What’s Inside . .
These precious little ones are helping us celebrate our 30th anniversary!!
Laney Bell, almost 3 years old, is the cutest little girl you have seen and very loved by her family. Her parents are Lauren & Lucas Bell. Her grandparents are Mark & Jeanne Bell, Susan Stephens Brooks, and Randy Brooks. Her great grandparents are Steve & Pollyanna Stephens, Janet Brooks, and Jene Paul Cornelius. Laney’s favorite activities include reading, arts & crafts, and dancing.
Bennett Brooks, age 8 months, is such a handsome little boy and equally as loved by his family. His parents are Sierra & Mason Brooks. His grandparents are Charlie & Diana Price, Susan Stephens Brooks, and Randy Brooks. His great grandparents are Steve & Pollyanna Stephens, Janet Brooks, Doni Fowler, Linda Davis, and Eula “Inez” Price. Bennett’s favorite activities are crawling, babbling and watching sports with Dad.
As we celebrate our 30th year, we are having fun looking back at old covers.
Bennett Brooks’s Dad, Mason, was on our cover when he was 3 years old with his grandparents in 1996! Thank you, Stephens family, for supporting us all these years.
Meet the Team as we celebrate 30 years!!!
Carolyn Kyla Sarita
Carolyn established the magazine in 1995 and now, in 2025 is celebrating 30 years of production. Her dream was to improve the quality of life for Concho Valley families. She raised her family in San Angelo and has served on many local boards. She is married to Jim Miller, and they have two successful daughters Nicole and Kyla, along with two grandsons. She is responsible for overall production, advertising, and photography.
Kyla was born and raised in San Angelo TX and started working with the magazine at age 16! She is married to Jeff Bassett and has two beautiful little boys, Maverick and Jasper. Kyla works remotely from Nebraska. Upon graduating from Sul Ross State University in Business Administration she has been responsible for advertising, special feature editorial, and design. Plus she brings a young perspective to our publication!
Sarita Fawn has been with the magazine for over 25 years beginning with serving on our Advisory Board our first year. Her degree in Education from Abilene Christian University has been a tremendous asset to the magazine. She and her husband Greg, have three adult children Taylor, Kambri, and Seth along with three wonderful grandchildren. Sarita is responsible for editorial and overall magazine quality including proofing!
Tim The Ortegas Lexi
Tim was born and raised in Fort Davis, TX and has lived in San Angelo,TX since 2003. He is an avid photographer in various genres and brings extensive digital marketing and outreach experience. Tim is a welcomed asset to our day-to-day operations. He is responsible for all our online presence, growth, and service area outreach. Tim has made our social media and website a fun place to visit and made it easier to submit SNAPSHOTS, questions, etc.
Ricky and Tonya Ortega have called San Angelo home for over 20 years. Together with their daughters, Dacy and Kenzy, they distribute the magazine to locations around San Angelo each month. In addition to delivering the magazine, Ricky works for Coca-Cola SWB. Tonya works for Oliver, Rainey & Wojtek, L.L.P. and serves on the Board of the San Angelo Broadway Academy. They are the reason you receive the magazine each month!
Lexi has been a loyal companion to Owner, Carolyn Miller and SAFM for over 11 years. She is a valued team member in providing input, love, outreach, and more, to the many families and children that have been in our magazine all these years. Lexi faithfully stays up until all hours of the night at Carolyn’s feet as she works patiently waiting for bedtime. We are all blessed to have her on the Family team.
To Our Readers: I started this magazine to make-a-difference in the Concho Valley...to improve quality of life. Here we are 30 years later, and we still have the same mission! Thank you for being part of this journey as contributors, readers, advertisers, and supporters!
Website: We have a brand-new look!! Read the Current issue, submit SNAPSHOTS, keep up with the team, send inquiries or events. Come visit us online at safmtx.com!
SNAPSHOTS: We are now making it easier for you!! Go to our website to submit a photo with our easy form! It is fun and quick!
Facebook: We have signed on a Marketing Director that is updating info daily! It is a great way to keep up with everything going on in the Concho Valley!
The Fence...
There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily, gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.
Finally the day came when the boy didn’t lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper. The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.
The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said “you have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one.” You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won’t matter how many times you say I’m sorry, the wound is still there. Make sure you control your temper the next time you are tempted to say something you will regret later.
You Are Responsible For You You
"You Are Responsible For You" is a message that parents need to deliver to their children at a very early age and keep reinforcing forever. Too many parents are inadvertently teaching their children about "the easy way out" by accepting less than their children are capable of, making excuses for their children, feeling guilty whenever their children are less than perfect or not perfectly happy.
If you want your children to grow up to be responsible and capable you have to let them "live and learn". This means for every choice they make, they enjoy or suffer the consequences. If your preschooler chooses to break all of his new crayons in half, this means that he has chosen to color with broken crayons. It does not mean that he has chosen for you to buy him new crayons.
