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weapons, behavior and speech. Members spend a great deal of time researching for accuracy of all portrayed. This will make the event even more IXQ %XW GRQ¡W ZRUU\ ZH ZLOO KDYH VRPH UHDOO\ IXQQ\ JXQÀ JKWV WRR ZHOO MXVW EHFDXVH
Also performing will be the Celtaire String Band that specializes in playing “periodâ€? Americana music (dressed in period clothing from either the 1500s or 1800-1900s). Band members: Mel Peters RQ Ă€ GGOH SHQQH\ZKLVWOH %HWW\ 3HWHUV RQ SHU cussion & Limberjacks & Mark Shafer on mandolin & vocals with Mary Shafer on guitar & vocals are music presenters specializing in period correct music and dress. Mayhem on the Medina is the perfect opportunity WR YLVLW WKH SDVW ZLWK JUHDW Ă€ UVW FODVV HQWHUWDLQPHQW and a perfect day on the banks of the Medina. Arts and crafts will be there along with some great eats IURP RXU YHQGRUV *DWHV RSHQ DW DP RQ 6DWXU day and competition begins at 10:00 am. On Sunday, gates will open at 8:00 am and the Ridin the River Cowboy Church will provide a free cowboy breakfast and Church services will begin at 8:45 am. Competition will begin at 10:00 am.
For more information regarding the event, visit the web site at www.MayhemOnTheMedina.com or call 830-796-4447.
Total Mayhem was never this much fun! HOMETOWN APRIL-JUNE 2016 19
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Grab your cowboy hat and sunbonnet and head for City Park in Bandera!
There’s gonna be Mayhem on the Medina River! Scheduled for April 9th & 10th *RQQD EH D JXQÀ JKW 7KDW¡V ULJKW ,W¡V WKH UG going too! Annual Mayhem on the Medina, a competition 7KH 5HHQDFWPHQW *XLOG RI $PHULFD LV DQ RUJDQL ZLWK WKH 1DWLRQDO 5HHQDFWPHQW *XLOG RI $PHULFD zation of Living Historians, Educators, EntertainBandera has never turned down an opportunity to ers and Reenactors dedicated to the preservation show off our cowboys! This time it is a bit differof and education regarding the History of AmeriHQW ,W¡V D JXQÀ JKW OLNH \RX KDYH QHYHU VHHQEXW FD¡V WK &HQWXU\ SULPDULO\ EXW QRW UHVWULFWHG WR the neat part is, it must be factual! WKH $PHULFDQ 2OG :HVW 7KH ´5*$¾ LV GHGLFDWHG 7KH 1DWLRQDO 5HHQDFWPHQW *XLOG RI $PHULFD KDV to accurate and historical presentations, so you chosen Bandera as a National Competition loca- can be sure they are watching to make sure all WLRQ IRU D 5HHQDFWPHQW HYHQW :H¡UH VXUH is accurate. The guild membership strives to preWKDW HYHU\ FRZER\ JXQÀ JKWHU RXWÀ WWHUV DQG OLYLQJ serve this part of American history and to provide history buff in the Nation will come to Bandera, a safe venue where the public may be both eduCowboy Capital of the World, to be judged! The cated and entertained at the same time. best part Because hisis, the adtorical truths mission is are sometimes FREE!!! And IRXQG WR EH à X there is lots id and open to to do! Bring interpretation, the kids beevery effort is cause they made to insure will get the that members chance to portray their participate characters or in some events in a games and historically cortoys of the rect manner ODWH ¡V which shall inYou might clude but is even get a not restrictgood game 7KH &RZER\ &RPSDQ\ ZLOO EH SHUIRUPLQJ DW WKLV ed to clothof dominos \HDU¡V 0D\KHP RQ WKH 0HGLQD ing, utensils, 18 HOMETOWN APRIL-JUNE 2016
6*#6 6+/' 9*'0 &10#.& 647/2 5#8'& # )'14)+# (#4/ This is a true story that happened in 1986, in the PLGVW RI WKH ZRUVW IDUP FULVLV VLQFH WKH *UHDW 'H SUHVVLRQ ,Q %XUN &RXQW\ RQ *HRUJLD¡V HDVWHUQ ERU der, farm after farm was folding. On February 4th, Lenard Dozier Hill III, a third-generaton occupant of his cotton-and-soybean acreage was about to have his land sold out from under him that morning. “It was going to be auctioned off on the courthouse steps, so he committed suicide,â€? said Betsy Sharp,his daughter.
of the internet, we use the term “viral.� Soon, someone claiming to be Donald Trump called offering to help Annabel Hill. Mr. Trump left his number and a suspicious Argenbright called the number and demanded proof of identity. The voice on the other end answered, “Herschel Walker works for me�. The former
The Annabel Hill episode was just a small piece of the farm crisis. In the two months that followed 85 other farms in Burk County alone were scheduled for foreclosure. Other celebrities attempted rescues DV ZHOO :LOOLH 1HOVRQ¡V VHULHV RI )DUP $LG FRQFHUWV KDG EHJXQ WKH \HDU EHIRUH 7RGD\ %HWV\ 6KDUS¡V brother, Leonard Dozier Hill IV lives on the farm that Donald Trump helped save.
