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Features 18 Creating San Antonio’s “Front Porch” New life is coming to Hemisfair

26 From Hollywood with Love TV personality Elizabeth Chambers puts her love of baking to work in San Antonio bakery

30 Accessible Elegance In Terrell Hills Art and artifacts star in a home made to live in

41 Fall Fashion 2012 Dynamic Details

55 Focus on Food Cooking fish like pros

106 Spas Pamper yourself and your skin

116 Role Model After illness, Gloria Rivera Rodriguez handles a full-time job and a small business

118 ArtBeat Sarah Aujon dances again in Dracula this fall

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40 Fashion 120 Entertainment 126 Events

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Editor’s Letter Contributors What’s New Beauty & Fitness Health Matters Dollars & Sense Business Woman Spotlight Wine Scene Around Town Mommy Matters Dining Restaurants Weddings Women on the Move AstroForecast Looking Back

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46 Shop SA Shopping in San Antonio made easy

67 March of Dimes

97 The Value of Education

COVER Elizabeth Chambers TV Journalist, Actress, Baker Photography Liz Garza Williams Hair and makeup Mario Garza, Cynthia Hancevic Styling Lauren Medellin Location Hotel Havana

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W EDITOR

Liz Garza Williams

Letter from the Editor

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2012 PUBLISHER J. Michael Gaffney EDITOR Beverly Purcell-Guerra GRAPHIC DESIGN Kevin Herrera, Maria Jenicek, Jonathan Lee, Eric Weidner

San Antonians who were here during HemisFair in 1968 recall that exhilarating time, with visitors from all over the world, including Princess Grace and first lady Lady Bird Johnson; a recharged downtown; and many fascinating exhibits to view. And who can forget the drama of watching the Hilton Palacio del Rio rise in less than a year or the Tower of the Americas reaching ever higher into the sky? That world’s fair also boosted the city’s image as a travel destination, and we’re still seeing the results.

So there is excitement today over plans to redevelop the Hemisfair site. We can look

SENIOR WRITER Jasmina Wellinghoff CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Paula Allen, Robyn Barnes, Ron Bechtol, Courtney Burkholder, Mary Anne Cole, Kelly A. Goff, Carole Miller, Anne Moore, Pat Mozersky, Andi Rodriguez, Lance K. Rodriguez, Valarie Spiser-Albert, Janis Turk

forward to enhanced green spaces, shopping and dining venues, residences and businesses. Learn more about it in this issue of SAN ANTONIO WOMAN. You’ll also get to meet, figuratively speaking, high-profile baker Elizabeth Chambers, a San Antonio native and now a Los Angeles-based TV journalist/actress/model. She and her husband, actor Armie Hammer of The Social Network, Mirror Mirror and The Lone Ranger, recently opened the Bird Bakery on Broadway, and it’s becoming a popular neighborhood destination.

Visit a home in that is filled with Mexican, Latin American and French art, yet still welcomes grandchildren. And Fashion takes you to the historic Maverick-Clark home near downtown for a preview of the season’s trends.

Dining spotlights Bahia Azul, a new restaurant that features seafood specialties inspired

by Mexico’s Pacific Coast. Focus on Food plays in the same key, with fish recipes from

COPY EDITOR Kathryn Cocke FASHION Robert Mitchell PHOTOGRAPHY Liz Garza Williams, Al Rendon, Janet Rogers, Greg Harrison, Casey Howell BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING Jen Earhart Cedric D. Fisher Madeleine Justice Sandy Levy

some of the city’s most popular restaurants. And if you’d like to drink something other than beer or a margarita with your Mexican food, look to Wine for suggestions for appropriate vintages.

Role Model Gloria Rivera Rodriguez, who’s with the San Antonio River Authority, shares her story of surviving leukemia and a bone marrow transplant. Today she holds down a full-time job and is also co-owner of a sushi catering service.

Two more notable women you’ll meet in this issue are principal dancer Sarah Aujon of

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takes us back to spring and summer social events and fundraisers. Health Matters reminds

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Read Beauty & Fitness for ideas on soothing sun-damaged skin, Dollars & Sense for tips on repaying student loans and Mommy Matters for insights on reconciling different parenting styles.

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Special sections highlight the importance of education and going back to school at any age, the many pleasures of spa treatments for face and body and the March of Dimes, now celebrating its 75th anniversary.

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Contributors

Josephine Guzman has been working at SAN ANTONIO WOMAN since September

2002,

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breaks to meet the needs of her family. While her title is Administration and Customer Service, suffice it to say that she pulls lots of details together to provide each issue’s Events Calendar,

Entertainment

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Fashion Calendar. She also coordinates Weddings, Around Towns and Women on the Move. Apart from her work with the editorial staff, she also performs administrative functions, receiving ads and coordinating advertisers and the design staff. She loves helping things run smoothly, and we couldn’t get along without her. When she’s not at work, she’s busy with her husband and their four children and adorable grandson.

Kevin Herrera is in charge of website design and development at SAN ANTONIO WOMAN. He says, “In today's fast-paced society, having a strong online presence is a necessity, and design is the quickest and most effective way to capture our viewers’ attention. As a designer, I believe that first impressions are everything. We know most viewers are going to decide whether to stick around and view a website or move on to the next one in the first few seconds of viewing it. Creating a visually appealing website gives viewers a sense of comfort, reliability and trust, and it is my goal to create a website that not only informs viewers on a specific topic, but creates these emotions within our theme and makes sure the site is userfriendly, compatible, easy to find and professional looking.”

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W WHAT’S NEW

What’s New LEE MICHAELS FINE JEWELRY RELOCATES AT NORTH STAR Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry has relocated to the Saks end of North Star Mall and doubled the size of its store to nearly 4,000 square feet. The new store will expand its selections from favorite designers, including David Yurman, John Hardy and Mikimoto, and offer larger selections of timepieces from TAG Heuer and Paneral.

A luxurious Rolex corner and new designers such as Konstantino, Ivanka Trump and Baume & Mercier plus Michele timepieces will welcome shoppers at the new store in the Saks Fifth Avenue wing.

Family-owned for over 30 years, Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry operates eight stores in three states. It first opened at North Star Mall in 2000 and added a second San Antonio location in 2010 at The Shops at La Cantera.

COPENHAGEN ADDS NEW LOCATION After more than 22 years at its original location, Copenhagen is opening a brand-new facility that promises to be the finest contemporary furniture showroom in Texas.

The new store is located at 18603 Blanco Road, just north of Loop 1604, in the Vineyard Shopping Center. It will feature a greatly expanded collection, including a new leather gallery focused on traditional style with a Copenhagen twist. For more information, call (210) 545-4366.

The original Copenhagen store, at 15909 Highway 281 North, Suite 100, remains open.

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SAINT MARY’S HALL HAS A NEW WEBSITE Saint Mary’s Hall invites visits to its new website, launched in early September.

The site gives prospective families information about the academic, athletic, fine arts and core-values educational programs that are the features of a Saint Mary’s Hall education.

The user-friendly site features informative recaps on distinctive programs, news stories, admission information, an interactive campus map, slide shows and videos. Just go to www.smhall.org.

SAVE AT SERGIO’S San Antonio women have counted on Sergio's Salon & Spa for decades. Besides signature hair, nail and spa services, the new location includes a high-end gift boutique featuring handbags, wallets and more. Buy gift certificates online at sergiossalonandspa.com.

SAN ANTONIO WOMAN readers can save $12 off haircut and blow dry with the coupon in this month’s issue. Call (210) 641-7600 or visit 10918 Wurzbach Road for an appointment.

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Creating San Antonio’s

“Front Porch” New life is coming to Hemisfair

By ANDI RODRIGUEZ Photography by LIZ GARZA WILLIAMS

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Opposite, the Tower of the Americas rises in the existing Hemisfair area; at left, a conceptual rendering of the proposed western portion of Hemisfair, including the southwest corner and the Northwest Civic Park.

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s a newly-minted urban planner, I’ve had the honor of serving as a volunteer for Hemisfair since June of 2011. Because it rests so deeply in my heart, I think about it daily and never tire of telling its extraordinary story. We imagine Hemisfair to be the city’s “front porch” — a welcoming place of entry, in which to relax

and reconnect with neighbors. While these dreams may be big, so are the efforts behind it.

And while plans, vision and development are an important part of any major project, among the most important and magical components of Hemisfair are its people — many whom are women — who volunteer their time, energy and resources to make this progress possible. These “Women of Hemisfair” arrive from a variety of backgrounds and expertise and have enthusiastically jumped on board and committed themselves to this extraordinary journey. They are the golden threads woven permanently into the fabric of what will ultimately transform our entire community.

HEMISFAIR “Great cities have great downtowns.” It would be difficult to dis-

component in this vision to ignite downtown redevelopment and encourage citizens to return to the urban core.

pute this statement, imagining the grand urban centers across the

Hemisfair’s 100-plus-acre parcel is essentially an urban site,

globe — Paris. Mexico City. Barcelona. New York. Buenos Aires.

planted squarely in the center of the city and hidden behind the

Upon arrival, tourists don’t ask taxis to whisk them to a suburban

Convention Center. Currently surrounded by fencing and walls, it’s

mall — they instead flock to the city’s center, where energy and life

an area many find relatively unwelcoming and difficult to locate.

abound. And in each of these cases, urban parks also populate

But that’s all about to change. In September of 2009, the San An-

these city centers as a place to meet, to relax, to enjoy the com-

tonio City Council voted to incorporate the Hemisfair Park Area

pany of others or reflect by one’s self. That’s what we dream for

Redevelopment Corporation (HPARC) for the purposes of “acquir-

Hemisfair. As Hemisfair CEO Andres Andujar is fond of saying,

ing property, planning, developing, constructing, managing, main-

“Great downtowns have great urban parks.”

taining and financing projects within Hemisfair and the areas

Andujar is an architectural engineer with three decades of development experience in the United States and abroad.

We’re on our way, but we’re not there yet. It’s a paradox; despite

adjacent to or near the existing park.” Guided by an 11-member board of directors, the Hemisfair team is intent on fostering community-wide impact. This will be achieved, explains Andujar, by

climbing to the coveted spot as the seventh-largest city in the

recognizing the campus as critical connecting tissue between pre-

country, the social lives of committed residents have flocked to the

viously disengaged sectors of the urban core.

outskirts of San Antonio, creating a doughnut-like development

Debra Guerrero, vice president-development of NRP Group and

pattern. Now, with collective vision and intent led by Mayor Julián

an HPARC board member, has long been immersed in the improve-

Castro, efforts are being kick-started to reinvigorate downtown

ment of San Antonio. With tenure on City Council from 1997 to

with fresh ideas and energy, with Hemisfair as a major priority. In

2001, and now serving on the SAISD board, Guerrero understands

2010, Mayor Castro declared that it was the Decade of Downtown.

the impact of pride that results from projects that serve everyone.

The subsequent redevelopment plans for Hemisfair are a critical

“My mother worked at HemisFair … it was such a memorable ex-

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perience for her. She often talked about

with the HemisFair executive committee

how proud she was of the city where she

and local business community,” she re-

grew up and how this international festival

members. “It was a tremendous challenge

was a turning point,” she says. “I felt this

for a city of our size (at that time) to un-

same sense of pride when the mayor asked

dertake putting on a world's fair, but as a

if I’d participate on the board.”

result, it moved our city forward and began

Guerrero cites a lack of a cohesive de-

the momentum to address further eco-

velopment plan for the park over the past

nomic development efforts and progress

45 years that has created special chal-

toward the city we have become today.”

Providing leadership are Hemisfair CEO Andres Andujar; architect Sue Ann Pemberton, HPARC board member and a specialist in historic preservation; and Rachel Holland, HPARC's administrative assistant who leads special projects. Holland returned to her hometown earlier this year to join the four-person staff.

lenges. “This is now being addressed to

She details the nearly overwhelming

deliver our community’s vision for a trans-

schedule of activities for opening day, and

admit that my husband and I also slipped

formative park,” she says. “The community

one particularly humorous experience: “I

out before the final curtain, but with won-

desires a central gathering place for activ-

remember dashing home to change for the

derful memories of a very exciting day.”

ities; they demand public open space for

black-tie event at the Theater for the Per-

recreation and relaxing; they thirst for

forming Arts (later renamed the Lila Cock-

more downtown living options in a mixed-

rell Theater). Margaret Tobin and her son,

Volunteers are the spine of Hemisfair;

use environment that’s pedestrian and bike

Robert Tobin, had underwritten the per-

Andujar knows that even a dedicated staff

friendly. That’s what we want to deliver to

formance of the opera Don Carlo, and it

can’t do it alone. “There is immense com-

them.” She insists that Hemisfair is poised

was scheduled to start early in the evening

munity love for Hemisfair, as the ’68 fair

to be this new place our community

with Act I, then recess for an elegant din-

touched so many lives in meaningful ways.

hungers for. “Of course, we couldn’t do this

ner in the foyer of the theater, served by

We are fortunate to be the recipients of

without the leadership and commitment of

Catering by Rosemary. We were then to re-

that community passion through thou-

the mayor and the city manager and the

turn to our seats in the theater and con-

sands of hours of professional volunteer

buy-in of the community.”

tinue with the next three acts.

time,” he says.

VOLUNTEERS

“However, long days, fine food and bev-

Ashley Solcher Hixon, divisional operat-

erages and a dark room are dangerous

ing officer, Methodist Healthcare System

Serving as a San Antonio City Council-

partners. As we watched the opera unfold,

and HPARC board member and volunteer,

woman during the term of Mayor Walter W.

I was able to observe heads beginning to

is a sixth-generation San Antonian with a

McAllister, from 1963 to1970, Lila Cockrell

slump forward, followed by an obvious ef-

special connection to Hemisfair. “My great-

HISTORY

was poised in the catbird seat as plans for

fort to try to stay alert. By the start of Act

grandfather was Walter W. McAllister, who

HemisFair ’68 began to unfold. “It was one

III, members of the audience had started

served as mayor during this time,” she

of the most exciting times to be a part of

quietly slipping out to head for home, just

says. “I remember thinking that I knew my

city government, working in partnership

too exhausted to stay the course. I'll have to

neighborhood and therefore the city —

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UP FRONT W and then my grandmother took me up into the Tower of the Americas and said THIS is San Antonio. It made such an impact.”

Solcher Hixon says she’s pleased that first and foremost, Hemisfair is built for locals: “The redevelopment plan links the campus not only to downtown and its major assets, but also to adjacent neighborhoods.” And as a mother of two small children, she’s gratified that what was once such a special place will be restored with a tremendous residual effect on downtown.

With plans calling for increased park area, plazas, open space, art and cultural space, Hemisfair public relations and organizational

strategies

volunteer Celine

Casillas Thomasson is thrilled that the park will soon be bursting with San Antonians, in much the same way it did for the first HemisFair. “The summer of ’68 was one of the best childhood memories. So many friends came to visit, it was fantastic,” she recalls. “I began volunteering at Hemisfair, offering my professional expertise because I was captivated with the idea that Hemisfair could do this again, but in a long-term, sustainable manner.” With planned enhancements to the Magik Theater and greater visibility for cultural and educational institutions like UNAM, Instituto Cultural de Mexico and the Institute

Hemisfair staff and volunteers bring a variety of backgrounds and expertise. They include (first row, from left) Rosemary Kowalski, Sue Ann Pemberton, Kara Hill, CEO Andres Andujar, Eva Esquivel, Lila Cockrell, Debra Guerrero; second row, Julie Ord, Ashley Hixon, Rachel Holland, Andi Rodriguez and Celine Casillas Thomasson.

structures and how key it is to the vision of

first phase of the development program. It

of Texan Cultures, Hemisfair will offer a

Hemisfair’s redevelopment. “We aim to

covers the following: reconstruction of

rich collaboration of experiences for these

create a vital mixed-use area, centered on

perimeter roadways for conversion into

iconic neighbors.

a city park that maintains and revitalizes

complete streets, partial reinstatement of

But it’s not just about 1968. Hundreds

the historic buildings while reconnecting

the historical Hemisfair street grid, restora-

of years of history permeate the site, with

the area to the adjacent neighborhoods

tion of historic structures, renovation and

the remnant of the Acequia Madre and a

and providing new development compati-

expansion of the play environment and the

handful of 19th-century historic homes re-

ble in scale with adjacent properties.” She

design of the civic park, the most iconic el-

siding within Hemisfair’s footprint. Andujar

adds that the park will offer many special

ement of the redevelopment.

and his team are genuinely committed to

places and uses — some active, some

One of the first areas of reinvigoration

paying respect to the many layers of the

quiet. “We see Hemisfair as an accessible

is what’s currently being dubbed as Plaza

Hemisfair site. Sue Ann Pemberton, an

neighborhood park that unifies the city,

de Artes. Rachel Holland, HPARC’s admin-

HPARC board member and an architect

serves as a community gathering place

istrative assistant who leads Hemisfair’s

specializing in historic preservation proj-

and provides an opportunity for citizens to

special projects, shares her excitement for

ects, shares her expertise and commitment

work, live and play. We want our historic

the vision. “The existing playground will be

to the area’s history. Recently completing

spaces to play a role in the present.”

redeveloped into a play district, including areas of recreation for children of all ages,”

research and as the board member overseeing the restoration of the Eagar House

TODAY

she explains. The 27-year-old native San

complex, she has served as a vital resource

With a vision in place and a City Coun-

Antonian returned home to join HPARC’s

for the project’s historical interests, says

cil-approved master plan, the Hemisfair

four-person staff earlier this year. She ex-

Omar Gonzalez, HPARC director of plan-

team is already shifting into second gear,

plains her passion for helping deliver a

with funds nimbly allocated for critical

world-class development that her contem-

Pemberton explains the imperative na-

projects with traction. Hemisfair’s munici-

poraries are begging for.

ture of breathing life into the site’s historic

pal investment is being used to kick off the

ning, development and operations. .

“Hemisfair will be that vibrant and

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The "Women of Hemisfair" are a diverse lot with skills and insights that point to a successful development of downtown space. Among them are (from left, clockwise) Ashley Solcher Hixon, HPARC board member and volunteer; Lila Cockrell and Rosemary Kowalski, who were deeply involved in HemisFair '68; Debra Guerrero, board member and former City Council member; Celine Casillas Thomasson, public relations and organizational strategies volunteer; and Andi Rodriguez, urban planner and volunteer.

memorable district that attracts young

(HOT) will assist in converting this commit-

in mind. Hemisfair is an active partner in a

creative types back home from cities like

ment to reality. HOT will fully fund the

newly funded complete streets project at

San Francisco and Austin,” she continues.

planned expansion of the Henry B. Gonza-

Chavez and South Alamo. Incorporating

“Once people are living in Hemisfair, I

lez Convention Center and subsequent

diverse pedestrian spaces and complete

imagine strolling down a picturesque block

demolition of the western portion of the

streets, Hemisfair will have a hand in posi-

to meet my friends on a charming patio or

center, leaving a giant footprint for the

tively shaping its surrounding environ-

working on my laptop under a tree in the

largest park space in downtown San Anto-

ment. Whether approaching by foot or

park. My goals for Hemisfair are to help

nio. “Opening the northwest corner of the

wheel, using the street should be a positive

create this vibrant community that fosters

campus changed our charge from bringing

experience. Thinking about the way streets

more opportunities for young profession-

people to the park, to bringing the park to

are designed is a way to “humanize” the

als, and inspires a hip, fresh and urban di-

the people,” claims Andujar, in reference to

perimeters of Hemisfair and increase

rection for the entire city.”

the planned 10-acre civic park. At the cor-

safety and connectivity — the icing on the

ner of Alamo and Market Streets, where

cake, so to speak.

CONNECTION

brick walls and driveways currently exist, a

Part of Hemisfair’s intended connectivity calls for removing the current island ef-

Andujar explains that since HPARC al-

green lawn and plans for an open-air am-

ready maintains control of the western side

phitheater, framed by mixed-use develop-

fect caused by the surrounding park

of the campus, the bulk of the city’s invest-

ment, will open their arms to the city and

barriers, which, like an octopus, reach out

ment will focus on South Alamo Street, be-

welcome them into Hemisfair by 2017.

to the surrounds in all directions. With Hemisfair’s embrace, connectivity will be

tween Cesar Chavez Boulevard and Market

Many may have heard the term “com-

Street. As it is a highly visible area, the

plete streets” creeping into the vernacular;

enhanced by reinstating part of the historic

transformation and transition of this area

but what exactly does it mean and why is

street grid removed to form the HemisFair

will be the most visible indicator of

a park so interested in streets? Complete

campus in 1968 and forging solid bonds

HPARC’s commitment to the expansion and

streets is an effort (supported by policy)

with the Lavaca and Denver Heights neigh-

improvement of open space at Hemisfair.

to ensure that transportation planners and

borhoods via pedestrian, bike and vehicu-

engineers design the streets with all users

lar connections. Improving the pedestrian

In addition, the Hotel Occupancy Tax

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GUIDING PRINCIPLES The HPARC bylaws define seven guiding principles that are embedded in all aspects of the redevelopment and help steer decision making. Andujar insists these principles are critical components that guide every step of the Hemisfair redevelopment process and will ensure the project’s ultimate success.

• Leadership — Leadership for the development effort comes from an 11member mayor-appointed board of directors with diverse industry expertise and community involvement. The HPARC board directs qualified staff to execute the major strategic initiatives resulting in the greatest impact to the community. Communications between HPARC, city officials, Council, other public organizations and the community are a key factor to the success of the corporation, which, by definition, conducts all activities in a public and open forum.

• Connectivity — Linkages within Hemisfair and to and from the adjacent areas are necessary to the park's viability. Connectivity will address pedestrian, cycle, wheelchair, vehicular and other modes of transportation. Also required for its viability will be sufficient parking.

• Development — Mixed-use development plans call for mixed-income housing, commercial, institutional and civic uses. The overall plan includes $750 million of public and private investment, of which approximately $150 million is dedicated to infrastructure improvements. The overall economic impact will exceed $1 billion of investment. Furthermore, the construction of new housing units, inclusion of local commerce and creation of jobs in the area will provide a major economic benefit to the city. To date, including the 2012 bond issue, the City of San Antonio's financial commitment totals over $50 million.

