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Vol. 3, No. 4 Seguin magazine is published six times a year by the Seguin Gazette.

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Jeff Fowler EDITOR

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Hannah Ruiz Melissa Crume Becca Harrison WRITERS

Felicia Frazar Marcel Louis-Jacques Forest Grimes

ere we are again. The last two months have flown by. The holidays are well behind us, and what serves as winter in south central Texas is upon us. You’ve got to love winter in

Seguin.

Normally, I wouldn’t call attention to our cover in this space, but dang it Norah is just so darned cute! We were going to feature Bob and Jett Crabb and their sweet ride from Under the Hood, but as W.C. Fields said, “Never work with children or animals.” They’ll steal your spotlight.

A nice magazine cover is great. It catches your eye and makes you want to pick it up and see what’s inside. But if the contents are dull and uninteresting, it doesn’t much matter what’s on the cover. This issue of Seguin doesn’t disappoint on that front. There’s something for everyone inside these pages.

We have our first featured contribution from a member of the community as Mary Jane Windle shares her insight on something near and dear to her heart – community theatre.

We also take a look at the resurgence in popularity of tabletop games, the craft and artisanship of creating chain mail clothing and accessories, and how animals can make our lives better.

And of course we have our regular features, focusing on the people and places that make Seguin unique. This is authentic Texas living at its finest. So turn the page and come on in. We’re glad you’re here!

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“As a major geek, tabletop role-playing games were a big part of my childhood. While adulthood has left me little time to pursue them, it was fascinating to see that they’re alive and well around Seguin. Maybe I’ll get enough free time to sit down and play a bit sometime soon.”

— Travis Webb “I learned quite a bit about service dogs. I enjoyed meeting with Corporal Lisa Gonzales and her pets. ” — Forrest Grimes “Meeting Val, Monica, Jerivan and Ervin inspired me to keep up with my own personal fitness goals. If this busy family of four can find the time to stay in shape, so can I.” — Marcel Louis-Jacques “Getting to not only sit and talk with Jimmie and Annie Allen, but to learn how to make chain maille was an amazing opportunity. It is tedious work, but this couple has a great system in which they make beautiful art. I can’t wait to see what pieces they come up with next.”

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Find out six upcoming events that keep Seguin hopping.

After retiring once see why Celeste Keopsel reopened her sweet buisness.

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See who’s up to what in Seguin.

Find out what is in KayLynn Hawkins closet.

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See what this family does to help stay in shape.

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Showcase Seguin is the premiere business trade show produced by the Seguin Area Chamber of Commerce. Each year local businesses and organizations gather to show what they offer the community. This year’s Adventure of a Lifetime Celebration is set for 5 to 8 p.m. at the Seguin Events Complex. Admission is $25. The Show Day adventure offers an action-packed day of interaction, games and door prizes from noon to 4 p.m., admission is free.

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ayLynn Hawkins describes her style as versatile.

Just one look in her closet and it’s evident.

From a dark brown, fringed vest and pant set to bright red sequined pants, flowy shirts and shoes galore, she’s got a little bit of everything in the enormous walk-in closet she shares with her husband, Doug.

“I really like things that are mostly versatile in color and in use,” she said. “I like things that I can wear to work that are business casual or to go out. Multiple purpose things, so I can get more out of it. I like a classic style, but at the same time make sure it is still in style, but very versatile, so I can mix and match a lot of things and I don’t look the same very time. I do like things that are sparkly or flashy. I like blingy things.”

Director of Marketing and Admissions for Guadalupe Valley Nursing Center, KayLynn prefers to keep her attire business causal, but still stylish and comfortable.

“I don’t like being constricted, I like being comfortable, but at the same time I like things that look a little more tailored,” she said. “I’m not very comfortable wearing casual clothes. I like looking dressed up without being dressed up.”

Dresses, blue jeans and T-shirts are not the typical outfit choices for KayLynn.

“I’m not a dress-wearing person,” she said. “For me to wear a dress is a huge deal. I don’t care to wear dresses, I like pants better, so I wear pants most of the time. I just don’t feel comfortable wearing a T-Shirt and shorts. I very rarely will wear jeans. You don’t see it.”

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“I’m a huge Cinderella fan.

Most of my t-shirts are going to be Disney or Cinderella.”

“It’s from Cache, so it’s a fantastic brand, and it’s just fun,” she said.

The middle portion of KayLynn’s closet is a wall of shoes, mostly hers — all arranged by color and style.

“I love shoes,” she said. “I mostly wear heals. It is very difficult for me to not wear heals. And all of my shoes are mostly openedtoed except for my boots.”

