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hese are interesting times at LOCAL Community News. In July, we celebrate our third anniversary, but we’re not just blowing out the candles on the cake. We’re looking ahead, too.

Back in July 2012, San Antonio experienced a true shift in community journalism when LOCAL’s first two newspapers rolled off the press. No one had seen anything like them in this market: monthly, direct-mailed and free news publications focusing on the neighborhood stories no other media covered.

Since then, our newspapers targeting specific ZIP codes grew to six, with plans to launch even more editions during the next few years. LOCAL has also seen total circulation increase to nearly 200,000 copies.

Our formula for news coverage seems to be working. Readers have embraced our style of storytelling, with articles and commentary written by some of the best reporters in the area.

Even more relevant, readers say the papers have become an important part of their lives because of the vital information they contain regarding local events, school activities, traffic issues, crime and so on.

Our goal remains to inform, entertain and educate our audience.

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Taxes — a true political football

by SUSAN YERKES

Football fans have a long summer to endure before the season gets rolling this fall.

Yet, there’s been no shortage of political football, with property taxes playing the pigskin.

During the legislative session, everybody had a plan to cut your taxes, and the battles in the headlines got fierce.

It’s been a taxing mental exercise trying to keep up with the rhetorical pileups, dramatic tackles and occasional fumbles.

Part of the problem is perspective, known in political life as “spin.”

The glowing merits of one player’s plan were invariably met with a barrage of damning criticism from another player,

who then touted his or her alternative plan’s powerful pluses. The Texas Senate wanted to cut sales taxes. The state House worked to cut property taxes. Everybody had a different solution for the holy grail of tax relief, and everybody had tons of data to prove they were right.

Perplexing.

In fact, the Legislature is expressly forbidden to levy property taxes in Texas – thus the end runs and endless interpretations of the state Constitution.

However, lawmakers can — and have — set limits on tax rates imposed by county tax collectors each year.

San Antonio hasn’t raised property tax rates in a dozen years. The thing is, the rates don’t have to rise to blow up your tax bill. A cut in the property-tax rate is a drop in the bucket compared to the rising valuations of most properties. It’s the market value that keeps climbing, and raising your taxes.

According to the Pew Charitable Trusts, median property taxes have risen more than 60 percent since 2000, much faster than the rate of inflation.

This year in Texas, Dallas property went up 15 percent on average, while Austin and San Antonio got a relative break with an average of 11 percent.

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districts, and are required by law to reappraise your property at least every three years. However, it’s not the kind of appraisal you get when you want to sell or buy a home, where you hire a professional to come out and give you an independent appraisal. By necessity, appraisal districts use other methods – comparing home-sales prices in the area, and estimating the amount you would pay to replace your home.

Even if you have the crummiest house in the neighborhood, it’s not unlikely you will get popped with a higher tax bill.

When I got my property-tax bill this spring, I saw the market value of my little condo had risen by nearly 25 percent since last year.

Fortunately, there’s a way to at least try to reduce your own property tax – filing a protest with the appraisal district.

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to the appraiser’s office. The last few years I’ve sworn to myself I would do it, and then missed the June 1 deadline.

This year, I finally got serious.

I’ll learn a little about the process, at the very least.

San Antonio had its own political football game recently, with one candidate claiming he had helped ease the appraisal process with a bill he passed while in the Legislature, and another candidate claiming the bill made the appeals process much harder, and all the major candidates promising tax relief if elected.

Don’t hold your breath.

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he right to peacefully assemble is enshrined in the First Amendment, which recognizes people are allowed to protest government actions so long as no harm is done.

However, while peaceful assembly to address a societal ill is a cornerstone of American democracy, recent protests of late — including a gathering on the Northeast Side that tied up traffic, according to reports — are rarely welcome when they complicate the lives of others or lead to violence.

Such dissent does little to convince folks to join the protesters’ cause.

Peaceful assemblies should seek to inspire and motivate; create consensus; foster a sense of community; and empower change.

