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CONTENTS

32 F E AT U R E S ALL ABOUT

ONE MOMENT, ONE MARINE | 36 Wounded in Vietnam, Ed Hark didn’t let his injuries ruin his life

GET TING TO KNOW

PASSIONATE PATRIOTISM | 44

Georgetown’s DAR chapters prove that patriotism takes many forms

D E PA R T M E N T S

HISTORIC VIEW

MUSINGS FOR MOMS

BEN SNOWDEN: BROTHER, FRIEND, SOLDIER | 26

PARENTING FROM THE BIRDS | 70

Remembering a Georgetown soldier who didn’t get to come home

Feathered friends can teach us a thing or two about being parents

HOW’S THAT WORK?

STARTING WITH A BLANK CANVAS (OR TWO) | 74

KEEPING UP WITH THE LIGHTS | 32 What goes into getting all those twinkly holiday lights on the Square?

RISING STARS

LIVE AND LEARN

COMPETITION SPURS SIBLINGS’ SUCCESS | 52

Sun City resident recalls her twelve-year adventure in Saudi Arabia

Trio’s switch to English riding leads to awards

A CLOSER LOOK

BLESSINGS FROM TRAGEDY | 56

POSTMARK: MIDDLE EAST | 11

OUR TOWN, THEN AND NOW | 16

GIVING

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IN THE KITCHEN

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EXTRAS

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DON’T BE SQUARE | 62

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Page through Georgetown history in Donna Josey’s new book

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FUNKY RUSTIC | 21

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GEORGETOWN LIVE | 79 LEARN FROM THE BEST | 73

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The spacious dining room at the William R. Courtney Texas State Veterans Home in Temple was packed with residents the day my son and his fellow Webelos (the final rank in Cub Scouts) set up a makeshift stage and performed skits celebrating Veterans Day. Each boy took on the character of a soldier from American history—the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, World Wars I and II, Vietnam— and even though some of them rushed through their lines and others forgot theirs, they got tremendous applause from the audience. Afterwards, the boys wove through the room, shaking hands and chatting with the men and women eager to tell them about their experiences aboard submarines and jets or in tanks and bunkers. There were both wide eyes and moist eyes that day,

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ention the words “Middle East” to Sun City resident Sandra Biles, and a quiet smile plays on her face. What could this mean? Recent news tickers racing across the television screen offer little help. Words like “bombing,” “war,” and “nuclear weapons” define and shape perceptions of the region. So why does Sandra smile? She knows a different Middle East: not picture-perfect, but more welcoming than the dangerous place suggested by the headlines. Her journey to this far-off corner of the world began many years ago with a desire to explore. READY, SET, GO Sandra’s love for traveling began in childhood. Fueled by her father’s Navy stories, her imagination navigated China’s Yangtze River in her father’s naval gun boat and followed his adventures in South America. His military career moved the family from state to state, but never across the seas. Then, when she was thirtyone years old, Sandra set off on

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her own adventure. In 1965 Sandra’s husband, Arnold, took a position with the Arabian American Oil Company (Aramco). The job meant a new life in Saudi Arabia for the whole family, living in a company camp next to the oil production facilities. Arnold left four months before a then-pregnant Sandra and their three young children. Sandra couldn’t wait to cast off the ties of her suburban Illinois life. She sold the house and cars, packed up their belongings, and looked ahead to the adventure of living in a foreign land. “I don’t recall finding it [the move] difficult, as the excitement prodded me on,” says Sandra. She and the children boarded the plane and set off on a transAtlantic journey. Flying while seven months pregnant and with three small children was challenging, but not overly difficult. The airlines “treated you like royalty and your children the same way,” Sandra remembers. “The kids got to go up in the cockpit, and they got a little travel log and wings.” After a layover in Rome, Sandra touched down in Dhahran, Saudi

Arabia, in July of 1965. Her first breath of Saudi air nearly staggered her. Waves of intense heat blasted across the tarmac with the brutal—and soon to be familiar— force of a Middle Eastern summer. Sandra let the heat soak into her skin, accepting its embrace. She gently squeezed her children’s hands, encouraging them down the stairs toward Daddy, a new life, and what lay ahead.

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(Left to right) Hofuf camel market. Sandra in Hofuf, Saudi Arabia. Sandra’s parents bidding them goodbye on their return to Arabia.

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onna Scarbrough Josey’s new book, Georgetown (Arcadia Publishing’s Then and Now series), offers rare, vintage photos of Georgetown locales juxtaposed with current shots. Time travelers from Georgetown’s late nineteenth or early twentieth centuries might easily recognize some sites. Basic bones of many buildings around the Square remain intact. Grand old homes like the Leavell house on College Street or the Sansom house on South Main Street affirm Georgetown’s enduring sense of place. Southwestern’s Main Building still anchors the town’s eastern flank, and the San Gabriel River still offers recreational fun. Old churches still stand, vital and welcoming. These same travelers, however, might be mystified when

they look elsewhere. Where is the regal three-story Grammar School between Austin Avenue and Main? How can someone access “Ship-Rock’s” heights on the South Gabriel as cars speed past St. David’s Hospital on a big road called I-35? Where’s the polo practice field that used to be there? What happened to expanses of ranchland along the long, unimproved highway to Lampasas? Can that commercial mishmash called Williams Drive really be the same area? Today’s residents can let imagination drift back over the past century, knowing that answers are at their fingertips to explore. Over two years ago, just after publication of her first book, Georgetown, in Arcadia’s Images of America series, Donna was already at work on her latest book, spending hours with various photo collections and her ever-present magnifying glass, reading

