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Krier takes over as the new District 9 councilman What's

Longtime INSIDE San Antonio your community Chamber leader getting up to pg. 04 local commentary speed on issues SUSAN YERKES pg.10 Ground broken for Recovery Kennel on North Side

Money from city bond issue helping Animal Defense League rescue animals

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ince being appointed as the District 9 councilman last month, Joe Krier has been staying up late doing his homework, reading plenty of official briefs and then getting up to speed on municipal affairs at his City Hall office.

“I’ve been meeting with department heads on issues coming up, such as the (San Antonio Water System) rate increase, the central carrental facility and economic development projects to bring more jobs to the city,” said the newest City Council member. Then, chuckling, he confessed, “Just don’t ask me how to work the phone system. I’m still trying to figure it out.” Krier, 67, who for some 20 years helped bring economic growth to the Alamo City when he was president and CEO of the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, was appointed by the council Nov. 7 to replace the outgoing Elisa Chan. Chan resigned in October to run in the state Senate District 25 Republican primary. Krier’s fellow council members saw to it he wasted no time getting busy with official duties. Immediately after being appointed,

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on’t let all the recent rain fool you. The drought is far from over. And while some cities may relax water restrictions, that’s no reason for residents in the greater San Antonio area to take the supply for granted. As the population continues to grow and more developments rise, the demand for water will only increase. Water is the new oil. That is why conservation measures are still important. The Edwards Aquifer — San Antonio’s primary source of drinking water — is still very low. That should concern all of us. The historic low came in 1956 when the aquifer hit 612 feet. A historic drought gripped Texas in the 1950s, but in some areas of the state today the dry spell is actually worse. During the last half century, the demand on the aquifer has increased beyond its supply capacity. The same is true for watersheds, lakes and reservoirs across Texas. Government agencies are being forced to take drastic measures. There is no simple answer. The best strategy to preserve water for ourselves and the generations to come is to simply remember to conserve every chance we get. Don’t waste a drop.

The Local Community News editorial board includes Harry Lees, Gregg Rosenfield and Thomas Edwards.

by susan yerkes

he holiday season is upon us. It’s the shopping-est time of the year.

And whether we’re buying groceries for festive holiday gatherings, or gifts for friends far and wide, there’s one thing the bulk of our purchases have in common: We’ll carry them out of the store in plastic bags. Americans use more than 100 billion plastic shopping bags a year, most of them the thin, single-use type that come in handy for groceries and sundry shopping. Some folks reuse them – they’re especially good for scooping up cat litter or dog poop – before trashing them. But useful as they may be, they still end up in landfills or blow down the road as urban tumbleweeds, getting stuck in trees or hedges and creating trash-jams in lakes, creeks and rivers. Unlike their free-range namesakes, these tumbleweeds can take up to 1,000 years to decay. In addition, it requires at least 12 million barrels of oil a year to manufacture all those bags. And it takes a lot of money to clean up the mess. In San Antonio alone, officials estimate the city spends about $1.3 million a year cleaning up and recycling plastic bags. The bags are back in the news these days, ever since District 7 Councilman Cris Medina recently put forward a proposal to ban the bags in most grocery and retail stores. Medina says he hasn’t worked out the details yet, but you can expect a lot of discussion in the next couple of months,

before the City Council votes on the idea. Medina is not the first to suggest a ban to help curb the plastic bag build-up, but here in San Antonio, he’s the first to actually put it on the table for council action. In the past decade, as plastic waste kept piling up, legislation aimed at fixing the bag mess was introduced at local, state and national levels. Back in 2010, Washington, D.C., implemented what some folks call a “back-door bag ban” – a law requiring shoppers to pay 5 cents each time they need a recyclable plastic bag. The action was spurred by a disgraceful plastic pile-up in the Anacostia River — which flows through the nation’s capital. This past spring, veteran Virginia congressman Jim Moran introduced a national bill modeled on the D.C. law. This issue isn’t going to go away. In the past few years, many Texas leaders have gotten on the bag-ban bandwagon. Back in 2009, when environmentalists were beginning to sound the alarm about the plastic pileup, state Sen. Leticia Van De Putte filed a fairly mild bill in the Texas lege to require businesses that routinely bagged purchases in plastic to at least provide reusable bags for sale at checkout points as an alternative. Brownsville passed the first municipal bag ban in the state. (Also the most expensive – if you want a single-use plastic bag for your shopping, you pay a $1 environmental fee.) South Padre Island passed a ban, as did El Paso. Austin passed a bag ban last year, and Dallas and Houston leaders are currently considering the issue. San Antonio took a step toward at least curtailing bag use in 2011 with a voluntary “Change Is In the Bag” program with H-E-B, Target, Walgreens, JCPenney and Walmart. The stores encouraged recyclable bag use, and set up collection points where single-

