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f e aT u r e sLIvIN’ ON THE EDgE | 34Musician Joey Kramer has a message for those who think they’ve hit bottom

get tiNg to kNow georgetowNLEADINg THE LONgHORNS TO LONg-TERM HEALTH | 42Legendary trainer Charlie Craven led the field in sports medicine

d e pa r T m e N T slive aNd learNDANCE STEPS FOR LIFE | 11Studio teaches kids more than dance moves

a giviNg viewRED KETTLES AND RINgINg BELLS | 16Georgetown folks ring the bells for the Salvation Army

a FitNeSS viewFINDINg FITNESS IN A DIFFERENT BEAT | 18Try a wee bit o’ dancing, Scottish style

createLOCK, STOCK, AND BARREL | 21Keeping the art and history of gunsmithing alive

a buSiNeSS viewPLANNINg FOR A gOOD NIgHT’S SLEEP | 26Georgetown Sleep Center’s unique facility

IN gOOD HANDS | 30Kay Hall looks after things when you’re away

gEORgETOWN Tv AND AuDIO | 46Family-run business offers great deals and great service

a Special viewgREATER THAN WILLPOWER | 48Sometimes, willpower is not enough to overcome addiction

through the leNSPHOTOgRAPHS FROM OuR READERS | 52Readers showcase some of their best pictures

great expectatioNSFRIENDS, NEIgHBORS, AND WRITERS | 57Good writers make good neighbors for two women authors

aN aNimal viewCROSS-COuNTRY HEROES | 58What does a Texas dog have in common with a NYC firefighter?

a healthy viewHEALINg WITH CHINESE MEDICINE | 64Consider a natural, alternative route to well being

a traveler’S viewBACKPACKINg ITALY | 66A Georgetown couple travels light in Italy

a Natural viewSHARINg THE OuTDOORS IN TOWN | 69A camping group, just for women

what’S cookiN’INSPIRATION AND INNOvATION | 70Try a delicious grilled turkey this Thanksgiving

what mat terS iS…PEOPLE! | 72People matter more than possessions for one reader

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aN extra viewWEARABLE AND EDIBLE ART: A FALL FASHION SHOW | 25Fantasy fashions, food, and art at a fall party

DEBT FREE HOLIDAYS | 40Lynne Moore of Edward Jones shares vital holiday finance tips

CONNECTINg AND SERvINg LOCALLY | 54Georgetown Evening Lions Club focuses on more than blindness

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meGmoriNGEDITOR’S NOTE

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are. They may even be thankful.

Being thankful is what our November issue is all about. We have

many stories of people who remind us that however slick the path gets

in life, we can find our footing and be better people because of our

slips. A reader, Vivian Kincaid, writes about surviving the hardships

of World War II and about dangerous, sometimes lonely stints in the

Peace Corps—all of which taught her that the people in her life are more

important than the objects. Joey Kramer emerged from the dark pit of

drugs and depression to share his story in order to help others climb out

of the pit, too. Alicea Jones reveals what it was like to watch a father

destroy himself with drugs; the experience of his recovery shaped both

Alicea and her father. All of these people fell or were pushed down by

life’s circumstances, but they stand taller now. In fact, they are thankful;

were it not for the bad times, they would not appreciate the good as

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The tap-shoed dance troupe from George-town’s Performing Arts Studio faced an expectant audience

in the Lila Cockrell Theatre in San Antonio. Only a few hours earlier, the troupe had discov-ered that the musical recording for their performance had been stolen in a car break-in. The troupe’s director, Lisa Holm-strom, though, knew what she needed to do. Smiling encour-agement at the young dancers lining the stage, she picked up the microphone and launched into a spirited a cappella version of “Hit the Road, Jack.”

“The audience was dazzled with the troupe’s performance,” says

Lisa, who owns and operates the Performing Arts Studio. “We have always taught that ‘the show goes on,’ even if the music doesn’t. I am certain that these types of experiences on the stage will benefit students in life, whether helping them to have confidence in a job interview or when giving a speech, or just in being able to ‘step up’ when necessary.”

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and showmanship, but we also want students to leave our studio after each class feeling good about themselves and what they have accomplished. It’s extremely fulfilling to watch the kids grow and learn and have so much fun while they are doing it.”

On any night of the week, as well as on many Saturday mornings, the stu-dio’s classrooms are packed with stu-dents learning ballet, tap, jazz, pointe, and hip hop. Baton twirling, boys’ classes, and voice lessons are often in progress as well. The studio also offers preschool combo and adult tap classes during the day, as well as Zumba ex-ercise classes for all ages on selected weeknights.

“Our students work in the classroom each week on their dance and vocal skills,” says Lisa. “Most of our classes crank up after the school bells let out, and we usually have three classrooms in full swing. From time to time, we also invite family and friends to come in for an impromptu performance in the classroom, and most of the classes perform at a Christmas party in their classrooms.”

In addition to performances for family and friends, students often showcase their dance steps at Georgetown’s spring Poppy Festival. Students can also try out for Team GTown, a local performance group, and the Performing Arts Studio Dance Troupe, a competi-tion and traveling team that has per-formed around the country.

“We have had so much fun and so many great times on these trips,” Lisa says. “We have traveled together and performed at Disneyworld and in New York City, as well as on several cruises. At every competition and performance, I have been so proud to call the group ‘my dancers,’ not only for the way they perform on the stage, but also for the way they act off of it.”

As the owner of the Performing Arts Studio and director of the Dance Troupe, Lisa maintains a busy schedule, teach-ing 20 weekly classes and traveling for com-petitions and perfor-mances. She relies on the talent and com-mitment of 10 other dance instructors from Georgetown, Sun City, and Austin who help lead the classes of-fered at the studio. “I have a wonderful staff,” says Lisa. “We are proud to have quality instructors working with the children.”

Lisa traces her passion for dance and performance to a musically-inclined family and her Memphis, Tennessee, childhood, which included study under Otis Smith and Burney Lyons. She earned an undergraduate degree from Memphis State University, dancing with the MSU Twirlers and the World Champion MSU PomPom Girls. Lisa nurtures her talents by training annually with well-known dance instructors such as Joe Tremaine, Laurie Johnson, Bill DiRico, Charlie McGowan, and Darrell Retter.

