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MADE IN TEXAS

Farmers markets offer variety of fresh foods

From computers to ice cream, soda to shoes, and wines to beers, a lot of products are manufactured, made or produced in Texas. The list is lengthy but some of the Texas-made products include movies, music and grocery stores that are born and elevated to empire status in the state.

By Catherine Hosman

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Women explore outdoors

One of the things that makes Karen Wheeler the happiest is participating in the annual Women in the Outdoors event.

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Lastovica’s craftmanship includes bracelet for pope

Although quick to smile and banter with their customers, the Lastovica brothers’ mood turns solemn as they relate the story of the bracelet they etched for a man who would become a saint.

By Catherine Hosman

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Tex Appeal Life & Style in Central Texas

Dear Readers, I have an old ironing board that has served me for a number of years. Recently I thought maybe it was time to trade in the old board for a new one; it still worked, but finding a pad and cover to fit seemed futile.

One day I pulled out my trusted ironing board from its storage place with the intention of donating it and buying an updated version until I noticed something: In big, bold letters on the underside were the words MADE IN AMERICA. I have to tell you, seeing those words changed my mind about trading in a still-functioning piece of household equipment just because I couldn’t find a cover to fit it. Instead, I decided to make my own cover and keep my precious Made in America ironing board.

Over the years it’s become harder and harder to find things made in America. Most household items are outsourced overseas to manufacturers that may or may not have the same quality standards that American manufacturers had, or have, referring to those manufacturers still operating — some of them here in Texas.

From boots to books, medical equipment to olive oil, whiskey, wine, art, soda, candy, and a host of other items, there is an abundance of quality products manufactured or grown right here in Central Texas.

To introduce you to a few, we talked to our local farmers markets’ coordinators and asked them to identify some of the more unique products available. It was not an easy choice to make. We have dozens of quality producers of homemade and handcrafted products and natural farmers who produce high-quality meats, eggs, produce, honey, herbs and spices.

But I had to narrow it down. So have a seat, flip the pages and learn about some of your neighbors who produce quality products made in Texas, such as Edith Rodriguez of Three Bandits Dog Barkery in Killeen (page 11), and Johnny Jim and Billy Bob Lastovica of Lastovica Jewelers in Temple, who design, handcraft and cast their original gold and silver jewelry designs (page 35). Come with us on an adventure that makes Texas women strong with Women in the Outdoors (page 39); and browse some of the Made in Texas delights that await you at our local farmers markets (page 29).

And remember to send me your ideas of interesting places, people and events to introduce to our readers.

Happy shopping!

Catherine Hosman

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Contributors Valerie L. Valdez

has taught theater arts and film classes at Central Texas College in Killeen since 2009. An accomplished writer of stage plays and screenplays, she earned her M.A. in theater arts from Texas State University in 1991. Val served as a marketing director for architecture firms in Austin for a decade. From 1981 to 1991, she worked as a producer and director of training films for the U.S. Army at Fort Hood and was also a program director at NBC and PBS affiliates for eight years.

JAMES HARPER

graduated from Texas A&M University–Central Texas with a major in English and a minor in history. He has won awards for his academic writing and had several poems published in creative writing anthologies. He is currently the editor of the Copperas Cove Herald and working on his master’s degree.

He and his wife, Katie, and daughter, Ailyn, live in Copperas Cove.

Jodi Perry

lived in Saudi Arabia prior to her Texas residency and has traveled the world extensively. Her love of photography began when her children were younger and has grown into a professional skill that continues to open new doors for her. Her photos can be seen gracing the walls of homes in Central Texas and in KDH Media Group publications and websites. She lives in Harker Heights with her husband and two children.

Gail Dillon

is a journalist and a former Air Force Public Affairs officer.

She also writes a weekly blog, “Married To It,” about life as a military wife and mother, for the Killeen Daily Herald, and a weekly column for the Fort Hood Herald. She and her family are currently stationed at Fort Hood.

Lois Wauson

Lois Wauson has written a weekly column for the Wilson County News in Floresville for more than a decade. She is the author of two books, “Rainy Days and Starry Nights – Growing Up in the South Texas Brush Country,” a compilation of her columns, and “Looking for a Silver Lining: Staying Positive in an Alzheimer’s World,” about her husband’s journey through the disease and her own role as wife and caretaker. At 82 years young, she is an avid reader and stays active with her family, friends and church.

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ome people with dogs have signs on their doors or windows saying “Beware of Dog,” maybe with the image of an intimidating canine staring you down. Not Edith Rodriguez, founder, owner and baker of Three Bandits Dog Barkery.

Approach her front door and you’ll see a sign that reads: “The more people I meet the more I like my dog.”

“I love all animals, all kinds of dogs,” Rodriguez said. “I’ve been with dogs all my life. I used to have boxers, now I have Boston terriers.”

Rodriguez relocated to Killeen from Arecibo, Puerto Rico, with her husband, Jaime, a 32-year Army veteran, to be closer to her son, daughter-inlaw and grandsons.

A busy woman, Rodriguez recently welcomed a guest to her home then headed back to the kitchen where she watched over pots of fresh sweet potatoes and premium grade beef stew and broth simmering on her stove. Flavorful aromas filled the air and it seemed that dinner was going to be a tasty one. Except for one major thing: the fresh foods she was cooking were not for her family, but were two of the natural ingredients she uses in homemade dog treats.

Four years ago, her daughter-in-law, Sarah Rodriquez, suggested that Edith Rodriguez — already an established baker of special event cakes for weddings, birthdays, holidays and other occasions — begin a natural dog biscuit bakery and sell her goods at the local farmers markets.

“I had just moved here not long before her,” Sarah Rodriquez said. “She had tried some different things and was wondering what to do next.

She gave it a shot and it just happened to fit her.”

Edith Rodriguez, 54, who was named one of 50 women from the Dove Soap Real Women Campaign for her work as a bilingual teacher of self-esteem to young women in Puerto Rico, said it didn’t happen overnight, but eventually Three Bandits Dog Barkery was born.

“After a time I came up with the first ingredients, then added other ingredients as it went on,” she said.

Three Bandits Dog Barkery is named for three of her four Boston terriers, Blackie, Sebastian and Pepe. It is a home-based business where she creates only natural cookies and treats for her canine customers and sells them at local farmers markets.

“The most important thing, besides finding good ingredients, is the love I have for this,” Edith Rodriquez said. “When people bring their dogs to the farmers market, the dogs bring their owners to the booth. I greet my dog customers first, then the pet parents and hand-out treats.”

Although her creations are not organic, Edith Rodriquez said she uses only natural ingredients purchased from the farmers markets when available.

“There are no chemicals, dyes, sugars, salts

Edith Rodriguez plays with her dogs, from left, Pepe, Blackie and Sebastian. Rodriguez runs Three Bandits Dog Barkery, which makes all-natural treats.

or colors added,” she said. “When I use bacon for a treat, it is nitrite-free.”

She uses a dehydrator to keep her treats preservative-free.

“I dry them really good,” she said. “They will last in the fridge up to three weeks or in the freezer for six months.”

Edith Rodriquez’s choice of using only the highest grade fresh ingredients was based on her desire to feed her dogs a natural diet. ”I read a lot about dogs and learned about all those (pet food) recalls,” she said. “I was looking

to give my dogs the best by doing research on dog nutrition. I don’t cut corners when it comes to feeding my dogs.”

Now her selection of dog treats include peanut butter and peaches; cream cheese and bacon; bacon, oats and carrots; sweet potato and beef; banana and peanut butter; blueberries and peanut butter; and strawberry and peanut butter thumb print. She sells her biscuits by the pound at area farmers markets, but warns her customers to feed their dogs only two or three biscuits a day.

“Don’t feed them a half-pound, treat them like kids,” Edith Rodriguez said. “If they eat too much, they will get fat.”

When Rodriquez isn’t in her kitchen or workshop creating dog biscuits or fulfilling specialty cake orders, she can be found at the Harker’s Heights Farmers Market on Saturdays or at the library with Blackie for the Reading to Dogs program.

“I have a full life,” she said. “I don’t need a fancy house, designer clothes or handbags, just a roof over my head, my family and my dogs.”

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hen it comes to food, there’s nothing more Texas than steaks, barbecue and chicken fried steak. Throw in some live country music and you have a complete Texas culinary experience.

