We Love Our Curves - Kerr County People Magazine

We Love
Our Curves
Michael L. Walker, MD, FACS
Younger looks are
an injection away!
Your face is the first thing people notice about you.
When age begins to catch up with us, all too often our
appearance doesn’t reflect how we feel on the inside.
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There are many options when it comes to reducing the
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Pictorials
Dear Friends & Neighbors,
What an exciting year!
This issue marks the completion of our first year; yes,
KCP will be one year old
come November.
Everyone involved has
had an absolutely delightful
time bringing each issue to
you. The incredible feedback that we get from you,
the people of Kerr County, spurs us on. Our gratitude to
you is immeasurable and we look forward to many years
of promoting the people and businesses of Kerr County!
12 Kerrville Chamber Mixer
14 HCAF Steel Magnolias
18 Kiwanis’ Teachers’ Luncheon
26 West Kerr Chamber Mixer
C
Curves® Cover Girls
Red Anderson
Deb Wells
Sharie Miller
Leah Myers
Shannan Baether
Cover Photo
by Mia Church
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ontents
September - October 2008
Feature Ar tic le s
16 Looking at Curves
31 Enemy Way
32 Weekend Romance
33 Home Health Services
Departments
6 Wayne Knows Food
8 Homework
9 Smart Living
Cover Makeup by
Virginia Smith,
Independent Sales Director
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Diane Ferrell
Editor & Publisher
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Mark A. Jackson
Art Director
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Comments or Inquiries to:
Kerr County People
1004 Hillcrest
Kerrville, TX 78028
830-285-0973
10 Alternative Thinking
22 Health and Wellness
24 Kerr County Cuties
28 Kerr County Arts
30 The Arts Calendar
34 Women’s Health
36 Women’s Fitness
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Vi s i t u s o n l i n e a t k e r r c o u n t y p e o p l e . c o m
Pick up your copy of
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Kerr County
at one of the convenient locations!
Or Visit Us Online At www.KerrCountyPeople.com
Camp Verde
Custom Glass & Mirror
Camp Verde Store
Francisco’s Restaurant
Hwy.173
3110 Junction Hwy.
201 Earl Garrett
Museum of Western Art
1550 Bandera Hwy.
The Lakehouse
Restuarant
832 Water St.
Veranda Real Estate
River ’s Edge Gallery
Kerrville
Gibsons
Riverhill Country Club
1550 Gallery
Guadalupe National Bank Security State Bank
& Trust
719 Hill Country Drive
111 West Main
1550 Junction Hwy
Ackman Pharmacy
100 Country Club Lane
HEB
1130 Junction Hwy.
(Rack @ Center Door)
200 Wesley Dr.
Izzi Bear
1750 Junction Hwy.
Jazz a Louisiana Kitchen
Appliances Plus
Bank of the Hills
1075 Junction Hwy.
Beads & More
215 Water St .
1001 Junction Hwy.
227 Earl Garrett
The Rose Shop
1701 Junction Hwy.
The Plant Haus 2
Kerr Arts &
Cultural Center
Kerrville Area Chamber
1411 Water St .
Bildberback Chiropractic
1416 Sidney Baker
Café Riverstone
1521 Junction Hwy.
Curves
837 Junction Hwy.
410-A Main
222 Sidney Baker S. Ste. 350
Ingram
Bank of the Hills
Queen B’s Tea Room
West Kerr Chamber
528 Jefferson
228 Earl Garrett
Bella Luz
Texas etc.
1655 Junction Hwy.
1700 Sidney Baker
Kerrville Framing
410-B Main
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waiting rooms and hotel lobbies. Or you may
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The Answer To Our Riddle Of The Month
Ms. Ferrell,
My name is Rob
Richardson and I
am with Centerline
Supply in San Antonio. We supply
traffic safety products to cities and
counties across the
Southwest. I am
writing in response to the photo and its accompanying caption
regarding the crosswalk, in the July-August issue. I was in attendance the day of the photo. I am the guy in the plaid shirt
mentioned in the caption.
While the humor intended with this is not completely lost on
me (it drew a chuckle), I fear that taken at face value it will leave
your readers, the citizens of Kerrville with a distorted view of
the truth with respect to how their tax dollars are being spent.
It is implied I believe, that it takes 17 city workers to paint one
crosswalk in the City of Kerrville. One is only left to ponder
what the enormous cost must be to taxpayers with such obvious
governmental waste. The truth however, tells a different story.
To begin with, of the 17 people mentioned, 7 of them were not
city employees. I, as mentioned am with Centerline Supply. 2
of the guys in Safety Green are with Aexcel Paint. There are 3
guys from the City of Fredericksburg and 1 from Kerr County
Road and Bridge.
The reason for the big production? The City of Kerrville had
purchased from my company a new product, Roadzilla, to put
down on their crosswalks. This was undertaken by the City in an
effort to increase the longevity and visibility of the crosswalks
so as to ensure the safety of pedestrians and motorist alike. Because this was a new product the city had no familiarity with,
myself and the two gentlemen from Aexcel Corporation in Ohio,
spent the day training and assisting with its application. Yes,
this was done in the interest of commerce for sure. But it was
also done with the best interest of the customer in mind, the city
of Kerrville and it’s residents. The City of Fredericksburg and
Kerr County Road And Bridge were invited to watch the application. Of the 10 remaining City workers who were there that
morning as part of the training program, half were gone after a
few hours.
In closing let me say that I don’t believe that there was any kind
of attempt on your part to sully the reputation of the workers involved. I believe it was meant to be taken lightly. Unfortunately, hard working men and women’s reputations can be tainted,
albeit unintentionally by this type of “Drive-By” journalism. I
hope you will look into the facts of this matter and set the record
straight for the good of your readers, as well as for the good of
the fine men and women who work for the City of Kerrville.
Thank You,
Rob Richardson
Centerline Supply San Antonio
1731 South San Marcos #932
San Antonio, TX. 78207
Phone 210-224-4600
Editors Comment:
Since we offer no awards or prizes for solving our “Riddle Of
The Month,” we would like to thank Mr. Richardson for taking
the time to submit the answer.
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Food and Restaurant Review
By Wayne J. Este
A Taste Of Mexico
A
t my store, Texas, etc.,
located at the Inn of the
Hills, I offer “Visitor
Information” for hotel guests.
At the top of the question list is
“Where can we find
real Mexican food?”
. . . Since everyone
has their own taste, it
is always difficult to
give a direct answer
. . . No, I do not
say, “Try Mexico.”