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newspaper accounts from years ago on microfilm, and consulting old Sanborn maps. She repeatedly visited sites shown in old pictures, taking new pictures from multiple angles. When it came time to choose from the wealth of images, she used only two or three of the eighty-five or so that appeared in her earlier book. Donna made selections based on “which ones would best tell the story” and on superior quality. “Writing this book certainly put my history ‘sleuthing skills’ to the test,” she says. “I worked tremendously hard on being sure, following many leads, connecting with new people and new sources.” The Internet helped Donna find Johnny Brummett in Washington. His parents built the San Gabriel Motor Court around 1935, and the family lived there for several years. Unsurprisingly, Johnny had a great picture for the book. Donna’s connection with Bill Atlee was more circuitous. Back in the 1980s, a letter came to The Williamson County Sun from Colorado

with some pictures that Bill’s father, Luis, had photographed. “Sleuth Donna” found the old address via Google, obtained a phone number, and connected with an Atlee relative visiting from another state. This woman suggested that Donna call Bill, who happens to be a writer and historian in Sun City! Donna’s daughter, Grace, helped identify another stubborn mystery picture of a white-streaked monolith towering over a horse-drawn vehicle somewhere along the river. Grace contacted an out-of-town Southwestern alumnus “who always hiked the river.” His information, combined with other research, brought Donna practically into the backyard of longtime friends. “Evolution of the Railroad District”

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was the hardest chapter for Donna because that area underwent radical changes over the years—residences, rail-based commerce, neglect, rebirth—

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e Are Sound” is the tagline for one of Georgetown’s most unusual businesses with quite the ear-catching name, Funky Rustic. The name comes from an episode of the British comedy Lovejoy in which actor Ian McShane says, “I like the natural look … funky rustic I call it.” Funky Rustic president Alex Brandon says, “The reason we chose the name is because [we think it represents] the laidback nature of the Austin area and how the Texas country inspires us to focus on our craft before the bottom line.” Funky Rustic’s craft is, according to its website, to “create new and exciting audio for a variety

of media.” Funky Rustic provides voiceover for radio and TV commercials for clients such as Dell Computers and National Geographic. Alex had the opportunity to edit the voices of Daniel Craig and Dame Judi Dench for the James Bond 007: Bloodstone video game. He has also directed voice for actors Samuel L. Jackson and Dwayne Johnson and worked with musicians as varied as Seattle’s Northwest Sinfonia and David Bowie’s guitarist Reeves Gabrels. Much of Funky Rustic’s work, however, is in the video game industry. Funky Rustic has worked on such popular and familiar titles as Sonic Boom, Bejeweled 3, and Skyrim. Alex says that one score in particular, the original 1987 Metroid music score, “inspired me from the early days of games and

was among the first to make me want to write music for games.” Now an award-winning composer, Alex is a highly sought-after writer and speaker in the gaming community. He currently serves as vice president of the Game Audio Network Guild, of which he is a founding member. Presently, Alex is hard at work on Wasteland 2, the next inXile game. “I should clarify that I’m working on the sound effects, not the soundtrack,” Alex specifies. “I have done soundtracks myself, but this one is being done by Mark Morgan, who did the original Fallout games. But I’ve been taking his music and playing it and integrating it into the game.” Many may think sound effects means the same few bars of music with the occasional beeps,

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“The reason we chose the name is because [we think it represents] the laidback nature of the Austin area and how the Texas country inspires us to focus on our craft before the bottom line.”

pings, and explosions generally associated with video games, but for his current project, Alex recently recorded the Texas Lutheran Children’s Choir at Texas State University’s Fire Station Studios in San Marcos. Alex has a sound booth in his office, but it’s big enough for only one person, not a whole choir. He laughingly calls his office a “man cave,” but he explains that all three computer screens are truly necessary to his job. One screen provides the game timeline with the timing information. On another screen, Alex uses a linear tool to create sound. “I have a sound library that I access through a hard drive, which has terabytes of sound effects.” The third screen allows him a view of video games that average gamers never see. Advances in technology now allow him to hook up to a gaming company’s server and get a development build of the game. “You can work right in the engine for the game…. Six or seven years ago you couldn’t do this. The internet speeds and technology just weren’t 22

available.” But now whole game levels are available for Alex’s perusal. Essentially, Alex is one of the first to beta test a new game. He gets to explore it and play, but he also has to add the last integral pieces. Like a movie without background music or a musical score, what would a video game be without sound? “I go through environmentally first,” he says. Background noises are added. In Wasteland 2, wind rustles the leaves, and an unknown assailant’s footsteps are audible along with the hum of a distant radio tower. Then sound effects are created for each character action and interaction. “You could probably spend one thousand hours playing this game and not find all of the things [I’ve put in],” Alex says. But he plans and designs sound for every eventuality. Most of the time Alex’s job is fun, but

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like any other job, it can also be frustrating. The business side, consisting of phone calls, Skype meetings, and email, has to be managed. Invoices have to be submitted. Funky Rustic’s CEO is Jeanette Brandon, Alex’s wife. She handles the company’s finances and day-to-day business decisions while Alex attends events, participates in meetings, and vets business proposals. Recently, a small company in Australia submitted a proposal to Alex. He liked the look of it, and a Skype meeting occurred at a time that worked for both parties: 6 p.m. Texas time, 9 a.m. Australia time. Alex has had the opportunity to work with musicians and artists around the globe. He’s been in the extraordinary position to travel through imaginative, make-believe worlds on his own fearless quest to explore and create. Gamers may not be aware that Alex was one of the first to set foot on the virtual playing fields, but he has certainly left his mark on those worlds. And a funky one at that. 

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THE ORIGINAL COMPREHENSIVE SKIN CARE PROGRAM Megan is a pioneer in the development of Clinical-Medical Grade skin care products since 1992. She has developed product lines for leading skin care companies and has been the developer and owner of two clinical skin care lines, Glycolique and Novita Clinicals. The Novita Clinical products and Mineral Cosmetics are sold at the Novita Spa and Medical Rejuvenation Clinic, Georgetown, Tx. and at other Sa-

