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Camp Bow Wow customers, bring your campers to get a photo with Santa! This event is for current campers only with up-to-date vaccinations. Parents will not be allowed to stay due to social distancing restrictions. Please make your campers daycare reservation at the camp you wish to bring your dog. All campers must be checked-in for daycare by 11am on the day of your camp photo event. (See dates below). The cost of the photo is $15 and all proceeds go to support the Bow Wow Buddies Foundation.
Camp Photo Event Dates Airport: Northwest: Stone Oak: Live Oak:
Thursday, Saturday, Tuesday, Saturday,
December 3 December 5 December 8 December 12
All campers must be current on their vaccinations.
PET TIP
Toys for Tots Pups
By Tamara Wetegrove
Likewise, some pups just love to chew and tear, an instinctive reflex, after all. Easy to destroy plush toys may last just a few minutes. Look for toys designed for heavy chewers that incorporate stronger material, double stitched seams and alternative fillings. Often those toys include a squeaker or crinkle sound. Check for an off switch before you buy if you suspect the noise will be especially loud or shrill. You can also find a range of “indestructible” chew toys that provide hours of enjoyment.
Is your pup the adventurous type? s people spent more time at home in 2020, many How about a portable bowl or water took the opportunity to add another furry bottle to make trips to the park family member to their pack. The holidays are more convenient? Sometimes older approaching, and what’s more fun than treating the pets poop out before a hike has ones we love to seasonal goodies and new toys? It ended, consider a doggy backpack feels so good to give gifts to our devoted companions. or stroller to keep your senior pup portable and allow him to continue Toys can help keep your dog from getting bored to accompany you on the outings and becoming destructive. They also can be a great you love. motivational prize for training and help Fido burn extra energy. Try a puzzle toy that encourages your Local stores stock a vast selection of pup to discover hidden treats inside. You can even items for pets, but if you designate stock it with pumpkin, sweet potato or turkey the Bow Wow Buddies Foundation flavored snacks to expand your pet’s palate with through Amazon Smile, your gift flavors of the season. does double duty. A percentage of your purchases will provide grants Is your dog a snuggler? Consider a cushiony dog bed for medical care for sick and injured or cuddly blanket. An added bonus, you might just dogs in need. Happiness for your be saving on furniture wear and tear, as Fido burrows pup, and help for another — a great into his new covers rather than your couch. way to share the holiday spirit!
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Soccer Standout Reagan Kicker Plans Future Military Career
By Amy Morgan
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onald Reagan High School Student Iain Patterson looks forward to a strong finish to his senior year. Although some have returned to campus, Iain has grown accustomed to learning from home, he said. Many of his friends join him online, and he appreciates the flexibility to complete his work in a timely manner. Afternoons, he joins his varsity soccer teammates on the field. The season has just started, although players have been able to practice together since September. Teammates trained remotely with their coaches this summer via online workouts. He can’t wait for the first game December 12 against O’Connor after the team’s season was cut short just two shy of completion last spring. Iain holds fond memories of his underclassmen years at Reagan, when he cheered the varsity soccer team through their playoff run to the state semi-final game in Georgetown. “I thought it was the coolest thing ever when we won against Coppell in the sixth round,” he said. Iain began soccer at the age of four and was playing club until he pared down activities to pursue his dream of a military career, which required more extensive attention to academic studies. Iain has dreamed since childhood of following the footsteps of his father, a native of Belfast, North Ireland, who served in the British Royal Air Force.
Iain Patterson began soccer at the age of four and was playing club until he pared down activities to pursue his dream of a military career, which required more extensive attention to academic studies. Iain hopes to be a pilot as well as combat rescue officer. He became acquainted with mentor Shaun Piatz through Shaun’s daughters, fellow JROTC classmates. The former Green Beret helped Iain prioritize and even gave him his Special Forces “TAB” uniform insignia for inspiration. “Every day it motivates me to strive to be better prepared,” Iain said. He also credits his Army Instructor John Tijerina for assistance preparing his applications to West Point and the Air Force Academy. Iain maintains his officer position in the Get Hope Club, an organization founded at Reagan in remembrance of Kaylee Carew and her vision to bring hope and joy to oncology patients. As vice president, he and fellow officers would deliver baskets of special treats to children fighting cancer. They’ve taken encouraging posters and cards to the patients at Stone Oak Methodist Hospital, he said, even though they are not presently allowed in-person visits. “It is really heartwarming to help in any way we can,” he said. Iain has two younger sisters ready to take up his mantle at Reagan. Victoria, a junior, is already involved in student council. Eighth-grade Lauren attends Bush Middle School.