use bags could be left for recycling. Unfortunately, the program was a bust. As long as plastic bags are free and easy to get, folks keep using them. They sure are convenient, after all, when you’re making a big grocery-shopping trip, scooping up that doggy doo or any of the thousand other things we do with them. It may take something like a bag ban to get people to actually make a dent in plastic-bag proliferation. There’s been some blowback on the bag bans, too. This spring, state Rep. Drew Springer, riding the Ted Cruz/ tea party wave, filed a “Shopping Bag Freedom Act” bill that would have banned cities from banning plastic bags. This is Texas, after all. We love the land, but we’ll be damned if we’re going to let somebody else, especially the government, tell us how to take care of it. One of these days, when I’m out on the freeway (or the toll road), I fully expect to see a bumper sticker that reads: “You can have my plastic bag when you pry it out of my cold, dead hands.” In the meantime, happy holidays! Email comments to syerkes@ salocallowdown.com

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Open and Opening Soon 1. BRICK HOUSE TAVERN & TAP, 1011

N. Loop 1604 East, is a new watering hole on the westbound access road between U.S. 281 and Stone Oak Parkway. The staff wants it to become your “favorite neighborhood tavern.” Hours are 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m.-2 a.m. Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m. to midnight Sunday. For more, visit brickhousetavernandtap. com/. (See story on page 16)

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4 who suffer from behavioral, social and academic challenges by offering programs at specialized achievement centers, officials said. Staffers use a drug-free, multifaceted approach. Hours are 9:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, by appointment only Saturday and closed Sunday. For more, call 620-7378 or visit http://www.brainbalancecenters. com/. (See story on page 15)

3. ALAMO OLIVE OIL CO., 7400 San Pedro Ave., Suite 944, has just opened in North Star Mall and offers aged balsamic vinegar and gourmet extra-virgin olive oils from around the world, infused with rosemary, lime, lemon, black truffle and chipotle. There also are daily tastings. Hours are 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. For more, call 525-1200 or visit alamooliveoil.com.

The new Brick House Tavern & Tap on the Loop 1604 access road between U.S. 281 and Stone Oak Parkway offers burgers, brews and some grub not always found in a sports pub, such as Shock Top mussels. Courtesy photo

3 Alamo Olive Oil Co. at North Star Mall offers gourmet olive oil and vinegars, allowing customers to taste each one before purchase. Knowledgeable employees also prepare samples of other fare for patrons. Photos by Collette Orquiz

4. THE PARK AT WEST AVE apartments

and town homes, 12803 West Ave. at Bitters Road, is now accepting move-ins. The site offers one- and two-bedroom units. The 29-acre gated community has access to walking and jogging trails and a 4-acre nature sanctuary for residents and their pets. The town homes have two-car garages and backyards. Interiors include upgraded kitchens with granite countertops, designer lighting and plumbing packages, garden tubs and stainless-steel appliances. Park at West Ave also features a clubhouse with a 24-hour, state-of-the-art fitness center, indoor/ outdoor aqua lounge, volleyball court and a swimming pool. For more, call (877) 206-4764 or visit www.parkatwestave.com.

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ALEXANDRA ARRANGA, a senior at

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HARRIS MIDDLE SCHOOL and the new Vineyard Ranch Elementary School earned $2,500 each from the Silver and Black Give Back Spurs Team Up Challenge. Twenty semifinalists recently invited to the AT & T Center for a presentation received the funds for their projects. Harris’ Green Team