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HISTORIC VIEW

Ben Snowden: Brother, Friend, Soldier Remembering a hometown hero BY

TIFFANY R. WHITE PHOTOS BY ANDREA HUNTER

ucked back at the end of North College Street stands a VFW post. Its sign bears the name “Ben D. Snowden.” Most don’t know who Ben was. But John Snowden remembers his younger brother—a daring boy who became a man, who became a hero. Ben grew up on the family farm off County Road 110. Picking cotton, feeding animals, and doing chores instilled a strong work ethic in the young daredevil. “Ben was always taking risks,” John recalls. My dad had an old 1946 Buick. Ben took it out on CR 110, on the straightaway, and drove 100 miles an hour. He was probably 15 years old at the time.” Not long after, Ben boldly walked into the Marine recruiter’s office in Austin. John had joined

up a few weeks before, and Ben was determined to follow. There was only one problem—he was two years too young. The recruiter sent him home, but Ben’s desire to serve remained. “The day he turned 17, Ben got our dad to sign for him, and he went out and enlisted in the Army,” says John. In 1954, Ben kissed his mother and little sister Carra and said goodbye to civilian life. The boy who always pushed the envelope became a man of focused intent. He attended Airborne School and Ranger School—each a step towards his ultimate goal. In 1963, Ben became a member of the Green Berets. “He was very happy that he’d finally got on—he was in Special Operations, a very elite group,” John explains. “He felt like he had

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arrived, as far as an enlisted man in the military.” Ben served with the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and did three tours in Southeast Asia. His missions were shrouded in secrecy, but through them he

established important relationships with indigenous people groups— a key factor in fighting the North Vietnamese and their allies. Ben was looking toward another tour of duty, but that wasn’t to be. He died a few months before his thirtieth birthday; his men and fellow Special Forces soldiers took it hard. “He was such a personable guy. Everybody enjoyed being around him. Same way with his soldiers— they loved him,” says John. The day after Ben’s funeral, four of his Green Beret buddies—who’d flown a helicopter to Georgetown for the funeral—flew back the next morning just to have breakfast with Ben’s mother and John. They sat in her home, sharing personal stories about their friend. It wasn’t until decades later, when Ben’s last mission was declassified, that John learned his brother died a hero. On June 15, 1967, Ben rode Chase—radio operator—on an H-34 Choctaw helicopter tasked with getting a Green Beret team on the ground in Laos. The team came under heavy fire from the North Vietnamese. Ben ordered the Choctaw back to save them, despite the danger. Unable to land, it hovered above the rough terrain. Ben was hit multiple times in the chest as he leaned his 6'6" body out the side, reaching down to lift up his fellow soldiers. For his act of gallantry, Master Sergeant Ben D. Snowden was posthumously awarded the Silver Star in November 2012. John watched as Ben’s widow, Betty, accepted the award the following March. He knew all the attention would’ve bewildered a man who

was modest about such accolades. “If Ben had gone to his Silver Star ceremony when 200 people were there, he would have looked around and said, ‘What the hell are all of you doing here? I was just doing my job.’ That’s how he was.” 

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H O W ’ S T H AT W O R K ?

Keeping Up with the Lights

What goes into the Lighting of the Square each holiday season? BY

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everal thousand people watch in anticipation as the mayor begins the countdown for the Lighting of the Square for the holidays. It’s a magical experience—the Georgetown Square, which was all business the day before, suddenly transforms into a holiday wonderland. Without spoiling the magic, Shelly Hargrove, Main Street Manager, describes the work that goes into lighting up the Most Beautiful Town Square in Texas. WHO PUTS THE HOLIDAY LIGHTS UP, AND HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE? We use a professional lighting company. It takes them three to five nights. We don’t want them to block off parking during business hours, so they work at all hours of the night and sleep during the day. We’ve used professionals for the past three years.

tops of buildings. And it looked really… not good. That’s when we decided to let professionals handle it. HOW MUCH DOES THAT COST? The first year, it cost us around $30,000. This year, we’ll spend about $48,000.

Linda McCalla, who was the first Main Street Manager, really kicked off professionally lighting up the downtown corner oak trees. Her vision was to fundraise in the private sector—we don’t do any media blitz or big PR releases to raise money. It’s all about personal relationships.

WHO COVERS THOSE EXPENSES? City Council agreed to fund fifty percent of the cost, and the Main Street Advisory Board, which is made up of seven community volunteers, was charged to raise the rest.

ONCE THE LIGHTS ARE UP, THEN WHAT? It’s like a comedy of errors because you’re constantly trying to troubleshoot to keep it looking good every night. Chunks of lights will be out on a line and

WHAT DID THE CITY DO BEFORE HIRING PROFESSIONALS? We bought lights and wrapped the trunks of the corner oak trees ourselves with bigger bulbs, C-7s—the ones you see on the 32

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have to be replaced. We have squirrels that chew through the cords, and then we have to redo the lines. Any bad weather blows them out of the trees. If the outlets at the base of the trees get too much water in them, they will completely shut down the whole tree, and we’ll have to go and hit the reset button. It happens a lot. During the holidays, I feel like a little elf or gnome behind the scenes, running around screaming, “We have to fix this before tonight!”

WHY IS THE LIGHTCome out for this year’s Lighting of the Square the Friday after ING OF THE SQUARE IMPORTANT TO YOU? Thanksgiving (November 28) at 5:30 p.m. For more information, go to www.visit.georgetown.org/category/festivals/. We want to do something that the locals love as well day after Thanksgiving, do some shopas tourists. What’s good for tourists is ping, and eat dinner. To me, that’s when good for locals. And I would love for it you make the best memories.  to become a family tradition to watch the Lighting of the Square together the

With pride and honor, we salute our armed services. Happy Veterans Day.

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War, wounds, and hope—How Vietnam changed Ed Hark for the better

here are people who believe in one moment that can change the course of a life, in one instant when the path shifts from the expected to the unknown. The doctor places a tiny bundle in the arms of a man now called “Daddy,” or a driver looks down at her phone for a split second, not seeing the other car. Corporal Edward “Ed” Hark Jr. knows his moment down to the minute. Sitting on his back porch with Rainbo, his twenty-year-old orange tabby, curled at his feet, Ed recounts the events of that fateful morning.

