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HITTING ALL THE HIGH NOTES Award-winning NEISD violinist who took top honors at state sets sights on mentoring, more contests

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MacArthur High School senior Emily Bustos is no one-note wonder, building on her topof-the-charts win last spring at the University Interscholastic League’s state music competition.

In addition to receiving the Outstanding Performer Award, the 17-year-old Bustos this year is setting her sights on other musical competitions, as well as taking part in a peer-instruction mentoring program.

“My musical plans for the year are to make allstate, get another outstanding at Solo and Ensemble, and audition for solo and ensemble competitions with my sister,” said Bustos, who plays violin.

In addition to being bright and talented, the teen

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sI approach four years with LOCAL Community News, I think about how far the newspapers have come and how far we still have to go.

At this time, LOCAL is preparing to launch a new website, coupled with a ramped-up social media campaign. Reporters will be able to deliver information to readers that falls between our various monthly deadlines, hopefully to engage a wider audience.

I am happy about that, of course, but our print products remain the heart of what we do.

That brings me to a goal I have set for my next year at LOCAL. I would like to hear more often from homeowner and property-owner associations. There are dozens scattered across the circulation areas of our six zoned newspapers, and I know they have plenty of information to offer their constituents.

LOCAL is the perfect vehicle to disseminate those news items and notices. The papers each month feature comprehensive calendars and the Local Lowdown, which contain relevant updates. Some of the POA and HOA releases even lend themselves to full-blown news stories.

These groups do so much for their members. We want to showcase those efforts. If you’re an officer, a manager or just a concerned resident with ties to a POA or HOA, call us at 338-8842 or email tips@localcommunitynews.com.

THOMAS EDWARDS EXECUTIVE EDITOR CORRECTION: A photo caption in the September LOCAL Community News should have identified Debra Trueman as the Hollywood Park Place 2 councilwoman and the Hollywood Park Humane Society secretary/treasurer. Tonya Cummings is the Humane Society president.

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f you think regular folks can’t make much of a difference when it comes to multimillion-dollar city projects, consider the recent case of the Brackenridge Park Master Plan.

As the city’s proposed May bond issue is allocated now, the parks and recreation section includes $19 million, long overdue for improvements to Brackenridge.

The jewel of a locale, comprising nearly 350 acres in the heart of San Antonio, is sadly dilapidated. Several months ago, Mayor Ivy Taylor spearheaded the

creation of a group of architects to draft a preliminary course of action for the park.

Brackenridge already had a couple of proposals gathering dust from 1979 and 1997. (With 2015’s version, by coincidence, these three plans to breathe new life into the park have come at 18year intervals, but I digress.) The new architectural team considered those, as well as the booming Broadway “cultural corridor,” with canyons of new high-rise housing downtown plus the DoSeum and Witte expansion by the park.

However, neighborhood activists took to the internet and social media to stir up a hornet’s nest over some of the changes. First, most roads into the park were to be closed to cars, and a couple of large multistory parking garages were envisioned for park visitors, along with shuttles to carry folks into the grounds.

While details weren’t included in this plan, community activists put two and two together. Families just out to enjoy a picnic or celebrate a birthday likely would end up paying more for parking and the shuttle.

After former Councilwoman Maria

Berriozábal and the Esperanza Peace & Justice Center got involved, hundreds of people started demanding more opportunity to comment on the plan.

The protest swelled until the city finally started listening. Officials heard that folks wanted the park cleaned up and renovated, but not fundamentally altered.

Brackenridge has always been “the people’s park,” after all. Generations have driven through the park to relax and play there.

This time, the people who fought City Hall did make a difference. The most offensive parts of the plan were removed, while the bits with the most support remained. Those include restoring the historic Spanish acequia, creating interpretive exhibits, stabilizing the eroding banks of the San Antonio River and restoring wonderful historic structures such as the old pump house and the donkey barn. Not to mention cleaning up and maintaining the park itself.

Lynn Bobbitt is executive director of the recently formed Brackenridge Park Conservancy, a nonprofit providing private funds and stewardship. Using

donations and grants, the group is opening an office and information center in the heart of the park. They’re also working on plans to restore Miraflores Park on Hildebrand Avenue at Broadway — now a part of Brackenridge — and are giving free, guided tours through the enchanting old property. While the conservancy was consulted about the master plan, they weren’t in charge.