Johnny’s Steaks & Bar-Be-Que in Salado opened in 2002 and is owned and operated by the father-son team of Johnny and Josh Bratton.

Chicken fried steak is one of their specialties.

“Our chicken fried steak is made from a tenderized beef cutlet and hand-breaded using a longtime family recipe,” Josh Bratton said. “We take great pride in serving fresh made-to-order food and treating our patrons with southern hospitality.”

Johnny’s also offers live music on Saturday nights, featuring some of the biggest names on the Texas music scene along with longtime country music legends. Here is Josh’s recipe for Johnny’s Chicken Fried Steak. Enjoy!

Johnny’s Chicken Fried Steak Four 5 oz. tenderized beef cutlets Batter 3 cups Pioneer Flour 2 tbsp salt 2 tbsp fresh ground black pepper 1 tsp garlic powder ½ tsp ground cumin 1 pinch cayenne pepper Mix thoroughly.

Egg Wash 3 cups Whole Milk 2 eggs Whip until thoroughly mixed.

Cream Gravy Leave 3 tbsp of remaining grease in skillet on medium low heat.

Brown ½ cup of chopped onions.

Add 1 ½ tbsp of flour and stir until brown Add milk and stir to desired consistency.

Season with salt and black pepper to taste.

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Johnny’s Steaks & BBQ and Johnny’s Outback is at 301 Thomas Arnold Road, Salado, TX 76571. Call 254-947-4663.

Season beef cutlets with salt and black pepper; press in flour until entire cutlet is coated. Lift and shake excess flour from cutlet and dip in egg wash. Shake excess egg wash and press in flour coating thoroughly. Remove and shake excess flour and place in canola oil heated to 350 degrees or cook in skillet with enough oil on medium low heat to cover bottom half of cutlet. If cooking in a skillet, flip when edges begin to brown. If cooking in deep fryer remove one minute after cutlet floats to top. Cover with cream gravy.

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2. From left, Richard and Linda Egg visit with Tracy McLoud before the concert.

3. Kimbery and Samuel Torres attend the Alejandro Escovedo concert.

4. Temple Cultural Activities Center board member, Barbara Sorge shows some of her work before the Alejandro Escovedo concert.

5. Nick McCann of Harker Heights and Alyssa Jimenez of Temple attend a Whiskey Meyers concert at Johnny’s in Salado.

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6. Jeana O’Brien and Larry Guess at the Temple Cultural Activities Center on June 7.

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8. From left, Sherly Garza, Paul McTavsh and Henry Garza socialize while waiting for the Alejandro Escovedo concert June 7.

9. Lisa Goodwin and Sarah Goodwin of Moody enjoy a show at Johnny’s in Salado.

10. Patrons of the Temple Cultural Activities Center, Bob and Robin Reynolds, enjoying the evening together.

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Beauty in the Bag

By Valerie L. Valdez

How do you stay beautiful on the go?

Each month Tex Appeal peeks inside the bag of one busy woman to reveal her best beauty secrets and must-have essentials.

Karen Wheeler Senior Relationship Banker Extraco Bank

Five ESSENTIALS she CARRIES CELL PHONE Wheeler loves to show off the latest photos of her grandbabies and stay connected with the world.

HAND-WRITTEN “TO DO” LIST An avid list maker, Wheeler uses a list to remind her of things to do and what to buy now and in the future.

POCKET CALENDAR/PLANNER Wheeler’s friends kid her about the old-school weekly planner, but she prefers to write down important

appointments.

PILLBOX She is always prepared for allergy attacks or headaches with an array of remedies tucked away in her round pillbox.

RED LIPSTICK The brighter the better as far as Wheeler is concerned. It’s her signature beauty style and she prefers Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter in Red Velvet.

PERFUME Wheeler has a small spray bottle of “Beautiful” by Estee Lauder.

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Most ESSENTIAL beauty item

The calendar/planner so she knows where she needs to be and when.

How does she stay beautiful on the go? By using a tissue to blot her make-up so she’s not too shiny.

Helpful Tip: Wheeler’s purse is extremely organized with different sections for each item. Her keys go in one pocket, the phone in another, and she uses small zipper purses for credit cards and change.

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Windle’s Historical Novels

By Lois Wauson

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uthor Joyce Woods Windle’s roots run deep through Texas.

Six generations of her family helped make history in the Lone Star state, and she chronicles their stories in her three books, “True Women,” “Hill Country” and “Will’s War.” The novels are based on family tales passed down through the generations and Windle’s extensive research of her ancestors.

Since my family roots are also firmly buried in Texas, Windle’s books have always appealed to me.

“True Women” is a wonderful book for any history buff. It is based on true happenings in Texas history, such as the Runaway Scrape when settlers fled from Antonio López de Santa Ana and his attempt to conquer Texas in 1836. Windle describes the flight in detail, from the spring rains that fell in sheets making river crossings terrifying to women floundering in waist-deep mud with babies in their arms.

“Will’s War” is based on the life of Windle’s gr andfather, Will Bergfield, who was accused of treason in 1917 in the midst of the anti-German sentiment that ran rampant in small-town Texas during World War 1. This book is full of courtroom drama that many attorneys may find interesting.

I had a chance to meet Windle, who lives in El Paso, in May when I attended her mother’s 100th birthday celebration in Seguin. She told me she has a new novel in the works that she has been writing for the past few years.

She also autographed copies of her books for me, writing, “To Lois, a true Texas Woman” on the flyleaves. I was truly honored to be included in that special group of women with Windle and her ancestors.

“To Lois, a true Texas Woman” “Hill Country,” Windle’s second book, is the story of her grandmother, Laura Hoge Woods, who grew up in Blanco County and married Peter Woods Jr. Her close friend was Rebekah Baines Johnson, mother of President Lyndon Baines Johnson. Windle weaves historical facts, including little-known stories about the Johnson family, into fascinating fiction.

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TexTalk calendar Pack the Pantry

July 1–31: Help pack the Harker Heights Food Care Center’s pantry. Bring a canned food and personal care items to donation boxes at the Harker Heights City Hall, Recreation Center or Activities Center.

Clay Classes with Larry Matthews

July 1-Aug. 5, Express your creativity and use your imagination while playing at the CAC. 9 a.m.-noon or 6-9 p.m. $82 per person includes clay and glaze; Cultural Activities Center, 3011 N. 3rd St., Temple. 254-773-9926.

Free Movie in the Park, Temple

July 5, “Despicable Me 2” Pre-movie activities begin at 6:30 p.m. Movie begins at sundown.

Lions Park, 4320 Lions Park Road, Temple; For more call 254-298-5440.

Family Tree and Me with artist Ann Montgomery

July 8, Everyone needs to trace their family tree, why not paint one? You and your family will enjoy creating a unique painting for your home.

2:30-4:30 p.m., $55 for parent and one child, $5 each additional child Cultural Activities Center, 3011 N. 3rd St., Temple. 254-773-9926.

Lego Dream it. Build it.

Wreck it. Repeat.

July 7-11, Kids dive into massive collections of Legos and build elaborate objects, structures and vehicles while learning the fundamental principles of engineering and physics and how to collaborate and create without fear of mistakes.

9 a.m.-12 p.m. ages 5-8, Pre-Engineering with

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Lego; 1-4 p.m., ages 9-12; ages 5-8 Engineering Fundamentals with Lego $130 week, Sign up at www.play-well.org, Cultural Activities Center, 3011 N. 3rd St., Temple, 254-773-9926.

student can bring machine or use the ones in classroom.

Ages 15 to adult, $35 per class. Temple Cultural Activities Center, 3011 North Third Street, Temple, 254.773.9926, www.cacarts.org

Couples Night Out: Two is better than one

Free Movie in the Park - Killeen

July 10 Couples will paint fish on two canvasses characteristic of themselves: one paints the tail and one paints the head. Bring snack and drinks.

5:30-7:30 p.m. $35 per couple, Cultural Activities Center, 3011 N. 3rd St., Temple. 254-7739926.

Making Dinosaurs Jurassic Craft Journey

July 7-10, 10 a.m. -2 p.m.; July 14-17, 9:30 a.m.- 1 p.m.