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DREAM JOB As a child, Ed wanted to be one thing when he grew up—a Marine. During World War II, his father enlisted in the Marines but was injured before starting boot camp. The 4–F label was the death knell that destroyed any hopes of Ed Sr. becoming a Marine. “He always talked about how he wanted to be a Marine,” Ed says. Wearing the crisp dress blues was a dream father and son shared, a dream the son determined would become reality. Ed enlisted in the Marines in 1962 as a non-commissioned officer. “I was a grunt—a grunt Marine. It’s a fond term, a term of endearment,” says Ed. After boot camp, he spent two years aboard the USS Long Beach and was later stationed at Camp Lejeune. Life was good. Ed had achieved his dream and made Dad proud. His beautiful new bride, Kathy, was expecting their first child, and Ed couldn’t wait to meet his daughter. But with the stroke of a presidential pen, peacetime became wartime. Chaos had erupted halfway around the world, and America was sending grunts to Vietnam.

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IN COUNTRY Remnants of winter evaporated the moment Ed’s transport plane landed in Da Nang on December 1, 1965. Sweat poured down his face in the triple-digit heat and oppressive humidity, soaking his green fatigues and dripping on his polished boots. Welcome to Vietnam. Ed was assigned to H Company, Second Battalion, Ninth Marines. As part of the weapons platoon, his job was to accompany other platoons on missions and operate M-60 machine guns and rocket launchers. They patrolled through dense jungle and rice paddies, encountering enemy forces nicknamed “Charlie” or the hidden surprises Charlie left behind. A week after Ed landed in Vietnam, around his twenty-first birthday, he and Second Platoon were out on his first long patrol. Calm but alert, they made their way through a field toward a small tree line. It wasn’t so bad—that was, until they ran into Betty. “The guy next to me tripped a booby trap—a bouncing Betty mine. It blew up and knocked me unconscious. I took shrapnel in the face and, fortunately, in my flak jacket and hands, but it nearly split the guy next to me in half,” Ed remembers. “That was very traumatic for me. I thought, ‘Okay, I’ve got about another year of this.’” But he didn’t. TICK, TOCK On April 15, 1966, Ed and his fellow Ninth Marines helicoptered in to secure a military outpost. South Vietnamese soldiers had abandoned the ARVN Thirty-ninth Ranger outpost stocked full of weapons and munitions. As the helicopters spiraled down, the ground crawled with men trying to pick the outpost clean. The Marines landed without incident and secured the fort and remaining stockpile. Ed knew the likelihood of the Viet Cong coming back was high, but he wasn’t scared. “When I was in the jungle with the Ninth Marines, I felt as safe as I was anywhere else in Vietnam,” explains Ed. “We were a good, sharp infantry unit that looked out for each other.” Their skills and training were put to the test the next day, just a few hours before dawn. Scavengers had returned under a moonless sky. Approximately 38

The force of the impact stopped his watch and marked the moment his life changed—4:16 a.m. on 4/16/1966. Ed took a round to the face; it destroyed his left eye, left cheekbone, and a few teeth before lodging in the roof of his mouth. His right eye was hit, too. Ed was blind and still in the middle of a life-or-death battle. Now unable to see his targets, Ed reloaded pistol and rifle magazines for Bugsy until they ran out of ammo. The firefight lasted a grueling two and a half hours, ending when U.S. air support arrived and evened the odds. Never once did the Viet Cong break the Ninth Marines’ perimeter, but the cost for Ed’s unit was heavy: ten dead, thirty-seven wounded.

250 Viet Cong surrounded the area and converged on seventy Marines. All hell broke loose. Mortar rounds and recoilless rifle fire bombarded the Ninth Marines on the exposed rice paddy. Barely fifty yards of open terrain separated the two sides. Ed and his buddy Bugsy fought alongside each other, knowing that they had to hold their perimeter at all costs. It was only a matter of time before someone got hit. “Last thing I saw, I was popped up, shooting at this guy who was shooting at me, and then, BAM! The lights went out and spun me around,” Ed remembers.

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GE T TING TO KNOW

Think the DAR is just a social organization? Think again. Two DAR chapters in Georgetown demonstrate that patriotism is a hands-on endeavor.

ome people imagine the Daughters of the American Revolution as ladies wearing hats and socializing over tea. But the members do more than get together to compare genealogical charts. The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution is a nonprofit (and non-political) service organization for women founded in 1890. Its mission, as stated on its website, is “promoting patriotism, preserving American history, and securing America’s future through better education for children.” DAR members volunteer at schools and historical sites; restore cemeteries, documents, and artifacts; initiate programs to help veterans, and so much more. Georgetown has two active DAR chapters that perpetuate the society’s mission. A peek into both chapters shows that being passionate about patriotism takes many forms. BEING A PATRIOT MEANS BEING THERE One woman towers above the others, while another, petite, exudes a maturity that belies her youth. One shyly tells her story. Another dramatically recites a poem expressing her feelings. They are among the six proud

graduates of an intensive sevenlong time ago or recently. They’re week program at the Women’s different ages and from different Trauma Recovery Center in military branches.” Temple that provides treatment Barbara explains that the to female veterans who have comfort bags are intended to let endured sexual trauma. women entering the program In the audience at the graduknow that they are valued. “These ation is a group of women who women go through a very intenare there to provide emotional sive psychological program to support to the veterans. They are help them come to terms with members of the Robert Gilbert their abuse.” Inside the bags are, Livingston Chapter. among other amenities, bath towThe program’s graduates els, loofahs, body wash, powder, “run the gamut from very quiet lotion, make-up and nail prodpeople to those very open and ucts, hand sanitizer, pill minders, outspoken,” says Pam Friedman, and fuzzy socks. co-chair of the chapter’s VeterGraduation day, Pam says, “is ans Project, which was begun by very positive and upbeat—very Betsy Kaufman in 2008, when the emotional at times.” Graduates chapter began donating Christexpress “their hopes and dreams mas gifts to the WTRC. In 2011, for their new futures in stories, Cindy Blankenship, a retired Army veteran, reorganized the project to donate comfort bags monthly. Lydia Pierce began leading the project in 2012. The Veteran’s Project is just one of the many activities of the chapter. The women who are in the trauma recovery program, says Chapter Regent Barbara Elrod, may have been abused “a (Left to right) Sally Hunt, Lydia Pierce, Barbara Elrod, Rene Piotrowski

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songs, poems, and letters, as well as in speaking to the group.” Afterwards, DAR members talk with them “woman to woman. We tell them that we feel for them and that we want to help them.” Pam adds, “We are very proud that they have served our country. It doesn’t matter that this has happened to them. They have served. They are patriotic, brave, and strong.”

