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™ e n i z a g a M Texas Treasures The Bragg Light

Do You Know?

Ralph and Mary Lou Riggs

Gotta Get Away? Go Georgetown

A Day in Your Life

"Brave Dave" McMahon

Business Focus

Perri Dermatology, PLLC

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Texas Treasures

Do You Know?

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Gotta Get Away?

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A Day in Your Life

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Business Focus

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The Bragg Light

Ralph and Mary Lou Riggs Go Georgetown

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"Brave Dave" McMahon

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Perri Dermatology

Features

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Favorites

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From the Publisher

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Letters from Our Readers

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Things My Granddaddy Said

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Star Students

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Pet Pals

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What Are You Reading?

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Calendar of Events

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Glorious Grandkids

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Mustard Seed Moments

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It’s here.

My favorite time of year! There are several reasons for that—the weather is cooler, the holidays are on their way, and that means family is on the way, too. As I get older, I find that my “rememberer” works less and less on day-to-day things…but, every once in a while, it sends me special memories from long ago. As I’ve talked with our readers, I’ve found this to be almost universally true. When I was young and my mom took me shopping after Halloween, I knew we would see decorations and preparations for Thanksgiving. You didn’t see Christmas decorations and gift ideas out until AFTER Thanksgiving – (for those younger readers, that’s how Black Friday came to be such a big deal)! In a lot of ways, I miss that. I understand that some retailers make the bulk of their annual sales these last two months of the year; however,

I miss that, as a nation, we seem to just “skip over” Thanksgiving. Don’t get me wrong. I don’t mind starting Christmas early…let’s just remember why we have Thanksgiving. Our founding fathers thought it a good thing to stop and

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 From the Publisher I am so thankful. Thankful for childhood memories of huge Thanksgiving celebrations with my Dad’s family that always included lots of gospel singing and my Mammaw’s date loaf. Thankful that I knew all four of my grandparents, and even more thankful that I know where all of them are today. I’m thankful that God saw fit to have me raised by Lanier and Betty Stevens... if you know them, you know it doesn’t get better. Thankful to have been the only girl in a house with three brothers–THEY had to share a bathroom! Thankful that I’m married to my best friend and that together we have two amazing teenagers. I’m thankful for in-laws. I have the best.

And I’m thankful for anticipation… for the joy I feel at the thought of our family being together during the holidays. My sweet mother has probably already started baking banana nut cakes and putting them in the freezer! But most of all at this time of year, I’m thankful for the founding fathers of this great nation and for those who have fought and died for the freedoms we enjoy as a country. May God give us all the wisdom to never take those for granted. As I look through the pages of this magazine, I realize there’s even more to give thanks for this year. Last Thanksgiving, this magazine wasn’t even on our radar; because you have embraced

Karen Altom, Publisher it (and us), we stand in awe. To our readers, our writers, our designers and photographers, and especially our advertisers (who make it all possible) – THANK YOU! Remember—stop to be thankful and enjoy your Thanksgiving. Take a moment to thank our advertisers for making Postcards possible, and allow them to thank YOU for shopping with them! Until next time…thankfully

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by Wes Altom

The Bragg Light Within Big Thicket’s midnight dreary, glows a ghost light, soft and eerie…

Are you “in the dark” about the Bragg Light? With Halloween approaching, it seems appropriate to highlight one of the prolific mysteries of the Piney Woods region. This recurring phenomenon has persisted for many decades and continues to defy explanation.

Photos by Wes Altom

The Facts:

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he setting is Hardin County, in the heart of the Big Thicket. The location is between Beaumont and Livingston, approximately 16 miles west of Kountze. In 1902, the Santa Fe railroad system built a spur line from Bragg to Saratoga, and the Saratoga train began daily trips to Beaumont carrying people, cattle, oil, and logs. After the area’s oil boom and virgin pine harvest peaked, the rail line was removed in 1934. The rightof-way was purchased by the county and became Bragg Road, an eight-mile long, straight-as-an-arrow dirt corridor through the thickest part of the Thicket, crowned by an enveloping natural canopy of trees and vegetation. The road runs north-south starting at the south end at a bend on FM 787 near Saratoga and ending at the north end at FM 1293. The town of Bragg (or Bragg Station, as it was sometimes known) was named after Confederate General Braxton

