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SAN ANTONIO WOMAN • MARCH/APRIL 2014

FEATURES

COLUMNS

16 UP FRONT

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Editor’s Letter

Fiesta!® San Antonio — Some of the women behind San Antonio’s biggest celebration

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Contributors

22 PROFILE

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What’s New

Veronica Edwards’ InGenesis — San Antonio’s fastest-growing health care staffing firm

40 Mommy Matters

28 SA AT HOME

44 Beauty

SPECIAL SECTIONS 51

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Castle Hills home of an aviation pioneer

47 Women’s Wellness

42 ARTBEAT

SUSAN G. KOMEN

GIRL SCOUTS

RACE FOR THE CURE

OF SOUTHWEST TEXAS

Clarinetist Stephanie Key, of Soli Chamber Ensemble

68 Business Woman Spotlight

70 WOMEN IN BUSINESS

76 Senior Living

CALENDARS

108 Restaurants

34 Fashion

110 Weddings

82 Events

Female entrepreneurs mean business

99 TEXAS HILL COUNTRY GUIDE Austin — Texas’ capital city is a fantastic destination for your weekend getaway

113 Women on the Move

112 Entertainment

102 HILL COUNTRY WOMEN Austin businesswomen whose business hit it big in San Antonio and beyond

106 DINING

114 Looking Back

COVER

Barraca at Blue Star

Veronica Edwards Founder of InGenesis Photography Josh Huskin

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A LETTER FROM THE EDITOR MARCH/APRIL 2014

You’ve probably never thought of Fiesta San Antonio in terms of numbers, but the women behind the scenes of this annual ex-

PUBLISHER J. Michael Gaffney

travaganza certainly do. They know how many squares of paper are needed for the

EDITOR Beverly Purcell-Guerra

paper flowers on floats, how many sequins are hand-sewn on duchesses’ gowns, how Liz Garza Williams

many cups must be kept in reserve for drinks at NIOSA and how many eggs will be converted into cascarones.

Meet these dynamic women in Up Front: Rose Garcia, who makes flowers for the Battle of Flowers parade; Anne Ballantyne,

president of the Battle of Flowers® Association; Maureen Berryman, cascarones chair for NIOSA; Kathy Johnson, Mistress of the Robes for the royal court’s coronation; Veronica Prida, Fiesta dressmaker; Shirley Dyer, NIOSA’s cup chairman; Leticia Diaz, chair for the French Quarter and crawfish etouffee

GRAPHIC DESIGN Kevin Herrera, Tamara Hooks, Maria Jenicek SENIOR WRITER Jasmina Wellinghoff CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Paula Allen, Robyn Barnes, Ron Bechtol, Courtney Burkholder, Anne Moore, Bonny Osterhage, Janis Turk COPY EDITOR Kathryn Cocke PHOTOGRAPHY Casey Howell, Josh Huskin, Al Rendon, Janet Rogers

booth; and Heather Hall, whose passion (and business) is Fiesta medals. Each has an interesting story to tell. And they know their numbers.

Veronica Edwards, our Profile in this issue of SAN ANTONIO WOMAN, tells of failing first grade because she talked too much, was prone to daydreaming and didn’t follow directions. But she has used those traits — imagination, communication skills and the ability to think outside the box — plus lots of determination and hard work to create a highly successful health care staffing

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING Steven Cox Jen Earhart Madeleine Justice Rosanne Limon-Killian ADMINISTRATION & CUSTOMER SERVICE Nancy A. Gaffney

company. InGenesis is the fastest-growing such company in the country.

Read about other successful entrepreneurs in Women in Business — Christi

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Lang of Christi Lang Designs, Dixie Bishop of Texas Plumbing Diagnostics, Michelle Allen of iRun Texas and Jan Tilley of JTA Wellness.

In SA At Home, visit the home built by Dee Howard, a San Antonio aviation pioneer. His widow, Betty, has modernized the 1950 Castle Hills residence to

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tinuous Care Retirement Communities and what you need to know about beauty products and their expiration dates. Mommy Matters examines the painful steps of friendships gone sour and how to handle the hurt.

Be sure to read the special sections on Girl Scouts and Susan G. Komen for the Cure and visit our website, www.sanantoniowoman.com.

Enjoy spring and have a great Fiesta!

BEVERLY PURCELL-GUERRA , EDITOR

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CONTRIBUTORS

SAN ANTONIO WOMAN copy editor KATHRYN COCKE recently purchased a Tshirt that reads “Keep Clam and Proofread” and is amazed at the amount of attention it has attracted. “Strangers come up and ask if they can photograph it,” she says. Further, she has observed that about nine out of 10 people miss the error. She attributes her interest in writing and grammar to excellent English teachers in the Alabama public schools. A week after graduating from the University of Alabama, she became a reporter for the Birmingham Post-Herald and has subsequently worked for magazines and in public relations and corporate marketing. Her work has won national and regional awards.

JANIS TURK is a long-time member of the PixelWorks family, having served as the managing editor of San Antonio AT HOME magazine and South Texas Fitness & Health magazine and having written for SAN ANTONIO WOMAN since 2006. She currently writes the Hill Country Guide, Hill Country Women and Women in Business features for SA WOMAN. Turk is an award-winning full-time travel and food writer and the author of the book San Antonio & Austin Day by Day. She divides her time between homes in Seguin and New Orleans.

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WHAT’S NEW

North Star Gives To Honor Eight

For ticket information and event details visit northstarmall.com. Proceeds from all tickets sold directly benefit the charity from which they are purchased.

San Antonio Shoemakers Introduces New Styles

North Star Gives celebrates those who crusade for public good. The event, from 6 to 8 p.m. on March 20, is presented in partnership with Saks Fifth Avenue and honors eight women and men.

Honorees are Suhail Arastu, Musical Bridges Around the World; Di-Anna Arias, Time Dollar Community Garden and Food Pantry; Louis Barrios, Viola's Huge Heart; Peggy Brink, Care; Dr. Vivian Bucay, Respite Care; Jason Cox, Marrow Me; Katy Flato, San Antonio Book Festival, San Antonio Public Library Foundation; and Beth WebsterWright, The San Antonio Furniture Bank.

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With more than 35 years of handcrafting quality shoes in San Antonio, San Antonio Shoemakers, now a worldwide brand. lends signature comfort to fashionable styles like Allegro. Features include polished leather, an elegant contoured foot bed, a multilayered insole and elastic straps.

For more information as to where you can find them at six surrounding area locations, visit SASshoes.com or call 1-877-782-7463.

Assistance League To Mark 30 Years at Gala The Assistance League of San Antonio will celebrate its 30th anniversary this year at the Treasures at Twilight Gala with the theme BLACK TIE*WHITE PEARLS ‌ celebrating 30 years.

The event will take place April 5 at the Omni Colonnade, 9821 Colonnade Boulevard. For more information, contact chairman Marcia Lehman at (210) 655-7732 or mlehman@satexmail.com.

The Assistance League comprises more than 400 women of retirement age who conduct philanthropic projects primarily focusing on the children of Bexar County.

Much of the money for their philanthropy is raised at the Thrift House on West Avenue. All is accomplished through League volunteer efforts with no paid staff.

Porsche of San Antonio Holds Fundraising Event for SA Police Dept K-9 Unit Join Porsche of SA on Saturday, March 22, in support of police canines who put their lives on the line every day. For $10 you will be served a delicious barbecue lunch and enjoy a special presentation by the SAPD K-9 Team. There will be silent and live auctions as well as chances to win raffle prizes.

All proceeds to be donated to the SA Police Deptartment K-9 unit to help purchase, train and care for these very special and unique police officers.

For more information or to RSVP call 210-738-3499

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UP FRONT

It‘s shaking cascarón confetti out of your hair. It‘s the city shutting down to attend a parade.

It’s regular residents assuming royal roles.

It‘s trading medals, and tossing back margaritas.

In a word, it‘s FIESTA® San Antonio — and it’s A LOT of work!

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San Antonio’s biggest celebration doesn’t just happen. Hundreds of volunteers have worked tirelessly all year long to make sure the event is a huge success. Seamstresses

Rose Garcia flower maker for the Battle of Flowers® Parade

who painstakingly sew thousands of beads onto royal trains, flower makers who turn or-

The aptly named Rose Garcia has spent

dinary crepe paper into lifelike bouquets, and

the past 46 of her 64 years cutting and twist-

the women who make sure that there is

ing crepe paper into the realistic-looking

never a shortage of cups at NIOSA are just a

flowers that festoon the floats in the Battle

few of the unsung heroes. They might not

of Flowers Parade. It is a skill that the San

ride atop a float, but that doesn’t make these

Antonio native learned at the hands of her

women any less important. In fact, although

own mother and aunts.

you might not notice their presence, we can

“It really is a family tradition for us,” says

guarantee you that you would notice their

Garcia. “My mom made the flowers, and my

absence because without them, the show

dad helped build and drive the floats. Then

might not go on.

the whole family got to go to the parade.”

By BONNY OSTERHAGE

Garcia has kept the tradition alive by re-

dent, she is re-

cruiting her sisters, cousins and nieces to

sponsible for the

help with this large seasonal task. The women

year-long

are given sketches of the floats, color

ning and prepara-

Photography by CASEY HOWELL

plan-

swatches and the dress designs of the royal

tion that go into

court from which to draw inspiration. Then

this grand scale

from February until the beginning of April,

event. This year’s

Garcia and her team gather in an old school

theme will be the

building near Fort Sam Houston and get to

Magic of Make Be-

work. They cut patterns into five-inch squares

lieve.

of colorful paper, twisting and shaping them

“The different

with wire and florist foil until the desired ef-

sections of the pa-

fect is achieved. These talented women have

rade select some-

honed their skills to the point that it takes

thing from within

them less than three minutes to create one

the overall theme

flower. However, at approximately 600 to

to serve as their

800 flowers per float, and a total of 18 floats

inspiration,”

to decorate, that‘s a lot of volunteer hours.

explains.

she

“We really don’t get caught up in count-

But while the

ing the flowers,” says Garcia. “We just look at

parade planning is

the float design and start making them.”

a large part of

The result is something straight out of a

what the ladies in

fairytale: beautiful flower-filled floats fit for

the yellow dresses

Fiesta royalty. However, it is not the floats

and hats do, it is

themselves that give Garcia the most satis-

by no means the

faction but rather the joy they bring to the

only thing. Ballan-

throngs of people that line the streets to

tyne explains that

watch this famous parade. “I love watching

these

the floats pass by on parade day,” she says

serve the commu-

fondly. “But what I really love is watching the

nity in a variety of other ways as well. For ex-

and work these volunteers have dedicated

expressions on the people’s faces when they

ample, they are responsible for the oldest

themselves to performing, the parade is un-

college-level oratorical contest in the state.

doubtedly the cherry on top.

see them.”

Anne Ballantyne president, Battle of Flowers® Association

members

Since 1926, this event has awarded more

“So many people have been going to the

prize money to the winning contestants than

parade for generations,” says Ballantyne.

any other similar competition in the nation.

“It is so rewarding to me to be part of this

At the middle school level, the association holds an essay contest for seventh-

organization that gives back to San Antonio in a way that people enjoy.”

grade students, with the winners receiving the honor of riding in the parade.

Finally, the Battle of Flowers Association

In 1891, a group of women volunteers pro-

sponsors the annual Band Festival, a popu-

duced a parade to honor the fallen heroes of

lar Fiesta event that brings together more

the Alamo and to commemorate the victory

than 30 high school bands from San Anto-

that took place at the Battle of San Jacinto.

nio and surrounding areas. This group of

Now in its 123rd year, the Battle of Flowers

more than 3,000 musicians puts on a musi-

parade is the largest parade in the country

cal extravaganza that draws a huge crowd

produced entirely by women.

to the NEISD Comalander Stadium at Blos-

“It is actually considered the founding

som Athletic Center. To further support the

event of Fiesta,” says Anne Ballantyne, who

arts, a competition is held among high

serves as this year‘s Battle of Flowers® As-

school students to design the cover for the

sociation president. Ballantyne has been a

Band Festival program. Thirty entries are se-

member of the association, which boasts ap-

lected for judging, and the top five winners

proximately 400 active and 200 honorary

receive monetary awards.

members, for 24 years. As this year’s presi-

"We really don't get caught up in counting the flowers. We

just look at the float design

and start making them." Rose Garcia, flower maker for the Battle of Flowers® Parade.

But even with all the community service

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UP FRONT

Maureen Berryman

cascarones chair, NIOSA You haven’t truly experienced Fiesta until youve been on the receiving end of a cascarón. These colorful, confetti-filled eggs are smashed by the thousands over the heads of unsuspecting victims as part of the Fiesta celebration. But did you ever wonder where the cascarones come from? Many of them are the handiwork of NIOSA cascarones chair Maureen Berryman.

Berryman has been painting and filling cascarones for 22 years. She began by helping her mother with the task, but now she leads her own team, which includes her sis-

box and sealing the tops with colored tissue

Society,” she says with enthusiasm. “Being

ter-in-law, niece and granddaughter. Every

paper. The final product is then sold at var-

with these ladies every week and having fun

Thursday throughout the year, from 9 to 11

ious NIOSA booths during Fiesta.

is what it’s all about.”

a.m., this group of approximately 25 volun-

“It really is so much fun,” says Berry-

teers completes close to 15 cases of eggs.

man, explaining that every volunteer has a

At six flats to a case, and two and a half

unique way of painting. “Some use brushes,

dozen eggs per flat, that’s a lot of eggs!

“It takes about 15 minutes to complete

and some use their fingers,” she laughs.

“They make a mess and have fun.”

one flat,” says Berryman, who has the

Berryman spends even more of her own

process down to a science. “We make any-

time decorating what she calls her special

where from 27,000 to 30,000 cascarones

eggs. These are the brown eggs that she

per year.”

hand-paints with intricate detail and sells at

The transformation of an ordinary egg

her own booth in the South of the Border

to an extraordinary cascarón begins with

area of NIOSA. “People buy these as sou-

the delivery of fresh eggs from local restau-

venirs,” she says. “They aren‘t for breaking.”

rants. The eggs have been carefully cracked and cleaned and are ready to be painted

Berryman has no plans to slow down and says she enjoys the ca-

and filled. The volunteers, who range in age

maraderie of the group of

from 44 to 92 years, form an assembly line,

volunteers almost as much

using acrylic paints to decorate the shells,

as

filling the interior with the colorful confetti

making. “I love volunteer-

that the group purchases by the 10-pound

ing with the Conservation

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the

actual

cascarón

"Seeing the girls get their designs and watching them smile because they are happy with them is so much fun."

Kathy Johnson, Mistress of the Robes.

"These gowns are like tapestries ... It's like painting, only with thread and crystals."

Veronica Prida, Fiesta dressmaker.

making

dresses

for

many years, this was a

Kathy Johnson Mistress of the Robes

different type of undertaking.

“Coronation is a

The elaborate gowns worn by

theatrical production,

the women who make up the royal

and the dresses have

court during Fiesta are the result of

to be more theatrical

three years of planning and execu-

in nature,” she ex-

tion led by the Mistress of the Robes.

plains. “You have to

This year’s mistress, Kathy Johnson,

consider things like

selected the theme Court of Sover-

the weight of the fab-

eign Legends: Celebrating Our Texas

ric and the boldness of

Heritage, based on her own deep-

the designs. You have

seated Texas roots and the history of

to remember that it

the Order of the Alamo.

has to be seen from a distance so the scale

“I was born and raised in

will be different.“

Texas,” explains Johnson, herself “My

Prida, who along

mother‘s relatives fought to save

with her team is creat-

a former Fiesta duchess.

the Alamo, so it really is steeped

ing seven of this year’s

in my heritage.

gowns, spends thou-

“The history of the Order of the

sands of hours cutting

Alamo is all about Texas, too,“ she

the fabrics and sewing

continues. “This theme seemed to

the seams by hand.

be a natural fit for them.”

She orders hundreds of

Johnson spent nearly a year re-

thousands

of

searching her chosen theme, learn-

beads, crystals and

ing all of the legends and lore of the

sequins

and

then

Lone Star state. Facts like the state

hand-stitches

each

one on the gown to

stone (topaz) and the state motto son, whose own daughter has served as a (friendship), along with well-known legends court page. “Getting to know them and including the rose legend and the legend of watching as they bring these dresses to life the bluebonnet, all provided Johnson with the is so rewarding.”

bring the glorious designs to life. It is a fulltime job for the team of seven women who work on the gowns for six months.

inspiration she needed to design the elabo-

The finished product is unbelievably de-

rate dresses and trains. Court artists rendered

tailed, with trains that can weigh as much as

sketches and computer images of her visions for the gowns and presented them to the ladies of the court in August 2013.

“The presentation of the sketches is my

Veronica Prida Fiesta dressmaker, local designer, artist

40 or 50 pounds. It is no wonder that they can be seen hanging in museums and storefronts long after the last float has passed.

“These gowns are like tapestries,” explains Prida. “Almost every square inch has

favorite part of this process,” says Johnson Most people know Veronica Prida for her

something on it that has been applied by

and watching them smile because they are

beautiful custom-made furniture and intri-

hand. It’s like painting, only with thread and

happy with them is so much fun.”

cately hand-embroidered textiles, bags and

crystals. It‘s neat to see people get to enjoy

Johnson‘s work doesn’t stop there, how-

accessories. What fans of this talented de-

them and look at them up close.”

ever. She works closely with a team of six

signer may not realize is that for the past six

Working with handmade and embroi-

dressmakers, selecting fabrics, embellish-

years she has lent her highly sought-after tal-

dered textiles is something that Prida has al-

ments, threads and all the other elements

ent to the Order of the Alamo as a dress-

ways enjoyed. She describes the handmade

used to create these wearable works of art.

maker. She and her team work diligently,

creations as a dying art, but one that is

She also works with the coronation chair to

creating gowns so stunningly beautiful they

worth the extra effort.

produce this spectacular event, making sure

are wearable works of art.

happily. “Seeing the girls get their designs

“This is how things were made years ago,” she says. “It’s like cooking something

that the night is one that everyone will re-

Born and raised in Mexico City, Prida

member — especially the girls who make up

began making the Coronation gowns at the

from scratch in that it takes a little longer,

request of a close friend whose daughter was

but the end result is so much better than

a duchess. Although the designer had been

fast food.”

the royal court.

“It really is all about the girls,” says John-

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UP FRONT returned to the basement at the end of each night. “We like working in the basement of La Villita,” says Dyer. “This is the fun area, and it’s completely away from all the crowds.”

For those who don’t want to save their commemorative cups, a recycling program is in place that encourages NIOSA guests and volunteers to put any used plastic cups, plastic soft drink bottles and all cardboard containers into the large green bins scattered throughout the grounds. “This is an effort that has evolved over the last four years,” Dyer explains. “We are really trying to encourage people to recycle.”

Leticia Diaz area chair for the French Quarter and the crawfish etouffee booth

Most people save up their vacation time to take a trip. Not Leticia Diaz! This AT&T employee uses her hard-earned vacation time to volunteer at NIOSA. Diaz, a San Antonio native, has been celebrating Fiesta since she was a child and volunteering with NIOSA for more than 20 years. “My parents used to take me to the parades when I was little,” she recalls. “Those were my favorite events.”

