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GET TING TO KNOWNEVER GIVE UP | 36In high school, he sat the bench. So how did Kirby O’Meara end up playing Div. I football?

D E PA R T M E N T SLIVE AND LEARNKICKIN’ IT WITH KIDS | 11It’s time for Camp Crosby again!

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MEG MORINGEDITOR’S NOTE

When we first set eyes on Gus, he was a bundle of bones covered in fur patterned like a crazy quilt: splotches of black, orange, and white, with patches of gray sprigged with black spots. The young Catahoula had been discovered locked in the backyard kennel of an abandoned house, in the middle of December. He was starving and dehydrated, and the tips of his ears were frostbitten. “I’ll adopt him,” our son declared. Now, six months later, after a heap of bills for much-needed veterinarian care, fortifying food, and obedience training, our “granddog” is thriving. Despite the love and care he’s gotten, however, his dark, old-soul eyes betray his memories of the mistreatment and neglect he suffered.

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animal custodians. The View’s Mikaela Cain sat down with a former animal control officer to glean some tips to help pet owners—or those considering getting a pet—choose the right animal for them and care for it properly. In the same Animal View article, she relates a dog-on-the-lam tale that, thanks to that officer, had a happy ending. Sometimes wild animals need a little help, too, and that’s where Rachel Brownlow’s story about a licensed wildlife rehabilitator comes in. Squirrels, baby birds, opossums, and other animals share space with Helen Laughlin’s detergent and dryer sheets. She longs for a proper facility in which to care for them all. In All About, Karen Pollard explores how two pint-sized ponies perk up the hearts and minds of people they visit.

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bus from the Boys and Girls Club dropped off fifty kids at South-western University for Camp Crosby on a

sunny Saturday morning in July 2013. They joined a stream of other children, all eager to get a picture with the host of the sports event, Mason Crosby, NFL kicker for the Green Bay Packers.

After posing with 150 children, Mason’s smile “was pretty much frozen” in place, he recalls. “Last year [2013] was our inaugural year for Camp Crosby. We didn’t really start small.”

The camp is hosted by the Cros-by family, Georgetown residents for twenty-five years, to raise community support and aware-ness for The Locker, a service-learning foundation that assists at-risk kids.

“It’s on my heart to help kids,” Mason says. “I do that a lot in Green Bay and am involved with a lot of different things there. When I come back home, here in Georgetown, I feel like there shouldn’t be a kid who doesn’t have the things they need if we can help facilitate providing it for them. I feel that heavy on my

heart all the time.”The entire Crosby family helps

run the camp, including Mason’s parents, Jim and Karen, and sib-lings, Ashley and Rees, and their spouses.

The Crosbys see their involve-ment in the free camp and the promotion of The Locker as an important way for their family to share a common mission to give back to the community together.

“I feel blessed and fortunate to play football and to have the opportunity do this,” Mason says. “I know in my heart that If I wasn’t playing football, I would be trying to do the same thing. It’s just a really good opportunity and a chance to be a part of the community I grew up in—that’s special.”

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Karen Crosby helped to start what is today called The Locker in 2008, when Georgetown High School athletes asked her how they could learn to serve the community.

Karen taught service-learning to Georgetown Alternative Program students. The GAP students had begun to learn about a grow-ing problem that few people in Georgetown were aware of: homeless students.

In 2007, 223 Georgetown teens fit the McKinney-Vento Home-less Education Assistance Act’s definition of “homeless,” accord-ing to the Georgetown Project 2007 Snapshot of Georgetown Children and Youth. “Homeless” is defined as “being without a consistent place to sleep at night.”

The GHS athletes chose to join the GAP students in tackling this problem. At The Locker’s incep-tion, GHS students stocked a few shelves in Georgetown schools with various hygiene items that homeless classmates could anon-ymously claim as needed.

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KICKIN’ IT WITH KIDS from page 11

Over the subsequent eight years, The Locker has moved beyond meeting only simple hygiene needs. Any economi-cally disadvantaged student can request financial help, on a case-by-case basis, for necessary school supplies and personal items as well as for other items they cannot afford, such as work uniforms, athletic gear, beds, and travel expenses for out-of-town competitions.

“We’re trying, in a sense, to help give high school kids dignity and normalcy,” Mason says. “That can sometimes be the hardest thing to give.”

CAMP CROSBY: WEEKEND OF COMMUNITY FUN

Camp Crosby is a three-day event consisting of opening festivities, a kick-ing camp, and a multi-sports camp. The camp kicks off on Thursday night with a tailgate party for adults, to be held at the Community Center this year. Last year, a local TV station hosted its sports

broadcast from the event, which in-cluded raffle and auction items, includ-ing Super Bowl memorabilia donated by Mason.

