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The Joy of Remembering Reading all of your “mothering stories” this month has inspired me to share my own. Since I am still in the throes of being a mother—my son is sixteen…pray for me—and often those stories become more tempered and sentimental in retrospect, I want to pay tribute to my own mother this month.

Memories are a funny thing. As I’ve mentioned before, my mom passed away suddenly (though not unexpectedly) the day after Christmas in 2008. As I have adjusted to thinking of her in the past tense, it’s been interesting which events have remained the most vivid in my mind’s eye, and which are slowly fading into a fuzzy

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blend of non-specificity. My mom had a very strong personality and never let political correctness or even social mores inhibit her from sharing her opinion. I can hear her exclaiming with semi-feigned disdain, “Those are the memories I left you with?!?” Even so, my mom was unique and complex, and though our personalities are polar opposites, I think she would be sincerely pleased with the imprint she left on my life.

My parents divorced when I was three, and although my dad was supportive and involved in my life, mom carried the day-to-day load of raising me. I grew up hearing stories of how finances were tight in those

Mom didn’t let kids have all the fun! We both won awards for her “Holy Cow!” costume! early years, and how she worked multiple, low-paying jobs to put herself through college and later law school so that she could provide a stable life for us. When I think back, I do vaguely remember her getting up at 3 a.m.

every day to go to her early job, studying late into the night after I went to bed, and riding her bike across town to class in the summer heat because our car wouldn’t run. The funny thing is, those are the memories she talked

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CONTENTS about while I was growing up, but they aren’t the things I remember most.

While those recollections are undoubtedly painfully accurate, I remember a mom who loved to have fun, and rather than weigh down my five-year old shoulders with her burdens, made sure I had fun too!

Costumes played an integral part of my childhood. My mom loved to make costumes so I could play dress-up.

Her creativity knew no bounds, and she was always looking for ideas and scavenging yard sales for old prom dresses she could alter or clothes she could re-purpose into a wonderful fantasy world. Over the years, I had numerous award-winning (at our local mall) Halloween costumes including Wonder Woman, a baby in a bassinet, Little Bo-Peep and a sheep, Little Miss Muffet and a spider, and a “holy” cow. She also made costumes for my friends and I, “just because”, and we spent hours playing out of our costume closet.

One summer, she took the fun outside and we spent days gathering refrigerator and TV boxes to make a castle. This wasn’t a run-of-the-mill box with windows drawn on it, either… it was a bona fide mansion with multiple rooms, turrets, a dungeon and a draw-bridge — all made from cardboard! That same summer, she installed an above-ground pool by herself, so that my friends and I would

have inexpensive entertainment.

Mom also loved to make birthday cakes. I can’t say that the taste was great, but the presentation was fabulous! Remember, these were the days before Pinterest and Hobby Lobby, so she had to imagine it — and create it — herself. What she couldn’t accomplish with frosting, she would make out of cardboard, tin foil, magic markers, and trinkets from around the house.

I guess the lesson here is, while we moms often focus on the day-to-day, “did-they-eat-enough-vegetables?”, it is interesting when our children grow up and share what they remember most. The answers may be a wonderfully surprising trove of forgotten memories. Really, about now I’m beginning to question if my mom really was Wonder Woman…

Thanks for the memories, Mom! Lest my focus on mom lead you to believe otherwise, I had (and still have) a great dad, too… but that’s a story for next month!

Cathy Payne, Managing Editor CPayne@CityInsiderTX.com

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2016 Red Poppy Fest Georgette Julie Teft (left) entertains the crowd. Helen Supan (top middle) shows her Longhorn spirit in a burnt orange Corvette. Dennis & Beth Smith (bottom middle) show their restored ‘53 Chevy. When the audio didn’t reach the crowd during “Shake it Off”, Betty Wren (right) played DJ for the Sun City Georgettes.

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food and water and have a shelter shed from the weather. Edwards says, “Not a summer goes by that someone doesn’t call the company or 911 because the cows are lying down and they look ill or worse. We assure them that cows don’t really sleep standing up, and if you had horns that big, you’d lie down sometimes too.”

TH UGHT YOU’D LIKE TO KNOW… What about those two Longhorns along IH-35?

One of Williamson County’s most unique tourist attractions is the front yard of Round Rock’s Teco/Westinghouse building on IH-35. People from as far as New England to Japan have stopped to take photos of Willie and Winchester, the two longhorn steers who have been resident since the 4 |MAY 2016

mid-1980s. Facilities Manager Jim Edwards explains, “They were here when the land was purchased and construction began, so they just stayed as part of the Teco property and the company culture.”

Teco is a global manufacturer of custom electric motors and feels the cattle represent the company’s place as a leader in the industry because Longhorns have endured some of the toughest times and conditions.

