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FEATURES 10 ACTIVIST BARBARA BEHAL TAKES ON THE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER

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hope this letter finds you and your family in good health. It’s the start of spring, the wild flowers are blooming all throughout Guadalupe County, and so many of you are coming together during this uncertain time in a way that once again makes me proud to be part of this beautiful community.

I was recently given a huge lesson on what it means to love and give of yourself without expectations. There is the view that even when we help others, it is for selfish reasons. We want to be recognized, or thanked, and it makes us feel good when we receive that recognition. I have always been a very giving and caring person and will extend a helping hand in any way that I can to someone that is in need, and for the most part, those I have helped have always been grateful. However, the unfortunate reality of this situation is that sometimes people don’t say thank you, and it isn’t easy to be reminded that sometimes the things we do go unrecognized, even if it’s done unintentionally.

Though, there is another truth to this situation; no matter how it makes us feel to not be appreciated, it is important to know that you did the right thing, continue to love yourselves, and be proud that we are capable and willing to give what we can to those that are in need.

This is something that I have seen so much of in Seguin and Guadalupe County, people that will go out of their way to help others without reward or recognition.

In this issue you’ll read about some of those people, like Barbara Behal who tells us about her life journey to help those who have struggled with cancer. You will also read about the hard work that is done by Jennifer Fernandez to protect victims of domestic violence. Plus, get an inside look into Angela King Twitero’s cheerleader uniform business that has led her down a path to helping children with special needs.

I encourage each of you to be inspired by these members of our community that are giving back. Give some of your time to check on family members and neighbors, volunteer, donate, be present for those that are in need; and please, say thank you to the amazing individuals that have helped you or someone you love, because they deserve to know they are appreciated. Don’t forget to take some time for yourself, because you, too, are appreciated.

Stay beautiful, Seguin!

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As a teacher (in addition to a staff member at Seguin magazine), writing the story with teacher suggestions was exciting. Transitioning to working from home has brought challenges none of us could have imagined, but I can tell you in my own room students are rising to the occasion. The teachers I spoke to provided great information to help parents and students while classes are happening online.

– Lizz Daniels We never know when we’ll need help or in what way/shape/form that help will arrive in our lives.

But we do know if assistance dealing with family violence issues is what we need, we can find it at the Guadalupe Valley Family Violence Shelter.

And, the shelter’s executive director will do all in her power to offer aid. Jennifer Fernandez is a giver and a leader. Speaking with her for the feature on the work she does at the Family Violence Shelter offered a refreshing look at someone who goes the extra mile to help in times of need. I just hope I was able to capture, in an article, the dynamic presence that she is and let readers know why she’s so valued in the community she serves.

– Dalondo Moultrie I am thankful for having had the chance to meet a person as dedicated and passionate as Barbara Behal. People like Barbara are a rare breed, the type of people who see a problem and take action rather than wait for others to fix their problems.

Writing this story was a wonderful way for me to get a first-hand look at what a true activist is and share how one person truly can make a difference.

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eguin activist Barbara Behal has dedicated the past 40 years of her life to advocating for those struggling with cancer around the globe.

Behal’s journeys led her to join several organizations that fight to end cancer, including the American Cancer Society, the Guadalupe County Relay For Life team and the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Action Network.

“I don’t like to hear people who say ‘you have cancer,’” Behal said. “I hear about new cases every day, and it’s just heartbreaking. Some of them are very, very young people and some of them are very close friends. [In Seguin], we’ve got Jaila Castro. She’s 17, and she’s missing her senior year in high school because she has to undergo treatment. And then there was also somebody the other day whose little 4-year-old niece was diagnosed with leukemia. That shouldn’t happen. We’ve got to find a cure.”

Behal’s journey into activism began around 1989 when several members of her family received the diagnosis.

“My uncle had cancer first on my mother’s side, then her sister — my aunt, had cancer. On my father’s side, a number of them had cancer. They lived to be old, though, so my genes are good there,” she said. “A little voice in my head said, ‘you need to get involved.’ So I got involved with the American Cancer Society and, of course, that led to Relay, which led to advocacy, which led to where I am today. One step after another.”

