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hen I started thinking about the content of this month’s issue I was a little worried I wouldn’t get it right. I wanted to celebrate all of the women of Fort Worth and wasn’t quite sure how to do this. There are so many of you out there that fight the good fight and it was so hard to tell just a limited number of your stories. So when Ann Beck said she might have something that would fit for this month I had no idea what to expect. The minute I opened her email I was thrown for a loop. As I read each of these ladies’ stories and saw their beautiful faces the tears flowed and I knew I had it right.

My personal experience with this awful disease is through my friend Amy Nall. I could tell you how hard she fought, how scared we all were for her and the depths of our sadness when we lost her, but instead I choose to tell you the day I realized how great she actually was.

When Amy was 16 and I was 18 we were going to visit some friends. She picked me up in her little red car and as we were driving down Camp Bowie someone stopped short in front of us. My awesome friend threw her arm across my chest and “soccer mom arm” saved me. What 16 year old does that? For many years we laughed about that and I hold that memory close to me when I miss her.

This issue is dedicated to all of you beautiful women of Fort Worth that fight the good fight each and every day!

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18 I Fight Like a Girl

Women who fought and won against breast cancer share

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Lifestyle Calendar

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CONRAD CREATIVE CUSTOM GIFTS ON CAMP BOWIE is pleased to announce it will now offer some of the popular vendors and products that were once offered in the Spoiled Pink boutique which closed in August. The new store managers at Conrad Creative, Lori Odom and Jen Shafer, worked at Spoiled Pink for more than 5 years and understand the market and the needs of local customers. Conrad Creative offers customized gift baskets, wreaths and sorority items and has made a name for itself by providing unique corporate gifts for local businesses. With the addition of Initially Yours Monogramming, The Class Act, Westside Chic, Mira Luna Studio, Simple Baby and other specialties, customers will be able to also shop for clothing, jewelry, shoes, baby items, high end dog items, home decor and services like gift wrapping, monogramming and embroidery. We will have an Open House and Holiday Preview on October 9th from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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TACOS & TAPS ON OCTOBER 12 Join some of Fort Worth’s most notable chefs as they create their own signature tacos, competing for “Best Taco” against more traditional taco establishments. Restaurants participating include: A F + B Fort Worth, Bird Cafe, Clay Pigeon Food + Drink, Del Norte Taco, Grace, Mariposa’s Latin Kitchen, Max’s Wine Dive, Pacific Table, Reata Restaurant, Taco Heads, Velvet Taco Tacos will be paired with 22 craft breweries.

The event is presented by the Fort Worth Food & Wine Foundation and will be at Heart of the Ranch, 500 Clearfork Main Street, 76107. Cost is $75 per person. Early Bird Admission at 4 p.m.; Offering a limited number (only 250!) of attendees first access for food and drink. General admission from 5 to 8 p.m. FWFWF.com

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The Student has Become the Teacher (and President) Erin Vader returns to Nolan Catholic High School as its first female president Article Doug Matus | Photography provided

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arochial schools often stand as exemplars of tradition, and Fort Worth’s Nolan Catholic High is no exception. The school’s newest president, hired to replace the departing Reverend Richard Villa, is a second-generation graduate of the college-prep institution. Rooted in the school’s history and mindful of its heritage, this president also stands as a trailblazer for an uncharted future: Erin Vader, from Nolan High’s graduating class of 1988, has returned as the school’s first female and first alumna leader.

Vader takes the reins at a transitional moment in the school’s history, as the Fort Worth Roman Catholic Diocese has taken over leadership from the Society of Mary.

The president of Nolan Catholic oversees both the school’s administrative and religious concerns, and the diocese initiated a nationwide search for the ideal candidate.

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As it turns out, Nolan Catholic found exactly what it needed in one of its own.

Vader brings to Nolan Catholic 18 years of experience as a diocesan educator. However, a time traveler who informed a teenaged Erin of her future role would have met stunned disbelief.

“I never in a million years thought I would come back in this role. I never even wanted to be a teacher,” says Vader of her younger self. “You make plans, and God laughs.”

Erin Vader pursued undergraduate studies at the University of Texas at Arlington, and later received her master’s in education from Texas Wesleyan University. She first became an educator almost by accident.

One of her former teachers, Judy Jones, ran into Vader’s mother and told her of an opening at Nolan Catholic. Though Vader did not get the position, Jones recommend-

ed her for a job at St. Andrews. Vader spent nine years there before becoming principal at east Fort Worth’s Our Mother of Mercy.

As an alumna, Erin Vader brings a unique perspective to bear on her relationships with Nolan’s students. After all, she’s been there.

“I had a typical love-hate relationship with Nolan as a student, as most teenagers do with high school. I universally loved my teachers, though,” says Vader.

She especially remembers a pervasive sense of comfort and community, thanks in part to the fact that both of her parents also attended Nolan Catholic.

“It’s a family school, everyone knows everyone else. While there, I always felt safe, empowered, and cared for.”

Her experience at Nolan Catholic made a lifelong impact and informs the environment that Ms. Vader now strives to create for her students. With her academic career come full circle, however, Ms. Vader can’t help but reflect upon certain ironies in her current position. Several of her former teachers remain on the staff, and though she’s now the boss, Vader still has trouble with first-name familiarity.