Her clothes racks are setup in a similar fashion.

“I arrange my clothes by what I would wear them for — little more casual to work clothes or in between,” she said.

While her closet includes iconic brands like Cache and Lord and Taylor, one would be hard pressed to find something she paid full price for.

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am very conscientious about the price tag. I do a lot of shopping on eBay because I don’t have a lot of time to go shopping for myself. I love eBay. I know what fits, what brands do and don’t.

I just shop there a lot. I love when things are on sale, I will shop sale racks first and I will very rarely pay full price for something.

If I do, it has to be a really good price for it. I like Goodwill finds.

I really have to look though.”

KayLynn’s love for a certain Disney princess is hung on a wall in the closet with a painted portrait of Cinderella, tennis shoes and T-shirt’s with the character imprinted on them.

“I’m a huge Cinderella fan,” she said. “Most of my t-shirts are going to be Disney or Cinderella in general.”

KayLynn admitted she doesn’t have a favorite outfit, but does plan accordingly when it comes to picking out her clothes.

“I don’t have anything that is really my favorite,” she said. “It just depends on my mood each day, it depends on how I feel and

what it is I’m going to be doing. If I’m going to work, it is something a little more classic and tailored. In the summer, or when it is warmer out, I like wearing nicer capris pants or ankle pants and sleeveless shirts. I don’t like being hot, so I don’t really wear sweaters or jackets a whole lot. I do kind of like the western-chic, like the bell sleeves and frilly stuff. I have a lot of fun things that are in between.”

No good outfit is complete with out accessories, KayLynn said.

“I love jewelry,” she said. “With jewelry, you can change up an outfit just by what jewelry you put with it. I love to wear long necklaces, but mostly I love Kendra Scott.

To me, scarves are like jewelry, you can just change them around and do what ever you want with them.”

When it comes to dressing the part, KayLynn is on board.

“I do like to dress up in costumes,” she said. “If there is an event that requires you to get into the actual event, I’m so all about it. I don’t like to go half way on it, I will go all out.”

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Working out with a partner can make staying in shape a heck of alot easier; besides having a someone to hold you accountable, the social aspect of working out with a partner tends to make the experience even more enjoyable.

Seguin’s Val Luna and his family have taken that concept a step further, pushing each other to stay in shape throughout the year, and culminating their efforts by running events together as often as possible. From marathons to 5Ks, Val and his wife Monica, their 13-year-old son Jerivan and their 10-year-old son Evrin have put on a clinic in staying together and staying active.

As a full-time family without a ton of time to spare, Val, Monica, Jerivan and Evrin have had to find ways to take advantage of their unique schedules.

While he says he “was never the most athletic” guy out there, Val Luna played multiple sports at Seguin High School prior to earning an Associate Degree in Kinesiology at St. Philip's College. Before starting his current job in the melt shop at CMC Steel, Luna worked as a personal trainer, even establishing his own in-home physical training business.

“Being healthy has always been a big aspect in my life,” he said. “My mom was a physical therapist’s assistant, my dad is a bigger man — I’ve seen a lot of family members with diabetes, and that’s something I really didn’t want to battle against … it’s tough, (our family) has all that food there and we like to eat, so we have to make sure to keep physically active.”

Staying active can certainly be a chore for someone with Val’s work schedule — which has him working 12-hour shifts.

However, as a father of two boys who both love to get out and play, Val makes sure he finds time after work.

“It’s tough at times. With the boys, when dad comes home at seven, the last thing they want to hear is ‘I’m tired,’” he said. “It’s always, ‘let’s go do something.’

We play basketball, we recently got into disc golf … it’s tough when you come home, but you have to do what you have to do and keep on going.”

Beyond playing sports together, the Luna family runs marathons and 5K’s — including the Rock ‘N Roll and the Beach to Bay marathons, the latter of which has a special meaning to them.

Val’s mother Linda convinced him to run the relay-style marathon in 2002, although he wasn’t exactly running to the starting line.

“At the time, even though I was very active, I never cared much for running.

I hated running, I thought there was no point,” he said. “I’m the type of person that doesn’t like telling people no, so when my mom asked me I said ‘sure.’”

Once he started, however, the energy and high of the event was undeniable.

Fourteen years after his first marathon, Val has a new appreciation for running.

“You throw in your headphones and just run … As you get older, you learn to take advantage of the smaller things in life, and that’s what I do now,” he said.

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Val said he was instantly “hooked,” and has participated in the Beach to Bay Marathon every year since — even after Linda’s death in 2013. To keep his mother’s memory going, Luna and his family and friends send a team down to Corpus Christi every year to run in her favorite event.