As the area chair for the French Quarter, Diaz is responsible for ordering the food for As cup chairman, Dyer and her team of

Shirley Dyer cup chairman, NIOSA

When you are tossing back a beer in one

all 16 booths in that area. From 120 pounds

volunteers (most of whom have been with

of sausage for the French sausage booth, to

her for more than 12 years) are responsible

the 200 pounds of raw rice that she uses in

for supplying all of the cups to all of the

her own crawfish etouffee booth, Diaz must

NIOSA booths where beverages are served.

make sure that there is plenty of food for the

For many revelers, the cups are more impor-

hungry crowds. “I go through 140 pounds of

tant than the libations they hold.

crawfish etouffee per night,” she says.

of those cool commemorative cups at

“Every year the design is different, so

Diaz has a team of 20 volunteers each

NIOSA, do you ever stop to think about

many people collect them,” says Dyer, adding

night, many of whom are family. They receive 20 7-pound boxes of prepped frozen craw-

where it came from? No, not the beer. The

that a decision was made to remove the date

cup! Shirley Dyer does, because for the past

from the cups so that any surplus could be

fish etouffee nightly from Sysco, and they

16 years, she has volunteered as the NIOSA

reused the following year if necessary.

begin cooking it two hours prior to the time

Dyer orders the cups a few months prior

the gates open. It is a lot of work, but Diaz,

“We joke that all the people that serve

to Fiesta, taking into account the number of

who values the efforts of the Conservation

beer at NIOSA have to be nice to us or they

cups used the previous year and then allow-

Society, enjoys it.

don’t get their cups,” laughs Dyer.

ing for a 5-percent increase. The cups are de-

“The better the event, the more money

livered in quantities of 500 per box, and the

that is raised for the Conservation Society‘s

cup chairman.

Considering that 225,000 of the 12-ounce commemorative NIOSA beer cups were used

boxes are stored in the basement of La Vil-

events and goals,” she explains. “But for

last year, not to mention 38,000 wine and

lita. Dyer and the rest of the volunteers keep

me, the best part is looking into the crowd

margarita cups and 1,000 champagne flutes,

a careful inventory of how many boxes each

and seeing everyone having a good, safe

that could be disastrous!

booth takes from the area, and any extras are

time. That makes it all worth it.”

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Rose Garcia, flower maker 46 years making flowers for Battle of Flowers Parade floats • 600-800 flowers per float • 18 floats • Team of 7 women

Maureen Berryman, cascarones chair

Heather Hall Heart of Texas Promotional Products and fiestamedals.com

Heather Hall received her first Fiesta medal when she was in the first grade. King Antonio himself presented it to her as an award for an art project. “I still have it,” says the 43-year-old Hall.

What beads are to Mardi Gras, medals are to Fiesta. Hall and her father have been producing these collectibles since 1984 when her father opened the Heart of Texas Promotional Products company. In fact, it was Hall’s father, himself a retired military man, who was responsible for the first military Fiesta medal.

“The military wanted to give a Fiesta gift to people who came to the base,” explains

Since opening their doors, Heart of Texas and fiestamedals.com produces more than 100,000 medals annually for individuals, nonprofits, groups, businesses and any-

Veronica Prida, dressmaker

one else who wants one. “Anyone can be

Been doing it for 6 years • Makes seven gowns • Thousands of hours over six months • Hundreds of thousands of sequins, beads and crystals • Team of seven women

involved now, even if they are not an official part of Fiesta,” says Hall, adding that the last two years have seen an increase in requests for personal medals and medals for private parties.

Of course, the easiest way to get a medal is to have a medal to trade. Hall, who has been collecting since that day in the first grade, says that it is the perceived value that people love. “When the designs began changing every year, that’s when they really

And as for that medal from King Antonio that Hall received all those years ago? That one‘s not up for trade!

medal with the medallion and ribbon.”

As the medals grew in popularity, so did the demand for more elaborate designs, especially in the last 15 years. Medals shaped like buildings, medals designed to replicate the royal gowns or the Fiesta posters, and even

“Last year’s NIOSA medal featured dancers that slid across the Arneson Theatre,” explains Hall.

This year, Hall says that the designs are resplendent with bling and custom-colored

Shirley Dyer, cups chairman 16 years as cups chairman • 225,000 commemorative NIOSA beer cups • 38,000 wine and margarita cups • 1,000 champagne flutes • 500 cups per box

became collectibles,” she says.

Hall. “My dad suggested the military-style

medals with moving parts are all the rage.

22 years working on cascarones • 25 volunteers • Make 27,000 to 30,000 cascarones per year • Sold at NIOSA booths

"When the designs began

Leticia Diaz, area chair for French Quarter and crawfish etouffee booth Been volunteering with NIOSA more than 20 years • 124 pounds of sausage for the French Sausage booth • 200 pounds of raw rice for etouffee • Approximately 140 boxes of crawfish etouffee per night • 20 volunteers in crawfish etouffee booth each night

changing every year, that's

Heather Hall, Heart of Texas Promotional Products

collectibles." Heather Hall,

Making medals since 1984 • More than 100 nonprofits produce medals every year • Produces more than 100,000 medals each year

when they really became

Heart of Texas Promotional

Products and fiestamedals.com.

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PROFILE

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INGENESIS FOUNDER VERONICA EDWARDS BUILT FASTEST-GROWING HEALTH CARE STAFFING FIRM lined up above plaques documenting the company’s rapid

On the day that Veronica Edwards received her MBA from the University of

growth. There’s also a letter from Gov. Rick Perry congratulating

the Incarnate Word, her father pre-

InGenesis on its 15th anniversary.

sented her with a special gift — a brown-paper envelope, which she as-

“Most of our clients come from the North, so when they come

sumed contained money. Instead, what

to Texas, this is what they expect to see,” explains the friendly

she pulled out was her first-grade re-

CEO, indicating the space around us. Sixty-five people work at

port card listing the reasons why young

the San Antonio headquarters, while another 1,500-plus are

Veronica had to repeat the grade.

scattered across the United States. Among them are physicians,

Veronica talks too much, she is always

nurses, physician assistants, lab and equipment technicians, re-

daydreaming, and she doesn’t follow directions, said the card.

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search personnel and other health care professionals.

JASMINA Ah, teachers! They can be wrong even when they are right.

Today, the girl who failed first grade is one of the most success-

WELLINGHOFF Senior Writer

they find, recruit and place health care professionals — and

is the fastest-growing health care staffing company in the counentire staffing industry.

Vivacious and, yes, talkative, Edwards — born Muzquiz — doesn’t deny that the teacher was right. But she also recognizes

sition and workforce solutions” for a variety of governmental, commercial and nonprofit health care clients. In other words,

ful businesswomen in San Antonio, and her company, InGenesis, try and the second-fastest-growing human resources firm in the

In the jargon of the industry, InGenesis provides “talent acqui-

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JOSH HUSKIN

some others — in jobs at hospitals, clinics and research institutions and also manage entire clinics or large-scale multi-clinic programs. “Sometimes we essentially serve as the HR department for a client, and other times we provide supplemental staffing,” says Edwards. “Most of these people are our employ-

that the traits listed on that report card, viewed slightly differ-

ees with benefits, 401ks and all. There is also what we call direct

ently — as imagination, ability to communicate and think out-

hire, where an employee we found is taken on by the client as a

side the box — have helped her rise over adversity and get to

permanent employee.”

where she is now.

For instance, InGenesis runs a wellness clinic and a health fair for When I arrive to interview her at the InGenesis offices on Martin

the employees of the Office of Naval Research and Defense Ad-

Luther King Jr. Day, she is the sole person there. Everybody else

vanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in Virginia. The em-

has the day off. The quiet is good for work, she observes as she

phasis there is on preventive care, education, flu shots,

gives me the tour of the facility, starting with the lobby deco-

immunizations and health information. Here in San Antonio, the

rated in Texas ranch style. A bouquet of flowers sits in a boot

company has provided temporary professional, technical and ad-

vase, the chairs are upholstered in doeskin, and cattle horns are

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PROFILE

WHEN YOU ARE GROWING THE BUSINESS, YOU DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO

at the UTHSCSA since 2004. In addition, InGe-

award and the 2011 U.S. Hispanic Chamber of

pealed to her. It so happened that her former

nesis has won huge contracts from the Depart-

Commerce Businesswoman of the Year title.

bosses asked her to help with a staffing proj-

ment of Defense and the U.S. Immigration and

That same year, Inc. Magazine named her one

ect in telecommunications, which ironically

Customs Enforcement Health Services Corps.

of the Top Ten Female Entrepreneurs.

led her to realize that the telecommunication

LAID OFF, SHE REINVENTED HERSELF

looked a lot more promising. Working from

“bubble was about to burst.”

The latter involves providing both medical and program management staff for 21 ICE clinics.

In order to deliver nationwide services, Ed-

Health care

home around her young daughter’s nap schedule, the new entrepreneur soon landed

wards and her colleagues employ a variety of

Edwards credits her mother, Alma Muzquiz, for

her first client — the Mayo Clinic, no less. That

approaches, from advertising and attending

her first business lessons. “My mom was in real

was a confidence booster. To support her

functions to reading professional journals, re-

estate, and she would go door to door in the

fledgling enterprise and help with the family

search and “a lot of networking.” She attributes

neighborhood and give people her card,” she

budget, she took an evening teaching job for

InGenesis’ fast rise to the top to her decision

recalls. “That’s never going to be me, I thought.

a while since her husband, Bryan Edwards,

to surround herself with recruiters and other

I could never do that. And yet today I am

was also “downsized” a month after her.

professionals from a variety of industries, not

pretty much doing what I saw my mother do.

just from the workforce field. “I like to apply

My mother was aggressive, my dad (Ray

best practices from other industries. That’s

Muzquiz) was more methodical. In retrospect,

than anything. Just after she gave birth to her

how you get new ideas to help you move to

I appreciate what I learned from both of them.”

son, a hospital she had been trying to get as

One story illustrates her determination better

a client for three months called, asking her to

the next level,” she explains. One practice that has been useful is to have employment law at-

Following college, Edwards started working

come to a meeting, like the next day. Her baby

torneys run InGenesis’ HR department. “Their

for SBC in telemarketing. Her practical bent

was barely three days old, but the new mama

expertise protects both our employees and the

was already in evidence. Though the job was

showed up. “When you are growing the busi-

clients,” she says. “As a company we must be

below her skill level, it was a way to get a

ness, you do what you have to do,” she notes

fair and compliant in everything we do. That

foot in the door. Eighteen months later, she

builds the foundation for a strong cooperation,

moved to the wireless division sales, rising

Despite her present success, Edwards is not

which has sustained us for 16 years. That’s our

to director of strategic marketing by age 24.

one to rest on her laurels. Not only is she always

way of watching for everybody’s best interest.”

After more than 10 years with SBC, however,

thinking of how to extend her company’s reach

her job disappeared amid corporate restruc-

— to other industries and global markets, for in-

As a leader and entrepreneur, Edwards has re-

turing and layoffs.

ceived much recognition, including the 2013 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year

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stance — she is also pursuing a doctoral degree at UIW that fits with her business objectives.

What to do? Starting her own business ap-

Her thesis is a global study of the reasons and

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conditions that may influence health care workers to respond or not respond to a biological, chemical or nuclear disaster. The study could help institutions prepare for such emergencies.

“I never want to stop learning and setting an example for younger people,” says the CEO. She is setting an example in other ways as well.

After a brother died of diabetes a few years ago, Edwards and her daughter, Sydney, have both taken up the cause of diabetes research and have involved the entire company in the annual Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes that raises funds for the local chapter of the American Diabetes Association. In addition, as a UIW trustee, Edwards is engaged in helping the school get its osteopathic medical school off the ground.

Since she’s in a good position to evaluate the impact of the Affordable Care Act on medical services, I can’t resist asking her what she thinks this impact will be. After some hesitation, she first talks about her own company: “We have already taken measures to reduce costs so we will be able to absorb additional expenses. Clients don’t want to see their rates go up. What we have today is already compliant with ACA … Five years from now the medical industry will be different. In the hospitals, doctors may be replaced by physician assistants or nurse practitioners. We’ll have to see.

Moving forward, I would say, it’s increasingly important for people to learn to be part of their loved ones’ health care. All of us will have to be part of the solution. There may not be enough health care professionals to do it.”

Veronica Edwards and her family all share an affiliation for the University of the Incarnate Word.

Seated, they are her son, Austin; parents Alma and Raymond Muzquiz; daughter, Sydney; and standing, Veronica and her husband, Bryan Edwards.

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SA AT HOME

The Castle Hills Home of an

Aviation Pioneer

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By ROBYN BARNES Photography by AL RENDON

Dee Howard residence gets an update Castle Hills is on Loop 410 nine miles north of downtown San Antonio. It was developed in the 1950s as a residential area with large lots, many featuring ranch-style homes. Its major thoroughfare today is Northwest Military Highway, but when the area was first under development, that busy road was just a sleepy peach orchard.

Near the intersection of Loop 410 and Northwest Military Highway is the home of one of San Antonio’s most famous citizens, Dee Howard, who was a pioneer in aviation and a San Antonio entrepreneur. He was best known for developing the thrust reverser for business jets, eliminating the need for parachutes to slow the jets during braking.

His work made him friend to corporate moguls and kings, and he lived on five wooded acres in this neighborhood.

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SA AT HOME

Top, the kitchen in the Dee Howard home in Castle Hills. The country French cabinetry is by local artisan Mike Hafner, and the island was built to the homeowner's design by a woodworker from Dripping Springs. Below, a view of the living room, which has been updated and repainted.

Howard died in 2009, survived by his wife, Betty, who still lives in the house. But it’s not exactly the same house that Dee knew.

“Dee was bigger than life,” Betty says. “He was a very smart man who worked hard all his life. He built this house in 1950, three years after he opened Howard Aero Service at San Antonio International Airport.

“It started out as a very simple house,” she continues. “As he became more successful, he added on. The house was a traditional 1950s ranch-style house that over time needed modernizing.”

By the time Dee died, the house needed a lot of updating. “I could see the possibilities,” Betty says. “I ended up replacing much of the plumbing, electrical and heating and air-conditioning systems,” she says. “Now it’s like a new house.”

A touch of glamour

of the kitchen,” Betty says, “and they were painted yellow.” No so

Betty is the first to say she enjoys her bling. “I glamorize every

any more. She gutted the L-shaped kitchen. The floors are now

house I live in,” she says. In this case, she had 9,000 square feet to

black walnut and the cabinetry, by local artisan Mike Hafner, is coun-

work with in the main house alone. The guesthouse takes in 1,000

try French with granite countertops. During a visit to Dripping

square feet, and the carriage house, which originally housed Dee’s

Springs she met a woodworker who eventually built the beautiful

antique auto collection, encompasses 10,000 square feet.

She updated the living room, painting and repairing where necessary. She has several Thomas Kincaid paintings and hung The

9-by-5-foot island Betty designed. The chandelier over the island is from Richardson’s Lighting on San Pedro. She installed a Sub-Zero refrigerator and KitchenAid gas range.

Garden of Prayer in the living room. The curio cabinet nearby dis-

A friend took charge of replastering the entire house. “She applied

plays Betty’s jeweled cheetah sculptures by Jay Strongwater. “He’s

six layers of color after applying the Venetian plaster,” Betty says. “It

always been a favorite designer,” she says. “I started with one and

took a long time to do the work. It was well worth it, though.”

collected several more over the years.”

Betty renovated the guest bath next. “It had a redwood sauna that was never used,” she says. “I removed the sauna, replaced the

Major kitchen makeover The kitchen was the next project. “Heavy beams ran the length

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bath and toilet fixtures and created an en suite bath for the guest room. Now it’s actually usable space.”

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Sweet master suite For the next phase of the remodel, Betty brought in Craig Scott’s Cross Construction Company. “I wanted to create a glamorous master suite, and I knew they could do it,” she says. First they removed all the carpet from the existing bath and bedroom. Then they installed a wood herringbone floor to make the transition from the other part of the house.

“The master suite starts with a sitting room,” Betty says. “We installed custom walnut bookcases to hold my books and knickknacks. Because the room backs up to the backyard, I get great natural light through these windows.”

Always a horsewoman, Betty has a large painting of a thoroughbred on one wall of the sitting room. “This is a likeness of a real horse that once belonged to a prince,” she says.

Originally, the master bath comprised four small rooms. Cross Construction knocked the walls down, creating one long, elegant feminine haven.

To the left of the entry is a full-length rococo mirror with a gilt frame. “This is my dressing room,” Betty says.

She

opens closet doors on the wall beside the mirror to reveal rods of evening dresses and wraps, organized by color.

Other cabinets hold shelves for hats, shoes and purses.

There’s a cabinet

with special velvet drawers for jewelry, all neatly arranged by color.

The drawer pulls are made of gold and crystal. The countertops are honey onyx.

The tray ceiling is a metallic

gold, reflected in the crystal chandelier that hangs in its center. A Marilyn Monroe print adds a Hollywood feeling to the room.

The white marble floor in the master bath is amazing. “Cross Construction honed this floor so smooth that you can’t tell where one piece of marble ends and the next begins,” Betty says. “I do have to be careful not to walk with wet feet!

From top, the master bedroom; the feminine area of the master bath, which contains a coffee bar with drawers for creamer and wine; and the tub and shower.

Cross Construction converted four small rooms into the spacious bathroom.

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“Roses are the signature of my life,” she says. “There was a walnut door in another part of the house that I repurposed for the ladies’ commode. I found a woodworker in Oregon who made a rose we could mount on the door. We repainted it and hung it here.

I think it is so beautiful.” Nearby is a mirrored glass display of her collection of perfume bottles. Around the corner is a coffee bar, complete with refrigerator drawers for creamer and wine.

The bathtub is an elegant white vessel with a gilded swan spigot. A crystal chandelier is centered over the tub. Beside the tub is a glass-walled roll-in shower with two gold showerheads.

Across from the tub is a wall-mounted wide-screen television.

“I think this is the most beautiful room I’ve ever been in,” Betty says. “I feel so wonderful when I’m in here.”

The man’s side Perhaps reflecting the real estate sales training of her professional life, Betty acknowledged that someday this house will be sold, and the man of the house might not be too comfortable with all the feminine luxury. So she built a “man’s side of the bath.”

This space is pure masculine elegance. The floors and cabinets are made of black walnut, the countertops and sink of marble. The drawer pulls are slim rectangular sparklers that wink in the light.

The shoe cabinet’s doors are of frosted glass, a theme carried to the exterior windows. A full-length mirror completes the male dressing room.

“The master bedroom was completely redone,” Betty says. “It took six months to complete. We tore out walls, remade the fireplace and renovated a Florida room at the back to become a workout studio, which I call the torture room. I use the equipment in here every day because it’s important to me to be healthy.”

Along the back of the house, adjacent to the kitchen, is the spa-

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cious den and dining area. “I put in some cross beams and some millwork and made a coffered ceiling. It’s become a very comfortable place to entertain,” Betty says.

She renovated the old bar in the corner of the room, adding glass-front cabinets, refrigerated drawers and a wine refrigerator. The countertops are of granite, and the cabinets are stained and glazed birch.

The carriage house Beyond the back door is a rectangular lap pool set in a manicured landscape. Down a path and through a gate is the carriage house that once housed Dee’s extensive collection of classic cars. Beautiful murals, painted by local artist Eduardo Jaramillo, adorn the walls, which are actually the backsides of commercial-grade garage doors.

“This is where Dee held his car parties,” Betty says. “This space has its own bar and kitchen. There’s a big-screen television, where they watched ball games. And part of Dee’s Western art collection is housed here.” The cars were sold before Dee’s death, and the carriage house is now used as an event center for nonprofit organizations.