On Friday morning, Mason runs a kicking camp at GISD stadium for middle school and high school boys from all over the state. The entry fee is a $100 donation to The Locker. This year, Green Bay punter Tim Masthay and long snapper Brett Goode will join Mason at the camp to help kids build skills and work on conditioning.

“Those kids who come to kick, we talk to them about The Locker and ask them what they’re doing in their schools,” Karen says.

The weekend culminates in a free fit-ness camp for first- through fifth-grade kids on Saturday morning. Kids rotate through stations run by athletes from Southwestern and Georgetown and East View high schools to learn about various sports, including lacrosse, soc-cer, basketball, and, of course, football.

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All kids who participate in the fitness camp will receive a Green Bay Packers wrist band, a t-shirt with The Locker’s logo, and a framed photo of themselves with Mason, courtesy of a grant from the NFL, which also covers a portion of the cost to help keep the camp free.

“There are so many people who give unselfishly just to help for this event,” Mason says. “It feels like a community deal. It’s called Camp Crosby, but it feels like Camp Georgetown.”

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only real artists are famous—and dead!—young Kimberly took “art-ist” off the list of possible profes-sions.

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Then Kimberly holds up a few of her paintings that she’d originally envi-sioned as one thing before they evolved into another: Her latest re-envisioned painting is a take on Van Gogh’s four-teen sunflowers that resulted in fifteen poppies. A bit of yellow still peeks through the petals, adding vibrancy to the flowers.

“At the end of the day, it just didn’t want to [be sunflow-ers],” she tells the party with a shrug. “It’s important that you listen to your inner artist and let the paintbrush do the work.”

The idea that “in art, there are no mistakes” is a prevailing one for Kim-berly, perhaps as fundamental as the idea that “words—whether positive or negative—can have a powerful impact on people.”

With more than twenty years of expe-rience teaching kindergarten and grade school art classes before she opened her art studio last October, Kimberly is keenly aware of the powerful positive or negative influence a single word can have. That’s why she makes every effort to ensure that her business—Paint with Me, Kimberly Keller—is a safe space for painters of all backgrounds and abilities. No matter what people may be going through, the swish of paint can provide a powerful tool for de-stress-ing, loosening tensions, and painting through sadness.

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Melanie thrived in the gym. But as many of her classmates got in shape through power-lifting, Mel-anie didn’t bulk up. “I was dealing with anorexia,” she confesses. “I felt I wasn’t skinny enough to be attractive. Working out was a way for me to feel a sense of control about my weight.”

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Wendi introduced Mercy to many other people that day, but Mercy kept returning to the little girl. As they were leaving, Stacy Scarborough, Marketing Direc-tor for Visiting Angels, said, “My heart is so full!” Wendi, so proud of her little Mercy, said, “She has set the bar real high!”

Since that day, Goodness and Mercy—sporting their Visiting Angels vests and festive cos-tumes—have visited assisted living centers, nursing homes, rehab centers, hospitals, and smaller residential memory care homes on a regular basis, as well as attending town events. They are well-traveled and log-ging in even more miles!

Wendi’s own journey with min-iature horses began a few years ago. With a journalism degree from Baylor and her Texas teacher certification through Texas State University, Wendi pursued gradu-ate level research at Texas State University, studying how animals impact human learning and mem-ory. She learned that using animals

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Bringing cheer with nickers and neighs


unused barn and train-ing pens as the min-iature horse’s home. She also volunteered to share her equine train-ing expertise. Now all that was left to do was name the filly. As soon as Wendi’s husband heard the name she chose—Goodness—he smiled nervously because “he knew that I wanted goodness and mercy to follow me all the days of my life.” In other words, a second horse was likely in their future!

Now it was time to begin training. First, Goodness needed to be desen-sitized—to learn to remain calm and relaxed in situations that would nor-mally make her skittish. It was vital for Goodness to learn “to be still and allow people to mess with her.” Wendi adds that it’s important for the training to be a positive experience. Training should be fun and reinforced with healthy treats at the end. Along with desensiti-zation, Goodness also became accus-tomed to wearing costumes, such as butterflies in her tail or bunny ears on her head. She also learned how to rear up and how to wave goodbye.

Goodness began her “career” by help-ing Wendi host a children’s mini-novel course. The grade school kids learned core writing elements and wrote a story in which a horse played the role of a main or supporting character. The workshop culminated in the children and Goodness dressing up and the children reading their manuscripts before friends and families. Both the event and Goodness’ participation were huge successes. Miniwonders, Wendi’s newly-founded nonprofit organiza-tion, was on its way with the mission of “changing lives through special events and programs.”

The pair continued hosting children’s events, and in 2013, Mercy joined the

team. She was only about four months old when Wendi brought her home to meet Goodness for the first time. Wendi says, “Goodness put on quite a show. She walked around like she was ten feet tall and in a parade.” Apparently, Mercy was oblivious to the entire perfor-mance! But the two “bonded so quickly and fiercely,” says Wendi, “that we actually had to train them not to be so dependent on each

other.” Wendi also began desensitiza-tion work with Mercy.