With this challenge
before me, I tried
several restaurants
which claim to serve
“real” or “authentic”
Mexican food.
At El Sombrero de
Jalisco, 303 Sidney Baker in
Kerrville, I ordered one of the
lunch specials . . . chile rellano,
crispy taco and beans, along with
fresh lemonade. The taco and
beans were good, but the stuffed
chile, piled high with melted
cheese, was outstanding . . . and
all for $5.95 plus drink.
At Rita’s
Famous
Tacos, 209 Earl Garrett in
Kerrville, I highly recommend the
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carne guisada wrapped with some
of the best handmade tortillas to
be found anywhere. One is a meal
in itself at only $2.00, but I had
to have a second one. This tiny
café is helping keep downtown
Kerrville alive.
At El Valle, on Junction
Highway in Ingram, two people
can have a Mexican feast with the
Botana Plate at $17.99. It is a house
specialty with chicken or beef
fajitas on ponchos, quesadillas,
guacamole and tortillas. The meal
is outstanding and chances are
you’ll be taking some home.
Taqueria Jalisco, 2109
Junction Highway, you can enjoy
one of my favorites--#18 on the
menu is Carne al Pastor. Small
pieces of pork, cooked in a special
red sauce, served with charro
beans, guacamole, pico de gallo,
salad and homemade tortillas for
only $6.99. This is a wonderful
and very tasty meal.
At Altos de Jalisco,
3155 Junction Highway, Ingram,
the fajitas, beef, chicken or shrimp
are served with sautéed onions,
green peppers, guacamole, pico,
rice, beans and salad. The prices
range from 49.99 to $11.99. This
is an excellent and filling meal.
Homemade lemonade is
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served at most of the larger
restaurants. Made with fresh
squeezed limes, it is a cool,
refreshing treat to complement a
spicy Mexican meal.
As you can see, it is
not hard to find a true Touch of
Mexico when dining in Kerr
County.
Editor’s Note: If you missed
Wayne’s previous reviews, you
may read them online at www.
KerrCountyPeople.com.
Wayne and Pam are residents
of Hunt and own Texas etc.,
located at Inn of the Hills,
Kerrville.
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Homeworks
By Tommy Carpenter
Kitchen Design … for those who care
W
hen designing a home most to take the joy out of cooking. Consider from “work” into a true pleasure again.
people usually spend more putting serving dishes and trays that are There are many other design elements
time with sizing the garage or not used often in cabinets in the pantry or to consider, such as work flow, the clean
placing the swimming pool than giving utility room to make more storage room up area in the kitchen, types of lighting
thought to one of the most used rooms in the kitchen area for pots and pans used and even decorating for the seasons to
in our home. The Kitchen often gets more frequently.
make the kitchen a beautiful as well as a
the least amount of thought during the Prep Area
functional place to work and enjoy.
planning stage other than looking at the
The Prep area isn’t even mentioned
traditional work triangle for the layout in the work triangle, nor is the proper
of the cabinetry. The problem is that the amount of work surface considered. Jimmy, Tommy and Scott Carpenter, the
work triangle concept when used by itself Baking bread, cookies and pies requires principles and founders of Tres en Uno,
is flawed.
LLC have been working together
Do I have your attention
in the construction industry
If storage isn’t properly thought out, then your
now? Good! The working
since 1982. After growing up
experience in the kitchen will more resemble
triangle concept leaves out at
on a ranch in Mountain Home
a workout than cooking.
least two major and several
and working together with their
minor functions for those
Father, working together as a
who actually use the kitchen. It does different equipment and space than career just seemed natural.
not take into account food prep nor clean preparing vegetables and meat. One prep
Together, they have built custom homes,
up after the meal has taken place. Most area can suffice for both types of prep if remodeled kitchens and bathrooms, built
people forget that more time and effort the kitchen is properly laid out and the and remodeled commercial projects until
go into food prep and kitchen clean up storage is well done. Using two large 1997 when they founded Vintage Granite
than in actually cooking the food. Let’s drawers for baking essentials gives easy and Millworks in Kerrville. Vintage was
examine two components of kitchen use access in one motion to mixing bowls, a custom cabinet and granite countertop
and function and see how they should fit measuring cups and mixer attachments fabrication company which grew to 85
into the overall design and work flow.
in the top drawer and canisters of flour, employees.Granite countertop installasugar and other baking ingredients in the tions reached 5 kitchens per day with inStorage
stallations in Houston, Austin, San AntoThe kitchen has three basic types of bottom drawer.
These two simple functions of storage nio and the Kerrville area. The company
storage required to function properly.
and food prep, if designed into the was sold in November 2005 to pursue
Uncooked food to be used as ingredients
flow of a kitchen can change cooking residential remodeling.
in the meal.
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Smart Living
By Jill Giesecke
Your Interests...Or Theirs?
S
electing the right Realtor® for a home
purchase affects the whole spectrum of
the home buying experience from the very
beginning of the listings review to the
move-in day. Many buyers have the frustrating
experience of dealing with a Realtor® who wastes
their time by showing them homes that only
vaguely resemble what they want, or that are out
of their budget.
Look for a Realtor® who takes a genuine interest
in you and your family. Obviously, an agent needs
to find out how many children you have; but if
your children are grown, a good agent will find
out how close they live and how much time they
spend with you in order to help you figure out
how many bedrooms and how much recreational
space you need to consider. A Realtor® who asks
about your hobbies and your social activities
is not being nosy. She’s gathering information
useful to identify the listings to present to you that
will fit your entertaining and workspace needs.
If your Realtor® has been paying attention to
your conversations, most of the list of homes she
presents to you for your review should be a close
match for your selection criteria.
When your Realtor® presents you
with a list of homes for consideration,
there is one other aspect you need
to consider: Is your Realtor® only
showing you homes listed by her
and her company, or is she showing
you homes listed by other companies
as well? Realtors® typically make
a higher commission from homes
listed by their own company, so
logic dictates that if she is doing
this, she is more interested in her
commission than he is in finding you
the right home. Another indication
of this is when she is consistently
showing you homes that are over
your budget.
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If your Realtor® is asking a lot of questions about
your lifestyle, your family, and your interests,
chances are you’ve got someone who is looking
after your best interests...and that’s a match made
in heaven.
Jill Giesecke is a licensed real estate agent with
Veranda Real Estate in Kerrville. She has been
a licensed agent for over 15 years, and has
consistently been a top producer.
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Sept-Oct 08
Alternative Thinking
By Sam Dreeben, CHT
Chronic Pain
Relief
The pain-blocking abilities of
the brain is 60 times more powerful
than any external drug!
