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DECEMBER 2014
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F E AT U R E S
ALL ABOUT
DECK THE STREETS WITH
SOCKS AND TACOS | 32
From their home to the homeless:
one family’s Christmas Eve
tradition
D E PA R T M E N T S
LIVE AND LEARN
MORE THAN A DOCTOR | 11
Practicing dermatology in a war
zone more than a duty for one
soldier
VIEW FROM THE TOP
BETHLEHEM VILLAGE
AT THE STROLL | 16
What goes on behind the scenes
at this popular Stroll attraction?
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WAITING HEARTS | 21
An author pens her first
romance novel
VIEW FROM THE TOP
ART MEETS ANIMAL | 38
Furry models challenge students
in a drawing class at SU
HOW’S THAT WORK?
IN THE KITCHEN
SPREADING SYMPHONIC
CHEER | 48
IN HONOR OF
HEIRLOOM RECIPES | 77
Get the scoop on the Wilco
Symphony Orchestra
View staff members share their
heirloom favorites
VIEW FROM THE TOP
HISTORIC VIEW
Elvis tribute artist aims to portray
the singer authentically
Just who was the man Williamson
County is named after?
AN INSPIRING “ELVIS” | 52
FITNESS VIEW
A(NOTHER) FRESH START | 56
At-risk youth learn to run to get
their lives going in right direction
A STONE’S THROW
ACROSS TIME: CROSSROADS
OF CENTRAL TEXAS | 66
Spend the day at the Mayborn
Museum in Waco
A MAN OF MANY HATS | 80
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EXTRAS
GREETINGS | 6
EXTRA VIEW
TRUE VALUE | 62
Centenarian stayed “in the hum
of things” on the Square
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GEORGETOWN LIVE | 79
GOLFER’S CORNER
MUSINGS FOR MOMS
LEARN FROM THE BEST | 73
CREATING HOLIDAY
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Tips from Pro Bill Easterly
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In the 1966 photo, my cousin and I sit before
a fireplace in the living room, where an artificial
Christmas tree with silver “leaves” shimmers with
blue ornaments. It’s Christmas Eve, and like kids
everywhere, we’re waiting up—in matching red nylon
pajamas—for Santa Claus. To pass the time, we’re
giggling over The Night Before Christmas.
In reality, though, we were not giggling, but
shivering. That fireplace was cardboard, the glowing
logs fake. And the tall man in the red suit, who
appears to have sneaked into the room to deliver
presents (a red tricycle, a baby doll, and a stuffed
pink horse) without our noticing? His white beard is
blowing sideways in a stiff wind.
My dad, who
managed a hardware
store at the time, had the brilliant idea
that he’d create a Christmas parade float
that featured items people could buy in
the store, like the tree and the toys. He
hadn’t reckoned on a Panhandle cold
front plowing through at parade time.
The wind cut through our thin pajamas,
nearly knocked over the fireplace, and
threatened to uproot the Christmas
tree. Santa smiles grimly; his lips, I
think, were frozen that way.
Texans just never know what the weather will be during the holidays.
But no matter what the forecast, one family sticks to a special Christmas
Eve tradition that spreads warmth, both literally and figuratively, to those
who need it. In our main feature this month, “Deck the Streets with
Socks and Tacos,” writer Mikaela Cain talks to them about how they
make giving the focus of their holiday. We have other stories to get you
out the door this season, from a look behind the scenes at Bethlehem
Village at The Stroll to a story about an unusual auction item you can bid
on at the Bow Wow Meow Holiday Bash to benefit Georgetown Animal
Outreach.
So read up, bundle up, and enjoy the
holidays—whatever the weather.
Cover photo
by Tina Lopez
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“In 2009, I was deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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the war, so this area was totally
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was totally destroyed. The military
checkpoints and bases have massive
concrete barriers that are about 15 to
20 feet tall surrounding these zones.”
But the family made the trek in
order for the girl to continue her skincare treatment. “It just shows how
much her parents wanted her to get
better skincare,” Dr. Collins recalls.
The condition was so severe on the
girl’s hands and feet that she would
keep her hands totally covered. “On
my medical base, when she was able
to visit, I would get her stocked up
on topical medicines. Iraqi doctors
and pharmacies were very limited in
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“It made me realize how big an impact
it made, being able to go out there and
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to come into an area to get treatment.”
Witnessing the girl transform from
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father, says Dr. Collins, told him that it
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her “for years, but they never had any
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The medical missions were dangerous for doctors as well. “About every
two or three weeks, when I was in Iraq,
we would do medical missions. We
would travel by Blackhawk helicopter
and heavily armored vehicles [marked
with a Red Cross],” Dr. Collins explains.
“In Iraq, the enemy did not follow the
Geneva Convention, and terrorists and
the enemy would specifically target
those vehicles.”
“Our risk was higher than during
regular travel because terrorists knew
that if they could hurt the physicians or
medics who treat soldiers, that affects
how our military would be run,” he
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The family of the young girl, and
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One way they knew how to express
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Bethlehem Village at the Stroll
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C
hildren grind wheat for
the bakery. They head
to the pottery shop and
the toy shop, where
they learn to make
useful items from scratch. Young
girls work alongside their mothers
in the perfume shop. Adults bless
their children, placing headbands
on their foreheads.
Amid the bustle, children hear
whispers of a miracle. “When
you walk through the gates of
Bethlehem, you can feel a difference,” says Cheri Alderman,
coordinator of Bethlehem Village
at Georgetown’s Christmas Stroll.
“The children are engrossed. The
workers talk to each other: ‘Did
you hear that there was a baby
born last night and that some
people are saying Jesus could be
our messiah?’ They tell the story
of Jesus, about how there was no
room at the inn so this baby had
to be born in the manger.”
Telling the story of Jesus’ birth
at Bethlehem is a powerful experience that draws participants back
year after year. “It’s a beautiful
start to the Christmas season,”
Cheri says. “It’s not all about the
tinsel and all that goes along with
that…. It’s because of Christ.”
Bethlehem Village began six
years ago at Georgetown Church
of the Nazarene. Though the
event was then headed only by
the church’s members and was
promoted mostly through word
of mouth, some 3,000 people
showed up to see it. This year’s
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event will be the biggest yet
because several area churches
are partnering with Georgetown
Church of the Nazarene to create
the village.
“We’re pulling from so many
different churches. This is the
first year we are multidenominational,” Cheri says. “It’s grown
five-fold in the last six years.”
Churches that have lent members in the past and may partner
up this year include Grace Bible
Church, Celebration Church, River
Rock Bible Church, First United
Methodist Church, and Main
Street Baptist. Cheri adds that the
event would not be possible without the “wonderful sponsors” who
contribute, too.
The most exciting part for Cheri
is witnessing so many area children growing up in the Bethlehem Village volunteer family. Her
grandchildren, now nine, eight
and six, became involved as tots.
“They get so excited about it. Just
like in biblical times, children are
working with their parents,” she
shares. The kids who participate
“are growing up knowing what it
means to serve.”
