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d E pA R t m E N t slive And leArnJuStiCe iS Served | 9Wilco’s Teen Court gives high school students real life experience

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For the past 11 years, Municipal Court Judge Randy Stump has pre-sided; Tina Heine, Deputy Court

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when they enter college. So, how does Teen Court work?

From October through May, Teen Court meets twice monthly. Each evening session generally puts seven cases on the docket. The defendants are usually 13-17 in age, although some 18-year-olds are also eligible. They have applied for a TC hearing after pleading guilty (or no contest) to the Class C misdemeanor charge against them and paying a non-refundable $20 fee. Generally, the citation deals with a traffic viola-tion like speeding that could be cleared through defensive driving. Other offenses might be curfew violations, abusive language, theft under $50.00, or criminal

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mischief. An eligible defendant must attend a Georgetown school and not have previous charges within the past two years. If the defendant is less than 17 years old, a parent or guardian must attend with them.

Georgetown’s Teen Court uses the adversarial system, which means that, along with the judge, there are two young attorneys for the prosecution and two for the defense, each of whom generally speaks at least once during a case. They may question the defen-dant, witnesses, or the ticketing officer (Georgetown is unique in requiring the officers to be present during the hear-ing). Tina prepares a packet beforehand with information about each case. Most defendants take the stand, learning about truthfulness under oath, and finally, about accountability for their actions as the jurors decide on suitable consequences.

Penalties assessed by the jurors are designated from Class 1 to Class 5, depending on the infraction. All include community service restitution (CSR)

ranging from five to 60 hours at an approved nonprofit organization, plus serving for at least one jury session. Judge Stump and Tina agree that the kids are often tougher in sentencing their peers than an adult might be. It definitely seems more effective than having a parent simply pay the young-ster’s fine. One defendant did so well in CSR that the organization offered the teen a full-time summer job. Other defendants return as volunteer jurors or even attorneys after seeing justice “up close and personal.” Jurors may be high school freshmen, but attorneys must be at least sophomores. “The role of a teen juror is important because it gives teens a chance to learn from other people’s mistakes” said ninth-grader Eliza S.

Students apply to be attorneys and then participate in a day of training in

September. Local leaders like Judge Ken Anderson, Judge Suzanne Brooks, and Lucas Wilson presented to the group last September, along with Captain Evelyn McLean and other police of-

ficers. Since the seniors often have well-de-veloped skills, they set the order of cases and mentor the younger at-torneys. Judge Stump sees

new learning at each session, the occa-sional “ah-ha” moment, and a handful of cases where the attorneys’ research resulted in dismissal of a case. Last year, eight attorneys graduated.

Over 30 Georgetown kids have spent many evenings this year to support TC. They do not receive any school credit for their effort; they maintain confiden-tiality and adhere to a specific dress code, and they often juggle the com-mitment against other activities. Some become in-volved because of siblings, but others simply recognize a unique oppor-tunity. In Teen Court, they bring new perspec-

tives and second chances to their peers. “My Criminal Justice teacher told me about the program at the end of ninth grade. I’ve done this for three years, and I am still learning something new every night,” said senior Jennifer C.

Judge Stump praises the program support from GISD and the Georgetown City Council, and he and Tina appreci-ate help from Rob Hanson, Georgetown High’s liaison. Community awareness of TC has grown from positive parent feedback. The city will host an end-of-school dinner for participants, bringing Michael Morton, a former TC attorney Tina describes as “legendary,” back as a guest speaker.

Teen Court Association of Texas has given the Spotlight Award to George-town’s court two of the past three years, and five official Chinese delegates observed the court in action as part of a cultural exchange. Teen Court is a win-win deal with lifelong learning on a practical level.

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“We host a lot of free children’s events, such as the monthly Toddler Time,” Jane said. She has served as coordinator of the center since 2004. “A popular children’s program is Circus Day, when the kids make masks and then show them off in a parade. We also have safety programs to help children recognize and escape dangerous situations, creative drama events with hand puppets, and snack events where the children actually make the snacks themselves.”

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parents that include books on children’s activities. The library also stocks bilingual resources for all ages, such as puzzles and parenting books in Spanish and English. Established in 1999, the center supports parents, childcare providers, and other caregivers by building the confidence, skills, and child development knowledge they need to create positive and enriching early childhood envi-ronments.

“Bridges to Growth is designed to nurture children by supporting their parents and caregivers,” Jane explained. “We believe that if a child is given the right nurturing and support from birth, then they are more likely to reach their full potential as they grow up.”

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“We tend to be the resource that people go to in Georgetown and in Williamson County for parent education,” Jane said. “I have par-ents coming up to me and sharing how much we have helped them to learn something about their

child that they would not have known. We try to help parents learn how to let their children know that they are loved.”

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“A lot depends on what mate-rial I have available,” said Paul, a Georgetown-based artisan who crafts western-style furniture from long-abandoned pieces of wood. “I have a friend who scouts mate-rial for me, and different types of material suggest different things. I try to figure out how to do some-thing with whatever materials I have on hand.”

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“I have always enjoyed making stuff, and wood is really beautiful,” he explained. “There is something warm and cozy about it, and I find it relaxing to work with. If I get called away in the midst of a piece of furniture, to fix a running faucet or something else like that, and then come back, it’s just as I left it.”

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and increase word-of-mouth,” Paul said. “So I started making western-style fur-nishings, including beds, picture frames, and window shutters for the guest rooms. In time, we redid most of the rooms at the San Gabriel in this style.”