Bragg. It flourished in the early 1900s, but fell victim to shifting growth and is no more. All that remains is a small agricultural community and a now-famous dirt road. Saratoga was originally named New Sour Lake. The name was changed in the 1880s to replicate the famous resort at Saratoga Springs, New York. The hope was to draw visitors to a local spring. Oil later turned out to be a bigger draw. The town’s population has fluctuated through the years, but has re-grown from a low of 350 in the 1950s to over 1,000 today. For decades, locals and visitors alike have reported a mysterious light appearing on the Bragg Road at night. The road has been designated as a “Scenic Drive” by the county, and has survived a number of attempts to deforest the canopy along the roadway. It’s surprising how many different tales there are associated with the light—too many to detail all of them here, but we will

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cover some of the most common. The most popular lore is that a railroad brakeman was decapitated in an accident on the rail line. His severed head was never found, and the body roams at night with a railroad lantern searching for the lost member. Also popular is the story that says a crew of Mexicans was hired to help cut the right-of-way and lay the tracks. The foreman cheated the crew, killing them and keeping their wages for himself. He hurriedly buried them in the nearby woods, and their restless souls haunt the job site that cost them their lives. A third tale is that early Spanish conquistadors cached a golden horde in the thicket, but failed to return for it, and mystical light frequents areas where treasure is buried. Some say that the light comes from the fire pan of a night hunter who got lost in the Big Thicket

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many years ago and is still searching for his way out. Others say the light is a little bit of fire that was never extinguished after the Kaiser Burnout, or possibly the ghost of a man killed during the burnout, when Confederate soldiers fired part of the thicket to flush out Jayhawkers who would not fight for the South. Another story recounts a young husband whose wife was murdered while the couple was staying in a hotel in Bragg. He wanders the road, searching for her killer. The nature of the stories themselves is testament to the longevity of the appearance of the light. The tales of the hunter, conquistadors, and connections to the Kaiser Burnout all involve circumstances which pre-date the railroad, while the other tales connect to the railroad era itself.

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The Explanations: Skeptics attribute the source of the sight- in zones of geological faulting. The Bragg ings to vehicle headlights, mirages, aircraft, Light, though, occurs in one of the world’s planets (or stars), fires, or streetlights and most seismically stable areas, in the middle yard lights—limiting their explanations to of a vast swampy region with deep alluvial obviously known and commonplace mecha- soils where there are no tectonic strains or nisms. The area has long attracted serious geological faults. A famed researcher from attention from scientists, both those who Tokyo, Professor Yoshi-Hiko Ohtsuki, has believe in the paranormal and those who visited the site with a team and favors the do not. theory that the lights result from the electriDr. Edwin Hays promoted the theory that cal charging and resultant ionizing of the the light is caused by ‘swamp gas’ ignited by aerosol content (microscopic levels of dust, spontaneous combustion. Such balls of fire, pollen and moisture) of the atmosphere. said Dr. Hays, are not uncommon in marsh Most researchers agree that the phenomcountry. However, this explanation does enon is a result of some manifestation of a not account for some sightings at Bragg, in discharge phenomenon resulting from an which the light is seen to move through the unusual highly localized recurrent intenair or against a prevailing wind. Although no sification of the earth’s geomagnetic field; clear production mechanism has yet been but no researcher has been able to provide discovered with which scientists are entirely definitive proof of the light’s origin. happy, another theory suggests the light is While there doesn’t seem to be agreethe product of a buildup of electrical charge ment among the stories or explanations, in areas of geological stress. Rather than one fact does come to light through examinbeing directly caused by earthquakes or ing the phenomenon known as the Bragg tremors, the lights are symptoms of the Light—some secrets are buried deep—deep earth’s internal traumas, springing into life in the Piney Woods. as electrons are slowly released into the air

Author's Note:

Wes Altom

planned to chronicle my nighttime visit; however, after the visit, I am compelled not to detail the experience in print…let’s just say, “The devil is in the details.”