If your eight year old has chosen not to do her homework after you have set aside a time and place for her to do it, she has chosen to go to school without her homework. It does not mean that she has chosen for you to do her homework or to rearrange your whole morning to give her time to do it.
If your sixteen year old chooses to fail a class, he has chosen to go to summer school. He has not chosen for you to make excuses for him to try to get him off the hook.
Life is a series of choices and consequences. Learning to make appropriate choices takes practice. Make sure that your child gets lots of it.
Tips for Homes
(http://powertosavetexas.org/Home/QuickSavingsHome)
AIR CONDITIONING
- Save on your energy bill by turning up your AC 1-2° — save even more when you use a programmable or Wi-Fi enabled smart thermostat. Every degree above 78 can save you up to 8% on your energy bill.
- Set or program your AC to 80° when you’re gone for more than 4 hours.
- Set the AC to cool down after 7 p.m.
- A programmable or smart thermostat can automatically adjust cooling or heating temperatures for optimal performance and savings. A smart thermostat may be adjusted remotely.
- Use fans. They make a room feel 4-6° cooler.
- Keep out the sun and hot air. Make sure windows and doors are closed tightly. Close blinds or drapes on windows that get direct sunlight. Shade your outside AC units or condensers.
- Limit your use of the vent fans above your stove and in your bathroom. They pull in hot outside air, making your AC work harder.
ELECTRIC WATER HEATER
- Set your water heater temperature to 120°F.
REFRIGERATOR & FREEZERS
- Keep your refrigerator and freezer full, even if you just use bottles of water. A full fridge uses less energy.
- Minimize opening and closing your refrigerator and freezer. Each time you open them, warm air rushes in causing appliances to work harder and use more energy.
- When you purchase a new, more energy-efficient refrigerator, consider recycling your old refrigerator. Storing your old refrigerator in a garage or other non-air conditioned space can damage the refrigerator and make it work much harder, costing you more money.
- Make sure the seals on your refrigerator and freezer are airtight.
- Keep the condenser coils on your refrigerator and freezer clean.
WASHERS, DRYERS, &
DISHWASHERS
- Save money by letting the Texas heat dry your clothes. Use a clothesline or drying rack instead of the dryer. If your clothes dry a little stiff, use your dryer’s “fluff” cycle (before 3 or after 7 p.m.).
- Run washers, dryers, and dishwashers only when fully loaded.
- Use the air-dry setting on your dishwasher. The heat-dry setting uses more energy. It also heats up your home, which means more AC.
- Wash your laundry with cold water.
- Don’t overfill your dryer.
- Dry your laundry loads back-to-back and clean the lint filter between loads. This way, your dryer is still hot from the previous load, and you save energy
ELECTRONICS
- Unplug TVs and other equipment when you leave a room. Use power strips to make this easy. Many electronics continue to use power even when they are switched off which can add 10% to your monthly utility bill.
- Unplug your phone charger and similar devices when charging is complete.
- Stream content on the smallest device that makes sense for the number of people watching.
- Watch out for video game consoles. They can be energy hogs! Streaming on your video game console can use 10 times more power than streaming through a tablet or laptop.
LIGHTING
- Replace traditional incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs) or ENERGY STAR certified LED (light-emitting diode) lightbulbs. An ENERGY STAR certified LED lightbulb uses up to 90% less energy than old incandescent bulbs.
- Using a small light when reading is more efficient than brightly lighting an entire room.
- Keep your light bulbs clean and free from dust.
- Turn off lights when not in use.
Take the time to evaluate your home and make the best out of the energy you consume and save on your bills everywhere you can. Over a period of a few years, it will make a huge difference!
Saturday, May 10, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Second Saturday at the Railway Museum of San Angelo. Local volunteers celebrate National Train Day with talks, sales and displays of model trains. Guided tours include five rooms of scale model railroads. Activities inside the museum $3-5, kids’ rides on the little choo choo train $5. 703 S. Chadbourne, San Angelo, 325-486-2140, sanangelorailway.org, Facebook Railway Museum of San Angelo.
Celebrate National Train Day at the Railway Museum!
Hummer House
Eighteen miles south of San Angelo, Texas, nature enthusiasts are welcome to visit the Hummer House located 1½ miles south of Christoval. While this West Texas oasis is unique for its natural beauty, it is distinguished from other wildlife habitats because of thousands of tiny hummingbird inhabitants. The Hummer House is the summer home of a large concentration of breeding and nesting Black-chinned Hummingbirds.
Visitors are encouraged to enjoy this wildlife habitat by staying in one of three cottages. Each cottage offers privacy in the natural setting of live oak and pecan timber. Our cottages are fully furnished with luxury bed and bath linens. The kitchens are stocked with dishes and cooking utensils. Complimentary self-catered food includes a variety of breakfast items. Each cottage has central heat and air conditioning, a smart tv, an outdoor gas grill and covered parking.
