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CONTENTS
52 F E AT U R E S ALL ABOUT
THE RICHES OF MUSIC | 30
Lifelong musician brings the world to Georgetown
FITNESS VIEW
MUSINGS FOR MOMS
THE CONVERSATION THAT CHANGED LIVES | 44
SEPARATE YOUR PAST FROM YOUR FUTURE | 68
What words started the rage for lacrosse in Georgetown?
Negative childhood experiences don’t have to ruin parenting abilities
VIEW FROM THE TOP
D E PA R T M E N T S
“LET’S SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO” | 48
IN THE KITCHEN
LIVE AND LEARN
Teen with disabilities expands his world with R.O.C.K. therapy
Head outside with delicious food for a family picnic
REFRESH YOUR RIDE | 52
WHAT MAT TERS IS…
GONE TO GHANA | 13
Georgetown couple heads back to Africa for mission work
HOW’S THAT WORK?
PACK A PICNIC | 73
Proper motorcycle maintenance and storage ensure a good ride
PICKING OUT THE PERFECT PRESENT | 18
A STONE’S THROW
Gift buying tips from The Escape
Junk offers meaning for many at this quirky Austin “cathedral”
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Georgetown author pens book about jaunts to Texas jails
TRASH TROVE | 56
NO PAIN, NO GAIN (OR) KILLING SPIDERS | 60
RISING STARS
Treatment for spider veins is worth the discomfort
Young reporter embeds with troops to learn about war correspondence
NATURAL VIEW
MORE THAN ROLE-PLAY | 26
FROM GUNS TO GOONIES | 76
Birds on a Pacific island face a floating threat
LIFE WITH RELISH, PLEASE
HEALTHY VIEW
HALLSOME FARMS | 64
Aquaponic system completes the cycle in sustainable farming
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A LIFETIME OF TREASURES | 78
Rummaging through stuff—and stories—at estate sales
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EXTRAS GREETINGS | 6 GOLFER’S CORNER
LEARN FROM THE BEST | 71
Tips from Pro Bill Easterly
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Georgetown and the challenging world of Ghana. They chose the latter, a heart-felt decision made six years ago that came to fruition this spring. They believe that Ghana is where they’re supposed to be, with Ashesi University as their touchstone. In a way, the Buchele story in Ghana began in 1968, when nine-year-old Steve lived there for a year with his parents. His father was one of five Iowa State University agricultural engineering professors working with the University of Ghana under a grant from the United States Agency for International Development. Their goal was to create a selfsustaining agricultural engineering program for Ghanaians, but the dream never materialized. Steve recalls the year as a “grand adventure, an interesting time to be in emergent Africa.” With
childhood’s adaptability, he made friends, played, and attended school, unbothered by Ghana’s then-military government or shortages of ordinary things like sugar. He thought it would be nice to go back someday. Under the 2006 Fulbright grant, Suzanne taught math and computer science for a full school year at Ashesi, a relatively new four-year university located in Accra, Ghana’s capital. Steve got his chance to return to Ghana, this time as a teaching pastor at Asbury Dunwell Church. Their children—Wesley in tenth grade, Grace in ninth grade, and Anna in sixth grade—embraced their new home with its wealth of interesting experiences. Suzanne says, “I loved the university and felt like we had bonded with the culture. The kids were doing great in the international school, which had
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erratic. Simple purchases require hours of roaming amazing teachers.” By from vendor to vendor: October, the family agreed a toothbrush here but no that Suzanne should apply toothpaste, a mop handle through the embassy to but no head, elsewhere a extend for a second year. plastic bucket. They need She received the extension, more proficiency in Twi, the with stipulation that they local language. Steve says, return to the United States “We go as learners.” for sixty days during the Beyond daily frustrations, summer. That fall, Suzanne they’re learning more about served as Ashesi’s acting Ghanaians, whom they dean of academic affairs, describe as open, curious, Dr. Patrick Awuah, educated in the United States and formerly and the year passed quickly community-minded, and employed by Microsoft, returned to Ghana to start a private, nonprofit for the Bucheles. They filled with laughter. Suzanne university, hoping to stem Africa’s “brain drain.” Learn more about the departed Ghana in 2008 says, “You never eat alone. university’s acclaimed success at www.ashesi.org. despite wanting to remain. If you have food, you would With college approaching always invite others.” Steve financial support to cover the duration for the children, they needed to return adds, “There would never be reason to of their five-year stay in Ghana. They to Texas. break relationship, no matter what.” have an active “home team” of friends Over the next four years, Steve and Steve is excited about building a and family who helped in this endeavor Suzanne’s call to mission work deepcampus ministry and hopes for a church and who continue to serve as prayer ened through prayer into certainty. affiliated with the university. He also partners and liaisons. Suzanne returned to Ghana to teach serves as spiritual adviser to MethodSteve and Suzanne left in February summer sessions. They were accepted ist missionaries throughout Ghana. for Ashesi’s new campus in Berekuso, into missionary training in 2012 through Berekuso has Methodist, Presbyterian, near Accra. They took warm-weather The Mission Society, a multidenominaAdventist, and Catholic churches and clothes, books, computers, kitchentional organization founded thirty years a mosque. Suzanne, now associate ware, and medicines to their small ago and serving in forty countries. Their provost at Ashesi, is committed to the duplex, but no furniture or car. Besides training has been extensive. They spent university’s 600 students and its goals: missing their children tremendously, three weeks in Peru, focusing on how innovation, entrepreneurship, and they know from experience there will to enter a different culture and present ethical leadership. Since Suzanne first be other hardships. The road into Accra the gospel message without an Ameritaught there, she’s seen its graduates in is terrible, and people travel by shared can overlay. They interacted in Georcomputer science, business, and mantaxis and “trotros”—high-clearance gia, Florida, and Colorado with other agement information remain in Africa mini-vans. Most days, at least two trainees, all bound for different counin quality job placements. The Bucheles, things break. They know city water tries. After they were commissioned twenty-first century missionaries, are won’t flow every day, and electricity is by the society, the Bucheles gathered “at home” in Ghana. from page 13
