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Easy,AppealingSummerFruitDesserts
Easy,AppealingSummerFruitDessertsTexas OrganSharing Alliance:Life-Saving Work
Texas OrganSharing Alliance:Life-Saving Work Becky
HammonA Star of the Silver Stars
BeckyHammonA Star of the Silver Stars
2012 Guide toPrivate Schools
2012 Guide toPrivate Schools
SustainableGardening:More Than
a Trend
SustainableGardening:More Than
a Trend
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CONTENTSJULY/AUGUST//2012
Becky HammonA Star Among Stars
Photography Liz Garza Williams
COVER
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22 Growing Food in the BackyardMore urbanites are planting vegetables andfruit trees and loving the results
30 A Star Among StarsUnderestimated at first, Silver Stars’ guardBecky Hammon is now an Olympian
36 New Life for A Dominion CottageRenovation updates ’70s home
45 Eye CandySunglasses from fashion-forward to classics
57 Focus on FoodSummer Fruit Desserts
85 Women In BusinessGreat women behind the great doctors
116 Role ModelSharon Sanchez brings skill and passion to her job
at North Side Independent School District
118 ArtBeatAlamo City native Carmen Tafolla gets the “crown”
COLUMNS12 Editor’s Letter14 Contributors16 What’s New60 Dining62 Beauty & Fitness65 Health Matters90 Business Woman
Spotlight93 Wine95 Scene Around Town97 Mommy Matters122 Restaurants125 Weddings128 Women on the Move129 AstroForecast130 Looking Back
CALENDARS40 Fashion
120 Entertainment
126 Events
SPECIAL SECTIONS51 Shop SAShopping in San Antoniomade easy
www.sawoman.com
Features
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67 Texas OrganSharing Alliance
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99 2012 Guide toPrivate Schools
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W EDITOR
During summer’s warm days — and in San Antonio warm is a euphemism — one
of the glories of the season is the bounty of fresh fruits and vegetables, especially
when they come from one’s own garden.
Urban agriculture is on the rise, and in this issue of SAN ANTONIO WOMAN we
feature some of the practitioners of sustainable gardening. Even within the city limits
there are dedicated individuals who take pleasure in harvesting their own produce
every day. And, as suggested in Focus on Food, some of those fruits star in mouth-
watering desserts.
As the 2012 Olympiad approaches, we visit Becky Hammon of the San Antonio
Silver Stars, who will be playing basketball in the Olympics again this year. This rel-
atively petite player (she’s 5 feet 6 inches tall) has relied on her skill, brains and de-
termination to win a number of accolades, including being chosen among the Top 15
players in the WNBA’s 15-year history.
Summertime in San Antonio equals sunglasses, and Fashion highlights examples
ranging from fashion-forward to classic plus makeup trends to match.
We take you to a home in The Dominion that has been renovated from its ‘70s
beginnings and to Feast, a new restaurant in Southtown. There’s also an introduc-
tion to Carmen Tafolla, San Antonio’s first poet laureate, and a committed writer
and teacher.
In this issue you’ll meet Role Model Sharon Sanchez, who’s in charge of grant
writing in the North Side Independent School District, and three women who serve
physicians as their right-hand assistants in Women in Business. The Business
Women’s Spotlight falls on Caryn Hasslocher of T.A.S.T.E. Foods and Fresh Horizons
Creative Catering.
Beauty and Fitness reviews the importance of exercise as an anti-aging strategy,
and Health Matters reminds us of the relationship of diet and diabetes. Mommy Mat-
ters gives tips for building your child’s self-esteem.
Shopping has advice on keeping life colorful before the back-to-school blues take
hold, and Wine reviews light wines for summertime drinking. Revisit some of the
year’s most festive parties in Scene Around Town.
Two special sections are our annual Guide to San Antonio Area Private Schools
and a look at the life-saving work done by the Texas Organ Sharing Alliance. We also
invite you to visit our website, www.sawoman.com., and to be our friend on Face-
book. However you do it, please stay in touch.
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PUBLISHER J. Michael Gaffney
EDITORBeverly Purcell-Guerra
GRAPHIC DESIGN Kevin Herrera, Maria Jenicek, Jonathan Lee, Eric Weidner
SENIOR WRITERJasmina Wellinghoff
CONTRIBUTING WRITERSPaula Allen, Robyn Barnes, Ron Bechtol,Courtney Burkholder, Mary Anne Cole,Denise Easdon, Kelly A. Goff, Carole Miller, Anne Moore, Pat Mozersky,Lance K. Rodriguez, Janis Turk
COPY EDITORKathryn Cocke
FASHIONRobert Mitchell
PHOTOGRAPHY Liz Garza Williams, Al Rendon, Janet Rogers, Greg Harrison, Casey Howell, Jasmina Wellinghoff
DIRECTOR OFSALES & MARKETINGCedric D. Fisher
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT& MARKETINGJen EarhartSandy Levy
ADMINISTRATION& CUSTOMER SERVICENancy A. GaffneyJosephine Guzman
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W CONTRIBUTORS
"To be able to express myself in an
artistic and creative way and get paid
for it — I love my job!" says graphic de-
signer Maria Jenicek. Known around
the PixelWorks offices as MJ, Jenicek
enjoys the variety and pace that come
with designing for the publishing in-
dustry. She also enjoys the opportunity
to interact with interesting people from
all over San Antonio. For the past six
years her design work has been seen in
SAN ANTONIO WOMAN, AT HOME,
SOUTH TEXAS FITNESS and SAN AN-
TONIO MAN and on the Web. Before
coming to PixelWorks, Jenicek owned
her own design firm, working with cor-
porations, small-business owners and
fellow graphic designers across the
country on a variety of projects.
Contributors
An alumnus of the University of the In-
carnate Word's design program, Eric
Weidner works to develop and imple-
ment PixelWorks' online presence as
lead Web designer. His experience
ranges from print and Web design to
photography and motion graphics. His
focus is strengthening the company's
brand identity and multimedia outlets.
Living just outside Southtown in San
Antonio's sprawling downtown arts
community, he continues to push his
creativity after leaving the office. In his
free time, Eric works on a variety of
personal design projects with the goal
of building his portfolio. With a definite
passion for design and a penchant for
visually intriguing work, he fully com-
mits himself to his art. "I believe that
creativity is something we all have. It's
just like a muscle. The more we exercise
it, the stronger it becomes, and the
more we can use it," he says.
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LUXURY BOUTIQUE ÉILAN HOTEL RESORT & SPANOW OPEN
With more than 1,400 guests in attendance, the Tuscan-in-spired Éilan Hotel Resort & Spa held its grand opening in June.The 165-guestroom and suite hotel is part of Éilan, a 120-acremixed-use development that also contains high-end residences,retail and commercial space.
“We are excited to open Éilan Hotel Resort & Spa as a pre-mier destination for both international and domestic travelersas well as the residents of San Antonio,” says general managerEllen Seymore. Attractions include the restaurant Sustenio, fea-turing modern Southwestern cuisine by celebrity chef StephanPyles and executive chef David Gilbert.
To learn more, go to www.EilanHotel.com.
SUMMER JAZZ CONCERTS ON TAP AT LA CANTERA Artists Cindy Bradley, Steve Oliver and Vincent Ingala
will be featured during the third season of Smooth Jazz atthe Falls at the Shops at La Cantera. Concerts are scheduledfor Aug. 18 and 25 and Sept. 1 at 7:30 p.m. Presenting spon-sor is Belleza Apartments in the Cresta Bella community.
The concerts are free, so jazz fans are encouraged tocome early to reserve their spots. Chair placement beginsat 6:30 p.m. Guests may enjoy dining at the restaurants onsite or visiting the cash bar, which benefits the CulinariaFood & Wine Festival.
The stage is located at the end of Main Street in front ofZ’Tejas Southwestern Grill. For more information, go towww.theshopsatlacantera.com.
CULINARIA CELEBRATES RESTAURANT WEEKGet ready for a week of culinary adventure and explo-
ration during Restaurant Week, Aug. 18-25. You can enjoy aspecially priced three-course meal for $15 at lunch or $35 atdinner at many of the city’s finest establishments.
For a list of participating restaurants, go to culinariaSA.org.
SAINT MARY’S HALL GRADS OFFERED SCHOLARSHIPS
The Saint Mary’s Hall class of 2012 has been offered morethan $6.6 million in merit-based scholarships to more than 165colleges and universities.
The school’s 132nd commencement ceremony was held atTrinity University’s Laurie Auditorium honoring a total of 92students. Among the graduates is Zach Rouse, a finalist for aNational Merit Scholarship.
To learn more about Saint Mary’s Hall, contact the office ofadmission at (210) 483-9234.
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W UP FRONT
More urbanites are planting vegetables andfruit trees and loving the resultsBy JASMINA WELLINGHOFFPhotography by LIZ GARZA WILLIAMS
Backyardin theGrowing Food
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hough for most of us, “gardening” en-
tails little more than mowing the lawn,
a growing number of city dwellers are
putting their backyards to productive use.
These enterprising folks are turning parts of
their property into small agricultural plots
where they cultivate all sorts of wonderful edi-
bles, from tomatoes and peppers to fig, olive
and tangerine trees. And some have taken to
raising chickens as well.
The urban agriculture trend is growing all
over the country, and San Antonio is no excep-
tion. Motivations vary, but with a current em-
phasis on healthy eating, many people are
trying to avoid commercially produced crops
while reconnecting with the source of our food
and the regional nature of agriculture. It re-
quires work, some money and a little educa-
tion, but whether they have a private vegetable
patch or participate in a community effort, the
people interviewed for this story all agree that
gardening is a rewarding endeavor that brings
with it multiple benefits beyond fresh food.
A COOK’S PARADISE
One of the first things Linda and Tom Tri-
esch did after moving to their new house on
a quiet road north of 1604 was to establish a
vegetable garden. Terraced and fenced, it
now sits just a few yards from the kitchen
wall, luxuriating in abundant Texas sunlight.
Inside, an amazing variety of goodies awaits
the curious visitor, from green beans and cu-
cumbers twisting their vines over the fences,
to beds of tomatoes, okra, Japanese eggplant, squash, leeks,
peppers, Swiss chard and all kinds of herbs. A few young fruit
trees dot the grounds as well — plum, apricot and a pineapple
guava. A Bruce plum does well in the heat, explains Linda, who
is an experienced gardener but has not previously tried to grow
fruit trees. A lush row of feathery asparagus plants adorns an-
other part of the property.
A skillful cook and a dietitian by profession, Linda knows how
to use everything she grows. “Since I love to cook, it’s a perfect fit
for me, and I love sharing it with friends and family,” she says. “I
have a meat-and-potatoes kind of husband, but I always make at
least two different vegetables every night. Last night, I took egg-
plant and onions, seasoned them with several herbs, wrapped
everything up in foil and put it on the grill. So flavorful! These taste
so much better than store-bought; there’s no comparison. They
taste so good one could easily become a vegetarian.”
When her harvest is bountiful, she freezes, cans or pickles the
veggies to eat year-round. The only produce the Triesches buy
from the grocery store is lettuce (“difficult to grow”) and maybe
some berries.
Their brood enjoys the fruits of their labor. With six children and
10 grandkids, there is no shortage of enthusiastic guests. When the
young ones come, they cannot wait to pick whatever is ripe in the
garden. “I don’t have to take them to the zoo or anywhere — there
is so much entertainment for them right here,” notes Linda with a
chuckle. That entertainment also includes chickens, a donkey and
three longneck alpacas that share living quarters with the donkey.
Who needs a zoo?
For their now-adult children, the new property brings back
memories from their own childhood in Helotes, where Linda culti-
vated her first vegetable plot and fed the family as well as their
neighbors with its produce. “We are now creating memories for
our grandchildren,” she remarks.
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Linda Triesch grills vegetablesfrom her garden. She says home-grown produce tastes much betterthan store-bought.
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Both spouses worked hard this spring to get things going, with
Tom doing the heavy lifting by mixing soil components and in-
stalling the irrigation system, while Linda helped with the planting.
And both continue to care for their creation every day. It’s good
exercise, and “it’s so peaceful out there.” Tom, who runs a recycling
company in northwest San Antonio, brought home livestock feed-
ing troughs that they turned into elevated beds to make harvesting
easier on aging bodies. There’s still a lot to learn, Linda points out,
as each variety has its own planting schedule and care needs.
Everything is grown organically, requiring extra effort to protect
plants from pests.
As Linda takes me on a tour, we are first greeted by a couple of
large watermelons growing out of a tiny green patch just outside
the garden gate. That something so big and solid can materialize
out of a small green spot is a 3-D botany lesson. As we walk
around, basket in hand, I feel almost like Linda’s grandkids, excited
to spot a few cucumbers still lingering on the back-fence vine. “Oh,
look, here’s one!” I exclaim, reaching for it. “And here’s another
one!” Though the season for cucumbers has passed, we end up
collecting enough for a couple of generous salads.
As we go, she tells me a little about each bed while she prunes
and picks a few things. Ripening tomatoes (in mid-June) beckon
from several troughs. “Usually, you purchase young tomato plants
in mid-February,” she explains, “and put them in the ground by
March 15. If you are starting from seed, you have to do it earlier. I
like to let them ripen on the vine. They taste so much better.”
In mid-August, the Triesches will start their fall planting: broc-
coli, cauliflower, butternut squash, pumpkins and more. Linda ac-
knowledges that it will be a long time before they recoup the initial
investment that went into setting up their sophisticated garden,
but the benefits transcend monetary concerns. Clean, fresh food
and a sense of self-sufficiency are rewards enough. Healthy meals
with family and friends — priceless!
A B&B WITH HEALTH BENEFITS
While the Triesches created their little paradise far from the
city’s hustle and bustle, Joe and Anne Barfield established theirs
inside Loop 410, in the middle of a typical urban neighborhood.
Recessed from the street and somewhat hard to find, their Chicken
Paradise Bed & Breakfast (yes, it’s really called that) is an oasis of
calm and beauty that makes you feel like you are on vacation.
Though the couple have lived here since 1980 and reared their
children on the property, the place was not turned into a B&B
until 2005 after Joe retired from Southwest Research Institute.
There’s only one guest suite, but it’s pretty much occupied year-
round. On this particular morning they are between guests, so
Anne can take the time to chat with me on the patio overlooking
the flower-bedecked pool. She tells me a little about the visitors
that left the day before. They were two recently widowed sisters
who live far away from each other but decided to take a trip to-
gether. The hosts sensed that they needed a little extra pamper-
ing and gladly provided it. More typically, the place attracts
couples celebrating anniversaries and vacationing families. “We
are far busier that we originally intended to be, but we are happy
about it,” says Anne. “We have people 25 to 28 nights a month
and lots of repeat customers.”
Like other B&B establishments, the Barfields serve breakfast
but with a twist. Since Anne was diagnosed with celiac disease —
whose main trait is gluten intolerance — their menus are meticu-
lously gluten-free. Folks who suffer from the same condition love
the place, but the hosts are also willing to accommodate other di-
etary restrictions.
Much of the food that they serve comes from their own prop-
erty. Though they started with a modest single plot that they cul-
tivated only in the spring and summer, the Barfields now have a
greenhouse and three fenced gardens, one of which — their “secret
garden”— is located on a piece of land they bought behind the
neighbors’ house.
“We moved here from Colorado. We didn’t realize that you can
garden in the winter, too,” explains the Paradise’s mistress. But they
sure learned. The original patch is now an herb enclave, which can
also serve as a cozy spot for a mama peahen to lay and sit on her
eggs. The male peacock is trotting around nearby in the chicken
coop, where a single rooster and the egg-laying hens reside. That’s
where the breakfast eggs come from.
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Linda and Tom Triesch established a vegetable garden shortly aftermoving to their new house north of 1604. They've also planted fruit trees.
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Now that they know that winter can be a productive season,
too, the couple plant arugula, kale, watercress, spinach, fennel, let-
tuces, parsley, garlic and three kinds of onions during that time. In
the spring, it’s green beans, peppers and other veggies like the
ones growing in the Triesches’ garden, plus potatoes and sweet
potatoes. The charming little farm is also home to fig and olive
trees, vines, flowers, lawns and bushes of all kinds. There’s even a
tiny fishpond. It’s no wonder that Anne has little desire to ever
leave home.
When the Barfields have questions about soil or the best way
to shield specific plants from bugs, they consult Bob Webster, who
runs the Shades of Green Nursery nearby. “It’s like child rearing,”
notes Anne. “Every 10 years they come up with new ideas on how
best to handle this or that gardening problem. Fortunately, Bob is
very generous with his vast knowledge.” But they have also gotten
ideas from their travels in Italy and France, where they love to look
at gardens and local markets. The
grapevine covering part of the original gar-
den’s side and top fencing was inspired by
similar arrangements they saw in Italy. It
provides shade for species that need it and
it looks … well, yummy!
Chicken Paradise as a whole looks so
inviting that it occasionally serves as a wed-
ding venue for both family members and
outsiders. The owners’ daughter tied the
knot under the olive trees, and their 14-year-
old granddaughter has already told them
that they can’t sell or move until she grows
up and gets married in the same spot.
They have no intention of doing so any-
how. “The more you learn about commer-
cial farming, the more you appreciate
having organically grown produce,” says
Anne. “But it’s also a great pleasure to go
out and see what needs to be harvested
and then cooking something out of it with
the other things you have in the house.
What we don’t grow we buy at farmers’
markets.” Most Chicken Paradise guests
like the idea of eating pesticide-free foods.
“This is like coming to grandma’s house,”
says the proprietress. Because it produces
and uses locally grown products, the
Barfields’ operation has been recognized
by the “Go Texan” program of the Texas
Department of Agriculture.
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Anne and Joe Barfield grow foodon three fenced gardens andserve it to guests at their ChickenParadise Bed & Breakfast insideLoop 410.
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When I remark that she and Joe have combined
business, pleasure, green space and health concerns
in a particularly harmonious way, Anne readily agrees.
Though they are not in it for the money, the business
provides enough revenue to keep the entire com-
pound going, and everyone enjoys the natural envi-
ronment and the fresh food.
So can she give some advice to a rookie gardener?
She hesitates a bit before listing a few basics: “Talk to
experienced neighbors or local nursery owners to
learn about the soil in your area and what grows best
there. Read a little. You’ll have to prepare planting
beds; you can’t just stick things in the dirt. Also learn
about what needs sun and what needs shade. It’s also
a good idea to make the beds fairly narrow so you can
reach across from either side. Then you have to know
what to plant, depending on the season.”
A COMMUNITY EFFORT
For those who are not inclined or cannot afford
to set up their own garden, the Green Spaces Al-
liance of South Texas can help. Founded in 1998 as
the Bexar Land Trust, GSA is a nonprofit dedicated
to “sustaining our natural environment and enhanc-
ing urban spaces through land conservation, com-
munity engagement and education.”
One way the organization realizes its goals is by
working with landowners to preserve land over the
aquifer, but it also fosters the creation and mainte-
nance of green spaces within the city by encouraging
citizens to plant and care for vegetable gardens. “We
want to help people connect with the natural world,
and the community gardens are a good way to accomplish
that,” says Angela Hartsell, who manages the garden initiative
for GSA. “Gardening is also good for both your physical and
mental health. Just exposure to green spaces brings benefits.
When you combine that with more nutritious food and the in-
tergenerational nature of the activity, it all creates a happier
scene in San Antonio.” There are currently 34 such gardens all
across this city.
One example is the Jefferson Community Garden, which sits
on a piece of land belonging to a Methodist church. GSA ne-
gotiates deals with property owners that are usually either pri-
vate nonprofit entities or public institutions such as libraries,
parks, churches or community service agencies. GSA also pro-
vides the initial materials needed to get things off the ground
and stays “very involved” with all kinds of support. “We are here
to help,” says Hartsell, “to make sure they use regionally appro-
priate techniques, and we have workshops on various topics
throughout the year.”
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These fresh figs and leafy greens are from Anneand Joe Barfield's gardens.
Angela Hartsell manages the garden initiativefor the Green Spaces Alliance of South Texas.The group encourages citizens to plant andcare for vegetable gardens.
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All that assistance is what made it possible for Sherilyn
Strickland to become a volunteer gardener and the steward for
the Jefferson area lot. “As soon as I moved into the neighbor-
hood, I knew I wanted to garden, but I realized it was going to
be expensive to get the soil, dig, compost, get the plants and
the whole nine yards,” says the vivacious Strickland, who is a
software license buyer for the Nature Conservancy by day. “My
sister kept telling me to check into the community garden op-
tion, so I found GSA and called them.” They told her that there
was one just around the corner from her house. She lost no time
getting involved despite a fractured toe that was immobilized
by a special boot. “I put a bag over my boot and went for it. I
was so excited to be here,” she recalls.
“Here” is, of course, the garden where Strickland and two fel-
low volunteers, Bert Clayton and Jim Clink, are spending a late
summer afternoon telling me about their enterprise. There are
seven neighbors tending this plot, while others help with special
projects like planting fruit trees. Twelve of those have recently
been planted, including figs, two kinds of pears, two kinds of
tangerines, a soft-seed pomegranate and more. While the space
is divided into individual and communal plots, Strickland and
Clink are more than willing to work in all of them and share the
harvest with all. “I love to have my hands in the dirt and be re-
minded of the natural cycle of things,” observes Strickland.
“There aren’t many places where you can experience that.” On
her own little parcel, she grows squash, eggplant, Swiss chard,
tomatoes and zinnias right now.
With no fences or netting to prevent critters from sharing
their bounty, the gardeners must pick the veggies just before
they ripen. As for bugs, Strickland opens her arms to indicate
inclusiveness and says, “You have to plant enough for both you
and the bugs.” Both she and Clink say they get more than
enough produce to satisfy their needs. What’s more, none of
them has had to spend much money, and the church has not
been charging them for the water they use.
There is also another benefit that they have come to appre-
ciate. Neighbors who live in the immediate vicinity and passers-
by are increasingly offering to help with a variety of tasks, from
watering and hauling materials to designing a shade structure.
“It brings people together,” says the obviously pleased Strick-
land. “This is what a community garden is all about.”
Clink, who has been rather quiet during this conversation,
adds, “None of us could afford to have this much land available
for such a big garden. Sure, it’s a hobby for us, but it’s a pro-
ductive hobby.”
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the featured gardeners.
Sherilyn Strickland and Jim Clink cultivate the Jefferson Community Garden with five other volunteer gardeners. “It brings peo-ple together,” says Strickland, as other neighbors discover the vegetable and fruit oasis and offer to help.