Day visitors are welcome to visit our observation room on Saturday mornings from 8.30am - 12:00pm in the months of MAY, JUNE and JULY. Join us for hummingbird banding demonstrations at 8.30am and informative avian programs at 10am and experience nature at its finest! Tell them you saw it in San Angelo Family Magazine!
FMI – www.hummerhouse.com or cathy@hummerhouse.com
The Friends of the Tom Green County Library book sale will be held Saturday, May 10, 2025. The sale will be held in the basement of Stephens Central Library from 9-1 on that Saturday. Tell them you saw it in San Angelo Family Magazine.
The Larry Justiss Friends of the Library Bookstore
The aim of the Friends of the Tom Green County Library is to provide funds for non-county budget items to be used for the improvement of our three county libraries. The Friends organization accomplishes this aim through on-line sales on the ABE web site, every other month book sales in the basement of Stephens Central Library located at the corner of Irving and Beauregard Streets , and the staffing of a bookstore located on the first floor of Stephens Central Library.
The Larry Justiss Friends of the Library bookstore has been in operation since the opening of Stephens Library in 2011. Books available include hardback and paperback books for adults, young adults, and children. Also included in the bookstore inventory are music CD's, movies, puzzles, and audio books. There is a section of one-of-a-kind books and other items in the Gift Collection area. All items are either donations from the community or library discards.
At this time the bookstore is open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday from 10:00-1:00. There are additional hours Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 1-4. All staffers are volunteers. If you are interested in working a 1-4 shift on Tuesday or a 10-1 shift on Friday, please talk to one of the volunteers at the bookstore and fill out a volunteer form.
Tom Green County Library Activities
May
(tell them you saw it in San Angelo Family Magazine)
Include: Child’s name, Parent’s name, Contact phone number or email, permission to print child’s photo/name, your favorite caption.
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Gettin' ready for the Rodeo
Making memories in our home town!
Levi & Lane ready for mother son date night
Jenny rode a painted lamb, painted lamb, painted lamb…”
Ready for fun under the disco ball!
My little wildflower!!
I scream you scream we all scream for Nana’s ice cream
If you could have lunch with anyone (living or deceased), who would it be and why?
What's your favorite song and what does it remind you of?
What's the first thing you can remember from your childhood?
If you could time travel, would you go back in history or into the future and why?
Which subject did you like best in school? Least?
What was your biggest childhood fear?
If you could change your name, what would it be?
What's your favorite holiday and why?
What's the most difficult challenge you've had to overcome?
What do you remember most about your parents?
What's the name of the first street you lived on?
Did you have any childhood pets? What were their names?
What's one thing you want people to remember about you?
If you got a tattoo, what would it be and where would you get it?
Questions to Ask Your Mom for Mother’s Day
What was the biggest challenge of becoming a mother?
What was your favorite toy as a child?
What was your first job?
If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?
What's your biggest regret?
What's the biggest unchecked box left on your bucket list?
What were your grandparents like?
What's the most trouble you ever got into as a child? As a teen?
What were you like in school? Shy? Outgoing? Popular? Quiet?
If you could pick one family recipe to pass on, which one would it be?
If you were stranded on a desert island with only one book, which one would you pick?
What's your favorite color?
What's your favorite flower?
What accomplishment makes you feel most proud and why?
What's the best advice you ever got?
If you could go back in time and talk to your younger self, what would you say?
What's the most beautiful thing you've ever seen?
Who's someone who helped shape the person you are today?
What's something that makes you sad?
What were your 15 minutes of fame?
What was the first car you ever drove?
Which do you prefer? The beach or the mountains?
What's the biggest lesson you've learned about life?
Is there a time you failed at something and how did you deal with it?
What's the first thing you thought/did when you discovered you were going to be a mother?
Do you consider yourself a pessimist or an optimist?
What's your favorite way to spend a day to yourself?
What's your biggest pet peeve?
What's something interesting about your siblings?
What's something you wish you'd known as a child?
What's a kindness that someone did for you that you've never forgotten?
Are you an introvert or an extrovert?
What's your most treasured possession?
What's something you wish people knew about you?
Who's your hero and why?
Who's the one person who knows you better than anyone else?
Who's one person you'd let pick out clothes for you?
What's the worst haircut you've ever gotten?
What's the strangest thing you've ever eaten?
What's the best job you've ever had and why?
Would you ever move back to your hometown (or would you ever leave your hometown)?
What's the most romantic thing anyone ever did for you?
Have you ever saved someone's life?
If you won the lottery, what would you do with the money?
What's the strangest unexplained experience you've ever had?
Were you ever bullied and what did you do about it?
What's something about yourself you didn't know until someone told you about it?
If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
What's your favorite thing to drink?
What's your biggest worry?
What's your least favorite type of music and why?
What's the next vacation you have planned. Where are you going?
Silver Bluebo San Angelo S Linda Ashton:
Growing Garden Cities
Growing Garden Cities D.I.R.T.Y.
