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c ontent s
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f e atureS
a natural view
Looking For Juan | 30
Farm to market; fresh produce
Recovering a lost friendship
get ting to know georgetown
A Talk With Bill
Skinner | 44
The View’s Publisher speaks his mind
a Healthy view
To Market To Market | 28
Little Miracles—Delivered
Fresh Daily | 57
More than one way to birth a baby
THROUGH THE LENS
Photography Contest | 34
National Preservation Month
Photography Contest winners and
some additional entries.
Philanthropy
Berry Creek | 58
Scenes from Berry Creek Cancer
Fund Tournament, Golfers raise
monies for local cancer victims
d e pa rt m ent s
a business view
live and learn
Beautiful, custom designed pools
Getting Distance | 59
Georgetown and Alaska connect
at Iditarod
A Passion For Wellness | 40
Tips from Pro Bill Easterly
Integrating traditional and holistic
healthcare
Great Expectations
Sled Dog Dreams, Part II | 9
A FITNESS VIEW
Transforming Into A
Team | 15
Poolside Dreams | 38
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A Traveler’s View
Purple Attraction | 65
Painted Churches of
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Touring colorful places of worship
a business view
What Mat ters Is…
E x tr a s
Greetings | 6
Events | 66
My Two Acquired
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Georgetown family opens home
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History Old and New at
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what’s cookin’
Good food and family fun
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an Animal view
Luring purple martins
Maps as works of art
My, What Straight, White
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Giving and Serving
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History Illustrated in
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Golfer’s Corner
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EDITOR’S NOTE
The reason why my garage looks like a landfill is
because it’s hard—downright excruciating, really—to
let go of some things. I have an emotional attachment
in some way to many of the boxes in my garage.
Kindergarten Artwork and Clothes to Wear When I Lose
a Few Pounds are both boxes that hold meaning for
me. The Artwork box helps me hang on to my child’s
early years and the Smaller Size Clothes box keeps
hope alive. Another example is my boxes of books—
the ones I’ve been acquiring thinking I’ll read them
sooner or later. If I live to be 90 and read a book every
week, I’d still have several left unread. But if I get rid
of them, I would feel like I’m giving up too early or
metaphorically cutting my life expectancy. Each one
of those books could come in handy some day, especially the children’s
books. I hold onto those for two reasons: the first is that I’ll save a lot of
money if I ever become a grandmother; the second is that they remind
me of the hour upon hour I spent in a rocking chair with my little one,
reading Brer Rabbit, Winnie the Pooh, and Charlotte’s Web. It seems like
sacrilege getting rid of books that hold such life-affirming memories. Yet
memories are stored in my brain and in my heart, not my garage. The
things I acquire and save are only representations of the real experience.
In this month’s issue, we’ve included a short story from one of our readers
(What Matters Is…) about acquisitions. Unlike the boxes in my garage
that may or may not still be there come fall, this reader’s acquisitions are
permanent because she purchased them with her heart.
Bill Skinner
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Jan Schultz
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Director of Photography
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Contributing Writers
Emily Treadway
Meg Moring
Christine Switzer
Carol Hutchison
Meredith Morrow
Nancy Bacchus
Contributing Photographers
Todd White
Meg Moring
Teri Grant
Carol Hutchison
Dr. Patrick Breen
Becky Booth
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Letter: I just read your editor’s notes in the latest view Magazine on
parenting [June 2011], and like all of your editorials, it hit home. I was so
blessed to be raised by wonderful parents, who made the hard decisions
that, as you wrote, were not always popular with me, but ultimately
helped shape me into the person I am proud to be today.
I love your magazine! It reflects so much of why I relocated here. You are
a reflection of this wonderful, healing place.”
Gail Jimenez
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Photos by Dr. Patrick Breen
Sled Dog
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Part II
Last month we took you behind the scene of Dr. Breen’s preparation for his trip to Alaska. This
month, join him on his exciting trip to the cold lands
where he cared for the majestic dogs of the Iditarod.