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W PROFILE
31july/august 2012 |
Then it’s back to the arena for more photographs, both
by herself and with fellow star player Sophia Young. Ham-
mon is a good sport through it all, smiling, clowning a bit
and jumping gracefully when the photographer asks her to,
while making a few light comments here and there. It’s all
part of the job that she has gotten used to it after 14 years
as a professional basketball player.
“This is a fun day for us,” she tells us during a break.
“We do it for the fans and the media. Each new season
starts with new energy and excitement and new chal-
lenges. I love challenges. If you are a professional athlete,
you love challenges.”
One such challenge this summer is getting the new
players integrated into the team, especially the rookies
who are still in their early 20s. “One of the rookies is the
same age as my nephew,” says Hammon, who is 35. “We
have a lot of work to do; we still have to develop team
chemistry, and chemistry is something you can’t force. It
takes time. It will come eventually.”
As one of the Silver Stars’ leaders, she will try her best
to build that team spirit because basketball playing — and
winning — is all about collective strength, not individual
success. “I have seen teams with a lot of talent not win
games because their foundation has cracks, which start
with the individual. You have to learn what it means to be
a good teammate, to encourage others, to be a giver,”
notes Hammon.
Hammon has been a giver since she joined the Silver
Stars in 2007. That very first season she brought higher vis-
ibility to the team by scoring an average of 18.8 ppg (points
per game) coupled with an average of 5.0 apg (assists per
game). For her outstanding performance, she was show-
ered with honors, including WNBA First Team honors and
the league’s Peak Performer designation for the highest as-
sist average. In her second season here, she helped the Sil-
ver Stars achieve their best WNBA record of 24-10, which
also led to their first participation in the WNBA finals.
And she continues to shine. A six-time All-Star, Ham-
mon again led her team in scoring in 2011 and topped it all
by being selected as one of the Top 15 players in the
WNBA’s 15-year-history. The latter is an honor bestowed
by fans, media and basketball professionals on the select
few who excel in athletic performance, overall sportsman-
ship, leadership and community service.
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Underestimated at first, Silver Stars’ guardBecky Hammon is now an Olympian
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF Photography by LIZ GARZA WILLIAMS
STARSA STAR AMONG
t the San Antonio Silver Stars’ “media day” at the AT&T Center, just a few days before
the start of the 2012 season, guard Becky Hammon is pretty much the center of at-
tention. Though the event is open to outside media, it is mainly an opportunity for
the team to shoot publicity photos, record brief interviews with the players and produce a va-
riety of PSA videos to be used later as needed.
Hammon spends a good chunk of time recording the latter, patiently reading from a
teleprompter a variety of messages, from acknowledgments of sponsors and a breast cancer
awareness promo to holiday greetings, information about tickets and an almost poetically
phrased message about the WNBA that starts with “We are professionals who play with pas-
sion, the best in the world at what we do. We are the children of Title IX; we are Team USA and
Olympians of many nations, playing for America’s hometown …”
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These accomplishments are all the more
remarkable given that Hammon is only 5 feet
6 inches tall, practically petite by basketball
standards. She says she has always had to
outsmart her competition because she could-
n’t compete in sheer strength and speed. “I do
wonder why God did not give me a few more
inches, but He has given me drive and a good
work ethic and strong hands,” she says, wav-
ing her hands. “I have had to rely on my brain.
I am going against bigger and faster people,
elite athletes, so I had to become a student of
the game and be creative.”
Thanks to brains and determination, in
2008 she also realized every athlete’s dream to
play in the Olympics even if she had to do it by
getting Russian citizenship and joining the
Russian national team. She’ll play with the Rus-
sians again this summer at the 2012 Olympiad
in London.
UNDERESTIMATED BUT TRIUMPHANT
A native of Rapid City, S.D., Hammon grew
up in a sports-oriented family that spent Sun-
days going to church and playing basketball
and softball. As a little girl, she would sneak
up on the court and start shooting. “I was so
good at it, people thought I was a boy even
though I had long hair,” she recalls.
There was no WNBA back then, and her
only prospect was to play for a college team,
but that did not deter her. As a high school sen-
ior, she was voted South Dakota Player of the
Year, and her good looks probably helped se-
cure the title of South Dakota Miss Basketball
the previous year. Then it was on to Colorado
State, where she set all sorts of records, includ-
ing the school’s first All-American women’s
player. In 2004, Hammon was also inducted
into the university’s Sports Hall of Fame.
Despite her obvious talent, however,
throughout her early career Hammon had to
prove herself again and again. Her height and
the relative obscurity of the schools she at-
tended did not make her anybody’s first
choice. She “was not heavily recruited” by col-
leges, and four years later, after graduation
and a stellar college record, no pro team
drafted her at first. Doubt started to creep in.
In 1999, the league assigned her to the New
York Liberty, where she spent grueling days
being tested by her heavyweight colleagues.
They had no intention of keeping her, she says,
but the gutsy, driven young pro eventually
won everyone over, made the team and stayed
there for eight solid years.
Still, USA Basketball failed to invite her to
try out for the U.S. Olympic team in 2008. “In
2007 I probably had my best year ever, was an
All-Star, and I couldn’t understand why I wasn’t
even considered for the national team,” she ex-
plains. “The Russians gave me an opportunity.
I could sit on my couch and watch it all on TV,
or I could participate. I chose to participate.
People made a fuss about it because it was the
Russian team, but it’s done all the time. There
are other American girls playing for other
countries.” The fuss has largely died down, but
she still gets questions like, “What would you
do if Russia is playing against the U.S. for that
final trophy and you are in the position to take
the decisive last shot?” Her answer is straight-
forward and logical: “I would never wear (the
Russian team’s) uniform if I had no intention to
win. I’ll definitely take that shot.” Off season,
Hammon also plays for Spartak, a Russian
team based in Vidnoje, near Moscow, that has
won multiple EuroLeague championships.
Wth her busy schedule that keeps her on
the road for months at the time, it’s no wonder
that she cherishes time at home when she can
retreat to the “sanctuary” of her backyard to
read, think and enjoy the peace. She loves San
Antonio and bought a house her first year here,
something she had never done in New York.
When we bring up the subject of personal re-
lationships and children, Hammon notes that
she is married to her work at present. As for
kids, sometimes she thinks she wants them
and other times not. Although there are many
mothers in the WNBA, she realistically esti-
mates that she couldn’t take time off to have a
child at this point without terminating her ca-
reer. And she isn’t ready for that yet. The little-
girl-that-could has become a star who intends
to enjoy her favorite game a few more years.
Before we part, we offer her a chance to
send a message to our readers. And she does:
“It’s important for women to support women’s
sports. Mothers, aunts, grandmothers, come
and bring your daughters and granddaugh-
ters to see women who have made it as pro-
fessionals in this field. There’s more to be
done, but it can’t be done if we don’t support
each other. And it’s entertaining, too!”
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Becky Hammon, who joined the SilverStars in 2007, brought visibility to theteam and in her second season helpedthem achieve their best WNBA recordand first participation in the WNBAfinals. This summer she will playbasketball in the Olympics.
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By ROBYN BARNES Photography AL RENDON
Renovation updates’70s home
ome houses, like runway models, are blessed with good
bones. No matter how you dress them, their basic struc-
ture makes them stand out in a crowd.
There is a home in the Dominion Cottage Estates that
is a perfect example of good bone structure. Designed by a Califor-
nia architect and built in 1976, the home was originally a vacation
residence. While it was elegant and beautifully decorated, it needed
updating by the time it was purchased by the second owner.
The couple that purchased the home lived there several years
before deciding to renovate. “We downscaled when we moved to
this house,” the owner says. “At the time, our two children were
nearly launched into college, and we thought this would be a good
size for us. What we didn’t realize was that eventually we’d have
four grandchildren and extended family dropping by.” Suddenly the
house that had seemed the right size was not as accommodating
as they’d thought.
MODERN MAKEOVER
“I love to cook, and the kitchen just wasn’t meeting my needs,”
she says. “I couldn’t easily reach pots and pans, and there wasn’t
enough space for my china and silver collection. When we enter-
tained, everyone tried to gather in the kitchen, and that didn’t work.
We needed something with more room and a better flow.”
The couple also wanted more display space for their antique
clock collection and items they’d acquired during their travels
around the world. The bathrooms were showing a bit of wear, and
draperies needed replacing.
“I told my husband I wanted to remodel the house. I had a plan
in mind. I also told him we needed to move out to accomplish the
renovation — he wasn’t too happy about that,” she chuckles.
They packed up and moved, renting a house nearby. For six
months, she went to the job site nearly every day to supervise the
construction. “I’ve had a lot of experience building and designing
homes and I’m very hands-on,” she says. “When I take on a project,
I’m there every day until the work is done.”
She’s quick to credit the San Antonio vendors with the beautiful
results: “The general contractor was RDH Home Improvement Spe-
cialists. Morrison Supply Company, Ross Electric, Materials Market-
ing, Diseno Stone, Made in the Shade Window and Blind Company
and Cabinetry Designs were excellent. We also worked with Allen
and Allen and Floor and Decor. I’d recommend them to anyone
needing this kind of work.”
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By the time the job was over, several rooms had been gutted.
The windows and flooring were all replaced and the house re-
painted. “This turned out to be a very big job,” the homeowner says.
“There are no straight lines in this house; all the walls have some
kind of curve to them. All the walls have bullnose corners. Many of
the windows have seamless joints. We had to rewire much of the
home to handle the recessed lighting we installed. All these details
add up to quality construction, but they take time and craftsman-
ship to accomplish.”
Built in 1976, this home in the Dominion Cottage Estates has under-gone a thorough makeover. The six-month project required the home-owners to move out of the house, but they are pleased with the results.The double-leaded glass front doors bear the glassmaker's tiny signa-ture etched at the bottom.
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EXPERT WORK EVIDENT
The expert work is evident in the entry
hall, where the gleaming front doors are ac-
cented by double-leaded glass with the
glassmaker’s tiny signature etched at the
bottom. Overhead, the white oak planked
ceiling soars to a height of 36 feet.
The entry hall is the hub of the house,
which is designed for great traffic flow. From
the entry, one can access the upstairs bed-
rooms, the kitchen, the living room and the
master suite. It’s an efficient design for a
house of more than 4,000 square feet.
The back wall of the living room com-
prises huge windows that look out over the
covered patio and into the landscaped
greenbelt. Natural light spills into the room
from all directions. Custom shelving along-
side the fireplace displays the homeowner’s
father’s antique clocks; other mementos are
placed on the hearth.
Dinner in the round is de rigueur here be-
cause of the circular Lucite dining room
table, signed and numbered at its base. Red
leather chairs provide comfortable seating.
The chandelier over the table is custom-
made to accommodate the shape of the
table and the stepped ceiling.
The sideboard is an antique shop discov-
ery that she stripped and refinished, topping
it with a green marble slab. The clock is a
piece from her father’s collection; the Chi-
nese figurines are souvenirs from a trip to
the Orient.
The dining room opens onto the kitchen,
the biggest part of the home’s renovation.
“I was like a gerbil in this kitchen before
the remodel,” she says. “The island was in
the wrong place, and I had to dart this way
and that to get anything done in here. It
was awful!
“We raised the ceiling to 10 feet and re-
placed all the cabinetry with Wood-Mode
cabinets, working with Cabinetry Designs,”
she continues. “We relocated the island and
installed a 10-foot granite countertop and
used marble on the other counters.”
Other attractive alterations include the
stonework that serves as a backsplash over
the six-burner range. Each piece is unique
and baked to give it a glossy sheen. The
backsplash across the room is of mosaic
tiles that repeat these colors, with an added
mother-of-pearl finish. A water spout over
the range makes filling pasta pots a breeze,
and the foldout pantry packs away lots of
canned and dry goods. All the appliances
are from Miele, and the sinks are by Kohler.
The recessed lighting is adjusted using dim-
mers located at both sides of the room.
Windows in the living room lookout over the patio and the land-scaped greenbelt. Shelving besidethe fireplace displays antiqueclocks, and other mementos areplaced on the hearth.
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The breakfast nook at the end of the
kitchen has spectacular views of the
green belt and the manicured lawn of the
vacant lot next door. Sliding doors open
onto the patio.
ROOM FOR GENERATIONS OF CHINA
Before the renovation, there was an
awkward closet/laundry room behind the
breakfast area. The contractor gutted the
space to the fir-down, creating a spacious
laundry room and butler’s pantry. A large
window over the utility sink lets in lots of
natural light, and there’s plenty of counter
space for folding clothes. The mosaic
backsplash over the counter reproduces a
quilt motif.
The butler’s pantry is a delight. The
ceiling-height cabinetry is custom-made,
with slide-out drawers sized for platters,
plates and other serving pieces. Special
drawers hold the family silver, and there’s
shelving for family heirlooms, crystal and a
silver service.
“This Wood-Mode cabinetry is very spe-
cial to me,” says the homeowner. “I have
three generations of china and silver that
have been hidden away in boxes for years.
Now I have storage for it, and there are even
a few empty drawers left over!”
A short hallway from the kitchen leads
to the two-car garage. The surprise here is
that the floor is fully tiled — not a bit of con-
crete is in sight. Just beyond the garage is
a small guest suite done in lime green, pink
and white. The cozy room has a perfect
view of another patio. The custom light fix-
ture is of mother-of-pearl.
XXXXXXXThe kitchen was completely renovated formore storage space and better flow. Thedining room houses a circular Lucitetable signed and numbered at its base,red leather chairs and a custom-madechandelier. The sideboard is an antiqueshop discovery.
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The guest suite bath was gutted to the
studs. “When we first moved into this house,
every bathroom had a shower and no tub.
We installed a tub in this bath, repainted the
cabinetry and installed black marble coun-
ters. We also changed the lighting and added
tile design for interest,” says the owner.
SPARKLING POWDER ROOM
Not every homeowner lists the powder
room as a favorite hangout, but this case is
an exception. “This room is a jewel,” she says.
It’s easy to see why. Natural light filters
from the large skylight at one end of the
room. Colorful modern art with gold tones
resembles a broken clamshell. A tall art niche
accents the black toilet at the other end of
the narrow room. The wallpaper border fea-
tures playful leopard cubs. The mirror over
the sink was removed to bevel the edges for
a more finished look. The light switches with
their faux diamonds provide a bit of bling.
“I wanted a lacquer look on the walls and
the cabinets in here, and I’m pleased with the
total result,” she says. “It’s such a fun room
to look at.”
The spacious master suite’s 24-foot ceil-
ing is the perfect foil for the king-sized up-
holstered sleigh bed. At 5-and-a-half feet in
height, the headboard is almost taller than
the homeowners! The bedclothes are of
Champagne-colored silk, with jeweled and
tasseled accent pillows strategically placed.
A large television armoire by Platt is lo-
cated across from the bed. Chinese water-
colors and contemporary art set an eclectic
tone. Unique lamps sit on the bedside tables;
the use of unusual lamps is one of the home-
owner’s favorite decorating techniques.
A 6-foot glass curio cabinet stores her
paperweight collection. She’s collected them
for years. A sculpture from the Vatican is also
a prized artwork. Other shelves hold Lladro
porcelain figurines.
Across the room and up three steps is a
cozy sitting area with two overstuffed chairs
and a small television cabinet. Above the
cabinet is a painting of a leopard in repose.
When natural lighting from the windows is
unavailable, the homeowner employs the
beautiful chandelier.
HIS AND HERS DRESSING ROOMS
The large his and hers master bath is
done in shades of seafoam blue. The black
tiled floor has flecks of color that match the
wall color. “This room had an awful sunken
tub and an unattractive shower,” the owner
says. “We tore out the tub, filled in the hole
and installed an air tub and gas fireplace. I
pulled out the two glass shower walls and
had them etched with a sea scene, and the
other walls received a new tile treatment.“
The mirrors over both of the white marble
vanities feature beveled edges. His and hers
walk-in closets have various kinds of built-in
shelving to accommodate shoes, shirts and
other clothing items. “The closets are large
enough to be called dressing rooms,” she
says. “I find them very handy because we
don’t get in each other’s way when we’re
getting ready to go somewhere. He’s got his
space, and I’ve got mine; it’s very functional.”
Upstairs are two large bedrooms and a
landing arranged as a home office. The bed-
rooms are both large enough for king-size
beds and have excellent views. The second
bedroom, which opens onto a balcony, has
an amazing conical planked ceiling.
“I’m really pleased with the renovation’s
results,” the homeowner says. “It was a lot of
work to execute my vision, but it was worth
every bit of blood, sweat and tears we put
into it. Would I do it again?” she muses.
“Maybe on another house. But no time soon.
I want to enjoy what I’ve done here. Besides,
my husband doesn’t want to move again.”
The powder room is one of theowner's favorite hangouts. Her ob-jective here was a lacquered lookon the walls and cabinets. In themaster suite, the king-sized uphol-stered sleigh bed is over 5 feet tall,with Champagne silk bedclothesand jeweled and tasseled pillowsfor decoration. A cozy sitting areanearby provides overstuffed chairsand a television cabinet.
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Summer is really now getting in high gear, but
already the kids have the back-to-school blues.
These days, the school year seems to come
around earlier and earlier on the calendar. Gone
are the years when Labor Day marked the beginning
of the fall term and the end of a long and languid summer vacation.
Even parents get a little sad by late July when they realize they didn’t
have time to take that family vacation they’d hoped to or time to do all the
things they’d planned with the kids this summer. Some parents get the
blues thinking about how quickly time is passing and how soon their “ba-
bies” will leave the nest. Some kids get bored and blue when they tire of
computer games, yet it’s too hot to play outside.
So what can you do when the July-August blahs bring you down and
the hot summer weekdays are already starting to feel like “dog days”? Bat-
tle those blues by infusing a little color into your life. Look for ways to
brighten the remainder of your summer, and chase those blues away.
Women and children first
Sure, we women have been operating in a colorful mode since spring,
when we traded our pastel-colored frocks for bright sundresses, strappy san-
dals, oversized sunglasses, cute pool totes and big bags. We hit the great Me-
morial Day sales and got new swimsuits for the kids. But did we update their
wardrobes when we were working on our own? If not, it’s not too late to give
their closets a boost.
You can make a kid’s day by getting him new swim trunks, bright beach
towels, a new sand pail and some new sandals or sneakers. What’s really
“in” this summer for kids of all ages? Lightweight poplin cotton fisherman
shirts and shorts in bright beachy colors, like the oh-so-blue White Cap
color available in the Bonehead shirt from Columbia Sportswear.
You can find these uber-popular shirts at stores all over San Antonio,
from Academy to Whole Earth and more. Kids are wearing them from the
pool to restaurants to the beach and even church — they’re neat and clean-
cut looking and keep wearers cool in the summer sun. The neat thing about
this style is that dad also looks good in these shirts and will also find them
comfortable, so you can also rev up dad’s colorful summer wardrobe and
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let the kids have matching shirts in
styles they all will love … which
brings us to dad.
Father knows best
Even dads (and moms) who
work in air-conditioned offices all
day can get the late-summer blues
when they realize there are just not
enough weekends left in the sum-
mer. Men want to make the most
out of their “It’s five o’clock some-
where” moments by relaxing and
having fun. And since a lot of men don’t equate shopping with
fun, it’s nice if the women in their lives can make it simpler
sometimes by bringing them a new golf shirt or two, noticing
they need new khaki shorts or helping restock their wardrobes
with summer colors. A lot of guys don’t know the difference be-
tween wool trousers and Dockers, as hard as that is to believe,
and aren’t sure what to wear, when. My husband will often pull
out his “dress pants” to go to church, and then he’ll sweat all
the way there because they’re made of gabardine. That’s when
I know it’s time to visit Mr. Satel or other local men’s clothiers.
Even the chain stores like Men’s Wearhouse and Jos. A. Bank
can help, not to mention Target and Academy.
It’s also a good time of year to get granddad a new cool
summer guayabera shirt from Penner’s downtown, as he’s
probably worn his old one to threads by now.
Color my world
Don’t just brighten your family’s clothing; bring color into
the house as well.
Many of San Antonio’s finest high-price-point homes have
a bright, high-ceiling, open Mediterranean motif to the archi-
tecture — a look that is supposed to be light and airy, like
coastal homes in Spain or Italy. So it always surprises me
when I see homeowners fill their houses with Old World
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Spanish wrought iron chandeliers and sconces, heavy brown
draperies, tobacco-colored walls, huge dark stained wooden
doors and then layers of earth-tone-colored furnishings,
draperies and accessories. Why make your big bright home
look cave-like and depressing?
Perhaps those folks have never been to the real Mediter-
ranean, where everything is light, airy and full of color — not
just dark wine and chocolate colors, but greens and blues and
whites and pinks — coastal living colors that reflect the differ-
ent hues of the sea and sunset. So if your house is feeling
heavy and ornate and over-the-top instead of open and light
and classic, perhaps it’s time to rethink your color scheme. And
if you can’t change major pieces of furniture like your couch,
update the neutrally colored pieces (chairs, sofas, ottomans)
with splashes of color from pillows, throws and even a touch
of paint. Lighten your home’s look, and you’ll be surprised how
quickly things go from dull to cheery.
Perhaps you could paint your kitchen a creamy light yellow
or a subtle orange Mexican melon color. Perhaps a light mint
green would make the bedroom or powder room pop. The nice
thing about bringing color into the home in summer is that it
not only matches the current season, but it helps make the
house welcoming and cheery during the fall and winter
months, when the
world outside can be
overcast and grey.
Living out loud ...
outside!
While bringing
color into your
home, don’t forget
to let it spill over
into your outdoor
spaces, as well.
Whether you add
color with a bunch
of pretty fuchsia
bougainvilleas or
with crepe myrtle
bushes, or you
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just put a big cobalt blue pottery pitcher or lemonade on a table
on the back porch, you’re announcing to the world (or at least
the backyard!) that you’re ready for summer.
Updating weather-worn patio furniture cushions,
cleaning old moldy awnings and wind-torn um-
brella shades and hanging up a big
green fern or two — these are all
ways you can liven up the summer
look without spending a bundle.
Another way to summerize
your outdoor spaces is to
bring in music: No, don’t
blast the neighbors
with rap in the morn-
ing. Why not try a little
soft samba music on the
patio at night, or mix a
fruity pineapple drink in the
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blender outside while a little
light reggae plays from your
iPod? Big docking station
speakers are really affordable
— we found a fantastic one at
CVS for less than $70, and it
fills the garden with jazz
whenever the mood hits us.