Wes Altom

To answer a few questions you may have—yes, I did travel to Bragg Road to research this article, both at daytime and at night—yes, I took all photos included with this feature—no, they are not edited or staged—yes, I thought about and originally

Left: Picture taken with flash—note the orb above the road. Right: Picture taken without flash showing two mysterious glowing eyes in the woods beside the road. October – November 2012  |  Postcards Magazine: Montgomery County Edition  9

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Senior – Conroe High School

Favorite Movie: Ted Favorite Music: Acoustic

Favorite Movie: The Blind Side

Favorite Food: Italian

Favorite Music: A Day To Remember

Favorite Quote:

Favorite Food: Steak and Lobster

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antiago is the son of Alvaro Forero and Helena Lozano and is a senior at Willis High School. He plays tennis and runs cross country, as well as being a member of Leo Club, National Honor Society, student council, and the Leadership High School Montgomery County. Following graduation, Santiago plans to attend Texas A&M University. He believes “Be good to others, so they will be good to you.�

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athryn is a senior at Conroe High School and is the daughter of John and Patti Feder. Her activities include the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, student council, pursuit team, and mission trips to the Dominican Republic. After graduation, she plans to attend the University of Oklahoma and major in petroleum engineering (Boomer Sooner!). Kathryn's personal philosophy is, “Jesus died for me, so I choose to live for Him. In the world, not of it.�

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Jacqueline Yochim Senior – Conroe High School

Jacy Lackey Senior – Montgomery High School

Favorite Movie: A Walk To Remember Favorite Music: Country, Christian

Favorite Movie: Twilight

Favorite Food: Steak and Baked Potato

Favorite Artist: Taylor Swift

Favorite Quote: “Love is patient, love

Favorite Food: Crawfish and Hot Wings Favorite Quote: “Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.” ~ James Dean

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acqueline is a senior at Conroe High School and is the daughter of James and Lou Yochim. She enjoys cheerleading, acting, and working out. She made the cheer squad in both 7th and 8th grade and was nominated in junior high as a National Young Leader. She has been on the senior squad since her sophomore year and has been named an All-American by the Universal Cheerleaders Association. She remains undecided as to a college choice. Her personal philosophy, as influenced by Coach Miller, is to “make good choices.”

is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. ~ 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

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acy is the daughter of Lawrence and Lora Lockey and is a senior at Montgomery High School. She has participated in Varsity Chorale Women’s and Mixed Choirs, Madrigals Choir, yearbook, Texas Future Music Educators, Leos Club, National Honor Society, and Montgomery Cotillion. She has also served as choir president. Jacy plans to attend Baylor University and major in music education. She believes “With God, ALL things are possible.”

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 Do You Know...?

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he average length of a marriage in the United States is approximately seventeen years, a number that has been falling over the decades. Don’t blame Ralph and Mary Lou Riggs. They have been married for 78 years. Their lives have spanned much of America’s modern history—technological changes, wars, and seventeen presidents—and more than a lifetime of happy memories. They are active in the Methodist Church, Ralph still mows the lawn on his tractor, and Mary Lou still pitches the occasional horseshoe and meets with friends regularly for water aerobics. This November, they’ll experience two more milestones. On November 4, they’ll celebrate their 79th wedding anniversary, and on November 12, Ralph will celebrate his 100th birthday. As they have done for much of the past seventy-eight years, they’ll celebrate those events together in the company of their family—six children, seventeen grandchildren, and twenty-six great grandchildren. Postcards visited with the couple at their home on Coal Town Road, in Willis, Texas—not far, as they’ll tell you, from the old Borski’s Bar.

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Ralph: Do you know Borski’s? It’s right down the street. I’d talk to people who attended SHSU years ago, and I’ll tell them where I live, and they say, “Oh, you live near Borski’s.� Walker County used to be dry, and the students drove to Montgomery County for alcohol. Borski’s was the first stop. Mary Lou: They ruined Borski’s when they renamed it Red Rooster. PC: Mr. Riggs, you were born the same year the Titanic sank. What’s the earliest memory you have? Ralph: Well, I don’t remember the Titanic, but I read about it. I can remember back to about 1918. My father was a dairy farmer, and I remember working around the farm. We raised sheep, and he would take me out to the barns at about three in the morning. Later on, we got into the beef business. PC: Where were you born? Ralph: I was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania. I was born in a rural area, close to West Virginia. We did most of our

business in a little town called Wheeling, West Virginia. PC: Mrs. Riggs, what is your earliest memory? Mary Lou: I lived in a small town, Bedford, Pennsylvania. George Washington spent the night in that town; of course, I don’t remember him‌ (laughs). They still have the building he stopped in. [The Espy House, which served as Washington’s Headquarters during the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794.] It’s an old, old town. My dad was a postal carrier. I was on the track team when I was in high school, and Ralph was on the football team. He came to our town when I was a sophomore. Ralph: Well, I took a year off of school. I was fooling around in school a bit, and my dad said, “You’re just wasting your time.â€? Well, we had a dairy farm, and in the winter we put the manure outside. We had a great big manure pile. So dad took me out of school, and we hauled manure for about six months. The next year, I went back to school. Mary Lou: You got your act together, didn’t you?