Of course, as these events come up, Val says his normal workout routine intensifies.

“When there are runs coming up, I’ll go out and run a little bit more than I usually do,” he said. “My wife is pretty active throughout the week, but she’ll hit it a little harder when we have a run coming up.”

Monica, who works as a medical assistant Monday through Friday, stays in shape at Seguin CrossFit three days a week. A former powerlifter in high school, she caught on with CrossFit quickly, and even competes at events “whenever she can.”

“With her powerlifting background, she has a love for weights,” Val said. “Crossfit is a real fast tempo workout with weights, and that went hand-in-hand with what she’s into … Everyone’s cheering really loud, and she likes that environment.”

Monica’s day usually begins at around five o’clock in the morning; she used to workout late in the day, but changed her training schedule to fit around her kids’ practices and games. When she’s not training at Seguin CrossFit, she’ll go on runs with Jerivan and Evrin, with the latter bringing his bike along depending on the distance.

The two boys are no slouches themselves; Jerivan plays football and basketball for Barnes Middle School, while Evrin plays football and basketball. Both have played football since they were four-yearsold, and workout at Seguin Crossfit every now and then during their sports’ off seasons.

As Val puts it, it doesn’t take much for them to get ready to run.

“I’ll throw my headphones in and clear my mind. If something’s bothering me, I just take off running.

It’s a therapeutic mind getaway.”

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“I’ll eat a candy bar and say, ‘that could be a good cupcake.’ So, I’ll try it,” she said. “I have a basic recipe and I just add stuff to it and see how it comes out. The hardest part was getting a basic mix that I thought was versatile.”

Daily, Celeste’s cupcake display in her downtown shop showcases a variety of flavors that range from fan favorites to new creations.

“I go home and think ‘I need a new one. What am I going to do tomorrow?’ So, I’ll get online and get ideas, and then just start baking,” she said.

One of her favorites is the Hostess, while her children have a different idea when it comes to taste.

“It’s like the Hostess, but it’s not really a Hostess,” she said. “I use ganache on top. They may use ganache, I don’t know. It’s the theme. It looks like it, it has a cream filling. The Neapolitan is my kid’s favorite ice cream sandwich. They even said it tastes like the ice cream sandwich. The coconut cream, I use coconut pudding in the icing, the cake I add coconut extract to the white cake.”

For customers, Mary Jane Windle said her favorite is a combination of sweet treats.

“Honestly, they are the best cupcakes I have ever had, unique flavors and they are beautifully decorated,” she said. “The Chocolate chip cookie dough cupcake is my favorite.”

There’s also Boston Cream and Dreamsicles, which are a huge hit

with her customers, as well as some of her alcohol-based cupcakes, Celeste said.

Along with her cupcakes piled high with frosting, Celeste also whips up batches of cookies coated in frosting, and is working on honing her cake decorating skills.

“The cookie decorating, I’ve always done,” she said. “They may not be something you sell on Fifth Avenue, but they still taste good, they’re still edible. I am taking online courses for cake decorating.”

During the week, Celeste also dishes out chicken salad and tuna salad sandwiches.

Occasionally, brownies and other treats find their way to Celeste’s display.

“Really the cupcakes are the number one sellers and the cookies,” she said. “The cookies are real popular.

Brownies I do occasionally, but for the most part, I stick with cupcakes. ” Prior to being a cupcake confectioner, Celeste

owned her own catering service, which eventually gave her the idea to mix things up.

“About six years in, I did a lot of catering for GVEC and everybody would rave over the brownies and the cookies,” she said.

“Cupcakes, never crossed my mind. Never, ever.”

Not long after, Celeste found her first shop on North Austin Street, and opened up Sweet Treats.

“We opened on Valentine’s day and we had cookies, lemon bars, cheesecakes, everything and just a few cupcakes,” she said. “On the first day, everything was gone.

After that, all they wanted was cupcakes. So, I started doing more cupcakes.”

After a while the location wasn’t working for the new business, so Celeste found looking for other avenues.

Celeste began selling her cupcakes in local boutiques, at separate times and then in Court Street Coffee Shop for a short stint.

“I was going to retire, then I started helping Mary Jo (Langford), with the sloppy Joes and chicken salad,” she said.

Not long after, Celeste decided to retire.

“When I decided that was it, there went my kitchen,” she said. “We tore it down. I was done with it.”

Until her daughter-in-law talked her into opening up another shop, this time downtown.

“All I wanted was the kitchen and the bakery case, I didn’t want anything more than that,” she said.