Playing a little Jimmy Buffett
while your husband barbe-
cues dinner on the grill can
make the whole family want
to gather outside together,
enjoying the summer fun.
Face and embrace the school bell
Now that you’ve put a punch of color back into your sum-
mer, you’re going to have to face the school bell soon, so you
might as well gear up for it. One way to make that experience
a lot less depressing for kids is to remind them that with a
new school year come new friends — and
new fashions. Surely “tweens” and
teenaged kids will like
that, especially if it means
the girls can shop for new
school clothes, shoes, belts,
bangles, beads and bags and
the boys can get new sneak-
ers, jeans and backpacks.
Don’t forget most county
fairs will be coming up in the
fall, so it might be a good
time to buy boots and West-
ern wear while the sales are
still summertime hot — that
way you’ll all be ready by Oc-
tober to go to a fair and by Feb-
ruary, for the Stock Show & Rodeo. That
all sounds far away, right? Well, if things are on
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here’s a moment in the life of a sum-
mer fruit when its color is vibrant, its
perfume is intoxicating, and its exuber-
ant juices threaten to burst forth. At that mo-
ment, whether it be a peach or a plum, a
nectarine or an apricot, the fruit requires no in-
tervention. It‘s sublime, just eaten out of hand.
When fruit is at its very best, there‘s nothing
easier than serving a platter of cheeses, fruits
and roasted nuts to follow a lazy summer meal.
Or simply serve the fruit in a pretty bowl.
But taken just a step or two further, sweet
indulgences made with summer fruits are light
and appealing, just the right ending to a meal
on hot summer nights. These desserts take al-
most no time to prepare and require little more
than a scoop of ice cream or a dollop of lightly
sweetened whipped cream or creme fraiche to
make them festive.
Prepare this melange of fresh berries,
adapted from a recipe from French chef Jacques
Pepin: In a bowl, mix 12 ounces of your favorite
seedless raspberry jam with a couple of table-
spoons of lemon juice. Stack a few mint leaves,
roll them into a log and slice into thin slivers
TAt Cypress Grille in Boerne, executive chef Tom Stevens tells us that his talented pas-try chef, Paul Thompson, developed this clever play on the classic upside down cakethat’s perfect for Texas peach season. It includes fresh pineapple as well. Thesemouth-watering individual cakes made in 4-inch muffin pans are garnished withpineapple chips, easily made in the oven.
Cypress Grille Peach and Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Peach and Pineapple: 1/4 pound butterTrimmed half fresh pineapple, chopped1 1/2 cups fresh peeled peaches 1 cup brown sugar1 vanilla bean, split down the centerwith a sharp knife
1/4 cup spiced rum3 tablespoons cornstarch, mixed with2 tablespoons water to make a slurry
Pineapple Chips:1 cup sugar1 cup waterThin slices of pineapple
Cake: 1/3 cup butter1 cup sugar1 egg1/2 teaspoon lemon zest1/2 teaspoon orange zest1 1/3 cups flour1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder1/2 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon ground ginger3/4 cup milk
Garnish:Dollops of fresh creamMaraschino cherries
Peach mixture: Place butter in a pan and melt over high heat; add pineapple andcaramelize, then add peaches, sugar and vanilla bean. Cook until pineapple is al dente, addrum and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes, then add the slurry. Bring to a boil, then remove fromheat. Cool slightly, remove vanilla bean, then coarsely chop in food processor. Set aside.
Pineapple chips: Bring sugar and water to boil; remove from heat. Drop 1 slice at atime into hot sugar syrup until it starts to turn translucent. The thinner the slices, the fasterthis will happen. Place on baking sheet and dry in 125°F. oven until crisp.
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(called chiffonade); add them to the bowl. Add (sturdy) blueberries and
sliced strawberries, and toss together. At the last minute, gently stir in the
more delicate raspberries and blackberries. Serve the berries with slices
of pound cake or tuck them into short cakes and top with whipped cream.
Or you might enjoy a Berry Gratin, a dessert you can whip up in min-
utes. Mix together 3 cups mascarpone cheese with 1/4 cup sour cream, 1
egg, and about 1/4 cup white sugar. Place 3 pints total of assorted berries
(raspberries, strawberries, blueberries or blackberries) in a shallow oven-
proof baking dish. Spoon the cheese mixture over top and sprinnkle 1/3
cup dark brown sugar over all. Broil for 3 to 5 minutes, just until the brown
sugar begins to bubble. Serve warm or at room temperature.
But let’s face it — capturing that moment of exquisite ripeness can
be a challenge. Much of the fruit we find is less than ripe and in need of
a helping hand. Or else, before we turn around, that fleeting moment of
perfection is gone — the fruit is a bit over the hill, a touch too soft, and
its juices are beginning to ooze and weep. The good news is, in either
case, the cook can remedy the situation.
Underripe fruits can reach new heights when baked into a pie or a
cobbler. A little sugar and the application of heat heighten the flavor and
save the day. Overripe fruits are an asset when baked into an easy British
summer pudding, the juices deliciously staining slices of cushiony brioche.
Then there are all those variations of what we think of as all-American
summer fruit desserts — the cobblers and crisps, crumbles and slumps,
fools and buckles and Brown Betty, all baked under a sweet cover of pas-
try crust, biscuit or crumb, until bubbly and golden brown. Actually, most
are the result of improvisations of early English settlers, who brought
along their favorite recipes, such as English steamed puddings, and
adapted the recipes as best they could with local ingredients.
A biscuit topping is perfect with fruits that produce lots of juice, such
as berries. Crisps made with oatmeal and flour, nuts and butter are su-
perb over fresh peaches or nectarines and apples too. But there are no
strict rules. One of my favorite cobblers is made with rhubarb and straw-
berries and topped with a biscuit topping that includes cornmeal. Crum-
bles sport streusel toppings of softened butter mixed with brown sugar,
flour, a pinch of salt and nuts such as pecans or walnuts, strewn over the
fruit filling.
Choose your favorite fruit, or mix two or three together. Rhubarb and
strawberries, nectarines with plums, or a combination of berries are al-
ways appealing. You might even try bananas with mangoes with a bit of
finely grated crystallized ginger. Add a couple of tablespoons of corn-
starch or flour to help thicken up the juices, along with a bit of vanilla. If
the fruit is very ripe, you can cut back on the sugar in the filling.
Our local chefs are in heaven when the ripe and juicy summer fruits
arrive, and their own creative juices start flowing.
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Cake: Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray 4-inch nonstick muffin pan withcanola spray; set aside. Cream the butter and the sugar, scraping downthe sides, add the egg and zests. Combine the flour, baking powder, saltand ginger, then alternate the sifted dry ingredients with the milk; mixuntil smooth. Fill the bottoms of each muffin pan with 3 tablespoons ofpineapple peach mix, then top 3/4 of the way with cake mix. Bake for12-15 minutes until done. Check with toothpick. Allow the cakes to coolbefore popping them out. Garnish each with a dollop of fresh cream, 1maraschino cherry, remaining pineapple peach mix, and a dry pineap-ple chip.
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At Anne Marie‘s Carriage House, chef Robert Monroe preparesthis ambrosial summery version of his Orchard Bread Puddingusing an assortment of fresh fruits that he macerates (soaks)in marsala wine-spiked liquid. This large recipe can easily behalved if preferred.
Anne Marie’s Carriage House Fresh Orchard Bread Pudding
32 ounces assorted, diced fresh fruits — chef suggests a combinationof fresh pitted cherries, peeled, pitted and diced nectarines (or peaches),peeled, cored and diced Granny Smith apples and Asian pears, andstemmed fresh figs, cut in quarters2 cups sweet marsala wine, or enough to cover the fruit2 1/2 to 3 cups sugar1 teaspoon vanillaPinch of salt3 loaves sourdough bread2 quarts heavy cream10 eggs5 cups sugar1 tablespoon vanilla1 teaspoon salt 1 stick (1/4 pound) butter
Creme fraiche, as an accompaniment
Fruit: Place the prepared fruit in a large bowl, add the marsala,sugar, vanilla and salt. Cover and allow the fruit to macerateovernight.
The next day, slice the breads, then cut each slice in half. In alarge bowl, blend together the heavy cream, eggs, sugar, vanilla andsalt. Chef uses a large 4-inch deep baking pan of commercial gradealuminum for this recipe. If not available, use a large 2- to 3-inch deeppan or two pans, if necessay, to accommodate all the ingredients.
Preheat the oven to 300°F. To assemble the bread pudding, firstgrease the bottom of the pan with the butter. Use all of the butter,leaving the excess evenly distributed on the bottom of the pan. Beginlayering: Dip each slice of the bread in the cream/egg liquid andplace it in the pan, overlapping the slices like shingles, until the bot-tom is covered. Next, add a layer of the fruit, loosely sprinkled. Re-peat until all of the ingredients are used, with bread as the final layer.Cover the pan with foil and place in the preheated oven. If using a 4-inch deep pan, bake for 2 hours. If using a smaller pan, bake for ap-proximately 1 1/2 hours, or until a toothpick inserted into the middlecomes out clean. Chef suggests serving the bread pudding cold, ac-companied by creme fraiche. Makes about 24 servings.
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ne of the food blogs I regularly read attached a video to
a recent article emphasizing the difficulty of obtaining
puff pastry for a tart the authors desired to make. It was
part of a Sesame Street series called “One of These Things is Not
Like the Others,” and it dealt with circles. (In case you’re ever asked
to make the call, one of the four circles was smaller than the others.)
For some reason, I immediately cued on the four new (and, in the
case of Liberty Bar, new to the ‘hood) restaurants that are making
Southtown the city’s now nexus of exciting contemporary cuisine.
One of these is decidedly not like the others.
Yet as with the Sesame Street segment, there is also much similar-
ity between Liberty Bar, The Monterey, Bliss and Feast; they’re all, let’s
say, creative, culinary circles. But one of the quartet is different visually,
not in the sense of size but in style. (There’s probably a Sesame Street
song about that, too.) Where all the other restaurants have gone out
of their way to be deferential visual neighbors (we’ll give Liberty’s
coral color a pass in the hope that it will fade — soon), Andrew Good-
man has gone out on a limb with Feast by inserting a dazzling white
and sparkling bright package into a historic environment. It’s a risky
move of the kind that can pay big dividends if well executed.
For me, it doesn’t quite make it, but I realize that I’m nit-picking
(and ignoring budgetary constraints) when I note that the clear plas-
tic Ghost chairs are replicas of the Starck originals — though reason-
ably convincing, that the tables come nowhere near matching the
elegance of the Saarinen prototype if that was the intent, and that
the showroom selection of glassy/plastic light fixtures may be fun
and flashy, but it doesn’t necessarily yield the best light for dining.
The place can also become almost punishingly noisy, a perception
that’s reinforced by the shiny, white surroundings. Sitting outside
when weather permits thus becomes a reasonable defensive option.
But let me also tell you what I really think about the food: For the
most part, it’s fantastic.
The menu is divided into segments (hot, chilled, grilled, crispy
… ) that may sometimes change (“melted” may become “comfort,”
for example), but will consist mostly of small plates in the $5 to $12
range, leaving only a single column of four or so mains. From the
“hot” column, the PEI mussels in white wine, cream and green
harissa are reliably good, but the seven-spice barbacoa, should it
be available, is sheer genius. I won’t attempt to enumerate the
spices (more on that score later), but I will go out on a limb of my
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By RON BECHTOL Photography JANET ROGERS
A beacon for exciting contemporary cuisine
Feast Flourishesin Southtown
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own: If you have resisted this traditional Tex-
Mex dish on account of its provenance or its
greasiness, resist no more. As prepared by
chef Stefan Bowers, the barbacoa is both
earthy and intriguing, and the lettuce wraps
provide a coolly crisp counterpoint that’s
abetted by a drizzle of garlicky yogurt. Don’t
remove the sliced jalapeno; it’s a good grace
note, and not overpowering.
I also never thought I’d be singing the
praises of fried calamari, the artichoke dip
equivalent of the last decade. But Feast’s ren-
dition of what are usually rings consists of
larger, unrecognizably squid-like pieces that
are also remarkably tender. (One either cooks
squid very quickly or forever; in between lie
rubber bands.) The advertised Ottoman spices
we couldn’t resist asking about in this case:
cinnamon, cumin, caraway, coriander seed …
came back from the kitchen. The Aleppo (think
an embattled Syrian city) chili aioli that was
provided for dipping was just spicy enough to
pull everything together. In short, spectacular.
We liked the brochette of baby Brussels
sprouts well enough, but could have used more
roasted shallot and thought the vinaigrette a
little too much like that other past-its-prime
product, honey-mustard dressing. Lamb breast
is decidedly not a cut that has been over-used
hereabouts, and its appearance on Feast’s
menu in various forms is welcomed. Grilled, cut
into almost too-small pieces and served with
red curry and coconut milk, this rendition
nearly succeeded. Yes, the meat was just a tad
fatty, and the dish might have been more as-
sertively curry-flavored, but it was given life by
fresh mint. Accompanying ribbons of fried
parsnip also scored points for originality.
There’s not actually a list of possible bonus
points that can be awarded during
a meal, but if I had one, attention
to questions of scale would surely
be on it. This is not merely a visual
thing, but also has to do with what
you put into your mouth with any
given fork or spoonful. Chef Bow-
ers’ North African rubbed chicken,
one of four mains that also in-
cluded braised short rib with
charred lemon polenta, came ac-
companied with large broad beans
and small grape tomatoes — of
equal size, in other words, and of
equal importance.
Let’s continue this theme. The
“North African” rub wasn’t what I
had anticipated, thinking along
the lines of the Ottoman mix, or
perhaps a bit of fiery harissa
paste. What we got on the chicken
was more like a Moroccan char-
moula — green and perhaps made with pars-
ley, cilantro, cumin, a hint of cayenne.
Whatever it was, here’s what worked: Though
the saucy beans and tomatoes were great to-
gether without the chicken — and in fact al-
most trumped it — the ideal was to get a little
bit of everything on the fork at the same time,
maybe even making sure some of the green
sauce made it into the broth. Play with your
food, in other words. If you need it, you have
my permission.
There’s also some playfulness to be had at
the head of the meal with Feast’s selection of
cocktails. The King, with bourbon, vermouth,
orange bitters and an amarena cherry (worlds
away from the fluorescent maraschino of our
collective upbringing), is serious without being
ponderous, and The Prince is basically a gin
and tonic with the addition of sweet peppers,
cilantro and serrano chiles.
The wine list is right on the edge of being
a little too sketchy, especially in whites, but
the choices are thoughtful, and we enjoyed
our Perrin Côtes du Rhône Blanc. For the
short ribs or the ribeye burger, may we sug-
gest the Ridge Geyserville? At $68 it’s actually
fairly priced by restaurant standards.
As a parting shot, let me also suggest
that when dining at Feast, it’s not a question
of either/or but both/and: Join ‘em by wear-
ing all white (and diamonds or pearls if
you’re so inclined), or beat ‘em by getting
yourself up in outrageous color. Either works
in my estimation.
Among the menu selections at Feast are (oppositepage, from left clockwise) North African rubbedchicken, a brochette of baby Brussels sprouts andrare tuna; above, seven-spice barbacoa in lettucewraps and fried calamari with Aleppo chili aioli.
Exercise: The True Brain FoodThe benefits of staying active
BY ANNE MOORE
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here is more to fitness than well-toned muscles. That’s
because the body and the mind are interconnected. So
as you train your body, you train your brain.
It’s amazing how many ways physical exercise affects your brain:
• Your nervous system functions at a higher level.
• Exercise renews your brain connections, causing new stem cells
to grow and stimulating nerve growth factors. As someone
wrote, “Like Miracle-Gro for the brain.”
• It helps stave off dementia or Alzheimer’s.
• It benefits brain disorders like ADHD and the accompanying
hyperactivity and ability to focus.
• It affects your mood and releases pleasure chemicals such as
serotonin and dopamine, which boost your morale, making you
feel calm, happy, even euphoric.
• It immediately readies your brain for learning. You’ll be more
alert, think more clearly, perform better.
• It gives you a renewed vitality and an overall feeling of
well-being.
• It helps you sleep.
TRAIN YOUR BODY, TRAIN YOUR BRAIN
Although both aerobic activities and strength training have ben-
efits to the brain, more complicated forms of exercising — tennis,
soccer — provide the biggest boost. This is because these sports
tax more parts of the brain, helping it to grow.
It’s said the best time of day to train is the time you’re able to
actually do it. However, some research shows the best time to be
the late afternoon. Why? Because muscle strength and body tem-
perature peak between 4 and 6 p.m., you’ve already eaten a couple
of meals so your body is fueled up, your threshold for pain is high-
est, and you have mental clarity at that time.
“A HEALTHY HUMAN BEING IS A HUMAN DOING”
A close relationship between body, mind, muscle and memory
is created by the 100 billion neurons in your 3-pound brain contin-
ually organizing themselves to respond to stimuli of skeletal mus-
cles. Tests revealed that learning a new motor skill changed the
brain as well. If you decrease activity, you lose receptors. However,
when you become active again, you also get the receptors back.
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USE IT OR LOSE IT!
Thanks to (wonderful) technology and the resulting conven-
iences, we’ve become quite sedentary. And fat. This, of course,
has also made us a country of people with declining physical
and mental health. In recent articles, I read that because of
budget cuts there is only one state in the United States that still
requires daily physical activity of students from the first through
the 12th grade! And that almost 50 percent of people ages 12
to 21 don’t participate in any type of cardio or other vigorous
type of exercise on a regular basis. Other studies showed how
school children spent an estimated 4.8 hours per day on the
computer, watching television or playing video games.
Exercise is sometimes narrowly defined because people do it
for weight loss or body image. Think of exercise as an activity that
combines your mind and body.
Being realistic about your goals and your choice of exercise,
as usual, is encouraged. It’s still a matter of choosing a form of
movement that you’ll continue over the long term, even though
you’ll immediately benefit both mentally and physically.
Be sure to choose activities to fit your lifestyle and personality.
Do you prefer to be outdoors or inside to exercise? Do you want
the company of others (socialization) at a gym or with friends?
Or are you happier to walk on the treadmill in the privacy of your
home when it’s convenient?
WALKING ... STILL THE BEST WAY
TO EXERCISE YOUR BRAIN
Why walking? Because walking improves blood circulation,
moving more oxygen and glucose to your brain. Your leg muscles
use less oxygen than during more strenuous forms of exercise. You
can actually “clear your head” with increased oxygen and blood
flow to the brain.
Walkers tested against those who just stretched and toned
with weights for exercise improved 15 percent on mental tests,
whereas the nonwalkers did not gain any mental benefits.
A study of senior citizens who started walking for exercise
showed they improved in memory skills, learning ability, concen-
tration and abstract reasoning, resulting in better abilities plan-
ning, organizing and multitasking. A big plus — walking cut their
stroke risk by half. All of this for walking as little as 20 to 30 min-
utes per day three or more times per week. Every extra mile
walked per week helps reduce decline in cognitive abilities.
Bump it up a notch for brain cell survival and to delay or pre-
vent a neurodegenerative disease. It’s been found that newly
formed brain cells just die in sedentary individuals. Running ap-
pears to save many of these cells from dying. It also appears that
the more one runs, the more cells are developed. And this doesn’t
mean running marathons; just another mile or two per week will
help. You don’t have to be a speedster — just move enough to
“jog” your memory! Frankly, overtraining can often lead to fatigue
rather than alertness.
SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
CROSS-TRAINING YOUR BRAIN:
* Shoot for slow to moderate walking, hiking, biking or swim-
ming for 30 minutes three times per week.
* Even better would be one-half to one hour of exercise four
to five times a week.
* Experiment with two mix-and-match sessions, one in the
morning and one in the evening. Walk or swim 15 to 20 minutes
in the morning, and then for 10 to 15 minutes in the evening.
* Include 8 to 12 minutes of sweating and hard-breathing ex-
ercise in your sessions, if possible.
* Keep it fun. Alternate speeds, pick a new route, include some
other exercises at points along the path, and add some zigging
and zagging or skipping.
REMEMBER — IT’S NEVER TOO LATE
You can take away from these studies that mental decline in
many older persons mainly results from disuse and could therefore
be reversed through some form of exercise. According to re-
search, the brain can continue to change at any age.
You do not lose mass quantities of brain cells as you get older
... a 25-year-old brain is much the same as a 75-year-old brain. Ex-
ercise is a natural part of life. Movement was necessary to survive,
to hunt and gather, to farm and raise livestock, for manual/phys-
ical labor, for military purposes and, yes, for transportation.
FURTHER CHALLENGE YOUR BRAIN!
Try Tai Chi or yoga. Travel. Throw some reading or crossword
puzzles in with your other activities. Learn a language, play chess
or B-I-N-G-O. Off you go.
HOW EXERCISE HELPS DEPRESSIONSince depression affects memory and effectiveness/func-
tionality in a negative way, you can reverse symptoms by ex-
ercising to help you relax, focus and remember. Tests of a
young group of males and females, 70 percent being de-
pressed, showed that after just an hour of aerobics, they felt
less anger, fatigue and tension.
Another study involved 50-plus-year-olds, already diag-
nosed with depression. They were divided into three
groups and given a treatment of either an antidepressant
drug, only exercise or both. All participants felt better after
four months. However, after an additional six months, the
exercisers experienced a much lower rate of relapse than
the other groups.
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Eat prudently to avoid diabetesBY KELLY A. GOFF
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HEALTH MATTERS W
o you feel like anytime you indulge —
say with a slice of decadent chocolate
cake or extra whip on your mocha —
it goes immediately to your waistline?
Well, you’re not imagining things. Turns out
our genes, the industrial revolution and a
longer life expectancy have colluded to
burst our bubble of denial.
Packing on extra pounds doesn’t
just present a wardrobe problem;
it’s been tightly linked to diabetes
by researchers at the Harvard
School of Public Health. Diabetes
is the nation’s seventh-leading
cause of death and a prime cause
of kidney failure, blindness, non-
traumatic limb amputations, heart
disease and stroke.
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OutsmartYour Genes:Eat prudently to avoid diabetes
BY KELLY A. GOFF
Approximately
26 millionAmericans haddiabetes in 2010.
There were
1.9 millionnew adult casesdiagnosed in 2010.
BAD BEDFELLOWS:
OBESITY AND DIABETES
The work, by Walter Willett,
the Harvard School of Public
Health’s (HSPH) professor of epi-
demiology and nutrition, and by
his colleagues, showed that being
even slightly overweight increased di-
abetes risk five times, and being seriously
obese increased it 60 times.