“I know I’m fortunate to live in such a beautiful home,” Betty says. “It couldn’t be in a better location; I’m just minutes from anywhere I need to be, yet I never hear any traffic noise from the highway nearby. The house is a great place to host my friends and my family. I can’t think of a better place to be.”

The master bathroom also includes "the man's side of the bath." Black walnut floors and cabinets exude masculine elegance, and the countertops and sink are marble.

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MOMMY MATTERS

Weathering Fair-Weather Friendships What to do when a relationship turns sour As parents, we spend much of our lives teaching our youngsters and helping them to navigate the twists and turns they encounter along the road of life. We share our “been there, done that” wisdom, comfortable in the knowledge that we are going to be able to patch them up and send them on their way when they get hurt. However, I am discovering that once you get past the age of skinned knees, there are hurts that Band-Aids and kisses just won’t help. I’m talking about the hurt that comes from the dissolution of a friendship.

One thing I never expected as a parent is that my children and I would have the same problems, much less at the same time. Recently, however, that changed, and one of my sons and I found ourselves struggling to understand the sudden changes that occurred in the dynamics of friendships.

In my son’s case, the change was swift and left no doubt as to what was happening.

We’re talking about children, after all. When they abandon one another in favor of another friend or group, they tend to make it rather obvious. “You aren’t my friend anymore” is almost as commonly heard on the playground as “You’re it!”

My situation involved the sudden ceasing of communication and grown-up playdates.

In a nutshell? Bigger kids, different playground. Personally, I can’t help wondering if a child’s straightforward “you aren’t my friend anymore” approach wouldn’t have been preferable. At least you know what you’re dealing with!

In both cases, the situations were painful and perplexing. When we make a friend, whether at 3 or 43, it is a process that is usually based on some sort of commonality. Once the commonality is established, it moves on to a tentative trust. A “hey, I like you,” where you begin to open up more, sharing things from mindless gossip and chitchat, to deeper thoughts and feelings about more important issues.

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Because of that deeper level of sharing, when one party withdraws from the friendship, it can feel like a very personal rejection.

The bottom line?

Regardless of your age, it hurts like hell.

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o what do you do about it?

According to family therapist Theresa Moore, LCSW, LPC, often

when a friendship ends, it is because one person is no longer willing or able to handle his or her own emotions within the friendship.

“Fair-weather friends are usually the result of unmet expectations,” she explains. “We all have our ideas of what friendship should look like, and unless we know each other well and have learned how to accommodate each others’ weaknesses and quirks, it won’t last but for a season.”

While that may sound disheartening, there are some things Moore says you can do before throwing in the towel on your fair-weather friend. The first is to apologize if you realize that you have made a mistake that has caused harm in the relationship. In addition to apologizing, you should try to make amends.

“Making amends is the change in your behavior that shows your sincerity,” she explains.

If to the best of your knowledge you have not done anything to cause the fallout, then Moore says you have several options.

The first is that you can try to talk to your friend about the change, but it carries the risk of things not turning out the way you expect or want. The second is to give it time to return to normal, but understand that this can be emotionally awkward and sad. Finally, you can allow the friendship to change or allow it to go. If you choose the latter, it is sad, hurtful and sometimes even angry. None of these options is easy.

Both my son and I chose the “talk to your friend about the change” option. Fortunately for my son, when the other child realized that his behavior was hurtful, he apologized, and although they aren’t as close as they were, the blatantly rude behavior has stopped.

Unfortunately, I didn’t fare quite as well, and it is, as Moore cautioned, emotionally awkward and sad.

Although the outcomes were vastly different, both my son and I learned something from these experiences, and we are a little wiser, albeit a little bruised. The bottom line is, people come and go in our lives for a reason. Discerning who is in for the long run and who is just passing through is a lesson it seems that we never stop learning.

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A PASSION FOR NEW MUSIC Soli Chamber Ensemble embraces contemporary composers Last November, clarinetist Stephanie Key threw an early surprise party for the 50th birthday of her cellist husband, David Mollenauer. Months before, she had contacted one of the best-known contemporary music composers, Aaron J. Kernis, with an ambitious request: Would he consider writing an original piece for cello in honor of Mollenauer’s milestone celebration? Though busy with two other, larger commissions, Kernis agreed and sent the Above, clarinetist Stephanie Key; below, members of the SOLI Chamber Ensemble: David Mollenauer, Carolyn True, Ertan Torgul and Key. She and Mollenauer co-founded the ensemble, which is dedicated to contemporary classical music.

finished score to San Antonio in October.

Unbeknownst to Mollenauer, the piece was scheduled to be performed at the January concerts of the SOLI Chamber Ensemble that besides Key and Mollenauer consists of violinist Ertan Torgul and pianist Carolyn True.

“At the party, Carolyn said to David, ‘Look, I found this piece for cello and piano from Kernis,’ and she handed him his score, sat at the piano and started playing the opening,” recalls Key, for whom the entire experience was highly emotional. ”I watched his face as he looked down and saw the dedication. It was unbelieving, like, is this really for me? He was completely shocked. I was weeping at that point. I had been thinking about that moment since March. To be able to give him the music written for him that he will be able to play for the rest of his life was so wonderful.”

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By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF

Photography by JANET ROGERS

On Jan, 13, Mollenauer, accompanied by

won the competition.) And that’s also

True, got a standing ovation after he per-

what is firing up this ensemble. Whenever

formed Kernis’ challenging Second Ballad

possible, we like to bring the composer to

at Gallery Nord, a piece the composer de-

San Antonio to work with us. We prepare

scribed as ”lyrical, passionate and dra-

the piece to the farthest point that we can

almost

before the composer comes, and then we

romantic in its sweep and richness of

work on the finer details. One thing that

sound. The work was part of a program ti-

always strikes me is how grateful they are

matic”

and,

we

would

add,

tled Present, which itself was part of the

for the amount of time and love we put

group’s 20th anniversary season built

into the preparation.

around the theme of past-present-future.

Like all SOLi concerts, this one was re-

“Contemporary music is a tough animal,

peated the next day at Trinity’s Ruth Tay-

even for musicians,” she continues. “They

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The SOLI Chamber Ensemble will perform the final pair of concerts of the 20th anniversary season May 19 at the Gallery Nord and May 20 at Trinity University’s Ruth Taylor Concert Hall. Titled Future, it will feature “the hottest emerging composers of the coming age,” who will also take part in panel discussions about the future of music.

For information call (210) 317-8816.

To purchase tickets go to www.solichamberensemble.com.

lor Concert Hall. In addition to Kernis’

often don’t understand it. I talk to young

both were dating other people at the time.

composition, the program held another

musicians who don’t even know the names

It took a few more years before the two

commissioned work, Four Score, by Hous-

of the best living composers. Yet living

eventually married in 1995 here in San An-

ton-based Anthony Brandt, as well as

composers are the ones who are experienc-

tonio, where Mollenauer had a job with the

numbers by Libby Larsen, Thomas Ades

ing what we are experiencing; their work re-

San Antonio Symphony. Later, Key also

and San Antonian George Cisneros, all of

flects our time. Can you imagine living

joined SAS, where she is presently assis-

them living composers.

today with the medicine or technology of

tant principal clarinet.

Key, who co-founded the ensemble with

those fields and all others, and we go along

It didn’t take the couple long to discover

Mollenauer and served as artistic director

with the changes. I wish we had the same

that they enjoyed performing together.

until recently, couldn’t be happier. “We felt

curiosity about the changes in music.”

The first chamber concert they played as

You will play the clarinet

a name, took place at University United

the audience we know that we have rep-

Growing up in a musical family, Key

Methodist Church. They remember re-

resented the composers well. We poured

hoped to play the oboe until a school

hearsing at a friend’s house. True and

ourselves into the performance, and the

band conductor judged her hands too

Torgul joined a couple of years later, re-

audience got it.”

small for that instrument and decreed the

placing the original pianist and violinist.

the 19th century? So much has changed in

a quartet, even before they had settled on

that we accomplished what we wanted to do,” she says. “Through the responses of

then-10-year-old “will play the clarinet.”

For years, they presented their concerts

Indeed. Interestingly, while symphonic or-

As it turned out, that was the right

exclusively at Trinity but expanded to

chestras complain that audiences dislike

choice. “I love the clarinet,” says Key with

other locales in the past decade, such as

the music of today, SOLI has been quietly

a broad smile. “I love its soulfulness, its

the Blue Star Contemporary Art Center

winning the hearts and minds of a very

versatility, the colors and sounds I can

and Gallery Nord. Come next season, SOLI

supportive and enthusiastic audience. The

produce with it.” It’s also beneficial for

will become the only resident chamber en-

ensemble is the only group in San Antonio

her health. “I used to get migraine

semble at the new Tobin Center for the Performing Arts.

dedicated almost exclusively to contem-

headaches,” she adds, “but the controlled

porary classical music and to commission-

breathing that’s used in playing the clar-

ing new pieces. Since its inception in 1994,

inet made the headaches go away.”

As the artistic director for 16 years, Key

established and emerging composers, in-

Her family moved to San Antonio when

implies, including marketing, fundraising,

cluding Paul Moravec, Robert X. Ro-

her father, Rhoderick Key, became the

outreach and all sorts of practical matters.

driguez, Tim Kramer, Stephen Mackey,

dean of fine arts at UTSA in 1981, and she

She was glad to pass that baton to Torgul

Alexandra Gardner and others. In 2013, the

considers the Alamo City her hometown.

and see the duties become more evenly

quartet won the Adventurous Program-

Though for a while young Stephanie en-

divided between the four members, she

ming Award jointly given by Chamber

tertained the idea of studying anthropol-

says. The organization also has a support-

Music America and the American Society

ogy, music won in the end because of its

ive board, chaired by Carina Gors, owner

of Composers, Authors and Publishers. It

unique ability to create connections be-

of Gallery Nord.

handled much more than what the title

it has commissioned 40 works from both

has also received multiple grants from en-

tween players and listeners. After years of

tities such the National Endowment for

playing in school and with the Youth Or-

the Arts, the Aaron Copland Fund for

chestra of San Antonio, she was off to

Considering her passion for new music, has she ever considered composing herself?

Music, the local Russell Hill Rogers Fund

Boston, where she earned a Bachelor of

for the Arts, the Tobin Endowment and

Music degree from the New England Con-

She turns pensive for a moment before

the city of San Antonio.

servatory of Music, following that up with

answering. “Composer Joan Powers said

graduate work at the California Institute of

to me once, ‘You have to compose. It will

“For me, the fire was ignited in college,”

the Arts. It was during that time that she

give you a different perspective,’” she

explains Key about her love of new music.

met her future husband at the Aspen

starts tentatively, then more affirmatively:

“I was excited to play a new composition

Music Festival.

“That may be the next story. For now, I

that had never been played before. I

“I was smitten right away,” admits the clar-

do something creative with it It’s such a

wanted to be a composer’s voice. (She

inetist with more smiles and chuckles, but

gift to be able to play music.”

know I can take someone else’s music and

for a competition at school, something

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By ANNE MOORE

BEAUTY

What You Should Know about

Beauty Products

Why portion size and expiration dates matter Best if used by …

Have you ever wondered if there is a shelf life for the products you use on your face every day? Whether it's your moisturizer or your eye shadow, there are expiration time-

powder, blush, eye shadow, foundation

liquid eyeliner

lines, most of which are not shown on the product or its packaging. And there are legitimate reasons for adhering to life-of-product suggestions.

For example, rather than keeping your makeup in a humid bathroom, where mold, yeast and bacteria are encouraged to grow, you should move it to your bedroom or some other place where the environment is drier.

1 YEAR

If you have gone “green,” you'll need to replace your or-

6 MONTHS

ganic makeup products more frequently. Regular formulas are said to last about twice as long as those with only natural ingredients.

3-6 MONTHS

2 YEARS

The smell test can also let you know when it's time to toss and renew. A foul odor is a big clue. If your liquid foundation or other liquid products have “separated,” many times that's the first sign that it's time to buy new. Try to squirt, not dip.

A pump or spray bottle is better than jars or those containers with twist-off caps because it keeps your fingers and the bacteria lurking on them from contaminating the product.

According an expert adviser for Ladies’ Home Journal, the following are a few rules of thumb you can use regarding

mascara

concealer, lipstick lip gloss

Does size really matter?

As I say about things like sugar, butter and wine when cooking, “If a little is good, a lot must be better.” However, when it comes to beauty product portions, should you use a spot, a dab, a tad, a blob or a glob? If you don't use enough, the product just might not do its job. Using too much may cause side effects like red, dry or oily skin, greasy hair or flaky scalp.

Well, it doesn't have to be a guessing game. For one thing, any prescription medicines from your dermatologist or other physician will come with written instructions as to how much, how often, etc., they should be used. For over-the-counter makeup, you can refer to the chart here, which was designed by physicians and other experts for the correct amounts of products for use on your face and hair:

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For your Face

the safe life of your makeup products:

PRODUCT

SIZE

Cleansers: Foaming for oily skin Creamy liquid for dry skin Massage in for about 30 seconds to help draw out impurities.

Golf ball Quarter

Exfoliators: Apply to the skin using a circular motion, but don't scrub.

Quarter

Moisturizer (be sure it contains SPF of 30): Using your clean fingertips, slather it over your entire face and neck and ears.

Quarter

Serums: You can see you don't need much of these concentrated products to help your problem places. Just tap it into your deeper lines, using your clean fingertips.

Pea

Masks: Although masks are great for shrinking pores and clearing up pimples, you should use no more than 1X/week and only on the T-zone and other oily areas.

Nickel

Night creams: Since your skin is more receptive to retinol and other special ingredients, use at least this much. Of course, follow your dermatologist’s instructions.

Quarter

Under-eye creams: Dab half of cream under each eye and lightly tap, spreading from the outer corner of the eye to the inner. Don't apply to eyelids. Using too much can end up in the eyes and may cause puffiness and irritation.

Pea

Spot treatments: For dark spots and blemishes.

Pea

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About your hair products Shampoo: Quarter Using too much shampoo can leave you with dull, dry hair, sometimes even split ends. You can use a little more or less if you hair is quite long or very short.

Conditioners: Daily, Leave-In or Mask: Quarter Daily Use: Coat hair strands with conditioner from about mid-length to the ends. Comb through before rinsing out for detangling and hydrating.

Leave-In: For detangling, shining hair and sealing hair cuticles, even taming static, just rub the conditioner between your hands and smooth over your hair while it is still damp. If using a liquid, spritz it on the back and on each side of your head.

Conditioning mask: A good thing to use every six to eight weeks if you color or straighten or otherwise use harsh chemicals on your hair, especially if you combine these with the use of a heat appliance. These masks treat both the hair and the scalp, so make sure you apply to both.

Hair gel: Nickel Takes only a small amount to do some good things — defining curls or parts in your hair, helping “depouf” hair and “anchor” bangs. Mist or lightly wet your hands before putting the gel on them to help with spreading the gel. To eliminate “crunchy” hair, mix a little serum containing silicone with the gel before applying to your hair.

Mousse: Golf ball Rub the mousse between your hands before putting it on your damp hair. For thinner, finer hair or if it is cut in layers, stick to the roots of your hair. The ingredients for producing fullness will be activated as you blow-dry your hair.

Wax: Pea Just a little dab of styling wax will do ya.

Warm it up before applying by rubbing it between your hands to get that “piece-y” look. Too much product equals shampoo now.

Shine serum: Pea A couple of pea-sized drops of this serum on your wet hair will help tame those frizzies and “fly-aways” so your hair can shine more. Again, too much will give you an unpleasant greasy look.

In addition to product use-by dates and portion sizes, please remember the best beauty tip of all: An annual skin examination by your dermatologist. After all, it is sunny San Antonio.

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WOMEN’S WELLNESS

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Laser Eye Surgery & W

You

hat's it all about? You're most likely familiar with the term LASIK surgery. It has become very popular for athletes, along with many of your

friends and co-workers, to have this procedure.

In the past, when correcting vision problems such as nearsighted-

ness (myopia), farsightedness (hyperopia) or astigmatism (distortion), you wore eyeglasses so the lenses could “reshape your vision” or contact lenses to physically reshape your cornea.

But over the last couple of decades, LASIK (laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis) has become the treatment most often performed to correct these common eyesight problems. This surgical procedure involves the use of a laser to reshape the cornea of your eye. This change then redirects the light that enters your eye to focus more properly on the retina, providing you with clearer vision.

What's for you not to like? Laser eye surgery is short and sweet. It is said to be pain-free, to last for only about 15 minutes for both eyes and to result in improved vision within as short a period as 24 hours. All without eyeglasses or contact lenses.

Start at the very beginning — find an experienced surgeon.

Your surgeon should be a board-certified ophthalmologist, experienced in this particular field and technique. This means you should not have surgery on your eyes by a technician or assistant or medical doctor who has attended a weekend of show-and-tell. These are your eyes you're entrusting to someone. You can ask for recommendations from your eye care professional and your friends and family and access the Texas Medical Board website to verify credentials.

Does the surgeon have any malpractice investigations in the past or present, or any restrictions noted regarding his or her medical license or practice? Is the surgeon a resident, or does he or she fly in and out to perform multiple procedures once a month or so? Do you have meetings with the surgeon prior to the day of surgery? Are the costs

*

The No. 1

risk eliminator for LASIK surgery is the surgeon you choose.

just too good to be true, compared with other surgeons in the area?

Schedule some free consultations. Ask about any risks or complications you might have, how these will be handled, what services will be provided before and after the surgery, and, of course, costs and payment options.

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Drs. Edward Rashid and Charles “Chaz” Reilly are fellowship-trained, board-certified ophthalmologists that have over 35 years of experience in laser vision correction. Dr. Rashid has been the official ophthalmologist for the San Antonio

Once

you have chosen

your surgeon, you should be given a thorough eye

Spurs for over 20 years. Dr. Reilly is the former consultant to the Air Force Sur-

examination prior to LASIK

geon General whose success led to

surgery where your doctor

LASIK approval for Air Force pilots. This

will determine if you are a

checklist was put together to help you start your search for a LASIK Surgeon.

candidate for the surgery.

He or she will evaluate:

How to find a Qualified LASIK Surgeon: Do your research: • Ask for recommendations

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• the shape and thickness of your cornea • the size of your pupil • the type of correction to be made (nearsightedness, etc.)

• the moistness of your eyes • the measurement of the curvature of the front surface of your eye and the “mapping” of your eye, using a special instrument • your medical history and any medications you're taking.

You may not be a candidate for LASIK surgery if...

• you have any eye problem, like cataracts, glaucoma, persistent dry eyes, an infection or an injury that might affect how you respond to the surgery or the healing process.

•

Search for reviews online

•

Look up the Surgeon on the Texas Medical Board Website

•

Schedule 2-3 consultations to meet with the top candidates

• your eyes require a very strong prescription to correct your vision.

•

• your corneal surface is too thin or irregular to accommodate the surgery. you have very large pupils, which can increase the risk of side effects like halos or starbursts when driving.

• there are age considerations to address. You must be over 18, sometimes over 21, to as-

Questions to Ask/Consider: • Is the Surgeon based in San Antonio or do they have multiple locations?

sure your vision has stopped changing and the prescription has remained stable for at

•

glasses even after you've had a LASIK procedure. As we age, our eyes become drier. This

•

•

How many times will I meet with the surgeon before my surgery?

How will the surgeon follow my progress after surgery?

What are my eyes unique risks and what is the surgeon’s plan to minimize those risks if I have laser vision correction surgery?

least 12 months. Although there is no particular upper age limit, after age 40 a normal, age-related condition called presbyopia occurs that may mean you'll require reading

condition can become worse, so it must be treated and resolved before LASIK surgery.