The pair found the right spot at 106 W. Court St., but soon it was back to Celeste working solo, and she’s made a few changes.

“I changed my hours from opening at 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., it gives me the chance to come in later to start baking,” she said. “I can leave, go get lunch and come back and be here until 5:30 p.m. We’ll see how this goes.

I’ll keep doing this as long as I’m selling.

When I don’t sell any, then that’s the end.”

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Chain Maille with Skydancer Creations

By Felica Frazier felicia.frazier@seguingazette.com

immie and Annie Allen sit at a table in a workshop behind their Seguin home.

The couple takes small, metal rings of all sizes and colors, bending them in a manner to open the loop and placing it on the table.

Some the couple bend back to a closed position, listening for a snap to know that is and then laying the closed ring on the open on.

The process continues until the eventually all of the rings are woven together forming chain maille.

“It is tedious work, it’s repetitive, but it can be relaxing,” Jimmie said.

The Allens, proprietors of Skydaner Creations, use the chain maille to make various items from jewelry and belts to candle chandeliers and renaissance garb like coifs and more.

“There are so many things you can do with rings, besides jewelry and shirts, chandeliers, wall art, gloves,” he said.

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as body armor.

“When people think of chain maille, they think of this, this is armor,” he said.

“The Europeans had their maille and the Byzantines had theirs, the Persians had theirs. I don’t understand how the person who came up with it, had the time to come up with it. How did you have time to come up with putting four rings inside one ring?”

While it may not be used for body armor today, the mesh material is surprisingly still used in daily life for some, Jimmie said.

“They still use chain maille in the meat industry, in the clamming industry, loggers still wear them for climbing poles and of course, shark suits,” he said.

In 2001, the couple began attending Renaissance fairs, selling rosaries, Jimmie said.

“They were massively huge, because of the rings which looked great at the Renaissance festival because all of the monks had these big long rosaries, but it was very impractical at the Catholic Church,” he said.

The pair slowly evolved into making chain maille, mostly learning through books and magazines, watching YouTube videos and reverse engineering.

“We made hacky sacks and juggling balls,” he said. “Then we started making our stretchy bracelets — a combination of metal and rubber rings. Kids love them, AUTHENTIC TEXAS LIVING ~ SEGUIN 27

adults love them, bikers love them. They are versatile.”

Soon the couple’s skills evolved and they began making more intricate pieces.

“I started making more items with of a jewelry aspect, and I’ve done some inlays,” Jimmy said. “I want to have a sterling silver line of jewelry. It could be worn for quinceaneras, weddings, royalty. Here recently, I started making more of a clothing line.”

Learning new techniques wasn’t easy, Jimmy said.

“There are times where I tried to learn a new weave, and I’ve thrown it across the room, and she sent me to bed,” she said.

“That was before we got the shop,” Annie joked.

The couple each has a type of weave they prefer, and both work on separate pieces, occasionally working together to create more detailed or time oriented pieces.

“When “The Voice” comes on, we sit here and I will open up a whole bunch of rings and he will sit here and close a whole bunch, or he’ll open the rings and I’ll close a whole bunch and then the next day, he’ll have a whole bunch to work with,” Annie said. “Other days, we’ll sit out here with Celtic music playing singing at the top of our lungs.”

Jimmie said their hobby is a true partnership.

“There is no way that I could have the success that I have now without her,” he said. “She does all of the necklaces and bracelets, the tedious stuff that sell that people want to buy. I do the bigger pieces, the stuff that I want to do.”

When it comes to custom pieces, the Allens take no shortcuts.

“We measure you where ever you want to put the piece,” Jimmie said. “If you want a head piece, we measure your head and make it exactly to your dimensions. Your wrist, hands, foot, chest, hip, where ever. I’ve done a man’s shirt before, and I measured him in about 12 different places on the body to make sure it fits. Basically when you get the piece, it fits you.”

Jimmie has custom built shirts for men and women, a woman’s bra and a swag piece for a belly dance.

“The art of mailleing can be extremely simple or it can be extremely complex,” he said. “The hardest part is the closing. You don’t want to make something, put it on and when you take it off, it pulls all of your hair out, or if you’re a guy, you don’t want to put a shirt on and pull all of the chest hair out.”

One of Jimmie’s candle chandeliers took about 60 hours to create, but he doesn’t complain.

“We can spend an entire week out here 7 in the morning to 7 at night, making a piece,” he said. “If I could make a living at it, that is what I would do. My passion is chain maille. I get so excited about seeing somebody else do something new, make something I haven’t seen or learn a new weave.”