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ost of us do our best to stay out of jail, but not Joan Upton Hall. “I’ve been in a lot of Texas jails,” she proudly states. A grandmother and a former schoolteacher, Joan is not a hardened criminal. She authored a book aptly titled Just Visitin’ Old Texas Jails. Joan had previously written Grand Old Texas Theaters That Won’t Quit, about aging theaters throughout the state that are still in use, even if that use has been repurposed. “The idea came from The Palace downtown,” she says. After the theater book was complete, her editor asked, “What’s next?” And that’s when Joan decided to tackle the subject of Texas jails. Texas has always had a rich, vibrant history, with the stories of its criminals as intriguing as those of the lawmen who brought them to justice. But
what about the jails that housed them, lawbreakers and law enforcers alike? “I started looking to see what I could find out about jails,” Joan says. “Well, they’re all over the place, these little old jails. And if you’re driving through a small town, somewhere near the courthouse, a lot of times there’s going to be an old dilapidated jail, crumbling or something—and if somebody doesn’t do something they will [crumble down]—and they’re wonderful old buildings. They’re just so interesting.” Joan visited more than a hundred Texas jails, but not all of them made it into the book. “Some of them were too far gone, or some of them weren’t open to the public.” At the time Joan wrote Just Visitin’, the historic Georgetown jail was not open for the public to visit, a criteria for inclusion in the book. (Georgetown’s building and a few other jails did
get honorable mentions at the end of the book.) Joan started with the oldest jail, the San Elizario jail in El Paso, Texas. That jail has another claim to fame as the only jail Billy the Kid reputedly broke into. Yes, broke into. “Supposedly, he had a friend in there,” Joan recounts. “He got to the door, knocked, and pretended to be a law officer. [The guards] let him in, and they ended up being locked up in place of Billy’s friend.” Joan enjoyed all the tales she heard. “All the things I learned!” she laughs. She now possesses unusual, if slightly morbid, items of trivia. “Thirteen steps. It’s always thirteen steps
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leading to the gallows. There were always thirteen wraps to the hangman’s noose. I found that this was standard.” But a moment later she adds, “I take it back about the thirteen steps. Some of these jails were pretty small.” At one jail she visited, officials had been forced to dig a hole in the floor so that there was room for a body to hang properly. Many of the jail cells resided on the upper story of the jailhouse. In one particular building, Joan recalls, she left happy conversation in a cheery downstairs to climb a dark stairway blocked by two huge wooden doors. Her guide had to unlock the doors with an old, giant key. “The doors opened with a creak,” she says, drawling out the noise. “And the door closed with a clang of old iron. I would have hated to be a prisoner and hear the closing of that door behind me.” But excluding their incarceration, many of the prisoners didn’t live too differently from the lawmen. In many cases, the prisoners even ate the same food as the sheriff and his family, all prepared by his wife. “I always wondered about the sheriff or the constable who kept the prison,” Joan muses. “Did he tell his wife beforehand she would be cooking for all those prisoners?” Joan researched background information for Just Visitin’, but she relied mainly on the remembrances and recollections of the people she interviewed. She tried to speak with people who had personal connections to the 22
Silverton Jail (Photo by Ernest Upton)
the most popular kids in town. “Everybody wanted to go to their house to play!” Archives) and A map in the front of the book ter Cen ord Rec nty (Courtesy of Gonzales Cou shows the jails’ locations. Joan traveled to each of them with her husband, jail. At first, it was difficult to find them. Don, who has since passed away. While “It was hard for the theater book, too,” Joan conducted interviews, Don phoJoan says, “but you think there still have tographed the jails. For each jail in Just to be people around who know about Visitin’, the earliest picture Joan could these places. If you got a few, they acquire of that jail is included, along would tell you about others.” Many of with a present-day picture taken by the people Joan located had been the Don. Today these jails are libraries, muchildren who were raised in the jail’s seums, and even hotels, but almost all downstairs living quarters for the sheriff proudly display the history and memoand his family. To her surprise, Joan rabilia of their buildings. Joan applauds discovered these children were often them. “Go ahead and restore the building, but just don’t forget the history.”
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Festival of the Arts celebrates ten years of bringing the world’s music to Georgetown
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isitors to Ellsworth Peterson’s childhood home in Georgetown might have heard him diligently practicing piano. Like many children in the 1940s (and now), he had piano lessons. But while many piano students learn a bit and then move on to other interests, perhaps playing for personal pleasure as adults, Dr. Peterson’s lessons started him on a musical journey that has enriched not only his life but the lives of students, colleagues, family, and many, many people living in and near Georgetown. The same visitors, a few years later, might have seen Dr. Peterson tuning the family’s radio to hear music from faraway places: “I listened avidly to the few radio broadcasts then available in Georgetown—the New York Philharmonic concerts, the Bell Telephone hour.” He saved his money to buy 78 rpm recordings that brought more of the world’s great music into his home. But even at this time, Georgetown, still quite a small town, had its own music scene, and Dr. Peterson participated in it, playing oboe in the Georgetown High School band and continuing to study music, encouraged by Iola Bowden, pro
fessor of piano at Southwestern University. Dr. Peterson graduated from GHS in 1951 and won a scholarship to Southwestern, where he added organ to his instrumental repertoire. Readers who know Dr. Peterson might be thinking, “Wait—I’m quite sure Dr. Peterson taught at Southwestern.” Indeed—but his musical journey took him a far distance from Georgetown before it brought him home again.
