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Animal View
All About
A New Road Ahead | 34
Rider snaps up awards at Western Pleasure shows
SU’s Jake Schrum shares his plans for his future
How’s That Work?
Get ting To Know
Tips for creating a gorgeous cake
From Amish to Entrepreneur | 42 Sara Bottom’s journey from a farm to a pretzel empire
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Riding in Style | 30
Greetings | 6 Extra view
Thirst Relief | 16 Getting clean water to developing communities
Delectable Design | 54
Characters Wanted | 26
FITNESS VIEW
Making a Racket | 56 Tennis pro makes sure kids have fun on the court
Palace Theatre offers acting classes for kids with autism
A Dog’s Life | 48
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Happy Trails means happy pets
Worm Farming | 62
Live and Learn
Fostering Love | 50
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With pets, failing at fostering is good
A Desperate Dad | 11 WC4C offers a hand—and childcare—to a harried single dad Giving View
Putts for Coats | 20 Women’s 9-Holer Club helps out Coats for Kids Autumn’s Adventures
Baby’s Still Got Back | 24
Fall Prevention | 80
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Raising Awareness, Saving Lives | 72
Tips from Pro Bill Easterly
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Bill Skinner bill@viewmagazineinc.com Editor in Chief
Georgetown is often described as a place with a “hometown” atmosphere. We certainly have the bustling town square, the graceful old homes, the parades and festivals that give us an identity as a place that, even as it grows, preserves its small-town, Texas smile-and-a-handshake feel. My husband and I saw this instantly when, twenty-one years ago, we stopped in Georgetown on our way back to Denton after rent house-hunting in Austin. We were worn out and discouraged and worried—he was starting a job there soon, and we had no place to live that we could afford or that felt like a place where we could raise the baby who was on his way. The Poppy Fest happened to be in full swing that day, and it spoke of everything we were looking for: a vibrant and welcoming community where people who don’t even know you say “Hi!” We came back the next weekend, rented a house, and made Georgetown our hometown. In this month’s issue of the View, we offer the stories of others for whom Georgetown became a hometown. In particular, writer Karen Lange tells the story of Sara Bottom, a woman who as a teen ripped herself away from her Amish family and all its traditions to find her own way in life. Sara describes how terrible it felt to have no “home” to identify with anymore, no place where, as the poet Robert Frost puts it, “when you have to go there,/They have to take you in.” Sara, as did I and so many others, found Georgetown and made it her hometown: the place where, when you put down roots, they grow strong. This summer, as you venture on vacations far and wide, sedate and wild, we hope you return safe and sound—and happy to be back home.
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very so often, people experience a moment of realization that alters their perception of the world and motivates them to change their actions and goals. For Matt Shepperd, a high school mission trip to San Fernando, Mexico, did just that. The trip was the first in a long list of Matt’s international travels and his first time to look upon the faces of those living in extreme poverty. Malnutrition and diarrhea from water-borne illnesses were commonplace among people living in the undeveloped settlements, as was death, espe-
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ear the center of a coat-filled warehouse at The Caring Place, a dark-haired girl gave a slow smile as she slipped her arms into a lavender coat with a dark-brown, imitation-fur collar. Nearby, a blonde boy grinned broadly as he pulled on a red and blue fleece-lined, hooded jacket. Their mother stood nearby and watched, helping to straighten collars and sleeves, and nodding at her children’s exclamations of excitement. “I loved seeing that,” says Bobbie Lingenfelter, who, along with Barb Twyford, chaired the Women’s 9-Holer Club’s annual Coats for Kids fundraiser during the Berry Bowl at Berry Creek Country Club this past October. “The Caring
Place purchased the coats and had them in a storage place with all these racks of different jackets. The kids came in and picked out their size. That was really neat. We were able to get to see the action. The kids just loved those new coats.” A few years earlier, in 2009, Barb Twyford had been organizing the 9-Holer Club’s participation in the annual Berry Bowl, when an offer from a friend—for a $100 retail golf club to include in the club’s raffle—sparked a much larger idea. Instead of using the funds raised during the tournament to cover costs for the event, Barb suggested to the women that they give the funds raised to a local charity. The women quickly embraced the idea. “We always had a door prize or something, usually nominal, at the Berry Bowl,” Barb explains, “and I thought we could use the money raised to give to a local concern. About the same time, The Caring Place’s Coats for Kids campaign came up. That’s how we started, and we’ve just kept going over Bobbie Lingenfelter presents a check to the Caring Place as Barb Twyford, Kelly Lester, Teresa Taylor, Donna MacTaggart, Myrna Cardwell-Smith look on.
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Baby’s Still Got Back
Dance Moves Are Hot at n’Caliente By
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Autumn Rhea Carpenter is a longtime journalist and adventurist based in Georgetown. Find the whimsical in the everyday by visiting her blog, The Adventure Experiment at www.autumncarpenter.net/ blog/.
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ho remembers The Fly Girls from the 1990s sketch comedy television show In Living Color? They were dancers who wore high boots, big belts, colorful gloves, and glittery blouses and performed choreographed hip hop routines to a DJ’s jams. Those ladies had mastered the tough street dance, and many a teenager wanted to be them. My opportunity to be a Fly Girl while balancing maternal duties came along twenty-one years later at a Round Rock dance studio. My transformation to hip hop dancer started on an recent Tuesday night at n’Caliente Fitness Studio. While women of varying ages milled around the hardwood floors, dressed in ripped neon blouses and
traditional yoga wear, I chose a back row spot. I’m not a dancer, and I barely know the difference between the grapevine and the lock step. But on my journey to make motherhood more fun, I’m compelled to try new experiences. As soon as instructor and coowner Jabari Warfield stepped on the stage and blared a Salt-N-Pepa music mix, I became an instant Fly Girl. Jabari is a towering man with a booming voice and persuasive smile. For forty-five minutes, his positive attitude erased the world outside the studio’s doors and taught me what dance can offer people. I watched high school girls, middle-aged mothers, and grandmothers let go of worries about perfection. These women were simply there for the joy. That night, we learned a complex dance routine, and our confidence skyrocketed. “Most people think they have to make time to work out, so most workouts can feel like an obligation,” says Jabari. “Dancing is such a
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wen Dicapo, education director at the Palace Theatre, believes theatre should be accessible to everyone. “Not just young people or old people or rich people or pretty people. Everyone.” Including kids with autism. While the Palace currently provides camps and workshops for all ages, they are now planning to offer a fall workshop for children with autism. “We have many families at the Palace who have children with autism. We offer all of these classes for the other kids, and these kids want to be involved, too,” Gwen says. “We’ve got to bring them in.” The curriculum is based on a California program aptly entitled Actors for Autism. In any acting
For more information about upcoming summer camps and workshops for children of all ages and abilities, contact Gwen Dicapo at education@georgetownpalace.com or 512-868-3643. The Palace also offers inclusion shows twice a year for free. Contact Jessie Drollette at guild.georgetownpalace@gmail.com for more information regarding these performances.