• Green space — One of the key elements of the Framework Plan includes evolution of multiple park spaces, including passive spaces that can be used by the neighborhood, the community and visitors alike. Based on the best civic parks across the country, a combination of landscaped green space, hardscaping, underground parking, urban framing and a public open-air amphitheater is possible in this 12-plus-acre space.

connections to the neighborhoods to the east is a priority, and plans call for expanding and softening the passages at Commerce, Montana and Chavez Streets and IH-37. Looking inward towards downtown, Hemisfair plans also call for increased pedestrian connectivity between Hemisfair, the Convention Center, the Alamo and La Villita, and creating clear portals to the River Walk at the Park and on Market, South Alamo, Nueva and Chavez Streets.

And while connectivity is essential, so is temperature. Andujar

• Balance — The City Council-approved Framework Plan offers a balance between green space and development. Usable public open space will more than double from today, and development will allow for locals to live, work and play at and around Hemisfair.

• Preservation — Protection of historic buildings is mandatory. However, the strategic removal of nonhistoric or temporary buildings may be considered. Relating development to existing historic buildings is critical to the creation of a unique and urban environment.

• Sustainability — The redevelopment within HemisFair Park and its surrounding area will consider environmental, social and economic impacts in order to ensure a better quality of life for everyone, now and for future generations.

adds, “So is greening of the area to help with the ‘heat island effect.’” To this end, 400 trees will be added to Chavez and South

ments, while the private developer will contribute finance, design,

Alamo, having the park effectively cross the street so that as driv-

construction and operation for these rental projects. Because we’re

ers enjoy a canopy of shade, visitors realize that they have arrived

a nonprofit, HPARC’s profits will be reinvested in Hemisfair, and

at a very special place — the Front Porch of San Antonio.

our returns will be measured by how we transform San Antonio.”

“I really feel we’re at a crossroads now — we’re creating an

IMPACT

urban revolution,” adds Guerrero. She’s emphatic that Hemisfair

Hemisfair is destined to be a people magnet for both locals and

will not only enhance the urban core, but create a trickle-down ef-

visitors, translating into a redevelopment that spawns a powerful

fect for all of the near-downtown neighborhoods surrounding it.

urban economic generator. HPARC’s Gonzalez details that an an-

“Coming from the South Side, just two exits away, I already feel

ticipated half-billion dollars in direct private investment is expected,

the excitement. This investment is for all citizens on all sides of the

re-energizing new residential and business development opportu-

city. We’ll reap the economic development benefits, of course.

nities. “Private investment will be incorporated in the form of pub-

More importantly, it also instills a sense of pride … Hemisfair really

lic-private partnerships (P3s). Through these P3 relationships,

is for everyone.”

HPARC will act as a horizontal developer, delivering high-density, residential, mixed-use developments,” he says. “HPARC will contribute the land, utilities, environmental clearances and entitle-

Andi Rodriguez is an urban planner at Kell Munoz Architects and was the first volunteer at the Hemisfair initiative.

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TV personality Elizabeth Chambers puts her love of baking to work in San Antonio bakery

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By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF Photography by LIZ GARZA WILLIAMS

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eturning to the United States from abroad a year or so ago,

Other sweets include lemon and pecan squares, cookies,

Elizabeth Chambers stopped in San Antonio to visit relatives and

pecan and key-lime pies and more. “What sets us apart from

friends. While here, she had a yearning for something sweet and

other bakeries,” says the owner, “is that we bake everything from

delicious like a really nice homemade cupcake. But there were

scratch using only the highest-quality ingredients. And at the end

none to be found, at least none that met her standards of delicious-

of the day, we donate what’s left to firefighters or the Food Bank;

ness. That sparked an idea in the mind of the Los Angeles-based

we never serve day-old cakes. We start fresh every morning.”

TV journalist/actress/model, who also happens to be an avid baker.

While most of the recipes originated in her grandmother’s kitchen, the new entrepreneur says she spent six months adapting and

Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Chambers

“I’ve always loved to bake,” says the super-slim, pretty Chambers, who is obviously not consuming too many cupcakes. “I used to bake every night after work; it’s very therapeutic. In the movie business you have very little control over what

tweaking them “to make them perfect,” and she and her staff are still developing new ones. Altogether, 13 people work at Bird Bakery, including manager Melissa Colby, who relocated from L.A. for the job.

happens, no matter what you do, but baking is reassuring and pre-

Though she has just flown back

dictable. You know that if you mix a

from New Mexico, where her husband

cup of sugar with two cups of flour

is filming a new version of The Lone

and so much butter, etc., you’ll end

Ranger, Chambers appears as perky

up with cookies.”

as can be, explaining that she took a

Thus, when Chambers and her

bunch of baked goods to the hard-

husband, film actor Armie Hammer,

working film crew. Officially, she was

considered starting a business away

there to conduct interviews with the

from Hollywood, it was only natural

cast and director that will be included

to opt for a bakery and to locate it

as “extras” on future DVDs, but it was

here — specifically in Alamo Heights — where her maternal grandmother ran a catering company and her fa-

Elizabeth Chambers and her husband, actor Armie Hammer, were married in 2010. Hammer has appeared in The Social Network and Mirror Mirror.

also an excuse to hang out with hubby.

The couple consider L.A. home, but they also have a place here where she spends at least three days a week.

ther still lives. L.A. already had countless fancy bakeries, they reasoned, while San Antonio looked like it

Combined with her reporting duties, this means a lot of time spent

could use a few more.

flying back and forth. “I live on Southwest (Airline) peanuts and cup-

Named the Bird Bakery and in business for only a few months,

cakes,” she quips.

their little enterprise has already become a neighborhood destination and a success story. It didn’t hurt that Hammer — who played

Model, actress, journalist

the handsome Winklevoss twins in The Social Network and more

Born in San Antonio, Chambers left the Alamo City as a toddler

recently appeared with Julia Roberts in Mirror Mirror — showed up

following her parents’ divorce. She started modeling while still in

for the opening and may still be occasionally spotted in the store.

high school and at 17 spent four months in Tokyo, where she ap-

On this particular August afternoon, a fairly steady stream of

peared in commercials for food products and clothing lines. She

customers is stopping by to either eat in or buy goodies to go.

calls it “one of the best experiences” in her life. “I felt it was like

Chambers greets every one of them like they are personal friends

Disneyland,” she says. Back in the United States, the young woman

and even hugs one woman who has become a regular. Though the

enrolled at UT to study journalism, which to this day she considers

Bird offers a modest selection of sandwiches for the lunch crowd,

her main profession. But Hollywood was already calling. While at

its specialty is desserts and more specifically cupcakes. The latter

UT, Chambers was cast in the indie film Rolling Kansas, which even-

come in 22 flavors, from carrot and red velvet cake to sea-salt

tually led to small parts in several other movies. In subsequent

caramel, peach-amaretto, pecan, coconut, and one named Elvis,

years, she also appeared in Disney’s The Game Plan and guest-

which is a combination of a chocolate chip-studded banana cake

starred in several TV series such as Shark, Criminal Mind and the CBS

with a peanut butter cream topping. Though these descriptions

drama Moonlight.

may sound fairly ordinary, the treats themselves are everything but (see my comments on the SAN ANTONIO WOMAN website).

The call of filmdom didn’t stop her from pursuing journalism, however. Following graduation, Chambers spent five years working

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The Bird Bakery, which opened earlier this year, offers 22 flavors of cupcakes plus cookies, pies and other desserts. There are sandwiches for the lunch crowd, and in September the bakery will open for breakfast.

for L.A.-based Current TV, a news and commentary network cofounded by Al Gore in 2005. “I learned everything about TV journalism while working there, from how to do live shots to interviewing and anchoring,” she notes. “My producer, Mitch Koss, taught me everything about the news.”

She is especially proud of her reporting on illegal immigrants with whom she crossed the border back and forth several times. “My skill is getting information from people,” she says. “Once you are talking face to face with someone, the issue becomes less political and more personal. You find out what makes them tick. I was just amazed by the tenacity of these people who cross the desert, risking death. I was moved by their stories. It didn’t change my opinion about illegal immigration, but it opened my eyes to the human element behind the headlines.” The assignment was also dangerous, as the TV crew ran into angry folks who threw rocks at their car.

These days, the vivacious reporter deals with mostly lighter fare as a correspondent for E! News Now and Access Hollywood, often looking as glamorous as the celebrities she frequently interviews.

Glam pictures of her and Hammer arriving at various high-profile events can easily be found on the web. Town & Country magazine covered their wedding. Nevertheless, there’s still room for more challenging projects in her schedule. As a correspondent for the Human Rights Foundation, founded by film producer Thor Halvorssen, Chambers has had the opportunity to interview Peruvian economist

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extraordinaire Hernando de Soto, who stood up to threats from the Marxist guerilla group the Shining Path while fighting for the economic rights of the poor in his country. She also interviewed the Venezuelan opposition politician Leopoldo Lopez and Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales.

Halvorssen describes Chambers as fearless and says he will be sending her on other assignments in the near future.

“She isn’t (just) a beautiful woman with a microphone; she cares profoundly about policy matters and is one of the most well-read human beings I know,” Halvorssen wrote in an email.

With

their

professional

duties

pulling them in different directions, the Hammers stay connected thanks to the four-day rule, meaning they never stay apart for longer than four days at the time. Though they married in 2010, they’ve

known

each

other

much

longer, starting with a couple of years of nondating friendship. “I know him so well because when you are just friends, Chambers is based in Los Angeles, but she spends at least three days a week here. The Bird Bakery

there’s no pretending”, she explains.

Both she and Hammer appreciate

is located near where her grandmother ran a catering company and where her father still lives.

She finds baking therapeutic. Below, Chambers with two satisfied customers.

the friendly San Antonio environment and the warm reception they have received here. She is trying to reciprocate by providing a cozy niche for the neighbors to drop by and enjoy themselves. “We are putting all our love into this,” says Chambers, motioning toward the seating area of the cafestore. “A bakery is supposed to be a happy place, warm and fluffy.” Starting in September, Bird Bakery will also begin serving breakfast, so its doors will be open all day long.

By the time we’ve finished talking, it’s 6 p.m. and the pastry cases are looking emptier. Many items have been sold out. Before she lets me leave, Chambers packs a few treats for me to take home.

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Accessible Elegance in Terrell Hills Art and artifacts star in a home made to live in

By ROBYN BARNES Photography AL RENDON

T

here’s something different about the houses in

to create the effect of features such as columns, stonework

Terrell Hills, something elusive. These older homes

and landscapes.

along tree-lined streets have a sense of quiet wis-

The family has a long history with Jose′ Luis Moreno, the

dom. Once shiny and new, they are now graceful

Mexico City artist whose trompe l'oeil work is displayed

elder statesmen in an era of cookie-cutter homes on postage

throughout this home. Over the years, he has painted a num-

stamp lots.

ber of homes for the family, and they say they can’t get enough

Along one Terrell Hills boulevard is a Mediterranean-style

of his work. He spent several years working on the Terrell Hills

home set deep in its fenced yard behind an elegant wrought-

home, transforming white walls into works of art. His work is

iron fence and gates. Heavy wooden front doors with glass in-

prominently displayed in the home’s foyer, where a jungle

serts and decorative ironwork are flanked by tall niches

scene provides an elegant foil for the beautiful staircase. The

containing large urns filled with tropical plants. Beyond these

foliage appears so lifelike that it seems you could feel the

doors lies a 5,500-square-foot home filled with marvelous art

ridges on the leaves, if only they were real.

and religious artifacts from Europe and Latin America.

The house was designed by the late acclaimed architect

Moreno’s work is an important part of the home’s décor, but other features are equally impressive. The large bronze

Ken Graves of Thorn & Graves. He paid strict attention to the

sculpture of the Greek god Pan is the foyer’s centerpiece. Ti-

owners’ ideas and desires in the home’s design, and the result

tled Faune Dansant, the sculpture was created by 19th-century

is elegant and comfortable.

French artist E. Lequesne.

During the 20 years the family has lived in the house, the

The living room is, in many ways, an art museum. To the

homeowner says her decorating style has evolved as her family

left, the small breakfast area features paintings by famed Mex-

has changed over the years. Her children were school-aged

ican artists Rodolfo Morales and Benjamin Dominguez. A

when they moved in; now they are grown with children of their

Moissonnier commode of harlequin design can double as a

own. As she traveled and learned more about Latin American

small buffet if necessary. Sculpture by Mexican artist Pedro

culture, her design perspective — and her collections —

Friedeberg is on display here. The round glass-topped dining

evolved. The homeowner remarks that when it comes to their

table has seating for four and Syrian chairs with mother-of-

home’s décor, she and her husband have one foot in the past

pearl inlay.

and one in the present.

One of the most fascinating aspects of the home is the

Across the room, the family’s extensive collection of Latin American religious art is housed in a custom-made cabinet.

trompe l'oeil found throughout the rooms. French for “fool

Santos, chalices, crowns, crosses, sculptures and pictures are

the eye,” this decorative painting creates the illusion of reality

grouped on the shelves. Some are antiques and some are sen-

and is often used on walls, ceilings and other parts of a home

timental mementos, but all are dear to the owner.

The foyer of this Mediterranean-style home in Terrell Hills is enhanced by trompe l'oeil painting by Mexico City artist José Luis Moreno. A jungle scene provides an elegant foil for the curving staircase, where a large bronze sculpture of the Greek god Pan

by French artist E. Lequesne takes center stage.

ing on tin titled Arbol de la Vida. This tree of life is one of a se-

Over the sofa in the cozy sunroom is a Carmen Parra paint-

ries of her paintings honoring monarch butterflies. The baby grand piano beside the sofa serves as a platform for an Italian sculpture of the Virgin Mary of the Miraculous Medal.

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In the living room a custom-made cabinet houses the family's extensive collection of Latin American religious art. Santos, chalices, crowns, sculptures and pictures are displayed on the shelves. Some are antiques, and others are sentimental mementos.

The study was designed for the man of the house, with dark wooden bookshelves lining the walls. Tucked into the shelves is a collection of pre-Columbian artifacts interspersed with family mementos. The family’s collection of Staffordshire dogs sits on the carved mantel over the fireplace near a bronze of cowboys in the Remington style. Curtains of small-pattern leopard chintz add a touch of whimsy to an otherwise masculine retreat.

The powder room is a jewel in this treasure trove. Moreno hand-painted a dainty lace monogram above the vanity mirror; the detail is so fine that you can imagine the delicate threads in your hand.

A Hunt Slonem butterfly painting and three antique fans, one reputed to belong to the famous fan dancer Josephine Baker, complete the feminine décor.

The formal dining room seats eight.

The gleaming glass table reflects the sparkle of the chandelier above and allows a view of the Turkish rug below. A three-panel Chinese screen, a local purchase, hangs over a carved table across from the elegant fireplace.

The spacious kitchen is a cook’s delight.

Here again, the eye is fooled by what appears to be tile but is actually more delicate hand painting. The large marble island offers plenty of workspace for rolling out pie and cookie dough and has seating for three. Glass-fronted cabinets show off colorful dishware, and beneath a window, the owner’s cockatiel chirps in a gilded cage.

The homeowner employed designer Cassandra Longoria to renovate the guest and master baths. Space was a challenge here. Longoria says the first thing she did was open the room up, elevating the ceiling and eliminating unnecessary walls.

Her

goal was to ensure that everything was useful. “The beauty of this room lies within the materials used, their proportions and the

perfectly

engineered

Dornbracht

faucets and hardware,” she says. “It’s nice

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At right, the kitchen, with its large marble-topped island and hand-painted walls that appear to be tile. Below, the study for the man of the house.

A collection of Staffordshire dogs sits on the carved mantel; nearby is a bronze of cowboys at work.

when elegance can be attained through sheer simplicity.”

Longoria gutted the master bath, creating a space that is

a comfortable powder room, hidden behind a frosted swinging-glass door for privacy. This redistribution of space made it

sleek and contemporary while keeping her client’s taste for Old

possible to move the entire right wall about 5 feet, providing

World elegance in mind. “I took all the innovations that tech-

space for a mirrored wall, a wide counter with cabinets below

nology had to offer and incorporated them in a very subtle

and glass shelves running up to the top. This created new sur-

way,” she says. “Creating a state-of-the–art bathroom with all

face space to display a large collection of antique sterling silver

of the bells and whistles is easy, something anybody could do.

and crystal bottles.

My wish was to create more than just a bathroom for my

Longoria brought in an original 18th-century blackamoor

clients. I wanted to give them an experience like no other, a

she found at one of her favorite Paris haunts. The blackamoor

place of beauty and relaxation.”

She began by opening up and lifting the entrance to the bathroom and demolishing the enclosed toilet. The result was

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Above, the master bedroom. Below, the master bath, which has undergone extensive renovation. The result is a a space that is sleek and contemporary but with a touch of Old World elegance. Mexican artist Pedro Friedeberg's Gold Hand Chair is the crowning touch.

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From top: the sunroom with its painting on tin titled Arbol de la Vida, one of a series of paintings by Carmen Parra honoring monarch butterfiles; the guest bedroom; the guest bath, newly renovated.

The shower and bath are both very hightech. Here again, Longoria used chrome Dornbracht fixtures, controls and huge, flush showerheads. The sink faucets proved challenging because she wanted something that matched the contemporary bath and shower fittings. After searching domestic and foreign markets, she found the fittings in Germany.

To balance the sleek, streamlined look, Longoria mounted two very large slabs of Calcutta marble on the walls of the shower and above the tub. These weren’t just any slabs — she looked at more than 1,500 different options to find two that when assembled serve as a gorgeous backdrop for the rest of the bathroom.

Longoria used mirrored drawers and cabinets to further reflect the lighting from the large antique chandelier hanging in the center of the room. Additional sources of lighting were strategically zoned to provide as little or as much light as needed.

Longoria’s crowning touch was the seat she chose to place behind the built-in makeup vanity — Mexican artist Pedro Friedeberg’s Gold Hand Chair.

Living in a home full of museum-quality art could be daunting for some families, but this one takes it all in stride. The grandchildren play in these rooms and have learned to appreciate the décor. “We live in every room of this house,” the homeowner says.

“It’s a house made to live in, to experience accessible elegance on a daily basis.”

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September 6 The Shops at La Cantera Fashion’s Night Out Beauty Bar, Cash Bar, Music, Light Bites, and Shopping

October 4-6 Neiman Marcus Valentino 2012 Trunk Show Shoe Salon

September 6-7 Saks Fifth Avenue Burberry Prorsum & London 2012 Trunk Show Fall Collections

October 9-10 Saks Fifth Avenue Zang Toi Personal Appearance Designer Collection

September 7-8 Julian Gold Christos 2012 Trunk Show Bridal

October 9-10 Julian Gold Kelli Kouri and Leatherlock 2012 Trunk Show Accessories

September 10-12 Julian Gold Escada 2012 Fall Collection Newest Styles and Colors

October 11 Neiman Marcus Ippolita Personal Appearance Designer Jewelry

September 12 Saks Fifth Avenue Etro 2012 Trunk Show Fall/Winter Collection

October 11-12 Julian Gold St. John Fall Trunk Show Designer Knits and Sportswear

September 13-14 Julian Gold Cedrick Trunk Show Fine Jewelry

October 11-13 Neiman Marcus Dena Kemp Personal Appearance Precious Jewels

September 13-15 Julian Gold Marissa Baratelli 2012 Trunk Show Eveningwear

October 17 Saks Fifth Avenue Donald Huber 2012 Collection Fine Jewelry

September 20-21 Julian Gold Dian Malouf Trunk Show Designer Jewelry

October 18 Saks Fifth Avenue Lafayette Day 2012 Collection Perfect for Daytime or Evening

September 20-21 Julian Gold Natura Bisse 2012 Spa Event Cosmetics

October 18-20 Julian Gold Lafayette 2012 Trunk Show Sportswear

October 1-3 Neiman Marcus Buccellati 2012 Trunk Show Precious Jewelry

October 19-21 Nordstrom Rosa Clara 2012 Bridal Trunk Show Sophisticated, and Glamorous Styles

October 4-5 Saks Fifth Avenue Escada 2013 Trunk Show Spring Collection

October 24-25 Julian Gold Basler Trunk Show Sportswear

Dynamic Details FALL 2012

By Robert Mitchell Photography Liz Garza Williams

Black cropped jacket by Akris Punto; silk crepe tie-front blouse by Escada; black wide-leg cuffed trouser by St. John Couture; cranberry suede stacked pumps by Miu Miu, all at Saks Fifth Avenue. Gold and emerald teardrop earrings and gold and jewel-encrusted beetle brooch by JosĂŠ & Maria, both at Neiman Marcus.

Black jacket with embellished collar and lapels by Escada; black thigh-high stiletto boots by Christian Louboutin, both at Neiman Marcus. Black textured hosiery by Wolford, at Julian Gold.

Black jersey ruched gown with jeweled open back by Roberto Cavalli; gunmetal floral crystal brooch by Sequin; black jeweled handbag by Valentino, all at Neiman Marcus.

Metallic platform shoes by Giuseppe Zanotti, at Saks Fifth Avenue.

Black velvet smoking jacket by Armani Collezioni, at Julian Gold. Black skinny tuxedo pant

by Akris Punto; red, pink and black patchwork embroidered handbag by Miu Miu, both at Saks Fifth Avenue. Gold leaf motif earrings by Oscar de la Renta, at Neiman Marcus.

White feather blouse by St. John Couture; black skinny tuxedo pant by Akris Punto, both at Saks Fifth Avenue.

Black and metallic studded clutch by Stuart Weitzman, at Julian Gold. Black and gold crystal ring and teardrop crystal earrings by Rachel Zoe, both at Neiman Marcus.

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Fant asy The

of

Fall

And the reality of fall bargains in Texas

BY JANIS TURK

In the shopping world, autumn is the ultimate sale season.

Though you can’t tell it by the hot daily high temperatures, fall has finally come to South Texas, causing shoppers to embrace the fun of autumn sales and enjoy the fantasy that we’ll soon wear the wooly sweaters and winter coats buried deep in our closets.

As I strolled through stores at the Alamo Quarry Market, I realized that fall is finally on its way, even though it was 99°F outside. Retailers there have autumn leaves, colors and fashions on display — and, of course, lots of leather jackets and boots, plaid wool skirts and more, all in the rich hues of autumn. The Quarry Market is clearly ready with a fresh cool breeze of new fall merchandise and big seasonal sales to entice shoppers this season — two great incentives to reel us back into the world of retail.

After checking out the shops at The Quarry, I then headed over to North Star Mall to get fall fashion advice from friends at Saks Fifth Avenue, where the personal shoppers of Saks’ Avenue Club always know how to help me stay hip.