The widow was already familiar with Frank Argenbright, a wealthy white Atlanta businessman who had already made a name for himself by organizing the successful effort to save the farm of a black farmer in Cochran named Oscar Lorick. Argenbright arranged a press conference for Annabel Hill in Atlanta. “It went national,� he said. Today, in the age
8QLYHUVLW\ RI *HRUJLD UXQQLQJ EDFN ZDV WKH VWDU RI WKH 1HZ -HUVH\ *HQHUDOV RI WKH 86)/ WHDP WKDW ZDV owned by Trump. Accounts of what followed differ but in his book “The Art of the Deal,â€? Trump wrote that, in a phone call, he twisted the arm of the vice presiGHQW RI WKH *HRUJLD EDQN that held the Hill mortgage. “I said to the guy. “You listen to me. If you foreclose, ,¡OO EULQJ D ODZVXLW IRU PXUGHU against you and your bank, on the grounds that you ha-
In the bedroom of the Hill home, along with the FDOLEHU ULĂ H WKDW GLG WKH work, was a neat stack of life insurance policies and other papers on the nightstand. Hill had intended for the life insurance payout to cover most of his $300,000 debt and so save the family farm for another generation.
UDVVHG 0UV +LOO¡V KXVEDQG It was a grievous miscalcuto his death. That solved lation. Most, if not all, life insurthe immediate problem and ance policies include a clause Trump provided $20,000 to that prohibits payment in casstave off the pending forecloHV RI VXLFLGH ´+H GLGQ¡W UHDO sure of the Hill farm. Then L]H DOO WKDW Âľ 6KDUS VDLG +LOO¡V Trump and Mrs. Hill made desperate act struck a chord. the rounds of the morning TV Reporters and TV crews deshows telling her story and scended on the Waynesboro viewers were asked to send church where the funeral was their donations to the “Annaheld. Vandals painted “farmer killerâ€? on the door of the local Donald Trum and Anabelle Hill burn the farm’s mort- bel Hill Fund, Trump Towers, New York, 10022. Enough bank. Once the family realized gage at Trump Tower, 1986. (Associated Press Photo) money came in that with WKH Ă€ QDQFLDO IXWLOLW\ RI +LOO¡V VXL WKRVH IXQGV DQG D Ă€ QDO cide, the burden of saving the farm fell on his widow, Annabel Hill, a 66-year-old $78,000 provided by Trump and a Texas oilman the teacher and social worker with gray hair and large mortgage was paid off in full. glasses.
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“Getting the Blues Each Spring� from page 13 Legislature on March 7, 1901, under the behest of the state chapter of the National Society of Colonial Dames of America, an organization dedicated to historic preservation.
everything from specialty license plates to paper plates, from tee-shirts to teapots. Mostly we revere the private patch of blue growing on our own property as witnessed by those otherwise impeccable manicured expanses of turf grass dotted with carefully preserved clumps of blue.
The Dames and their Bluebonnets had a couple of Bluebonnets thrive in almost any soil: caliche, clay, RSSRQHQWV LQ WKH VWDWH Ă RZHU FRPSHWLWLRQ 2QH ZDV cracks in the sidewalk. More important than the quala legislator lobbying for the Cotton Boll, which he ity soil, is the amount of sunlight. Bluebonnets, like called “the white rose of commerceâ€? since, at that PRVW ZLOGĂ RZHUV UHTXLUH IXOO VXQ WR WKULYH WLPH FRWWRQ UHLJQHG DV NLQJ RI 7H[DV¡V DJULFXOWXUDO crops. 7KH RWKHU FKDOOHQJHU IRU VWDWH Ă RUDO LFRQ ZDV DQ impassioned proponent of the Prickly Pear Cactus from the State House of Representatives. So fervent were his arguments on behalf of the Prickly Pear that -RKQ 1DQFH *DUQHU HDUQHG WKH QLFNQDPH &DFWXV Jack, a sobriquet that followed him to Washington ZKHQ *DUQHU VHUYHG DV YLFH SUHVLGHQW XQGHU )UDQN lin Roosevelt. %OXHERQQHWV KRZHYHU SUHYDLOHG DV WKH ´à RUDO WUDGH markâ€? of the state, although the debate over which species of Bluebonnet raged for another 70 years. Lupinus texensis, our primary Central Texas variety, emerged as a favorite, and in 1971 the original 1901 statute was amended to include that species as well as “any other variety of bluebonnet not heretofore recorded.â€?