Doing It Right Through Youth is a FREE & FUN fully accessible and inclusive hands-on educational gardening program. Growing Garden Cities Children's Gardening Days are monthly April through October, every 3rd Saturday, from 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM at 308 E 5th Street, San Angelo.
Growing Garden Cities Veggiecation
Are you ready to start a garden? Join us as we walk through the gardening basics in our 3 part series! A series of gardening workshops we’ll be offering as part of our “Veggiecation” Program! Hands-On Learning, Free Giveaways. May 3rd, 9:30 am, located at 308 E 5th Street, San Angelo
Hope Gathering ~~ Where Widows Gather to Find Hope
Hope Gathering is a Christian organization to help widows find hope, purpose, and meaning in their lives. There are groups across the United States and the numbers continue to grow everyday as new groups are formed. The San Angelo community was started in December 2024 and meets monthly. We are widows who come together to share a meal, enjoy fellowship with one another, and support one another. It is helpful to make friends with other ladies who understand this new phase of our lives.
Some months we talk about grief and healing; other months we have guests come to our meeting to talk to us about practical things such as personal safety, car and home maintenance, finances, etc. We finish our meetings with a short devotional for hope and encouragement that comes only from our Lord.
For more information see the website at www.hopegathering.org and for information about the local group and information about the next monthly meeting send an email to: sanangelohopegathering@hopegathering.org or call 816273-7222. We hope you will join us at our next meeting and share this information with other widows.
Angelo State University's Department of Nursing is inviting local/area students who will be entering the 9th, 10th and 11th grades this fall to take part in the Summer Nursing Discovery Camps in June and July on the ASU campus.
Nursing Discovery Camp 9.0 for students entering the 9th grade this fall will run June 1-6. Nursing Discovery Camp 10.0 & 11.0 for students entering the 10th and 11th grades this fall will run July 6-11.
The residential camps are designed for soon-to-be high school freshmen, sophomores and juniors who are interested in exploring an exciting and rewarding career in nursing. Campers will "discover nursing" as they:
•Learn from ASU nursing faculty and students.
•Interact with practicing RNs and other healthcare professionals.
•Explore nursing and patient-care skills.
•Interact with AI-supported human patient simulators.
•Participate in virtual anatomy lab dissections.
•Complete CPR and First Aid training.
•Learn about ASU's Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) program.
Camp activities will also include:
•Rock-wall climbing and swimming
•Game and movie nights
•Recreation and social time
•Prep for upcoming high school year
Instructors and supervisors will include ASU nursing faculty, staff and students. Campers will be housed in ASU's award-winning Plaza Verde residence hall, and all meals will be served in the university cafeteria, The CAF.
Cost for each camp is $500 per student and includes tuition and fees, housing, meals and swag. Advance registration is required, and the deadline is May 5. All the camp details and the online registration forms are available at angelo.edu/nursing-camps.
So You Think You’re Ready to Have
Kids??...
Mess Test: Smear peanut butter on the sofa and curtains. Now rub your hands in the wet flowerbed and rub on the walls. Cover the stains with crayons. Place a fish stick behind the couch and leave it there all summer.
Toy Test: Obtain a 55-gallon box of Lego. (If Lego are not available, you may substitute roofing tacks or broken bottles.) Have a friend spread them all over the house. Put on a blindfold. Try to walk to the bathroom or kitchen. Do not scream. (This could wake a child at night.)
Grocery Store Test: Borrow one or two small animals (goats are best) and take them with you as you shop at the grocery store. Always keep them in sight and pay for anything they eat or damage.
Dressing Test: Obtain one large, unhappy, live octopus. Stuff into a small net bag making sure that all arms stay inside.
Feeding Test: Obtain a large plastic milk jug. Fill halfway with water. Suspend from the ceiling with a stout cord. Start the jug swinging. Try to insert spoonfuls of soggy cereal (such as Fruit Loops or Cheerios) into the mouth of the jug, while pretending to be an airplane. Now dump the contents of the jug on the floor.
Night Test: Prepare by obtaining a small cloth bag and fill it with 8 - 12 pounds of sand. Soak it thoroughly in water. At 8:00 PM begin to waltz and hum with the bag until 9:00 PM. Lay down your bag and set your alarm for 10:00 PM. Get up, pick up your bag, and sing every song you have ever heard. Make up about a dozen more and sing these too until 4:00 AM. Set alarm for 5:00 AM. Get up and make breakfast. Keep this up for 5 years. Look cheerful.
Physical Test (Women): Obtain a large beanbag chair and attach it to the front of your clothes. Leave it there for 9 months. Now remove 10 of the beans.
Physical Test (Men): Go to the nearest drug store. Set your wallet on the counter. Ask the clerk to help himself. Now proceed to the nearest food store. Go to the head office and arrange for your paycheck to be directly deposited to the store. Purchase a newspaper. Go home and read it quietly for the last time.
