high school under UB guidelines or who have graduated from colleges. Darlene Thompson, UB Interim Academic Advisor, has her picture here. Her story exemplifies the combined power of an individual and the program. Articulate and sincere, Darlene entered UB in ninth grade, doubting that a traditional college education was available to her. She graduated from Georgetown High in 2005 and received Southwestern’s UB scholarship for four years’ tuition. She lived on campus, absorbing a new culture right in her hometown. Before graduating in 2009 in international stud
ies and political science, Darlene studied in Angers, France. She recalls, “It was scary to leave, and my mom was reluctant for me to go so far. All the bags were out; then the tears began.” Yet she describes those months as a “time of tremendous personal growth,” bolstered by interning in Washington, D.C., with the
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or students who have the will to go to college but lack the resources and mentoring to get there, college is still possible. Upward Bound, an unusual combination of federal funding, well-defined vision, dedicated personnel, and a Southwestern University partnership, helps high school students aim high. Upward Bound began in 1965 as part of President Johnson’s War on Poverty and today boasts 953 programs nationwide, funded by the Department of Education. The UB/Southwestern partnership started in 1999. Southwestern provides physical and administrative support and two full-tuition scholarships annually. Each fall, ninth graders at Georgetown, East View, Granger, and Jarrell High Schools receive information on
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Upward Bound from page 11 Council for Opportunity in Education. There, as the only former UB scholar, Darlene gained an insider’s view that broadened her “personal and professional perspective.” Since then, she has worked as a tutor and mentor at an Austin school and taught English to young students in France. For a young woman who didn’t see a path to college, that’s quite a resume. Darlene credits Upward Bound with giving her “100 percent ability to relate to the kids we serve.” Lorna Hermosura, UB’s enthusiastic director since 2003, understands the obstacles her “fantastic scholars” face. She held two jobs during college at University of California, San Diego, and wistfully remembers “not having a clue about financial aid.” Today, Lorna is pursuing a doctorate in educational policy at UT, Austin, even as her bubbly personality and energy sustain her daily focus on seamlessly coordinating UB and interacting with kids, parents, and schools. Her eyes sparkle as she describes how UB scholars mature through high school. Two former scholars offer powerful comments about their experience. Edgardo Hernandez (Georgetown), a sophomore at Texas A&M Kingsville,
For more information about the program, email upwardbound@southwestern.edu, call (512)863-1177, or visit www.southwestern.edu/academics/ub says: “I have seen how my family struggles at times. For me to do poorly in society would devastate them. I could see that they knew UB would help me have a better future. My little brother, Alan, was a big motivation [because] he tells me he wants to be like me. I felt well prepared in college because of UB. . . . I’m aiming to double major in business management and marketing.” Jessica Murray (Jarrell), a Southwestern junior, says: “I’m happy to have received the scholarships, and without Upward Bound, I would be struggling. They prepared me for hard work that happens every day [and] helped shape who I am and my work ethic. In my second year at Southwestern, I . . . found that a teacher is what I want to be. At my summer job, I told a young woman about UB. . . . She is a leader and deserves to go to college.” UB scholars get handson, practical help with intimidating tasks: completing college applications, creating
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appealing resumes, practicing interviews, making contacts, and scheduling summer classes and tutoring. Jessica reports, “My dad gave Mrs. Lorna a letter saying how grateful he was for all the opportunities they opened for me.” When students sign on to UB, they commit to a strenuous, year-round program for which they receive stipends in December, March, and June for maintaining program standards. They must maintain at least an 80 in each class, use a weekly planner, and adhere to behavioral standards. During the school year, scholars participate in weekly tutorial sessions, attend UB Saturday twice monthly, volunteer, and visit two Texas colleges each year. UB provides free SAT/ACT preparation for juniors and assists students with college financial aid applications. Students who fulfill tutoring requirements through the year may participate in Cultural Reward Trips. Seniors who have completed four steps toward college entry earn the Senior Reward Trip, previously to Washington, D.C., and in 2012 to Hawaii. The summer component lasts six weeks, offering classes at Southwestern Monday through Thursday and Work-Study on Fridays, when students observe careers that require a college degree. Juniors and seniors also enjoy Residential Week at Southwestern. In Upward Bound, the demands are great, but so are the rewards.
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A Heartfelt Thank You The family of a missing girl has a message for the community
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en years ago, on a cold January night, a mother had an overwhelming sense that something was very wrong. Her 19-year-old daughter, Rachel Cooke, home from college for a holiday visit, had gone for a morning run in the neighborhood after her family had left for work and school. Upon returning home, the family assumed that Rachel had gone to a friend’s. But well after dark, when she never came home, Janet Cooke realized every parent’s worst nightmare—her daughter had vanished. As daylight dawned, Robert and Janet Cooke frantically sought help from friends, neighbors, and the police. Hundreds, then thousands of people in the Georgetown community responded to assist the Cookes in searching for their missing daughter. Their every need was met. Food was brought in, for example, and Faith Lutheran Church opened its doors as headquarters. Verizon donated a phone line, and hotels donated rooms so Texas EquuSearch and other volunteers from around the nation could continue the search. Generous donations and fundraisers made up the $50,000 reward.
“I still cry at night, and I still miss By her,” says Janet. Investigators are still haunted by Rachel’s disappearance. Billboards still display her picture and information, and the $50,000 reward remains a lure for clues. Janet now realizes that over 10 years, a number of people have moved in and out of Georgetown. “We need to keep the word out and be vigilant. We don’t know who did this yet,” she says. The Cookes wish to express their heartfelt gratitude to everyone who gave and continues to give so unselfishly in the search for Rachel. If you helped in any way with the investigation and searches, conRachel Cooke sider this your invitation to the Georgetown Community Center on January 15, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. RSVP to RememberRachelCooke@wilco.org. “It’s been 10 years, so I thought For more details, this was a good time. I was never please visit able to really say thank you,” Janet www.rachelcookesearch.org explains.
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“The whole community took us into their embrace and helped us through it. It was like we had this shield around us supporting us,” says Janet. Robert adds, “I don’t think we could have made it through this without friends and family and people we didn’t even know before this happened.” Volunteers grew increasingly disheartened when each day ended with no clues. “One group came back from searching, and a woman said to me, with tears in her eyes, ‘Janet, we didn’t find Rachel.’ I told her, ‘That’s okay. We know where she isn’t, and that’s important,’” Janet recalls, with tears in her own eyes. Concerned citizens continued to show up even after the official search was over. “I was pretty much in shock when it all happened. So many people gave so much that it made things so much easier. It took my breath away,” Janet remembers. For years, Rachel Cooke’s disappearance “Every single individual who helped, and continues to help, has been a primary concern in the comneeds to know the importance of what they’ve done. God munity. bless each one of them. They have shaped this community. It After a decade, the was a bright spot for us during that time, and it still helps.” case has officially gone cold. But it will never —Janet Cooke go cold for the Cookes.
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Community Bible Study bridges denominational divides, especially for teens
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very Thursday in Georgetown, a group of women gathers in a local church to pray, sing, and study. A visitor looking around the room can easily see how different these women are—young mothers sit with retired women, the wealthy intermingle with those living paycheck to paycheck. Their backgrounds are diverse, too— Catholics, Protestants, and a few curious nonbelievers round out the group—but their goal is singular and like-minded, says Kay Graham, teaching director for the women’s day class. “We aren’t worried about the doctrinal issues that separate us,” Kay says. “We simply study God’s word together and focus on what we have in common.” Community Bible Study, founded in 1975, has grown exponentially across the nation and internationally as well. The Georgetown chapter, whose mission is to provide a caring, in-depth Bible study that is available to all, offers a variety of co-ed classes from birth and beyond and is led entirely by unpaid volunteers. The teen class, led by Julie Anderson, hosts high school students from surrounding communities, including Florence and Round Rock. “Our mission is to get kids into God’s word,” Julie
says. “This is a safe place where they can feel loved, share what is going on in their lives, be fed a meal, and always find hot chocolate chip cookies.” In the 12 years that she has worked with teenagers through Community Bible Study, she has seen firsthand the heartaches teens deal with today. “We are on the front line fighting for these kids,” Julie says. “We provide an outside role to lead and guide them, and we are there for them. We go to their afterschool activities and touch base once a week by phone. Even some of my girls who have gone off to college still text me, asking for prayers.” The eTeen class, although on temporary sabbatical, primarily appeals to middle school students and gives them a place to be silly, study the Bible, and form relationships with adults who serve as mentors. “This age group is so important from a spiritual standpoint,” says Sheila Cunningham, associate teaching director for the eTeen class. “This is the age that they decide for themselves what they believe. If they Teen study group.
have a strong foundation in God’s word, then they can face problems that come or at least know where to look for answers.” Like all of Community Bible Study’s classes, the eTeen class is not intended to replace or compete with a student’s church or family. “We’re not trying to take their place,” Sheila says. “We want kids who grew up in church, but also those kids who have never picked up a Bible. We absolutely believe that the Bible can speak to each and every one of us.” For the adults and teens who gather weekly to study, pray, and support each other’s spiritual growth, Community Bible Study provides a time and place to listen to words of faith.