When he is not making chain maille, Jimmie works at a local car wash, while Annie helps organize fundraisers for family and friends.

On weekends, the couple spends their time at different fairs and festivals selling their works of art.

“We go to Sherwood Forest Faire, Austin Celtic Festival, the San Antonio Highland Games, the Kerrville Celtic Festival, Kerrville is going to have a new renaissance festival one weekend in January, the highland games in Kerrville,” he said. “We’re going to try and go to War Eagle in Arkansas, it’s a huge event, but not Renaissance.”

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MAGICAL GATHERING

BY TRAVIS WEB

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uring the past few years, video games have rivaled — and in some cases surpassed — major Hollywood blockbusters as the highest grossing entertainment mediums. So, it may seem surprising that some more traditional kinds of gaming — collectible card games and table-top roleplaying — are making a comeback.

But make no mistake, they are — and in a big way.

Just ask Gabriel Salazar.

“People want games. They’re always going to look for something to challenge their minds,” Gabriel said. “Video games are cool, but with a table-top game, you’re sitting across from somebody at the table, that’s interaction.”

And he would know: The Black Forest Comics owner hosts

weekly game nights and said he’s seen a definite increase in interest since opening up in 2014.

And he’s not alone.

Around the same time Gabriel was starting his own business, toy-maker Hasbro reported it’s game division revenue had grown by 10 percent — largely on the strength of Magic: The Gathering, a fantasy themed collectible card game. The Magic brand’s revenue grew by more than 180 percent from 2007 to 2013, putting the annual take around $250 million.

Annually, more than half a million Magic tournaments, where skilled players put their decks up against other players, are held throughout the country. That success has even been spun into digital platforms — a move largely met with big, and profitable,

success. Even video game juggernaut Blizzard — makers of World of Warcraft and the popular Starcraft and Diablo franchises — have jumped on that bandwagon with their own spin on the digital trading card game, Hearthstone.

Black Forest hosts local players weekly, as do other shops in the area.

“Magic has a huge following,” Gabriel said.

“There enough players for everybody.”

Magic and similar games have seen a resurgence in popularity over the past decade after slumping somewhat following an early heyday in the 1990s.

Back then, the trading card game was so successful that Wizard’s of the Coast, a-then independent games publisher, was able to acquire TSR — makers of perhaps the most iconic table-top game in pop culture: Dungeons & Dragons. Another brand that’s no stranger to other media, Dungeons & Dragons (or D&D) has, since it’s creation in 1974, been spun off into cartoons, motion pictures, video games and even fiction, including multiple New York Times best-sellers. Then, in 1999, Wizards became the publisher for Pokémon USA, bringing the massively popular Japanese card game to American shores. Wizards of the Coast was later acquired by Hasbro and both the D&D and Magic brands have seen massive success in recent years.

And they’re just one of the major players in an industry that’s booming.

“It’s most definitely growing,” Gabriel said.

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“We’re a comic book shop. I love comic books. I learned to read off of comics” he said. “But now, it’s a big share of what we do. It’s growing and it’s a great a supplement, it can really carry shops along.”

Originally, Gabriel simply offered a variety of more traditional games as a way for customers to socialize.

“We did all kinds of table-top stuff. Trading card games. We used to play Jenga. All kinds of games,” he said. “We just had all these games in the back.”

And they do come: in addition to a steady crowd of Magic: The Gathering players, Black Forest plays host to different D&D groups with a third in the works.

While the weekly Magic tournaments fluctuate, Gabriel said the weekend table-top sessions see a consistent group of players back at the shop each week.

“If you give people a space, something to do, somewhere for social interaction, they’ll flock to it,” he said. “That’s our thing, come play games for free.”

Providing a fun, safe space for fans to have that kind of interaction is an important aspect for Gabriel and his staff — table-top games are free and the Magic: The Gathering weekly games and monthly tournaments have a charitable registration cost.

“It’s a canned-good registration. We donate it all to The Christan Cupboard. Every month we like to take a big box over,” he said. “We have to give back to the community that supports us.”

Black Forest Comics is located at 420 N. Austin St. in Seguin. Store hours are 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

They offer Magic: The Gathering games every Friday as well as a monthly tournament, Pokémon on Tuesday and Dungeons & Dragons on Saturday and Sunday.

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A pair of his regulars agree.

Noah and Heather Westerfield love board games.

“Noah and I, we’re big geeks,” Heather said.

The pair have upwards of 250 board games at home and have noticed an definite increase in interest in them.

“Board games are back,” Heather said. “In the last 3 years, I went from finding unopened vintage games for $3 to near almost never even finding them. People snatch them up.”