Final Assignment: Find a couple who already has a small child. Lecture them on how they can improve their discipline, patience, tolerance, toilet training, and child's table manners. Suggest many ways they can improve. Emphasize to them that they should never allow their children to run riot. Enjoy this experience. It will be the last time you will have all the answers.
May 5 - 9, 2025
Begin a "Teacher Feature"—Place it on a bulletin board near the school office. Each day, display a teacher's picture and profile of him or her: hobbies, background, quotes, and philosophy of education.
Make an Award—Develop a certificate of appreciation with your school logo on it. Make enough copies to distribute to all teachers, substitute teachers, teacher aides, and other support staff in the school.
Provide Help— If you hold a special event for teachers, provide them with volunteers who can manage their classrooms while the teachers attend the event.
Host a breakfast or lunch for the teachers, teachers' aides, and other school support staff. Invite the superintendent, district personnel, school board members, and prominent community leaders to participate with PTA members in demonstrating appreciation for teachers.
Give Gift Certificates—Present each teacher with a gift certificate to help purchase all those little extras needed in their classrooms.
Say Thanks—Send a notice home with all students to request that their parents take time to write a personal note to their children's teachers, thanking them for the special time and effort they have provided throughout the year.
Give Small Gifts—Each morning of Teacher Appreciation Week, place a small gift on each teacher's desk. Examples: apples, balloons, pencils, coupons for ice cream cones, flowers, plants, stickers, bookmarks, keychains, notepads, and such.
Send Flowers—Send a flower arrangement or plant to the teacher's lounge in your school.
Plant a Reminder—Plant a tree, flowers, or a vegetable garden on the school property in honor of the teachers.
"Adopt" a Teacher—Ask local businesses to help show appreciation to the teachers by "adopting" a teacher for the week. Display students' drawings, cards, and stories about this teacher in the store window.
Guess a Favorite Book—Ask the teachers to name their favorite book from their childhood. List the books and let the students try to match the book with the teacher.
Develop a Scholarship—Have your high school PTA/PTO honor teaching as a career by presenting a scholarship to a student planning a career in teaching.
Make a List—Work with students to develop a list of five nice things to do for their teacher. Have each student pledge to do one each day during Teacher Appreciation Week. Be sure to help them identify realistic activities that they can do.
Make a Donation—Honor retiring teachers by making a donation to a teacher education scholarship in their name.
- Personalized Stationery and Note Cards
- T-SHIRT quilt
- Mobile charger
- Overnight Bag
- Beautiful Piece of Jewelry
- Backpack/Book Bag
- Bicycle
- Small Tool Kit
- Blanket/Throw
- Small Coffee Maker
- Memory Foam Topper
- Gift Cards to Local Restaurants
- Prepaid Visa Card
- Towel (Monogrammed)
- Book Collection
- Cork Board (Personalized)
- Laundry Bag
- Travel Mug
- Papasan Moon Chair
- Shower Shoes
- Shower Container/Holder
- Gas Card
- Gift Card to their College Store
- Stock Shares
- Luggage
- Car Kit
- Experiences, not things (tickets to shows or concert)
- Scentsy warmer and scent packs
- Laundry gift basket with quarters
- Photo Book
- Digital Picture Frame
- Letters from Friends & Family
- Headphones
- Coffee Mug
- Memory Foam Pillow
MEETINGS AROUND SAN ANGELO
Email meeting information to family@wcc.net. Please include contact information. SAFM reserves the right to determine if the meeting will be included. PLEASE verify any meeting dates and times as changes could be made after our print date. Meetings help us connect!! Or maybe you want to learn more about something that is effecting you. Or you want to become more involved. Or you want to learn a new hobby. San Angelo and the Concho Valley have so much to offer and this list is a start! Please help keep this listing updated by emailing us at family@wcc.net
Adult Diabetes Support Group -2nd Thurs. 6:30pm. Trinity Lutheran Fellowship hall. Leslie Hines lesliehines@shannonhealth.org 323-657-8249
Aglow International, San Angelo Lighthouse - every 1st Thurs, 6:30pm, Ministerial Alliance, 1100 Martin Luther King Dr., pot luck supper, all are welcome. FMI 325-653-9975 Alcoholics Anonymous, 3711 Chadbourne, San Angelo, TX 76901. A phone number for all AA groups in San Angelo is (325) 939-8939. New website-Meetings listing: SanAngeloAA.org Al-Anon - 1917 W. Avenue N, help for those whose lives have been affected by someone else’s drinking. FMI 800-259-1972 or info@sanangelo-al-anon.org or www.sanangelo-al-anon.org Alzheimer’s Assoc. Support Groups - 438 E. Houston Harte Expy or for full list & FMI 1-800-272-3900
American Legion Post 32 - 2nd Mon, 7p, 165 E 43rd Street. FMI Post Adjutant 325-653-1958..