Molly Calvert is but one of my go-to sources at Saks FIfth Avneue who tells me what’s hot and what’s not. She got the inside track on fall trends from Saks senior fashion director Colleen Sherin of Saks Fifth Avenue New York, who shared the following update.

Says Sherin, “An overall mood of eclectic elegance emerges for the fall 2012 season. Eclectic elegance is about an unexpected mix of luxurious layers, decadent textures, decorative fabrications and opulent embellishments — as seen on the runways of New York, London, Milan and Paris. Nature’s richest hues are pronounced throughout, from pine greens to deep ocean blues to vineyard reds.”

Sherin tells us the most notable trends of the season are...

Decorative Fabrics — from brocades with elements of shine to plush velvets to jacquards — either with texture or in geometric patterns.

Feminine/Masculine mix — Fashion gets a masculine touch for fall, with houndstooth checks, herringbones, glen plaids and pinstripes. Menswear fabrics are cut into ladylike silhouettes, from fitted jackets to sheath dresses and fluid trousers.

Unpredictable Leather — From outerwear and jackets to tops, skirts, trousers and dresses, leather appears both all over and as trims, patches and insets. Look for leather sleeves as a key detail on jackets and coats.

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Eclectic Outerwear — Look for military-inspired pieces like pea coats, duffel coats and officers’ coats. Elsewhere, outerwear boasts bold pops of color or opulent embellishments. Look for sporty parkas, cozy blanket stripes, plaids, puffy jackets and vests. Fur trim is everywhere, including hemlines, sleeves and collars.

Super Stitches — Fall’s knitwear shows off dimensional stitching. Look for exaggerated cables and updated fisherman’s knits, as well as lacy and crochet stitches.

The Sleeved Slim Dress — This universally flattering look creates a sleek line while covering the arms.

Peplums — This feminine flounce helps accentuate the waist.

Look for it on jackets and coats as well as dresses and tops.

Printed Pants — Animal prints, decadent brocades and artful patterns grab all the attention.

Luxe Structured Bags — Minimal meets maximal this fall, as simple structured shapes are embellished to the hilt.

Pointy-Toe Pumps — Sharpen your look with a pair of these power heels — they can add both an assertive edge and feminine flair. ’80s Excess Jewelry — More, more, more! Big jewels, bright color, stacked bangles and brilliant shine recall the decade of decadence.

As for beauty trends, she tells us that saturated lip colors (like orange-red) are in vogue, as is the ‘60s-style “cat eye” makeup look, where eyes are “well-defined and fe-lined for a high-contrast evening look.”

Armed with the latest trends for fall 2012, we can give into the fantasy of fall in South Texas; even though we might still see high temperatures through October, we still enjoy wooly sweaters and smart suede boots. As stores began to showcase pillows, throws, curtains, silk flower arrangements and fabrics in fall colors, we can’t help but swoon.

Fall is a new beginning. Sure, the new back-to-school excitement has subsided, but there’s comfort in finally settling into a routine again — and now that the kids are back in school, we may have more time to shop.

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W SHOPPING SHOPPING CHECKLIST FOR FALL 2012: a This is a good time to stock up on next year’s school items — any back-toschool items left on the shelves will surely be on sale. a Late summer apparel is on sale now. Be sure to check out the back-of-the-store sales racks. a By October, fall fashions will be on the way out as winter clothes move in at the end of the month. a Gardening supplies are on sale. Be sure to plant bluebonnet seeds now if you want wildflowers in the coming spring. a Auto batteries are on sale. a Bicycles. Fall is the best time to go bicycling with the kids. a Grills, like lawn furniture and other garden and patio gear, are on sale. a “Buck fever” will come upon men all over Texas when deer season starts, so it’s best to make sure they have all they need on hand before then. a Carpeting. It’s on sale in the fall all over the United States, according to Web reports. a Many brands of paint are on sale this month in big home-and-garden-center stores. a Sporting goods, like anything else that was a big hot-selling item in summer, are often on sale each fall. a Stock your pantry now with dry goods that will last so you’ll be ready for Thanksgiving and Christmas, and buy baking sheets, pie plates, cooling racks, roaster pans and the like now, too, before the holiday baking rush begins. a Cars — last year’s models may go on sale after the new models are introduced. a China, silver, flatware and crystal stemware are on sale in the fall, and you’ll need replacement pieces for the things Aunt Emma accidentally broke last Christmas. a Snow ski equipment and winter outerwear — buy it now before everyone’s doing a lastminute buy-up for their family ski vacations. a Fall family vacation packages — rates drop dramatically for condos and hotel rooms at the Texas coast and at other beach destinations. Resorts are less crowded and more pleasant and familyfriendly in the fall, too. a Fall vacations at snow ski resort towns are often a good value this time of year.

With the welcome promise of crisp fall weather — or just the fantasy of it from our school days where they told us about autumn leaves and pumpkin patches — fall is a favorite time for many South Texas shoppers. Cold or hot, Southern and simple, fall is a time to celebrate the homey feel of family life — and it’s also time to enjoy the harvest of bargains and season of sales once more.

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Muffins, cinnamon rolls, sandwiches, cookies, cupcakes and cakes for special occasions - Meemo’s Bakery has it. Items are baked fresh daily from scratch using the best ingredients. Come by and see why Meemo’s Bakery was voted San Antonio’s Best Christmas Cookie in 2011!

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Cooking Fish Like the Pros

By PAT MOZERSKY Photography CASEY HOWELL

F

ish is good for us. We all know that. But do you cook it at home? Many otherwise capable cooks shy away from cooking fish, fearing that it won’t

turn out well.

Fear no more. Fish is actually one of the easiest and

quickest items to prepare, be it on the stove top, in the oven or on the grill. It’s fast food that’s healthful, and that’s

At Rosario’s Café y Cantina, owner Lisa Wong’s Famous Fish Tacos are simply sensational. She uses mild white fish fillets — often tilapia — lightly seasoned and marinated, then quickly pan-sautéed. Wong tucks the fillets into warm corn tortillas along with spunky chipotle mayonnaise, zesty Cabbage Lime Slaw, pickled red onions and queso fresco. Try them once, and you’ll find yourself craving them time and again.

Rosario’s Famous Fish Tacos 6 tablespoons mayonnaise 1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce, puréed in the blender

a boon for all harried cooks who are trying to eat judiciously. And think of all the delectable dishes you can add to your list of what to make for dinner! With a few tips on how to buy fish, and some mouth-watering recipes shared by some of our top local chefs, you are armed and ready to conquer your fears.

Buying great fish is the hardest part, but here are some tips to simplify the process. Make friends with your fishmonger, and let him know you’re picky. If you develop a relationship with him, it’s likely he’ll steer you to the freshest and best-quality fish in his market. Don’t be afraid to ask him to let you smell the fish. It should never smell fishy; rather, it should smell of the sea, fresh and clean, with no hint of ammonia. The surface of the fish should glisten, and the color should be consistent with the type of fish — no pink or brown spots, which signify bruising. The fish should appear firm and elastic. Have the fishmonger press his finger into flesh. If it’s mushy, and the finger leaves a lasting

Cabbage Lime Slaw: • 2 cups shredded white cabbage • 20 sprigs fresh cilantro, chopped • 1 medium fresh jalapeño, deseeded and deveined, thinly julienned • 1/4 cup very thinly sliced red onion • 2 medium limes, juiced • Salt, to taste Fish: • 4 tablespoons olive oil blend (olive oil blended with a milder oil such as canola) • 1 to 2 large garlic cloves, minced • 3/4 teaspoon good-quality seasoned salt • 12-18-ounce tilapia fillets, or other white fish fillets, cut into 2-inch fillets 6-8 corn tortillas (preferably homemade) 1 avocado, sliced 1/2 cup escabeche (thinly sliced pickled red onion and jalapeños, homemade or store bought) 1/2 cup queso fresco, crumbled

Combine mayonnaise and chipotle pepper in a small bowl. Set aside.

Combine cabbage, cilantro, jalapeño, red onion and lime juice in a bowl, add salt to taste; set aside.

For best flavor, refrigerate 4 hours prior to serving.

Combine about 3 tablespoons of the olive oil blend, garlic and seasoned salt in a medium bowl. Add the fish and marinate for at least 10 minutes or longer, in the refrigerator. Add the remaining oil to a skillet over medium heat. Add fish fillets, in batches if necessary; cook for 2 minutes per side or until cooked through.

The fish should flake easily when tested with fork.

To serve, heat the tortillas and fill each one with 2-3 ounces of fish; drizzle with chipotle mayonnaise and top with cabbage lime slaw. Garnish with sliced avocado, escabeche and queso fresco and enjoy!

Makes 6 to 8 tacos.

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Zinc Bistro & Wine Bar serves extraordinarily good bistro fare with wellchosen wines from across the globe. Co-owner Randy Mathews and chef Manny Elizondo served this stunning braised red snapper, shrimp and clam entrée last New Year’s Eve, and it was a huge hit. It’s no surprise — the dish is wonderfully tender and flavorful, because of the moist cooking process.

Zinc’s Braised Red Snapper and Shrimp

with Leeks, Mushroom Combination and Clams

• 4 1/2 ounces (1stick plus 1 tablespoon) unsalted butter (divided use) • 1/2 pound mushroom combination ( a mix of shiitake, cremini and oyster mushrooms) • 2 large leeks, cleaned well and thinly sliced (use white to light green portions only) • 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves (divided use)

Salt and ground black pepper, to taste • 1 1/2 cups chicken stock • 1 1/2 cups clam juice (bottled) • 14 to 20 small clams, scrubbed clean • 4 (5-ounce) fillets skinless red snapper • 8 jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined • Chopped flat leaf parsley

Heat 4 ounces (1 stick) of the butter in a large pan over medium heat and sauté the mushrooms and leeks, along with a teaspoon of the fresh thyme leaves, salt and pepper. Cover and continue to cook, stirring a few times, for 4 to 5 minutes, or until vegetables are softened, but not browned or caramelized. Add the chicken stock, clam juice and the clams; bring to a boil and reduce the heat to low. As the clams open, transfer them to a bowl. Season the red snapper fillets with salt and pepper, place them in the pan over the vegetables and cover. Continue braising just until the fish is cooked. Add the open clams back to the pan.

While the fish is cooking, heat a separate pan, add the shrimp, the remaining teaspoon of thyme, salt, pepper and about 1 tablespoon of the chopped parsley. Cook, stirring frequently, for 4 minutes or just until cooked. Stir in the remaining tablespoon of softened butter.

To serve, divide the mushroom/leek blend among 4 shallow serving bowls. Place a fillet over the vegetables and surround it with the clams and shrimp. Spoon any remaining liquid over the fish. Garnish with additional chopped parsley. Makes 4 servings.

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For over 27 years, Aldo’s Ristorante Italiano has been known and loved for its Italian food, but owner Aldo Ghaffari serves many beautiful fish entrées as well. One of the best is his marinated grilled fillet of trout, prepared according to the Italian credo — simple is best. Grilling fish with the skin on protects it from drying out and helps prevent the fish from falling apart on the grill.

Aldo’s Trota alla Griglia

(Grilled Trout) with Pasta and Pesto 16 ounces pasta of your choice 4 rainbow trout fillets, with skin (Aldo’s buys head on, tail on — heads can be removed if desired) Lemon wedges Additional olive oil to drizzle over cooked fish Marinade for trout: • 1 cup fresh basil leaves, very finely chopped • 2 cloves garlic, minced • 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil or as needed • Salt and fresh ground pepper

Pesto: • 3 cups Italian flat leaf parsley • 1 cup fresh basil leaves, stems removed • 1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted • 4 large cloves fresh garlic, or to taste • 2/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil, or as needed • 1/2 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano

Pesto: Finely chop the parsley, basil and toasted pine nuts. (Aldo’s does this by hand. You can do it in a food processor if desired.) Mince the garlic. Combine the herbs, nuts and garlic, then gradually stir in the olive oil. Set aside until serving time. (Extra pesto can be refrigerated or frozen for future use.)

To serve, gently heat the pesto mixture, stirring in the grated cheese. Spoon over the cooked pasta and serve immediately.

Trout: Combine the chopped basil and garlic with the olive oil. With skin side down, season the trout fillets with salt and pepper. Drizzle the marinade evenly over top. Set aside for a half hour or so if desired.

Heat the grill and oil the rack. Place the fillets, skin side down, over the fire and cook for about two.minutes. Gently turn them over and continue cooking briefly, another minute or two. When the skin has blistered and the flesh becomes pale, the fish is done. Remove fillets from the fire, place on plates, add a squeeze of lemon and a drizzle of olive oil. Serve with pasta, dressed with Aldo’s Parsley Basil Pesto.

Makes 4 servings.

If the fish is whole, check out the gills and the skin. The gills should be bright pink or red, the skin firm and the scales lustrous. The eyes should be convex with transparent corneas and bright black pupils. If you buy the whole fish, store it under slowly melting ice, not just on top of it.

If you’re purchasing fillets, your next decision is what type you want — a mild-tasting, tender white fish such as flounder, haddock or cod, or a thicker, sturdier species such as tuna or salmon. Go for the bestlooking fillet you can find. You’ll need to be flexible — your recipe may call for cod, but if the freshest fish in the counter is halibut, go for it!

Mollusks in their shells — clams, oysters, mussels and others — must be purchased alive. They should be allowed to breathe, so never place them in a closed plastic bag; the shells of live mollusks should be closed, or if not, they should respond to a light tap and close. Discard any that won’t respond to your tap. Store them on ice or in the refrigerator. Most shrimp is found frozen and defrosted at the market. I like to buy it still frozen.

For the very best advice on cooking fish, we have turned to the experts — our chefs and restaurateurs. Three have shared tempting recipes that demonstrate how to pan sauté, braise and grill your fish.

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Dealing with

Sun-Damaged

Skin

There are products and treatments to help

It doesn’t really matter where you were and what you did this summer.

If you didn’t use a sunscreen product containing SPF 30 or higher to block the UV rays, you will have suffered some damage from the sun’s rays.

Yes, even if you wore long sleeves, even from exposure when simply driving or riding in a car.

Long-term exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) radiation, especially around the face, is the No. 1 cause of skin damage. This photo-aging, unlike natural maturing, speeds up the aging of your skin by as much as 12 years, and you’ll look it! UV exposure also increases your risk of developing skin cancer.

Some signs of sun-damaged skin are dry, rough, leathery-looking skin; broken capillaries; wrinkles; brown spots; freckles; or other discoloration of your skin.

Some people develop dry, scaly spots called solar keratoses. It’s a good thing to have your dermatologist check these or any abnormal changes to your skin. For one thing, you’ll have peace of mind knowing your symptoms aren’t cancerous. Or if they are, you’ll obtain immediate attention for the problem.

Help is here. Chose from a wide variety of products and treatment options to help the appearance of your skin — maybe even reverse the damage.

GENERAL MAINTENANCE: DO-IT-YOURSELF AND OVER-THE-COUNTER CREAMS Exfoliate to create smooth, bright skin, using exfoliation serums containing 5- to 8percent concentration of glycolic acid for removal of dead skin cells — better than granules or rough exfoliates.

Use a skin-bleaching product to lighten the brown spots. Anything you select should have a 2-percent concentration of hydroquinone.

One such product is Murad Age Spot and Pigment Gel. Use a broad-spectrum sunscreen of at least

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15 SPF (30 is better) every day to fight off both UVA and UVB rays.

Apply topical antioxidant creams at night to protect your skin’s DNA, collagen and elastin from free radicals, which cause wrinkles and sagging. Vitamin C-based products are excellent. Those containing alpha hydroxy acids (glycolic acid and lactic acid) and other types of antioxidant cream or serum will help.

FACIAL TREATMENTS OFFERED BY SPAS Massage is considered an anti-aging tool by many. It’s sometimes called a “workout for our facial muscles” because it helps keep our skin firm. Gently kneading the muscle tissue improves blood circulation, causing oxygen and nutrients to hurry to your face. This allows the collagen fibers in your skin to retain their elasticity.

Various types of facials are offered at spas around town to help sun-damaged skin and treat other skin problems. Just as in makeup and other skin care substances, products containing natural ingredients such as algae, seaweed and vitamins are desirable. For example, at the new-to-the-area Eilan Hotel spa, ESPA products are used. These september/october 2012 |

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Many spas offer their own version of hydrating and toning facial treatments, using their preferred product line or perhaps a “signature” facial. Other facials offered may be designed to address specific problems. Examples include: Purifying facials for treating oily or problematic skin and for refining pores.

Microdermabrasion facials involving the use of small particles that are passed through a vacuum tube to remove aging skin and stimulate new skin growth. This treatment or series of treatments is best used for mild skin damage.

Targeted facials aimed at specific areas needing extra attention — around the eyes, on the hands — for firming or smoothing or dark spots.

Noninvasive and minimally invasive treatments for sun-damaged skin are provided by dermatologists and other medical professionals. These are considered cosmetic procedures and are not usually covered by health insurance.

ABOUT SKIN Skin is made up of three layers. The epidermis (the top layer) controls the loss of water from tissue and cells.

The second layer, the dermis, contains blood vessels, nerves, hair follicles and protein and collagen, which support the structure of the skin.

The third and lowest level is the hypodermis, comprising fat, connective tissue, larger blood vessels, nerves, sweat glands and collagen cells. Sun damage just adds to and speeds up the normal breakdown of the collagen support and elastin brought about by the aging process.

TO CORRECT SAGGING, WRINKLED SKIN, MORE STRINGENT MEASURES MUST BE TAKEN. THINGS LIKE: Non-ablative laser surgery involving the use of a broad-spectrum intense pulse light rapidly firing on the skin to heat the dermis, which encourages collagen production.

Prescription topical medications containing vitamins A, C, E or other ingredients that have proven to be effective in reversing sun damage and smoothing the skin.

Chemical peels usually used on the face, neck and hands to reduce fine lines and wrinkles, to treat some forms of acne, to remove age spots and other dark patches, to improve skin texture and color and to minimize mild scarring.

Injectable fillers, sometimes called “liquid face-lifts.” These minimally invasive cosmetic fillers are materials injected under the skin to plump up wrinkles and structural breakdown, giving you a more youthful appearance.

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Hyaluronic acid is a natural substance in the body, said to absorb more than 1,000 times its weight in water, thus helping maintain skin volume and hydration. The following fillers are based on hyaluronic acid: Juvederm is used to lift and contour deep wrinkles and folds.

Restylane is recommended to fill more moderate facial lines.

Perlane has a thicker consistency, making it useful for plumping the face and lips and the deeper folds of the skin.

into the body, the physician may overfill the area, possibly causing a temporary abnormal appearance.

So fake it, don’t bake it. Tan skin may look healthy, but fried skin does not — not now, not ever. Just say “no” to the rays and tanning booths. Instead, along with your daily shot glass full of sunscreen, slather, spray or wipe on the artificial tanning solution.

You WILL be glad you did.

OTHER POPULAR FILLERS, EACH WITH A SPECIFIC PURPOSE, USED FOR PLUMPING, FOR RECONTOURING THE FACE AND FOR REBUILDING COLLAGEN: Radiesse uses microspheres, which are calcium-based rather than hyaluronic acid-based. These tiny balls, suspended in a water-based gel, stimulate collagen production and tissue growth for both immediate and extended results. It is often injected to fill those deep lines around the nose and mouth and for plumping the cheeks.

Sculptra has a substance called poly-L-lactic acid as the main ingredient. Instead of producing immediate results, Sculptra builds collagen over a period of months. Injected to replace the loss of fat in the cheeks and facial areas, results can last up to two years.

Artefill builds a more permanent support structure. It is FDAapproved with results that are both immediate and long-term.

Fat. Not usually our favorite word. However, when our own body fat is harvested and injected, the risks of allergic reaction or rejection are eliminated. Since some of the fat will be reabsorbed

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17 Myths

Busting Breast Cancer Get the right information

BY KELLY A. GOFF

Between your mother, friends, TV and the Internet, there are numerous ways misinformation gets passed along. Getting a faulty cookie recipe from the grapevine is one thing, but where your health is concerned, it’s better to get information from a trusted source like the

doctor will likely recommend a

American Cancer Society or your doctor.

mammogram and/or ultrasound to

Such is the case with breast cancer, the second leading cause

determine whether a lump is can-

of cancer death in women, exceeded only by lung cancer. Myths

cerous. Even if these tests are negative (or if

abound about breast cancer. It‘s time to dispel them.

you have dense breast tissue, which can hamper accurate X-ray or ultrasound imaging), you may want to request a breast

Myth: Your risk of getting breast cancer is one in eight.

Reality: A woman’s chance of being diagnosed with breast can-

MRI and have it read by a radiologist who is trained and specializes in breast imaging before a biopsy or further decisions are made.

cer is about one in 233 when she's in her 30s and rises to one in eight by the time she‘s reached 85. Basically, your risk increases as you get older.

Myth: Breast cancer is a woman’s disease.

Reality: Men can get breast cancer. In men, breast cancer can happen at any age but is most common in men who are between

Myth: Antiperspirant causes breast cancer.

Reality: The American Cancer Society says this is simply a rumor,

60 and 70 years of age. Male breast cancer is not very common.

For every 100 cases of breast cancer, fewer than one is in men.

but admits more research is needed. One small study did stumble on traces of parabens in a tiny sample of breast cancer tumors.

Parabens, used as preservatives in some antiperspirants, have

Myth: Wearing an underwire bra can injure your lymph nodes and cause breast cancer.

weak estrogen-like properties, but the study in question made no

Reality: Old wives’ tales say underwire bras squeeze the lym-

cause-and-effect connection between parabens and breast can-

phatic system of the breast, causing toxins to accumulate and re-

cer, nor did it conclusively identify the source of the parabens

sult in breast cancer. This myth has been widely debunked as

found in tumors.

unscientific. The type of bra or tightness of your clothing has NO connection to breast cancer risk.

Myth: Any lump you find in your breast must be cancerous.

Reality: Roughly 80 percent of lumps in women's breasts are caused by benign (noncancerous) changes, cysts or other condi-

Myth: Exposing a tumor to air during surgery will spread the cancer.

tions. Doctors encourage women to report any changes at all, how-

Reality: Scientists have found no evidence that surgery

ever, because catching breast cancer early is so beneficial. Your

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Myth: If you have breast implants, you’re at risk for breast cancer.