Today, roughly 30 percent of overweight peo-
ple have the disease, and 85 percent of diabetics
are overweight.
Figures from the U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention reveal that we live in a
nation where skinny and normal-weight people
are actually in the minority. A third of us are over-
weight, and another third are so overweight
we’re obese. Government figures show obesity
rates rising steadily from roughly
13 percent in the 1960s to 34
percent in 2007-2008, with
numbers flattening out in
recent years.
Diabetes cases have risen
along with obesity, with preva-
lence doubling in the past 20
years. Today, 11 percent of adults over
age 20 are diabetic, and HSPH professor of nutri-
tion and epidemiology Frank Hu said he expects
the numbers to keep rising.
Not all diabetes cases are linked to weight. Ge-
netics also come into play. People with diabetic
family members are at higher risk. For them, even
five or six extra pounds can start a dangerous
cycle leading to the disease, says assistant profes-
sor of medicine Osama Hamdy, a physician at Har-
vard-affiliated Joslin Diabetes Center.
Source: Centers for Disease Controland Prevention
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DIABETES IN A NUTSHELL
Unlike type 1 diabetes, where the body directly attacks insulin-pro-
ducing cells, in type 2 diabetes, the body’s tissues gradually become
less sensitive to insulin. This causes beta cells to work harder and even-
tually break down. Though not everyone with type 2 diabetes is over-
weight, it is type 2 — which accounts for roughly 90 percent of all
diabetes cases — that has been linked to weight gain.
Both forms of the disease disrupt insulin flow. Cells have trouble get-
ting the energy they need to function properly. Meanwhile, blood sugar
rises. In untreated diabetes, high blood sugar can cause comas and death.
Even when the disease is treated, poor sugar control can damage organs,
causing complications. Less severe cases can be treated with diet, exer-
cise and medication, while more severe cases require insulin injections.
WHY THE EXPLOSION?
To understand how this perfect storm has come to blow, it’s help-
ful to look at our ancient past. “The ability to pack on the pounds
when there’s a food surplus is a critical part of being human,” says
Daniel Lieberman, chair of Harvard’s Human Evolutionary Biology De-
partment, who studies our hunter-gatherer ancestors.
Humans are born fat compared with other animals — 15 percent
body fat compared with a chimp’s 4 or 5 percent. Part of the reason
body fat is so necessary, Lieberman says, is that our big brains use a
lot of energy — 20 percent of our metabolism even when we’re sleep-
ing. In addition, human babies’ extended helplessness made having a
few extra pounds an advantage come lean times.
The importance of fat for survival has long been paramount in hu-
mans. We evolved to crave foods we can convert into fat easily.
Our bodies, adapted to gain weight even on the lean diets of yes-
teryear, simply balloon amid today’s plentiful, refined foods. Our an-
cient ancestors’ diet was heavy on tubers, fruits and vegetables and
lean meat from game animals. In fact, Lieberman says, if you look at
what our ancient ancestors likely ate, you’d wind up with something
like the dietary advice coming out of HSPH.
DEAR PRUDENCE…
HSPH’s Willett, who chairs the department of nutrition, says that
getting Americans’ diets right can mean the difference between
being healthy or ill. Studies have shown that not smoking, eating
properly and keeping a healthy weight — a body mass index of under
25 — reduces the risk of diabetes by 90 percent.
“Apart from lung cancer, there is no other disease that can be al-
most eliminated with simple lifestyle changes,” says Willett.
In the years since that first paper linking weight and diabetes,
studies by Willett and other Harvard researchers have highlighted the
ties between what and how much people put in their bodies and ail-
ments such as diabetes, cancer and heart disease.
“About 60 conditions are made worse if you have obesity,” says
George Blackburn, Abraham associate professor of nutrition at Har-
vard-affiliated Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, whose work has
also shown the benefits of weight loss to diabetics. “It’s astonishing.
We know exactly what to do to treat this disease: Cut calories.”
ENTER THE “PRUDENT” DIET
Studies show eating a Prudent diet, rather than a Western diet, is
the way to go for optimal health and weight management. It empha-
sizes whole grains, fresh vegetables and fruit and lean protein. Com-
bine healthy eating with regular physical activity, and you can avoid
the dangers of diabetes altogether.
Prediabetes is a condition
in which blood glucose
(sugar) levels are higher
than normal, but not high
enough to be diagnosed
as diabetes.Source: CDC
CDC estimates that
as many as one in
three U.S. adults
could have diabetes
by 2050 if current
trends continue.
1 in3How Prediabetes affects Americans
35 50Adults age 20
& olderAdults age 65
& older
Western Diet
If you want diabetes, high blood
pressure, high cholesterol, heart dis-
ease and an early grave, then the West-
ern diet is for you!
• Red meat, especially processed meats
such as hot dogs, sausages, bacon and
deli meats
• Refined grains
(white bread/pasta, baked goods)
• Fried food
• Desserts and sweets (refined sugar)
• Soda (including the diet variety)
• High-fat dairy
(the whole milk in a latte is not your friend!)
• Processed foods
• Cook with butter and other saturated fats
Prudent Diet
Diabetic or not, we should all strive
for a diet low in total fat, saturated fat,
trans fat, cholesterol and sodium. Fol-
lowing a Prudent diet is manageable if
you shop the perimeter of the grocery store
(produce, meat/seafood, dairy, bakery) and prepare/eat
most of your food at home. Think of healthy eating as
health insurance. If you’re diabetic, you can still follow a
Prudent diet and continue to count carbohydrates.
Choose low-calorie, high-fiber, nutrient-dense foods,
such as:
• Whole grains (oats, couscous, barley and quinoa),
beans and wild or brown rice
• Nonstarchy vegetables
• Non- or low-fat dairy products
• Fresh fruit
• Lean protein, especially fish, legumes,
skinless poultry and nuts
• Cook with sources of heart-healthy unsaturated fat,
such as olive oil, soybean oil, corn oil and canola oil
By the Numbers114,535Men, women and children hoping for alive-saving organ transplant
11,092Texans waiting for their second chanceat life
18People die each day waiting
8Lives saved by one organ donor
22,518People saved nationally in 2011 because of organ donation
Every 12 minutes a new name isadded to the national transplant list
Dear Central and SouthTexas Communities,
According to national surveys, 90% ofAmericans support organ donation butonly 35% of Americans know the essen-tial steps to be a registered donor.
It appears that Texans may follow the same trend. The cur-rent census reports Texas population at 25,145,561 and asof June 2012 more than 2,528,000 Texans were registeredon the Donate Life Texas Registry. Even though great strideshave been made to increase awareness about the officialTexas registry, the number of registered donors continues tobe marginal.
As the need for donated organs continues to rise, there is ur-gency for Texas Organ Sharing Alliance (TOSA) to speak out onthe shortage of donated organs. TOSA takes great pride in ourcommunity and values the compassion our citizens have incontributing to a better quality of life to those in need of life-saving transplants. We are committed to conducting donation-related activities to increase public education about thebenefits of donation, making our citizens aware that transplan-tation works and that each of us can help by becoming a reg-istered donor.
At TOSA, we encourage you to become informed and be in-spired to embrace the necessary steps to becoming a registereddonor. The best way to become informed is by getting involvedin the donation cause – there are many opportunities. For thoseunable to dedicate time, the following pages were designedto highlight TOSA’s role in the community, answer the mostcommonly asked questions, address myths and misconceptionsand provide information on the necessary steps to become aregistered donor.
Thank you in advance for your continued commitment –should you have any questions about how you can make a dif-ference, please contact Esmeralda “Mela” Perez, TOSA Man-ager of Communications and Community Development, at210.618.5052 or by email at [email protected].
Sincerely,
Patrick J. Giordano, MHA, FACHEChief Executive Officer
“Be the change that you want to see in the world.” — Mahatma Gandhi
TOSATo maximize quality organ donation within the Texas Organ Sharing Alliance service area and to provide the regionaltransplant centers and the National Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network with a professional and re-sponsive organ recovery program. In so doing, the Texas Organ Sharing Alliance will constantly maintain the utmostconsideration and concern for the donor family, the potential donor and donor hospital staff.
Mission
Contact TOSA if you would like to:• Enroll in the new Glenda Dawson
Donate Life Texas Registry.
• Obtain organ, eye and tissue donation information.
• Request speakers for schools, churches, civic organizations or health fairs.
• Become a volunteer and help raisecommunity donor awareness.
Central Region (Headquarters)8122 Datapoint Drive, Suite 200San Antonio, Texas 78229
210.614.7030 O210.614.2129 F
Northern Region7000 North MoPac, Suite 325
Austin, Texas 78731512.459.4848 O512.459.7794 F
Southern Region1400 N. McColl Road, Suite 104A
McAllen, Texas 78501956.630.0884 O956.687.7185 F
Follow us on:
www.txorgansharing.orgwww.save8.org1.866.685.0277
Glenda Dawson Donate Life Texas Registry
Who is the Texas Organ Sharing Alliance?The Texas Organ Sharing Alliance (TOSA) is one of only 58
nonprofit 501(c)(3) independent, federally designated
Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) in the United
States dedicated to educating and providing organ dona-
tion and recovery services to families wishing to donate
and to those waiting for life-saving organ transplants.
Founded in 1975, TOSA serves 56 counties in Central and
South Texas.
The National InitiativeIn 2006, Donate Life America launched the Donor Desig-
nation Collaborative (DDC) to share best practices and
focus on creating high-functioning registries to dramati-
cally increase the number of designated donors in the
United States. Each state formed a team of partners com-
mitted to making this happen. The initiative played an im-
portant role in forging and strengthening partnerships
with the Department of Public Safety (DPS) nationwide.
Why the need?As of June 11, 2012, over 114,535 men, women and chil-
dren were waiting for life-saving organ transplants in the
United States. Over 11,092 are in need in the State of Texas, with an estimated 4,862 living in Central and South
Texas. Because there is a critical shortage of organs to meet this need, 18 people will die today from not having re-
ceived one in time, amounting to thousands of lives lost each year.
Why does becoming a registered donor matter?Many families don’t discuss the idea of donation prior to death. When there is no license/ID donor designation, griev-
ing families sometimes feel conflicted by not knowing what their loved one would have wanted. When a donor des-
ignation is available, the donor’s wishes can be honored, removing the burden of the decision from family. Families
often draw comfort and reassurance from having this knowledge. Over 97 percent of donor registrations come
directly from the DPS. A simple “yes” to the donation question from a DPS examiner could be the one that saves
lives. Since the DDC launched in 2006, such partnerships have contributed to a 50-percent increase in designated
donors nationwide.
Making an Informed Decision…Making the decision to become a registered organ, eye and tissue donor is not easy for some people. Donor edu-
cation is the vehicle to our community’s understanding about the critical shortage and need for donors.
As the organization federally designated to serve Central and South Texas, TOSA is committed to conducting do-
nation-related activities. Through these coordinated activities related to public education about the benefits of do-
nation, we increase donor awareness and the number of people registered on the Glenda Dawson Donate Life
Texas Registry. Visit www.donatelifetexas.org or www.donevidatexas.org.
Included in this publication are special stories of lives that have been touched by do-
nation, illustrating the profound impact that one individual has on the donation
process; facts, frequently asked questions, myths and misconceptions and resource links
to assist our community in creating a donation-friendly society.
Organ, Eye and Tissue Donation —
You Make the Difference
For more information and resources, please visit www.donatelifetexas.org orwww.donevidatexas.org or call 1.866.685.0277.
NATIONALSTATS
114,535Approximate number ofPeople on the nationaltransplant waiting list
18Average number of people on the waiting listwho will die today
12Every 12 minutes a newname is added to the national transplant list
78Average number of people on the waiting listwho will receive anorgan transplant
8Number of lives oneorgan donor could save
75Number of lives an organ,eye and tissue donor cansave or enhance
People on the nationaltransplant waiting listwait for weeks, months,even years until an organwill become available forthem. Many die waiting fora vital organ transplant.Median time to transplantfor the most recent yeardata is:
Kidney — 1,219 days
Pancreas — 260 days
Kidney-Pancreas— 448 days
Liver — 361 days
Intestine — 159 days
Heart — 113 days
Lung — 141 days
STATE OFTEXASSTATS11,092
Approximate number ofTexans on the nationaltransplant waiting list
ETHNICITY45.5% Hispanic
30.4% Caucasian21.1% African American
AGE18-34 years – 9.1%35-49 years – 25.8%50-64 years – 47.9%
65+ – 15.6%
THE 11,092 MEN,WOMEN AND CHILDREN
ARE AWAITING THEFOLLOWING ORGANS:
8,757 – Kidney (79%)1,820 – Liver (16.4%)406 – Heart (3.6%)
134 – Kidney/ Pancreas (1.2%)
151 – Lung (1.3%)60 – Pancreas (.5%)
5 – Heart/Lung (.05%)1 – Intestine (.009%)
People aged 50 andoldermake up the largestage group on the organtransplant waiting list.
ORGAN DONORS CANBE OF ANY AGE-
EVEN SENIOR CITIZENS.No one should let age stopthem from registering adonation decision.
The Wait . . .Lupe Silva is a longtime TOSA volunteer who enjoys
spreading the message of organ donation. Lupe
doesn’t let his illness stop him from his life-saving mis-
sion. Even though he has been waiting for a kidney for
six years and undergoes dialysis for four hours a day,
three days a week, he continues to volunteer in various
ways, including staffing health fairs and doing media
interviews. He is especially passionate about educating
Hispanics about the importance of being organ donors.
He also encourages dialysis patients to get educated
about kidney transplants and to “never give up” as
they wait for their life-saving gift.
The Difference . . .After playing in a varsity basketball game in which she
made 19 baskets, Abigail DeAnda was riding home
with friends when tragedy struck. As a result of the ac-
cident, she suffered severe head trauma and was pro-
nounced brain-dead four days later. The DeAnda family
was faced with the tragedy of losing a daughter and
donating their daughter’s organs to provide a life-saving
transplant for up to eight individuals awaiting a second
chance at life. Today, they honor their daughter by vol-
unteering and sharing their special donation story. They
are a testament to making a difference in someone’s
life — actually six lives were saved because of their
commitment to donate.
The Commitment to Life . . .James P. Balthazar passed away May 15, 2012, but not
before sharing his special story with thousands of peo-
ple who crossed paths with him during the period of
volunteering. His commitment to educate and inspire
people to register on the Donate Life Texas Registry
never wavered during the many hours he gave at health
fairs, healthcare best practice classes and media inter-
views. Jim, as most of us knew him, received his second
chance at life in January of 1995 after suffering 13
heart attacks. He had been on the waitlist for a life-sav-
ing heart transplant for eight days. And as he put it, “I
received a 67-year-old Texas woman’s heart and have
enjoyed my life and family each day more than the pre-
vious day.” Jim was a loving and devoted husband and
father, as well as a longtime TOSA, Lone Star Transplant
Association and Vital Alliance volunteer. His presence,
humor and dedication to the organ, eye and tissue do-
nation cause will be greatly missed.
For more information and resources, please visit www.donatelifetexas.org orwww.donevidatexas.org or call 1.866.685.0277.
A few of the people who have received a
Together we can create a donor-friendly community.
Second Chance at Life
To become a Friend For Life Volunteer call 1-866-685-0277.
Contact: Esmeralda “Mela” Perez, Manager of Com-munications and Community Development, Texas OrganSharing Alliance, [email protected],1.866.685.0277
The Workplace Partnership for Life (WPPL):A national initiative, created in 2001,that unites theU.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)with the organ, eye and tissue donation communityand businesses, organizations and associations to en-courage the American public to become registereddonors. This nationwide network of more than 11,000“Partners” include local, regional and national com-panies, associations, unions and academic, volunteers,philanthropic and community-focused organizationsof all kinds. Their shared goal is promoting a “dona-tion-friendly America” by fostering donation educa-tion and creating opportunities for individuals to signup to save lives through organ, eye and tissue dona-tion. www.organdonor.gov/workplace
National Donation Campus Challenge: Thecampaign launched in 2009 brings together organ,eye and tissue donation organizations on the criticalneed for organ, eye and tissue donors and to increasedonor registration. Go to www.organdonor.gov/work-placechallenge.asp.
Decision Donation: A school program that gives thegift of life: Decision Donation proves a multifaceted setof materials – print, video, CD-ROM and Web-based –that teachers throughout the country can use in a varietyof subject areas to educate students and encouragethem to consider organ, eye and tissue donation.www.organdonor.gov/student/materials.asp
Friends for Life: The value of giving back: Men,women and children on the national waiting list con-tinue to be inspired by what is being done by individ-uals, communities and the donation and transplantcenters to build enough to give of their time to makea difference in their community. Yet more volunteersare needed to teach others what more can be done inour home, workplace, placeof worship and community tosave lives. For more informa-tion about becoming aFriends for Life volunteer, youcan call TOSA Donor Familyand Volunteer Services at210.614.7030 or toll free at1.866.685.0277. www.txor-gansharing.org.
Customer Access toEducational Materials:Posters, brochures and testi-
monial CDs can be good resources to help the publicmake an educated, informed decision about donation.While there are numerous community outreach initia-tives to educate the general public, public knowledgecould still be improved.
Multimedia Education: Businesses are encouragedto incorporate messages as a screensaver on picturepreview monitors, scrolling marquee screens or LCDmonitors to inform the public about specific activitiesas well as education about donation. LCD monitorsalso offer the opportunity to show short clips of per-sonal testimonials and facts about donation.
Volunteer Tabling: Volunteer tables in the commu-nity can be a great resource for the public to receiveinformation and ask specific questions about dona-tion. In some cases, the public may have the opportu-nity to meet a recipient or donor family member whohas directly benefited from donation.
Employee Newsletters: The business communityis encouraged to insert thank you testimonials fromrecipients and donor families, a calendar of commu-nity events and stories of employees who have beenpersonally touched by donation into their employeenewsletters.
Online Registration: Though most donor registra-tions occur within DPS field offices, online portals nowplay an essential role because they enable customers toregister online in between registration and renewal cy-cles. TOSA has specific social networking pages on Face-book and Twitter to help reach these audiences.www.SAVE8.org.
Onsite Dollar Contribution: In addition to “mak-ing the ask” about donation, many DPS’s ask cus-tomers if they would like to contribute a dollar tobenefit a state organ, eye and tissue trust fund. Suchrequests have yielded thousands of dollars annually tofund educational outreach programs to educate thepublic about donation.
How You Can Help:
Programs and ResourcesNATIONALSURVEY:
90%Americans supportorgan donation
35%Americans know
essential steps to be a registered donor
DONATE LIFETEXAS REGISTRY
25,145,561Population of Texas
6,287,454Population in the TOSA
Service Area
2,528,000Registered on the
Donate Life Texas Registry
TOSA(Central & South Texas)
Represented on NationalWaiting List
There are 4,862 wait-ing for a transplant.
4,445 – Kidney
303 – Liver
36 – Pancreas
40 – Kidney/Pancreas
33 – Heart
47 – Lung
0 – Heart/Lung
0 – Intestine
Tens of thousands ofothers need corneasto restore sight, boneand other tissues torepair injured or dis-eased bones andjoints, skin to healburns, and the heartvalves to replace dis-eased ones.
For more information and resources, please visit www.donatelifetexas.org orwww.donevidatexas.org or call 1.866.685.0277.
Who can become a donor? All individuals can indicate their consent to donate(persons under 18 years of age must have parent’s orguardian’s consent). Medical suitability for donationis determined at the time of death.
How do I express my wishes to be-come an organ, eye and tissue donor?Indicate your decision to be an organ, eye and tissuedonor on your driver’s license/state ID or visit www.do-natelifetexas.org or www.donevidatexas.org. Most im-portantly, discuss your decision with family membersand loved ones.
Are there age limits for donors?Everyone, regardless of age or medical history, shouldconsider him/herself a potential donor. Persons youngerthan 18 years of age must have a parent or guardian’sconsent.
If I put the donor designation on mydriver’s license, will my wishes becarried out? The majority of states in the U.S. honor “first personconsent,” meaning that if you qualified to be a donorupon your passing, your wishes will be honored firstand foremost and cannot be revoked by any third party.However, it is always good to let your family know thatdonation is important to you.
What can be donated? Organs: heart, kidneys, pancreas, lungs, liver and in-testines. Tissue: cornea, skin, bone marrow, heartvalves and connective tissue.
Are there any costs to my family fordonation? The donor’s family does not pay for the cost of organand tissue donation. All costs related to donation oforgans, eyes and tissue are paid by the recipient, usu-ally through insurance,Medicare or Medicaid. Fu-neral expenses remain theresponsibility of the family.
Can I sell my organs? No the National OrganTransplant Act (Public Law98-507) makes it illegal tosell human organs, eyesand tissue in the UnitedStates. Violators are subjectto fines and imprisonment.Among the reasons for thisrule is the concern of Con-gress that buying and sell-
ing of organs might lead to inequitable access to donororgans with the wealthy having an unfair advantage.
How are organs distributed? Patients are matched to organs based on a number offactors, including blood and tissue typing, medical ur-gency, time on the waiting list and geographical location.
How many people are currently wait-ing for a transplant?As of June 2012, there were over 114,535 men,women and children waiting for a transplant in the U.S.Approximately 300 new transplant candidates areadded to the waiting list each month. For additionaldata, visit the Organ Procurement and TransplantationNetwork Website: www.optn.org.
Is the DPS registry associated with liv-ing donation?No. All DPS registries are for deceased donation only. Ifyou wish to be a living donor to someone in need, youwill need to make arrangements at the recipient’s trans-plant center. You can contact the National Kidney Foun-dation at www.kidney.org for more information.
Can I be an organ and tissue donorand also donate my body to medicalscience? Total body donation and organ/tissue donation are dif-ferent processes handled by separate organizations. Adriver’s license/ID consent is only for organ, eye and tis-sue donation. If you wish to donate your entire body,you should directly contact the facility of your choiceto make arrangements.
If I have a previous medical condition,can I still donate? Determination of suitability to donate organs or tissueis based on a combination of factors that take into ac-count the donor’s general health. This determination is
done by the medical staffthat recovers the organs orby the transplant team thatreviews all of the data aboutthe organ(s), eyes or tissuethat have been recoveredfrom the donor. Transplantprofessionals will evaluatepotential donors and deter-mine suitability for donationof particular organs, eyes ortissue when the time for do-nation arises. Note: Everyoneis considered a potentialdonor; please don’t ruleyourself out because of amedical condition.