All of that training prepared the horses for a new adventure when Stacy, with Visiting Angels, met Wendi this past fall and discovered her work with Goodness and Mercy. Visiting Angels is an organization that provides elder care services to families, personalized to each individual’s temporary and long-term needs. Stacy says, “I thought seniors would love [seeing the horses], and a part of my job is visiting these places, so how much fun would it be to bring the horses along, too? It’s a way we can give back and bring joy.”

Since the fall of 2013, Stacy, Wendi, and Marla Woodard, another horse handler, have been taking Goodness and Mercy on visits twice a month. “The horses tromp into the memory care and rehab units wearing their Visiting Angels vests, and some patients react immediately with calls like ‘Hello, Gor-geous!’” Wendi says.

“Sometimes,” Stacy adds, “the patients think the horses are puppy dogs, which is okay. They just want to pet them.” Often, touching the horses triggers happy memories of pets they once had. Patients in the late stages of dementia often react positively to the touch of a horse, in ways as subtle as sitting up a little taller than they did before petting the horse. And when Goodness waves goodbye, Wendi says, “The people just melt.”

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BYJENNIFER ARMSTRONG

Sitting on

the bench

was not

an option

for one

Georgetown

native

determined

to play

Division I

football

These days, Kirby O’Meara suits up in a sleek black suit and tie to go to work. But not long ago, the December

2013 college graduate suited up in well-worn football pads. His face breaks into a wide grin as he looks at the 2012 Southland Conference Championship ring he sports. He’s proud of that ring, as well as of the two at home—trophies from the 2009 Mountain West Conference Championship and the 2010 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.

Not too shabby for a George-town native who spent most of his high school football career on the sidelines.

Kirby says that the biggest lesson he’s learned—the lesson that got him through the bumps, bruises, and blisters of college football—came from a coach at TCU who said, “You either get bet-ter or worse; you never stay the same.”

Those words “stuck with me,” Kirby says. “I always wanted to be the person who was working harder than everyone else.”

ROUGH STARTAs a child, Kirby loved play-

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Kirby would not be discouraged from his dream of playing football,

however. To help his son reach his dream, Mike hired a trainer. The workouts sharpened Kirby’s physique and confidence. In the gym, he fought to keep his heart rate in the desired cardio zone. Training included lifting weights, running laps, jumping rope, and tossing a heavy, weighted ball. Kirby tracked changes in his body fat percentage weekly. He wanted to put his freshman year as a self-described “slow and chubby kid” behind him. He improved physi-cally, but come sophomore year, he still wasn’t able to play starting center, the position he wanted.

That year, his coach suggested that Kirby try field goal snapping, a position that requires less speed than others but requires preci-sion. “To be a great long snapper, you must have perfect technique,” Kirby explains. Through frequent practices of the perfect snap-ping motion, Kirby refined his technique. But his improvement wasn’t enough. As a junior, he sat on the bench for most games.

Before his senior year began, Kirby attended a Snap Doctor clinic hosted by former college

Kirby with his parents and sister Amy after a high school game his senior year.


snapper Shane Hackney. During compe-tition, he won first place and caught the eye of the camp director. “Hackney is a guy who made a big impact on me,” Kirby says. “At the end of the camp he told me, ‘You could do this in college.’ I had never heard anyone say that to me. He absolutely lit a fire under me.”

COLLEGE BOUNDKirby’s powerful snaps earned him a

starting position during his senior year, boosting his confidence. His dad helped him create a recruiting video that got the attention of coaches at Howard Payne. Kirby also visited Abilene Chris-tian University, a Division II school at the time. The head coach there offered him a spot as a preferred walk-on, and in February he verbally committed. In the back of his mind, however, was the goal of playing at a Division I school. “I just wanted to play at the highest level that I possibly could,” Kirby says.

Kirby’s goal seemed to be within reach when, on a referral from Shane Hackney, Texas Christian University—a Division I school—offered Kirby a pre-ferred walk-on position. He accepted, but too late to take part in the fall train-ing camp. So he spent the season on the sidelines—a role reminiscent of his high school days. “It was hard not being able to go through training camp,” Kirby recalls. “That’s what builds the brother-hood and team aspect. Anyone who didn’t get to go through it [isn’t] quite viewed as part of the team.”

That season, TCU won the Mountain West Conference, earning the team a spot in the 2010 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. Kirby suited up for the game and knew as he ran out of the tunnel with the team that his family was watching. But he didn’t play. “I just wanted to play, just like every other guy on the football team,” Kirby remembers. He knew that the fierce competition he’d face likely meant he wouldn’t play in the following season, either. Once again, he searched for a Division I team on which to play. This time, the University of Central Arkansas, another Division I school, called.