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TEXAS HOUSE SPEAKER Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, recently presented a check to Bradley Middle School Principal Justin Oxley and history teacher Mike Bailey to pay for security upgrades at Bradley’s Mill Springs Cabin, a living-history display on the campus. Vandals broke into and heavily damaged the Mill Springs Cabin on June 28 and the community rallied to rebuild what officials say is a “one-of-a-kind treasure.” Volunteers, students and faculty continue to raise money to repair and renovate the damage at the cabin’s General Store and Museum. During the past 14 years, more than 50,000 visitors have come to the learning center. It re-opened on Oct. 23. Bradley students work at the cabin and give hands-on presentations to elementary students during spring field trips. THE CITY COUNCIL appointed attorney Joe Krier, the former president and CEO of the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, to serve out the unexpired term of District 9 Councilwoman Elisa Chan, who stepped down to run for the GOP nomination in March for state Senate District 25. Krier’s term expires in May 2014. MR. APPLIANCE OF SAN ANTONIO, 10427 Gulfdale, recently received the Top Gun and Excellence in Leadership awards during The Dwyer Group International Conference in San Antonio. The Top Gun award goes to franchise owners who achieve top sales and reach operation benchmarks. The Top Gun recipients represent the top 10 percent of Mr. Appliance franchise owners across North America.

THE CHEROKEE TOWNSHIP OF SAN ANTONIO — members of the Cherokee

Nation — recently visited the Brook Hollow Branch Library to teach patrons how to make traditional bracelets and corn-husk dolls. The members led a discussion on their true heritage and how they keep language and culture alive in an urban society. The San Antonio Public Library system has a variety of resources available to patrons interested in learning more about Native American Heritage. New to the SAPL databases,

“American Indian Histories and Cultures” is a resource offering many rare and significant documents from the Edward E. Ayer Collection at the Newberry Library, Chicago; the Newberry is one of the strongest archival collections on American Indian history in the world, officials said. The collection spans 400 years, and includes manuscripts, artwork, speeches and petitions, diaries, correspondence, linguistic and ethnographic studies, photographs, maps, rare printed books and Native American newspapers. The database is full-color and searchable, with multiple added features. It can be found at http://guides. mysapl.org/databases. For more on the program, contact Anne Schuette at anne. schuette@sanantonio.gov or at 207-9030.

VOLARIS RECENTLY ANNOUNCED it will begin twice weekly nonstop service from San Antonio International Airport to Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, on Dec. 14. Officials said the route represents the 27th destination the airline operates from Guadalajara, its hub city. San Antonio marks Volaris’ first entry into Texas and its 12th market in the United States. “The addition of Guadalajara as the fifth Mexican destination with nonstop service from San Antonio International Airport reflects the rapid progress we are making to enhance cultural and economic ties with our city’s biggest trade partner,” Mayor Julián Castro said. “I am looking forward to a successful partnership with Volaris.”

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FIRE ECOLOGY The session at

Hardberger Park West, 8400 12,19 Phil N.W. Military Highway in the Urban Ecology Center, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., teaches students to identify, describe and evaluate the positive and negative effects that forest and grassland fires have on wildlife. Students will learn about “prescribed burns” and how fire changes the environment. They will make a nature-inspired holiday card. The class is for children 10 to 14. There is no cost, but donations are accepted. Class size is limited to 20. For more call, 207-3106 or 226-8339.

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CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON The

North San Antonio Retired Teachers Association will open its annual luncheon with a “meet-andgreet” coffee at 10:30 a.m., followed by a performance by the Sweet Adelines singing group at 11 a.m. and lunch 30 minutes later. Members are encouraged to bring a friend. The catered lunch costs $15. Reservations, which are required, can be made by calling Michelle Bibb at 494-8197 before Dec. 11. The event will take place at San Pedro Presbyterian Church, 14900 San Pedro Ave.

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SANTA’S RAILROAD WONDERLAND The Texas

Transportation Museum offers nighttime train rides and hayrides around its decorated grounds from 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 7-8, 14-15, 21-22 and 28. There’s also a historic depot, scale-model train layouts and even Choo Choo Claus. Admission costs $10 for adults and $7 for children 2-12; those under 2 get in free. Check the website, www.txtransportationmuseum.org, for information on group rates, discounted tickets and online ticket purchases. The museum is at 11731 Wetmore Road.

THE HANGAR TAVERN The North Side watering hole at 6 14538 Brook Hollow Blvd. is holding a benefit for Toys for Tots 9 p.m. Donate an unwrapped and unopened toy for a chance to win official Chive

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gear raffled during the night. If you can’t find a toy, donate $5 to receive a raffle ticket. Marines from Toys for Tots will collect the donations. For more, visit www.thehangartavern.com, www. facebook.com/thehangartavern or www.twitter.com/thehangartavern.