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class, an actor must break down a character and consider how the character walks or talks, what he’s thinking, what she’s feeling. Acting, says Gwen, is basically behavior modeling, but “for kids with autism, it’s almost like occupational therapy.” She explains, “You think about what would happen in this situation and how would you react, and you’re doing the same thing with kids with autism. They’re learning how to deal with dayto-day situations because they’re modeling it in these acting classes. It’s a safe place where you’ve already got the scene laid out and you’ve already got the characters laid out. So they’re coming in and working out these things, and the hope is that they’ll be able to draw from those experiences later, whenever they’re having that issue.” Gwen provides a possible class scenario. “Okay, we’re going to be in a restaurant, and in the restaurant we’re going to have a scene where something happens. Someone orders something, and the
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…And first place goes to Fran Norris,” the second judge declared. Fran beamed and nudged Lola to step forward from the lineup of ten horses in her Western Pleasure class at the Dixie National Quarter Horse Show. With the first two judges placing her on top, she was off to a good start. Fran held her breath as the third judge began announcing his placings. “And first place goes to Fran Norris.” “Is this really happening?” Fran thought, scanning the crowded stands for her trainer and her husband. One more first, and
she would take home the circuit champion title from the Jackson, Mississippi, show. “By the time the fourth judge placed me as first, I was so overcome with amazement and happiness, you could have knocked me over with a feather!” Fran recalls. Then the announcer stepped forward, taking the microphone. “By unanimous decision, the Circuit Champion for Novice Amateur Pleasure is… Fran Norris!” boomed the voice over the loudspeakers. All at once, cheers erupted from the stands, filling the coliseumlike arena. Fran felt dozens of eyes sweep over her. “It was an amazing feeling,” she says. “I can still hear my trainer whooping and whistling.” Though Fran has loved horses
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since she was young, she didn’t start taking horse-riding lessons until she was in her late forties and waited until 2000 to purchase her first horse. Now she owns five horses, all boarded at her horse trainer, Jay Jordan’s, barn in Comfort, Texas. Of the five, four are American Quarter Horses—a horse known for its speed and strong, powerful body—and one American Paint Horse, a horse similar to the American Quarter Horse but with
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hen the results of the 1964 freshman class officer election arrived, Jake Schrum was devastated. Despite his best efforts campaigning to become Southwestern University’s freshman class president, he had lost. He plopped down on the sidewalk curb, crestfallen, and stared at the ground. What had gone wrong? He’d been elected student body president of his high school. Why didn’t the Southwestern student body want him as well? “Are you okay, Jake?” A voice cut through his trance. Jake squinted into the sunlight to see Durwood Fleming, Southwestern president and longtime family friend, peering down at him. Rising to his feet, the young psychology major filled the president in on what had happened. “Walk with me a bit,” said Durwood, and the two made their way back to the president’s office. Jake felt much better by the time they arrived. Later, walking back to his dorm room, he thought, “That guy has a good job. He really enjoys it; he’s doing something for young people; and he lives in the big house.” Years later, with his wife, Jane, at his side, Jake would become the fourteenth person to serve as president of Southwestern and live in the Turner-Fleming house. But at that point in his life, he aspired to become a counselor to ministers and their families. Jake earned a master’s degree from Yale Divinity School, but life pulled him in another direction. After graduation, he was offered a full-time job working in administration at Yale—first with the Association of Yale Alumni and later as a fundraiser with the Yale
Alumni Fund. At the time, the Alumni Fund was running a $370 million fundraising campaign—until then, the largest campaign ever attempted by a college or university—a job that prepared him for the many fundraising efforts he’d preside over as president of Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth and, later, of Southwestern University in Georgetown. Now, after serving nearly forty years as a college and university administrator, Jake plans to retire from Southwestern University at the end of June. Georgetown View caught up with this busy man in April to learn why he decided to leave now, and what’s in store for him after leaving Southwestern.
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View: You’ve presided over Southwestern University—the oldest university in Texas—for thirteen years. Why leave now? Jake: The natural tenure of a president is six and a half years. This is my second presidency. I was president nine years before this at Texas Wesleyan. When I came to Southwestern, I promised the trustees I’d be here ten years. So it just made a lot of sense to say, “The campaign is coming to a close.” Some of the things I’ve wanted to initiate the last two or three years while I’m here—like making Paideia a program for everyone here, starting Division III intercollegiate football, looking at a relationship with the Methodist Hospital Research Institute in Houston for a new master’s degree in translational medicine, finishing the campaign, raising the money for the first phase of the new science building—I saw all of those things coming to a close here by the end of this academic year.
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View: You’ve led an impressive career. What comes next? Jake: I’m not retiring. I’m just retiring from Southwestern. So I’ve looked at a lot of things: I’ve looked at the possibility of another college presidency. I’ve looked at working for a foundation. I’ve been raising money for years and years; it would be nice to work for an organization that gives away money. I’ve looked at spending a lot more time writing. I’ve thought about spending more time speaking. I’ve explored being a consultant to presidents, who are under a lot of stress and pressure and feel like they need to act like they know everything. Maybe doing something related to the United Methodist Church— locally or statewide, but I’ve also been looking at doing something for the church worldwide. And spending more time with my two daughters—one is in Atlanta and is a fundraiser for Agnes Scott College; the other is a furniture maker and designer in Maine. So those are all ideas that have crossed my mind in terms of what’s next. View: You’ve announced that you’ll retire June 30, 2013, to be succeeded by Edward Burger, a former math professor from Williams College. Jake: I want to be as welcoming and as helpful to the new president as he wants me to be. Right now, what’s good for Southwestern is not about me. It’s about him and his vision moving forward. To use a track and field metaphor, it’s very helpful if you don’t drop the baton between the people who are going to make the race successful.
In August, President Schrum will become president of Emory & Henry College, another Methodist-related liberal arts college in Emory, Virginia.