Planning for this year’s event began
in June. “We line up who will be leaders, who will help with sponsorship; we
meet with costume leaders to determine if we need more costumes; we
line up sound equipment. Then we start
praying that God will bring the workers
and the people,” Cheri explains. It takes
about 250 volunteers and several sponsors to realize the event.
Organizers station a storage container at the church for the props. “The
ladies that work in costumes get all the
costumes numbered and ready for the
250 workers to come through,” Cheri
says.
On the Thursday before the event,
trailers arrive with tents and hay. The
shops get set up on Friday. A local
4-H club brings in animals, including
donkeys and goats, that afternoon. “The
4-H group checks on the animals, and
they are contained inside fencing. We
just have to make sure they have food
and water. We have a faithful helper,
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Nicholas Sparks’ fan since college,
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in some way.”
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story in these pages,” she says,
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Gabe in this story remind me of
traits I saw Beth and her husband,
Hank, display early in their relationship.”
“My husband and I have a really
interesting story of how we met
and got together,” Beth elaborates. “We met very young, he
was the first person I went on a
date with, we parted ways, and
then we came back together later
in college. He had some unfortunate events occur in his life that
really brought us close together,
and I feel really lucky and maybe
that’s why I do read [romance].”
Not content with sitting back
and reading a romance, Beth
determinedly set out to write one,
too. It took her just one year. “It
was an experience,” she says. “Everything was from scratch.” She
started with her story line, plot
line, and characters. “Then I just
went with it and started writing
and writing and writing. Slowly,
you get into your own jive and
you… figure out your process.”
Beth also felt it was important
to incorporate local places and
Texas scenery into her story. “I
wanted to share a piece of what I
grew up with… and I hope people
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PHOTOS BY
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“I wanted to share a piece of what I
grew up with… and I hope people
enjoy that. I think it’s a great thing.
It makes the story become real.”
enjoy that. I think it’s a great thing. It
makes the story become real.”
Beth completed Waiting Hearts one
weekend when her husband and son
had gone out of town. She wrote from
Friday night to Sunday morning. “And
I just finished it,” she says. “I wrote all
day until I couldn’t stay awake and then
that was it. It was done and I just put it
away.”
Beth then didn’t know what to do
with her book. She wasn’t entirely sure
how she felt about it. “I had self-doubt.
I did that, I wrote it, but ‘What now?’ I
didn’t know if I wanted to self-publish
it. I didn’t know if I wanted to find a
[traditional] publisher.” So Waiting
Hearts waited in a drawer for three
years until a chance meeting set the
next phase of Beth’s writing in motion.
“We moved, and everything about
the move almost felt like it was meant
to be,” Beth says. She met a neighbor
who shared her love of writing, and the
neighbor mentioned knowing a woman
at a new Texas publishing company.
“Within a week of this conversation, I
felt confident enough in [my book] that
I sent it off, and [the publisher] liked it,
and it went from there.”
The experience Beth had with her
publisher reignited her desire to write.
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Beth says, “This
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clicked. I get it and I enjoy it. I enjoy
writing it more than anything else. It’s
kind of therapeutic.”
Which doesn’t mean it’s easy. Beth
has to balance her writing time around
find a way to make it happen, to make
a full-time job, her husband, and their
it work.”
six-year old son. She writes in the eveBeth felt that the biggest reward of
nings, sometimes into the wee hours of
this whole experience, however, was
the morning. “I do this whenever I can
when her mom read Waiting Hearts. “To
because right now that’s the way it has
have her read it and enjoy it meant the
to work to make my life work.” Beth
most to me,” Beth says. “And I made
believes she’s demonstrating to her son
her cry! Which was my point at the
if there’s something he wants to do,
end of the book. I hope there are some
he can do it. “You have to start it, you
tears.”
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It wouldn’t be a true romance without
hard work and the effort, but… when
a few. 
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One family takes to the streets on Christmas Eve
to find the true meaning of Christmas
O
n a chilly November evening, Dwayne
Campbell hauled a large, industrial
calendar home from work. He asked his
wife, Claudia, if she wanted it. With two
children in high school, four younger
girls schooled at home, and each person involved in
a million things, Claudia had a lot to keep up with.
She couldn’t find space for the calendar, however,
and was about to toss it when nine-year-old Bethany
intervened. A few days later, Claudia found the calendar in Bethany’s room, turned to December. The
following note, decorated with penciled heart and
cupcake, was on the 24th: “The day I will feed the
homeless.”
“This was before she wrote her
Christmas presents list or even
marked ‘Christmas’ on her calendar,”
Claudia marvels. “I didn’t tell the kids,
‘Hey, remember about the 24th!’ We’d
done it for so many years that she
was anticipating it.”
Claudia posted a picture of
Bethany’s calendar on Facebook
with a “Thank you” to those who
had ever taken part in the Campbell
family’s enduring tradition: helping
to deliver care packages and serve
breakfast to the homeless in downtown Austin on Christmas Eve morning.
CHRISTMAS EVE TRADITION
The Campbell family started feeding the homeless
on the 24th in 2007, when they moved from southern California to Williamson County—they haven’t
missed a year. Dwayne and Claudia were looking
for a way to nurture their kids’ benevolent hearts.
In California, they’d traveled to an orphanage just
across the border in Mexico every month or every
other month with a truck full of donated clothes and
food or hands to assist with construction projects.
When the family moved to Texas, they wanted to find
a similar family activity.
“For our kids, it’s more than just getting gifts on
Christmas,” Dwayne says. “It’s about doing something
for somebody else.”
The first Christmas Eve, they loaded their kids in
the van and drove around to find the homeless. Over
the years, former homeless people and leaders of
nonprofits dedicated to serving the homeless offered
tips that steered them to a bridge under the overpass
of I-35 and 6th Street. As neighbors, friends, and
friends of friends heard about the family’s service
and asked to help, the outreach grew
to include more hands. Last year,
about forty people showed up to
participate. “Some of the people, we
didn’t even know who they were!
People just hear about what we do
and want their family to be a part of
serving,” Dwayne recalls, still a little
surprised at how their tradition has
expanded.
The set-up is a little different every
year, depending on volunteers and
donations. The past few years, the
Campbells have set up tables with
items to give away and breakfast
options—juice, hot chocolate, coffee,
fruit, and homemade breakfast burritos. In their biggest year, they produced around four hundred burritos and assembled three hundred care packages. It
takes about four hours to distribute everything—and
they don’t leave until everything is gone, including
blankets in the car that kept the little kids warm and,
one year, the socks off of their feet.
The bulk of the work for the outreach happens in
the weeks and months before Christmas Eve. Claudia
begins collecting donations from stores, churches,
BY
MIKAELA
CAIN
PHOTOS BY
TINA LOPEZ
If you would like more information about or to donate to
the Campbell’s Christmas Eve Outreach, e-mail Claudia at
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friends, and neighbors as early as
October. She’s on the hunt for blankets,
trail mix, mittens, coats, water bottles,
wipes, and other items people living on
the streets in the cold need. She also
takes whatever people donate.