• your general health is compromised because of a degenerative or autoimmune disease

including steroids, Accutane and immunosuppresents, these will increase the risks involved with this type of surgery.

• you are pregnant or nursing. Hormonal changes many times lead to temporary changes in your vision. In addition, any medications prescribed post-surgery could

At See It Clearly, safety and patient care

affect the health of your baby if you're nursing.

always come first. From the initial consultation, through all of your follow up care, your surgeon will be by your side every step of the way. When it comes to

*

like AIDS, HIV, Type 1 diabetes or rheumatoid arthritis. If you take certain medications

The LASIK procedure itself It begins with some numbing drops in your eyes so you

your vision correction options, safety is

won't have any discomfort during the surgery. Your eyes will

Drs. Rashid and Reilly's first priority. The

be secured in a manner where you won't be able to close your

The No. 2

risk eliminator is the extent of your evaluation as to whether you are a candidate.

doctors and their team take great care

lids or move your eye around while an ultra-thin flap is created on

to determine the best vision treatment

the surface of the eye (cornea). The pulsing laser light then reshapes your cornea according

for you. Their sole aim is to give every patient the best possible vision.

to the computerized instructions for your individual eyes. You may feel pressure, but not pain, during the procedure and will hear a “clicking” sound as the laser does its work.

The flap is then returned to its normal position, where it acts like a “bandage” for protection and eliminates the necessity for stitches. Each eye is worked on separately, around

Contact our office today for an initial, no-cost consultation.

Let us help you See It Clearly!

5 minutes per eye. After a brief rest, you'll be on your way home with your designated driver.

You may experience a little itching or burning in the eyes and maybe some blurring that day. Don't scratch or rub your eyes! You will probably experience improved vision as early as the next day and continued improvement over the next few days. Your physician may re-

210.340.5058 www.seeitclearly.com

lease you to return to work in a day or so but will caution against any strenuous exercise for a week or more.

There will be a follow-up visit or two, along with a mandatory eye test to show the state you can legally drive without glasses or contacts, usually requiring your vision to

The LASIK procedure, like any elective procedure has risks and associated side effects.

For a complete list, please visit www.seeitclearly.com or www.fda.gov/lasik.

be 20/40 or better.

Even though LASIK surgery has been highly successful for millions of Americans, including our military personnel, there can still be complications. Most complications can be resolved through medications or a second “enhancement” surgery.

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AROUND TOWN

2 1: San Antonio Gardenia and Musical Club Holiday Luncheon

1. Front: Lori Wright, Gretchen Burkholder, Lois Jones, Yeola Mitchell. Back: Mary Brook, Barbara Schneider Rattan and Beverly Purcell-Guerra.

2: Bar Auxiliary Officers

2. Rita Thompson, Sally Ball, Jacquie Rothermel, in front, Martha Franco.

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3: H-E-B presents a check to the American Red Cross for victims of typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.

3. Debbie Immel, Gregg Muenster, Winell Herron and David Chaney.

4: Toy Drive for the Children’s Hospital of San Antonio at the Alteza 4. Katie and Pat Molak

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We LIVE Here.We RACE Here. We SAVE LIVES Here.

Your DoLLArS At Work

Last year, Susan G. Komen San Antonio awarded $750,000 to eight local nonprofits providing breast cancer screening, treatment/ survivorship and education services to thousands in Bexar County. Additionally, the Affiliate contributed more than $250,000 to breast cancer research through the Susan G. Komen Grants Program for scientific initiatives endeavoring to find the cures.

the monies awarded were raised primarily through the Susan g. komen San Antonio race for the Cure event. With your help, last year’s grants specifically addressed: n n n

n

Breast cancer screening including clinical breast exams, mammograms and biopsies. treatment such as surgery, chemotherapy and radiation.

treatment support and survivorship including counseling services, lymphatic drainage, wigs, bras/prosthetics, transportation, diet and nutrition classes.

Breast health education and outreach to underserved areas of the community.

Breast Cancer Funding Breakdown: n 46% Screening n 19% Treatment

19%

16%

19%

46%

n 19% Treatment Support/Survivorship n 16% Breast Health Education

the funded breast cancer programs were selected by an independent grants review panel through a competitive application and consideration process, and serve vulnerable populations in Bexar County.

2013-2014 komen SAn Antonio SuPPorteD AgenCieS: n

n n n n n n n

American Cancer Society: Transportation to treatment appointments.

Centromed: Education, screening, diagnostics and case management services.

CommuniCare Health Centers: Education, screening and diagnostics. martinez Street Women’s Center: Educational outreach and support services.

SLeW Wellness Center: Emotional and physical support for survivors recovering from treatment including lymphatic drainage, counseling, wigs and more. thriveWell Cancer Foundation: Nutrition and exercise sessions specifically for cancer patients and survivors. university Health System: Screening and diagnostics.

WingS: Treatment and patient navigation.

BreASt CAnCer CAre PACkAge ProgrAm For newly Diagnosed Patients

Dealing with a cancer diagnosis is overwhelming. many times a patient must make quick decisions related to treatment, financing, work and personal arrangements. Care packages contain helpful information in one place, including comfort items and encouragement to ease anxiety and pain during treatment.

My care package couldn’t have come at a better time.The thought of knowing someone else is thinking about me as I go through my radiation treatment is encouraging.

Deborah C., Survivor

to request a care package for a breast cancer survivor/patient, please email info@sakomen.net or call 210-222-9009.

Are you interested in sponsoring the care package program, or would you like to provide cards of encouragement? if so, please email elyse@sakomen.net or call 210-222-9009.

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WHo We Are:

BFF was developed through collaboration between Susan g. komen San Antonio and redes en Accion : the national Latino research network at the institute for Health Promotion research, the university of texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

Building positive relationships with survivors who share similar experiences encourages women that life during and after breast cancer does not have to limit quality of life!

Younger breast cancer patients and survivors: consider joining BFF, a sisterhood of young women supporting each other in the fight against cancer and WINNING!

miSSion:

to provide support to young breast cancer patients and survivors by empowering women to take charge of their overall well-being during and after cancer treatment.

What to expect from BFF:

topics and activities driven BY young survivors For young survivors:

n meetings every month n meeting topics that include a mixture of educational

sessions about cancer and fun activities

FUN ACTIVITIES • Healthy cooking demonstration • Group exercise (Yoga, Zumba, etc.)

• Meditation • Massages • Beauty Nights (“Look Good, Feel Better”) • Biking through the Missions

n Breast cancer diagnosis is increasing by 2 percent per year in women ages 20 to 39.

FrienDLY FACtS:

the komen San Antonio BFF (Breast Friends Forever) Young Survivors Support group provides an opportunity for young cancer patients / survivors to face breast cancer together. the group takes on issues specifically affecting young women with cancer through emotional support, community outreach, healthy lifestyles and vital breast health information.

LECTURE SERIES • Medical lectures • Psychologists, relationships and breast cancer, body image issues • Fertility experts • Genetic counselors • Lymphedema specialists • Nutritionists • Career coaches/motivational speakers

For meeting Date and more information:

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n Breast cancer in younger women is often n more aggressive and accompanied with lower survival rates.

n Breast cancer impacts quality of life in n younger women, including depression, psychosocial issues, vitality, personal relationships, body image, fertility, workplace issues and fatigue.

n It is estimated that 13,110 women under age n 40 will get breast cancer in the U.S. and 1,160 will pass away annually. n Today there are about 250,000 breast cann cer survivors living in the U.S. who were diagnosed at age 40 or younger.

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by Victoria reyna

Everyone remembers their teenage years — that awkward time filled with crushes, bad hair days, and embarrassing yearbook portraits.

It’s the age of a girl’s first break-up, subjection to humiliation by her parents and trying to keep up with the latest trends. Fortunately for many, that is the extent of the hardship they face at that age. For DeAndreia Joseph the story is different. At 17 years old, she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

From the time DeAndreia was 11 or 12, her mother, who works in the health care industry, taught her to perform her own breast self-exams to check for anything out of the ordinary. She was only 15 when she first realized something wasn’t right. She noticed an abnormal discharge and after a couple of days, decided she should confide in her mother.

“When she first told me, I told her she just hadn’t completely dried off after her shower. I said it was nothing,” said Michele, DeAndreia's mother.

It wasn’t until a second examination showed traces of blood in the leakage that they took the trip to the doctor’s office.

“All the doctors said it was normal,”

remembers DeAndreia.

“They said it was just hormones.”

A second opinion found that she actually had two papillomas, benign tumors that they were able to remove.

She and her family believed the worst was behind them.

A year later, another self-exam brought two pea-sized lumps to DeAndreia’s attention. Worried that her daughter’s discovery would be overlooked by doctors due to her young age, Michele took her to the emergency room. They set up an appointment with a general

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surgeon who immediately knew something was wrong. Further testing confirmed their fears.

“We already knew something was up,” said DeAndreia, recalling the moment she received her official diagnosis. “He [the doctor] was kind of down. I knew he was going to deliver bad news.”

One of the lumps was benign as the two before had been, but the other was malignant.

That was the moment she learned she had breast cancer. With so many not believing that a breast cancer diagnosis at such a young age is even possible, it was a shock to her and her family.

“It was like the wind was taken out of my body,” said DeAndreia. “My mom just broke down in tears. I didn’t want to break down too.”

Looking back on that day, her father Karl can still remember thinking, “How are we going to get through this?”

Over the next series of tests and appointments, the Joseph family leaned on each other and relied on their faith to help them get by. Their extended family called daily, prayed for them and put in prayer requests for them at their churches. Karl credits their strength to his mother, all of their extended family and their “belief in the higher up.”

Scared, but with unwavering courage and faith in God, DeAndreia told herself that this was “not an automatic death sentence.” She took charge, did her research, and made the decision to have a double mastectomy. Her parents, although supportive, were hesitant of her decision considering her young age and the finality of such a procedure. Her doctor, believing that a lumpectomy — a procedure that only removes the cancerous part of the breast — would be more than enough to ensure her health, also did not encourage it.

With utter conviction, she held her ground and underwent the surgery that ultimately saved her life. What doctors found after her procedure was that she suffered from hyperplasia, an abnormal multiplication of cells. Because of her condition, had she opted not to undergo the mastectomy, the cancer was almost sure to reappear later and be a severe threat to her life.

“She was the strength,” said Michele of her daughter, who helped them all to remain positive during such a trying time. “She was the lead. If it wasn’t for her, I don’t think I could have been strong.”

Today, DeAndreia is using her experiences as a young cancer patient to help other young women her age realize that they can be at risk as well. She is currently a student at the University of Texas at San Antonio, where she is pursuing a degree in public health. She speaks at campus events at UTSA, the University of Incarnate Word and Texas State that are dedicated to raising awareness. Last October, with the help of a fellow student and breast cancer survivor, she organized her own campus awareness event at UTSA through a Komen program called Breast Friends Forever. In the time spent orchestrating these events and reaching out to help others, she believes she may have found a new passion through public speaking.

DeAndreia strongly believes in the importance of educating the younger community about the risk they face of possibly developing breast cancer. She is passionate about saving lives by inspiring people through her own story. For those who are struggling with the news of a recent diagnosis, she hopes that they will follow some of the advice she had to offer.

“Keep your faith,” she said.

“Stay positive. Don’t put yourself around negativity. It’s okay to grieve but don’t stay stuck there.”

She is a strong believer in the power of a positive attitude in helping one recover.

DeAndreia’s parents and solid suppor t system were there through it all. They were by her side for every appointment, every test and every procedure. While the hardship they faced is not something they would like to repeat, there were lessons they learned that as parents they apply to everyday life.

“Be humble,” said Karl. “Cherish every minute. Love your kids. Make sure you tell them you love them.”

For them, every moment with their daughter DeAndreia, is one that is not taken for granted.

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A motHer’S

by Victoria reyna

There are many legacies, traditions, and traits that mothers hope to one day pass on to their own daughters. Smiles just like their own, recipes passed down from generation to generation, and unique bedtime lullabies that they will one day sing to their own children. For some, the wish is different—that their daughters will not have to suffer from a disease that has touched each generation before them.

“It’s scary thinking of how prevalent it is in your family,” said Allison Woodie, 42, a breast cancer survivor who lost her grandmother and mother to breast cancer, as well. Allison’s grandmother lost her battle with breast cancer twelve years ago and her mother, six years later. She received the diagnosis herself shortly after. Because of the time she spent watching her mother try to fight an invasive type of the cancer, she knew immediate action had to be taken to protect herself and her daughters.

Allison’s love for her daughters motivates her to race. She hopes that with all of the support and research relentlessly dedicated to Susan G. Komen’s cause, there will one day be a cure for the cancer that claimed the two women she held most dear before it has a chance to affect her children. Her hope for women who are struggling to cope with a new diagnosis is that they face it head on, utilizing the help they can before it spreads and becomes more difficult to treat.

“She was in denial,” Allison remembered of her mother, who prolonged seeking treatment, causing the cancer to spread and worsen. “It was a nightmare living through that with her. After that, it was a matter of watching her suffer.”

While hearing the diagnosis is not easy, Allison's advice for others who have been diagnosed is simple and straightforward.

Upon her own diagnosis, not only does she remember being afraid for herself, but for her two daughters, as well. They decided together that they would all take active roles in their health and in seeking immediate treatment should a breast cancer diagnosis ever come their way. That’s exactly what Allison did.

“It was caught at the early stages,” she said. “I’m doing very well.”

Allison and her team, Pink Pistols, are strong supporters of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. All of the funds that are raised from Race for the Cure are invested locally, providing breast cancer screening, treatment, education and research.

“That’s one reason we support Komen so much,” she said. “The reason our team and others I know participate in Race is because the funds are used to save lives in San Antonio.”

“Don’t be afraid to lean on people. use the resources that are out there.

Don’t be ashamed or scared. Dealing with people who have actually been through it and can offer that perspective helps,” says Allison Woode.

Through this trying time for Allison and her family, she has ensured that the greatest legacy she will one day leave behind for her daughters is one of courage, perseverance and a fighting spirit that refused to be stifled. She continues to be a shining example of strength, and like so many that support Race for the Cure, she will race until that cure is found.

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Self-Awareness 1.Know your risk

• talk to your family to learn about your family’s health history

• talk to your doctor about your personal risk of breast cancer

Register Today!

2. Get screened

• Ask your doctor which screening tests are right for you and if you are at a higher risk

• Have a mammogram every year starting at age 40, if you are at average risk

• Have a clinical breast exam at least every 3 years starting at 20, and every year starting at 40

3.Know what is normal for you

See your health care provider right away if you notice any of these breast changes: • Lump, hard knot or thickening inside the breast or underarm area

• Swelling, warmth, redness or darkening of breast • Change in the size or shape of the breast • Dimpling or puckering of the skin

• itchy, scaly sore or rash on the nipple

• Pulling in of nipple or other parts

• nipple discharge that starts suddenly

• new pain in one spot that does not go away

4.Make healthy lifestyle choices • • • • •

maintain a healthy weight Add exercise into your routine Limit alcohol intake Limit menopausal hormone use Breastfeed, if you can

Join us on Saturday, April 5, 2014, at SeaWorld San Antonio for the 17th Annual Susan G. Komen San Antonio Race for the Cure®

Help us fulfill our promise to save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find the cures!

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1 and 2: Book & Author Luncheon benefiting the Cancer Therapy & Research Center

1. Dr. Ian Thompson and Aarlene Wueste 2. Donna Thompson, Pam Burdick, Anne Ownby, B. J. Mamuzic

3, 4 and 5: 34th Grand Western Shindig benefiting Mission Road Ministries

3. Stephen and Kelly Cavender with Barbie and Henry B. Gonzalez, III. 4.Cindy and Bill Lambert 5. Rosemary Kowalski and Harvey Najim

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6, 7 and 8: Poinsettia Ball presented by the Friends of Hospice and benefiting the CHRISTUS VNA Hospice

6. Don and Beverly Pace with Olive Ann and Tres Kleberg 7. LouAnn and Wayne Noll with Sherry and Laird McNeil 8. Paloma and Dr. George Perry

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BUSINESS WOMAN SPOTLIGHT

Margie Hildreth Owner/CEO Guardian Investigations

What do you do?

Private investigations.

Length of time at this job: 17 years.

What is it that you like best about your job?

I enjoy meeting people from all walks of life and building relationships with them in order to help answer questions.

Education/Major: Texas Tech University/ general studies.

What career path led you to where you are today?

The FBI hired me at the age of 18 years. I started in a data entry position and through their training became an Intelligence Analyst.

I was first assigned to work on the investigation of the murder of Federal Judge John H. Wood.

I worked for the FBI in San Antonio for 10 years and was then transferred to McAllen, where I worked for seven years. I worked mainly profiling drug-trafficking organizations and in moneylaundering investigations and investigation analysis.

After leaving the FBI I opened Hildreth Investigations with a partner in 1996. Hildreth Investigations was the only investigation team to work on two of the Enron cases.

In late 2010 I returned to San Antonio, where I opened Guardian Investigations.

When did you know that you were in the right place in your career?

I have always enjoyed the investigative process, especially interviewing people. The art of detecting deception is one of the most interesting parts of my job. Women tend to be more intuitive than men, and I feel that intuitiveness gives me an edge in this industry.

Would you encourage your children to go into the same field?

I feel that the FBI was a great career that has given me the tools to succeed in the private sector.

I would encourage anyone to go into this field.

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What person do you most admire?

Eleanor Roosevelt and Margaret Thatcher.

What do you like to do in your spare time?

I have recently taken up watercolor painting. I find it very relaxing.

What’s the best movie you have seen in the last year?

Lone Survivor. It gives you a real appreciation for our armed forces.

Who has been the biggest influence in your life personally and professionally?

My grandmother, Herminia Cruz, has been the biggest influence in my life both personally and professionally. She owned and operated her own custom drapery business here in San Antonio for 45 years, retiring at the age of 90. It was a home-based business that opened in the 1960s, a time when few women owned their own business.

She made drapes, bedding and upholstery for many of San Antonio’s most elite homes. Her entrepreneurial spirit and grace will always be an inspiration to me.

What brought you to San Antonio?

I was born and raised in San Antonio. I returned to San Antonio in late 2010 after living for 20 years in McAllen.

What community groups or not-for-profit groups are you involved with as a volunteer?

I have volunteered for Guide Dogs of Texas. I am a Quillin member of the Witte Museum, I am on the membership committee at NAWBO (National Association of Women Business Owners) as well as the membership committee of the San Antonio Women’s Chamber of Commerce, and I am a member of the Texas Association of Licensed Investigators.

What is your favorite relaxation strategy?

I find that I don’t sleep well unless I am working out regularly, so I try to get in a workout at least four days a week.

What is the best advice that you have ever received?

To always be yourself in business and never make promises that you cannot keep.

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TAKING THE

LEAP Female Entrepreneurs Mean Business

Women are taking over the world! OK, that might

who, like her bags, radiates a stylish sophistication. A self-de-

be a slight exaggeration, but according to the website www.en-

scribed highly organized individual, Lang explains that she has

trepreneur.com, women own 10.6 million businesses in the

always had a love of handbags, but could never find one that met

United States, employ 19.1 million workers and account for $2.5

her needs. In fact, her obsession and quest for the perfect bag

trillion in sales. So while it may not be global domination, the

led her to keep a file filled with ideas of what that would entail.

mark that female entrepreneurs are leaving on the business

“My home is organized, my desk is organized, but my purse

world is pretty impressive.

never was, and that was very disconcerting to me,” she says of

San Antonio is not immune to the trend. Women-owned businesses are abundant in the Alamo City. We spoke to four women who have made their way onto the playing field in di-

the genesis for her line.

