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Terrell Hills’ De Miller, heir to the Cavaliers’ Fiesta crown and duties

Patrons can choose variety of formats — e-books, audiobooks, online reading clubs, databases and more

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n April 19, just before sunset, a regiment of men in blue will gather in Alamo Plaza for one of Fiesta’s longest-lived traditions — the formal investiture of King Antonio, the Fiesta king of the Texas Cavaliers.

It’s quite a production. First, the men will muster into the Alamo for a roll call of deceased Cavalier members. When they emerge, this year’s newly elected Cavaliers walk under other members’ crossed swords as their names are announced.

Then De Miller, King Antonio XCII — the 92nd — will head beneath the raised swords to his predecessor, King Steve Dutton, take an oath of office, and be “crowned” with the most visible symbol of his office — a high, red-plumed hat.

The mayor is usually on hand to present the keys to the city, and Miller will make a short speech paying homage to the multicultural history of Texas, concluding with a rousing call of “Viva Fiesta!” to

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pg. 12 SAISD works to keep homeless students in school Other neighboring districts such as Alamo Heights also have programs

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In-N-Out to grill on N.E. Side pg. 21 City officials heralding expansion into San Antonio area

pg. 14 Plans moving ahead to redevelop Hemisfair Park Downtown area transforming into walkable district

pg. 20 Empty Southtown fire station's fate still uncertain Old No. 7 bypassed as site of Fire Department museum

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Bunny time in Monte Vista

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always get a little nostalgic this time of year when I start seeing notices for the Easter- egg hunt on the grounds of the Landa Branch Library in the Monte Vista Historic District.

It reminds me of the lengths parents will go to please their children.

You see, I was part of a group that helped start the Easter-egg hunt in the early 1990s in Monte Vista. My daughter was a toddler then and it didn't seem like there was much for kids to do in Monte Vista.

However, a lot of work had been done on the library playground.

And Caitlin and I saw plenty of kids there on the weekends. It seemed the perfect place for an egg hunt.

Since my family was active in the Monte Vista Historical Association, I broached the subject — and promptly got "volunteered" to a new Easter egg hunt committee.

The most difficult part? Sitting in the parlor of my century-old house stuffing candy into hundreds of donated plastic eggs night after night. But I wasn't alone; as usual, Monte Vista rallied and my neighbors offered plenty of help.

The hard work was worth it. I'll never forget the way Caitlin's face lit up that first egg hunt as she and the other kids happily sought those "hidden" treasures. The kids also loved it when Peter Rabbit showed up — a tradition that I hope continues.

Today my daughter is a young woman, has a job and lives in another state. But I have a sneaking suspicion that kids' smiles at this year's Easter egg hunt will be just as big as the one she wore so long ago when a dad just wanted to give his kid something fun to do.

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program makes, as this first year’s class, and the following ones, move up. But some things are already clear.

The North and South Side centers are already open. By August, the East and West Side centers will be, too. Each is a state-of-the-art showplace, with 20-plus classrooms, play areas and by susan yerkes other spaces designed to heighten the n November learning and socialization that help a 2012, San child. This year, 44 master teachers, 14 professional-development coaches and Antonio voters 100 staffers, selected from thousands approved Mayor of applicants, are on board; hiring Julian Castro’s Pre-K is under way for the new centers.

4 SA initiative, a bold “This year, we have about 350 bid to boost early students in each of the two centers,” childhood education said Pre-K 4 SA CEO Kathy Bruck, through unique a veteran early childhood education city-run centers. Naysayers protested the specialist. “Ideally, next year we’ll have 400 in the North and South 1/8-cent sales-tax increase the proposal centers and 350 in the new East and required, as well as the role of the city.

Leave schooling to the schools, they said. West Side locations, and eventually we expect 500 a year in each center.”

Through competitive grants to school Now, with the first school year districts and other educators, the almost over, and a new batch program will also provide its services of youngsters being enrolled for an additional 1,700 children a year. for next fall, how’s it doing?

By 2020, more than 22,000 students The fact is, it will take years to see what difference this pre-kindergarten paper ad 3_Layout 1 3/12/14 4:04 PM Page 2 are expected to have attended.

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It’s definitely a model program.

There’s more leeway to focus on thinking skills and socialization than many traditional schools driven by testing, Bruck said. The four centers also are carefully designed.

“One hundred percent of our children’s families were represented at our first round of parent conferences. I can’t tell you how pleased, and honestly, how surprised I was by that,” Bruck said.

Nutrition is another highly touted component. The menus help establish sound eating habits early in this city where obesity and diabetes are top health menaces. The centers also have gardens where kids and parents can grow fresh fruit and veggies.

The application process has also been tweaked. Last year it was cumbersome enough to discourage potential applicants; this year it’s been dramatically streamlined.

More tweaks are in line, Bruck said. Next year there may be fewer “extended-day” students, who are at the centers from breakfast to late afternoon.

“This started with the idea that if the city takes the very best of what it can find or create, add transportation,

healthy food, state-of-the-art facilities and top staff, we could give students and families a head start on success, and help transform early education,” said board member Bob Bevard. “I’ve seen lots of preschool and day care situations. But I’ve never seen anything like this.”

It’s an impressive program. But is it worth the $31 million or so in sales-tax revenue the voters agreed to support in 2012?

So far, I’d say yes. In this first year, Pre-K 4 S.A. has become a model for the nation, hailed recently by the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program and the Rockefeller Foundation.

National leaders, from President Obama on down, are touting San Antonio’s outside-the-school-district plan as a model for the future.

All this in itself is fairly stunning to anyone who has followed the state of local schools over the years. Now, we have shot to the head of the class in terms of national recognition.

So far, I’d give Pre-K 4 S.A. a big fat A. Readers, what do you think?

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april 2014 OUR GUIDE TO YOUR MONTH

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Plan your month with our calendar of upcoming events in the community.

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S.A. ZOO SUMMER CAMPS

Registration is under way for a variety of activities for children age 5 to 11, including both day and overnight Adventure Camps, Beyond the Gate: Zoo Design and Jr. Zoo Crew.

They kick off with the Olympic Animals Adventure Day Camp, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. daily, June 2-6. Information on activities, prices and dates is available at www. sazoo.org; click on the Education tab and select Summer Camp 2014. You can register at that site, or call 734-7184, extension 1503, for more information.

through MAy 2

FITNESS COUNCIL AMBASSADORS Bexar

County students in grades five through 12 are invited to apply to be ambassadors for the Mayor’s Fitness Council. The 40 who are selected will pinpoint problems and help the city spread healthful eating and physical activity habits at home and school and in the

community. Students must apply online, at www.FitCitySA.com; click on the At School tab. Applications are due by May 2.

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FieSTA SAN ANTONIO The

big party spreads over three weekends this year, with dozens of other events sprinkled across all 18 days. Two big draws take place the first weekend — Fiesta Oyster Bake at St. Mary’s University April 11-12 and A Taste of New Orleans at Sunken Garden Theater April 11-13. The busiest week comes after Easter – the Texas Cavaliers River Parade on April 21, A Night in Old San Antonio April 22-25, Battle of Flowers Parade April 25 and Fiesta Flambeau Parade April 26. For the full schedule, go to www. fiesta-sa.org and click on the Events tab.