“A little voice in my head said, ‘you need to get involved.’ ”

Shortly after her husband’s death in 2004, Behal got a call that changed her life.

“Later that year, my staff partner with American Cancer Society said, ‘Do you want to come to Austin for a meeting?’ And I said’ sure why not.’ The next week they called and said, ‘would you like to be on the Texas Advocacy Committee?’ And I said, ‘sure, why not.

I don’t have anything else to do.’ The next thing I know, I’m lobbying, and I’m going to Washington, D.C. It just evolved and kept on going like a snowball that’s going downhill.”

Since then, Behal has traveled around the country to appear before more than 100 Congressmen.

As it stands, Behal has raised about $10,000 for this year’s Relay for Life.

That’s in addition to the hundreds of thousands of dollars she’s raised over the years.

Most of the money raised by Behal’s efforts through the various organizations she’s part of goes toward research, education and advocacy worldwide for the elimination of cancer.

Behal attributes her success to her unrelenting persistence.

“Some people call me a pain, and

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they’ll do just about anything to shut me up. So, I just keep on plugging along,” she said. “When I was working, I could only do so much. I was involved with Relay but not to the extent I am now because I still had a job that I had to get done.”

Being an activist is much more than lobbying Congressmen and raising money, Behal said. “[Activism] means that you’re speaking for someone who can’ speak for themselves,” she said. “I went to a psychic one time, and she threw out some names and said, ‘who are these people? They tell me you’re their voice

and that you’ve got to speak for them.’

It makes it sort of come back home that you’ve got a lot of people out here who may not be able to go see their Congressman or may already have been deceased from cancer. So you’re out here fighting for them.”

Although Behal, and activists like her, around the country dedicate countless hours to the cause, more cooperation from the government is needed, she said.

“Our federal government [does not seem] to want to work together,” she said.

Before retirement, Behal worked

for Social Security for more than three decades. While there, she was exposed to the devastation cancer brings upon families.

“I saw a lot of cancer while working there,” she said. “The hardest thing for me was when a mother came in and told me her 7-year-old had died of cancer.”

In addition to her work with various cancer organizations, Behal is also a member of the Zonta Club of Seguin — a women’s empowerment organization.

“I’ve always wanted to be in Zonta, but when I was working, I couldn’t,” she said. “So after I retired I got into Zonta, and I got to be an ambassador, and I don’t know, it just sort of exploded. We work with women worldwide and in Seguin. We work with the advocacy center and the abuse center and other different local things to help out women.”

Zonta also works in conjunction with the American Cancer Society to impact cultures reaching as far as Africa and beyond, Behal said.

“They work together through the United Nations, and the American Cancer Society works in the same locales as Zonta international, like Uganda and different places like that,” Behal said.

“The Zontans are working to help the women and the American Cancer Society is working to help eliminate cancer with HIV women and to help them have breast and cervical exams. So it all sort of ties in together.”

During the little time that Behal isn’t dedicating her days to helping others, she likes to keep herself busy by volunteering at her church, helping at the Silver Center and serving as an ambassador for the Seguin Area Chamber of Commerce.

“I’m on the board at the Silver Center, so I’m down there a lot,” she said. “I’m also a licensed bartender, so I bartend down there at night on Friday nights sometimes, and I also help out the food handlers. I also volunteer at my church. It’s a small church, but we do a lot of things.”

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Coming from a law enforcement family didn’t prevent Jennifer Fernandez from pitfalls many people experience in the dating world and she became a victim of a suitor’s violence.

But, Fernandez is a survivor who refused to let the past hold her back. She went on to apprehend abusers as a member of the Wilson County Sheriff ’s Office and now works to support the abused.

“When I got into law enforcement, the sheriff ’s office over there was just starting this family violence program. It was just kind of a natural fit for me,” she said. “I just really developed that passion for being able to help others. It just kind of evolved to where it is now.”

Where Fernandez is now serving as executive director of the Guadalupe Valley Family Violence Shelter. She’s been with the shelter since 2004 when she started as a board member.

She began working at the shelter in 2011 as a grant administrator and outreach specialist, Fernandez said. She accepted the executive director job in 2015 and has continued to work at improving the shelter ever since.