So, as carefully as I can, I’m going to hand the baton to him and try to put it securely in his hands. I think we’re turning over a very strong institution to Dr. Burger. View: You’re an active proponent of the liberal arts education. What do you think is the future of liberal arts? Jake: Right now, people are questioning the importance of a liberal arts education. People are questioning the cost of a liberal arts education. People are questioning the benefit of a liberal arts education, once you get it. And people are wondering how they’re going to pay for it. It’s a model Jake and Jane Schrum of education that absolutely works, and presidents of nect the dots. If we’re talking past each colleges like this are going to have to other and not having the connectingfigure out how to repackage the liberal the-dots conversation, I don’t think this arts, put a brand new bow on it, and democracy will last. That’s why I wrote sell it again with courage, conviction, Democracy’s Last Stand. We’re desperand enthusiasm. ate for liberal arts majors. It’s taken I truly believe that if we don’t give the me a long time to say that. But people people in this country enough of a libershouldn’t be lamenting the liberal arts al arts-based orientation to education, right now. We should be selling it like they won’t be able to make connections we’ve never sold it before. between ideas, see how those ideas integrate with each other, and conView: You were once a psychology major at Southwestern. What was it like to return as president of the university? Jake: It’s been a special honor and privilege to lead my alma mater. Jane and I will be forever grateful for this opportunity. Southwestern has a great future ahead of it, and I look forward to watching its continued progress.
Jake Schrum’s book, Democracy’s Last Stand: The Role of the New Urban University, is available at Amazon.com. Inauguration, April 4, 2001
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Q & A with Rachel Smith, owner of Razmataz Salon. What would you say sets you apart from other salons?
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ine-year-old Sara tucked the $5.00 she’d made that week into her apron pocket. She’d gotten up at four each morning and worked twelve-hour days at her family’s egg stand in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to earn the money. Such hard work and perseverance was expected of all members of the German-speaking Amish community to which she belonged—even of children. Despite the long hours, Sara loved working at the egg stand, especially when she got to count the earnings at week’s end. She loved everything about the cash box: the smooth feel of the cash, the jingle of coins, the things that hard-earned money could buy. Her family struggled to make ends meet, and she knew she wanted to do better for herself when she grew up. “Working in the egg stand [provided] the defining moments of my life,” Sara says now. “It was then that I realized I wanted to be a businesswoman.” But that wasn’t going to be easy. “Since male and female roles were very well defined by the traditionalist Christian Church rules of the Ordnung, I knew I would have to leave home in order to pursue my dream,” Sara explains. But could she muster
the courage and independence to leave her sheltered life? Turning “English” Sara already knew something about being on her own outside the Amish community. When she was six, a car struck the horse and buggy in which she and her family were riding, scattering the roadway with injured family members. Sara ended up in an “English” hospital all alone with a severely torn heel. Her parents had been forced to return home to tend the family farm, their livelihood. “The accident changed my life. I felt so alone and afraid in a world that was foreign to me. Darkness still brings back fears because of a night nurse that was cold and distant to me during my six-week stay,” Sara says with a shudder. “Through it all, though, I realized that I was a survivor,” Sara continues. And she left the hospital determined that she would find a life in which she would never have to choose between family and work. “The emotional impact of my parents leaving me alone in the hospital taught me the importance of unconditional love.” On a warm summer day in 1987, Sara’s determination to live a different life led her to act. The seventeen-year-old prepared
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From Amish to Entrepreneur from page 43 for her job at a local restaurant just as she did every other day. She arrived at work in her plain Amish dress, apron, and white head covering. But this day she was prepared to act on a plan that she’d gone over in her head repeatedly. She thought that her parents had left for a week-long vacation and that her chance had finally come. In a back room at the restaurant, she took off the plain dress and apron. She removed her head covering and shook out her long, uncut hair. “Taking off the prayer covering was the hardest thing for me to do because of the Biblical references associated with the cloth,” Sara remembers. Removing the head covering was considered an act of disobedience against God. She was horror-stricken when her father stopped by unexpectedly to say goodbye to his daughter before leaving town and found instead a teenager wearing a miniskirt and makeup. “Tears streamed down his face at the sight of me in English clothes,” Sara says. “To this day, I can still see the look of devastation because I had taken off my head covering.” That week, a friend helped Sara move her few belongings into a house where several other ex-Amish girls lived. “I had been raised in my home as Amish but left as an English girl,” Sara says. For years afterward, Sara’s contact with her parents was limited as she was “shamed” following her departure from the Amish community. Would they ever forgive her? Would she ever be able to have their love—and to give them her
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Last December, the Bottoms, whose children attend Zion Lutheran School, gave one hundred dollars to each of the sixteen Zion Lutheran School eighth graders so that they could help a needy family or individual. Anne Beiler, from whom Sara learned lessons on paying it forward, was on hand to inspire the students. love—unconditionally? “Nothing,” declares Sara, “is more important to me than love and forgiveness.” But how would she find that balance between family and work that she’d always dreamed of? A New Life Sara eventually went to live with Anne Beiler, a woman raised in the Amish community until she was six, when her parents transitioned the family to a more progressive lifestyle. Anne was no longer part of the community, but her heart was Sara Bottom and Anne Beiler deeply rooted in Amish principles: devotion to church, family, hard signature soft golden-brown pretzels. work, and humility—simple ideas that After Sara married Michael Bottom in Sara still believed in, too. 1999, the two moved to Texas in 2000 Anne was also a businesswoman, and, with Anne’s help, opened their founder of Auntie Anne’s Pretzels. first Auntie Anne’s store at Austin’s She built the successful chain of 1,300 Highland Mall. “The financial struggle of stores worldwide on a promise to God starting the business was really hard,” that, if the company succeeded, she Sara recalls, “like the time we had to would share profits with those less leave a cart of groceries in the store fortunate. because our debit card was declined.” Anne “was like my mother, my best The hard work that began all those friend, and my mentor,” Sara says. years earlier at the egg stand paid off, “Anne was there when others wouldn’t however. “Michael and I went from or couldn’t be.” not being able to buy a gallon of milk Anne also in 2000 to being the owners of seven offered Sara a Auntie Anne Pretzel stores in the local chance to work area in 2012,” says Sara. on her own As a child, Sara had dreamed of finddream of being a ing a life in which her desire to own a businesswoman. business would blend seamlessly with In 1989, Anne her commitment to love and family. She gave her a job as found that with Michael and her chila corporate traindren—but what about with her parents? er at the Auntie This past March, Sara’s parents came Anne’s headquarto see her for the first time since she ters in Lancaster, left the Amish community. She showed Pennsylvania. them a pretzel, the symbol of how Sara traveled the Sara’s dreams of success intertwine country teaching with her dreams of love and family. And new franchisees her parents smiled. how to make the
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roy and Louise Anderson, owners of Happy Trails Luxury Kennels and Grooming, are committed to providing loving care for your dog at their facility. Animals stay in clean, spacious kennels in a temperature-controlled environment. Located on three and a half wooded acres, these facilities offer a secure and safe setting for your four-legged family-member. “I love coming to work every day,” Troy says. “I can’t say that of other jobs that I have had.”
Bright sunshine streams through the cheerfully painted office at Happy Trails Luxury Kennels and Grooming. Owner Troy Anderson greets potential customers with a smile, dispelling any anxiety about leaving their canine friends, for the first time, in a facility away from home.