T
he Ache, the Pain, the
Agony, the Stab, the
Misery.
Whatever you call it,
Chronic Pain is a central figure in
your everyday life. It follows you
to the supermarket, to church, to
bed. You barter with it, argue with
it, live in utter fear of it. And the
more you fight back, the bolder it
becomes.
If you’re suffering from
chronic pain, you probably know
this feeling, the feeling that you
are trapped, always at war with the
pain. Experts can’t find the source,
coping is ineffective, and friends
and family may even begin to doubt
you. You may even have your own
doubts, wondering if somehow
you’re bringing it upon yourself.
Hypnotherapy offers a
different way.
Hypnosis is the quickest
and easiest way to work with the
subconscious, conditioned mind,
the source of the suffering. The
seemingly impossible becomes
possible — you will learn to
communicate with the pain,
control the pain, and change the
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subconscious thoughts and beliefs
that perpetuate the pain.
Pain is just a message, a
message that it is intended to help.
When your body is in danger, pain
communicates the need to slow
down, rest, and tend to the injury.
Without pain, you would leave your
hand on the stove, keep running on
the broken leg — the damage to the
body would be much worse than if
there were no pain at all.
The experience of just
that signal, pure pain, is not
‘unbearable’. If this has not been
your experience of pain, you’re
not alone. We often experience a
great deal of pain more than just the
pure pain signal. This extra pain
is created by conditioned fear, and
is an entirely distinct experience
from pain itself, although we
nearly always experience the two
together.
Using hypnosis, we can
learn to control the pain, accessing
the pain-blocking abilities of the
brain (60 times more powerful
than any external drug!).
But
even more importantly, we can
learn to separate conditioned fear
from the pain itself.
William Ray and his colleagues at
Pennsylvania State University have
found through EEG studies that
hypnosis can remove the emotional
experience of pain.
When the
subconscious, conditioned fear is
removed, the body stops creating
new pain receptors at the site, and
the auxiliary nerves in the area
dissipate. Without the conditioned,
subconscious emotions, the pain
signal is free to go.
Hypnotherapy’s pioneering
approach to pain management is
now being taught and practiced in
medical schools and other medical
settings across America.
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find
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Sept-Oct 08
Drop Off Your Phones
at
Texas, etc.
1001 Junction Hwy at
Inn of the Hills
U Can Help A Soldier!
Do you have old cell phones stuck in a drawer, taking
up important space? You can use your junk to help a
soldier!
For every phone that you drop off at Texas, etc. 1001
Junction Highway @ Inn of the Hills, a brave American
soldier will receive one free hour of “phone home”
time.
For the full story on this patriotic program, visit www.
KerrCountyPeople.com and click on the July/August
issue. Or, ask Wayne to explain the program when you
drop off your phones (and accessories) at Texas, etc.
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Becky & Dax Hooten & Matt Sletten
Priscilla Davis & Bubba Kelly
Steve Hamilton
& Larry Freeman
Lisa & Bill Renfro
Debbie & Gary Roberts
Rick Van Klaveran & Trish Staley
Dawna & Rusty Garvin
Tammi Clanton-Elmor
& James Elmore
Bob Macosko & Joelene Craver
Ricks Furniture Hosts
Kerrville Area Chamber Of
Commerce July Mixer
Jennifer McCullough & John Doran
Several hundred folks filled the beautiful new showroom of Ricks
Furniture on July 17 to enjoy food, drink, great conversation and
prizes. The Chamber mixer is usually held on the 3rd Thursday of
each month; for information contact the Chamber at 896-1155.
Whether you are a businessperson or not, The Chamber
is a great place to meet great people and network within
our community!
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Rodney & Trisha Sanders
Sept-Oct 08
Brandy & Seth Weatherford
Clint Morris & Leah McGee
Kenneth Longacre & Lonnie Ricks
Jaret Schkade & Todd Odom
Michelle McGinnis & Sylvia Fritz
Jeanette Ricks & Paul Wheat
Walter McBroom & Phyllis Ricks
Kristen Lynch & Cassie Alex
Mo Poorman, Robyn Craine &
Kim Usher
Meredith Wendele &
Stephanie Skrumeda
Pam & Jim Cann
Keith & Roberta Longnecker
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O pen ing
N i ght a t t he
Poi nt T h e a t re , Augg ust 8
The Cast: Front center, Tara Pannell. Back from left, Heather Celene
Butler, Lillian Solange Beaudoin, Roslyn Houghton, Ann Reynolds,
Wanda Garner Cash
Steel Magnolias
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Linda Cullison & Bonnie Hansen
Sept-Oct 08
This
Bettie Webb & LaVonda Foreman
Carol Hakala & Marge Fitzhugh
Diana & Amber York,
Linda Pridgen
Jane Harris &
Madelyn Beaudoin
Kathlene & Andy Ritch
Kitty & Ralph Zietz
hot August evening
was the appropriate
time to sit under
the stars watching this fabulous
production. The fictitious “Chinquapin”
Parish brought back memories of my
living in North Louisiana for more
than fifteen years—in Bienville and
Lincoln Parishes—and reminded me
once again how grateful I am to live
in our beautiful Hill Country with our
user-friendly climate!
The delightfully Southern female cast
kept everyone laughing, right up to
moment they brought us to tears. Steel
Magnolias will be remembered as one
of my all-time Point Theatre favorites!
John Ruth & Lauren Reynolds
BJ Grayson & Ann Merkel
Tammy Brown & Aaron Lewis
Kay Steadham & Darlene Taylor
Doris Easterling & Dorice Watts
Magi Bock, Doris Pierce, Tara & Diana Bock, Kari Watson & Cali Bock
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LOOKING AT . . .
by Mary Petre
®
S
o, your doctor asks, “Would you rather
fit changing your diet and exercising 30
minutes a day into your busy schedule,
or being dead 24 hours a dday?” Sometimes life changing decisions are thrust
upon us. Sometimes the decision is as simple as a look in the mirror. When
your little black dress makes you look like 10 pounds of potatoes stuffed in a
5-pound bag, you know you’re faced with the battle of the bulge. It’s time to
find a program that will help you take the weight off and keep it off.
Number one on the Internet list of affordable, no-frills, “full-service” nutrition and fitness programs is Curves®. Currently the world’s largest
fitness franchise for women, Curves® has more than 10,000 locations
in 55 countries, and a clientele over 4 million. Their marketing slogan is, “Give us just thirty minutes a day, three times a week, and
change your life.”