Any woman 18 years or older who can prove lineal descent from a Revolutionary War patriot can become a member of DAR. Chapter genealogists help potential DAR members search for ancestors through an online DAR database available to members. The DAR national headquarters in Washington, D.C., houses one of the largest genealogical libraries open to the public.

Promoting patriotism For more information on the Robert Gilbert Livingston chapter, go to SPREADING PATRIOTISM both past and present is www.texasdar.org/chapters/RobertGilbertLivingston/index.htm. AROUND the passion of DAR memWhen members of the For more information on the Daniel Coleman chapter, bers—and they express that Daniel Coleman Chapter visit www.texasdar.org/chapters/DanielColeman or email passion through all kinds received their CommemoDanielColemanNSDAR@hotmail.com. of activities, whether it’s rative Partners starter kit through a trunk of historifrom the Vietnam War cal treasures or a bag full of supplies Commemoration, they got excited. try provides.” to fortify a woman soldier in need. It’s “One of the items in the kit was a Members contribute to other proja legacy that women pass down from full-sized Vietnam Commemorative ects for veterans and current service generation to generation, says Barbara. Partners flag. We decided that marchmembers, too. They collect wish list “My sister, my daughter, and I all joined ing with the flag on full display was an materials for the Veterans Hospital in together. A lot of us have mothers who excellent way to begin our efforts as Temple and help with donations for were members—it becomes a family’s Vietnam Commemorative Partners,” Fisher House, which enables families source of pride.” says Chapter Regent Rene Piotrowski. of wounded soldiers to stay by their “We honor our patriots by being DAR Commemorative Partners must bedsides. The DAR Project Patriot members,” says Sally Hunt, Vice Regent conduct two yearly events to recognize, Committee supports service personof the Robert Gilbert Livingston Chapthank, and honor Vietnam veterans and nel in current conflicts abroad. Rene ter. “The patriotism we each have holds their families. So the chapter marched says her chapter sends money and care us all together.”  in the Sertoma Round Rock 4th of July packages for that effort, and they colparade with the new flag to honor Americans who lost or risked their lives in Vietnam. DAR members feel a calling to keep the legacy of servicemen alive and to support the men and women of today’s military through various programs. One of the programs in which Daniel Coleman chapter members participate is Helping a Hero, which constructs homes designed to meet the needs of wounded veterans and their families. “Volunteers from the chapter made certain that the home was clean the day before the event,” Rene says, “and [they] served refreshments baked by chapter members at the ceremony the next day,” when the family received the keys to the home. “It was a very moving experience for all who participated because these valiant men and their families have given so much so that we can have the freedoms our great coun 46

lect donations for active duty military through Blue Star Mothers of Williamson County. PASSING DOWN PATRIOTISM Both chapters recently partnered to bring the Williamson Museum’s Revolutionary War Traveling Trunk to schools. Inside the trunk teachers find materials to “bring history to life and engage students in hands-on activities,” explains Danelle Houck, education program coordinator at the Williamson Museum. The items “range from colonial costumes to a replica of the Declaration of Independence,” Danelle says, and include a Betsy Ross flag and items from colonial life like a copper mug, a pewter creamer, and paper currency. In addition, the trunk contains items and information that help students connect to “events occurring in Texas during the American Revolution.”

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with difficult horses,” says Steve. The challenges helped the siblings transition to larger, younger horses, which eventually led to their decision to start competing, or “showing,” their horses in the Hunter Jumper Division, which includes hunter/jumper, dressage, and eventing. “Horses tend to remember the bad experiences, so more than anything, I concentrate on making it a good experience for my horse and ending on a positive note,” says Caroline. “Before I go into the ring I make sure I know the course and the number of strides needed between the fences. Once I enter the ring, I try to stay so focused that I don’t even think about being judged,” says Olivia. Luke heeds Paula’s advice: “I can control what I do in the ring, but I can’t control the other competitors,” he says. The siblings have all experienced the unpredictable nature of the sport. “Sometimes you

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ometimes blessings really do come from tragedy, and for seventeen Southwestern science students, that is truly the case. The Jameson 5K at Southwestern University helps fund an endowed scholarship that was created in memory of an alumnus of the university who died in a scuba diving accident shortly after graduating. Jaysn Jameson graduated from Southwestern in 1990. After his passing in 1991, his sister, Kenda Jameson Evans, Southwestern class of 1992, created the Jaysn Jameson Memorial Scholarship in her brother’s memory. Both

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science majors, Jaysn and Kenda received financial aid that allowed them to attend Southwestern, so Kenda thought a scholarship would be the best way to honor her brother’s memory. In the mid-nineties, with the help of friends, family, and fellow graduates, Kenda came up with a way to help fund the scholarship and to ensure that her brother’s memory is kept alive on campus and in the community. “Jaysn was an avid runner,” she says, “so I thought, what better way to raise money for the scholarship than to hold a 5K run at Southwestern during Homecoming Weekend.” The first official Jameson 5K at Southwestern was held in 2001. In fourteen years, 3,500 Southwestern alumni and Georgetown community members have participated in the run, raising more than $84,700 for the scholarship fund. While the race is held on and around the Southwestern campus, all Georgetown community members are welcome to participate. “A majority of our ‘repeat offenders’ are not affiliated with

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the university,” Kenda says. Always striving to increase the number of participants in order to raise more money and help more students, Kenda encourages individuals, running clubs, and cross country and track teams to register. She reminds runners that the course is certified, “so competitive runners can even use it as a qualifier for other races.” The 14th annual Jameson 5K will be held Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014, as part of Homecoming and Reunion Weekend at Southwestern. Runners can preregister at www.jameson5k.com or register on-site, in either case with the option of receiving a race t-shirt. Non-runners and those who just want to support the scholarship may make a donation at the website, and walkers may want to consider participating in the 1-Mile Mosey. With one hundred percent of registration fees going directly to the scholarship fund, every J5K participant can help turn one family’s tragedy into blessings for many students to come. 