FAITHFUL FINISHIn his first season with the UCA

Bears, Kirby found success. “It was finally my turn to be the starting long

snapper,” Kirby explains. “I felt that I was snapping better than I ever had.”

However, during a spring exhibition game, a badly planted foot nearly cost Kirby his career. He snapped the ball and ran down field. As he turned around, his knee popped. Immediately, he knew the injury was serious. I’m done; that’s the end of my football career, he thought.

An MRI confirmed a tear to his ante-rior cruciate ligament (ACL), an injury typically requiring months to heal. Kirby feared he’d be replaced on the team, but the UCA coaches stuck with him as he began rehabilitation. For two weeks, he wasn’t allowed to move his leg on his own. After surgery, he stretched his range of motion, rode an exercise bike, practiced stability work, and lifted weights. All the while, he iced his knee and prayed. “That was definitely one of the lower points in my life, because I felt helpless,” he recalls. “But the best thing is that it caused me to rely on God more than ever.”

Kirby quickly returned to his place on the field. The Bears’ 2011 playoff game against the University of Montana served as a testament of Kirby’s work

ethic. The noise of the stadium in Montana was earth-shattering, and the temperature hovered near twenty degrees, but years of training helped Kirby persevere. He hit play after play with perfect snaps. “Those might have been

nine of the best snaps from my entire career, and I did it in those conditions,” he says.

Kirby, who graduated from UCA with a double major in accounting and finance, now carries the determination and work ethic of the football field to the office. His rings remind him of just how far effort and grit can take those who work for their dreams.

In May, Kirby acquired another desirable ring when he wed his college

sweetheart, Hannah Henderson. Three of his best friends—and former

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Lynne first learned about laugh-ter yoga four years ago when she happened across a magazine article about the twenty-year-old yoga form. “I honestly was not in a good place in my life,” she says. But after reading the article, she “hopped on the Internet and dis-covered that Austin had a laughter yoga club.” Olympia Holliday, the group’s leader, told the skeptical Lynne, “If you feel better when we are done, come back.”

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Lynne’s experience, and that of others like her, has caught the at-tention of the medical community. Developed by Dr. Madan Kataria, in Mumbai, India, laughter yoga has flourished as both a form of exercise and of therapy. “Doc-tors send patients to learn how to laugh and lighten up,” Lynne said, “and people come with recent family bereavement. We work with cancer, PTSD, and Alzheimer’s patients—they never forget how to laugh. Once you get started, your body remembers and celebrates life with you. I hope my last breath is laughter.”

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Too often, Mark’s service calls involved dealing with danger-ous or abandoned animals—or abusive people. Finding Banjo was important to him because

he could see how much Melissa loved her dog. He knew that he’d “never give up on the search” in hopes of a happy ending. He spent hours driving through neighbor-hoods, and he combed a field with Melissa, calling for Banjo.

The next day, Mark spotted Banjo several times, but the skit-tish puggle eluded him. In the Au-gust heat, he scanned neighbor-hoods for hours without success.

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Tale of a Furry Escapee … and tips for keeping pets safe

MORE THAN A FEELING…On Saturday, a call came in to

the ACO about a stray dog near the Bark Park. Mark explored the neighborhood near the park with no luck—until he considered the tree-filled plot between the park and a residential area on 3rd Street. “At that point, I just kind of had a gut feeling that he was there,” Mark recalls.

Thinking that a stranger’s pres-

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ence might startle Banjo into bolting again, Mark asked Melissa to search that wooded area while he scouted around Southwestern University.

Sure enough, after ten minutes of searching, Melissa saw the puggle hun-kered under low branches. Slowly he squirmed out of his shaded refuge and stumbled toward her with a quiet whim-per. Melissa swept him into her arms.

THE END OF THIS STORY…Once she secured him in her SUV,

gave him water, and made an appoint-ment with a vet, she called Mark. “Mark had a huge smile on his face when he met Banjo,” Melissa says.

“I am just happy that their story had a happy ending,” Mark says.

THE MORAL OF THE STORY…During his two years’ service as

Animal Control Officer for the William-son County Sheriff’s Department and another five for the City of Georgetown, not every job left Mark feeling so ap-preciated, but stories like Melissa and Banjo’s “were what kept him going.” He coaxed cats out of gutters, rescued dogs from flood waters, removed danger-ous snakes from residential areas, and handled countless other pet and wildlife nuisances.

Mark is retired now, but he still seeks to protect animals by teaching and writ-ing about responsible pet ownership. Accidents, like Banjo slipping his leash, can happen to the most careful of pet owners, and some people, Mark found, are simply unaware of city ordinances and state laws governing pets and pet ownership. For example, it is a state law and a Georgetown ordinance for all pets to be vaccinated against rabies.