The encouragement and support of his former employer still impacts how Paul approaches his craft. “Jeff really helped me, and I owe him a lot,” Paul explained. “He would always say to me, ‘Keep it simple,’ and I still try to remem-ber that as I work. I always want to do that with the furniture that I create. Simple things are the best.”

Paul’s earliest lessons in woodwork-ing came during childhood afternoons shared with his father. “My dad had his own personal shop,” he said, “and I was always in there with him when he worked, watching and learning as much as I could.” As a young man, Paul grew his skills in woodcraft and furniture making during a year-long stint at an Austin-area furniture company, as well as by means of several contract con-struction jobs.

Paul’s most extensive preparation for artisan furniture making, though, came through his more than 30-year career as a fine artist. A prolific painter of landscapes in oil, he honed his understanding of aesthetic prin-ciples and of the creative process while working on canvas.

“During all my years as a painter,” he said, “I really learned that you have to get out the paintbrushes and the paint and go to work even if you don’t know what you are going to do. It can be hard to get started, but once you do, you often have a lot of creative ideas present them-selves.”

While he still completes an occasional landscape painting, Paul said that he finds woodworking to be more satisfying and fulfilling. “I like to make things at my own speed,” he explained, “and fur-niture allows for that much more than painting does. Once you start a painting, you really need to follow it through and finish it. Woodworking allows you to set your own pace.”

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“I help clients fall back in love with what they have,” Tera

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“I spend several hours a week staging homes,” Tera said. “That has been the foundation of my business from the beginning. Stag-ing is statistically proven to help homes sell as much as 50 times faster, and it is truly one of the most satisfying parts of my job.”

Tera discovered her love of design at an early age. As a young girl, she constantly decorated and redecorated her own bedroom, and for as long as she can remem-ber, family members and friends would come to her for advice in decorating their homes or design-ing their workspaces. In 2003, with

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housands of teenagers have passed through Judge Randy Stump’s courtroom during his ten years as Municipal Judge for the City of Georgetown. Besides the teens who volun-teer as lawyers and jurists for Teen Court,

he also sees those who have to answer for traffic offenses, fighting, underage drinking, petty theft, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Youth butt heads with the law for a variety of reasons, but in Judge Stump’s experience, he’s detected a common thread: “With some of the kids,” he says, “it just looks like. . . [they] are raising themselves.”

“It’s very difficult these days when the family struc-ture falls apart, and you may have one parent work-ing multiple jobs trying to support multiple children.” However, he believes certain foundational principles should never change. “Parents need to be examples for their children. They need to [set] some moral guidelines.” He says that if caring adults guide chil-dren—parents, teachers, volunteer mentors—teens are less likely to get into trouble.

GrowinG up in GeorGetownJudge Stump was born and raised in Georgetown.

He and probably most youngsters growing up in Georgetown in the 1950s and ’60s, enjoyed fam-ily stability and adults who were actively involved in guiding the town’s youth. So Judge Stump got his ideas about raising children and keeping them out of trouble from his mother and father and most every other adult in his church and community. But today, as the presiding judge over Municipal Court for the City of Georgetown, which includes the Teen Court program, he’s seen a major shift in what was the natural order of things—adults mentoring the com-munity’s children.

Young Randy Stump didn’t think about breaking the law—or maybe he just didn’t have time to think about it. When he wasn’t attending services with his folks at First Presbyterian Church, he was busy working at Inner Space Caverns or stocking shelves at Gold’s Department store under Henry Gold’s watchful eye. Mr. Gold taught him not only about selling merchan-dise, but about working with people. “He was truly a remarkable man, who taught us about people and life, an inspiration to us all.” At school, Randy studied under the sharp eye of Dell Pickett who taught

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him English and Raye McCoy who taught him Spanish (both teachers have had schools named after them in Georgetown). Randy’s mother, Gene (Comer) Stump, was also a teacher for over twenty five years, and taught homemaking to generations of students at Georgetown High School. She also made sure Randy and his older brother, Bill Jr., learned their manners, like “Yes, Sir” and “Yes, Ma’am.” If he got an itch to talk back or skip his homework, he’d get in trouble at school and at home. He was “parented” by a village of folks in Georgetown.

“[There was] a lot more of a blend between the younger and older groups,” Judge Stump said. “As Georgetown has grown larger, we’ve seen the younger and older people [become] more segre-gated.”

dad and Son When Randy Stump wasn’t work-

ing or in church or school, he was with his dad learning about the fine art of fishing in area lakes, the history of Wil-liamson County, and collecting Indian artifacts. Living in a modest home just two blocks off the Georgetown Square, Randy would wait by the front door for his dad, W.R. “Bill” Stump who prac-ticed law for over fifty years in an office on Eighth and Main, the same office where Judge Stump practices law today. (Judge Stump’s position is a part-time judgeship, and he also has practiced municipal, probate and real estate law for over twenty-eight years). The two of them, with his mother and brother, would visit many historical sites around the county, state and nation. Locally, they hiked the fields and banks of the San Gabriel River, together with the surrounding country roads looking for evidence of Indian occupation and life.

His dad taught Randy to identify ar-rowheads and other Indian tools. They would discuss what they had found and how the Indians used these weapons and tools in everyday life. “[Bill and Randy] loved to come out to the coun-try,” said Ralph Love, a long time friend of the family. “[Bill] always included their children in family activities,” he said.