In 1986 Lisa opened the Perform-ing Arts Studio near downtown Georgetown, beginning with one classroom and 75 students. Today, the

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With a wide smile on his face, and his watchful mother close, the six-year-old boy

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“He was so excited to be there and ring the bell,” said Gary Kovar, who has served as coordinator for the Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign in Georgetown since 2006. “The people loved him and

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More than 100 volunteers serve for 1,200 volunteer hours every holiday season in support of the Red Kettle Campaign. From the day after Thanksgiving through Christmas Eve, regardless of the weather, volunteers of all ages stand with the red kettles for one-hour shifts at the north and south entrances of Georgetown’s Walmart.

“All the volunteers that serve with the campaign are just excited to be there,” says Gary, who be-came involved in the campaign through the San Gabriel Breakfast Kiwanis Club. “They are enthusi-astic about helping the Salvation Army and the local community. We don’t ask people for money—we’re just there, and we smile and greet people, and people want to give.”

When Gary’s Kiwanis Club adopted the red kettle as a service project in 2004, donations totaled $5,000. Within a year, giving tri-pled to $15,000, increasing again in 2006 to $25,000. When Gary took over as coordinator for the Red Kettle Campaign in 2007, he added a second kettle, and dona-tions further multiplied, doubling in the next two years and reaching

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“It’s really easy to give an hour of your time,” said Gary. “Just giving that hour can help raise money that stays in Georgetown and is used for the local commu-nity. I hear so many stories from people all the time about how the Salvation Army has helped them, and I feel good about being a volunteer with the Red Kettle Campaign. We raise money in our community, and it stays to help in the local community.”

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The Georgetown group formed in Sun City and then moved their weekly practices to San Gabriel Presbyterian. A core of eight danc-ers, the oldest 83 years young, makes up the group. Their talents are showcased in an annual Ceilidh (from Gaelic, pronounced “caylee,” meaning “party”) cel-ebrating the church’s Scottish heritage.

Jeannie Wood discovered the delights of Scottish social dancing when her career took her “across the pond” to Dundee, Scotland. There she attended a charity barn dance, dancing with cowork-ers and strangers in progressive jigs, reels, and strathspeys (slow dances) steeped in tradition. When Jeannie returned home, she located groups for Scottish country dancing in states where she worked: Ohio, New Jersey, Florida, and Nevada. She bought the shoes, soft-soled gillies with long, long laces, and learned how Scottish country dancing differed from other traditional Gaelic danc-es. While living in Sun City, she located a Scottish country dance group in Austin and connected with its founder, Anne Marshall. She convinced Anne to become an instructor for the Georgetown group.

This style of dance evolved in rural Scotland over three centuries and was standardized in 1923 by the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society. Yet the eight basic dance elements diverge into more than 11,000 creative combinations in clubs throughout the world. Dances are performed by sets of three or four couples (male/female or female/female). “Skip steps” danced on the balls of the feet are aerobic and allow quick

transitions. Strathspey movements rely on strength and balance, de-veloping core muscles. Both dance tempos strengthen calf muscles and inner thighs and incorporate arm movements that are great for upper toning. Beyond physi-cal benefits, a 32-bar progressive dance demands concentration and enhances memory.

How challenging is Scottish country dancing? A 2010 study at the University of Strathclyde tested 70 women, ages 60 through 85, for strength, stamina, flexibility, and balance. Half of the group was active in other sports, while half engaged in country dancing. When the study compared results, the dancers had stronger legs, walked more briskly, and showed more agility than the sports partic-ipants. Not a bad deal—especially when fun and graceful costumes complete the package!

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had carried the Mauser 98K rifle on the battlefields of World War II, until it fell into the hands of an American soldier and, later, was inherited by that soldier’s grandson. Now that grandson was going off to war himself. “Can you customize my granddad’s gun for me?” he asked Richard before he shipped out to Afghanistan.

Richard, a gunsmith, ran his hands over the gun’s dark wooden stock, felt the scratches and dents, fingered the rusty bolt-action han-dle. Mausers, he knew, belonged to a prestigious line of hunting and military rifles designed by German brothers Paul and Wilhelm Mauser beginning in the late 1860s. Maus-ers are classics. Normally, he’d try to persuade the young man to leave it as it was. But this wasn’t his heritage—it was the young soldier’s. “Sure,” Richard told him. “I’ll work on it for you.”

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Heritage is something that Rich-ard greatly respects. Each time he pulls apart the mechanisms of an antique firearm, he marvels at the invention and craftsmanship that went into creating it. Gunsmith-ing—making or repairing guns—is an old art, he says. And he’s mak-ing sure it doesn’t become a lost art.

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to keep from going ballistic after long, demanding days as a school administrator in Oregon, a job he retired from in 1996. “I’d go out to my shop in the evenings and get involved in repairing or making guns and not worry about the school day,” Richard remembers. He had no formal education for it, just what he’d learned from books or tinkering. He began building muzzle-loading guns, like the sort Revolutionary War soldiers car-ried, when a friend asked him to reassemble the pieces of his great grandfather’s muzzle loader. “First thing I had to do was find out

what the original rifle looked like,” Richard says. He learned a lot of history in the process.

“Most rifles of the time were built in Pennsylvania by German craftsmen,” Richard reveals. “And in Pennsylvania there were dif-ferent ‘schools of thought,’ which meant that a rifle from a certain school had a particular shape of stock or distinctive furniture on it”—brass fittings, for example. Fathers taught their sons the trade or apprenticed them to a master gunsmith. “That’s where the saying ‘lock, stock, and barrel’ comes from. Apprentices learned to make the lock, to craft a stock, to build their own bar-rel. They did it all by hand.”

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they operate San Gabriel Custom Rifles in Richard’s workshop. The shop, redolent with the sharp aromas of metal shavings and gun oil, is a treasure trove of their art: reamers and lathes, nuts and bolts, wrenches and vises—tools of all shapes and sizes. “We do everything from repair to restoration on shotguns, pistols, revolvers, rifles,” Richard says. Targets displayed on the wall attest to the accuracy of the custom rifles they make.

AIMINg AT THE ARTRichard gravitates to the old guns,

however. He points to a Colt Thunder revolver splayed open on his work table, its tiny, delicate innards—pins, springs, bolts—corralled in a box. Guns like that are “so old and have so many parts that you just sit back and wonder, ‘How did they come up with this idea?’” Richard says. “The technology to put all that to-gether back in those days is fascinating. At that time, you had to build it, then go back over it again and again until you got it perfect.”