Unfortunately, some recent protests over the deaths of black men in police custody started out peacefully, but turned into orgies of looting and violence.

There is no excuse for such wanton destruction. No amount of anger or feelings of alienation justify burglarizing stores, burning down pharmacies or damaging other property.

Thankfully San Antonio has been spared such outbreaks, but a recent act of civil protest apparently became more of a nuisance than a rallying point.

In the episode, local protestors in a show of solidarity with residents in Baltimore — the latter group angered by the death of a black man after he suffered a spinal injury while under arrest — blocked a portion of PerrinBeitel Road and Loop 410 at a restaurant.

Though San Antonio police said the assembly remained peaceful, media accounts reported that many motorists were irked when the traffic flow became interrupted.

No matter how important your cause, very few people will be inclined to sympathize with you if you are impeding their way to work or home, when they are picking up their children or when they are trying to go about their business.

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ENCINO PARK OVER 50 CLUB For folks a half-century old, come to the Encino Park Community Center, 1923 Encino Rio St. at 11:30 a.m. the first and third Tuesday of the month for fun activities including tours, dinner gatherings and events. For more, contact Dyan Montesclaros at 481-7890.

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MILITARY WELCOME American Legion Post 10 holds a breakfast meeting from 8-9 a.m. the second Saturday of every month, from September to June, at The Egg & I, 700 E. Sonterra Blvd., Suite 314. All military, active and veterans, as well as spouses and guests, are invited. For more, email Hector Cavazos, post commander at post10tx@yahoo.com or call 325-5627.

JUNE 13

EXOTIC-ANIMAL SHOW The Encino Branch Library, 2515 E. Evans Road, will be home to Happy Tails Entertainment’s unusual creatures from 2-3 p.m. Humans, especially youngsters, are welcome to drop by to see and touch them. Tickets for the program may be picked up at the reference desk beginning June 8. For more, contact 207-9250 or visit www.mysapl.org.

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Cost is $150. For more, call 535-4165.

SINGLES MIXER Companionship JUNE and dinner is on the menu at 16 7 p.m. every third Tuesday of the month at Cornerstone Church’s Life Center, 18755 Stone Oak Parkway. The evolving ministry, “Singles with Purpose,” is a get-together for adults ages 35-50. Cost is $3. Child care is provided. For more, call 490-1600 or visit www.sacornerstone.org.

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Trustees of the North East Independent School District will meet at 5:30 p.m. in the boardroom at 8961 Tesoro Drive. To confirm dates and times, call 407-0533.

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CALLING ALL SINGLE SENIORS Are you 50 or over? If so, fellowship, games, fun and lunch await noon to 4 p.m. every third Saturday of the month at Cornerstone Church’s Life Center, 18755 Stone Oak Parkway. Cost is $3. Reservations must be made in advance by calling Jeannine Owens at 821-5073.

JUNE 20

GET YOUR GROOVE ON Quenedit Ballet School, 22610 U.S. 281 North, Suite 221, in the Village at Stone Oak, is offering late-afternoon/early-evening summer dance classes. Try ballet, hip-hop, jazz, pre-ballet, creative movement, salsa, tap or the school’s newest addition – leaps,

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DISTRICT 9 NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE Meetings are held the fourth Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. in Stone Oak Methodist Hospital, classroom No. 1, 1139 E. Sonterra Blvd. The hospital is just off U.S. 281 North. For more, contact Art Downey, alliance president, at 497-8873.

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MORE EXOTIC ANIMALS The Parman Branch Library, 20735 Wilderness Oak Road, will be home to Happy Tails Entertainment’s unusual creatures from 4-5 p.m. Humans, especially youngsters, are welcome to drop by to see and touch them. Tickets are required and will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis beginning 10 a.m. on June 20. For more, contact 207-2703 or visit www.mysapl.org.