“My father was a great example as a parent. He lived what he believed and

put people first,” he said. In addition, his dad used their fishing trips and long hikes through the countryside as a time to talk to Randy about what he believed was important in life: what it meant to be a man of good character, to work hard, to accept responsibility for one’s actions, to respect adults and help oth-ers.

parental adviCeIf a child has responsible adults guid-

ing him, Judge Stump believes fewer teens would be showing up in his court. But he understands that despite best efforts, some kids are going to test the limits. “Some parents do everything right, love their kids deeply and try to do everything they can for them—and the kids still get into trouble.” None-theless, “If they actually had guidance from people who could advise them on which direction to go and kept better tabs on them, then they may not get into as much trouble,” he said. Ultimately, parents must set the moral example in their homes, early and of-ten, teaching children the basics of right and wrong.

“Kids also need to have a little latitude to be able to make some mistakes, because we certainly don’t learn unless we make mistakes. And that’s part of the way we look at [cases] when we’re dealing with juvenile courts: Everybody is entitled to a mis-take. The issue is that you need to learn from it so that you don’t repeat it.”

Judge Stump also says that kids need to be held accountable for their actions. “One of the things I tell [parents] is the kids don’t really learn anything if the parents pay a fine for them. Whether it’s performing community service, or working to pay a fine, kids need to learn to accept responsibility.”

“The thing is,” Judge Stump said, “[parents] need to be present in their children’s lives, they need to know what their children are doing, they need to try to keep tabs on them. My goal is to make sure they don’t come through the system again.” And to achieve this goal, children need caring, teaching adults who will take the time to guide them.

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Municipal Airport’s manager knew from a young age that she wanted to be an attorney, an entrepreneur or a pilot.

Hired in June 2011 as Georgetown Airport’s first woman airport manager, Sarah doesn’t see her role through gender-colored glasses. Rather, she’s just happy to be doing what she loves: being around air-planes.

Perhaps surprising to some, Sarah didn’t start out behind a desk making reservations or selling tickets. She started at ground level, literally, before she ever took to the blue skies.

taKinG fliGhtTo hear her mother tell it, Sarah began show-

ing signs of aeronautic enthusiasm as a youngster, though it wasn’t until much later that they put the pieces together. When it was time for Sarah to shop for summer clothes at age 7, Tunky Hinton, Sarah’s mother, said Sarah picked out a shirt with two air-planes appliquéd on it.

Perhaps the airplane bug had bitten Sarah early but she didn’t become cognizant of her affinity for all things aeronautic until she was 16 when she met her first “Amelia Earhart”—the first and only girl Sarah knew who took flying lessons. As Sarah watched the girl strut confidently toward a plane with flight records clamped securely to her clipboard, Sarah thought this young woman was a flying angel. Oh my, isn’t she something—a girl taking flying lessons, Sarah thought. “Just the fact a female could do something like that stuck with me,” she said. That lit a pilot light inside Sarah—the kind that keeps on burning despite the passing of time.

Sarah took her first flying lessons after she graduat-ed from college with a degree in business administra-tion and marketing. She was married at 24, and it was then that she began logging serious flying time. After a honeymoon in Cozumel, she and her husband had a 13-hour layover on their way back home. Frustrated,

her husband decided to buy his own plane. Within the next year, they took flying lessons and purchased their own plane. Every summer they’d fly to the Baha-mas and Sarah even piloted one flight there with her mother.

Sarah got to know much about the mechanics of the plane, especially fueling operations. “It became a fun thing, and I started buying and selling aircraft over a three- or four-year period,” she said. This was a lu-crative business for Sarah and her husband until 1985 when Cessna ceased its production of single engine aircraft and prices skyrocketed.

her firSt airport JoBSarah’s first experience working at an airport was

as a part-time airport assistant at Granbury Airport. After 3½ years at Granbury, Cleburne Regional Airport hired Sarah as its airport manager.

Sarah mastered her airport management skills at Cleburne and found she was ready for a challenge at a bigger airport. Last October, she received the call that would satisfy her desire and bring her to Georgetown. “A contact at TXDOT [Texas Department of Transpor-tation] informed me of the opening,” she said. She ap-plied on March 6, 2011, and was offered the job on May 23.

Although Sarah is just getting her landing legs in Georgetown, she is studying the master plan and with the input from city officials, is determin-ing what the airport’s greatest needs are. “Right now, I’m finding out what all the tenants and pilots want,” she said.

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manage an operation doing what she loves best: serving people and being around airplanes.

"The City of Georgetown is very pleased to have Ms. Hinton join our organization and team. We cast a very broad net to get the best-qualified individual for the position based upon their education, experience, accom-plishments, personality, and other skills. Ms. Hinton clearly stood out as the best candidate during the screening and interview process."

Sarah Hinton tying down an aircraft and in the air traffic control tower.