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"WIN A WILD RIDE TO SAVE WILDLIFE" Wildlife Rescue

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the Witte Museum, 3801 Broadway. And it’s a chance to take home a 2014 Lexus CT Hybrid sedan while contributing to the cause of animal care. To order tickets online, visit www.wildlife-rescue.org. To reserve tickets by phone, call 830-3362725, extension 308. WRR looks after wildlife at a sanctuary in Kendalia and also accepts endangered animals for emergency care at the Sherman Animal Care Complex, 137 Earl St. in San Antonio.

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ALAMO HEIGHTS NIGHT

The city celebrates Fiesta with an evening of food from top restaurants and caterers; bands, including Tennessee Valley Authority and a mariachi group; and a carnival midway with lots of family activities. The fun runs from 5:30 to 11:30 p.m. at the University of the Incarnate Word Natatorium. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children 12-17 and those with a student ID. Tickets will only be sold at the gate.

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WEBB PARTY The 24th annual

Museum of Art’s Latin American Folk Art collection provides the theme for this party. It opens with a gallery talk from 5:30 to 6 p.m. Then the party moves to the museum’s River Landing, where there will be Latin-inspired music and cocktails available from the cash bar until 8 p.m.

It’s free with museum admission and is presented in collaboration with KRTU Jazz 91.7. SAMA is at 200 W. Jones Ave.

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“Fiesta alternative event” takes the theme A Grand Menagerie – Wild Creatures on Display. The main party is at the historic Lambermont Estate, 950 E. Grayson St., from 7:30 p.m. to midnight. Food from a wide assortment of local restaurants will be available, and the live entertainment kicks off at 8 p.m. with a runway show. All proceeds benefit the San Antonio AIDS Foundation and its

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Go to the website for more on the event, entertainment and the official after-parties.

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2013-14 season with Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning look at the resilience and the failings of human beings. The lead characters, George and Maggie Antrobus, have been married for 5,000 years, and dinosaurs and nearapocalypses figure prominently in the storyline. Performances take place in the Stieren Theater at Trinity University, One Trinity Place off Stadium Drive. Show times are 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2:30 p.m.

Sunday and 7 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday.

Tickets cost $10, or $8 for seniors and $6 for students. To reserve a seat, go to the Stieren box office or call 999-8515.

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BEETHOVEN 5K/10K This

annual event raises funds for Youth Orchestras of San Antonio, benefiting 1,600 young musicians.

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YOSA musicians will provide music along the run/walk course, which starts at Central Market, 4821 Broadway, and winds through Alamo Heights. The best Beethoven costume wins $100. Race-day registration starts at 7 a.m. and the walk starts at 7:45 a.m. Fees are $25 for the 5K and $35 for the 10K; they go up $5 on April 1. For more, to see the course or to register, go to www.yosa.org.

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BEGINNERS' BIRD WALK The

San Antonio Audubon Society 12 holds this monthly walk along the Judson Nature Trails in Alamo Heights.

Nonmembers are welcome, and binoculars can be provided. Meet walk leader Georgina Schwartz at the trailhead, 246 Viesca St., at 8 a.m. For more, contact Schwartz at 342-2073.

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EASTER BUNNY VISIT The

Easter Bunny is coming to Alamo Quarry Market from 10 a.m. to noon, with plenty of photo ops.

The event will take place near Learning Express Toys and Regal Cinemas.

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WRITERS' LANDA LIBRARY WALK Poets and writers will

converge on the Landa Branch

Library, 233 Bushnell Ave., from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to mark Earth Day, Fiesta, National Library Week and National Poetry Month. Participants will tour the library – a historic home – and its gardens, and then write about whatever inspires them. For more, contact Don Mathis, dondon213@hotmail.com or 903-819-9438.

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City Council meets at 5 p.m. in City Hall, 5100 N. New Braunfels Ave.

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OLMOS PARK The City Council meets at 6 p.m. in City Hall, 120 W. El Prado St.

SCHOOL BOARD Alamo Heights Independent School District 17 trustees meet at 7 p.m. in the board room of Central Office, 7101 Broadway.

GOOD FRIDAY The Alamo Heights and Northeast 18 independent school districts are closed. Some municipal offices are also closed. april

City Council meets at 5:30 p.m. in the temporary City Hall, 1248 Austin Highway.

Cutting Edge Fiesta Fashion Show will take place starting at 11 a.m. at the Marriott Rivercenter Hotel, 101 Bowie St. The fashions and every other aspect of the show are produced

by University of the Incarnate Word students. Show-only tickets are $25; with lunch following the show, they’re $75. All proceeds go to scholarships for students

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school offices will be closed for the annual Fiesta parade downtown.

The annual festival takes place from noon to 8 p.m. at McAllister Auditorium at San Antonio

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1. ROSELLA's COFFEE CO., 203 E. Jones Ave., Suite 101, serves up Cuvee coffee, beer, wine and eats. It is next to The Luxury, down the street from the San Antonio Museum of Art and located in a building built in 1918. Hours are 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.

For more, call 646-1071 or visit website at rosellacoffee.com. (See story on page 27)

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Neighborhood staple Taqueria Chapala Jalisco, with dishes such as the flank steak (above), moved across the street from its original location and expanded the menu, the dining area and the kitchen. Photo by Collette Orquiz

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2. TAQUERIA CHAPALA JALISCO, 1819 McCullough Ave., recently opened in this location after moving across the street from its old home inside a former Pizza Hut. Located just a few blocks from San Antonio College, the Tex-Mex eatery in Tobin Hill offers breakfast tacos, carne guisada, chilaquiles, puffy tacos, gorditas, homemade

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5. INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH,

999 E. Basse Road, Suite 100, opens to patients April 14 and offers a full line of gynecological care, from adolescence through post-menopause, as well as bonedensity scans, vaccines, sonograms, facial cosmetics and additional health services for women. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. However, some early mornings, lunch and evenings hours will be available, as well as one Saturday a month. Closed Sunday. For more information, visit ifwh.org or go to the Facebook page at https://www. facebook.com/Instituteforwomenshealth.

6. HEELING SOLE BAREFOOT MASSAGE & YOGA, 1864 Nacogdoches Road, features Ashiatsu, a deeper than deep-tissue massage, and Ashi-Thai Sports Massage.

Staffers say the barefoot massages improve the range and function of motion and are "ideal for those with chronic pain or densemuscle tissue who need to rest, recover, rehab and repair from active lifestyles."

The business also features yoga. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekends. For more, call 560-1992, visit the website www.healingsole.com or go to www.Facebook.com/HeelingSole.

7. CORNER STORE, 1203 Austin Highway, recently held its grand opening to become the 121st Corner Store in San Antonio and the 635th in Texas. In addition to Valero fuels at the pumps outside and ample parking, the 3,090-square-foot store offers a wide variety of food options and a kitchen area to prepare selections from the store's signature food line, Fresh Choices, according to employees.

For more, visit cornerstore4u.com.

IN OTHER NEWS DALLAS-BASED ALAMO MANHATTAN has notified Alamo Heights officials that it will not be building a controversial $30 million apartment and retail complex at Broadway and Austin Highway.