Sheryl Whitworth owns the Curves® franchise
fr
in Kerrville.
She is a svelte, very attractive lady who was a Curves®
devotee long before she opened hher own franchise six
years ago. Sheryl told me that sh
she battled overweight
young adulthood, and
through adolescence
adole
and yo
she, like so many of us,
us has tried many different diets
exercise gadgets and fitness
diiets and exercis
programs
years. “I would lose the
program
ms over the yea
weight
weighht and then put on twice as much,”
® principles of
shee said. “The Curves
C
increasing
in
ncreasing meta
metabolism through exeating the right amount
ercise and eat
foods have helped me
of healthy fo
keep off tthe weight, lose body
fat, and firm and tone muscles.”
I told
to Sheryl that I had
done my homework on
don
the Curves® program
and had some questions
an
for her:
MP: According to the
Curves® web site, the target
market is w
women between the
ages of 18 and 50. Is this typical
of your
yo clientele?
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Sheryl: I don’t think there’s anything typical about our
clientele. Every woman who comes in has her own story
and reasons for why they want to join. Doctors recommend
many women, and an increasing number of girls in the 10-18
year old range, to us. It’s wonderful bonding time for mothers and daughters, and an excellent opportunity for mothers
to instill good eating and healthy exercise practices. Some
women come in to lose a few pounds before a special event,
such as a prom, wedding or reunion. Other women just
need the exercise to help in their recovery from illness or
injury, and they aren’t particularly interested in the diet program. Some of our clients actually need to gain weight and
strengthen their muscles. Women who come here committed
to changing a sedentary lifestyle and losing a whole lot of
weight are our more visible “stars”–we take “before”
and “after” pictures of them and publicize their
success story. The ones who have the most to
lose also have the most to gain, and it
is pretty amazing to watch the change
in their life.
gram in response to new research statistics and the input of
clients. They now have an on-line diet program specifically
designed to individual Metabolic Test results. Members can
choose individual weight loss guidance or a class setting. The
Curves Complete® diet program not only provides a daily
menu, and feedback on your diet choices, it will also generate
a shopping list to help you stock up on the right items. The
CurvesComplete.com web site is available 24/7 for anyone,
anywhere, not just Curves® members and is not part of the
membership dues.
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MP: What do you feel to be the most
attractive feature about the Curves® program?
Sheryl: The quality and convenience of
the program. Every woman deserves 30
minutes each day of her own time. When
you walk in the door, you immediately
get onto the circuit, and you can complete the entire routine, including warm-up
and cool-down, and be back out the door
in 30 minutes. The program is very doable for women with busy schedules. Also,
Curves® is constantly updating the pro-
The Curves’ Cover Girls
Left to Right
Sharie Miller – Lost 10 lbs. and 20 in.
Deb Wells –Exercises to protect bone density.
Red Anderson – Lost 2 lbs. body fat and 6-3/4 inches.
Leah Myers – Lost 110 lbs. and 80 inches.
Shannan Baether – Loves the power workout.
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Kiwanis
a global organization of
volunteers dedicated to
changing the world, one child
and one community at a time.
Amy Ahrens & Diane Stern
James McAlister & Cortney Hopper
Rachel Stone & Jessica Lavinghousez
Kathy Learoyd & Carolina Espinosa
Chandra Verhalen & Jasmine Turner
Sean McAuliffe & Brent Neal
Traci Craig & Mary Andrews
Kathleen Tuttle & Marti Watts
Jill Dworsky, Lauren Stone
& Vivian Bage
Paige Ganze & Caroline McMurrey
Katie Dieringer & Alysse Garcia
Sandra Garcia & Amanda Watkins
Donna Kelly, Carol
& David Chancellor
Susie McCalla & Ed Miller
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Megan Blizzard & Kellie Merket
Allison Bendele & Karenrose Ballew
Sharissa Entrichel & Nieves Stephens
Brian & Kristen Bruno
Joseph Hennigan & Adrienne Grubb
Judith Thurn & Danny Langbein
Pam & Craig Boyer
Debra Worley & Joy Killough
Member FDIC
Kiwanis honored new teachers with its
annual Teachers’ Luncheon on August
14 at Inn of the Hills.
Visit us on the web
@www.ssbtexas.com
The name “Kiwanis” means “we trade” or “we share our talents.” It
was coined from an American Indian expression, Nunc Kee-wanis.
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By Dr. John Bilderback, Chiropractor
Inflammation & NSAIDs
H
ave you been inspired
by the Olympics and
pushed yourself a little too hard? Strains,
sprains, and other injuries are accompanied by swelling.
Any time you have pain there will be
some sort of swelling. When you’re
sick you have swelling, too. If you
can reduce swelling, you will feel
better.
To decrease swelling, many
people turn to anti-inflammatories or
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
(NSAIDs). The most common antiinflammatories purchased over the
counter are ibuprofen (including Advil, Motrin, and Nuprin) and naprocin
(Aleve). Stronger anti-inflammatory
drugs are available by prescription.
However, anti-inflammatories have drawbacks. They can cause
stomach bleeding, which can lead to
ulcers. Heart problems and strokes
have been associated with prescription strength Vioxx and Celebrex.
Because the liver filters the blood,
it can be adversely affected by high
doses of NSAIDs. People who never
drank alcohol, but took high doses of
NSAIDs and pain medication, have
been known to die from cirrhosis of
the liver.
A safer way to prevent inflammation and promote health is to eat
foods that contain enzymes—fresh
fruits, vegetables, herbs, nuts, and
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plain unsweetened yogurt. Enzymes
are bimolecules that speed up chemical reactions (catalyze). Almost all
enzymes are proteins. Every cellular
reaction that occurs in your body is
due to enzymatic reactions.
Unfortunately, many of the
foods we eat actually exacerbate inflammation in the body. Refined carbohydrates in the form of sugar and
flour are the worst offenders. Donuts,
cookies, sugar-coated cereal, pasta,
and most snack foods fall into this
category.
How you prepare your food is
important, too. Enzymes are very sensitive. They are
destroyed when
food is cooked
at temperatures
above 140 degrees Fahrenheit.
Freezing
also
alters enzymes.
C o n s e q u e n t l y,
most food that
has been canned,
frozen, dried, radiated, or pasteurized––any natural food that has
been
tampered
with––is depleted
of enzymes.
Enzyme
supplements can
augment
your
diet and help
fight inflammation naturally. So
can Xango (the
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fruit) and omega 3 fatty acids.