“The vaccination protects your pet if he or she comes in contact with a high-risk animal,” he says. “Coyotes, foxes, raccoons, skunks, and bats are at high risk for contracting rabies.”

As an animal control officer, Mark also encountered abandoned and abused pets. He now hopes to prevent such heartbreaking cases of animal cruelty by making sure that pet owners know their responsibilities.

“Our pets rely on us, and they want to be loved,” Mark points out. Pet owners demonstrate their love through respon-sible care.

KEEP PETS HYDRATED THIS SUMMERPets, like their owners, can become dehydrated as summer temperatures escalate. “The heat of summer increases the body’s loss of water through panting and evaporative losses of breathing,” says Dr. Jensen Young of Zoot Pet Hospital, “so severe dehydration can occur much quicker as the temperature rises.” Dehydration can turn deadly, he says, especially for smaller animals and for animals losing fluids through vomiting or diarrhea.

SIGNS OF DEHYDRATION:1 Look inside your pet’s mouth. The tissue there should glisten, says Dr. Young.

If it’s dull and tacky to the touch, then your pet could have mild to moderate dehydration.

2 Pinch up the skin between your pet’s shoulder blades. “It should return to normal immediately in a well-hydrated pet,” Dr. Young says. “As dehydration increases, the amount of time for the skin to return to normal increases.”

3 Observe your pet’s eyes. Severely dehydrated pets’ eyes are “sunken in appearance.”

4 Watch for excessive urination in cats. Cats with decreased kidney function “are losing too much water through urination,” says Dr. Young, “and it’s very difficult for them to drink enough water to keep up with daily losses.”

TO PREVENT DEHYDRATION IN PETS, DR. YOUNG ADVISES:1 Keep several water sources available for pets, both indoors and outside. Change

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2 Take water along when you walk your pets.

3 Provide outdoor pets with shelter that offers both shade and ventilation.

4 Avoid activity during the heat of the day and consider bringing outside pets indoors in the early afternoon.

5 Do NOT leave pets in parked cars, even with the windows cracked, even for “just a few minutes.”

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While his photog-rapher wife, Mary Ann, framed a great gray wolf with the Canon

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couple would track coyotes, bear, elk, buffalo, wolves, and—after sunset—the Milky Way. They would tumble into bed close to midnight, only to wake again at 5:00 a.m. for another day of Mary Ann capturing pictures and Henry stealing moments to write.

“We each work long hours to produce something new and unique,” explains Henry, author of eighteen books along with dozens of short stories, speaking of the couple’s forty-plus-years of mar-riage. “It’s easy to support her—we speak the same language. I know she’ll … [make] the same sacrifice for me. From the begin-ning, we have loved travel and being out in nature. Many of these expeditions had me in the driver’s seat, with her taking pictures. She would hop out and take a nature walk, while I would prop my lap-top up on the steering wheel and edit a scene [in a story].”

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Now grandparents, Mary Ann and Henry care for their one-year-old grandson, Tobyn, and juggle Henry’s science fiction conven-tions and publicity trips with Mary Ann’s nature photography expeditions. “Right now, we can’t both be gone at the same time,” explains Mary Ann, “[so] I sched-

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As Mary Ann compiles a photographic image library, submits to competitions and magazines, and writes magazine articles and children’s books, Henry continues to craft young adult science fiction, with settings more far-flung than the couple’s wide-ranging travels. “Decades of living together, traveling for weeks on end at each other’s elbows, and conflicts re-solved bit by bit over time have worked together to make a partnership that comes naturally,” Henry reflects. “She gave me room to grow, and I did the same for her, and our creative life [has] bloomed.”

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When temperatures approach triple-digits, the heat renders many parks and rec-

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Follow the Wolf Mountain Trail, the park’s most challenging four-mile trek, for a winding adventure through the heart of the park’s 5,000-plus acres. As you near the Pedernales River and Bee, Mes-cal, and Tobacco creeks, centuries-old cypress trees provide light shade.

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Though the trail is often acces-sible only by way of Trammell’s Crossing, a low-water section of the river, in summer and drought seasons you can reach the trail-head on dry ground. The pay-off, whether you wade the crossing or keep your feet dry, is a lightly wooded area that offers welcome shade and glimpses of native wildlife. You can also spot aban-doned houses, dilapidated stone walls, and a settler’s cemetery. The moderately challenging hike stretches to the park’s eastern-most boundary and includes a

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Dirty Lemonade Laugh, relax, and let kids be independent explorers

I’d invited a few moms and their kids over for lemonade. That was my first mistake—not the kids or the snacks, but the moms.

I was about to make the lemon-ade when my five-year-old asked if she and her friends could make it. Before I could say, “Are you nuts? There’s a time and place for germy little hands, and it’s not today,” one of the moms said, “Aw, go ahead and let them make lemonade. Just have them wash their hands first.”