“Jack King will always be Mr. King to me,” she says with a smile.

Vader inherits a campus that has made broad improvements to everything from its campus facilities to its academic offerings, with new AP courses, an engineering program, and a robotics team as recent additions. As Nolan Catholic’s newest steward, Vader also has big plans of her own. For the immediate future, she hopes to expand dual-credit offerings and broaden the school’s reach to make it accessible to students regardless of financial need. At the end of the day, Vader wants to share the blessings of Nolan Catholic with as many students as possible.

“The kids who come here, regardless of where they come from, are among the most blessed and lucky people in the world. It’s our job as Christians to use as many of the gifts we have been given to help those around us.”

In the figure of their new president, Nolan Catholic students present and future couldn’t ask for a better example of empowered leadership.

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Locally Owned

Do It Again Western Campers owner gears up for second 60-mile walk Article Matt Smith | Photography Kat Swift

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alk into Western Campers, 8383 Camp Bowie Blvd., and chances are you’ll be greeted by kitty cat, Mouser.

“She moved here four years ago,” says Western Campers Owner Peggy Lee Johnson. “Had kittens, which we adopted out. Had her spayed and figured she’d run off, but she’s stayed around.”

Like Mouser, Western Campers has been a Camp Bowie fixture for sometime having recently celebrated its 41st year.

Johnson’s former father-in-law began the business, which specializes in pop up and travel trailers and cabovers or truck campers, in 1973.

Johnson and her then husband bought him out in 1977 and Johnson became the sole owner in 1995.

“There’s not a lot of female owned [dealerships],” Johnson says.

“Maybe two others I can think of in Texas. I never saw that as a consideration particularly, just think of myself as a business person.”

Western Campers offers new and used campers and service and repair delivered in a relaxed, family friendly setting.

“We’re less sales pressure than other places,” Johnson says. “We let people look around and we put our prices in the trailers, which is something you won’t get everywhere in this business.”

Western Campers is one of the few Texas locales to carry cabovers, Johnson says, and sells more pop ups than anyone in the four state area.

“We had some kids in from Alabama the other day who were visiting their parents in Dallas,” Johnson says. “They bought a pop up because they said they couldn’t find any for sale in Alabama.”

Pop ups offer nostalgia, parents recalling their childhood camping trips and wanting to share those experiences with their kids, and comfort. Offering more room than a tent, they are also substantially more decked out and inviting than the pop ups of our parent’s generation. “‘Gosh, these things have changed,’ is what we hear most often from people,” Johnson says.

For those wishing to move up to enjoy the modern conveniences of home while communing with nature, Western Campers offers an array of travel trailers and hybrids. Pop up prices run about $7,000 up while travel trailers begin at about $10,500.

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A Western Hills High School graduate, her class picked the school’s colors, Johnson, 60, recalls hanging with friends on Camp Bowie and movies at Ridglea and Bowie theaters.

A breast cancer scare at 26 “scared the crud” out of Johnson and led to awareness and a passion for exercise and walking. Johnson added the treadmill and Pilates to her regimen 10 years ago and has long been active in Susan G. Komen Race For The Cure events.

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Last year marked her first 3-Day event, a bucket list moment, which involves a 60-mile walk over three days. Johnson’s husband, Kerry Lee, helped her train. Johnson jokes that although she has been exercising most of her life, she completely underestimated the training necessary for such a trek.

“I walked my whole life basically,” Johnson says. “Just hadn’t walked 20 miles.”

The effort proved worthwhile.

“It’s the coolest thing everyday when everyone gets back to camp to shower and clean up,” Johnson says. “The last camper in each day, everyone gets around the flagpole on both sides and hugs and encourages them as they come in. Then they get to lower the flag for the night. It’s exhilarating.”

Johnson returns to the 3-Day, which kicks off Nov. 7 this year, and this time it’s a family affair with Lee and daughters Tera Johnson and Emily Lee joining in on Johnson’s Lee Ving Cancer Behind team.

“Looking forward to it,” Kerry Lee says. “It was very inspirational and moving what Peggy did last year, quite an experience.”

Tera Johnson, who started training for the event in May, agreed.

“It’s a big accomplishment and something mom talked about for a long time,” Johnson says. “We were so happy when she signed up last year.

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A planned trip to the Redwood Forest before November should, if not exactly lessen the rigors of training, at least offer a change of scenery and cooler locale, Peggy Lee Johnson says.

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Welcome to Sarah’s Place A Neighborhood Bar Owner with Grit and Heart Article Martha Helton | Photography Kat Swift

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s I step inside, my eyes struggle a bit to adjust to the ambient lighting. “Hello?” A silver-haired lady emerges from my left and crosses the room toward me with an authoritative stride and a broad smile. With a firm handshake I am warmly welcomed into Sarah’s Place.

For having worked 30+ years in the hospitality industry, Sarah tenBrinks’ early years sure didn’t give any indication this would be her career path. As a youngster, Sarah describes herself as a “ginormous nerd, a loner that just didn’t talk a lot. So I’ve made up for that.” Sarah laughs.

As a senior at Midwestern State University, Sarah worked at a country club as a waitress. She earned a criminal justice degree-just because the classes were easy for her. So when she was offered an assistant manager’s job at the country club, she accepted.

“I took a significant pay cut but thought career-wise it was the way to go,” she says.