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Mary Lou: Basketball games. We had friends with cars, and we’d all drive to a neighboring town to go to a game. Ralph: My father had an old Ford, and I drove to school. That’s what we did our dating in. We’d drive out to a park. Mary Lou: That must have been somebody else. That wasn’t with me. Ralph: You don’t remember that? Mary Lou: No, sir. Ralph: She’d also come out to our farm. I think she’d come out to my farm so she could ride my horse. [Mary Lou rode horses regularly until the late 1960s.] PC: You were married in 1933. Tell us about that. Mary Lou: We lived with his folks for a while, and I learned what farming was. Ralph: From 1933-1936, we lived with them. But then we moved to Pittsburgh. Mary Lou: Our oldest was born in 1936, and we wanted to move where we could get jobs. Ralph: I got a job in a steel mill. PC: What was your entertainment during this time? Movies, radio? Ralph: I remember watching silent films, Al Jolson. And we had a radio growing up. I can remember listening to the 1925 World Series between the Washington Senators and Pittsburgh Pirates. Mary Lou: Everything stopped in the fall when baseball came on. PC: Did the two of you listen to Franklin Roosevelt’s fireside chats? Mary Lou: [Emphatically] We were never Democrats. PC: Turning to family matters, how many children did you have? Mary Lou: Six. Four were born in Pennsylvania, and two in Texas. The reason we came to Texas is because we had friends here, and they told us there was work here for young folks. We moved to Galena Park. Ralph came down in February, 1945. I came down with the kids in a second-hand car in June. I had to buy a car, and my sister and I brought the kids down here. We’d never been out of Pennsylvania before. Ralph: It was a 1941 Dodge. No air conditioning. Mary Lou: I couldn’t believe it when I got to Texas. I thought the state was all level with nothing but horses. Ralph: When we got to Texas, I stayed pretty busy working at Armco Steel in Galena Park. I worked a lot of shift work.

Mary Lou: That’s all he worked. Ralph: I worked 4pm-Midnight a lot, and graveyards quite a bit. I had to sleep in the daytime. When the kids were growing up, the boys would be playing right beside my window while I was trying to sleep. Mary Lou: He always made time for the kids, though. He played baseball and football with them before he went to work. Ralph: Our street was a dead end. We had a football field, a baseball field, the high school, and the junior high on the different sides of our house. Mary Lou could sit at the window and watch them go to school and grow up. Mary Lou: I watched them walk to school— uphill both ways. PC: So you moved to Willis in 1968? Ralph: Yes. But I continued to drive to work in Galena Park for the next seven years. It was 68 miles one way. We were approaching retirement, and we were looking to get out of Galena Park. By 1975, though, I had 30 years in, and business started to get bad, and I retired. PC: So you’ve been retired for thirty-seven years? Mary Lou: That’s when the work really began. Ralph: When I first retired, I worked for four dollars an hour overseeing a doctor’s ranch. I did that for five years. I hired a couple of my grandchildren one summer. [“That about killed them,” interjected Ralph’s son, John, who joined us for the interview, along with his wife, Merline.] PC: Let’s try to get some overall perspective. You mentioned radio earlier. You probably remember listening to Babe Ruth play. Ralph: Oh, yes. And Walter Johnson. He could throw the ball faster than anyone. PC: What about Lindbergh flying across the Atlantic? Ralph: Yes. 1927. Mary Lou: And then his baby was kidnapped. PC: And what about presidents? Ralph: I was born when William Howard Taft was president, then it was Woodrow Wilson, Harding, Coolidge, Hoover, FDR— Mary Lou: When Roosevelt was President, he started paying farmers not to plant things. I thought Ralph’s dad was going to die. You shouldn’t get paid for not working. Ralph: Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama. PC: That’s a lot of presidents. Seventeen in all. And you voted Republican for all of them?