Wash their hands? What good would that do? Two minutes and they’re back outside pick-ing up disgusting things, like worm casings. Kids’ hands

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But there I was, five moms star-ing at me, wondering what my problem was. I couldn’t let them know I had a germ problem. If it were just me and the kids, I could have easily said that the sugar jar was empty or that all the lemons had been eaten off the tree during the night by big, buck-toothed bats. The kids would have be-lieved that. They like anything to do with bats and spit and hang-ing upside down. But the moms? I knew they’d ask for proof, and I couldn’t tell them the truth—that I was a card-carrying germophobe.

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and some brown stuff in a plastic jar. I think it was honey or Pine-Sol, but I was too busy trying to play it cool to investigate.

“Yes, I let my daughter make things all the time. I want her to be independent and free-spirited,” I said.

Twenty minutes later, my daughter and Kindercrew came around to the patio, chests first, pulling a sloshy wagon behind them—the same wagon that we hauled our golden retriever in, the same wagon we used as a “stove” to bake last week’s mud pies, the same wagon smeared with unidentified brown streaks from the bottom of my daughter’s sneakers.

“Mommy, this is going to be the best lemonade you ever tasted. We put secret stuff in it.”

Secret stuff? About the Pine-Sol … I wondered if our syrup of ipecac had expired.

My daughter handed me the first cup. “Drink it, Mommy.”

One of the moms leaned over, whispering, “Drink it, or you’ll


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I held the cup to my lips and spotted seeds and leaves and pulp and brown specs floating in a murky muddiness.

Risking a sip of dirty lemonade is better than looking like a wimpy germ-o-freak in front of the other moms. I closed my eyes, drank about a teaspoon of the lemonade, and let it sit behind my bottom lip and my teeth, which were clenched so that I could strain out the grit.

I drank the dirty lemonade! And I didn’t get sick or die or anything like that. For the rest of the day, every time I said a word that began with a d, s, or t, my teeth crunched. But that’s a small price to pay.

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Several weeks ago, I received an unexpected message from a friend I’ve known since grade school. Her fourth grade

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In case I wasn’t already flat-tered enough by her request, Katie added a P.S.: “I’ve been sharing some of your articles with the kids, and they love them!”

I read that last line and was immediately overcome by the “warm fuzzies.” This may surprise you, since I write for a living, but because I spend at least sixty per-cent of my workweek in front of a computer screen, it’s incredibly easy to forget that people read my writing and that my words can make a difference.

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The magic is that those same life experiences, in turn, provide a fountain of new ideas that can then be parlayed into written material—like the aforementioned speaking engagement.

That day, while addressing the school’s fourth graders from the cafeteria stage, I answered many questions and made observa-tions about the life and times of a professional writer. But here’s the point I wish I had addressed more eloquently:

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G O L F E R ’ S C O R N E R

Hitting wedges the cor-rect distance is one of the toughest things for an average player. No matter what the dis-

tance is, they always tend to make a full backswing, then try to apply the right amount of “hit” at im-pact. When a player manipulates their swing in this manner, it will cause them to miss-hit shots and struggle to control their distance.

One of the main things you need to do is make sure the lofts of your wedges are evenly spaced. Try to keep around four degrees of loft between your wedges. If you have a pitching wedge that is 48 degrees and a sand wedge that is 58 degrees, you now have a huge gap between your clubs. Because of this, you will need to learn how to make too many partial shots with your pitching wedge. For example, if your pitching wedge is 48 degrees, then your next wedge should be a 52 degree gap wedge and then a 56 degree sand wedge. Remem-ber to check what the loft of

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your pitching wedge is and adjust accordingly. Pitching wedges are not all the same loft. Different brands have different settings.

Once you get your wedge set at the right lofts, you can now work on the three swing lengths: full, three-quarter, and half. This not only applies to the backswing, but the follow through as well. Make sure your follow through is always the same as your backswing. This is going to let you swing with an even tempo and produce different distances without any guess work on the downswing.

Be sure to go to a driving range to perfect your swing and dis-tances. Use yardage markers and make notes using each type of swing (half, three-quarter, and full swing). Don’t forget - check the lofts of your wedges. Your goal is to have four degrees between them. Some of the newer sets you will find will have five degrees

between them. This is fine, too. The main

thing to avoid is having a huge gap from one to the next.

THE PROWith 30 years ex-perience in golfing, BILL EASTERLY has spent 17 years as a pro player from the US to Australia, winning the Gulf Coast Invitational twice, and three times on the Sr Cir-cuit. Bill has spent 10 years helping others enjoy the sport. Here, he gives you priceless tips – free – every month – to improve YOUR game.

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BYNIKKI ELKJERPHOTOS BY CAROL HUTCHISON

The Gluten-Free LifestyleGive gluten-free cooking a try

For questions or comments or to inquire about culinary services, please email Chef Nikki at [email protected] or visit facebook.com/GatheringWIthChefNikki.