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NEISD COMMUNITY EDUCATION The North East Independent School District is offering a variety of adult and community-education classes, including instruction on home and garden techniques, summer camps, computer skills, health and wellness, and financial planning. Program costs vary. For more, call 407-0140, option 3, or visit links through the NEISD website at www.communityed.neisd.net.

THIS SUMMER

SHAPING UP FOR A NEW YOU While the Parman Branch Library, 20735 Wilderness Oak Road, is usually a place to exercise your mind, come by meeting room B at 10 a.m. Mondays and exercise your body. San Antonio Parks and Recreation offers Fitness in the Park, a year-round, free program. Learn & Burn is a 10-minute health-education class followed by 30 to 40 minutes of exercise. For more, contact 207-2703 or visit www.sanantonio. gov/parksandrec/fitness_in_the_parks.aspx.

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JAVA WITH JOE District 9 WEEKLY Councilman Joe Krier meets every Wednesday with the public at his field office, 16500 U.S. 281 North, Suite 290 at Thousand Oaks Drive.

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The store opened not too long ago, and Carmona said prices are affordable, with most items $100 or less. A luxury line is

coming soon, with wares tagged at up to $150. The boutique also has pop-up and trunk shows. Hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Monday through Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. For more, call 497-5406 or visit shopcamillacrown.com or facebook.com/ shopcamillacrown. (See story on page 26)

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1604 West, in The Vineyard shopping center, is described by a spokeswoman as a classic steakhouse with a few “South American twists.” Selections include wildcaught, sustainable fish; free-range chicken; and prime-grade beef butchered in-house.

All of the dishes are cooked over a custommade Brazilian parrilla grill. Diners can also choose from South American sides such as coxinha, or croquettes; the casquinha de siri (crabmeat stewed in coconut milk and a variety of spices); and salchicha, grilled Argentinean sausage. The restaurant

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4. SMOKE, 700 E. Sonterra Blvd., Suite 1117, debuted in April as a chef-driven, upscale 7,000-square-foot barbecue venue seating 300, including 60 on the patio. All breads, ranging from Hawaiian rolls to biscuits, plus bratwurst and french fries, are made in-house. In addition, diners can order corned-beef ox tongue served with an ancho-cherry/cranberry demi-glace and charred sweet potatoes, chicken livers, Texas fried chicken, pig tails, signature “Sexy BBQ Meatloaf ” and home-cured bacon, which also is sold by the slice to go. The restaurant has a cocktail bar, wine list and 40 beers, including 20 on tap.

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Parkway, Suite 106, offers PAN therapy, or psychotropic analgesic nitrous oxide, to “discreetly and confidentially treat alcohol-

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THE ENCINO BRANCH LIBRARY OFFICIALLY OPENED MAY 2 at 2515 E. Evans Road during a ceremony attended by several dignitaries, including District 9 Councilman Joe Krier and Mayor Ivy Taylor. With stateof-the-art digital services featuring the San Antonio Public Library’s first drive-thru for books and other materials catering to those on the go, the structure was reconstructed in a building previously housing a Tex-Mex restaurant. Work started in September, and the project was funded with $7.1 million from the voter-approved 2012-17 bond.

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VISITORS TO PANTHER SPRINGS PARK can now see a recently erected public-art display, city officials said. Public Art San Antonio commissioned artist Jon Isherwood to create the original piece. Sotol Duet is a two-part granite sculpture — one red and one black, according to a newsletter from District 9 Councilman Joe Krier. “The sculptures take their shape from the sotol plant that can be found throughout the park,” the councilman said. “The red-granite sculpture sits 7 feet high, resembling the sotol plant above

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THE TOP TEACHERS in the North East Independent School District — including one from Tejeda Middle School — were recognized as being “the best of the best” during the district’s annual Teacher of the Year Banquet held at The Club at Sonterra on May 6. The event honored the top teachers from each NEISD campus, with two of them named as District Teachers of the Year. Tejeda’s Lynn Bodet earned distinction as Secondary Teacher of the Year. “You really are the reason why our