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Violence Shelter, Fernandez said.

“I’m a survivor too,” she said. “So, I just remember from that experience not knowing what to do and feeling really alone and not knowing how to get help out of my situation.”

Fernandez said she also remembers the strength and courage needed to escape violent situations and persevere.

It’s very important that victims/survivors know there’s help at places like the shelter, she said.

The Guadalupe Valley Family Violence Shelter has residential and nonresidential programs. It offers emergency shelter, 24/7 crisis hotline assistance, counseling, safety planning and danger assessment, Fernandez said.

Workers at the shelter help with advocacy, accompaniment services and will respond to hospitals if a survivor needs help there, she said.

“We offer support programs like our parenting program,” Fernandez said. “We also have a program called HEART, it stands for Help End Abusive Relationship Tendencies, modeled after a 12-step program for survivors of abuse.”

The shelter also provides peer counseling, assists with food and clothing, does outreach and helps educate the public.

“What we try to do is offer a holistic set of services to meet people at whatever point they’re at and to move forward and to heal and restore,” Fernandez said. “The most important part is making sure that we’re providing victims with safety and comfort and hope. We’re letting them know they’re not alone.”

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Jennifer is all “about the victims’

rights and whatever it takes to make them feel safe and for them to feel enabled.

She empowers them to believe in themselves.

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the team that supports her and whom she supports to make the shelter and its services thrive, Assistant Director Marcy Ruby said.

Ruby has worked at the shelter for roughly 27 years. She serves as Fernandez’s second in command and has a front-row seat to the work the executive director does.

“She has made a huge difference,” Ruby said. “I’ve seen big changes happen within her time, big changes with our thrift store, the Cranny, and just [with] the shelter growing.”

Fernandez leads the shelter with a vast background of knowledge and training. Her experiences give her a keen insight into the day-to-day operations, Ruby said.

Plus, Fernandez helps find funding

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opportunities in the forms of grants and donations for the shelter, the assistant director said. It all adds up to the director doing an amazing job for the nonprofit, Ruby said.

“She is very good at what she does.

She’s a very kind person,” Ruby said.

“She definitely believes in the cause. She knows what she’s doing, that’s for sure.”

Fernandez’s passion and belief in the program help her do her job well, said Lena Saenz, Guadalupe Valley Family Violence Shelter board president. She said Fernandez ensures the

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And the executive director doesn’t mind putting in the work to get it done, Saenz said.

“She is the type that will work all day long and leave if one of her counselors can not make it to the hospital to be with a victim,” Saenz said. “Jennifer is all about the victims’ rights and whatever it takes to make them feel safe and for them to feel enabled. She empowers them to believe in themselves.”

The Guadalupe Valley Family Violence Shelter serves people who need help in Guadalupe, Gonzales, Karnes and Wilson counties, Fernandez said. The shelter opened a nonresidential office in Floresville in Wilson County about a year ago, she said.

The goal is to bring to light the services available in these areas, get services to those who need them, and help shed light on the problem to possibly put an end to domestic, dating, sexual violence and other forms of abuse.

“Domestic violence and sexual violence aren’t [things] that happen behind closed doors. They’re something that affects all of us,” Fernandez said. “These survivors are not just statistics. They’re someone’s child, they’re someone’s parent, their co-worker, their neighbor, their friend.

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Angela Twitero didn’t plan on becoming the design guru for NFL cheerleading squads. Still, through a background in dance, a series of fortunate events, and timing — the Schertz businesswoman does precisely that.

Her company, Angela King Designs, has created cheerleading uniforms for many of the teams in the NFL and several various professional sports leagues.

Twitero’s involvement with the NFL began as she was one of the original dance team members with the San Francisco 49ers in the 1980s.

Twitero’s dance background led to a gig with the 49er cheerleaders when the team formed in 1983, at the age of 17.

“They just told me not to talk about my age,” Twitero said. “The organization treated us very, very well.”

Twitero was there for the Super Bowl years with Joe Montana at quarterback and cheered at those Super Bowls — and has the Super Bowl rings to prove it.

“I was there for four of the five,” she said.