Bobbitt suggests a fully thought out proposal could, and probably should, take several years to develop, which is surely preferable to throwing a lot of money at a quick – and unpopular — fix.

Going forward, Bobbitt’s organization – and the public in general – should have a larger role in determining the future of Brackenridge Park. Nineteen million dollars is a great start and could be well spent, as the conservancy grows and produces new initiatives.

I’d like to know what readers remember most fondly about Brackenridge Park, and what changes you would like to see; email me with your thoughts for sharing. syerkes@localcommunitynews.com

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FIRE PREVENTION Texas Forest Service’s 1 Logan Scherschel provides information on using landscaping to keep property safe from fires. Hardberger Park’s Urban Ecology Center, 8400 N.W. Military Highway (western entrance), hosts the 9-11 a.m. session.

No registration required. Though free, a $3 donation, or $5 per family, is suggested. For more, call 492-7472.

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PET-VACCINATION CLINIC OCT. Go to Hollywood Park City 1 Hall, 2 Mecca Drive, from 9-11 a.m. to get shots for your animal. For more, visit www.hollywoodpark-tx.gov.

HILL COUNTRY VILLAGE There will be OCT. 2 CLEANUP large trash receptacles outside City Hall, 116 Aspen Lane, for oversized items not picked up on trash day. Place pieces inside, not outside, the containers. Prohibited items are: brush, hazardous materials or anything containing Freon. For more, visit http:// www.hcv.org/ or call 494-3671.

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NEISD MARCHING BAND FESTIVAL 2016 All seven 4 North East Independent School District high schools will perform beginning at 7 p.m. at Heroes Stadium, 4799 Thousand Oaks Drive. The free festival is open to the public. For more, contact Jody Noblett at jnoble@neisd.net.

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of the Semmes Branch Library, 15060 Judson Road. For more, call 207-9110.

NEISD BOARD North East Independent School 10 District trustees meet at 5:30 p.m. at 8961 Tesoro Drive. To confirm dates and times of sessions normally scheduled on the second Monday of the month, call 407-0533.

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HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH San Antonio Public 10-12 The Library is currently commemorating the Alamo City’s rich, diverse culture and history. Come to the Semmes Branch Library, 15060 Judson Road, from 11 a.m. to noon Oct. 10 and 10:30-11:30 a.m. Oct. 12 to honor the award-winning book “Mango, Abulea and Me” by Meg Medina and illustrated

by Angela Dominguez. For more on Latino artists’ exhibits running through Nov. 7, call 207-2500 or visit mysapl.org.

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HOLLYWOOD PARK FALL CLEANUP Brush Week 10-13 starts at 7 a.m. Monday, when the town will collect cut-up trees from residents’s curbs. If not picked up by 5 p.m. Thursday, call City Hall at 494-2023. For more, visit www.hollywoodpark-tx.gov.

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BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE Master Naturalist Drake 15 White visits Voelcker Homestead’s Butterfly Learning Center, 1021 Voelcker Lane in Hardberger Park, from 10 a.m. to noon. White will present “Monarch Migration,” an outdoor program, accompanied by a facility tour. Enter through the park’s eastern entrance, 13203 Blanco Road. No registration required for the event. Though free, a $3 donation, or $5 per family, is suggested. For more, call 492-7472.

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MOVIES AL FRESCO Beginning at dusk, Mayor’s 15 Movie Night is a free, outdoor showing in Hollywood Park. Bring lawn chairs and blankets.

For titles of monthly screenings at Memorial Park, 2 Mecca Drive, visit www.slabcinema.com.

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HOLLYWOOD PARK City Council meets at 7 18 p.m. in City Hall, 2 Mecca Drive. The council convenes on the third Tuesday of the month. For more, visit hollywoodpark-tx.gov.

NATURE WALK: WILDLIFE Learn about Hardberger Park’s 22 environment and wildlife with Christine Westerman. This will be the last Nature Walk of 2016. The Urban Ecology Center, 8400 N.W. Military Highway (western entrance), hosts the 8-10 a.m. tutorial. No registration required. Though free, a $3 donation, or $5 per family, is suggested. For more, call 492-7472.

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RETIRED TEACHERS MEETING OCT. The North San Antonio 19 Retired Teachers Association meets starting at 9:45 a.m. on the third Wednesday of the month at San Pedro Presbyterian Church, 14900 U.S. 281 North. Attendees are updated with information useful to former educators.