American Legion Post 572 - 3rd Saturday, 9 am breakfast, 10 am meeting, Elks Lodge, 2121 S. Chadbourne, FMI 325-655-7648 (Carl Frentz) or amlegpost572@gmail.com
Breastfeeding Community Gathering, Every Thurs.(excluding holiday), 11:00am, FREE, Shannon Women’s & Children’s Hospital Family Room, FMI: Amanda John 325-481-6326
Brush N Brag Decorative Painters 3rd Sat., 9am, St. Marks Presbyterian Church, 2506 Johnson St (Fellowship Hall): FMI call Sherrill Dooley 325 340-0762 sherrill222@yahoo.com Civil Air Patrol – every Thur, 5575 Stewart Lane, 6:20p-8:30pm, age 12 & up with interest in aerospace education, cadet programs and emergency services. sanangelocap.org Compassionate Friends Support Group - Thursdays, 6:30 pm, Harmony room at First United Methodist Church (corner of Twohig and Chadbourne). Park on the second floor of parking garage of Cactus Hotel. Come through double glass doors. Contact Peggy Mathias Peggym@wtcg.us
Concho Valley Archeological Society, Non Profit Organization, Meetings 4th Thursday each month except July & December, 7:00 pm, Classroom at the Fort Concho Living History Stables, 236 Henry O. Flipper St. San Angelo, FMI Larry Riemenschneider 325-653-8216
Concho Valley Cancer Companions Support Group - 2nd and 4th Saturdays, 10:30am, St. Luke UMC, 2781 W Ave. N., CVCancerCompanions@gmail.com or (325) 268-1773
Concho Valley CARES Coalition - 1st Wed., 12:00-1:00pm, SAISD Admin Building, 1621 University Ave, FMI Jennifer Flores, (325)224-3481 or Sarah Adame, (325)224-3481
Concho Valley Homeless Planning Coalition, every 2nd Wednesday from 10-11 a the Stephens Central Library. FMI 325-653-2411
Concho Valley Quilters Guild - Wed., 28 N Chadbourne, parking in the back, 9:30-2:30 pm. We hand-quilt for the public & members. Visitors/New members welcome! FMI 325-227-8713.
Concho Valley Ostomy Support Group - 1st Friday of every month, 3:00p.m., Baptist Retirement Community, 903 North Main Street, Room 119. FMI Joan Countess at 325-647-0658. Concho Valley Republican Women 4th Thursday luncheon (January-October), 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Open to the public. For FMI and RSVP go to www.CVRW.org
Concho Valley Retired Teachers and Associates (CVRTA) Second Tuesday of the month (Sep-May), 9:30 am, at First Christian Church, 29 S Chadbourne, San Angelo. Concho Valley Telephone Pioneer Club - 3rd Friday, Baptist Memorial at Main Street Cafe, noon, lunch 11:30. Different speaker each month. FMI Rhonda Nichols @ (325) 656-5301
Concho Valley Turning Point: (Faith-Based 12 Step) Tues 7pm, (Anger Mgmt.) Thurs 7pm, (Bible Study) Mon & Fri 7pm, (Transitional Housing for Men), meet @528 E. Highland Blvd. FMI: 325-658-1389, cvtpmail@gmail.com, www.cvtp.org. Hope, Believe & Achieve Here!
Concho Valley Women Veterans Association, 12th/each month, 5:30-7:00 pm, 119 North Chadbourne, Vietnam Veterans of America building. FMI commander@cvwomenveterans.com
Disability Connections Center - monthly peer support groups, computer classes, cooking classes and arts & crafts classes, FMI call 325-227-6624 or 325-227-6625, dcciltx.org/ Disabled American Veterans' Auxiliary - 1st Thurs, 5:30 p.m., 1909 Pulliam, FMI: Maria Torres, 653-9059 Down Syndrome Support Group - 2nd Thur, even numbered months, 6:00pm, Region 15, Open to individuals with Down Syndrome/families/friends. Child Care and light meal provided. FMI Karyn at 227-3716 or Kathy at 325-651-9593
Embroidery Guild of America 3rd Tues 7PM, St.Paul Presbyterian Church, 11 Park St., FMI Leslie Wisdom rhoridgetx@yahoo.com Fleet Reserve Assn (FRA) Branch 295 - 3rd Sat, 11a, Elks Lodge, 2121 S. Chadbourne, FMI 325-942-8036 (Terry Cook, Branch Secretary)
Greater San Angelo Crafts Guild 2nd Saturday in July, the 3rd Saturday in September, and the 1st Saturday in December, Stephens Library, FMI 726-999-0359, gsacraftsguild@gmail.com Group Connections - free family gatherings and educational activities for parents and children. Monthly. FMI call (325)653-HOPE or visit https://cacgreaterwtx.org/ Hanging By A Thread Quilt Club - 2nd Mon, 6:30p, Suez Shriner's building (2915 W. Loop 306, San Angelo) FMI call Ellen @ 903-816-2971 or Sheryl @ 325-262-1492
Hope Gathering - 3rd Monday, Christian support group for widows. FMI contact Sharlene Miller at sanangelohopegathering@hopegathering.org and visit www.hopegathering.org Le Coterie Society Club of San Angelo - 2nd Saturday each month, St Mark Presbyterian Church, 11am-12pm, FMI: Helen 325-262-8563 or Ronetta 325-653-7574 Myasthenia Gravis Support Group, Sat. Feb. 29, 10 - 11 am, Downtown Branch of Tom Green County Library, 2nd floor, FMI sanangelomg@gmail.com or call 806-252-2158 NAACP - 1st Sat, 2-3:30p, Ministerial Alliance Campus, 1100 MLK Blvd., FMI sanangelonaacp.org Overeaters Anonymous (HOW) - call hotline for locations and times. 325-482-8899
Parents Helping Parents - 3rd Tues. WTRC Admin. bldg, 12-1:00pm. Light meal provided, RSVP. FMI Barby Nobles, 223-6473.Open to all children, families, friends with special needs. Parkinson’s Support Group, 4th Monday, 5:30, Glen Meadows Baptist Church Rm 104, 6002 Knickerbocker RD., FMI 325 949-0970 Rotary Club of San Angelo, every Friday except for holidays, noon to 1pm, River Terrace, 880 W Avenue D. New guests are free, members pay dues and lunch. FMI call (325) 656-2612 or email sarotary@aol.com.