Mary Lou: As far as we know. When Roosevelt started paying you for not working, we were through with that. Ralph: Hoover was a good man, but he got in there at a bad time. He got blamed for the crash in 1929, but he didn’t take office until that year. Truman was pretty smart, too. Mary Lou: He wasn’t too bad, even though he was a Democrat. PC: Do you ever stop and think about how much amazing history you’ve lived through? Mary Lou: Yes, we do. Just think about the telephone. We can call to the other side of the world. We had a telephone when we were young, but it was a party line. Ralph: All your neighbors knew what was going on. Mary Lou: We have cell phones now. Also, I can remember driving my dad’s Model T and having to crank it before it would start. And then, fifty years later, people are landing on the moon. PC: Well, you’ve seen a lot of history. What’s the secret to a long life? John [Their son]: Well, they’ve been very active. Mary Lou: We’ve always tried to keep busy doing something. John: Dad has been active at the Masonic Lodge. He didn’t actually join the Masons until 1977, when he was in his sixties. And Mom baked pies for nursing home patients, delivered food for Meals on Wheels, and won the Gold Medal in the Senior Olympics for horseshoes [he points to about thirty medals on the couch]. PC: You won all these medals? Mary Lou: Well, it’s a few. John: She won third place national in 1999, and that made her mad, so she went back and won the Gold in 2001. PC: You were 87? Mary Lou: Later that year, I was in Lubbock pitching horseshoes, and that’s where I was when I heard about 9-11. I remember that very well. PC: Well, you have seen quite a lot of life and a lot of history. What is the secret to a long and healthy life? Mary Lou: Ralph’s doctor asked me that question. He wanted to buy it for himself. I think a lot of it is the good Lord; He’s put His hand our way. Ralph: Find you a good wife.

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eaves are beginning to change color, the air is crisp, and the nights are cooler; fall is here. Now is the time to take advantage of the wonderful weather and go on an adventure with your friends or family. What better place to get away than Georgetown, Texas? Much like Fredericksburg or Old Town Spring, the heart of Georgetown is filled with quaint little shops, restaurants, and bed and breakfasts. It is also home to the state’s oldest institution of higher learning, Southwestern University, and Inner Space Caverns, a beautiful limestone cave.

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If you are in need of a little retail therapy, stop in at Wonderful Things (1003 S. Austin Ave, www.wonderfulthingsonline.net). This is one of those stores where you can find just about anything—Texas canned products, dip mixes, collegiate gear, baby gifts, home décor, gag gifts, Brighton, Vera Bradley, Tyler candles, and even Chicken Poop Lip Junk. It’s a great place to pick up a gift or a new treasure for yourself, but make sure to allow plenty of time to look around. They also stock up during the holidays, so if you are a decoration fiend (like me), now is the perfect time to go.

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There are plenty of lodging options available in Georgetown but, if you want to go authentic, it has to be a bed and breakfast. My personal recommendation is the Harper-Chesser Historic Inn (1309 S. College, www.harperchesserinn.com). This B&B was built in 1890, and the interior and exterior have been maintained to give you the feel of that time period. The home is complete with a porch, large dining room and sitting areas, and four bedrooms. Antique furniture decorates the home, and there is a beautiful garden out back. The Innkeeper provides breakfast each morning; she can also do special events upon request and even provide cooking classes. The food is fantastic! This B&B is a must-stay during your visit.

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Another fun place to check out is The Escape (713 Main Street, www.shoptheescape.com). This store is filled with beautiful glass pieces, pottery, clocks, wind chimes, and jewelry. It’s one of those places where each item is unique and will leave your friends and family asking, “Where did you get that?” They even have those uniquely mismatched but oddly matching wooly socks that are perfect for a chilly day or to wear with a pair of boots. They can ship to your home if you do not want to risk travel with your purchases or if you want them to special order something for you. There is something for everyone at the Georgetown Square; the hardest part will be deciding where to start.