SoMe notaBle woMen in aviation hiStory1906 E. Lillian Todd (usA)

First woman to design and build an Aircraft

1908 Therese Peltier (France)First woman to Pilot an Aircraft

1910 Blanche Stuart Scott (usA)First woman to solo an Airplane

1910 Raymonde de Laroche (France)First woman in the world to receive Pilot license

1911 Harriet Quimby (usA)First u.s. woman to earn a Pilot certificate and to cross the english channel

1921 Bessie Coleman (usA)First African-American (male or female) to receive a Pilot license

1927 Phoebe Fairgrave Omlie (usA)First woman to obtain an Aircraft mechanics license

1929 Florence “Pancho” Barnes (usA)First woman stunt Pilot in motion Pictures

1929 Bobbi Trout (usA)First woman to Perform in-flight Aerial refueling

1931 Anne Morrow Lindbergh (usA)First u.s. woman glider Pilot

1932 Amelia Earhart (usA)First woman to cross the Atlantic solo

1934 Helen Richey (usA)First woman to be Hired as a Pilot for a u.s. commercial Airline (central Airlines)

1942 Mary Van Scyoc (usA)First woman Air traffic controller

1942 Women Airforce Service Pilots (wAsP, usA)First u.s. women Pilots to Fly military Aircraft

1943 Janet Waterford Bragg (usA)First African American woman to earn a commercial pilot's license

1947 Ellen Shaw Carter (usA)First woman to receive a Helicopter rating

1953 Jacqueline Cochran (usA)First woman to break the sound barrier (in a northrop t-38)

1963 Valentina Tereshkova (u.s.s.r.)First woman in space

1964 Geraldine “Jerrie” Mock (usA)First woman to successfully Fly around the world

1973 Emily Howell Warner (usA)First woman to be hired as an Air transport Pilot for a modern, Jet-equipped scheduled Airline (Frontier Airlines)

1983 Sally Ride, Ph.D. (usA)First u.s. woman in space

1984 Svetlana Savitskaya (u.s.s.r.)First woman to walk in space

1984 Kathryn Sullivan (usA)First u.s. woman to walk in space

(Courtesy of Women In Aviation International, www.wai.org)


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Whether teaching middle school stu-dents in a Garden to Table Culinary Arts class or pull-

ing herbs and vegetables from her garden for a family meal, Carey Thornell likes to keep it simple.

Kid-Friendly,Garden-Fresh RecipesCook draws on locally-sourced ingredients to create easy recipes for kids

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find how they pair well with each other.”

Carey learned resourcefulness from her depression-era grandmother, “who could make a 20-course meal out of nothing,” and creativity from her father, “who improvised his recipes with unique ingredients.”

What influenced Carey the most, though, was their passion. “You can taste it when someone loves to cook,” she said. “From picking produce to dreaming up recipes and bringing meals together—it is really about passion and love for cooking.”

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My Best attempt at My dad’s SalsaIngredients:1canRotel®,partiallystrained½cupgreenonions,chopped

(whiteandgreenparts)½cupwhiteonion,chopped½cupfreshcilantro1jalapenopepper,choppedwith

seeds¼cupgreenpepper,chopped1largetomato,chopped2tbsgarlicsalt3peeledclovesfreshgarlicJuiceofonelime

Instructions:inafoodprocessor,chop3clovesofgarlic.AddcanofpartiallystrainedRotelandaddgarlicsalt,andpulseafewtimes.Roughlychopgreenonion,greenpepper,tomato,cilantro,onion,andjalapenowithseeds.Addchoppedingredientsandlimejuicetofoodprocessorandblenduntilsmooth.servewithchipsorfreshcutveggies.

Chicken and Cheesy easy empanadasIngredients:1cookedchickenbreast

(ialwaysgrillthechickenbreastthenightbefore)

1cupcreamcheese1cupsharpcheddar

cheese,shredded½cupmonterreyJack

cheese,shredded¼cupdicedcanned

greenchiles¼cupgreenonion,diced¼cuptomatoes,diced¼cupfreshcilantro,chopped1jalapenopepper,seededand

diced½tspcumin1packagepre-madepiecrusts(or

makeyourown,butican'tbakesoidostore-bought)

Instructions:preheatovento350°f.dicetomato,jalapeno(rememberingtoremoveseeds),greenonion,chicken,andcilantro.tossinabowlwithcannedgreenchiles,cumin,shreddedcheeses,andcreamcheese.mixthoroughlyuntilallingredientsarecombined.(ifyouwanttocuttimeandstirring,youcandiceveggiesandthenthroweverythinginthefoodprocessorforacoupleofquickpulses,butkidsLOVEtomix!)

useacirclecookiecuttertocutasmanycirclesasyoucanoutoftwopre-madepiecrusts.placeasmallspoonfulofthemixtureintothemiddleofeachcircleandfoldcrustinhalfovermixtureintolittlecrescentshapes(orhalfcircles).Withthetinesofafork,pressalongtheouteredgeofthehalfcircletocreateaniceedgeandsealtheempanada.

placepreparedempanadasonacookiesheetlinedwithwaxpaperandbakefor15minutesoruntiltheyaregoldenbrown.thesearegreatservedwithsalsa!

Ziploc® Zucchini, ham, and Cheese omeletsIngredients:3largeeggs(smith&smithfarms

eggsarecolorfulandkidsgetakickoutofthem)

1zucchini,dicedsmall¼cupham,dicedsmall¼cupswisscheese,dicedsmallsaltandpeppertotaste

Instructions:crackthreelargeeggsintoaziploc®quartfreezerbag.itmustbeafreezerbag.makesurethebagistightlyclosedandthenshaketheeggsuntiltheyaremixedwell.themoreyoushake,thefluffieryouromeletwillbe.dicezucchini,ham,andswisscheeseintosmallbitstoensureyouringredientscookevenly.Addingredientstoyouromeletbagandshakeagain.inasaucepot,bring4cupsofwatertoarollingboil.

carefullypressoutanyairinthebagandsealittightly.putthebagintotheboilingwaterandwaitforthemagictohappen.itshouldtakeabout11-14minutesforyouromelettobecomplete.testyouromeletbeforeopeningthebagbypokingthebagwithaspoontomakesureitiscookedthrough.ifitoozeswhenyoupokeit,putthebagbackintheboilingwaterforafewmoreminutes.

thisrecipeiscompletelycustomizableandkid-friendly.Youcanaddanyingredient,anditisgreateverytime.Lettingkidspickwhatgoesintheomeletgivesthemasenseofownershipoftheirdish.