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However, it wasn’t until Lang found herself laid off from her 17-year career with Bristol-Meyers Squibb that she began to se-

verse ways. From a woman offering a “why didn’t I think of

riously consider a career change. She pulled out her file of ideas

that?” line of handbags, to a female holding her own in the

and began to put pen to paper. She researched the top 10

male-dominated field of plumbing, these women have got what it takes to succeed.

Christi Lang, Christi Lang Designs

things that most women carry in their bags, and then the PHOTOGRAPHY BY

CASEY HOWELL

spunky 58-year-old designed a purse with a place for each and every one of them.

First on the list, a super-strength German-made magnet that

If you have ever spent uncomfortable minutes digging

holds keys on one side of the interior and a sunglasses case that

through the vast, dark, endless abyss of your handbag search-

attaches with a snap on the other. Both can be easily reached

ing for those elusive keys, pens or sunglasses, then prepare to

when the purse is closed, thanks to the innovative zipper de-

rejoice — right after you kick yourself for not coming up with

sign. “These are the two things that women reach for most

this idea!

often,” explains Lang. “They have to be easily accessible.”

Christi Lang Designs is a handbag line that successfully mar-

Next up? A “minipursette,” or small zippered pouch, that is

ries function and fashion where others have fallen short. The ex-

just the right size for a driver’s license, hotel key, credit card and

terior is a sleek Italian leather satchel-style shoulder bag, while

similar incidentals. It is easily removed and can be fastened

the interior is an OCD dream, with a place for everything you

around the wrist, making it ideal for travel. “My husband and I

need, and even things you don’t.

travel a lot internationally, so it was important to me that the

‘There’s something so calming to me about opening my purse and having everything organized,” says designer Lang, a woman

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Dixie Bishop, Texas Plumbing Diagnostics Friends of Dixie and Norwood Bishop refer to the couple as “serial entrepreneurs.”

That’s because

whenever these two see an opportunity to start a business, they can’t seem to stop themselves. They have owned and operated several family businesses over the years, from glass fiber plants to a shale mine and a custom cabinet shop and have traveled to such exotic locations as Moscow, London, Amsterdam and India on business trips. Bishop has held bars of gold in her hands and seen the “unexpected beauty” of the tile mosaics that decorate Russian subway systems. So why would she and her husband come to San Antonio to start a plumbing business with absolutely no experience in the industry and at a time when the economy was tanking?

“Because we are crazy,” she laughs.

After selling the brick paving plant and shale mine, the Bishops made the decision to move to Tulsa, Okla., to attend the Rhema Bible Training Cen-

specifically designed for things like a fingernail file, reading glasses, lipstick, cell phone, pen, checkbook, brush or comb, and other essentials that women need to get through their busy days. A large exterior side pocket is just the right size for an iPad or other tablet, while “feet” on the bottom keep it from ever resting on the ground.

The bags are created in Italy using pebbled calf leather and are available in a range of colors. The spring collection will feature an alligator/crocodile print and a color palette that includes red, cream, green, navy and, of course, brown and black. They retail for $395-$445 and can be found at Aesthetic Options Spa as well as on Lang’s website, www.christilang.com. However, her goal is to take her line to the next level á la Tory Burch or Kate Spade, expanding the styles and quantities, and selling them in large department stores. With her determination and drive, that seems possible.

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ter. It was there that two important things happened: First, the

ther. “Our challenge is to find more of those types of plumbers.”

buyer of the paving plant and shale mine decided to refinance

It’s not the only challenge Bishop faces. Being the female

the purchase, and second, they met a plumber from San Anto-

president of a company of a typically male-dominated industry

nio and realized an opportunity in the Alamo City. “The water

has presented a few issues for some people. “Sometimes you

problems here are myriad,” says Bishop. “The ground in San An-

get old school clients who have a problem with that,” she says

tonio moves, and there is a high mineral content, which creates

good-naturedly. “But I can usually handle them.”

plumbing issues.”

A member of the National Association of Women Business

Although neither Bishop nor her husband had any prior

Owners (NAWBO) and Women’s Executives Leading Empow-

experience, they got their licenses and opened Texas Plumb-

ering and Developing (WeLead), Bishop finds support from as-

ing Diagnostics, a company that has received the Super Serv-

sociating with other female business leaders and sharing ideas.

ice award from Angie’s List every year since 2010. The

She also finds support in working and playing side by side with

company provides service and repair on existing commercial

her husband.

and residential properties and has a business model in place

“We serve as youth ministers at our church,” she says,

that Bishop credits with their ability to make it through the

adding that together the couple has a blended family of five

economic downturn.

children. “And we love to travel.” A day off might find Bishop

“What pulled us through to where we are now is that we

relaxing at Inks Lake, Blanco, or a state park with Eva, a German

have some of the best techs in San Antonio in terms of char-

shorthaired pointer that the Bishops rescued. “Basically, we love

acter and integrity,” says Bishop. “Our business model pro-

to do anything by the water,” she laughs. “When I think about

motes that by paying our techs a salary rather than having

it, that’s a funny thing. Plumbers who love the water!”

them work on commission from sales.”

As the business continues to grow and thrive, Bishop con-

Bishop tells how two of her techs were serving a veteran

tinues to take pride in the level of service her company pro-

who had been incapacitated in service. They were so moved by

vides, as is evidenced by the rave reviews on Angie’s List. “If I

his situation that they voluntarily paid for his plumbing service.

can treat the customer right while paying my techs a good

“We would never ask our techs to do this, but it was their deci-

wage, making a profit for myself, and if we are all blessed, then

sion and done on the spot at the veteran’s house,” says Bishop

that’s a God thing,” she says. “That’s my philosophy of business

with pride, adding that the veteran never asked for the help ei-

and of life.”

Michele Allen, owner, iRun Texas San Antonio is often ranked as one the top 10 “fattest” cities in the United States. However, with the addition of initiatives such as the B-Cycle bikesharing program, Siclovia and the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon, residents have more opportunities than ever to get up and get moving. While anything that gets people excited about exercise is good, the problem comes when people jump into a sport without any prior preparation or training.

“You can’t just go from being inactive to jumping into a half marathon,” cautions Michele Allen, owner of iRun Texas. “You could very easily get hurt.”

Allen knows what she’s talking about. A serious runner for the past 35 years, the petite, fit 51-year-old dynamo has always been active. She has participated in marathons, and Ironman com-

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petitions and was selected to represent Dallas in a half marathon in Sendai, Japan, as part of a “sister city” program. “Running just always came naturally to me,” she explains of her commitment to the sport.

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Arlington Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Allen understands firsthand the health benefits of running, as well as the precautions one should take to avoid injury in the sport. Combine that knowledge with her years of experience working for Run On Texas in Dallas as a buyer and her passion as a dedicated runner, and you have someone with

A Certified First Responder Organization with the Texas Department of State Health Services, U.S. Safety Services consists of a well-orga-

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When her husband’s job relocated the couple to San Antonio, it

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a second location on Bitters Road in 2013. “I didn’t want to have the same things you see at all the big box stores.”

To that end, Allen stocks everything from stylish running clothes that can go from the gym to lunch without missing a beat to sports

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shoes. Nearly one entire wall is lined with styles from Nike, ASICS,

penses, you can expect personalized service and long-term investing

Saucony and Mizuno, just to name a few.

strategies instead of the latest investment fads.

While the brands may be familiar, Allen is less concerned with names than with fit. She and her staff have raised helping a customer find the correct shoe for his or her needs to a science. They evaluate the customer’s gait and running form and take into account the level of experience and the event for which the customer is training. By compiling all the information, the staff is able to fit the customer with the correct shoe for the safest and most effective running experience.

“Our level of customer service is what sets us apart,” says Allen, adding that twice a year she and her staff hold a women’s event de-

Music School of Rock San Antonio Michele Patton 109 Gallery Circle, Suite 101 (Stone Oak area) San Antonio, Texas 78258 Phone: (210) 314-7671 (office) (210) 307-0234 (cell) Website: www.stoneoak.SchoolOfRock.com Find us on Facebook: schoolofrocksanantonio At School of Rock, we inspire kids to rock on stage and in life. We be-

signed to help with proper sports bra fitting. “We like to educate

lieve the best way to learn music is to play music. School of Rock stu-

our customers, and communication about their goals is the key.”

dents of all ages and skill levels go from the lesson room to the stage, developing confidence, talent and teamwork skills.

That education extends far beyond fit and function of running clothes, shoes and accessories. Allen offers training and group runs

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When she is not running or overseeing the operations of both of her iRun Texas locations, Allen can be found coaching the group Girls on the Run, as well as attending community events, health

Neva Fernandez - Owner/Operator 601 E. Dewey San Antonio, Texas 78212 Phone: (210) 734-6382 Website: www.nevafaceandbody.com Neva Fernandez started practicing in 1998 and later taught massage at St. Philips College. NEVA offers her trademarked Momease™ pregnancy massage and PCA Skin®, the skincare line sold

fairs and other grassroots efforts. She also spends a great deal of

exclusively by NEVA. Other specialty spa services include migraine relief massage and results oriented facials for acne, sun damaged and aging skin. A second location is set to open in May within the newly developed Dominion Ridge Shopping Center. Neva is passionate about serving and attends annual medical missions to orphanages and impoverished communities in Oaxaca, Brazil and Haiti.

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time networking with health care practitioners and establishing good relationships for cross referrals.

Having learned every aspect of this business from the ground up, Allen realizes that there is one thing that no amount of tools or training can provide, and that is the will.

“Getting people to get moving is not easy,” she says. “They have to want it.”

Jan Tilley, owner, JTA Wellness A 40-year-old woman weighing more than 350 pounds came to see Jan Tilley for help. With a body mass index (BMI) of 67, the young woman was on oxygen, used a walker to get around and had trouble sleeping. Today, she no longer needs oxygen or a walker. She attends water aerobics classes. Her weight has dropped by 60 pounds and counting, and her BMI has receded into the mid-50s. More importantly, her self-esteem increased by 100 percent..

“She just blossomed,” says Tilley. “She is smiling and confident.”

Stories like this one are common in Tilley’s line of work. As the owner of JTA Wellness, the no-nonsense dietitian, author and motivational speaker spends her days advising her clients on how to achieve and maintain a healthy way of life.

With a Master’s of Science in nutrition, Tilley

Tilley, who loves to entertain and cooks with real butter and cream, says

worked as a clinical dietitian at a Methodist Hospital in

that no food is off limits to her clients. She simply teaches them moderation.

Lubbock before becoming the corporate dietitian for

“You are always only one meal away from success,” she explains. “The only

United Supermarkets. A position as the culinary man-

meal you have to get right is the next one.”

ager at H-E-B brought the mother of four to San Anto-

In addition to nutrition counseling, Tilley offers her clients tips on how to

nio, where eight years ago she decided to branch out

recognize when they are full, and she advises them to exercise 60 minutes a

on her own.

Applying her nutrition and culinary knowledge, Tilley began changing lives, one meal at a time. Her nu-

day, six times a week in order to lose weight. That exercise can come from walking, running or, in some cases, any other activity that gets people moving, including some unorthodox methods.

tritional counseling program allows her to work with

“Most of the people I see are not ready for hard exercise yet,” says Tilley,

people and explain to them the impact that food has

herself an avid runner. “For them, I suggest something as simple as pushing a

on their lives. The majority of her clients come from

cart through a large store like Sam’s or Hobby Lobby.”

physician referrals, and Tilley has set up her business

Her methods work, and as a result, Tilley is in demand as a public speaker,

like a clinic. She even accepts insurance. “If people can

a role she says she relishes. She spends approximately 25 percent of her time

change the way they eat, they can change the way

working with corporations on wellness programs and travels the country

they feel,” she explains. “Food is medicine.”

speaking on health and wellness topics. She is the author of the book Getting

The first step in the program is to assess a client’s

Your Second Wind, which addresses ways to live a balanced, healthy lifestyle,

current eating habits. Tilley then determines the client’s

and she has also penned two cookbooks featuring delicious, nutritious recipes

caloric needs and creates a meal plan that includes eat-

designed for the entire family.

ing every three hours and proper food combinations.

Of course, her biggest successes come through the successes of her clients

“It takes 90 minutes for the body to digest food,” she

and watching as they begin to understand that it isn’t just about weight, it’s

says of her method. “When you go longer than three

about lifestyle.

hours without eating, you are basically asking your

“If you are only focused on weight loss, you won’t make it,” she cautions.

body to function on no food. When you let your hunger

“You have to focus on building a healthy lifestyle, and then the weight loss is

get ahead of you, you tend to overeat and make bad

a great side effect.”

choices,” she adds.

Tilley, who once dreamed of going to medical school, says that watching her clients’ health improve as a result of their efforts is immensely satisfying.“I love it when I can get them to a point where they can either decrease or get off their medications,” she says with her trademark enthusiasm. “Seeing people get their lives back is the biggest reward of all.”

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CCRC

The

Option

Elder care at Continuous Care Retirement Communities Among the choices of housing where aging parents and spouses can get the care they need, Continuous Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs) are considered the top-of-theline option.

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ANNE MOORE

care, the resident can receive those within the same facility.

Finally, as the loved one's health deteriorates, necessitating a higher level of personal care and full-time medical care or hospice care, the same facility will provide these.

That's because, as the name implies, these facilities pro-

Because these communities offer older adults the option

vide the care required as the resident's needs change. So one

to live in one location with a comprehensive, lifetime range

can take up residency and live independently (meaning he

of services, CCRCs are probably the most expensive option

or she can manage daily personal care, daily activities and

of all long-term-care options. There is an "entrance fee" plus

medications) in a house or apartment, even if confined to a

monthly charges. Entrance fees, according to AARP, can

wheelchair. As individuals begin to need some help with rou-

range from $100,000 to $1 million, and normal monthly

tine daily activities — bathing, eating, dressing, light house-

charges, from $3,000 to $5,000 or more. Monthly fees may

work, shopping and food preparation, managing medications

increase as the resident's needs change. Luckily for those of

— they can receive those as an assisted living resident within

us living in San Antonio, where a great life is a real value, the

the same facility.

fees here for CCRCs are lower. Of course, if you consider that

Then, when full-time help becomes necessary, along with a wider range of services and some professional medical

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Other factors affecting charges

include the health of the elder one and his or her choice of housing, whether they will be renting or buying (if that's an option), the number of residents living in the facility, the types of services required, etc. Optional services, like housekeeping, laundry, transportation and social activities, may not be included in the fees paid.

Anyone moving into a CCRC is required to sign a contract with the provider that spells out the services available, the costs of those services and which ones are included in the fees. The three basic contracts are:

• LIFE CARE OR EXTENDED CONTRACT: This will be the most expensive because it provides for unlimited assisted living, medical treatment and skilled nursing care without any additional charges.

• MODIFIED CONTRACT: This option offers a set of services that will be provided for a specified length of time. After that period of time, services can be obtained for higher monthly charges.

• FEE-FOR-SERVICE CONTRACT: A lower entrance fee may be charged, but when assisted living and skilled nursing care are required, they will be paid for at market rates.

RESOURCES

CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES: • American Association of Retired People (AARP) www.AARP.org.

• American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) www.aahsa.org.

• National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a) www.n4a.org.

• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) www.hud.gov.

What about couples?

Yes, they can come in and live together. They may each be charged an entrance fee, monthly charges and maintenance fees. If one spouse requires a higher level of

• American Bar Association (ABA) - Commission on Law and Aging www.abanet.org.

care or dies, there are usually options available for the other spouse. For example, monthly maintenance for the person remaining in independent or assisted living quarters may be adjusted to fees for one. The spouse requiring hospitalization might then go from paying his or her maintenance fee onto a different fee base of "x" dol-

• Administration on Aging (AoA-U.S. Department of Health and Human Services DHHS) www.aoa.gov.

lars per day. At this point, the patient can apply for benefits from Medicare, longterm-care Insurance, other health insurance benefits and resources available.

Are military-related CCRCs only for military officers? Well, some are, but others

• Eldercare Locator- U.S. Administration on Aging. www.eldercare.gov.

may have expanded their eligibility. More than likely, the military-related CCRCs will also accept spouses and widows or widowers of military officers.

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• Search by ZIP code, city or topic.

Getting started.

Get your loved one's financial matters straightened out and discuss the various options for the needed care he or she is eligible for and what is affordable. If you and the older person or persons decide a Continuing Care Residential Community is the right option, start researching the facilities in the local area. You will want to visit and tour the entire facility together, including the grounds and the various housing choices available. Try to have a meal in the dining room. Talk to the staff and residents, observing whether or not they look happy and well cared for. Ask many questions to help determine costs and contracts. You might want to make arrangements for your seniors to stay a weekend or so to assure this is the place they want for a new home.

To find a comprehensive list of questions to ask and more observations when choosing the retirement community, go to www.AARP.com.

As with any important document, it would be wise to have your attorney review the proposed contracts to assure everything is covered, including licensing, the routine fees and services and the optional fees, the type of care you'll receive and what the CCRC expects of a resident. Additionally, check out the quality of care promised and enforcement, the rights of those who are abused or neglected, the transfer, discharge or eviction policies, process and rights of the resident. Check out the Better Business Bureau and the credentials of the staff and the medical providers.