DINOSAUR GEORGE Also known as George Blasing, he is 7 coming to Phil Hardberger Park West to share his love of the great saurians from millions of years ago. The alwayspopular talk is inside the Gathering Hall of the new Urban Ecology Center; enter at 8400 N.W. Military Highway. Cost to the event, 9-11 a.m., is free, but a donation is appreciated. Additional parking is available at the Alon Town Centre H-E-B shopping area. A kid-friendly craft is included. For more, call 207-3106 or 226-8339.

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the Hollywood Park The City Council

meets at 7 p.m. in the council chambers, 2 Mecca Drive.

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QUICK FROZEN CRITTERS

The class at Phil Hardberger Park East, 13203 Blanco Road, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., allows students to describe adaptations related to predatorprey relationships. They will explore and describe the limiting factors of predator-prey relationships that may have an impact on

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wildlife populations. The class is suggested for students 7 to 10. There is no cost, but donations are accepted. Class size is limited to 20. For more call, 207-3106 or 226-8339.

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HOLIDAY GALA The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce will 20 hold its annual gala at the J.W. Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa from 6 p.m. to midnight. Cocktails and a silent auction start things off, followed by dinner and the program. Dancing plus final silent-auction bidding will close out the affair, which is semiformal. Tickets start at $150 a person for members, $200 for nonmembers; there’s a link to reserve a spot at www. sachamber.org/; click on the Events tab. The J.W. Marriott is at 23808 Resort Parkway.

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“THE NUTCRACKER” The Alamo City Dance Company, 21-22 which is in residence at the San Antonio School for the Performing Arts, 12915 Jones Maltsberger Road, is again presenting the holiday staple. Shows are at 2 and 6 p.m. Dec. 21 and 2 p.m. Dec. 22. Tickets for the performances, which will take place at McAllister Auditorium on the campus of San Antonio College, 1300 San Pedro Ave., are $30 orchestra, $25 balcony. To reserve seats, call the Alamo City Performing Arts Association box office at 495-0129 or visit the box office at 12915 Jones Maltsberger.

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law barring registered sex offenders from living near parks and other places children gather may be designed to protect the community, but critics argue there is no evidence it actually works. Still, state legislation allows cities to adopt such ordinances — with some exemptions if the offender already has a residence in the area. It’s time San Antonio joined other Texas

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communities by putting these protections in place, said District 10 Councilman Carlton Soules, who has spearheaded an effort to create local child safety zones. “First and foremost, our responsibility is to the children of our community and this ordinance is all about protecting them,” Soules said. The Legislature adopted child safety zone laws in 1994, which allows cities to require registered sex offenders to live at least 1,000 feet away from locations where “children congregate in public” such as in parks, child care centers, playgrounds and schools. More than two dozen Texas cities already have the zones in place, officials said. But advocacy groups, such as Texas Voices for Reason and Justice, argue that such laws are virtually unnecessary. “Texas Voices believes that the

implementation of laws and policies should be based on sound research and common sense, not panic or paranoia,” said Mary Sue Molnar, the executive director. “There is no research to support the fact that sex offenders’ proximity to parks leads to recidivism. In fact, the vast majority of crimes committed within our city parks have been committed by someone who is not already on the sex-offender registry.” The Department of Public Safety maintains a public database with the names of registered sex-offenders. However, Soules, who previously sat on San Antonio’s parks board, said that several incidents in the last few years are what prompted him to push for child safety zones in San Antonio. “The ordinance is basically a tool to help better protect our city’s children,” Soules said. “It’s an ordinance that is already on

the books in many cities in our state.” The City Council is reviewing the ordinance, and if approved it could be implemented by January. According to the State Attorney General’s Office, there has been no offender who successfully challenged child safety zones in court. “At this point, there are still some details to be figured out, such as exemptions,” Soules said. The exemptions include minors, as well as “grandfathering” in those who already live within the proposed zones. Soules said the proposal offers law enforcement officers another option to protect residents. “The ordinance should be looked at as a tool,” Soules said. “It’s a tool that our police officers can use to keep our children safe.”

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ADL helps animals thanks to public by Collette Orquiz

Recovery Kennel now under construction on the North Side by the Animal Defense League will give abandoned, abused and neglected cats and dogs a second chance at life, officials said.