Reality: Women with breast implants are at no greater risk of getting breast cancer, according to research. However, standard mammograms don't always work as well on these women, especially if they have dense breast tissue. Additional imaging, such as a breast MRI, may be needed to more fully examine breast tissue.

Myth: Women with small breasts won’t get breast cancer.

Reality: There's no connection between the size of your breasts and your risk of getting breast cancer. Very large breasts and/or dense breasts may be harder to examine or accurately image than small breasts. If you have large breasts or dense breasts (no matter the size), you might request a mammogram AND ultrasound to increase the chance of detecting cancer early. All women, regardless of breast size, should commit to routine screenings and checkups.

Dr. Jui-Lien “Lillian” Chou, a board-certified radiation oncologist and co-founder of Aurora Breast Center San Antonio, is intimately aware of the dangers of dense breasts and the limitations of mammography and ultrasound. In December 2003, an annual mammogram and ultrasound showed two small lesions, but no follow-up action was indicated. By the following September, Dr. Chou felt a sore spot in her left breast. A biopsy revealed it was an aggressive cancer. She opted for a radical mastectomy and chemotherapy. All was well until April 2005, when Dr. Chou decided to have an MRI done on her right breast. The scan revealed a tumor, which was not seen on either the mammogram or ultrasound she had done following her cancer treatment. The only risk factor Dr. Chou had was dense breast tissue.

Myth: All breast cancer feels like a lump.

Reality: A lump may indicate breast cancer (or one of many benign breast conditions), but women should also be on the alert for other kinds of changes that may be signs of cancer. These include swelling; skin irritation or dimpling; breast or nipple pain; nipple retraction (turning inward); redness, scaliness or thickening of the nipple or breast skin; or a discharge other than breast milk.

Breast cancer can also spread to underarm lymph nodes and cause swelling there before a tumor in the breast is large enough to be felt. On the other hand, a mammogram may pick up breast cancer that has no outward symptoms at all.

“I’m convinced if I had done a dedicated breast MRI following my first treatment I would have caught the cancer in its earliest stages and could have avoided another mastectomy,” shares Dr. Chou.

Myth: Caffeine causes breast cancer.

Reality: No causal connection has been found between drinking caffeine and getting breast cancer; in fact, some research suggests

Her firsthand experience also changed her practice patterns. “If I see an abnormal mammogram, I will order an MRI,” says Dr. Chou. “Current patterns are to get a biopsy, but if you biopsy the breast it causes inflammation and bleeding, which will result in an abnormal MRI and delay appropriate treatment.” Dr. Chou believes MRI technology in breast imaging is playing an increasingly important role in earlier diagnostic accuracy.

caffeine may actually lower your risk. So far it's inconclusive whether breast soreness may be linked to caffeine.

Myth: Overweight women have the same risk of getting breast cancer as other women.

Reality: Being overweight or obese does increase your breast

The Aurora Breast Center San Antonio, as well as Wellness Lubbock, have the Aurora Breast MRI, the only FDA-cleared, truly dedicated system designed specifically for 3-D bilateral breast imaging (there are only about 50 of these machines in the United States). The Aurora Breast Center also has three radiologists who specialize in reading breast images.

cancer risk, especially if you're past menopause and/or you gained the weight later in life.

Myth: Women with lumpy breasts are at greater risk for developing breast cancer.

Reality: In the past, women with lumpy, dense, or fibrocystic breasts were believed to be at higher

gery your doctor may find out your cancer is more widespread

risk of getting breast cancer, but there

than previously thought. Some animal studies have shown that

doesn't appear to be a connection

removing the primary tumor sometimes enables metastatic can-

after all. However, when you have

cers to grow, but only temporarily; this has not been demon-

lumpy breasts, it can be trickier to dif-

strated in humans.

ferentiate normal tissue from cancerous tissue, so you may experience

Myth: You’re only at risk for breast cancer if it runs in your family.

false alarms. Women with fibrocystic

Reality: More than 70 percent of women diagnosed with breast

breasts often follow up their mammo-

cancer have no identifiable risk factors for the disease. Breast den-

grams with an ultrasound. It’s a good

sity is a more significant risk factor than having a first-degree rel-

idea to ask if the radiologist reading

ative (mother/sister) with breast cancer. Women with extremely

your mammogram is specially trained in

dense breasts are four to six times more likely to develop the dis-

reading breast images because it’s a

ease, whereas having a first-degree relative doubles your risk.

highly specialized field.

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Are you dense?

As of Jan. 1, 2012, all mammography facilities in Texas are required by Henda’s Law to inform patients of their level of breast tissue density so women can pursue early breast cancer detection.

Myth: Annual mammograms expose you to too much radia-

proved MRI machine specifically

tion and aren’t worth the risk.

designed to image breast tissue.

Reality: While it's true that radiation is used in mammography, the amount is so small that any associated risks are tiny when com-

Myth: Breast cancer

pared to the huge preventive benefits reaped from the test. Mam-

is preventable.

mograms can detect lumps well before they can be felt or otherwise

Reality: Sadly, this is not the

noticed, and the earlier that lumps are caught, the better one's

case. However, it is possible to

chances for survival. The American Cancer Society recommends

identify risk factors such as fam-

women age 40 and older receive a screening mammogram every

ily history, inherited gene muta-

one to two years; for women at high risk for breast cancer, it recom-

tions and dense breast tissue and

mends adding an annual breast MRI and getting screened annually.

make lifestyle changes that can

Mammography misses more than 40 percent of cancers in women with dense breast tissue According to the National Institute of Health and 18 other studies spanning eight countries, breast density is recognized as one of the strongest risk factors associated with development of breast cancer.

Breast density represents a stronger risk factor than age or having a first-degree (mom/sister) relative with the disease. Studies have found breast density increases the likelihood of developing breast cancer between 3.6- and 18-fold.

lower your risk, such as reducing or eliminating alcohol consumption, Myth: A negative mammogram means here’s nothing else to worry about.

Reality: Despite their importance for breast cancer screening and diagnosis, mammograms fail to detect around 50 percent of

losing weight, getting regular exercise and screenings and quitting smoking. More than 70 percent of women diagnosed with breast cancer have no identifiable risk factors, meaning the disease occurs largely by chance and according to as-yet-unexplained factors.

breast cancers. Mammograms are X-rays, and X-rays are not designed to image soft tissue well. This is why clinical breast exams

Removing the entire breast is better for survival than lumpec-

and, to some extent, breast self-exams are crucial pieces of the

tomy and radiation.

screening process. Want to increase your chances of detecting can-

Reality: Survival rates are about the same for women who have

cer earlier? Combine a mammogram with an ultrasound, since they

mastectomies and for women who choose the breast-conserving

image different tissues. This can raise detection rates to about 75

option of removing only part of the breast and following the sur-

percent. If you have risk factors or past mammograms indicate you

gery with radiation treatments. However, there are some cases

have dense breast tissue, opt for a breast MRI. NOTE: Not all MRI

when lumpectomy and radiation may not be an appropriate treat-

machines are created equal. The Aurora MRI is the only FDA-ap-

ment option.

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stronger, healthier

babies 75 years in the making

A Special Section from

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stronger, healthier

babies

Board of Directors Patrick Eurek, 2010; Board Chair NuStar Energy, LP

75 years in the making

Glenn Errhalt, 2009; Board Vice-Chair Randolph Brooks Federal Credit Union Brenda Baldwin, 2009 Capital Group

More than 4 million babies were born in the United States last year, and the March of Dimes helped each and every one of them through research, education, vaccines and breakthroughs.

From funding the research that led to the prevention of polio to fighting for newborn screening, the work that we do and have done has made a difference in babies’ lives. This is our commitment to the families that we serve.

Ed Belmares, 2011 City of San Antonio Patrina L Fowler, 2009 Community First Health Plan Christie Goodman, 2005 Intercultural Development Research Association Dr. Fernando A. Guerra, 2011 Pediatrician and Public Health Consultant Tracy Holmes-Brazil, 2010 Christus Santa Rosa Health System Steven Krauskopf, 2009 KFW Engineers Tammy McQueen, 2011 Accenture Learning BPO Services John O’Keefe, 2011 Ken Batchelor Cadillac of San Antonio Mark Outlaw, 2006 PlainsCapital Bank Chris Price, 2005 The Price Company Gary Simmons, 2008 Valero Kevin Wherry, 2009; Board Treasurer Clear Channel

Staff Noah Almanza Executive Director Mariah Arispe Community Director Sheila Austin Director of Program Services KJ Feder Delgado Community Director – March for Babies Lisa Shelley Community Director – Signature Chefs

If they are lucky, moms and families will get to think about their babies for nine months before they arrive, and some even get the full 40 weeks. At the March of Dimes we’ve been thinking about stronger, healthier babies for 75 years. As an organization, we have developed vaccines that led to cures and protection, funded research that won awards and saved lives, educated women about how to have a healthy, full-term pregnancy and developed breakthroughs on many fronts that are now standards of care and compassion. Our mission has expanded but has never wavered. Whatever we believe to be an impediment to having a stronger, healthier baby is where we focus our volunteer and staff efforts.

We are proud that we can confidently say that we had an impact, indirectly or directly, on every baby’s life last year. For the 72,000 families in Texas that were affected by a premature birth, a baby born with a birth defect or a most devastating death of a child, that impact we had may have been critical. As you can see, there is still plenty of work to be done, but with your help we will conquer this fight as well. So whether you are new to connecting with us, or you have been marching with us from the very beginning, you are a vital part to the great work that we have done together and will do in the future. Remember, we believe that all babies are born to do something great, so we are aiming to help each and every one by giving them the best start possible through our work.

As we enter a very exciting year for the Foundation, we are grateful to have had the support of so many in our city. Beginning today, speeding into next year and continuing into the year following, we will celebrate our 75th anniversary and use this moment to make more people aware of the role that our organization has played in the lives of millions of babies and families. We also hope to inspire your action to get involved and, with your help, we just may succeed at turning this city PURPLE. In the following pages, you will see and read much about how our local events and programs help moms, raise awareness and help raise funds. You will be pulled in by your heart to the stories of our Ambassador Families, and you will get a little taste of what our 75th year will bring.

Accept this as our way of honoring a past, preserving a present and forging a future for all babies and families in San Antonio. I hope you will be encouraged to help us beat our best so that we can reach our next big breakthrough for babies. We couldn’t be happier that you are here with us as we approach this milestone. We hope that you will come celebrate our 75th anniversary with us in the approaching year, and we hope that you will be encouraged to help us beat our best so that we can reach our next big breakthrough for babies!.

Respectfully,

San Antonio Division 7400 Blanco Rd #129 San Antonio, TX 78216 Office: (210) 696-1030 Fax: (210) 694-0577 www.marchofdimes.com/texas

Patrick Eurek NuStar Energy, L.P. Director, Marketing and Business Development Chairman of the Board, March of Dimes San Antonio

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Stories Sofia When Catherine Alvarado was 19 weeks pregnant, her unborn daughter, Sofia, was diagnosed with a birth defect called congenital diaphragmatic hernia. This is a hole in the diaphragm that allows the abdominal organs to move into the chest cavity, preventing the lungs from growing and causing breathing difficulties after birth. Doctors told her the chances of Sofia surviving were poor, leaving mom with a heavy heart. The remainder of Catherine’s full-term pregnancy was especially difficult; her activity was limited for the last few months. Sofia’s dad, Air Force Tech Sergeant Ivan Ruiz, who was serving in Pakistan, returned to San Antonio to be with his family during this difficult time. Thankfully, when Sofia was born, she received the critical care that she desperately needed, including one major surgery, five lifesaving procedures and nitric oxide therapy, all in her first month of life. She spent her first seven weeks in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit.

Against all odds, Sofia survives and thrives. Sofia is now a vibrant 5-year old kindergartner who is talkative and outgoing with very few physical limitations. She enjoys reading, swimming, dancing and bike riding. As the 2012 San Antonio Ambassadors, the Alvarado-Ruiz family is working to raise awareness of premature birth, birth defects and infant mortality. They also helped to recruit families and companies to participate in March for Babies at SeaWorld earlier this year.

Kate & Patrick Imagine a baby staying in a newborn intensive care unit for three months after its birth, because it was born too soon. Well, it happens. And it happened to my twins.

Patrick and Kate came into this world by an emergency C-section, but instead of waiting full-term, they were born at 25 weeks and four days. This was very early, especially since a full-term pregnancy is 40 weeks. To a growing baby, time can mean the difference between life and death. They weighed a mere 1 pound 11 ounces — imagine a 16-ounce bottle of cola. They were so small, I could slide my wedding ring (size 5) on Kate’s arm.

I was not allowed to see them, except for a Polaroid picture, for 24 hours. And when I did, my heart broke to see my two tiny babies so fragile and helpless. I’m not sure that I ever understood the magnitude of the battle we were about to fight. Every day was a struggle, and every struggle led to a small victory.

In the months to come, we learned about life in the NICU. We prayed during the hard times, and cheered for each milestone. We saw families come and go. We mourned for the babies who didn’t make it.

One of my fondest memories comes from practicing kangaroo care with my little ones. This therapy involves the parent holding the baby skin-to-skin, against a bare chest and covered by a blanket, similar to a baby kangaroo in his mother’s pouch. We would spend our days dividing time holding each baby and humming lullabies. I could sit for hours at a time with great peacefulness, and it provided valuable bonding time for us and the babies.

The babies grew. They became feeders and growers. The nurses talked to us about going home. Excitement tempered by apprehension filled our hearts.

And then the day arrived. Three months to the day, we were finally leaving the NICU with our babies! That was a glorious day, and yet we still had a lot of doctor and therapy appointments ahead of us.

We would like to personally thank the doctors, nurses and staff at Methodist Hospital. They were so encouraging with each accomplishment and development the babies made. We would also like to thank March of Dimes for funding the research that saved our babies’ lives. We truly believe that because of March of Dimes, Kate and Patrick are happy, healthy 5-year-olds.

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Bringing San Antonio’s Top Chefs Together for

Stronger, Healthier Babies Sure, they are talented. OK, beyond talented — they are gifted. Well, let’s just say it: They are geniuses.

OK, I’ve said it. The chefs that participate in the March of Dimes annual Signature Chefs Auction are geniuses in the kitchen. Now I’ve done it. They already know they are wonderful, now they might get a little bit, you know, big-headed. But let’s just call it like it is. These chefs are bighearted. These individuals donate their genius kitchen creations, their resources, their time, staff, equipment, etc. — all so the next generation of babies will be born healthy and on time.

These chefs, these big-hearted chefs are indeed ALL THAT! Who are

promenade, then guests will journey to the program and live auction,

they? To name just a few, they are lead chef Shane Bruns of the Omni

which will take place in Corky Balis’ iDancecity ballroom. Lead chef

Galleria Houston, Mike Bomberg of Spice of Life, Clark McDaniel of

Shane Bruns says he comes back year after year because “my father was

Paesano’s 1604, James Moore of Boiler House and Max’s Wine Dive,

born premature and my brother welcomed his son into the world as a

Heather Nanez of Bohanan’s Prime Steakhouse, Steve Warner of Two

preemie last year. So the ongoing prematurity crisis is very real for me

Step, Eduardo Franco of Brio Tuscan Grille ... the list goes on and on.

and has affected my family for generations. This is why I’m so passionate about supporting and being part of the March of Dimes and Signature

So for you folks in the San Antonio area who call yourselves foodies or

Chef event.” Emceed by Monica Taylor and Ernie Zuniga of KABB FOX

food aficionados, for those who like good eats, enjoy your food infused

News, the program will highlight this year’s Ambassador Family, Bauchy

with this or that and glazed with somethin’, somethin’ from Alaska or

and Kendall Newburn, Kate and Patrick (featured on page 6 of this in-

hand picked from within a 30-mile radius, the 2012 Signature Chefs Auc-

sert) in the fund-the-mission portion of the evening.

tion is where-it’s-at. These big-hearted, generous chefs will serve their latest and favorite creations to 400 guests on October 24 at the new and exquisite Eilan Hotel. Not only are the chefs generous by donating food to the cause, they also donate unique auction packages for the guests to bid on. Chefs’ tastings and Big Board fun will begin along the

Presented by Valero Foundation, we invite you and your big heart to support this culinary tour of San Antonio on October 24. For information contact Lisa Shelley at lshelley@marchofdimes.com or 210.515.4842.

March of Dimes is near and dear to two other big-hearted individuals, the chairs of this event, Gary and Valerie Simmons. They chaired it once before back in 2009, and we just can’t keep them away! Gary, vice president of supply chain optimization at Valero, and Valerie, a speech therapist for Easter Seals, have their own mission connection to the March of Dimes. Their twins, Ben and Micah, were born three months and three days too soon and spent a total of 77 days in the NICU. Valerie says she’s supported March of Dimes her whole life — from collecting dimes as a child, to chairing events in Oklahoma to the present — we couldn’t ask for a more connected volunteer.

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Original recipes rich in

Folic Acid

Sufficient folic acid in women’s diets before and during pregnancy can reduce the risk of birth defects of the brain and spinal cord known as neural tube defects. To reduce the risk of having a child with a neural tube defect, women who might become pregnant should take a multivitamin containing 400 micrograms of folic acid every day, in addition to eating a healthy diet rich in natural sources of folate (naturally occurring folic acid). Below are recipes from two of our signature chefs that are rich in folic acid.

Red Lentil Hummus by executive chef Clark McDaniel of Paesano’s 1604

Collard Greens by executive chef James Moore of Boiler House 4 bu Collards 1 small yellow onion, minced 1/3 c red wine vinegar 1 chipotle pepper, chopped ¼ c sugar 2 qts water 1 Roma tomato, small dice 4 garlic cloves, crushed Salt and pepper to taste

1 c red lentils 3 c water 1 T garlic 1 T salt ¼ c tahini paste ¼ c ira goma (roasted sesame seeds)

¼ c lemon juice ¼ c E.V.O.O. ¼ c white miso paste

Cut greens into 1” pieces, getting shorter by the stems. Wash well in cold water. Place all ingredients into a large stockpot, bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook for 3-5 hours, until tender. Check for seasoning.

1 T cumin 2 T chop parsley 2 T chop cilantro ¼ c E.V.O.O. ¼ c red lentils Broccoli flowerets Pappadums Pita bread Asparagus spears

Cook lentils in water with garlic and salt until soft, for approximately 12-15 minutes. Drain and chill. Fry additional lentils in E.V.O.O. Drain on paper towel and add salt. In food processor add next seven items, puree until smooth.

Add cilantro and parsley and pulse. Check seasoning, adjust if needed. Sprinkle with fried lentils. Serve with dippers of asparagus, broccoli, pappudums and pita.

Confirmed 2012 Signature Chefs to date Shane Bruns – Omni Galleria Houston Mike Bomberg – Spice of Life Catering Clark McDaniel – Paesano’s 1604 Derek Lomax – Chart House Clint Connaway – Max’s Wine Dive

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James Moore - Boiler House Eduardo Franco – Brio Tuscan Grille Heather Nanez – Bohanan’s Steve Warner – Two Step Oscar Soto – Piatti ….and more to come!

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Walking and Growing Together for

Stronger, Healthier Babies The largest event of its kind at SeaWorld San Antonio, March for Babies continued its growth spurt this year with over 11,400 participants. With its family-friendly atmosphere and beautiful landscape, SeaWorld is the perfect venue for this walk. March for Babies participants took advantage of discounted entry tickets and an all-you-can-eat BBQ lunch buffet. Emcees Monica Taylor and Ernie Zuniga, from KABB Fox News, and Jamie Martin, from KJ97, kicked off the event and got the crowd ready for the 5k walk.

The 2012 Ambassador Family was thrilled that so many people came out to help celebrate all babies. They spent four months touring the city — speaking to companies, making television news appearances, and doing radio interviews to share the story of 6-year-old Sofia Alvarado-Ruiz’s birth defect, congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Their goal was to motivate everyone to sign up online, raise funds and take steps to help moms have healthy pregnancies and save babies’ lives. Sofia recently received her Top Youth Walker pin and learned that she ranked 163rd for fundraising in the nation among March of Dimes Youth walkers.

Joseph Bray, BBVA Compass City president and 2012 March for Babies chairman, believes that no one should have to struggle with the financial and emotional toll that comes with premature birth. He spent countless hours encouraging donors to support March for Babies because “education and research are the best solution, and the March of Dimes is the organization to get it done.” Mr. Bray also organized the first military heroes challenge and welcomed participants from the Navy, Army and Air Force. San Antonio is Military City USA, and the San Antonio March for Babies is the

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perfect place for our armed forces to join the fight against premature birth.

Supporting March for Babies is how platinum sponsor University Health System shows the community it is investing in a healthier future for San Antonio babies. President and CEO George Hernandez, also a past March for Babies chairman, celebrated his birthday at the walk and said, “We’ve joined the March of Dimes to put our feet down, one step at a time ... because it is the right thing to do for the San Antonio community.”

When a baby has to fight for life, we all need to help. With over 1,200 people registering for their team online, employees at platinum sponsor Citi proved they truly believe this. Tim Ashlock, sr. vice president, led the campaign and believes that “working together to raise money for March of Dimes instills a sense of community among our employees and shows that Citi is committed to helping San Antonio families.”

At almost $50,000 from birth through the first year, the average cost of a premature baby is more than 10 times as high as it is for a healthy, full-term baby. Volunteers, sponsors, walkers and donors know that by partnering with March of Dimes through March for Babies they can reduce the burden and help improve the health of all babies.

Please join us on Saturday, May 11, 2013, at SeaWorld as we March for Babies and celebrate the March of Dimes 75th Anniversary!

Thank You to our 2012 Sponsors Platinum University Health System Citi Gold BBVA Compass H-E-B Silver Capital Group Farmers Oak Farms Dairy SWBC Bronze Accenture Chase SeaWorld Silver Eagle Distributors Media KJ97 Fox 29 News CW 35 San Antonio Express-News

Congratulations to the 2012 March for Babies Top Teams!