Company officials have said the Alamo Gateway project on the 1.66-acre parcel was not economically viable after the City Council requested the developer scale back the proposal. While some in the city welcomed Alamo Gateway as an economic shot in the arm, others said the project didn't fit the city's image.

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Keith Farrimond. "Because of Chief Bohne's past service, the city manager has decided to accept his resignation and rescind his termination… This brings the matter to a close," Farrimond said. Citing privacy rules, officials have declined to say why Bohne was relieved of duty March 5. Bohne was appointed interim chief in 2012, taking over for Fred Solis after the latter retired. Bohne, a longtime police veteran, is credited with reducing crime in the city, including car burglaries. A 10-year Olmos Park veteran, Rene Valenciano, is the interim chief.

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A REVIEW AND UPDATE of the Terrell

Hills stormwater management plan is under way to help reduce and prevent pollution from running into local waterways. The review is required under federal and state mandates. The city's March newsletter details how chemicals used on yards, vehicles and grass clippings can damage the environment for fish and other wildlife by creating an imbalance in the water. A public hearing will be announced soon, officials said.

BRIAN CORTEZ has joined the Terrell Hills Fire Department, officials said.

A SPECIAL ELECTION May 10 in Terrell

Hills and Olmos Park will allow voters to decide the fate of a one-fourth of 1 percent sales-and-use tax to provide revenue for street repair and maintenance.

Early voting is April 28 through May 6.

SEVERAL CANDIDATES HAVE FILED to run for municipal offices in the May 10 elections.

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ocal leaders should abandon plans for an expensive, go-nowhere downtown streetcar system. Its time has come and gone, which is why San Antonio hasn’t used streetcars since the 1930s.

What’s worse, these officials want to help pay for it using funds from the VIA Metropolitan Transit Authority, which means everyone who relies on VIA for public transportation could be affected — from small suburbs to neighboring cities. Streetcar proponents are also seeking federal grants, which means dipping into more tax monies.

In spite of repeated pleas from the public to abandon the project, local politicos are going full-steam ahead to make this boondoggle a reality.

Streetcars just don’t make sense for San Antonio. They are quaint relics that served their purpose and then faded into history. Today we have ample private transportation, a bus system, taxis, carpools, bicycles, shared-cycling programs and, of course, foot power.

Bringing streetcars back doesn’t serve much of a purpose except to get a few gawking tourists to go for a ride.

In fact, they offer little benefit to locals — much less residents in outlying suburbs who still fund VIA. VIA plans to break ground later this year on the project, which will cost an estimated $280 million to create a 5.9-mile system. It will chug-chug around downtown San Antonio, as well as head north on Broadway and travel south on St. Mary’s Street.

It could be finished by 2017.

The decision on whether to build streetcars should be left up to voters.

Opponent Jeff Judson, an Olmos Park councilman and Heartland Institute board member, has announced a petition drive to collect 20,000 signatures to put the issue on a November ballot.

He wants to amend the San Antonio city charter to prohibit the use of municipalowned rights of way for light rail and streetcar. About $32 million for the streetcars is coming from San Antonio.

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Meanwhile, District 9 interim Councilman Joe Krier has even questioned whether that money should be spent on streetcars when San Antonio has so many other needs, such as street repairs and drainage.

It’s plain to see that streetcars are not right for the Alamo City. They are an expensive novelty from a bygone era.

It’s time for the streetcar plan to hit the end of the line.

Send letters to 4204 Gardendale, Suite 201, San Antonio, TX 78229 or tedwards@salocallowdown.com The LOCAL Community News editorial board includes Harry Lees, Gregg Rosenfield and Thomas Edwards.

LOCAL Live Music KEY: Aztec Theatre, 201 E. Commerce St., Ste. 300, 481-1200 Backstage Live, 1305 E. Houston St., 689-2856 Charline McCombs Empire Theatre, 226 E. Houston St., 226-5700 The Korova, 107 E. Martin St., 995-7229 Limelight, 2718 N. St. Mary’s St., 735-7775 Majestic Theatre, 224 E. Houston St., 226-5700 Sam’s Burger Joint, 330 E. Grayson St., 223-2830 The Ten Eleven, 1011 Avenue B, 320-9080 4/8 Booker T, 8 p.m., Charline McCombs Empire Theatre, $35 4/9 Stick To Your Guns, TERROR, Hundredth, Counterparts, Expire, 6:30 p.m., White Rabbit, $16 4/10 Leopold and his Fiction, The White Sixties, Creature, 8 p.m., Limelight, $11 4/11 An Evening with Slaid Cleaves, 8 p.m., Sam’s Burger Joint, $18/$20 4/12 Slick Rick, 8 p.m, The Korova, $15/$20 4/13 Huey Lewis and the News, 7:30 p.m., Majestic Theatre, $45/$75 4/14 Death March, 8 p.m., The Korova, $5 4/15 The Emerald Tour: Celtic Woman, 7 p.m., Majestic Theatre, $43.50/$103.50 4/16 PBLC, Junkie, Sex Tide, Ex Machine, Knights, 9 p.m. The Ten Eleven, $5 4/17 Heartless Bastards, 8 p.m., Sam’s Burger Joint, $15 4/18 Buckcherry, 7 p.m., Aztec Theatre, $25/$37 4/19 TELE-FEST: Televangelist, Swimming with Bears, Dance Like Robots, RMRS, tides, Sandoz, Bright Like The Sun, Jonah Vin, Advance Cassette, Joust & Parry, notLando,

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Happening continues from pg. 05 College, 1300 San Pedro Ave. Art and crafts from local artists will be available for sale, along with food. Performances are on tap, too. Admission and parking are free.

Also, the Alamo City Dance Company will present a show of classical repertoire and contemporary works, performing at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. in McAllister Auditorium.

Tickets are $20, or $15 for groups of 20 or more, and are available by calling 4950129 or emailing acpaa1992@yahoo.com.

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on April 10 will deal with behavioral symptoms, including wandering, and ways to keep a person with Alzheimer’s safe. The April 24 program looks at finding and monitoring home care for Alzheimer’s patients, and touches on issues in the late stages of the disease. Both are free and run from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Arden Courts, 15290 Huebner Road. They are co-sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association’s local chapter. To reserve a seat, call 408-9100 or email sanantonio@arden-courts.com.

FIESTA CASTLE HILLS This event promises plenty of 12 family fun at The Commons, Lemonwood Drive and Honeysuckle Lane. A 5K Run/Walk kicks it off at 8 a.m., followed by a parade that sets out at 10 a.m. Booths offering food as well as art and craft items will be open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more, visit www.fiestacastlehills.org. april

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No. 216 will hold an Easteregg hunt for special-needs children from 2 to 4 p.m. at the lodge, 15650 Market Hill Drive (off Loop 1604 near the Shops at La Cantera). Children with special needs who are 12 or younger are welcome, and there is no admission cost.

The hunt will be set up by age group.

The Easter bunny, Elroy the Elk and some superheroes will be there, too.

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North San Antonio Retired Teachers Association will open its monthly meeting with a “meet and greet” at 9:45 a.m.; the meeting begins at 10:15 a.m. The meeting place is San Pedro Presbyterian Church, 14900 San Pedro Ave., and members are encouraged to bring a friend. Meetings are held the third Wednesday of the month.