Brought to America in 1493 by Spaniards, they are considered to be

the only breed of cattle that literally adapted to America. A century or so of running wild made the longhorns tough and hardy enough to withstand blizzards, droughts, dust storms, attacks by other animals, and Native Americans. They were well equipped for long drives; did not require great amounts of water to survive; and their horns served for attack and defense.

They could even outrun horses on a good day.

Willie and Winchester are cared for daily. They receive vet care, daily

Local lore says that if the cattle are lying down on a UT game day, the Longhorns will lose; if they’re standing, UT will win. And over the years, some of the facilities employees have enjoyed teasing out-of-state tourists who make a special trip to see real Longhorns, “Well, you’re very lucky because these here are the last two Longhorns alive, so you got here just in time!” (They always come clean of course.)

Edwards made special mention that visitors who wish to take photos should do so from the southbound frontage road. Visitors may not come onto the Teco property to visit the cattle.

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SENIOR SAFETY EVENT MAY 10 Baylor Scott & White Mature Driver Program, Faith in Action, -Georgetown Victim Services, and the Texas Department of Transportation are teaming up to offer a Traffic Safety Day (Keeping Seniors Safe On The Road And In Their Homes) on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at the Georgetown Health Foundation Community Rooms.

(2423 Williams Dr., Suite 101, Georgetown).

This free program offers information about how aging can affect driving, as well other safety tips from area professionals, including the Area Agency on Aging, St. David’s Rehabilitation Program, Texas Department of Public Safety, and the Georgetown Police Department. There will be vendor booths, medication screenings, refreshments, and goodie bags.

Space is limited and registration is requested. To register, please call Faith in Action: 512-868-9544 between 9 a.m. and noon. Doors open at 8am on May 10, with the program lasting from 9 a.m. until noon.

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SWEET BERRY FARM Marble Falls, Texas

Yonder over the county line is Marble Falls’ Sweet Berry Farm— open every day except Wednesday for you to enjoy gathering your own sweet berries and other garden delights.

The Farms are free to visit and you pay, with cash or check, only for what you want to take with you. Right now you can take your pick (pun intended) of strawberries, blackberries, potatoes and onions and they expect the peaches to be ready by Mothers’ Day. The Farms also offers homemade ice cream, popsicles and irresistible smoothies made from their own produce for you enjoy with your picnic lunch under the pecan trees.

There are lots of activities like bounce houses if you want to bring the grandkids, and still plenty to do if you don’t—lawnmower races anyone?

They do not allow pets, and they do recommend sun screen and closedtoe shoes for your walks through the furrows.

Sweet Berry Farm is located at 1801 FM 1980 in Marble Falls; a little over an hour’s drive from Sun City. But, give them a call before you decide to visit; they are happy to let you know ahead of time if it’s a good weather day to pick your favorites or if the plants have recently been picked clean by visitors and need some growing time, (830)798-1462.

Carter Now Accepting Congressional Veteran Commendation Applications

Congressman John R. Carter (R-TX-31) is now accepting nominations for the 2016 Congressional Veteran Commendation (CVC) program. This program allows the distinguished veterans of District 31 the opportunity to be formally honored for their wartime sacrifices and peacetime community involvement. The CVC program is nominationbased, designed to recognize veterans within the 31st district of Texas and preserve their stories for future generations of America.

“The CVC program is a great way to honor the brave men and women across our community for their faithful service to protect our Great Nation,” said Rep. Carter. “I encourage you to nominate a family member or friend that you see as a fine American and exceptional veteran so that our community can say thank you. Central Texas has a proud tradition of serving in the armed forces and I have personally met with many who deserve this honor and exemplify the essence of the American spirit.”

Everyone is welcome to nominate a veteran, and you may nominate as many persons as you see fit for the award. To qualify, nominees must currently reside in Texas’ 31st district, have served as active duty military personnel or have been reservists called to active duty, and be retired or honorably discharged from a branch of the United States Armed Forces.

During the selection process, leadership and service to the community will be strong factors in consideration.

The 2016 CVC honorees will be announced and recognized by Congressman John Carter at a special ceremony. Complete nomination packets and more information can be found online at https://carter.house. gov/congressional-veteran-commendation-program/. The deadline for submitting nominations is Friday, August 19, 2016.

Rep. Carter represents Texas District 31, which includes Fort Hood, the largest military installation in the free world. He serves as Chairman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Appropriations, is on the Subcommittee for Commerce, Justice and Science and the Defense Subcommittee.

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City Insider Ft. Hood Soldiers warm up at White Wing Golf Course before the shot gun start.

SAVE THE DATE 2016 Thanks to the Troops Vet-Am Golf Tournament

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As the Global War on Terrorism goes on, growth continues in the number of people and families affected by it. With that comes the desire by many Americans to find a way to give back, or just say a simple thank you. One such American is Sun City resident Anne Henry, who visited Fort Hood in 2008 at the invitation of a friend, to greet a group of soldiers returning from Iraq and she has been greeting soldiers with thanks ever since.