After three years working in Wichita Falls, she moved to Fort Worth after securing a job at Colonial Country Club. She started as a banquet manager booking parties, primarily weddings. She enjoyed getting to know the members and making sure they received attentive service.

“I used to tell people I watched people eat for 23 years. That was my job,” says Sarah, grinning.

She moved on to be clubhouse manager and then director of operations. She worked hard.

“I had never been that committed to anything in my life,” Sarah admis. Twenty-three years of service was enough time to see the babies who she’d had baptism luncheons for were now having their children’s baptism luncheons under Sarah’s watch. While she “absolutely loved” her job, she felt it was time to move on and launch her own business.

She realized it was more financially feasible to buy a bar than a restaurant. Sarah’s Place, “a friendly neighborhood bar,” was born.

“I really wanted people to feel like they were in my home when they came here,” explains Sarah.

It was a drastic change going from the 1700 member country club set-up, to having her own entity.

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ry about money at all because we were allowed certain budgets.

Then you worry if you can pay your electricity here after the first year,” says Sarah.

But Sarah is happily celebrating nine years in business. Her stickto-it-edness and the “mom and pop” friendly atmosphere she cultivates are undoubtedly big reasons why. She has gathered a staff she trusts. Two employees have been with her since the beginning.

“They’re good kids. They’re honest,” says Sarah. “We just take care of each other.”

Sarah’s Place has its regulars. Patrons enjoy karaoke three nights a week and plenty of TVs for good game watching. Some customers participated in a Sarah’s Place golf tournament to benefit the Tarrant Area Food Bank as a way to give back to the community.

Holidays are celebrated with potlucks, Sarah providing the turkey or another main entree. “A lot of people don’t have any place to go for the holidays. Or they don’t have the opportunity to leave their jobs. We are just a little family joint.”

Three years ago Sarah dusted off that degree in criminal justice and began work as a private investigator on the side to help smooth over the lean months. She works for and with her business and life partner, Ginger Smith. And Ginger keeps Sarah’s Place fiscally in line.

Reflecting on her success, Sarah says, “You would think there would be some kind of science to figure this out. But people come.

They just keep coming back. Thank goodness. In one stall someone wrote, ‘I like the toilet paper, Sarah. Thanks for the nice toilet paper.’” Sarah chuckles. Must be something to that ambient lighting.

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The Project Article Angie Viscuso and Ann Beck, with Carlene, Alka, Julie, Mary Ann, Suzanne, Nicole, Marcy, Kimberly and Deborah Photography Ann Beck

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e are Ann Beck and Angie Viscuso, two friends with a shared vision. Angie is a hospice social worker by trade and a survivor, which helped her interview the participants of this project with compassion and solidarity.

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to be part of something bigger, more emotional and far-reaching.

I Fight Like a Girl is a photographic essay, inspired by Angie’s brave and successful battle with breast cancer in 2007. It is designed to help survivors of breast cancer tell their stories, both for their own therapeutic release, and to educate and inspire others. Through emotional interviews and powerful portraits, each survivor is treated not as a victim, but

as a fighter, with the tenacity and resolve of a boxer gearing up for their next match.

It is a project that crosses racial and ethnic boundaries, encompasses all age groups and highlights women in treatment and recovery. The hope is that their stories of hope, triumph, resilience and survival will resonate with many, give strength to those in need, and peace to those who have lost a beloved mother, daughter, sister or friend.

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2008 | Chemotherapy September 2008 – February 2009 | survivor On reconnecting with herself…

“I just don’t feel right yet. But I know I will someday. Maybe not the same, but I will feel right.”

“I was talking to someone and she told me ‘Your body is amazing.’ Not meaning my figure.

‘Think about your organs and your bones and how hard they worked. They processed all that chemo. Think about how hard your body worked to make you well again.’ It was like a light went on. Because I had been blaming my body for betraying me. Forever, for the whole year and a half, I had been just angry and just out of touch with my body, and when I thought about that, I thought, ‘My gosh. That is so true.’ ” If my body were not this amazing, it would’ve killed me. If it couldn’t have handled all it had to go through…. It was my body that worked so hard. So, after I had that breakthrough, I thought, ‘Thank you, body. Thank you for doing this for me. Thank you so much.’ “

Carlene King | Fort Worth, Texas | mother of Tyroniece and Brionna | real estate broker, director of non-profit Diagnosis: Stage II Breast Cancer December 2007 | Bilateral Mastectomy January 2008 | Chemotherapy April – June 2008 | survivor On giving back...

“Cancer didn’t take anything from me.

It gave me a purpose.”

“I tell everyone my faith is what got me through this. I had been praying for years for a testimony. Of course, you learn, when you are talking to God, be careful what you ask for, you may get it.”

“Mine has really been a blessing. I met some really good people. I met a lot of people struggling to pay for chemo and pay for medicines. I’d hear all the time about organizations that would assist with that kind of stuff, and it just amazed me that so many people were going through that, and didn’t know where to go, or didn’t have family and friends to walk with them through it. So, it became my mission. Self-appointed. Out of that was birthed my non-profit. I go out to underserved communities because that is who needs it the most. There is a purpose for everything.”