Create a 3-D Dinosaur Dinorama filled with 3-D dinosaurs made with a variety of fun craft supplies and computerized craft machines (Cricut & Cameo). Supplies needed: Colored markers, scissors, sack lunch or snacks. Ages 5-12. Registration $75. Enrollment limit 12.

Cultural Activities Center, 3011 North Third Street, Temple, 254.773.9926, www.cacarts.org

Cricut and Computerized Craft Machines

July 10-11; 17-18 and 24-25 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Learn how to use the Cricut machine and Cameo cutter. Machines will be provided in the classroom. Great class for tricks and tips on greeting cards, scrapbooks, 2D and 3D crafts, decorations, vinyl stickers and more! Open to any experience level. Supplies needed: scrapbook paper;

July 11: “The Lego Movie” Bring a blanket or chair. Concessions available for purchase.

Pre-movie activities start at 8 p.m. Free admission, Killeen Amphitheatre, 2201 E. Veterans Memorial Blvd.

Call 254-501-8880 or 254-501-6390

Camp Heights Summer Day Camp

July 7-11; July 14–18; July 21- 25 and July 28–Aug. 1 Children can spend the summer with the Parks and Recreation staff. Activities include indoor and outdoor games, board games, field trips and more.

7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m, Monday thru Friday Ages: 5–11. Registration: $75 per camper per week ($5 resident discount) Skipcha Elementary School, 515 Prospector, Harker Heights. Registration continues until sessions are filled. Maximum 25 campers per session.

Register in person at the Harker Heights Recreation Center, 307 Miller’s Crossing, call 254953-5657, or go to www.ci.harker-heights.tx.us.

Temple Free Concert in the Park

Baylor Scott & White Heath Plan presents the 16th Annual Hot Summer Sounds free summer concert series at Miller Park. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, picnic baskets, friends and neighbors for a free evening of music and relaxation.

Please, no glass containers in your picnic baskets.

calendar TexTalk Teens enjoy the water at Carl Levin Park Pool in Harker Heights.

July 11, Texas Lightning Classic, Rock July 18, Bennie Wheels, Johnny Cash Tribute Artist July 25, Newsboyz Party Band, Variety 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Miller Park, 1919 North 1st Street, Temple

Fun Day at Carl Levin Park

July 12, 4–7 p.m.

There will be a variety of family friendly activities, field games, concessions and inflatables.

Attend the Family Dive-In for a movie at the Carl Levin Park outdoor pool at 7:30 p.m. Normal daily

admission rates apply for the dive in (season passes not acceptable). Carl Levin Park, 400 Miller’s Crossing, Harker Heights. Go to www.ci.harkerheights.tx.us/parks for a list of the activities.

Family Dive In

July 12, 7:30-10 p.m.

Watch a movie on the big screen, swim with friends and family and enjoy snacks. Carl Levin Park Pool, 400 Miller’s Crossing, Harker Heights. www.ci.harker-heights.tx.us/parks for a list of the activities. Normal daily admission rates apply (season passes not acceptable).

Harker Heights Farmers Market – Christmas in July

July 12, 8 a.m.–12 p.m.

Seton Medical Center Harker Heights, 850 W. Central Texas Expressway, Harker Heights Shop early for the holidays. All vendors will have their Christmas-themed items.

Kids in the Kitchen

July 14-15, Part One; July 16-17, Part Two (can take as a stand-alone class) 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

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Ages: 7-10, $99 each session Temple Cultural Activities Center, 3011 North Third Street, 254-773-9926, www.cacarts. org.com

Harker Heights 2014 Summer Basketball Camp

July 14–18, 2–5 p.m. $30 per person, Ages 7–9 Register online at https://apm.activecommunities.com/HarkerHeightsPR or at Harker Heights Recreation Center, 307 Miller’s Crossing, Harker Heights.

Free Concert in the Park

July 18 Pavement Ends Band Rock to boogie and up-tempo blues, pre-concert activities start at 8 p.m. Free admission.

Concessions available for purchase. Killeen Amphitheatre, 2201 E. Veterans Memorial Blvd.

Call 254-501-8880 or 254-501-6390

Kids Cooking Camp – Beat the Heat

July 21–24, 1–3 p.m. $60 per session (includes supplies/ingredients), Ages 5–12 Kids will learn to prepare breakfast, lunch, dinner and eat what they create. Register online at https://apm.activecommunities.com/HarkerHeightsPR or at Harker Heights Recreation Center, 307 Miller’s Crossing, Harker Heights.

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Young Chefs: Around the World in Three Days

July 21-23, 10:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m, Travel around the globe in three days and cook dishes from Italy, Mexico, France, and more!

Learn how to use kitchen tools, kitchen safety and culinary techniques through hands-on cooking.

Learn how to follow recipes and customize creations for appetizers, entrees, and desserts. Make and eat lunch each day, and kids go home with their own set of recipes and a special treat. Ingredients and equipment included. Please bring an apron and water bottle and hair ties. Kids must wear closed-toe shoes. The class is not nut-free. Let us know of any food allergies or concerns when you register.

Ages 11-14, $149. Cultural Activities Center, 3011 North Third Street, Temple, 254-773-9926, www.cacarts.org

Dragons, Unicorns and Castles Fantasy Land Craft Journey

July 14-17, 2:30-6 p.m.

Students will create a 3D fantasy land filled with dragons, unicorns, castles, princes and princesses made with a variety of fun craft supplies and computerized craft machines (Cricut & Cameo) Open to any skill level with an interest in dinosaurs.

Registration: $75 Ages 5-12, Cultural Activities Center, 3011 North Third Street, Temple, 254-773-9926, www.cacarts.org

Girls Night Out: Wine a little

July 17, “Wine” a Little with your BFFs. Bring your favorite munchies and drink and party while you paint with easy step-by-step instructions a colorful masterpiece of wine pouring into a wine glass. You can also personalize the wine

bottle label. Your own creativity and having fun is encouraged.

5:30-7:30 p.m., $30 per person, Cultural Activities Center, 3011 N. 3rd St., Temple. 254773-9926.

Salado Legends

July 19 and 26 Central Texas’ favorite outdoor musical drama. Written by playwright/lyricist Jackie Mills and directed by Donnie Williams. Honored by the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. as a “Local Legacy” depicting life in the 1850s. For the optional dinner, reservations are required. Dinner 7:15 p.m, $10 adult or child. Show 8:15 p.m., $20 Adult, $5 child under 12. Tickets on line at www.tablerock.org or call 254-947-9205.

Making Dinosaurs Jurassic Craft Journey

July 21-24, 1-5 p.m.

Open to any skill level with an interest in dinosaurs Supplies needed: Colored markers, scissors, sack lunch or snacks. Students will create a Dinorama filled with 3D dinosaurs that are made with a variety of fun craft supplies and computerized craft machines (Cricut & Cameo). Ages 5-12: Registration $75, Temple Cultural Activities Center, 3011 North Third Street, Temple, 254-7739926, www.cacarts.org

Hogwarts Express Summer Camp

July 21-25 12-4 p.m. Ages 9-11, $125 week.

Create a customized wand, learn magical arts, and play Hogwarts Express Summer Camp Quidditch. Day one make wands, “uniforms” (tshirts), sorting ceremony, feast, Hogwarts trivia game. Day two is potion making, history of magic

calendar TexTalk Salado Legends is performed each year at Tablerock’s Goodnight Amphitheater.

(DVD trivia game), make wand pencils. Day three make owls, horcrux hunt party, make a wizarding hat;. Day four make butterbeer (cream soda drink), history of magic (DVD game and favorite movie watch). Day five is Quidditch Day. Cultural Activities Center, 3011 North Third St., Temple, 254-773-9926, www.cacarts.org

Movie in the Park - Killeen

July 25: “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.” Pre-movie activities start at 8 p.m. Free admission.

Killeen Amphitheatre, 2201 E. Veterans Memorial Blvd., 254-501-8880 or 254-501-6390

Youth Art Camp

July 28–31 10:30 a.m.–2:15 p.m. (Ages 5–8). In Your Own Backyard

1-2:45 p.m. (Ages 9–12). Recycled Art $65 per session for 1st child/$55 per session for every child thereafter (materials included).

On the Art Bus at Carl Levin Park, 400 Miller’s Crossing, Harker Heights.

Register online at https://apm.activecommunities.com/HarkerHeightsPR or at Harker Heights Recreation Center, 307 Miller’s Crossing, Harker Heights.