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where anyone could greet them and welcome them home. It took me about two minutes to realize I wanted to hug everyone coming home. I approached one young man and asked if I could hug him. He said, ‘I like good-looking older women so bring it on!’”

At that point, Anne asked herself why other people didn’t have an opportunity like that to thank the troops, and she created the “Thanks to the Troops Vet-Am Golf Tournament” scheduled for June 2, 2016 at White Wing Golf Course. Now, every two years, Sun City hosts a “silly golf” support event and invites 108 soldiers from Fort Hood

to enjoy a fun-filled day of golf, entertainment, cash and other donated prizes. The tournament is a shotgun start, fourman scramble; one Sun City veteran and three soldiers per team.

“The purpose of the tournament is not really about golf at all,” Anne says. “It’s about our Sun City residents having an opportunity to meet these young warriors and thank them for their

A group of ‘silly’ golfers at the 2014 event.

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The 2016 event will begin with a caravan of coaches, donated by Clark Travel, arriving near the Highway 195 entrance. They will be led by the Patriot Guard motorcycle brigade, pass hundreds of flag-waving residents lining the street all the way to White Wing, followed up by the Corvette Club.

The tournament pays for the golf, which begins at 1pm, and the follow up dinner is sponsored by Pulte. Sun City residents are very proud to be able to give cash to the participants. Following a barbecue dinner, there will be drawings for prizes up to $500 and a trip to Las Vegas from Trafalgar Tours. “But,” she says, “no soldier will leave with less than $50 in his or her pocket thanks to resident donations. We have gift cards, bracelets and so many great things to shower them with. The greatest thing about it is that the soldiers don’t know what to expect and their delight is why we do it.”

Not only do Chick-fil-a and Mimi’s provide food, all the residents set up drinks, cookies and other snakes at each of the tee boxes. With so much food, Anne says, one soldier remarked, “I feel like I’m back in Grandma-land.” Whatever the reason or the effects, Sun City residents are simply happy to create an entire day to shake their hands and say thank you.

Opportunities are still available to support a golfer or provide funds and prizes and applications for sponsorships or donations are available at any Sun City Golf Club or by contacting Anne at 512-869-7934 or annewh@aol.com.

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The tournament also includes 36 veterans from Sun City, and Anne’s mission is to help regular soldiers. “When I spoke to the military personnel at Ft. Hood about it, they said they would like something for the regular guys. No one ever does anything for them, so this is not about wounded warriors or medals. We want to shake hands and say ‘thank you’ to all of them. More importantly, the money raised by Sun City residents goes into an Emergency Fund for soldiers and families based at Fort Hood.” Emergency funds are distributed to families in crisis, for instance, if the wife of a deployed soldier is sick or injured and not able to go to work. The Emergency Fund might provide extra money for child care or utility assistance until she is back on her feet.

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Behold The Beauty of Spring on the Sun City Garden Tour On Saturday, May 14 (10 am - 3 pm) and Sunday, May 15 (11 am - 3 pm), the Sun City Garden Club will be hosting their eighth annual Sun City Garden Tour.

Seven Sun City yards and the Horticulture Gardens is full spring bloom are featured on the tour. There will be an opportunity to learn about what grows well here, and to see how various homeowners have beautiful, water-wise landscapes that thrive in our central Texas environment. Native plants at the Sun City Gardens will be labeled, and volunteers from the Horticulture Club will be on hand to answer questions. Each of the yards will have two Garden Club members to serve as guides.

Many of the homeowners will be available to talk about their particular landscape designs. The annual Garden Tour is an excellent opportunity to view the Sun City outdoor lifestyle.

This community-wide event benefits Annunciation Maternity Home, Brookwood in Georgetown (BiG), the

4H Club, and the Junior Master Gardeners of Williamson County. Last year, each of these same four organizations received checks for $1200 from the proceeds. The 2016 tour is expected to be even bigger and better!

Advance tickets ($12) are good for both days. Purchase tickets at www.sctexas.org , at the Sun City Member Services Office, or at the Georgetown Visitor Center, until 4 p.m. May 13. Tickets will be $15 at the door.

The tour begins at the Activity Center on Texas Drive (Tour Headquarters). Signs will indicate directions from the Williams Drive entrance. Attendees will receive maps, directions and a wristband for entrance to each of the yards. Coffee, lemonade and cookies will be available at Tour Headquarters throughout the tour.

Allow at least two hours to take the tour. Tickets are non-refundable. No tickets will be sold in the individual yards, so attendees are requested to first stop by Tour Headquarters at 1 Texas Drive.

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A Mother’s Love

“A mother is she who can take the place of all others, but whose place no one else can take.”