Youcanalsousethemicrowavewiththisrecipe.Justmicrowavetheomelet30secondsatatimeuntilitiscompletelycookedtoavoid“blowingup”youromelet(thoughthekidsloveitwhenthishappens!).

Butternut Squash Chicken StripsIngredients:1smallbutternutsquash,roasted(twohappychildrenfarmhastheBEstbutternutsquash)1largeegg1tbslocalhoney(ilikeBosthoney—it’slocalanddelicious)4chickenbreasts,slicedinstrips1cuppankobreadcrumbs1cupregularbreadcrumbs½tbskoshersalt½tspcayenne¼tspcinnamonOliveoiltolightlycoatbakingsheetandsquash

Instructions:toroastsquash,cutbutternutsquashinhalfandscoopoutthemiddle(kidslovetodothispart).coatallsideswitholiveoilandlaysquashfacedownonacookingsheet.Bakeat350°funtilyoucanpokeaforkintotheskinofthesquash.Leavetheovenat350°forthechickenstrips.(Youcanalsoroastthesquashinadvanceandstoreinthefridgeuntilyouarereadytomakethedish.itmakestherecipealotfasterforkids.)

Letthesquashcoolandthenscooptheinsideintoafoodprocessor.crackeggintothefoodprocessor.Addthehoneyandthenblendthemixtureuntilitissmooth.pourmixtureintoashallowdish.

combinethepanko,breadcrumbs,salt,cayenne,andcinnamoninashallowbowl.mixwithaforkuntilallingredientsareblended.

cutuncookedchickenbreastintolong,thinstrips(thisisagoodtimetotalkwithkidsaboutwashinghandsbeforeandafterworkingwithchicken).Rollallchickenstripsinthesquashmixturefirstandthenintothebreadcrumbsuntiltheyarecompletelycoated.transfercoatedtenderstoabakingsheetlightlycoatedwitholiveoilandpopintotheovenat350°forabout15to20minutesoruntiltendersaregoldenoutsideandcookedthrough.Youmayhavetoflipthestripsoncetogetthemtocookevenly,dependingonhowthickyoucutyourstrips.

Youcanalsocookthetendersinanelectricskilletwithafewtablespoonsofoliveoil.itisadeliciousrecipe,andkidsliketoeatthemwitheitherasimplecountrygravyorhoneymustard.

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Afoot on Jefferson’sCobblestone Streets

tucked behind white picket fences, with Greek Revival-style columns and pediments, the Victorian-era homes

stood gracefully on either side of the cobblestone street. Magnolia trees in delicate spring bloom and crepe myrtles with rich blossoms shaded the tidy front lawns.

Larry Young paused a moment, his eyes taking in the symmetrical lines, floor-to-ceiling windows, and cozy porch of the William Clark house, built by Allen Ur-quart in 1852 and one of the many landmark homes and buildings clustered throughout the down-town historic district of Jefferson, Texas.

“I usually don’t have time for sightseeing, but this time was different,” said Larry, a travel-ing footwear salesman, whose business takes him to locations throughout Texas and the neigh-boring states of Oklahoma, Loui-siana, and Arkansas. “Jefferson is a really beautiful city, and it has such an amazing history.”

Founded in 1840, Jefferson thrived as a port town during the 1800s when commercial river-boats crowded the Big Cypress Bayou, bringing cotton and other goods from far away ports such as

New Orleans, Louisiana, and St. Louis, Missouri. In its heyday, the city ranked as the 6th largest city in the state with a population of 30,000.

Now home to just over 2,000 residents, the town still evokes its 19th century heritage with elegant mansions and charming cottages tucked along quiet streets. Visitors can tour the city’s historic land-marks, antique shops, and other attractions by mule-drawn wagon, horse-drawn carriage, motorized trolley, riverboat, and—as Larry did—by foot.

“Some of my customers in Jef-ferson have become great friends, and I really enjoy visiting them,” Larry explained. “During my visit, they offered to give me a walking tour around the downtown. My wife, FranSina, is always encour-aging me to take advantage of op-portunities for sightseeing while I travel, so I jumped at the chance to see more of Jefferson.”

The compact downtown lists on the National Register of Historic Places, with several churches, antebellum houses, and commer-cial buildings included. Highlights include the Excelsior House, a historic 19th century hotel that has counted Ulysses S. Grant, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Oscar

Wilde among its guests, and the Atalanta, a private railroad car of 19th century railroad magnate and robber baron Jay Gould.

“Jefferson is really worth visit-ing,” said Larry. “I found the cob-blestone streets, the historic sites, and the steamboats on the river were all beautiful. The people in this town are great too—it all adds up a winner.”

Larry credits his wife, Fran-Sina, a Georgetown area artist, with encouraging him to begin embracing his business trips as opportunities for sightseeing as well. “FranSina has really taught me to enjoy beautiful places while traveling,” said Larry. “As a result, I have learned to take time to visit museums and to search out local landmarks.”