One year, one of their neighbors
showed up toting wrapping paper and
toys for the homeless to pick out a gift
for their children or grandchildren—
a huge hit. One man stood out as an
especially grateful recipient. He had
dirty-blond hair, tattoos down his arms,
and tear tattoos on his cheek. For the
past three Christmases, he’d arrived
empty-handed when he went to see his
kids, who live with
their mom. He was
so grateful to finally
bring presents. He
couldn’t stop “crying
and hugging everybody.”
“You get all kinds
of people out there,”
Dwayne says. “Sometimes, people point
to the skyscrapers in Austin and tell
you they used to work there. You say,
‘How did this happen?’ As they tell their
stories, you begin to become very grateful for all you have. It keeps us very
humble because that could be us. It’s
just by the grace of God that it’s not us.”
SPIRIT OF GIVING
The giveaway leaves the Campbells
exhausted by the time they make it
home to open their own presents. But
it’s worth it to impart a spirit of giving
to their kids. Dwayne hopes that when
his children grow up, they’ll want to
Six Tips for Serving the Homeless
1 FOOD FOR THE SOUL. “It’s more important to show people that you care
than just to hand them food,” Claudia says. One year, Claudia included Christmas
cards with a dollar and stick of gum in their care packages with the simple phrase,
“Someone cares.” Dwayne suggests taking a few minutes to ask people their stories.
“They want to tell you how they got there,” he says.
2 FOOD FOR THE BODY. Pack soft foods, such as crackers, easy-open ready-made
soups and pastas, fruit cups, or soft cereals, and include plastic utensils. “Some
homeless people don’t have good teeth,” Claudia advises. Water is always needed.
3 SAFETY AND DISCRETION. “Go with someone who has gone before,” Dwayne
says. “Some of these people are on drugs and desperate. You’ve just got to
know that.” The Campbells don’t go out alone or at night and require parents to
accompany children. “I’m not going to say it’s a bad environment for kids, but you
have to use discretion.”
4 CLOTHES AND HYGIENE. T-shirts and socks are always in demand; go with dark
colors to hide dirt. In her care packages, Claudia includes hair ties, tooth brushes,
wipes, cotton swabs, feminine products, etc.
5 WEATHER-RELATED NECESSITIES. In summer, give out mosquito spray and
sunscreen. In winter, offer coats, blankets, scarves, mittens, and beanies.
6 BACKPACKS AND TOWELS. Many homeless children need backpacks for school,
and many adults appreciate something to carry their stuff. A towel is versatile—to
dry off after a shower at a shelter, keep warm, or even roll up for a pillow.
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start their own tradition of giving with
their families. “It doesn’t need to be
on Christmas Eve or even feeding the
homeless. Just reaching down deep and
finding what they want to give. I want
them to receive a spirit of giving,” he
says.
They already have. Sade, the oldest,
recently went on mission trip overseas
during which she aided girls her age
who live in squatter villages with their
young children. Dwayne Jr., fifteen,
gave brand-new Vans shoes to a girl in
school who “needed them more than”
he did. Giving keeps Dwayne Jr. and
Sade grateful because they realize how
much they have that others don’t. They
look forward to Christmas Eve because
they experience a joy that they don’t get
anywhere else.
The Campbell children are not the
only ones receiving the spirit of giving
from Claudia and Dwayne. One Christmas Eve, the Campbells met a couple
in their early twenties who had become
homeless that day. They’d recently lost
their jobs and housing in Houston and
traveled up to Austin to stay with a
grandparent, but she was gone and her
house was locked. They were scared
and unsure if they could rough it in the
streets.
Several of the adults with the Campbells gathered what blankets remained,
gave them to the couple, and prayed for
them. A man passing by overheard and
offered for his church to put them up in
a hotel for a few nights. The couple was
so grateful that they gave the blankets
to another homeless woman.
“She didn’t have anything but what
we had just given her, yet she freely
gave what she had just been given,”
Claudia says. “I think it really blessed
her to give, too, because it was Christmas.”
“The key to giving is not to hold too
tightly to what we’ve been given,”
Dwayne says. “One of our old pastors
told us, ‘When you’re down and out,
you give your way out.’ If you give, it
will come back to you.” 
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Art Meets Animal
Innovative drawing class features pets
BY
CHRISTINE
BOLAÑOS
PHOTOS BY
RUDY XIMENEZ
T
he furry model sat
perfectly still while
students in Professor
Star Varner’s art class at
Southwestern University
sketched every detail of his body,
from the curve of his spine to
the taut muscles of his back and,
finally, his small paws.
Then he lifted a leg and
scratched, vigorously, behind his
left ear.
“The dogs are not terribly cooperative about modeling,” Star
says.
Each semester, students
learn how to
illustrate the
inner structures
of the human
body like those
seen in medical
illustration. But
Star also chal-
lenges students to master drawing
the human body by having them
draw live animals in motion.
“It’s a special challenge for
students to try to draw a moving
target. When students are drawing or sketching in public, people
aren’t posing for long periods of
time like professional models that
come to class.” Students must
“become versatile as artists drawing figures in changing environments,” she says.
Star also feels that “it’s important for art students to learn to
compare the anatomy of animals
and humans.” Thus, she explains,
“the annual Art for Animals Drawing II event is a celebration at the
end of a long semester of drawing
the human figure to help students
understand the human body and
synthesize [that knowledge] with
other material. Students love it.” For the past six years Star has
offered a session with her Drawing II class as a fundraiser auction
item to benefit an animal shelter.
Winners may bring a pet to be
drawn by the class. Pet owners
take home a variety of drawings,
from quick sketches to longer
studies.
Recently, the offer benefitted
Georgetown Animal Outreach’s
Bow Wow Meow Holiday Bash.
Star is not aware of any other art
class in the United States that
does something like this. Dogs in particular serve as a
critical test of students’ drawing
abilities. Since the dogs won’t sit
still for more than a few seconds,
students will sometimes draw
one pose and then leave it to
draw another position, returning to the original drawing later.
“They might have a whole page of
drawings of different positions the
dog is in if they can move back
Attend this year’s Bow Wow Meow Holiday Bash at Berry Creek on December 12 and enter a silent
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www.georgetowndogrescue.com
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and forth between the drawings,” Star
explains.
Grappling with the challenges of
drawing mobile subjects allows students to become stronger artists, Star
adds. “I notice that they’re struggling
to keep up with a mobile subject, so
they have to rely on their knowledge
of the skeleton, solid volumes of the
cones and the sphere, the cylinder and
the cube to construct a solid-looking
drawing.”
Drawing animals is an extension of
drawing the human figure. “Drawing
the human figure has been a foundation
in western art since the Renaissance.
Drawing animals is an extension of the
idea that if a person can draw a human
figure, he or she can draw anything because the human figure is so complex,”
Star says.
Star collaborates with Dr. Laura
Hobgood-Oster, professor of religion
and environmental studies at South-
western, who arranges auctions for
Georgetown Animal Outreach. “For the
last three years, it’s been part of our
Bow Wow Meow Holiday Bash, a big
holiday fundraiser,” Laura says. “We
have a silent auction that a number of
businesses in Georgetown contribute
to, and that’s the largest part of that
fundraiser. The two highest bidders get
drawings of their pet. For Christmas, it’s
really a unique kind of gift.”