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My favorite part of any vacation is the mom and pop restaurants and coffee shops you can’t find anywhere else. One of the landmark restaurants in Georgetown is the Monument Café (500 S. Austin Ave, www.themonumentcafe.com), which recently underwent renovations and the addition of a Biergarten. The name for the café was chosen based off the definition of the word, “a lasting evidence, tribute, reminder, or enduring example of someone or something notable or great,” and it is a tribute to the roadside cafés from days of old that served as refuge for weary travelers as well as a community center for small towns. If you are someone who appreciates a down home meal made from fresh homegrown ingredients, then this is the place for you. Orange juice is fresh squeezed

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Another cute local joint is Burger University (119 W. 7th Street, www.burgeruniversity.net), and (yes, you guessed it) they even have their own fight song. They pride themselves on their hand-crafted burgers (or Majors) including The Class Prez (hand-battered chicken fried steak), The Exchange Student (includes sautéed mushrooms and swiss cheese), The Mascot (includes bleu cheese, bacon, and grilled onions), or the Cap n’ Gown (marinated and grilled Portobello

to order, the meats are hormone and antibiotic free, desserts are homemade and, if all of these things aren’t reason enough to visit, they serve Dr. Pepper from Dublin, TX. After your meal, stop in at the Monument Market next door, where you can pick up seasonal and local items including meats, seafood, dairy, and eggs. mushrooms) to name a few. You have a choice of Courses (cheese), Electives (bacon, chilies, mushrooms, onions), Housing (buns), and Financial Aid is available on request to students, faculty, and senior citizens. If you like Extracurricular Activities, feel free to indulge in some ice cream or fried Twinkie. And for the daring, try “The Full Ride” five pound burger challenge. To earn your spot on the Dean’s List, all you have to do is chow down on 5 burgers with a side of fries in 60 minutes or less!

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ometimes it’s easy to forget that your hometown is a true “round the clock” community. I know it’s said that New York is the city that never sleeps, but I’m fairly certain that, if you drive the streets at 3 a.m., you will find someone doing their job. My mother learned this lesson the hard way! Years ago, when my youngest brother was a toddler, he became ill. Due to a bad back, Mom was unable to walk the floor with a crying child, so she got in the car and drove. Now mind you, it’s the middle of night, and she is in her nightgown and robe, driving a sick toddler around. Around 3 a.m., she came to a red light. She slowed and, seeing no one around, just went on through. To this day, she’ll tell you that police officer fell from the sky!

With that story in mind, We thought of all the people who work around the clock in our community. Some work regular 9-5 type jobs, and others work “graveyard,” but they all share the common thread of adding to our community’s quality of life. This feature is about those people. You. Your life. So come along with us now, because it’s time to rise and shine! Dave McMahon, known by many as Brave Dave of K-Star Country radio, graciously accepted our request to let us “shadow” him during a recent Wednesday workday.

making it before he gets there. Postcards photographer Kelly Lawson and I arrive a little before 6 a.m. because we stopped to get donuts on the way.

6:00 a.m. – It’s the top of the hour and time for news, weather and traffic. Dave has as well as have your research ready on bits been busy on air since we arrived, and we like ‘Today in History.’ Now the daily logs are graciously welcomed by mid-morning are done by Linda…excuse me.” Dave grabs personality Larry Galla. We wait for a few his headphones and flips on his microphone, minutes as the morning team wraps up their “K-Star Country, 99.7 FM; it’s the Funny Farm. first set. We are introduced to Lisa Christi, Hump Day on the Funny Farm. Here’s Taylor Brave Dave’s morning show partner, and Swift with Our Song.” Dave picks up where he then visit for a few minutes about what goes left off without missing a beat, “…and that’s 5:30 a.m. – Yes, you read that right. Dave on to get ready for the show. the cool thing now; everything is pre-loaded arrives at the radio station to get his day Years ago (prior to the Internet and the on the computer where, used to, I would started and his show prepped, but first… digital revolution), getting ready for a show have to come in and get the log (schedule of there’s coffee! He said Rich Geary, K-Star’s took quite a bit longer than today. “You ALL Photos: provided by News Director, has gotten pretty good at had to come in and look at the day’s news, Kelly Sue Photography 20  Postcards Magazine: Montgomery County Edition  |  October – November 2012

commercials and breaks) and look at what commercials are coming up, find what songs we need, and I would have to go pull all the carts (cartridges the commercials were stored on) and CDs for the music and keep doing that every hour through the shift.”

6:10 a.m. – Larry Galla stops in to check with Dave on locating a PSA (public service announcement), and we also get a chance to visit with Brad Witt, the production manager, who is also an early riser. This place is busy for 6 a.m.! Lisa is busy searching the Internet for the new and unusual and finds that an online dictionary has now added “Amazeballs” to its list of official words.