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with thousands of fans,
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their favorite Iditarod musher
at the ceremonial start of the
1,150-mile sled dog race from
Anchorage to Nome. Photographers appear in excess, snapping
photos of all the bright colors
against a white background and
trying to capture snow flying from
the paws of a passing sled dog
team. Georgetown veterinarian
Dr. Patrick Breen was part of that
crowd. His dream of becoming
an Iditarod veterinarian became
a reality when he was selected,
among veterinarians all over the
world, to conduct pre-race exams
on hundreds of Iditarod sled dogs.
Pre-race exams began a few
days prior to the race start. Mushers and dogs started showing up
early in the morning at the Iditarod headquarters in Wasilla. Dr.
Breen finally got to meet and put
his hands on those magnificent
dogs. He noticed right away that
the dogs have a presence about
them. He says, “They are elite,
world-class athletes.” Most of the
dogs were in terrific shape. Dr.
By
Breen explains that “There is an
extensive amount of paperwork
involved. The dogs must all have
documentation of EKGs, lab work,
microchips, vaccinations, and
deworming.” It only took one day
to complete the pre-race exams,
but Dr. Breen examined about 75
dogs.
After the pre-race
exams are complete,
the ceremonial start
gets underway. The
actual start is one
day later, at Willow
Lake, approximately
70 miles north of
Anchorage. The
race lasts from 9 to
17 days. Dr. Breen
returned to Texas
shortly after the race
officially began, satisfied that he had 
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fulfilled his dream. He was asked to
return next year, and the gleam in his
eyes suggests he will go.
Dr. Breen says, “These dogs absolutely love to run.” During his trip, he heard
four-time race winner Lance Mackey
issue this challenge to any naysayers
and folks against dogs pulling sleds in
the snow: “Just spend one week with
me and the dogs, and you will change
your mind.” At the ceremonial start
in Anchorage, Dr. Breen witnessed
musher after musher stop their sled to
pet and love every single dog before
shaking hands with fans. No doubt the
dogs are loved.
Dr. Breen feels that the knowledge
he gained in treating sled dogs will help
him diagnose and treat his own Georgetown patients in the area of orthopedic
exams as well as internal medicine. For
a few weeks in March, when the small
animals of Georgetown let their good
doctor go where it’s very cold, it’s for a
good cause, and they will surely benefit
from it in the end. 
“These dogs absolutely
love to run.”
(Top to bottom) Dogs pulling a sled at the start of race. Two sled dogs ready to go. Sled team readies
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Transforming Into a Team
V
isit Farah and Abe
Mack’s Georgetown
home on a Friday night
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to step over the gangly teenage
boys sprawled on their living room
floor, talking smack as they play
Xbox, text on cell phones, or jam
to iPods. The sleeping bags and
pillows littering the floor give the
impression that this is a typical
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breakfast of waffles, sausage,
grits, and eggs, the boys transform into more than just friends
at a sleepover. They pull on silver
uniforms edged in neon green
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logo. Once they lace up the black
basketball shoes with the neon
green soles, they aren’t just fourteen- and fifteen-year-old boys.
They are The Elite 2014. And they
are headed to a tournament on a
mission: to play the best basketball possible.
Farah and Abe founded the
team because they wanted their
son, Dion, to be on a club team
that stressed academic achievements and gave players national,
rather than simply local, exposure. The boys may all graduate
in 2014, but college recruiters are
scouting their age level now.
“We have been very blessed in
that what we needed to start the
team just kind of came to us,” Farah marvels. They found two highcaliber coaches, Reggie Freeman,
a University of Texas graduate
who went on to play professional
basketball, and Chris Thomas, a
13-year veteran basketball coach.
The two carefully recruited 10
players from the Austin area to
play on the AAU Division I team.
“When we recruited the kids, we
also recruited the parents,” Abe
adds. “We decided that we were
going to have parents that were
involved.” Parent Desmond Milvenan says that’s why she chose
the team for her son Ross. “I felt
like this was a good combination
of the coaches, the parents, and
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but “because that ball is going to
go flat at some point. They’re going to need something else to fall
back on,” and that something is a
good college education.