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JANA HUNTER

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hirty years ago, plywood dominated downtown Georgetown’s façades. Today, the city’s cap is adorned with such feathers as the Most Beautiful Town Square in Texas, a First Lady’s Texas Treasures Award, and a Texas Gold Certified Scenic City. That’s no accident but rather the result of combined efforts of business associations, nonprofits, educational institutions, historical societies, business owners, and private citizens. Georgetown hosts more than two dozen events annually, and

weekly and monthly affairs take place seasonally. Visitors descend. Locals appear. Businesses thrive. Awards multiply. Kay Briggs embodies that very process. For two years, she lived less than two miles from downtown Georgetown without so much as stepping foot in the heart of the city. In the six years since her first excursion there—as a Second Saturday Market Day vendor—the artist, business owner, and community leader has hardly been out of sight of the square. “I thought, ‘What a wonderful little town! How have I missed this?’” says the owner of Pink Poppy ARTisans Boutique on 8th Street, previous owner of Diva Chicks on 7th Street, and former manager of a business on Austin Avenue. “That’s what started my career and my life in Georgetown.” This month, three events designed to entice holiday shoppers to support local businesses are the result of efforts by Kay and her colleagues on committees of

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the Downtown Georgetown Association (DGA), the Main Street Advisory Board (MSAB), and the Chamber of Commerce. The second annual LADIES NITE OUT is Thursday, November 20, from 5 to 9 p.m. This partshopping, part-party, all-fun event on the Square includes food, drinks, a fashion show, strolling musicians, and a photo booth for women blinged out to the theme of A Winter White Nite. Limitededition goody bags for $10 include store samples, coupons, an event map—and a bracelet for men, their pass into the Man Cave at Roots Bistro that night. Proceeds help fund the second event, LIGHT UP THE SQUARE, on Friday, November 28, which ushers in the third event on November 29: the SHOP SMALL SPREE. The Shop Small Spree is the brainchild of the MSAB’s Economic Restructuring Committee (ERC) and features four businesses whose owners are members of the DGA and Chamber. “This is the first truly cooperative event

with the three organizations working together, and it’s a breakthrough on many levels,” says ERC co-chair Marcy Urban of Urban Homes and Land. The shops’ identities will be revealed at 10 a.m. at the Georgetown Convention & Visitors Bureau on cards akin to passports. Participants whose cards are signed at all four stores will be entered in a drawing for a gift basket of coupons from downtown merchants. The draw-

“Our square is vitally important to the economy of Georgetown. We want to see how robust we can make this holiday season.”

ing will take place at 1 p.m. at Roots Bistro, where the shoppers can socialize and show off their plunder. “We’re trying to get the momentum going so that people are comfortable coming downtown and spending money with independent shop owners,” Marcy explains. “Our square is vitally important to the economy of Georgetown. We want to see how robust we can make this holiday season.” 

More information about the events can be found online at www.mainstreet.georgetown. org/play, about the DGA at www.thegeorgetownsquare. com/index.html, and about the Chamber at www. georgetownchamber.org/.

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Call 254-791-0036 in advance to schedule your free tour of the Hall of Heroes Memorial Museum at the William R. Courtney Texas State Veterans Home. Hours are 9am–4pm, and directions are available at www.glo.texas.gov/vlb/ contact-us/location_and_ hours/index.html.

undreds of military awards, decorations, and insignias hug the walls of Temple’s William R. Courtney Texas State Veterans Home. Together, they’re known as the Hall of Heroes Memorial Museum, a curated testament to the countless hours of service, sacrifice, and achievement marked in American military history. While the exhibit has decked the Veterans Home’s walls for nearly seven years, it represents a life’s work of curating for retired Army and Navy serviceman J. C. Fischer, who began his patriotic collection as a teenager in the 1950s. “After the Korean War, the men returning from Korea would come into the reception station at Fort

Sam, where my father worked,” recalls J. C. “Their unit insignias were no longer needed, so they’d have to take them off and throw them away.” Drawn to the insignias’ intricate designs, J. C. fished a few out of the garbage to take home and study. With the aid of a library book, he learned that each emblem symbolized the history of the unit and when it came into being. “Some of the units date back to the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and the Indian Wars,” J. C. explains. “I found it fascinating.” His collection grew steadily throughout his own time in the military and burgeoned when it took up residence at the Texas State Veterans Home in Temple. Today, the museum boasts 1,900 different Distinctive Unit Insignias, about 1,000 different military medals, and more than 50 historical pictures and military documents dating as far back as the Revolutionary War, all donations to J. C.’s collection. It’s worth mentioning that the collection lacks only 20 to 25 distinct medals, including the Aztec Medal from 1847 and the Mexican War Veteran’s Badge from 1846.

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Many of the medals were awarded to military women, and two of the museum’s awards were named on the back for women, an honor reserved for many of the highest level of recognition. One of those medals was given to a woman with whom J. C. served in Vietnam. “A corner bunker got knocked down by a B-40 round, killing two or three men,” says J. C. as he tells the story behind the medal. “With her bare hands, she took that damaged barrel out of the machine gun, put a new barrel in it, and put it back in operation on its tripod. Then she sat in the corner and waited until she got help.” J. C. explains that “there’s a special medal for every war we’ve had, and each branch of service has its own distinct medal for bravery and service. A lot of American people still don’t know what a serviceman does in the military, and they don’t know how a serviceman is rewarded. They know about the Purple Heart, but a lot of lesser medals that men and women get are not televised…. If anyone cares to see them, I’ve got almost all of the possible medals on display.” 