Alka Ahuja | Arlington, Texas | wife to Samir | mother of Armaan and Shivan | business owner Diagnosis: Stage II Breast Cancer September 2009 | Lumpectomy October 2009 | Bilateral Mastectomy April 2010 | Chemotherapy November – February 2010 | survivor

“The best thing I did was leaving life

uninterrupted.”

On forging ahead…

“There are so many different paths and everyone’s breast cancer is so different. You can read online and you can see reflections of what you are going through, but nobody has your case. One fine day, I was just ‘in it.’ We did a lot of research and knew what we had to do. We had a timeline in mind for everything and we haven’t wavered since.”

“Being a survivor is a sisterhood. I feel so fortunate. I wish it upon no one, but will be there unconditionally if anyone needs me. I will just be there and kill them with kindness. I think it chooses you. All the treatment and things that you fear turned out fine. It turned out fine for me and I know I am lucky. Breast cancer will always be a part of who I am, but it will not define me.” continued >

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Fight like a girl

(continued)

Marcy England | Grand Prairie, Texas | mother of Charlie and Sam | wife to Kirk | homemaker Diagnosis: Stage II Breast Cancer March 2009 | Bilateral Mastectomy April 2009 | Chemotherapy

May – September 2009 | Radiation October – November 2009 | survivor On the power of positive thinking…

“Something good is going to come from this.”

“I got home after the diagnosis and I got down on my knees and I said, ‘Thank you...that I have health insurance. And, thank you, that I have a family. And, thank you, I don’t have young children at home.

Thank you, that I live in the Metroplex and have access to good medical care.’ I mean, you get real basic.

I literally got on my knees. Then, I got up and walked into the bathroom and looked at myself in the mirror. And I pointed at myself and said, ‘You know, you’ve got two choices. You can cry and feel sorry for yourself, or you can suck it up, and you can fight this.’ And that was the decision I made.”

“Every day it’s a choice. Every day, you can find something positive. I will tell you, my life is much more blessed. And I had a wonderful life before, but it has been a blessing. My attitude is that you have to be positive and have very few pity parties; it’s not constructive. You can change the dialogue in your head. It shows you who you are, and how strong you are.”

“My prayer, every day, is for the woman who finds out she has breast cancer.”

Suzanne Coughran | Allen, Texas | wife to Ken | mother of Katie, Kara and Kelly | preschool teacher Diagnosis: Stage III Lobular Breast Cancer October 2009 | Bilateral Mastectomy October

2009 | Chemotherapy November 2009-April 2010 | Radiation April 2010 | survivor On healing…

“My husband is my number one supporter. He is 100 percent there for me. The week of chemo he takes the whole week off, so he’s there for the kids. So the next two weeks he works out of the house. He set up, and writes a journal on my Care Calendar. It’s a whole journal of what my husband has written about me. He’s been doing a great job.”

“This cancer has brought our family together. The kids have to step up a little more than they used to. I think we realize that we can’t take each other for granted like we used to. I don’t know if we used to, but you are just more aware. My children have been great through all of this. We are very honest with them. We tell them exactly what is going on.

We don’t hide anything. And I’ve become stronger.”

“I’m not really scared of all this. I just want it over and I’ll do whatever it takes to have it be over.”

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Mary Ann Van Horn | Fort Worth, Texas | wife to Terry | mother of Sarah | bank assistant vice president Diagnosis: Stage III Breast Cancer | Lumpectomy August 2002 | Radiation September 2002 | Chemotherapy December 2002 - March 2003 | survivor On taking care of yourself…

“I wasn’t one of those people who goes in like clockwork to do the self checks like they tell you, but that’s the way it happened. I had just had a mammogram a few months earlier that was clear, but there I was, painting my living room, and I felt a lump. I’d had fibroid tumors for years, but this felt different.”

“I tell everyone now, self check. Question everything. Speak up if it feels wrong; your body knows.”

“I was already at the age where you’re pretty much on autopilot, the doctors don’t need you to come in so often and don’t run as many tests. But, thankfully, I was good about going in and not putting off physicals and whatnot. I caught it early. I was so lucky. It was already stage three, but thankfully, self-contained. It could have been a very different story.”

“It has

refined me.”

Kimberly Smith | Arlington, Texas | wife to Bob | mother of Carolyn, Bobby and Zachary | financial counselor Diagnosis: Bilateral DCIS May 2010 | Bilateral Mastectomy June 2010 |

Chemotherapy September – December 2010 | Radiation 2011 | survivor On strength and character…

“It’s about how you eat an elephant. One bite at a time. You know, you hear that your whole life, but you never really know what that means until you are facing something really big. You take one bite at a time. Small victories.”

“The way you grow, I think, is to do the things you don’t want to do. To be nice, to be kind, to encourage others, even when you don’t feel like it. So, I got to decide, do I believe in being loving and kind? Am I that kind of person? There are two ways to define your character: What you do when no one is looking, and what you do when you don’t feel like doing it. I had to decide, when I heard the diagnosis of cancer, if I die, does it change who I am? No, it doesn’t.” continued >

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Fight like a girl

(continued)

Nicole Leach | Fort Pierce, Forida | mother of Jack, Matthew, Tommy and Benny | nurse practitioner | homemaker Diagnosis: DCIS w/ invasive component November 2008 | Lumpectomy November

2008 | Single Mastectomy February 2009 | Chemotherapy March – July 2009 | fighter Editor’s note: We are heartbroken to report that Nicole lost her battle to breast cancer in August 2014.