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MONICA LAUGHLIN, A GIFTED-ANDTALENTED TEACHER AT Las Lomas Elementary School, was named among the honorees April 17 during a spirited ceremony for the 2015 Trinity Prize for Excellence in Teaching, which recognizes motivated and dedicated educators in the San Antonio region. She was among 18 distinguished area educators nominated by their school districts in recognition of outstanding contributions to public education. Launched in 1982, the Trinity Prize honors public school teachers whose practices and approaches result in outstanding classroom performance, school and school-district leadership, professional contributions, and stellar community service.

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American Legion Boys State, founded in 1935, will be held at the University of Texas at Austin June 7-12, with an expected statewide attendance of 1,100 delegates.

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1,150-pupil facility near Borgfeld Road in the Kinder Ranch area. In addition, a 1,050-student school is set for Hubertus Road and FM 482 in Garden Ridge. About $94 million of the voter-approved bond is earmarked for the new schools, which are designed to relieve enrollment at Smithson Valley and Canyon middle schools, each projected to reach capacity by 2018. The rest will fund technology improvements ($21.3 million); capital projects at existing facilities ($20.1 million); upgrade student safety and security ($5.4 million) and $6.1 million for land acquisitions in CISD’s high-growth areas along U.S. 281 and Interstate 35.

“We’re pleased voters approved Bond 2015 so we can continue to address the rapid growth in Comal ISD,” said Superintendent Andrew Kim. “We are very appreciative for the support and we will work to ensure that the process of implementing these bond projects is transparent, so that we can be held accountable by our community.”

Also, trustee Amy Freund bested Gwen Pain in the District 5 race, and District 6 school board incumbent Marty Bartlett ran unopposed.

Elections marked by low turnout

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orth Side City Council members Joe Krier of District 9 and District 10’s Mike Gallagher sailed through the May 9 general election, with both promising to spend the next two years on infrastructure needs and sound fiscal policies.

Voters also approved two propositions and four City Charter amendments.

The amendments include paying council members a livable wage and allowing residents to cast ballots on light-rail and streetcar issues.

Neither incumbent Ivy Taylor nor former state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte received a majority of votes in the mayoral race, setting the stage for a runoff June 13.

DISTRICT 9

Krier, a longtime businessman,

secured a full term as a council member with 72.3 percent of the vote, outpacing four other candidates.

Police officer-turned-educator Jeffry Van Slycke finished a distant second, receiving 10 percent, followed by small-business owner Richard Castanon, accountant/investor Lori Slusher and retired dentist Bert Cecconi.

The council appointed Krier, a former Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce president, as an interim representative in November 2013 after Elisa Chan resigned for a state Senate bid. He ran in May 2014 to complete Chan’s term.

“I think the citizens of District 9 believe I have been a good advocate and listener,” he said following the May 9 election results.

Now, Krier seeks a “back-to-basics” focus regarding the city’s budget, saying it’s vital San Antonio soon reaches new accords with its police and fire unions.

“We have got to get contracts that are fair to police officers and firefighters on the line, and fair to the city and the taxpayers,” he said. “I’ve made it very clear for a long time that we couldn’t carry on with the same benefits as in the past, otherwise the city would go bankrupt.”

As for budgeting priorities, aside from concentrating on streets, drainage, libraries, parks and public safety, Krier said, “anything else is just extra.” Soon

enough, Krier added, the city will initiate a public-involvement process to plan another five-year bond program, which the electorate could consider in 2017.

“There are many infrastructure needs in District 9,” he said.

Although many observers lamented the low-voter turnout – 11.8 percent citywide for a crowded mayoral election – of the 10 City Council contests, Krier’s 9,277 votes was the most by any candidate.

Krier said another factor in his reelection was his visibility in last year’s streetcar debate. As opposition to VIA Metropolitan Transit’s downtown streetcar plan increased, early on Krier was one of the council members who successfully suggested putting the proposal before the public.