When my daughter was five, she suf-fered from chronic headaches and indigestion issues that seemed to have no cause. Tests finally revealed that food allergies—specifically, a

sensitivity to gluten—were the culprit. What is gluten? It is a general name for proteins found in barley, rye, and wheat; gluten is the glue that holds many foods together. Within a week of starting a gluten-free diet, my daughter quit complaining about headaches. Her stomach was no longer distended, her energy levels were up, and she was sleeping through the night again. For people who are sensitive or allergic to gluten or who have celiac disease, the right diet can be life-changing!

Learning to cook gluten free is a challenge, but not an impossible one. With a little knowledge and patience, the family cook can adapt meals. Here are a few tips to get you started:

• Keep it simple. Focus on whole, naturally gluten-free foods such as nuts, eggs, cheeses, meat, and fresh fish.

• Be sure to read labels on processed foods. Gluten is often in the ingredient list.

• Take a trip to the library or local book store and find some new and inspiring cookbooks.

• Join an online social group for support and to share ideas.


Shepherd’s PieIngredients:For the topping:3 sweet potatoes, peeled and

diced1 tsp nutmeg1 tsp olive oilSalt and pepper to taste1 Tbsp milkFor the filling:1½ pounds ground lean beef1 yellow onion, diced3 cloves garlic, minced2 zucchini, chopped small1 cup artichoke hearts, chopped

small1 14-oz. can fire-roasted tomatoes2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar1 tsp honey1 tsp dried thyme1 tsp dried parsley1 tsp dried basil½ tsp cinnamonSalt and pepper to taste

Preparation:1. Heat oven to 350. Boil sweet

potatoes until tender. Drain and set aside.

2. Saute beef, drain off fat. Add onions and garlic. Saute until soft.

Lemon Poppy-seed PancakesIngredients:1 cup Pamela’s Gluten-Free Baking

and Pancake mix1 egg¾ cup water1 Tbsp vegetable oil½ cup unsweetened applesauce2 tsp vanilla extract1 Tbsp poppy seeds Zest of one lemon

Blueberry Topping:2 cups fresh blueberries1 Tbsp raw organic sugar1 Tbsp honey2 tsp lemon juice

Preparation:1. For the topping: mix together blueberries, sugar, honey, and lemon

juice. Set aside.2. In a medium bowl, combine pancake mix and lemon zest. Using a

whisk, slowly add egg, vegetable oil, applesauce, vanilla, and poppy seeds.

3. Heat skillet or griddle to medium. Spray with nonstick coconut oil. 4. Spoon ¼ of the batter onto the hot surface. Once a few bubbles appear

in the batter, flip the pancake. Cook 2 to 3 minutes longer.5. Serve warm with blueberry topping.

Decadent Chocolate TorteIngredients:1 cup whipped cream2½ cups semi-sweet chocolate

chips1 stick unsalted butter2 Tbsp vanilla extract7 free-range eggs1 cup light brown sugar¼ tsp sea saltCacao powder for dusting

Preparation:1. Heat oven to 350° F. Spray 9-inch springform cake pan with nonstick

coating and set aside.2. In a sauce pan, heat cream over low heat. Slowly add chocolate chips,

whisking as you go. 3. Add butter in small pieces and whisk until smooth. 4. Add vanilla and then remove from heat.5. In another bowl or electric mixer, beat eggs, brown sugar, and sea salt

until eggs are foamy and doubled in volume. 6. Slowly incorporate the cooled chocolate mixture to the eggs and beat

until combined.7. Pour batter into cake pan and place in the oven for 1 hour, or until the

cake is set and cracked.8. Allow the finished cake to cool. Cover and place in the refrigerator

overnight.9. Before serving, carefully loosen the cake from the sides of the pan.

Release the springform clasp and remove the ring. Dust the cake with sifted cacao.

Cauliflower Crust PizzaSome of our favorite toppings include spinach, artichoke, bell pepper, and crumbled venison.

Ingredients:1 cup cauliflower, boiled and riced1 cup shredded mozzarella1 egg, beaten1 tsp dried oregano½ tsp garlic, minced½ tsp saltOlive oilPizza sauce, shredded cheese, choice of toppings

Preparation:1. Rice the cauliflower: Chop one large head of fresh cauliflower into large

chunks. In a saucepot, bring water to a boil. Add cauliflower and cook for 5 minutes, until softened. Using a food processor or ricer, process the cooked cauliflower until it has the consistency of rice or a grain. Do not over-process, as this will puree the cauliflower.

2. Preheat oven to 450° F. Spray a cookie sheet with nonstick spray.3. In a large bowl, combine cooled cauliflower, egg, mozzarella, oregano,

garlic, and salt. Stir to combine.4. Using your hands, transfer the mix to the cookie sheet and press into a

9-inch round pizza dough. 5. Drizzle with olive oil and bake for 15 minutes.6. Remove from oven and allow to cool. Add sauce, cheese, and

toppings. 7. Place under the broiler about 4 minutes, until cheese is melted and

bubbling.