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to study organ and choral world of music to Georgeconducting at Union Theotown. One such person is logical Seminary in New York Philip Smith, music director and then to pursue a doctorat First Presbyterian Church. ate at Harvard so that he “I was greatly influenced by could achieve his “ultimate him,” Mr. Smith says, despite desire to teach music history having studied music at SU in college.” But first he took after Dr. Peterson’s retirea slight detour, serving in the ment. “Dr. Peterson’s support military for two years. Even in and cultivation of music and this, his travels had musical the arts in Georgetown is overtones—he played oboe as something truly amazing.” In a soldier in the Eighth Army addition to his composing, Band in Korea. arranging, conducting, and In 1965, Dr. Peterson got a other church activities, Mr. call from home—specifically, Smith has worked with Dr. from Southwestern UniverPeterson to form and consity. Would he be interested, duct chamber choral groups now that his program at that “preview” music by the Harvard was wrapping up, festival’s composers in the in coming back to Georgefall preceding the main event. town to join SU’s faculty as “He is an incredible teacher the Margarett Root Brown and musician and one of the Professor of Fine Arts? He and most knowledgeable people I his wife, Suzanne, whom he have ever met.” had met at Union TheologiDr. Peterson invites people cal, packed up the house and to enjoy and understand moved to Texas, where they music, he says, “by providsettled to teach, raise three ing pre-concert lectures and daughters, and invite many writing program notes for students to join the musical musical performances in cenPlanning the Festival of Arts with Ellsworth Peterson and committee of volunteers. journey. Carrying out their tral Texas.” He also teaches the cultural life of SU and of the whole interest in church music, Dr. Peterson in Georgetown’s Senior University. community, since the Brown Symposia and Suzanne also served for thirty-five Retirement has not ended Dr. Peterare open to the public. years as organists and choir directors son’s musical reach and may even have In other symposia, Dr. Peterson has at First United Methodist Church during extended it, in particular through the brought to Georgetown the music his tenure at SU. “Understanding music, vehicle of the Festival of the Arts. of British composer Benjamin Britboth as a performer and a listener,” Dr. ten, one of his favorite composers; of Peterson says, “has so greatly enriched THE FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS French organist and ornithologist Oliver my life that I want to help others have Dr. Peterson marks his tenth year as Messaien, who incorporated birdsong similar experiences.” And so he has. the festival’s artistic director, in fact. A into his complex works; and of Rusbrief look back at the festival’s themes sian composer Dmitri Shostakovich, BRINGING THE WORLD TO GEORGETOWN demonstrates just how well traveled, whose works bear the mark of Russia’s As a teacher, scholar, and performer musically, our city is, thanks to the festurbulent twentieth-century history. Not during his thirty-seven years of teaching tival. Past festivals have brought George only did the Brown Symposia organized at Southwestern, Dr. Peterson guided Friderik Handel, of Messiah fame, from by Dr. Peterson feature music’s global students to shape their own musical his adopted home of England. From diversity, but the musicians themselves, journeys. And he continued his own, Germany have come Johannes Brahms not to mention the scholars who spoke traveling, for example, to Thailand to and Felix Mendelssohn, and from in conjunction with the performances, hear and study a kind of music quite neighboring Austria, Joseph Haydn came from distant cities and nations to unlike that to which most American and Franz Schubert. At one festival, share their gifts. ears are accustomed. These travels in Antonín Dvoˇrák’s works represented Some people seize retirement as turn enriched his teaching. Dr. Peterwhat is now the Czech Republic, and an opportunity to pursue a passion, son organized, for example, a Brown at another, Aaron Copland’s music as Dr. Peterson has done through his Symposium that brought to campus celebrated our own nation’s heritage. committed efforts, over ten years, to not only musicians and dancers from Musical ambassadors from France establish the Festival of the Arts in Bangkok but also scholars from around include Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, Georgetown and to invite people from the States who spoke on Thailand’s art, and Francis Poulenc; and last year, esnear and far to join him in bringing a poetry, and history. This event enriched teemed Russian composers Pyotr Ilyich 32
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Tchaikovsky, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Anton Arensky visited our fair city by means of the musical legacy they left to the whole world. Not only do scholars and noted musicians come from near (as in the celebrated Miró Quartet, based at the University of Texas) and far (as in Jan Swafford, scholar and teacher at The Boston Conservatory), but they come from right here in town, as well, to learn about, play, and enjoy the music featured in the festivals. Students and faculty from Southwestern perform, and on Saturday evening of the festival, a free concert in the park brings in local symphonic groups and GISD students. “One of my greatest thrills,” Dr. Peterson says of last year’s festival, “was in hearing students from the choirs, bands, and orchestras of Georgetown High School and East View High School, over 250 in all, performing together with the Round Rock Symphony the 1812 Overture of Tchaikovsky.” A fireworks show, generously supported by The Williamson County Sun, ends each concert in the park, and especially in the case of the
the heart of our community. Jan Swafford, scholar and musician at The Boston Conservatory, visited Georgetown to lecture during the Brahms festival in 2011. He later commented that the festival “is a treasure for the town and the whole region. It’s beautifully conceived and organized and, best of all, presents music performed at a very high level in the context of commuPlan your musical itinerary by learning about the nity, which for me with the best and events of this year’s festival, ¡Olé! In Georgetown: most appropriate way to experience A Spanish Fiesta (with a French Twist), at music…. Bravo to Ellsworth Peterwww.gtownfestival.org/schedule. son and his forces—many of them inspired by him to come to music in rousing 1812 Overture, what could be the first place—for creating this splenmore fitting? did institution.” This year, Spain comes to GeorgeIt’s hard to say it better, but one town, with the music of Isaac Albéniz, other comment bears repeating: Music Enrique Granados, and Manuel de Falla. can take us around this world, and we And not just the music but also spirited can chase it to Thailand, or Germany, dancing, stories told in film and puppetor Russia. But for the benefit of those ry, lectures, and—of course—fireworks. who can’t afford to rent a villa in Spain Much work and many people make the this year, the Festival of the Arts brings festival happen each year, but behind Spain to the beautiful campus of Southit all is a vision of music as a passport western University and to San Gabriel to other lands, other times, and other Park. So you don’t need to travel far to cultures—and all of this brought into join this musical journey!