Eating the right foods and taking nutritional supplements that fight
inflammation at the cellular level will
not only decrease swelling and pain,
but can help prevent disease as well.
For optimum health, choose these instead of over-the-counter NSAIDs.
Dr. Bilderback received his degree from
Western States Chiropractic College in
Portland, Oregon in 1985. He has chosen
to serve the people of Kerr County
for over 20 years.
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The West Kerr Current celebrated its fifth
anniversary by hosting, in conjunction with
Givens MetalCraft, the West Kerr Chamber
Mixer on August 22. The West Kerr Current
is the weekly newspaper that keeps folks up to
date on happenings in and around the western
side of our beautiful Kerr County.
To subscribe call 367-3501.
West Kerr Current - Clint Schroeder, IreneVanWinkle & Susan Fager
Congratulations, West Kerr Current on 5 Successful Years!
Ginny Shafer & Margie Dominguez
Herschel Miller & Allie Burton
Ardie Dixon & Mary Silver
Dora Auld & Aimee Ryan
Misty & Patrick O’Fiel
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Curtis & Ann Firkins
Dana Stanley & Shawn Currie
Mary & Kerry Tielke
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Hill Country
Arts Foundation
87th Annual Exhibition
National Watercolor Society
August 21-October 12
KERRVILLE WILL BE THE ONLY TEXAS VENUE FOR
THIS TRAVELING EXHIBITION.
The Fantasticks
Book and Lyrics by Tom Jones, Music by Harvey Schmidt
September 19 - October 4
Performances in the indoor theatre at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday Matinees September 21 and 28 at 2 p.m.
Gallery hours: Tuesday - Saturday 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 1 - 4 p.m.
National Juried Exhibition
September 13 - October 18
Reception September 13, 3 - 6 p.m.
Imagination Gone Wild
“The Mexican Balloonists”
by Dan Burt
Silent Auction November 1 - 15
Benefit Dinner November 15, 5:30 - 8 p.m.
Kerr Arts &
Cultural Center
HCAF Auxiliary Christmas Bazaar
Hours: Tues.-Sat. 10 am to 4 pm Sunday 1 pm to 4 pm ADMISSION FREE
120 Point Theatre Road S., Ingram, TX
830-367-5121 www.hcaf.com
Coming Oct 23 - Dec 6, 2008
THE NINTH ANNUAL
TEXAS FURNITURE MAKERS SHOW
228 Earl Garrett Street, Kerrville, Texas 78028
www.kacckerrville.com
830-895-29ll
Saturday, November 1
Galloping Through Our 25 th Year
It ’s m or e thh an y ou th
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Collectors’ Classic
Sale and Exhibit
Kickin`up Dust by Tanner Wells
October 4, 2008
Daytime Preview 9am-5pm
Evening Sale 6pm-9pm
Silent Auction Format
Featured Artists:
Bill Scheidt
Greg Kelsey
John Bennett
June Dudley
Kathy Tate
Sharon Standridge
Annette Hodges
Charlotte Curry
Chris Navarro
Chuck Warden
Curtis Dykes
Edith Maskey
Garnet Buster
Gary Johnson
John Maskey
June Cade
Karen Cooper
Lee Teter
Mark Kohler
Mikel Donahue
Phil Bob Borman
Ronnie Wells
Roy Lee Ward
Tanner Wells
Tom Moss
Tom Paulson
Mike Irvin
Bill Mittag
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Sept 11 – Oct 5
Oct 9 – Nov 2
Representaonal Water Color
Kerr Arts & Cultural Center
Fragments (Mixed Media
Artwork)
228 Earl Garre
www.kacckerrville.com
Kerr Arts & Cultural Center
228 Earl Garre
Oct 11 – Dec 6
Naonal Juried Exhibion
Recepon September 13, 3-6pm
Tree of Life Art Quilts by
Janet Ghio
Colorful & Quirky Acrylic
Abstracts
By San Antonio’s Anne Vela
Duncan-McAshan
Visual Arts Gallery
1550 Gallery
1550 Juncon Hwy
120 Point Theare Rd. S
www.hcaf.com
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1550 Gallery
Sept 19 – Oct 4
San Antonio Symphony
1550 Juncon Hwy
www.1550gallery.com
Thru October 12
87th Annual Naonal
Watercolor Society Traveling
Exhibion
Kerr Arts & Cultural Center
The Fantascks
Elizabeth Huth Coates
Theatre
7:30 p.m., Sun. Manee
Sept.21 & 28 @ 2pm
120 Point Theatre Rd. S
www.hcaf.com
228 Earl Garre
www.kacckerrville.com
Sept 25 – Oct 19
Thru October
Kerr Arts & Cultural Center
Photographs by Hansjurgen Bauer
Oil Painngs by Liz Maness
Rivers Edge Gallery
832 Water St.
www.riversedgegallery.net
September 4 – 21
Guadalupe Watercolor Group
Show & Sale
Kerr Arts & Cultural Center
228 Earl Garre
Christmas Bazaar
Duncan McAshan
Visual Arts Gallery
9 am - 3 am
120 Point Theatre Rd. S.
www.hcaf.com
www.kacckerrville.com
Sept 13 – Oct 18
Thru October 4
November 1
Quilts & Other Art Forms
228 Earl Garre
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Duncan McAshan
Visual Arts Gallery
Kerrville Performing Arts
Society
9 am - 3 am
120 Point Theatre Rd. S.
www.hcaf.com
www.kpas.org or 896-9393
(ckets)
October 15 – 19
KACC Arsts’ Sale
Kerr Arts & Cultural Center
228 Earl Garre
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Oct 23 – Dec 6
9th Annual Texas Furniture
Makers Show
Oct 4 – Oct 31
Kerr Arts & Cultural Center
228 Earl Garre
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1550 Bandera Hwy
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Imaginaon Gone Wild
Silent Aucon Nov. 1-15
Benefit Dinner Nov. 15, 5:30 - 8
Music by Senmental Journey
Quartet
October 12
Collector’s Classic Sale
6 pm Hors d-Oeuvres & Open Bar
7:30 – 8:30 pm Art Sale
On Exhibit Thru October 31
Museum of Western Art
November 1-15
Oct 30 – Nov 29
Combined Wearable Art &
Jewelry Show
1550 Gallery
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command like a king,
work like a slave.”
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I
am no one, and I know nothing. All of this information
has been handed down to me
by my teachers, mostly Germaine Sitting Crow, a Dakota
Elder and my Tanke (older sister). I
am grateful for her patience and her
deep caring for me.
