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TERRELL HILLS URGED TO CHANGE RULE ON POULTRY

by EDMOND ORTIZ

Downtown Ministry TERRELL HILLS — Beth Tuder and her family own fine-feathered friends named Birdie, Mona, Loco, Goldie, Hawk and Raven.

The Tuders have raised chickens on their property since 2016, and said they’ve done so responsibly.

But, a neighbor’s recent complaint about the birds sent the Tuders to City Hall hoping to change the rules on owning poultry inside city limits.

So far, municipal leaders have scratched the idea, telling the Tuders to get rid of the animals. However, the Tuder family and other local chicken owners learned from the city it CHICKEN continues on pg. 08

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ON THE COVER – Beth Tuder (left) and her family — daughter Mila, husband Dmitry and son Grant — pose with their dogs and chickens. The Tuders are trying to convince Terrell Hills leaders to rescind an ordinance that prohibits keeping chickens at homes. They say having the birds increases sustainability and teaches their kids responsibility. See story on pg. 01. Courtesy photo

The LOCAL Community News editorial board includes Jaselle Luna and Thomas Edwards.

There’s no question protective face coverings limit the spread of maladies, including COVID-19.

There’s historic precedent for putting on a mask. Doctors and nurses have worn them for decades.

People donned face coverings during the great pandemic of 1918.

If masks save lives, yours and other’s, no doubt they should be utilized.

It’s wearisome in the 21st century to hear debates over whether government orders to employ protective face coverings violate civil liberties. The answer is no. Wearing a mask is common sense.

So what if the government tells you to do it? Each time you get in your car, you’re following official mandates — clicking a seat belt, carrying a driver’s license, making sure your inspection and registration are up to date and, hopefully, possessing valid insurance.

By and large, no one objects to these directives. So, why all the howling about mask-wearing if it keeps you and your neighbors safe?

People can shelve them after a vaccine is developed or restrictions are relaxed. Until then, show some consideration and put one on.

EDITOR THOMAS EDWARDS tedwards@localcommunitynews.com

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PLAN YOUR MONTH WITH OUR CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY.

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City Councils/ School Districts Alamo Heights: 5:30 p.m. Sept. 14, 28; 6116 Broadway Olmos Park: 6 p.m. Sept. 16; 120 W. El Prado Drive Terrell Hills: 5 p.m. Sept. 14; 5100 N. New Braunfels Ave. San Antonio ISD: 5:30 p.m. Sept. 14, 21; 406 Barrera St. Alamo Heights ISD: 6 p.m. Sept. 17; 7101 Broadway North East ISD: 5:30 p.m. Sept. 14; 8961 Tesoro Drive

SEPT. 2

ALAMO HEIGHTS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Luncheons are in a private room at Paesanos Lincoln Heights, 555 E. Basse Road. Arrive by 11:30 a.m. for a meet and greet; a guest speaker is at noon. Cost is $25. For updates or cancellations, call 210-822-7027 or visit http:// alamoheightschamber.org/.

SEPT. 2

SPROUTING AT THE GARDEN San Antonio Garden Center, 3310 N. New Braunfels Ave., hosts a meeting starting with a 9:30 a.m. social time and a 10 a.m. program.

For updates or cancellations, email info@ sanantoniogardencenter.org or call 210-824-9981.

SEPT. 3 EDITOR’S NOTE: THE CALENDAR IS CURRENT AS OF PRESS TIME, BUT SOME EVENTS MAY HAVE BEEN POSTPONED OR CANCELED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS. ACCESS TO PUBLIC MEETINGS MAY BE LIMITED OR STREAMING ONLY. CHECK WITH THE LISTED CONTACTS FOR UPDATES.

AUDUBON The San Antonio Audubon Society meets at 7 p.m. in the San Antonio Zoo Education Center, 3903 N. St. Mary’s St. Parking is available next to the entrance. For updates or cancellations, visit saaudubon.org or www.facebook.com/ saaudubon/.

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A good reason to cover up

by SUSAN YERKES

TO MASK OR NOT TO MASK? Why is that even a question?

There are many strange, disturbing and unexpected things about life with “the Rona.” Six months ago, you only saw face masks worn at Halloween, bank robberies and on raccoons. Way back then, no one imagined donning personal protective equipment to go to H-E-B. Who could have predicted the loss of jobs, mobility, gatherings, birthday parties, and going to restaurants and cinemas, or the quarantining of older relatives behind locked doors and Plexiglas?

Even now, after the enormity of this world-changing pandemic has hit home, the fallout seems surreal.

Just as surreal is the fact that when we should all be working together to defeat a common enemy — the sneaky,

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My anti-mask friends are quick to point out government officials “flip-flopped” on mask-wearing early on. That was before they fully understood how infectious and dangerous this virus is. It was before people realized you can be infected and not know it, but still spread the disease.