Catch The Elite 2014 in a game,
and it’s easy to imagine
them transforming into
college athletes. They can
dribble, shoot, block shots,
and steal balls with amazing
skill. But once the game’s
over and the uniforms come
off, they transform back into
teenage boys who love Xbox
and have, as Ross describes
it, “really good chemistry.”
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painstakingly, taking anywhere
from a few months to a year or
more to finish each one.
“I think what is most challenging is trying to decide where to put
things,” said Chris. “For example,
when I worked on the Republic
of Texas Map, which was my first
piece, I started with the shape of
the Republic and then did all the
work around it. Luckily, my technique allows me to make changes
and to fix mistakes.”
Chris uses an acrylic sepia wash
to give each map an antique look.
In addition to creating a lightbrown background color, the
acrylic acts like a coating on the
map, allowing the ink to sit on
top of the paint. “When mistakes
or misspellings occur, or when I
change my mind,” he explained,
“then I can use a damp cloth to
wipe up the ink or just paint over
what I have done.”
In his first series of hand-drawn
maps, Chris focused on Texas
history, creating maps titled The
Alamo, Texas Revolution, and The
Mission Trail, as
well as Texas
Ranger Badges
and Flags of Texas.
He conducts extensive research
for each map, locating and verifying names, dates,
and other facts,
and he takes
considerable time
on the conceptual
design as well.
“Once I have
focused on one
particular era,” he
said, “the challenge I face is how
to best represent
J U L Y 2 0 1 1  G E O R G E T O W N v i e w By
Christine Switzer
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Maps by Chris Smith
that time period and what interesting facts and figures to use. I want
to create beautiful maps that are
also historical documents. I feel
that this is important because I am
creating a historical document that
is also interesting.”
The creative process for Chris
begins long before he picks up the
Rapidograph pen. In addition to
conducting research and spending time on conceptual design, he
frequently draws inspiration from
the work of other artists, such as
the maps of cartographer John
Davis and the pen and ink illustrations of German painter Albrecht
Durer and contemporary illustrator
Jack Unruh.
“From childhood, I have always
had a fascination with old atlases
and maps,” Chris explained. “European maps from the 1400s to the 1600s,
for example, were hand drawn and full
of illustrations such as ships, sea serpents, and historical figures. I still find
that maps that combine art, history, and
geography all in one, especially illustrated maps, really help to inspire me.”
Despite his childhood fascination with
illustrated maps and atlases, Chris did
not originally plan to work as a fine artist who uses maps as the subject matter
of his illustrations. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in commercial art from
Texas State University (then Southwest
Texas University) and spent a decade
and a half working as a graphic designer. During that time, he started Smith
Map Studio as a side business with the
assistance of his wife Wendy.
Then, when the economy tumbled in
2008, Chris found himself the subject
of a corporate layoff. “That turned out
to be an unexpected blessing,” he said.
“Now I could follow my true passion,
and since then, I have been working
full-time creating maps. Wendy manages the business end of Smith Map
Studio, and she is very supportive of my
work and my schedule.”
On a typical day, Chris spends between two and three hours drawing
and painting maps, often back-dropped
by his favorite country and classic rock
music, such as that
by Waylon Jennings, the Rolling
Stones, and the
Doors. The rest of
his time may be
spent in conducting
historical research,
processing map
orders, and coordinating schedule
commitments.
During spring and
fall months, he also
participates in fine
art shows, such
as Austin’s biannual Pecan Street
Festival.
Last year, Chris
began work on a
second map series
titled Battlefield
Civil War. In June
he released the first
map in the series,
which measures
60" by 40" and covers Pennsylvania to
West Texas, focusing on eight decisive
battles—such as Gettysburg and Shiloh—that occurred between 1861 and
1865. As with every map, Chris created
this one by adding one dot at a time. 
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By
Meg
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O
h, if the walls at the
Rattlesnake Inn could
talk. They’d tell the
story of a place that’s
had more lives than
there are rattles on a snake’s tail.
After all, the Rattlesnake Inn has
been around since 1919. And it
sure isn’t the same place now as it
was then, or even four years ago.
The walls might start by telling
how the Rattlesnake got its name.