For more, call Michele Bibb at 494-8197.

EMPTY YOUR MEDICINE CABINET Hollywood Park 22 wants your drugs. Safely dispose of unwanted, unused medications on National Prescription Drugs TakeBack Day. Items can be discarded in the parking lot at City Hall, 2 Mecca Drive, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more,

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IN OTHER NEWS A PURPLE BENCH DEDICATED AT EISENHOWER MIDDLE SCHOOL Sept. 13 honors the memory of Mailani Goodin, a 12-year-old student who was struck and killed by a vehicle while walking to the campus in April. Purple was her favorite color. The ceremony took place during a convocation of students and their families, with guests including District 9 Councilman Joe Krier.

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THE NORTH EAST INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT EARNED a Met Standard for the 2015-16 academic year, based on accountability ratings for more than 1,200 school districts released by the Texas Education Agency.

“This is a great achievement for North East ISD, our schools, students and community,” said Superintendent Brian G. Gottardy. “Our district outpaced the state average performance on 20 of 22 exams in grades three to eight

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and end-of-course assessments. I am so proud of our staff.” Met Standard is an accountability rating for meeting state performance targets for student achievement, student progress, closing performance gaps and postsecondary readiness, education officials said.

WAL-MART HAS DONATED 16.3 ACRES NEAR ITS STORE AT BLANCO ROAD AND WURZBACH PARKWAY, which adds more land to Hardberger Park and helps conserve the area’s natural resources, officials said.

Prior to a recent City Council vote to accept the land, District 9 Councilman Joe Krier thanked Wal-Mart. He noted the company’s assistance to local organizations and programs such as Meals on Wheels, LiftFund and the American GI Forum.

HOLLYWOOD PARK MAYOR CHRIS FAILS HAS PARTNERED with Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff to start the Suburban Cities Council and begin a conversation called “Bexar County 2040.” The goal is to discuss topics important to individual cities in Bexar County. Discussions will range from

AFTER TWO YEARS OF NEGOTIATIONS, the City Council voted 9-2 in favor of a mediated agreement with the San Antonio Police Officers Association.

District 9 Councilman Joe Krier favored the contract and said it’s a major step forward. “Our approval of the agreement says we truly believe we have the best police force in Texas, we will compensate our officers fairly, and we are watching out for San Antonio taxpayers,” Krier said. Critics say the contract does not adequately address the need for more transparency on police conduct.

RESIDENTS CAN TAKE PART IN SAN ANTONIO’S VOLUNTARY SIDEWALK Cost Sharing Program, which involves owner-occupants and the city both shouldering a portion of the cost to install or replace sidewalks. The city has $250,000 in funding available to repair sidewalks and curbs along residential properties. Residents are required to provide 30 to 50 percent of the cost for

the replacement work. If the property is located in a Community Development Block Grant area, the city may pay up to 70 percent of the repair costs. Call 311 or 207-6000 to determine cost-sharing rates.

AREA VOTERS WILL DECIDE A HANDFUL OF CONTESTED LOCAL RACES Nov. 8, as many candidates will run unopposed after winning party primaries and runoffs earlier this year. Bexar County residents will make choices in only a few contests – two of them in Precinct 3. Incumbent Republican Commissioner Kevin Wolff seeks to retain his seat against Democratic challenger Brandon Johnson, while incumbent Republican Constable Mark Vojvodich seeks the same against Democrat Ed Coleman.

Elsewhere, incumbent GOP Sheriff Susan Pamerleau seeks re-election against Democrat Javier Salazar, with Democrat incumbent Albert Uresti facing a challenge from Republican Michael Berlanga to remain tax assessor-collector. Early voting is Oct. 24-Nov. 4. For more, including polling locations, visit the Bexar County Elections website, elections.bexar.org.

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The decommissioned W.D. Tuttle Power Plant is being dismantled by CPS Energy, but officials say they are going to great lengths not to interfere with traffic or the quality of life in surrounding Northeast Side neighborhoods. Courtesy photo

Since 2008, CPS slowly has been shutting down the plant at 9911 Perrin Beitel Road. Unit 2 was retired in 2008, followed by units 1, 3 and 4 in 2011.

The plant, which played a crucial role in providing energy to the booming population of the 1950s, began its final phase of demolition on July 11, officials said. Work is expected to finish by December.