An infected person may be most contagious even before symptoms appear. Now, we understand the contagion largely travels through the air by coughing, talking or even breathing, so health officials strongly recommend wearing masks in public, especially indoors or near others.

They also encourage physical distancing and frequent handwashing.

How well does all this work? The numbers clearly indicate it slows the spread. Fewer hospitalizations.

Fewer deaths. You don’t do those things just to keep yourself safe. You do them to keep others safe, too. If you are infected and don’t know it, you could kill your friend.

Something we do know about COVID-19, or any highly contagious, airborne bug: The more people have it, the more people will get it. The less folks are in a position to infect others, the less it will be able to spread. That’s the in-school or homeschool dilemma, fraught with difficult choices.

But, where individual adults are

concerned, it seems to me that if requiring a leash and tags for your pets doesn’t violate your rights, I can’t see how mask mandates do.

On the lighter side, face coverings can save women a ton on makeup. It’s also harder to pick your teeth in public.

A friend’s 90-year-old mom, suffering from potentially embarrassing denture problems, was delighted to be able to take walks and visit her doctor without having to explain herself.

On the serious side, we all need to stop bickering and blaming.

Dr. Ruth Berggren, director of the Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics at UT Health San Antonio, knows more than most about infectious disease.

I love the way she puts it: “In this war, we need to fight the virus itself, not each other. ... Until we get better drugs and vaccines, our best weapons in this war are masking, handwashing and 6-foot distancing. These are weapons. They are not infringements on our liberty.”

We’re all on the same side in the battle against the pandemic.

Let’s stop fighting each other.

Stay well, y’all. syerkes@localcommunitynews. com

One of the most well-respected and award-winning journalists in South Texas, Susan Yerkes pens a column each month for LOCAL Community News. A veteran of newspapers, television, radio and online, she calls San Antonio home.

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guests are welcome to eat at 6 p.m.; no reservations required. For updates or cancellations, visit www.alamocityguards. com.

SEPT. 3

NUTRITION DISCUSSION Live with Nature meets from 10-11:30 a.m. at San Antonio College’s Sinkin EcoCentro, 1802 N. Main Ave. The group examines nutrition’s role involving health challenges during free sessions.

For updates, call 210-492-4620.

SEPT. 5 GET FIT

The Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Circle, hosts a series of free, outdoor exercise sessions called “Fitness on Will’s Plaza.” This time, join Mobile Om for a yoga class from 9-10 a.m. For updates or cancellations of the community event, visit https://www.tobincenter.org/boxoffice/2020-09/fitness-wills-plaza-mobileom.

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display examines the only vertebrate to develop the ability to fly, besides birds and bats. While there, also see “King of Beasts,” through Sept. 27, for an exploration of lions in artwork. For updates or cancellations, visit https:// www.wittemuseum.org/.

THROUGH SEPT. 7 BRISCOE DISCOUNT

With proper ID, admission is free to educators visiting the Briscoe Western Art Museum, 210 W. Market St. Come see the latest additions from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. For updates or cancellations, visit www.briscoemuseum.org.

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The Briscoe Western Art Museum, 210 W. Market St., hosts “Still in the Saddle,” an exhibit and film series examining the Hollywood Western from 1969-1980. For updates or cancellations, visit https:// www.briscoemuseum.org/.

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SEPT. 11

Students in Alamo Heights, San Antonio and North East independent school districts receive time off for Labor Day.

Registration and sponsorships for “San Antonio 110 9/11 Memorial Climb” are open. Ascend the stairs of Tower of the Americas, 739 E. César E. Chávez Blvd., to honor the fallen of 9/11. For time, updates or cancellations, visit www.

SanAntonio110.com.

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The Witte Museum, 3801 Broadway, presents “Pterosaurs: Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs” through Sept. 7. This

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Hood’s Texas Brigade, Camp 153, gathers at 7 p.m. in Chester’s Hamburgers, 1006 N.E. Loop 410. For updates or cancellations, visit www. hoodstexasbrigade.net.

For adults, the 36th annual “Animal Zoo Run Relay” is 6 p.m. Sept. 11 at the San Antonio Zoo, 3903 N. St. Mary’s St. Go in a group of four and run 8 total miles. The next day is the kids’ turn at 8:30 a.m. For registration costs, updates or cancellations, visit https://www. athleteguild.com/running/san-antoniotx/2020-36th-annual-zoo-run-relay.

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TAKE A QUICK LOOK AT WHAT’S NEW IN THE COMMUNITY FROM OPENINGS AND CLOSINGS TO NEWS TIDBITS.

MI ROTI, 312 Pearl Parkway, Building 6, located in the Bottling Department at Pearl, serves straightup Caribbean street fare. The “roti” found at the walk-up window refers both to the food’s style and crêpe-like flatbread, which wraps it. Hours are 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.