When Richard works on a gun, he dons glasses with magnified lenses, and his hand hovers over the pliers, screwdrivers, picks, tweezers, and brushes that litter his work table. Like a surgeon, Richard has to have “good feeling in your hands, good eyesight, and a lot of patience.” He also has a few modern tricks. “Oven cleaner,” he says, “will take off all that old oil and gunk on a stock” before he sands and oils the stock to make it look brand new. He buffs barrels to a blinding shine, then sends them elsewhere for “bluing,” a chemical process that turns a barrel shades of black or gray and makes it more rust-resistant. He pol-ishes or replaces the “furniture.” He might push a “button” through the barrel to

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At any given time, Richard might be working on guns as diverse as a Ken-tucky musket, a Civil War Colt revolver, and a modern AR15. All reverberate with history.

When the soldier laid his grandfa-ther’s Mauser on the table, Richard knew it would take about $1600 to give the gun new life. He solicited donations of labor and skills from friends and returned the young man his heritage for about half that amount. “It was my way of saying thank you for all he was doing for our country,” Richard says.

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The event, which will be re-prised next year, united several local artists and businesses to present Georgetown with “a col-laboration of costume, food, and style—a fall fashion show to thrill the senses.” Laura Eliel of Bitter-sweet Catering recruited friends Sonia Colonna-Mathis, owner of Stinger Studio, and Alli Wilkinson of Green Alley Salon to coordinate the event that culminated in an exceptional art experience.

Sonia was instrumental in providing the event’s remarkable backdrop. The studio is home to several selections of Sonia’s captivating artwork, including a series of paintings created with toothbrushes rather than paint-brushes. In addition to hosting the event, Sonia sculpted the masks and wings worn by the models and coordinated the costuming. Sonia says many of the beautifully crafted masks were part of her masquerade series, while others were inspired by local jewelry designer Andrea Flinchbaugh

of Crystal & Stone. Not only did Sonia create, crochet, and design many of the costumes, she also modeled the wearable art along-side the stylists and employees of Green Alley Salon.

The women of Green Alley Sa-lon looked stunning portrayed as fairies mingling with the crowd, each adorned in art and style. They presented beautiful cre-ations from Bittersweet Catering’s movable feast, including a carou-sel of chocolate raspberry mouse, pumpkin cranberry cake bites, and salmon ceviche with mango salsa. Count on Laura to experi-ment with interesting textures and flavors to create irresistible edible art. She even arranged each cre-ation to coordinate with the outfit of the model serving it!

Like Stinger Studio and Bitter-sweet Catering, Green Alley Salon experiments with the unexpected. Proprietor Alli Wilkinson says, “The salon is unique in that we embrace the ‘green’ aspect of the beauty in-dustry.” It’s the first salon in Austin to offer energy-efficient blow dry-ers in an effort to reduce its carbon footprint. Kelsey Van Dusen, the celebrity stylist who created the event’s hair designs, notes that the salon’s blow dryers are mounted from the ceiling, making work more practical for the stylists: “It’s nice not having to worry about getting tangled up in cords!”

While Sonia made many of the models’ dresses, some were do-nated by Keri’s Fairy Godmother Foundation, a non-profit organi-zation that makes it possible for girls in any financial situation to rent attire and accessories for special events. Sweet Sunday Events contributed to the event’s design and details, and the ed-ible table decorations displayed around the studio were carved by Chris Marino Food Designs.

Joining to inspire style and art, Laura, Sonia, and Alli certainly know how to throw a party. The successful evening was just a sample of fearless Georgetown artists and business owners brimming with creative energy and looking to share their talents with the commu-nity.

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The triangle is a strong structure. Three sides reinforce each other to stabilize the whole. Our health is something

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Sleep labs existed already, but the care they provided was often uncoordinated. Patients might see short-term improvements in their sleep, but follow-up was spotty, and patients often didn’t integrate treatment into their overall health plans. Dr. Curlee addressed these shortfalls by designing a facility that coordinates the expertise of specialists, the attention of trained sleep lab technicians, and individ-ualized treatment plans to support long-term health. Simply leasing

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most days for Kay Hall begin before sunrise. She may start by walking a pair of collies or

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“My days usually begin very early and can be very long,” explained Kay, who owns and operates Pet, Plant, and Home Care by Kay, a local business

that provides personalized care to homes and businesses in the immediate Georgetown area. “My services range from caring for animals to overseeing a home or business while clients are away.”

Kay’s primary business cen-ters on pet care, which can encompass everything from once-a-day feedings to multiple periods of interaction and care. During an average month, she may have re-sponsibility for as many as 90 pets, ranging from cats and dogs, to cows, horses, ducks, emus, and rabbits. Regardless of the number, she always provides personalized attention.

“My parents have always been animal lovers, and we always had pets,” said Kay, “so I have a love for animals of all kinds. My motto is to treat people—and animals—the way I would want to be treated. The most reward-ing thing for me is to open a door and be greeted by pets at home in a familiar, comfortable environ-ment and happy to see me.”

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Kay tailors her services to her clients’ needs. In addition to pet care, her services include plant watering, mail pickup, trash dis-posal, and even general supervi-sion and maintenance. “Each visit that I make to a home or business is customized to the needs of the client,” Kay explained. “I like to have a consultation with each client to meet and to go over their needs. Consultations are free of charge and give me a chance to introduce myself and, if possible, meet the animals.”

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craftsman,” he reasoned, “then Aerosmith would be the masters of getting you off the ground, of getting you up, of getting you high.” Joey sat in his high school class, scribbling the name of his would-be band all over his books, daydreaming of being on stage with screaming crowds below. Joey’s dream came true, but it carried him through some turbulence that would change him forever. Now, at 61, Joey Kramer’s hindsight is 20/20. He wants to share what he’s learned with anyone flying low and out of control.

LOvE AND ABuSEAs a child, Joey hid in the crawl

space under his closet with his slot cars to avoid his father’s fists. His father, a World War II veteran, suffered from what experts today call post-traumatic stress disorder. Joey knew his father loved him, but he grew up confusing love with abuse. Even worse, he learned to put himself always in a “one down” position, which meant nothing he could do was ever good enough, even for himself.

Discovering the drums as a teen gave Joey an escape from his anxiety. “Everything I’d experi-enced up to that point—all the emotions I couldn’t articulate or understand, I could feel being

channeled through those two wooden sticks and onto the heads of those drums,” he explains. Joey played in numerous bands and never took a lesson. “I’m defi-nitely a feel, or street player,” says Joey. But like a lot of teenagers at that time, Joey discovered another escape—drugs.

In 1970, after a stint at college, Joey began jamming with Tom Hamilton and Joe Perry. Soon after, Steven Tyler and Brad Whit-ford joined, and Aerosmith was formed. The band shaped rock ’n’ roll history, but as their music ex-ploded into record deals and long trips on the road, Joey still suf-fered from what he calls “the not good enough syndrome.” Steven Tyler was also a drummer and an intense perfectionist, so Joey fell into that familiar one down posi-tion with Steven—the same role he played against his father.