The information presented in this
article provides another Way of looking at the world. It is not a better Way,
only another Way. There are many
Ways, many roads — the Buddha
says there are 88,000 Ways to reach
enlightenment. The Way that I am introducing in this article has to do with Spirit,
not religion.
This Way, that we are calling Enemy Way,
is a Way of walking the good Red Road.
This is the road of wisdom, love, and compassion. To walk the good Red Road is to
choose to be a Warrior of Spirit. Warriors of
Spirit work only on clearing their own selfindulgences and impurities, having nothing
to say about anyone else or any other Way
of being. A Spiritual Warrior goes to war
only with her/his own Shadow side.
A Spiritual Warrior is nonmilitant and apolitical. In
Lakota/Dakota
Medicine,
it is seen that everyone has
the right to choose his or her
own Way. Any judgment of anyone else is
only self-importance. To say “I know the
truth,” or “I know the right way for others to
behave,” is only the Shadow side expressing its ignorance. To think we know better
than Spirit how things should be, or how
people should behave, is self-importance.
Self-importance can also be experienced as
self-righteousness.
In Enemy Way we look to our associates, families, co-workers, and all other two
leggeds. We look at how we react to them.
Are we reacting with Judgment of their actions, are we feeling sorry for their troubles,
or are we afraid of what they might do, or
do we think we know how they should be?
Any time we react to what others do or
The Enemy Way
Byy Hal Robinson,
Robinson
Robinso
R
on, MRC
say, anytime we experience someone else
judging us and we react to it, we acknowledge that we are only looking in the mirror.
If I judge someone else’s judgment of me, it
is still Judgment; it is still Self-Importance.
The key to learning this Way is to be
honest with ourselves — ask; “Am I reacting?” “Do I feel an emotional charge?”
“Do I want to avoid them or gossip about
them?” It does require a great deal of personal integrity and honesty to admit that we
react, to acknowledge the reaction and to
take responsibility for it, rather than blam-
If I find myself reacting to someone
who is feeling sorry for himself, I look
for my own self pity, I look for where
I do the same thing that he is doing.
Once I have found my own self-pity
I begin to work on clearing that, having nothing to say to the other person
about his self-pity. I cultivate Gratitude as the antidote to self-pity.
A great blessing of this Way is that
when we find our own self-pity, or
self- judgment — we no longer react. We can be with anyone, without
reacting, or judging, or feeling like a
victim. This we call Freedom. Freedom is
the ability to be in the world, with others,
without reacting or being upset.
The Spirit part of the good Red Road, and
Enemy Way, is the knowledge that Spirit
sends exactly the correct and perfect people to show us who we react to and when
and how we react. Some people say that
they always meet the same kind of people
no matter where they go. These people say
the same things always happen, perhaps
they feel cursed or that they just have rotten luck. We consider these experiences a
gift of Spirit in Enemy Way,
opportunities to learn and to
be free of repeating the same
stuff over and over — the
same arguments, the same
outcomes.
Following Enemy Way, whenever we react with judgment, fear, self-pity, or self-importance we honor and thank those people
who touch that in us. We also get very quiet, not having much to say to anyone about
how they are in the world — no blaming, no
“poor me.” The ultimate gift of this Way is
the quieting of the “internal dialogue.” The
four voices in the mind — self-judgment,
self-pity, self-importance and fear become
still and silent at last. Peace is considered
to be the highest value.
My prayer is that this may be of use to
my Relatives - Mitakuye oyasin - all are my
Relations.
The ultimate gift of this Way is the
quieting of the “internal dialogue.”
ing someone else for how we feel. Most of
us were raised in a society that teaches us to
believe that “others hurt my feelings.” In
Enemy Way we learn to say “I react to so
and so’s behavior,” or “I react to what so
and so said, and I am responsible for my
reaction.”
Anytime we begin to believe that someone else has the power to hurt us, either
by words or actions, we are giving away a
great deal of our own personal power. We
become “a leaf at the mercy of the wind.”
Enemy Way intentionally looks for those
people or situations that we react to — the
ones who “push my buttons.” We look for
patterns, we look for mirrors. For example:
Hal Robinson received a Masters in Rehabilitation Counseling, 1972 at Shands Teaching Hospital, University of Florida; Certification as a
Gestalt Psychotherapist through the combined program of the Gestalt Growth Center, Phoenix Arizona and the Los Angeles Gestalt Institute in
December 1974. Hal has had much advanced training in NLP, Psychodrama, Meditation Techniques and continuing education in Indigenous
Medicine with Elders in the Lakota/Dakota Community in South Dakota and Mexico with the Huichol.
Enemy Way Training groups are available for teachers, parents and therapists. Hal is also available for private consultation.
You may reach Hal at his office in the Healing Arts Center by calling 896-8190.
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Weekend
Weekend
Romance
Romance
by Anne Schneider
The waiter fills our glasses from a chilled
bottle of chardonnay and returns it to the
silver ice bucket on our table overlooking
the pool. A cool breeze whispers across the
deck, encouraged by the slow moving ceiling fan above our heads. We watch the sunkissed guests gather at the pool surrounded
by swaying palms and cascading bougainvillea.
Cancun? St. Thomas? Hawaii?
No, none of the above.
We were just an hour and a quarter’s
drive south from Kerrville, about 20 miles
west of San Antonio, in the lovely town of
Castroville.
Surprised? We were, and grateful we
chose to celebrate our 22nd wedding anniversary at the Alsace Hotel and Spa. Newly
renovated and updated with a spa, the resort
hotel is the perfect getaway.
By driving to a close-by destination, we
economized on gas. Plus, we only spent $99
a night (with AARP discount) for our room
in this mini-paradise.
Have you priced the lodging along San
Antonio’s River Walk lately? You can eas32
ily spend several hundred dollars a night the beautiful pool. Hotel manager Jennye
on rooms there. And the city traffic and Ratterree was especially gracious, checkever-present freeway construction are defi- ing throughout the weekend to be sure we
nite hassles. In Castroville, you can simply enjoyed our anniversary stay. (She was the
relax and enjoy the rolling hills and wide sweetheart who suggested and arranged for
open skies.
the rose petals and
Speaking of “Deciding to save our bubbly wine sparkling wine in
relaxing, when
our room.)
for later, we changed into our
We dined onhusband Harry
site that evening
phoned to make
bathing suits and went for a
in the elegant and
our reservations
refreshing dip in the pool.”
very reasonablyat the hotel, he
priced
Alsatian
also made my
spa appointment for a massage. So as soon Restaurant and Café. Its floor-to-ceiling
as we arrived at the Alsace that Friday af- glass wall provided a sweeping view of the
ternoon, I stepped from our car and into the valley. After checking out of our room late
Sunday morning, we treated ourselves to
spa.