“There were 26,000 people who signed the streetcar petition, who want to see it go before a public vote. They were determined to go to the polls,” Krier said.

The council ultimately pulled the city’s pledged financial support, opting instead to place on the May ballot a City Charter amendment requiring a public vote on any streetcar initiative, which passed with 67 percent.

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He also noted his involvement in water issues.

“I’ve told residents I would help to address our water supply and that happened,” he added, referring to the long-term Vista Ridge project, which will bring non-Edwards Aquifer water to San Antonio from east of Austin.

DISTRICT 10

Air Force retiree Mike Gallagher received 81 percent of the vote to claim a full two-year term as a councilman.

Gallagher, who previously presided over the Northeast Neighborhood Alliance and chaired the city’s Board of Adjustment, easily defeated Celeste MontezTidwell, a worker in customer service or public relations for several years.

Gallagher attributed his win to active neighborhood leaders staying engaged in a variety of district and citywide issues.

“My goals remain improving our district’s infrastructure, strengthening the security of our neighborhoods and businesses, and looking for positive development opportunities,” Gallagher said. “We will do this by carefully directing the budget, the bond programs, and working on improvement projects like our Northeast Corridor Revitalization Program.”

He also was pleased a majority of constituents echoed his sentiment about the streetcar vote and raising the pay of elected officials. Gallagher’s office initiated a study into the feasibility of increasing the salaries of the mayor and council members.

PROPOSITIONS

Two city propositions passed: renewing a one-eighth cent sales tax to buy conservation easements over the aquifer’s recharge zone, and retaining a one eighth-cent sales tax to continue expanding city creekways and green spaces.

Besides the streetcar issue, voters OK’d three other Charter amendments: raising salaries of the mayor and council members to $61,725 and $45,722, respectively; calling a special election to fill a council or mayoral vacancy with 120 days or more left in a term; and eliminating Charter provisions superseded by state law and to update outdated language.

Gallagher said approval of these propositions and amendments reflects an increasingly educated local electorate.

“At the top of the list was protecting the Edwards Aquifer and extending our linear parks. That’s understandable because these two programs will continue to have profound and lasting effects on our city’s future,” he said.

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or nearly 20 years, the District 9 Neighborhood Alliance has helped keep area residents abreast of how local political decisions affect their lives.

The alliance is still going strong today with that same mission, its leaders say.

The organization was started in the late 1990s by attorney and former City Councilman Tim Bannwolf and a few other like-minded residents who lived in District 9.

Art Downey, the president of the alliance, has been with the organization since its inception and has been its leader for 16 years.

“They thought it would be a good idea to get an organization where neighborhood leaders could meet and

exchange ideas and also get input from the city and give input to the city,” Downey said about why the group was started.

The alliance usually meets at 7 p.m. every fourth Wednesday of the month in classroom No. 1 at the Stone Oak Methodist Hospital, 1139 E. Sonterra Blvd. just off U.S. 281 North. More details can be found at www.stoneoakpoa.com by clicking on District 9 information.

The organization recently hosted a forum attended by 10 of the 11 mayoral candidates, as well as speakers discussing the propositions on the May 9 ballot including four revisions to the City Charter.

The alliance strives to bring in speakers who address timely political issues such as council pay and the extension of the sales tax to pay for parks and aquifer protection.

“We try to get our members educated on the issues that are coming before neighborhoods,” Downey said.

According to its www.neighborhoodlink. com listing, the alliance has 30 member organizations primarily in District 9 and a mission “to assist alliance member associations and individuals in dealing with community issues, educate members and member associations as to issues within the governments of San Antonio, Bexar County and the state of Texas.”

Over the years, the organization’s meetings have featured a plethora of prominent speakers to educate members on city issues so they can spread the word to their neighborhoods.

Also, District 9 Councilman Joe Krier often attends the meetings.