The utility sent a letter mid-summer

to surrounding neighborhoods, assuring residents no explosives would be used.

So far, so good, say neighborhood leaders.

“We are unaware of any complaints with CPS (Energy), as they have always worked with our neighborhood association,” said Marc Levesque, president of the Village North Neighborhood Association II. For the last two years, CPS Energy has conducted extensive testing and analysis of the plant to identify any environmental

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hazards. Officials said asbestos was used in insulation and roofing, a common building practice in the 1950s and ’60s.

All four units and the boiler and turbine buildings will be torn down.

However, the concrete foundations will be left in place. CPS plans to recycle and salvage as much material as possible. One other building will also be disassembled.

“We’ve worked really closely with our demolition contractor and others to protect our neighbors, and at the same time minimize the impact on the community,” said Benjamin L. Ethridge Jr., senior vice president of power generation.

“We’ve reduced noise, we’ve reduced dust and reduced (work-crew) traffic.”

The demolition crews are required to clear the roadways of any dirt and other debris from transport or loading. The utility also has employed a contractor to monitor dust and wet it down as needed, and workers are required to have a water truck or line on-site for dust suppression.

They must also comply with federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards when removing

equipment or structural materials.

Most of the dismantling is being done with “big metal scissors,” according to Jeremy Wilks, senior manager of mechanical projects at CPS Energy.

He is overseeing the project.

“They’re mechanical shears. They have big bucket cranes that cut the steel.

It’s a controlled descent, bringing it down to the ground safely,” Wilks said.

“We have noise-silencing equipment on our equipment, so we have mufflers.

We’re not using explosives.”

Ethridge said the demolition is a basic job, but safety is still the No. 1 priority.

“Demolition work by nature goes a little slower than construction because of what you’re doing. You’re basically reverse-assembling a building, and you have to do it carefully to avoid accidents,” Ethridge said.

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• Demolition trucks will be scheduled so that high traffic times are not interrupted.

For prerecorded weekly updates on the demolition, call 353-3366 or email tuttledemo@cpsenergy.com The land for the plant was purchased in 1951, and construction on the first unit began in 1953. It was named after former CPS Energy CEO W.D. Tuttle.

In mid-1954, Tuttle Unit 1 was powered up ahead of schedule in order to meet the summer peak load of energy consumption. Unit 2 was activated in 1956, followed by Unit 3 in 1961 and Unit 4 in 1963. Together the units generated 420 megawatts, with Unit 4 alone producing 160 megawatts, the largest unit in South Texas at the time.

“Tuttle lived up to its expectations,” Ethridge said. “The plant was a

tremendous source of energy for the city — reliable, cost-effective electricity.”

It was powered by natural gas with a back-up oil-firing fuel.

Ethridge added that CPS Energy invests in durable, long-term assets. Plants such as Tuttle have an operating life of 30 to 50 years.

Residents said the plant has been a good neighbor.

“It has not been a problem in the 25 years I have lived in the neighborhood,” Levesque said.

In a related matter, CPS Energy recently announced the retirement of J.T. Deely Power Plants units 1 and 2 on Calaveras Lake at the end of the 2018.

According to industry analysts, CPS is switching over to more renewable sources of energy, including wind and solar power, while also avoiding an estimated $3 billion in retrofits to its coal-burning operations. Said to be the country’s largest city-owned utility providing both natural gas and electricity, CPS plans to increase its reliance on renewable power sources by 20 percent in the next four years.

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Lillian Kissling, a MacArthur High School art student, paints a mural to brighten up a portable classroom at Thousand Oaks Elementary School. She once attended Thousand Oaks.

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MacArthur High School senior Lillian Kissling, who attended Thousand Oaks, said she felt nostalgic working on the same portables where she once sat in class.

“This is just something new and different for the kids and maybe that should just

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MURALS continues from pg. 11 inspire them that the world doesn’t have to be so boring and that they can add their own personal touch,” Kissling said.

The teen put in more than 40 hours planning, sketching and painting during the last few weeks of summer to liven up the “boring” portables. Her parents — Joe and Suzanne Kissling — accompanied her.

Suzanne Kissling, who said she’s been telling her daughter all along that she’s a talented painter, said it speaks volumes the teen was chosen for the project. Kissling is a third-grade teacher and started there when her daughter was in fourth grade nine years ago.