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TOP CORPORATE TEAMS 1 H-E-B San Antonio 2 Citi San Antonio 3 Mission Pharmacal San Antonio 4 University Health System 5 BBVA Compass San Antonio 6 Farmers San Antonio 7 Oak Farms Dairy 8 Capital Group 9 March of Dimes San Antonio 10 SAS Shoemakers 11 SWBC Super Steppers 12 Accenture San Antonio 13 CNP New Braunfels 14 AT&T San Antonio 15 Kinetic Concepts Inc. 16 Chase San Antonio 17 Allstate Insurance 18 Methodist Women’s Health 19 Comerica San Antonio 20 Silver Eagle Distributors, L.P. 21 Galaxy Builders, Ltd. 22 Macy’s San Antonio 23 NuStar Energy - San Antonio 24 Walgreens San Antonio 25 PlainsCapital Bank - San Antonio

$124,579 $89,617 $70,783 $51,827 $39,873 $23,954 $14,596 $14,185 $12,762 $12,620 $12,530 $10,000 $8,035 $7,087 $6,300 $6,297 $5,828 $5,263 $5,129 $5,000 $4,808 $4,728 $4,680 $4,606 $3,117

TOP YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS 1 Roosevelt High School FBLA 2 Meadow Village School 3 MacArthur High School 4 Top Teens - River City Chapter

$1,072 $810 $235 $196

TOP FAMILY TEAMS 1 Prayers Granted 2 Kate and Patrick 3 Identical Surprise 4 San Antonio Military Families 5 Madison Melissa 6 Miracle Multiples 7 Sofia’s Steps for Hope 8 Superbaby Team 9 Sagar 10 Team Andres Angel

$8,407 $5,270 $3,924 $3,112 $3,049 $2,445 $1,806 $1,650 $1,552 $1,450

TOP WALKERS 1 Joseph Bray (BBVA Compass) 2 Bill Armwood (SAS Shoemakers) 3 Barbara Keelan (Mission Pharmacal) 4 Norman Wright (Citi) 5 Natalie Sirjuesingh (Mission Pharmacal) 6 Kendall Newburn (Kate & Patrick) 7 Aimee Marroquin (KCI) 8 Madison Oliver (Madison Melissa) 9 Jim Bob Solsbery (Identical Surprise) 10 Alicia Grant (Prayers Granted)

$11,146 $7,297 $5,010 $4,550 $2,940 $2,515 $2,175 $1,966 $1,556 $1,815

November – National Prematurity Awareness Month March of Dimes invites San Antonio to Go Purple for Preemies on November 13 in recognition of Prematurity Awareness Month and to show support for families with children born too small and too soon.

March of Dimes invites San Antonio to Go Purple for Preemies on November 13 in recognition of Prematurity Awareness Month and to show support for families with children born too small and too soon.

For nine years March of Dimes has been engaged in a campaign to create awareness of the devastating emotional, psychological and financial impact of prematurity and to reduce the number of families it affects. Sadly, the uncertainty and challenges of having an infant born too soon is a fact of life for one in eight San Antonio families.

Preterm birth — before 37 weeks of pregnancy — is a serious health problem that costs the United States more than $26 billion annually. It is the leading cause of newborn death; one million babies worldwide die each year from preterm birth. Babies who survive often face lifelong health challenges, such as breathing problems, cerebral palsy, learning disabilities and others.

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munity program Healthy Babies are Worth the Wait (HBWW), which brings together varied interventions aimed at achieving optimal birth outcomes consistent with our mission of improving the health of babies by preventing birth defects, preterm birth and infant mortality. Some HBWW interventions include: Involvement in the statewide Healthy Texas Babies initiative by way of the Healthy Outcomes through Perinatal Education and Support or HOPES project. The HOPES project provides education and supportive services to women soon after a poor birth outcome or loss to help them prepare for healthy subsequent births.

Funding local researchers studying factors that influence length of gestation and auditory nerve damage in preterm infants.

Support for group prenatal care offered at University Health System Downtown Clinic.

To enrich the prematurity campaign, March of Dimes has partnered with the Texas Department of State Health Services and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officers in a new and audacious “8-percent challenge.” The challenge is a nationwide drive to decrease the United States preterm birth rate to 11.2 percent or less in 2014, for a minimum reduction of 8 percent from the 2009 reference point. The long-term goal is a preterm birth rate less than 9.6 percent by 2020.

The March of Dimes is the leading nonprofit organization for pregnancy and baby health. For the latest resources and information, visit marchofdimes.com or nacersano.org. Find us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

March of Dimes strategy for addressing the issue is our overarching com-

Sources: 2006 Institute of Medicine Report and 2010 San Antonio Metropolitan Health District Health Profiles.

Providing internationally renowned speakers on current maternal child health topics through the March of Dimes Grand Rounds professional education program.

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MCNAY ART MUSEUM PRESENTS

A NIGHT IN THE LIMELIGHT 1. Anne Krause with Carra and Jorge Garza 2. Tom Wright, Kiki Santikos and Albert Berry 3. Alyssa Long, Vanessa Martinz, 1

Laura Henrichs and Larissa Sanchez

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Repaying Student Loans (or Not) Investigate your options

By MARY ANNE COLE

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ith the economy just now struggling to its feet, many graduating students are facing a difficult job market. Those who have paid their way through college using student loans can usually defer payment for a few months, but then what?

Depending on whether your loan is a private loan or a federal one, there are several ways to defer, reduce or even cancel your student loans. However, it’s important that you handle your loan, rather than letting it handle you, so your credit isn’t damaged. It’s not going to go away just because you ignore it.

REPAYMENT OPTIONS The standard payment plan for most student loans is 10 years, during which you pay the same amount each month.

You can pay your loan off relatively quickly this way and with the least amount of interest, but your payments

when you’re poor and starting out are just as high as they will be in 10 years, when you’re likely to be more flush.

The graduated payment plan starts out with lower payments — as low as half the amount you would pay with a standard plan — that increase about every two years. Your payments at the end of the 10 years are higher than they would be at the end of a standard payment plan, but the idea is that you’ll be better able to pay a higher amount then.

An extended payment plan lets you extend your payments out over as much as 25 years, though your loan amount has to be pretty high — around $30,000 — to qualify, and this amount may change from year to year.

Some loans allow an income-contingent repayment plan that takes your income and possibly your family size into consideration in setting your monthly repayment amount. Your situation is reassessed each year, and if your income rises, so does your payment.

While a lower payment may seem attractive, keep in mind that the longer it takes you to repay the loan, the more interest you’re paying and the higher the total amount you’ll be paying your lender. Some loans allow you to change your plan if your circumstances should change, such as if you lose a job or have triplets.

DEFERMENT If you can’t pay your student loan for some reason, the worst thing you can do is to is ignore it and hope it goes away. It won’t. Federal student loans and some private loans have programs that will give you some relief with a deferment — sometimes even suspending the interest accumulation during the deferment. (OK, to get technical about it, “deferment” allows you to suspend payments and also suspends interest accumulation, while “forbearance” allows you to suspend payments but interest continues to accrue.)

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Deferments are usually allowed only under special circumstances, including: · At least half-time enrollment in an accredited school · Temporary total disability · Enrollment in a graduate fellowship program · Unemployment or other major economic hardship · Active duty in the armed forces · Enrollment in a rehabilitation program for the disabled · Medical hardship If you find yourself in a situation where you cannot pay your loan for a time, communicate with your lender to see if you’re eligible for an alternative payment plan, deferment or forbearance. Lenders are not mind readers. They will not fail to notice your missed payments, and when they do notice them, they will not assume you have a darn good reason.

After about nine months, your loan will be in default, which is likely to result in delightful tactics like wage garnishment, interception of your tax refund, aggressive collection tactics (like nasty phone calls from people who don’t care about your broken ankle or that the baby’s crying) and collection fees added to your balance. At that point, your lender is going to be far less likely to consider alternative payment plans, deferment or forbearance than it would have been had you talked to them when the problem first presented itself.

LOAN CANCELLATION OR FORGIVENESS This is my favorite part of this subject because it offers several ways you can do some good, get valuable experience and pay down (or off) your loan at the same time.

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First of all, you cannot have your loan cancelled because you declare bankruptcy, didn’t complete the academic program for which you got the loan, didn’t like the school or didn’t get a job after finishing the program. If you think the school was lousy, didn’t have qualified instructors or good equipment or didn’t provide good job placement services, too bad.

However, your loan can be cancelled if you die (not the best option) or incur a permanent disability, if the school closed before you completed the program or if the school falsely certified you.

More interesting and more positive, though, are the opportunities to have your loan reduced or cancelled because of service or work you choose to do. Some kinds of volunteer work, public service jobs and military service offer partial or full loan forgiveness, depending on what you do and for how long.

Volunteer work for AmeriCorps, the Peace Corps, or Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) can result in reduction or cancellation of federal Stafford loans — and perhaps others if you inquire. A year of service with AmeriCorps provides a stipend plus money to pay down your student loan. The Peace Corps will cancel 15 percent of Perkins loans for each year of service and help you defer Stafford, Perkins and consolidation loans. Working 1,700 hours for VISTA (a little less than a year) can get you some loan reduction as well. Not only do you benefit from loan reduction, but you also provide valuable service and receive valuable experience in return. I know people in their 70s who still talk fondly — and proudly — about their year in the Peace Corps. Service in the Army

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If you can’t pay your loan and you take the following five steps, you will communicate to your lender that you are not a deadbeat and that you’re willing to meet your obligations. If they’re convinced of that, they’re much more likely to try to work with you: 1. Contact your lender, tell them about the problem, and ask for your options.

2. Ask if income-based or graduated repayment options are available.

3. Ask if you qualify for deferment or forbearance.

4. If your financial hardship is due to your having several student loans to pay, ask about consolidating your student loans. This will combine your loans into one loan with one payment, a new interest rate and possibly a lower monthly payment.

5. To avoid going into default, do not stop making your monthly payments until you and your lender figure out a solution.

National Guard can give you eligibility for the military’s Student Loan Repayment Program.

Full-time teachers in certain elementary and secondary schools that serve low-income families can have their student loans completely forgiven under the National Defense Education Act if they teach for five years. The program forgives 15 percent of your loan for the first and second years of teaching, 20 percent for the third and fourth years and 30 percent for the fifth year. If you’re a teacher, you can receive a salary, have your entire student loan paid off, and do a great deal of good in only five years.

If your student loan was for medical or legal studies, some law schools forgive loans for students who serve in publicinterest or nonprofit positions. The National Health Service Corps and other groups offer forgiveness programs for medical school loans for physicians and registered nurses who practice for a certain amount of time in areas that lack adequate medical care (including remote and/or economically depressed regions).

Other loan forgiveness programs for medical studies include some hospitals that offer loan forgiveness to occupational and physical therapists. The U.S. National Institutes of Health repay up to $35,000 per year of student loans for U.S. citizens conducting clinical medical research. The U.S. Department of Agriculture offers loan forgiveness up to $25,000 per year for three years for veterinarians who work in areas with veterinary shortages for three years.

There are many more such programs, so it pays to ask around in your field about whether there is a way that you can help your new profession by filling a need while benefiting from a salary and loan forgiveness at the same time.

When prime jobs are hard to find, it’s a very good way to contribute, learn and beef up your résumé.

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Linda Elliott President, Elliott Connection, LLC What do you do? Help to develop profitable and strategic business connections.

Length of time at this job: Started the company in November 1999.

What do you like best about your job? Making introductions that turn into long-term business relationships.

What career path led you to where you are today? My first job was as a legal assistant.

That led me to spread my wings. I became a real estate broker and obtained several securities licenses. I came to San Antonio from El Paso in April of 1984 to establish a real estate securities company for a local developer. It was important for me to quickly get involved in the community to establish myself and develop relationships.

When did you know that you were in the right place in your career? I guess I have always had an innate ability to connect people (genes inherited from my dad). A good friend asked me one day if I had ever considered starting a company doing what I do best. I thought that was a rather novel concept but had to ask her what it was she thought I did best. She replied that I knew how to connect people for all the right reasons. That was validation that I really needed to create my own company to do what apparently comes natural for me.

Being realistic, my goal was to get five clients the first year. I accomplished my goal in two months!

Who were your mentors? My greatest mentor was my dad, but he died 25 years ago. He was my hero. I watched him do every day of his life what I’m doing for a living. I try to live by his philosophies.

He believed that “it is better to give than to receive” and that if you are fair with people, they will be fair with you. In my present life, I have two friends I would consider my mentors — Deborah Bauer and Guyla Sineni.

What person do you most admire? Of course, my dad and also my grandfather, who was a medical missionary in South Africa. In this current world, I have great admiration for Bill Gates and where he has turned his focus with the establishment of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. I can’t stop there though. On the local front there are two women I truly admire: Barbara Banker and Rosemary Kowalski. Barbara sets the perfect example of how one should live. She’s achieved business success and now lives to give to those she loves. Rosemary has built a dynasty in the business she started and now is building her legacy with Rosemary’s Kitchen.

What is your all-time favorite movie? The two movies I’ve watched multiple times are The Natural and A Chorus Line. Both are movies that give me the courage to believe that I can do anything I want if I have faith in myself and persevere. In other words, never give up. When I need that reinforcement, I watch these movies.

Who has been the biggest influence in your life personally and professionally? I must put God first and foremost. Of course, my dad has been a big influence as I’ve said. I must also honor my mom, knowing she was the wind beneath his wings. She is 93 years young and the matriarch of our family. She has influenced me greatly through her strength and determination. What a grand lady she is!

How do you find balance in your life — career, community and home life?

This has become very important to me. I had to force myself not be a workaholic, as I could see it was taking its toll on me. Paramount is how I begin every day. I start every morning by reading a devotional. On M-W-F I work out at the gym at 5:30 a.m. and on Saturday at 8 a.m. Exercise has become a critical factor for me to maintain balance. I enjoy being at home and make every effort not to bring work home with me. I’ve also stopped working on the weekends. At this stage in my life, I have cut back on my community commitments. Relaxation and private time are now more important to me.

What are your goals? My primary goal is to impact people’s lives in a positive way. Of course, I must also make a living. I’m grateful for the clients and business I have, but my goal is to develop a way to extend my services through the use of technology. We’re working on launching some new initiatives I believe will be well received.

What is the best advice that you have ever received? The key to success is to listen rather than to be heard. I love to learn about people, so I ask a lot of questions about them. The more you know about people, the more likely you will be able to do business with them. You can better tailor your proposition to fit their needs.

People would be surprised to know that I ... really am more of an introvert at heart.

Everybody who knows me would classify me as a definite extrovert. The reality is that I work at being “on,” and I always look forward to getting back into my private world.

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Pairing Mexican Foods and Wines Beef fajitas and zinfandel, olé!

By VALARIE SPISER-ALBERT, PH.D.

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an Antonio’s premier cuisine has al-

suggestions for white wines in this category

If you are pairing wine with meat dishes,

ways been Mexican or Tex-Mex foods.

might include a Spanish albarino or a vino

go for the “big red” wines such as zinfandels,

We are well known for our fajitas, en-

verdejo such as the Martina Prieto imported

Chilean cabernet sauvignons or Argentinian malbecs or merlots. Try to stay away from

chiladas, tacos and other spicy representa-

by Small Vineyards and found in some of the

tives from south of the border. For many

smaller wine shops around town. For those

very tannic wines, so choose younger, lighter

people the beverage of choice is a cold

of you who prefer a slightly sweeter wine,

varieties of these wines. Spicy beef fajitas

cerveza, such as a Corona or Dos XX, a mar-

you might try the Stonewall muscat canelli

topped with onions and chilies go well with

garita or even a Big Red soda.

from the Pedernales Cellars right here in

Turley zinfandels if you want to spend extra

Texas. These wines will go well with seafood

money on your wine. An Australian shiraz is

But what would you serve if you wanted to expand your choices into domestic or im-

like fish tacos.

also a good choice; try Hope Winery’s "The

Try a pinot gris (from Oregon or Wash-

Ripper” shiraz for a great pairing. However, a

wine-pairing rules, we know that there are

ington) or pinot grigio from Italy for slightly

simple, lighter Concha y Toro carmenere or

several places to start the search for that per-

more spicy foods such as guacamole and

malbec will go just as well if you are looking

fect wine to serve with Mexican foods. One

sauces such as pico de gallo. An excellent

for a value wine. These lighter reds will pair

of the first rules is location: “What grows to-

pairing for fried appetizers is a sparkling

beautifully with chicken fajitas as well as beef.

gether goes together.” In this case, it is some-

wine such as a cava from Spain or a sparkling

Mexican foods generally have an earthi-

times difficult to find Mexican wines since

wine from the Gruet Winery in New Mexico,

ness to them that brings out earthy flavors

their production and importation is some-

which produces dry sparkling wines and an

such as toasty oak, tobacco and plum in pe-

what limited.

off-dry sparkling rosé. For a pairing that

tite sirahs, especially those from the Paso

ported wines? If we go back to our food-and-

If you can find it, Chateau Camou is an ex-

works very well but is somewhat counterin-

Robles region of California. Try Peachy

cellent example of a wine produced in Mex-

tuitive, try a sauvignon blanc from New

Canyon Winery’s petite sirah for an example.

ico. It is somewhat like a viognier in taste and

Zealand with seafood and vegetables. A

If you like the complexity of mole sauce, try

balance. Our next choice is to look at wines

chicken fajita salad with sauvignon blanc is

a complex blend of varietals, such as the Ca-

from Spain, Portugal or even Texas. Some

an excellent light lunch combination.

dence red blend from Washington. It is a

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blend of 53 percent cabernet sauvignon, 32 percent merlot and 15 per-

Nachos — sparkling wine, zinfandel.

cent cabernet franc. Again, this wine is somewhat on the pricey side

Papayas — (in desserts) chardonnay, gewürztraminer, riesling.

but well worth it if you want to impress your dinner guests.

Posole — sauvignon blanc.

A bit more information on zinfandels: Anytime you smoke or grill

Quesadillas — cava, chardonnay, rosé.

red meat, zin is an excellent choice, but don’t forget that red wines and

Rice — pinot noir, chardonnay, viognier.

red blends can go with dark chocolate desserts as well. Mexico is the

Shrimp — unoaked chardonnay, sauvignon blanc,

land of chocolate, and some of the best comes from there. Chocolate

pinot blanc, sparkling wines.

mixed with cinnamon or slightly spicy chilies will pair very well with red

Tortilla soup — rioja, New Zealand sauvignon blanc.

varieties or red blends. A cabernet sauvignon is wonderful with choco-

Vanilla — (in desserts) asti, banyuls, moscato, sparkling wine,

late cake or even just a small piece of artisan chocolate.

Remember to think about the ingredients that are used in each

sweet riesling.

From this nonexhaustive list you can see there are some trends in

dish, and use your imagination when pairing food and wine. Some ex-

pairing Mexican foods and wine. If you are serving lighter foods, salads,

amples of Mexican food ingredients include:

seafood or soup, pair with sauvignon blanc or chardonnay. If you are

Beans — shiraz, zinfandel; if with bacon, try malbec or pinot noir.

serving heavier foods such as red meat, spicy sauces, beans or goat,

Chilies or salsa — if roasted, try fume blanc; raw or cooked, try

serve with zinfandel, malbec or merlot. Appetizers such as nachos, tor-

malbec, tempranillo or zinfandel. Jalapeños go especially well

tilla chips and salsa can be served with sparkling wines, light merlots,

with sauvignon blanc from New Zealand or pinot gris from Oregon.

sauvignon blanc or zinfandel. For fruity desserts pair with sweeter

Chocolate — cabernet sauvignon, port, moscato.

wines such as moscato or riesling; dark chocolate can be paired with

Cinnamon — gewürztraminer, shiraz, pinot noir.

cabernet sauvignon or shiraz.

Cilantro — sauvignon blanc, chenin blanc, German Kabinett riesling.

However, above all, remember the best wine is the wine you like. If

Corn — chenin blanc, sauvignon blanc, chardonnay.

you follow other people’s rules and pairing suggestions but don’t

Fajitas — Beef: shiraz, zinfandel, merlot, malbec,

enjoy the wine, you have lost out on a great opportunity to have fun

cabernet sauvignon; chicken: chardonnay, sauvignon blanc.

and enjoy yourself.

Goat (barbecued) — cabernet sauvignon, malbec, syrah.

Mole — riesling, zinfandel.

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Valarie Spiser-Albert is working on her wine educator certificate.

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The Social Season is

Gala Health and art causes inspire parties

BY CAROLE MILLER

Flowers, lovely ladies, dining and dancing were all in abundance at the latest charity events.

While spring was still in the air, seasonal blooms beckoned the queen of the Gardenia and Musical Club and her coronation party. This year‘s queen is Diandra Buckley, the beautiful redhaired daughter of Steve and Siobhian Buckley, along with her court of adorable princes, princesses and royal pages. This royal evening was held at the Oak Hills Country Club and chaired by DeeAnn Simpson.

Founded by Thelma Stevens and organized in 1960, the Gardenia and Musical Club was formed to promote sociability among its members and provide annual scholarships for fine arts students.

In 1970, the club began presenting scholarships to students graduating from local high schools and continuing their college studies in Bexar County. The club has continued to present these scholarships every year. Also beginning in 1970, the queen’s coronation has been held annually in early May or June. Participants are young women who are seniors in high school or younger.

The Go Red for Women conference and luncheon at the Westin La Cantera Resort featured a morning mix-and-mingle, breakout sessions with nutritionist Jan Tilley and Diana Barrios Trevino and “Ask the Doctors” followed by a reception and luncheon. During the luncheon, Sonya Medina Williams informed the sold-out crowd about the Circle of Red, and featured speakers Janet Holliday and Dr. Roberta Bogaev spoke about their personal experiences with heart disease. Carri Baker Wells was chair of the event.

Go Red for Women was created by the American Heart Association to dispel myths and raise awareness of heart disease as the No. 1 killer of women. Go Red For Women sheds light on the issue of women and heart disease and promotes action to save more lives. Women are challenged to know their vulnerability to heart disease and take action to reduce their personal risk. They are also given the tools they need to lead a heart-healthy life.

The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation presented The Photos from the top: Ireland, Siobhain, Gardenia Queen Diandra, Helen and Steve Buckley at the Gardenia and Musical Club Coronation. Sonya Medina Williams, Carri Baker Wells and Trish DeBerry at the Go Red for Women Conference and Luncheon. Audrey Mangold, Brigitte West and Paul Bell at the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Golden Age of Vegas Promise Ball.