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Dillon and Eddie, both 2011 graduates of Georgetown High School, spend at least two days a week at the skatepark improving their technique. It’s a little harder to make time to practice these days, Dillon says, because school is a priority for both young men. Dillon is majoring in international business at St. Edward’s University, and Eddie studies business at Austin Community College. Both testify that the swooping moves and daring maneuvers of skateboarding offer a challenging way to stay fit. Skateboarding requires a lot of standing and jumping
Left: Eddie Hempe. Right: Dillon Kendrick.
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from a squatting position. These moves build stamina and provide a great cardiovascular workout, says Eddie. Though more difficult maneuvers increase the benefits, just pushing the skateboard up a gentle slope takes a lot of calorieburning effort. Skateboarding requires moves that stretch and push the boarder’s body in many directions, building leg strength, developing coordination and flexibility, and improving balance. Improved flexibility also increases
the types of exercises the body can do. Learning to skateboard takes a lot of practice, Dillon adds. “It’s similar to golf. You have to practice to keep up your skills.”
The best way to master skateboarding is to take lessons at a skatepark or find some friends from whom you can watch and learn, Dillon suggests. He took lessons more than 11 years ago from Allen Dehn, who also grew up in Georgetown and is now a managing member of Capital Skatepark, a year-round, indoor skateboarding facility in Round Rock that offers a skatepark, pro shop, lessons, and an afterschool programs for younger boarders. The City of Georgetown also has a skateboard facility, located in San Gabriel Park behind the Community Center. Boarders have a choice of obstacles such as ramps, grind boxes, half pipes and quarter pipes. The unsupervised park is free, but boarders skate at their own risk. Skateboarding is a sport that doesn’t require much equipment. Skaters need a good board, of course, and the right shoes. The best shoes are flat with cloth sides and one-inch rubber soles for traction so that boarders maintain contact with the board during jumps. High-tops protect the ankles, but many boarders prefer low-top shoes for bet-
Check out the Georgetown Skatepark behind the Community Center or try Capital Skatepark in Round Rock
ter flexibility. Boarders can wear out one or two boards and pairs of shoes a month, depending on the how much they skate and the types of tricks they do, says Eddie. Most skaters wear long jeans for protection, but cutoffs are also very popular. Safety equipment—knee pads, arm pads, and helmets—can help all boarders, from beginners to accomplished riders. So if you’re tired of the gym and looking for a new, challenging workout, try skateboarding. It’s not just for teenagers anymore.
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askets sit atop the counter, overflowing with color—reds, yellows, greens, and purples—soft, fluffy fibers just begging to be touched. They belong to Suzanne Correira, but probably not for long. Knitters and spinners love her dyed fibers. Suzanne sells some skeins, but she keeps others for her own projects. She enjoys every step of creating a pair of socks or a beaded shawl and sharing that love of knitting and spinning with others, too. When Suzanne moved with her husband from Dallas to Austin, she decided to go back to college. At the same time, she began teaching herself to knit. She soon realized that knitting was the perfect activity to accompany her studying. “There’s a rhythm to it,” she says, “and it helps you concentrate.” Though economics and knitting may seem to have little in
common, Suzanne points out that “they both involve numbers and a lot of organization.” Soon after learning to knit, she discovered the Knitters’ and Crocheters’ Guild of Texas, where she met fellow knitters and got more involved. Along the way, she started designing and selling her
own patterns, as well as demonstrating knitting at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio and the North Texas Irish Festival in Dallas. And the Irish Festival—a celebration of all that is Celtic— is where she really found her knitting niche. She had learned to knit socks, and those Scotsmen in their plaid kilts started asking her to knit kilt hose for them. (Kilt hose look like elaborate knee-high socks.) Intricate works of art, kilt hose are custom-made to the individual’s feet and leg measurements, ensuring a perfect fit—and no worries that they might slip down. Years later, Suzanne is still shipping commissioned kilt hose to Colorado, Florida, and Hawaii and all over the country. Who knew folks in Hawaii wear kilts! Requests also came in for custom socks, especially for people having trouble finding socks large enough. Suzanne’s personally-sized pairs provided the perfect solution.
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Colorful Yarn from page 21 Those commissioned projects became even more customized as Suzanne began dyeing her own fibers. Believe it or not, her first dye was KoolAid! But she soon replaced the powdery drink with acid dyes. Suzanne says, “The name may sound nasty, but it’s safer than other dyes because you use vinegar as your acid.” In 1992, Suzanne and her husband moved to the Elgin area. They bought a place with some land called Coon Neck Cattle Company. Since there weren’t any cattle, just fire ants and lots of Johnsongrass, they renamed it Fire Ant Ranch. After the move, Suzanne expanded her realm of knitting yet again. She signed up for a spinning class and was hooked from the first moment. When Suzanne’s teacher encouraged her to bring in some samples of her dyed fibers, they were a hit, and other knitters and spinners began buying them. Now, what else, you might ask, could she possibly learn about this craft? Suzanne answers, “I don’t know what possessed me to get the first sheep, but I think somebody had a shearing or a studio show, and we ended up with a
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sheep.” After all, she and her husband did have a pasture! A little later, they bought a “spinner’s flock”—a mixture of different breeds of sheep. “This was fun and cool,” says Suzanne, “but it was a lot of work.” So when they moved to Georgetown 15 years later, she sold her flock to someone in Canada. Georgetown has been their home now for four years. Today, Suzanne has baskets full of wool, mohair, alpaca, soy fibers, and silky silk that she has transformed to bright, beautiful hues. She has three spinning wheels, a loom, and many, many projects in the works. She’s still busy with all her commissions, many of her patterns have been published in
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magazines, and she sells her customdyed fibers and patterns at the Estes Park and Taos Fiber and Arts festivals. Suzanne is a class coordinator for those same festivals but also loves teaching her own classes near home. She has taught knitting socks or shawls, spinning, spinning with beads, and card weaving. She teaches guilds and any group interested in learning. She is also compiling some of her knitting patterns into a book. The book idea blossomed as she sat at a cat show—yes, she has award-winning cats, but that’s another story for another time. Cat shows feature lots of “waiting around,” and as Suzanne took this opportunity to knit, she realized that others were of a like mind. The book, called The Gumdrop Chronicles after one of her prize-worthy cats, will feature twelve of Suzanne’s patterns—projects that can be done anywhere. The book debuts this spring. Recently, Suzanne changed her business name from Fire Ant Ranch to Fiber Arts Republic, thinking it was a little more descriptive of what she does. Who knows what yarn Suzanne will choose to spin next? It’s sure to be a colorful one!