3. Add zucchini, artichokes, and tomatoes. Slowly incorporate balsamic vinegar, honey, dried herbs, and cinnamon. Season with salt and pepper.

4. Cover and reduce to a simmer, cooking until the liquid is reduced. Remove from heat.

5. Mash the cooked sweet potatoes and season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Drizzle with olive oil and stir.

6. Add milk for more fluff.7. In a large casserole dish, spread

the ground beef and vegetable mixture. Top with the mashed sweet potato mixture.

8. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until bubbling and golden.


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Our first annual Christmas in June, raising money for single parent families and homeless teens in GISD, was spectacular! The overwhelming response from our own Georgetown community wasn’t surprising to us as we always rise to the challenge. Our community not only gave items for a silent auction, or lent a hand or sold tickets… our Georgetown Community gave HOPE. With HOPE comes confidence and every child deserves to know that we care. By instilling this attributes in our young people we will all be members of a productive and caring community who serves others.

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Karen Stearns - ERA Colonial Real EstateGolf on the SquareGrapecreek VineyardsGeorgetown Country ClubDee Embry- Marsdel RemodelingHill Country Fence & Power Gate Co.Minuteman PressLandmark Home WarrantyAnnette Montgomery - Century 21Overland SurveyorSherry Bueche- Coldwell BankerPatton Sides- CUTCO KnivesBrandy Green - POSH SALONCitizens National BankInnerspace CavernMel’s Lonestar LanesTexas Star BankJimmy Jacobs Homes

Dos SalsasAll Things KidsThe Escape Fine Crafts and GiftsGeorgetown View MagazineGigi’s CupcakesThe COOP Salon- Ashley Brown, Aimee

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And a very special thank you to Michele Drake with Renewal by Anderson, Deborah Parsons and Guy Benson aka Santa and Mrs Claus, The Georgetown Project, Mike Elliott- aka “Elvis” and his beautiful wife Zelinda Richards - Elliott: GISD family specialist.

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Lines of excited travelers snake slowly through the port terminal on embar-kation day, when modern cruise ships typically

welcome more than three thou-sand guests, equivalent to the population of a small town, plus mountains of luggage. Somehow, friendly efficiency prevails, and travelers finally enter the floating hotel, their “home-away” for sev-eral days. As soon as guests clear the entry ramp and receive identi-fication badges, their destination is often the buffet line, tantalizing,

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Then, the ship’s horn sounds, and fun begins. Highly competi-tive, cruise ships strive to please, offering activities for all tastes. Shopping. Gambling. Spa treat-ments. Art auctions. Ping-pong and shuffleboard. Ice-carving demos. Fitness rooms. Minia-ture golf. Lectures on just about anything. Dance lessons. Con-tests, bingo, and bridge. Movies. Music. Variety shows, elaborately choreographed and costumed. And, naturally, poolside swim-ming and sunning, especially during winter months when ships ply the Caribbean. The first day or two from port can be blustery, so think determined “sunbathers” swathed in blankets, hoodies, and

sunglasses, showing mere inches of skin.

Moods of sea and sky, sun and scudding clouds, soothe and invigorate throughout the cruise. People-watchers enjoy a gold mine of humanity: Bookworm, Competitor, Flirt, Fashionista, Friend-to-all, Know-it-all, Joker, Malcontent, Mother Hen, Newly-wed—they’re all there, and surely some wind up comfortably dining together.

Speaking of food, cruise cuisine is what some travelers remember most. Whether personal prefer-ences run to snack bars, buffets, designated evening seating for multicourse dinners, pub grub, high tea, or specialty niche restau-rants, eating often provides the passengers’ common denomina-tor. Formal night might feature waiters carrying flaming desserts in a conga line—truly memorable.

Exotic ports-of-call compete with ever more options, such as whale-watching, scuba diving, zip-lining, or exploring ruins. There’s so MUCH, whether travel-ers visit Key West or Ketchikan, St. Thomas or St. Petersburg, Cozumel or Catalina. Just wave good-bye and enjoy!

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2 Instead of the standard concrete, use brick or stone for your entry path.

3 Place varying height planters on the front porch along with a cozy seating arrangement.

4 Plant in groupings for street impact.

5 Power wash for a fresh look!

6 Upgrade exterior light fixtures, door hardware, address number, and mailboxes. Make sure to coordinate the finish on all of these for a cohesive look.

7 If it’s in the budget, a new garage door can have a huge impact (and add value) on the overall appearance of your home.

8 Paint the front door a new, fresh color.

9 If your side yard is visible from the street, it should be landscaped and just as beautiful as the front.

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