Government and other resources can be a great help for providing information about CCRCs and where to find them. Remember to write down your list of questions and take extra paper and pen to write down the answers. You and your loved one will be relieved once you've found a new home with needed care for the rest of life.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

MARCH/APRIL 2014 San Antonio Symphony League 44th Annual Symphony Ball March 1 JW Marriott Resort (210) 316-4080 Junior League of San Antonio Fête du Cuvée Fine Wine Auction March 1 The Bright Shawl (210) 225-1861 North East Educational Foundation Starlight Gala 2014 March 1 Omni Colonnade (210) 495-6415

Planned Parenthood Annual Luncheon Speaker Diane Keaton March 24 Marriott Rivercenter (210) 572-5278

Assistance League of San Antonio 30th Annual Treasures at Twilight Gala Black Tie…White Pearls April 5 Omni Colonnade (210) 655-7732

Zeta Tau Alpha Crown Affair Luncheon March 27 San Antonio Country Club (210) 410-6465

Clarity Child Guidance Center Annual Gala Honoring Bill Klesse April 8 Valero Energy Corporation The Vista (210) 616-0300

Villa Finale Museum & Garden La Fête Napoléon March 27 Villa Finale (210) 223-9800 x34328

Respite Care of San Antonio Celebration of Love & Children April 10 Respite Care Campus (210) 737-1212

San Antonio Gardenia and Musical Club Luncheon and Julian Gold Fashion Show March 6 Oak Hills Country Club (210) 349-5935

The Briscoe Western Art Museum The 13th Annual Night of Artists March 28 The Briscoe Western Art Museum (210) 299-4499

Alpha Home Doorways of Hope Guest Speaker George Gervin March 7 Omni Colonnade (210) 735-3822 x108

Friends of Hospice Annual Spring Lecture Speaker Dr. Jason Morrow April 1 Trinity University Chapman Center (210) 785-5852

Gemini Ink 2014 Autograph Series Luncheon The Writer’s Journey March 7 Pearl Stable (210) 734-9673

Cancer Center Council Annual Spring Lecture Luncheon Guest Speaker Dave Dravecky April 3 Omni Colonnade (210) 450-5571

The Village at Incarnate Word Champagne & Shamrock Gala March 17 Oak Hills Country Club (210) 829-7561 x 150

TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas Panther Scramble Golf Tournamnt April 4 Resort Course at La Cantera (210) 698-7171

NAWBO San Antonio 15th Annual Entrepreneurial Spirit Awards March 19 Oak Hills Country Club (210) 408-1220

Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure April 5 SeaWorld San Antonio (210) 222-9009

The Junior League of San Antonio 2014 Volunteer Extraordinaire Honoring Lynn Ziegler March 20 The Bright Shawl (210) 225-1861 x300

The Winston School 28th Annual Auction Gala and Dinner Sapphires & Spurs April 5 Don Strange Ranch (210) 615-7485

Boysville Gathering of Angels May 8 Boysville Campus (210) 659-1901

North Star Gives Honoring Eight Women and Men Who Inspire Change March 20 North Star Mall – Saks Fifth Avenue Wing (210) 340-6627 www.northstarmall.com

The American Heart Association 30th Anniversary Heart of Gold Gala April 5 La Cantera Hill Country Resort (210) 810-3108

San Antonio Gardenia and Musical Club 53rd Annual Coronation Dinner Dance May 9 Oak Hills Country Club (210) 824-2493

San Antonio Public Library Foundation Literary Death Match April 5 Empire Theatre (210) 225-4728

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Annual San Antonio Promise Ball May 10 Hyatt Hill Country Resort (210) 822-5336

Say Sí Small Scale Works for a Larger Cause March 21 Say Sí (210) 212-8666

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Los Compadres de San Antonio Missions Make it Your Mission Gala April 10 Mission San Juan Capistrano (210) 922-3218 Any Baby Can 10th Annual Walk for Autism April 12 AT&T Center (210) 227-0170 Texas Lutheran University Front Row with Verne Lundquist And Archie Manning April 16 Marriott Rivercenter (830) 372-6011 Brighton Center 15th Annual A Taste of the Northside April 23 Club at Sonterra (210) 481-1200 Texas Biomedical Forum Annual Gala May 3 The Argyle (210) 365-8313

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Growing the Sisterhood: Gamma Sigma Pearls and Girls® From a very young age, Irene S. and her family struggled to stay in one place. Irene attended seven different elementary schools and never stayed at one school for more than a year until the ninth grade. It was at Thomas Jefferson High School that she was elected the 2010-2011 president of the inaugural chapter of Gamma Sigma Girls®, a leadership organization championed by Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas.

“Being a part of Gamma Sigma Girls® helped me start finding who I was and helped me make strong friendships in a matter of weeks,” Irene said. “At the end of the year, I was sad to say goodbye, but a new chapter of my life was starting—I was going to college.”

Irene graduated in 2011 with a 3.7 GPA. She now attends Texas State University, where she is studying social work.

Gamma Sigma Girls®, a unique leadership development series for high school-aged girls, began as a pilot program in 2010 through a partnership with San Antonio ISD. It has since expanded from 250 girls on 10 campuses to more than 1,650 girls across 36 campuses in five area school districts, including Edgewood ISD, Harlandale ISD, San Antonio ISD, Southwest ISD and Uvalde Consolidated ISD. Gamma Sigma Pearls, the “younger sister” focus of Gamma Sigma Girls®, serves middle school girls in the targeted school districts to retain the interest of at-risk students in academic and leadership excel-

lence. These chapters serve as a feeder program into Gamma Sigma Girls® to provide a continuum of services throughout a girl’s high school years.

Currently, there is an evident gap in distressed neighborhoods in the availability of all-girl programs that equip girls with the knowledge and self-confidence to make sound decisions, act with integrity and inspire others. These areas demonstrate significantly high rates of teen pregnancy, school dropouts and youth substance abuse, which can be primarily attributed to unsupervised time before and after school.

Bianca R., a Gamma Sigma Girl® at Young Women’s Leadership Academy, shared her concerns over the dwindling numbers of classmates who began school with her freshman year. “I am now going to be a senior and almost all of the girls in the senior class are in my Gamma Sigma Girls® chapter,” Bianca said. “We are on track to graduate this year.”

The Gamma Sigma program is a leadership development opportunity that combines the proven outcomes of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience with a college sorority-type setting, targeting girls who have a limited history of Girl Scouting in their families. The program brings girls together through the bond of sisterhood and allows them to explore common interests in a safe space while focusing on advocacy, taking action and being college-bound.

“Gamma Sigma Girls® meant being a leader for the first time, or at least having a leadership title— something that told others I was a leader rather than them having to figure it out on their own,” Irene said. “It meant having friends that had similar values and goals. Having a team, that was like a family.”

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An important component in the Gamma Sigma project is that of Take Action service projects.

Through these projects, girls learn leadership skills by planning and facilitating service learning activities to benefit others.

Bianca’s chapter produced a gala to raise funds for a battered women’s shelter. In 2012, they raised nearly $2,000 for the cause.

Bianca’s role as gala coordinator inspired her to pursue a college degree in hotel management and hospitality.

Gamma Sigma participants serve as ambassadors and role models on their respective campuses and throughout their school districts.

Through program activities, Gamma Sigma Pearls and Girls® are rising as leaders throughout the community.

WIDENING OUR REACH: West Side Girl Scout Leadership Center

In partnership with the city of San Antonio, Edgewood ISD and the Westside Development Corporation, Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas expanded its footprint on San Antonio’s west side in October 2012 by signing a three-year lease to use 39,000 square feet of the former Coronado-Escobar Elementary School, including the gym, cafeteria, green space and playground.

The organization’s vision was to establish a West Side Girl Scout Leadership Center that would provide an array of holistic services and programs for girls and their families. The center contributes to the economic development of the West side of San Antonio while delivering Girl Scout programs to girls and adult leadership development opportunities for their families.

The West Side Girl Scout Leadership Center represents a major expansion and a $2 million investment over 3 years in the West side community.

The center now hosts troop meetings and houses a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) and robotics lab, MacBook Learning Lab, Girl Genius tutoring lab, a volunteer resource center and rooms for each membership level from Girl Scout Daisies to Gamma Sigma Pearls and Girls®.

Last summer, Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas hosted the

The West Side Girl Scout Leadership Center is unique in its focus on comprehensive family services, strengthening parents and guardians so they can support their daughters’ leadership development, largely through partnerships with area agencies.

first-ever Camp Metro at the center. These eight weeks of day camps give girls the opportunity to spend time bonding with

Parents and guardians also benefit from a wide array of adult de-

others in their age bracket while focusing on the arts, healthy

velopment courses in financial literacy, parenting styles, com-

eating, positive self-esteem and being active.

munication, computer skills and adult GED preparation.

WITH YOUR HELP: Volunteers Needed We all have a role to play in helping girls obtain a successful future.

What is yours?

As a Girl Scout volunteer, you belong to a network of nearly one million adults who share an important commitment: preparing girls to lead successful lives. You'll serve as a partner and role model to girls, discover your own skills and abilities, meet new people and "learn by doing" alongside girls at every step.

Girl Scout troops have always been a special part of girls' lives in kindergarten and elementary school. Troops offer girls the power and joy of teaming up, trying new things and creating their own adventures—all while making the world a better place.

OTHER WOMEN WHO MAKE A DIFFERENCE:

Trefoil Honorees For more than 25 years, Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas has selected an outstanding woman and dedicated community leader who embodies the beliefs and principles of the Girl Scout Movement.

This exceptional woman is presented with the celebrated Trefoil Award.

Though a girl can certainly participate in Girl Scouting without following the troop pathway, the traditional troop atmosphere cannot occur without the required number of volunteers to lead it. Will you answer this call?

Cyndi Taylor Krier-1988 Irene S. Wischer-1989 Edith S. McAllister-1990 Mary Nan West-1991 Elizabeth H. Maddux-1992

As a volunteer, you'll introduce girls to new experiences that show them they're capable of more than they ever imagined.

You'll be their cheerleader, guide and mentor, helping them develop the skills and confidence that will last long after the meeting is over. Imagine the smiles, the excitement, the memories made—those are the moments you'll share at Girl Scouts.

The Girl Scout program—what girls do in Girl Scouting—is based on the Girl Scout Leadership Experience, a national model that helps girls become leaders in their own lives and as they grow. No matter where girls live or what their age or background, as Girl Scouts they are part of a powerful national experience. As they build leadership skills, they also develop lifelong friendships and earn meaningful awards, two of many treasured traditions in the sisterhood of Girl Scouting. But they can’t do it without your help.

Josephine Musselman-1993 Sally Cheever-1994 Aaronetta H. Pierce-1995 Amy Freeman Lee-1996 Suzy Finesilver-1997 Janey Briscoe-1998 Charline McCombs-1999 Veronica Salazar Escobedo-2000 Jocelyn L. Straus-2001 Vikki Carr-2002 Rosemary Kowalski-2003 Lila Cockrell-2004 Nancy Zachry-2005

More than 95 percent of adult members in the local council are unpaid volunteers who do everything from navigating the state-of-the-art Mobile Leadership Center, to conducting troop meetings and managing administrative work. Whether you have one weekend a year or several nights per week to contribute to the cause of furthering girl leadership, Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas has a place for you.

There is no Girl Scouting without Girl Scout volunteers. Be the role model she'll always remember. Volunteer today! For more information and to register as an adult member, visit girlscouts.org/volunteer.

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Nancy Loeffler-2006 Jimmie Ruth Evans-2007 Dela W. White-2008 Linda Whitacre-2009 Harriet Marmon Helmle-2010 Suzanne C. Goudge-2011 Esperanza “Hope” Andrade-2012 Carri Baker Wells-2013

We Celebrate Volunteers Thank you for leading with courage, confidence and character.

Thank you for committing yourself, every day, to being the leader girls aspire to be and the leader that girls need you to be.

Thank you for proudly embracing your role as a leader of the Girl Scout Movement. Thank you for being the leader behind the leaders.

Girl Scout Leader's Day on April 22 honors all volunteers who work in partnership with girls to make the world a better place. Without a paycheck or fanfare, Girl Scout volunteers devote themselves to girl leadership.

They put in long hours, stay patient as girls lead their own activities and bring fun and spirit to everything girls do.

Girl Scout volunteers are making a difference today, one girl at a time.

CALLING ALL COOKIE LOVERS! Did you grab last year’s first-ever Girl Scout cookie Fiesta® medal?

Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas invites you to Fiesta® with this year’s cookie—the Trefoil!

The second in this five-cookie series, the Trefoil is a delicate-tasting shortbread depicting the traditional Girl Scout profiles. Which cookie will next year’s medal depict?

Celebrate the Girl Scout Cookie Program, a $790 million girl-led business, by collecting them all!

Girl Scout cookie Fiesta® medals are available at the Fiesta® Store and the Girl Scout Shop at the Sally Cheever Girl Scout Leadership Center (811 N. Coker Loop, San Antonio, Texas 78216).

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Going for Gold:

Achieving Girl Scouting’s Highest Award The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest and most prestigious award that a Girl Scout can receive. When a girl chooses to earn the Girl Scout Gold Award, she begins developing herself as a leader and making a mark that leaves a lasting impact on the lives of others through a minimum of 80 hours dedicated to community service.

Girl Scout Gold Award recipients are part of an elite group of women who embody leadership and leave behind a sustainable legacy. Since 1916, the best and brightest have embarked on projects that improve their communities— and the world.

Gold Award Recipient: Kate Goudge,

special education teacher, Teach for America Corps (Brooklyn, NY) Kate developed a passion for specialneeds children after working for Children’s Association for Maximum Potential (CAMP), a camp for children and adults with disabilities and special health care needs in Center Point. She raised $500 to purchase new craft supplies and transform the art room into a clean, organized and functioning space for the children.

“I really learned how to be a leader while completing my Gold Award,” Kate said. “For the first time I had to come up with a budget, fundraise, organize volunteers and oversee a task list all on my own.”

During her first year attending Vanderbilt University, Kate found the project management experience gained through her Gold Award project gave her a sense of confidence managing group projects.

“As I entered Teach For America in New York, there was a high need for special education teachers,” she said. “While many of my peers felt uncomfortable with these roles, CAMP had instilled a passion in serving in this community. In many of my interviews I was able to talk about CAMP and my work there, which helped me land my job as a special educator.”

Kate said the Gold Award process is an invaluable experience for a girl to have. The project management and people skills gained may lead to discovering one’s passion in life.

“It is something that can really increase your confidence and knowledge of the world.”

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STEPS TO COMPLETING YOUR GIRL SCOUT GOLD AWARD PROJECT

1. CHOOSE AN ISSUE

Use your values and skills to choose a community issue that you care about.

2. INVESTIGATE

Use your sleuthing skills to learn everything you can about the issue you’ve identified.

3. GET HELP

Invite other people to join your team to support your efforts and help you take action.

4. CREATE A PLAN

Create a plan that outlines the best use of your time, talent and resources, making the most with what you have.

THE PLAN 5. PRESENT AND GET FEEDBACK Girl Scout council approval is required before you can continue working on your project.

Gold Award Recipient: Clarisa Medina,

global studies student, St. Mary’s College (Notre Dame, IN) For her Gold Award project, Clarisa designed a camp for girls in middle school called “Run the World.” The camp aimed to inspire students to seek careers in leadership positions, protect themselves in situations of danger, pique their interest in math and science and educate them on world issues to be empowered to effect change.

“I believe that I was able to make a difference in young girls’ lives,” Clarisa said. “I taught all the young women at the camp all I know about being a good person and being a Girl Scout.”

When applying to college, Clarisa’s Girl Scout Gold Award was one of the factors in her receipt of the Bill and Melinda Gates Millennium Scholarship, a 10-year, all-expenses-paid scholarship to any college in the United States.

TAKE ACTION

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Lead your team, carry out your plan. If you hit a speed bump along the way, learn from it and find ways to adjust.

EDUCATE AND INSPIRE

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Tell your story and share your results. You can inspire someone who has never before considered taking action to do something!

Girl Scout Gold Award projects are not “one shot”—they create lasting change. You can ensure a lasting project by setting clear timelines, collaborating with community organizations, building alliances with adults and mentors and keeping good records. Sustainability often involves influencing others to pitch in!

GOLD AWARD FACTS & FIGURES

“When I attended a conference for scholarship recipients, I found out that scholarship programs focused greatly on selflessness and giving back to the community, which was something I learned a very long time ago from my family and through my Girl Scouting career,” she said. “Receiving my Gold Award has impacted my life personally by making me feel like I can accomplish anything I put my mind to.”

Girl Scout Going for Gold: Olivia Martin,

Girl Scout Ambassador and homeschooled student (San Antonio) Inspired by her personal experience while her mother was diagnosed with Stage III breast cancer, Olivia wrote a booklet and conducted workshops for children facing the same obstacles.

“C is for Cancer: A Guide for Children Whose Family Members Have Cancer” provides a means to comfort and inform children during a cancer patient’s treatment and recovery.

“I learned how to identify a problem in the community and take action to solve it by writing ‘C is for Cancer,’ conducting workshops, gathering a team and directing them,” Olivia said.

“I also learned how to communicate with my team members to ensure they understood our issue, the project and their roles.”

Because she worked closely with several doctors and adults in the medical arena, Olivia made sure to meet deadlines and give clear instruction to avoid confusion and revisions.

“By earning the Gold Award, Girl Scouts are able to make a large difference in their community by advocating whatever issue concerns them the most and by completing a sustainable project to solve it,” she said. “The Gold Award gives girls a sense of leadership, accomplishment and personal improvement.”

“C is for Cancer” has been featured in the San Antonio Express-News and the website of the University of Texas Health Science Center Cancer Therapy Research Center.

Gold Award recipients spend between one and two years on their projects.

In nearly 100 years, one million girls have earned the Gold Award or its equivalent.

Gold Award recipients who join the armed services enter at one rank higher than other recruits.

University research indicates that adding Gold Award to a college application is a critical element in the admissions-decision process.

Making all the Difference: 5 Business Patch Partners What could the future workforce accomplish if all businesses—large and small—took a vested interest in advancing female leadership today? By investing in a girl’s success at an early age, each of us plays a vital role in ensuring the future of the community and the country is in good hands.

With a combined contribution of $150,000 to Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas, CPS Energy, H-E-B, SWBC, Valero Energy Corporation and Wells Fargo have all taken the lead in supporting innovative patch programs for each company’s area of expertise.

CPS Energy and Environmental Awareness

SWBC and Envision Your Future Building Leaders “At SWBC, we are proud that seven out of 19 company divisions are led by women,” said Susan Stewart, president and CEO of SWBC Mortgage. “We want to encourage all young ladies to dream big and pursue their dreams.”

By participating in hands-on activities through SWBC’s Envision Your Future Building Leaders Initiative, girls see that being leaders in their community is possible when they already possess the skills necessary to be entrepreneurs.

Valero Energy Corporation and STEM (science, technology, engineering and math)

Through CPS Energy’s Environmental Awareness Initiative, girls learn that reversing environmental threats and improving quality of life is the work of their generation.

When today’s girls graduate from college, America will need 3 million more scientists and engineers. Yet, girls tend to leave science to boys as early as the fifth grade.

“All young leaders, particularly young women, need to know how important it is to the economy and the environment to use energy wisely,” said Carolyn Shellman, executive vice president and general counsel at CPS Energy. “We’re excited that Girl Scouts has developed a curriculum to let girls take a leadership role in this area.”

Women continue to have a greater impact in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math than ever before. Whether they’re building robots, learning the mechanics of a car’s engine or creating a chemical reaction, girls are unlocking unexpected talents through Valero Energy Corporation’s STEM Initiative.

H-E-B and Healthy Living According to “Beauty Redefined,” a 2009 study by the Girl Scout Research Institute, 31 percent of girls ages 13-17 admit to starving themselves or refusing to eat as a strategy to lose weight, yet the percentage of overweight girls has more than doubled in the past 25 years.

Girl Scouts recognizes that physical health, emotional health and self-esteem are connected. H-E-B’s Healthy Living Initiative educates girls about keeping bodies healthy, minds engaged and spirits alive.

Wells Fargo and Financial Literacy Wells Fargo’s Financial Literacy Initiative provides girls the resources and knowledge to set fiscal goals and become financially accountable when earning and managing money.

“Our Women’s Team Member Network is really the group of volunteers that has taken this on for Wells Fargo,” said Jennifer Moriarty, vice president of community development for Wells Fargo Bank. “They’ve provided hundreds of hours delivering the financial literacy program to Girl Scouts.”

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Who We Are

Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) is dedicated solely to girls between the ages of 5 and 17. For 100 years we have enabled girls to build character and skills for success.

Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas (GSSWT) is chartered by Girl Scouts of the USA to provide programs in 21 counties. We are headquartered at the Sally Cheever Girl Scout Leadership Center in north central San Antonio. The leadership center includes a Girl Scout Shop, Resource Center, a large multi-purpose room for programs and overnights, and plenty of meeting rooms.

TO VISIT OR CONTACT GSSWT

• Founded in 1912 by Juliette Gordon Low • More than 3.2 million members throughout the United States* (*including U.S. territories, and in more than 90 countries through USA Girl Scouts Overseas)

Sally Cheever Girl Scout Leadership Center 811 N Coker Loop | San Antonio, TX 78216 Phone 210-349-2404 | 1-800-580-7247 Fax 210-349-2666

• GSUSA is a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS)

West Side Girl Scout Leadership Center 5622 W. César E. Chávez Blvd. | San Antonio, TX 78237 Phone 210-319-5775 | 1-800-580-7247 Fax 210-349-2666

• WAGGGS is a family of 10 million girls and adults in 145 countries

HOW TO BECOME A GIRL SCOUT Call 210-349-2404/1-800-580-7247 or visit girlscouts-swtx.org to find out about Girl Scouts in your neighborhood!