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hen he heard the voice of the woman on the phone begin to tremble with emotion, David Dady pushed aside his list of calls for the morning and focused instead on listening to her story. He had critical negotiations with insurance companies and clients awaiting his attention, but he knew that it was more important for him to hear this woman’s story and to do what he could to care for her and her family. “The most meaningful part of what I do is helping people who have suffered a loss to get back up on their feet,” explains David, who established Dady Insurance Agency in 1987 and serves as its senior account executive. “So many industries have gotten away from making it easy for their customers to do business with them. Even though we have several thousand customers, we have been able to keep that personal connection with them.” Maintaining that
personal connection takes dedication and purposeful coordination on the part of the 10-member, full-time staff at the agency. To get the job done, Dady Insurance draws on a wide range of resources, from cutting-edge computer programs and social media—such as blogs, Facebook, and Twitter— to the old-fashioned telephone. Personal commitment to their clients, though, is what makes it all work. “We have been able to grow and yet remain committed to customer service,” David says. “We send our customers birthday greetings, holiday greetings, and newsletters that help us stay connected with them. Even more than that, though, we engage our customers and create relationships with them
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rather than just being someone who sends them a bill. We want to give value above and beyond the cost of the insurance.” In large part, the excellent customer service at Dady Insurance results from the day-to-day presence and care of the agency’s staff, such as David’s daughter, Nicole Dady-Schmidt, honored as a 5-Star Insurance Professional by Texas Monthly in 2010. David explained that the agency’s staff work together to help new clients select the right insurance for their needs and to assist current
clients with claims and renewals. They also seek to ensure that clients have the best coverage at the best possible price and, when needed, to provide personalized care following a loss. “We really have an amazing staff,” David says. “With most companies, you have to call a 1-800 number, and you get a different operator every time you call. Here, you get Nicole, Amy, Jeanne, Linda, Vicki or another member of our staff, such as Gene Lawhon or Peggy Bishop. Everyone has worked here for many years, so most of our customers we know on a first-name basis. Our producers bring in the business, but our staff keeps them happy.” The dedication to quality customer service has helped the once-small start-up agency navigate a complicated economy and blossom into an awardwinning, full-service insurance company. As an independent agency, Dady Insurance works with more than 30 insurance carriers and brokers and provides the full range of commer-
cial and personal insurance products to clients, from auto insurance—the company’s most requested product—to ATV and boat insurance. More specialized products include Employment Practices, Directors, and Officers Insurance for commercial clients. In 2010, Dady Insurance expanded by partnering with the Georgetown-based Insurance Store and the Austin-area Capitol Insurance. “By joining forces with these companies,” David explains, “we are able to offer our customers more choices and more financial strength as we move forward. My hope is that the agency continues to meet the needs of our customers for years to come without losing our charm and appeal as a customer service-oriented business.”
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Back to Basics Concierge & Home Care, at Your Service
Plants, pets, and projects are no problem for concierge service By
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om received a phone call from his sister, calling him out of town to care for their ailing parents. He needed to leave immediately and would likely be gone several weeks. He had only hours to figure out what to do about the pets and plants, not to mention his kitchen’s construction schedule, the messy house, and the topsyturvy garage that topped his weekend to-do list. Time was of the essence, but he knew just whom to call. In the two weeks Tom was gone, Back to Basics Concierge took care of his pets and plants, cleaned and organized his home, washed and stored his laundry and linens, coordinated the kitchen construction, watered his yard, and shopped for groceries so that a full refrigerator and pantry awaited his return. Back to Basics Concierge offers a wide variety of affordable residential care and personal assistance, senior, convalescent, and respite care, and corporate services. It meets the needs of people who have too much to do and not enough time to do it, freeing up time for them to do the things that matter more,
such as spending more time with children and grandchildren. So many working people have daily family responsibilities to go home to after working a full day. Employers who incorporate Back to Basics services in their benefits package notice higher morale and less stress among their employees, according to Lisa Roberts, the concierge service’s owner and director. Back to Basics Concierge is the brainchild of Lisa and her two sisters, who run the business with the values they learned growing up on a farm in Brenham, Texas. Loyalty, hard work, and perseverance, coupled with old-fashioned customer service, are the building
blocks that support the company. Friendships are built there, too. Lisa recalls a couple who originally contacted them to take care of household chores, yard work, and cooking while one of them recuperated from surgery. “They enjoyed our company and our cooking so much that they continued with our services for several years until moving to the Houston area. One of my sisters still drives down just to see them and visit for the day.” The residential and corporate sectors of the business stemmed from the company’s original senior sector. “We kept getting requests from the stressed and stretched children of those senior
According to a study of the U.S. workforce released by the Families and Work Institute: • The average worker spends 44 hours per week on the job. • Thirty-six percent of workers say they often feel completely used up at the end of the workday. • Eighty-five percent of workers have daily family responsibilities to go home to. • Seventy-eight percent of married workers have spouses who are also employed. • Weekends are consumed by errands and housekeeping. • Seventy percent of all parents feel that they don’t spend enough time with their children. (statistics found online at entrepreneurmag.com)
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clients who sought out assistance of their own.” The energies of this “sandwich generation” are often flattened between caring for aging parents and parenting tasks. Those caring for aging parents can take comfort in knowing that Back to Basics’ care specialists undergo a complete background screening and have credentials that meet the highest industry standards. Specialists and clients are carefully matched to ensure compatibility. Back to Basics understands that many seniors want to maintain their independence in the comfort and safety
of their own home despite challenges they may be experiencing. Back to Basics provides assistance and companionship to the injured, ill, shut-in, disabled, or elderly and to those who just need a helping hand around the home. The company’s motto—“You name your needs and we take care of the deeds”—reflects the diverse types assistance it provides to individuals, families, and companies. Whether it’s meal preparation, incidental transportation, household tasks, pet sitting, companionship, planning for travel, business, or events, or a myriad of other solutions, the staff at Back to Basics is happy to help. In fact, Lisa believes they have been called to help.
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youthful passion for everything from plaster and paint to canvas and clay, not to mention paper and ink, combined with hours spent wandering around art museums, helped Dr. Daniel Leeman to choose his profession. The double board-certified, Austinbased plastic surgeon credits his early interest in various forms of art, including painting and sculpture, for providing at least part of the impetus behind his pursuit of a career in aesthetic medicine. “I was always interested in art, but I wanted to do work that would help people as well,” explains Dr. Leeman, who estab-
lished the New U Plastic Surgery center in Austin in 2000. “From an early age, I found myself fascinated with aesthetics, so facial plastic surgery seemed like it would be a natural fit for me as a profession. I have found that I love to help people renew their sense of self-confidence in their lives. When people feel good about themselves, both inside and out, it really shows.” With the assistance of medical aestheticians Victoria Hunter and Ashley Wild, Dr. Leeman seeks to provide effective, innovative, and—when possible—minimallyinvasive treatment options for his patients. He stays current with scientific and technological advancements in the field of aes-
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thetic medicine, which encompasses everything from restorative medicine to cosmetic and plastic reconstructive surgery. “Advances are constantly being made in these fields,” says Dr. Leeman, “and it has always been important to me to stay on the cutting edge. I look for the least invasive treatments that offer maximum results. For example, we were able to be the first plastic surgery center in Austin to offer SmartLipo, which is an advanced and minimally-invasive method of body contouring. We were also the first one to offer Ultherapy, which is one of our most popular treatments.” A nonsurgical facelift procedure, Ultherapy uses ul-
trasound technology to fight the aging process. Dr. Leeman explains that this New U Plastic Surgery treatment is the only energy-based aes512-478-6398 thetic procedure that has been approved www.newuplasticsurgery.com as a non-invasive facelift by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Ultherapy, which derives its name from the combination of skin. These pro“ultrasound” and “therapy,” uses a smooth applicator to decedures can help liver low levels of focused heat just below the skin’s surface. with everything “As with other ultrasound procedures,” says Dr. Leeman, from smooth“the applicator projects an image onto a screen. That allows ing deep fame to plan exactly where the energy—the low levels of focial wrinkles cused heat—will be directed. Since we can actually see below to evening out the skin’s surface, we can target and treat the deep support acne scarring, structures of connective facial tissue. Ultherapy is a game and the skin changer because it gradually and gently shifts the skin back often appears into a more youthful position—unlike other skin tightentransformed, ing procedures—so that clients can achieve the desired results more vibrant, without looking ‘done.’” Dr. Daniel Leeman and evenly From Dr. Leeman’s perspective, though, some of the toned. I believe that true beauty is achieved when you address most exciting and potentially powerful advancements are bethe needs of the whole person, and innovations like stem cell ing made in the areas of stem cell technology. He has parttherapy help me to provide a personalized and customized nered with MedRebels and Celling Technologies to promote treatment for each patient.” additional research in this field. He has also integrated the use of stem cell therapy procedures—which use stem cells from a New U Plastic Surgery generously purchased this article from patient’s body—into his practice at New U Plastic Surgery. The Georgetown Chamber’s Annual Bar Bid Q Fundraiser. The “Stem cells secrete key growth factors and promote overGeorgetown Chamber of Commerce thanks them for their conall health,” Dr. Leeman explains, “so the result is revitalized tribution.