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Linda Bell gives soft com-mands to Trip, a two-year-old Australian Shepherd, as he herds sheep about and through obstacles in

a working arena. “Away to me… steady… walk…,” Linda directs. The sheep yield to Trip’s subtle movements as he walks quietly be-hind the sheep, dodging back and forth to guide them. The intense look in the dog’s eyes says he is on a mission. “These dogs love to work,” says Linda, herding dog owner and trainer. She keeps four working dogs on her immaculate Georgetown farm, where they herd sheep, ducks, chickens, guineas, and sometimes cattle. While doing their job, they’re also training for competitions. It’s serious work.

And Linda is just as intense as her dogs. She had a double knee replacement just a short time ago, but she is determined to work her dogs and make it to Wisconsin for the Australian Shepherd Club of America Nationals in September. Training these dogs is her life and her passion.

After working as an agriculture and science teacher for a few years in California and Mexico, Linda began to get serious about

working with and training herding dogs. All of her current herding dogs are descendants of her first Australian Shepherd, Winslow, who earned national titles in three herding events: cattle, sheep and ducks. Winslow passed away in November. Linda remembers af-fectionately, “He taught me, and we learned together.”

“I absolutely love the sport,” explains Linda, “You learn some-thing new every day.” She com-petes at the national level and teaches at the international level. But she has a heart for people getting started with herding dogs. Linda holds lessons and clinics for dog owners who have a serious desire to compete in herding trials as well as learn basic obedience techniques, which she believes is the foundation to any competition.

Eli, a seven-year-old Aus-sie, gets his turn. He’s been off a while, due to Linda’s recent surgery. Eli gets to take the ducks out of their enclosure. They quack and waddle quickly into the large working pen. While Linda sets up the field for a demonstration, she leaves Eli unattended. On his own, he efficiently drives the ducks into a corner pen, then lies

down and stares, never taking his eyes off of them. It is evident that these dogs have a strong instinct, and Linda shows them just what to do with it. Training a herding dog is taking the prey drive in-stinct of a dog and molding it into something useful. Left to the dog’s own devices, his prey instinct could take over and he might pull a sheep down and possibly kill it. Linda’s method of training teaches the dog to merely herd the livestock, not hurt them.

Sitting in the cool breezeway of the barn, Linda speaks pas-sionately about the connection between human handler and dog. For Linda, dog training isn’t about the dog alone. It’s about teaching the human to com-municate so that the dog can under-stand. There is no doubt that, with all of Linda’s passion and spunk, she will continue to spread her knowledge and help humans and dogs alike steer their way to the sport of herding.

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they don’t swish wands, but with a flick of a pen, they make dreams come true for area nonprof-its seeking to help the

homeless, hungry, disabled, or troubled in Georgetown. These 91 (and counting) fairy godmothers are the members of the Seeds of Strength giving circle, a blos-soming women’s group with one mission: to transform lives through collaborative charitable giving. And in the process, they’ve transformed themselves, too.

Thirteen women launched a giving circle two years ago for women who wanted to make charitable donations, but who had no idea where to put their money. They named it Seeds of Strength. Their charge was to learn what needs there were in Georgetown, which agencies required—and de-served—assistance, and how they could use their money to really make a difference.

“We all dribble a little bit here and a little bit there to causes we care about, but when you lump it all together and join with oth-ers, then you have a much more significant impact,” says found-ing member Barbara Pearce. To do that, the women “put together

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Ninety-One Fairy GodmothersA local giving circle invites women to join forces to grant wishes in Georgetown

the structure and invited a lot of women to participate,” Barbara remembers. All a woman had to do to join was contribute $1000 which quickly resulted in 54 mem-bers and $54,000 that first year. This year the group swelled to 91 members and a magical $91,000. In June, SOS gave sizeable, dream-come-true grants (ranging from $10,000 to $25,000) to seven local nonprofits.

With over 40 local nonprofit agencies, how on earth do the members choose which organiza-tions need the most fairy dust? The group falls under the umbrella of the Chisholm Trail Communi-ties Foundation, which guides nonprofits and works to establish endowments to support them. Through CTCF channels, SOS can find out Georgetown’s most press-ing problems and which nonprofits are trying to solve them. “We are changing the face of giving in Georgetown,” SOS treasurer Karen Cole proudly says, “and at the same time educating women on the needs in our local community.”

When a nonprofit applies for an SOS grant, SOS sends a commit-tee to perform on-site evaluations and then provides a written report so that all SOS members can vote

on finalists. Members like Ginny Senchack, who works full time and can’t do site visits, appreciate getting in-depth information about a nonprofit in this efficient way. Each finalist gets to make a three-minute presentation to SOS before the final vote to determine which agencies get the awards. The pre-sentations, says member Cammy Garey, are always “very compel-ling,” the kinds that produce lumps in the throat. There are so many poignant stories out there that members confess they had no idea about until they joined SOS.

The whole experience is transforming for members. Some women, says President Euge-nia Koog, sacrifice to contribute $1000, whether it’s all at once or in installments. But whether they whip out a check or scrimp and save to help others, she says, SOS “heightens our aware-ness; it makes us bet-ter people.” It makes them all, in a sense, fairy god-mothers.

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On August 20, the Georgetown Com-munity Center will come alive with acoustic music, trivia

contests, poetry readings, and children’s crafts as book lovers of all ages come out for the 4th annual Hill Country Book Festival. Local authors and illustrators will share selections from “Hot Off the Press” publications, connect with readers, and sign copies of their books, while children and adults can connect with favorite authors and join in interactive activities.