Confessions From the Breakfast Table When my son was in first grade he was difficult to wake in the morning. Not being a morning person either, there were a number of unpleasant conversations and grumblings each morning with him. He was known to fall asleep in an instant and get right back in bed. So the morning ritual was to set his bowl of cereal on top of his “table” which was the closed lid of the bathroom toilet. He could sit on the floor and enjoy his breakfast, and I could get ready for work in the adjoining area.

One morning, the usual silence between us was broken by my son whose words were, “I need to tell you something before you hear it from someone else.” A single mother can only imagine what is coming next and the images that flash before her eyes are never good.

My response was, “Ok, what’s up?” while steadying myself and putting down a potentially dangerous mascara wand.

“I’ve been dumped!” was his revelation. I knew his “girlfriend” was a young lady at after school day care. I had to walk in the closet to keep him from seeing me burst out laughing from sheer relief. As soon as I composed myself, I came back to the dressing area and gave him best motherly look while saying, “It happens to the best of us.” He went back to his cereal, and the matter was never mentioned again.

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Remembering Laya Mom was the youngest of four talented sisters. They were close and spoke their own “secret” languages. Each woman had her own specialty, cooking wise, and each had a devoted, loving, admiring husband.

They called mom “Laya” (Yiddish for Lily).

Mom was adored by nieces and nephews, animals, customers in my father’s small dry-goods store, and the immediate world. For example mom entertained her two nieces Halle and Jolie, by dancing the “mouse dance” The children begged for this. Mom would slowly shuffle across the floor, humming a soft unrecognizable tune, and sway until she reached a climax of tippy-toe dreaminess. By that time the children would collapse with a priceless hysterics.

Another game mom enjoyed was attempting to convince Aunt Frieda’s parrot that she (the parrot) should call mom by her given name, Lily. The parrot (Nibbles) would greet mom thusly: “OY! It’s Fritzy!” (Aunt Frieda’s nickname). Now mom would call out: “No! It’s Laya!” and Nibbles would continue, “Frity! Fritzy! Ahhhhh, Fritzy!” After a while Aunt Frieda would call out: “Stop already! So let it be Fritzy!” but the battle continued.

Mom also had a penchant for knowing the zodiac sign of EVERYONE she had ever met. One morning, having attended a lavish wedding in San Francisco, she and I stood in line for a buffet breakfast. Mom called out “Good morning! Hi! It’s my friend TAURUS! And I see Pisces! Hi guys. This is my daughter, Sheilah, she is a Gemini.” Now I asked when mom had met these very attractive students. She answered, “Why, they were waiters at the wedding. You don’t remember?” This was a daily occurrence in her life.

All animals, especially large dogs, were her favorite friends.

Mom was 4’9”, and she weighed about 89 pounds, but she was fearless! My brother Mike’s son-in-law Wayne had two mastiffs. When mom’s car parked next to the mastiffs they somehow recognized her motor’s sound, while they were inside the garage. They would begin to bounce against the garage doors, whining and crying for her. Mom would call out, “Boys! It’s Grandma! I have your treats!” The two grand-dogs would hush. Oh, those were the days!

I miss mom.

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bursting out of their tops. They enjoy all the compliments they get right now from these trapped and lonely criminals, but what happens when these horny guys get out? she wondered.

This was the third jail visiting group she had seen go in and out this morning, all very similar, fat grandmas, sexy girlfriends and the occasional vexed looking father. She had called various authorities all night long and showed up bright and early at 6 a.m., finally begging the officer to grant her a spot on the visiting list. The officer dressed crisply in his Texas Sheriff ’s uniform and a large intimidating black cowboy hat drank his coffee and glanced up over the counter, pondering her circumstance from time to time.

She felt very lucky to get on the visitors list! There were several of

Good calls never come in the middle of the night. “Oh no, what did he do?

What? I thought that had been settled in court. I’ll be right there. When does the jail open?”

The cold blue plastic chairs were latched to the floor and bolted together as if someone thought the criminals would steal the chairs from the county jail house. Unlike the chairs, she felt disconnected. The chairs and the pale yellow floor were not what disconnected her. It was as if her body, heart, and soul didn’t belong there.

Just an average worried mom, obviously from the suburbs— her blonde hair thrown up in a hurry, her apprehensive blue eyes, and then of course, she had that extra weight. Sitting there uncomfortably in black dress pants and a sear sucker shirt, she felt like the only blue M&M in the bag. “What’s the deal?” she grumbled looking around at several overweight Grandmas waiting to see their loved ones. They were uncomfortable too, as they squeezed down into the narrow hard seats, their swollen ankles resting above their flip flops, reading their bibles to make their wait bearable. Are Grandmas the only ones who don’t give up on you? she wondered. Then there were the other visitors— young girls with big hair, dressed in tight jeans, high-heel stilettos and glittered breasts

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A Mother’s Love the sexy female girls turned away this morning. “Sorry, they didn’t put you on the list,” he’d say sternly. All dressed up and nowhere to go, they would wander back out the door, the mascara on their bewildered eyes smearing as they shed a tear of disappointment on their way out.