After a seven-year stint on the field, Twitero started the design company, noting that there wasn’t a company that filled that niche. She took the job as the director of the cheerleading team — and the 49ers bought into her company.

“The entertainment department believed in me, and I’m thankful for that opportunity,” Twitero said.

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The teams were just hungry for someone who understood what they needed, understand their branding, and understood their team members and what that was all about. It was a success right away.

She did both for about five years, running her design company and directing the squad.

“The company lived on with me wearing two hats,” Twitero said.

Shortly after that, she took a job crafting and creating the uniforms for the San Diego Chargers cheerleading squad, and was the co-founder and co-director of the NFL Pro Bowl cheerleaders.

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designs were the New Orleans Saints and the NBA’s Golden State Warriors.

“It boomed because there was nobody else doing it,” Twitero said.

“The teams were just hungry for someone who understood what they needed, understand their branding, and understood their team members and what that was all about. It was a success right away.”

In the NFL, Twitero worked with almost every team in the league over the

30 years her company has operated.

“It kind of ebbs and flows,” Twitero said. “There’s been customers we’ve had for the 30 years, the same teams, and there are teams that have come and gone.”

She’s also designed cheerleading uniforms for teams in the National Hockey League, the NBA, Arena Football League, and even some in professional soccer and lacrosse leagues.

“If it’s a pro sport and they’ve got cheerleaders, a dance team or a promo team, we’ve probably worked with them,” Twitero said.

The uniforms she designs are a merge of fashion, dance, pro sports, and branding, she said.

“When I work with a team, it’s not unusual, especially with a rebranding like a logo or color change, that I’m under a non-disclosure,” Twitero said.

“At this point, I’m under two non-disclosures. I work in a little bubble — I meet with the teams, and we review, they have a vision — and I’ll bring to

them what’s happening in the industry, what’s happening in the dance world, so they can pick and choose how they want to take their branding and merge it with the team.”

The process can take several months to complete, she said.

“When I’m working with a team, it’s a development process that can take months,” Twitero said. “When the Falcons opened up their new stadium, they went through a rebranding — and it took a year. That much thought goes into something that people don’t even think about.”

Twitero uses Photoshop, Autocad, and a drawing pad for her designs now, although when she started the business, it was all hand sketches.

“It was about 15 years ago that everything switched over,” she said.

“When you are making patterns on a computer, it might as well be designing a building — you’re bringing in a sleeve here, an armhole there, so you’re laying stuff in.”

All the uniforms are hand-designed and hand-stitched.

“Everything is couture, custom, and designed specifically for somebody,” Twitero said. “Instead of saying ‘oh you want this top?’ and go pull it off a shelf … everything is made custom. If someone wants something, we design it, we pattern it, and we make it.”

Her acumen in the cheerleading world has led to other opportunities.

She goes to the Super Bowl every year as a member of NFL Alumni, for a Super Bowl charity event, a football and cheerleading clinic.

“About five years ago, they asked me to do the cheerleading clinic,” Twitero said. “So every year the Saturday before the Super Bowl, I coordinate that event. It’s for mentally challenged children, and we get huge support from the local team hosting the event. Every year we have support from the cheerleading teams of the two teams playing the event and from the local cheerleading team.”

Twitero estimated that she’s worked with over 1,000 clients in her 30 years of owning the business.

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Area districts handled the transition with student success in mind by making devices available to take home. Classrooms quickly found a new normal through apps like Google Meet, Zoom, and even game streaming platform, Twitch. Sure, there were a few technological bumps along the way, but the teachers made it work.

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Laci Stamm teaches math to sixth-graders at A.J. Briesemeister Middle School. She was Seguin ISD’s Secondary Teacher of the Year in 2019 and suggested one of the best things parents can do is, set a schedule.

“I have two children at home who are starting all of this while I am trying to also work from home,” she said. “My girls do their academic work from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

After lunch, we do something active and creative.”

Twenty-seven-year teaching veteran, Magda (Maggie) Rodriguez, of McQueeney Elementary, reiterated the importance of scheduling and suggested working as a team to create your daily timetable. This method promotes communication and is classroom approved.

“Planning a schedule together works best because the children/students have a say or a ‘buy in,” Rodriguez said. “Remember to be flexible. Things go off schedule at school all the time. Just roll with it.”