For more, visit www.facebook.com/miroti210/.

(See story on page 15) SWEAT EQUITY INFRARED SAUNAS, 809 S. St. Mary’s St., is a Southtown boutique-style studio featuring numerous activities including “unique infrared yoga/Pilates/deep-stretching virtual classes,” sauna cabins, cryotherapy and instructor-led private sessions. Hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. For more, call 210-

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AGAVE AZUL, 1626 McCullough Ave., recently debuted in Tobin Hill, where Saigon Express once stood. The Mexican restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, including huevos rancheros, enchiladas and seafood. It’s open for dine-in with safety measures, or to-go or delivery. Hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday and Monday, and 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. For more, call 210507-2203 or visit facebook.com/ agaveazulsa.

com. Mexico-based Cervecería Chapultepec debuted its first U.S. location at 906 E. Elmira St., formerly Fontaine’s Southern Diner & Bar. Barbecue spot Smoke has relocated its downtown operations from 1170 E. Commerce St. to 501 E. Crockett St. Owner Adrian Martinez said the new venue, called Smoke: BBQ Restaurant, is smaller and will be more cost-effective to run than the St. Paul’s Square space. B&D Ice House permanently closed July 31 after six years at 1004 S. Alamo St.

IN OTHER NEWS:

GRUB GAB: Ming Qian, the owner SUNDT CONSTRUCTION RECENTLY STARTED UTILITY WORK on the of Ming’s Thing food truck at Pearl Farmers Market and Ming’s Broadway revamp, a $45 million Noodle Bar in Olmos Park, was renovation from Houston Street NORTH CENTRAL:12222 Huebner Rd. 78230 I STONE OAK: 20615 Huebner Rd. 78258 scheduled to expand her concept to Burr Road. San Antonio to 914 E. Elmira St., Suite 101. is using money from its 2017 The Tobin Hill location will voter-approved bond to fund offer a larger menu, initially sidewalks, traffic signals, curbs, available for takeout only. Visit drainage, landscaping, lighting www.mingsthing.com. Chef and stormwater-runoff upgrades.

Andrew Weissman is opening The yearslong overhaul is threea second Mr. Juicy burger pronged. Alamo Heights officials restaurant in a former Jack in still propose to rehabilitate the Box, 3315 San Pedro Ave. It Broadway in their city limits. will feature burgers on housebaked buns, hand-cut fries, ON JUNE 19, THE SAN ANTONIO NOW ENROLLING CHILDREN 6 WEEKS - 5 YEARS OF AGE. HISTORIC AND shakes, salads, fried-chicken Located in North Central San DESIGN Antonio. REVIEW COMMISSION again denied MNO sandwiches and nitro coffee.

Mixtli restaurant in Olmos Partners a waiver to resubmit 9 PRO T OCOL Park expects to launch a larger I D - 1plans for more than 20 new C OV FETY IS location at 812 S. Alamo St. in in the River Road SAtownhomes FIRST Southtown this fall. The menu neighborhood in Brackenridge Park. The vote fell just shy of highlights dishes from various final approval. The developer Mexican regions and a new bar. has sought to proceed with The Seating starts at 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Service at the Oaks at River Road at 335 Trail current Mixtli continues through St., but several neighbors and September; reservations can be LOWDOWN continues on pg. 09 made at www.restaurantmixtli.

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‘THE PEOPLE’S CLINIC’ The Estela Avery Education Center inside Confluence Park, 310 W. Mitchell St., is home to traditional healing practices from 1-5 p.m. For updates or cancellations, visit https://sariverfound.org/events/the-peoplesclinic/.

SEPT. 12 & OCT. 3

CALLING ALL ART FANS Southtown Arts District First and Second Saturday Markets take place at The Artisan, 1103A S. Presa St., from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

See drawings, handcrafted items, prints, paintings, ceramics, sculptures, photographs and more at the free event with music.

For updates or cancellations, email shop@ theartisansatx.com or call 210-962-5560.

SEPT. 16

RETIRED TEACHERS The San Antonio Area Retired Teachers Association conducts a 12:30 p.m. social, followed by a 1 p.m. presentation and business meeting through Zoom video conferencing. Attendees are updated with information useful to former educators.

For updates, cancellations and guestspeaker data, visit https://localunits.org/ SanAntonio/.

Friday and Saturday performers. For exact times, updates or cancellations visit www.eventbrite.com/e/37th-annualjazzsalive-tickets-63338947497.

SEPT. 23

LEARN ABOUT ANIMALS Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation offers a series of educational, interactive workshops for children ages 8-10 at the Sherman Animal Care Complex, 1354 Basse Road, from 6-8 p.m. For updates or cancellations, visit wildlife-rescue.org.