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Antonio Chapter of the national organization will hold its monthly luncheon meeting at the Petroleum Club, 8620 N. New Braunfels Ave., at 11:30 a.m. Lunch costs $25.

Reservations are required and should be made with Bob Clark, 402-0871, or reservations@sarsat. org, by the Monday prior to the meeting. The chapter meets on the third Wednesday of the month (except for July and August).

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For the 17th year, St. Gregory the Great Parish and School will mark Fiesta with their own family-centered celebration. Rides, games, food and live and silent auctions are on tap, and admission is free.

It all takes place from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the church and school, 700 Dewhurst Road.

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Antonio Coalition Against Genocide will hold its third annual event to raise awareness of genocidal activities around the planet from 2 to 4 p.m. The walk will take place on the campus of the Jewish Community Center, 12500 N.W. Military Highway, and there will be speakers, music and a variety of information concerning conflict and peace.

The walk is free and open to the public. For more, go to www. walkagainstgenocidesa.org. annual party, a fundraiser for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, is a blacktie event at the Hyatt Hill Country Resort featuring a cocktail party and sit-down dinner. There will be music and live and silent auctions.

Guests will be encouraged to donate to the Fund A Cure program, which finances research into Type 1 diabetes.

Tickets are $250 each; they can be purchased through a link to the Promise Ball at http://sctx.jdrf.org/.

Contact Shannon Nisbet at snisbet@ jdrf.com for more information.

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North Central patrons readily can find these resources at their local branch libraries.

Although some readers may not be aware of all the new services, the library has been offering online access for years, according to Ignacio Albarracin, the digital services coordinator for the library system.

As early as 2001, the library system G r a n a da H o m e s began providing access to e-books — 31 1 s o u t H s t. m a r y ’ s s t. the electronic, non-paper version of a s a n a n to n i o , t X 7 8 2 0 5 book — and it has been adding other w w w. g r a n a da h o m e s . n e t 210-225-2645 services as they become available.

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The recent featured selection is “Keys to the Kitchen” by Aida Mollenkamp.

"Knowledge is power" could be the unofficial motto of those who keep the city's Central Library and 25 branches up and running, officials said — especially in the digital age.

With so much information available on a multitude of subjects, readers need assistance filtering the different channels to get the details they seek, Albarracin said.

“The community needs public libraries to help them curate this information so that they can more quickly and easily understand the key facts, theories, debates and trends in the world around them,” Albarracin said.

Other services the library provides include free tutoring at Tutor.com and access to academic and practice tests with Learning Express Library, both of which offer virtual interaction. The sites are free to library cardholders.

On top of providing as many services to patrons as possible, the library system is constantly looking for solutions to help readers who want to succeed in the workforce or enhance their lives, officials said.

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The library's website is undergoing a redesign so it can be displayed on any size screen, and mobile applications are being developed for easy access on smartphones and tablets.

North Central libraries include the Westfall Branch Library, 6111 Rosedale Court; Landa Branch Library, 233 Bushnell Ave.; San Pedro Branch Library, 1315 San Pedro Ave.; Central Library, 600 Soledad St.; and the Tobin Branch Library at Oakwell, 4134 Harry Wurzbach Road.

For more information on available services, visit http://www. mysapl.org/services.aspx.

Meanwhile, on the South Side, a new kind of bookless library has taken shape. Called BiblioTech, it is a public digital library at 3505 Pleasanton Road and offers digital services, e-readers, computer training and more. It is operated by Bexar County.

“to ride VIA, ” I choose

Concordia University Texas San Antonio Center is pleased to announce new programs for Fall 2014 This fall, Concordia will offer two new degree programs at its San Antonio Center and possibly other locations: a bachelor of arts in education with teacher certification, and a master of education with teacher certification. The master’s program is ideal for individuals who hold a bachelor’s degree in a related content field commonly taught in K-12 schools and wish to continue their education and become certified to teach.

The degree programs’ user-friendly format is perfect for busy adults who are balancing work and family.

Students are often able to complete degrees by attending class just one night per week. Additionally, students in the bachelor’s degree programs are loaned their books with no activity fees. Concordia believes in making education accessible.

Many classes meet at the Center, but cohorts meet at a variety of locations throughout San Antonio.

Founded in 1926, Concordia offers an accessible format for busy adult students. Most classes meet from 6-10 p.m., one-night per week, for five or 10 weeks.

In addition to offering these two new programs, the San Antonio Center offer master’s degrees in: Educational Administration with Principal Certification, Advanced Literacy, and a Master of Business Administration (MBA). It also offers bachelor’s degrees in Business, Health Care Administration, Human Resource Management, and Applied Arts and Sciences in Technical Management.

Classes are now enrolling. You are invited to stop by and visit with counselors. The Center office, located at 8626 Tesoro Drive in the city’s northeast side, is open Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.

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“The problem is a whole lot bigger than what anybody can imagine,” said Estella Garza, director of the district’s Transitions program.

SAISD has dozens of schools in central San Antonio, but homelessness is not limited just to that district — others including Northside, North East and even Alamo Heights have programs that help out such pupils.

Garza said identifying students who meet the definition of homeless is the most important — and most challenging — step, and one that is ideally done at the time of enrollment with parents or guardians present.

“Identification is the beginning of everything,” she said. “Without identification, you have nothing.”

Students and their families are considered homeless under the law if they live in shelters, temporarily “doubled up” with relatives or friends, or in motels, hotels or campgrounds. Substandard housing, including those homes without utilities, also qualify under the law, Garza said.

Many of the homeless students in SAISD live in homes bursting with multiple families. The Transitions program has two

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full-time staffers and one part-time member who sometimes identify students by taking note of substandard housing while out in the community. They also check to see if any enrolled students live there and are not currently identified and receiving services, which include help with transportation, uniforms, school supplies and backpacks.

As of March, 2,441 students in SAISD had been classified as homeless, with about 100 more in the process of being identified.

That number will increase as the school year continues, Garza said. Funding for staff positions has fluctuated, which has a direct impact on how many students can be identified each year, she added.

In 2012-13, SAISD classified 3,066 students as homeless, compared to 2,500 in 2011-12 and 3,173 in 2010-11.

SAISD’s enrollment is about 54,000.

About 93 percent of students in SAISD receive free or reduced-price lunches, Garza said. That figure coupled with the inability of low-wage jobs to cover the cost of homeownership or rent likely means the number of homeless students is actually higher than the official count, officials said.

“They are out there,” Garza said.

“We just can’t find them.”

Garza has worked with SAISD since 1992, with all but three of those years in homeless education. She has shared the district’s best practices while testifying before a congressional subcommittee and was invited by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to participate in a conference call with school superintendents around the country on services for homeless students.

Not having a permanent residence creates a number of barriers for students, from obtaining school and immunization records to complete enrollment, to transportation to and from school. Federal law requires public schools to provide services to homeless students and remove obstacles to receiving an education.

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In the much smaller and more affluent Alamo Heights Independent School District, 21 students had been identified as homeless this school year as of March. That number peaked at 54 in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina, said Kris Holliday, director of special education and pupil services for AHISD. The district usually identifies 12-15 students a year.

AHISD enrolled 4,744 this school year.

at Austin, which provides training on the homeless education law to school districts. In the 2011-12 school year, 1,168,354 students were identified as homeless nationally, according to figures released in October by the National Center for Homeless Education.