Golden Age of Vegas Promise Ball at the Hill Country Hyatt, with the ballroom transported back in time to the days of glamour, gaming and the Rat Pack. This nostalgic affair to remember featured oneof-a-kind silent and live auctions, music, an elegant cocktail party and dinner with entertainment from Sandy Hackett’s Rat Pack Show. september/october 2012 |

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W SCENE AROUND TOWN Since its founding in 1970, JDRF has awarded more than $1.6 billion to diabetes research. Past JDRF efforts have helped to significantly advance the care of people with this disease, and have expanded the critical scientific understanding of T1D. More than 80 percent of JDRF’s expenditures directly support research and research-related education.

Time to head over to the McNay Museum and get down and boogie-oogie-oogie like you just can’t boogie no more at the McNay‘s A Night in the Limelight disco party sponsored by Plains Capital Bank. This year’s theme paid homage to the fabulous Andy Warhol exhibition Fame and Misfortune. Guests arrived in their best disco-chic attire and enjoyed delicious food with Warhol-inspired cocktails in a festive Central Park atmosphere, all while creating personal virtual canvas photos. Then everyone put on their boogie shoes and headed to Studio 54 3 to disco dance the night away!

In 1950, Marion Koogler McNay left more than 700 works of art, along with her house, the surrounding 23 acres, and an endowment to establish the first museum of modern art in Texas. In 1954, the McNay opened its doors to the public for the advancement and enjoyment of modern and early art, for the educational advantage of the public, to collect, preserve and exhibit works of art and to educate the public toward a greater understanding and enjoyment of the visual arts.

The San Antonio Botanical Society threw its annual Splendor in the Garden party, where guests gathered amid the greenery at the San Antonio Botanical Garden for the annual fundraiser. This delightful evening featured cocktails, a gourmet dinner under the stars and strolling through the beautiful gardens at night. All proceeds went to benefit family programming at the Botanical Garden.

Chartered in 1980, the San Antonio Botanical Society was established with the mission to support the San Antonio Botanical Garden in its role of inspiring people to connect with the world of plants and understand the importance of plants in our lives.

Arts e Platters, benefiting the Autism Treatment Center, was an evening of festive merriment full of Italian cuisine, wine, great art, a celebrity chef pizza cook-off and great raffle gifts — all for a great cause. Emcee Michael Valdes hosted the festivities at Piatti‘s at the Quarry, which also featured a silent auction of decorative platters designed by prominent local artists.

With more than 35 years of service, the Autism Treatment Center of Texas has provided educational, employment and residential services for children and adults with autism and related disorders. The mission of the Autism Treatment Center is to assist people with autism and related disorders throughout their lives as they learn, play, work and live in the community. ATC is a private nonprofit corporation providing its services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, including residential, educational, therapeutic, adult programs, diagnostics and research.

Photos from the top: Janet Molak and Ty Edwards at the McNay’s A Night in the Limelight disco party. Julie and State Sen. Joe Straus enjoying Splendor in the Garden at the Botanical Garden. Celebrity chefs Ed Tijerina, April Ancira, Carlton Soules, Kimberly Crawford and Gordon Hartman raised money for the Autism Treatment Center during Arts e Platters.

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Yes!

No!

Maybe...

When you and your spouse have different parenting styles

BY COURTNEY BURKHOLDER

Y

ou say po-tay-toes, I say po-tah-toes …

risk another accident, as the first one had obviously been quite unpleas-

This is the song that runs through my head when I think of my

ant to deal with. In my mind, my three days of hard work had just been

husband’s and my differing parenting styles. How many times

flushed down the proverbial toilet. On this we could not agree, and even-

we have found ourselves staring at each other, mouths agape, as we try

tually, after numerous attempts by both parties to make the other see

to reconcile the fact that we love each other madly, adore our children,

reason, we agreed to disagree and flatly dropped the subject.

have many things in common, but are often completely at odds when it comes to what’s really important when parenting our children.

To be fair, there are many situations that my husband feels strongly about for which I just can’t work up much enthusiasm. I tend to focus

On issues where he is careful and cautious, I am often lenient and

on grades, milestones, manners and responsibility, while he empha-

indulgent. When I am a stickler and rock-steady on a subject, he buck-

sizes bedtimes, exercise, time spent outdoors and safety issues. Prob-

les like a cheap lawn chair. There seems to be no middle ground.

For example, I recently potty-trained our 2-year-old daughter using a three-day potty-training method I learned about from a friend.

lems arise when I encourage a child to stay up late working on an assignment, and he thinks getting eight hours of sleep is more important. What to do?

We threw the diapers in the trash, spent three long days at the house

How can two people with different priorities parent the same three

learning to tee-tee in the potty, and despite her fear of being without

children with any success and without scarring them for life? Aside

her diaper, she had great success. For achievement with this method

from making life unpleasant for parents and children alike, varying

of potty-training, the author was adamant that diapers were no longer

parenting styles can be quite confusing for kids:

an option and could not be used as a crutch for either the child or the

What are the “real” rules?

parent, and I was in full agreement.

Who is really the boss?

On my husband’s first afternoon alone with our daughter, she had

Why are mom and dad arguing, and am I to blame?

an “accident” in the swimming pool, and I came home to find her

Finding ways to deal with your differences is of utmost impor-

happy as a clam, wearing a diaper he had resurrected from an old di-

tance. In fact, if handled correctly, children can actually benefit from

aper bag, and proudly claiming, “Look, mommy. Diaper on!”

having two parents with different parenting styles when those differ-

Really? No, no, no!

ences are handled appropriately. Here are some tips for finding that

I admit, my reaction was … harsh. In his mind, what could a few hours

happy middle ground and learning to co-parent effectively to the ben-

in a diaper really hurt? She had the basics down, and he didn’t want to

efit of you, your spouse and your child.

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Keep your child’s best interest as top consideration. This

your styles and opinions differ. Do you find yourselves disagreeing

must always be your goal. Never use a disagreement over a

over the same things again and again? Be honest with each other

parenting issue to teach your spouse a lesson or get back at him or

about what‘s important to you and why it’s important, and listen as

her for disagreeing with you on another issue. This is an immature

your spouse does the same.

way to handle a disagreement in any situation and serves only to hurt the child who is caught in the middle of your quarrel. Your child’s wellbeing must always be your No. 1 priority.

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Respect each other’s priorities and opinions. You may not always agree with your spouse, but you must respect his or

her opinions. Sit down and discuss issues as they come up. Learning Review your parents’ parenting styles. Many parents parent the way they do because that’s the way they were

raised. This may or may not be a good thing. Evaluating your parents’ style may help you to determine why you react the way you do, and it may give you a clearer pic-

why your spouse feels or reacts the way he or she does can help you understand his or her position and, ultimately, help you deal with it more affectively. Make an agreement to always discuss situations before making big decisions, and take each other’s opinions into account. Never make a decision for your

ture of how you want to parent your own children.

child that you know your spouse will disagree with with-

Most of us have things we liked and disliked about

out discussing it first.

our upbringing, so bringing your baggage into the open can be enlightening and help guide you in your decision making when it comes to raising your own children.

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Compromise. Make important decisions together.

Compromising in any situation where there are varying opinions is important and never more so

than when parenting our children. One parent’s opinion is Review your parenting styles and values and how they differ from those of your spouse. Are

no more important that the other’s, and it’s important to listen to one another with an open mind, respect each

you always the strict one? The lenient one? Are table

other’s opinions and find ways to compromise. This sets a

manners important or of no significance? Are they worthy

good example for your children and allows both parents to

of a grounding or merely a slap on the elbow? Oftentimes,

feel that their priorities are respected. It also shows children

core values align, but the strategies we use to enforce

that mom and dad may have different opinions, but they

those values differ. Talk openly with your spouse about

are on the same team. And that team has his or her best

the values you want to instill in your children and how

interests at heart!

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Higher Learning Table of Contents The Buckner Fanning Christian School ......................100 Concordia University ..................101 Hill Country Montessori School ......................102 Keystone School ........104 Saint Luke’s Episcopal School ......................104 Saint Mary’s Hall..........98 TMI — The Episcopal School Of Texas ..........98 University Of The Incarnate Word..........................103 The Winston School San Antonio ..............104

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EXPLORING THE BACK-TO-SCHOOL BASICS The importance of education can never be underestimated

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BY JANIS TURK

hat is the most valuable thing (besides love) that you can give your children — or even yourself? No, it’s not a new car or a big house. It’s not a vacation. It’s not a new computer or camera or swimming pool or even money in the bank. It’s education — and it can open the world to you and improve one’s life forever.

Nelson Mandela once said, “Education is the most powerful weapon that you can use to change the world,” and he is right: Education changes lives. Whether your goal is to earn a high school diploma or a college degree, enjoy a learning opportunity at a technical or professional school, earn an associate degree from a community college or a Ph.D. from an online university or even just take a continuing education class in a subject you’ve always wanted to explore, education allows you to attain the goal you’ve set for yourself.

Education can expand your horizons, exposing you to new worlds of ideas, cultures, peoples, theories, faiths, experiences and more. Most of all, education helps you become the very best version of yourself, helping you to grow and learn and know and experience all that life has to offer, making the most of your mind and your talents.

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be a doctor or a teacher or a police officer, if you want to be a nurse or an architect, a lawyer or a member of our military, you're going to need a good education for every single one of those careers. You cannot drop out of school and just drop into a good job. You've got to train for it and work for it and learn for it.� How true!

Anyone who has ever entered the workforce knows that in order to get and keep a job and compete in business these days, you must not only have a solid education but also the social and technological skills that can only be gained from such important educational experiences; in order to succeed in business today, you must understand modern technology, and you must have a global understanding of the world and how things work.

What better way to get a handle on both these areas than by going to school — either for the first time or later in life?

Sure, it takes hard work, diligence, self-discipline, study, financial sacrifices and time — but what could be more worthwhile in the end?

SO MANY OPTIONS Many adults are returning to school even as their children are exploring educational experiences of their own.

Some take night classes at local community colleges or at state universities. Others are learning skills in trade and technical schools that will help them become certified in a certain career. Others are taking online classes on weekends

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or evenings, and some are even attending executive programs with schedules that are flexible for working people in 9-to-5 jobs, with intensive weekend classes and quick summer sessions crammed with lots of hard work and good information.

Many are deciding that they really would like to pursue a different kind of degree, even if they already have one or have a career they’ve done for some time. Some have just come out of the military and have financial assistance for continued schooling. Others are young women, fresh out of high school, who already have small children and financial responsibilities.

Whatever age you are, whatever situation you’re in, and whatever way you decide to get your education, it’s not too late to start now. You can take one class at a time while you work, you can spend summers pursuing an MBA or a bachelor’s degree, or you can take classes to become an air conditioning specialist, auto mechanic, electrician, nurse, dental assistant, EMS technician or even a beautician — there are so many ways to build a new future for yourself, and all involve education.

ONLINE DEGREES If you think, “I’d like to go back to school, but I simply don’t have time,” think about how much time you spend on your computer. If you’ve got time for Facebook and online Solitaire, you can find time for online education. With classes through reputable, nationally accredited schools, your home computer can be your school, and the world can be your classroom.

These days local schools and hundreds more offer online de-

gree programs. Not only can you learn from home any time, even while in your pajamas, but these schools will also connect you to students and professors from all over — and you get to interact with them in online chats, seminars, study periods and online classrooms. Here you’ll have qualified teachers who have taught in traditional university classrooms and who have had real-life on-the-job experience in their fields. Whether you live in San Antonio or Cibolo, you now have the same opportunity as someone who lives in Manhattan or Boston for a first-rate university education.

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COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND TRADE AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS If you’re fresh out of high school but you don’t have the money or even the time or inclination to begin the path toward a four-year degree program at a traditional college or university, you may feel more comfortable starting out with a few community college classes. Or maybe you’ve been out of school for a while and need help getting your head in the game again. A junior college may be the right choice for you, too.

Others would prefer to enter a trade or technical school that can provide training for a specific career. Or perhaps you’ve been in a dead-end job and feel your mind and talents are being wasted, or you realize that you just can’t live on the low salary you’re making without a college degree. Perhaps you want to go back to school and get a degree to better yourself and your income prospects. You can usually earn an associate degree in about two years at most community colleges, and at that point many opt to continue their education at a four-year college or university so they can earn a bachelor’s degree, which most professional jobs require.

A trade or technical school may be a better option for some, as you may complete your certificate or training in a shorter time frame — perhaps in a matter of months. With training like that, you’ll be able to enter the workforce with a new set of skills that can take you far in life.

Best of all, community colleges like the many we have in the San Antonio area (such as San Antonio College or St. Philip’s)

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are designed to help nontraditional students, older students, commuter students, ex-military students and students who left high school with less than perfect grades, so this kind of college is going to be more responsive to your needs and your work schedule. Many local community colleges staff their classes with the same adjunct professors who are teaching at state schools and prestigious private universities in our area.

Just because it’s called a community college doesn’t mean you’re not getting a good quality education. In fact, you may find more serious older students there than you do amid a sea of young freshman at a four-year school.

FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES As a university professor for more than 20 years, I am often asked, “What’s the difference between a college and a university?” In the United States, the terms are pretty much synonymous. But no matter what a school calls itself, if it is a nationally accredited four-year institute of higher learning, it can be a life-changing place.

Graduating high school students know that in order for them to get on a quality career track these days, having a fouryear bachelor’s degree from a reputable state or private university is paramount. A strong liberal arts education, granting a student exposure in many different fields while he or she simultaneously pursues a major field of study, is all-important in making a person a better, more well-rounded human being and scholar. And those who want to return to college to make a ca-

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reer change are finding that going back to school as an adult, with years of life and work experience under their belt, makes the experience easier and sweeter. After all, you’ve now got the skills, knowledge and maturity to make the most of what college has to offer.

TIME FOR A CHANGE It’s never too late to reinvent yourself, so it’s never too late to go back to school. At age 32, my own brother left his job as an aerospace engineer and went to law school. Now he’s a successful Dallas attorney. Another friend, an accountant, went to law school at age 50. It made a huge difference in his salary and his life. Even I went back to graduate school at night and earned a master’s degree when I was a young working mother, and that was one of my proudest accomplishments. It also set me on a solid career path as well.

JUST DO IT Whatever age you are — an 18-year-old graduating from high school or a grandmother who wants to learn to use the iPad that her kids bought her — continuing your education with a single class or a whole degree plan can enrich your life.

Financial assistance, government assistance, student loans, grants, scholarships and more are available, and most schools have financial aid counselors to help you navigate all that. They can help make it easier to do what you’ve wanted to do all along — go to school and become the best that you can be.

Getting an education or continuing the one you’ve already begun is truly possible. So just do it. As the new fall term begins, it’s time to think about going to school. You’ll never regret a moment you spend opening your mind and your heart to the possibilities that education can bring.

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Ooohs... Aaahs... Spas

By ANNE MOORE

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ur skin is a wonderful, flexible, protective covering. It can be

of communal bathing eventually spread throughout Asia, Europe, Africa

beautifully soft and touchable or rough, leathery, wrinkly and

and North America. In 1522, scientific studies of the healing powers of

sagging. UV rays from the sun or tanning booth and smoking

drinking and bathing in natural hot springs containing various minerals

are the major causes of damage and deterioration of our skin. So why

were conducted in Europe. Later, luxurious spa retreats sprang up in the

not take care of it?

United States and abroad, where the wealthy could go for vacations,

Caring for our skin should start when we are very young by wearing

weight loss and the health benefits derived from the hot springs.

a sunscreen product and should remain as a part of skin care throughout

In San Antonio, where we had our own hot springs for many years,

our lifetime. Through the aging process, we lose collagen and elastin,

we have access to many spas featuring a wide variety of services and

proteins that keep our skin hydrated and comprise the foundation of

treatments. And you don’t have to be a bazillionaire to use them. Our

our skin. As our skin changes, so should our skin care regimen.

skin can be scrubbed, peeled, waxed, steamed, detoxed, hydrated and beautified. We can make an appointment for a wide variety of facials,

AND SO IT BEGINS During our teeny-bopper years, our skin takes on a life of its own because of hormonal changes. A visit to the dermatologist might be required to help stave off skin problems.

About age 30, our complexions might look a little scruffy, uneven, with less “glow” and a few crow’s feet around our eyes. The fight is on.

body massages and body wraps, most with catchy names and exotic ingredients like lemongrass, coffee, honey and sea stuff, each promising to offer you a wonderful experience.

Massage therapy can help reverse our sun-damaged skin, enhance our circulation for clearer, healthier skin, stimulate our sweat glands to regulate our body temperature, help clear our pores by releasing toxins from our body, increase oxygen to our body and more — all adding up

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to healthier skin, healthier you.

With the 40s can come additional wrinkles in additional places — around the mouth, the forehead and the eye areas. 0ur skin texture might change, becoming drier and/or duller. Our skin and makeup products will need to have more hydrating properties.

CHOOSING A SPA AND SPA ETIQUETTE In addition to services offered, look for cleanliness and a relaxed, tranquil atmosphere. Treatments should start on time. Therapists

In the 50s and 60s, we look into the mirror and see ... jowls! Our

should be professional, courteous and sensitive to pressure exerted for

skin gets droopier, our wrinkles get deeper, and some age spots may

your situation and tolerance. Modesty should be preserved. You should

appear. Some vitamins and other antioxidants can help us protect our

never be touched in a “sexual” way. If you feel uncomfortable, speak

skin by fighting free radicals and helping rebuild cells for renewed skin.

up. You should not be left alone during some treatments, especially those involving heat or steam. Estheticians should inform about skin

SKIN CARE As early as 500 B.C., Greeks and Romans visited bathhouses for pleasure and relaxation. The relaxing, revitalizing and socializing aspects

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care but should not pressure you to buy products. Be sure to check out cancellation policies, as you might be charged for arriving late or missing appointments.

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Anti-aging vitamins and foods Antioxidant compound Coenzyme Q 10 (CoQ10) is found in every cell. It helps generate fuel and energy within

Spa treatments usually include massages,

Body masques and wraps also begin

a cell’s structure. As we age, our bod-

facials and perhaps manicures, pedicures

with the exfoliation process, after which a

ies produce less CoQ10, and skin has a tougher time renewing itself. The good news is that applying topical products containing CoQ10 may help rejuvenate the skin. CoQ10 is currently being used to treat health conditions

and hair care services, and some offer less

special mixture of mud or clay or seaweed is

common services such as hydrotherapy,

slathered over your entire body to draw out

acupuncture, Moor mud wraps, reflexology

the toxins. Some spas add their own ingre-

and more.

dients

First time at a spa? Feel free to ask ques-

to

make

their

own

“signature”

masque — things like eucalyptus, citrus

tions, tour facilities, inquire about various treat-

fruits, pumpkin, sea algae, etc. If you’ve se-

ments. Always arrive early to enjoy a shower,

lected a body wrap, you’ll be enveloped in a

sauna or hot tub prior to treatments. You’ll

thermal blanket to assist your skin absorp-

such as congestive heart failure, diabetes, immune system deficiencies, breast cancer and Alzheimer’s.

Other ways to protect your skin from damage and aging include taking supplements such as vitamins A and C, both antioxidants that fight free radicals. Vitamin A is found in

have use of a locker with key, a robe and slip-

tion of the purifying nutrients. A Vichy

pers while having your treatments. Your ther-

shower follows to rinse off the materials

apist will guide you through each phase of

used for the masque or wrap.

your procedure and leave the room while you

A hydrating body masque or wrap treat-

are dressing or undressing and getting be-

ment might use another creamy product in

green and yellow vegetables, egg

tween the sheets on the comfortable table.

place of mud, such as one designed to treat

yolks, peaches and cantaloupes. Vi-

There will probably be soft music and low

cellulite. Maybe you’ll choose a wrap with a di-

tamin C helps repair tissue and has-

lighting as well.

berries, beets, avocados, broccoli, as-

uretic effect for a temporary weight loss — a favorite before a big night out. Body wraps

tens healing. It is found in fruits, TREATMENTS

are also thought to stimulate your metabolic

paragus and tomatoes. Vitamin B,

Facials include cleansing, exfoliating, mas-

which promotes smooth skin, is

saging and applying creams to hydrate your

Sometimes spas add their own special in-

found in protein, peanut butter and

face and neck skin. Masques customized for

gredients to a masque substance to differen-

brown rice. Vitamin E makes other vi-

your skin are widely available. Maybe you’d

tiate it from others. Examples include

tamins more effective.

like a facial including additional vitamins and

eucalyptus, milk and honey, citrus fruits,

minerals, oxygen or collagen products to

pumpkin and marine algae and sea salts in

salmon, legumes and leafy veggies.

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Mertie and Dr. Dale Wood visit with

Chuck, Aurora, Anna, Robert, Steve and

Laura Moorman, Jeffrey Hons and

Arlene Wueste at the Friends of Hospice

Luisa Elizondo celebrate the dedication of

Pat Smothers chat with David Gergen and

benefits CHRISTUC VIVA Hospice annual

the Central Catholic High School Library in

Elise Boyan at the Planned Parenthood

meeting held in their home.

memory of Michael D. Elizondo.

Annual Luncheon with more than 1,000 people attending.

PR Professional of the Year Mary Ullmann

Veronica Boldt and Sally Owens, standing,

Past presidents of the San Antonio

Japhet; Horizon Award Krystal Jones; Life-

gather with Melinda Schultz, Mary Ann

Symphony League Deborah Moore, Rose

time Achievement Award Christie Goodman;

Franzke and Renee Murray at

Marie Banack and Maxine Farrimond join cur-

and Community Service Award Javier Flores.

Los Alegradores Spring Dinner Dance

rent president Kathy Rafferty at the Sym-

at the San Antonio Country Club.

phony League installation of officers.