CRASHINg TO THE gROuND One morning in 1987, after

spending all night alone with cocaine and Vodka, Joey realized he’d hit rock bottom. “I was sick and tired of being sick and tired,” he remembers. “I had a real love affair with cocaine and alcohol. It was my biggest downfall at the time.” It was difficult, but Joey asked for help and finally entered a rehabilitation facility. He recom-mends rehab to anyone facing ad-diction but warns that “you can’t make anybody get sober. They have to want it for themselves.” After spending only a month there, he never went Li

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back to drugs and alcohol. “I went after my sobriety with the same vengeance that I went after drugs,” explains Joey. Even today, 24 years sober, he still has drugs and alcohol shoved at him. And Joey firmly replies, “Why would I want to do that? I’m sober.”

One by one, the band members all became clean and sober, and with this second chance they worked hard and rose to the top again with hits like “Love in an Elevator” and “Dude (Looks Like a Lady).”

MORE TuRBuLENCEIn 1995, sober and successful again,

Joey had it all. He’d been drug- and alcohol-free for nine years—but then he suffered an inexplicable breakdown. At a recording session he found himself unable to stop tears from rolling down his face. He was emotionally, spiritually, and physically bankrupt. “That was yet another bottom for me,” says Joey, “a bottom that was going to teach me a life’s lesson.”

That same day he was on a plane to Steps, a rehab facility in California. “I know that most people who go to that place where I was don’t come back,” he says in a quiet voice. “There was a lot of intestinal fortitude involved—one of the things I inherited from my father—the strength I showed myself when I went through negative things in my life.” At

Steps, Joey learned that get-ting sober only enabled him to experience life on life’s terms, whether he was happy or an-gry. Now it was time for him to learn what to do with his feelings. “A lot of my anxiety came from having the ‘not good enough syndrome,’” Joey explains. “Whether it be my dad or friends or band members, no mat-ter what I did, I felt it was never good enough.” Joey spent months in therapy. “I learned that I had to point the finger back at myself because I put myself in that one down position,” he says.

TRuE SuCCESSJoey’s father passed away from a

long illness, but before he died, Joey made peace with him. Today, Joey has a healthy relationship with Steven and the other band members. He’s grate-ful that, after 40 years, he’s still living his dream. He says, “I’m still alive and kicking, being a successful, prosperous human being making my way through life. That’s the message that I bring. If I can do it, anybody can.”

Joey’s book, Hit Hard: A Story of Hitting Rock Bottom at the Top, isn’t just a book about being a rock star. “I didn’t want it to be the same as all the other rock ’n’ roll memoirs. I added another dimen-sion to it that nobody else was really talking about,” Joey says. The book is really about how he found the grit to overcome an abusive father, addiction, depression, and anxiety. His story, he

hopes, will show others that they, too, can take off again after crashing. “My

intention, when I wrote the book, was to help people,” Joey explains. “We’re all the same. Our circumstances are different, but the pain that we feel is all the same.”

LANDINg IN TExASAerosmith is still touring and record-

ing after more than 40 years. But when Joey’s not out on the road, he kicks back in Georgetown with his wife, Linda, and their dog, Lucy. “I fell in love with Georgetown because it’s kind of small and sleepy, but at the same time, it’s not. People are very respectful of me and my privacy here, which I treasure,” Joey says.

All the graphic details are in his book, but Joey says he wouldn’t change a thing: “If I changed anything, my path would be completely different and I wouldn’t be where I am. At the mo-ment, I happen to be very happy, and I wouldn’t want to change that.” As Joey has learned the hard way, “There’s always some good in the bad.”

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an approving roar reverberates across Darrell K Royal-Memorial Stadium in Austin as husky, well-padded players storm the field. The band plays “Texas Fight,” and the burnt orange sea radi-

ates energy as another Longhorn football game begins at the University of Texas. On the sidelines, Charlie Craven observes, as he has for perhaps the 500th time over the past 46 years. He knows which players may not be back up to full speed. He knows that football players, despite their protective gear, run a high risk of injury. Conditioning, strengthen-ing, and rehabilitating players has been Charlie’s life’s work. He has brought new ideas to the playing fields, along with kindness and dedication. The “boys” affectionately call him “Doc” and joke with him, enjoying his booming laugh.

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Charlie was involved in sports the way most small-town boys were in the late forties and fifties. First came Little League. He remembers his earliest uniform—a white t-shirt with “Leander” printed on it and a blue cap, worn with jeans and whatever kind of sneakers a kid had. Later, his All-Star team, outfit-ted in “real” uniforms, played well enough to end a season only two runs away from advancing to the National World Little League tournament. As a teen, he played football, basketball, and baseball for his hometown team, and then high school gave way to the big world of college.

Until the early sixties, the Texas lifestyle did not fea-ture universal air conditioning. College football play-ers kept fit over the summer by working on ranches, in oil fields, or in construction. Overall conditioning was, at best, inconsistent. Time-honored wisdom held that football players, college-aged or younger, should be tough enough to make it through practice without

stopping for water. Enter Charlie Craven, a UT gradu-ate student in Physical and Health Education (now the Department of Kinesiology). He was intrigued by some “new science” regarding proper hydration. As a young coach at Del Valle, Charlie bucked tradition by giving his players water breaks and discontinuing salt tablets. And he continued to ask himself, “What can I do to improve the conditioning of my players?”

BACK TO uTAround 1965, Charlie returned to UT, where head

coach Darrell Royal allowed him to start a non-mandatory strength and conditioning program and to incorporate rehabilitation techniques. Charlie was the “lone ranger” for a while, clearing out an unused room and scavenging equipment, spending about five hours a day, gratis, on this new program. At the same time, as an associate professor, he taught classes in coaching theory and in physical education for el-ementary children.

For three years running, Charlie, with about 50 others from across the nation, attended the Seattle Sports Medicine Symposium. He learned protocols for treating injuries to ankles, shoulders, knees, and hamstrings and brought them back to the UT team doctors. Based on Charlie’s input, the UT medical staff implemented techniques by the late sixties and early seventies that literally put players “back on their feet.” Not surprisingly, other schools noticed that UT’s conditioning/rehab program allowed injured athletes to return to sports. “It was great seeing guys return . . . something that hadn’t happened before,” Charlie remembers. “It was so rewarding to see them recover-ing for life.”