Her beautiful brave spirit will live on in her four young boys and in everyone she touched along the way.

On personal growth…

“I allowed it to change me

for the better.”

“I had a lot more going on in my life than just cancer, so it was just another piece of the pie, then. Definitely, I sought out God. That was huge. I had a lot going on; I thought, ‘I’m either going to regress from this, or it’s going to push me forward, peel the layers off, look at what wasn’t good in my life, and get me to work on it.’ “ “I thought I had a good grip on what mattered, you know? My family, my faith… But then I thought ‘I can do so much better.’ I didn’t want it to be something that pushed me back or was a negative. Again, having four little kids, I wanted to take it and make it a positive. If I was going to take a year off, recovering from something, I wanted it to be a positive experience. A lot of it was faith. Whatever I was being used for, if I could be hope for someone else, be a better wife, a better mother, more compassionate, more understanding… It really did that. It was a good experience.

I needed to prioritize my life. It took all the bad away and put good back in.”

Deborah Ryan | Colleyville, Texas | wife to Michael | mother of Sarah, Jake, Grace and Cade | homemaker Diagnosis: DCIS March 2005| Bilateral Mastectomy March 2005 | survivor On advice…

“Take every bit of help that’s offered to you, because it does come full circle. You don’t want to think that, in the midst of going through it, that one day you’re going to know somebody going through it, but you absolutely will. So, allow other people to be there for you. Learn from that, so that one day you can give the blessing to somebody else... that gift.”

“And try to see the good in the diagnosis, in the midst of all the horror of it. Know that you are going to fight. As hard as that cancer is working against you, you are going to work that hard against it. See the blessings, notice the people that are, all of a sudden, in your life, that you kind of didn’t even realize cared about you. Pay attention, because it gives you strength. And all that positive energy does make a difference. You will see angels all around you, if you can notice it, and hold on to it.”

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A Night to Remember Erin Rahr brings Bras for a Cause to the Fort Worth stockyards.

Article Douglas Matus | Photography Ann Beck

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tage lights cast a pastel spectrum over the crowd and an as-yet-deserted runway. A live band cranks out tunes that intermingle with a din of exited voices. Anticipation fills the air. The first performer makes his entrance from backstage and crosses the stage, his firefighter pants an odd counterpoint to his elaborate bra.

This unexpected picture is part of a light-hearted evening for an important purpose: Bras for a Cause, the benefit that puts firefighters in the spotlight to raise money in the fight against cancer. Thanks to the efforts of a dedicated group of ladies, the 2014 event will be held in the Fort Worth Stockyards.

Rattana Mao, president of the Fort Worth Botanical Society, attended Bras for a Cause last year in Grapevine. Impressed with the event’s spirit and its success at raising money for a worthy cause, Mao knew that Fort Worth needed to play host for 2014.

She also knew the perfect woman to act as chairperson: Erin Rahr of Rahr & Sons Brewing Company.

Rahr knows firsthand the devastation that cancer can inflict upon a family and community. In February 2012, the disease claimed her best friend, a mother of two young children. Since then, Rahr has looked for ways to honor her friend’s memory and combat this devastating affliction. Most people fail to realize the pervasive impact of cancer, and breast cancer in particular. Erin Rahr aims to change that.

“Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women.

Forty thousand people die every year,” explains Rahr, “and eleven percent of those diagnosed are younger than 45.”

Intent on raising awareness and funds to combat the disease, Erin Rahr enlisted an A-List group of Fort Worth women leaders, including Mayor Betsy Price as honorary co-chair.

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Bras for a Cause got its start six years ago as the brainchild of Emily Weathers. Weathers founded Promises of Tomorrow as a charitable organization dedicated to cancer prevention and early-detection awareness, with an emphasis on genetic screening for the children of the afflicted. Last year, the organization’s premier fundraiser, Bras for a Cause, raised $90,000. For 2014, Ms. Mao has her eyes set on an even greater goal.

“When you bring something to Fort Worth, you have to make it big,” says Mao. “We’re looking to double the attendance from last year.”

In addition to the main event, which will be held October 2nd at River Ranch in the Stockyards, Bras for a Cause produced a calendar to highlight its firefighter models, and has hosted celebrity bartending events at Fort Worth eateries.

As for the bras, Mao and Rahr sought out 12 Fort Worth luminaries - including Velvet Box owner Marcelle LeBlanc AND Becky Renfro of Renfro Foods - to design those worn by the firemen. Attendees at Bras for a Cause can also purchase raffle tickets for 15 additional bras designed by the event’s corporate sponsors. The event features live entertainment from the Walton Stout Band, libations from Rahr & Sons Brewing Company, and plenty of food. For a truly special evening, attendees can purchase a Girls’ Night Out package, which includes eight guest tickets, a reserved table, and fabulous accouterments like pink feather boas, champagne and chocolates.

“The goal is to have a great time and raise money to fight this disease,” says Erin Rahr. “Come on down, and let’s get this party started.”