“It’s a useful drawing exercise that
also benefits the Georgetown community through a Southwestern University
outreach effort,” Star says. “Tell people
that they can bid on next year’s event
on behalf of their pet… Muffin’s ready
for her close-up!” 
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Wilco orchestra provides free community concerts
BY
RACHEL
BROWNLOW
LUND
PHOTO BY
ELIZABETH
PAGLIUCO
I
n 2002, Dr. Thomas Rainey
realized that the area lacked
a community orchestra.
Adults longed to dust off their
old high school and college
instruments; but unless they were
professionals, few had the opportunity to play again. With the help
of Dr. Rainey—better known as
“Doc”—and the founding board,
the Williamson County Symphony
Orchestra (WSCO) was born.
Since its first concert, the orchestra has grown from about 30
members to more than 90. It’s upholding its joint goals of encouraging musicians to reawaken their
passion for musical performance
while sharing the symphony with
Williamson County’s diverse
community. Georgetown View sat
down with Director Rainey to get
the scoop on what
the WSCO has in
store for us this year.
For more information on the Williamson
County Symphony Orchestra,
including their performance calendar
and audition information, visit
williamsoncountysymphonyorchestra.org/.
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An Inspiring “Elvis”
Mike Elliott’s hobby brings Elvis to the community
BY
JENNIFER
ARMSTRONG
PHOTOS BY
RUDY XIMENEZ
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S
tanding backstage at the
Sun City Ballroom, Mike
Elliott waited for his
first chance to emulate
the late musical legend
Elvis Presley. Dressed in the classic attire of a one-piece jeweled
bell-bottom jumpsuit, Mike took
the stage while a trademark
Elvis tribute version of “2001: A
Space Odyssey” blared in front of
a 400-member audience. “I was
terrified,” Mike recalls. “But it was
awesome. I thrive on challenges!”
Four years later, Mike’s hobby
has become a full-scale, passionately perfected show in the Austin
arena and beyond. His voice has
developed. His moves are iconic,
and he believes his stage presence is stronger than ever. Portraying Elvis in a way that does
justice to his legacy is important
to Mike.
By day, Mike serves as director of marketing and advertising
for his family business, Texas
Outdoor Power Equipment. But
on evenings or weekends, Mike
transforms into Elvis. Mike’s wife,
Zelinda, who he says is his “rock
and biggest fan,” manages makeup, costume, jewelry, and photography. Together, the couple works
to give the community insight
on the character and kindness of
Elvis Presley. “He took care of his
friends and family and gave millions of dollars to charity,” Mike
says. “He always seemed bigger
than life to me, and I grew up
wanting to be like him.”
It’s a role Mike has trained for
all of his life. As a child, he spent
hours watching Elvis movies with
his mother, who always claimed,
Mike remembers, that he was
hooked on Elvis from the first
movie he ever watched. And he
had the moves to prove it. “I’d
listen to his music and stand in
front of a mirror with a hairbrush
‘microphone’ trying to imitate
him,” Mike reminisces.
In college, Mike occasionally
sang with a rockabilly band called
“The Elvis Brothers,” and in 1996,
Mike dabbled in acting, starring
as Elvis in a production in Round
Rock of a play called All Shook
Up at Heartbreak Hotel. The play
ran for 15 sold-out performances,
and people started asking to book
Mike for charity and corporate
events.
Charity events, in fact, are at
the heart of Mike’s hobby. Once,
during a Make-A-Wish Foundation event, an elderly gentleman
asked Mike if he would sing a
song for his ill wife. Mike got on
one knee, put a scarf around the
woman’s neck, and held her hand
as he sang “Can’t Help Falling
in Love.” Later, the gentleman
explained to Mike that his wife
had terminal cancer. The man
had driven a hundred miles to
bring his wife to see “Elvis,” her
lifelong idol. With tears in his
eyes, the man told Mike, “If
she were to pass in her sleep
tonight, she’d go with a smile
on her face. Thank you.”
Moments like these occur
often during Mike’s shows,
which include fundraising
concerts for The Caring Place,
The Georgetown Project,
and the Georgetown Police
Department’s “Silver Bells”
project, as well as for the Blue
Santa program and numerous
senior citizen events. Nationwide, Mike
has performed for Facebook Corporate,
Intel, the Army, Dell Children’s Hospital,
For more information, check out Mike Elliott’s
website at www.elvisaustin.net.
the Austin Music Hall, and
Harley Davidson. He’s the
Austin Police Department’s
Official Elvis for their Blue
Santa Program, and two years
ago Mike was chosen to perform with Wayne Newton at a
USO Gala at Fort Hood.
“As Mike Elliott, there
is only so much that I can
do,” Mike explains. “But as
Elvis, the possibilities are
limitless as to what I can do
for people. I feel that I was
blessed with a gift and that my purpose
is to share it and use it to the best of my
abilities.” 
“As Mike Elliott, there
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the possibilities are
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brushed stainless of the last few
years.
3 Cowhide on furniture,
accessories, rugs, and fashion.
Remember, a little goes a long
way.
4 LED lighting is everywhere.
Pendants and chandeliers are
huge in 2015!
5 Use rustic and natural materials
such as stacked natural stone,
teak wood, river rocks, and sisal.
6 Mix design styles like Vintage
and Contemporary.
7 Repurpose and Recycle.
8 Making a splash are freestanding tubs! Or, forget the
bathtub and have a luxury walkin shower.
9 Sensor-operated faucets in
kitchens and baths. They are user
friendly and hygienic.
10 Luxury appliances in the kitchen.
Maybe a steam oven or warming
drawer. Stainless steel is
continuing to be the front runner
for finishes on appliances.
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Happy Decorating!
FITNESS VIEW
BY
RACHEL
BROWNLOW
LUND
PHOTOS BY
ANDREA
HUNTER
S
abine Medrano flipped
through a copy of Runner’s World magazine,
gleaning tips about super
foods and running shoes,
weight loss and mental perseverance—strategies that could help
an avid runner, like her, improve.
One fateful page turn later, her
eyes landed on Peter Vigneron’s
2011 article “A Fresh Start: Tackling a marathon gives inmates a
new outlook on life.”
Sabine, a juvenile probation
officer, was intrigued by how
a women’s correctional facility in Kansas helped rehabilitate
inmates through Running Free, an
eight-week prison running club
that helped lower participants’ recidivism, or relapse, and improve
their overall physical and mental
health.
Inspired, she shared the article
with fellow juvenile probation
officer Miranda Villarreal, and the
two devised a plan to implement
a similar program, called Run Free
Texas, in the Williamson County
Juvenile Justice Department.
“Our biggest goal is to provide
Sabine Medrano and Miranda Villarreal
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A(nother) Fresh Start
A running program gets at-risk
youth back on track
a support system for these kids
to get them back on track,” says
Miranda. “We teach them the
benefits of being physically active,
because not only is it really great
for your physical condition, but
it’s also a great coping tool.”