James said the state and national numbers are known to be an undercount and that the real numbers are higher.

“We are still seeing wages stagnate, we are seeing a lot of people who are homeless working, but they are making minimum wage,” she said. “We are seeing working families who are having to move

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“It’s a little higher this year,” she said, citing economic hardship caused by job loss and illness as among the most common causes of homelessness. The recent demolition of an apartment complex and subsequent loss of housing also had an impact on the number of students identified, she said.

AHISD also assists with backpacks, school supplies, transportation and referrals to services. Each campus also maintains a clothing store for students.

Preliminary numbers show 100,635102,579 Texas children as homeless in the 2012-13 school year, said Barbara Wand James, project director of the Texas Homeless Education Office at the University of Texas

in with relatives or move into shelters.”

In addition to low-wage jobs, families are being squeezed out of a shrinking pool of affordable housing by surging rents in cities such as Austin, where she said a two-bedroom, two-bath apartment can go for $950 to $1,100 a month, to small cities and towns where rents are skyrocketing in response to the huge influx of workers in the Eagle Ford Shale region.

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Eighth grader Joan L. delivered her speech in front of students and faculty which exemplifies the school’s definition of citizenship: “At St. Luke’s you learn a lot of valuable things. To me the most significant thing I have learned at St. Luke’s is the importance of helping others. At St. Luke’s all students from PK3 through 8th grade are taught to put others before themselves and to help the less fortunate. Mark 10:45 says ‘For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.’ I think that community service is key to building character.

In 6th grade for Community Service Day, I traveled to the Forum Retirement Home near the Quarry Market. I played songs from the Beatles and Snow Patrol. I enjoyed that experience very much because when we played for the elderly they were very happy. Some of the elderly people do not have many visitors and I know they were happy to see someone give up some of their time and spend it with them.

For 8th grade Community Service Day, I went to the Good Samaritan Center. The Good Samaritan Center lends out an open hand for people in need of assistance on the west side of San Antonio. I spent my day painting the outside of a house offwhite with a pink trim. I had been at that house prior to painting it and I cleaned up the yard. The owner of the house is 94 years old and she greatly appreciated our work. When the woman came out of her house to see the final project she lit up and she could not describe how grateful she was. Helping an elderly woman that cannot pay for someone to paint her house, and she cannot paint it herself, made me feel really good. I took away from this experience a love for helping others so that I can keep getting that wonderful feeling after doing good.

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Last year, the state passed legislation that allowed San Antonio to redesignate the parkland to expand and preserve park space, while identifying adjacent development parcels.

The result was an increase of useable open space from 6 acres to what will be more than 18 acres of parkland.

Re-designating the parkland also allowed for the potential to integrate mixed-use developments that offer ground-floor amenities to parkgoers.

Plans also call for mixed-use housing and protection of historic buildings.

“Hemisfair will be much more than a park,” said Rachel Holland, Hemisfair communications coordinator, about the finished project. “It will be a vibrant and walkable district that includes three spectacular parks inside Hemisfair.”

Omar Gonzalez, director of planning, operations and development for the Hemisfair Park Area Redevelopment Corp., said eight vertical building sites cover about 14 acres of the overall park.

“The emphasis on those developments is twofold,” Gonzalez said. “One, it’s that they activate the park. So, on the ground floor you have really cool local restaurants and shops. And the second piece is that financially they help us sustain" the maintenance and activities in the park.

The plan is to use revenue from the developments to sustain the park financially. Where other cities have often raised funds to build urban parks, they may not have addressed the sustainability quotient so that the parks don’t languish.

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The Gustafson Guthrie Nichol design firm has been chosen to come up with a plan to convert the land under the older part of the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center into the largest park on the Hemisfair site. The removal of the building will open up the view to the Lila Cockrell Theater, showcasing the Juan O-Gorman mural and possibly allowing the construction of an amphitheater. Designers also envision an extension of the terminus of the San Antonio River just past the Cockrell, where a terraced walkway would allow visitors to exit barges and walk up from the river level into the park.

Gonzalez said some people are comparing the development to the revitalized Pearl, once the site of a beer brewery and now home to shops, restaurants and apartments.

“I think a couple of things distinguish us from the Pearl. One is the size," Gonzalez said. "We’re about three times larger in terms of gross acreage. We also are going to be a lot more public and have a lot more green spaces. So, you can come to Hemisfair and not spend

a dime and still spend the entire day.”

HPARC recently set up the Hemisfair Conservancy, a nonprofit corporation, to separate philanthropic efforts for park improvements from the development side of the operation.

Anne Krause is its executive director.

“We want to make sure that everyone in San Antonio feels like it is his or her park,” Krause said. “So even though we are interested in naming rights with philanthropists and big corporations and the like, that’s only one tier of our philanthropic aim.”

Krause said fundraising is in the planning stages.

“We’d like to offer some type of membership so that every single person can donate to the park, whether it be $5 or $10 or whatever, so that they can show their support in whatever way is appropriate for their family,” Krause said.

She also is working out a plan for naming rights to the parks and their amenities, such as benches or table and chairs.

There’s not a lot of change to see at the moment, but in July, construction will begin on Phase I —the southwest corner play environment at Cesar

E. Chavez Boulevard and South Alamo Street. By April 2015, some of the historic structures in this area will be restored and will house retail features that serve the park.

By summer 2015, Gonzalez said people will see an active green site.

“It will have plenty of opportunities for people to climb on structures, to run around and play games like pingpong or bocce ball,” he said.

Hemisfair will start the request process this fall for development of the mixeduse spaces in the southwest corner so that the opening of shops and restaurants will probably trail the completion of the first phase of park space by a few months.

“Later in August or September, we’ll start the stabilization work and repair on 10 of the historic structures,” Holland said. Eventually, more than 20 of the historic structures, some of which are state historic landmarks, will be restored and put into use,.

An October 2014 start date is set for construction on the streets in and around Hemisfair. A portion of South Alamo will be reconstructed, and Goliad and Water streets will be restored through the Hemisfair

property near the Majik Theater.

“The streets will be beautiful,” Gonzalez said, “with large trees and landscaping, easily accessed by pedestrians with no curbs so that the streets will belong to everyone, not just automobiles.”

A stretch of Alamo Street will become a complete street from Chavez to Market Street, with wide sidewalks and flat curbs between the park and the street, so that the park “will cross the street,” Holland said. A new plaza surrounding the Torch of Friendship is being discussed.

The group also is working with the San Antonio River Authority, planning Alamo Street’s reconstruction along low-impact development guidelines.

“There’s stormwater retention in the medians,” Gonzalez said, “so instead of draining the streets toward the sidewalks, it will drain toward the medians. It helps clean the stormwater as it moves and it eventually goes into the San Antonio River.”

The three parks are defined right now by location: southwest corner; Civic Park in the northwest corner where the older part of the Convention Center sits now; and Tower Park, near the Tower of the Americas.

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Then he and his merry men will ride forth to continue a non-stop whirlwind of visits and events that started long before the official April 10 Fiesta kickoff, and continues until the last Fiesta event winds down. Fiesta is two weeks this year, and runs through April 27.