SEPT. 26

RUNNING FOR A CAUSE The 13th annual SNIPSA Race for the Rescues 5K starts at 8 a.m. at the Alamo Heights swimming pool, 250 Viesca St..

The run/walk benefits homeless and abandoned animals. For registration costs, updates or cancellations, visit https://www.athleteguild.com/running/ alamo-heights-tx/2020-13th-annualsnipsa-race-for-the-rescues-5k-runwalkindividual-with-you.

SEPT. 26

BALLET IN THE PARK Ballet San Antonio dancers perform during a free event at Travis Park, 301 E. Travis St., from 6-8 p.m. For updates, visit https://balletsanantonio.org/stec_ event/ballet-in-the-park-2020/.

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A free monthly, outdoor film will be shown after sunset at the San Antonio Museum of Art, 200 W. Jones Ave. For more including movie title, updates or cancellations, visit https://www.slabcinema.com/.

The San Antonio Lighthouse for the Blind will hold its 10th annual fundraiser benefiting the Blind Children’s Program at La Villita Assembly Hall, 401 Villita St., from 6:30-9 p.m. Guests bid on draped art. You can touch, but no peeking.

There will also be a raffle, food, music.

Artwork online will be pixilated. For tickets, updates or cancellations, visit https://www.salighthouse.org/ event/10th-annual-art-in-the-dark/.

OUTDOOR MOVIE

SEPT. 18-19 JAZZ IT UP

Travis Park, 301 E. Travis St., hosts the 37th annual “Jazz’SAlive.” Presented by the San Antonio Parks Foundation, the free, outdoor music extravaganza takes place with multiple

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Although limited by the COVD19 pandemic, the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Circle, welcomes various entertainers while observing safety measures. Performances include “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” Sept. 11; An Evening with C.S. Lewis Sept. 18 and 20; and Herman’s Hermits Sept. 19. For production times, ticket purchases, updates or cancellations, visit https://www. tobincenter.org.

OCT. 1

LANDA GARDENS Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual benefit to raise money for Landa Gardens will be online this year. The nonprofit Landa Gardens Conservancy is partnering with local restaurants to offer “Landa Nights: Down to Earth” as a gala to go. Participants can pick up meals at Outlaw Kitchens, 2919 S. Flores St. For more including updates or cancellations, visit https:// landagardens.org/landa-nights.

OCT. 1

VIRTUAL ZOOBILATION BALL For the first time, the 38th annual Zoobilation Ball goes virtual, due to the coronavirus outbreak. Starting at 6 p.m., the San Antonio Zoological Society presents entertainment, auctions and more from the comfort of your home. Proceeds benefit the zoo’s recovery fund. For ticket costs, updates or cancellations, visit https://sazoo.org/zooball/.

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God is with You The mental toll from the COVID-19 impact is significant. You feel it. I feel it. One impact in our society is shown by a 20% increase in prescriptions for depression or mood related diagnoses. If you are feeling depressed (an extended period of sadness that is affecting your typical behavior and/or attitude) please reach out to someone who can help you! Such as: a medical professional; a counselor; a friend; a family member; a pastor; a church member… Typically it takes a team of people to help us through.

Depression is a sign that you are having to work extra hard to keep your life going forward. It may be caused by: a chemical imbalance in your body; a situational change; a major loss of someone or something who/that is important to you; a major interruption in your normal schedule. The good news is that depression is treatable.

Don’t ignore it but prayerfully engage your limited energy in a way that can most help you. And don’t try to handle it by yourself.

Remember always that God is with you.

By reading through the Psalms you will find yourself in the company of many depressed people whose faith got them through their anguish. We can be renewed daily as: a hope that breaks through our despair; a sorrow that is healed; an anger that is softened. One of my favorite verses is “those who sow in tears will reap with harvests of joy.”

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was OK to form a residents’ committee to explore the matter further.

“I wouldn’t say that the door was permanently shut, but at the present time there doesn’t appear to be any interest amongst the (City) Council to change the ordinance,” Mayor Anne Ballantyne said.

The Tuders aren’t giving up, though.

The family includes husband Dmitry, daughter Mila, 11, and son Grant, 10.

Beth Tuder has launched an online petition — https://tinyurl.com/ y5pcn6kl — proposing a revision to the city’s animal-control decree. By August, it had nearly 800 signatures.

“We are big into clean eating and loved the idea of self-sustainability,” she said. “Eggs from backyard chickens are much healthier and (more) nutritious than store-bought eggs. Most chickens that produce eggs for grocery stores are raised in inhumane conditions and force-fed unhealthy products to make them produce eggs.”

Tuder said her fowl are more like pets. They’ve even taught her offspring responsibility, thanks to chores that include gathering eggs daily, she said.

“The kids also learned about farm-totable meals and that eggs don’t grow on grocery-store shelves,” she added.