Q: What happens after a girl becomes a Girl Scout?

A: When a girl joins the organization, she becomes a Girl Scout member. All members may choose any one, all, or some of the flexible pathways to participate in during a single year.

• Be a girl in grades K-12 • Accept the Girl Scout Promise and Law • Pay national membership dues of $15 (financial assistance is available)

Q: How can I support my daughter’s Girl Scout journey?

PARTICIPATE IN GIRL SCOUTS THROUGH ONE OR MORE PATHWAYS: CAMP. By day or overnight, she can explore nature on two wheels, by the light of the moon or through the lens of a camera.

EVENTS. Most girls have more than one passion—maybe storytelling and acting or dancing. Choose events centered on your daughter’s favorites.

SERIES. Everything’s more fun when you’re sharing it with others who love the same things. Our series let girls explore interests together in a way that fits their schedules.

TRAVEL. Want your daughter to go places? Girl Scouts do.

When they see and experience new things, it’s always an adventure they’ll never forget.

TROOP. Meeting regularly, girls can share amazing experiences, learn to make a difference in their community and have lots of fun!

GIRL SCOUT GRADE LEVELS: GSUSA program at all levels emphasizes development of personal values, appreciation of others, decision-making, leadership and service. Program is adapted for each grade level and for the needs and interests of individual girls.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Girl Scout Daisy—grades Kindergarten-1 Girl Scout Brownie—grades 2-3 Girl Scout Junior—grades 4-5 Girl Scout Cadette—grades 6-8 Girl Scout Senior—grades 9-10 Girl Scout Ambassador—grades 11-12

GIRL SCOUTS OFFERS MORE CHOICES AND MORE REASONS THAN EVER TO JOIN. GET STARTED TODAY!

A: Parents/guardians should be familiar with the flexible pathways your daughter can experience. Help her identify her interests and encourage her to participate in various activities. All of the information a parent needs to support their daughter’s Girl Scout journey may be found at girlscouts-swtx.org.

Q: Where do funds come from to pay for books, pins and awards?

A: Through participation in product sales, such as the annual Girl Scout Cookie Program, which provides troops or individual girls with proceeds to help pay for books, earned awards, or uniform pieces. Proceeds may also be used to pay for attendance at camp or to travel, as well as various activities offered by the council. Parents/guardians of girls will often pay some of the costs. If a troop is newly formed, a troop leader may request a small amount from the parents to begin the program year. Limited financial assistance for books, membership pins and uniform components is available.

Q: Are uniforms required in Girl Scouting?

A: Uniforms are not required, but are encouraged for visibility and Girl Scout spirit. A girl is always welcome to participate in Girl Scouting whether or not she chooses to have a uniform. The Girl Scout Membership Pin can be worn with or without the uniform. Girls are encouraged to purchase a sash or vest on which to display earned awards and other official insignia. Limited financial assistance is available.

Q: Is financial assistance available?

A: Yes. GSSWT believes no girl should ever be denied the opportunity to participate in Girl Scouts because of financial need. Funds are available to assist girls with council activities, membership dues, books, etc.

Q: Who can be a Girl Scout volunteer?

A: Anyone over the age of 18 and willing to accept the Girl Scout Promise and Law is welcome to volunteer for the organization. Adults go through the following steps when applying to become Girl Scout volunteers: application with criminal background check, appointment for one year, placement and required training. GSSWT offers adult learning opportunities online and in a live class format to provide volunteers with a solid foundation for guiding the leadership development of girls.

Q: Whom do I contact for information or help?

A: Much information may be found online at girlscouts-swtx.org, or call your Girl Scout staff liaison at 210-349-2404/1-800-580-7247.

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MORE WONDERFUL THAN WEIRD A weekend in Texas' capital city sets you on the edge of the Texas Hill Country and in the thick of the fun Like a lush greenbelt gateway to the Texas

should go there. Actually, not much about

edged by tall tree-covered hills and big bod-

Hill Country, the capital city of Austin sprawls

Austin is all that weird — unless by weird you

ies of water. To the west and north, roads

across rolling hills and runs its cool Colorado

mean "special" and "unique," for those words

wend through steep sloping land, Mount

River-fingers along the spine of the Balcones

certainly describe Texas' capital city.

Bonell stands high, and lakes and wildflowers lend color and freshness to the scrubby cy-

Fault. With its regal capitol building sitting center stage, like an enormous pink granite

It's been widely noted that Austin has a dif-

outcropping emerging from rich Texas soil,

ferent collective personality than any other

press, cedar and juniper tree-filled landscape.

Austin is one of the most attractive cities in

city in the state. It's famous for being a uni-

the state.

versity town, an ex-hippie hangout and a lib-

paths and more fill the Austin city limits, and

erals' mecca. Home to Barton Springs, Hippie

just about anywhere you might stay would

So why not head there for a weekend?

Hollow, five Highland Lakes and the Col-

be accessible to outdoor attractions, like the

Austin is less than a 1.5-hour drive from San

orado River that runs through town, it has its

lovely Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Antonio, so it makes a great getaway desti-

own distinct laid-back Texas vibe. But it's just

and the public hike and bike trails along Lady

Water sports, hike-and-bike trails, walking

nation. Best of all, you can leave work on Fri-

that easy-going casual environment that

Bird Lake, (which many locals still refer to as

day, arrive before dark and still feel like

makes Austin such a restful retreat after a

Town Lake, its former name). Barton Springs

you're in a whole other world. For even

hectic work week here in San Antonio.

Pool, fed by cold gurgling natural springs, is

though the two cities are close in proximity, San Antonio and Austin couldn't be further apart in sensibilities and style.

a refreshing place to swim, and places like

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the Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum, the Contemporary Austin Laguna Gloria museum and the little Elisabet Ney sculpture

As you've probably heard, "Keep Austin

For many, it’s the city's glorious natural set-

museum make for wonderful afternoon visits

Weird" is Austin's unofficial slogan, causing

ting that makes Austin wonderful. Set at the

in serene natural settings.

out-of-towners to scratch their heads wonder-

eastern slopes of the Texas Hill Country and

ing just what's so weird about it and why they

surrounded by five Highland Lakes, Austin is

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You may already know Austin is a beautiful place, but there's lots more to know about Texas' capital. 1 First of all, Austin is the 16th-largest city in the United States and the fourth-largest in Texas, with a population approaching 700,000 people. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area is one of the fastest-growing in the United States and has a population Photo courtesy Austin CVB

of approximately 1.4 million people. If you consider the cities just south of downtown — Buda, Kyle and San Marcos — you'll notice they seem to grow

Stay All Night

together along Interstate 35, becoming

(Stay A Little Longer)

one with South Austin, a fact that hasn't

When you're planning a trip to see the best of Austin, you'll need a great place to stay. The quintes-

gone unnoticed by the outside world.

sential Austin hotel is the Driskill Hotel, which stands in downtown Austin off Sixth Street and Brazos, a block from Congress Avenue. It is one of the finest in town. Built in 1855 by a Texas cattle baron, this recently renovated tall, dark and handsome hotel is classic Texan to the core. The décor is mas-

In fact, the Austin-San Marcos area was

culine but elegant. The romantic piano bar at the Driskill, with its gleaming wood, brass and soft car-

ranked as the 40th "Most Fun U.S. City"

downtowners after dark. The formal Driskill Grill is an elegant candlelit restaurant, too, with some of

peting and leather club chairs, is a favorite after-work spot for lawmakers from the capital and

in a survey conducted in 2003 by

the best steaks in town. Big windows in each of the comfortable Driskill rooms offer views of the city lights and nightlife below. The hotel location is perfect, too, because you can walk to all the downtown

Cranium Inc. Factors taken into account in the ranking include the number of

attractions, including museums, theaters, coffee shops, bars, nightclubs, the State Capitol building complex, the Governor's Mansion, Lady Bird Lake and the hike-and-bike trails, too.

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sports teams, restaurants, dance performances, toy stores, the amount of a city's budget that is spent on recreation and other factors.

Hip SoCo and East Austin Want a more contemporary space for your next stay? Young affluent visitors may want to check out the Hotel St. Cecilia or the Hotel San Jose. I also love the Kimber Modern, tucked behind the Continental Club. All three are close to the SoCo (South Congress) shopping, dining and entertainment

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Austin is also a past winner of the

district fun. For great value and a fresh new place to stay, I highly recommend East Austin's charming new little Heywood Hotel, a jewel box just a few short blocks from Interstate 35 off First Street/Cesar

coveted "All-America City Award" from the National Civic League.

Chavez Street, a leader in the fresh up-and-coming revitalization of the east side of town. While you're in the area, check out the great new east-side restaurants and bars, like Hillside Farmacy, which makes a great breakfast, lunch or dinner spot with healthful farm-to-table fare and warm comfort food, like baked macaroni and cheese.

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So Much To Do If you only have a weekend in Austin, you'd better plan ahead. Here is a list of not-to-miss places. Once you go, you'll quickly discover that Austin isn't so weird after all. In fact, it's pretty terrific.

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Visit the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum and IMAX Theatre, where you can learn about the old but still evolving story of Texas and its people.

TASTE what could be Texas' best brisket at Franklin BBQ. You've probably seen this barbecue joint on national TV commercials and read about it in food magazines because Franklin BBQ is garnering lots of attention from barbecue lovers and

Visit the Texas State Capitol and Capitol Visitor's Center and Museum.

foodies everywhere. The owner used to sell BBQ from an Austin food truck before he decided to make a brick-and-mortar BBQ business on East 11th Street. Now folks line up early before he sells out — which he

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Have a cup o' Joe at Halcyon Coffee Bar & Lounge, the funky Austin coffee shop that's

has done around 1 p.m. every day

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since he first opened his doors.

Let the kids ride the kiddie

been downtown for

train at Zilker Park or take almost 20 years. a swim in Barton Springs natural swimming pool.

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For a truly sublime getaway, a weekend at one of Austin's holistic resorts is always a splurge — especially for women who want a spa treatment. Stay at the Lake Austin Spa & Resort for an unforgettable weekend of quiet and rest, with lots of outdoor activities available on Lake Austin as well as spa treatments, yoga and Pilates classes, guest lectures and more. The Lake Austin Spa is one of my favorites in the state.

Likewise Travassa, Texas' newest experiential resort and spa, feels like a luxury summer camp for grownups. Surrounded by ancient live

one raves about. Sixth Street at night, on the east side of Congress Avenue, caters to a younger crowd. South Congress Avenue or "SoCo," as it’s called, is for a slightly hipper crowd. Second Street is also be-

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coming quite a hotspot — most of downtown is.

Have a cold one at the Johnny Cash-themed bar Mean-Eyed Cat off West Fifth Street.

Dance the two-step at The Broken Spoke on South Lamar. While you're there, visit the "Tourist Trap" museum in back.

oaks and the hills of the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve, Travassa calls itself Texas' most active resort, offering its guests a compelling counters, healing spa treatments and fitness and wellness work-

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menu of inclusive guided adventures, culinary classes, cultural en-

food truck or any of the many

shops, all in a peaceful Zen-like environment. It also has a remarkable

other food trucks for which

spa and striking views of the Highland Lake country above Austin.

Austin is now famous.

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HILL COUNTRY WOMEN

By JANIS TURK

Photography BY CASEY HOWELL

TRUE TEXAS

Three smart and savvy Austin women whose businesses hit it big in San Antonio and beyond The Hill Country tugs at the sleeves of two of Texas’ most magnificent cities, Austin and San Antonio, and creative people can’t help being inspired by the natural splendor of Central Texas. In this issue, we celebrate three creative and hard-working Austin women whose entrepreneurship and innovative spirit inspire us.

With business ties to San Antonio and beyond, these women started small but went on to do big things.

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MARGARET JABOUR executive vice president and co-owner of Twin Liquors Please tell me a little about Twin Liquors and how long it's been in business.

Twin Liquors is a third-generation, family-owned-and-operated wine and spirits business that started after Prohibition. This year, Twin Liquors celebrates its 77th anniversary. The third generation of owners has expanded the business from a small store in 1982 to a successful company consisting of 75 locations across 13 counties in Central Texas. The company consists of retail sales and wholesale distribution to bars and restaurants. My brother, David Jabour, and I are co-owners.

Twin Liquors has locations in both Austin and San Antonio and in other cities throughout the United States, right?

Twin Liquors has a unique and well-respected reputation throughout the United States. It has been nationally recognized for its substantial community involvement, knowledgeable team members, outstanding customer service, conveniently located stores and extensive selections of fine wines and premium spirits from around the world.

That’s impressive! But how did you get started?

In the early 1980s, I realized that an unmet market existed for providing the consumer with fine liquors and wines. I took on the challenge of exposing consumers to, and providing them with, a variety of fine wines and liquors, despite the belief held by most retailers at the time that consumers would never buy premium wines and spirits.

I wanted to create an atmosphere where women and men could come in, feel comfortable and learn about wine and spirits. Education has been a core principle from day one, giving associates and customers the opportunity to taste and learn.

What is your overall business philosophy that drives your company?

My philosophy is to provide outstanding customer service along with product knowledge and education. I believe that an educated staff can teach consumers to feel confident with their wine and spirit selections. I believe it is equally important to provide tastings in the stores — much like fragrance samplings at a cosmetics counter. I wanted to bring the department store ambience to the wine and spirits industry.

That’s a great idea — I’m sure customers respond positively to that.

My desire was to appeal to the female consumer during a time when this industry primarily focused on the male consumer. Similar to the fashion industry, Twin Liquors brings the latest and greatest products available on the market. The vision was and continues to be to expand the business in order to serve its communities in every possible neighborhood with personnel that share my brother’s and my passion and sentiment for the consumer and the industry. The inception of this dream launched in 1982 with one small store. The philosophy ultimately fueled Twin Liquors’ exceptional growth.

Can you point to a moment when you got your first big break or when you first realized you’d reached a level of real success?

The icing on the cake was when I received the Texas Businesswoman of the Year Award from the Women’s Chamber of Commerce in 2010/2011. The TBOY Award celebrates remarkable Texas women who personify professional excellence, recognizing their outstanding accomplishments and contributions. The honor put me among subsequent winners including Southwest Airlines President Colleen Barrett and Shell Oil President and CEO Lynn Elsenhans.

What then would you say is your biggest accomplishment?

Philanthropy is an important piece of what makes me feel accomplished. Twin Liquors donates to more than 500 charities every year.

It began with the American Heart Association, which holds a special place in my heart because of the loss of my eldest brother, Ralph, who passed at the age of 35 from heart complications that developed from rheumatic fever. Every cause is important.

That’s wonderful. It really makes customers feel they’ve a close tie with a company, doesn’t it?

Being able to give back to the community is the best part of being a retailer in Texas. It is about connecting with our communities. Twin Liquors has neighborhood locations, and this enables us to connect with and know our neighborhoods. It is all about the people.

So with all success, there are also often difficulties and hard choices. What would you say has been your biggest challenge?

I would enjoy spending even more quality time with the special people in my life. Life is precious, and it is important to live each and every day to the fullest. From the loss of my eldest brother, I have learned that time and relationships are extremely important.

That’s so true. Please tell us more about your family.

I have been a single mother since 1994, giving undivided attention to the loves of my life, Michael and Joseph, my two sons. They are now 22 and 20 years old. There is a very loving and caring bond between us that developed from being a single mom when they were very young. It was always important to have strong communication and share quality time together, no matter how busy I was growing a business. My sons are my priority, my pleasure and a blessing.

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who instilled in me great hospitality and manners, as well as how to truly care for others. Theodore Jabour, my father (Twin of Twin Liquors, deceased 2009), loved people and could immediately connect and care for everyone. I also have my brother, David Jabour, his wife, Sylvia, and their three children, Raphael and Gabrielle (twins) and David Michael, the youngest. Family is the root of what makes you understand community.

Each day is a celebration. Each day is a gift and should be celebrated.

Each day is a new day to find meaning in whatever crosses my path and each and every person that I meet. I do not take life lightly. Enjoy each day no matter what challenges come your way. There is a reason and lesson to be learned in each challenge. Life is like the many bubbles in sparkling wine, always rising to the top. Each of us has a purpose. Connect and make things happen.

So what’s the best advice you ever got?

Tell us a little about why you love San Antonio so much, which you obviously do, and why it’s a good match for Twin Liquors.

My mother and father instilled in me at an early age to always take care of the other person.

Twin Liquors offers lots of great products — do you have a favorite beverage?

Sparkling wine — which, of course, is affiliated with celebration.

San Antonio is an exciting community and has welcomed us with open arms. As a young girl I remember hearing my father say, “San Antonio and Austin will basically be one city as population grows.” I feel it has definitely happened.

KENDRA SCOTT founder and CEO, Kendra Scott Kendra Scott has highly successful, popular stores in both Austin and San Antonio. Tell us about your stores and where the Kendra Scott brand all began.

Our Austin flagship location opened in 2010 in the heart of Austin’s SoCo district [the shops, restaurants and clubs along South Congress Avenue just below downtown Austin and Lady Bird Lake], and it was always my dream to open more stores. With nine stores [including those in Arizona, California, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas] and many more on the way this year, it is so incredible to see my dreams come true. While our flagship store still maintains its original look and feel, our new stores, including our two San Antonio locations at the Alamo Quarry Market and the Shops at La Cantera, are incredibly modern-looking, and we put the “Kendra Scott” touch on practically everything, from the Danielle silhouette lighting at our Color Bar™ to the custom gold medallion handles on our drawers. There is so much attention to detail that goes into every one of our stores, and you can especially see that at our newest location in San Antonio.

Please share a bit more about your exciting company and how long you’ve been in business.

Kendra Scott is an American accessories brand inspired by my personal experiences, travel and sense of community. We are known for our kaleidoscope of beautiful jewelry, infusing hand-cut stones with intricately etched metal silhouettes that are both fashionable and fun. We also encourage our fans to play designer with the Color Bar™, an innovative, one-of-a-kind experience that allows jewelry customization with endless possibilities available in-store and online.

I launched a mini-jewelry collection in 2002 with just $500, and today it is a multimillion dollar brand with nine namesake storefronts and is sold at renowned retailers like Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus and Bloomingdale’s. A passion for great design, dedication to innovation and a strong social media presence are our building blocks for creating a unique and engaging lifestyle brand across all channels, including retail stores, wholesale accounts and e-commerce.

lection, promising to double the money. With my newborn son in a Baby Bjorn and my jewelry in a tea box, I went door-to-door to local Austin boutiques and sold out of my first-ever collection. Months later, I received a call from a Dallas buyer who wanted to represent me. With her help, I landed my jewelry in a renowned New York City showroom, and the brand took off from there.

When did you first realize you’d made a real success of the Kendra Scott business?

The opening of our flagship Austin store in the heart of SoCo was a true highlight in my career. Having a Kendra Scott boutique was a dream I’ve had for years, and though I knew Austinites would love and support it, I could not have imagined the immense immediate success of the store. The prosperity we experience at the Austin store is the fuel that drives our store openings, like the eight other locations we currently have and the many more to come this year and beyond.

That’s quite impressive — to start with $500 and build all of that. So tell us, how did Kendra Scott get started?

What do you consider your biggest accomplishment?