Why the increased interest? Noah pointed to 1980s nostalgia and a growing interest in fantasy and science fiction — highlighting programs like Netflix’s Stranger Things, a sci-fi thriller set in the ‘80s and whose preteen protagonists play Dungeons & Dragons.

Heather pointed to smartphones and other distractions.

“I think we’re used to socializing while doing something else,” she said.

That sort of socialization — and some of the more complex mechanics in role-playing type games — are potentially more than mere fun and games. Researchers have found that role playing games can teach problem solving skills, cultivate creativity and improve social skills. From programs for gifted to students to treating depression, table-top games have a long history of use as educational and therapeutic tools.

Just ask Tyler Webber. The 22-year-old IT specialist has been part of Black Forest’s regular gaming group since last spring. “I had a lot of friends that were into this kind of thing back home,” he said. “I was weird and repressed until I started coming here, now everyone wishes I would shut the hell up.”

More than a place to play, Noah described the gaming environment almost as a second home.

“It’s really unique. This is a place where people who don’t really have anywhere else to go can go,” he said. “If you’re not into the bar scene, or the club scene, you can come here.”

And yet, despite the steady growth in popularity, Gabriel never

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he performing arts are alive and very well here in our wonderful little town. Seguin is home to a broad and talented range of people who choose to live here and share their gifts.

Thankfully, our town is also home to an audience hungry for quality productions. Lucky for me, I moved here after the glorious Steven and Mary Birch Texas Theatre but as spectacular as that venue is, actors, directors, crew, writers and those who enjoy theatre have always managed to find a place to perform in Seguin. Any space, really, can become a stage with creative, passionate minds and hearts at the helm.

In the 1970s a group of TLU faculty and townspeople founded the One Seguin Art Center with the idea of sharing the arts in Seguin. Dr. Louis Bittrich, English professor, became the director of the theatre productions. The first offering was “Oliver”, in the summer of 1977. Dr. Bittrich directed a big musical every

summer and Seguin was treated to “Hello, Dolly!”, “Show Boat”, “The Sound of Music”, “The King and I”, “1777”, and many others. When the audition call was held for “The Sound of Music” more than 100 people showed up at the old fire station hoping to be cast. After Dr. Bittrich, there were other directors who took the helm; Jan and Jack Baker, the late Larry Hovis and Amy Pawelek. Productions were held at the coliseum, the hospital annex, (which had been a grocery store), Texas Lutheran University, The Palace Theatre and Seguin High School. Pat Hoppe, Seguin’s theater doyenne, even directed a show at the Mosiac church, which was “Plaza Suite”. She also presented the courtroom scene from “To Kill a Mockingbird” in the courthouse. The opening show for Jackson Auditorium at TLU was “My Fair Lady”. The OSAC disbanded about 10 years ago. Although Seguin didn’t have an organized group putting on shows, the desire to have them from audience and performers did not

wane.

The Texas Theatre was gloriously restored and renovated in 2011. It works well for different events, including weddings, receptions, business dinners and meetings, and of course as a performing arts venue. The opening show was “Driving Miss. Daisy,” produced by Steve Tschoepe and directed by Pat, starring herself, Papa Douglass and Dave Legore, who is the theater director at TLU. The show was very well received and the plays serve, not only to provide our area with quality live entertainment, but the revenue helps pay down the last of the loan that funded the renovation. The Texas has since produced two to three plays per year to the joy of local fans and those on and behind the stage. “Steel Magnolias,” “Twelve Angry Men,” “Trip to Bountiful,” “The Mountain Top,” “And Then There Were None,” “I Don’t Want to be Zelda, Anymore,” “Songs and 10 Important Lessons I Learned in Musical Theatre School,”

“Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” and “Don’t Dress for Dinner” have all been produced with great success, and directed by Pat. We have Sheila Lucas to thank for her tremendous impact developing our young theater talent. She first came to Texas from Nashville to rewrite the western show for Fiesta Texas which is where she met her husband, Larry, who was a musician in the show. The One Seguin Art Center was putting on “The Wizard of Oz” and she was invited to direct. There were 60 munchkins were in the show. Directing “Oz” led her to the teaching position at Seguin High School where for 16 years Sheila inspired many of her students to pursue a career in performance. She says it is incredibly satisfying to have watched all 60 of her munchkins graduate from SHS. Francisco Lopez and Briana Lind are currently professionals in Chicago, Kyle Krambeck just finished a paid role in San Antonio and Keegan Riojas is

finishing his fourth year at the American Academy of Musical and Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles. Two of note who have gone on to the Great White Way are James Donegan, who is a working actor living in NYC, and Johanna Bains Johnson, who was quite successful there and now, has returned to her roots to rear her children. Sheila directed her in her one character show, “Songs and 10 Important Things I Learned in Musical Theatre School”, at The Texas.