The family started raising chickens after visiting New Braunfels Feed & Supply, picking six chicks for their original backyard flock.

The children raised the chicks in a bathtub until the birds were old enough to relocate to a custom-built coop welded for security.

The coop area included a garden, as well as a wooden house to shelter the avians and hand-carved roost bars.

Eggs produced by the chickens have been beneficial during the COVID-19 outbreak, when early on supermarkets lacked supplies.

“We felt fortunate that we were able to self-sustain during the pandemic,” Tuder said. “We were also able to provide friends, family and neighbors with eggs when the grocery stores were out. We have not bought eggs at the store for almost four years.”

However, the Tuders’ adventures caring for chickens abruptly ended this summer when a neighbor raised objections with the city. Officials ordered the removal of the chickens and their coop.

“The (police) officers told us that they are aware of people owning chickens, we just had someone complain,” she said.

It’s unknown how many Terrell Hills property owners raise chickens, but this is the first recent report of a filed complaint leading to action. According to Tuder, other local chicken owners aren’t speaking for fear they, too, will come under scrutiny.

In a July 13 meeting conducted over Zoom, Tuder addressed the council, which considered — then rejected — a proposal to lift the prohibition on maintaining the animals.

She had recommended the town mirror San Antonio, which allows up to eight hens and one rooster, although Tuder said a no-rooster rule would be fine.

Terrell Hills’ animal-control ordinance, last updated nearly 30 years ago, permits only domestic dogs and cats. Neither Alamo Heights nor Olmos Park allow backyard poultry, but Tuder said some Olmos Park residents raise chickens.

Tuder tried telling the council about the perks of keeping chickens, such as their waste can provide garden fertilizer.

She added chickens are no noisier than barking dogs. In addition, she and her family have worked to minimize odor from the coop area.

EGGS FROM BACKYARD CHICKENS ARE ... HEALTHIER.” BETH TUDER, TERRELL HILLS RESIDENT

The Tuders’ chickens lived in a coop in the backyard of their Terrell Hills home, but have since been moved. The family is asking the City Council to reconsider a ban on live poultry inside the city. Courtesy photo

Ballantyne said there are different viewpoints to consider.

“I can understand the neighbors’ concerns about noise and smell if their neighbors don’t take great care of their chickens/coops,” the mayor added.

“One of the issues is that we don’t have the personnel to devote to making sure

coops are kept clean, etcetera. We would rely on neighbors to call about neighbors – and sometimes that is very awkward.”

Supporters said it’s time for the city to embrace families who practice sustainability.

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updating our old code to reflect the changing views of families wanting to create a better world,” a petition signer wrote.

As of deadline, the Tuders’ chickens were roosting at a friend’s home, but the birds can’t stay there indefinitely.

“We miss them very much. We miss our fresh eggs and hope to gain support from the city of Terrell Hills to update the ordinance from 1992,” Tuder said.

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commissioners have repeatedly expressed concern about the size and height of the proposed structures, plus traffic and drainage impacts. MNO Partners’ representatives say they’ve made concessions to downsize their project.

NORTH CENTRAL RESIDENT MARY DIXSON recently became the first local person to enroll in a COVID-19 trial vaccine study conducted by Clinical Trials of Texas Inc. The University of Texas at San Antonio communications instructor was among the initial enrollees in a two-year experiment involving three vaccines developed

by Pfizer and BioNTech, and Moderna’s mRNA-1273 vaccine.

AMID THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children received gifts of clear, protective masks made by Laylah Votion, a San Antonio Independent School District student, and her new nonprofit, Deaf Ally. The 14-year-old pupil launched Deaf Ally earlier this summer to help deaf and hard-ofhearing individuals communicate

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and stay safe while wearing transparent masks displaying mouths. The Young Women’s Leadership Academy learner had an initial goal of donating 150 see-through face coverings to Sunshine Cottage. The teen also is raising funds selling bundles of stickers at www. sossanantonio.org/sos-gear. html. Visit www.instagram.com/ deaf_ally for more.

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Art in a time of pandemic ARTISTS, GALLERIES, MUSEUMS TURN INNOVATIVE DURING COVID-19

by EDMOND ORTIZ

MANY NORTH CENTRAL ARTISANS, museums and galleries struggling during the ongoing pandemic have found creative ways to stay connected with their audience.

While Olmos Park Terrace artists originally hoped to spend a November weekend welcoming visitors to their neighborhood as part of the 20th annual Uptown Art Stroll, the tour now may be online only. “In the spirit of community safety and care for our neighbors, the decision

was made to abstain from a face-toface event and leave the door open for a virtual event, and possibly a date in

BELOW: The McNay Art Museum has safety protocols in place for visitors and staff alike. RIGHT: Alamo Heights-area artist Augusta Brook Rosser believes the pandemic has spurred innovation, while galleries such as Artpace provide free Wi-Fi in the parking lot (inset). Courtesy photos

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the spring,” a press release from event organizers stated.