Kennels are located in climate-controlled buildings to make your sweet pooch as comfortable as possible. Sizes range from three-by-three-feet for small dogs to four-by-eight feet for large dogs. Guests of the kennel range in size from a one-and-half pound Chihuahua mix to a 200-pound Great Dane. Dogs from the same human family stay in bright, theme-painted rooms. Animals with unpleasant or fierce temperaments are housed in separate quarters to ensure the safety of other canine guests. The Andersons make sure that kennels are cleaned and mopped three to four times a day and that fresh water is available at all times. To help accommodate working families, Happy Trails also offers boarding overnight or during work hours.
The couple’s love of dogs is indicated by the presence of Tripp, their resident threelegged dog. They found the injured animal one morning shortly after they bought the facility and decided to adopt her.
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Fostering Love Animal Outreach helps place pets in homes By
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For more information on Georgetown Animal Outreach, visit www. georgetownanimaloutreach. org/web. Members of GAO meet at the Georgetown Public Library on the first Tuesday of every month to organize adoption events and facilitate fostering opportunities.
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r. Laura HobgoodOster, professor and co-chair of environmental studies at Southwestern University, doesn’t often fail. But when it comes to adopting pets, one could call her a “failed foster.” “It’s a running joke,” she says, “because essentially you have failed at being a foster [owner] because you ended up keeping the dog you were fostering.” Laura, who estimates that she has fostered more than thirty dogs over the past twelve years, currently has two permanent dogs of her own: a female red heeler mix named Codi that she adopted eleven years ago through the Austin Humane Society, and Cooper, an American bulldog/pit-bull mix she adopted through Georgetown Animal Outreach (GAO), a nonprofit organization that assists the Georgetown and Williamson County shelters in placing homeless dogs and cats in foster care and permanent homes. “The Georgetown Animal Control found Cooper tied to a post at The Caring Place and gave him to GAO,” recalls Laura, vice president of the GAO board. “He’s just so precious. I ended up taking him in to foster and decided to keep him.” It’s not uncommon for GAO volunteers to become failed fosters. At Southwestern, Laura
co-teaches a class every fall called “Going to the Dogs,” during which students are required to perform community-based outreach, volunteering at GAO and the Williamson County Animal Shelter. Many students end up fostering dogs through GAO; and like Laura, quite a few become failed fosters. According to Laura, the typical duration of a foster period is variable and can last anywhere from two weeks to a year and a half. “It all depends on whether the right person and the right dog match up,” says Laura, who joined GAO in 2001, a year after it was founded. “Some of the ones we pull [from the shelters] are honestly harder to adopt out. We pull a lot of pit bull or American bulldog mixes, and it’s harder to
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ears ago, when young Sallia Bandy’s eyes locked onto her aunt’s electric mixer, she didn’t see just another kitchen appliance—she saw an opportunity to create. Recently, she took a short break from designing intricate, one-of-a-kind wedding cakes and whimsicallythemed birthday cakes to share her decorating tips for whipping up your own edible masterpiece. What is the first step to creating a beautiful cake? Well, you have to start with an idea. You can’t just say, “I’m going to make a cake, bake it, and then make the design up.” You have to have an idea of what you’re going to do, like artists do sketches before they paint. Where does your inspiration come from? Everywhere! Don’t just think of looking at cakes for cake design— look everywhere for design.
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How do you start to decorate the cake? It’s just like an artist’s canvas— you can start in the background. If the cake is going to have a spray of flowers with leaves and stems—you start with the stems. Next, you apply the bigger flow-
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he little boy stood at the chain-link fence and watched the pros intently as they taught beginning tennis players at Lost Creek County Club in Austin. He memorized what he saw— the way players held the rackets, how they swung them, where they placed their feet. Then he went home and worked on those skills until they became second nature. His parents didn’t have ex-
tra money for tennis lessons; his mother stayed home to raise the children, and the family lived on his father’s architect salary. They did save up to buy him a tennis lesson on his eighth birthday, however. Pete Polkinghorn, now Head Tennis Professional for Georgetown’s Parks and Recreation, remembers that lesson with Sheryl Behne, the Head Tennis Professional of the South Austin Ten-
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nis Center and a member of the University of Texas Tennis Team. Sheryl immediately recognized talent and potential in Pete and encouraged him to continue in the direction of his dream. And he did. Now he wants to make sure other kids get a chance to pursue their tennis dreams, too. Pete played tennis in junior high, senior high, and college. His passion landed him in Shreveport, Louisiana, where he participated in a large program that taught tennis to elementary-aged students in the public school system. When he took the Georgetown position almost four years ago, he aimed to start a similar program in Georgetown. And he did. Pete brings tennis equipment to a different elementary school in the district each day, in the hopes of engaging his students. “My goal for this program is to make it fun and enjoyable, while teaching them along the way. I would love to help them become a student of the game for life.” Parks and Recreation contracts with Georgetown ISD to serve around 280
For more information on tennis lessons and classes offered by the city, go to tennis.georgetown.org, or call the Tennis Center at 512-931-2444.
after-school kids per semester. But the fun doesn’t stop there. Last year, Pete began holding tournaments at the Tennis Center on a Saturday at the end of each semester. The students are not only learning and having fun, but they get to play against their fellow schoolmates. This competitiveness holds them to a higher standard. Why does Pete devote so much time and attention to children? “That’s easy,” he says with a laugh. “I guess I’ve never grown up, and that’s part of the problem. I’m just a big kid. My colleagues and I joke that we teach adults so that we can do what we love—play with kids!” At one point, his wife, Rhonda, had to convince him that two children of their own was enough. He wanted ten. Play is good, but it’s not the only reason Pete is passionate about ten-
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John’s Golf Carts NICE CARTS - NICE PRICES - NICE PEOPLE Buy - Sale - Trade We Service & Repair All Brands FRee GeoRGeToWn pickup & deliveRy
100’s of customize eZGo RXv’s Have Been delivered to Sun city! Come & Meet with John to Design Yours! 100’s of Paint Colors ∙ 100’s of Seat Designs Custom Mag Wheels & Tires ∙ Accessories galore! SALES ~ SERVICE ~ ACCESSORIES Owned and operated by Sun City Resident
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5820 Williams drive
Just 1 Mile West of Sun City
Locally Owned and Operated Wolf Ranch Shopping Center at the corner of IH 35 & Hwy 29, Exit 261
512.863.4573
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5,000 sq ft. Golf Store for Men, Women & Juniors • Custom Fitting Expert Club Repair & Restoration • Golf Course Simulator Experienced Staff • Teaching Facility • Relaxed Atmosphere
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The Golf Ranch is fully stocked with all the new clubs! It’s an exciting time of year. We’re really impressed with what every company has to offer and can’t wait to share it with you!