The King Antonio tradition dates to 1927, the year after John Carrington formed the Texas Cavaliers, 19 civic and business leaders sworn to honor the traditions of Texas Independence, promote military and civilian connections, and back then, to preserve the Texas tradition of horsemanship in the advancing automobile age.

The first King Antonio after the Cavaliers formed, Sterling Burke, adopted the Roman numeral IX — nine.

There have been some changes over the years — today, the organization boasts 550-plus members, though only a few ride horses, and their biggest event is Fiesta’s Texas Cavaliers’ River Parade, begun in 1941 and organized entirely by member volunteers. Today the organization takes great pride in its charitable foundation, created in 1989 after a wave of criticism of the group as too exclusive.

For Miller, a Terrell Hills resident and Cavalier member since 1998, his reign as King Antonio is just another opportunity to serve.

As president of the Miller Agency, a property and casualty insurance company founded by his dad in 1974, he has always been active in the community, he said.

Miller has worked his way up through the ranks, serving as both Commander and River Parade Marshal, and served on the boards of the foundation and the parade.

He sees his monarchy as an opportunity, as he puts it, to “tell the story of the Cavaliers’ involvement in the community.”

“I think most people know we put on the River Parade – that’s a huge undertaking, and the backbone of our organization,” he said. “But I don’t think most are aware of how much we do to help people. This year alone we will distribute more than $300,000 to area children’s charities, which will take us over the $3 million mark since

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we began it. Of course King Antonio is the face of the organization each year. But there’s a tremendous group of men working along with me, and everybody’s involved to some degree.”

Among the members most involved with Miller’s monarchy are his royal aides — Day Aide Ed Hart, Night Aide Mark Johnson and Executive Aide Sean Gunn, all close friends who help King Antonio navigate a breathtaking schedule of appearances at Fiesta events and visits to scores of elementary schools, nursing homes and hospitals.

Unlike many Cavaliers, Miller has no family history with the organization.

But he’s a lifelong Fiesta fan.

“I remember vividly my parents would take me to the parades and opening of NIOSA (Night in Old San Antonio) every year. I can still taste those anticuchos, ” he said.

Hart has been a close friend since third grade. Both of them remember the excitement generated by King Antonio’s annual visits to Cambridge Elementary School in Alamo Heights.

“We loved the excitement — and the medals!” he said. (This year the King’s Men will hand out several thousand medals.)

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“De is very conscientious, smart, dutiful, thorough and incredibly loyal…a great businessman and great friend. He fits the romanticized figure of a king perfectly,” Hart said.

Each King Antonio crafts a personal message to deliver to the 40-plus elementary schools he’ll visit, and Miller and his wife Amy took their inspiration from Linda Krantz’s children’s book “You Be You,” which he’ll present to each school library.

His message: “Always be yourself, and share your talents with others; when you unite, anything is possible,” he said.

He got a stirring reminder of how important those school visits can be to kids last year, when, as Cavalier Commander, he got to know El Rey Feo LXV Larry Benson, who died last fall.

El Rey Feo and several more dignitaries represent the other "royalty" of the festival.

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For Miller, like most King Antonios before him, the monarchy is a family event. His son and daughter, 12 and 15, are proud of their dad, and his wife Amy, a Houston native who’s lived in San

Vote Antonio 20 years, is a strong supporter.

“Fiesta is such a wonderful way to unite us all,” Amy said. “I’m overwhelmed by the people who include us in their events and embrace us. De and I have been married for 18 years, and still, whenever I see him stand up and speak, I have this tremendous sense of pride in his leadership, his compassion and enthusiasm."

De Miller said he’ll have just as much fun next year, when he relinquishes the “crown” to the next king.

“This is all about building relationships and friendship. And you can’t put a value on that,” he said.

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iesta San Antonio has more royal courts than you can shake a deep-fried turkey leg at. And of all the merry monarchs to rule Fiesta’s myriad events, the most rollicking of all is surely Cornyation’s King Anchovy.

But while each year’s Anchovy enjoys a sweet seat on the Cornyation stage, there’s another, far more powerful figure backstage, behind the throne. Some call him the Holy Mackerel – and he’s been pulling the strings for decades.

That’s Ray Chavez.

When it comes to Cornyation, Chavez is everybody’s go-to guy. Today, he’s the longest-running constant in one of the most beloved and successful events of Fiesta. While he works hard to give credit to those around him, this quiet Monte Vista Historic District resident has held the wild and woolly show together for decades.

A native San Antonian, Chavez was born in his grandmother’s house, next door to his parents’ home and across the street from Burbank High School.

His father was a carpenter, while his mom supplemented the family income making elaborate wedding cakes.

Building and art are in his blood. His parents sent him to Central Catholic High School, and then he studied architecture at San Antonio College.

But when money got tight, he joined the Army in a program that allowed volunteers to serve a year of active duty and five more in the Reserve. In 1961, after a year at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., he came home to San Antonio.

Soon after, he was introduced to the San Antonio Little Theater (now The Playhouse) by an Army buddy who got him to try out for the chorus of “No Time for Sergeants.” That’s when Chavez met theater director Joe Salek.

“Joe always said that the first time he saw the Order of the Alamo’s Coronation, he said ‘Oh boy! Can we have fun with this!’” Chavez recalled.

In 1951, Salek and arts patron Russell Hill Rogers had started Cornyation as part of the San Antonio Conservation Society’s Night In Old San Antonio.

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Folks paid 75 cents a ticket, and the humor verged on bawdy — as opposed to the stately air and pomp adopted by the Coronation. According to local legend, after an actor in one of the skits lost his diaper costume onstage, the very proper ladies of the Conservation Society lost their cool and tossed Cornyation out of NIOSA. “We still have the original letter they wrote in our files,” Chavez said with a wicked grin. “They said the show had become ‘too modern’!” The group moved the show to the old Villa Fontana restaurant downtown for a year, but it wasn’t the same, and Cornyation disappeared for almost 20 years.

Chavez worked as an industrial technician at Kelly Air Force Base for years, but felt the need for greater challenges. He had always kept up his art, studying with Bob Tiemann, Reggie Rowe and others. His reputation steadily grew.

“Ray was really hot stuff on the art scene in the '70s, when I met him,” said Brad Braune. “He was one of the most creative fine artists around —the Art League’s Artist of the Year, and everybody admired him. I was a young architect in O’Neil Ford’s office, and Ray really encouraged me to paint. Without him I might never have become an artist.“ Braune, now considered one of San Antonio’s best-loved painters, did this year’s NIOSA poster. He also remains energetically involved in Cornyation, like many of the artists and designers Chavez has befriended and mentored though the years.

In 1982, then-Little Theater director Jerry Pollock enlisted Chavez’s help to revive Cornyation during Fiesta as a benefit for the playhouse. After a disappointing run at the Arneson River Theater during that Fiesta, Chavez approached his longtime friend Hap Veltman about staging it at Veltman’s new downtown nightclub, the Bonham Exchange.

With his friend Bob Jolly, Chavez resurrected the show as a benefit for several AIDS-related charities. Today, after moving from the Bonham to Beethoven Hall, the show has found a permanent home at the Charline McCombs Empire Theatre.

It has also become the hottest ticket at Fiesta; so hot that a wristband lottery system has been created to ensure equitable distribution of tickets, which usually sell out within hours of going on sale.