Practices occur twice weekly for
twelve weeks, during which time
groups of four to eight kids are
coached to run between 1 and 4.5
miles in an hour and a half. At the
end of the program, they participate in a final 5K and a fundraiser
to collect money for their race
entry.
“Everything we’ll ask the kids to
do, we’ll do with them,” explains
Miranda. “That opens up communication, so we can counsel them
about whatever issues they may
bring up—hard times at school,
hard times at home…. Also, I was
not a runner when we first started
Run Free Texas, so I can encourage the kids who aren’t experienced runners and tell them,
‘Look where I am now. If I can,
you can.’”
Run Free Texas invites motivational speakers, including coaches, athletes, and entrepreneurs,
to speak to participants and
their families about goal-setting,
healthy habits, and recovering from past failures. Olympic
medalist Leo Manzano, Aztex
soccer player Robin Martinez, and
Southwestern University track
coach and former Olympic runner
Francine Larrieu Smith have spoken to the group.
“Leo Manzano’s talk really incited a passion in one of our kids.
He’s now aiming for the Olympics and is working with a local
coach to train on weekends,” says
Miranda.
Youth who attend at least 75 percent
of practices in the free, voluntary program and complete the fundraiser and
community 5K are eligible to receive up
to 26 community service hours. They
may also return to subsequent groups
to earn additional hours and to mentor
others.
“A year ago, we had a kid come into
the program who was not doing well in
school; he had a chip on his shoulder
and was having issues at home. During our running practices, we learned
that he had a lot of sadness about his
parents’ divorce and didn’t know how
to communicate or handle that, which
resulted in him making some poor decisions,” says Miranda.
Fast-forward a year, and that same
participant has enthusiastically signed
up for three subsequent twelve-week
running sessions—twice as a mentor.
“He turned his life around. Now, he’s
doing [well] at home; he’s doing [well]
in school. He made the varsity wrestling
team; he was selected as an assistant
coach for a youth basketball group. And
because he had made so many positive
changes, his probation officer selected
him out of 81 kids to let off probation
early,” says Miranda. “It’s amazing—this
program really can change lives.” 
For more information or to donate
to support the program, visit
www.runfreetexas.org/.
To read the Runner’s World article that
inspired Run Free Texas, visit
www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/
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Welcome Home…
Come buy
your tree at
Legacy at Georgetown
Thursday,
December 4
5:30 p.m.
Luxury living that exceeds expectations,
embodies tradition, and embraces tomorrow.
Every detail of Legacy at Georgetown has been crafted with our residents in
mind, from our dedicated staff to our adaptive technology.
You’re invited to
Legacy of Trees
These details make our community the ideal choice for living in Georgetown.
As a luxury assisted living and memory care community near Austin, Texas,
our home is designed for the safety, comfort and happiness of each of
our residents.
Thursday, December 4th 5:30 p.m.
Call us today to schedule a tour and join us for lunch.
Gala & Auction
Join us for our 1st Annual Legacy of Trees gala.
We will be serving light h’orderves & festive
cocktails. While holding a silent auction to auction
off the beautiful trees donated by local businesses.
You’ll see what makes Legacy at Georgetown the new standard
for senior living.
All proceeds will benefit Honor Flight Austin.
RSVP to tiffany.enos@legacyatgeorgetown.com
or call 512-686-1694
4907 Williams Drive • Georgetown, TX 78633
www.legacyatgeorgetown.com
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MERRY
CHRISTMAS
AND WISHING
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HAPPY AND
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allows us the opportunity to offer you that personal touch you
deserve, and makes you proud of the final product. We specialize in exotic and unique natural stones. Call us and we will
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Joe McNabb, Granite Repair Specialist,
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS
FROM THE CARING PLACE!
The Shops at The Caring Place:
Come see us for your last minute Christmas list items.
Your donations help us to serve our community.
512.943.0700
2000 Railroad St., Georgetown
www.caringplacetx.org
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• Oil & filter change
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• FREE tire rotation
• FREE battery test
Most vehicles. Up to 5 quarts of conventional oil. High
mileage, synthetic, synthetic blend oils extra. Up to 10%
shop fee where permitted based on pre-invoiced retail
price, not to exceed $35.00. Plus applicable tax. Tire
rotation at time of service. No cash value. Not valid
with other offers. At participating Midas locations, with
coupon. Expires: 12/31/14
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non-discounted retail price, not to exceed $35. No cash
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EXTRA VIEW
True Value
A half-century’s work on the Square
BY
EMILY
TREADWAY
PHOTO BY
RUDY XIMENEZ
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M
any people look forward to retirement,
but Georgetown
resident Eloide
Newsom was not
one of those people. “My son-inlaw says I was still working when
I was ninety-five, and I think I was
close,” she says. “I wasn’t on the
payroll, but I couldn’t stand being
away from the Square. I had to
be down there where things were
going on.”
Eloide, who reached the century mark this past August, spent
almost fifty years working on the
Square. In the mid-1960s, Eloide
and her husband, Paul, moved
from Missouri to Georgetown to
be near to their grown children,
who already lived in Texas. They
opened a Western Auto franchise,
and later, with their son-in-law
Ken Olson, they bought into a
True Value franchise. These stores
were family run and focused on
personal service for customers.
“People would tell us the reason
they liked to come in [the store]
is because someone would greet
them and wait on them,” Eloide
says.
Sears eventually bought Western Auto, but by that time the
Newsom and Olson families also
had a furniture store on 6th Street
directly behind their True Value
store. Eloide’s daughter Judy says,
“You could just walk out one
[store] and into the back of the
other.”
Laughing now over the memory,
Eloide recalls the day in the 1970s
when her granddaughter disappeared from the furniture store.
“She went and hid where we
had the furniture, crawled under
a baby crib, and nobody knew
where she was.”
“She fell asleep,” Judy adds.
“We had the whole Square
out looking for her,” Eloide says.
“Back then, everybody seemed like
family. Even someone who was
in business against you was there
helping you. It was a wonderful
place to be.”
“Everyone just dropped their
customers and left the stores and
went out looking,” Judy says.
“We had people going through
the courthouse. They went over to
a car lot place, thinking she may
have gotten into one of the used
cars,” Eloide says. “It was amazing. Of course, we found her and
she was fine, and everyone was
so glad.”
These last few years, Eloide
hasn’t been able to get to the
Square as much as she’d like. “It’s
not like it was when I first worked
there,” she says. “It’s got a lot of
new and interesting things around
it.”
Eloide worked as long as she
could because she was lonesome
at home. Family and friends visit
Eloide frequently, but she says, “I
liked to be out with people. I do
miss working. All of the young
people that work for us at the
store keep in touch with me, and
I encourage them never to quit
working… most of them took my
advice.”
People often ask Eloide the
secret to her longevity. While she
doesn’t have the answer to the
location of the fountain of youth,
she suggests, “I think it’s good to
be within the public. You don’t
want to get out of the hum of
things.” 