“We are thrilled about this year’s book festival,” said Ann Bell, president of the Hill Country Book Festival. “Over 50 authors in all genres will be present, and musician performances and author readings are scheduled. Adults will be able to relax with refreshments and interact with the authors, while children can enjoy creative activities that al-low them to express themselves

through the written word.”Dedicated to building genera-

tions of writers, the HCB Festival focuses on encouraging writers of all ages, especially children and young adults. Past events have included a writing competition for local homeschool, private, and public school students and a festival devoted entirely to children and young adult au-thors and illustrators. This year’s festival continues that commit-ment to fostering a love of writing and reading among children and young adults.

“The children’s section will be alive with activities and music,” Ann explained. “This year, the theme is ‘Journey through the Middle Ages: Be a King or Queen and Own Your Own Dragon.’ Children can spend as much time as they like creating their own crowns and dragons and writing a response to ‘If you had a dragon, what would your dragon breathe?’ Children will also be given special

booklets that they can use in gathering autographs from the children’s authors.”

Other highlights at the festival will include musical performances by students from Dolce Music of Georgetown and poetry readings with guitar accompaniment by local authors and performers Mike and Joyce Gullickson. Austin-based Brooklyn James, an author and musician, will also perform original country western acoustic music that she composed to ac-company her book The Boots My Mother Gave Me.

“We are very excited about everything that we have planned for this year,” said Ann. “This is definitely a unique opportunity for authors and readers to interact and to share their love of reading and the craft of writing. Overall, the festival will be an excellent way for children, par-ents, and grandparents to end the summer.”

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Just try grabbing one of them from behind, however, and you’ll find yourself with a bloody nose or a sore arm before you can say “sugar and spice.” After a year of Krav Maga training, these two la-dies have the strength and know-how to protect themselves.

Krav Maga is Hebrew for “contact combat.” Used by the Israeli army and other forces, it is a martial arts system that centers around techniques for hand-to-hand fighting: blocking, punching, striking, grappling, kicking, and wrestling. “It’s basically street fighting,” Cindy says, “but it’s not about picking fights. It’s about staying away from them. It’s self-defense.”

Cindy discovered Krav Maga last summer, when she nabbed a flyer for the class at the George-town Recreation Center. “It looked fun, like it’d be good exercise,” Cindy remembers. “Let’s do this together,” she urged Candace, who immediately said, “Let’s go!” She’d seen Krav Maga on TV and in mov-ies and thought it looked “awe-some.” The two could get in shape and do something really cool.

A year later, they are in Instruc-tor Michael Krucenski’s classes, which are held four nights a week. Two nights focus on strength and conditioning, and the other two focus on technique. “It’s body toughening,” Candace says about the conditioning nights. “We have one circuit where we go around the parking lot [at Georgetown Fit-ness] doing squats. We do lunges, curls, aerobics. And we do a lot of bag work, too. If you punch a bag properly, you get an entire upper body workout.” She adds, “It’s Crossfit®, with a Krav flavor.”

Cindy noticed a difference in her body within six weeks of begin-ning the classes. She felt stronger, more solid. “As I’ve gotten older, I’ve felt more vulnerable,” Cindy says, but Krav Maga has changed that. Not only does she feel equipped to fend off an attacker, but she also feels less intimidated by situations like empty parking lots at night. “It’s a confidence

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Women’s rights have come a long way, but there’s one area women have yet to

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This fall, Audrey will begin her senior year and her third year in Georgetown High School’s Capstone Project, which is a college-level course defined as “where study meets workplace.” Students work on a year-long project of their choice that is judged at the end of the year by teachers and area businesspeople. Audrey’s project last year was to create a plan for her business idea, “Gamer Girl” clothing products.

The idea was kick-started by her previous project, which was a research paper about gaming addictions. Throughout her research, Audrey became more aware that the gaming communities offered nothing solely for women, even though

women make up over 40 percent of their fan base. Like other girls of her generation, Audrey cannot remember not having a computer. “It’s 2011. A lot more girls are playing video games.”

That’s where Gamer Girl comes into play. “I really want to make something that girls can enjoy and have for themselves that relates to video games.” Audrey smiles. “And they can wear their Gamer Girl t-shirts and their Gamer Girl pajamas while they game.”

Audrey already has investors interested in "Gamer Girl" clothing, and she eventually wants to expand into manufacturing mice, headsets, and keyboards—all hot pink with rhinestones. “I still want to feel girly while playing my video games. I don’t want to be one of the guys. I think a lot of girls feel that way, and that’s why they back away from [playing games].”

The gaming world is still a “man’s world” and most of the game developers are men. “A lot of the girlier games or

female-made games are for little kids,” Audrey says. “I’m hoping women will push more into the development of the higher-end games.” Audrey believes her future is currently Gamer Girl, but if it doesn’t work out, she wants to take the gaming world by storm and become a video game developer.

“There are definitely a lot of girls like me out there gaming, but let’s push it to the next level. Let’s get more gamer girls. The opportunities are getting broader,” Audrey says, “and the fact that there is nothing out there like this… It’s like it’s waiting for me to crack it open.”

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Over 18 years ago, JoAnn Goldston lost her first husband. The grieving process was hard for her.

Even though she was present in a new grandchild’s life, many months went by before JoAnn realized she had somehow missed the child’s transition from helpless infant to cooing, crawling baby. At that time, Georgetown’s church ministers and a support group at the hospital tended to the needs of the grieving. JoAnn stresses that support groups are a great thing that many people find sat-isfying, but she admits, “It wasn’t enough for me. I needed more.”