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G o l f er ’ s C orner
Make
More Short Putts
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ody movement can be disastrous to good short putting. It alters the stroke path and the pace of the stroke. The movement can be so subtle that you can’t easily tell if you are moving. Only when you make a point of standing still will you know if you have been moving. You must control this movement if you want to make more short putts. If you remember Arnold Palmer, you’ll recall that he always putted with his knees cocked inward. That was his way of creating a stable platform to control movement when he made a stroke. You can also obtain this stability by exhaling deeply, clearing your head, and slowing down the entire process. Another traditional way is to keep your head still and your eyes on the ball when you make the stroke. Do not turn your head to see where the putt is going. For putts of this length, there is absolutely no need to look to see how the putt is doing. Peripheral vision will handle that. Simply
The Pro With 30 years experience in golfing, BILL EASTERLY has spent 17 years as a pro player from the US to Australia, winning the Gulf Coast Invitational twice, and three times on the Sr Circuit. Bill has spent 10 years helping others enjoy the sport. Here, he gives you priceless tips – free – every month – to improve YOUR game.
stand still and keep your eyes (and head) in position until the ball is well away. Using only your elbows and arms to move the club is also a key to this. A good thought: Don’t look up until you hear the ball hit the cup. Try this tip and you may find yourself making more of those short putts!
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Bill Easterly
You can find Bill Easterly through The Golf Ranch 1019 W. University #310 (Wolf Ranch) 512-863-4573
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Worm Farming
Wiggly worms at home! Why not? By
Christine Switzer
Photos by Carol Hutchison
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tarting a worm farm requires little more than a wide, shallow container or an outdoor compost pile, some leaves or shredded paper, and a pound or two of earthworms, preferably Red Wigglers and European Nightcrawlers. Add a little know-how and some regular care, and you’re on your way to experiencing the benefits of worm farming. Once established, these small burrowing animals, known as annelids, will eat half their body weight daily and can provide environmentally-friendly recycling, as well as nutrient-rich, organic compost.
“Recycling waste is the main goal and benefit of a worm farm,” says Tom Huffman, who uses a worm farm to recycle organic waste for his landscaping business, Greener Image. “You take what you used to throw away— whether from the kitchen or the yard—then feed it to the worms. In return you receive worm castings, or worm poop. Worms speed up composting and [create] nice, dark, rich earthworm castings that can be used as organic fertilizer.” While setting up and maintaining a worm farm can be relatively simple and inexpensive, these small crawly creatures do need consistent care. Tom explains that worm farms should be kept moist but not too wet and that worms need a temperate climate, from forty to ninety degrees Fahrenheit. They also like the dark, so a covering with holes for ventila-
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tion works well. They will eat everything from shredded paper to decomposed kitchen waste but cannot have meat, dairy, and excess citrus. “Moisture level and feeding are the most important factors,” says Tom. “Worms will eat most things, but you don’t want to give them too much at one time. When adding food, you can create little pockets in different areas to keep one area from becoming saturated. Some fruits and vegetables contain a lot of moisture, so it’s good to add some shredded newspaper if the bedding starts looking too wet.” Worm castings, also known as worm humus or worm manure, are rich in organic nutrients and make wonderful compost for plants. “One of the most interesting things about worm farming,” Tom says, “is watching these little worms turn all this waste into such a nice finished product. You can use all the refuse from your garden to feed the worms, and then use the worm castings to feed your plants. A worm farm also gives you a nice steady supply of worms for fishing, too.”
SUMMER ARCHERY CAMP!!! Beginning Archery for Boys & Girls 8-15 years old
Classes are limited in size. ➳➳➳
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FIVE DAY CAMPS:
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JUNE 4–8 JULY 9–13 JULY 23–27 JULY 30–AUGUST 3
30 MINUTES OF TRAINING
30 MINUTES OF RANGE PRACTICE
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Sessions are held 8:30–9:30am & 9:30–10:30am each day of the camp!
FIRST COME FIRST SERVED!
(we furnish all equipment)
➳➳➳ (Down from Eastview High School)
Pick the best time and dates for your kids and sign up today!
512-868-5530
$100 per child
4185-B East University Ave
www.DoubleGArchery.com
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Debbie Bruner 512-635-8344
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551 S IH 35, Georgetown
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Additional shop supply fee may be charged, where permitted by law. High mileage, synthetic, synthetic blend oils extra. Plus applicable tax. Tire rotation at time of service. Cash value 1/100th of 1¢. Coupon required at time of purchase. Not valid with other offers. Valid at participating locations(s) listed below. Void if sold, copied or transfered and where prohibited by law. Expires 6/30/2013.
551 South I.H. 35
Next to Schlotzsky’s Deli
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OPEN Mon-Sat 8AM-6PM
THE GABRIELS FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORY 393 NORTH IH-35 GEORGETOWN, TX, 78628 * (512) 930-7800
The founders and community owners of : The Gabriels Funeral Chapel & Crematory:
The Gabriels, the trusted name in Georgetown, providing quality service to our neighbors, since 1994.
Ray & Dorothy Bizzell Cynthia Buchanan Powell & Mary Calder Sylvia Doering Coulter Mike & Karen Cumberland Carl & Delores Doering Danny & Charlynn Doering Randy & Sue Doering Steve & Leslie Doering Claude & Barbara Hays David & Tammy Hays Gene & Jeanne Jacob Frank & Nancy Krenek Marvin & Anna Lackey Margaret Lehmann Dale Shepherd Ron Lehmann Marcos & Susie Ramos Robert & Mary Jo Schoppa Linda Scarbrough
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Joy on a Plate
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Relishing wild foods and world cuisines
athering wild-grown black walnuts and gooseberries, spearing freshwater carp and pikerel, and harvesting garden-fresh strawberries, eggplants, and potatoes on her parent’s upstate New York farm gave Pamela Krisan an early and rich culinary education. “We raised or gathered all of our own food,” explains Pamela, who owns the Tombstone Restaurant. “I didn’t appreciate it at the time, even though it really helped me understand where food comes from. To
me, at eight or nine, cooking was just another chore.” All that changed when Pamela moved to New York City. As a young mother, she would gather groceries from nearby shops and markets and then experiment with cooking. “I was introduced to all the cuisines of the world,” she says. “I picked up and read cookbooks like novels. I discovered that I loved seeing the expression on people’s faces when they take a bite of something I’ve created in the kitchen.”