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Georgetown is worthy of her expertise and certainly lucky to have her, the question is – “Why Georgetown?” “Vitalogy was exactly what I was looking for.” Explains Dr. Collins. My husband and I fell in love with Georgetown, and Vitalogy has an incredible group of physicians and Dr. Kristina Collins staff focused Fellowship Trained Mohs on patient care. Surgeon Board Certified They actively Dermatologist measure patients’ experiences, comments,
and criticisms and use the information to make Vitalogy the dermatology center that goes beyond skincare to patient care.” Also appreciated is Vitalogy’s approach to giving back to the community. Vitalogy physicians learn from their patients the needs of the community and give back. They have participated in free skin screenings in the community along with partnering, sponsoring and/ or donating to local organizations. Some notable organizations are listed below: • Georgetown Palace Theatre • Rotary Club of Georgetown • Boys and Girls Club of Georgetown • Georgetown Red Poppy Festival • Georgetown Independent School District organizations • Sun City 18 Hole Women’s Golf Association • Georgetown Chamber of Commerce • City of Georgetown Vitalogy is a group of caring and like-minded personalities. Dr. Collins explains, “This is something that cannot be taught. When I discovered this group of highly qualified doctors all looking out for their patients, to the point of sharing cell numbers, you have to know you have made the right decision.” In addition to Dr. Collins academic qualifications, she has also served as dermatology expert for ABC News. She is on several committees with the Women’s Dermatologic Society, including the Executive Committee and the Patient Advocacy Committee. In addition to Fellowship Trained Mohs Surgeons, Dr. Adelman and Dr. Collins, the new Georgetown practice is proud to have Board Certified Dermatologists, Dr. Christopher Jones and Dr. Elizabeth Cabrera and Physician Assistants, Abby McReynolds and Gilbert Saenz III as part of their team.
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The Conversation That Changed Lives Couple brings lacrosse to Georgetown BY
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very so often, Georgetown High School assistant principal Terri Conrad thinks back to a serendipitous exchange she had in 2008 with a curious student in the high school physics class she taught. Terri could easily have brushed aside the content, dismissing it as pleasantries to pass the day. But because both Terri and her former student are much too driven to stand down when standing up can cause positive change, their casual discussion became the
origin of Georgetown’s lacrosse programs. The conversation went something like this: Student: “Ms. Conrad, did you play any sports when you were in high school?” Terri: “As a matter of fact, I did. I was on both the basketball and the lacrosse teams.” Student: “Lacrosse! That’s awesome! I wish they had that here. Will you teach us how to play?” Terri: “Sure, if enough people are interested, and if we get the proper consent.” The exchange could have ended there, but the next day, Terri’s student returned with a petition expressing her desire to learn to play lacrosse. Twenty-nine other girls signed as well. That first season, 2008–2009, Terri coached the girls at the junior varsity level, spearheading fundraising events to help pay for the team’s equipment, league costs, and field access.
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“For the longest time, we actually didn’t even have any lacrosse goals,” she recalls. “We’d put a bed sheet on the soccer goal and shoot on that because we didn’t have any equipment.” Despite the setbacks, the girls were excited about playing the game, and it wasn’t long before the boys began asking for their own lacrosse program. “At that point, I was already teaching physics at GHS and coaching the girls’ lacrosse team,” says Terri. “There was no way I could coach both.” So Terri turned to the one person she knew who could launch a boys’ lacrosse program—her husband, Scott, who had also played the sport in high school. “In the beginning, I had to twist his arm a little bit to come out and coach,” admits Terri, “but now there’s absolutely no way he would stop coaching.” There was no petition-signing on the boys’ side; but in true Bad
News Bears fashion, Scott took to the field to coach, and six enthusiastic athletes arrived, eager to learn. And then, something amazing happened: The next day seventeen players showed up, and by the third day of practice, Scott was surrounded by thirty-three kids ready to learn to play lacrosse. That season, which spanned the 2009–2010 school year, marked the first year both the girls’ and boys’ teams played at varsity level. It also witnessed another achievement: That year, the girls’ team placed second in their dis-
trict, which qualified them to play in the state tournament. Today, Georgetown High School and East View High School have combined to form boys’ and girls’ high school teams. The middle school boys and girls have their own after-school teams, and teams for elementary school boys welcome players as young as first grade. Additionally, there are plans to start an elementary girls’ team as funds and enthusiasm grow. “The district has been wonderful about helping us build this program and getting kids involved,” says Terri, adding that while lacrosse is not yet UIL-sanctioned in Texas, both GHS and East View allow students to letter in the sport and to participate in the
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att stood without assistance, slowly brushing Peggy Sue, a three-foottall, curly-haired miniature horse. Dorothy, a therapeutic riding instructor for R.O.C.K., Ride On Center for Kids, stood beside Matt, interacting with him constantly. “We’re trying to get all the dirt up off the horse!” she told him. “We’re going to put our hands in the brush handle and move our hands this way.” She moved his hands in circular motions, then instructed him to switch directions and brush back and forth.