Taking breaks often helps alleviate the monotony of staring at a screen all day.

Incorporating traditional study methods such as word walls and flashcards are a great way to supplement screen-time.

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There are lots of fun, practical skills parents can do with their kiddos like cooking, planting a garden, nature walks, learning to sew or card games.

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“There are lots of fun practical skills that parents can do with their kiddos like cooking, planting a garden, nature walks, learning to sew or card games,” Rodriguez said. “Coupons and store ads are useful for writing stories or creating math problems. Children also love to be creative with everyday items like noodles, rocks and shells.”

Going for a backyard nature hunt and then taking it to the table to be turned into art is just one suggestion for how parents can incorporate creative thought into something that may seem more structured such as science or history.

Music and math pair well, and setting multiplication tables to a beat is an old trick that still works.

The words “when will I use this in the real world,” have been uttered in countless classrooms over the years, earning high schoolers the reputation of being difficult to engage. Seguin High School teacher Juan Serrano laughs off the idea that teenagers are hard to teach.

He recommends taking opportunities to show the real application of skills, and being real with teenagers. But one thing stands out to him as being the most crucial in this unexplored frontier.

“We have to remember we are all in this together,” he said. “We are building bonds now that promote student success.

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Start by planning a meal that includes fresh ingredients, and a protein everyone agrees on. For this issue the culinary recipe is a delicious blackberry glaze that pairs perfectly with a spiral cut ham, which can be cooked to personal preference.

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No matter what foods take over the largest portion of your table, don’t forget nostalgic spring treats like Peeps.

Decorate hard-boiled eggs with the family for a fun way to get a little messy and have some laughs.

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Picky eaters can be hard to deal with, especially around holidays, when sensitive child palettes may not appreciate what parents have planned.

That’s why embracing what a picky eater does like is so important.

Try finding healthy sweets like watermelon and other fresh fruit. They can satisfy sugar cravings while keeping high fructose corn syrup out of your household diets. Pasta salads are another great option if you have someone hesitant to try new things.

And remind kids that bunnies love fresh veggies. It may not make them eat it, but it sure can’t hurt to try!

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Glaze for ham INGREDIENTS: 1-1 1/4 cup of blackberries 1 cup of water 2 teaspoons of Dijon mustard 1/4 cup of maple syrup Thickener for Glaze 1/4 cup of water 2 teaspoons of corn starch DIRECTIONS: Whisk together blackberry mixture, place on stove and let it come to a boil.

In a separate dish, whisk together your thickener. Once the blackberry mixture is boiling, add the thickener. Then turn down to a medium boil, stirring for 2 minutes.

Pour some of the glaze over the ham and bake according to directions. Baste every 20 minutes until done.

Any leftover glaze, you can use as a sauce and pour over some ham slices or serve on the side. If you have any leftover blackberries, you can use them as a garnish.

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UndertheHood

Jeep hair don’t care! the Ladies of Seguin Jeepers STORY & PHOTOS BY LIZZ DANIELS

“Having a Jeep is like having one big family, no matter where you go,” says Kat Hoyt, the youngest driving member of Seguin Jeepers.

Hoyt loves Jeeps. Her father’s white CJ-7 was the source of many childhood memories and is the reason, at age 16, she began the search for her own. What Hoyt found was a 2009 Wrangler in all black. She has since decked it out in teal decals with the name “Segunda” emblazoned down the hood in curling script.

The name for Hoyt’s Jeep was inspired by her grandmother, who often told Kat that if she were young again, that’s the kind of car she’d want to drive. The American-born car company is intricately entwined with Hoyt’s identity due to the strong familial bonds the brand inspired in her life. She even has the Jeep logo tattooed on her hip –– with a Texas twist, of course.

When Hoyt got Segunda, things felt almost perfect. She had her driver’s license and her dream car, but it wasn’t until she pulled up to meet the Seguin Jeepers, three years after purchasing her vehicle, that things finally came full circle.

“When I pulled up to Renae and Mickey’s house the first time, I was fresh out of high school, only 18 years old,” Hoyt said. “I needed help getting my tops off and pulled up not knowing anybody, but everybody dropped what they were doing to help me.”