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Christine Switzer
Photos by Megan Fox
Crab Cakes Ingredients: 2 cans crabmeat, fresh lump 1 cup chopped celery 1 cup chopped onions 1 cup chopped red and green peppers 1½ cups panko 1½ cups mayonnaise ½ tsp salt ½ tsp white pepper ½ tsp cayenne pepper 2 Tbs cooking oil or butter
Preparation: Carefully comb the crabmeat for any shell or cartilage and set aside. Combine all other ingredients except for the crab meat, cooking oil, or butter. Once other ingredients are blended, add the crabmeat. Shape mixture into patties of roughly similar sizes, as this helps them to cook evenly. Refrigerate patties for 30 to 60 minutes, to help them hold together while cooking, and sprinkle with flour or breadcrumbs to encourage browning, if desired.
Heat 2 tablespoons of oil or butter in a saucepan, and then sauté each patty for 3 to 5 minutes per side until golden brown. Complement with freshly squeezed lemon or a favorite sauce, and serve with a leafy green salad or green beans and mashed potatoes.
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Herb Crusted Snapper
Venison Chili
Ingredients: 4 red snapper fillets, 4 to 6 oz. each, skinless 4 cups bread crumbs 2 cups parmesan cheese, grated ½ cup fresh thyme, chopped ½ cup fresh rosemary, chopped ½ cup fresh chives, chopped ¼ cup herb-infused oil ¼ cup melted butter 2 Tbs cooking oil
Yields 4 servings. Leftovers can be frozen.
Preparation: Melt butter and set aside. In a shallow bowl or pie pan, mix together bread crumbs, cheese, and herbs until blended. Add herb oil and melted butter to the seasoning mixture. Dip fillets in seasoning mixture, and generously coat both sides. Warm cooking oil in a heavy skillet. Sauté seasoned fillets for 3 minutes on each side over medium high heat until golden brown. Fish should flake with a fork.
Curried Chicken Salad Yields 10–12 servings Ingredients: 4 cups roasted chicken, diced 2 cups mayonnaise 2 cups celery, diced 1 cup roasted walnuts, chopped 1 cup onion, diced 1 cup seedless grapes, halved ½ cup dried cranberries ½ cup canola oil ½ cup curry Salt to taste Pepper to taste Preparation: Simmer canola oil and curry over a low heat for 30 to 60 seconds, and then cool to room temperature. Once cooled, blend oil and curry mixture with mayonnaise. Set aside. Combine remaining ingredients in a large bowl. Add in the curry, oil, and mayonnaise mixture until well blended. Enjoy on a salad of greens or with bread or crackers.
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Ingredients: 5 pounds ground venison, cooked until brown (reserve the fat) 1 yellow or white onion, diced 2 red bell peppers, diced 2 green bell peppers, diced 4 jalapeños, seeded and diced ½ cup garlic, minced 3 Tbs smoked paprika 4 Tbs chili powder 2 Tbs onion powder 2 Tbs garlic powder Black pepper to taste Salt to taste Chicken stock to cover 1 16-oz. can of diced tomatoes in juice 3 cups kidney beans, drained (optional) Preparation: In a skillet, cook ground venison until fully browned. Separate out the venison fat, and set aside cooked venison. Using the venison fat, sauté onion, bell peppers, jalapeño, and garlic in large saucepan over medium-high heat until vegetables are tender. Add cooked venison, seasonings, diced tomatoes, and chicken stock to sautéed vegetables. Bring mixture to a low boil, and then reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes. Mix in kidney beans if desired. Continue to simmer chili for 20 more minutes. Serve with cornbread.
The
Lodge at Rocky Hollow Certified Alzheimer’s Community
Located just a few miles from Sun City on 6.5 beautiful acres with half an acre of walking paths with fountains and gazebo.
Secure Specialized Memory Care Facility Caring for all Forms of Dementia Specializing in Alzheimer’s Care 4 Secure Grounds Apartments with Private Baths 4 Video Surveillance Family Owned and Operated Since 2006
For the last 16 years it has been our families’ goal to take care of each and every resident as if they were our own family members. Our promise to you is that we will strive to continually offer nurturing resident care and family support.
254.793.2311
512.868.7885
www.TheLodgeatRockyHollow.com
1650 CR 245 Georgetown Lic # 102467
BEST CHARITY ORGANIZATION 2011 & 2012 BEST PLACE TO VOLUNTEER 2011 & 2012
Store Hours: Mon-Sat 9-4 and Thursdays until 7
512-943-0700
We invite you to shop The Shops at The Caring Place – a truly unique and extraordinary group of 4 thrift shops in one building. You will find treasures, necessities and surprises. Everything is always changing, making each trip an exciting experience. Sales from our stores cover operational expenses and 100% of your donations go directly to helping local families. Donations may be dropped off, Mon-Sat 9-4, and are always welcome. Large item donations may be scheduled for pick up at 512-943-0711.
2000 Railroad Street www.caringplacetx.org
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J U N E E vents
1 | FESTIVAL of the ARTS Concert. A Russian Salon, Jones Theatre SU 1001 E. University, 10-11am / Concert at 3pm, Music for Piano, Voice & Cello at Alma Thomas Theatre Southwestern University 1 | CONCERT & FIREWORKS. Russian Around the Park, Festival of the Arts, San Gabriel Park 8-9:30pm 2 | PRE CONCERT LECTURE. Music of the Russian Orthodox Church Ellsworth Peterson, 3:30pm Lois Perkins Chapel, Southwestern University 2 | CONCERT. Music for the Russian Liturgy, 4pm, Lois Perkins Chapel, Southwestern University
14 | MARINE CORPS SPAGHETTI DINNER. VFW Post 8587 1000 N. College, $6, 5-7:30pm
3-7 | ADVENTURE CAMP. Ages 11-12, Day Trips. Camps.georgetown.org/summer-camps2013
16 | USA DANCE. Samba Lessons and dancing, at Sun City Ballroom, 2 Texas Dr., 7-10pm, usadancegeoergetown.org
4 | ICE CREAM SOCIAL. Williamson County Art Guild, at Windberg Gallery, 711 N IH 35, 6:30pm. Bring a favorite piece of art or photo to share. www.facebook.com/willamsoncountyartguild 5 | BURGER WEDNESDAY. (Every Wed) at VFW Post 8587 1000 N College, 11am-1pm, $5.50 7 | FIRST FRIDAY. Shop, Stroll, Eat Live Music on the Square, 5-8pm + 8 | HEALTH LITERACY FAIR. By Literacy County of Wilco, 1st United Methodist, 10am-2pm 8 | FREEDOM KARAOKE. (Every Sat) VFW Post 8587 1000 N. College, 8pm-midnight
16 | SUMMER ART SHOW. Sun City Visual Arts Club, at Sun City Activity Center, 1 Texas Dr, 3-5pm 19-26 | ARKANSAS TRAVEL CAMP. Ages 12-17, camps. georgetown.org/summer-camps2013 22 | TWO BANDS 2 SHOWS. The Whiskey Sisters & Shinyribs, Door open 6pm, Show 7pm, BYOB & Chairs, at THE BEACON, call 512-658-7737 for tickets and location 28 | SenioR ADULT DANCE. Georgetown Parks & Rec, at the Georgetown Community Center, 6-9pm, RSVP 512-930-1367 or Robert.stanton@ georgetown.org 28 | FISH FRY. All you can eat, VFW Post 8587 1000 N. College, $10, benefits VFW Programs
8 | MARKET DAYS ON THE SQuare. Shop, eat, stroll, music, all day fun, 10am-5pm
Restaurant Hours:
Wed & Thurs: 11:30 AM-9:00 PM, Fri & Sat: 11:30 AM-10:00 PM Sun: 11:30 AM-9:00 PM
Buffet Hours:
Friday: 5:30-10:00 PM Sat & Sun: All Day
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12 | MEMOIR WRITING CLASS. Williamson Museum, Members $75, Non-members $95, 512-943-1670 14 | LUNCH & LECTURES. Williamson County Christian Women’s Connection, at Berry Creek County Club, 11-12:30, $16, Speakers: Author DA Featherling and PhD. Susan Quiring
4 | GEORGETOWN ANIMAL OUTREACH benefits when you eat at Fish City Grill in Wolf Ranch, 11am10pm
If you have an event you would like to include in next month’s issue, send your information to jill@viewmagazineinc. com by the 15th of the month and we’ll do our best to include you.