Matt is a fourteen-year-old deemed to have a severe intellectual disability. He started therapy sessions at R.O.C.K., a 501c3 nonprofit, six years ago. R.O.C.K. offers equine-assisted activities and therapies to clients with physical, cognitive, and emotional disabilities. Matt’s therapeutic riding lessons have helped him progress beyond his doctors’ predictions and his parent’s hopeful expectations. Matt’s parents, Barbara and James Kane, knew that there would be complications with their son when he was still in the womb. A month after his birth, a doc-
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tor approached the family with horrible news. Matt was missing a part of a chromosome that no other human has been documented as missing. “You don’t want this child,” the doctor advised. “You need to put him in a nursing home or state facility. It will ruin everyone’s lives if you keep him.” Observing a MRI scan of the baby’s brain, his doctor predicted that Matt would never walk, talk, or be semi-independent or capable of making choices. But no one really knew what would happen because Matt was one of a kind. The Kanes took a weekend to process the information, came back to the hospital, and said simply, “We will do any surgeries necessary to bring him home.” They started Matt right away in physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Matt has what his mother calls “a spark.” Their optimistic expectations and his innate abilities helped him to exceed the doctor’s predictions. When he was three, he managed to successfully move away
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a nice day and he might wave to me when he goes by, but it’s an activity he does [in which] I don’t have to be right next to him.” His balance and strength have also greatly improved since coming to R.O.C.K. Matt can now lift himself into the bathtub at home and up into his family’s minivan because he’s learned the similar motion of putting his foot into the stirrup on the horse and swinging his leg over the saddle. During sessions, Matt uses a hightech communication device similar to an iPad to joke with Dorothy and his favorite volunteer, Mr. Joe. The device allows Matt to communicate at the level of a two-year-old and with the retention of an eight-year-old. Dorothy, whose own son had challenges, says that “the parents and the
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A motorcycle mechanic can make primary chain adjustments, check belt tension, repair or replace worn or damaged parts, and assess wear on the tires. Keeping up with these basics can prevent unwelcome interruptions on a fun afternoon of riding. According to Erica, the frequency of routine maintenance depends on the rider and how often the motorcycle is driven. “Acceleration and speed, along with environmental changes, determine a motorcycle’s service intervals,” she says. For instance, a weekend rider should schedule routine maintenance annually, while daily commuters might take their motorcycles in for maintenance every six months. She reminds riders not to skimp on maintenance: “The best motorcycle maintenance includes more than just a quick fix.” Taking the necessary time for maintenance now will save time in the future. “Don’t let your motorcycle sit too long, or the maintenance
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A STONE’S THROW
Trash Trove
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PHOTOS BY DEJA ELDER
The Cathedral of Junk is located at 4422 Lareina Drive in Austin, TX, 78745. To visit the museum, visitors must make an appointment by calling Vince at 512-299-7413. Admission is a suggested $10 donation per group.
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n 1989, when Austin artist Vince Hannemann began transforming discarded items into freestanding sculptures, he hadn’t an inkling that his unusual art would become a fixture in the city that celebrates the weird. Now, thousands of people—more than 14,000 in 2013, Vince estimates—flock to his South Austin backyard yearly to view the impressive collection of trash art. Dubbed the Cathedral of Junk, the attraction features hundreds of tons of donated garbage that Vince has “puzzled and welded together” into a stable, three-story structure. Passageways of used tires, broken headphones, antique irons, and discarded CDs are ripe for exploration. A cursory perusal reveals walls of chain-linked gates and mismatched bricks and ceilings of street signs. Further scrutiny uncovers more intricately decorated nooks and crannies that Vince bejeweled—or be-junked, if I may—in beads, glass
bottles, and abandoned toys. This trove of trash is what one might call “raw art,” but don’t let that dissuade you from visiting. As the backdrop to countless proposals, weddings, and plays, the Cathedral of Junk has something for everyone. “The little teeny kids are looking at this glass on the ground,” says Vince, gesturing toward a walkway that glistens in the sun. “The older kids are running around playing hide-and-go-seek and whatnot; the bored teenagers are suddenly not bored; the mom who’s looking for something to occupy her kids for more than five minutes is happy; the grandparents who remember the Depression are down memory lane in a second … everybody seems to get something out of it.” “So what’s in it for Vince?” you might wonder. Well, in addition
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to representing Austin’s quirky creativity, the former construction worker has made the Cathedral of Junk a fulltime gig since 2008, allowing visitors to explore his property for a suggested donation of ten dollars per group. He’s happy to chat with folks and answer any questions they may have about the exhibit—a habit that occasionally allows him to pick up new trivia from the Cathedral’s patrons. Since opening the Cathedral to the public, he’s become educated in the likes of Polly Pocket and My Little Pony— toys from both lines can be found among his artistically interwoven treasures. The Cathedral is a work in progress, says Vince, who’s currently creating another staircase and is on the lookout for a two- or three-story spiral slide. “There’s no rhyme or reason to it.”