Bricks 4 Kidz–Amusement Parks Camp

Participants will build, learn and use Lego Bricks to make creations or tell a story.

July 28–31, 1–4 p.m., $120 per session, Ages 5–13 Register online at https://apm.activecommunities.com/HarkerHeightsPR or at Harker Heights Recreation Center, 307 Miller’s Crossing, Harker Heights.

Participants will use Lego Bricks to make creations or tell a story during camp July 28-31 in Harker Heights.

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Made in Texas Healthier choices available at local farmers markets

Story by Catherine Hosman • Photographs by JULIE NABOURS, JODI PERRY and Jen morgan

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Emerald Solomon, right, handles a purchase for a customer at the Glorified Granola booth at the Baylor Scott & White Farmers Market in Temple. The market, also seen at top, offers a variety of fresh fruits, vegetables and other homemade items to shoppers during the summer.

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rom computers to ice cream, soda to shoes, and wines to beers, many products are manufactured, made or produced in Texas. The list is lengthy but some of the Texas-made products include movies, music and grocery stores that are born and elevated to empire status in the state.

Chewy pralines are made in Texas.

Grapefruit, watermelon and other produce are grown in Texas. Owner-operated nonchain restaurants and cafes are made in Texas, and many of them buy and use the local foods grown in the Lone Star state.

Troll the Internet and you can find lists of items, some world renowned, made in Texas. But perhaps the more unique items made right here in the Lone Star state are showcased at local farmers markets dotting the Central Texas landscape on most any day of the week.

Many farmers market coordinators seem to have the same goal in mind: To introduce the public to sustainable farmers and artisans who produce homemade and homegrown products. “The two main reasons we have our farmers market is to provide a healthier option in eating for the community and to support our local farmers,� said Alex Hainsinger, coordinator for Baylor Scott & White Farmers Market in Temple.

Shauna Hardin, left, offers handcrafted soap at the Baylor Scott & White Farmers Market. The soaps made from beer and other natural ingredients always attract a crowd of potential customers, below, who check out the variety of scents. The farmers market also offers organic granola along with many fruits and vegetables and other homemade items.

Baylor Scott & White Farmers Market

9 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesdays (through September) 2401 S. 31st Street, Temple What began as a 12-vendor market four years ago has steadily grown to 25 to 30 vendors offering an assortment of products and services each week. Two of those vendors are Glorified Granola and Zella Jo’s Handmade Soaps.

Glorified Granola Glorified Granola is a non-GMO, glutenfree and paleo, faith-based business owned and operated by Emerald Solomon. She became interested in making her own granola two years ago in an effort to promote healthier eating for herself and her customers.

Cooking for others has been her passion since she was a kid, she said.

“I always recognized my mother’s love for me because she always had dinner ready for me when I got home from school,” Solomon said. “She worked a late shift as a nurse and wasn’t always there.”

Her mother’s ability to show love through homemade cooking inspired Solomon. As she became older, she began to make gifts for family and friends, instead of buying them.

“Glorified Granola started when I made granola for a friend at church,” she recalled.

“That was my first order.”

Making a handmade present or preparing a meal for her friends and family is her way of loving and nourishing those closest to her, she said.

Some of her granola flavors include warm butter pecan, peanut butter almond

crunch, apple cinnamon crisp, orange dream and French vanilla almond.

Zella Jo’s Handcrafted Soap When Salado resident Shauna Hardin lived in Killeen, she used to drive 100 miles round trip to Austin just to buy handmade soaps. So she decided to make it herself.

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grain,” she decided to do something a bit different, however, with her soaps. In addition to her fragrant infused and natural vegetable soaps — she uses raw, fresh ingredients such as avocado, Swiss chard, tomatoes and other vegetables — she introduced tequila, wine and beer into the mix.

“I’m sort of a beer connoisseur,” Hardin said. “I love Texas beer.”

Her beer soap became an immediate hit with her male customers.

“I can’t keep the Texas beer soap for long,” she said. “The guys love it.”

She tries to use local Texas wine but relies on liquor stores for the beer and hard liquor. For her vegetable soaps, she purchases ingredients from area farmers markets.

“We don’t use vegetables in the processed state,” she said. “We take them raw and throw it into the soap mix.”

Harker Heights Farmers Market

8 a.m.-noon Saturdays through October Seton Medical Center 850 W. Central Texas Expressway, Harker Heights It took two girls from the Midwest to get the Harker Heights Farmers Market running.

Heather Cox is from Nebraska, and her former coworker, Sara Rodriguez, is from Iowa.

In the midwest farmers markets are a natural course of the weekend, Cox said. After she moved to this area in 2011 for an internship at Fort Hood, she decided to start the Harker Heights Farmers Market.

“We are a transient community,” Cox said. “People come in and out. The market is an opportunity to bring neighbors together.

People really like it. This is something they have to do — check it off their list of things to do for that day.”

More than 30 unique vendors set up at

From left, Sean Collister, Grace Collister, Kim Berg and Kathe Kitchens look over a selection of herbs at the Bestemor Herb Farms booth at the Harker Heights Farmers Market. the Harker Heights Farmers Market, including Euphoric Gingerbread, Woody’s Woodworking and Bestemor Herb Farms.

The Euphoric Gingerbread Shellie Jensen named her company Euphoric Gingerbread because of her love for gingerbread.

“Last year I did wood cutouts and painted them as gingerbread men to use as decorations,” she said, laughing at the mention of it.

“Gingerbread makes me happy, euphoric.”

Her gingerbread isn’t only decorative.

She also makes edible gingerbread for the holidays.

Another facet of Jensen’s business is growing fresh mints, including pineapple mint, spearmint, chocolate mint, double mint, orange mint and mountain mint. She

uses natural growing practices, plants her mints in a natural garden soil and sprays soap and water on the plants for pest control.

When the herbs grew faster than she could use them, she took her leftovers to sell as clippings at the Harker Heights Farmers Market. Eventually she began to transplant them into windowsill boxes for customers.

It isn’t just mints and gingerbread that keeps this vendor happy. She also has affection for squirrels and makes squirrel feeders, although she said they don’t sell well.

She said she was surprised how many people around here don’t like squirrels because they “eat their garden.”

Jensen practices her own brand of squirrel philosophy, “If you can’t beat them, join them,” she said. “I put my feeders up away from my garden. If they have food, they will stay away from your garden.”

Woody’s Woodworking Joshua and Morgan Woodward of Woody’s Woodworking are new to the Central Texas farmers market scene. Together they continue a woodworking tradition started by Joshua’s grandfather. Some of the items they create together include jewelry boxes, key chains, key chain holders, pens and pen stands with decorative back drops, wine stoppers, ice cream scoops and pizza cutters.

Different types of wood are used for specific products. For example, birch, a lighter wood, is used for ornaments. For pens, maple or zebra wood is used.

“Different woods have different grains,” Morgan Woodward said.

From left, Joshua Woodward, Morgan Woodward and Lily Belk discuss items for sale at the Woody’s Woodworking booth at the Harker Heights Farmers Market.

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Bestemor Herb Farms Twin sisters Kim Berg and Kathe Kitch-

ens raise herbs, produce and flowers on a half-acre plot of land on their farm in Belton.

Kitchens said they raise their crops very carefully using only natural fertilizers and pest control.

“Our fertilizer is compost, seaweed and fish emulsions,” Kitchens said. “We make our own compost so all of the nutrients the plants on our herb farm get are natural.”

Kitchens said customers don’t have to worry about toxins.

“We don’t allow toxins on our land,” she said. “We never have synthetic fertilizers or pesticides.”

Most people aren’t sure how to use herbs very well, Kitchens said, so she brings samples of herb tea for her customers, including a tea made from Holy or Tulsi Basil.

“We introduced basil tea at our market and it became a fast favorite. It has cleansing properties that support the liver, lymph system, urinary function and gut,” Kitchens said.

In addition to her variety of basils and other herbs, the sisters also raise seasonal produce and flowers.

Virginia Kessell, left, of Virginia’s Garden helps Alyson Whisenhunt bag Texas peaches she bought at the Pioneer Farmers Market in Killeen. Persis Mones, below, enjoys a taste of one of the many pickles available at CHEek Pickles found at the Killeen market on Saturdays.