Wonder why he let me in? she speculated as she remembered their early morning conversation. “It takes at least a week to get on the list…” Pointing his finger at her sternly, he added, “Obviously, you are not on it!” She backed up a little, and then stepped up to the counter again.

“I really need to talk to my son, he’s only 21 years old and there has been some mistake, a horrible misunderstanding.” She continued, “I need to find out the name of his lawyer so I can call her and get this mess straightened out. I’m not sure exactly how this bail thing works, but I do know if we pay it, we won’t

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He grinned and replied, “That’s for sure, unless you take it off your son’s hide. You could sue the lawyer for non-performance!” The officer smiled as he mocked her.

“Pay a lawyer to sue a lawyer—interesting idea!” she said. “But first, I need to find out my son’s lawyer’s name,” she pleaded. “Listen,” she reached over touching his hand, looking him directly in the eyes, “I need to see my son; I need to know that he’s okay, please?” she shamelessly begged.

He looked back with compassionate eyes, “All right…All right.... I can fit you in at ten this morning; but from now on, he’s got to put you on the list.”

“There’s not going to be a next time,” she said.

“That’s what they all say,” he answered.

“I’ll sit right here until then,” she plopped down in her seat determinedly.

Perhaps I remind him of his own mama, she thought. Her mind wandered back to when her son was little, running home from school and up the steps of the porch proudly stating, “I kissed a girl!”

She answered back, “Did you enjoy it?”

“Yes I did,” he said. Those were easier dilemmas, she thought, much easier than this!

Finally, it was 10 a.m., first in line; she marched through the metal detector and down the hall of little Plexiglas cubicles. Wow, it looks just like on TV, she whispered. She looked in each one, searching for the familiar chiseled chin of her son. There he was with his head in his hands; he looked up with anxious, troubled eyes and said, “They said you must have kissed the sheriff to get in here so fast!”

Her baby son, not a baby at all, now dressed in blue and grey prison stripes with that plain cold black phone to his ear. Well, he doesn’t look so proud now, she thought as she remembered all her warnings of how he could end up in here one day, and all his stubborn claims that he would not. She wanted to break through the Plexiglas and hold him. She wanted to tell him that she could make everything go away. She wanted to be his hero, and thought of how he would be so gracious of her for doing so. This isn’t the time for sympathy. This isn’t the time for false hopes. This isn’t the time to rescue anyone, she thought.

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and VCR tapes, so we could experience the charming stories of Charlotte’s Web, Bambi, and Where the Wild Things Are. I took a week’s vacation, and we spent every day doing little people things. We rode the beautifully colored carousel at Vasona Park, fed the ducks and geese our crusts of sandwiches, hiked the woods and collected leaves, twigs, rocks and cones to make a collage. Our masterpiece of creativity, however, was our backyard mud cakes, complete with decorative stones and candle-like twigs.

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One afternoon we set up a lemonade stand on the corner of the street, covered it with a brightly colored tablecloth and made signs that said, “LEMONADE TEN CENTS”, ‘‘POPCORN FIVE CENTS’ and ‘BROWNIES FIVE CENTS”. Neighborhood children purchased from our stand and several begged to stay to help with the selling of the products.

After an hour, when all the lemonade was drunk and the popcorn and brownies were eaten, our cash was divided among all the workers. Everyone got ten cents and a belly fill of popcorn, brownies and lemonade. No supper that night.

Bedtimes were spent reading, and demonstrating the usefulness of their newly acquired battery operated flashlights. Long into the darkness, a tiny flickering of light could be seen coming from their bedroom as they hid under the covers and whispered gleefully to one another.

My children stand in astonishment at their mother who changes before their eyes when the grandchildren appear.

“Of course,” I tell them, “I did the same things with you, don’t you remember?” I am puzzled at their forgetfulness.

They shake their heads and laugh as they reveal to me the sad but alarming truth: “Yes, Mom, you did do those things with us, but you didn’t throw yourself into it like you do now. Then, you were an organizer, not a full-blooded participant.”

“Yes, I must admit what you say is absolutely true. I am different. I suspect that it is because the grandchildren are so much grander.”

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By John W. Bickle, Attorney at Law 1. What is community property?

Because I am one, I’m very interested in reviewing legal matters which are of concern to senior citizens. However, many of our concerns apply to others as well as to seniors. Therefore, I’ll be taking a look at a number of matters involving Texas and Federal law which I hope will be interesting and useful to you. I’ll quote liberally from and use the format which was inspired by the Elder Law Handbook of the Tarrant County Bar Association. However, remember this is information and not legal advice. For legal advice, ask your lawyer. This month we’ll take a look at some aspects of community and separate property.