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Killing Spiders
Stings, zaps worth enduring to eliminate spider veins BY
RACHEL BROWNLOW
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eather Farnsworth took a deep breath and slid her laser goggles into place. A certified medical assistant, she’d administered many cosmetic procedures, from permanent makeup application to chemical peels and Botox injections. She knew what she was doing. More than that, she owed it to herself. Since experiencing a hormone shift during her first pregnancy, she’d begun to notice small clusters of “meaningless blood vessels” branching out like trees on the back of her legs. “They had a spidery appearance,” recalls Heather, “web-like and unsightly.” At thirty, Heather was tired of seeing the telangiectasias—commonly called spider veins—making their mark on her body. She wanted to wear shorts on the weekends without feeling selfconscious.
And so, with steely resolve, she gave herself the first zap with the Lumenis Laser. It’s always a little tough when you’re hitting the trigger yourself, especially if you expect discomfort, but Heather persevered. “I compare the feeling to bacon grease popping on you,” says Heather. “But when you know the results, it’s worth it.” Heather’s entire session took about twenty minutes, which is typical for smaller areas needing treatment; larger areas can take about an hour to complete. “Some people come in with spots of vessels that need laser treatment, and others come in with whole thighs and calves that are covered. The larger the spot, the longer it takes to treat,” says Heather, who works at Georgetown Plastic Surgery. Currently, the market offers two main treatments for spider veins: in sclerotherapy treatment, either hypertonic saline or polidocanol
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solution is injected into the veins. In laser treatment, a laser breaks down the vessels. “If the vessels are large enough to inject, that treatment is almost painless,” Heather says. “No burning or stinging…. But the laser can be quite painful, and I try to warn patients beforehand.” To minimize the pain and adverse side effects, Heather recommends that her patients avoid sun exposure and tanning beds for at least two to three weeks prior to treatment. Because the laser zeroes in on pigmentation—in this case, the dark-colored blood vessel—those with fair and light complexions tend to have better results with laser treatments than those with darker skin tones. Despite the discomfort, Heather is thrilled with her results. “Fortunately, I haven’t had any new ones pop up,” she says. “But if they did, I’d go through treatment again in a heartbeat. It really works.”
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Hallsome Farms
Sustainability, aquaponics yield results at Bob Hall’s farms
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f you’ve eaten at The Hollow or Galaxy Bakery recently, you’ve probably eaten something grown at Bob Hall’s Hallsome Farms. Galaxy Bakery purchases all their eggs from Bob, and The Hollow buys his lettuce. Bob’s chickens receive no supplements or medicines. They pasture in a chicken tractor, which is a contraption ten by twelve feet wide and two feet high. Each day the chicken tractor is moved to fresh grass. “So basically they get a new salad every day with bugs and grass and weeds,” says Bob, who also gives them organic feed. He hopes to begin producing his
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own organic feed soon. Shelly Gallini, a Round Rock physician assistant and mom, buys two dozen eggs from Bob weekly. “I’m pretty picky about what I feed my kids,” she says. “With the Halls, I know what I’m getting was raised by great people who really care and stand by their product. [Their eggs] taste incredible. The yolks are dark and creamy. Even my kids can tell the difference.” Customers who buy his whole chickens also compliment the taste. Currently, Bob can’t sell his chickens for meat commercially, but he can sell them for private consumption. His chickens are humanely bled, which Bob says is the key to the butchering process, and are butchered at eight weeks old when they weigh four to six pounds dressed. Besides his chickens, Bob has greenhouses. With plans to add six new greenhouses, he says, “My goal is to be able to produce anything people would want to make a good salad.”
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His lettuce is crisp, fresh, and green and is grown aquaponically. Some people confuse aquaponics with hydroponics. “The set-up is almost the same,” Bob explains, but hydroponics uses man-made chemicals to feed the plants. “Aquaponics is taking hydroponics and aquaculture, [which is] growing fish, and combining the two technologies.” Bob raises catfish in a building next to a greenhouse. Water from the catfish tank is pumped into the greenhouse, where rocks and plants filter the water. The plants use the water as fertilizer; then the purified water is returned to the fish. One pump runs the whole operation, contributing to the sustainability of the farm. Bob has many plans to enlarge Hallsome Farms, but one thing at a time. “I’m small, but everything I can produce, I’m selling. I’ve got more demand than I have supply, which is a nice problem to have.”
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otherhood is heavy lifting. From the time our children are born, we’re always carrying something: diaper bags, exploding science projects, dented tubas, dorm room accoutrements. Our arms ache until we set the cargo down. Some moms also carry emotional weight that started to add up long before their children were born. It’s the weight of trauma carried over from our own childhoods: divorce or separation, emotional distance or abandonment, abuse, parental addiction, and other dysfunctions. The effect of these expe-
riences can linger into adulthood and negatively affect how we see ourselves and how we mother our own children. The good news is that we can take steps toward healing by setting down that baggage from our pasts and learning to mother joyfully. I’ll give you an example from my own life. I was a fearful mom. Terrified is probably a more truthful word. I felt uncertain about my ability to do the job well. It was many years later that I began to understand that the basis of this fear was partially rooted in the insecurity I felt as a child growing up with a drug-addicted father. Two other mothers I interviewed shared their stories of how negative childhood experiences affected their mothering.