Planners hope to instead post photos of artists working in their studios and images of the art they have been creating during the pandemic.

The public may follow along at www. uptownartstroll.org or www.facebook. com/UptownArtStroll.

Indeed, public-art spaces have resorted to lessening capacity or taking only appointments to permit visitors. Many galleries are using their websites and social media to livestream workshops, tours and other programming.

Monthly activities such as First Fridays in Southtown are on hiatus.

This year’s editions of Fiesta and Luminaria and their art-vendor opportunities are canceled.

Overall, there are some relief efforts, including a Facebook page encouraging support for local artists: https://www. facebook.com/groups/supportartistsinsanantonio/.

Businesses such as Artpace are giving back to the community with free public Wi-Fi in its parking lot at 513 N. Flores St. San Antonio has authorized $2.6 million in federal relief funds for local, nonprofit arts organizations and individual craftsmen.

Roberto Treviño, the District 1 councilman, proposes creating an Art WORKS program, suggesting San Antonio boost its public-art investment by collaborating with builders to accommodate public art at new developments.

“Whether in the form of murals, sculpture or functional art, (art’s) existence in public places adds vibrancy to cities and strengthens community bonds,” Treviño said. “Public art also provides jobs.”

According to the COVID-19 Impact

Survey for Artists and Creative Workers, more than 60% of these individuals nationwide have become unemployed, and nearly 100% lost income.

Artist and resident Celine Casillas Thomasson said many need exhibits like Art Stroll and live shows “to make a go of it financially.”

“It’s really devastating. All those opportunities to make money are just gone,” she added.

However, local artists such as Thomasson and Augusta Brook Rosser believe COVID-19 has spurred innovation.

Rosser, an Alamo Heights-area resident, paints from home, promotes through social media and has sold works at AnArte Gallery.

“I think that being forced to be home not only opened up additional time to create paintings, but also inspired me to use social media to share my creative process in a way that I hoped would inspire others to create while also at home,” she said.

“Some videos simply show me painting while others demonstrate how to use tinfoil to create a heart or paint flowers on a grocery bag,” she added.

Because more people are housebound, they want to buy art to hang on the walls, Rosser suggested.

“I’m happy to provide a colorful and happy image for people’s homes. Even when things aren’t going so well, I try and focus on the positive in my art,” she added.

Thomasson said she barely worked at her craft during the outbreak’s first two months.

“You need to focus on this loss, and then claw your way back to a place where you think, ‘Now, I have room in my heart and my head, and I have energy to do this,” she said.

Thomasson and her colleagues said some creative people may struggle if

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they cannot afford web service at home, are not digitally savvy or don’t have a built-in audience.

Museums, too, have adjusted to a “new normal.” Area institutions such as the Witte Museum, McNay Art Museum, San Antonio Museum of Art, and Briscoe Western Art Museum all installed safety and cleaning protocols to accommodate reduced guests.

Still, special events and regular public activities at these sites are postponed or canceled. The Briscoe also experienced layoffs.

Meanwhile, the McNay is proceeding with its long-range landscaping master plan, having added three outdoor sculptures.

“We have experienced lower-thanaverage attendance, as expected.

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However, we are seeing visitation slowly build week after week,” said Rachel Trevino, the museum’s communications and marketing head. “We have received feedback that visitors are enjoying ‘having the museum to themselves’ and being able to take in the art and the scenery of our grounds in a spacious and open environment.”

Other art organizations are going virtual to continue tradition. Blue Star Contemporary’s Red Dot Art Sale, set for Sept. 23, will feature a virtual augmented reality experience in which the viewer walks around the room to get a “feel” for being inside the Southtown art space.

The regular Red Dot exhibit can be viewed in person or online Sept. 23-Oct. 4.

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Sew good to help out MARGARET MITCHELL’S IDEA CREATES MASKS FOR THE MASSES THROUGH UIW PROJECT

by SUSAN YERKES

AS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED costume designer, Margaret Mitchell — a longtime theater professor at the University of the Incarnate Word — creates impressive garments.

Today her work has moved to another stage, namely limiting the spread of COVID-19 by mass-producing protective masks.

The Terrell Hills resident recently mobilized a cast of colleagues for a pandemicera production – creating thousands of face coverings for nonprofits in San Antonio and beyond. In just a few months, the project has grown to

include students, alumni, nuns and friends, and it’s still going strong.

Back in March, when the virus began expanding across the U.S. and face

masks were in short supply, Mitchell got wind of a national movement among costume designers. As curtains came down on live shows and campuses suspended in-person classes, some designers and theater professionals sought ways to help others using their skills to research and produce protective coverings.