The kennel, an addition to the ADL’s animal hospital, broke ground Oct. 16 at 11215 Iota Drive. It is slated for completion in early May. The planned 31 kennels will also allow ADL to keep an additional 45 animals every day. The size of the dogs and cats sets the limit on the number of animals that can be boarded, officials said. “We saw that we needed to do this and we need to do this fairly quickly,” said Hugo Vital, the agency’s communications director. ADL, established in San Antonio in 1934, is the city’s oldest no-kill shelter. The main ADL office and shelter at 11300 Nacogdoches Road is a refuge for cats and dogs recovered from the streets and transferred from other shelters. It also takes in pets that owners can no longer keep. In order to prepare the pets for a permanent home, the ADL staff offers medical care, provides a roof over their tails and regularly feeds them. The league rescues about 4,000

animals annually from the community and shelters, Vital said. “We will treat (everything to) have them be completely healthy and, of course, adopt them out into a home when they are ready,” Vital said. ADL is increasing its hospital capacity because the agency recently received $2.2 million from the city’s 2012 bond program approved by voters. The funds will pay for two additional kennels at the Nacogdoches Road location as part of an overall effort to take in more than 3,000 animals a year from the city of San Antonio Animal Care Services. Vital said in order to house the expected rise in animals, the hospital had to be upgraded to make sure each animal is sterilized, vaccinated, healthy and receives an identity microchip. “Like ACS, ADL recognizes the importance of finding homes for as many pets as possible while still addressing the community’s roaming-animal issue in the most humane way,” said Lisa Norwood, the spokeswoman for ACS. The two additional kennels will have 24 runs and a puppy room will be built. No other animals will be kept in the kennels except those from ACS, Norwood said. The nonprofit ADL has been a longtime partner with the municipal shelter as advocates strive to create a no-kill city. “The new kennels being built on the ADL campus not only increase kennel capacity for Animal Care Services, they also expand the shelter’s ability to find

A Recovery Kennel is being built by the Animal Defense League at 11215 Iota Drive that will allow the no-kill shelter to keep up to an additional 45 animals every day. Photo by Collette Orquiz

homes for adoptable pets,” Norwood said. The bond money does not come without regulations. The construction must be completed by December 2014. Vital anticipates they will done by then, if not earlier. He hopes the league will break ground for the

We saw that we needed to do this and we need to do this fairly quickly Hugo Vital, ADL Spokesman

kennels sometime this month. The new additions come on the heels of other improvements to the league’s facilities. The agency recently received a private donation from a supporter for a small building to be added to the cattery to keep kittens. ADL is primarily supported by donations and gifts, or as staffers put it, “On the generosity of the San Antonio community.” “It’s a huge endeavor, it’s a huge task ... We are actually up for the challenge,” Vital said. “We’re here for the long haul.” The agency celebrates its 80th anniversary next year. In addition to adoptions, ADL offers low-cost spay and neuter surgeries, as well as obedience classes. For more on donating, sterilization procedures and classes, check out www.adltexas.org.

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Krier dives in Krier found himself sitting on the dais. “It’s almost a startling experience to go from being a member of the public talking (to the council) from the audience and then sitting right next to them, voting on an issue or something,” he said. Krier was among 14 North Side residents who submitted applications for the District 9 slot after Chan announced her intention to leave. He then made the cut as one of three finalists. District 9 encompasses a vast chunk of North-Central San Antonio and extends well beyond Loop 1604. Krier said when Chan decided to vacate her post, friends urged him to throw his hat into the ring —though he initially had no interest. “I was involved with this community for 20 years and I’m a longtime resident of District 9, so after giving it some more thought I saw it as an opportunity to be of service to the residents and the city for a while,” Krier said. Mayor Julián Castro said Krier will make a great councilman for his

constituents and for the city. “Joe is going to do an excellent job for District 9,” Castro said. “He understands the importance of economic development, and has spent most of his professional career working on the big issues that impact San Antonio.” The councilman also believes he brings a wealth of city and government experience to the table. “I bring a lot of knowledge in the area of major economic growth opportunities since I was involved with much of that (as Chamber president),” he said. “I helped grow the biomedical, tourism, aerospace and cybersecurity industries in San Antonio. I think this will help me contribute to the community in building a better economy in the time I’m here.” His council term only lasts until May, when a special election. Krier said he will not run. “When the time comes, voters can choose from the (District 9) candidates who will be out raising money and campaigning for office,” he said. Such a short timeline doesn’t allow Krier to adopt a vision for the district, he said, but he wants residents to know they have someone who will speak for them. “They’re not shy about telling you how

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Museum receives no government funds to stay on track by Ron Aaron Eisenberg

f you blink as you head north on Wetmore Road just past Wurzbach Parkway, you could miss one of the area’s best treasures — the Texas Transportation Museum. The facility, 11731 Wetmore Road, is a one-of-a-kind train and vehicle lover’s delight, even though at first glance it looks like a graveyard for old railroad cars. Staffed by volunteers and funded mainly by donations, it is a livinghistory museum with working railroad cars, a powerful locomotive and other modes of transportation. For chairman Pat Halpin, a selfavowed “train junkie,” the museum “perpetuates the history of transportation in San Antonio and elsewhere.”