:KLOH LW¡V WRR ODWH WR SODQW VHHGV IRU VSULQJ EORRP LQJ DQQXDOV OLNH ZLOGà RZHUV \RX¡YH JRW WR VHZ VHHGV in the fall -- it is possible to transplant some of those UHQHJDGH SODQWV WKDW LQVLVW RQ JURZLQJ LQ KLJK WUDIÀ F areas. The trick to transplanting bluebonnets is to not plant WKHP WRR GHHSO\ 'RQ¡W EXU\ WKH FURZQ WKH FHQWUDO structure from which the leaves emerge. If the crown is buried, the plant can rot before the root structure is reestablished. And once your bluebonnets have bloomed, do NOT PRZ WKHP GRZQ XQWLO WKH\¡YH À QLVKHG UHVHHGLQJ WKHPVHOYHV *UDQWHG \RX¡OO KDYH D FRXSOH RI ZHHNV of straggly brown patches in your yard, but the payoff next spring is worth a few dirty looks from your neighbors. Copyright 2016ŠCarol Semina
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Probably one of the greatest pleasures of living in the Texas Hill Country is the arrival of spring -- that time of renewal and rebirth -- the occasion of which is joyously heralded across the land by our beloved ZLOGĂ RZHUV ,W¡V LPSRVVLEOH WR GULYH WKH URDGV RI 7H[DV LQ ODWH March through April and not see great washes of beautiful color thanks, in no small part, to a former First Lady. In 1964 Lady Bird Johnson formed the Committee for a More Beautiful Capital. She believed that by HQFRXUDJLQJ LWV FLWL]HQV WR ´FOHDQ XS Ă€ [ XS SDLQW up and plant-upâ€? the dilapidated District of Columbia could be transformed into a garden city. A dedicated environPHQWDOLVW /DG\ %LUG¡V conviction that the well-being of a society is improved by beauty evolved into the Highway BeautiĂ€ FDWLRQ $FW RI resulting in fewer roadside junkyards and billboards. Many of us can still remember her easily (and often) parodied directive to “plant a tree, a shrub or a bush.â€? After leaving Washington in 1969, Lady Bird foFXVHG KHU EHDXWLĂ€ FDWLRQ HIIRUWV RQ KHU KRPH VWDWH E\ personally giving awards to Texas highway districts that best used native plants and scenery. On her 72nd birthday (Dec. 22, 1982), Lady Bird co-founded, along with her friend actress Helen +D\HV WKH 1DWLRQDO :LOGĂ RZHU 5HVHDUFK &HQWHU LQ Austin, Texas, dedicated to the “preservation and reestablishment of native plants in natural and planned landscapes.â€? 6R JUHDW ZDV RXU (QYLURQPHQWDO )LUVW /DG\¡V OHJD
cy, that upon her death in WKH :LOGĂ RZHU &HQ ter in partnership with the Austin American-Statesman newspaper and Native American Seed 1$6 LQLWLDWHG D Ă€ YH Carol Seminara year campaign to honor her by “sowing the future, one seed at a time.â€? 7KH /DG\ %LUG /HJDF\ ZLOGĂ RZHU VHHGLQJ FDP paign features a special mix of her favorite annuals and perennials well-suited for cultivation in Central Texas. A percentage of the sales of this seed mixture is donated to WKH :LOGĂ RZHU &HQWHU 6HHG *UDQW SURJUDP which buys seeds for Texas schools. For a list of the plants (other than Bluebonnets) in the mix and/ or to order packets of seeds visit the NAS Web-site at: http:// www.seedsource.com and enter “Lady Birdâ€? in the on-line search function. Our Hill Country spring palate is a cool one: powGHU\ %OXH H\HG *UDVV ODYHQGHU SLQN 3KOR[ PD genta Redbud trees and, of course, the ubiquitous Bluebonnet. Right now tracts of Bluebonnets are in bloom, packed so densely as to mimic bodies of water when seen from a distance. 'LG \RX NQRZ WKDW RXU VWDWH Ă RZHU LV DFWXDOO\ Ă€ YH Ă RZHUV DOO RI ZKLFK DUH YDULHWLHV RI %OXHERQQHWV including: Lupinus subcarnosus (a.k.a. Buffalo Clover), Lupinus texensis, Lupinus Havardii, Lupinus concinnus, and Lupinus plattensis. The Buffalo Clover version of Bluebonnets was DGRSWHG DV WKH RIĂ€ FLDO VWDWH Ă RZHU E\ WKH 7H[DV
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cholesterol. HDL cholesterol prevents plaque buildup in the arteries by transporting the bad (LDL) cholesterol out of the blood to the liver. There, it is eliminated from the body. The following is a reprint from the last edition of HomeTown/ H.C.Visitors magazine: ”nutrient-rich blood must reach your heart, brain, lungs, kidneys, hands, legs, feet and sex organs for you to enjoy a