FASTFACTS
One donor cansave 8 lives orenhance thelives of over 50 people by:
Donating kidneys tofree two people from
dialysis treatments
needed to sustain life.
Saving the lives ofpatients awaiting
heart, liver, lung orpancreas transplants.
Giving sight to twopeople through the donation of corneas.
Donating bone to repair injured joints or
to help save a limb
threatened by cancer.
Helping burn victimsheal more quickly
through donation of skin.
Providing healthyvalves for someone
whose life is threatened
by malfunctioning ordiseased valves.
Frequently Asked Questions
For more information and resources, please visit www.donatelifetexas.org orwww.donevidatexas.org or call 1.866.685.0277.
Myth: If doctors know you’re a donor,they won’t work as hard to save you.
Fact: This is a very common fear. However, this isn’tpossible because of the checks and balances built intothe system. If you are sick or injured and admitted tothe hospital, the doctor’s only job is to save your life.Emergency Room doctors and nurses are not involvedin the transplant process and are not affiliated withthe team of surgeons who perform organ transplants.Organ transplant can only occur after blood and tissuetesting is done in order to match donors and recipi-ents; this is not done by doctors when you enter thehospital. Donation is considered only after death is de-clared by a physician. Decisions about who receivesorgans are overseen by the United Network for OrganSharing (UNOS), which ensures that the system is fairand equitable.
Myth: When you’re waiting for a trans-plant, your financial or celebrity statusis as important as your medical status.
Fact: The UNOS computerized matching system doesnot select recipients based on fame or wealth. Organsare matched by blood and tissue typing, organ size,medical urgency, waiting time and geographic location.
Myth: Your history of medical illnessmeans your organs, eyes or tissues areunfit for donation.
Fact: At the time of death, the appropriate medicalprofessionals will review your medical and social histo-ries to determine whether or not you can be a donor.Even if you have had a serious health problem like dia-betes, high blood pressure, heart disease, certain typesof cancer or even hepatitis, you may still be able to do-nate at the time of death.
Myth: Organ donation disfigures thebody and changes the way it looks in a casket.
Fact: Donated organs are removed surgically in a rou-tine operation similar to open heart surgery. Donationdoes not change the appearance of the body for thefuneral service. An open-casket funeral is possible afterdonation.
Myth: Your religion does not supportorgan, eye and tissue donation.
Fact: All major organized religions approve of organ,eye and tissue donation and consider it an act of charityor leave it up to the decision of the individual.
Myth: Minorities should refuse to donate because organ distribution discriminates by race.
Fact: Organs are matched by many factors, includ-ing blood and tissue typing, medical urgency andtime on the waiting list. A person’s race or ethnic ori-gin does not affect who receives available organs andtissue. Although it is possible for a candidate tomatch a donor from another racial or ethnic group,transplant success rates increase when organs arematched between members of the same ethnic back-ground. Consequently, a lack of organs donated bymulticultural populations can contribute to longerwaiting periods for transplantation.
Myths: If I donate, I would worry thatthe recipient and/or the recipient’sfamily would discover my identity andcause more grief for my family.
Fact: Information about donors and recipients is keptstrictly confidential. For circumstances in which thedonor and recipient families would like to know moreabout each other, arrangements can be made if per-mission is obtained from both parties.
Myth: I heard a story that you can beheavily drugged, then wake to findyou have had one kidney (or both) removed for a black market transplant.
Fact This is a famous urban legend. While black mar-ket transplantation has occurred outside the U.S., it isonly a small minority of transplants performed world-wide. The U.S. has a highly regulated system. And ifthere is even a slight suspicion of illegal activity, the hos-pital will refuse to perform the transplant. There is nodocumented evidence of the above scenario ever oc-curring in the U.S., and it would require removal of theorgan by a skilled physician as well as adequate com-patibility with a recipient, so the chances of this sce-nario occurring are highly unlikely.
Myths Misconceptionsand
For more information and resources, please visit www.donatelifetexas.org orwww.donevidatexas.org or call 1.866.685.0277.
FASTFACTS
In 2011, the number of men,women and children who received the “gift of life”
from a deceasedorgan donor was 22,518.
In 2011, the number of
DeceasedDonors
Recovered in theNation, State andRegion was:
United States 6,779
Texas 533
TOSA Region 105
Of all the deaths inthe United States,only 1 to 2 percenthave the potentialto result in organdonation. Unfortu-nately, only about65 percent of thoseindividuals actuallydonate. If everyonewho could donatesaid yes, the wait-ing list for trans-plants would begreatly reduced.
2012 Texas Organ Sharing Alliance
Report to the Community
For more information and resources, please visit www.donatelifetexas.org orwww.donevidatexas.org or call 1.866.685.0277.
Kidney 159Pancreas 18Liver 94Heart 35Lung 58Small Bowel 4
Each year across the country, thousands of individuals receive a renewed opportunity for life and good health
because someone made the decision to donate.
In 2011, there were 105 Central and South Texas organ donors who made it possible for 368 men, women
and children to have a second chance at life. Currently, there are more than 11,092 Texans awaiting a
life-saving heart, liver, lung, small bowel, kidney and/or pancreas transplant. Of those waiting, 45.5%
are Hispanic, 30.4% are Caucasian and 21.1% are African American. If TOSA is to continue its mission
to increase donation awareness and provide organs for those on the waiting list, support from all levels
of the community is critical.
The following chart shows the number of organs transplanted.There were 105 organ donors and 368 organs transplanted.
Contact TOSA if you would like to:• Enroll in the new Glenda Dawson Donate Life Texas Registry.
• Obtain organ, eye and tissue donation information.• Request speakers for schools, churches, civic organizations or health fairs.
• Become a volunteer and help raise awareness of donation!
Central Region (Headquarters)8122 Datapoint Drive, Suite 200San Antonio, Texas 78229
210.614.7030 O210.614.2129 F
1.866.685.0277 toll free
Northern Region7000 North MoPac, Suite 325
Austin, Texas 78731512.459.4848 O512.459.7794 F
Southern Region1400 N. McColl Road, Suite 104A
McAllen, Texas 78501956.630.0884 O956.687.7185 F
Follow us on:
Glenda Dawson Donate Life Texas Registrywww.donatelifetexas.orgwww.donevidatexas.org
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W AROUND TOWN
Debbie Gonzaba and Jimmy Villarreal celebrate withRichard Ojeda and Jimmy Green at the LULAC El Rey
Feo Coronation Party.
Sponsors Cristi Cardenas, Julia Whitmore andGeorgia Heath gather with Jeanie Travis and SusanGandy at the Military/ Civilian Ambassadors Fiesta
Reception at the Witte Museum.
Diana Morehouse, Olive Anne Kleberg and GinnyWay enjoy the Battle of Flowers Luncheon at the
Marriott Rivercenter Hotel.
Conservation Society president Nancy Avellarwith Beverly Zaiontz, Inell Schooler, June Cliffe
and Christine Turner at a NIOSA event.
Thomas Green, King Antonio XC, rides in a horse-drawn carriage in the Battle of Flowers Parade.
Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas celebrate 100 yearsof Girl Scouting in the Battle of Flowers Parade.
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By JANIS TURK
Photography GREG HARRISON
Behind every good man is a great woman, it’s often said. And behind
every doctor, male or female, there is often a great nurse or assistant — or
even a team of great professionals.
Many of us think nursing is all about taking temperatures, blood pressure
readings and bedside manners, but there’s so much more to the job when
you’re a nurse or any kind of a medical professional. These individuals do
much more than ever before to help patients, doctors and staff. Beyond
charts and insurance and injections, there’s a whole world of work that many
assistants must juggle every day to keep doctors’ offices, hospitals, clinics
and surgical centers operating. So we interviewed a few important women
who help run medical offices, assist doctors and other medical practitioners
and help patients — all in a day’s work.
The women behind successful doctors are also busy and successful, but
they took time to participate in a quick Q&A with us before they got right
back to work. Here’s what they wanted to share with SAN ANTONIO WOMAN
readers about what it’s like behind the scenes in the busy world of medicine
and how they came to be the great women behind the good doctors.
Great WomenBehind the
Good Doctors
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W WOMEN IN BUSINESS
MARIA CRISTINA RODRIGUEZ, RN, BSN
Title: Chief financial officer of Schnitzler Cardiovascular Con-
sultants, PLLC, working for/with Drs. Robert N Schnitzler, Roberta
Bogaev, Sridevi R. Pitta and Kevin Steel as well as two non-physician
practitioners, Victoria Paparelli, RN, and Denise Vega; president of
Mercury Medical, LLC, an advanced biomedical investigation entity;
and president of San Antonio Wellness Institute, Ltd, a concierge
medicine service that designs the medical and wellness programs
according to the individual needs of the patient.
I work in state-of-the-art facilities that include three ancillary lab-
oratories of nuclear medicine, echocardiography and vascular ultra-
sound.
Years at current job: Over 30.
Education: Bachelor of Science in nursing from the University of
Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, in 1973.
Names of the doctor(s) with whom you work: Robert N. Schnit-
zler, MD, FACC, FACP, FSCAI; Roberta C. Bogaev, MD; Sridevi R. Pitta,
MD, FACC; and Kevin E. Steel, DO, FAC.
Job duties: The chief officer role in the medical entities I lead in-
cludes many responsibilities, such as the overview of office admin-
istration, medical operations, finances, human resources, public
relations, fundraising and patient care.
How you got started in this career: I met Dr. Robert N. Schnitzler
in 1973 when I was the charge-nurse of the medical, surgical and in-
tensive care units at Bexar County Hospital and Audie Murphy Me-
morial Veterans Administration Hospital here in San Antonio.
Working along with and learning from Dr. Schnitzler helped us build
a professional and clinical relationship that has continued for
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decades, allowing me opportunities for boundless growth and
development in many important clinical, business and civic
areas. I was privileged to be one of the nurse pioneers in the
evolution of patient care in the San Antonio community in the
1970s. I advocated and fought against the opposition that did
not deem appropriate the expansion of nurses’ roles into fields
that then were handled only by doctors. During my education
process, I was fortunate to recognize I had a gift in the clinical
arena. During my employment, even in its early stages, I have al-
ways had a sense of intuition along with organizational and vi-
sionary skills that gradually evolved to assist me in the
leadership roles I hold today.
What do you like to do off the clock just for fun? Travel,
sailing, go to the movies, read and network.
Tell us about your employer: Dr. Schnitzler is a gifted healer,
is abundantly generous, is a great educator and shows uncondi-
tional love in caring for his patients.
Advice you’d give to anyone else interested in this career:
Patience comes with wisdom and wisdom comes with time ... I
learned it is important to stay calm. Patience is a difficult trait to
have, yet it is critical in order to keep the direction and focus re-
quired to care for those around you.
Your philosophy in life? It is not important how many
breaths you take in life, but it is how many of those moments
are breathless. I believe you become who you are not only
through your personal traits but by those who surround and af-
fect your life — the village around you.
WENDY IRENE BANIS
Title: Registered Nurse working with/for Dr. Donald L. Hilton Jr.
Years at current job: Eight.
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Education: Bachelor of Science in nursing from the University of Texas Health Science
Center at San Antonio, in 1973.
Job duties: A typical day starts as soon as I arrive in the office. I am usually fielding
phone calls from the hospital and our patients. On the three days a week that we are see-
ing patients in clinic, I am introduced to any patient who is pending scheduling of surgery.
I go over all preoperative information with our patients and inform them about medica-
tions to discontinue prior to surgery and when they should return to their physician to
obtain preoperative testing and clearance. If a patient has an upcoming surgery, I obtain
all preoperative testing from their physician and send it to the hospital the day before.
Once surgery has been performed, I see the patient back in the office at two weeks to
assess the surgical site.
How you got started in this career: I've always had an interest in the medical field
and felt nursing would be a great fit for me. I actually returned to school after marriage
and having three children, so it was an interesting time in my family's life. Once I gradu-
ated, I worked on the neuroscience floor for 13 years and the last five of those years as a
charge nurse. I really enjoyed working with the surgery patients and neurosurgeons. One
day I was asked by a fellow nurse if I would consider working for Dr. Hilton, and I've been
here ever since.
What do you like to do off the clock just for fun? I would have to say any time spent
with family. I also enjoy looking for antiques in and around San Antonio. I also sew and
garden when time permits.
Tell us about your employer: Dr. Hilton is one of the most gifted surgeons, and he’s
also one of the humblest.
Advice you’d give to anyone else interested in this career: Follow your dream. Nurs-
ing is one of the most rewarding professions out there. There is so much specialization,
and you can pretty much choose your schedule
Your philosophy in life? I'm a big believer in the contagiousness of kindness.
SHARRON KAY MONACO
Title: Administrator/personal assistant to
Uwe R. Pontius, M.D., Ph.D.
Years at current job: 25 years, but specifi-
cally with Dr. Pontius for 17 years.
Education: Bandera High School.
Job duties: My duties are difficult to de-
scribe or list. They include anything that makes
Dr. Pontius’ day easier, such as reviewing billing,
office situations, assisting with patients in the of-
fice, scheduling surgeries or testing, making or
returning anywhere from 50 to 150 phone calls
a day, running errands for Dr. Pontius or simply
chauffeuring him to the airport. Whatever the
duty, Dr. Pontius always makes it interesting and
eventful. That’s probably what I love most about
my job, knowing that every day is never just like
the day before, and I am always learning. Dr.
Pontius is always researching and studying new
techniques and medicines to help his patients,
and therefore as his assistant, I am in the middle
of that; and although my formal education
ended with high school, my office education
goes far beyond that. Under Dr. Pontius I have
improved my skills at being a detail-oriented
multitasker and a compassionate caregiver.
Working with him, he expects nothing less.
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How you got started in this career: Prior to working in the or-
thopaedic field and with Dr. Pontius, I was managing a restaurant, which
is also the type of career where the duties change by minute. One mo-
ment you are making a major decision for the restaurant, and the next
minute you are cleaning the restroom because someone didn’t show up
for their shift, and, as my father taught me (who was also in the restaurant
business), “You never ask someone to do something that you would not
do yourself.” My prior management positions led me straight into the
medical/orthopaedic field with the same theory.
What do you like to do off the clock just for fun? I am the wife of
James David Monaco, and we’ve been married for 31 years, and I’m a
proud mother and grandmother: My daughter, Tanicia Anne (28) and her
husband, Julian Emilio Gonzalez, have two beautiful children, my grand-
son, Gage Julian (10), and my granddaughter, Isabella Kay Marie (8).
Then there is my oldest son, James Brodie (25), and my youngest, Devin
Taylor (23), and his wife, Lucille Masako. If you ask me to define myself,
that is how I would do it, but in this day and time most would define me
as a career woman, and, truth be told, they would be partially correct. Dr.
Pontius and I share the same off-the-clock enjoyments. When he is off
with his family, I am off with mine. Being a grandmother has been even
more fun than being a parent. I will never be able to thank God enough
for blessing me with my Gage and Isabella, and that is always where my
off-duty time takes me.
Tell us about your employer: Dr. and Mrs. Pontius are two of the most
generous and thoughtful people I know, and the time we have off duty is
always enjoyed with family and friends
Advice you’d give to anyone else interested in this career: As with
any career, I would advise you start with education. Start young and
get it finished early so that you have time later to enjoy the more im-
portant things in life, such as family and friends; because as each year
passes, you realize more and more that you can’t get it back and that
you are now and will always be a “child of God.”
Your philosophy in life? To always remember that I am a child of God,
as are all those who are around me.
What do you do? I am in the food, catering, hospitality business.
Length of time at this job: 30 years.
What do you like best about your job? We provide a variety of different services withinour scope of business. We are able to meet and work with wonderful people.
Education/Major: Business and fashion merchandising.
What career path led you to where you are today? I grew up in the family restaurantbusiness, working and learning many different restaurant concepts. I worked for theMenger Smart Shop to apply the merchandising background. Later married and moved toHonduras, C.A. Went back to the family business upon my return to San Antonio. Soonafter, I developed Fresh Horizons Catering.
Would you encourage your children to go into the same field? My son, John Johnson,works with FHCC. My daughter Elizabeth is a Latin American cuisine instructor at the Culi-nary Institute of America, San Antonio. Another daughter, Jessica, is a national food andfloral buyer for Whole Foods Market, and daughter Jennifer is with a patent software com-pany. All the daughters are fabulous culinarians.
Who were your mentors? I have been so fortunate in my life to meet, know and learnfrom many talented people: my father, Jim Hasslocher; my mother, Veva Hasslocher (de-ceased); Mayor Emeritus Lila Cockrell; Suzanne Wade; Elise Cox; Wanda Rohm; my hus-band, Anthony Koch.
What do you enjoy doing on a day off? Spending time with my family and grandsons(soon to be six).
What is your favorite vacation? Spending time at the ranch in South Texas with Tony andfamily. Enjoying the coast with Dad and family cooking redfish and shrimp. I love traveling,and have especially enjoyed European river cruises and an Alaskan cruise.
What do you like to do in your spare time? Business has taken precedence over my time,so I have very little time off.
What book/books have you read lately? Lots of magazines.
What is your all-time favorite book? I love historical novels and intrigue novels.
What is your all-time favorite movie? I love happy movies. I decided many years ago tonever see violent, vile movies.
What type of music do you like? I like jazz, romantic classics, Latin music (Luis Miguel isa fav).
Who has been the biggest influence in your life personally and professionally?My father and my husband.
What brought you to San Antonio? I was born and raised here.
What do you like most about San Antonio? The confluence of cultures. I love all thingsLatin.
What community groups or not-for-profit groups are you involved with as a volunteer?I serve on the San Antonio Area Tourism Board and am a commissioner on the San AntonioConvention and Visitor Board.
Do you have a favorite restaurant? I love great cuisine, which can be found throughout our great city.
Do you have a favorite dish? I love to plan meals with the organic fruits and vegetablesand grass-fed beef, lamb and goats from Koch Ranch.
How do you find balance in your life — career, community and home life?Giving my time back to the community has always been important. Because my discre-tionary time is very limited, I choose to volunteer in the hospitality industry at this time. Ihave served in a number of capacities with nonprofits and industry groups over the years.
What is your favorite relaxation strategy? Breathing deeply and incorporating exerciseinto my daily life.
What are your goals? To continue to grow and improve my business and as a person.
What is the best advice that you have ever received? Work smarter, not harder. Bethoughtful and respectful of others.
People would be surprised to know that I ... love to cook, travel and spend precious timewith my family.
CarynHasslocherPresident/CEOT.A.S.T.E Foods, Inc. Fresh Horizons Creative Catering
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ummer is here, and it’s time for out-
door grilling and summertime
wines. Chilled white wines, includ-
ing sauvignon blanc, pinot grigio, verdeho
or a medium-bodied chardonnay, are ideal
white wines for the warm temperatures of
the outdoors.
For red wines, go for a lighter red wine
such as pinot noir, merlot or a Sonoma
Valley cabernet sauvignon (Sonoma fruit
is typically lighter in style than Napa Val-
ley’s because of a cooler climate and
proximity to the Pacific Ocean).
Sauvignon blanc, pinot grigio and
verdeho are a perfect weight for a cool
and refreshing start to an outdoor barbe-
cue. These wines are typically unoaked,
with a higher acidity level, and pair well
with chilled shrimp cocktail or an assort-
ment of cheeses to start off the afternoon.
When choosing the ideal meat for the
grill, chicken or fish are excellent options
that pair well with a medium- to full-bod-
ied white wine such as chardonnay. There
are a number of marinades available for
chicken, or a poblano pepper dressing can
serve as a marinade before grilling. For a
tempting fish and wine pairing, Chilean
sea bass and mahi mahi are fitting options
that balance the texture and weight of
chardonnay (typically a medium- to full-
bodied wine). Chardonnay with a fruit-
forward style and a hint of oak provides
the appropriate weight, texture and fla-
vors that complement grilled chicken or a
rich meaty fish. The charring flavors from
the grill match perfectly with the soft oak
nuances found in a chardonnay that has
been fermented or aged in oak barrels.
Luca chardonnay from Mendoza, Ar-
gentina, is a beautiful representation of a
refined and complex chardonnay. It’s a
bright and charming wine offering striking
aromas of lemon crème, baking spices
and notes of dulce de leche. Aromas flow
into the palate and combine with tropical
fruit — spiced baked pear and a stony
minerality balancing traditional Old World
and New World styles. The 2009 vintage
received a score of 92 points from Robert
Parker of The Wine Advocate and 91
points from Stephen Tanzer’s International
Wine Cellar.
Another chardonnay that works great
for an outdoor grilled feast is the Charles
Smith “Eve” chardonnay from Columbia
Valley, Wash. This wine can be described
as beautifully rich with hints of guava,
Beurre Bosc pear, satsuma, spice and min-
erals (satsuma provides an orange and
tangerine component). Smith says, “Just
one sip will do the trick!” He is a brash
and outgoing winemaker, and his person-
ality is reflected in his wines. Wine Spec-
tator included Charles Smith as a featured
winery in the Discover Washington issue
of December 2010. If you prefer some-
thing other than chardonnay, choose a
sauvignon blanc that has been aged or
fermented in oak. These wines are often
labeled as “fumé blanc.”
If you’re a red wine fan, a pinot noir
pairs nicely with grilled pork tenderloin.
One easy marinade recipe that works
well with pork calls for a mix of spicy
mustard, garlic, rosemary and cracked
black pepper (marinate for half an hour
up to three hours prior to grilling). For a
great wine pairing, try the Three Sticks
Winery 2009 pinot noir Durell Vineyard,
from the Sonoma Coast in California. It
is a luxurious and finely crafted wine,
with only 253 cases of the Durell Vine-
yard pinot noir produced.
This pinot noir opens up with aromas
of juicy black cherries with a dark floral
rose component followed by black rasp-
berry with a hint of spice. On the palate, a
rich, velvety texture is accompanied by ro-
bust fruit flavors of fresh plum, wild
Summer Wines
Sip white wines, light reds and sangria when the weather’s warm
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berries and red currants. It is a seamless pinot noir that is bursting
with vibrant fruit and a lingering finish. You might be tempted to for-
get about the main course and just enjoy this amazing wine.
And last but not least, sangria is a dazzling summertime choice
for refreshment with “a punch.” A wine-based beverage commonly
found in Spain and Portugal, it is often mixed with fruit for a light
and easy drinking summertime refreshment. The basic sangria recipe
calls for red wine (usually light- to medium-bodied), adding fruit and
a touch of sweetener (honey, sugar, simple syrup, orange juice).