11-15 | INHERIT THE WIND. Sun City theatre production, Sun City Ballroom,$12 & $14, 512948-7720, www.sctxca.org
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Take Exit #268 off of I-35. Go 4 miles east on FM 972. We are on the left.
3777 FM 972
GEORGETOWN DALES ESSENHAUS 3900 FM 972, Walburg Dales-Essenhaus.com 1 Rotel & The Hot Tomatoes 7 Spur City Rounders 8 Ruby Creek 14 DeWayne Davis Deluxe Band 15 Gabriel River Band 21 Roland Waits & The Wayward Travelers 22 Warren Rew Band 28 Pete & The Justice Band 29 Texas Sky - FIREWORKS!
GERMAN WALBURG RESTAURANT 3777 FM 972, Walburg www.WalburgRestaurant.com Live Music every Fri & Sat Night The Walburg Boys & more
HARDTAILS BAR & GRILL 1515 IH 35, Georgetown 512-869-5454 www.HardtailsBarandGrill.com Every Sun: Bloody Mary Buffett 10am-2pm Every Tue: free pool Every Wed: KARAOKE with Robert Goodwin 1 STOOCH BAND 9 6 Cody Joe Hodges Band 8 7 The Weathermen 8 8 RADIOSTAR - outdoor show! 13 Bad Self 8 14 The Instigators 8 15 American Gypsy 9 16 Bring your Dad out for the Bloody Mary Buffett! 20 7 Years Today 8 21 Groove Knight 8 22 TBA 27 Whitestone Band 8 28 Plastic Habit 8 29 Fusion
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7 Purge 7 The Internship 14 This is the End 14 Man of Steel 21 Monster University 21 World War Z 28 The Heat 28 Water House Down
TRIPLE SUNRISE
Ingredients: • 1 oz Absolut Mandrin Vodka • 1 oz Sauza Hornitos Tequila • ½ oz orange juice • Orange slice for garnish Preparation: Add all ingredients into a cocktail shaker and top with crushed ice. Let stand for five seconds, then shake vigorously for five seconds until fully blended. Strain into a martini glass and garnish with an orange slice. Sunshine in a glass!
TOMBSTONE TEXAS USA 9850 Hwy 29 W www.TombstoneTexasUSA.com Thur: Live music at 7pm w/Joey Kipfer Sat: Live music at 3pm w/Double Bind then Karaoke at 8pm Sun: Live music at 6pm TBA 7 Jul and the Chrome Wheels 8pm 14 Live Music, TBA 21 Live Music, TBA 28 Jackie Venson
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Gigi’s Interior 10 New trends are emerging in 2013! While new home sales in our area are on the rise, remodeling existing homes continues to soar. Here are a few of the notable trends: 1 In kitchens, shades of gray have increased dramatically over the last 3 years.
“We have been in the View every month, for over a year because that is the magazine Georgetown residents read. Many of our customers let us know - ‘We heard about you in The View.’ Please come and join us for lunch and dinner.” – Frank, Chef and Owner Tony & Luigi’s Italian Mediterranean Restaurant
2 Transitional style kitchens and baths continue to grow. 3 Granite counters are still number one, with quartz running a close second. 4 Glass backsplashes are the material of choice this year. 5 Among painted cabinetry, white has remained the most popular choice. 6 In the stained cabinetry group, over half of the market is using a dark finish, with the other half divided between light and medium stains. 7 Growing in popularity - touch faucets, pull-out faucets and pot-fillers. 8 Satin nickel is the number one choice in plumbing fixtures, with polished chrome or nickel a close second. Bronze is still in the mix, however. 9 The most popular sink is an undermount style. 10 While tile flooring is still the leader, wood continues to grow in popularity.
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June 14 and 15 10am to 2pm each day
I don’t have any back-up glasses! Go to Phil Walden Opticians & get a pair of back-up glasses!