“We try to keep up with events in the city; what’s going on down at the council, what important issues are coming up and we always give our opinions to the people that are speaking — but we never endorse a candidate,” said Bill Bailey, the group’s secretary since 2008.

According to Downey, when the alliance first started, its focus was on organizing neighborhoods and getting them involved in political and city issues. The group had committees that went out and sat down with residents to teach them how to set up homeowners associations.

“We’ve sort of gotten away from that now because most of the organizations that are members have been formed for quite a while,” Downey said.

The alliance is made up of voting and nonvoting members. Voting members are presidents or vice presidents of HOA boards. Voting members pay $50 to be in the alliance and nonvoting members pay $15.

Anyone can join as a nonvoting member.

The group has 17 voting members and

10 nonvoting members, according to Bailey.

The meetings are open to the public.

The alliance recently had former District 8 Councilman Reed Williams as its guest speaker to answer questions about the Vista Ridge water project, which is bringing non-Edwards Aquifer water to San Antonio from east of Austin.

“We try to keep the questions succinct and on topic,” Bailey said.

The District 9 Alliance also donates money to organizations such as Keep San Antonio Beautiful, the Neighborhood Resource Center and other nonprofits.

“We try to help with the community as much as possible — we try to keep busy helping out our neighbors and keeping everyone informed,” Downey said.

Ken Piland has been a District 9 Alliance member for five years and said the organization’s strength is its regular meetings attended by the District 9 council member, which creates a direct line of communication between residents and their elected official.

“Communication is the No. 1 thing and our organization does a great job at that,” Piland said.

Issues addressed by the alliance these days include crime, code compliance, drainage, transportation, growth and water woes.

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Numbering 28 participants, the organization is open to Encino Park residents, family members and friends desiring to share fun and fellowship through meetings and social events.

“I believe this club will help our neighborhood and ourselves stay healthy and connected,” said Chairwoman Dyan Montesclaros.

Longtime resident Francia Subia founded the Over 50 Club in 2007 as a communal gathering for those who had reached the half-century mark or more.

Encino Park already had activities for kids and families, but nothing for more mature

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“We have so many seniors and they don’t have any place to do anything, so I put in the (Encino Park) newsletter that we’re starting a seniors club,” said Subia of the association’s origins.

The members meet at 11:30 a.m. twice a month on the first and third Tuesdays at the Encino Park Community Center, 1923 Encino Rio St. The sessions include information relevant to Encino Park or surrounding neighborhoods, updates on what members are doing, and a snack or light lunch provided by the membership.

The folks then break into smaller groups to continue conversations and play board games or cards. Sometimes the entire pack might play bingo or Bunco (a dice game).

During holidays and special occasions such as Fiesta and Cinco de Mayo, the club holds get-togethers and decorates the community center in the spirit of the occasion.

Various outings and social events are Encino Park Over 50 Club traditions.

“Over the years, I have grown to really appreciate this group and all our members’ diversity,” Montesclaros said.

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Members of the Encino Park Over 50 Club enjoying a recent get-together include Jeaenette Kindla (left), Marti Willis, Francia Subia, Donna Cecchini, Virginia Welch, Barbara Cowan and Dyan Montesclaros. The club helps residents stay healthy and connected, members say. Photo by Rudy B. Ornelas

OVER 50 continues from pg. 20 name a few. A few times a year we have potluck luncheons where we go all out with the decorations and have a great time sharing our home-cooked specialties.”

Membership to the club is open to both genders for all Encino Park residents over the age of 50, as well as nonresidents who are friends or relatives of members.

“As for eligibility, I jokingly say: ‘If you live in Encino Park, are over 50 years old, over 50 pounds or 50 inches tall, you can join,’” quipped Montesclaros.

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Carson Thomas “Tom” Miller’s “A Night on False Light” won top honors in the Texas Emerging Composers Competition, held this spring at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville.