In the past three decades Cornyation has donated more than $1.5 million to charities – today they include the San Antonio AIDS Foundation, BEAT AIDS and Help, Action, Cure, plus several annual arts scholarships in honor of veteran Cornyation designer Robert Rehm, who was paralyzed in a stage accident in 2006.

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“I want to keep it raunchy and cheap,” he quipped. “We don’t ever want to become what we’re making fun of.”

There’s probably not much chance of that. While Chavez has delegated some of the thousand of tasks he used to do singlehandedly to fellow seasoned volunteers, he still rides incessant, if mellow, herd on the show's 140 or so helpers.

“Ray is one of the most creative people I’ve ever met, and one of the most humble about it,” says theater veteran and longtime Cornyation stage manager Pat Wells, who got into the show helping organize a friend’s court in 1988. “A few years ago, the Fiesta Commission came out and honored him during a performance every night, and it was really a job to get him to go onstage for that.

Even most Cornyation people have no idea how much he does with his huge, wonderful artistic and theatrical background.”

When he’s not making art, organizing small art shows, making T-shirts or Fiesta medals or helping friends around town,

Chavez lives peacefully in the small house on Princess Pass he bought in the 1970s. He enjoys gardening, and keeps a rooster and three chickens.

The most recent addition to the aviary came literally out of the blue.

“During an outdoor show at Brad Braune’s house, this pigeon just suddenly flew down and landed on my shoulder,” he said. “He must have belonged to someone. But he was madly in love with me, and still is.”

Chavez calls him Hitchcock. “He came down like ‘The Birds,’” he added.

This month, though, Chavez will eat and breathe Cornyation.

“Every year it seems like I say, ‘Never again!' But once you get the bug you just can’t shake it,” he laughed. And, rather than slip slowly away from the madcap merriment, he’s making further plans.

“I’ve always wanted to do a late-night comedy cabaret show at the Bonham, after Cornyation,” he said.

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ld Fire Station No. 7 at South Alamo and Water streets once was the pride of firefighters citywide.

Yet few dreamed the structure with its red tile trimming and impressive arched doorways would ever stand empty and almost forgotten; its alarm sadly silent and not a single brave soul sliding down the pole ready to head out on a rescue.

Now its fate remains uncertain, with city staffers considering different options.

Once it was a contender as a fire museum for the San Antonio Fire Department and, later, a restoration workshop for firefighting relics, today the city is mulling what to do with the forlorn structure in Southtown.

Until recently, a group of volunteers restored historic fire engines at Old No. 7, but they have moved on. Passersby today see grimy windows, graffiti, piles of pigeon droppings and other signs the whistling, hard-working Water Street Irregulars — men who loved the old station, kept it ship-shape and made it their restoration workshop — are no longer there.

“Eight months ago, our group was told to vacate the premises; our lease was terminated by the city,” said Frank Walsh, one of the retired firemen who made the historic building hum with activity.

Walsh and his colleagues endeared themselves to the Southtown neighborhood when they took their restored fire engines out for test drives.

They were admired for the way they painted and polished the old building, making things shine like new. And, according to Walsh, it was a mighty emotional moment when they packed up their gear.

They had to bid farewell to a place they cared about and considered an important link to the colorful past.

The Irregulars moved from Old No. 7, at 604 S. Alamo St., to San Antonio Fire Station No. 1 at 801 E. Houston St., their restored engines, including a 1927 La France, in tow. The Houston Street address is the site of the new San Antonio Fire Museum, which opened in 2013. Located near the Alamo, it’s very accessible to tourists, Walsh said.

Station No. 1 also is steeped in history

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and, in contrast to Old No. 7, has plenty of room and potential for expansion.

But all these positive points aside, nostalgia remains for Old No. 7 and so does concern for the building’s future.

Many plans for Old No. 7’s future have been floated past city officials.

Once it was thought the structure could be turned into the fire museum (a lonely fire museum mailbox still hangs by the door). That idea proved impractical due to the station’s relatively small size and lack of parking. Eventually, the building became the Irregulars’ place — a spot to repair and restore irefighting artifacts, munch pizza and swap stories.

Then the “vacate” notice arrived along with rumors about a public sale.

The public sale hasn’t happened — at least, not so far. But rumors and worries persist, as do fears that a new owner might not pay proper respect to the structure’s history. Some also mention that almost any building, if left empty long enough, can turn into an eyesore, which, in turn, can be used as a good excuse for demolition.

However, according to Ximena CopaWiggins of the city's Office of Historic Preservation, such a fate is doubtful because the site has a historic designation.

Marcia Shelf Orlandi, real estate manager for the Office of EastPoint and Real Estate Services, which has been directly involved in the Old No. 7 repurposing project, also offers reassurance. Yes, she said, some months ago the city, which owns the South Alamo property, did contemplate holding a public sale and putting the building on the auction block.

But currently such thoughts seem to have dissipated and city staff has been working with two city departments to develop alternatives for the station.

“Frankly, there has been little movement on the project, and it is my understanding that the property will not be sold but kept by the city of San Antonio,” Shelf Orlandi said.

The property is a window into yesterday, into the 1850s, when bucket brigades, hand pumpers and highly competitive volunteer firefighting companies defied danger and bravely battled blazes. By 1891, San Antonio’s paid Fire Department was officially organized, making it one of the oldest non-volunteer companies in the nation, and the 604 S. Alamo property played a leading part in this early history.

The Irregulars often showed interested folks photos of a quaint structure that once stood there, housing Mission Hose Company No. 4, organized in 1885. The little structure that looked something like a garden folly gave way to another building in 1901, and in the 1920s the present firehouse took over.

Old No. 7 hasn’t been operated as a fire station since 2006 and has been deemed

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Standing at the entrance to Southtown, the Irregulars’ former workshop has become a landmark. Retired Municipal Court Judge Gloria Cabrera said the neighborhood just wouldn’t be the same without the almost-century-old firehouse, and she suggested conversion to a restaurant or maybe a private residence.

Rita Heck, owner of public relations and consulting firm Creative Overflow/ The Green Connection, envisioned Old

No. 7 as a combination history museum, visitor center and bookstore featuring information about the Lavaca and King William neighborhoods of Southtown.

Another Southtowner would like to see the station become the starting point for rides around the city in restored fire engines.

Shelf Orlandi has heard tales of possible paranormal activity at Old No. 7. Perhaps the city could take advantage of the spooky situation, conducting guided ghost tours that would be a big attraction on Halloween.

To learn more about early firefighting in San Antonio and find details concerning the city’s Fire Museum, visit www. sanantoniofiremuseum.org.

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INDCREST – A new Texas rivalry — on par with the Longhorns vs. the Aggies — may be cooking in on the Northest Side, where California-based In-NOut Burger’s Double-Double will duel against a state favorite, Whataburger’s Double Meat Cheeseburger.

It’s almost official: The first In-N-Out burgers in the San Antonio metropolitan area will be grilled at the site of the former Frost Bank Building on the north Interstate 35 access road and Walzem Road.

Windcrest Economic Development Corp. chief Robert Colunga confirmed the company’s plans. He said land at the site would be platted into thirds, and accompanied by a hotel and another eatery.