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History 101

The Little Chapel That Could Article Juliet George

The bonds are handsomely printed in regular Wall Street style. The shares are $10 each. On the bond it is specified that the “dividends are payable in heavenly treasures where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt and where thieves do not break through and steal.” from “CHURCH BONDS DUE IN HEAVEN,” fort worth star-telegram, 11 september 1909

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hen charter members of Fort Worth’s Central Methodist ing, and go on with our lives,” she explained, but no one would Church launched the fundraiser for their Tudor-Goth- -- so they formed Southside Preservation Association to save ic Revival sanctuary on Lipscomb Street, they could not know the largest group of structures within the Fairmount Southside that their denomination (Methodist Episcopal Church, South) Historic District. “When we made the deal with the club, it inwould merge with other Methodist groups, that their congrega- cluded a 20-year ‘right of reverter’ clause that would return the tion would migrate to suburbs, that Golden Gloves contenders property to them if we were unsuccessful,” Scott noted. “We would spar in their deconsecrated sanctuary, or that a strong- are almost there!” willed preservationist would summon like-minded angels to The new stewards dealt with loss and damage. “The chapel’s convert their campus into a venue for beautiful slate roof had been removed; weddings, funerals, concerts, a vinthe electrical transformers had disaptage fashion show, and hellzapoppin’ peared; and a couple of floors of the swing dances.

Sunday school building were filled Rose Lynn Scott had amassed an with bags of trash,” Scott recalled. eclectic portfolio (rock ‘n roll club “The chapel windows had been broken management, old-house restoration, out and covered with plywood -- for wedding catering, retail floral design, starters.” Community service workers events planning) before she stepped and talented volunteers “have been the forward in 1995 to protect what had lifeblood of saving this.” once been Central Methodist. The In triage, the chapel ranked first.

Panther Branch of Boys & Girls Clubs “Since I had worked in the wedding of Greater Fort Worth, Inc., owned Shirley Anne Smith and Richard Larry “Doc” Brock wed in industry for years,” Scott noted “I -- and sought the city’s blessings to the Ruth Nored Chapel of Central Methodist Church on 3 knew it would be the major source of May 1957. In 2014, they celebrated their 57th anniversary. demolish -- the 1911 sanctuary, 1920s Glamourcraft Studios photograph courtesy of the Brocks help for saving and restoring the rest.” fellowship hall/gymnasium and edu- and Southside Preservation Association.

One donor replaced its leaking roof; cation building, and 1950s chapel and another wanted to rename it for the administration wing. She took club administrators at their word flower of love; couples from many communities have booked after they told city council members they would love to give it to Rose Chapel into 2016. another non-profit for restoration.

The former fellowship hall and club gym inspired Scott. “I imAs a teenager from Richland Hills, Scott had admired a run- mediately thought this would be perfect for a big band and swing down South Side neighborhood in Fort Worth. “Back then, if we dances,” Scott said. “First Friday Dance with Buddy’s Big Band” had enough money to put gasoline in the family station wagon, my has drawn swing cats for 17 years. girl friends and I would cut school, drive out to Fairmount, and West Side native and urban pioneer Michael S. McDermott look at the beautiful turn-of-the-last-century houses.” Between credited Scott as the “genius . . . and driving force behind the hall’s the cruises and that turning point at City Hall, the Fairmount amazing transformation” in his book Fort Worth’s Fairmount Dislandmark destined to loom large in Scott’s life had changed hands. trict (Arcadia Publishing, 2010).

Central’s congregation left in 1969 for a new home on Selkirk Rose Lynn Scott now lives in Portland, Oregon, commuting Drive, renaming itself Westcliff. Wealthy individuals purchased to serve as SPA’s director. A part of her generous, risk-taking the old church in 1972 for club use. heart beats for Southside Preservation Hall, and dances with “Our goal was to find another non-profit to restore the build- joy to the live jive.

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Giving Back

Cancer Survivor Gives Back Ann Louden leads Frogs for the Cure efforts Article Kristin Peaks | Photography Ann Beck

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rogs for the Cure is the only program in the country that connects a university with Susan G. Komen for the Cure in the fight against breast cancer. The program was created in 2005 when TCU’s athletic department wanted to bring new fans to football games. They thought of Susan G. Komen for the Cure and offered cancer survivors a football game focused just on them.

TCU encouraged fans to wear pink to the game. This is actually how the idea of a “pink out” football game began. And now many colleges, universities, high schools and pro teams follow TCU’s example and plan their own pink-out events during breast cancer awareness month in October.

But the program really started to grow in 2006. Thanks to Ann Louden. That fall, Louden went to Dallas for her annual mammogram and the results were devastating. She received a cancer diagnosis.

“I really understood for the first time why what TCU and Frogs for the Cure was doing in the cancer fight was so important,” says Louden.

Within a few weeks she had surgery and began cancer treatment, but that didn’t stop her from volunteering to plan the halftime show for the second Frogs for the Cure football game. The show honored seven people who either had breast cancer themselves or who had family members with the disease.

Before Louden’s treatment ended, she had talked to TCU ath-

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letics about leading the program. After the great work she did with the halftime show, it was a no-brainer. They said yes.

“My cancer diagnosis was the turning point for me to take action,” says Louden. “I had a nine-year-old daughter and I wanted things to be better for children her age. Also learning you have cancer means feeling out of control. With Frogs for the Cure, I can be there for other people. Frogs for the Cure is my way of doing that.”

Louden dreamed of taking Frogs for the Cure from a small program to a really big community tradition. And she has done just that.