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Thanking Heroes ~
One Home at a Time™
Homes for Heroes® is giving back to those who serve our country and community. We offer
considerable savings to heroes when buying or selling a home by rebates and discounts of 25% of
gross commission paid to the Homes for Heroes Realtor® affiliate’s company.
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Wishing you
a safe and
happy holiday.
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HAPPY HOUR
DEC 31
NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY!
Live Music! Party Favors! Champagne Toast!
New York Time Ball Drop and more fun!
Mon – Fri 11am-7pm
LIVE MUSIC
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(Live music inside)
check facebook & website
for details.
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Saturday - Sunday at 10 am
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DESIGNS
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DIGITIZING
Kenny & Tracy Meek and the employees of Meek’s Family Chem-Dry
Keith Hutchens, Michael Anthony, Kevin McFarlin and Taylor Hutchens
would like to wish everyone a very
Merry Christmas New Year
and a truly blessed
CHEM-DRY’S BRAND PROMISE
We will delight our customer’s with the cleanest and fastest drying carpets and upholstery in
the carpet cleaning industry and the area. Our products will be expertly applied so as gentle on
carpets and property, safe for people and pets, and our services will be delivered by trustworthy,
friendly professionals.
MEEK’S FAMILY CHEM-DRY MISSION
We are dedicated to provide our customer’s with state-of-the-art equipment, knowledge and
eco-friendly products delivered to you by our trained professionals. We will provide a prompt,
high quality service at a competitive rate, while prolonging the life, look and health of your
home’s furnishings and flooring.
SUPERIOR CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING
TILE & GROUT CLEANING AND SEALING
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MEEK’S FAMILY CHEM-DRY
Independently owned & operated by Kenny & Tracy Meek
512-868-6722
Proudly serving Travis, Williamson & Burnet Counties since 2004
A STONE’S THROW
Across Time: Crossroads of Central Texas
“Engage, explore, enjoy” at Waco’s Mayborn Museum
BY
NANCY
BACCHUS
PHOTOS
COURTESY
OF MAYBORN
MUSEUM
COMPLEX
Mayborn Museum is open
seven days a week except
for major holidays. Check
times and prices at www.
MaybornMuseum.com or by
calling 254-710-1110.
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I
f time travel through Texas
sounds like fun, here’s a
destination that will deliver:
Pack a picnic lunch and strike
out early for Waco’s Mayborn Museum. Located on Baylor
University’s campus just off I-35,
the beautifully planned museum
complex features amenities such
as a gift shop, theater, party room,
and Mrs. Moen’s Neighborhood
for wee folks.
Visitors can browse exhibits
showing geology millions of years
ago, fossilized skeletons from the
Cretaceous era, dramatic models
of long-dead creatures, representations of Texas geographical
regions, and the march of human
settlement along the Balcones
Fault and Brazos River system. Three different museum areas
offer different experiences.
Depending on weather, visitors
might enjoy going first to the Governor Bill and Vara Daniel Historic
Village after securing tickets at the
museum. Both kids and adults can
burn off energy outside and enjoy
some fresh air after the drive. The
Village, peaceful among pecan
trees, features buildings typical
of late nineteenth-century Texas
farm communities. There’s a barn
and smithy, a schoolhouse, a
general store full of daily necessities, a country church, and
furnished houses for both planter
and tenant. Docents help children
experience “old-timey” chores like
pumping water or learning the
fabled three Rs with slates instead
of electronics. Adjacent to the Village is a covered picnic pavilion,
great for lunch. First-floor exhibits inside are
varied and more “museum-like.”
One room displays worldwide
artifacts called
Strecker’s
Cabinets of
Curiosities after
the museum’s
earliest curator.
Another room
brings visitors
into Texas forests
as they were 150
years ago. Leaves
rustle, birds call,
and very realistic
wildlife peeps
from underbrush
and tree trunks.
A regal longhorn
guards another
section, and still another section displays a log cabin, a Native
American thatched roundhouse,
and a Bosque County rock house
built in Norwegian style. The Discovery Rooms are also
worth a look. Adults can enjoy
these simple, interactive displays
as much as kids. One grown-up
for every two children seems
about right to help guide “discovery processes” via minimal instruction signs. What’s not to like
about a giant heart with echoing
beat, a human skeleton on a bike,
optical illusions,
or a huge keyboard for playing
“Twinkle, Twinkle” by foot? And
yes, there’s more:
recycling, basic
machine design,
energy—discoveries continue
through sixteen
rooms.
This generous
legacy from Frank
and Sue Mayborn
of Temple offers
a full, interesting
day. 
H A P P Y V E T E R A N S D AY
The
Lodge
at
Rocky Hollow
Two good neighbors,
one great location.
Certified Alzheimer’s Community
Located just a few miles from Sun City on 6.5 beautiful acres with
half an acre of walking paths with fountains and gazebo.
Stephanie Featherstone
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Secure Specialized Memory Care Facility
Caring for all Forms of Dementia
Specializing in Alzheimer’s Care 4 Secure Grounds
Apartments with Private Baths 4 Video Surveillance
Family Owned and Operated Since 2006
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GUMBO
FRIDAYS
ARE BACK
November – March
Join us Friday, Dec 5 • 11am-1pm
Catered by
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be the hardest decision you ever have to make.
Come see how our family can help.
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OUTDOOR KITCHENS
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Happy
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Master Landscape & Site Designer
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830-613-0145
Outdoor Living Areas for YOUR Lifestyle
Happy Holidays
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OUTDO O R KITC HE N S & M OR E
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and
Dog Walking
Photography and Art Studio
512-868-0011
Christmas Photo Sets
Pin-up & Specialty
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For more information & photos, visit KeltonDeck.com
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If You Have An Accident
- Request GLASS WRECKER on Site.
Program our 24 Hour # into your phone – 512-863-5058
Happy Holidays and Safe Travels
Paul Bohanan, Owner
Keith Anderson, Manager
24 Hours-Since 1967 • Georgetown’s Oldest Wrecker Service • 512-863-5058
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is now in Georgetown!
Balsamic Vinegars
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Bella Cucina Pesto
Sea Salts
Spices
Ask about our
Gourmet Club!
Local family owned business
❧ Gift Baskets Available for the Holidays
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❧ Texas’ largest selection of infused
olive oil & balsamic vinegars.
❧ Over 4000 bottles of olive oils,
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both of our stores in Georgetown
and Salado.
❧ 25 year old traditional
Balsamic vinegar from Modena, Italy
602 Old Town Center, Ste 5
Salado, TX 76571
512.800.8222
103 North Austin Ave., Bldg 2, Ste 220
512.800.8884
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MUSINGS FOR MOMS
Creating Holiday Memories
Traditions bring families together
BY
ALICEA
JONES
W
hen I was growing up, Christmastime meant
sweet potato pie
and sneaking out
of bed on Christmas Eve with my
sister, watching for Santa’s sleigh
to come gliding out of the night
sky. When I became a parent, my
husband and I started an advent
calendar tradition using a miniature dresser we found at Hobby
Lobby. We stuffed
each of the 24
drawers with scriptures, surprises, and
clues for finding
treats around the
house.