“Many of our visitors have never been on a passenger train until they visit the museum. And for their children, the opportunity to ride a real train captures a lifelong memory,” Halpin said. Even better, Santa Claus — or Choo Choo Claus as he’s known at the museum — will conduct some train rides this holiday season. Halpin got his first model train when he was 5 years old. That was some 60 years ago. “I still have it and it still runs,” he said with great pride. He’s been volunteering at the museum for more than 12 years. “It’s truly a team effort,” he said. The museum sits on 40 acres of land adjacent to McAllister Park, just north of San Antonio International Airport. It has thousands of feet of rail and plans call for extending the line into the park. But it will take funding to make that happen, museum officials said. Museum manager Hugh Hemphill says the facility will celebrate its 50th anniversary on Jan. 1. He credits the facility’s longevity to tireless work by volunteers over the decades. Those hours include

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Group says we all have a story to tell by Lucille Sims Thomas

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If so, then it’s time for you to check out the San Antonio Storytellers Association, a group dedicated to bringing out the best in anyone’s inner spinner of yarns. The organization meets 6:30-8 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month at the Brook Hollow Branch Library, 530 Heimer Road, and has 18-20 people who come out to tell stories or just listen. The annual membership is $15. Ryan McPherson, who has been the association’s president for six months or so, is enthusiastic about his craft and expanding the group. He has been part of it for about two years and served as treasurer before becoming president. “My goal is to outgrow this venue,” McPherson said. “And I know that seems overly

ambitious, but I’ve got a great board who is just amazing and they’re all amazing storytellers.” At the meetings, members tell stories that range from personal experience and the Brothers Grimm fairy tales to scary Halloween narratives. Storyteller Jane McDaniel, whose Irish accent gives her a leg up on being a great storyteller, captivated her audience with a Halloween tale at a recent meeting. McDaniel was born in Limerick, Ireland, and moved to Texas in 1993. She grew up in a storytelling family and started telling tales when she was 8. Her family used to do the “rambling house” on Saturday nights. They would start telling stories in their house with the neighbors from next door and then go from house to house telling more tales, gathering neighbors as they went. They would all stop at the last house and have supper. “Ireland has a very rich storytelling culture and it’s still very rich,” McDaniel said. She started a storytelling festival a couple of years ago on Achill Island off the west coast of Ireland and goes back every summer to tell stories there. “It’s (storytelling) a way to pass on our history, our values and our culture from

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pulled cask-beer selections unique to Brick House, the company said. Beer cocktails are another “upscale” drink. On the horizon is Sunday brunch featuring $2 mimosas and some unusual takes on old classics including Southern fried chicken Benedict, prosciutto Benedict and filet mignon Benedict. All are served on toasted brioche with made-from-scratch hollandaise, including a Sriracha-and-bacon version. The Brick House menu is packed with elegant comfort food made with a newfound flair, officials said. Hours are 11 a.m-1 a.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m.-2 a.m. Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m. to midnight Sunday. Brick House Tavern & Tap (top far left) bills itself as an upscale sports pub serving American classics as well as unique fare, including duck wings (lower far left) and Bloody Marys rimmed with crushed pork rinds (left). Courtesy photos

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During his time in the military, he spent more than four years deployed overseas to Afghanistan, Kuwait and Bosnia. “I like to serve,” Prichard said not long after his appointment. “I do this because it’s given me the ability to make a difference in people’s lives. I really do measure my work when I go home at the end of the day by what kind of impact....I have on people’s lives.” Being a peace officer means more than just citations and putting people in jail, he added. “Some guys like to write tickets; some guys like to make arrests; but for me personally, being a former soldier, I like to serve,” he said. “If I can’t be in the military -- and I chose to leave because of the tempo, being deployed so much, which just took a toll on me -- I wanted to continue to serve and this was the best profession besides the military to do that.” When he got out of the Army in 2005, Prichard worked for the Kendall County Sheriff ’s Department and rose through the ranks, becoming head of criminal investigations.

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