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Sky High Pilot Flew 70 Years Over Three Careers By Amy Morgan
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eaching one’s ninth decade is an accomplishment realized by only a fortunate few. 90-year-old Independence Village resident Ted Cadou has not only surpassed that milestone, he’s retired from three careers and raised five daughters. Throughout his life, the joy of piloting a plane has been a thread connecting his endeavors: from his first post as an Air Force pilot, to flying a corporate plane as an executive in West Texas, or puddle jumping across the state keeping his growing family connected. Even as a young boy, Ted was fascinated with flight. His father paid $5 for him to take a ride in an “old Stinson Reliant” in the early 1940s. “WWII was going on, I’d see the planes going over, and I was bit by the bug,” he said. Ted worked as a “line boy” at small Hadley field near his home in New Jersey. He’d gas the planes, bargaining work for flying lessons. Ted made his first solo flight at the age of 16 - his last at 85. “I never forgot the thrill of getting up there — the beauty and solitude,” he added. Ted graduated college while the Korean conflict raged, and his flying skill earned him a pilot’s position with the U.S. Air Force. Before he knew it, he had spent 28 years in the service, retiring as a Colonel. Notable in his career was a Pentagon stint. A military fighter pilot in Vietnam, Ted flew the F-4 Phantom II. He most remembers the camaraderie of the fighter squadron. “The most rewarding thing in any combat situation is helping the guys on the ground,” he said. A potential posting to Iran in the 1970s when his girls were in school convinced him to transition to the private sector. Instead of Tehran, the family moved to Lubbock. Ted became Executive Vice President at TCI, a manufacturer of industrial coatings. He also flew the company’s eight-seater plane. In 1984, Ted pivoted to academia, becoming Regional Director of the Small Business Development Center at Texas Tech University College of Business. He assisted novices with business strategy and troubleshooting. “It was a big source of satisfaction for me,” he said. Ted remained at Texas Tech five years, then brought his expertise to the University of Houston where he continued business development outreach on a larger scale for seven years. He and his wife, Nell, lived in Kingwood for 26 years until her death in 2006. Ted remembers all three of his careers as different, challenging and rewarding. Ted piloted his Cessna 177, named “The Cardinal Express,” around the circuit of San Antonio, Austin, Houston and Dallas to see his girls – “just like a mini-Southwest airlines” until 2015. He received the Wilbur Wright Master Pilot Award for pilots who have flown 50+ years with no accidents or violations. (Although he flew for 70, not just 50 years.) His youngest daughter, Lucy, inspired him to move to Independence Village in 2017 to be closer to her family, and Ted reconnected with several fellow residents who are friends from Air Force days. He enjoys visiting with neighbors in his Cul de Sac when the Independence Village staff conducts their bi-weekly trolley runs. His favorite treat — sliders. For more information about the lifestyle offered at Independence Village, call (210) 764-5260, or go to www.independencehill.com.
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*Rattler Rummage is a one day, gently used athletic gear sale to be held at Reagan High School in Spring 2021 with all net proceeds benefiting the Diamondbackers Sports Association, a 501(c)3 charitable organization. Tax receipts will be provided.
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Somebody Build a Manger The Fellowship of San Antonio Hosts Annual Christmas Pageant Saturday December 12 @ 6:30 p.m. Sunday December 13 @ 2:30 p.m. & 6:30 p.m. Worship Service Times: Saturday @ 5 p.m Contemporary Worship Sunday @ 9:30 a.m. Traditional/Blended Worship Sunday @ 11:00 a.m. Contemporary Worship
By Amy Morgan
lost many things in 2020 — gathering for birthdays, graduations, holidays —even Easter came and went without W e’ve
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The Fellowship has staged their Christmas pageant in Stone Oak for the past 14 years. The format is modeled after the famed Radio City Music Hall production. The first half entertains, with numbers featuring Santa, snowflakes, carolers, dancers —all the fun and wonder of a traditional Christmas extravaganza. Despite past appearances by the Grinch, he will NOT steal Christmas this year.
fanfare during the height of the Covid-19 shutdown. People around the globe have sorely missed celebrating in community. With that in mind, ministry team leaders at The Fellowship of San Antonio are determined not to let the pandemic crush Christmas’ joy. The church’s beloved annual Christmas pageant will proceed the weekend of Come enjoy nostalgic Christmas hymns and carols in a beautifully decorated church December 12-13, albeit with new procedures to keep performers and this healthy. Christmas Eve. The sights, sounds, and sermon will inspire you and your family to audience
appreciate the true meaning of Christmas.
The congregation has been meeting safely since churches were allowed to reopen this summer. Lead Pastor Royce Smith, who assumed the Fellowship’s helm in October, and Music Director Michael Sanford agreed practices that have proven successful on Sundays — face coverings, seating distances and rigorous cleaning — would translate and allow the show, “Somebody Build a Manger,” to go on. “We are hoping that everyone who wants to will feel safe and reassured and will be able to come,” Michael said. Like the Fellowship’s weekly services, the church does plan to livestream the production so those who aren’t able to attend in person won’t miss out completely.
The second act pivots to retell the Bethlehem story of Jesus’ birth, complete with a heavenly host of angels played by the Fellowship’s Children’s Choir. Musicians undergird the singers and soloists — Pastor Royce may even make a cameo performance. “We know we are not Broadway quality, but we try our best,” Michael said. “Pretty impressive things have been presented on that stage. The leadership team recognizes the impact music can make to uplift and encourage. 11
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