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AUTISM TREATMENT CENTER PRESENTS

ARTS E PLATTERS FOR AUTISM 1. Alexa Person and Mary Devine 2. Mark Koshnick, Anna Hundley, Len Leek and Dennis Ingram 1

3. State Rep. José Menéndez and

4

Ernesto Ancira

SAN ANTONIO BOTANICAL GARDEN PRESENTS

SPLENDOR IN THE GARDEN 2

4. Norb Cole, Sandy Randol and Dina Cole

5

with Mark Randol and Ty Edwards 5. Alice Lynch with Liz and Bill Chiego 6. Bob Brackman and Candace Andrews

3

6

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Bahia Azul

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Mexican coastal cuisine is catching on

By RON BECHTOL

Photography JANET ROGERS

n the tsunami of new restaurants in San Antonio by and for the

What it says, starting with the appetizer empanadas de camaron, is

wave of moneyed Mexicans fleeing the country’s drug wars, there

that this not the food of fancy resorts such as Punta Mita but rather

has been a notable number of coastal places. They don’t all suc-

something a little less contrived. The empanadas arrived on a white

ceed here; Cabo, for example, went out with the tide, apparently never

plate without even the merest wisp of cilantro as a gesture to the

to return. But if the phalanx of large, black vehicles outside Costa Paci-

niceties of plating; lifting one of the pieces revealed an unapologetic

fica is any indication, some seem destined to survive, enhancing the

puddle of grease. And yet the overall impression was of something

appreciation of coastal cuisine first encouraged by old-timers such as

straight off a comal on the beach. The pastry was hot and good, the

El Siete Mares and Camaron Pelado.

filling of shrimp with tomato and onion was fresh and well seasoned,

The latest arrival is Bahia Azul. Replacing the short-lived Pomegranate in The Alley on Bitters (formerly Artisan’s Alley), Bahia claims

and the limey jalapeño sauce left over from the complimentary sample of ceviche was a great accent.

to specialize in Nayarit-style cooking, and though I have been fasci-

About that ceviche: It’s unlike the one(s) most of us are familiar with.

nated with the man-made island city of Mexcaltitán (sometimes called

The fish is shredded, not cubed; there are shards of carrot, bits of

“the Venice of Mexico”) ever since I saw photos in National Geographic

cilantro, onion, a good, tart, limey flavor … not only is it not bad for free

years ago, I can’t claim to know much about the cuisine of this state

(it can be ordered as a full serving), but suggestive once again of

sandwiched between Jalisco and the infamous Sinaloa. The cuisine will

beachside shacks. There’s also a sautéed seafood version with lime and

have to speak for itself, under the circumstances.

hot sauce, and as shrimp are part of the local culture (Mexcaltitán was,

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DINING W Mexican-style seafood dominates the menu at Bahia Azul, which recently opened in The Alley on Bitters. Opposite, a fish specialty platter; clockwise from right, shrimp ceviche, shrimp empanadas and traditional Nayarit-style paella.

These choices reflect the cuisine of the Pacific Coast of Mexico.

or is, known as a shrimping town), there are

Though BA’s menu seriously skews seafood,

two versions featuring it.

carnitas en achiote (perhaps a take on the

the white rice with peas, carrots and corn is

There are both shrimp and prawns (lan-

Philippines’ puerco en adobo) are among the

lively … and it pretty much all tastes just as you

impressive, the shredded vegetables add color,

gostinos) in the “traditional Nayarit-style

few meat dishes. Still, it’s hard to get beyond

hope it might: simple but satisfying. There’s re-

paella.” I don’t actually remember any prawns

the notion that one is here for the fish. And

ally not even any need for the slightly spicy

in the plate I had at one lunch, but there was

one of the coast’s classics is pescado saran-

tomato sauce that is served separately; I used

plenty of everything else: shrimp, octopus, tiny

deado. Or zarandeado, if you prefer.

scallops, mussels. This was a rice dish more in

This is a dish with many manifestations in

some of my remaining jalapeño hot sauce because I had become addicted to it.

the style of arroz con pollo than the traditional

addition to spelling. It’s sometimes grilled

BA’s décor is rudimentary: a little wavy

Spanish version, and it wanted something —

wrapped in foil with soy, mustard and more; it’s

neon, some obvious blue walls. But there is a

green, peas maybe — to give it a little visual life

occasionally simply grilled with lime juice. BA’s

pleasant-looking new deck. It may not sum-

(and apparently it’s occasionally served a little

rendition is somewhere in between. Here, a

mon up a secluded coastal bay, but it should

differently from the way I had it). But the fla-

large black drum is split, marinated in “tradi-

be a congenial environment for sampling ce-

vors (maybe it’s the seafood broth) were good

tional Nayarit hot sauce” and grilled — slowly,

viches and seafood cocktails or for sipping a

and the seafood fresh and plentiful.

very slowly — over mesquite. Some soy sauce

glass of wine from the list that’s small but

The cuisine of the Pacific Coast of Mexico

is involved (maybe another Philippine influ-

probably better than it needs to be. Just

was modestly influenced by the Manila

ence), I was told, not that it’s altogether obvi-

promise me you’ll stay away from the half

galleon trade of colonial times, and one of the

ous. The result is visually more arresting than

pineapple stuffed with mixed seafood and

vestiges of this cultural diffusion is pork.

most of BA’s plates in part because the fish is

topped with melted cheese.

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blood levels as low as yours walking around,’” she says. “That was it: They started hooking me up to machines — oxygen, an IV.” Blood tranfusions didn’t help much; after a bonemarrow biopsy, she was diagnosed with leukemia, a type of cancer that affects the body’s ability to produce healthy blood cells.

Then living in Tampa, Fla., Rivera Rodriguez received treatment at Moffitt Cancer Center, where she spent an estimated “75 to 80 percent of that first year (of illness) in the hospital.” While the chemotherapy she received could be administered on an outpatient basis, she suffered with infections and fever so severe that she was frequently taken into the intensive-care unit to be iced down and monitored. More than once, says Rivera Rodriguez, “My family was told I might not make it through the night.”

After nearly three years of chemotherapy, she had an opportunity to move to San Antonio, where she could continue treatment and be closer to her Dallas-area family. After the move in 2001, she relapsed, was rediagnosed and advised that it was time to consider a bone-marrow

transplant.

After

intensive

chemotherapy to prepare her, “My doctor said they had found an eight-out-of-10 (donor) match,” she said. “It wasn’t perfect, but it looked like we’d have to go with that. Then, right at the last minute (before the transplant), they found a 10-out-of-10 match.”

She’s a Survivor

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The donor had signed up on a registry 14 years before Rivera Rodriguez needed her and had moved several times, following her husband’s career in the military. When the donor was located, still healthy and willing to

By PAULA ALLEN

Photography by JANET ROGERS

help, “It seemed like a miracle,” says Rivera Rodriguez. A year later at a donor-apprecia-

t takes a lot of careful planning and en-

watching what I eat, working out and taking

tion dinner held by Be the Match, a national

ergy for Gloria Rivera Rodriguez to han-

better care of myself,” she says. Despite mak-

marrow donor program, she was the keynote speaker. “I was asked to wait at the podium

dle a full-time job with irregular hours, a

ing positive changes, a few months later, she

separate small business and frequent public-

felt tired all the time. She had headaches and

for a surprise,” she says. Her donor had been

speaking dates, but she’s grateful for every

shortness of breath and lost stamina for her

flown in from Salt Lake City, and when the

crowded day.

exercise regimen.

two women met for the first time, “It was a very emotional moment,” says Rivera Ro-

As community-relations coordinator of

One morning, while getting dressed for

the San Antonio River Authority (SARA) — a

work, “I put a shirt on over my head and fell

state tax-collecting entity with involvement in

over on all fours,” she says. Thinking she was

Since the transplant eight years ago, she

river improvements projects — she works in a

“just tired,” Rivera Rodriguez left a message at

has remained well and become active in the

driguez. “I was so blessed.”

Southtown headquarters building with access

work that she needed another couple of hours

local Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, which

to the river. Asked if its atrium view reminds

of sleep, but she’d be in later. Waking up again

she serves as the board member for market-

her to go with the flow, she laughs and says,

a few hours later, she didn’t feel any better and

ing and outreach; and in Marrow Match, of

“It should, but it’s always been my nature to

after talking to her boss and sleeping a little

which she is board president. “I never enjoyed

sweat the small stuff.” Memories of an earlier

longer, she decided to go to the emergency

public speaking,” says Rivera Rodriguez, “but

experience are what remind her, a self-

room at the nearest hospital.

I’m very comfortable telling my personal story.

avowed perfectionist, to “take a step back

“They took me back for blood work, and

People apologize for asking me questions

when the results came in, they brought me a

when they find out I’m a survivor, but I tell

Almost 13 years ago, Rivera Rodriguez

wheelchair,” says Rivera Rodriguez, who

them I’m here to educate people on leukemia

turned 25. “For no reason (other than family

protested that she could walk. “The doctor

and what it’s like to be a patient.”

medical history), I told myself I should start

told me, ‘We have never seen anyone with

and appreciate life.”

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The first thing she tells people who have

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been recently diagnosed is that “Attitude is

GLORIA RIVERA RODRIGUEZ Age: 37 Occupation: Community relations coordinator, San Antonio River Authority (SARA); and co-owner, SushiNow catering service.

everything. There were days when I thought I was not going to make it, and as much as my family and friends wanted to help, they could not do it for me. Whatever the doctors told me to do, I did it. There was no other choice.”

Personal: Lives with Blue, a shepherd mix she adopted from the Animal Defense League; boyfriend J.R. Carmona, a chef, is also her catering-business partner.

Despite the long arc of her illness and recovery, Rivera Rodriguez has managed to forge not one but two thriving careers — at SARA, where she has worked for nine years, and in her own small business, SushiNow

Goals: Pursuing an APR (Accredited in Public Relations) credential; continuing outreach through the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, South Texas Blood and Tissue Center and other organizations.

Catering. While growing up in DeSoto, south of Dallas, she says, “My ambitions changed often.” Because she liked to draw, she was at-

Why she’s a role model: Overcame serious illness to find her professional strengths as an administrator and “people person”; combines a full-time job with a small business she co-founded.

tracted to fashion design, studying books on how to draw clothing. When she reached working age, Rivera Rodriguez gravitated to-

Best advice ever given: Her mother, Lydia Molina-Soria, “always said when I was growing up, ‘You have two choices in everything you do — sink or swim — and I choose to swim.’ I remember that whenever I’m going through a difficult situation.”

ward jobs in retail jewelry.

“I thought I wanted to be designer of my

Favorite relaxation strategy: Recently took up meditation, after an Internet search for techniques; a session before bedtime “helps me find inner peace.”

own jewelry, so I started in sales at a momand-pop manufacturing jewelry store, thinking maybe they would teach me to make jewelry,”

What she’s reading: Made to Stick, by Chip and Dan Heath, an analysis on what makes ideas and messages successful.

she says. The attitude she picked up from her employers, however, was that making jewelry

to tributaries of the San Antonio River that

was “a man’s world. I felt that they thought I

were concreted over for flood control decades

two years, she has managed simultaneously to

couldn’t handle the heat or the chemicals.”

ago. Still in progress, the Mission Reach proj-

grow her own business. Co-founded with her

Rivera Rodriguez polished and delivered the

ect will bring “a quality riparian woodland

boyfriend, chef J.R. Carmona, SushiNow is an

jewelry, then went into sales jobs with other

ecosystem” with pedestrian trails and foot-

onsite catering service that brings an enter-

jewelry companies, intending to learn all as-

bridges to an eight-mile stretch of the river,

tainment aspect to corporate and private par-

pects of the business.

extending the River Walk to the south as the

ties. “We bring all our own equipment and

completed Museum Reach has to the north.

prepare (the sushi) in front of the guests,” she

Working in sales led her to other posi-

usual hours at community events, for the past

tions, with a closed-circuit TV company and

Rivera Rodriguez says she has grown with

at a hotel-reservations service, where as as-

the agency in her time there and notes that the

sistant to top-level executives, she had a lot

public’s awareness of SARA’s work seems to

The couple have been dating for four years;

of customer-service responsibilities. “In every

have grown, too. At public events, she notes,

they met at a Hispanic Women’s Network of

says. “People can ask questions about the sushi as they see it being made.”

position, I was doing outreach,” she says. She

“There’s a lot of interest in our ‘Be Watershed

Texas board meeting in Austin. “I’m a member,

came to SARA in 2003 through a temporary

Wise’ campaign, teaching people what they

and he and a friend were helping out with our

employment agency and worked for her first

can do in their own homes and yards to pro-

booth,” she says. Later that evening, she went

six months as assistant to Suzanne Scott,

tect the San Antonio River watershed.” An-

to a party at a friend’s house where Carmona

then director of community relations and

other campaign, for low-impact development

was cooking dinner — not sushi but “a deli-

now general manager. After six months, Scott

sustainability, takes SARA’s message to devel-

cious chicken and asparagus,” she says, laugh-

hired Rivera Rodriguez as a permanent assis-

opers and construction companies, encourag-

ing. “I had never had sushi before I met him,

tant in community relations, where she ac-

ing them to “develop environmentally friendly

but now I love it.”

quired skills in scheduling, media relations

designs, to recognize how their projects affect

and meeting planning.

the whole watershed.”

Both she and Carmona plan to stay in their day jobs, and they are careful not to overload

Since then, she has been promoted twice

Many people, she says, don’t know that the

their catering schedules. They work well to-

and now designs SARA’s entire communica-

San Antonio River is 240 miles long, running

gether, “even though we’re both perfectionists

tions plan, serves as editor-in-chief of its

through several counties besides Bexar, and

because we have different strengths,” she

“River Reach” newsletter, writes press re-

that SARA partners with city and county gov-

says. “His is creativity, and mine is administra-

leases, coordinates social media, sets up pub-

ernments and the Corps of Engineers to make

tive details.” At both her jobs, Rivera Ro-

lic meetings and is taking the lead on public

sure that “whatever happens here does not af-

driguez is “very much a planner — I’m the one

relations for SARA’s West Side Creeks restora-

fect the rest of the river in a negative way.” Be-

with three or four notebooks going, and that

tion project, a cooperation with the Army

sides river improvements within San Antonio,

has helped at every event.”

Corps of Engineers that will bring the Alazan,

SARA’s activities include running wastewater

It has been a long time since serious illness

Apache, Martinez and San Pedro Creeks back

treatment plants, checking river water quality

shadowed her life, but she holds on to the les-

for its entire length and maintaining and oper-

sons of that experience. “Whatever decisions

ating locks. “We who live in San Antonio don’t

I make,” says Rivera Rodriguez, “I think about

used in the Mission Reach restoration project

typically think about our responsibility to the

them more carefully and how they’ll affect me

south of downtown and applies it to those

rest of the river,” she says.

and the other people in my life. I try not to

to a more natural state.

The West Side project “takes the concept

four creeks,” says Rivera Rodriguez, referring

Though Rivera Rodriguez works some un-

take anything for granted.”

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Prima Ballerina She’ll dance again in Dracula this fall

By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF

hen strangers meet Ballet San

Antonio’s

principal

Photography JANET ROGERS

I don’t really know myself without it. I know

reprises its well-received and beautifully

it’s my destiny.”

produced Dracula Oct. 25-27 at the Lila

dancer, Sarah Aujon, they

That destiny has fortunately brought

usually ask one of two questions, depend-

her back to San Antonio after years of

An original production choreographed

ing on their age. Kids want to know

studying and performing elsewhere. As the

by BSA artistic director Gabriel Zertuche,

whether standing on the tips of her toes

only female principal until very recently,

the show premiered last fall to packed

hurts her feet while adults invariably bring

Aujon has appeared in every BSA produc-

houses and marked a new level of artistic

Cockrell Theater.

up the movie The Black Swan, which

tion in the last four years, dancing the role

achievement for San Antonio’s only profes-

starred Natalie Portman as a disturbed, ob-

of Swanilda in Coppelia, Mina Harker in

sional ballet company. But it was also ex-

sessive ballerina.

Dracula, the Sugar Plum Fairy in the annual

pensive to produce. A few months later,

The answer to the first question is “no,”

Nutcracker, and a variety of parts in the

when the second go-round of Coppelia

but it’s not so easy to deal with the second.

now-defunct spring showcase of contem-

failed to sell as expected, the board was

“It’s good that the movie brought in-

porary choreography called Off Center.

forced to re-evaluate BSA’s financial pic-

creased awareness of ballet,” says the pe-

Regardless of the role, she embodies

tite blonde ballerina. “Suddenly there were

those seemingly contradictory traits of ac-

tainty,

all these ballet shows on TV, but the movie

complished ballerinas: the appearance of

soul-searching, ultimately resulting in a

ture. What followed was months of uncertemporary

downsizing

and

was not realistic. We are not all crazy. True,

utter fragility and grace combined with

number of changes and eventual rebound-

I can be a little obsessive sometimes.

the invisible strength that’s needed to ex-

ing (more about that later). For Aujon and

When I go home, I think about ballet and

ecute the athletically demanding ballet

the other dancers, it means rehearsals for

watch it on YouTube. I live and breathe bal-

moves. This fall she will be on stage again

the 2012 Dracula will begin Sept. 10 and for

let. It’s such an integral part of my life that

as Jonathan Harker’s wife when BSA

The Nutcracker soon after that.

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Morris is, in fact, her fapartner,

whom

Another memorable experience was

she

the opportunity to dance in a faithful

trusts to support her and make

restaging of Nijinsky’s The Rite of Spring, a

vorite

her look good in difficult lifts and

seminal and revolutionary work of the 20th

jumps that can be dangerous if the

century. But it was also a stressful time.

partners are not in perfect sync.

When the company was not performing at

While they were rehearsing for

home, it was touring abroad or taking part

last spring’s Off Center, for in-

in summer festivals. “That whole time was

stance, his back went out

like a blur,” says the ballerina. “I got tired

while he was holding her aloft

and started feeling homesick. In 2008 I

above his head. Despite the

contacted Mayra, and she hired me right

pain, he completed the phrase

away. She was so generous.”

and brought her safely down before

Generous and savvy, for Aujon has

he collapsed in pain on the floor. The

been a great asset to BSA ever since. Zer-

number they were rehearsing was the

tuche, who has been with the company for

gorgeous short Nokturn that they had

six years before becoming artistic director

choreographed together the previous

last January, says Sarah is the best female

year. For the 2012 version of Dracula

dancer to join the ensemble in his memory.

Aujon will also partner with BSA’s new

“She’s a joy to work with,” he notes, “fear-

ballet master and principal dancer, Raul

less, never afraid to try new things, while

Salamanca, who will step into the role of

technically getting stronger and stronger.

Jonathan Harker.

But beyond technique, she’s also an expressive dancer.”

FROM BLANCO TO FRANCE AND BACK

Sarah Aujon, principal dancer with Ballet San Antonio, has studied ballet since she was 3. Her talent won her a full scholarship to the University of Oklahoma, and she later danced in France before returning to San Antonio.

To keep herself in tiptop shape while

Aujon started taking ballet lessons at

maintaining that porcelain-doll look, Aujon

the age of 3 and pretty much never looked

practices Pilates on a daily basis, “never,

back. Her piano-teacher mother, Vickie

never put(s) junk food into (her) body,”

Pautz, regularly drove her to San Antonio

and never allows herself to slack off, even

for classes from their home in Blanco, and

during her summers off. Keeping in shape

even home-schooled Sarah and her sister

not only makes her ready to tackle each

(now a professional violinist) for years. At

new season, but it also prevents injuries.

11, the budding dancer enrolled in the Bal-

Though she’s been happy at BSA, she

Recalling last year’s creative process,

let San Antonio Academy led by BSA

acknowledges that last season’s turmoil,

she points out that though staging a brand-

founder and former artistic director Mayra

which resulted in the company severing its

new story ballet was certainly daunting, it

Worthen, where she stayed for six years.

ties with Worthen and moving to a tempo-

was also a unique opportunity to have a

After an unhappy year in Houston during

rary new location, has been painful and

choreographer actually set his ideas on her

which the 17-year-old started doubting her

distracting. But now it’s time to look for-

and her colleagues, including favorite part-

commitment to dance, she was recruited

ward in preparation to moving into a per-

ner Ian Morris, who portrayed Dracula. “In

by the University of Oklahoma on full

manent home in the new Tobin Center for

rehearsals Gabe (Zertuche) was setting

scholarship. “At that point I decided I

the Performing Arts. In a big step to en-

things on us, and there were many failures

wanted to be a professional dancer,” re-

hance its artistic profile, BSA recently hired

just trying to figure out how to get various

calls Aujon. “I had great teachers in col-

two outstanding ballet artists, Dede

configurations out of Gabe’s head and into

lege, and my motivation was renewed. I

Barfield and Salamanca, to serve as ballet

our bodies,” she observes with a little

finished in three years,”

mistress and ballet master, respectively,

chuckle. “We were still tweaking details of

While on tour in France with the col-

and rehired most of the dancers who were

choreography a week before opening. And

lege company, she met her future hus-

let go a few months earlier. The leadership

because the show requires so much acting,

band, Roman Aujon, which motivated her

has also decided to focus on full-length

it wasn’t all about steps and technique; we

to move to France. She eventually landed

story ballets in the classical style, which is

also had to figure out who these characters

a job with the Ballet de l’Opera National de

just fine with Aujon.

were.” Morris got into it 100 percent, she

Bordeaux. That was her first paid profes-

“I am a classical girl,” she says, smiling.

notes. “It was almost as if he wasn’t acting.

sional contract and the first time she

“I’ll choose structured story ballets any

He was so much into his character, and he’s

thought, “I’ve made it!” She was exposed

day over contemporary work. When I first

so brawny that I returned home one night

to “wonderful repertory” and great chore-

heard we were going to do Coppelia (in

with bruises and a nosebleed. He was scary,

ographers such as Jiri Kylian and the iconic

2010), I was so excited. That was a high-

but it was worth it. Dracula was such fun for

late Maurice Béjart, with whom she once

light for me — a classical ballet with humor.

both the company and the audiences.”

held hands during the final curtain call.

I loved it.”

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ENTERTAINMENT & THE ARTS

Lyle Lovett and His Large Band Majestic Theatre 9/3 Mon, 7:30 pm Johnny Lee Floore’s Country Store 9/7 Fri www.liveatfloores.com Chayanne. Marco Antonio Solis and Marc Anthony AT&T Center 9/8 Sat, 8 pm Roger Creagor and Aaron Watson Floore’s Country Store 9/8 Sat www.liveatfloores.com King William Association River Concerts Monte Vista Strings San Antonio River Authority 9/9 Sun, 6:30 pm Tony Bennett Majestic Theatre 9/13 Thurs, 8 pm Blackberry Smoke Floore’s Country Store 9/15 Sat www.liveatfloores.com Vince Gill Majestic Theatre 9/15 Sat, 8 pm Hillsong United Freeman Coliseum 9/21 Fri, 7 pm MELODYFEST 2012 Bud Light Courtyard at the AT&T Center 9/21 Fri, 7:30 pm 1964 The Tribute Majestic Theatre 9/22 Sat, 8 pm Red Hot Chili Peppers AT&T Center 9/29 Sat, 7:30 pm

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Music

Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder Majestic Theatre 10/7 Sun, 7 pm

Symphony Music Under the 28 Stars Free Outdoor Pops Concert Los Compadres de San Antonio Missions National Historic Park 9/28 Fri, 7:30 pm Rach 3 Majestic Theatre 10/5-6 Fri and Sat, 8 pm Lang Lang In Recital Majestic Theatre 10/16 Tue, 7:30 pm Symphonie Fantastique Majestic Theatre 10/19-20 Fri and Sat, 8 pm Halloween Spooktacular!