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erhaps there’s a reason we don’t know the future. If we knew the real cost of triumph before starting out to achieve it, we might run in the opposite direction. Thankfully, we never fully know the price of success, or mere survival, until we’re smack dab in the middle of the proving grounds. It’s only as we look back that we wipe the sweat from our brow and marvel at how we made it. That’s Meddy’s story—the adventure of a young woman whose youthful naiveté brought her from the Horn of Africa to Georgetown. In 1985, Medhin “Meddy” Tekle began her journey to America on foot, wearing a habesha qemis, the traditional Ethiopian long cotton dress and a shawl. “Blend in” is what she was told. With 200 birr (about $20 U.S.) her mother had sewn in the hem of her dress and identification papers secured for her by the local Catholic church, Meddy set out at dusk, following
her paid escorts through wooded and mountainous terrain. At the end of the first night, she collapsed onto a makeshift bed of twigs and eucalyptus leaves. “The furthest I had ever walked was a mile, maybe,” she said. They walked eight hours each night through low-lying podocarpus bushes and high-standing thickets of 500-year-old African junipers, with their long necks and airy bonnets. Night travel allowed them to elude government troops known to canvas the area for escapees. They slept during the sweltering heat of the day. Born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, a city in the northwest region of Ethiopia, Meddy was one of nine children. Raised by a loving but strict mother and a quiet but present father, Meddy and her eight siblings were close. They ate and walked to school together and fought, as siblings do. Most children in their village attended school, but for Ethiopian young adults, especially girls, the future was bleak. Until they married,
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“It sounded so easy. You just paid the money and they [smugglers] would get you to America.” A LONG WALK from page 39 girls lived with their parents and didn’t work or have a career because there were no jobs. The 1980s was a time of famine, drought, and political unrest in Ethiopia. And college was an option only for those who maintained a 4.0 average in high school. Of Meddy’s eight siblings, only two went to university in Ethiopia. Birth of a Dream Meddy had seen picturesque photos of the United States and dreamed about living there. Two of her siblings had already migrated to America. So, when she was 17, she decided to do what many people in oppressed countries do: escape. Getting a passport at that time was near impossible. The only way out of Ethiopia was to escape through Sudan, a border country friendly to Ethiopian refugees. With her parent’s blessing, Meddy set out on her grand adventure. “It sounded so easy,” she says. “You just paid the money and they [smugglers] would get you to America.” Two weeks of walking had callused the bottoms of Meddy’s feet and torn off the nails of her big toes, which now looked like matching leathery baldheads. One night, deep in the cool dark woods, lit only by stars subdued by a pervasive black sky, anti-government rebels intercepted Meddy and her guides. The rebels whisked Meddy and her smugglers to their camp hidden deep in the forest. There, Meddy joined about 40 other men and women also trying to leave the country. “The rebels would [ask] us every day to join forces with them. They hated the government but did not force us to stay,” she says. Meddy remained at the rebel camp for a month. When they were sure of safe passage, the rebels loaded her and the other refugees in a truck and drove them to Gondar, a city close to the Sudanese border, where hundreds of tents 40
sprawled across a dry, flat expanse, like dusty pyramids. The border guards rationed Meddy a sack of flour, lentils, oil, salt, and a can of butter that she later learned the refugees used to make candles. She ripped the stitches from her hem and hid the 200 birr under her pillow. Lost and Found The malaria that had been lurking in her body finally seized Meddy like a stalking wild dog and laid her in a hot stupor for several days. Her mother’s admonition occupied moments of coherence: “If Medhin “Meddy” Tekle you get sick, eat garlic.” Meddy had forgotten to bring garlic. where he posted flyers in the district One evening, a man who was staying where he had learned she might be. in her tent knocked over a gas lamp, A month later, Samson found Meddy. and the tent caught fire. With the sponsorship of her brother and She remembers being dragged out sisters and an airline ticket secured by of the tent, but it wasn’t until morning the Catholic Church, Meddy landed on that Meddy, still consumed with fever, American soil on August 2, 1989, and peered up from her bed of compacted lived with her siblings in Maryland. dry earth and realized that her money She found a job sweeping floors at and identification papers had been 7-Eleven. “I didn’t speak a lick of Engeaten up by the fire. lish, so all I [did] was nod and smile,” Four months after Meddy arrived at she says. Meddy has worked for 7-Elevthe refugee camp, one of her cousins, en for 22 years and is now franchise who had heard about her escape from owner of the Georgetown store. Ethiopia, located her, finagled a release Watching Meddy work, one marvels with the guards, and drove her to Kharat how this almost-five-foot-tall, thintoum. Although she had learned a few as-a-reed woman keeps up with such Arabic words in the camp, the language a busy operation. She monitors the was very different from her native eighteen-wheelers that fill the underAmharic. However, Meddy found work ground gas tanks, manages a rotating as a maid and, with her first paycheck, shift of employees, and makes sure that bought a pair of flip-flops; she had been the shelves stay stocked with pick-upshoeless since the tent fire. and-go merchandise. Meddy is living It had been eight months since Meddy the American dream: hard work and left home. Worried and needing to business ownership. Had she known at know whether she was alive, Meddy’s 17 in Ethiopia what it would cost to get mother sent her son Samson to search to America, would she have still paid for Meddy. He tracked her to Khartoum, the price? Absolutely.
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Georgetown history unfolds in photographs and memories in author’s book
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n idea percolates for a while. Motivation heats the idea, sparks fly, effort speeds the process along, and finally, a product is born. Surely, such a recipe applies to many endeavors. When Donna Scarbrough Josey began her book Images of America: Georgetown, however, she combined ingredients uniquely suited to the project. To the basic mix, Donna added the discerning eye of a trained artist, genetic tendencies toward creative writing, a lifelong interest in history, and a deep familiarity with Georgetown, plus dollops of patience and curiosity. Now, looking back on her initial steps toward making the book a reality, Donna says, “I’ve always had a desire to write a book, I’ve always loved photography, I’ve always enjoyed research, and I’m always amazed at the amount of historical information to be gleaned from one picture. When I really study a picture to see why it was important, it’s like unlocking a puzzle.” Images of America: Georgetown tells the city’s story beautifully through pictures, from its founding in 1848 up to events in the twentieth century. Donna decided that Arcadia Publishing, the leading U.S. publisher of local histories, would be a compatible partner for her work and presented a proposal. They accepted, making her Georgetown book one of fewer than 40 books on Texas locales. Donna describes the company as having high standards and “knowing what works,” including setting a definite time frame for completing a project. Arcadia gave her about 10 months. Donna was already familiar with several well-catalogued collections of archival photographs. Her mother, Clara Stearns Scarbrough, wrote the definitive history of Williamson County, Land of Good Water, and Donna remembers hearing, during high school, the whirr of Miss Clara’s electric typewriter two rooms away late into the night. In addition to the photographs in Land of Good Water, she had access to the archives of The Williamson County Sun, published for 38 years by Don Scarbrough and currently owned by Donna’s sister, Linda Scarbrough, and her husband Clark Thurmond. Donna herself, some time ago, volunteered with the Georgetown Heritage Society’s photographic collection, notating and cataloguing; when she began researching these files for her book, her notes
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Past and Present from page 45 were still present on the information cards for the pictures. She also found excellent photographs through Southwestern University, the Williamson Museum, and private collections. As the project began in earnest, Donna recognized the mixed blessing of abundant photo archives. “There was just so much, I found myself stuffing as much history as I could into each caption, bound by the allowable word count.” Knowing that it would be too time-consuming to chase down background for unidentified pictures, she maintained a file of “unknowns” that she carried to all interviews. Without leading the interviewees with suggestions, Donna simply laid out the photographs and asked if interviewees recognized the subject. “The pictures often snagged a memory, the floodgates opened, and stories prompted by the pictures poured out. It made the process so much fun.” Many families from Georgetown’s earlier days still have descendants actively involved in the community, and they provided a wealth of local memory. Donna cites names such as Eanes, Lott, Williams, Jefferson, Dela Cruz, Benold, and Mann, some of whom shared family photographs for the book. She credits Wiggy Shell, Floy Lackey, J. D. Thomas, J. C. Johnson, Carl Doering, and Esther Weir as some of the willing sources to whom she often returned with questions. How to organize the book was strictly Donna’s choice. She chose a chronological arrangement based on five identifiable eras: the early years, growth and prosperity, small-town life, the Main Street revolution, and growth and preservation. Her learning curve also involved technological changes in how photographs can be developed. In today’s digital age, only Donna Scarbrough Josey 46
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one company in Austin has the capability to descreen (remove wavy, moiré effects from) ultra-large negatives adequately. Despite her familiarity with some of the photographs, Donna also solved some interesting mysteries. One picture shows a large group of men posed on a concrete platform after a successful deer hunt. The only problem: Deer were almost nonexistent in Georgetown when the photo was taken, but several of Donna’s consultants were positive that the structure was “the old ice house” on Forest Street. Verifying the location meant looking at architectural details section by section; finally, Donna’s magnifying glass clearly showed a piece of equipment used to crush ice. Apparently, the men had gone some distance for the hunt and brought all the carcasses back to the Georgetown ice factory. In another picture, Donna felt that a scene looking west on Seventh Street had been misidentified but could not discern what was wrong. Research revealed that the identification was based on the location of the previous railroad depot. Having completed her book, Donna will not be one to sit back and say “Mission accomplished.” Those who visit her lovely home see plenty of evidence of her intellectual and creative energies. Many of her paintings are on display, along with some eye-catching pieces of pottery. Recently, she has been photographing sites along the river—remnants of roads, building ruins, abutments for bridges— exposed as water levels dropped during the drought. Donna does presentations for local groups who want to learn more of Georgetown’s history. She would enjoy doing more research about the area west of the Square, known earlier as the “railroad and warehouse district,” where much of Georgetown’s business growth occurred in the 1870s. Stay tuned for additional projects from Donna that may inform, entertain, and enrich. Images of America: Georgetown shows some impressive buildings, local leaders, and big events, but there are also parades, couples at the lake, Girl Scout picnics, cute kids, daring young men, the occasional snow scene, business folk, generally the stuff of everyday life—then as now. Change is undeniable, but perhaps the book will help the reader see what was there before. Donna Josey hopes that she has “tied up bits and pieces . . . for better understanding. As readers learn more, it leads to greater appreciation of what went into making our community.”