Free to the community. Natural Healthcare Providers will be at Georgia’s Naturals, (3010 Williams Dr Ste 105, next to La Playa, 512-869-8400) to answer questions about their services and meet you! There are many wonderful service providers here in town. Find out what they can do for you. Grace Bryce MH, CNHP Gracie’s Garden LLC 512-818-7857 www.gracebrycemh.com Mary-Virginia Mach LMT-CH Georgetown Family Hypnosis and Massage Therapy 512-965-6501 www.georgetownfamily hypnosis.com Dr. Bruce Britain, D.C. Britain Activator Method Chiropractic 512-864-9636 Debra McGarry Licensed Massage Therapist 512-863-9711 Dr. Stephen Tranter, D.C., C.C.S.P. Clinical Acupuncture Georgetown Family Wellness www.GoodForYourlife.com 512-863-7000
Jagjit “JK” Khalsa Harmony & Health Acupuncture and Massage Therapy 512-921-9899 Kathy Kerr L.Ac., MAcOM Oriental Medicine Associates Acupuncture and Asian Bodywork Therapy www.orientalmedicine associates.com 512-657-0601
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Yvonne Layne L.M.T, R.Y.T Massage Therapy 214-702-9305 www.induluv4u.com
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PhilWaldenOpticians.com 512.686.2091
3010 Williams Dr, #168 (Near Manhattan Pie Co.) Monday-Friday10am-5:30pm Saturday by Appointment
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Raising Awareness, Saving Lives One Brain One Helmet campaign promotes safety By
Christine Switzer
Epilepsy Foundation Central & South Texas 888-606-5353 www.efcst.org
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tooping to eye-level with her four-year-old son, the young mother adjusted the small blue helmet emblazoned with green lizards like racing stripes. She made sure it fell a finger width or two above the boy’s eyebrows and sat flat on the top of his head. She then gave the helmet a firm tug, checking to see that the fit was snug. When the helmet didn’t give way or move from side to side, she finished by cinching the strap beneath the boy’s chin. “Parents should purchase helmets that are developmentally appropriate [and] make sure [they] fit properly,” explains Julie Sharifian, regional
coordinator in the greater Austin area for the Epilepsy Foundation Central & South Texas (EFCST). “Pedal-cyclist injuries are the leading type of unintentional injury in children. The single most effective safety device available to reduce head injury and death from wheel-related crashes is a helmet.” Over 70 percent of schoolage children ride bikes. Each year, more than 200 children are killed and 360,000 others sustain bicycle-related injuries. From toddlerhood through the teen years, children who use helmets have a significantly lower risk of sustaining a head injury. Few parents, however, require their children to wear helmets. Julie notes that more than 90 percent of schoolage children lack this necessary protection. Because head injuries are potentially serious and can result in Traumatic Brain Injury and the onset of Traumatic Brain Epilepsy, the EFCST is raising awareness about the importance of helmets with this year’s One Brain One Helmet—Head Injury Prevention Campaign. “[This] campaign coordinates
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with local area schools or child care centers, at bicycle rodeos, special events, or classrooms,” Julie explains, “[and] shares information about the proper use of helmets to prevent head injuries from accidents on bicycles, skateboards, skates, and scooters. Many parents do not realize the importance of insisting their children use helmets, [but] helmets should be used by children with any wheel-related device.” The EFCST will distribute a number of helmets to children from economically disadvantaged backgrounds throughout the region. “We need students and parents to develop awareness of the correlation of head injury from wheeled-related accidents and epilepsy. We hope that awareness will help to prevent head injuries in children,” Julie says. “Every dollar spent on a bike helmet,” she explains, “saves on direct medical cost. An investment in helmets saves lives.”
For more complete information on proper fit of a bicycle helmet and on bicycle safety, visit the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) at www.nhtsa.dot.gov.
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something to eat. With so many foods weighed down with additives, artificial ingredients, and high fructose corn syrups, I just wanted other kids to have what my kids have.” When I first looked at H.U.M.A.N., I noticed that these machines were doing really well in schools. I knew I wanted to be part of this company when I discovered they had researched the nutritional guidelines and regulations in each state and each district. They learned what kids really like and then made these healthy snacks available to them.
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ast December Garrett’s first school found him! Several students from St. Dominic Savio High School decided to base their comprehensive research paper on School Health Advocacy. David Bologne, Audrey Ngyen and Emily McCauslin found that H.U.M.A.N. vending was the most innovative and comprehensive company that filled their nutritional gap. Their paper ended up on the school director’s desk and they now have two vending machines filled with healthy snacks and fruit drinks like Pirate Booty, Stacy Pita Chips, cheese, Izze, and organic chocolate milk and more. Since then he has added machines in Salado High School, Cedar Park Library, and Aveda Institute in Austin. He seeks to expand in Williamson and Travis County gyms, community centers and businesses – ANYWHERE he can partner and promote healthy living.
Healthy Vending
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.U.M.A.N. stands for HELPING UNITE MANKIND AND NUTRITIAN, and is a vending machine franchise with a different take on how you picture a vending machine. Picture: all healthy snacks and drinks. Picture yourself, your children and your grandchildren at this machine. Picture students lined up for a healthy alternative. H.U.M.A.N. was founded in 2008 with the idea of making tasty nutrition available everywhere. The world’s first 100% healthy vending machine is already franchised at more than 1,200 locations. While you are staying healthy it is good to know that H.U.M.A.N. is giving 10% of their profits to fight childhood obesity in America.
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ere in Georgetown, Garrett Blanton, is supplying these healthy vending machines. As a former teacher Garrett knew the importance of good nutrition and the effect it has on a child’s ability to learn. Call GARRETT BLANTON “I’m glad they got the junk at 512.633.7128 for more food out of schools,” says information. Garrett, “but many times kids don’t make it to breakfast or lunch and they need
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ne in every three adults ages 65 and older will fall each year. The risk of falling increases with age and can result in serious injury such as bone fractures and head injuries. As we age, it becomes increasingly important to understand the risk factors that lead to falls and what can be done to prevent falling. There are many risk factors that can lead to falls including osteoporosis, poor vision, lack of physical activity, medications, and environmental hazards. To combat these hazards you can begin by incorporating fall-prevention tips into your life. Discuss fall prevention with your doctor If you or a loved one have fallen unexpectedly, there could be an underlying medical condition or even a specific medication that is the cause. Impaired vision can also result in falling. It’s important to schedule regular eye exams. Stay active Regular exercise can help to improve strength, coordination and balance. Consider daily walks on safe surfaces or swimming. If you do fall, physical fitness can also mitigate potential injuries.
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Keep your home well lit It’s important to keep all areas of your home bright to avoid tripping on objects that you may not see. Use night lights in hallways and bathrooms, and keep a lamp close to your bed and other places you might often use. De-clutter Make sure your home is free of clutter that could potentially cause a fall. Keep electric cords and phone cords out of walkways. Make sure your furniture allows for a wide walkway. It’s also important to secure loose rugs to the floor and install non-slip mats in the bathtub. Use a walker or handrails Consider using a walker or other device to assist with walking if needed. Installing handrails in the bathroom, hallways and on both sides of the stairs can help to prevent falls. At Lone Star Circle of Care our dedicated senior care clinics in Georgetown and Round Rock provide personalized, quality health care for patients age 60 and older. We have board certified internal medicine physicians, a convenient on-site pharmacy, integrated psychiatry and therapy, and we accept most major insurance plans as well as Medicare. We offer preventative care and screening, chronic disease management, and treatment for common illnesses such as the flu and shingles.
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Time is on your side. It’s easy to forget whether you’ve taken your medication or not. Setting a daily alarm can help you remember to take your medicine at the same time every day.
At Lone Star Circle of Care, we’re always thinking about your health — even when you’re not in for a check-up. Our senior health centers strive to be a complete medical home for patients. With experience in caring for patients with unique and often complex medical conditions, our board-certified internal medicine physicians provide a high level of personal attention and service. We offer in-house lab testing, and Medicare prescriptions can be filled in our convenient, on-site pharmacies. So stay healthy out there. And if you need us, we’re here for you.
We accept all Medicare patients. Call today for an appointment 1.877.800.5722 or visit www.lscctx.org
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