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Saturday, November 22, 2014 Berry Springs Park • Georgetown, TX All Start: 8:00 am Race is Chip Timed Registration Fee: Before 11/7/2014 $30.00 (Includes t-shirt) 11/8/2014 - Race Day $35.00 (No t-shirt guaranteed) Start/Finish Site: Berry Springs Park, 1801 C.R. 152, Georgetown, TX 78626 Pre-registration packet pick-up Friday, November 21 at the Williamson County Extension Office from 8:00 am-5:00 pm. (3151 SE Inner Loop, Ste. A, Georgetown) Awards Top 3 male & female winners by age categories: 9 & under 25-29 45-49 10-14 30-34 50-54 15-19 35-39 55-59 20-24 40-44 60+

The purpose of the 5K is to raise money to support the annual Williamson County Youth Fair. The Youth Fair is a unique opportunity for all youth in Williamson County to showcase their talents. The divisions they can enter are as follows: cakes, candy, cookies, pies, metal art, woodworking, recycle – re-purpose, and others! Each year the Youth Fair gives premium money, rosettes, banners and ribbons to our top competitors. We are hoping to raise enough money to be able to provide these same awards for the 2015 Fair.

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y family has been bitten by the birding bug. What started out as one finch feeder hanging on a crepe myrtle is now a half dozen or more feeders of various sizes, shapes, and contents hanging like Chinese lanterns across our backyard. While this festival of feeders and seed mixes has cost more than my last H-E-B grocery bill, it’s been worth it. Watching the birds has taught me a lot about life and about being a mother. Momma birds sit on their eggs for hours on end; then once the nestlings hatch, naked and unable to feed themselves, the parents (dads, too!) get busy finding food to fill their babies’ ever-hollow stomachs. Though the babies can’t see, they instinctively stretch open their beaks— which are bigger than their whole head—to receive what momma or daddy has to offer. I’m always looking for ways to

connect what I see in nature to my life as a mother. What can I learn from these creatures that I can apply to motherhood? As I watch birds parenting, I am reminded that when our babies are born, they require concentrated care and feeding, just like the nestlings. Most of us don’t have to hunt for food, yet we provide for our baby’s sustenance—often every two hours during the night. The thought of those days makes me happily weary. When my daughter was born, even before she was born, I went on the hunt for every book I could find on how to mother an infant. I stayed up nights and worried about whether I could be and do all the things the books said I should: read to the baby at least twice a day, put patterned baby bumpers in the crib to stimulate her thinking, play classical music to increase her mathematical aptitude. I laugh as I write this, but back then, you couldn’t have told me that I was going overboard and that these things might not really be necessary. Babies have

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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grown up just fine for centuries without such aids. What I’ve learned about motherhood from the birds in my backyard is that there is a natural rhythm in mothering. Our role as moms of newborns is to spend the time we have available with our babies and ensure that their physical needs are met. Of course, those physical needs include touch and making an audible connection by talking and singing. I’m not a psychologist or pediatrician, but it seems to me that that’s the unadulterated sum of our job as mothers to newborns. No fancy décor or equipment required! If I had to do it all over again, I would have tuned out all the noise from the media telling me how I should mother. I would have put most of the books away and nurtured my child in the way that came naturally to me. It still would have been hard work; anything is when you’ve had only four hours of sleep. But I would have lowered my anxiety meter about ten decibels had I focused on this one simple truth: Babies just need food, changing, and parents’ closeness in the first few months of life. Like the cardinals and finches and wrens I’ve watched, I would have gone with my instincts on how to nurture my newborn daughter. It’s as simple as that. 

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ncorrect fittings are a problem I am seeing way too often and would like to address it. I need to address a recent problem I have seen concerning age and getting the proper fitting. Some men think that when they get a little older that it is time to change to shafts in their clubs to a Senior flex. Please remember this: Clubhead Speed – not your Age determines the correct shaft for your clubs. A lot of men today are staying in good shape and can still swing clubs with the same flex as they always have. This is also due in part to the technology found in today’s equipment and because they are still enjoying the game and continue to work at it. What you need to do today is hit different clubheads and different shafts in the various weights that are offered. Then you can narrow

down what is really right for you. You may still need a regular or stiff shaft, but a different weight or kickpoint in that shaft. Maybe you do need to go to that senior shaft, but it’s best to be sure before making the change. The best thing to do is go to a certified clubfitter and get fit correctly. You can narrow down everything from the weight, flex, and length of the shaft to the correct lie angle for your swing. You can also decide if graphite or steel fit you best and which grip size is right for you. Then and only then will you be able to play your best and be more consistent with your game. To all you beginners – make sure you start the right way and you will enjoy the game much more! To all of you who want to play your best – remember the old saying “Get Fit and Stay Fit!” 

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LIFE WITH RELISH, PLEASE

Starting with a Blank Canvas (or Two) An exercise in creativity, team work, and trust BY

RACHEL BROWNLOW

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s my partner and I were ushered into the large, tile-floored art studio, I was struck with one resounding thought: The canvases are blank. In my imaginings of Painting with a Twist’s instructor-led group painting lessons—better known as “paint and sip” classes, since students are welcome to bring their own snacks and (adult) beverages—I’d always envisioned that the canvases came penciled with outlines for students to follow, perhaps something akin to children’s connect-the-dots or paint-by-the-numbers books. “We have bottle openers, ice, and cups in the back, if you need them,” said our instructor, a local artist employed to offer us step-by-step instruction painting Austin’s famous bat bridge. “We’ll start our Congress Bridge sets in about ten minutes; before then, make sure to grab a smock—once this paint dries, it’s not coming out.” Couples around us buzzed with booze and excitement. Tonight, we would become artists.

Once class began, our instructor welcomed us with an informal survey. “How many of you are here for the first time?” Justin and I, along with more than half of the class, raised our hands. “Excellent!” she continued. “Tonight you’ll learn how to shade, blend paints, and create art. And I’ll let you in on something: All of you can do this. Just follow along to the best of your ability, and if you get stuck, let one of us know.” I shot an excited smile at Justin and squeezed his hand. We’ve got this. And, amazingly, we did! Within minutes, Justin and I were learning to blend paints to look like a smoldering sunset; by 30 minutes, we were brushing on ripples and dabbing on clouds; and at the 45-minute mark, we took a break to blow dry our work in preparation for the next phase: adding detail like shrubs, stars, and bats.