Recipes vary widely, as sangria can include sparkling wine or cava,
Lambic beer, seltzer, Sprite, 7UP, brandy, Luxardo triple sec, Coin-
treau (a clear orange liqueur from France), or framboise (alcohol
distilled with fruit). Medleys of fruit include pineapples, cantaloupes,
grapes, peaches, oranges, lemons, limes, berries and mangoes.
Sangria is served throughout the United States. To find great sangria
locally, look no further than Copa Wine Bar (located on Stone Oak), or
the Point at the Park, where you can find the latest and greatest chef
catering trucks (located on Boerne Stage Road in Leon Springs).
Copa offers both red and white sangria, but what really sets theirs
apart is that they use high-quality and somewhat more expensive
wines to make their sangria. Any upscale fine wine that is opened
and left over is poured into that day’s mixture for a high-end sangria.
The Point at the Park is a great outdoor family venue that offers a
red sangria or “sangria blanca.” Both include wine and several differ-
ent freshly squeezed juices and a garnish of a fresh slice of orange.
For a great outdoor evening and refreshing sangria, get to “The Point”!
If you make sangria at home, try St. Germain sweet liqueur as a
unique addition to the traditional recipes. Including St. Germain is
one of the most exciting nuevo recipes for white sangria, which takes
the drink to a whole new level of fun and flavor. This recipe calls for
one bottle of a white wine such as a North American sauvignon
blanc and one-third of a bottle of St. Germain, then adding in fruit
such as mango, pineapple and/or peaches. St. Germain, from Paris,
is a liqueur produced in the artisanal French style from elderberry
flowers, offering tropical fruit flavors that include peach, orange,
grapefruit and pear. Fruity, floral, with a hint of herbs, the St. Germain
adds a unique twist to sangria.
Visit your independent locally owned liquor and spirits shops to
find the spirits and wines mentioned in this article, and enjoy your
summer with great friends, food and libations!
Denise Easdon is a certified sommelier and a certified specialist
of wine.
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Bursting at the seams withblack-tie bashes and fantastic fashions
BY CAROLE MILLER
he never-ending party season in San Antonio became a medley of ma-
terial, gobs of glitter and a parade of patterns with a multitude of ex-
travagantly themed affairs.
Every year the ladies don their fanciest hats and gather at the Argyle Club
in Alamo Heights for Le Brunch des Chapeaux. Lunch is served al fresco
among the colorful potpourri of fabulous hats while Julian Gold presents a
runway show with all the newest fashions of the season.
Proceeds from this sold-out event, chaired by Jennifer McLiney, went to
benefit the Autism Community Network. Featured speakers Fanny Gunn, Josie
Nash and Noah Willoughby — all children with autistic brothers and sisters —
spoke eloquently and passionately about their personal struggles and tri-
umphs with autism.
Puebla dresses and guayabera shirts were the traje de noche, and the weather
was absolutely perfect at Mission Concepción during Los Compadres’ Make It
Your Mission Celebration. This evening under the stars began with a reception
and tour of the mission followed by a seated dinner and live entertainment.
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Local philanthropists Kathleen and Curtis Gunn were
also honored for their donation of land adjacent to Mis-
sion Concepción — the single largest donation in Los
Compadres’ history. Los Compadres provides volunteer
support and financial aid for preservation, restoration and
development projects at the San Antonio Mission National
Historical Park. It is the official friends group of the park.
Always fashionably ahead of its time, Artpace held its
annual gala with the theme “Art Is the Future.” Keeping
in mind that today's artists set the foundation for tomor-
row, guests at this exclusive formal event got a glimpse
into a fantastical world where art is literally the future.
This futuristic fete was an out-of-this world success
with signature cocktails, exquisite cuisine and an after
party “in the sky” with DJs AndrewAndrew from New
York, New York, spinning dance tunes on the Artpace
roof/dance floor while guests boogied the night away.
And what could be more cutting-edge than the Cut-
ting-Edge Fashion Show? Design students from the Uni-
versity of the Incarnate Word showed off their amazing
collections during an over-the-top runway show and
luncheon at the Marriott Rivercenter. At the end of the
show, just as on Project Runway, a winning designer was
announced. This year’s winner was Christiana Lazarine for
her collection titled Northern Exposure.
This annual official Fiesta event was a sell-out success
with a huge silent auction and raffle with outstanding
prizes, but even more exciting was that this year for the
first time trend-setting fashionistas at the luncheon could
buy the original looks straight off the rack.
Knowing that animal prints are all the rage, the Nature
Conservancy of Texas hosted its annual conservation
luncheon with Jeff Corwin, Animal Planet host, environ-
mental adventurer and NBC News correspondent, deliv-
ering the keynote address. The event was held at the Pearl
Stable and aptly titled Not Your Average Luncheon. The
festivities also featured the Nature Conservancy’s Texas
state director, Laura Huffman; CEO and editor-in-chief of
The Texas Tribune, Evan Smith, as the emcee; Ted and
Katy Flato as the luncheon chairs; and Tim and Karen
Hixon as the honorary chairs.
The Nature Conservancy of Texas maintains 250,000
acres of wild lands in 30 preserves across Texas and, with
partners, has conserved nearly one million acres for
wildlife habitat across the state. To date, the Nature Con-
servancy and its more than one million members have
been responsible for the protection of more than 15 mil-
lion acres in the United States and have helped preserve
more than 102 million acres in Latin America, the
Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific.
And then it was time to bring on the bling at Diwali
Festival of Lights, the Texas Biomedical Forum’s annual
gala. This year’s extravagant event featured women in
wonderful colorful saris and gowns and henna tattoos,
unique and fabulous raffle prizes, signature drinks, a deli-
cious dinner at the Argyle Club and dancing after dark at
the After Party.
This awe-inspiring affair has been hailed as San Anto-
nio’s premier spring formal fundraiser since 1971, with pro-
ceeds going to support the Texas Biomedical Research
Institute. Through the years, more than $2.8 million dollars
have been donated by the Forum to fund pilot studies.
As Lord Chamberlain once said, “If you are not in fash-
ion, you are nobody.”
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44. Nature Conservancy’s Texas state director Laura Huffman with AnimalPlanet’s Jeff Corwin at Not Your Average Luncheon. 5. Sugar and Mike Barneswith honoree Kathleen Gunn at the Los Compadres Make It Your Mission Gala.6. University of the Incarnate Word President Lou Agnese, Miss Fiesta KatieRivera and Mickey Agnese enjoy the Cutting-Edge Fashion Show.
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Steps in9Equip them for life’s challengesBY COURTNEY BURKHOLDER
Building Your Child’sSELF-ESTEEM
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ne of the most important jobs a parent
has is helping her child build a strong,
healthy self-esteem. Simply put, self-es-
teem is how much individuals value themselves and
their feelings of self-worth.
In today’s world, where children constantly face
challenges, competition and highly stressful situa-
tions, it is imperative that they have the “armor” or
protection of a strong self-esteem to safeguard them
from feelings of inadequacy when faced with daily
challenges. Children with low self-esteem, who con-
stantly question their worth and their abilities, may
have difficulty with problem solving or finding solu-
tions to conflicts and are more apt to succumb to
negative pressures. They often show signs of in-
creased frustration, anxiety, indecision, depression
and withdrawal.
On the other hand, children who value them-
selves, have self-confidence and feel good about
what they are able to accomplish, are well on their
way to developing the positive self-thoughts that will
carry them throughout their childhood and into their
lives as successful, productive adults. The benefits of
a strong, healthy self-esteem are limitless. Research
shows that children who feel good about themselves
are generally more optimistic, happy and able to
enjoy life to the fullest. Protecting your children
against negative self-thoughts and emotions can
help ensure a happy, healthy childhood in which they
can grow and thrive.
O Emphasize your child’s strengths. You may not have the star
softball player — that’s OK. Perhaps her strength lies in her ability to
encourage and cheer on her teammates. As long as your child is having fun
and doing her best, that’s reason enough for high praise. Find their strengths.
Sometimes this may be a challenge, as children blossom at different ages,
and it may take time to find something that really interests them and in which
they can excel. Be open-minded and encourage your children’s interests
rather than pushing activities you feel would be good for them. Also, praise
the little things they accomplish throughout the day.
Have realistic expectations and goals. This is relevant for both
you and your child. Putting undue pressure on children to succeed
can have the opposite effect from what you intend. Yes, we want them to try
their hardest in all things, and we want them to feel the accomplishment of
meeting goals, but every child is different, and goals must be set according
to each child’s individual abilities. Your children’s accomplishments are not
your own personal “do-over.” Remember, this isn’t about you. Monitor the
pressure they put on themselves, as well.
Make them feel special and appreciated. Children need valida-
tion. They need to hear from you that their interests are interesting,
their words are worth hearing and that their feelings and opinions matter. It
starts with you, Mom and Dad. They can only move toward self-validation when
they know you have their back. This can be a challenge when their interests
differ from your own. It’s easy to take a child to a Spurs game when you love
basketball. But what about the child who loves animals and wants to volunteer
at the Humane Society? Show them that their interests are important, too.
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Shower them with positive en-
couragement. You can’t give them
too much. The world and other kids will give
them plenty of negative feedback. It is your
job to continually encourage and uplift them
in all areas of their lives. Be their uncondi-
tional cheerleader to support and encourage
them. Praise your child not only for a stellar
performance, but also for effort and comple-
tion of difficult tasks. Helping them over-
come disappointment goes a long way in
building self-esteem.
Be a positive role model. Don’t
be too hard on yourself. If you are
constantly negative and pessimistic about
yourself and your own abilities, then that is
the precedent you are setting for them. Cul-
tivate your own strong self-esteem that your
children can emulate.
Redirect negative thoughts and
inaccurate beliefs. Some children
have a tendency to be very hard on them-
selves. This may surface during difficult times
in their lives, or it may be the way your child
is hardwired. Whatever the reason, it is im-
portant for parents to be on the lookout for
children exhibiting signs of low self-esteem
— “I’m not good at anything.” “I’m stupid in
math.” This is when it is imperative for par-
ents to step in and help a child set more re-
alistic goals and find things to be positive
about. Irrational or inaccurate perceptions of
themselves can easily take root and set them
up for failure. When you focus on your chil-
dren’s strengths, then they will be more apt
to focus on their strengths as well.
Monitor your words. Avoid com-
ments that are judgmental, harsh,
overly critical or negative. Most children are
very sensitive to a parent’s criticism. I prom-
ise, they rarely need you to tell them what
they did wrong during a game. Instead, find
words that lift them up and encourage them
to try harder next time. Find positive words
and ways to get your point across.
Encourage your child to try new
and challenging activities. Some
children may shy away from trying new
things for fear of failure or disappointing you.
Let them know it’s OK to make mistakes. En-
courage independence. Seeing that they are
capable of doing things by themselves fos-
ters confidence. Let them help with difficult
tasks, and praise their efforts.
Provide a safe, loving home en-
vironment. Children who do not feel
safe or secure in their home are much more
apt to have a low self-esteem. Exposure to
physical, mental or emotional abuse, parents
who constantly fight and argue, or constant
discord in the home may make a child feel
powerless and depressed, which, in turn, can
lead to low self-esteem. Protecting your child
from any of these scenarios must be of ut-
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Saint Mary’s Hall..........................................................100 Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children ....................111Buckner Fanning Christian School ..............................105 TMI — The Episcopal School of Texas............................112Hill Country Montessori School....................................106 University of the Incarnate Word High School .................113Keystone School .........................................................107 The Winston School San Antonio ...................................113Montessori School of San Antonio...............................108 San Antonio Academy....................................................114St. Luke’s Episcopal School ........................................109 St. Mary’s University Continuing Studies .........................114San Antonio Christian Schools ....................................110
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Your kids are out of school for the summer, so you might not
think there’s still homework to be done. However, this is the time
of year when many parents are facing one of the toughest assign-
ments they’ll have all year: They have to find a good school for their
children to attend in the fall.
Choosing the school that is the best fit for your child and your
family is one of the most important things you can do for him or
her, and there are many important things to consider, including
whether or not he should be enrolled in a public or a private school.
Parents ask themselves, “Where will my child best learn and
grow?” and “Where will he or she fit in?” “What place will best
meet my child’s needs?” and “Will this school prepare my child for
college?”
Sometimes there isn’t just one right answer, so many parents
will spend their summer researching different options. That’s where
doing your homework and research comes in.
While some parents feel confident that their children will do
fine with a public school education, other families feel their child
may be more likely to excel in a private or parochial setting. Others,
especially parents of children with special needs, know that a
school that is equipped to address those needs may better serve
their child.
There’s often an ongoing debate among parents about whether
a private education is somehow better for children than a public
school situation. Sometimes it depends on the school district in
which a family resides. Sometimes it depends upon a teacher or
coach that a parent really wants his or her child to have. Some par-
ents worry about gangs and peer pressure to use drugs in public
schools. Others worry that a private school will shelter a child from
the “real world,” while others worry that their own family values,
ethics and religious
traditions may not be
honored in a public
school.
But whether one
makes the decision
based on concerns re-
garding faith, or cur-
riculum, class size,
pedagogical ap-
proaches or simply lo-
gistics—the distance from the school to the parents’ workplaces or
home—the final decision is a deeply personal one that calls for per-
sonal reflection and serious consideration.
If you’ve already decided to send your child to a private school,
though, that’s when the homework really begins, for there are
many excellent private school options in the San Antonio area.
Here are some points to ponder if you’re considering enrolling your
child in a private school.
Small schools, more focusMost private schools are small enough to ensure each child gets
plenty of individual, personal attention, which is just one of the
many reasons some families are drawn to private education. Low
student/teacher ratios and small class sizes can be a big “plus”
when it comes to creating an environment most conducive to
learning. Often, there are only two or three classes per grade for
younger students, and the teachers get to know the students and
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parents well. In that manner, the teacher may be more responsive
to the pupils’ individual needs and talents.
Small classes and small schools can also mean smaller admin-
istrative offices, so even the principal, nurse, administrative assis-
tants, janitors and other staff can get to know the children and
their families well. I’ve always felt better knowing my son and
daughter were known by name by everyone from the nurse to the
elderly man selling treats at the school store. More importantly,
principals and administrators will also know the teachers well and
may be better able to control how classrooms are run and how dis-
cipline is maintained. It takes a village to raise a child, as the pop-
ular saying goes — and a small private school is a lot like a village
in many respects.
Strong discipline, few distractionsPublic schools are required to heed strict state-mandated rules
about discipline and physical contact with children, and while
those rules are in place for good reason, such rules may also limit
a teacher’s ability to discipline students and control their class-
rooms. Gone are the days when the school principal carried a pad-
dle and students who misbehaved were spanked and sent home.
Many parents are pleased about this change, feeling corporal pun-
ishment sends a bad message that violence is the answer to prob-
lems. However, the fact that in public schools teachers are not
allowed to do much except send a student to an alternative school
campus or
expel him or
her means that
many students
are misbehav-
ing, and not
much happens
to stop them.
All of the
state rules for
public schools
were made
with good intentions in mind, of course — but such strict regula-
tions may mean that your child can’t get a hug from a teacher if
he or she makes an A on a spelling test and likewise can’t be rep-
rimanded if he or she is disrespectful to teachers or other stu-
dents, uses bad language or wears inappropriate, disruptive or
even offensive clothing.
In a private school those issues don’t arise because the school
and parents, rather than just the state, come together to make de-
cisions about what behavior, manner of dress, discipline and even
positive encouragement is and isn’t allowed.
Many parents think that behavior issues are more easily handled
in a small classroom with hands-on teachers and administrators
who aren’t bounded by impersonal outside regulation. Discipline
often is a nonissue in a private school, and that not only eases par-
ents’ minds, it also teaches students what is and isn’t appropriate
and acceptable in a serious school setting. It also enables teachers
to create an environment that is more conducive to quiet concen-
tration and study.
Same-sex classrooms or co-ed?Another option to consider when choosing a private school is
whether or not to send a child to an all-boys or all-girls school.
Some children feel less distracted, inhibited and self-conscious in
a room full of children of their own sex. Other parents feel that
learning is also about socialization, and that being around the op-
posite sex is an important component in learning to cooperate and
better understand others.
CurriculumCaring and concerned parents want to be a part of their child’s
educational experience, and often they want to know and have a
say in what subjects their child will study. Sometimes the parents
want a curriculum that incorporates theology or religion into the
school day, as well. For some families, a church-affiliated school
can ensure that students’ faith is nurtured and that the children are
taught the values their families hold dear. Subjects such as religion,
theology, history of religions and even other theories related to
evolution, intelligent design and creationism may be offered. Some
schools offer Latin and Hebrew language instruction. Some schools
introduce and encourage certain values and behaviors — like re-
spect and care for the environment and others, or sensitivity to
music and the arts, or openness to other faiths, cultures and lan-
guages. With more control over the curriculum, parents may feel
more confident about the type and quality of education their chil-
dren will receive.
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Attention tospecial needs
If a child is one
with specific special
needs, many area
schools are especially
prepared to best
serve him or her.
Schools for the hear-
ing- or sight-impaired,
programs for those with other physical limitations and programs
for those with learning challenges are all available in our area. Qual-
ified and well-trained instructors there give children the attention,
care and instruction they deserve.
Language immersion programsSome private schools even have half-day and full-day language
immersion programs in Spanish or French. Using language immer-
sion methods, students learn to naturally integrate language learn-
ing into their lives. Having a strong background in a second or third
language can give students advantages in college placement and
in the job market after college. Being bilingual gives a person a life-
long skill and value that is immeasurable.
Diverse philosophiesEntire philosophies of learning, or specific approaches to ped-
agogy that are not “mainstream,” may be incorporated into a pri-
vate school curriculum. Some schools rely on Montessori training
and educational theories. Other schools combine children of dif-
ferent ages in the same classroom. Some are same-sex classrooms,
where distractions from members of the opposite sex are discour-
aged. Others schools allow children to work at their own pace.
Some schools are set in rural areas and look more like summer
camps. Others are found in the heart of the city or are even affili-
ated with local universities.
Preparation for collegeSome private schools in San Antonio boast excellent records
of college placement and even provide counseling and programs
to assist students in acceptance at highly respected — even Ivy
League — schools. Others have college preparatory coursework
and college-credit high school classes and even offer SAT/ACT
testing prep courses. Some have after-school volunteer and mis-
sion programs, as well as service organizations that help stu-
dents to be more well-rounded, compassionate citizens, a quality
that many recruiters consider when choosing from applicants for
their universities. Some call themselves preparatory schools,
preparing students for entrance to universities when they grad-
uate from high school.
Dress for successMost pri-
vate schools
have uniform
policies, or at
least a much
stricter dress
code than
public schools,
and many par-
ents like that.
Many believe
uniforms can
help students
from becoming distracted by labels or assumptions about wealth
and social standing. Uniforms also help ensure that no distracting,
inappropriate, offensive or disruptive attire is allowed. By having uni-
forms, private schools can limit the early introduction of some pop
culture standards for dress and behavior. Most of all, having uniforms
makes buying outfits for school more affordable, and it also helps
parents by making it easier to get a student dressed and ready for
school when the choice of outfits is limited.
Think it over carefullyThere are so many aspects of private school education that par-
ents and children need to consider and discuss together. Extracur-
ricular activities, such as sports, band, choir, theater and club
offerings, and considerations such as quality of facilities, comput-
ers, libraries and location are even more factors to contemplate in
the quest for the right school.
So decide what things are most important to you and your
child, and consider all these elements when choosing a private
or public school. That’s your homework for this summer, moms
and dads.