Whether you
grew up in a family
that enjoys traditional holiday
routines passed down through the
generations or are just starting
your own, you can create fun and
memorable activities that aren’t
complicated or conventional and
that can reap positive benefits for
your family.
A 2002 review of research
conducted by Syracuse University
found that “rituals were powerful
organizers of family life, supporting its stability during times of
stress and transition.” Researchers found that routines (traditions)
are important for the psychological health and well-being of
the family and create a sense of
closeness and belonging.
For the fun of it, let’s take a look
at what some families in George-
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town have done to create holiday
traditions in their homes. Maybe
we can pick up some new ideas:
Longtime Georgetown resident
and mother of two boys Monica
Turner made sure the house
smelled yummy on Christmas
morning. “We always had baked
apples, biscuits, and egg and
sausage casserole for breakfast.
The kids loved the smells wafting
while we opened gifts.”
Monica also alluded to the
Three Wise Men by limiting gifts
to three for each child. “It seemed
to help them savor and appreciate
the gifts a little more,” she says.
She and her husband played a
game of hide and seek with their
boys. Every year, they’d hide the
baby Jesus from their nativity set
and the boys had to find him.
“They were appalled to find him in
the dryer one year,” Monica says.
When Lenora Hausman was
raising her children, the family
tradition was to open one gift on
each of the eight nights before
Hanukkah. The children were
treated to warm potato latkes and
played games of dreidel. A dreidel
is a wooden four-sided spinning
top with Hebrew letters on each side.
Lynn Jimenez and her family order
Chinese dinner for delivery on Christmas Eve. “My family has been doing
this for 50 years,” she says.
Jen Mauldin, local life transition
coach, also incorporates food into her
holiday festivities. “After so many years
of turkey and ham, our recent tradition
for Christmas dinner is a hodge-podge
of food that people have expressed a
desire for. For example, one year we
had salmon, banana pudding, rice casserole, and a Brussels sprouts dish. No
one cares if it’s a Real Simple or Martha
Stewart table or if the dishes go ‘properly together,’” she says.
Stephanie Huges Blanck waxes nautical at Christmastime, decorating her
home in a sea-worthy theme. “I have a
very nautical mantle—including fishnet
and everything…. It pays homage to my
Long Island roots.” Stephanie serves
steak and lobster on Christmas day
instead of turkey.
The Moffett family’s tradition is to talk
about what they’ve learned during the
year. They ask, “What would we have
done differently?” says Jade Moffett.
“We also sing and lip-sync to our Christmas music while decorating the tree,”
says Herb Moffett, Jade’s dad.
Whether your traditions feature music, food, gifts, or decorating, incorporating Christmas routines helps to unify
the family and create memories. 
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make sure you have made a complete turn facing the mirror with
BY
your shoulders and hips facing
the target. Make sure your right
shoulder is in front of your left
shoulder at the finish. If your right
knee is pointing to the right and
your right shoulder is not in front
of the left one, you did not follow
through. A lot of you have heard
to point your belt buckle at the
target. This is basically the same
thought process. Just remember
to start your downswing with your
lower body. Do not start with
your hands. If you start with your
hands, that is what will cause
you to come over the top. Practice making this complete follow
through to the finish with about
90% of your weight on the left side
and 10% on your right toe. Remember a nice follow through will
produce a more consistent shot
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Envisioning the Future
Create a vision board that inspires
BY
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BROWNLOW
LUND
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V
ision boarding.
It began as a whisper—a crafty pastime
shared among scrapbook lovers, never
something I’d find time to pursue.
Gradually, though—and, I suspect, tied to the rising popularity
of Pinterest—vision boarding has
shifted from “woo-woo” status to
acknowledgement as a proven
goal-setting method.
In the last year alone, I’ve encountered friends, mentors, and
established professionals clipping out inspirational messages,
art, and magazine clippings, and
gluing them onto a poster board
they’d study each day.
“When you wake up every
morning and see that visual
representation of your goals, it
makes you more likely to follow
through,” a successful real estate
agent once told me. He and his
team make vision boards each
year as pathways to their personal
and professional success.
And so, after a close friend
invited me to a vision boardmaking get-together in early 2013,
I attended, armed with scissors, a
stack of magazines, and a jar of
saved fortunes I’d rescued from
cookies.
Make no mistake: Creating a
vision board is a time-consuming
task. We each took several hours
to sort through old magazines,
finding symbolic images and
meaningful messages; painstakingly clipping them out; arranging
them onto our boards; and then
gluing them in place.
After a while, however, the
tasks became relaxing, almost
therapeutic.
Flip, flip, flip. Snip, snip, snip.
Rub, rub, rub. Pat, pat, pat.
My first find was a picture in
a fitness magazine of a woman
kickboxing; I wanted to be physically stronger, more agile and
more confident.
Then, I found an image of a full
school bus. “I may not be ready
to have children yet,” I thought
to myself, “but perhaps this year I
can apply to mentor one.”
Finally, I glued to my board a
picture of a man with a microphone, telling myself that 2013
would be the year I’d begin to
conquer my fear of public speaking.
One by one, I saw my visions
for the year take root and become reality. That year I took
two self-defense courses, began
mentoring a second-grade girl
through the Seedling Foundation’s
mentorship program, and joined
a Toastmasters International club
to learn how to give prepared
and impromptu speeches with
confidence.
Because I took the time to create a vision board and look at
it daily, 2013 became a year of
tremendous personal growth for
me. And, not surprisingly, since
I added new goals and a new
vision board to the mix in 2014,
this year has been even better. I’m
excited to see what will manifest
in 2015. 
RACHEL’S CHALLENGE: Gather your magazines, favorite quotes,
a glue stick, and poster board, and create your very own vision
board for 2015.
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IN THE KITCHEN
In Honor of
Heirloom
Recipes
BY
ANDREA
HUNTER,
MEG
MORING,
CAROL
HUTCHISON,
AND MONICA
BROWNLOW
H
oliday memories are often tied to the treats we remember
eating as children. The scent of ginger or coconut pulls us
back to our grandmother’s kitchens—and sometimes beyond, to faraway times and faraway countries. If we’re lucky,
some of us possess recipe cards in faded handwriting or dogeared, flour-smeared cookbooks handed down through the family. This is
certainly true for staff members at Georgetown View. Here, several of us
share the family heirloom recipes that we make each holiday season. 
Pralines
Granny’s Sand Tarts
It’s not Christmastime in our home
until waxed paper dotted with pralines
lines our countertops. I’ve been making
my mother-in-law’s recipe for more
than 27 years. Making candy isn’t all
that difficult—you just have to heat
the mixture to the right temperature—
but keeping my husband from eating
all the pralines at once is.