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The Texas Constitution does not define community property. Instead, it defines separate property as (1) property you owned before marriage; (2) property you acquired during marriage by gift or inheritance; and (3) property you received as damages from a personal injury while married, except for recoveries for loss of earnings. This means that any other property you acquire during marriage is presumed to be community property, unless you can prove by clear and convincing evidence that the property is separate property. This includes income from your separate property. Therefore, if you co-mingle your separate property with your community property or don’t keep records sufficient to prove it was your separate property or convert your separate property into community property by agreement, its community property.

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Texas law provides for sole management community property and joint management community property.

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This includes (1) personal earnings; (2) income from your separate property; (3) recoveries from personal injuries; and (4) increases in and earnings from sole management community property. Everything else is joint management community property and is subject to management and control of both parties.

3. What property is subject to claims of my spouse’s creditors?

Your sole management community property is not subject to debts your spouse brought into the marriage or independently incurred during the marriage. However, joint community property is subject to all of these claims. In addition, both types of community property are subject to creditors’s claims if either of you joined the other in a contract; owed money to a creditor for necessities (food, shelter, medical, etc.); or were involved in a tortious act (such as a car wreck).

Your separate property is not subject to being seized to satisfy debts arising from your spouse’s tortious acts.

4. How can I make a gift to my spouse?

You can always give your spouse your separate property, or your interest in your sole management community property or your joint community property. Any gift you make to your spouse becomes his or her separate property. Such gifts also are presumed to include a gift of any future income from the property. You and your spouse may also agree to divide your community property into separate property. You and your spouse may also agree to designate your community property as property with right of

survivorship, so that the property will pass to the surviving spouse when one of you passes away. Either of you can designate your separate or community property with right of survivorship.

5. Can my spouse manage our community property if I become incapacitated?

Either spouse may manage an incapacitated spouse’s sole management community property. Texas law provides that you acquire full power to manage and control the entire community estate without the necessity of guardianship, if your spouse is judicially declared incompetent.

However, you still owe a fiduciary duty to your spouse. In addition, managing your incapacitated spouse’s separate property may require guardianship.

6. If an asset is in my name only, is it my separate property?

Placing an asset in your name only is not sufficient to make it separate property. Remember, all property you acquire during marriage in Texas is presumed to be community property unless you can prove that it is separate property.

I’ll be back next month with more questions and, hopefully, more answers. Remember, we’re all in this together and the more information you have the better questions you can ask your lawyer and the better decisions you will make.

John W. Bickle resides in Sun City, is licensed to practice law in Texas and continues in practice today as a member of the Williamson County bar. He can be reached by phone at (512) 868-8593 or by email at jbbickle@msn.com

1 Where did you grow up?

Bob: California; Judy: Connecticut

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Bob: I was a dishwasher in a Chinese Restaurant; Judy: a secretary at Sears.

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How did you celebrate Christmas as a child?

Bob: I remember when my Dad brought in the real tree and we would set up my Lionel train set that went around the tree.

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did you meet your 6 Where spouse?

Bob: We met in Middle School. I was in 9th grade and Judy was in 8th grade. At that time, the school had an

you choose?

Bob: I would love to speak with Bob Hope. He would have so many great stories. Judy: I would love to speak with President Truman. I remember my father asking guests at the house if they wanted a “Truman beer.” When they asked what that was, he would say, “One without a head.” He was not a fan, but as I grew older I did some homework papers on President Truman and have come to admire him greatly.

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Bob: I had only ever lived in California, so coming to Sun City was a major change. The biggest difference is the sense of community.

The Barneses have lived in Sun City for 11 years. Bob and Judy are avid travelers, and will be returning to their favorite vacation spot, Italy, for the seventh time later this month.

Both are members of the Sun City Kiwanis Club, and Bob also enjoys Sun City’s three golf courses, while Judy spends her spare time with a good book. Bob and Judy will celebrate their 57th anniversary later this month, and have six grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren (with a 6th coming in September).

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Bob: For most of my working life, I was a Purchasing Director, and as such, bought a myriad of products– everything from ladies lingerie to toys. Prior to retiring, I worked for the largest Ford dealer in the world and purchased everything except the cars.

This dealership had the largest Lincoln and Jaguar sales in the United States and well as a Mazda, Honda and Volvo dealerships. For about 20 years I also was the Director of Advertising for a large pharmaceutical company.

I bought radio, television and print advertising for them. Judy: I worked for Sears after college for twenty years and was responsible for personnel at new store openings. In my later career I was a manager for large travel agencies. I originally got into the travel business as a way to get travel perks.

These were great, and allowed Bob and I to travel much more extensively than we could have on our own.

Bob: Try to find some good in everything. Judy: Smile, and treat everyone the way you want to be treated.