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hards of a broken lamp spread across the floor, and white tufts of stuffing from the couch lay scattered around the room. Books and other belongings were knocked off of the shelves and tables, resting in disorderly jumbles. Window blinds hung in disarray around the windows, their cords completely chewed through, no longer functional. “The owner of this home initially thought that his house had been ransacked and that he had been burglarized,” says Landon King, the second-generation owner of King’s Pest Control. “The intruder ended up being a common squirrel that had found a way to get in and made a total
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mess of the home. The customer was very happy to see us come to his rescue.” When the temperatures dip closer to freezing during winter months, pest control problems involving squirrels, raccoons, possums, rats, and mice often increase. Landon explains that “the colder weather makes rodents come inside a home or structure, such as a garage or attic, for security, warmth, and breeding.” Noises in the walls or ceiling may signal the presence of these small pests. Even though they hide during daylight hours, Landon says, rodents and other creatures often move around and gather food at night, happy to make use of everything from apples and oranges to birdseed and dog food. “These pests are skilled at hiding in a structure,” says Landon, “and they often have passageways such as holes in walls behind appliances, beneath kitchen cabinets, or inside closets. They also constantly mark
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their pathways with urine or pheromones as a way to navigate back and forth. Once they find a safe place, they will live and breed there.” Homeowners can take some simple preventative measures to keep these pests out, such as removing patio furniture cushions or firewood stacked against the home, both of which can prove tempting to pests looking for sheltered hideaways. Additional measures include locating and sealing any openings that might provide pests entry into the home or structure. “In a situation where rodents have already entered a home,” Landon explains, “we will use live traps to capture and remove them quickly. Our trained professional technicians can also survey for possible entry places, which can often be found around the roof, chimney, and vents in a home. As soon as we find these openings, we will seal up the holes to help prevent any future pests from getting in.” Now is the right time of the year to take precautions against pest invasion, but if the clever critters find a way in and take up residence, Landon and his crew can handle the eviction notices.
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t’s no secret that Georgetown is home to many talented people. We have novelists, musicians, game designers, culinary entrepreneurs, and fashion designers among us. And those are just the high school students! The Georgetown High School Capstone program has been offered for more than 10 years. Similar to independent study, Capstone allows students to receive state elective credit while pursuing their dreams in a selfpaced class environment. These students may want to create a musical album, write a novel, start a business, or pursue a course of study not offered at the high school, such as philosophy or art history. Weston Collman, language arts teacher at Georgetown High
School, has been guiding the Capstone students for the past four years. “Capstone students are extremely motivated and driven,” he says. Many already have a sense of what they would like to study in college. For these students, Mr. Collman says, “Capstone is the perfect way in which to test the waters and learn if they truly wish to spend the rest of their lives in a certain field.” Some find their interests confirmed, while others realize through their project that they are better suited to or more interested in another field of study. The Capstone program is geared toward Gifted and Talented students, but Mr. Collman will accept any student in the class. The student must be able to organize a year-long course and stay goal-oriented. If in the first few weeks of school there is little progress or headway toward the project’s goal, the student will be asked to leave the class. “At the beginning of the year, the student writes a proposal,” Mr. Collman Josie finds an original 1950’s pattern which she will use for her reexplains. “The search project on different cultural trends throughout the generations.
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paper explores the following: possible venues, judges, mentors, and what the student expects from me. Obviously, I am no expert in all these various fields, so the student is required to obtain qualified mentors from the community who are willing to help and guide. Anyone who wishes to be a mentor to a highly gifted student can contact me.” After completing the proposal, students create a detailed time line in which they outline what they will complete and when. This project management phase of Capstone is when “I try to keep the student focused,” Mr. Collman says. “Sometimes it’s easy, sometimes it’s not.” Capstone allows students an opportunity to explore their dreams beyond the traditional classroom, and Mr. Collman has seen amazing results. This year, with students writing plays and creating music albums and even one starting a culinary business, he’s “very excited—I can’t wait to see these projects upon completion!”
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he process will take a little more than an hour. Once he has closed the damper door, set up the necessary lighting, and donned his breathing mask, Gerald Hoard will begin to push the accumulated debris and dirt down the chimney into the firebox. Drawing on his experience as a firefighter, he will wield the brush and whip in his hands with precision and care. “It is best to have your chimney inspected every season if you use it heavily,” explains Gerald, an 11-year veteran of the Dallas Fire Department and the owner of VENTTEX, a professional vent and chimney cleaning business. “I always tell people to have it inspected or cleaned after every full cord of wood used. For some people, this could be several years. For others, it could be one season.” During the cleaning process, Gerald also takes time to inspect the firebox and chase and to examine the gas pipe as well. “The firebox and chase can sometimes have cracks or flaws,” he explains, “and those can prevent a good fire or even pose a fire hazard.” If the fireplace features a gas pipe, Gerald lights it “to make sure there is plenty of oxygen flowing through it. The more oxygen, the better the flame and the cleaner the burn.”
Gerald takes particular care to ensure that he does not leave behind any soot or grime from the chimney. “I make it a priority to have everything covered before I start,” he says. “The number one concern for clients is whether there will be dust on the floor or furniture, so I always cover the area around the fireplace with tarps or drapes. Then, afterward, I clean up and make sure there are no messes.” Although not every chimney needs cleaning, Gerald stresses having a fireplace—as well as dryer vents—inspected on a regular basis. “The most common problem that I encounter is the lack of knowledge about how important it is to have your chimney or dryer cleaned,” he explains. “I constantly run into clogged dryer vents or chimneys that have not been inspected or even cleaned in many years.” Clogged dryer vents are such a fire hazard that Gerald provides a free dryer vent cleaning
with any purchase of a chimney sweep. “Dryer vents should really be cleaned every year,” he says. “You would be amazed at how many dryer vents are clogged or not even installed properly. Many times, I have found the dryer vent in worse shape than the chimney. Not cleaning this vent can result in a fire and cause real damage.” As he inspects and cleans chimneys and dryers, Gerald focuses on educating homeowners about fire prevention and safety. He includes photographs on the Web site of dryer vent fires that he’s seen as a firefighter. “My most rewarding moments,” he explains, “are when I talk with homeowners about the importance of fire safety, or when I show them the amount of soot or lint that I collect. I really love what I do.”