Sheila is a professional and incredible actor, with several Broadway World nominations and awards to her credit.

She also holds an Actor’s Equity Card.

Her style is so generous and she carefully cultivates the natural abilities of her students. Each summer, The Texas is host to Camp Broadway and somehow, in two weeks, Sheila takes about 50 local students and creates a spectacular show with them. “Aladdin, Jr”, “Hairspray” and “Shrek, the Musical”, most recently. Of course, having some talent helps, but as the mother of a son who is loaded with talent, I can tell you that training and education puts a polish on that talent that is palpable. Justin Thomas Lopez and Lauren Bouquet played Brick and Maggie in

“Cat” and blew everyone away. They are both pursuing professional careers.

Patrick King has done quite a bit on and off The Texas stage, and is now playing large roles in Austin.

The theater at Seguin High School is now under the direction of Lydia Robles, who is carrying the torch with great success. She and her husband, Joseph, met in Sheila’s classes at SHS. An organization of theater parents at SHS called The Drama Mamas help support Lydia and the students with their productions. We also can thank Sheila for the very popular Christmas shows.

In 2014 and 2015, she directed “It’s a Wonderful Life” to sold out houses.

“The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” was the offering for 2016, was delightful and starred another of Sheila’s former students, Claudia Loera who is also a professional singer.

What always amazes me, as both a fan and an aspiring actress, is the depth of talent here in our town. Hold auditions and you never know who will show up.

Sometimes, our directors have too many people to choose from and, at other times, they must go and reach out to fill a role. As an example, Pat was getting ready to hold auditions for “Cat” and she asked me to read for Maggie. I really felt that I was too old to play that role, although I wanted to, of course. She even told me, “Unless someone 30 years younger, gorgeous and can act shows up, you’re Maggie, and I’m sure that won’t happen.”

Ha. Ha. In walked Lauren, 30ish years younger than I, gorgeous, an exceptional

actor, and just like that … I became Big Mama. Even my happiest-behindthe-scenes husband, Wayne has been recruited. If there are 10 lines or less, he will consider a part. Thankfully, the role Pat gave him was exactly 10 lines and he was perfect under her capable direction.

Pat gives such patient and nurturing care to each of her actors and crew and makes it a joy to work with her, whether you are new to the stage, or not.

The Texas is owned by the Seguin Conservation Society, a nonprofit organization committed to preserving our historic treasures. The Texas has its own Board of Directors led by Steve Tschoepe. The board members currently serving are Don and Marty Keil, Sheila Lucas, Pat Hoppe, Toni Winters, Greg Ander, Susan Rinn and Papa Douglas.

Perhaps a little-known fact about our theater is that no one is paid. Not Steve, who oversees everything to do with The Texas, not Sheila or Pat, who direct with such professionalism. Not Layne Hoppe, Pat’s husband who builds every one of the spectacular sets in his home workshop and covers all costs himself.

Such gifts they share with us all.

There is a place for anyone with a desire to participate in the theater. Come out, audition. It makes you brave, stretch yourself out of your comfort zone. If you would like to handle the lights, or the sound board, you are most welcome.

Show up! You are needed and wanted. It is, after all, community theatre. A friend and fellow actor, Laura Haygood, who taught theater at Navarro for more than

20 years, told me recently that the theatre is a very loving place. Everyone is welcome, no judgement. Such a true statement. It is a safe place, too. Behind the scenes, relationships develop with people who, at the beginning, many times are complete strangers. There is an intimacy, trust and comradery that develops in the rehearsal process, the time spent working hard toward a common goal, even when it is exhausting, that nothing I know of produces. A family is

created by sharing our passion for this art. There is nothing in the world like being back stage, waiting for a cue, the pounding of your heart in your chest, the unique smells, the desire to give yourself, those lights, oh, THOSE LIGHTS, the pleasure of making an audience laugh, the satisfaction of making them cry, playing to what makes us all human, pleasing your director, building trust with your fellow cast mates, getting into the rhythm of the words and actions of the playwright,

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BY FORREST GRIMES

When Cpl. Lisa Gonzales’ truck broke down, she found herself between minefield and several well-armed militia.

The tense situation ended without a firefight but, like many veterans, Lisa suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder after serving in Bosnia during the war in Kosovo.