“I got an email from a colleague at Carnegie Mellon School of Design about making masks, and I thought, ‘OMG! We can do this!’”

Mitchell said.

She first contacted the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, the university’s sponsoring ministry, checking to see if Christus Foundation could use them for Christus Santa Rosa Hospital, but

Margaret Mitchell (left), who spearheaded an effort to create protective faces masks for nonprofits during the pandemic, is in her studio sewing face coverings (right) to be handed out to children as they enter a local hospital. Photos by RB Ornelas

the medical facility had adequate supplies.

At the same time, Sister Jean Durel received an urgent plea from Global Response Management, an international relief organization maintaining a refugee-camp field hospital in Matamoros, Mexico, across the border from Brownsville.

Some 3,000 asylum-seekers, mostly women and children, desperately needed coverings.

Sisters at the foundation, realizing Mitchell’s project might be tailor-made to aid the migrants, put Mitchell and Durel in touch.

“The timing was so incredible,” Durel said. “I was just blown away.

Margaret is such a wonderfully caring person, and she was so organized. She had a core team of her colleagues and all kinds of students and former students making masks.”

Teri Lopez, director of UIW’s fashion-management department, and Yesi Tafur de Grancharoff, the university’s costume-studio supervisor, became Mitchell’s original “core team.” They contacted students, past and present, and friends — anyone with a sewing machine and a can-do attitude.

Global Response Management supplied several sewing patterns that met Centers for Disease Control and Prevention standards.

With the campus largely closed, the group made kits for volunteers to assemble masks at home. Each came with materials, designs and clear instructions.

“We started with things we had in the fashion- and theater-department stock, and then ordered batting and other things. We did fiber testing,

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since they had to be 100% cotton, and washing,” Mitchell said.

She researched prototypes and fabrics, sharing tips with colleagues worldwide. Mitchell can rattle off many, such as: “If you don’t have a polypropylene filter, flannel is really good — the virus doesn’t like fuzzy things.”

De Grancharoff redesigned the original models, reducing manufacturing time.

“We simplified them and made fittings on different sizes,” de Grancharoff said. “A few of my students have said sewing is not their thing, but these are life skills.

The more you know, the better. This semester, one of the first lessons in my class is going to be making your

own mask with a filter.”

Lopez said the pandemic project reminded her of the university’s founders, French nuns who made the arduous journey to San Antonio in 1869 to help quell a devastating cholera epidemic.

“We’re not in the medical field, but I can sit at my sewing machine and make masks. It’s the least I can do,” she said. This fall she wants collegians to create decorative masks for a sale or silent auction, supportive of the Cardinals’ Cupboard Food Pantry, a student-assistance program.

Junior Sharlee Krkosa, a UIW theater major and former student of Mitchell’s, loves the venture.

Sophia Hall, a sophomore at the University of the Incarnate Word, is one of the school’s volunteers crafting protective face masks for nonprofits during the COVID-19 outbreak. The effort was started

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“Honestly, it has been so nice to use the skills I learned in the costume shop to help others,” she said.

In early May, UIW's Ettling Center for Civic Leadership and Sustainability took on the project to help expand and continue the work. Mitchell and her team, however, continue to help.

“We have more than 70 students, faculty and staff and community members actively engaged now. It’s an unbelievable example of community,” said center director Ricardo Gonzales González. “We have distributed 1,100 masks to the border, 500 to the Children’s Cancer Research Institute, 400 to

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Christus Santa Rosa, and 200 to CentroMed.” For the latter, 800 more are in the works.

“We would love to have more people in the community get involved,” he added. “Parents, seniors, young people – anyone with access to a sewing machine.

It’s a great way to get involved and help. With a small grant from the San Antonio Area Foundation we can mail the kits out. We have people helping from New York to New Mexico. What Margaret and her friends began is inspiring, and amazing.”

To help, contact González at the Ettling Center, 210-832-3208 or rigonza4@uiwtx.edu.

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CAM: Downtown beacon of hope ‘EMERGENCY ROOM OF SOCIAL SERVICES’ CONTINUES HELPING DURING PANDEMIC

by OLIVIER J. BOURGOIN

A DOWNTOWN MINISTRY THAT CONTINUES to aid the needful during the pandemic could use a helping hand itself, according to supporters.

The Christian Assistance Ministry, 110 McCullough Ave., has been offering support to anyone in need since 1977, and does so without government funding.

When COVID-19 began sweeping across the region last spring, many of CAM’s older volunteers began staying away due to fears of getting sick.

Meanwhile, more people — among them the impoverished and the unsheltered — needing food, showers, mail service and other relief began showing up.

“We went from about 200 volunteers to just a handful in a matter of days,” said CEO Dawn White-Fosdick. “At the exact same time, the number of clients we serve increased dramatically. This meant we had to hire more staff to keep moving

forward. It created additional expenses and a strain on our budget.”