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VENTTEX 512.818.4845 contact@venttex.com www.venttex.com Gerald Hoard inspects the chimney at Copper Ridge Antiques for lint and other debris.
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otton, a resident of Austin Zoo and Animal Sanctuary, needs a little extra TLC. The permanent abscess in her nose, caused by a previous owner’s negligence, requires daily attention. For Scott McIntosh, Austin Zoo’s newest zookeeper, cleaning and medicating Cotton’s nose is the biggest challenge so far. Scott jokes, “Not only do I have to dodge her kicking, but I also have to watch out because she spits. Whoever said llamas spit . . . no. It’s more like vomit, so if it gets on you, it smells horrible!” Cotton is
just one of around 300 charismatic, rehabilitated animals that Scott has the privilege of hanging out with on a daily basis. Scott believes that “we all have a purpose in life. There are certain things we’re set up to do, and for me, whatever my life entails for the future, I believe it has something to do with animals; that’s something that has always kept coming my way. I feel like I wouldn’t have a passion for that created in me, unless there was a purpose.” Each day Scott strives to fulfill that purpose. Scott’s experiences have taught him that many animals, includ-
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ing birds, llamas, pigs, goats, and even deer, can be trained through positive reinforcement to respond to the sound of a clicker. He is not one to underestimate an animal’s capabilities and is making significant progress training two of the zoo’s hog deer and a muntjac (a small deer with—believe it or not—fangs) to interact with the zookeepers. This effort to desensitize the animals to touch will allow the zookeepers to better respond to the animals’ needs should they ever require human help. Prior to joining the zoo, Scott spent eight years leading training classes at one of Georgetown’s local pet stores. This experience gave him the opportunity to connect with more than a thousand dogs and their owners to teach them the usefulness of positive reinforcement and clicker training. Scott is thankful to have had the opportunity to form many genuine friendships with people and pets through these classes. In each class, Scott learned something that helped him get where is he is today, and he feels blessed to have had so many unique experiences.
In fact, Scott continues to be passionate about pet training. In his down time, he has launched a new training enterprise, McIntosh and Pup. Scott can be credited with teaching a few talented canines how to push a shopping cart, put away their toys, and even ride a skateboard! The goal of the business is more than dog training: Scott aims to teach people foundational skills and training methods so that they can be responsible for their pets’ education after the classes end. Between transporting turtles, chaperoning alpacas, and corralling kangaroos, Scott stays busy dealing with the daily dilemmas of life in the animal kingdom. Thanks to a good bit of patience, prayer, and perseverance, every day for Scott is now a field trip to the local zoo.
To learn more about the Austin Zoo and Animal Sanctuary, visit the Web site at http://www.austinzoo. org/. You can e-mail Scott at scottmcintosh7@gmail.com
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oung Travis had the presence of mind to quarantine Old Yeller in the corn crib. Still, in the end, he finds himself bravely looking down the barrel of his .50 caliber black powder rifle, aimed at his beloved dog, now foaming at the mouth and growling at his master and best friend. “There’s no hope for him now, Travis. He’s sufferin’,” says Mama. “He’s my dog, Mama, I’ll do it,” Travis replies. As anyone who has read the book or seen the movie knows, Travis couldn’t save Old Yeller. But today people can follow sound advice to take precautions against rabies. According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, Williamson County is number one in confirmed rabies cases in the state—a shocking statistic that points to a need for greater awareness. Data indicate that
cases involving bats and skunks contribute to Williamson County’s high numbers. Dr. Jensen Young, a Zoot veterinarian, explains the disease: “Rabies is a virus that loves the nervous system. If you were to get bit on the hand [by an infected animal], that virus would travel to find the nearest nerve, and then it would crawl up the nerve to your brain.” Once rabies enters an animal’s or a human’s brain, the sufferer exhibits symptoms, and the disease usually becomes fatal. Animals can exhibit two classes of rabies symptoms. “There’s the furious form, which is the foaming-at-the-mouth, attacking form we saw in Old Yeller. And there’s the dumb [less symptomatic] form, in which animals become almost comatose. They don’t always display the salivation and aggression,” Dr. Young explains. “The best thing we can tell people is not to touch wild animals,” warns Dr. If a pet comes in contact with a bat, skunk, or any wild animal, Zoot Pet Young. “A nocHospital recommends these steps to help keep pets and families safe: turnal animal 1 Call Animal Control (Williamson County or Georgetown, depending being out during on the address). the day is a sign. 2 Don’t touch the wild animal—you risk being exposed to the virus. A wild animal Let Animal Control deal with the animal. coming up to 3 Separate the pet from the wild animal and minimize human you would be a contact with the pet. really unusual 4 Take the pet immediately to see the veterinarian for evaluation thing,” adds and a rabies booster. Dr. Wayne Zeh,
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Zoot veterinarian. Dr. Zeh advises, “Keep pets vaccinated. It’s our responsibility to keep pets up to date as long as they are brought in regularly.” The state of Texas requires dogs and cats be vaccinated against rabies by four months of age. “Rabies isn’t something that anyone is going to mess around with, particularly with it being such a deadly disease to humans,” says Dr. Young. If you suspect that your pet has been exposed to rabies, you should contact a physician and a veterinarian immediately, whether your pet is vaccinated or not. Boosters and post-exposure rabies shots are immediately administered to animals and humans alike, as a precaution, before the virus reaches the brain and it’s too late for treatment. The consequences of exposure to rabies often reach beyond veterinary and doctor visits. If an exposed pet’s vaccination record isn’t current, the animal control officer could order quarantine—an expensive precaution. “So really, it saves you a lot of headache and money to have your animals up to date,” says Dr. Young. To prevent Fido from meeting Old Yeller’s fate, follow advice from a veterinarian—check your pet’s vaccination records today.
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o, January 1st does not mark the end of the holiday season. Instead, it’s Mardi Gras time, and in Sun Photos By City, the real party is just beginning. Just ask Shirley Hale and Phil Hines, residents of Neighborhood Thirteen, where Mardi Gras and the traditional Carnival season are faithfully observed every year to the delight of neighbors and friends. January 6th is also known as Three Kings’ Day and marks the beginning of Carnival season, six weeks of parties, balls, parades, and fun that culminate in Mardi Gras, or the last day before Lent, a period of fasting and penitence in some Christian denominations. Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, was brought to this country by French settlers in the mid-1800s and remains a strong part of Southern culture. New Orleans and Lafayette are famous for celebrating Mardi Gras, but GalvesSun City Mardi Gras King and Queen ton, Texas, also
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hosts Mardi Gras festivities with traditional parades and music events downtown and along the seawall. The Sun City tradition began six years ago when the Hales—Shirley and her husband, Johnny—and the Hines—Phil and his wife, Lilia— organized a trip for some friends to Lafayette, Louisiana, during Mardi Gras. Both couples had lived for several years in southern Louisiana and had fond memories of the Mardi Gras festivities. The five-day trip was so much fun that it became the inspiration of a neighborhood tradition. Back home in Georgetown, the Krewe, or planning committee, for Neighborhood Thirteen is already busy preparing for their Mardi Gras fun, as they have done for the past five years. They hold weekly parties disguised as planning meetings in preparation for
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the Coronation Ball, where the 2012 Sun City Mardi Gras King and Queen will be announced. The traditional king cake is a highlight of each meeting; whoever gets the piece of cake with the small plastic baby inside has the honor of hosting the next meeting. The Coronation Ball always sells out, says Shirley, the first Sun City Mardi Gras Queen. Ablaze in the traditional Mardi Gras colors of green, purple, and gold, representing faith, justice, and power, the ballroom becomes the perfect backdrop for guests—dressed in ornate costumes and adorned in feathers, plastic beads, top hats, and masks—ready to dance the night away to the native Cajun sounds of Chris Miller and the Bayou Roots. As Phil says, “Laissez les bon temps rouler!” That’s Cajun for “Let the good times roll!”