Based on the above infor- full healthy Think mation do you wonder if you life. should be taking statin drugs? of plaque as Estimates are that in addition to a scab that the people already taking them, forms inside arteranother 15 to 20 million people your should be taking statin drugs ies. As time based on their risk factors for goes by, this heart disease. Your doctor can scab gets bigger and thicker do a simple blood test to deter- and stronger until it blocks mine the amount of cholesterol EORRG ÁRZ ZKLFK VHQGV \RX LQWR in your blood. If you have high cardiac arrest or a stroke." levels of LDL ("bad") cholester- Like all drugs statins can prool, you have a greater chance duce some harmful side-effects. of heart disease, especially Muscle-related statin problems when there are other factors have been reported in about that inicrease your risk. Based 10% of statin users. Statin reon your overall risk your doctor lated problems are hard to pinmay recommend taking statins point because they often mimic to help lower your cholesterol common age-related problems, by a certain percentage. including arthritis and musHowever, not all cholesterol is cle pains that are attributed bad. It's good, for instance, to to "getting older", and fatigue have high le els of HDL ("good") that is believed to be "slowing down with age” or just not be-
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dosage or even stop the statin for a time. The following is NOT medical advice but is provided to us by a man who often experiences terrible bouts of leg cramps after too much physical activity...when you feel the pain coming on, take 6 or more table spoons of regular or german honey mustard and the intense pain will end in a matter of a few minutes. He has used this home remedy over 100 times and it always works for him!
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Bandera Riverfest
THE ULTIMATE RIVERSIDE PICNIC • SATURDAY, JUNE 25th Summer is almost here!!! Just in time for the 18th Annual Bandera Riverfest – the Ultimate Riverside Picnic! 19 years ago, the Bandera Business Association decided Bandera needed to show off one of their best assets – the beautiful 0HGLQD 5LYHU WKDW à RZV DURXQG WKH WRZQ %DQdera Riverfest has grown to include some great HYHQWV <RX FDQ ÀQG LW DOO DW 5LYHUIHVW HYHU\WKLQJ from water games, music, hot dog & watermelon eating contests, car show, arts and crafts, and a JUHDW %%4 FRRN RII -RLQ XV RQ 6DWXUGD\ -XQH 25th, for the best riverside picnic ever!
for you to unwind! So come on down for some fun, sun, & sand! YES we said SAND DQG ZH¡YH JRW LOTS of it! :H¡YH JRW LW DOO PLQXV WKH FUDEV :LWK RU ZLWKout the kids, building sandcastles is a fun way to spend the day! So grab a shovel and bucket and be as creative as you can! For the kids we have
You can join in by entering the “Anything That a giant slip and slide! Floats Regatta.â€? That means every merchant in RiverFest has always been about the river, so town or out, every sailor worth his salt, and every wear your river shoes and swim suit and get ready character (and Hill Country has never been at a loss for the River Rodeo. We will also have kayak racfor those!) that ever walked the streets of Bandera es and a river rescue race. It is easy to enter and and sur- does not require any special equipment (Bandera r o u n d - River Yacht Club provides the tubes and kayaks!). i n g There is no entry fee for this event either! towns At Riverfest there is something for everyone! Beneeds sides the games for the kids, there are Arts and to get Crafts for Mom, great food and drink for the famb u s y ily and our Open Car Show for Dad. Mixed in is preparWKH /RQH 6WDU %%4 6RFLHW\¡V VDQFWLRQHG %DU E ing their TXH &RRN RII DQG WKH Ă€QDOV RI WKH %DQGHUD ,GRO entry Competition. And there is music! Did we mention for this the music? Besides the Bandera Idol competition most unlikely of river parades! There is no entry we have some of the best bands and entertainfee, and there are no rules except that your eners around. Come sit in the shade, drink a beer, WU\ PXVW Ă RDW VR GHFRUDWH XS \RXU EHVW URZ ERDW margarita or lemonade, bring the kids, bring the kayak, inner tube, raft, tractor tire tube, stryodog and enjoy. packing material‌well you get the picture. If it Ă RDWV LW FDQ EH LQ WKH SDUDGH :H ZLOO HYHQ DOORZ 7KHUH LV QR ZD\ \RX FRXOG Ă€QG D EHWWHU GD\ DW trolling motors for those not wanting to paddle the WKH ULYHU WKDQ %DQGHUD 5LYHUIHVW *DWHV RSHQ DW river! We have had some great entries in the past 10:00 am and tickets are $10.00 for adults, Seniors 55 and older are $5.00 . Children 12 and unVR *HW EXV\ der are free and active Military with I.D. are also If you are more of a beach lover, no worries, free. All riverside games and water activities are the Bandera Coastline – graciously donated by absolutely free! For more information, visit www. Bandera Rock & Road, will be the perfect place BanderaRiverFest.com or call 830-796-4447. 12 HOMETOWN APRIL-JUNE 2016