San Angelo Amateur Radio Club (SAARC) - 2nd Thurs,, 7:00pm, the clubhouse, 5513 Stewart Lane, Mathis Field Airport. Open to any Amateur Radio operators FMI www.w5qx.org San Angelo Art Club-1st Mon, 7p, Kendall Gallery, 119 W 1st St, sanangeloartclub@gmail.com, facebook.com/sanangelo.artclub, or sanangeloartclub.org San Angelo Astronomy Assoc - Meetings are quarterly - contact for dates, 7p, ASU Planetarium. FMI 325-226-9172 or angeloastronomy.com/ San Angelo Chess Club Mondays, except holidays, 6–8 p.m., downtown library, 33 W. Beauregard. Club meets in library lobby. Equipment provided. Casual and USCF-rated games. 325853-2324. sanangelochess@gmail.com Free.
San Angelo Dream Center, Mons., 6-8pm, 1928 MLK Blvd. Christ Powered Recovery, 12 Step Faith based recovery group. Probation/Parole approved. FMI Jeff Matheny 325-234-9958. San Angelo Genealogical & Historical Society (SAGHS) 1st Tue, Sept -May, 7p, Trinity Lutheran, Fellowship Hall, 3536 Lutheran Way. Free & open to the public. Refreshments provided. FMI (325) 268-0973, info@saghs-tx.org, or facebook.com/pg/SAGHS/events
San Angelo Republican Women - 1st Mon, San Angelo VFW, 125 S. Browning, 6:00 p.m. Free/open to the public. "Boots on the Ground!" FMI: sanangelorepublicanwomen@gmail.com San Angelo TEA Party 2nd Tues., 507 N. Chadbourne St. annex building next to Transit/Bus Station, 6 to 7:30 p.m. contact 325-227-8982
San Angelo Toastmasters Thursdays, Zoom Meetings at 5:30-6:30, FMI Hilda Guffey, 325-450-7044, hilguff@yahoo.com San Angelo Writers' Club 2nd Tues, 6:30pm, TGC Stephens downtown library lobby, FMI Sanangelowritersclub@gmail.com Space to Be Me (LGBTQIA Youth Support Group) - Wednesdays, 6:00pm, Open Arms Office, 113 North Harrison Street. FMI Contact Jennie Wagner @325-655-2000 or jwagner@openarmscv.ofg
SMART Recovery - free group support for people experiencing addictions. Tuesdays from 6:30-7:30 pm at 133 W Concho Ave #110, San Angelo, TX 76903. FMI call (325)-944-2561. Survivor Warriors 2nd Thurs., 5:30 pm, Shannon Cancer Center, 2nd Floor, 131 E. Beauregard Ave., All individuals diagnosed with cancer & friend/family/caregivers welcome. FMI Nurse Navigation, at 325-747-3994.