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ave you ever heard of hours of service. Currently, Wayne a Master Naturalist? If is the training officer for the Good not, you aren’t alone. Water Chapter, coordinating the Wayne Rhoden, Master Master Naturalist training proNaturalist with the gram. The training consists of 11 Good Water Chapter in Georgeweekly four-hour sessions, covertown, says a lot of people don’t ing topics such as Texas geology, know anything about the Master ornithology, native plants, and Naturalist program in Williamson rainwater harvesting. The chapter County. also hosts field trips to such places Naturalists study nature in as Inner Space Caverns and the general, though they usually have Gault archeological dig site. And a specific area of interest. More there are no tests! After completimportant, they understand that ing the basics, naturalists need all living things are interconnected eight hours of advanced training and that changes to one thing will and 40 volunteer hours to comcause changes to others. The title plete certification. of Master Naturalist acknowledges The Good Water Chapter Master a person’s desire to learn about Naturalists volunteer all over Wilthe natural world and share that liamson County, handing out flyers knowledge with others. Wayne about bats at the McNeil Street says that the Good Water Chapbridge, cleaning out invasive plants ter’s goal is “to educate the public at Berry Springs Park, identifyabout the environmental impact they have.” Wayne has been a Master Naturalist for 12 years. He began training after retiring in 1999, when his wife, June, urged him “to stay busy.” Since then, he has logged Flo Oxley talks about plant identification at the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center. more than 500
ing migrating birds at Hutto Lake, and carrying out other projects in Round Rock, Cedar Park, Leander, and Taylor. It is a big county, with many opportunities. In all they do, Master Naturalists strive to be good caretakers of the environment, carefully considering the long-term effects of their efforts. Wayne adds that the Good Water Chapter is setting up a speakers’ bureau to talk with groups such as the Lions Club and the Kiwanis, and they are also initiating a Junior Master Naturalist’s Program to teach kids about the environment. If you think these projects sound interesting, Wayne would love to see you in his next Master Naturalist trainee class. Even if you don’t have time to become a Master Naturalist, you can volunteer to help. Either way, you will undoubtedly come away with a greater appreciation of your natural world.”
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The Flavors of Europe Local chef serves up ethnic cuisines of Eastern Europe and the Old Country By
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rom peppery marinades and creamy dressings to freshbaked breads, Frank Zulcic often creates dishes grounded in his European roots. As owner and head chef of Tony and Luigi’s restaurant, he prepares memorable Italian appetizers, entrees, and desserts, such as tiramisu. In his home kitchen, though, he often draws on flavorful ingredients from his Bosnian childhood. “As a cook, I always try to bring something different to classic dishes,” explains Frank. “I think the most unique thing about my cooking is its diverse flavors. I’ve always experimented with food for my family, and even when I was younger, I wanted to try different ways of making food.” Frank finds his greatest fulfillment in sharing the food he prepares. “I love my job because I can make people happy with my creations,” he says. “What I enjoy the most about cooking is being able to bring joy to people through my food.”
“The recipes I’m sharing with you are from my home kitchen as well as Tony and Luigi’s. They come from a fusion of classic recipes and my experimenting. The only dessert recipe I am including is the tiramisu. It’s one of my favorite desserts, and I think it should be in everyone’s recipe books.”
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Creamy Black Pepper Dressing Ingredients: 1 oz. lemon juice 1½ oz. egg yolks ½ oz. Dijon mustard ¼ oz. anchovy paste (1 to 2 fillets) 1 tsp minced garlic ½ Tbs salt 6 oz. olive oil 6 oz. vegetable oil 1¼ oz. grated parmesan ½ Tbs coarse-ground black pepper Preparation: Whisk together the lemon juice, eggs, mustard, anchovy paste, garlic, and salt. Add the oil gradually, whisking constantly. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Cover and refrigerate immediately. Makes 16 fl. oz. or 8 2 fl. oz. portions.
Marinated Tomato Salad Ingredients: 4 oz. minced red onions 2 garlic cloves, minced 2 oz. sherry wine vinegar 4 oz. extra-virgin olive oil 1 bunch flat-leaf parsley, chopped 2 bunches opal basil, chopped 1 pound 13 oz. heirloom tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and diced 1 pound 9 oz. currant tomatoes, halved Salt as needed Ground black pepper as needed Preparation: Combine the onions, garlic, and sherry vinegar, and allow mixture to macerate for 15 minutes. Drizzle in the olive oil, then stir in the parsley and opal basil. Add the tomatoes and marinate for 1 hour under refrigeration. Season with salt and pepper and serve immediately, or refrigerate until needed. Makes 10 servings.
French Bread Ingredients: Measure everything carefully for 11 pounds 11 oz. of dough. 1 pound all-purpose flour 11/3 cups cool water 2½ tsp fresh yeast ½ tsp diastatic malt powder ½ Tbs salt Preparation: In a food processor, mix flour and water. Add the yeast and malt powder to the dough. Knead on low speed until just combined; add the salt. Increase the speed to medium. Knead until the dough can be stretched enough that you can see through it, about 10 minutes. Let dough ferment 1½ hours and turn twice. Divide the dough into desired portions and pre-shape. Bench the portions 10 to 15 minutes. Give the dough its final shape. Proof the dough until it has increased by 1½ times. Place on oiled sheet pan and bake at 450° F until deeply golden, 25 to 30 minutes for baguettes.
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Ingredients: 10 egg yolks 2/3 cup confectioners’ sugar 2 pounds mascarpone cheese 10 tsp cognac 48 firm lady fingers 8 cups very strong coffee 6 tsp cocoa powder
Ingredients: 3 medium zucchinis sliced 1/8" 2 medium yellow squash sliced 1/8" 2 medium carrots sliced 1/16" 1 small red onion - Julienne 1 cup broccoli sliced 1/16" 1 cup cauliflower sliced 1/16" 1 cup mushrooms (Portabella) sliced thin 1/8" strips 4 cloves roasted garlic ½ cup Olive Oil 1 cup fresh shredded parmesan 1 cup fine shreded Mozzarella 4 cups prepared pasta
Preparation: Beat the egg yolks and confectioners’ sugar in a bowl until creamy. Add the mascarpone and cognac and beat for a few minutes until nice and smooth. Soak the ladyfingers in the coffee and set aside until needed. Using a square or circle mold, alternate layers of mascarpone cheese, coffee-soaked ladyfingers, and cocoa powder. The last layers should be mascarpone. Refrigerate for four hours. Before you serve the recipe, sprinkle cocoa powder on top. Serves 8. This recipe can also be made in a deep sheet pan.
Preparation: Prepare all vegetables and keep them in storage containers in fridge. Roast garlic heads by drizzling with olive oil, wrap in heavy foil and roast in 325° F oven and roast an hour and half. In a large skillet over medium heat add ¼ cup of olive oil with the vegetables and sauté till crisp tender. Add the garlic cloves (just squeeze out the garlic to make a wonderful paste) and toss well. Set aside. Add remainder of the olive oil and garlic to skillet. Toss until heated well and then add half the cheese and toss. Transfer to pasta bowls. Put the veggies back in the hot skillet and toss with 1/3 of the remainder of the cheese. Top it with pasta and finish with remainder cheese.
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Pizza Rustica Sausage Salad Ingredients: For the crust: 2 c. flour 2/3 tsp. baking powder ½ tsp. salt 3 tbsp. shortening 1 egg ½ c. cold water For the filling for 2 pies: 2 lbs. ricotta ½ lb. prosciutto, sliced 1½ lbs. Mozzarella, sliced 6 hard boiled eggs, sliced ½ lb. grated Romano cheese ½ lb. pepperoni, sliced ½ lb. provolone, sliced ½ lb. Genoa salami , sliced ½ lb. ham, sliced Preparation: For the crust: Mix dry ingredients together. Blend shortening into dry ingredients with fork. Mix egg with cold water add to flour mixture. Mix until ball is formed. Divide dough in half. Roll out and line 2 deep dish pie dishes. For the filling: Mix 1 egg, ½ cup dried or fresh Italian parsley and a dash of salt to taste to ricotta cheese. Mix well. Layer all ingredients on pie shell as you would lasagna using all ingredients or until dishes are filled. Roll out the remaining dough and top both pies. Cut slits on top of each pie. Bake at 400° F for 15 minutes lower to 350° F and bake until golden brown. Just before pies are done brush tops of crust with beaten egg. Remove from oven and cool completely. Keep refrigerated.