~ Carol Hutchison
For Christmas in 1957, my
grandmother compiled an “Heirloom
Cookbook” filled with her favorite
recipes for her four daughters and one
daughter-in-law. “May you enjoy these
recipes in cooking for your families as
I have for mine,” she wrote. Included
in the book, which she typed, was
her recipe for sand tarts, which look
like snow-dusted confections on a
Christmas plate. ~ Meg Moring
Ingredients:
1½ cups light brown sugar
1½ cups white sugar
1 cup evaporated milk
3 Tbsp Karo light syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1½ cups pecans
Preparation:
1. In a heavy saucepan, combine the light brown sugar, white sugar,
evaporated milk, and Karo light syrup.
2. Heat mixture to the softball stage on a candy thermometer, or
approximately 240° F, stirring constantly.
3. Immediately remove from heat.
4. Add vanilla and pecans.
5. Stir by hand until mixture loses its gloss, about 6 to 7 minutes.
6. Drop by spoonful on wax paper and wait several minutes for pralines
to cool and harden.
Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened
5 Tbsp powdered sugar
1 Tbsp water
2 cups flour
1 Tbsp vanilla
1 cup nuts, finely chopped
¾ cup powdered sugar (for rolling)
Preparation:
1. Cream butter and 5 Tbsp powdered sugar.
2. Gradually add water and flour until creamed.
3. Add nuts and vanilla.
4. Form dough into balls the size of the thumb.
5. Bake at 350° F for 25 minutes.
6. Remove from oven and roll in ¾ cup powdered sugar.
Zeolla Gingerbread Men
Adeline’s Waffle Cookies
This Italian gingerbread recipe has
been handed down generation after
generation in the Zeolla household.
The magical ingredient is the orange
extract, which makes these cookies not
only aromatic, but absolutely delicious.
Soft and full of flavor, they are my most
requested treat for holiday gatherings,
and I’m excited to share the recipe with
our View audience. ~ Andrea Hunter
My great-aunt brought these cookies
with her from Belgium when she
immigrated after World War II. Now the
whole family makes them. Somehow,
even though we all use the same recipe
and subscribe to the same superstitions
(like using only a wooden spoon to
mix the dough), each person’s waffle
cookies are slightly different. The best
ones are like buttery pound cake with
a crunchy, crystallized sugar exterior.
What will yours be like? ~ Monica Brownlow
Dry Ingredients:
2 cups white flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
½ tsp cloves
½ tsp salt
them to dry mixture. Mix well. Chill
dough for a few hours or overnight
before rolling out.
2. Roll out half of chilled dough to
¼-inch thickness on a floured
surface, and cut into shapes.
BAKING TIP: To prevent spreading,
refrigerate cut shapes before
putting them in the hot oven, or
Wet Ingredients:
use butter instead of margarine
1 cup margarine
or a half butter/half margarine
1½ cups sugar
mixture.
Add 1 egg (beat until light and fluffy)
3.
Preheat
oven to 375° F. Bake
1 tsp orange extract
cookies for 8 to 10 minutes. Cool
2 Tbsp molasses
on wax paper.
Preparation:
4. These cookies are yummy plain, but
1. Stir dry ingredients together. Cream
you may wish to decorate them
together wet ingredients and add
with icing.
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Ingredients:
2 cups sugar
16 Tbsp. (2 sticks) butter, softened
8 eggs, room temperature
3½ tsp vanilla extract
4 cups flour
Preparation:
1. In a large mixing bowl, cream sugar and butter with a wooden spoon.
Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after every addition. Then add
vanilla.
2. Gradually sift in flour, about ½ cup at a time, and stir gently with a
wooden spoon after every addition until no dry flour is visible. Do not
over mix.
3. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and let it chill in the refrigerator
overnight, or at least 8 hours.
4. Preheat waffle iron. Place a scant tablespoon of chilled dough in each
quadrant of the hot waffle iron and cook according to the waffle iron’s
instructions. Transfer cookies to a wire cooling rack. Keep the bowl of
dough refrigerated while each batch is cooking. The cookies are best
eaten hot.
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HISTORIC VIEW
A Man of Many Hats
Robert McAlpin Williamson:
Texan to the core
BY
TIFFANY R.
WHITE
80
T
hunk! The sharp-honed Bowie knife
plunged into the wood of the judge’s makeshift dais. “This is the law that governs
here,” said its owner. The judge eyed the
Shelby County man and the crowd behind
him. Lawlessness had plagued this part of Texas for
too long. Order needed to be restored. Judge Williamson stood up and pulled out a pistol. “If this is your
law, this is the constitution that overrules it,” he said,
laying the pistol next to the knife. Court proceeded
without further interruption.
Written into the fabric of Texas history are the
stories of men and women whose interminable spirit
and love for the land forged a republic and later a
state. Robert McAlpin Williamson was such a man.
Lawyer, newspaper editor, Texas Ranger, cavalryman, judge, and statesman—he exemplified the
larger-than-life persona of many early Texans.
Mickie Ross, Executive Director of the Williamson
Museum and a sixth-generation Texan, describes the
county’s namesake: “He wasn’t born here [in Texas],
but he got here as quickly as he could. I think that’s
what makes Texas different is people who come here
and embody what everybody believes Texas is,” she
explains. “Williamson fought for Texas, he believed
in Texas. He fought not only physically in the [Texas
Revolution], but he also fought for what he thought
was right for Texans. That’s what makes Williamson
so remembered.”
Williamson was born in Georgia around 1804.
When he was fifteen, an illness left his right leg permanently bent behind him at the knee. Williamson
walked by leaning his right knee on a peg leg, garnering him the name “Three Legged Willie.” At nineteen,
he became a lawyer and practiced law in Georgia
before moving to San Felipe de Austin, Texas, in the
late 1820s.
The growing calls for Texas’ independence from
Mexico appealed to the young firebrand. Williamson
edited three newspapers, often writing in favor of
independence. In November 1835, he was a delegate
to the Consultation—a prerevolutionary meeting that
established a provisional Texas government. Williamson was commissioned there as a major in the newly
formed Texas Rangers.
On April 21, 1836, Williamson took the fight to the
Mexican army. During the Battle of San Jacinto, he
Robert M. Williamson; Accession ID: CHA 1989.111; Courtesy State Preservation Board, Austin, TX; Original Artist: de Gissac, F.
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cap. Approximately one thousand Texans defeated
the Mexican army in eighteen minutes in a decisively
one-sided battle.
“While he is not a hero of the [Texas] revolution
on the same tier as Travis, Houston, Bowie, and
Crockett, in terms of having influenced the movement towards the revolution, he was close,” says
Judge Billy Ray Stubblefield, a sixth-generation Texan
and a Williamson enthusiast. “I think Williamson and
others like him represented and fostered a renegade,
independent-thinking Texas spirit.”
After the revolution, Williamson served a new role
in the burgeoning Republic of Texas. He was elected
judge of the Third Judicial District, often covering vast
stretches of hill country on horseback as he fulfilled
his duties. “You got the impression Williamson could
be a tough judge, but he also had a heart and did
not ignore the way that human emotions could play
themselves out [in the courtroom],” Judge Stubblefield says.
In 1840, Williamson left the bench and spent ten
years in Congress. First, as a representative and senator during the Republic and after annexation in 1845—
something he strongly championed, even naming one
of his sons “Annexus”—he served two terms in the
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