Texas Veterans for Veterans - Tuesdays, 7:15am-9:30am, 1905 Pulliam, designed to help local needy veterans and their families. FMI 325-656-9562 TOPS TX 0136 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) - Weight Loss Group, Thurs, 7-8pm, Calvary Baptist Fellowship Center, 2401 Armstrong, San Angelo. FMI – 325-653-1045 or 325-656-8167. Veteran SMART Recovery - free support for people experiencing addictions. Weds, 6-7pm, Cactus Hotel (36 E Twohig Ave. #110, San Angelo). FMI Steven Keihl 325-944-2561. VFW POST 1815 - 10:00am, 3rd Sat., 125 S. Browning. FMI John Muckleroy, 655-6550
Vietnam Veterans of America -1st Thurs, 6:30p, 119 N. Chadbourne, FMI 949-3059
Women's Sexual Assault survivor group (Open Arms), Mondays, 5:30-6:30pm, 113 N. Harrison St. . All women survivors over the age of 18 are welcome. A spanish speaking group is available as well. FMI 325-655-2000
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Angelo State University students can now train to become air traffic controllers through a new Air Traffic Operations degree track in ASU's Bachelor of Commercial Aviation (B.C.A.) program, which is already accepting students into the new track for the upcoming fall semester. With the addition of the ATO track, Angelo State's B.C.A. program now offers three options for students to prepare for essential and rewarding careers in the aviation industry:
• Air Traffic Operations
• Flight Operations (pilot)
• Aviation Administration
To integrate the ATO track, ASU will leverage its established aviation curriculum and resources, while also introducing new specialized coursework and simulator training tailored to air traffic control operations. An area of the ASU Rassman Building will be converted this summer into an ATO Simulation Lab.
Establishing the ATO degree track is in direct response to the growing shortage of air traffic controllers and the need for a well-trained workforce to support the aviation industry. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has projected a deficit of over 3,000 air traffic controllers, with a prolonged shortage expected to impact the industry for at least the next decade. The shortage of air traffic controllers has also led to increased workload and fatigue among existing controller staff, raising concerns about aviation safety and operational efficiency.
Additionally, the pathway to becoming a Certified Professional Controller involves extensive training, starting with programs like Angelo State's B.C.A. degree and continuing with qualification training at the FAA Academy and subsequent on-the-job training, which can span several years. These various staffing challenges emphasize the critical need for institutions like ASU to develop programs that prepare students to enter the field well-equipped and ready to meet industry demands.
"The addition of our new Air Traffic Operations track isn't just about growing our program - it's about doing our part to strengthen the future of the aviation industry," said Dr. Scott Turner, B.C.A. program director. "At Angelo State, we're focused on preparing students for careers that are not only in high demand, but also offer real opportunities. This new option reflects our continued commitment to meeting workforce needs and highlights the incredible work our faculty and staff do daily to deliver a careerfocused education that truly makes a difference."
By adding the new ATO track to the B.C.A. program, ASU will expand its contribution to the aviation sector, equipping students with the skills and knowledge necessary to meet workforce demands in air traffic control operations. This will ensure that ASU continues to lead in producing graduates ready to support the broader needs of the aviation industry.
ASU enrolled its first students in the B.C.A. program in the fall of 2021 and produced its first graduates in spring 2024, a year ahead of schedule. There are currently over 200 students enrolled in the program, more than triple the initial predictions. The ASU/Skyline Aviation fleet of Diamond airplanes has expanded to 27, and ASU's new $10 million Aviation Training Facility at San Angelo Regional Airport - Mathis Field opened for classes in January and is nearing completion later this spring.
Ideas for the Kids 25
Summer is about to begin, but you know the routine. First, you can't wait to get out of school. Then come the first few days of summer holidays and you rush about madly doing all the things you've wanted to do but didn't have time for. And then... the doldrums set in. Your best friend goes away on vacation, it rains steadily for a week, and your mom keeps telling you that everything is too expensive. So what can you do to keep your brain from turning to mush? Try these ideas:
1.Learn to play chess, or teach someone else how to play
2.Invent your own board game
3.Organize a scavenger hunt among a group of friends or family
4.Get a group together and hold a play. Rehearse, make costumes, then perform for family and friends
5.Volunteer your time at a local nursing home or hospital
6.Research your family tree
7.Visit your grandparents and ask them specific questions about what their life was like when they were your age
8.Write to a penpal from another country
9.Make up some soccer drills and hold an impromptu practice with your friends
10.Write a story and submit it for publication on the internet
11.Write a song
12.Try to create a useful item out of something that would normally be thrown out, such as a plastic milk jug or an old tire
13.Go on a backpacking and/or canoeing and/or camping and/or biking trip
14.Start your own dogsitting and catsitting business
15.Tell your parents you'll be chef for a day. Plan the meals, cook them, set the table, and clean up after dinner
16.Help organize a household garage sale. Include items of your own that you no longer use or want
17.Learn a new sport from a friend or family member, such as golf, tennis, or waterskiing
18.Using photos that you take, make a summer memories photo album
19.Set up a lemonade/iced tea stand, or pick fresh fruit and sell it
20.Design and build a tree fort or playhouse, or if you don't have the space for that, design and build a bird house
21.Learn basic first aid by taking a course or getting a first aid book out of the library and practicing on a willing friend
22.Sketch a picture of your house or your family
23.Create a web site about a topic that interests you
24.Make an obstacle course in your back yard using old tires, ropes, benches, and tables. Invite your friends over and see who can get through the course the fastest
25.Take a walk and record how many different kinds of animals you see