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Rack of Lamb Ingredients: 1½ cups fine fresh bread crumbs 3 Tbs finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley 1 Tbs finely chopped fresh mint 1½ tsp minced fresh rosemary ½ tsp salt ¼ tsp black pepper 3½ Tbs olive oil 3 frenched racks of lamb (8 ribs and 1½ lb each rack), trimmed of all but a thin layer of fat, then brought to room temperature 2 Tbs Dijon mustard Preparation: Stir together breadcrumbs, parsley, mint, rosemary, salt, and pepper in a bowl, then drizzle with 2½ Tbs oil and toss until combined well. Put oven rack in middle position and preheat to 400° F. Season lamb with salt and pepper. Heat remaining 1 Tbs oil in a large heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then brown lamb 1 rack at a time, turning once, about 4 minutes per rack. Transfer to a 13- by 9- by 2-inch roasting pan, arranging fatty sides up. Spread fatty sides of each rack with 2 teaspoons mustard. Divide bread crumb mixture into 3 portions and pat each portion over mustard coating on each rack, gently pressing to adhere. Roast lamb until thermometer inserted diagonally 2 inches into center (do not touch bone) registers 130°F (for medium-rare), 20 to 25 minutes, and transfer to a cutting board. Let stand 10 minutes, then cut into chops.
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JANUARY 1 | Free Pool. Every Sunday & Tuesday, Hardtails Bar & Grill, 1515 IH 35 hardtailsbarandgrill.com
16 | MLK Day of Service. 200 volunteers needed for seven projects, 9am-noon, unitedway-wc.org
4 | Comedy - Variety Night. Every Wednesday at Hardtails Bar & Grill, 1515 IH 35
16 | MLK Community Dinner featuring keynote speaker La Vonne Neal. 5 p.m., Campus Center Ballrooms, Southwestern University, $5, 863-1342
5 | Frankly Singing. Frank Sinatra Tribute, every Thursday 6-9pm, Tony & Luigi’s Restaurant, 1201 S Church, www.tonyandluigistx.com, 512-864-2687 for info and reservations 5 | Oak Wilt. Williamson County Master Gardener and Oak Wilt Specialist Coordinator for Williamson County. 1:30pm, Georgetown Parks and Recreation Community Room, 1101 N. College, georgetowngardenclub.com 5 & 17 | Volunteer Orientation & Handling Class for Wiliamson County Regional Animal Shelter, 5:30-7pm, 1855 SE Inner Loop, pets.wilco.org 5 | Lloyd Miller Band at Hardtails Bar & Grill, 8pmmidnight, 1515 IH 35, hardtailsbarandgrill.com 6-7 | Garage Sale. Annunciation Maternity Home, 8am-noon, 3610 Shell Road, thematernityhome.org 7 | Instigators at Hardtails Bar & Grill, 9pmmidnight, 1515 IH 35, hardtailsbarandgrill.com 12 | Helping Children Set and Achieve Goals. By David Giese certified Life Coach, 11am-1pm, Georgetown Chamber 100 Stadium Drive, Free but registration Required, 943-5137, Sponsored by Partner’s in Education 12 | Sonny Wolf Band at Hardtails Bar & Grill, 8pmmidnight, 1515 IH 35 13-Feb 5 | I Hate Hamlet. The Palace Theatre, Fri & Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2pm, georgteownpalace.com 13 | Jean Pierre & The Zydeco Angels at Hardtails Bar & Grill, 8pm-midnight, 1515 IH 35.
17 | Open House. Georgetown Music Studio, 5-7pm, 2544 Shell Road, Suite A. Meet Sharon, new owner, meet staff, register for door prizes 868-2955 19 | Brian Hankins & Brewer Nation at Hardtails Bar & Grill, 8pm-midnight, 1515 IH 35 20 | PHILLY CHEESESTEAK NIGHT. Georgetown American Legion Post 174 @ VFW, 1000 N. College St., 5-7pm. $6 Take-out Available. Proceeds benefit Boys State, Veterans Assistance, Scholarships 20 | Leigh Cate Band at Hardtails Bar & Grill, 8pmmidnight, 1515 IH 35 20-21 | Garage Sale. Annunciation Maternity Home, 8am-noon, 3610 Shell Road, thematernityhome.org 21 | Weathermen at Hardtails Bar & Grill, 9pmmidnight, 1515 IH 35 22 | Sanctity of Life BBQ for Pregnancy Help Center, 11am-2pm, Georgetown Community Center at San Gabriel Park, 445 E. Morrow, Donations Accepted, Catering by Dukes, 512-868-0153 24 | Faculty Recital. Kiyoshi Tamagawa, piano, 7 p.m., Alma Thomas Theater, Southwestern University 26 | Swamp Sauce at Hardtails Bar & Grill, 8pmmidnight, 1515 IH 35 27 | Groove Knight at Hardtails Bar & Grill, 8pmmidnight, 1515 IH 35
14 | Dance USA. 7-10pm, Village Center Sun City, 2 Texas Dr, dancegeorgetowntexas.com
28 | Geocaching 101. (outdoor treasure hunt) for ages 12 and up, 10am-3pm, meet at Parks & Rec Admin Building and then venture to Rivery Park, 512-763-8365, adventuregeorgetown.org
14 | KB & The Headliners at Hardtails Bar & Grill, 1515 N IH 35
28 | Seventh Sun at Hardtails Bar & Grill, 9pm-1am, 1515 IH 35
15 | Thank you from the family of Rachel Cooke. Georgetown Community Center, 2-4pm. Rachel was last seen January 10, 2002. Her family invites the community, assisting agencies and volunteers to hear guest speakers, including the Cooke family. rememberrachelcook@wilco.org
29 | Georgetown Symphony Society’s “Light Classical Pops Concert”. The Temple Symphony Orchestra presents a jazzy, upbeat pops spectacular with guest violinist Christian Howes. 4 pm, Klett Center for the Performing Arts, Adults $25/$20; students $5. 864-9591, www.gsstx.org
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Prevention is the Best Medicine for Pneumonia Lone Star Circle of Care offers tips to keep you well this winter
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hat do pneumonia, meningitis, and bacteremia (a blood infection) all have in common? All three severe illnesses are actually caused by the same bacteria, pneumococcus, and all are considered pneumococcal disease. This bacteria is very common, and the illnesses it causes can be quite serious and even deadly. Thankfully, vaccines are readily available to protect those who are at the highest risk.
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How do people get pneumococcal disease? Pneumococcal bacteria spread through coughing or sneezing or through direct contact. They are carried mostly in the mouth, nose, and throat, and not everyone who carries the bacteria becomes ill, so it’s possible to catch it from someone who appears healthy. Anyone can get pneumococcal disease, but people age 65 and older, people with a weakened immune system, and very young children are at the highest risk. What are the symptoms? Symptoms of pneumonia include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and chest pain. Meningitis is characterized by a stiff neck, fever, mental confusion, and sensitivity to light. Bacteremia has similar symptoms to pneumonia and meningitis, along with joint pain and chills. How can pneumococcal disease be prevented? Those in high risk groups can and should be vaccinated for
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pneumococcal disease. There is a vaccine for young children and a separate vaccine for adults. • Children under the age of 5 should receive the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. • People who should receive the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPVSV) include: ~ Everyone who is 65 years of age or older ~ People over the age of 2 who have a chronic illness such as diabetes or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or who have a cochlear implant ~ People over the age of 2 who have a weakened immune system due to illness, such as HIV or chronic kidney failure ~ Anyone living in a long-term care facility ~ Adults who smoke cigarettes or have asthma What should you do? According to the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, fewer than 65 percent of adults over 65 and less than 37 percent of adults in the other recommended risk groups have received the pneumococcal vaccine. Ensure that everyone in your family who falls into one of the categories listed above gets vaccinated by their primary care provider. The vaccine can be given at any time during the year, and only a single does is needed. “Getting the pneumococcal vaccine is one of the simplest things that people can do to protect their health and the health of those around them,” said Dr. Ashton Wickramasinghe, an internal medicine physician at Lone Star Circle of Care Senior Health in Georgetown. “Especially as winter approaches and the risk of pneumonia goes up, I would advise everyone to talk to their doctor about the vaccine. After all, prevention is the best medicine.”
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When the weather outside is frightful, try exercise to keep you feeling delightful. Staying indoors doesn’t mean being inactive. Keep in shape by walking in place, using a stationary bike or working out with a fitness video.
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We accept all Medicare patients. Call today for an appointment 1.877.800.5722 or visit www.lscctx.org
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