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Acorn SchoolPreschool – Kindergarten3501 BroadwaySan Antonio, TX 78209(210) 826-8804Contacts: Rich Lange and Jo Mrvichinwww.theacornschool.net
Antioch Christian AcademyElementary School227 ErossSan Antonio, TX 78202(210) 222-0159Contact: Christina Boswellwww.antiochsat.org/academy
Antonian College PreparatoryHigh School6425 West Ave.San Antonio, TX 78213(210) 344-9265Contact: Gilbert Saenzwww.antonian.org
The Atonement AcademyPK – 12th15415 Red Robin Rd.San Antonio, TX 78255(210) 695-2240Contact: Mary Havelwww.atonementonline.com
Blessed Hope AcademyHigh School4930 Research Dr.San Antonio, TX 78240(210) 697-9191Contact: Alice Ashcraftwww.blessedhopeacademy.com
Blessed Sacrament Catholic SchoolPK – 8th600 Oblate Dr.San Antonio, TX 78216(210) 824-3381Contact: Michael Fierrowww.blessedschool.com
Bracken Christian SchoolPK – 12th670 Old Boerne Rd.Bulverde, TX 78163(830) 438-3211Contact: Judy Engbergwww.brackenchristian.com
Brighton CenterSpecial Needs School14207 Higgins Rd.San Antonio, TX 78217(210) 826-4492 Contact: Irma Bustoswww.brightonsa.org
The Buckner Fanning Christian School at Mission SpringsPK – 8th975 Mission SpringsSan Antonio, TX 78258(210) 402-6905Contact: Diane Dunnwww.bucknerfanningschool.org
Calvary Chapel Christian AcademyK – 12th2935 Pat Booker Rd., Ste. 118Universal City, TX 78148(210) 658-8337Contact: Will Shankwww.calvarysa.com/CCCA
Castle Hills First Baptist SchoolPK – 12th2220 N.W. Military Hwy.San Antonio, TX 78213(210) 377-8485Contact: Susan Covarrubiawww.chfbs.org
Central Catholic High School1403 N. St. Mary’sSan Antonio, TX 78215(210) 225-6794, ext. 217Contact: Terrie Carterwww.cchs-satx.org
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CHILD Montessori SchoolAges 2 – 5th grade2829 Hunters Green St.San Antonio, TX 78231(210) 493-6550Contact: Jean Stein, directorwww.childmontessori.org
Christian Academy of San AntonioPK – 12th325 Castroville Rd.San Antonio, TX 78207(210) 436-2277 (Elementary)(210) 431-7355 (High School)Contact: Yolanda Molinawww.christianacademysa.org
The Circle SchoolAges 5-8 (non-graded)217 Pershing Ave.San Antonio, TX 78209(210) 822-0461Contact: Jason Gossardwww.thecircleschool.org
Colonial Hills United Methodist SchoolPre-Kindergarten – Kindergarten5247 Vance JacksonSan Antonio, TX 78230(210) 349-1092Contact: Lisa Mielewww.colonialhills.info
Concordia Lutheran SchoolPK – 8th16801 Huebner Rd.San Antonio, TX 78258(210) 479-1477Contact: Sally McBeewww.clssatx.com
Converse Christian School andLearning CenterPK – 1st9146 FM 78San Antonio, TX 78109(210) 659-0203
Cornerstone Christian SchoolK – 124802 Vance JacksonSan Antonio, TX 78230(210) 979-6161 (Elementary)(210) 979-9203 (High School)Contact: Yoli Villarrealwww.cornerstonechristianschools.org
Crossroads Christian AcademyPK – 6th5834 Ray Ellison Blvd.San Antonio, TX 78242(210) 623-4500Contact: Stephanie Alvarezwww.wherelifechanges.com/academy
Discovery School of San Antonio Inc.PK – 1st222 Salem Dr.San Antonio, TX 78201(210) 344-3472Contact: Mary Stanchakmydiscoveryschool.com
Eisenhauer Road Baptist SchoolPK – 6th3950 Eisenhauer Rd.San Antonio, TX 78218(210) 655-6831www.erbcsa.org/cms/index.php/school
Eleanor Kolitz AcademyK – 8th12500 N.W. Military Hwy., Ste. 150San Antonio, TX 78231(210) 302-6906Contact: Nancy Goldwww.eka-sa.org
First Baptist AcademyPK – 12th1401 Pat Booker Rd.Universal City, TX 78148(210) 658-5331Contact: Teri Flynnwww.fbauc.com
Gateway Christian SchoolK – 12th6623 Five PalmsSan Antonio, TX 78242(210) 674-5703, ext. 35Contact: Roger Gaineswww.gw-school.org
Geneva School of BoerneK – 12th113 Cascade Caverns Rd.Boerne, TX 78015(830) 755-6101Contact: Mrs. Gay Youngwww.genevaschooltx.org
The George Gervin AcademyRemedial School6944 South Sunbelt Dr.San Antonio, TX 78218(210) 568-8800Contact: Jesse Villanuevawww.gervin-school.org
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Grace Christian SchoolK – 12th7760 Prue Rd.San Antonio, TX 78249(210) 265-8166Contact: Veronica Garzawww.gracechristianschool-sa.com
Hill Country Montessori SchoolAges 18 months – 12 years50 Stone Wall Dr.Boerne, TX 78006(830) 229-5377Contact: Michele Fischerwww.hcmontessori.org
Holy Cross of San Antonio High SchoolMiddle and High School426 N. San FelipeSan Antonio, TX 78228(210) 433-9395Contact: Eddie Cedillowww.holycross-sa.com
Holy Name Catholic SchoolK – 8th3814 Nash Blvd.San Antonio, TX 78223(210) 333-7356Contact: Chad Millswww.holynamesa.org
Holy Spirit Catholic SchoolK – 8th770 W. RamseySan Antonio, TX 78216(210) 349-1169Contact: Lisa Rooseveltwww.hscssa.org
Holy Trinity Presbyterian Day SchoolAges 6 weeks – third grade16245 Nacogdoches Rd.San Antonio, TX 78247(210) 599-7640Contact: Dorothy Colts-Teggwww.holytrinitypres.org/school
Incarnate Word High School727 E. HildebrandSan Antonio, TX 78212(210) 829-3100Contact: Annette Zahirniakwww.incarnatewordhs.org
John Paul II Catholic High School6720 FM 482New Braunfels, TX 78132(830) 643-0802Contact: Andrew Iliffwww.johnpaul2chs.org
Keystone SchoolK – 12th119 E. Craig Pl.San Antonio, TX 78212(210) 735-4022, ext. 325Contact: Zina Wormleywww.keystoneschool.org
Kritérion Montessori SchoolPK — 8th611 W. Ashby Pl.San Antonio, TX 78212(210) 735-9778Contact: Jane Lavenwww.kriterion.com
Little Flower Catholic SchoolK – 8th905 Kentucky Ave.San Antonio, TX 78201(210) 732-9207Contact: Rita Graveswww.littleflowerschool.net
Lutheran High School of San Antonio18104 Babcock Rd.San Antonio, TX 78255(210) 694-4962Contact: Linda Roesewww.lhssa.org
MacArthur Park Lutheran Preschool2903 Nacogdoches Rd.San Antonio, TX 78217(210) 822-5374Contact: Carla Lockettwww.macparkschool.org
Maranatha Adventist SchoolK – 8th2526 Goliad Rd.San Antonio, TX 78223(210) 333-8861Contact: Rebecka Saulswww.maranathasdaschool.org
Montessori Earth SchoolAges 18 months – 2nd grade4911 Golden Quail Rd.San Antonio, TX 78240(210) 558-8339Contact: Verna Gabrielwww.montessoriearthschool.com
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Montessori School Int’lAges 18 months – 10 years8222 Wurzbach Rd.San Antonio, TX 78229(210) 614-1665www.msitexas.com
Montessori SchoolhouseAges 18 months – 12 years10711 Dreamland Dr.San Antonio, TX 78230(210) 341-0731Contact: Luz Migdalia Poncewww.mymontessorischoolhouse.com
The Montessori School of San AntonioAges 3-1417722 Rogers Ranch Pkwy.San Antonio, TX 78258(210) 492-3553Contact: Emily Lundwww.montessorisa.org
Mount Sacred Heart SchoolAges 2 ½ – 8th grade619 Mount Sacred Heart Rd.San Antonio, TX 78216(210) 342-6711Contact: Maria Castowww.mountsacredheart.com
New Braunfels Christian AcademyPK and Elementary:995 Mission Hills Dr.New Braunfels, TX 78130(830) 629-6222Contact: Carolyn Alsobookswww.nbchristianacademy.org
New Braunfels Christian AcademyMiddle and High School220 FM 1863New Braunfels, TX 78132(830) 629-1821Contact: Karen Shumwaywww.nbchristianacademy.org
New Hope Christian AcademyPK – 12th4402 Spear HeadSan Antonio, TX 78238(210) 431-8809Contact: Hilda Rodriguezwww.newhopeccsa.org
New Life Christian AcademyPK – 12th6622 Hwy. 90 WestSan Antonio, TX 78227(210) 679-6001Contact: Nicole Rodriguezwww.newlifeca.org
Northwest Hills Christian SchoolK – 8th8511 Heath Circle Dr.San Antonio, TX 78250(210) 522-1103Contact: Alma Dowdlewww.nwhcs.org
Our Lady of Perpetual Help SchoolK – 8th16075 N. Evans Rd.Selma, TX 78154(210) 651-6811Contact: Jacqueline Palermowww.olphselma.org
Our Savior Lutheran Church and SchoolK – 8th11503 Vance JacksonSan Antonio, TX 78230(210) 696-2716Contact: Josh Rimpelwww.oslcardinals.org
Palm Heights Christian AcademyPK – 8th1106 W. MaloneSan Antonio, TX 78225(210) 923-8600Contact: Mark Manuelwww.palmheightsbaptist.com
Primrose School at Cibolo CanyonsPreschool3330 TPC Pkwy.San Antonio, TX 78261(210) 479-7099Contact: Melissa McCoywww.primrosecibolocanyons.com
Providence Catholic SchoolThe College Preparatory School for Girls Grade 6-121215 N. St. Mary’s St.San Antonio, TX 78215(210) 224-6651, ext. 210Contact: Stephanie Takas-Mercerwww.providencehs.net
Rainbow Hills Baptist SchoolK – 12th2255 Horal Dr.San Antonio, TX 78227Elementary: (210) 674-0490Contact: Angela StewartJr./Sr. High: (210) 645-4081Contact: Billie Jo Dickersonwww.rainbowhillsschool.net
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River City Believers AcademyK – 12th16765 Lookout Rd.Selma, TX 78154(210) 656-2999Contact: Shane Landwww.rcbaonline.comRiver City Christian SchoolK – 12th5810 Blanco Rd.San Antonio, TX 78216(210) 384-0297Contact: Susie Westwww.rivercitychristianschool.com
Rolling Hills AcademyK – 8th21240 Gathering OakSan Antonio, TX 78260(210) 497-0323Contact: Erin Grossowww.rhacademy.org
Royal Point AcademyK – 4th9965 Kriewald Rd.San Antonio, TX 78245(210) 674-5310Contact: Veronica Penawww.royalpointacademy.com
Saint Mary’s HallK – 12th9401 StarcrestSan Antonio, TX 78217(210) 483-9100Contact: Deborah DeVeauwww.smhall.org
St. Andrew’s Weekday School and Great BeginningsPK – Kindergarten722 Robinhood Pl.San Antonio, TX 78209(210) 824-8737Contact: Kay Osbornwww.standrewsumcschool.org
St. Anthony Catholic High School3200 McCullough Ave.San Antonio, TX 78212(210) 832-5600Contact: Benita Vancewww.sachs.org
St. Anthony Elementary School205 W. HuisacheSan Antonio, TX 78212(210) 732-8801Contact: Mary Martinezwww.stanthonysa.org
St. Cecilia SchoolPK – 8th118 LowellSan Antonio, TX 78210(210) 534-2711Contact: Mary Crowwww.stceciliasatx.com
St. David’s Episcopal SchoolAges 16 months – Kindergarten1300 WiltshireSan Antonio, TX 78209(210) 824-2481Contact: Bonnie Babbittwww.saintdavidschool.net
St. George Episcopal SchoolPK – 8th6900 West Ave.San Antonio, TX 78213(210) 342-4263Contact: Melissa Pattersonwww.saintgeorgeschool.org
St. Gerard Catholic High School521 S. New Braunfels Ave.San Antonio, TX 78203(210) 533-8061Contact: Peter Riverawww.stgerardsa.org
St. Gregory the Great SchoolPK – 8th700 DewhurstSan Antonio, TX 78213(210) 342-0281Contact: Kay Hansonwww.stgregorys.net
St. James the Apostle Catholic SchoolPK – 8th907 West Theo Ave.San Antonio, TX 78225(210) 924-1201Contact: Ignacia Carillowww.stjamescatholicschool.org
St. John Berchmans SchoolPK – 8th1147 Cupples Rd.San Antonio, TX 78226(210) 433-0411Contact: Beverly Abbottwww.sjbschool-sa.com
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St. John Bosco Elementary SchoolPK – 8th5630 W. CommerceSan Antonio, TX 78237(210) 432-8011Contact: Sr. Rosann Ruizwww.stjohnbosco-satx.org
St. Leo the Great Catholic SchoolPK – 8th119 Octavia Pl.San Antonio, TX 78214(210) 532-3166Contact: Carol Johnsonwww.stleothegreatschool.net
St. Luke Catholic SchoolPK – 8th4603 ManitouSan Antonio, TX 78228(210) 434-2011Contact: Dora Calderonwww.stlukecatholic.org
St. Luke’s Episcopal SchoolPK – 8th11 St. Luke’s Ln.San Antonio, TX 78209(210) 826-0664Contact: Steve Bradleywww.sles-sa.org
St. Margaret Mary Catholic SchoolPK – 8th1202 Fair Ave.San Antonio, TX 78223(210) 534-6137Contact: Ramon Guerrawww.stmmcs.org
St. Mary Magdalen Catholic SchoolPK – 8th1700 Clower St.San Antonio, TX 78201(210) 735-1381Contact: Mary Maciaswww.stmmsa.org
St. Matthew Catholic SchoolPK – 8th10703 Wurzbach Rd.San Antonio, TX 78230(210) 478-5099Contact: Bonnie Marxwww.smcssa.org
St. Monica Catholic SchoolPK – 8th515 North St.Converse, TX 78109(210) 658-6701Contact: JoAnn Woodwww.saintmonica.net
St. Paul SchoolPK – 8th307 John Adams Dr.San Antonio, TX 78228(210) 732-2741Contact: Sandra Sanchezwww.stpaulroyals.org
St. Paul’s Episcopal Montessori SchoolAges 18 months – 12 years1018 E. Grayson St.San Antonio, TX 78208(210) 271-2861Contact: Kay Karcher Mijangoswww.stpauls-satx.org
St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles SchoolPK – 8th112 Marcia Pl.San Antonio, TX 78209(210) 824-3171Contact: Yvette Mireleswww.stpeterprince.org
St. Pius X SchoolPK – 8th7734 Robin RestSan Antonio, TX 78209(210) 824-6431Contact: Tom Demingwww.stpiusxsa.org/school
St. Thomas Episcopal SchoolPK – 5th1416 N. Loop 1604 E.San Antonio, TX 78232(210) 494-3509Contact: Greg Hutchinsonwww.stthomaskids.com
St. Thomas More SchoolPK – 8th4427 Moana Dr.San Antonio, TX 78218(210) 655-2882Contact: Mirella Kennedywww.st-thomas-more-school.org
Salem Sayers Baptist AcademyPK – 12th5212 FM 1628Adkins, TX 78101(210) 649-1178Contact: Teresa Sandovalwww.sayersacademy.com
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San Antonio Academy of TexasPK – 8th117 E. French Pl.San Antonio, TX 78212(210) 733-7331Contact: Mary Wildewww.sa-academy.org
San Antonio Christian SchoolsPK – 12th19202 Redland Rd.San Antonio, TX 78259(210) 340-1864Contact: Rusty Suggwww.sachristianschools.org
San Antonio Country Day Montessori SchoolAges 2 ½ years – 6th grade4194 Jung Rd.San Antonio, TX 78247(210) 496-6033Contact: Carol Ann Weardenwww.countrydayschool.net
Scenic Hills Christian SDAPK – 9th11223 Bandera Rd.San Antonio, TX 78250(210) 523-2312Contact: Sherry Clappwww.scenichillsschool.org
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran SchoolPK – 8th6914 Wurzbach Rd.San Antonio, TX 78240(210) 614-3741Contact: Sue Garywww.shlutheran.org
Sunnybrook Christian AcademyPK – 12th1620 Pinn Rd.San Antonio, TX 78227(210) 674-8000Contact: Jim Hatchwww.sunnybrooklions.com
Sunshine Cottage for Deaf ChildrenPK – 5th603 E. HildebrandSan Antonio, TX 78212(210) 824-0579Contact: Dr. Nancy Hendersonwww.sunshinecottage.org
TMI — The Episcopal School of Texas6th – 12th 20955 West Tejas Tr.San Antonio, TX 78257(210) 698-7171Contact: Brenda Klasteneggerwww.tmi-sa.org
Town East Christian SchoolPK – 12th2030 Bible Blvd.San Antonio, TX 78220(210) 648-2601Contact: J.D. Kingwww.teeagles.org
Trinity Christian AcademyK – 12th5401 N. Loop 1604 EastSan Antonio, TX 78247(210) 653-2800Contact: Registrarwww.trinitychristianacademy-sa.com
Trinity United Methodist SchoolPK – 5th5319 Newcome Dr.San Antonio, TX 78229(210) 684-5214Contact: Debra Schneiderwww.trinityums.org
Village Parkway Christian SchoolPK – 5th3002 Village Pkwy.San Antonio, TX 78251(210) 680-8187www.villageparkwaychristian.net
The Winston School San AntonioPK – 12th8565 Ewing Halsell Dr.San Antonio, TX 78229(210) 615-6544Contact: Julie Saboewww.winston-sa.org
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nlike firefighters, cowboys or ballerinas, Sharon Sanchez
doesn’t have a high-concept job. “When I tell people I do
grant writing, they think: ‘Cool! Can you get me a car
loan?’” she says with a smile. “Nobody understands what I do.”
Actually, it’s easier said than done: As director of grants and
recognition for North Side Independent School District (NISD),
Sanchez and her staff of nine apply for funding for educational
programs from federal entitlement programs, foundations and cor-
porations. They also nominate district staff for awards recognizing
excellence in teachers, administrators and schools.
At any one time, they may have 10 to 15 grant applications in
progress. In recent years, as funding grew scarce, the process has
become highly competitive. Sanchez keeps an eye on all the proj-
ects her department is working on, oversees the district’s North
Side Foundation fundraising arm, conducts training and still does
grant writing of her own. There is no slow season. “I wish there was
a downtime,” she says. “As the district grows, our needs have
grown. We’re busy all year-round.”
Sanchez and her staff “have to live for the deadline,” she
says. “Everybody stays late or takes work home. We do what we
have to do to get the job done, even if that means evening hours
or weekends.”
No one, she acknowledges, grows up wanting to be a grant
writer, at least not consciously. “I just kind of fell into it,” says
Sanchez, who grew up wanting to be a writer and an attorney.
A graduate of Incarnate Word High School, she earned a bach-
elor’s degree in political science from the University of Texas at
San Antonio.
Instead of going on to law school, one of her political science
professors, Richard Gambitta, Ph.D., steered her into graduate
school, a move that put her on track for a career in public service.
“I wanted my life to have meaning,” says Sanchez, “doing some-
thing I could feel good about.”
After earning a master’s in public administration, also from
UTSA, she worked in a variety of public-sector jobs, in the Bexar
County District Attorney’s office, in the county corrections depart-
ment and at the San Antonio Housing Authority. Sanchez applied
for a grant writer position and didn’t get it but was offered a dif-
ferent job, evaluating programs within the housing authority.
“I started working on grants on the back end,” Sanchez says.
That experience turned out to be excellent training for grant writ-
ing, as she learned to think analytically about how programs were
marketed to the residents and how they benefited from them.
Also, during the late 1990s, she says, “There was funding every-
where, and people were doing innovative things. It was inspiring.”
Twelve years ago, she moved to North Side, starting as a grants
project manager. In 2004, she was promoted to her present job,
in which she leads the department that manages grants and
recognition for the entire school district — San Antonio’s largest
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and the fourth-largest in Texas. “Everybody
does everything,” she says of her close-knit
team. “You don’t ever write a grant all by
yourself; you’re working collaboratively
with other people.”
Despite her administrative responsibil-
ities, Sanchez still writes some grant ap-
plications: “It’s a skill you have to keep
up.” Yet even after 15 years of experience,
she doesn’t claim to have found a magic
formula to win funding. “I’m still learning,”
she says. “The great thing about this job
is that it’s always a challenge. There’s al-
ways something new.” Earlier, it was the
norm for applications to be submitted on
paper, mailed or delivered by hand; in the
last few years, it has become the norm to
submit online.
“We’re transitioning,” Sanchez says. She
and her staff subscribe to email listservs to
learn about new sources of funding, and
they’re adjusting to the different demands
of electronic grant writing. “Before, (in
paper applications), we could include
graphics and pictures. Now we have to
make the text do all the work.” To avoid de-
lays when overburdened systems crash,
they’ve learned to submit online applica-
tions a day ahead of time.
Some things, however, don’t change. No
matter how the application is submitted,
she says, “You have to tell a good story.” It’s
also important to “speak the same lan-
guage as the funding agency” and to write
clearly: “Never assume that (the funder)
knows who you are and what you do.”
One of the key messages Sanchez and
her staff have to communicate is that 52
percent of the students North Side serves
are economically disadvantaged. “Our de-
mographics are changing, and funding is
dwindling,” she says. “We have to change
the perception (of North Side as a wealthy
district) and convey a need.”
Even when a grant and its funding
agency seem like a good match for a wor-
thy program, there are disappointments.
“Sometimes you’re going to get ac-
cepted, and sometimes you’re going to
get turned down,” says Sanchez. “To do
this kind of work, you have to enjoy writ-
ing, you have to be competitive, and you
have to be resilient.”
Knowing that jobs and programs de-
pend on the outcome of grant applications
“keeps you up nights,” she says. “Every-
body here is aware of that. If an application
to fund an after-school program isn’t suc-
cessful, those children will have nowhere to
go. It weighs heavily on you.”
All of the school-age children of Sanchez
and her staff attend North Side schools.
“You have to have a belief in what you’re
doing, that it’s going to have an impact on
someone,” she says. “Of all the qualities for
effective grant writing, I would rank that at
the top. That belief — that a program is
going to benefit kids at a school and families
in that area — is what’s going to drive you
when you’re tired, when you want to be
somewhere else, when you just don’t want
to do it anymore.”
Her children — Lauren, age 9, and
Olivia, 5 — both attend Leon Springs Ele-
mentary School, which presents an annual
talent show. “I’ve missed it every year,”
Sanchez says regretfully. “It’s always in
May, during the day, when I can’t take off
because we have a lot of deadlines that
month.” Recently, she had to attend a dis-
trict retreat and missed a softball game in
which her elder daughter made two outs
and got a hit that brought in two runs. “My
husband was texting me the play-by-play,
but it was rough,” she says. “You want to
be there and see it for yourself.”
Fortunately, her husband, Leroy
Sanchez, owns his own business, so his
schedule is more flexible. “I’m learning how
to balance,” she says. Because she lives in
and works for her children’s school district,
she says, “I feel I’m supporting my own
family through what I do.”
When she visits a grant-funded pro-
gram or sees a teacher win an award, says
Sanchez, “I feel I had a part in that. I’m
proud to say I work for North Side. I work
with great people, in my department and
everywhere else. This is it for me.”
SHARON SANCHEZAge: 39
Occupation:Director of grants and recognition,
North Side Independent School District
Personal: Married to Leroy Sanchez, an insur-
ance agency owner, with two daughters, Lau-
ren, age 9, and Olivia, 5, and Triton, the family’s
miniature schnauzer
Goals: To earn a Ph.D. in education
Why she’s a role model: Brings passion and commitment to the challenge of
funding educational programs
Her own role model: Her mother, Carolyn Guajardo, who worked as a travel agent
when her children were young. “She chose a job with hours from 8:30 a.m. to
3:30 p.m.; when I was in (after-school) sports, she was always there. I didn’t re-
alize all the sacrifices she made until I had kids.”
Best advice ever given: From her late grandfather, Bennie Matta — “In life, you
must be like a palm tree that stands firm in the calm and bends in the wind but
never breaks.”
Believes that… “God creates your path for you, and you have to have faith that
everything’s going to work out”
People would be surprised that I … “Completed the San Antonio Rock ‘n’ Roll
Marathon, a gladiator run (with an obstacle course) and a minitriathlon. Running
is a major stress reliever for me.”
What she’s reading: “I’m reading three books. One is for fun, A Game of Thrones,
(by George R.R. Martin); one is for work, Juggling Elephants: An Easier Way to
Get Your Most important Things Done – Now! (by Jones Loflin and Todd Musig);
and one is for self-improvement, The Happiness Project, (by Gretchen Rubin).