Founded by a loose-knit association of nine downtown churches, today there are 85 houses of worship enabling CAM to serve more than 60,000 people annually as the “emergency room of social services.”

Appointments for clients aren’t required. The staff assists anyone regardless of creed, color, origins or religious affiliation.

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families and individuals with groceries and/or clothing.

homeless persons with sack lunches.

people who need a place to receive their mail.

children with specific school supplies.

people with spiritual support including prayer, a Bible or Bible study.

people with financial assistance to purchase an ID, utility assistance to avoid disconnection, or help pay for prescription medications and transportation.

Not having to rely on government assistance has its positives, WhiteFosdick said.

“Our funding comes 100% from individuals, churches and foundations. Not accepting funding from any governmental organization be it city, state or federal makes us more nimble. We don’t have to deal with as much red tape and when a genuine need has been assessed, we don’t have to jump through hoops and deal with regulations that can weigh you down,” she said.

White-Fosdick added, “I like to say that we’re society’s gap filler for the underprivileged.”

CAM is housed on Grace Lutheran Church property; rent is $1 yearly.

Two men distributing sack lunches, bottled water and sodas in August’s heat said a New Testament passage motivates them to volunteer.

“It tells us in the Bible to help the poor, to be compassionate and to help those in need. It’s a way for us to give back,” said one.

Services include financial aid to purchase an ID; utility assistance to avoid disconnection; help paying for prescription medications and transportation; providing the homeless with free mailbox service — with 200 to 300 already receiving their mail there; issuing clothing, shoes, backpacks, school supplies and personal hygiene items; and no-cost meals Monday through Saturday.

Other agencies provide free food downtown on Sundays, CAM officials explained.

While CAM doesn’t offer overnight shelter, showers are available Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, located in a specially built, 18-wheeler trailer.

“Last February, the city of San Antonio got approval to purchase another shower truck for our use, but because of the pandemic, the

acquisition process has stalled,” White-Fosdick said. “Meanwhile, the city helps with towel service, and general cleaning of that facility.”

Several patrons — asking not to use last names — said CAM is a godsend.

“I don’t come here much, but when I do, they are always ready to help,” Marc said.

Added Kate, “It’s a very useful presence. It helps to take the pressure off.”

William, who’s originally from Los Angeles, but is now in San Antonio by way of Corpus Christi, said, “It’s a great resource. It gives people hope and it shows people that someone cares.”

White-Fosdick said CAM needs donations of useful, practical clothing such as clean T-shirts and jeans, comfortable shoes including sneakers (not high heels or dress wear), new socks and underwear, and diapers.

“We have a never-ending need for those,” said White-Fosdick, who was been with CAM 10 years.

Other ways to help: “Make a few extra sandwiches at home, freeze them, and deliver them to us once a month,” WhiteFosdick said. “Grab some plastic bags and fill them up with hygiene items and toiletries such as smallsize bottles of shampoo, toothpaste and so on.”

To volunteer or donate, call 210-223-4099 or visit https:// christianassistanceministry.org/.

In addition, a satellite ministry is on the North Side at 5084 De Zavala Road; for more, call 210697-5771.

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A RECENT ADDITION to The Bottling Department Food Hall at Pearl is bringing Caribbean-inspired dishes to North Central.

Chefs Nicola Blaque of The Jerk Shack and Lionel “Butch” Blache — Grey Moss Inn, Max’s Wine Dive and Grayze — recently debuted Mi Roti, 312 Pearl Parkway, Building 6.

The eatery is straight-up street food from the islands, with savory flavors reminiscent of Kingston, Mandeville or Montego Bay, Jamaica.

Blaque — a Jamaican native, CIA-trained and an Army veteran — already spiced things up winning local awards for The Jerk Shack.

Her Mi Roti collaborator showered her with praise.

“She’s the brain behind it (Mi Roti). I’m just in charge of day-to-day operations,” said Blache, a New Orleans native and longtime fan of all things Jamaican.

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The restaurant’s title refers both to the food’s style and crêpe-like flatbread, or “roti,” which envelops it.

Guests at the eatery’s walk-up window can choose from a variety of roti selections to build their own wrap or a bowl.

“We wanted … to give the customer the power to create.

With the choices we offer on the menu, I think we calculated that there are about 323,000 different combinations possible,” Blache said. “You could eat here every day and never eat the same thing twice.”

Diners pick a protein, which can change with the season, ranging from all sorts of chicken to pepper shrimp or grilled steak. Next, comes rice; varieties include brown, coconut or cilantro lime. Then, pick toppings (five max) such as pickled red onions, shredded cheese, cucumber slices and roasted Brussels sprouts. Finally, sauce options consist of mango chutney, avocado cream, chimichurri and more.

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