Pioneer Farmers Market

Tractor Supply 2002 E. Central Texas Expressway, Killeen 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays (through September) Pioneer Farmers Market opened last October and hosts up to eight farm-related vendors every Saturday through Labor Day. Vendors sell local honey, eggs, baked goods, jams and jellies, and Texas produce.

Virginia’s Garden Virginia Kessell brings her herbs, mints, rosemary, dried herbs and spice mixes to the market.

“When the garden comes in, I sell produce,” she said.

Last year was not a good year for produce, Kessell said, but she didn’t want to stop going to the market so she began making flavored syrups, including basil syrup, jams and jellies. Some of her jellies are diabetic-friendly, which she makes with Agave syrup instead of sugar. She also blends herbal teas.

CHEeK Flavored Pickles Rebecca Bass and her mother-in-law, Pamela Stevers, heat up taste buds with their hot pickle flavors, such as the Fire Pickle, not quite the hottest, and The Zombie pickle, a much hotter infusion of jalapeño, Habanero, Serrano and Anaheim peppers.

“It’s pretty hot,” Rebecca Bass said.

“Some people drink the juice and it’s nothing. Others will eat a half pepper and break out in a sweat and tears.”

These are just two of the 16 flavored pickles handmade by Bass and Stevers. They

started making pickles a year ago and set up at the Pioneer Farmers Market every Saturday.

Other flavors on their pickle palate lean more toward the savory and include less spicy alternatives like ranch, garlic, bacon, sesame teriyaki, Hawaiian ginger and The Steakhouse.

“It’s not your ordinary pickle,” Bass said.

“We give pickles personality.”

Bell County Farmers Market 1 & 2

7 a.m.-sell out, Saturdays through September Corner of Central Avenue and Penelope Street, Belton 7 a.m.-sell out, Tuesdays and Thursdays, through September 212 S. Main St., Temple The Bell County Farmers Markets are a little smaller than some of the other farmers markets, but they have been around for “more

than 30 years,” said coordinator Mary Coppin.

Coppin, said they have 16-17 vendors at any time. She considers all of her vendors unique, however, one that stands out is L.A. Jez Honey Farms in Temple.

Owned by Larry Jez, a veteran bee keeper who has worked with bees for more than 30 years, he currently has 12 hives at his farm in Temple. Jez sells his honey at the Belton Farmers Markets in Belton and Temple and said he sells out fast because of its “smooth, sweet taste.”

“You just want to eat more of it,” he said.

“It’s good.”

Jez keeps his bees happy with proper nutrition and by making sure they have plenty of honey after the harvest to live on during the winter months and supplements their winter diet with sugar water. He medicates them when needed and feeds them a patty infused with vitamins and minerals formulated for bees.

Jez’s bees work anything with blooms but are partial to his tallow tree and crepe myrtle blooms. He also spreads a wildflower mix in fall and spring that the bees like to work.

“You’ve got to take care of your honey bees,” Jez said. “It helps them maintain a good healthy little body to do their thing.”

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A bracelet fit for a saint

Story by CATHERINE HOSMAN Billy Bob Lastovica works on a piece of jewelry.

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Lastovica Fine Jewelrs etched this bracelet for Pope John Paul II. The gold identity bracelet in engraved with an outline of the state of Texas and the Greek symbol for Christ, Chi Rho. The bracelet, made in 2002, also includes his Polish birth name, Karol Wojtyla.

Lastovica brothers keep family business going

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the counter. “We had a foundation. They would let us know what ohnny Jim and Billy Bob Lastwas going on. They were great parovica stood behind the counter ents.” of their Temple jewelry store, Neither brother gave the jewLastovica Fine Jewelers, with elry business much thought while a sense of playful mischievousin high school. That is until their ness. Maybe it was the little boy older brother, Alfred Jr., a certitwinkle in their eyes or the fact that fied gemologist who worked at the both of their wives were close in the store, asked for help. background keeping an eye on their “When I came to work with brotherly antics.

Daddy, I saw he was overloaded,” Although quick to smile and Johnny Lastovica said. banter with their customers, the His brother, Alfred, talked brothers’ mood turned solemn him into going to Kilgore College when they related the story of the Billy Bob, left, and Johnny Jim Lastovica keep the family jewelry to study jewelry and watch makbracelet they etched for a man who business running. This elk ivory watch, below, was designed for longtime ing. At Kilgore, Johnny Lastovica would become a saint. earned a certification in horology, customer Ken Bridges.

In 2002, the wife of a former which is the science of measuring Lutheran minister whose husband converted to time and the art of making time pieces.

Catholicism and was a newly ordained Catholic Billy Lastovica wanted to do something difpriest wanted to give a special thank you to (the ferent with his life and earned a bachelor’s degree late) Pope John Paul II who helped him be acceptin business administration from Sam Houston ed as a priest of the Roman Catholic Church.

State University. After graduating in 1975, he “She said she woke up in the middle of the took over the TV repair portion of the business. night with an idea,” Johnny Lastovica said. “She In 1980, after he closed the TV repair shop, he atwanted to present a gift to the man who allowed tended Kilgore College where he became certified her husband to become a Catholic priest. She in jewelry manufacturing and repair in 1981. came in with a vision for a bracelet, a small budget and a lot of faith. I kept thinking about it and I Evolution wasn’t sure I could do that with her budget.”

“To make a bracelet for the pope was quite Over the decades, Lastovica Jewelers evolved He talked it over with his brother, Billy, and the honor,” Jimmy Lastovica said. from a jewelry/television repair shop to a fine jewthey agreed it could be done. elry store. Not only do the brothers restore and “Daddy never turned down a job, no matter repair old watches and jewelry for their customers, Growing up Lastovica how big or small it was,” Johnny Lastovica said.

The brothers Lastovica grew up in the jew- they also design, mold, cast and handcraft much They chose a gold identity bracelet and had it engraved with an outline of the state of Texas elry business. They were just 9 and 10 years old of their own original jewelry.

One example is an elk ivory watch designed on the left side with the Greek symbol for Christ, when they started working in the Temple jewelry for longtime customer Ken Bridges, an elk hunter. store and television repair shop that their father, Chi Rho. On the backside of the bracelet his holy On one of Bridges’ last trips to New Mexico, his name, John Paul II, was inscribed, and on the Alfred, founded in 1950.

“We were free labor,” quipped Johnny Las- Native American guide related the story of elk ivofront was his Polish birth name, Karol Wojtyla.

“I asked myself, ‘can we get this done for tovica, smiling. “On weekends we would polish ry. “He told me the Indians said if you care and such a big icon,’” Johnny Lastovica said. “The silver and wash windows while Daddy did the jew- keep in your possession the ivory that comes from the elk, it brings you good luck,” Bridges said. obligation or the duty of doing this job kept us elry, watch and television repair.”

From that time on, Bridges carries elk ivory in Born into a devout Christian family to Alfred humble. We didn’t have time to be scared. We and Joan Estes Lastovica, the brothers were two his pocket and wears the watch designed by the Lashad a deadline.”

“We had to get it going,” Billy Lastovica of five siblings. They were raised in the Church tovica brothers and made of inlaid elk ivory on eiof Christ and learned the lessons of hard, ethical ther side of a wristband of antique silver and gold. added.

“I’ve traded with the Lastovica brothers for 30 When the bracelet was completed, the couple work at an early age.

“Hard work was in our blood,” said Billy Las- years,” Bridges said. “These guys do good work and traveled to Rome and presented the gift to Pope John tovica, whose wife Helen Rosemary works behind work with you and are just there to please you.”

Paul II, now known as St. John Paul the Great.

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Outdoor women Banker empowered by adventure

Story by VALERIE L. VALDEZ Karen Wheeler participates in a kayaking class.

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“(Women in the Outdoors) boosts my self-confidence so much because everyone cheers for you. There’s no better investment you can make than in yourself.”

— Karen Wheeler

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wooden plague sits on Karen Wheeler’s desk in her Extraco Bank office in Belton with the words “She believed she could, so she did.”

Wheeler points at it and smiles.

“It’s the motto for Women in the Outdoors, and I really believe it too,” she said.

Wheeler speaks with a gentle firmness in her voice that floats through the air. It is the voice of a truly empowered and happy woman. One of the things that makes her the happiest is participating in the annual Women in the Outdoors event.