“It was very emotional and very eye-opening for me. It was also a learning experience of how much I do know and how much I’m still not aware of,” said Miller, 17, who has only been writing music for just more than a year.

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Jarrett Lipman, Johnson’s band director, has known Miller since he was in middle school and also taught his older sister. The instructor said he has seen students pick up composition skills, but Miller’s “unbridled enthusiasm” sets him apart from the rest.

“Tom’s really the first one that has gone above and beyond, and just to really start to do something with his talent,” Lipman said.

“A Night on False Light” was conceived to express mysterious beauty, and how words sometimes fall short to describe such a thing, Miller said.

The poignant image prompting his composition almost was an afterthought, he added.

One December night on a Port Aransas beach, an orange moon reflected in the ocean and a lone lamp on the beach provided the only other illumination for miles around. Darkness enveloped all else — no stars, docks or boats could be seen from shore. Miller captured the moment on his smartphone, but it soon drifted from his mind.

A few months later he spotted the photo and found the muse for “A Night on False Light.” While some pictures are worth a thousand words, music set the tone here.

“It just catches your eye but you’re not exactly certain how to explain it without going on this massive, gigantic rant about having trying to explain every little intricate detail,” Miller said.

A trumpet player since middle school, Miller cites his mother as one of his inspirations — she played the instrument in high school and in the Ohio State University marching band.

Focused on the brass ensemble, the Johnson musician also is a Texas Music Educator Association All-Area trumpet player and section leader in the high school band program.

Miller’s parents, Pati and Carson Miller, said it was a thrill hearing their son’s work played for a collegiate audience.

Pati Miller added the competition judge, Kyle Kindred, spent time with her son to discuss his musical ambitions.

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With a year of high school left, Lipman said, “The sky’s the limit” for his pupil.

Because Miller doesn’t frustrate easily, and has a great temperament and disposition, he could have a real chance in the music industry, the band director added.

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elebrating 25 years since the school bell first rang at Encino Park Elementary School, educators said there is no slowing down for the campus as they look ahead to the next quarter-century.

Debuting in 1989 as the first North East Independent School District campus outside Loop 1604, Encino Park Elementary served the growing population migrating to the far North Side. Today, there are 16 schools north of 1604.

With periodic attendance fluctuations, the exemplary-rated school boasting top test scores has seen several face-lifts, added technology, fostered plenty of community involvement and hosted extracurricular clubs and activities, officials said.

Beth Plummer, who took the reins as PTA president in 1996, said the school has made a huge impact.

“Schools really create community, and it sort of helped coalesce the whole neighborhood,” she said. “Before it was there, kids went to Coker Elementary, which was miles away. Good things happened in the community when the school opened.”

Diane Estes, the fourth Encino Park PTA president in the early 1990s, said attendance even extended across U.S. 281 North into Stone Oak during the subdivision’s embryonic days.

In 1996-97, the first elementary school serving Stone Oak was incomplete, so students from those neighborhoods came to Encino Park, Plummer added.

“They built Stone Oak in the mid-90s, but before that, all the kids were going to Encino Park,” Estes remembered. “We had to add portables, and the library became a classroom for pre-K and kindergarten.”

They called the era “Claw and Paw,” she said, alluding to the Encino Park Eagles and the Stone Oak Bobcats.

Both academies ran out of Encino Park with two principals, two PTAs, two pickup and drop-off car lines and “a lot of kids,” Plummer said. “It was chaos, and just a whole lot of fun. It was sad when it was over.”

Then and now, learning accompanied the good times, she added.

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ENCINO PARK continues from pg. 24 “I have two lawyers and one in medical school who went there,” Plummer said.

“Academically, it was, and is, great.”

Though “Claw and Paw” was nearly two decades ago, Plummer said educators and residents who previously toiled jointly still take an annual coastal trip and enjoy a fall dinner.

Thanks to Plummer, in January about 60 former Encino Park staffers, including administrators, teachers and PTA members from both schools, reunited. Some retired administrators and instructors continue to meet monthly for lunch, she noted.