Being around Seguin Jeepers is a lot like being around a family. They laugh and banter, sharing inside jokes as they maneuver around each other putting parts back into place after a photo meetup at Starcke Park. And if the group is a family, Renae Young, leader and founder of Seguin Jeepers, is the matron.

“I knew there were clubs, but Seguin didn’t have one,” she said. “One day, I was on Facebook and decided to make a page. At our first meetup, we only had four Jeeps and six people. Shortly after that, we did the Christmas

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With road tunes blaring, Renae Young, Kat Hoyt, Yvette Merkel and Amy Oaks take a neighborhood cruise in Renae’s Rubicon, Sol. The ladies of Seguin Jeepers love the chance to get a little wind in their hair while hanging out with the tops off.

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It’s got a 3.5” lift and is sitting on 35” tires. We also did the stereo, CB, lightbars, brake lights, and bumpers.

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parade, and things started to grow from there.”

Young exudes excitement as she and Hoyt work with the other women of the group to get the doors put back on one of their Jeeps. It’s a group effort, and the club moves like a well-oiled machine dancing around each other as they transform their Jeeps from weekend-ready to daily driver mode.

The flexibility to go from highway driving to off-road is just one of the many things Jeep aficionados love about the iconic cars. With their unmistakable shape and one-of-a-kind front grille, the Jeep has earned a place in American history and in the hearts of those who drive them. And if that isn’t enough, the endless customization options keep fans coming back for more.

Hoyt’s Wrangler came stock, but it wasn’t long before she started the upgrade process. With the help of her friends, she was able to make her first car one she will never forget.

“This group helped build my jeep to what it is now,” Hoyt said. “It’s got a three and a half-inch lift and is sitting on 35-inch tires. We also did the stereo, CB, lightbars,

The members of Seguin Jeepers gathered at Starcke park for a photo meetup. Getting things ready, and back together afterward, is a group effort that requires the Jeepers to work in unison to get doors placed and tops back on.

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One of Seguin Jeepers’ favorite things to do is “stack” Jeeps. Stacking is the art of driving the front tire of one Jeep up onto the wheel perimeter of another so that they are literally stacked on top of each other. Yvette and Mark Merkel’s Jeep, Stitch, is a great stacker and, boasts a 5” Rough Country lift with 35” x 12.5”-20” tires.

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brake lights, and bumpers. Only the lift and tires were done in a shop.”

Young’s Jeep, named Sol, is a deep shade of orange, and can often be seen parked outside the 1916 Bar & Grill where she works. It’s her daily driver and gets her where she needs to go, whether that’s Port Aransas for topless weekends or Hidden Falls Adventure

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“Crawling is scarier than it looks,” Young said. “You get up there, and when you see the video, it doesn’t look like much, but when you can’t see over the hood...I’d rather play in the mud, to be honest, I can’t afford to wreck it.”

She is protective of Sol, and with good reason –– it’s her baby. That four-door Rubicon is the thing that helped her cope after the passing of her husband. It helped her find happiness and move on to a new chapter in her life and became the symbol binding her and her friends together –– if something goes wrong on the trail, she can’t just replace something with such deep meaning. With a Jeep, it’s not so much about what’s under the hood as it is about what it represents.

Seguin Jeepers have more than 200 members, with about 50 active, who all share the passion for freedom that they find in their vehicles. When they’re not out enjoying wide-open skies and fresh air, they kick back over a home-cooked meal and a cold beer –– just like any other family.

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LOVERS OF YOUNG ADULT SCI-FI AND FANTASY NOVELS ARE TYPICALLY ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THEIR NEXT BINGE-WORTHY BOOK SERIES. WITH WELL-KNOWN TITLES LIKE “HARRY POTTER” AND...

“Divergent,” making it to the big screens, more people than ever are taking an interest in reading, and diving into the stacks in search of adventure.

Local author Teresa Gonzalez writes under the pen name, T.D. Gonzalez, and successfully self-published her series, “Spark,” a YA science-fiction trilogy.

Gonzalez describes the books as being action-packed, fastpaced and entertaining.