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I recommend that if a person desires to put activity back in their life to start with a health physical at your local primary FDUH SK\VLFLDQV RIĂ€ FH WR VHH LI your heart and blood pressure are well enough for daily activity. It can be dangerous for a person with uncontrolled blood pressure to push themselves to lose weight or get in-shape, only to have a heart attack or stroke in the process. Maintaining physical activity is
Other activities that may still burn calories but may not be thought of as exercise include gardening, mowing the yard, tree trimming, and even sweeping. 6R OHW¡V DOO JHW RXW DQG NHHS RXU living machines moving and well oiled. As the old adage goes, “ ,I \RX GRQ¡W XVH LW <28 /26( IT.â€?
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and acted upon appropriately. We would also encourage the public to contact the FBI directly, at 210-225-6741, or online at https://tips.fbi.gov/ It is important to note that we investigate suspiFLRXV EHKDYLRUV ZH GRQ¡W WDUJHW LQGLYLGXDOV EDVHG upon their appearance, ethnicity, nationality, or exercise of a constitutionally protected right. At the same time, if you observe suspicious behavLRUV SOHDVH GRQ¡W KHVLWDWH WR UHSRUW WKHP WR ODZ HQforcement; we will not judge or criticize you. We would rather err on the side of caution. Homegrown Violent Extremist have become increasingly more savvy, harder to detect, and able Our greatest weapon against terrorism is unity; law enforcement, the private sector and the public all working together. to connect with other extremist overseas. We are very concerned about the widespread reach of WHUURULVW LQĂ XHQFH DQG WKH XVH RI WHFKQRORJ\ DQG social media to propagate the terrorist message of hate and vitriol. 7KHUH LV QR VHW SURĂ€OH IRU WKH VXVFHSWLEOH FRQsumer of this propaganda, but we continue to see the targeting of our youth. Teenagers and young adults are comfortable with virtual communication and social media platforms. Moreover, many of them may be at a vulnerable crossroads in their lives‌perhaps they are looking for meaning and purpose in their life, or a feeling of belonging to something “bigger than them.â€? Young adults who are unemployed, living in poverty and feeling isolated, alienated and abandoned by society may be attracted to violent extremist narratives. Friends, neighbors, teachers, and love ones of these vulnerable youths are all in a position to potentially identify signs of radicalization and save them. The FBI has developed an unique online tool to educate, and potentially insulate communities from radicalization https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2016/february/ countering-violent-extremism
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7KH )%,·V 7HUURULVP 7DVN )RUFH IRU WKH +LOO &RXQWU\ Recent terrorism attacks in the US and abroad illustrate the pervasive, persistent and ever changing nature of the terrorism threat. The FBI focuses primarily on identifying: · Individuals who seek to travel overseas and À JKW RQ EHKDOI RI ,6,/ Ã +RPHJURZQ 9LROHQW ([WUHPLVWV ZKR PD\ DVSLUH WR DWWDFN WKH 86 IURP ZLWKLQ Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) in San Antonio addresses threats in the Kerrville, Kerr County area, and other areas of South and Central Texas. -77)V DUH RXU QDWLRQ·V IURQW OLQH RQ WHUURULVP small cells of highly trained, locally based, passionately committed investigators, analysts, linguists, SWAT experts, and other specialists from dozens of U.S. law enforcement and intelligence agencies, who collect and share information, investigate leads, gather evidence, conduct training and respond to threats and incidents at a moPHQW·V QRWLFH Our greatest weapon against terrorism is unity; law enforcement, the private sector and the public all working together. The JTTFs work very closely with local, state and federal law enforcement throughout the country. We have a very
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