The soft music and lighting made me the Alsatian’s superb brunch buffet, a real
feel like I already was floating as I passed bargain at $9.95 each.
We left for home very full and happy,
through the contemporary spa on the way
knowing we didn’t have to travel far or
to the treatment room.
Massage therapist Trina’s magic hands spend a fortune to create a romantic weekthen carried me off to an enchanted place end to remember…and firmly believing
of deep breaths and long, luxurious sighs. “courting” is a skill to be crafted, long into
She knew intuitively where to apply pres- the years of a successful marriage.
sure and where to tread lightly on my weary
How to get to Castroville:
body.
While I was off in the land of nod, Harry • take Hwy 173 south through Bandera
set up his guitar to practice on the balcony • take Hwy 90 east, about 15 miles to
Castroville
of our spacious room overlooking the Medina River Valley. Melodic strains of Ro- Alsace Hotel & Spa:
manza greeted me as I drifted into our room
1651 US Highway 90 West
after my wonderful massage.
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Delighted, I followed a trail of rose petwww.thehotelalsace.com
als across the room. This led me to a small
table set with a pair of champagne glasses Alsatian Restaurant & Café:
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and a bottle of sparkling Carpene Malvolti
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on ice. Have you ever seen a grown woman
clap her hands like a child and do the hap- Tips if you go to the Alsace:
py-dance?
• for the best views, ask to stay in a room
Deciding to save our bubbly wine for
on the upper level of the same building
later, we changed into our bathing suits and
as the spa
went for a refreshing dip in the pool. If you • bring your favorite romantic CDs to listen to on the Sony player in your room
seriously want to exercise, the pool is large
enough to swim decent-length laps. We
managed a few leisurely ones before going
back to our room to shower and change for
dinner.
We then indulged in that bottle of charAnne Schneider
id is
i a Kerrville
K
ill writer and
donnay on the hotel’s terraced deck above
the pool. We sipped our wine for several artist. In addition to her mask workshops,
hours while we supped lightly and relished Anne’s Ventana al Cielo Studio also hosts
being outdoors surrounded by magnificent
workshops of guest artists. The studio is
sunset colors.
home to her Tai Chi classes and her Reiki
The following day, we spent a thorpractice, as well. Anne’s website is
oughly relaxed Saturday lounging around
www.poetsmask.com.
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Before you sign anything related to
your Medicare drug coverage, make
sure you ask:
By Annabelle Lindner, RHIT & Kathy Dietert, RN, BSN
MEDICARE
HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFITS
FOR HOME HEALTH SERVICES
M
edicare traditional fee for
service health insurance is one
of the most important coverages
for the elderly and disabled.
The new Medicare drug benefit took
effect on January 1, 2006. During this
process and annually thereafter, you may
have been enrolled in a drug benefit plan
that may affect the Medicare home health
services you receive.
You have many choices in Medicare drug
plans. If you sign up with a Medicare
Advantage Plan to get drug benefits, the
services you receive from your local home
health agency may no longer be covered.
A Medicare Advantage Plan is different
from regular Medicare and is often an
HMO where your choice of doctors,
hospitals, and home health agencies is
limited.
Certain people that have both Medicare
and Medicaid may be automatically
enrolled in an HMO. If you are one of
those people, you have the right to choose
whether you want to go back to regular
Medicare or stay with an HMO. If you
chose to sign up with a Medicare HMO,
you have the right to change back to
traditional Medicare. You should check to
see if you have been enrolled in one of
these plans.
Enrollment in a Medicare Advantage plan
or HMO for Medicare drug coverage can
affect your home health services and
your choice of physician and hospital. It
can lead to your home health care services
ending or you being charged for the cost
of home health services the HMO says are
not covered. It is important to your health
care providers when you enroll in any
Medicare drug plan as it may change your
benefits for home health services, your
choice of physician or your ability to be
admitted to a local hospital.
Will I still be able to receive services
from my home health agency?
Is my home health agency a provider?
Will I still be able to see my local
physician?
Is my physician a provider under the
new plan?
Will I still be able to use my local
hospital?
Is my local hospital a provider under the
new plan?
If the answer to any of these questions is “no”, you
should talk to your health care providers first before signing anything.
If the insurance agent says “yes” to any of the
above questions, you should ask for proof of such
in writing before you make the change.
Only you can protect your rights and access to the
health care providers of your choice. Ask questions
first to ensure that you get to make your health care
choices rather than the insurance company.
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Finding a Health Care
Provider in Kerr County
Y
ou don’t have to know
very many people to
have met someone
who is having trouble finding
a doctor. It has always been a
challenge to attract doctors away
from the action areas of major
medical centers into the slower
pace of a rural community. Add
to it the expense of owning
your own business, difficulty
collecting
from
insurance
ccompanies, and long hours on
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assistant (PA).
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mid-level health
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a rigorous masters level
pprogram and take an exam
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ffield. They perform annual
physicals,
assessment
and management of minor
problems and care for chronic
Wo m e n ’s H e a l t h
By Annette Jones RN, CNM, MSN
diseases. In Texas, they are
allowed to write prescriptions
under the authority of a
consulting doctor.
Physicians benefit by having
help with common health issues,
which can free them to do the
things that require a doctor’s
attention. An appointment with
a mid-level provider is usually
quicker and if a patient requires
the expertise of a doctor, then
a referral is made. Practice
guidelines provide a frame of
reference for care and these are
reviewed and updated annually
with the consulting physician.
Many clients comment that
their PA or NP has more time
to listen and teach them about
health issues. Often they are
the only health care provider
a healthy person ever needs
to visit. If you are having
problems finding a doctor in
town, I would encourage you
to try this important option.
Annette Jones is a certified
nurse midwife (one type of nurse
practitioner), which means she
specializes in women’s health
and also provides pregnancy
and birth care. Annette has
twenty-five years experience
and has been with OB/GYN
Associates for the last five
years.
Wo m e n ’s H e a l t h c a r e
Specialists
Paul H. Kocay, M.D.
895-7755
New Patients Welcome
Melissa G. Wampler, M.D.
John A. Knight, M.D.
Annette Jones, RN, CNM, MSN
Kathy Bogie, RN, WHNP
OB/GYN
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ASSOCIATES, P.A.