Alicea Jones is a professional writer and speaker encouraging mothers to nurture the whole woman so that they can achieve all they are designed to be. She is currently working on Free To Mother, a book to help moms live courageously. www.freetomother.com
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Stephanie [name changed] was raised by a physically and verbally abusive mother, and in turn she grew up to have a jaded perception of motherhood and of herself. After being told so often that she was worthless, Stephanie feared that she didn’t possess the skills necessary to mother well. But Stephanie eventually found healing and a more loving view of herself through prayer. “I took the time to discover who I really am— who God says I am. I learned that my value is impressive no matter what I was told in my past.” The other mom I talked to was raised by healthy, loving parents, but she had an older brother who abused drugs. “I was afraid that no matter how good a mother I was, my own child might grow up to abuse drugs, too,” she confessed. Prayer and sharing her concerns with other supportive mothers helped this mom overcome fear and a need to control. Maybe you struggle with anger or extreme people pleasing—vestiges from an unhealthy childhood
environment. The good news is that you can combat the effects of childhood family dysfunction and trauma and mother with a greater sense of satisfaction and wholeness. Being honest about your pain instead of ignoring or covering it up is the beginning of healing. Also, treating yourself as compassionately as you do your loved ones is a healthy step toward wholeness. In his book What Your Childhood Memories Say About You, Dr. Kevin Leman provides other actions you can take toward healing: FORGIVING. “Forgiving is not saying what happened was okay, and it’s not excusing it—but it is allowing something new to grow.” Though you may never forget the past, forgiveness is the way to healing. NO BLAMING. “If you live life blaming your parents not only for their actions in the past but also for yours in the present, you remain locked in the past.” Blaming others ties you to the past and prevents you from living a joyful life in the present. If you are working toward freedom from childhood experiences that impede your ability to mother, know that you are not alone and that healing takes time. A qualified professional helper may be useful as you travel the road toward wholeness. Your past does not define your future.
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7 Have attention-grabbing tile flooring installed. 8 Use wallpaper to make a great first impression. 9 Have photos of family and friends printed in black and white, but hang in assorted fun frames. 10 Display exceptional art work or an old sign found at the flea market. With these ideas, you will set the mood for welcoming friends and neighbors to your home!
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Dr. Leman’s quotes taken from What Your Childhood Memories Say About You—And What You Can Do About It by Dr. Kevin Leman. Copyright ©2007 by Dr. Kevin Leman. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Make sure you are also checking your clubhead speed and using a driver with the appropriate shaft. You will be very happy with the results! LADIES: First of all, you need a club you can swing and not feel like you are wearing yourself out. No, you do not need to play your husband’s steel shafted irons! Most ladies need a graphite “L” flex shaft in their irons. There are very few who swing fast enough for a men’s shaft. As with Seniors, get your clubhead speed checked just to be sure. Even if you are tall, don’t assume you need to get men’s clubs so they will fit you. Your clubhead speed will let you know if Senior graphite men’s irons are appropriate for you. Many manufacturers now make clubs in longer lengths with a ladies flex. For those of you who are petite, the same applies. Many clubs are available in petite lengths. The length of the club can be just as important as getting the proper flex. The most important thing to remember is to make sure your clubs fit you – not someone else.
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Panzanella Salad Use a dense loaf of bread that is a day old. Tomatoes and cucumbers are excellent this time of year. Serves 4. Ingredients: 3 large tomatoes, diced into chunky, bite-sized pieces 2 cucumbers, peeled and sliced 1 red onion, thinly sliced 1 clove garlic, finely minced 1 cup bocconcini mozzarella 1 cup fresh basil, torn by hand into small pieces ½ cup extra virgin olive oil 2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar Salt and cracked black pepper to taste 8 slices thick Italian style or sourdough bread, torn into bite-sized pieces Preparation: 1. In a large bowl, combine tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, garlic, mozzarella, and basil. Drizzle with the olive oil and balsamic vinegar, and toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper. 2. Place half of the bread in a large shallow dish. Spoon half of the tomato mixture over the bread. Repeat with the remaining layer of bread and tomato mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. 3. Just before serving, transfer to a bowl and toss the salad to combine the bread and tomato mixture. Finish with some more fresh basil.
Capellini with Lime and Rocket Serves 4. Ingredients: 14 oz. capellini 2 Tbsp olive oil 1 Tbsp lime rind 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 red chili, seeded and chopped 2 Tbsp capers, rinsed 8 slices thin prosciutto, chopped 5 oz. rocket (arugula), shredded 3 Tbsp fresh lime juice 5 oz. marinated feta Preparation: 1. Cook the capellini in a large saucepan until al dente (not quite cooked through). Drain. 2. Heat the olive oil in a large sauce pan, adding the lime rind, garlic, chili, and capers. Cook for 2 minutes. 3. Add prosciutto and cook until crisp, about 2 minutes. 4. Add the drained pasta to the saucepan and toss to coat. Remove from heat and cool completely. 5. Toss the pasta combination with the lime juice, rocket, and feta with marinade. Allow the cracked pepper and other seasonings from the feta marinade to flavor the pasta salad. Serve cold.
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Mustard is a staple at all picnics. Serves 4.
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Ingredients: 1 loaf ciabatta bread 2 Tbsp olive oil 3 Tbsp mustard 1 pound Black Forest ham, sliced 1 pound roasted pork, sliced 1 pound Swiss or Muenster cheese, sliced 1 cup microgreens, any kind 2 kosher dill pickles, sliced lengthwise
Ingredients: 2 premade pie crust or (preferred) homemade double pie dough 1 pound strawberries, sliced 4 stalks rhubarb, chopped ¼ cup granulated sugar, plus 1 tsp for crust topping ¼ cup brown sugar 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice 1 egg, beaten 2 Tbsp tapioca pearls (I prefer Bob’s Red Mill)
Preparation: 1. Cut the ciabatta lengthwise and spread both halves with mustard. 2. Layer one half with sliced ham, pork, cheese, microgreens, and pickle. 3. Place the top ciabatta slice on the sandwich and brush each side with olive oil. Press down firmly to flatten the sandwich. 4. Heat the grill or indoor griddle. Place the sandwich on the heat and weigh it down with a heavy cast iron skillet or a brick wrapped in foil. 5. Flatten the sandwich to about ¼ its original thickness while grilling 2 minutes on each side. 6. Cool and slice into 4 individual sandwiches; then wrap in wax paper to serve (this helps keep hands clean during the picnic).