“They’re about a kid who finds out he has superpowers, and the government recruits him to fight a secret terrorist organization,” she said.

“My nephew had always been interested in reading, and he loves superheroes and comic books. I wanted to write something he would be interested in reading.”

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As an avid reader Gonzalez

As the plot progresses, some of the themes in it progressively stick out more and more for adults who are reading it.

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wanted seasoned bibliophiles have the ability to read along with their kids, or even just enjoy the story for themselves. Although the main character, Lucas, is 12 when the book begins, he is someone anyone can find relatable, especially since the motifs mature along with him.

“As the plot progresses, some

of the themes in it progressively stick out more and more for adults who are reading it,” Gonzalez said.

“Books like ‘Harry Potter’ are very good at doing that, and so I wanted adults to be able to read it and pick up on things that kids might miss.”

When discussing her novels, Gonzalez lights up, talking with animated gestures and a broad smile. Excitement radiates off her as she effortlessly morphs from high school teacher into storyteller. She maintains an un-shakable positivity even when talking about the struggles she went through to see her project in print.

“I pitched these books to big publishers for a long time and didn’t gain a lot of ground,” she said. “It wasn’t what they were looking for.”

Gonzalez thought back to the story of “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling who spent years facing repeated rejections before finally being published by Bloomsbury in the U.K. and Scholastic in the

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C.s. Lewis Written between1950 and 1956, “The Chronicles of Narnia� tell the story of a group of siblings as they find a portal to the magical world of Narnia in their wardrobe. The series of seven books is great for readers of all ages, and is a classic fantasy novel for those who loves the genre.

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My absolute favorite part is in “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader� when the group is sailing along by the Island of Dreams and they’re not sure they’re going to make it out, but then Lucy sees an albatross flying - it’s like bright white in the darkness. That whole part just spoke to me.

When you’re going through something, it’s a reminder that you’re not alone and you’re going to make it through, like nothing is going to be too much.

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“His Dark Materials�

Phillip Pullman For those who like biblically inspired novels, this is a classic retelling of “Paradise Lost� and the struggle between good and evil.

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“The Anatomy of a story� john truby Author John Truby shares his tips and tricks of the trade in this must-have book for aspiring writers.

Truby details his methods for constructing stories and shares insight on the creation of the hero character.

“The Element� sir ken robinson In this New York Times Bestseller, readers learn all about the nature of passion, drive and achievement. Through the book, Robinson explains the moment all of these pieces come together to form the “element.�

Written with the reader in mind, his prose is engaging and inspiring for afor a wide audience.

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J.R.R. Tolkien

The father of fantasy, J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic series is a must read for any fantasy fan. Written in the traditional high-fantasy format, the three book series tells the story of two hobbits from the Shire who find themselves on the adventure of a lifetime.

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IN United States. Should Gonzalez wait and see if she, too, got lucky?

At that point, she found herself unsure what to do. She could wait — possibly for a long time — for a publisher to show interest, or she could take matters into her own hands. She wanted her work out there for people to read and, thus, the decision was made to self-publish.

Just as Gonzalez learned to rely on her instincts, her characters, too, grow and find inner strength through their adventures. This kind of connection to her writing is one of the elements about which she is the most passionate — creating characters that readers can relate to despite the fantastical details of their existence.

“As crazy as everything gets, and it gets crazy — the characters are still real,” she said. “You can relate to everybody and understand the struggles they go through.”

The first struggle amongst these is that of uncertainty in the face of life’s many potential paths. In this way, her novel carries its most profound message, and it’s one all readers need to hear.

“You’re not always going to know what the right thing to do is in the moment,” Gonzalez said.

“People will tell you ‘do this or do that,’ and it’s easy to be swayed one way or the other. Ultimately, you’re just going to have to stick with the things you know to be true about right and wrong and let that guide your decisions.”

With her creativity pointing the way, Gonzalez has a new trilogy in the works. Although the project takes place in the same world as her “Spark” books, it is darker in tone and contains more adult themes.

The Seguin Public Library, as well as Seguin High School, keep copies of the trilogy in their stacks where readers are encouraged to get lost in the pages and find a story that is perfect for them.

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