Over the next several years, Doc seized opportuni-ties to “spread the word” about strengthening and conditioning. He spoke at YMCAs and conducted coaching seminars throughout Texas so that pre-

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college athletes could train more safely. Title IX in 1972 ushered in more sports programs for young women and, hence, new training techniques. In 1978 Charlie Craven became a founding member of the National Strength and Conditioning As-sociation, which set consistent standards and “put some teeth into” training guidelines for all athletes. This achieve-ment alone has had an immeasurable impact nationwide.

DOC CRAvEN’S ADvICE“Do you know,” he

asks, “that kids have open growth plates until sometime after puberty? We shouldn’t overtrain too early.” He advises parents to let kids have time to grow and mature before taking on an intense training overload. “Today,” Charlie comments, “kids get better prenatal care, better food early, and they’re bigger, but they still need the right training. I want to help them develop right and rise to the demands of their sport.”

Doc Craven marvels at new gizmos that increase safety and help trainers: devices to track lightning, a pill that regulates core temperature, underwater treadmills with cameras (“not much like the old pool at Gregory Gym”), and helmets with sensors. He applauds new research into the dangers of con-cussions and shakes his head about earlier knee surgeries that immobilized people in full-leg casts for six to ten weeks.

Charlie needs some prodding before he will discuss the honors he’s garnered over his career, but his wife Margarette beams as she explains the plaques, pictures, and other memo-rabilia displayed in their lovely home. This year, he was award-

ed honorary membership in the National Athletic Trainers’ As-sociation, for his leadership in creating UT’s training program. After retiring in 2008 as Associate Professor Emeritus, Charlie continued as the rehabilitation specialist for UT football. In 2003 the UT swim team honored him with the Frank Ervin Award, and he was inducted into the Longhorn Hall of Honor in 2001. In 1988 Charlie received the Texas Excellence Teach-ing Award (College of Education). Unquestionably, he has one of the best collections of championship rings in town. Despite such recognition, Charlie says that “seeing athletes up moving again is the best reward.”

A TRADITION AND A HERITAgETwo groups of athletes have been especially important in

Charlie’s life. His adult children—Chris, Dianna, and Kelli—played sports during their formative years, and two partici-pated at college. In recent years, he’s had the fun of cheering on six grandsons and one granddaughter (no doubt while making sure they’re in good condition). Name a sport, and a grandchild has played it—soccer, swimming, baseball, softball, football, volleyball, basketball, golf. Now one grandson is a sportswriter for Taylor Press. Another plays for Southeast-ern Louisiana University. Even without the Longhorns, that’s enough to keep Charlie busy, but if the family needs more ac-tion, there’s always their ranch near Bertram.

Waves of change eroded conventional wisdom about athlet-ics and athletes during the sixties. In best cases, institutions such as UT carried new research forward to open-minded young people who validated the changes. In rare cases, one person single-handedly, doggedly might push new ideas into wide acceptance. Charlie Craven is such a person, and thou-sands of athletes at UT and around the nation have benefitted from his determi-nation.

Perhaps Darrell Royal said it best in 2010: “I guess you could say [Char-lie] touched more players—with his hands and with his heart—than darned near anybody here.”

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one day when I was supposed to be run-ning an errand for my father, I doubled back, peeked through

the window, and saw him inject a needle into his arm. His chin flopped down to his collarbone as if his head were too heavy for his neck. I was 10 years old. Now I understood why he nodded all the time and why things like my mother’s sewing machine had been disappearing. He had been selling them to get a fix. My father was a heroin addict.

At that age, I didn’t understand the death grip of heroin, but it seemed that it made Daddy want it more than he wanted his fam-ily. It made him take the grocery money and fall into an intermit-

tent stupor when I tried to talk to him. It was going to take some-thing mighty powerful to make him stop taking the drug. When I reached my teens, I started think-ing about ways I could help him. If my five siblings and I intervened, and if my dad would just tunnel deep and gather up all of his will-power, he could get sober.

So we decided to have a talk with Daddy, a family interven-tion of sorts. We sat in a circle, pouring out our angst and desire for him to get sober. Even though he was nodding in and out of coherence, surely the appeals of his children would be powerful enough to make him stop using drugs. “We can take you to rehab. Please, we want things to be like they were before. Just use your

willpower. We’ll help you,” we pleaded. While cathartic for us, this encounter did nothing for my father.

Eventually, my father became very ill with myocarditis, an in-flammation of the heart caused by infection related to his drug use. We thought this diagnosis would be his turning point. When my sis-ter and I walked into his hospital room, we were afraid for him. We were afraid that he would die, if not at that time, then eventually from his drug abuse. We wanted to save him, so we visited often and tried to encourage him. We hoped that this near-death experi-ence and our visits would coax him out of using drugs.

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my father but, ironically, in many cases, their help enabled his addiction. He’d tell them a sob story about needing to pay a plumber to get our toilet unclogged or there being no food in our re-frigerator. The circumstances were true, but the money usu-ally went to drugs.

My grandparents also tried to help my dad. They sent him to a camp for recovering drug addicts. He stayed clean for a while, but the call of heroin was too strong.

When I was in junior high school, my father was arrested and sent to the California Reha-bilitation Center (CRC), a facility for addicts. At least now he’d have no choice but to quit, I thought. My mother took us to visit him on family day, and I was so happy that he was sober. His skin glowed, and his eyes were clear and focused. He even shared his plans to move our family to a farm where we could raise chick-ens. I smiled and told him how much I was looking forward to our new life.

When he was released from CRC, I would stand in line with him at a treatment center where he received methadone, a sub-stitute for heroin. The goal was to wean addicts off heroin and then, eventually, off methadone. I thought that being there with him somehow would give him the encouragement he needed—that somehow my presence would be powerful enough to help him toward recovery.

A few months later, he was back on heroin.

THE FINAL CRY By the time I turned twenty, I

had given up on my dad. I had lost all hope for him. It seemed noth-ing anyone could do would help him. I avoided his phone calls. So

did the rest of the family. He just wanted money anyway. Eventually, he stopped calling.

Then late one night in my early thirties, my phone rang. Hear-ing my dad’s voice after so many years froze me like the two sec-onds after a car wreck. I thought I had cast off all affection for him, but he was my father and I still loved him.

“Alicea, I need your help. I’m on skid row. I have no money and no place to go. It’s dangerous down here, and I’m afraid. No one will help me. I want to kick the habit—I mean it this time. I’m tired.” Was he conning me again? I’d asked myself this question so many times before. Then he said, “I’ve been praying.”

Praying? A drug addict, praying? I figured if he could pray, I would, too. All night I prayed. “Oh, God, let it be so. Please give me my father back.”