Alamo Heights High School Auditorium 10/28 Sun, 2:30 pm Dvorak in the New World Laurie Auditorium 10/31-11/1 Wed and Thurs 9:45 and 11:10 am Wicked Divas Laurie Auditorium 11/2-3 Fri and Sat, 8 pm

Theater

Greater Tuna

By Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard San Pedro Playhouse Russell Hill Rogers Theater 10/5-10/28 Catch Me If You Can Majestic Theatre 10/23-28 www.majesticempire.com

November

By David Mamet San Pedro Playhouse Cellar Theater 10/26-11/18

Prints of the People: The Taller de Grafica Popular 9/19 – 1/20

Shaolin Warriors Majestic Theatre 10/30 Tue, 7:30 pm

Adad Hannah: Intimate Encounters 9/1 – 12/30

Comedy

Glenn Beck Majestic Theatre 9/20 Thurs, 7 pm Lewis Black Majestic Theatre 9/21 Fri, 8 pm

Art

ARTPACE

SAN ANTONIO MUSEUM OF ART

Love in Capitals 9/7 – 11/11 Aphrodite and the Gods of Love 9/15 – 2/17 Rostros de Maria: The Virgin as Archetype and Inspiration Thru 2/20 WITTE MUSEUM Texas Performers Under the Big Top 9/1-1/13

The Dikeou Collection 9/20 – 12/30

Second Sunday Jazz at the Witte John Magaldi and Primetime Jazz Orchestra 9/9 Sun, 4 – 7 pm

Mas Rudas 9/20 – 12/30

Artists on the Texas Frontier 9/22-5/27

International Artists in Residence Leslie Hewitt, Jacco Olivier and Mike Osbourne Thru 9/23

Mummies of the World: The Exhibition 9/29-1/27

Thomas Cummins Thru 9/23

SOUTHWEST SCHOOL OF ART Peter French: Connecting Moments Interplay: Mechanical Objects Bruce Barshop and Mary Jo Adams: Snapshots 9/6 – 11/25 Opening Reception 9/6 5-8 pm

Museums

INSTITUTE OF TEXAN CULTURES Bantu Eyez: Somali Bantu of Texas Thru 3/13 Invisible: African-Native Lives in the Americas 9/15 – 11/25

Threads of South America: 2,000 Years of Textiles 10/13-3/31 Ken Slavin 10/28 Sun, 4 – 7 pm

Misc.

H-E-B Science Treehouse

Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions AT&T Center 10/5 Fri 7 pm First Friday 10/5, 11/2 Oktoberfest Beethoven Maennerchor Garten und Halle 10/5-6, 12-13

Made in Texas Thru 9/29/13

San Antonio Founders Day Festival Alamo Plaza and the Alamo 10/20 Sat

Texas Contemporary Artists Series Ana Fernandez 9/10 – 1/20

Dia de Los Muertos: La Ofrenda Southwest School of Art 10/30-11/3

MCNAY ART MUSEUM

Dia de Los Muertos Community Celebration Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center 11/2 Fri

Songs of Social Significance: Designs From the Tobin Collection 9/5 – 12/2 For Jerry: Masterpieces From the Lawson Bequest 9/12 – 1/13

Dinosaur Stampede Exhibit San Antonio Botanical Garden Thru 12/31 Art in the Garden San Antonio Botanical Garden Thru 3/1

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American

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Cajun/Creole ACADIANA BOURBON STREET SEAFOOD PAT O’BRIEN’S

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674-0019 545-0666 212-8698

European

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LÜKE MESON EUROPEAN DINING WAXY O’CONNOR’S

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125 E. Houston 923 N. Loop 1604 E. 234 Riverwalk

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Asian Hamburgers

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TAIPEI THAI KITCHEN THAI LAO RESTAURANT TOKYO STEAK HOUSE TONG’S THAI

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Barbecue

BUN ‘N’ BARREL THE BARBEQUE STATION CHIT CHAT BBQ THE COUNTY LINE RUDY’S COUNTRY STORE

TWO BROTHERS BBQ

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1150 Austin Hwy. 610 N.E. Loop 410 218 N. Cherry 111 W. Crockett 10101 I-10 W. 24152 IH-10 W. 15560 I-35 N. 10623 Westover Hills 12656 West Ave .

828-2829 691-3332 271-2888 229-1491 641-1998 698-2141 653-7839 520-5552 496-0222

BIG’Z BURGER JOINT BOBBY J’S BUCKHORN SALOON BURGER BOY CHRIS MADRID’S CHEESY JANE’S CHESTER’S HAMBURGERS

FATTY’S FUDDRUCKERS GOURMET BURGER GRILL LONGHORN CAFE MO MAK’S RED ROBIN SAM’S BURGER JOINT TEXAS HAMBURGER CO

2303 N. Loop 1604 W. 13247 Bandera Rd. 318 E. Houston St. 2323 N. St. Marys 1900 Blanco 4200 Broadway 1006 N.E. Loop 410 9980 IH-10 W. 16609 San Pedro 621 Pat Booker 1624 E.Commerce 115 Alamo Plaza.

8602 Botts Ln. 18414 Hwy. 281 N. 17625 Blanco Rd. 13838 Jones Maltsberger.

1750 N. 1604 330 E. Grayson St. 9010 Huebner Rd.

408-2029 695-4941 247-4000 735-1955 735-3552 826-0800 805-8600 699-1222 494-3333 658-3000 299-8110 223-9944 824-6703 545-3800 492-0301 481-3600 494-2500 223-2830 699-1189

Italian

ALDINO AT THE VINEYARD ALDO'S RISTORANTE BRAVO CUCINA ITALIANA CAPPARELLI’S ON MAIN CARRABBA’S ITALIAN GRILL DOUGH PIZZERIA IL SOGNO OSTERIA LORENZO’S LA FOCACCIA ITALIAN GRILL LITTLE ITALY LUCE RISTORANTE E ENOTECA LUCIANO’S MICHELINO’S MILANO RISTORANTE PAESANOS

PIATTI PICCOLO’S POMPEII ITALIAN GRILL RISTORANTE LUCIANO

1203 N. Loop 1604 W. 8539 Fredericksburg 15900 La Cantera Pkwy.

2524 N. Main 12507 IH-10 W. 6989 Blanco 200 E. Grayson, #100 8032 Fredericksburg Rd. 800 S. Alamo 824 Afterglow 11255 Huebner 849 E. Commerce 401 South Alamo 521 River Walk 11802 Wurzbach 1907 Nacogdoches 555 E. Basse 111 W. Crockett Loop 1604 at N.W. Military 255 E. Basse 5703 Evers Rd. 16019 Nacogdoches 7400 San Pedro

340-0000 696-2536 877-9300 735-5757 694-4191 979-6363 223-3900 692-9900 223-5353 349-2060 561-9700 223-0500 888-7030 223-2939 493-3611 821-6373 828-5191 227-2782 493-1604 832-0300 647-5524 946-5518 377-0022

FOOD & WINE W SCUZZI’S ITALIAN GRILL TRE TRATTORIA

4035 N. 1604 W. 4003 Broadway 401 S. Alamo

493-8884 805-0333 223-0401

Mediterranean

DEMO’S BIN 555 COOL CAFÉ COPA WINE BAR GREEK TO ME JOHN THE GREEK MIMI & DIMI’S PAPOULI’S GRILL

7115 Blanco 2501 N. St. Mary’s 555 Bitters 12651 Vance Jackson 19141 Stone Oak Pkwy.

5440 Babcock Rd. 16602 San Pedro 7159 W US Hiwy 90 8250 Agora Pkwy., #120 255 E. Basse, #384 11224 Huebner, #201

342-2772 732-7777 496-0555 877-5001 495-2672 699-6688 403-0565 674-3464 659-2244 804-1118 641-1313

Mexican/Latin

Seafood FISH CITY GRILL FUSION SEAFOOD, STEAK LANDRY’S SEAFOOD PAPPADEAUX SEAFOOD OSTRA ON THE RIVER WILDFISH SEAFOOD GRILLE

ALDACO'S AZUCA NUEVO LATINO CASA RIO CIELITO LINDO EL CHAPARRAL EL JARRO DE ARTURO EL MIRADOR EL MIRASOL ALTA COCINA FRIDA’S MEXICAN CUISINE IRON CACTUS MEXICAN GRILL LA FOGATA LA FONDA ON MAIN LA FONDA SUNSET RIDGE LA FONDA OAK HILLS LA HACIENDA DE LOS BARRIOS LA MARGARITA LA POSADA DEL REY LOS BARRIOS MAMACITA’S MI TIERRA CAFE AND BAKERY ORIGINAL MEXICAN PALOMA BLANCA PALOMA RIVER WALK PAPPASITO’S CANTINA PERICO’S BAR AND GRILL PICANTE GRILL PICO DE GALLO RIO RIO CANTINA ROSARIO’S SALSALITO’S SAZO’S LATIN GRILL SOLUNA COCINA MEXICANA TOMATILLOS CANTINA

495-3474 694-4201 527-1845 340-7143 396-5817 493-1600

Southwestern

CALIZA GRILL CANYON CAFE FRANCESCA’S AT SUNSET ORO RESTAURANT AND BAR ROARING FORK ZUNI GRILL

El Jarro 13421 San Pedro San Antonio, TX 78216 (210) 494-5084 ÁCENAR MODERN TEX-MEX AJUÚA! CUISINE DE MEXICO ALAMO CAFÉ

18130 Hwy. 281 N. 11703 Huebner Road 517 N. Presa 76 N.E. Loop 410 212 W. Crockett 1834 N.W. Loop 1604

420 W. Market 225 E. Basse 16641 La Cantera Pkwy.

705 E. Houston 1806 N.W. Loop 1604 223 Losoya

224-6500 225-0722 558-6500 225-5100 479-9700 227-0864

Soul Food

146 E. Houston 11703 Huebner 10060 IH-10 W. 14250 San Pedro 100 Hoefgen 20079 Stone Oak Pkwy.

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15103 Bandera 2838 N. Loop 1604 13421 San Pedro 722 S. St. Mary’s 13489 Blanco 3023 Thousand Oaks 200 River Walk 2427 Vance Jackson 2415 N. Main 6402 N. New Braunfels 350 Northaven 18747 Redland Rd. 120 Produce Row 999 E. Basse 4223 Blanco 8030 IH-10 W. 218 Produce Row 528 River Walk 5800 Broadway 215 Losoya 10501 IH-10 W. 10820 Bandera 1439 E. Sonterra Blvd.

3810 Broadway 111 S. Leona 421 E. Commerce 910 S. Alamo 14535 Nacogdoches 11523 Bandera 101 Bowie 7959 Broadway 3210 Broadway

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Straughan Photography

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mychel Carollo (Amanda Raquel Esparza) April 14, 2012

David Sixt

Parish Photography

Mr. and Mrs. Zach Cummings (Miriam Howland) May 26, 2012

Parish Photography

Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Linkus (Stephanie Lozoya) April 14, 2012

Mr. and Mrs. James Lee Tips, Sr. Sandra Ann Straughan March 31, 2012

Straughan Photography

Mr. and Mrs. Justin Kenneth Schulmeier (LaRee Rae Lennox) April 6, 2012

David Sixt

Mr. and Mrs. Santiago Iturbe (Rachel Lamar Gonzalez) March 24, 2012

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AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION PRESENTS

GO RED FOR WOMEN CONFERENCE AND LUNCHEON

Tracy Wolff with Kate Rogers and Janet Holliday

Dr. Roberta Bogaev, Salina Rivera and Sylvia Gonzales

San Pedro Playhouse The Best is Yet to Come Gala September 6 San Pedro Playhouse (210) 733-7258

Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas Trefoil Luncheon Honoring Hope Andrade September 20 Grand Hyatt San Antonio (210) 349-2404

Transplants for Children Tour for Children Ride September 8 El Chaparral Restaurant (210) 949-1212

San Antonio Botanical Society Starlight Movies in the Garden September 21 and 28 San Antonio Botanical Garden (210) 207-3250

Boys Town Texas Spirit of Youth Award Dinner Honoring Harvey E. Najim September 11 Dominion Country Club (210) 271-1010 x109

Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s September 22 AT&T Center (210) 822-6449

San Antonio Zoo 28th Animal Kids’ Zoo Run September 15 San Antonio Zoo (210) 734-7184 x 1049

Children’s Association for Maximum Potential Annual Gala September 22 JW Marriott (210) 671-7955

Alzheimer’s Association A Walk to Remember September 15 Olmos Park Basin (210) 735-1300

Morgan’s Wonderland Free to Soar Gala September 22 Morgan’s Wonderland Event Center (210) 495-5888

Inspire Community Fine Art Center Inspire’s On Fire Gala September 15 Ruble Center, 419 E. Magnolia (210) 829-5592

San Antonio Parks Foundation Jazz’SAlive September 22 Travis Park (210) 212-8423

Villa Finale Dining in the Gardens of Villa Finale September 15 401 King William Street (210) 223-9800 x 34325

Family Services Association Don Harris Golf Classic September 24 The Club at Sonterra (210) 299-2403

San Antonio Food Bank Harvest of Hope September 16 Westin La Cantera (210) 337-3663

Old Spanish Missions Inc. Rose Window Award Gala September 24 Mission San José (210) 357-5601

Any Baby Can 18th Annual Style Show and Luncheon September 19 Pearl Stable (210) 227-0170

Gemini Ink INKstravaganza Gala September 27 Pearl Stable (210) 734-9673

Rocio Heller, Sandi Wolff and Xitlalt Herrera-Salazar

Lisa, Field and Brad Johnson

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LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY San Antonio Museum of Art Destination: Paris September 27 San Antonio Museum of Art (210) 978-8106

San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo SALE For Kids October 11 Freeman Coliseum (210) 225-5851

Women’s Global Connection Looking Back, Moving Forward September 27 Rosenberg Sky Room (210) 653-7492

San Antonio Botanical Society Gardens by Moonlight October 13 San Antonio Botanical Garden (210) 207-3250

Los Compadres de San Antonio Music Under the Stars September 28 Mission San José (210) 922-3218

Witte Museum 42nd Annual Witte Game Dinner October 15 Witte Museum (210) 357-1922

San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Fall Fest Casino Night September 28-29 Freeman Coliseum (210) 25-5851

The Blood & Tissue Center Foundation Red and White Ball October 20 Marriott Rivercenter (210) 249-4498

American Red Cross Red Carpet Gala September 29 Valero Headquarters (210) 582-1983

Kendall County Women’s Shelter Annual Gala October 20 Don Strange Ranch (830) 331-1001

Children’s Association for Maximum Potential Starry Night CAMP Gala September 29 JW Marriott Hill Country (210) 671-7955

San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Go Rodeo Roundup October 20 Freeman Coliseum (210) 225-5851

TMI-The Episcopal School of Texas Stars Over TMI September 29 TMI-The Episcopal School of Texas (210) 564-6245

March of Dimes 2012 Signature Chefs October 24 Eilan Hotel (210) 515-4842

PRESENTS

THE MAN AND WOMAN OF THE YEAR

Chuck Powell with Cynthia and Jay Gibbs and Kathy Griesenbeck

Epitacio Resendez and Olga Kucerak with Morris Goen and Christen and Lorenzo Ramirez

Kristal and Chuck Powell with Dawn Johnson and Jim Sayers

WINGS Wings Over the Far East Gala September 29 JW Marriott Hill Country (210) 946-9464

Junior League of San Antonio Holiday Olé Market October 24-27 San Antonio Shrine Auditorium (210) 225-1861

Cancer Therapy & Research Center Book & Author Luncheon October 8 Marriott Rivercenter (210) 450-5512

Christian Assistance Ministry CAM’s Annual Dinner Benefit Feast to Feed October 25 Pearl Stable (210) 223-4099

Erica and John Lopez

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WOMEN ON THE MOVE

Elva Anderson

Annette M. Canales

Carly Cox

Kim Nourie

Edith Ramirez

Brooke S. Waldrep

Elva Anderson has been hired by realign as project manager in the areas of marketing and client services. In her new role she will implement and manage a variety of activities to further grow the company and contribute to its success. realign is a San Antonio-based company that helps businesses achieve greater efficiency and productivity with their organizational practices.

Lone Star Capital Bank announces the hiring of Annette M. Canales as vice president, commercial loan officer. She will help local small businesses secure and process commercial loans. A native of San Antonio, Canales has worked in banking for 26 years, most recently as an assistant vice president, commercial underwriter, for Frost Bank.

Carly Cox has joined Hill & Ford Certified Public Accountants as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in forensic accounting, income tax planning and return preparation.

In her new role, she will work closely with the firm’s clients to help them interpret financial data and use them as a foundation for good decisions.

Kim Nourie, CPA, CFP®, has joined Business Financial Group in the individual financial consulting division.

Her extensive background in the financial services industry boosts the firm’s ability to provide topnotch advice to business owners, professionals, key executives and their employees. Previously she was a financial planner and wealth manager.

Edith Ramirez has been named chief financial officer of Bromley, one of the country’s leading Hispanic ad agencies. She was promoted from her previous position as client accounting manager, responsible for overseeing all media and production billing for Bromley’s clients.

Ramirez joined the agency in 1995 and has been a financial analyst and senior financial analyst.

Schmoyer Reinhard LLP announces that Brooke S. Waldrep has joined the firm as an associate. She will assist the firm in representing employers in employee litigation and clients in general business litigation. She was previously an associate at McNelis + Associates PLLC. Waldrep received her J.D. , cum laude, from Southern Methodist University School of Law and was president of the SMU Law Review Association.

Send your announcements to: SAN ANTONIO WOMAN 8603 Botts Lane San Antonio, TX 78217 • For information, please call (210) 826-5375.

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VIRGO August 23-September 22 Consider your personal affairs first and foremost as this is the season to take initiatives and actions that satisfy you above all. Once you know you can take care of your affairs, you know you’re ready to help others with theirs. Watch out in mid-September as excesses and exaggerations, whether your own or others’, derail well-laid plans. Early October mental discipline will help you to accomplish success with grace and aplomb.

LIBRA September 23-October 22 Your friends are truly worth their weight in gold; cherish one another and be upbeat with smiles of gratitude. Late September disagreements, disputes and even arguments throw you off course; regain your composure in October, even though challenges thwart your sense of equilibrium. Headstrong individuals test your patience. Breakthroughs in communications and open acceptance in late October are embraced.

By LANCE K. RODRÍGUEZ

PISCES February 19-March 20 If you have been on a recent workaholic cycle in your life, give the body a break in the month of October; get proper rest and relaxation — otherwise your immune system can become taxed and burnout can exhaust. Once the body is refreshed, October is a foundational month about “visionary realism”; you are provided endurance with long- term goals and steadiness with short-term ones. All other unnecessary goals are jettisoned.

GEMINI May 21-June 21 Your persuasive powers are being honed, and in social circles you abound with ideas applicable to people who are somewhat clueless. Watch out for the I-told-you-so syndrome, as people can develop resentments. October is a wonderful month as you wear X-ray-vision goggles that provide you deep, profound insights into human nature. You will be able to distinguish individuals who walk their talk and those who don’t.

SCORPIO October 23-November 22 Personal magnetism, self-assuredness and a get-everything-done attitude propel you forward with an endless well of self-motivation and assertiveness. Keep the momentum going, as October starts a new two-year cycle of personal finances, your financial expenditures, acquisitions and savings. You know when you believe and have faith in yourself, your luster shines, and everyone wants to be on your bandwagon.

CAPRICORN December 21-January 19 You are now closing a twoand-a-half-year cycle involving your professional, business and career life. A fresh, new cycle begins in October about your more immediate priorities, group directions, networking and what looms on the horizon. Friendships will also witness closing and opening cycles. The attraction of the new and the unusual in life will gently remind you that everything in life changes, including yourself.

ARIES March 21-April 20 September is your best month to purge all personal fears and then empower yourself with an attitude of “I-can-reach-forthe-stars!” In October your eagerness, industriousness and gung-ho mentality get you to the stars. Know when to pull back when you are head- overheels with directions that are too much for you to handle, and you’ll be fine. Long-distance travels will provide you with immeasurable insights.

CANCER June 22-July 22 The start of the fall season is so full of nostalgia, reverie, reunions and the ability to cherish the good ol’ days. These times gone by provide you the foundation to take a look in the near future at what new aspirations, new goals and new viewpoints you can create. Realize you are on a new evolutionary path with a bright future; to get started, plant yourself firmly on terra firma.

You have the “world oyster” in hand; carpe diem!

SAGITTARIUS November 23-December 20 Introspection, meditation and a temporary personal retreat let you gather wool and help you decide what you really want for the Fall of 2012; give yourself the breathing room necessary to eradicate any confusion that can bewilder you. Early October is when you are the true archer’s arrow flying through the air to reach its ultimate target: bull’s-eye!

You make lasting impressions on people new in your life.

AQUARIUS January 20-February 18 Recent ideas, concepts and novelties that have been sitting on the back burners will now pop to the front and perfect themselves. October is your month to allow the true innovative, ingenious and pioneering energies you hold as great stock and investment.

Dare to be out of the ordinary, and when other individuals make suggestions that improve outcomes, acknowledge them and show appreciation in a humble fashion.

TAURUS April 21-May 20 Temporary snags and snafus involving financial matters with family members or domestic situations can aggravate and cause tension. Are there other avenues to generate income so resolutions can come together?

Thriftiness, economy and frugality are required. A temperate attitude will serve well, and currently, less is best. Creative hobbies will keep you entertained and allow thinking processes to provide great answers.

LEO July 23-August 22 The simple life beckons you; it behooves you to listen. Complications and complex people muddy your imagination. Assert healthy boundaries, or you will feel unappreciated and devalued. Accept social invitations, as new social circles are open to your warmth and natural leadership. Be open to details that are nuanced and at first foreign to you; you will actually branch out in regions of heretofore “roads less traveled.”

Lance K. Rodríguez is a professional Astrology/Tarot Consultant as well as a Usui/Karuna® Reiki Master. He can be reached at AstroLance.net.

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