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Diego from Harford, Connecticut in 1952. My father had left Hartford in December to go to his mother’s funeral in San Diego. When he left Hartford it was below zero; when he landed in San Diego it was in the 80’s. He came back home and told us we were moving to San Diego, so five kids and two adults piled into ‘32 Ford with no air-conditioning, and off we went.

area where you could buy candy and snacks. Judy worked at lunch in the candy area, so it was a good excuse to come and talk to her. Judy: We did not start getting serious until high school. I could not date until I was 16.

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MAYOR’S UPDATE Downtown West Creates Civic Campus

By Mayor Dale Ross Plans for the new City Hall include offices for City management, the City Secretary’s office, Economic Development, Finance, Human Resources, Legal, and the Mayor. Plans for the new building would retain most of the exterior limestone and add another material in select areas. A courtyard area on the south side of the building will be enclosed to maximize office space for future expansion.

The Downtown West project, which will create a campus for City offices on the west side of downtown Georgetown, will soon move from the drawing board to the construction phase. Downtown West involves the repurposing and renovation of three existing City buildings to become offices for several City departments. Construction is set to begin this fall. This project assists in preparing the City for the future, creates efficiencies for city staff, and returns valuable property and real estate back to the tax rolls.

City Hall The vacant 1987 former public library building at 808 Martin Luther King, Jr. Street will become the new City Hall. The building was vacated in 2007 when the new public library opened just one half-block to the east.

Municipal Court and Council Chambers The current Communication and Technology Building at 510 W. Ninth Street will be renovated to become the Municipal Court and City Council Chambers. This structure was formerly the Williamson Central Appraisal District building before it was purchased by the City about 10 years ago. Currently the building houses the Information Technology Department, which will remain on the second floor.

First floor areas will be renovated to become offices for Municipal Court and Accounting. An addition on the east side of the building will become the new City Council Chamber and Municipal Courtroom with conference and jury rooms. A walkway and green space area will connect the new Municipal Court and Council Chambers with City Hall across the street.

Historic Light and Water Works Building A later phase of the project involves programming and design concepts for the historic Light and Waterworks Building and a proposed green space between Eighth and Ninth Streets. The red brick building with a smokestack at 809 Martin Luther King, Jr. Street was constructed in 1911 as the City’s first power plant. It served as the Police Department from 1985 until 2015 with the opening of the Public Safety Training and Operations Center on DB Wood Road.

The Planning, Economic Development, Public Communications, Main Street, and Housing departments moved into the historic Light and Waterworks Building late last year. Long-term plans for the Light and Waterworks Building are being addressed in the programming plan for Downtown West.

The Lawrence Group is the architectural firm designing the project. In April, Balfour Beatty Construction was selected by the City Council as the construction firm to build the project.

A new parking lot with 144 spaces between Eighth and Seventh streets on MLK, Jr. Street recently opened, providing more parking capacity to serve the Downtown West offices. The new lot also is open to the public.

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Office Consolidation Once the Municipal Court and Council Chambers moves into the

new building in Downtown West, the current Municipal Court and Council Chamber at 101 E. Seventh Street will be renovated to become the Visitors Center for the Convention and Visitors Bureau. The current Visitors Center at 103 W. Seventh Street will be sold to be used as retail or restaurant space or some other private use.

The current City Hall in the Old Post Office Building at 113 E. Eighth Street also will be sold to be repurposed as

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Proceeds from the sale of those two buildings, in addition to proceeds from the sale of the Albertson’s, will help to fund the renovation work for the Downtown West buildings.

The renovated City Hall and Municipal Court and Council Chambers buildings in Downtown West are on schedule to be completed in 2018.

The new civic complex will centralize several offices that are currently in buildings scattered across the city.

Moving to one campus will enable easier collaboration and communication among City employees. The consolidated location also should make it easier for residents and other customers visiting City offices.

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Memorial Day is observed in various ways throughout our great country. Many large cities and small towns have parades to honor those who have died serving, while others visit cemeteries and honor the fallen with flowers and flags.

We are fortunate to have a beautiful celebration right in our very own community at the Georgetown- Williamson County Veterans Memorial Plaza. A pre-Memorial Day Band Concert is scheduled for May 29th at 7 PM. The 36th Infantry Division Band from Camp Mabry in Austin will perform a variety of big band sound and patriotic “flag waving” tunes at the Georgetown-Williamson County Veterans Memorial Plaza. On Monday, May 30th, the Memorial Day Ceremony will begin at 9:30 AM with Governor Greg Abbott as a guest speaker. What a wonderful way to honor those who have sacrificed their lives for the United States of America.

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The Past Is Present

By Mickie Ross

This Place Matters May is Preservation Month across the United States– and there is no better place in the country to celebrate preservation than right here in Georgetown. What a great time to be focusing on our own preservation treasures.

The National Trust for Historic Places’ theme for the month is This Place Matters. We all have places that mean something special, places that matter to us as individuals and as a community. This campaign encourages everyone to celebrate and share those meaningful places through photographs, memories and stories.