6:15 a.m. – First morning break with the entire morning team. Dave starts almost every break with a “Here we go,” as he dons his headphones and flips the mic switch to connect with his audience. This break features a welcome to Postcards Magazine along with news, traffic and weather.

After the break, Dave talks about the fun that he and Lisa have as a morning team duo. “Our deal is like real life…she kinda pokes fun at me for being ‘old fogey’, and she’s like the ‘hipster’. Lisa covers a lot of the celebrity news, showbiz stuff, and movie stuff…that stuff I don’t really care about – stuff that, you know, is trendy – which I’m not, and I just try to be the old fogey, which is pretty easy for me. We’re always making fun of my eating and sometimes, when we do a public appearance or live remote, people will come up and say, ‘Where’s Brave Dave?’ and when I say ‘I am,’ they’re shocked. They’ll say, ‘Well, you’re not fat!’

6:20 a.m. – “Here we go!” It’s time for celebrity birthdays that include, among others, George Jones and Yao Ming. This creates an opportunity for Dave... “Whatever happened to Yao Ming? I think he broke his foot... hey Rich, do you know?” Realizing none of the morning team knows the answer, he ends the break with a promise to find out.

6:25 a.m. – Donut break! Over donuts and coffee, the talk turns to social media Facebook and Twitter. Lisa tells Dave that a listener contacted her via Twitter to settle an argument for her. She wanted to know

whether Dave McMahon the singer is the same guy as “Brave Dave”. Lisa told her they are indeed one and the same! Dave adds, “Yeah, usually if we play one of my songs, someone will call in and want to know who was singing that. I’ll say, ‘It was me.’ They’re like, ‘No – really.” I can tell them it really is

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me, and they’ll say, ‘Well if you don’t want to tell me then, that’s fine!’ This show creates such a good image for me that no one believes I can do anything except eat donuts!”

6:35 a.m. – Next break we find out that Yao Ming is now helping to battle poaching in Africa. “How does somebody 7 foot 1 with size 25 shoes sneak up on a poacher? Is he wearing a giraffe costume or something?” Dave wraps that up and goes into a live commercial for an advertising client. Then it’s a traffic break, and Dave makes a dash for more coffee before the “Today in History” contest at 6:40 a.m. 7:00 a.m. – Dave makes another run for coffee right before seven. This hour continues the banter between the morning team as they deliver news, traffic, weather and fun to their listeners with their own brand of unique humor.

rest of the show was highlighted with beaver stories and Rich and Dave discussing whether beavers are better grilled or barbequed.

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– It’s all about the beaver! Rich brings Dave a story: Beaver attacks 83-year-old swimmer in Virginia. Dave reminds them, “I told you, it’s eat or be eaten.” As Lisa is doing a live commercial, Dave looks up the next story on his show prep, and it’s from Beaver Creek, Oregon. The first song coming out of the break is by Ryan Beaver. And to round out the weird beaver thing going on, Larry Galla comes in and gives Dave a recipe for beaver and sour cream. Dave lets listeners know they can find it in the next issue of Postcards Magazine (see below).

9:00 hour – Rich has finished the last traffic

report, and the morning show starts to wind down with more music and less talk. That looked in his coffee mug and realize that he actually gives us a little more time to visit only puts about a third a cup in his mug in with Dave about his music and life outside the order to keep it from getting cold. radio studio. Dave is also a professional rodeo As Lisa does celebrity news, she mentions you announcer, as well as a bona-fide Christian really wouldn’t want to be the guy that admitted country music artist. he was punched by (Justin) Bieber. Dave thought The latter profession found him about 6 years she said “Beaver” and was wondering why anyone ago when his pastor asked him to help lead the would want to “tussle with a beaver…those sharp men’s ministry at his church. Dave said, “One of teeth will bite right through a Tony Lama.” The the first things he had us do was read a book called Why Men Hate to go to Church. One of the chapters talked James about the need for Jaynell songwriters to write

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9:55 a.m. – The morning crew starts clearing out to make way for the Larry & Mary Classic Country Show. We’ve had a wonderful experience during our visit to the Funny Farm! A big thanks to Brave Dave and the K-Star Country crew for your hospitality and glimpse into your world. Dave’s favorite thing about his job is making people laugh…and we guarantee he’s NO old fogey when it comes to that!