Now, JoAnn coor-dinates GriefShare, a grief recovery support group at the First Bap-tist Church in George-town. Anyone who is grieving the loss of a loved one—whether it is a spouse, par-ent, child, or simply a dear friend—can become a part of this special circle. Each facilitator in GriefShare has personally ex-perienced the grief process of a significant loss and a significant healing, too. “We have a broad spectrum of experience to draw

from to give people the best possible en-couragement in their recovery,” JoAnn says.

GriefShare is a 13-week interde-nominational pro-gram that three other churches offer, but the First Baptist Church operates the program continually

three times a year. Unlike other choices for handling grief—such as support groups, seminars, and self-help books—GriefShare works because, as JoAnn states, “GriefShare is a hybrid.”

GriefShare provides not only the support group where people can openly discuss their thoughts and feelings with others experiencing similar emotions, but it also includes DVDs with information from profes-sional grief counselors. Study guides sustain attendees throughout the week as they inspect and

examine their grieving process more personally. “GriefShare pro-vides people with the best founda-tion to travel through this most painful journey,” JoAnn says.

People need to grieve. They can only put it off for so long. It may take months or it may take years, but unaddressed grief has a way of resurfacing until dealt with. “People process grief better if they are informed,” JoAnn says. “If they know what is healthy, if they know what to expect, if they’re taught the parameters of normal grief, if they recognize progress, however it may be—this is Grief-Share’s phenomenal pattern. I don’t know anything else like it.”

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ijust read your editor’s note on holding on to emo-tional items in your landfill-garage (July 2011). I have seen garages so jam-packed you couldn’t squeeze a toothbrush between the boxes. Evi-dently, we humans like to hold onto things we

don’t use from one year to the next all because of the emotional value attached to them. I myself am guilty of this same kind of insanity. But I had a revelation while reading your note and would like to share this with you.

As I prepared to move out of state and the movers quoted me a price for transferring memories from one garage to another, the light switch came on in my head. This is really expensive. Do I really need to take all this stuff with me? Is this what is meant by “emotional baggage.”

These thoughts may not apply to you but they were a wakeup call for me.

1. Tomorrow is not promised to anyone. Some of the things that we keep could possibly be a gift to another person(s). Take children’s books for example. The same books that brought so much joy to your child could also bring joy to someone else. Think about the smile these books could bring to a child’s face. Pass the smile on.

2. So you’re going to lose weight. This is one of my favorites. I’ve had dresses in my closet for decades on the pretence that one day I’d be able to fit them again. Who am I kidding? I hope that they won’t dry rot or get moth eaten before I lose those extra pounds. Somebody out there would be glad to have a nice piece added to their ward-

robe. Whether it stays in this country or the third world, pass it on.

3. Children’s items I know are very hard to give up with all the emotions attached to them. However, if you have every pair of shoes from birth through high school or, if you’ve smelled something odd in your garage, then some decisions have to be made. It could be the 10-year old sneakers your child wore when he won his first game. Put the things they cherish in one big box but not big enough to put a live elephant in. Keep this box only until they get their own garage.

4. Waiting to pass books on to grandchildren. PLEASE give me a break. By the time you have grandkids baby cribs will come with computers built into them. Instead of you singing them to sleep, iTunes® will be playing a medley of songs such as “I’m A Road Runner” and “Get on the Good Foot.” Before they turn 6 months, they will know how to break dance and speak Russian. “You tube” will teach them their ABC’s while standing on their heads. Books will be obsolete.

You may say, “But my child is a genius.” Ok make CNN their home page. The stock reports come on 24/7.

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some say it has healing powers. Others believe it stirs passion. Whatever you believe, the beauty of the topaz is undeniable.

Pure topaz, composed of alumi-num and fluorine, is colorless and transparent. But, it also occurs naturally in a spectrum of colors—including red, purple, yellow, or-ange, brown, and blue—caused by impurities present in the mineral. And it’s the blue variety you’ll find just up the road a piece.

Mason County, located 100 miles west of Georgetown, is home to the Mason County blue topaz, which was adopted as the official gemstone for the state of Texas in 1969. Unique to Mason County, the sky blue mineral is very rare. The topaz mineral crys-tallized in cavities formed as the molten granite deep within the earth’s crust slowly cooled and solidified several billion years ago. The crystals formed as prisms and grew from the granite matrix. Though considered a hard gem-

stone, topaz can break easily due to the perfectly flat sides (or cleavage) of the crystal.

Settlers looking for arrowheads first discov-ered the topaz mineral in Mason County around 1904. “Desert Ice,” as it is commonly called because of its frosted surfaces, had no value other than as an intriguing oddity to display in the yard or home. Larger pieces once abundant in the county are seldom found now. Smaller specimens are still dis-covered and faceted into beautiful gemstones using the Texas official “Lone Star Cut.”

Although the blue topaz is not commercially mined in Mason County, two privately owned ranches—Garner Seaquist Ranch and Lindsay Ranch—allow the public to hunt for topaz and ar-rowheads for a daily charge. The best time for topaz hunting is

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Check out the Mason County Chamber of Commerce Web site, www.masontxcoc.com, for information about topaz hunting. Then load up the gear, pack a pic-nic, and go search for this Texas treasure. Who knows what you’ll discover? Even if you don’t pry a beautiful gem from the ground, you’ll still unearth a fun activity for the whole family.

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Georgetown View Magazine/ August 2011