Preparation: 1. Heat oven to 350° F. 2. Roll out pie crust and form into a 9-inch pie dish that is at least 1½ inches deep. Use a nonstick spray or cold butter to coat the base of the pie pan. 3. Combine strawberries, rhubarb, sugar, brown sugar, lemon juice, and tapioca pearls. 4. Spoon into pie crust.
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5. Cut the remaining pie dough into ½-inch strips and layer lattice-style over the filled pie, trimming the edges for a clean look. Pinch together to seal. 6. Gently brush the egg wash over the top of the pie crust; then sprinkle with remaining sugar. 7. Place the pie on a baking sheet in case it bubbles over. Bake for 30 minutes until golden brown and bubbling. Remove from oven and cool completely. 8. Slice before serving and finish with a sprig of fresh mint.
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From Guns to Goonies What threatens birds at a wildlife refuge in the Pacific? BY
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t’s a privilege to visit the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge on Midway Atoll, an island in the North Pacific Ocean where the Battle of Midway was fought during World War II. The Navy officially departed in the late 1990s, after undertaking a massive cleanup, and now the refuge is an important, yet fragile, habitat. Millions of migratory birds nest there. Both the endangered Hawaiian monk seal and the threatened green sea turtle live there, and a spinner dolphin colony inhabits the surrounding waters and regularly visits the lagoon. The lagoon supports 200 species of fish. This incredible ecosystem has
A world traveler, Winnie Bowen seeks out the unusual in common places. Read her travel blog at traveltalesr. blogspot.com. To learn more about threats to the Laysan albatross population, visit www.montereybayaquarium. org/cr/oceanissues/plastics_albatross/
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come a long way since it became a refuge in 1988, but when a friend and I were allowed to visit the island in 1997 to participate in research projects (it’s no longer possible to visit there), I came face to face with a harsh reality: The refuge’s fascinating population of Laysan albatrosses (also called Goonies) is threatened by, of all things, plastic. Each week, ocean currents carry 100 pounds of plastic to Midway Atoll’s shores. This plastic is killing birds. Sea birds instinctively think anything floating in the water is food, including plastic carelessly discarded by humans hundreds of miles away: toothbrushes, combs, cups, sunglasses, flip flops. The birds eat plastic but can’t digest it. They feel full, stop eating, and die of starvation and dehydration. Each week, we cleaned the beach of huge amounts of trash, and we came across dead birds with their insides exposed and pieces
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of plastic visible in their stomach contents. Disposable lighters— toxic fluid encased in plastic—are doubly hazardous. On our arrival in the refuge office, we saw a large box three-quarters full of lighters collected from the beach. Approximately one-third of albatross chicks die because the reflex that would cause them to regurgitate and expel plastic does not develop for four months. Experts estimate that an albatross on Midway may have up to fifty percent of its intestinal tract filled with plastic. Sea turtles and monk seals also consume the plastic. My visit made me acutely aware of how important it is to dispose of our trash properly. Please, recycle (Georgetown has a great program). Keep a litter bag in your car instead of tossing things out the window. Pick up litter you find. Reduce the amount of plastic you use. What happens on Midway, believe it or not, starts here.
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A Lifetime of Treasures Shopping estate sales for items with history BY
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love how everything has its own story,” said Myranda as she escorted me past the threshold and into my first estate sale showing. She and my friend Allison had been raving about the sales for weeks, and today they’d promised to initiate me into the world of estate sales and antiquing. I was thrilled. Inside, the house smelled of lemon air fresheners—clean and crisp—a scent that matched the immaculate décor. From board games to furniture, the previous owner had kept her possessions in pristine condition. Now a widow in her eighties, she planned to downsize and move in with her daughter. “So, how does this work?” I asked my friends. “We can buy anything we see?” “Pretty much,” Allison replied. “Anything with a price tag.” I gaped with astonishment. Anything with a price tag. Scanning the immediate area, I was quickly impressed with
the owner’s ability to give each belonging a home. Framed art hung on the walls, books lined the shelves, and stacks of china sat delicately inside glass-fronted cabinets. As Allison examined a large antique trunk, Myranda made her way toward a collection of ornate tea sets, and I—admittedly, I have a bit of a dress-shopping habit— found myself in front of a beautiful, handmade Scarlett O’Hara dress. I eyeballed it as about the right size; for only $20, I couldn’t pass it up. “This will be perfect for Halloween!” I justified aloud to myself. “Oh, that’s gorgeous!” said Allison, coming over to see my find. “It always surprises me what you can find at these estate sales.” “I remember when Anna sewed that for her daughter’s pageant,”
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said a senior-aged woman, joining our conversation. The woman was a neighbor and family friend of the owner and gave me a full account of the dress’s history. Over the years, my career as a journalist and ghostwriter has cemented my belief that everyone has a story to tell. It wasn’t until I walked into my first estate sale that I suspected that the same could be said for personal items. “Nice find!” Myranda said, walking over, cradling her own set of treasures. I nodded. “Yeah, and look at you! There’s some great stuff here.” “I feel like the owner is a lady after my own heart,” she said, thoughtfully “Perhaps, in another life, we could have been friends.” I couldn’t have put it better myself.
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