Since taking over the program, Louden has led the way in multiple efforts, including raising more than $250,000 for Susan G. Komen, delivering much needed educational programs to the community, providing support to many breast cancer survivors and their families and mentoring hundreds of TCU students about how to get involved.

But one thing that the Fort Worth community is really proud of is how Louden has established TCU as a campus that cares about the community. She has produced music videos on campus that involve thousands of people to honor survivors. She has made the pink out games an annual tradition… for each sport. But most of all she has created a feeling of generosity and the attitude of giving back. And it’s infectious. It’s felt all over campus.

The ten-year anniversary of Frogs for the Cure is coming up next year and Louden has some big plans. It’s going to be a huge celebration to raise more funds, involve celebrities and give hope to survivors everywhere.

“It all started when I heard the song ‘Brave’ by Josh Groban. Even though I didn’t know him or how to reach him, I really wanted that song to be the 2014 Frogs for the Cure music video,” says Louden.

“I also imagined shooting that video all over the country. And I wanted Former First Lady Laura Bush to take part in the 10-year anniversary since she cares about fighting cancer.”

And no dream is too big! Louden’s dream is coming true. It has taken more than a year of hard work and dedication, but that’s what Louden does best.

“If there is anyone who can get things done, it is Ann Louden,” says a TCU graduate whose aunt died of breast cancer. “She follows through on everything and gives 200 percent. The world could definitely use more people like her.”

The music video was shot in Washington DC, Chicago, New York City, Los Angeles and in Fort Worth, of course.

The last scene was shot at TCU in September and included thousands of people, including dancers, choreographers, breast cancer survivors. Student, TCU fans, cameramen, photographers and friends. The “Brave” music video will be used to raise money for the cause through national exposure.

Louden is also working on two celebratory events that are planned for October 29, both with Former First Lady Laura Bush. She will be the keynote speaker for the annual Feed Your Pink Side Lunch at TCU and will also appear at a one-time only Sing for the Cure Gala at Bass Hall. Also at the Gala are CBS Newsman Bob Schieffer and his Honky Tony Confidential Band and Tony Award Winner Bernadette Peters and the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra.

For more information on the events or upcoming music video, visit FrogsForTheCure.TCU.edu.

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Hot Spot

Wining and dining Magnolia Ellerbe’s eclectic experience Article Matt Smith | Photography provided

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ne well appointed Fort Worth woman enters Ellerbe Fine Foods, turns to her dining companion and comments how “scary” Magnolia Avenue used to be.

“I’m just shocked by how different it is now,” the woman quips.

Such comments are common, Ellerbe Executive Chef and Co-Owner Molly McCook said.

“We hear people who remember when Magnolia was the main street in Fort Worth to those who remember when it became run down and now renovated and rejuvenated. When we opened, there were a few other restaurants and stores, but the street’s exploded in just these past few years, which is great.”

Ellerbe, the name refers to the street McCook’s grandparents lived on in her native Louisiana, opened in 2009. Nestled among the coffee bars and hipster hangouts , the former gas station offers casual fine dining and a unique addition to the jazz jam of the revitalized Magnolia.

McCook grew up in a foodie family, spending summers on her grandparent’s farm picking vegetables, canning and preserving.

Degrees from Colorado State University and Le Cordon Blue College of Culinary Arts in San Francisco led to employment as a sous chef at Lucques Restaurant in Los Angeles working under King agreed.

Suzanne Goin, an early proponent of the farm-to-table movement “We knew Magnolia was up and coming,” King said. “We’re the as practiced at Ellerbe.

McCook’s business partner, Richard King, a Texas Christian first full-service, casual fine dining restaurant on the street and I think we fit this market and this street better than any other University grad, provided the Fort Worth connection.

“We had faith in the Fort Worth community,” McCook said. location in Fort Worth.”

A sampling of the current menu — it changes often — runs the “Fort Worth’s a very sophisticated city. It just needed new and gamut from warm brie and peaches to sherry braised rabbit papdifferent places to eat.

“It was hard at first to get the west siders to cross over I-30 and pardelle to cornmeal crusted catfish po boy.

Freshness is key as is locality. we still get the steak and potatoes diners. But once they realize “Farm to table,” McCook said. “About 90 percent of our food this is not intimidating cuisine they tend to enjoy it. We’ve had people from out of town, San Francisco, New York, say we’re as comes from within 150 miles. The benefits are endless from nutrigood as anything they have at home. Which is always a great com- tion and health to freshness and keeping money in the community.”

Depending on local producers adds to the challenge, and fun, pliment to hear.”

Those initially intimidated by the menu need not fear, King said. McCook said.

“A few of the farmers grow specifically for our kitchen and that’s “The training our staff goes through is ridiculous,” King said.

“Our goal is to make you feel like you’re at home, not a restaurant.” the fun in it, in creating new dishes and recipes,” McCook said.

The menu changes four to six times a year.

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NAVIGATING THE WEST: GEORGE CALEB BINGHAM AND THE RIVER AMON CARTER MUSEUM

Featuring the artwork of George Caleb Bingham, this exhibit shows sixteen river paintings and fifty drawings of the transformation of America in the 1800s. On display until January. 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd.