By the time we finished our co-created “masterpiece,” we had reached a freeing blend of artistic independence and codependence, working on our own respective halves while periodically ensuring that our joint painting was aligned. We weren’t alone. I was impressed by how each couple ended class with complementary halves that looked as if one person had painted both. Sure, some of the painted bridges (ahem, ours) wouldn’t have passed the test in structural engineering, but the finished pieces were all, recognizably, the Congress Avenue Bridge. Our painting from that fun-filled date night is a reminder that, sometimes, even novices can create masterpieces. 

Want to try cooperative painting? Check out www.paintingwithatwist.com/.

RACHEL’S CHALLENGE: Make plans to get creative. For inspiration and DIY (do it yourself) creative projects, check out the website pinterest.com.

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1 Roll-out shelves in all the lower kitchen and bath cabinets, or skip the doors and install deep drawers. 2 Under cabinet lighting. Beautiful at night. 3 Soft close hinges on cabinet doors. Aahhhh… Quiet! 4 Front door entry keypad. 5 Motion activated front porch light. 6 Towel warmer in bathroom. Make sure it includes a timer so warm fluffy towels are ready when you are. 7 Built-in soap dispenser in all baths and the kitchen. One less sticky bottle on the counter. 8 Do you like music in the shower? Install a Blue Tooth shower head and enjoy your favorites. 9 Elongated Comfort Height toilets. Toto is the Potty Cadillac! 10 Adjust lighting as needed. Install dimmer switches on lights throughout your home.

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IN THE KITCHEN

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A favorite comfort food around the world uiet curls of scent waft from the kitchen, beckoning us to come and taste a spoonful. Home-style soups send the mind back to childhood memories—watching a grandmother prepare a favorite recipe for the family, taking a stockpot full of comfort to a healing neighbor, gathering around the fire pit with a bowl of chili. A warm bowl of soup heats the cheeks and delights the palette. 

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Rustic French Onion Soup Ingredients: 1 stick butter 6 yellow onions, sliced thin 1 cup white wine 8 cups low sodium beef or vegetable broth 2 cloves garlic, minced 6 thick baguette slices 6 oz. Gruyère cheese, grated Preparation: 1. Preheat oven to 400° F. 2. In a large, oven-proof stock pot, melt butter. Add onions and cook on medium heat for 20 minutes until caramelized. 3. Cover the pot tightly with lid and place in oven for 45 minutes, stirring twice during the cooking process so the onions don’t burn. 4. Remove pot and place it back over medium heat. Add white wine to deglaze the pot, scraping up onions and bits on the bottom of the pot. Cook for 5 minutes. 5. Add broth and minced garlic. Reduce heat to low. 6. Simmer for 30 minutes. 7. Toast baguette slices. Pour onion soup into bowls or ramekins. Place a crispy baguette slice on top and then sprinkle generously with grated Gruyère. Broil until cheese is bubbling.

Cioppini Ingredients: 3 Tbsp olive oil 1 large fennel bulb, sliced thin 1 onion, chopped 3 shallots, chopped 2 tsp salt 4 garlic cloves, chopped ¾ tsp dried red pepper flakes ¼ cup tomato paste 1 28-oz. can diced tomatoes 1½ cups white wine 5 cups fish stock 1 bay leaf 1 pound manila clams, scrubbed 1 pound mussels, scrubbed and debearded 1½ pounds halibut or sea bass, cut into 2-inch pieces 1 pound uncooked large shrimp, peeled and deveined Preparation: 1. Heat oil in large pot over medium heat. Add fennel, onion, shallots, and salt. Sauté 10 minutes. 2. Add garlic and ¾ tsp red pepper flakes. Sauté 2 minutes.

Corn and Roasted Red Pepper Soup

Chicken Dumplings in Chili Broth

Ingredients: 1 Tbsp butter 1 yellow onion, chopped 1 can whole corn, drained 1 can low-sodium chicken broth (or, for a vegetarian soup, substitute vegetable broth) ½ cup red bell peppers, roasted and chopped 1¼ cups water ¼ tsp ground cumin ¼ cup cream 2 Tbsp fresh cilantro, chopped 2 tsp lime juice Corn tortillas, cut into strips and baked, for garnish Sour cream for garnish

Ingredients for the dumplings: 3 chicken breast fillets, uncooked and chopped 1 egg white 1 small red chili, seeded and chopped 2 Tbsp fresh basil, chopped 1 Tbsp fresh ginger, grated

Preparation: 1. In a large saucepan, melt butter. Add onion and cook for 5 minutes. 2. Transfer onions to a blender and add 1 cup of the corn, ¼ cup chicken broth, and all but 1 Tbsp of the roasted red pepper. Blend until smooth. 3. Pour remaining broth, water, and cumin into the saucepan. 4. Add corn and pepper purée and mix well. Cook over low heat for 5 minutes. 5. Add cream, remaining corn and roasted peppers, cilantro, and lime juice. Cook 1 minute. 6. Serve with crispy tortilla strips, cilantro, and a dollop of sour cream on top. 78

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3. Stir in tomato paste and tomatoes with juices, fish stock, and bay leaf. Cover and bring to a simmer. 4. Reduce to medium-low heat and cook for 30 minutes. 5. Add clams and mussels. Cover and cook about 5 minutes, until shells begin to open. 6. Add shrimp and fish. Simmer on low heat until the fish are cooked through, about 5 more minutes. 7. Be sure to discard any mussels or clams that do not open. Season the soup with salt. 8. Serve immediately with lemon wedges and parsley as garnish.

Ingredients for the broth: 6 cups low-sodium chicken broth 1 large red chili, sliced 6 chives, chopped ¼ cup Chinese cooking wine or sherry 2 Tbsp soy sauce Preparation: 1. In a food processor, combine chicken fillets, egg white, chili, basil, and ginger. Process until mixture is minced together. 2. Form the dumplings by rolling 2 Tbsp of the mixture into a ball and place on a cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining mixture. 3. In a saucepan, combine chicken broth, chili, cooking wine, and soy sauce. Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes or until liquid is simmering. 4. Place half of the dumplings into the broth and stir. 5. Cook, covered, for 5 minutes; then remove the dumplings. Continue in the same way with the remaining dumplings, cooking small batches at a time. 6. To serve, place dumplings in a shallow soup bowl and pour broth over them. Garnish with chives and fresh lime juice.

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