The start of my company was a mix of fate and my own brazen tenacity. My family was facing hard economic times, and at the time I was pregnant with my first child. Rather than panicking about our situation, I took it as an opportunity to turn my passion into a business. I took $500 out of our savings and created a mini-jewelry col-

My three children are my biggest accomplishment. When asked what I do for my job, I always say that I am a mom first, a CEO and designer second. My boys are my absolute pride and joy. From my newborn son’s first “coo” to my 12-year-old’s acing his math test, the things they do make me beam with pride.

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HILL COUNTRY WOMEN Tell us what you love most about Austin and why you call it home.

Austin is my home base because of many reasons, the first being that it is such an incredible city in which to raise a family. The sense of community and family here is just unbelievable. Austinites embrace and support each other in everything, and that’s a perfect environment to raise children in. There are also just so many wonderful activities for families to do together, especially outdoors, and my boys and I love that. The other is because Austin is a perfect place to start a business, and I truly believe that this city gave us our wings to fly. I feel so lucky for my business to have its roots here in Austin. While Austin is a growing city, it still has this laid-back, homegrown quality that cannot be found anywhere else. I believe I have been able to grow my brand globally because I started in a place that is so supportive of local businesses.

Yes, it certainly is a supportive community. Many Austin women are finding success in business there.

What woman do you most admire?

My mom. She is such an inspiration to me every day. She truly is a remarkable woman.

JANE HARVEY president and owner of AlphaGraphics of North Austin and San Antonio AlphaGraphics, that’s a name we’ve seen before in both Austin and San Antonio. Where are your branches located?

We’re located in North Austin near the Domain on Braker Lane and in San Antonio off Interstate I-10 West across from USAA.

How did you get started?

AlphaGraphics is a franchise business, so I actually took over after the business had been built up. I bought this business seven years ago: Jan. 1, 2007. Today we have 14 employees and locations in both cities.

Prior to AlphaGraphics, I had been CFO (chief financial officer) at a private securities trading company where I was soon promoted to CEO (chief executive officer). But all my life, I wanted to own my own business, and when I saw this one for sale, I decided to buy it. At the time, I didn’t know a thing about printing, signs or graphics. Most of what I learned was from on-the-job training.

So what service does AlphaGraphics provide?

We deliver commercial and quick printing, signs, large format color, books, brochures, other business printing needs and core marketing services such as direct marketing, ePub documents and mobile apps. All of our work is personalized to the business to help them promote their business, from a branded mug to a mobile “app” or even their signage.

What would you say was your greatest accomplishment?

My greatest accomplishment would have to be being a single woman and adopting my two sons, James and Ben, from an orphanage in Kazakhstan 11 years ago. At the time they were ages 4 and 6. In Austin, I learned about Kidsave, an international nonprofit company that serves as an advocate for orphaned children from Third World countries. Each summer they bring 600 to 700 kids over to the USA to live with host families to help those kids find a forever home. People meet these kids and learn that, by no fault of their own, these kids live in horrible circumstances and need a home.

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Since you have a whole brand concept that has been inspired by your own personal style and that bears your name, tell us a little about your style.

Being a designer immersed in the fashion world, I always pay close attention to trends, so I love to incorporate fashion-forward pieces into my look. I am also a mother, with oodles of soccer games to attend and carpools to participate in, so I tend to keep the staple pieces in my wardrobe pretty classic. I love to experiment with color, especially pairing unexpected hues together with my vibrant jewelry.

What’s the best advice you ever got?

The best advice I ever received was to not be afraid to ask for help and that doing so isn’t a sign of weakness but a sign of strength.

Your two Kendra Scott stores here have found such success in the Alamo City. Why do you think San Antonio is such a good fit for your business?

I've always admired the rich, unique culture and stunning landscape of San Antonio. The overall vibe of the city fits perfectly with my bold, colorful designs. I'm excited to share our unique in-store experiences with the incredible women of San Antonio.

I had a photo of a boy that was supposed to stay with me, but at the last minute he was denied the chance to visit the USA. So I went to Kazakhstan to adopt him, sight unseen. While there, I also came to know another boy in a different orphanage in the same town, and I adopted him, too.

The first time the boys met, I introduced them as brothers, and since then we’ve been a family. I spent a month over in Kazakhstan adopting them. Today they are typical American teenagers. My eldest son, James, attends Marine Military Academy in the Rio Grande Valley. Ben, my youngest, attends Austin High School. Our two dogs, Gracie and Peyton, are part of our family, too.

What do you love best about Austin?

It’s such a laid-back community, with all the wonderful outdoor recreation opportunities and the arts wrapped up in one.

What do you like best about San Antonio?

I love doing business in San Antonio. The sense of community is really strong there. Although it’s larger than Austin, it has more of a smalltown feel to it. People are genuinely friendly and are pleased that AlphaGraphics is there to help them grow their business. San Antonio has a special place in my heart for another reason. Although my sons were adopted formally in Kazakhstan, I readopted them in the USA at the San Antonio courthouse. San Antonio is a special part of my family’s story for this reason. march/april 2014 | 105

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DINING

By RON BECHTOL

Photography JANET ROGERS

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Barraca at

Let’s talk tortillas.

No, not

Blue Star

it — with one note of caution: In Spain, the

that kind; the tortilla española, a ubiquitous presence in the country’s many tapas bars, is Spain’s answer to France’s quiche and Italy’s frittata.

Except that it’s at once simpler and more profound than both. In its Platonic form, the dish begins with potatoes and

dish is all about well-flavored rice with accent ingredients. Though Barraca’s rice is correct and its texture good, the tables here are turned; there’s just not enough of it. (We Americans do this to pasta dishes, too, tending to overwhelm them with sauce.) A more-pil-

onions poached, for lack of a better word, in copious amounts of

lowy platform for all the bounty would be appreciated. (BTW, I

olive oil. The mixture is then drained, mixed with beaten egg and

had initially thought that Barraca’s fideo paella must be a South

allowed to stand for a few minutes so the egg and potato can get

Texas variant cooked up by the chef, but it turns out to have Span-

to know one another. The tortilla is then fried on both sides with

ish roots as well.)

much nervous-making flipping. It can then be cut into wedges or squares and served with a tomato salad, a simple tomato sauce …

Back to the top of the menu and pintxos — really just a smaller

or just a toothpick.

version of tapas. Sadly, the anchovy piquillos have gone away; Americans seem to have a love-it-or-loathe-it relationship with the

Which brings us to Barraca, a new restaurant with a Spanish lisp

small silvery fish. But the smoked marcona almonds are a surefire

in the Blue Star arts complex. Barraca (the name means cabin in

crowd-pleaser and go well with a simple Spanish white wine such

Spanish, though the place aims for a touch more urban sophisti-

as the Legaris Verdejo; the spiced roasted olives seem to call out

cation) bills itself as “a Spanish-influenced tapas bar,” and in an

for the cabernet/tempranillo blend, Bodegas “C” from Spain’s Ju-

era of anything served in small portions being called a “tapa,” we

milla region. (Barraca’s wine list has been undergoing changes,

could use a real one. The tortilla accordingly feels right at home,

too, but it continues to seem well-priced and is one from which it

and, after a shaky start, the chef/owner is beginning to get it right.

has so far been safe to order even the lowest-priced wine.)

I’m not convinced by the spicy, salsa-like tomato sauce served underneath — leave that for a breakfast taco de papas, which is ba-

Other tapas of special note include those piquillos again (small,

sically an excuse for salsa. And I could do without the goat cheese

sweet Spanish chiles that are roasted and marinated), stuffed with

and the chorizo, though they add a note of luxury. Potato. Onion.

duck carnitas and served with a fig balsamic sauce—all to impres-

Egg. Olive oil. Get those right, and little more is needed. Barraca

sive effect, and the croquetas of jamon serrano and goat cheese

is tantalizingly close.

that are nearly classic until you get to the serrano chiles and the ancho vinaigrette. The patatas bravas, or “fierce” potatoes, are an-

The urge to embellish traditional dishes has to be almost irre-

other classic served a little differently by Barraca, but worth trying

sistible to a chef, especially one working in a different culinary cul-

regardless. Mussels and clams in a tomato-saffron broth are well-

ture. Spain’s classic paella, a product of rice cultivation around

flavored, but the serving is a little sparse. The grilled coca, Spain’s

coastal Valencia and, at least initially, of simple seafood or

pizza equivalent, comes topped with whatever the chef can con-

hunter/gatherer components such as rabbit or snails, has many

jure, so you’re on your own here.

variations in today’s global kitchen. Seduced by the eponymous Paella Barraca, I didn’t try the seafood version, which I suspect is

If suggestions to the chef are accepted, let me put in a word for a

the most true-to-original-form.

plate of Spain’s exceptional hams and sausages beyond the usual

As with much of the menu, modest shifts in ingredients have oc-

there is much more out there than manchego. From the current

curred since Barraca’s opening. An earlier version of the Barraca

menu, let me suggest to you the irresistible churros, the extruded,

paella (all paellas are more than enough for two people) contained

doughnut-like fried dough served with cinnamon-cardamom sugar

serrano and chorizo. The same goes for a selection of its cheeses;

leg of lamb and duck, in addition to mussels, pork belly and

and a stiff chocolate sauce. And also the crema catalana. This

chorizo. Currently, the duck is gone and the lamb has traded leg

Spanish version of a crème brûlée is cooked on top of the stove

for shank. It’s an impressive pile, and the parts are both generous

but has the same caramelized sugar cap. Barraca’s version is per-

and individually good — though the shank is a touch dry. I seri-

haps less firm than one might expect, but the cap is sheer, shatter-

ously doubt that you could find such an eclectic combination in

ing perfection, and the contrast is oddly thrilling. Have it with a

Spain, but assuming all the ingredients play well together, go for

glass of the moscato d’asti — even if it is from Italy.

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At left, the interior of Barraca, which serves Spanish-influenced food at the Blue Star art complex. Below, some of the offerings on the menu (clockwise from upper right): croquetas, piquillos rellenos, guava cream empanadas and paella with a squeeze of lemon.

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EL CHAPARRAL 15103 Bandera 2838 N. Loop 1604 EL JARRO DE ARTURO 13421 San Pedro EL MIRADOR 722 S. St. Mary’s EL MIRASOL ALTA COCINA 13489 Blanco FRIDA’S MEXICAN CUISINE 3023 Thousand Oaks IRON CACTUS MEXICAN GRILL 200 River Walk LA FOGATA 2427 Vance Jackson LA FONDA ON MAIN 2415 N. Main LA FONDA SUNSET RIDGE 6402 N. New Braunfels LA FONDA OAK HILLS 350 Northaven LA HACIENDA DE LOS BARRIOS 18747 Redland Rd. LA MARGARITA 120 Produce Row LOS BARRIOS 4223 Blanco MAMACITA’S 8030 IH-10 W. MI TIERRA CAFE AND BAKERY 218 Produce Row ORIGINAL MEXICAN 528 River Walk PALOMA BLANCA 5800 Broadway PALOMA RIVER WALK 215 Losoya PAPPASITO’S CANTINA 10501 IH-10 W. PERICO’S BAR AND GRILL 10820 Bandera 1439 E. Sonterra Blvd.

PICANTE GRILL 3810 Broadway PICO DE GALLO 111 S. Leona RIO RIO CANTINA 421 E. Commerce ROSARIO’S 910 S. Alamo SALSALITO’S 14535 Nacogdoches 11523 Bandera SAZO’S LATIN GRILL 101 Bowie SOLUNA COCINA MEXICANA 7959 Broadway TOMATILLOS CANTINA 3210 Broadway URBAN TACO 290 E. Basse, #105

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Seafood FISH CITY GRILL FUSION SEAFOOD, STEAK LANDRY’S SEAFOOD PAPPADEAUX SEAFOOD OSTRA ON THE RIVER WILDFISH SEAFOOD GRILLE

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420 W. Market 225 E. Basse 16641 La Cantera Pkwy.

705 E. Houston

224-6500 225-0722 558-6500 225-5100

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David Sixt David Sixt

Mr. and Mrs. Tim Pate (Cathy Nuhollan) November 11, 2013

Jenna-Beth Lyde/Parish Photography

Mr. and Mrs. Adam Carroll (Sarah Spector) November 2, 2013

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Edward Sullivan (Elizabeth Rust Oliver) October 19, 2013

David Sixt

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Edward Crawford, III (Elizabeth Anne McFadden) September 21, 2013

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Joseph Schneider (Cary Elizabeth Darr) September 14, 2013

David Sixt

Mr. and Mrs. David Alexander Sorrells (Anna Elizabeth Bazan) June 29, 2013

David Sixt

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WEDDINGS

Paul Overstreet/Overstreet Photography

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Wade (Candace Dyer) December 24, 2013

Jenna-Beth Lyde/Parish Photography

Jenna-Beth Lyde/Parish Photography

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Neil Villarreal (Sarah Jane Haugh) December 28, 2013

Paul Overstreet/Overstreet Photography

Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Risien (Viviana Gimenez) December 28, 2013

Mr. and Mrs. Slade Charless Upham (Sarah Witt Duncan) December 14, 2013

Paul Overstreet/Overstreet Photography

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Kimball Tyler (Elizabeth Hilton) December 21, 2013

David Sixt

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lewis Meaden (Meredith Leigh Mills) November 16, 2013

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Entertainment & The Arts NIOSA

Fiesta!

速 ANTONIO Night in Old San Antonio FIESTA! SAN ril 10-27 4/22-25, Tues/Fri, 5:30-10:3

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BATTLE OF

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Battle of

Flowers Par ade Friday, Apr il 25 11:30am-4pm Photos by Jon Alonzo, courtesy The Fiesta速 Commission

Music

Clybourne Park The Playhouse 3/21-4/6

SOUTHWEST SCHOOL OF ART Fiesta Arts Fair 4/19,20 Sat/Sun

Free Jazz Concerts The Shops at La Cantera 3/1-29 Saturdays, 7:30 pm 3/6-27 Thursdays, 7:30 pm

Honky Tonk Angel Rose Theatre Company 4/4-19

Museums

Miley Cyrus AT&T Center 3/15 Sat, 7 pm

Evita Majestic Theatre 4/29-5/4

INSTITUTE OF TEXAN CULTURES

Leon Russell Gruene Hall 3/28 Fri, 8 pm An Evening with Julio Iglesias Majestic Theatre 4/3 Thurs, 8 pm Jerry Jeff Walker Gruene Hall 4/4,5 Fri/ Sat. 8 pm Joe Bonamassa Majestic Theatre 4/5 Sat, 8pm Huey Lewis and the News Majestic Theatre 4/13 Sun, 7:30 pm Rob Thomas Majestic Theatre 4/14 Mon, 7:30 pm Celtic Woman Majestic Theatre 4/15 Tues, 7 pm About Orpheus and Green Sneakers Opera Piccola Charline McCombs Empire Theatre 5/10-11 Sat/Sun, 8 pm, 2:30 pm

Theater

Into the Woods Woodlawn Theatre Thru 3/16 Stand and Deliver Rose Theatre Company 3/7-22 Wicked Majestic Theatre 3/12-30 Blue Story Overtime Theater 3/14-4/12

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COMEDY Sinbad Majestic Theatre 4/4 Fri, 8 pm

Symphony Beethoven and Mozart Majestic Theatre 3/7,8 Fri/Sat, 8 pm

Why We Came: The Immigration Experience Thru 3/23 The Struggle for Civil Rights in Texas Thru 3/30 Is This My Shangri-La? Thru 4/20 MCNAY ART MUSEUM Robert Indiana: Beyond LOVE Thru 5/25

The Texas Tenors H-E-B Pops Series Laurie Auditorium 3/21,22 Fri/Sat, 8 pm

The Full Monty: Male Nudes from the Collection Thru 5/25

Glories of the Baroque San Fernando Cathedral 3/23 Sun, 7 pm

SAN ANTONIO MUSEUM OF ART

Swan Lake Majestic Theatre 4/11,12 Fri/Sat, 8 pm Fiesta Pops Majestic Theatre 4/18,19 Fri/Sat, 8 pm

Bob Kuhn: Drawing on Instinct 3/15-6/8 Andy Warhol: The Athletes Thru 4/27

Art

Thomas Sully: Painted Performance Thru 5/11

BLUE STAR ART COMPLEX Contemporary Art Month Kickoff 3/6 Thurs, 6-9 pm

Julian Onderdonk in New York: The Lost Years, the Lost Paintings 3/8-9/9

Artpace Artists-in-residence Rosa Barba, Liz Glynn, Jessica Mallios 3/20-5/8

Fairytale Fiesta 4/17-8/24

Mungo Thomson Thru 4/27 INSPIRE COMMUNITY FINE ART CENTER Show by Inspire Instructors Carver Community Cultural Center 4/3 Thurs, 6 pm

WITTE MUSEUM

Maximilian and Carlota: Last Empire in Mexico Thru 3/30 Alien Worlds and Androids Thru 5/27 The World through Magic Lanterns Thru 6/30

WOMEN ON THE MOVE

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Karen Bell

Anna Garza

Carissa D. Pool

Angela Portwood

Mary Lynn Presas

Justice Phylis Speedlin

Karen Bell, learning and development facilitator, has been named banking officer at Broadway Bank. She began her career at Broadway Bank in April 1994 and has served as a wealth management division assistant, trust associate and senior training officer. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology of organizations and development from the University of the Incarnate Word.

Anna Garza has been named banking officer at Broadway Bank.

Garza began her career at Broadway Bank in December 2010 as a learning and development facilitator. She received a Bachelor of English and a secondary teaching certification from the University of Texas at San Antonio. She also has Microsoft Office specialist certifications.

Carissa D. Pool, a physical therapist, has joined Urology San Antonio. Her.specialty is pelvic floor therapy to treat incontinence, pelvic pain and pelvic floor disorders. She also treats prenatal and postpartum patients for all musculoskeletal disorders.

Pool earned her master’s in physical therapy from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and her bachelor’s degree from Baylor University.

She sees patients at the North Central clinic location.

Angela Portwood has been named vice president at Broadway Bank. She began her career with the bank in January 2007 as a credit analyst in the credit department. She has received several promotions and presently serves as a credit risk analyst in the enterprise risk management department. Portwood earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in finance from Texas Tech University.

Mary Lynn Presas is now a Realtor with RE/MAX Associates.

With more than 10 years’ experience in hospitality industry management, she was a consultant with Arthur Andersen Real Estate Development in Miami and Marriott International in real estate planning and development in Bethesda, Md. She earned degrees at Boston College and Simmons College Graduate School of Management.

Justice Phylis Speedlin has joined the Cox Smith law firm’s litigation department. A member of the San Antonio legal community for more than 30 years, she has represented clients in numerous industries, with a focus on health care as a trial attorney.

She was an appellate justice on the Fourth Court of Appeals and a Bexar County Civil District Court trial judge. She has been a mediator, arbitrator and private judge.

She earned her law degree from St. Mary's University School of Law.

Elise R. Tentis

Jacqueline Yarrington

Physician assistant Elise R. Tentis has joined Urology San Antonio, treating general urologic health issues at the clinic in northwest San Antonio. Tentis holds a master’s degree from the physician assistant program of Nova Southeastern University in Fort Myers, Fla., and a bachelor’s degree in community health from Minnesota State University in Mankato, Minn. She is certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.

Anderson Marketing Group welcomes Jacqueline Yarrington to the agency as a senior account executive. She brings 10 years of account management expertise to the team and is experienced with the Hispanic market and a roster of national and local clientele. She is a graduate of Texas State University in San Marcos.

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LOOKING BACK

Photo courtesy of Carol Karotkin

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1939 A young San Antonio couple eye this new Philco radio while shopping for home entertainment at the popular Karotkin Furniture Company in downtown San Antonio.

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