Michael Schoenbrun, city partner with The Weitzman Group’s Cencor Realty Services in San Antonio, marketer of the property, would not confirm the proposed location. In-N-Out officials were unavailable for comment.

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Demolition of the Frost Bank Building has begun. The interior is being stripped of all recyclable and reusable materials, Baxter said.

“They’re trying to be green,” he said, adding when that stage is completed, the building will be razed.

“It’s amazing that they can demolish a seven-story building and rebuild quicker and with less expense than picking a new

site,” said Baxter, who boasted Windcrest’s platting process as “the fastest in town.”

Baxter predicted the new In-NOut site would have an economic impact on northeast San Antonio.

“It’s exciting, it’s hip – it’s good news they decided to pick us,” he said.

Earlier this year, it was reported In-NOut planned to build at another site, at the present TGI Friday’s location across from North Star Mall at McCullough Avenue and Loop 410, but the franchise owner was not ready to give up his lease.

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In-N-Out will directly challenge Corpus Christi-based Whataburger, which was founded in 1950 and dominates the state’s fresh-and-fast burger market.

In-N-Out boasts its never frozen all-beef patties are specially prepared from only lean ground chuck roast. The company’s nutritional fact sheet lists four menu items – three burgers (with six variations) and fries, with 13 drink choices.

Meanwhile, Whataburger’s nutritional fact sheets run five pages, and include burgers, fries, breakfast items, tacos, salads – with and without meats – chicken dishes, dessert items and drinks.

The first salvo in the burger wars has already been fired.

When In-N-Out opened its initial Texas location in 2011, Whataburger welcomed them by sending the new restaurant a custom-made pair of cowboy boots – in Whataburger’s signature orange. With more than 700 locations in the South and Southwest, and 150

Whataburger locations in the DallasFort Worth area alone, the Texas chain seems unfazed by the competition.

In-N-Out has its share of fanatic followers, such as Raymond Palmer, assistant professor of family and community medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, who was thrilled to learn his favorite burger joint was coming to the area.

Palmer said whenever he and his wife, Cindy, get off the plane in California, “First we rent a car. We drive straight to In-N-Out for a bag of burgers to go, and then to see Cindy’s mom.”

During the past two years, there have been several rumors regarding In-N-Out’s plans for the San Antonio area, including possible locations north and east of the city.

Selma City Administrator Ken Roberts said he did not believe the new burger restaurant would affect his town.

“It’s a long way to go for lunch,” he said, but added, “My kids like it.”

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It was one of the industries that was growing as the economy was shrinking,” Hirsch said.

Adelbridge & Co. Firearms features collector items, Glocks, hunting rifles, semiautomatics, sporting rifles, revolvers, sound suppressors (also called silencers), optics, ammunition and other gear.

Both Hirsch and his associate are experienced hunters and wellversed in gun specifics to ensure that customers walk out happy.

“We like to steer customers towards what’s going to be best for their hunt,” Hirsch said.

He said there are two pricing tiers — Internet and retail. Since he started in the industry primarily as an Internet dealer, he decided to keep the same pricing, which he said typically is 10 percent to 15 percent less than other retailers.

His store also offers discounts for military personnel and police officers.

Adelbridge & Co. Firearms also buys and trades with customers, and even conducts “straight trades” where one gun is traded for another without money being exchanged.

“We treat customers well and give them fair prices for trade-ins and fair prices on new guns,” Hirsch said.

Buying and selling guns and accessories is what Adelbridge & Co. Firearms is all about, but at fair prices and with great customer service, according to owner Jonathan Hirsch. Photos by Collette Orquiz

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t’s the little things that make Victor Gonzalez’ restaurant special: tacos filled to overflowing, hand-chopped meats, three homemade salsas and homemade tortillas – both corn and wheat.

Taqueria Chapala Jalisco recently opened its new location at 1902 McCullough Ave. in Tobin Hill after moving across the street from the old location, a former Pizza Hut. Gonzalez said it's a good move to the corner of McCullough and East Dewey Place. With two other restaurants in San Antonio, this is now his largest eatery.

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The restaurant also serves a variety of enchilada plates, fajitas, steak dishes and parradillas – sizzling mixed platters with a choice of meats, seafood and vegetables.

Born and raised in Jalisco, Mexico, Gonzalez enjoys the variety offered by the new menu.

“Jalisco cooking uses more chile de arbol and chile ancho than other peppers,” he said, pointing to the nopalito tacos, barbacoa and albondigas as recipes from Jalisco.

“Albondigas are like meatballs with a red chipotle salsa."

He offers posole on the weekends, chile rellenos on Fridays and fideo loco on Mondays.

Gonzalez takes pride in his food preparation, spending all day in the kitchen and personally cutting the meat.

“Everybody loves the tortilla soup,” he said.

Several domestic and imported beers and margaritas are also offered.

Even the restrooms demonstrate his touch for craftsmanship, with tiled floors and walls and a separate, closed room for each patron instead of stalls.

“I had enough space to do that, and I wanted my customers to have privacy,” Gonzalez said.

Taqueria Chapala Jalisco offers dine-in and drive-through service for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Hours are 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. seven days a week.

Mini tacos (top left) and tortas (bottom left) are just a few of the dishes offered at Taqueria Chapala Jalisco, which recently moved to a larger location and expanded its menu. Photos by Collette Orquiz

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owntown continues its rebirth, and now a new coffee shop is brewing up some Texas treats.

KSAT-TV anchor Charles Gonzalez and his wife recently opened Rosella’s Coffee Co. at 203 E. Jones Ave., Suite 101. The title comes from a combination of their two daughter’s names, Olivia Rose and Ella Sofia.

“We just want to serve good coffee and hopefully people enjoy it, (and) everything that we do,” Gonzalez said.

Rosella’s brews Cuvée Coffee, which is roasted in Spicewood near Austin.

Unlike chain coffee shops, Gonzalez stays away from sugary syrups without the “burnt cigarette” taste, he said.

“The emphasis is on showcasing the coffees,” Gonzalez said.

In addition to coffee, customers can enjoy healthy breakfast toasts, sandwiches for lunch, cheese and charcuterie dinner plates

and bar snacks. Rosella's also has Cuvée’s cold brew, Black and Blue on draft, five rotating Texas craft beers and Texas wines.

The full menu is available all day, along with pastries from Bakery Lorraine.

A fan of old buildings, Gonzalez felt the recently renovated Hughes Warehouse built in 1918 was the perfect spot for his business. The space features exposed brick, a mezzanine, chalkboard walls patrons can draw on, and an artistic lighting fixture that spells Rosella’s in Braille.

Gonzalez wanted to a create a place where people could relax and have a good time, he said.

“I think what makes us unique is that we kind of offer something from morning to night for everybody,” Gonzalez said. “We really want to be a nice neighborhood hangout.”

Rosella’s Coffee Co. is open 6:30

Rosella’s Coffee Co. is brewing up more than just coffee, with treats from Bakery Lorraine, a full menu, and Texas beers and wines. Photos by Collette Orquiz

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District 3 incumbent Susan Galindo has chosen not to seek re-election, and only Sandi Wolff filed for the spot. Incumbent Brigette Perkins does not face an opponent for the District 7 slot. Because only one candidate each filed for districts 3 and 7, those elections will be canceled, officials said. Terms are for four years.

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