It was 5:30 a.m. as I rolled slowly down a Los Angeles street, feeling as if I were in a funeral procession. Windows up, doors locked. I was praying for my fa-ther and for myself. Greasy bags, newspapers, and scraps of forgot-ten food splotched the street. Shadowy figures clothed in baggy hues of faded gray and brown meandered past the buildings and stared into the street.

There he was, standing on the curb waiting for me. Tired. Gaunt. Soon, we’d be sitting in the same car, closing the years between us, for better or for worse. And for the first time, looking at my father’s worn, dejected frame slumped in the passenger’s seat, I realized that his deliverance was going to take something more powerful than anything I or anyone else could do.

During my father’s 40-year enslavement to heroin, my fam-ily and countless others tried to


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help him, often depending on our own resources and my father’s willpower. Yet now—when my father had nothing and no one, and I had no answers—I realized that only God could bring my father back.

“It is better to trust in the LORD than to put con-fidence in man.” (Holy Bible, Psalm 118:8 KJV).

LEAN ON MESeventeen years

have passed since that dark morning on skid row; for 17 years, my father has been heroin free. Although I’m the one who picked up my dad from skid row and drove him to a detox center, it was God who softened my hardened heart and allowed me to see that I needed to trust Him with my father. And it was God who allowed my father to come to the end of himself.

A story appears in the Bible in the fifth chapter of the Book of Mark. A woman, sick with uncontrollable bleeding for twelve years, had seen many doctors and in the process spent all her money. Nothing helped. Actu-ally, she got worse. But she had heard stories about Jesus’ heal-ing of the sick. When she finally saw him, she touched the hem of his clothes and was healed. After exhausting all of her resources, she too came to rely on a power greater than her own. This story and many others appear in the Bible to tell us that we are limited in our strength but that nothing is

ever beyond God’s power. As I reflect on my father’s ad-

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Epilogue: I just returned from visiting my dad in California. We had a lovely time together laugh-ing, joking and reminiscing. When it was time to say goodbye, I studied his humbled eyes and was reminded that my father wasn’t a bad man. He was a good man who, because of drugs, made some regretful choices.

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Writing is a second career for both ladies. Joan taught school for 28 years, but for as long as she can remember, she always wanted to write. “Before I even learned how to write, I would scribble my stories on paper,” she says, “and then I would show them to my mother. Now everyone can read

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DPS dogs receive intense training, in a three-month K-9 school, in detecting illegal drug odors such as cocaine, heroin, meth, and marijuana. Training begins with the dog’s reward: a plain white rolled-up towel. “You just have the best time playing with the dog with the towel,” says Terry. “Then you start tying a 30-gram marijuana bag to the towel. Now when they get the towel, they smell the odor. They associate this odor with the towel and with fun. That’s how you get them scent-associ-ated,” Terry explains. After weeks, then months, of training, Hannon was keen on finding those elusive drugs.

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Much like her namesake, Hannon is a model employee, bravely going where danger lies and emerging victorious, to the satisfaction of her superiors. Drugs are as dangerous as fire, spreading through neighborhoods and destroying lives. Where does the instinct to protect and serve the community come from? Maybe it comes from those who have gone before and from deep down in our best natures—the same place Hannon found her instinct to sniff out drugs.

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Watch any amount of TV and you’ll see them: slick commercials featuring people

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“Some of the side effects create more problems than your own original illness does,” Hedy, the owner of Chinese Acupuncture Clinic, points out. Some side ef-fects, in fact, include the risk of death, yet commercials still urge people to “ask your doctor to pre-scribe that medication for you!” Hedy marvels.

“I wish more people could know how much Chinese medicine can do for them,” says Hedy, who grew up in Tai-wan and holds a master’s degree in Chinese medicine from the well-known Academy of Oriental Medi-cine in Austin. Hedy, an herbalist and a licensed acupuncturist, explains that Chinese medicine is more than just acupuncture. Patients can find natural, alterna-tive treatments for a wide array of illnesses. By combining herbal remedies and acupuncture, Hedy says, she has treated patients for menopausal symptoms, mi-graines, irritable bowel syndrome, hypertension, kidney failure, liver angioma, sciatica, edema, alcoholism, impotence—the list goes on. She often helps patients avoid the side effects of prescrip-tion drugs or painful surgeries. In fact, she believes, many surgeries are unnecessary and predispose patients to further complications.

Chinese medicine involves more than simply treating what’s

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of Michelangelo’s works etched in his mind, Stan Mauldin made another journal entry: “There were several paintings by Ra-phael in several rooms prior to our entry into the Sistine Chapel. We stopped in a residential area by the Vatican and had a fabulous lunch.”

Stan, vice-principal at Forbes Middle School, and his wife Jen, princi-pal at Ford Elementary, spent part of the sum-mer break traveling from Rome to Venice and back down to the Amalfi coast. They visited more than a dozen cities and experienced history, food, art, hospitality and adventure unlike on any trip before. It was their longest excur-sion and one they weren’t ready to return from.

Jen and Stan traveled light, toting only backpacks with bare essentials for a 16-day trip. “This makes it really easy to travel,” says Jen. “We visited laundromats, where we saw a lot of Americans and Australians doing the same thing.” There was no cell phone service, but Stan and Jen survived just fine—only checking in with a quick email to family from Internet cafés and hotel lobbies. Stan grins and says, “It was kind of nice. It helped lighten the load.”

The food in Italy exceeded their expectations. Stan and Jen enjoyed seafood in the coastal towns, tried pesto, anchovies, eggplant parmesan, and savored their daily gelato. They tried to stick with family-owned res-taurants, going for something

unusual at each meal. The couple followed Rick Steves’

Italy guide and highly recommends the series for any travel destina-tion. They found the book’s hotel and restaurant recommendations handy and accurate. Following tips such as going through the hotel to purchase tickets to major attractions saved them hours in long, hot lines.

Jen and Stan spent time in bustling cities and quaint towns, enjoying the unique character of each. They traveled by foot, train, plane, water taxi, gondola, and bus. Careful planning, along with some lessons in history, made the trip a success. “I taught world history for a few years. Just being able to see some of the places we taught about was really something for me,” says Stan. “That’s part of the fun. You know the experi-ence is going to be richer if you’ve studied it,” Jen adds.

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Sharing the Outdoors in TOWNNo one is left behind in this fun, supportive camping club for ladies

marrying and relo-cating to Austin with her new hus-band were happy events for Jacque

Austin, except that she didn’t know a soul in Central Texas other than her husband, Stephen. “I would complain about not hav-ing any girlfriends to do things with,” said Jacque, “and Stephen was obviously listening.” He no-ticed an announcement about an upcoming TOWN-Austin meeting and showed it to her. She went to the first meeting and was hooked.