For the past seven years, Wheeler, a senior relationship banker, and more than 100 women gather at the Hilliard Ranch near Davilla to experience outdoor activities, such as fly fishing, duck hunting and geocaching, just three of the more than 20 classes offered to women.

“Everyone knows I do Women in Outdoors.

It’s the one thing that’s just for me,” she said.

Wheeler is no stranger to the great outdoors, and the day-long event is like a trip into her past.

Born in Brownwood and raised by her grandparents, Wheeler trailed after her “papa” outdoors on their 3-acre farm. Her childhood was idyllic growing up fishing, hiking and playing in his little shed where he kept his deer horns. Wheeler recalls his country-style pampering.

“When my cousin and I got stung by yellow jackets, Papa would take chewing tobacco from his mouth and put it on the sting,” Wheeler said. “He was my pride and joy, so that was my beginning.”

Mother Nature rewarded Wheeler with a life-long love of the outdoors that she shares with her own family. Married for 31 years to Wesley Wheeler, they have two adult children, two grandchildren and multiple grand-puppies. She understands the value that a healthy respect for the outdoors brings to the family unit. “It’s so important to get back to nature, so you can do more as a family,” she said.

Both of the Wheeler children grew up involved with Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts, and that’s where she met Monica Sobotka, who introduced her to the Women in the Outdoors event.

“When I heard about it, I said, I’ve got to do it,” Wheeler said.

Her first year was spent kayaking, archery and firing a pistol. Afterward, she told her husband that she wanted a kayak, bow and arrows and a pistol.

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Each woman can select four events, two in the morning followed by lunch and then two in the afternoon. It’s like an outdoor candy store for Wheeler.

“Welding is one of my top priorities, and kayaking, of course,” she said. Then she counts off the ones she’s already done: archery, ATV, beginning shotgun, cowboy cooking, duct tape handbag and handgun. The classes are rotated every year giving women plenty of new classes to try.

“It boosts my self-confidence so much because everyone cheers for you,” Wheeler said.

“There’s no better investment you can make than in yourself.”

Monica Sobotka, Women in the Outdoors coordinator, said the event “lets Karen be Karen for that day, so she can identify who she is.” About 250 people, including participants, volunteers and instructors attend annually.

“This is a really big event and it keeps growing every year,” Sobotka said.

Through the years, Wheeler has transitioned from just being a participant to a planning committee member. She helps organize and collect prizes for “Queen for a Day” which started four years ago. A $5 donation gives a woman a chance to win the random drawing.

“The queen is pampered all day and gets to wear a tiara, a pink camouflaged sash and is driven around in a pink ATV,” said Wheeler, beaming broadly. Even though she hasn’t won it yet, she gets a lot of pleasure seeing someone else enjoy the pampering.

For the rest of the 364 days of the year, Wheeler works at Extraco helping customers with banking information and giving out free hugs.

This August, she will celebrate her 25th anniversary at the bank.

Wheeler pauses and reflects for several long seconds on what she has learned by attending Women in the Outdoors. “I always learn something new to do and something new about myself,” she said. “It’s a personal growth experience unlike any other.”

Karen Wheeler kayaks during a Women in the Outdoors weekend.

During the week, she works at Extraco Bank in Belton.

Women in the Outdoors offers nearly two dozen activities, including lessons in driving all-terrain vehicles, seen at left, and how to cook over a campfire, above.

On opposite page, Karen Wheeler fires an arrow at the bowhunting range.

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Heather Alzayat, DDS

Pundt Family Dentistry 421 N. 38th Street, Killeen 254-634-0234

Dr. Heather Alzayat grew up right here in Killeen.

She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Southwestern Adventist University. She then attended Loma Linda University School of Dentistry in California where she graduated with a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree in May of 2005. Dr. Alzayat moved back home to Texas and began practicing general dentistry with her father at Pundt Family Dentistry. She is married to Dr. Sam Alzayat who is a pediatric dentist practicing in Killeen and Cedar Park.

Dr. Heather Alzayat is a second-generation dentist.

Her father, Dr. Wayne Pundt, also an alumnus of Loma Linda University School of Dentistry, was one of the first dentists in Killeen, beginning his dental practice in 1973. Through his example of service and patient-centered dentistry, he provided Dr. Alzayat inspiration to become a dentist. “I was able to observe the impact that great quality dental care and caring hands made in people’s lives,” says Dr. Alzayat. Her father, affectionately known as “Doc Wayne,” has been a wonderful mentor in her career and she continues to learn from his experience and wisdom.

Dr. Alzayat is a gentle, easy-going dentist who focuses on patient comfort. During your visit, she takes the time to get to know you, put you at ease and establish trust. She enjoys providing quality

dental care for children and adults. Many patients love the fact that Dr. Alzayat takes the time to explain procedures, discuss alternatives, and even walk you through a treatment plan so you feel less nervous.

She also offers nitrous oxide and conscious sedation to help patients feel relaxed and at ease throughout dental treatments.

dental issue that can arise may be treated at its earliest stage. Each treatment practitioner performs thorough oral cancer screenings with each new patient exam and subsequent hygiene appointments.

They have a comprehensive approach to dental care and prevention with the intent of helping you improve and maintain your oral health.

Her commitment to excellence keeps Dr. Alzayat motivated to continue seeking better ways to deliver dentistry. Each year she attends extensive postdoctoral studies in advanced dentistry with the nation’s foremost clinicians. Dr. Alzayat says that the most gratifying part of her job is the relationships she has developed with her patients, colleagues and co-workers as well as the impact she has made on her patients’ lives. “The joy of changing a person’s life by creating a beautiful, healthy smile is one of the intangible rewards of being a dentist that cannot be measured,” says Dr. Alzayat.

Pundt Family Dentistry provides a different type of family dentistry, where advanced technologies are combined with a gentle, compassionate style to help you maintain a healthy smile. Their dental team is committed to excellence, providing some of the latest advances in dental technology including digital x-rays, intra-oral cameras, laser dentistry, metal-free restorations and implant restorations to replace missing teeth.

Pundt Family Dentistry is a family practice clinic. In addition to Dr. Wayne Pundt and Dr. Heather Alzayat, practitioners include Dr. Michael Harris, Dr. Paul Sullivan, and two dental hygienists providing dental health care to the community. Dr. Harris has over 30 years of experience in dentistry and Dr. Sullivan has over 40 years of dental experience.

At Pundt Family Dentistry, their friendly team of professionals is committed to your optimal oral health and utmost comfort. They are very concerned with your oral health and how it impacts your overall health. To achieve your best oral health, you need routine dental care so that any

Dr. Alzayat would like to welcome you to a fantastic dental experience. “Your oral health is so very important. Our dental team is dedicated to creating a positive dental experience that can help keep you and your smile healthy for years to come,” says Dr. Alzayat. By combining advanced clinical dentistry with a fun and friendly style, Pundt Family Dentistry will make you and your family more comfortable than you ever thought possible.

The dental professionals at Pundt Family Dentistry combine “big city” clinical dentistry with “small town” care and communication that will make you feel right at home. The practice offers the best of both worlds--today’s advanced dentistry combined with old-fashioned relationships--it really is something to smile about!

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House of Smiles

5610 E. Central Texas Expressway, Suite #3 254-680-4450 www.houseofsmiles.net It is a known fact that simply smiling will change a person’s attitude for the better. House of Smiles dentistry in Killeen has been making beautiful smiles a reality since 1989.

Dr. Richard House, DDS has dedicated his career to building a clientele of loyal patients and longterm employees who make every customer experience a positive one. Dr. House said, “We have made a commitment to our patients to provide beautiful smiles.” Indeed, his staff’s caring attitude and dedication to patients is exemplary.

House of Smiles offers general dentistry, Invisalign, orthodontics, Lumineers, and dental implants.

All procedures are performed by a general dentist. The practice is currently offering $100 off any restorative dental treatment for all new patients.