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ver the past few months, healthcare delivery in Montgomery County has undergone some significant changes with the abrupt cessation of patient care by Sadler Clinic on May 31st. Dr. Anthony Perri, a board certified dermatologist, had practiced for the past four years at Sadler Clinic and, since arriving in Montgomery County in 2008, it has always been his mission to ensure immediate access for patients seeking dermatologic care. Prior to his arrival, it was not unusual to wait months to almost a year for an appointment with a board certified dermatologist. Thus, with the sudden announcement of Sadler Clinic’s closure, in order to continue his mission of prompt dermatologic care and open access, he established Perri Dermatology, PLLC, which opened its doors to patients immediately on June 1st. “I am very proud of my outstanding team of professionals at Perri Dermatology, PLLC in that we were able to begin our new practice seamlessly and continue to care for our patients with no interruption in continuity of treatment. The transition from Sadler Clinic to Perri Dermatology, PLLC could not have gone smoother. We still have the same caring medical and clerical

staff that my patients have become very comfortable with and learned to trust, as well as some excellent new staff members. In addition to our phone numbers being the same, we are located at our original location in Conroe on League Line Road on Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays. In the Woodlands, we are currently practicing at 1120 Medical Plaza Drive, Suite 250 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays as we await the remodeling of our brand new office in the 9305 Pinecroft Drive building with a grand opening set for Winter 2012.” Texas Raised and Texas Trained, Dr. Perri learned the damaging effects of UV radiation on the skin growing up in nearby Corsicana, Texas as his own father was diagnosed by a dermatologist with a melanoma. Fortunately, the melanoma was treated in a very early stage, and his father is alive and well today due to the early detection of this skin cancer. Dr. Perri encountered many patients with skin cancer caused by the powerful Texas sun during his medical training at Baylor College of Medicine and The University of Texas Medical Branch, where he served as Chief Resident of Dermatology prior to coming to in Montgomery County. Dr. Perri established as one of his primary

Below: The exceptional staff at Perri Dermatology, PLLC makes you feel right at home.

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missions the early detection of skin cancer, and open access continues to be a hallmark of his practice at Perri Dermatology, PLLC, with extended hours from 8AM to 6PM during the week. “Immediate access to a board certified dermatologist is essential to having the best possible outcome for a skin cancer or a fast progressing rash.� Additionally, appointments can be made expeditiously through Dr. Perri’s website (PerriDermatology.com) using the “Zoc Doc� system, in which patients can choose any location and time they desire without even calling the office. “With our extended office hours, patients are able to make an appointment in spite of their busy schedules. Our electronic medical record is another example of how we employ the latest technology for our patient’s benefit. I am very fortunate to have a large team of caring healthcare

professionals whose primary focus is on providing excellent patient care to facilitate a very pleasant and smooth experience with our office.� Dr. Perri has been practicing in Montgomery County as a board certified dermatologist for over 4 years and, in that time, has rapidly become regarded as one of Houston’s leading dermatologists. Formerly the Chief of Dermatology at Sadler Clinic, he was recognized by H Magazine in 2011 and 2012 as one of the "Top Doctors in Houston". Recently, he was selected as a Rising Star by Texas Monthly in their Super Doctors edition. Educating the public is another one of Dr. Perri’s missions, and he is a contributor on the television show Top Docs of Houston, which airs every weekend on the CW network channel 39.

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Winter Wonderland and the Woodlands Ice Rink Nov 17–Jan 21 Lighting of The Doves and International Winter on the Waterway Nov 17 holidayinthewoodlands.com

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Home For The Holidays Nov 17–Dec 24 www.oldtownspring.com

Tomball Bluegrass Festival Oct 27 www.ci.tomball.tx.us

THE WOODLANDS

Holiday Parade Nov 17 www.tomballchamber.org

Gotye in Concert Oct 11 Houston Symphony's Hocus Pocus Pops Oct 12 Jason Aldean in Concert Oct 26 www.woodlandscenter.org Trick or Treat Trail Oct 28 www.thewoodlandscvb.com Children's Festival Nov 10–11 www.woodlandscenter.org

TYLER Tyler Rose Autumn Classic Oct 5–7 www.texasrosehorsepark.com Texas Rose Festival Oct 18–21 www.texasrosefestival.net

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...The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!� He replied, “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you say to this mulberry tree, ‘be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you. Luke 17:5-6

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