TOWN stands for Texas Out-doors Woman Network. This group is an off-shoot of the Texas Parks and Wildlife group called BOW (Becoming an Outdoor Woman). Several BOW alumni created TOWN as a regional alter-native to the statewide BOW, “to provide all women the opportuni-ty to experience outdoor activities in a safe, non-threatening, and supportive environment.” Jacque says, “We’ve discovered that the ‘non-threatening aspect’ is criti-cal to many women. To assure a positive comfort level, if we’re kayaking, biking, or hiking, we make certain that no one is left behind. If we’re camping, various members will lend equipment to new folks and help set up camp-ers and tents.”

Jacque notes that new members

often comment on what a friendly group TOWN is, and she quickly found this out for herself. “I never imagined that I would be able to kayak because I have such a fear of the water. After about six months with TOWN-Austin, two members began encouraging me to try kay-aking. They loaned me their extra kayaks and accompanied me on paddling excursions. I selected a PFD—personal flotation device—with their advice. So despite my fear, I can enjoy the discoveries to be found in a creek or on a lake—like bugs, spiders, and birds!”

Although there’s not a TOWN-Georgetown group yet, the Austin group plans outings in George-town and all over Tex-as. Jacque remembers wonderful bike rides in San Gabriel Park and hikes on Goodwa-ter Trail, and she even hosted a music outing at one of the restau-rants on the square. But TOWN-Austin travels the state and more—fall camping in colorful Lost Maples State Park, kayaking

on Lake Somerville—the 2012 cal-endar even includes a group trip to Yosemite National Park. TOWN also hosts monthly meetings with guest speakers.

Whether you’re a woman familiar with outdoor activities or you’ve never tried them before, this group of ladies will welcome you. Jacque says, “Enjoying these activities with friends provides an emotional high, and sharing the experience is just perfection.”

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achildhood among Swiss and Italian immigrant farmers in Cal-ifornia’s Salinas Valley, highlighted by Catholic festivals and fiestas, along with his father’s love of cooking and grilling inspires Mark Bunte when he creates meals for his family and friends.

“Food was a big part of the culture where I grew up,” explains Mark, a food scientist in research and development and quality assurance with EIEIO, Inc., an Austin-area manufacturer of gourmet coffee and creamers. “I really learned to cook with my father. He loved to cook for us eight kids. He barbequed a lot and really enjoyed it.”

While building on these rich traditions, Mark also enjoys approaching cooking with imagination and creativity. “I like experimenting in the kitchen,” he explains. “I don’t think that I do anything the same every single time. It’s a lot of fun to try something different and to make my family and friends happy, too.”

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preheatovento350degrees.heat2Tbsoliveoilovermediumheatandsautétheonionswithrosemary.addthesweetitaliansausageandsautéuntilbrowned.scrapethesausageintothebowlwiththefigs.addthecornbreadpiecesandseasonwellwithsaltandpepper.mixwithaforkuntilwellcombined.Wisktheeggs,cream,and½cupstock,andpourmixtureoverthecornbread.addmorestockifthestuffingisdry.stirthestuffingandplaceinacovered,butteredbakingdish.bakefor30minutescoveredand10minutesuncovered.

BBQ grilled TurkeyIngredients:12-to13-poundturkey1lemon,quartered1Galaapple,quartered1orange,peeledandquartered3clovesgarlic,peeled¼cupoliveoil½cuphoney

poultrycreoleseasoning 2½Tbspaprika 2Tbssalt 1Tbsgroundcoriander 1Tbsfreshgroundblackpepper 1Tbsonionpowder 1Tbscayennepepper 1Tbsdriedthyme 1Tbsherbdeprovence 1Tbszatarain’sblackenedseasoning Blend all ingredients thoroughly and store

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Instructions:Prepare the turkey:removethegibletsandneckfromthebodycavity.scrapeoutthekidneys,locatedontherightandleftsideofthebird’sspineabovethepelvisarea.rinsebirdthoroughly,insideandout,withcoldwater.Thoroughlydrythebirdwithpapertowels,insideandout.drizzletheoliveoilontheinsideandoutsideofthebird,coatingwell.liberallyseasonthebirdontheoutsideandinsidethebodycavityandneckcavitywith

thecreoleseasoning.loosentheskinbetweentheturkeybreastandthighswithyourfingers.sprinklethepoultryseasoningbetweenthemeatandskin,asbestyoucan,andreplacetheskin.insert1wedgeeachoflemon,apple,andorangeinsidetheneckcavityofthebird.drizzle1Tbsofthehoneyoverthefruit.Tucktheskinunderneaththeturkeyandsecureitwithtoothpickssotheneckcavityissealed.insertthelemon,apple,andorangewedgesinsidethebodycavityofthebird.drizzlethefruitwiththeremainderofthehoney.Tuckthewingsbehindtheturkeysotheyaresecured.returnthelegstothetuckedpositioniftheyareuntucked.

Prepare the grill:buildyournormalcharcoalfirewithbriquettesandletitburndownuntilcoveredwithgreyash.preparethegrillforindirectheatcookingmethodbyplacinghalfofthecoalsoneachsideofthegrillandadrippaninthemiddle.placetheturkeyonthegrill,breastsideup,andadd1/3ofthesmokingchipsoneachsideofthecoals.everyhour,bastetheturkeywiththebastings,andadd3or4charcoalbriquettesandanother1/3ofthesmokingchipstoeachsideofthegrill.cookturkeyuntilinternalthightemperatureis180degreesfahrenheitandmeatliquidsrunclear,3½to4½hours.lettheturkeyrest15to20minutesbeforecarving.


W h a T m a T T e r s i s …

in this age of must-haves—perfect bodies, more money, bigger houses, fancier cars—it’s well to look at what really matters. What or who in life is important?

For me, the “who” takes precedence over the “what.”

From a young age I knew that you gave help, but you also asked for it when you needed it. When at age three I had gone out into the world to seek ad-venture, it was a young girl who noticed me when I was lost and a policeman who took me to the station, notified my parents, and fed me sandwiches until my father came to take me home.

During World War II, while I was living in a vil-lage with a concentration camp in it, we (my mother, sister, and I) noticed how the more able helped those who were feeble or too little as they struggled on their way to camp. Subsequently, the women of the village prepared whatever food was allowed to be brought in. The men assisted with the occasional inmate who was released.