OCTOBER 3 FIRST FRIDAY AT THE MODERN MODERN ART MUSEUM

Enjoy live music by Kevin Townson Trio, a special Yummy Mummy cocktail and a gallery tour starting at 5:00 p.m. Café Modern will be open for dinner until 8:30 p.m. with featured specials. Call 817.840.2157 for more information. 3200 Darnell St.

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October 5 & 11 FAMILY TOUR IN SPANISH KIMBELL ART MUSEUM

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Kimbell will host family tours in Spanish. Explore the Spanish and Mesoamerican masterpieces in the permanent collection. 1 p.m.

Free admission. Call 817.332.8451, ext. 249 for more information. 6333 Camp Bowie Blvd.

Opens October 11 MYTHBUSTERS: THE EXPLOSIVE EXHIBITION MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND HISTORY

Kids and adults alike can uncover the truth behind myths by testing them out to become bonafide MythBusters in this special exhibit.

Watch live demonstrations, view props, and participate in hands-on, interactive experiments from the popular Discovery Channel show. Admission is $15-$19. 1600 Gendy St.

Opens October 19 FACES OF IMPRESSIONISM: POTRAITS FROM THE MUSÉE D’ORSAY KIMBELL ART MUSEUM

Explore some of the most famous French

portrait paintings by Impressionist-era artists, including Degas, Monet and Renoir. The artworks, on loan from the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, will be on display in the Renzo Piano Pavilion until January. 6333 Camp Bowie Blvd.

OCTOBER 25 MODERN ’TIL MIDNIGHT: ‘80S EDITION MODERN ART MUSEUM

Be transported through time as you explore the Modern’s latest exhibit, Urban Theater: New York Art In The 1980S, and enjoy live music, gallery activities, drinks and appetizers from Café Modern. Costumes are encouraged, as there will be a best dressed competition, and the lobby will be transformed into a dance floor. Starts 6 p.m. Admission is $20. 3200 Darnell St.

OCTOBER 30 ARTIST TALK: BENITO HUERTA AMON CARTER MUSEUM

Listen to local artist Benito Huerta discuss the themes of his artworks displayed in Fresh Perspectives: Benito Huerta And The Collection. 6-7 p.m. Call 817.989.5030 to register. 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd.

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Dentists & Orthodontics Fort Worth Cosmetic & Family Dentistry (817) 737-6601 ngreendental.com

Education

Nolan Catholic High School (817) 457-2926 nolancatholichs.org

Financial Services & Planning Pinnacle Bank (800) 227-7715 pinnbanktx.com

Health & Wellness Aria Salt (817) 732-7258 ariasalt.com

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Home Design & Furnishings Into the West (817) 332-3100 intothewestrustic.com

Home Services Archies Gardenland (817) 737-6614 archiesgardenland.com Cooper AC&Heating (817) 637-7337 Holiday Shine Co (682) 444-8313 holidayshinelighting.com SCL Landscaping (817) 798-3385

Medical Clinics & Facilities Spine Team of Texas (817) 442-9300 spineteamtexas.com

Oscar’s Pub (817) 732-3833 oscarspub.com

Salons & Spas

Metropolitan Day Spa (817) 877-3417 metropolitandayspa.com

Other

Ann Beck Photography (817) 401-0134 annbeckphotography.com

Z Spa (817) 509-4967 zspadfw.com

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Specialty Shops

Wilco Realtors (817) 703-7491 wilcorealtors.com

A Lost Treasure (817) 230-4828 alosttreasuredfw.com

Property & Real Estate

Fort Worth Billiards (817) 377-1004 dfwbilliards.com

Ginger Trimble Knox Keller Williams (817) 367-9184 gingerandassociates.com

Lisa McConnell Custom Jewelry Design & Repair (817) 732-4440 lisamcconnell.com

Virginia Cook Realtors (817) 665-1222 viginiacook.com

Restaurants, Food & Beverage 360 Catering & Events (817) 714-8996 360cateringandevents.com Buffalo West (817) 732-2370 buffalowestfw.com Campisi’s Restaurant (817) 916-4561 campisis.us

Roy Pope Grocery (817) 732-2863 roypopegrocery.com TCU Florist (817) 924-2211 tcuflorist.com The Mercantile (817) 377-0910 The-Mercantile.com Ties to the Past (817) 244-3134

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Parting Thoughts

Rules to Live by with Wine and Friendship Words Anne Potter Russ

W

hether meandering the fertile valleys of the Napa and Sonoma regions of California, or scaling the craggy mountains of uncertain or changing friendships, there are interesting parallels to be drawn between wine and friendships. No matter your expertise in either area, it’s always about making good choices and trusting your taste. Oh, and I’d add quality cheese to any wine or friendship just for good measure!

1. Color doesn’t matter. Really.

2. Pick what/who you like, not what others insist upon. Although, trusted recommendations are always valuable.

3. Wine and people change over time. Respect the amount of time you invest in each.

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4. If “Two-Buck-Chuck” is ruining your party, send him on his way and take him off of the list.

5. Stock your pantry. You can’t have too many friends or good bottles of wine.

6. If you can’t afford ‘em, stay away from ‘em.

7. Moderation is always a good idea.

8. Pretty labels are just that.

9. Good food makes everything better.

10. Our existence is only made more enjoyable by good wine and good friends.

October 1st—October 15th come and enjoy one free yoga session.

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