With all the troubles PTSD bestows upon those who suffer from it, a well-trained furry friend can help them get through the day. Service animals are an alternative to many traditional treatments for not just PTSD, but also for a variety of other incurable disabilities.

“I was a fuel handler,” she said. “I use to drive fuel, and one of the trucks I was driving in broke down.

The tire went lose. We were on the side of a mountain.

We looked at the side of the mountain and there were land mines. The roads there are so small, and we drive those big heavy haulers. We were getting out of the truck when a bunch of guys came out with AK-47s. It freaked me out. One side I have land mines, and the other, I have all these people coming out ... I’ve never had that many guns pointed at me.”

A few years after that event, Lisa was honorably discharged after a head injury.

“I had a contusion in my brain, and I suffered from nerve damage,” she said.

Lisa said her VA (Veteran Affairs) doctor recently suggested she get a service dog to help with her PTSD. She said she wants her dog, Aka Chan, to be trained.

“At nights she sleeps with me,” she said. “Sometimes in the middle of the night, she licks me. I don’t know if I’m not breathing; maybe I have bad dreams. I don’t sleep very well. I take a very heavy dose of medicine ... I live with a lot of anxiety. When I go to the VA, I get my blood checked, and it’s real high ... I notice when I’m with her or any of my dogs, I’m calm.”

Joan Moss is the founder and president of Operation K9, a non-profit organization that trains service dogs for selected wounded veterans at no cost.

“Dogs read pheromones, and pheromones are what is exuded from humans under stress, pain, fear and

anxiety conditions,” she said. “You can’t see it. You can’t smell it. That dog reads it.”

Service dogs are trained to grab a person’s attention when he or she suffers these symptoms.

Joan said trainers teach the dogs to come up and nudge the veteran’s side or tap them with a paw to get the person to pet them. This way, the dog is changing what the veteran is focused on.

“A lot of the veterans with PTSD want to shut down and stay away from people,” she said. “They want to get away from the pain, the hurt, the visual; and the dog picks up on all of this. The dog helps calm the veteran down with physical touching.”

Joan said the training a service dog is a lengthy process.

“It takes about nine months to a year to perfect,” she said. “We have to work the dog every single day, no matter how bad you feel, not matter what the weather is. The dog has to keep learning. Then the warrior may need special training, and the dog has to stay even longer. Each veteran is different. Some have been injured so that they’re hearing impaired now. So then we have to go through and train the dog how to react to a smoke alarm going off, a knock on the door or crashing sounds to alert the veteran and let them know what’s going on.”

Assistance dogs can help with a variety of other disabilities, including mobility, impaired sight,

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diabetes, epilepsy, cancer and multiple sclerosis. Hailey Mauldin, executive director and founder of MADE (Making Assistance Dogs Easy) in Texas Assistance Dogs, said there are generally three categories of assistance dogs.

“There are guide dogs who assist individuals with visual impairment,” she said. “There’s hearing dogs who work with people who are deaf or hard of hearing, and then there’s service dogs, which is kind of the catch-all phrase for everything else that doesn’t fit into the first two categories. Those kinds are mobility assistants, PTSD assistants and any sort of medical alert like diabetic alert, seizure alert, gluten alert, allergy alert.”

The American With Disabilities Act requires all public buildings and common transportation to admit assistance animals free of charge, Hailey said. People with disabilities do not have to show proof of certification for their assistance animal to access public buildings, although employees of these buildings are allowed to inquire about the purpose and capabilities of the animal. Additionally, she said assistant animals do not have to be registered, which is generally considered a scam in the industry.

“Federal law grants public access rights for certain dogs in any public location,” she said. “The only exception are churches, you have to get permission from churches because of separation of church and state, and you can not take service dogs into sterile environments, like the burn ward in the hospital or a surgical room. Outside that, they should be allowed to go wherever the general public can go.”

Hailey said the Air Carrier Access Act requires airlines to allow assistance dogs to fly without any additional fees.

Airlines have their own guidelines for traveling with the animals. Most ask for some form of animal identification and the animal to use a harness.

“That law says that any service dog can go on airlines if you provide credible assurance that the dog is a

service dog,” she said. “If the dog is a psychiatric assistance dog, the person has to have a letter from their medical professional from the past year saying they need a service dog. That letter has to be sent to the airline two days in advance.”

Hailey said prices on assistance dogs vary based on where they are trained.

“For profit groups can charge $30,000 for a dog, and then there are some non-profits that are subsidized by either the government or private grants and foundations that can train the dog at no cost for the recipient,” she said. “The average range is about $10,000.”

Assistance dogs are generally seen as an alternative to more traditional treatments, Hailey said.

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