Dr. Richard House, DDS

Dermatology Associates of Central Texas The Real Skin specialists 1300 East Sixth Avenue | Belton 254-778-5400 866-778-DERM (3376) www.aboutderm.com

Lenore Chiles, MD, Leo Conger, MD, Jordan Isle, MD

The skincare experts at Dermatology Associates in Belton specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and conditions of the skin, hair and nails. We provide complete medical and surgical dermatology services, as well as a wide variety of cosmetic products, services and procedures. These include: skin cancer diagnosis and treatment, laser hair and laser tattoo removal, Botox, Xeomin, Radiesse and Juvederm facial fillers, acne treatment, facials and chemical peels and IPL and CO2 skin rejuvenation. All procedures are performed under the direction of an on-site, board-certified dermatologist. You will find our friendly medical staff well trained and dedicated to providing you the best dermatologic care available in a pleasant, well-equipped facility. For more information on Dermatology Associates, please call (254) 778-5400, visit www.aboutderm.com, or stop by our location at 1300 E. 6th Avenue in Belton.

Bell County Public Health District Temple 509 S. 9th, Temple 254-778-4766 www.bellcountyhealth.org

Killeen 309 N. 2nd, Killeen 254-526-8371 Opt. 6

Bell County Public Health District has provided health services for over 50 years in Bell County.

Family Planning services are provided in their Temple and Killeen clinics. The services provided are: complete examinations, all forms of birth control (including IUD’s and Nexplanon), pregnancy testing/ counseling, and STD testing and treatment. An advantage for clients seen at the Health District, is that pharmacies are located on site, so clients goes home with their birth control method (usually a year’s worth) – meaning no monthly visits to a pharmacy. Fees are based on family size and income, TWHP and some private insurance accepted, and no one is refused services for inability to pay. For TWHP clients, whose program only pays for birth control, the Health District charges minimal fees for return visits not related to birth control. Services are provided by Nurse Practitioners & caring staff that excel in helping clients plan their families.

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Doctors Express – Temple 3614 SW HK Dodgen Loop, Temple 254.295.0117 | UrgentCareTempleTX.com

Dr. Howell Davis is the medical director at Doctors Express - Temple, an urgent care center that provides Bell County and the surrounding area with immediate, effective and affordable health care after hours or when a patient’s primary care physician is not available.

Doctors Express Urgent Care Center provides an array of medical services, including personal health care,occupational health care sports physicals, workers comp, DOT physicals and recertification, as well as pre-employment physicals tailored to specific job requirements. Physicals are available seven days a week without an appointment. Dr. Davis is certified and registered on the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners (NRCME).

Dr. Howell Davis Science. He completed his residency in emergency medicine at Darnell Army Medical Center in Fort Hood.

Dr. Davis has 30 years of experience. With a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy from the University of Mississippi, he earned his medical degree from Kansas City University of Medicine and Bio Medical

Dr. Davis served as a physician for eight years in the United States Army with tours in South Korea and Iraq. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Emergency Medicine and a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians.

Cornerstone Gardens

763 Marlandwood Road, Temple 254.771.5950 | cornerstonegardensllp.com Cornerstone Gardens Health Care and Rehabilitation Center opened in 2008 with the goal of “Making a difference … offering a choice,” which is the facility’s motto. It is Temple’s newest skilled nursing center. It has been on U.S. News and World Report’s list of Best Nursing Homes two years in a row.

Cornerstone Gardens provides resident centered care with state of the art technology.

Spacious lounges and lobbies, private dining facilities, interfaith services, a beauty/barber shop, therapeutic whirlpool baths and tastefully decorated rooms with a large window and view of the surrounding countryside are a few of the amenities. Nutritious meals are provided in a large dining area. Private dining rooms are also available for residents to use with their family and friends.

Ryan Holler, administrator, Frances Havemen, resident, and rehab consultant Falon Okun, PTA

Cornerstone’s top priority is the comfort and wellbeing of each resident. Around the clock care is provided by teams of registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and state certified nursing assistants.

Physical, occupational and speech therapies are available to residents requiring skilled services. Licensed professional therapists offer daily education to our certified nurse assistants to provide an active restorative program.

Being privately owned by native Texans, allows decisions at Cornerstone to be made “based on what’s best for our residents and not solely on the bottom line or the expectations of investors,” the administrator, Ryan Holler says.

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Dr. Dave E. Webster & Staff

Dr. Dave E. Webster, D.O.

5601 E. Central Texas Expressway, Suite 1, Killeen 254-690-8887 www.websterfamilypractice.com Dr. Dave Webster is a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, having practiced for over 36 years. As a practitioner of osteopathic medicine, he not only treats all manner of ailments and diseases, but also treats the “whole person” through preventative and wellness programs designed to complement the body’s own natural processes.

Dr. Webster began his Central Texas practice in 1977 in Temple, Texas and moved his practice to Harker Heights in 2001. In 2006 he moved the practice to its current location at 5610 E. Central Texas Expressway, Suite #1 in Killeen. Since then, he has been voted Best and One of the Best Family Physician in Central Texas by the readers of the Killeen Daily Herald an impressive ten times between 2001 and 2014.

Dr. Webster’s goal is to provide high-quality health care for every member of the family, which is easily seen by the services he provides. Dr. Webster and his staff offer family medicine, urgent care, HCG weight loss, skin health and allergy treatments. In addition, they conduct HIPAA-compliant medical TEAM Research studies on-site. They are currently conducting three studies focused on treating emphysema and asthma.

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The HCG weight loss program Dr. Webster offers relies on the Human Chorionic Gonatotropin hormone, a “naturally-occurring hormone in adults.” The hormone normally functions in pregnant mothers to metabolize fat stores into nutrients for the developing fetus, and has been isolated for weight loss purposes for both men and women. With small, regular injections of the hormone patients can lose up to one pound a day in conjunction with a healthy diet.

As part of his plan to care for the whole person, Dr. Webster instated an in-house skin health and wellness program in 2007, offering “personalized skin care for each patient.” These skin treatments include Botox, microdermabrasion, acne treatment, skin pigmentation concerns and more.

Dr. Webster and his staff also recently began a brand-new program for extensive allergy testing, diagnosis and treatment. The treatments include the latest in testing options as well as immunotherapy for common and seasonal allergies.

Dr. Webster also offers house calls to housebound elderly patients with his medical home team, allowing them to stay at home and continue receiving the care they need.

While Dr. Webster does offer a widely-varied list of treatments, therapies and medicine, what truly sets his practice apart is his friendly staff that treats each patient like family. The practice location is easilyaccessible and is one of the few businesses left that does not use a pre-recorded phone menu. Each patient who calls in can talk directly to a caring staff member who often book same-day appointments.

Family Medicine Urgent Care: “We Treat You Like Family.”

TexPets

Keep your pets comfortable during a move

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ummer is often the time when pet owners relocate for work, move after graduation or take long summer vacations. These changes can cause anxiety for dogs, cats and other pets if their owners are not prepared.

Just as it takes people a certain amount of time to get used to a new routine, location and way of life, the same goes for pets. However, unlike people, they are unable to vocalize their discomfort and anxiety. As good pet owners, it is important that transitions are made as comfortable as possible for pets. This means keeping Fido safe and at ease before, during and after the move.

Here are some tips to help ensure Fido comfortably adjusts to his new surroundings, courtesy of Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine.

• Prior to the move, it is important to check the new surroundings for safety hazards such as hardware, chemicals, exposed wires or other dangers.

“It is also smart to make sure to have a safe place to put them when you get there, such as a closed off room or area with water, food and shelter,” said Dr. Stacy Eckman, a lecturer at Texas A&M. “Doors opened often for moving in may be a tempting way out for anxious pets.”

• Due to the chaos of moving, a microchip or other form of identification for pets is highly recommended in case they do sneak off unknowingly.

Changes can cause anxiety for pets if owners are not prepared.

“A microchip is nice because it cannot be lost, but visible identification is also helpful if they

get out and become lost, since they are unsure of their new surroundings,” Eckman said.

• If traveling by plane, it is a good idea for pet owners to speak with their veterinarians beforehand about travel specifics. How long will the trip take? How does the pet normally do during travel? Will the pet be in cargo or in the cabin with the owner? Questions such as these can be discussed with the veterinarian to ensure that pets are as comfortable and safe as possible during travel.

“All pets will also need a health certificate to travel, even across state lines,” Eckman said, “And those moving internationally will need an international health certificate which takes more time to acquire.”

• Pets thrive on routine. Since most everything else in their daily routines will be changing, it is important that the presence of the pet owner does not. Once settled into the new location, spend plenty of time with Fido to help him acclimate to his new life.