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hough no actual laurel crown was placed on her head, on
April 3, Mayor Julián Castro officially appointed author
and educator Carmen Tafolla as San Antonio’s first poet
laureate and the first city laureate in the state of Texas. It was a
long-awaited ceremony.
First suggested in 2005 by the late poet Trinidad Sanchez, the
idea of having our own poet laureate was eventually adopted by
the Office of Cultural Affairs (OCA), which began researching sim-
ilar initiatives in other cities. But it took years before it finally be-
came a reality this spring as part of the mayor’s larger SA2020
vision of turning the Alamo City into a better educated, more lit-
erate and vibrant city. For Tafolla it’s an exciting opportunity to
help the community she loves.
“It’s an honor and a responsibility,” she says when we meet in
late May to discuss her new role. “So far, few cities have poet lau-
reates, and those that have them, such as New York, Los Angeles
and Albuquerque, see the role as an opportunity to impact the
growth and well-being of the city. A laureate is expected to cele-
brate the uniqueness of the city and its writers, but in our case
Mayor Castro has made a visionary connection between literature
and literacy. Some groups treat these two as separate disciplines,
but they are not. The more involvement a community has in liter-
ature, the higher its literacy becomes. In a city challenged by low
literacy levels, we must make that connection.”
All humans love stories, she points out, and what is literature if
not storytelling? Poetry in particular touches the emotional
essence of the reader or listener. “Besides being a published au-
thor, I am also a spoken-word poet and performer who has trav-
eled all over Texas and the world in the past 22 years presenting
a show based on characters from my own work,” explains Tafolla.
“My audiences have ranged from college professors to farm work-
ers who speak little English, and they have all been moved by
these voices and motivated to hear and read more. That’s the con-
nection we need to make in San Antonio (between storytelling
and reading/writing).”
As defined by the city, the laureate must commit to at least six
public programs during her two-year term, and Tafolla lost no time
formulating her ideas and goals. To begin with, she would like to
establish a daily radio “poetry minute” to get people accustomed
to hearing verses. And she’s already developing a website, SA
Poet Source, to serve schools and community groups looking to
book a poet for their events. Schools are also at the heart of the
Alamo City native Carmen Tafolla gets the “crown” By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF Photography JANET ROGERS
TSAN ANTONIO’S POET LAUREATE
“poetry infusion” initiative envisioned by
OCA and funded by the Diez y Seis de
Septiembre Commission. OCA will select
three schools in a single area, and with
Tafolla’s help, work to infuse the entire en-
vironment with poetry, from poems
pinned to the walls to readings, writing
workshops and ultimately an anthology of
students’ verses.
Her ideas hardly stop there, however.
Tafolla is also hoping to revive the practice
of declamation — the dramatic recitation of
poetry — through a series of talent-show-
type events that could attract both youth
and adults to either recite published poems
or their own creations in both English and
Spanish. “Declamation is very big in Mex-
ico,” she notes. But the project she’s most
excited about is San Antonio Meet Pueblo!,
a professional theatrical performance of
poetry celebrating the Alamo City, for
which she’ll write the script. The latter will
incorporate verses by many writers. “It
could play in community centers and in
theaters, it could travel, it would be some-
thing unique for San Antonio,” says the red-
haired laureate with enthusiasm. “This
would be the last project probably because
it’s going to take time (to put it together).”
GODMOTHER OF CHICANA LITERATURE
A child of the West Side, Tafolla is often
described as one of the “madrinas of Chi-
cana literature” because the bulk of her lit-
erary output portrays the life and culture of
Mexican-American communities of South
Texas and especially San Antonio. The au-
thor of five books of poetry, 10 children’s
books, a collection of short stories and two
nonfiction works, she is also an expert on
bilingual education, currently serving as a
UTSA writer-in-residence for “children’s,
youth and transformative literature.” She
describes the latter as “as literature that
transforms traditional narratives.”
Tafolla, who keeps a busy schedule of
writing, teaching, readings, speaking and
performing, must fit her poet laureate du-
ties around other ongoing projects, two of
which are particularly close to her heart. In
collaboration with Sharyll Tenayuca, she is
hard at work on the biography of labor or-
ganizer Emma Tenayuca, a book that aims
to portray the broader picture of poverty
and injustice that Mexican-Americans
faced earlier in the 20th century. Her other
long-term undertaking has been a series
of poems inspired by the paintings of
Catalina Garate depicting indigenous
women of Mexico and the Southwestern
United States in a variety of contexts.
That coffee-table volume is scheduled to
be published in the fall by Wings Press.
The latter will also release a newly edited
collection of Tafolla’s San Antonio-centric
poems titled This River Here in honor of
her new title.
The poet’s love affair with her home-
town goes all the way back to her child-
hood. When she and her educator
husband, Ernesto Bernal, had to move
away for a while, he joked that he must
carry scissors to cut her deep roots. “I
have always loved this place,” she admits.
“There’s a magic and peacefulness about
this city. It’s almost as if the gentleness of
the river and landscape calms people
when they come here. The Spanish and
the natives buried the hatchet in the 1700s
here, and even segregation was not as ex-
treme in San Antonio as it was in other
Texas cities. Maybe it’s the balance of cul-
tures, but the spirit of this town impacts
people.” It’s no wonder that she opened
her laureate speech with “Mi pueblo
querido, I love you very much!”
Her ties to the community may be par-
tially inherited, but they are purposeful, not
accidental, she notes. “I have served in one
capacity or another in most cultural cen-
ters in town,” she explains. “I’ve presented
my performance in most universities and
schools; I’ve sought connections with this
community because I believe in it. It’s rich
and exceptionally authentic. A lot of my
poetry aims to reflect the diverse elements
in this community; it’s focused outward. I
do write some personal poetry, but I prefer
the voice of the street, the music of the bus
stop, the voices of everyday people.”
And that’s probably why she’ll devote
much of her tenure as poet laureate to
drawing out the voices of nonpoets, those
ordinary folks who don’t yet know that
they, too, can express themselves in verse.
“Everybody already has poetry in their
lives, but they are not always aware of it,”
says Tafolla. “I want to make people con-
scious of their own creativity and proud of
it. I want them to listen to the stories of
their lives and how they tell them.”
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Award-winning writer and teacher Carmen Tafolla is San Antonio's first poet laureateand the first city laureate in Texas. Read one of her poems at the SA WOMAN website,www.sawoman.com.
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14250 San Pedro 495-2233ALDACO'S 100 Hoefgen 222-0561
20079 Stone Oak Pkwy. 494-0561AZUCA NUEVO LATINO 713 S. Alamo 225-5550CASA RIO 430 E. Commerce 225-6718CIELITO LINDO 19141 Stone Oak Pkwy. 545-6965EL CHAPARRAL 15103 Bandera 695-8302
2838 N. Loop 1604 490-8302EL JARRO DE ARTURO 13421 San Pedro 494-5084EL MIRADOR 722 S. St. Mary’s 225-9444EL MIRASOL ALTA COCINA 13489 Blanco 479-8765FRIDA’S MEXICAN CUISINE 3023 Thousand Oaks 496-3023IRON CACTUS MEXICAN GRILL 200 River Walk 224-9835LA FOGATA 2427 Vance Jackson 340-1337LA FONDA ON MAIN 2415 N. Main 733-0621LA FONDA SUNSET RIDGE 6402 N. New Braunfels 824-4231LA FONDA OAK HILLS 350 Northaven 342-8981LA HACIENDA DE LOS BARRIOS 18747 Redland Rd. 497-8000LA MARGARITA 120 Produce Row 227-7140LA POSADA DEL REY 999 E. Basse 828-5666LOS BARRIOS 4223 Blanco 732-6017MAMACITA’S 8030 IH-10 W. 341-5424MI TIERRA CAFE AND BAKERY 218 Produce Row 225-1262ORIGINAL MEXICAN 528 River Walk 224-9951PALOMA BLANCA 5800 Broadway 822-6151PALOMA RIVER WALK 215 Losoya 212-0566PAPPASITO’S CANTINA 10501 IH-10 W. 691-8974PERICO’S BAR AND GRILL 10820 Bandera 684-5376
1439 E. Sonterra Blvd. 402-6006PICANTE GRILL 3810 Broadway 822-3797PICO DE GALLO 111 S. Leona 225-6060RIO RIO CANTINA 421 E. Commerce 226-8462ROSARIO’S 910 S. Alamo 223-1806SALSALITO’S 14535 Nacogdoches 646-8088
11523 Bandera 558-6788SAZO’S LATIN GRILL 101 Bowie 223-1000SOLUNA COCINA MEXICANA 7959 Broadway 930-8070TOMATILLOS CANTINA 3210 Broadway 824-3005
CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN 11745 IH-10 W. 699-4275255 E. Basse Rd. 424-2014
FLORIO’S PIZZA 7701 Broadway 805-8646GUILLERMO’S 618 McCullough 223-5587MISS ELLIE’S 903 E. Bitters Rd 499-1258SORRENTO 5146 Broadway 824-0055TRILOGY PIZZA BISTRO 19141 Stone Oak Pkwy. 404-1818VOLARE GOURMET PIZZA 5054 Broadway 828-3354
FISH CITY GRILL 18130 Hwy. 281 N. 495-3474FUSION SEAFOOD, STEAK 11703 Huebner Road 694-4201LANDRY’S SEAFOOD 517 N. Presa 527-1845PAPPADEAUX SEAFOOD 76 N.E. Loop 410 340-7143OSTRA ON THE RIVER 212 W. Crockett 396-5817WILDFISH SEAFOOD GRILLE 1834 N.W. Loop 1604 493-1600
CALIZA GRILL 420 W. Market 224-6500CANYON CAFE 225 E. Basse 225-0722FRANCESCA’S AT SUNSET 16641 La Cantera Pkwy. 558-6500ORO RESTAURANT AND BAR 705 E. Houston 225-5100ROARING FORK 1806 N.W. Loop 1604 479-9700ZUNI GRILL 223 Losoya 227-0864
MAMA LEE'S SOUL FOOD 6060 Montgomery 653-6262
ANTLERS LODGE 9800 Hyatt Resort Dr. 520-4001THE BARN DOOR 8400 N. New Braunfels 824-0116BOLO’S ROTISSERIE GRILLE 9821 Colonnade 691-8888CHAUMA GAUCHA 18318 Sonterra Place 564-9400FLEMING’S STEAKHOUSE 255 E. Basse 824-9463GREY MOSS INN 10901 Scenic Loop 695-8301KIRBY’S STEAKHOUSE 123 N. Loop 1604 E. 404-2221LITTLE RHEIN STEAKHOUSE 231 S. Alamo 225-1212MORTON’S STEAKHOUSE 849 E. Commerce 228-0700MYRON’S STEAKHOUSE 10003 NW Military 493-3031OUNCE STEAKHOUSE 1401 N. Loop 1604 W. 493-6200THE PALM 233 E. Houston 226-7256PERRY’S STEAKHOUSE 15900 LaCantera Pkwy 558-6161RUTH'S CHRIS 7720 Jones Maltsberger 821-5051
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UTSAAnnual GalaAugust 18JW Marriott(210) 458-4133
The Women’s ClubLuncheon and ProgramAugust 22The Woodward House(210) 732-4811
Pilgrim Center of HopeGolf Classic August 25Silverhorn Golf Club(210) 699-9795
Les Dames d'EscoffierSimply Celebrating JuliaAugust 26Éilan Resort Hotel & Spa(210) 492-1336
San Antonio Food BankCANstructionSeptember 1North Star Mall(210) 337-3663
Northside Education FoundationPillar Recognition BanquetSeptember 5Westin La Cantera(210) 397-8599
Avenida Guadalupe Association16 de Septiembre GalaSeptember 6La Villita(210) 223-3151
San Antonio Stock Show & RodeoS.A.L.E. Invitational Golf TournamentSeptember 8Tapatio Springs(210) 225-5851
San Pedro PlayhouseThe Best Is Yet to Come GalaSeptember 6San Pedro Playhouse(210) 733-7258
The Children’s ShelterCookies and Milk TourJuly 18The Children’s Shelter(210) 212-2571
The Women’s ClubLuncheon and ProgramJuly 18The Woodward House(210) 732-4811
Hispanic Sports Foundationfor Education Inc.Scholarship and Induction Banquet July 21Omni Colonnade(210) 433-4460
San Antonio Botanical GardenDog Days of SummerAugust 4-5San Antonio Botanical Garden(210) 829-5100
American Wounded HeroesGolf ClassicAugust 13Canyon Springs Golf Club(210) 381-7492
Assumption SeminaryLeadership in Faith and Service GalaAugust 13Omni San Antonio(210) 734-5137
Junior League of San AntonioFirst Annual Golf TournamentAugust 17TPC San Antonio(210) 884-1227
BoysvilleWildest Auction in the WestAugust 17Westin La Cantera(210) 659-1901
San Antonio Stock Show & RodeoBoots N' ShootAugust 17National Shooting Complex(210) 225-5851
Mike Gaffney, Brooke Michaels, Lana Duke ,and Nancy Gaffney celebrate Silver Oak
Winery's 40th Anniversary at Ruth's ChrisSteak House.
Cory Boldt and Barbara Chumney visit atthe Zeta Tau Alpha Crown Affair Luncheon.
Jenny O’Connor welcomes Harriet Raneyat the 22nd Annual Crown Affair Luncheon
hosted by Zeta Tau Alpha.
Sharon Welkey greets Leslie Kuhn and KarenNewton at the University of the Incarnate
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Transplants for ChildrenTour for Children RideSeptember 8El Chaparral RestaurantHelotes(210) 949-1212
San Antonio Zoo28th “Animal” Kids’ Zoo RunSeptember 15 San Antonio Zoo(210) 734-7184 x 1049
Villa FinaleDining in the Gardens of Villa FinaleSeptember 15401 King William Street(210) 223-9800 x 34325
Any Baby CanStyle Show and LuncheonSeptember 19Pearl Stable(210) 227-0170
San Antonio ZooZoo Run RelaySeptember 14San Antonio Zoo(210) 734-7184 x 1049
Travis Capps, Pamela Johnsonand Lee Anthony
Eva Holliday, Amy Williams, Carmen Rezaand Andrea Olson
Nena Gilliland and Whitney Solcher Miller
Clare and Josie Flesher with Dr. EdwardBriggs and Dr. Sara McCamish
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San Antonio Food BankHarvest of HopeSeptember 16Westin La Cantera(210) 337-3663
Children’s Associationfor Maximum PotentialAnnual GalaSeptember 22JW Marriott(210) 671-7955
Morgan’s WonderlandFree to Soar GalaSeptember 22Morgan’s Wonderland Event Center(210) 495-5888
Alzheimer’s AssociationWalk to End Alzheimer’sSeptember 22AT&T Center(210) 822-6449
Mary Henrich, Dr. Ian Thompsonand Louise Beldon
Toncie Roberson, Holli Ticknor, speakerScott Burton and Molly Sowry
Jean Cross, Nancy Kelley, Diane Cowan, IreneBlack, Billie Richter and Kristal Ferencak
Mary Brook, Lisa Howlett Cohickand Billie-Kite Howlet
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Loretta N. Heffron
Loretta N. Heffron isthe new executivevice president of re-tirement plan servicesat Titleist Asset Man-agement, Ltd. As anAccredited Invest-ment Fiduciary(AIF®) and CharteredRetirement PlanningSpecialist (CRPS®),she works with clientsto improve the opera-tion of corporate re-tirement plans,manage expenses,minimize potential lia-bility exposure for fi-duciaries, implementemployee educationand maximize invest-ment portfolios.
Marilyn Hartmann
Marilyn Hartmannhas joined TexStarNational Bank as ex-ecutive vice presi-dent, commerciallending, and willserve as director ofSBA lending. Ms.Hartmann has beenin banking in theSan Antonio, NewBraunfels andSeguin areas for 36years and a com-mercial lender for 28years. Named SBAFinancial ServicesChampion for theSan Antonio districtin 2010, she chairsthe North Chamberof Commerce SmallBusiness LeadersAward committee.
WOMEN ON THE MOVE
Amy Ogden Rose González Peréz
After an extensivenational search, GirlScouts of SouthwestTexas (GSSWT) hasselected RoseGonzález Pérez toserve as its twelfthchief executive offi-cer. She will be han-dling membershipservices, program de-livery, fund develop-ment, communityrelations and admin-istration. Pérez holdsa master’s in educa-tional leadershipfrom UTSA, a B.S. ineducation from TexasA&M-Corpus Christiand a certification innonprofit manage-ment from CaseWestern University.
Jane Lewis
Katy Sandler hasjoined the Broadwayoffice of the PhyllisBrowning Company.She has worked as areal estate consult-ant in both Arizonaand California. Ac-cessibility, reliability,responsibility and agenuine regard forpeople comprise herformula for success.She is working onbecoming green cer-tified, enabling herto counsel clients inthe advantages ofenergy-efficienthomes when theybuy or sell property.
Katy Sandler
Villa Finale and theNational Trust forHistoric Preservationannounce that JaneLewis has beennamed director ofVilla Finale in SanAntonio. A volunteerat Villa Finale sinceSeptember 2010,she brings a wealthof valuable experi-ence to the position.Before joining theNational Trust, Lewisserved as vice presi-dent of outsourcingand national directorof sales for IKONLegal DocumentServices, where sheworked for 15 years.
Send your announcements to: SAN ANTONIO WOMAN 8603 Botts Lane San Antonio, TX 78217 • For information, please call (210) 826-5375.
Phyllis BrowningCompany an-nounces the addi-tion of Amy Ogdento the sales staff inthe Boerne office.Ogden takes a per-sonal interest innavigating the realestate market suc-cessfully. Her com-mitment to herclients is as strongas her commitmentto her family. Cou-pled with her dedi-cated professionalbackground, shebrings impeccableservice to everyaspect of herclients’ propertysearches.
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By LANCE K. RODRÍGUEZ
VIRGO August 23-September 22You are challenged during thesemonths to make heads or tailsout of issues involving confu-sion, uncertainty and a lack ofclarity. This is very frustrating foryou, as orderliness is forsakenand emotions are wrought. Stayclear of the martyr/victim syn-dromes, as the tiniest violin willhave broken strings. What’shighly recommended is to do acommunity volunteer servicethat will make you feel goodabout your contribution.
LIBRASeptember 23-October 22There is an approximate six-week time period of high en-ergy, high initiative and highmotivation for any and all ofyour personal projects. You willeven make snap decisions (notyour normal deliberative self)and feel good about them!Also allow a little more spon-taneity to enter your well-planned life; it will do youwonders. Very beneficial part-nerships of any kind can beforged as long as you realizeyour leadership is importantand desired.
SCORPIOOctober 23-November 22 There is rebellion in the air, es-pecially at the workplace, sowitness how certain individualscollude to bring about thedownfall of someone. Therecan be misinformation and dis-information propagated; avoidbeing tainted. A superior is ex-periencing a crisis on either adomestic level or within a part-nership. Melodrama can getout of hand, arrogance andpride are insulting, and powerplays are titanic. Forge whatyou have to and keep cards tothe chest.
SAGITTARIUSNovember 23-December 20You are a wellspring of hope,faith and optimism for yourclose friends and your mostimportant personal/profes-sional relationships. You justwant to help, help and help!People will remember thisabout you when the daycomes that they can recipro-cate the kindness in return. Ifyou are considering taking apostponed trip at this time,understand that there will bedelays, yet there will be adven-tures galore that expand yourmind and refresh attitudes.
CAPRICORNDecember 21-January 19You’re humming and singingthree words: sweet, sweet andsweet! The end of July and allof August is your cake andyou can have it and eat it, too.People are willing to help youand provide the best supportfor any and all endeavors. Theattitude of gratitude is re-quired, and acknowledge theimmeasurable wealth in yourlife currently. Stay clear of in-dividuals who like to procras-tinate, as they will drag youunder. Behold the season ofmilk and honey.
AQUARIUS January 20-February 18Friends are challenged withcolossal ego conflicts and in-transigent psychological ma-nipulations that leave oneexhausted. Yes, you saw itcoming and gave ample warn-ing, but down the rabbit holethey went nonetheless. Sostay on the rocking chair pa-tiently, as they will returnbruised, yet your helping handand good guidance will makethem feel like a million dollars,particularly when you tellthem the whole world is wait-ing for them.
PISCESFebruary 19-March 20A family member can becaught up with grandiose andfarfetched ideas that bear noresemblance to reality. Tell thisindividual that the ideas requirelegs to walk on the earth; oth-erwise they are flights of fancyand too much rainbow chasingwithout a bird in the hand. It isimportant to steer children inthe right direction, no matterhow old they are. Remember,a firm foundation will hold upany structure over time. Kindlethe romantic fires as well.
ARIESMarch 21-April 20Relationship dynamics are get-ting a big boost, so soft-pedalyour personal projects and rollup the sleeves to help otherpartners with theirs. This meansyou will have people in your hippocket when it’s time for you tohave their cooperation and col-laboration. You are in a remark-able period of beneficialthoughts, ideas and conceptsthat will expand your way ofcommunicating, connectingand linking with people. Weighcommitments carefully.
TAURUSApril 21-May 20You can recover your financialequilibrium from late springduring these summer months.Domineering individuals wantto play your emotional fiddle,leaving you without optionsand a sense of disempower-ment. There are some flip-flop-ping experiences, as what issaid in July is totally different bythe end of August. Only makepromises to yourself. Familytransportation issues canemerge, exhausting patienceand finances; remain calm.
GEMINIMay 21-June 21Bombastic individuals who areoverbearing and have way toomany diva dysfunctions assaultyour best interests. It appearsthey want to keep you in theproverbial “I have you undermy thumb” syndrome. Begraceful, tactful and diplo-matic as much as possible, asyou will more than likely comeout smelling like the rose. Taketime to pamper and lavish yourbody. When the body feels likea million dollars, you are wortha million!
CANCERJune 22-July 22 Tread the waters softly now as there aretrends during the summer months that in-clude fiery temperaments, a few shocks andsurprises and financial reversals. The familyand domestic life will likely witness the fierytemperaments as older and younger members collide andclash. The shocks and surprises can come from the career sec-tor, especially management issues. The financial reversals aredue to your mishandling the budget and excess expenditures.
LEOJuly 23-August 22Miscommunications, misunderstandingsand misperceptions can run amok, espe-cially if all pertinent details are lacking.Cease and desist from issuing and/or ac-cepting the promises of a “rose gar-den.” Interesting developments occur with friends, and one ofthem tends to attract luck without even planning for it. Your bestefforts are in the department of networking for future positiveopportunities as they will bear growth in late August.
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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