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ertified by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Wo m e n ’s F i t n e s s
by Sheryl Whitworth
Fantastic Four
The Practically Painless Way to a Longer,
Healthier Life!
R
esearch shows that exercise and weight management will
allow us to avoid disease and live longer, better quality
lives. Surprisingly, not much is required of us to receive
these benefits.
A British study followed 20,000 men and women for 11 years.
Researchers looked at the influence of four behaviors—physical
activity, moderate alcohol consumption, not smoking, and eating
five servings of fruit or vegetables a day—on length of life. They
concluded that people who follow these four healthy lifestyle behaviors live an average of 14 years longer than people with none of
those behaviors.
Of special interest to women is another study which revealed that
women who lost at least 22 pounds since menopause had a 57%
lower risk of breast cancer than those who didn’t lose weight.
These are compelling reasons to follow the fantastic four habits
which are pretty simple to follow: Most of us don’t smoke; moderate alcohol consumption is considered one drink a day for women
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and two for men; and it’s easy to eat five servings of fruit or vegetables a day. Physical activity isn’t so difficult either. Most recommendations suggest at least 30 minutes of moderate exercise most
days of the week. Besides burning calories, you will have a strong
heart, strong muscles, and flexible joints.
It’s exciting to know that we have the power to influence the
length and quality of our lives. Make it your personal responsibility
to follow the fantastic four: don’t smoke, drink only in moderation,
eat well, and exercise regularly. If you need to lose weight, start
today. You can greatly improve the length and quality of your life.
Sheryl, a former yo-yo dieter and non-exerciser, now believes in
permanent results without permanent dieting. Prior to opening
Curves of Kerrville in 2002, Sheryl completed Club Camp weight
management and workout programs with Curves International
and continues to stay abreast of the latest research and training
regarding weight management, diet and exercise for women.
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hypertension, exercise can be risky. Do you do anything special for
those women?
Sheryl: These are hydraulic machines--as you push and pull, fluid
runs through the hydraulic cylinders creating resistance. The faster you do the repetitions, the more resistance you create on the
machine. The machines are designed specifically for women, and
there is no time wasted adjusting weights set for the previous user.
You can start at any point in the circuit. After 30 seconds, everyone
moves from her machine or aerobic station. There is no waiting
to get on a machine, and you stay in constant motion for the entire circuit. The complete circuit of machines and recovery stations
will exercise all of the major muscle groups and provide an aerobic
workout. As your stamina builds, speed on the machine increases
so you get as much out of the machine as you put into it. Members
utilizing the new Curves Smart® technology have a personalized
workout designed just for them, providing moment-to-moment
feedback, and a computerized report after every workout. This report tells the member how many calories she has burned as well as
how effectively she exercised each muscle group.
Sheryl: Everyone who joins Curves® fills out a Personal Information and Health History form, and we go over the information very
carefully. We do require that some women have a note from their
doctor saying that it is permissible for them to use the machines.
We are trained to look for health signs such as paleness, flushing
or dizziness while the members are exercising. We are also trained
in CPR; fortunately, we’ve not had to use it in 6 years. We have a
blood pressure monitor which we encourage everyone to use. Also,
we teach all of our members how to check their heart rate, along
with the proper way to use the machines. Most of all, we try to
stress the importance of progress, not perfection.
Richard B. Kreider, PhD, FACSM (Fellow of the American College
of Sports Medicine), professor and chair of the Exercise and Sport
Nutrition Lab in the Department of Health, Human Performance,
and Recreation at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, leads a team
of doctors who conduct all of the studies on the Curves® program.
They have done extensive studies of the effects of the Curves®
system on hip and waist size, body composition, metabolism, cardiovascular fitness, arm strength, cholesterol levels, blood sugar
levels, body image, and even quality of life. The favorable results
of these studies have shown a significant improvement in cardiovascular fitness, and sustainable weight loss in 10 weeks. This is
also a program that’s been designed to be enjoyable for women, so
dropout rates are very low.
MP: For some women, because of health issues such as diabetes or
MP: How much does it cost to become a Curves® member?
MP: The machines are different than any I have seen in other gyms;
there aren’t any weights to adjust. How do they work?
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Sheryl: The average monthly membership is about $39/month.
That’s less than $2 per day since many members come 5 days per
week. If you give up your lunchtime Happy Meal, you can pay
for the program, save a whole bunch of calories, and pocket the
change!
I tried out a couple of the machines just to get a feel for how they
work. There is a quiet whoosh sound the hydraulics make as you
push and pull on the levers, and the intensity of the sound increases
(along with the resistance) the faster you move. I could definitely
feel the effects in the muscle groups I was working. Thirty seconds
seemed like a very short period of time to spend on a machine, but
after the second machine it became apparent that two rounds on all
14 machines would be quite a workout.
The Curves® organization has gone to great lengths to provide a
comprehensive program geared to the busy schedule of the modern
woman. Sheryl Whitworth and her team at the Kerrville Curves®
invite you to join them at their non-competitive workout facility that
fulfills the needs of many women to shape up in a clean, friendly
and very supportive environment. Your little black dress will be
waiting for you, but be prepared, you may have to replace it with
one a few sizes smaller!
To learn everything you could ever want to know about the Curves®
programs of exercise and nutrition, check their website at www.
curves.com. or stop by 837 Junction Hwy. Be sure to read Sheryl’s
column in each issue of this magazine; if you missed previous columns, you
may read them online at kerrcountypeople.com.
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A Moment In Time
1936 Antlers – State Finalists
The 1937 edition of THE TIVY ANTLER is affectionately dedicated to members of the 1936 Football Team
and the Coaches, whose names and deeds will always be remembered by a grateful and loyal student body.
Front Row:
Second Row:
Third Row:
12 - Earl Garrett
24 - Tommy Speakmon
29 - Tommy Wren
20 - Nevil Mayeaux
17 - Willis Carlisle
25 - Frank Fisher
13 - Preston Chambliss
31 - William Coleman
Jerome Vandy - Asst Coach
32 - Kyle Hollimon
278 - Hunter Rabalais
11 - Alfred Rust
23 - Alfred Coleman
14 - Chester Heiman
18 - Henry Hauser
30 - Charles Henke
28 - Walter Lee
16 - Roy Holbrook
Vernon Hilliard - Head Coach
Ernie Brousard - Manager
1 - James Cherry
21 - Alvin Vetter
20 - Charles “Click” McCaleb
10 - Jack Paul
15 - Frank Shepperd
Not pictured Harry Schwethelm
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