“It was like (the kingdom of) Camelot,” Plummer said. “Everyone worked together and made it so joyful.”

After her stint as PTA president, Plummer successfully ran for the NEISD board, serving 10 years, six as president.

“That would not have happened without the Encino Park experience,” she said.

John Hinds, third-year Encino Park principal, said enrollment is 630 schoolchildren, with capacity about 1,000. The student body stretched to 1,200 during “Claw and Paw.” On April 10, the school held its first Fiesta Festival with booths, a vendor-filled gym and a silent auction amassing $9,500, Hinds said “Overall, the event raised $22,000 for the school,” he said, with next year’s shindig already earmarked for April 8.

A majority of the proceeds will fund a classroom-amplification system allowing students to hear a teacher walking around the room, via a small clip-on microphone and several strategically placed speakers.

There has always been a strong bond between the community and the school, Plummer said.

“Most of the families have children who went, or go, to the school,” she said.

“The (community) pool always hosts the fifth-grade graduation party.”

Hinds said there are 25 extracurricular clubs at Encino Park, and neighbors — even those without children in the school — join parents as volunteers.

One program involves mentoring. Paul Miller, a retired colonel, and his wife Judy, both work as Encino Park mentors.

“Kids see their moms and dads and community members there, and it makes a difference,” said Paul Miller, a former Encino Park Homeowners Association manager. Miller has also decided to start an art-appreciation program for third-, fourth- and fifth-graders.

As the elementary school passes its silver anniversary on the road to golden, it might become multigenerational, Estes said.

“My older son just bought a home around the corner from us in Encino Park, and they have a 1-year-old,” she said. “So, grandma may be volunteering at the school again soon.”

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-Prime Steakhouse is the newest venture from the restaurateurs behind Chama Gaucha Brazilian Steakhouse.

At J-Prime Steakhouse, chef Chris Brooks (left) creates dishes such as the filet mignon with yucca (above), as well as a variety of other selections with a South American flair. Courtesy photos

Launched in January, the dining destination, 1401 N. Loop 1604 West in The Vineyard shopping center, blends traditional steakhouse fare with South American dishes.

“I would describe (J-Prime) as a typical American-style steakhouse, but with a few South American twists, mostly in our side dishes,” said spokeswoman Carolina Paz. Fresh selections — including wildcaught, sustainable fish; free-range chicken; and prime-grade beef butchered inhouse — are cooked over a custom-made Brazilian parrilla grill. Smoldering coals,

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“We offer the traditional fare like mashed potatoes, french fries, grilled vegetables,” Paz said, “but we also have a lot of South American sides like coxinha (croquettes), the casquinha de siri (crabmeat stewed in coconut milk and a variety of spices) and salchicha (grilled Argentinean sausage). Our fried oysters are covered with black beans. We also have plantains. Dishes like that help make us unique.”

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“We’re a very customer-oriented restaurant and we concentrate on providing the guests a wonderful experience from beginning to end,” Paz said. “We want (all) to feel like they are a VIP while they are here and that will keep them coming back again and again.”

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“I love to eat and I love to cook,” said chef Brian West. “If you cook what you love, people will love it.”

Situated in the ex-home of Auden’s Kitchen, a venture by Biga on the Banks’ Bruce Auden, the 7,000-squarefoot establishment seats nearly 300, including 60 on the patio.

Partnering with Javier Sandoval and Adrian Martinez, who also own restaurants Formosa Garden, China Garden and nascent Hidden Dragon Cocktail Lounge, West designed Smoke as a chef-driven, upscale venue.

“I love barbecue, but I wanted to create a space where people could enjoy it in an upgraded type of atmosphere and where they would have more of a dining-room experience,” West said.

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“The only thing we don’t make is the cheese and the ketchup,” West said.

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He added, “The emphasis here is on having a nose-to-tail philosophy where we use every part of the animal to make our own charcuterie.”

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