When, at the beginning of 1944, the Germans req-uisitioned our house and we had to vacate it within two days, it was the amity of friends and neighbors that took over the worry of packing up and took in my siblings and me while my parents went to look for another place to live. My parents in turn were able to house some of those neighbors’ sons and others who

were hiding out from the Germans.My mother-in-law was my refuge, a shoulder to cry

on, when I was overcome with homesickness my first months in America. She was never too busy for a hug or a “listen.” She unwittingly staved off some of the mental and physical abuse my husband heaped on me.

It was during my Peace Corps stints that I experi-enced numerous small kindnesses from total strang-ers. In Poland a woman took me into her house and gave me cake and coffee when I landed on her door-step after I overshot my train stop. Other people went out of their way, literally, to help me carry my lug-gage or packages. In Kenya, after I learned the tribal language of my region, the “mamas” assured me that in case of trouble they would be my refuge. This in thanks for teaching their children English.

I’ve been blessed with three great kids. It’s through their largesse and occasional hands-on help that I can pursue my volunteer work, where I’ve met innu-merable folks who, like me, are people lovers.

What do I need in life? Food, a roof over my head, and some clothes. Anything else is overabundant. Whom do I need in my life? My family, numerous friends and acquaintances, neighbors: the people who sustain you just by being around you when you feel helpless. That’s what matters.

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1 | SuN CITY FARMER’S MARKET. 2 Texas Drive, 9am-noon, every Tues thru Nov 22. gtfma.com/suncity

3 | FRANKLY” SINgINg. Sinatra Tribute, every Thursday Evening, Tony and Luigi’s, 1201 Church St, 864-2687 (reservations accepted)

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3 | HERBS FOR COOKINg. Wayne Rhoden, Williamson Co. Master Gardener and Authoritative Speaker will do a presentation on growing and using herbs in your cooking. A mini-program on planting gardens with edible plants will also be presented by Marlene Gillman, Chairman TGC Special Project. Georgetown Garden Club meeting at 1:30 p.m. at the Georgetown Parks and Rec Community Room, 1101 N. College. Visitors welcome. Free. 746-2076. georgetowngardenclub.org

4 | FIRST FRIDAY. 6-8pm on the Square, shop, eat, live music. thegeorgetownsquare.com

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17 | A FESTIvE EvENINg WITH PIANIST JAMES DICK. Benefiting the Georgetown Symphony Society, with Songs by Mezzo-soprano Karin Tripp. Georgetown Public Library, 7:30 p.m., $30 per person includes the Recital, Dessert Reception, and valet parking. Tickets must be purchased in advance; none sold at the door. 868-8130. www.gsstx.org

18-dec30 | A CHRISTMAS CAROL. Fri and Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2:00, (See website for special holiday showtimes) At the Palace, georgetownpalace.com

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Christmas Luncheon and Monthly Meeting. Luncheon at 1pm, Bring a covered dish and a gift for Blue/Brown Santa. Meet at 1:30 and learn Christmas décor with flowers and greenery from Garden Path Floral experts.

dec4 | HANDEL’S MESSIAH. Concert and holiday sing-along, with the Temple Symphony Chorale and San Gabriel Chorale. Klett Center for the Performing Arts at Georgetown High School, 4 pm. Adults $25/$20; students $5. 864-9591, www.gsstx.org

dec10-11 | HOLIDAY HOME TOuR. Presented by the Georgetown Heritage Society. Tour the most beautifully restored historic homes in Georgetown lovingly decorated for the season. Noon to 5pm. Tickets on sale in advance at The Georgetown Antique Mall, Diva, The Escape, the Georgetown Visitor Center and Sun City Community Association Office for $15. Tickets are also available in advance online at www.GeorgetownHeritageSociety.com. On the days of the tours the tickets will be sold for $18 ONLY at Grace Heritage Center, 811 South Main Street. 869-8597

dec10 | EvHA ANNuAL HOLIDAY BAzAAR. 9am-3pm, East View High School Cafeteria, Hosted by EVHS Softball Boosters, Vendors, Crafts, Raffles, Entertainment, SANTA! 4490 E Univ (East of Toll) [email protected]

INVESTMENT CORNER

Mike O’Meara has been helping clients with investment decisions for 16 years. O’Meara Financial Services is an independent firm located in Georgetown offering a wide range of products and services.

Mike O’Meara, Financial Specialist104 Country Rd, Suite 102

Georgetown, TX 78628(512) 931-2480

Mike O’Meara is a Registered Representative offering securities through United Planners Financial Services, Member FINRA, SIPC. O’Meara Financial Services and United Planners are independent companies.

Market Volatility - the New Norm

Unfortunately, I’m afraid that stock market volatility is here to stay. With

24/7 television and internet news outlets, stock market reaction is

immediate! All you have to do is turn to one of the many financial stations or internet sites, and you will hear a

reason to SELL...or...BUY, TODAY!! What is the “average” investor to

do? The market has been rough on investors in recent years. However,

there still isn’t a better place for long term growth. I make sure that my

clients’ portfolios are well diversified in asset classes that are non-

correlating (such as stocks, bonds, real estate, CD’s, etc.). This may not

keep out short-term market volatility, but typically, over time the investor

realizes less value fluctuations. Define your investment objectives, build your

portfolio, and make changes when needed. You can’t avoid volatility, but

you will feel better if you are in control.


November Opportunities

Williamson CountyRegional Animal Shelter1855 SE Inner Loop Georgetown, TX 78626512.943.3322 http://pets.wilco.org

Mittens is a one year old spayed female tabby. She needs a home that will have a little patience with her. She has become somewhat temperamental in the shelter but we feel will adjust in a loving envi-ronment.

I am Amos, and I have the shiniest coat ever. What an adorable face! I am house trained and I love everyone, love to play with toys and exer-cise too. Bring your dog to the shelter to meet me to see if we are a match. I am 2 years old and weigh 60 pounds.

Phantom is a 3 yr old mixed breed dog. He has been in the shelter twice. He has also been through 12 weeks of Triple Crown Training. He is great with other dogs and loves people.

Whisker Wednesdays: Adopt cats over 1 yr old for free

New Volunteer Classes: Nov 3 and 15, 5:50-6:30 pm.

(submit online application before class)

Our Mission is to provide humane care to the unwanted or abandoned pets and assist the participating entities in enforcing state law and local ordinances and to otherwise serve the citizens in a cost effective manner.

Our Vision is to save every healthy and behaviorally sound companion animal. To save all dogs and cats that are medically treatable and/or can be behaviorally rehabilitated.

Mittens Phantom Amos

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Georgetown View Magazine/ November 2011