“Often, pets are nervous and anxious with all the activity and boxes, as well as the new smells and sounds, so frequent walks around the neighborhood are a good way to help them get used to their new surroundings,” Eckman said.

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Workout with CrossFit

Routines move fitness to a higher level

By Kristen Carmona

Photograph by Jodi Perry

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Athletes work out during a CrossFit class at Field House Gym in Harker Heights.

ower. Strength. Endurance. Agility.

These are just a few words people use to describe CrossFit, a fitness regimen growing in popularity in Central Texas and across the country.

CrossFit classes optimize fitness with constant variations of functional movements at a high intensity. The classes are community-based and participating athletes support and motivate each other. The structure of the program helps people get to their full fitness potential at an extremely fast pace, thanks to the relationships that develop within the class.

“You get in shape so fast because your buddies won’t let you quit,” said Ben Eseroma, owner of CrossFit Beyond Limits in Killeen.

Erin Carter is a CrossFit success story. The 38-year-old military wife started CrossFit in 2004 and recently competed in her third CrossFit games, the South Central Regional in San Antonio. She trained three times a day for eight months to prepare for the games.

“I wanted to see what my body could do and I did what it took to make it happen,” Carter said.

Eseroma is passionate about getting people into a healthy lifestyle and loves to see the friendships that develop in his gym every day. He trains athletes from ages 9 to 62.

As a retired veteran, Eseroma said training other veterans, including disabled veterans, hits close to home for him. He also focuses on using CrossFit to serve the community whenever possible.

Josh Brown, the owner of CrossFit Cataclysm at Field House Gym in Harker Heights, was formerly a coach for several different types of group exercises such as P90X and Insanity.

When he discovered CrossFit he was amazed at how it improved his own fitness level.

“CrossFit gives you the ability to push yourself past limits you may be stuck at,” Brown said.

“It gives you the ability to be healthier and it has everything to do with the camaraderie that is developed among the athletes in the class.”

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Photographs by Jodi Perry

Athletes work out during a CrossFit class at Field House Gym in Harker Heights. behind CrossFit programming, with each day structured to be the most beneficial to the workout. CrossFit in general uses a WOD — Workout of the Day — which is written on a white board in the gym and changes daily. The class starts with a warm-up, moves into a strength skill and then to the WOD to get the heart rate up. The workout ends with a cool-down to avoid injury.

People are surprised when they walk into a CrossFit gym and see the minimal equipment used, Brown said.

“Some days we use no equipment at all, but with the structure of the program and exercises you get a high-intensity workout using only your body weight.”

Brown is confident that CrossFit will continue to grow at the current rapid pace because of the results that come from it. Case in point: CrossFit Games Open, a five-week, online, worldwide qualifier for the CrossFit Games — a competition to find the “Fittest on Earth.”

“In 2007 there was only a handful of people in a field in California watching each other compete,” Brown said. “This year at the CrossFit Games Open there were over 190,000 people registered.”

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From left, Elizabeth Felix and Laura Navarrete, pushing William Navarrete, 1, in a stroller, walk along a trail at Miller Springs Nature Center near Belton Lake. There are many native Texas plants to see along the park’s many paths.

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ust around the corner from the Belton Lake dam, a wonderful cove with beautiful scenery and diverse wildlife awaits visitors. One moment a doe may be spotted less than 20 feet away and the next a hubcap-sized turtle can be seen floating on the surface of the many waterways that cut through the Texas landscape.

The 260-acre Miller Springs Nature Center has mile after mile of trails that create a literal maze between the Leon River and soaring bluffs.

It only took five minutes for Nick and Katie Stewart, who were visiting Texas from Massachusetts, to marvel at the park’s many paths and the pristine condition of the trails.

“We don’t have anything like this back home,” said Katie while traipsing the boardwalk that connects the center’s parking lot to the trails.

“We have parks and stuff but nothing that comes close to this.”

By the time the couple strolled by lakes, ponds and rivers and trees, along with a plethora of wildlife and a large variety of plants, they had but one thought.

“This is nothing like I thought Texas would be,” said Nick, 30. “We thought it would be all flat, dry and like a desert. This is green and lush.

It’s amazing.”

The two marveled as the path meandered

through and around groves of trees, deep valleys and waterfalls. All are accompanied by lookout towers and rest benches along the way that allow hikers unobstructed views of the Leon River and the Lake Belton area’s wildlife diversity.

Miller Springs offers 10 distinct trails that vary in length and difficulty. The Armadillo Trail leads around the top of the Tennessee Valley before branching off toward the Belton Dam or circling around to the other trails. The Tennessee Valley trail cuts through the historic valley before connecting to other trails, such as the Beaver Pond

Trail, that leads towards Bluff Falls.

For the recently wed Stewarts, the falls were their ultimate destination and they weren’t let down.

“It wasn’t the largest waterfall I’ve ever seen, but the location made the experience,” Katie said.

“We couldn’t imagine such an outstanding place was hidden away. We are glad we found it.”

Maps conveniently placed throughout the center help visitors get oriented, while marked trees and rocks help hikers trek the trails.

The nature center is free and open to the public from 8 a.m. to dusk every day of the year.

The main entrance is just north of the Lake Belton dam off Farm-to-Market 2271. The other entrance is off Lake Road at Miller Springs Park at the south end of the nature center. For more information about Miller Springs Nature Center, go to www.millerspringsnaturecenter.org/ TEXAPPEALMAG.COM

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“Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence.”

— Henry David Thoreau

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ADVERTISERS INDEX Adorn.................................................. 38

House of Smiles.................................. 44

AMCO Hotel & Suites....................... 28

Lastovica Fine Jewelers........................ 20

Bell County Health....................... 12, 44

Lochridge-Priest.................................. 54

Bell County Museum.......................... 50

Lone Star Ag Credit............................ 20

Bello Photography................................10

Lucky Bebe.......................................... 36

Best Wishes Gifts.................................41

Maxflight............................................... 5

Big Daddy’s Backdoor BBQ............... 20

Mercedes-Benz of Waco...................... 59

Bob Mills Furniture.............................. 2

Metroplex Hospital............................... 3

Cameron Park Zoo.............................. 36

My Stylist Hair Salon ......................... 22

Carlson Law Firm............................... 48 CenTex Pool Service........................... 24 Centra Land Title Company.............. 26 Century 21 Gail Roe............................14 Christell’s Flowers............................... 42 Cornerstone Gardens......................... 45 Country Chic Catering....................... 34 Commercial Furniture Solutions...18-19 Crotty Funeral Home......................... 34 Dairy Queen....................................... 22 Dead Fish Grill................................... 56

Painting with a Twist.......................... 36 Paperdoodles....................................... 52 Peloton Ridge Country Club................ 4 PopAbilities......................................... 48 Precious Memories.............................. 50 Pundt Family Dentistry...................... 43 The Range at Barton Creek.................14 Re/Max Temple-Belton...................... 28 Rockin’ R Retreat Center................... 48 Scott’s Lawn Service........................... 42 Seoul Garden...................................... 52

Dermatology Associates of Central Texas.................................. 44 Doctor’s Express................................. 45 Dr. Dave Webster................................ 46 Edward Jones...................................... 56 El Centro Pet Medical Center............ 22 Ellis Air Systems.................................. 24 Elmcroft of Cottonwood.....................14

Shoppes on Main................................ 28 Skin Deep Salon & Day Spa.............. 20 Smile at the World Orthodontics........ 9 Solar Centex....................................... 12 Sonic................................................... 12 State Farm Derrick Watley.................. 42 Talbert Construction.......................... 56

English Maids..................................... 56

Texas Bariatric Specialists....................14

Estacia’s............................................... 38

Texas Grill BBQ & Crab Shack........... 7

Extraco Bank....................................... 60

Texas Tour Gear.................................. 25

Falls Furniture..................................... 54

Titan Total Training........................... 48

Fat Charlie’s........................................ 54

Top Stone............................................ 58

First Eye Care.......................................27

Texas State Optical............................. 50

GroutWorks of Central Texas............ 54

Union State Bank............................... 52

Harker Heights Parks & Recreation... 34

Visting Angels..................................... 52

House of Floors.................................. 22

Westside Baptist Church.................... 12

The Advertisers Index is published for reader convenience. Every effort is made to list information correctly. The publisher is not responsible for errors or omissions.

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