2016 also marks the 50th anniversary of the National Historic Places Act signed by President Lyndon John-

son in 1966. The act reads in part: “The Congress finds and declares that (a) the spirit and direction of the Nation are founded upon and reflected in its historic heritage; (b) the historical and cultural foundations of the Nation should be preserved as a living part of our community life and development in order to give a sense of orientation to the American people… the preservation of this irreplaceable heritage is in the public interest so that its vital legacy of cultural, educational, aesthetic, inspirational, economic, and energy benefits will be maintained and enriched for future generations of Americans.”

The Preservation 50 website states that the NHPA helps stabilize neighborhoods and downtowns, contributes to public education, attracts investment, creates jobs, generates tax revenues, supports small business, and powers America’s heritage tourism industry. Also, federal historic tax credits have helped create 2.3 million jobs, saved 38,700 historic structures, and attracted $106 billion in private investments.

Georgetown serves as the perfect place to see preservation in action.

Interns and staff of the Williamson Museum Danellle Houck, Emily Russell, Ann Evans, Holly O’Hara and Margaret Taylor.

From Main Street Façade grants to the Georgetown Heritage Society Preservation Grant Program, there is a wonderful partnership between public and private entities preserving our past. Like The Williamson Museum in the county-owned Farmers State Bank building, the reuse of the old fire station as the Georgetown Art Center highlights collaboration between local government and nonprofits, benefiting all citizens.

Be an active participant in Preservation Month this year. Visit the NTHP website at www.preservationnation. org to print your own This Place Matters sign. Take a picture of some place that matters to you and share it on social media at www.facebook. com/thisplacematterswilco . Make new friends at the Marking History Tour on May 21, when all of the downtown markers come to life. Stop by the Georgetown Convention and Visitors Bureau or The Williamson Museum to pick up your Preservation Scavenger Hunt after May 8 and turn in the completed form by May 31. Winners will be announced at First Friday in June.

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I would like to think that President Johnson, who spent time in Georgetown during his congressional tenure, would be proud of what has been preserved on The Most Beautiful Town Square in Texas. I know I am, because this place matters.

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The month of May offers a multitude of opportunities to take an active part in preservation efforts around town.

Here is a schedule of some of the events and activities: May 4–28 A Taste of Williamson County Photo Exhibit, The Williamson Museum May 7 Paint Out, Georgetown Art Center May 7 Marker Workshop May 8–31 Preservation 50 Scavenger Hunt May 8–14 Tourism Week in Georgetown May 10 Preservation Proclamation, Commissioners Court (9:30 am) and City Council (6 pm) May 14 Preservation Row, Courthouse Lawn, 10 am - 2 pm May 16–20 Paint Out Exhibit, Grace Heritage Center May 20 History Happy Hour, Courthouse — 5:30 pm - 7 pm May 21 Marking History Tour, Georgetown Square, 10 am - 12 pm

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Floor Plan Bluebell Mariposa Angelina Angelina Maverick Meade Gray Myst Gray Myst Llano Monterey Cottage Medina Seguin Cypress Long Bayberry Bayberry Bayberry Dickenson Dickenson Surrey Crest Surrey Crest Magnolia Monroe Vernon Hill Vernon Hill Vernon Hill Trinity Chisholm Vernon Hill Williamson Williamson Williamson LaSalle LaSalle San Gabriel LaSalle LaSalle LaSalle Cortez Sheridan Coronado Colorado Coronado Deleon

Appr. S/F 1,120 1,272 1,310 1,324 1,326 1,388 1,388 1,388 1,397 1,426 1,442 1,470 1,549 1,568 1,597 1,597 1,597 1,654 1,654 1,712 1,712 1,755 1,840 1,888 1,888 1,888 1,913 1,948 2,000 2,026 2,026 2,052 2,070 2,070 2,103 2,254 2,254 2,254 2,502 2,581 2,598 2,633 2,750 2,863

GC = Golf Course, HC = Hill Country, GB = Green Belt, P = Privacy

Lot Type GB GB P

GB HC GB P GB, HC GB, HC GB GB, HC GB GB GB, P P GB, HC HC, P GB GB, HC P GB GC GB, HC GB P P GB P GC, P GC, HC GC GB, P GB, GC GB P GB, HC GB, HC

List Price $179,950 $219,950 $214,950 $209,950 $217,950 $229,950 $224,950 $226,753 $234,950 $192,500 $229,950 $232,950 $239,950 $219,950 $239,950 $245,950 $234,750 $256,950 $249,500 $319,950 $347,950 $259,950 $314,950 $324,950 $369,500 $306,950 $349,950 $279,950 $379,900 $299,950 $329,950 $314,950 $334,950 $339,950 $299,500 $409,950 $382,950 $394,950 $348,950 $439,950 $384,900 $429,950 $407,950 $419,000