“When I tell (students) that my daughter painted that, they cannot believe it, so maybe too, it will make them think that they can do anything their heart desires,” Kissling said. Two other Kissling children also attended the elementary school.

Tami Garcia, a fifth-grade teacher at Thousand Oaks, wanted to beautify the portables and spearheaded the mural project.

“I think to have art in the school

is important because the kids like a friendly atmosphere. It makes them feel welcome,” Garcia said. “I think that it’s the basis of learning, to be able to be creative. It allows you to put yourself out there, to be emotional.”

After learning a muralist could be expensive, Garcia put out a call to the feeder high schools for an art student. Stephanie White, an art teacher at MacArthur, recommended Lillian Kissling.

“I’ve known her her entire life and that didn’t pop into my mind that I had an artist living across the street,” Garcia said.

This is the first time Kissling has painted a mural, finishing Aug. 27.

“I just feel like the world needs more good news,” she said.

The murals are inspired by the Leader in Me, a program that teaches “21st century leadership and life skills to students and creates a culture of student empowerment based on the idea that every child can be a leader,” according to its website.

The program, about giving back to the community, has been taught at Thousand Oaks for three years.

“This is a perfect example... because (Kissling) was a student, and she’s come back where her education began and here she is being a productive citizen and painting, spreading the knowledge of how to be a leader,” Garcia said.

The first mural is located on the classroom of Lisa Sparks, who has been teaching special education for 20 years.

It is inspired by Stephen R. Covey’s “7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” the basis for an initiative adopted by several North East Independent School District schools to encourage leadership.

It features a tree extolling seven good habits, from being proactive to fostering self-development.

“I feel like these are really good morals

to stand by. It’s a really good stepping stone for these little kids, too. They’re short and simple,” Kissling said.

The second mural is on Garcia’s classroom, and has a “Dr. Seuss vibe” based around the quote, “Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean,” by Ryunosuke Satoro.

“The murals look so bright and happy and both convey a positive message. I hope students see that and think that they are special and can be a leader in many ways,” Suzanne Kissling said.

Her daughter has been doing art since her freshman year, and joined the Peer Assistance Leadership and Service program, or PALS. her sophomore year when she began painting.

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HIGH NOTES continues from pg. 01 inspires others, said Jan Garverick, the orchestra director at MacArthur.

“Emily is a leader and sets a fine example for the other students,” Garverick said. “She’s progressed rapidly.

She’s an outstanding academic.”

In the wake of last spring’s contest, Bustos received a letter which said only 2 percent of performers ever receive the outstanding performer designation; it was prompted by her performance at the May 28 UIL 2016 Texas State Solo and Ensemble Contest at the University of Texas at Austin.

Bustos began playing in an orchestra in fifth grade because her parents wanted to keep alive the family’s musical tradition.

“My parents played cello,” the North East Independent School District student said. “My parents wanted me to play, so I tried it out, and I liked it.

I’ve been playing for seven years.”

Her mother, Lopez Middle School math teacher Erika Bustos, began performing with a cello in a fifth-grade orchestra.

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“Sometimes I get frustrated,” the MacArthur senior said. “I try my hardest to make everything fit correctly.”

She is part of MacTeach, a schoolbased, multifaceted mentoring program.

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“That taught me a lot of things. Music needs to be taught and heard so people can have that experience.”

She thinks this year will be even better because they have a “fantastic” president and a dedicated sponsor.

Garverick said the peerinstruction program lets Bustos and other music students make a difference in younger pupils’ lives.

“The children come twice a week,” Garverick said. “The students teach (the children) beginning violin and work with them. All the students who help teach are in orchestra.”

The violin is fun but challenging, and Bustos enjoys solos.

Her other accomplishments include the Texas All-State Orchestra, and she has been in the Region 12 Texas Music Educators Association Orchestra for seven years. During summer 2015, she was chosen during an audition to be a Young Artist in the Cactus Pear Music Festival in San Antonio.

She also has attended the prestigious Idyllwild Arts Academy music camp in California.

Garverick said Bustos qualified at the regional level in January. The student played the first movement of the Haydn Violin Concerto in G major at both the regional and state levels.

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Chancellor said by September, feedback from students and spectators about the detectors “has been really positive.”

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Resident Courtney Davidson attended a Reagan High School football game at Heroes opening weekend.

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