Look down at those original yellow pine floors, they’d say. They
were hand milled in Florence,
Texas. Two of the boards didn’t
fit, so workers took them back
to Florence to cut them again.
When they returned the next day,
they found a pair
of rattlesnakes
settled into the
open space in the
floor. Someone
said, “This is a
rattlesnake inn!”
And the name
stuck. Current
owner Jon Hopkins hasn’t seen
fit to change that.
“I thought it was
a cool name,” he
admits.
The Rattlesnake could tattle
about how its
Jonathan Hopkins owners served
liquor during Prohibition, and
how they stashed empty bottles in
six-by-four concrete cubbyholes
underground. “We were running a
water line, digging down, and we
thought, ‘Man, this is a big rock!’”
says Jon as he describes the
Rattlesnake’s renovation in 2007,
when workers pried off the concrete lids, afraid they might find a
body, and discovered the hidden
bottles. December 5, 1933, the day
Prohibition was repealed, marked
the day that the Rattlesnake Inn
“officially” opened as a bar.
The old planks might mention
that the Rattlesnake had stints as
a steakhouse and as a bordello.
They might display scars from the
50s and 60s, when, Jon explains,
“it was the closest watering hole”
to Fort Hood and drew a large
amount of soldiers. “They’d come
down and get rowdy, and with all
the farmers and ranchers here. . .
. Well, they’d get into fights.” The
country tavern turned peaceful
again when the soldiers were finally banned from the Rattlesnake
by a commanding officer.
In 2007, Jon talked a bunch of
guys at Dell, where he still works,
into investing in his dream for the
Rattlesnake. “I wanted to own
a bar,” Jon confesses. “I went
through college bar tending, and
I thought it was cool, making
people happy.”
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Jon took a broom to the walls and to the Rattlesnake’s
ornery reputation. He enclosed an open area and installed a
shuffleboard, pool tables, and an Internet jukebox. Last year,
he created a spacious outdoor area complete with a stage, a
dance floor, a cabana bar, and dozens of picnic tables where
families can gather, the kids can run around, and folks can
enjoy live music. The Rattlesnake now welcomes everyone
from families to soldiers to bikers to toe-tapping old timers.
And “everybody gets along just fine,” Jon is delighted to say.
“We are proud to be THE largest live music venue in Williamson County,” Jon adds. “We feature live music every
Friday and Saturday night and are a venue for up-and-coming
bands.” For early birds, the Rattlesnake offers dancing to live
music from 4-7 on Sundays.
The walls now smell of pulled pork and nachos, and of
the rich cobblers handmade by Davi Richards, who runs the
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To Market To Market
By
Carol Hutchison
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n a sunny, warm
Thursday afternoon
in San Gabriel Park,
Greg Coley arranges
his bright red radishes and yellow squashes on a
table at the weekly Georgetown
Farmers Market. The produce he
sells was cared for and harvested
by his own hands.
The Georgetown Farmers Market Association facilitates the sale
of fresh vegetables, along with
artisan breads, pasture-raised
beef, edible and ornamental
plants, eggs, soap, honey, canned
items, and pecans, from April to
November. Four area markets
are held weekly: in Georgetown,
Sun City, Round Rock and Taylor.
Greg, the Georgetown market
manager, explains that “market
days are planned so that we have
one picking day, then a market
day. It keeps things fresh.” Sellers must apply for, be accepted,
and adhere to strict guidelines.
Association board members drop
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As Greg announces the market’s opening, customers scurry
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Georgetown Farmer’s Market are
not hauled in from long distances,
so don’t look for peaches in April.
Vendors are only allowed from
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market a good, fresh choice. The
association’s Web site sends out a
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will be sold each week, complete
with a recipe. Some vendors
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veggies and fruits.
Most vendors are small, familyoperated farms averaging one–
two acres. Their children often
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playing a big role in the family
business. Greg says some, like
himself, farm full time, and some
farmers are retired and just want
to keep busy. Greg grew up on
a farm in Arkansas and started
helping at a young age. He married, graduated from college, and
went back to farming.
Farmers love farming, and
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Looking for
Juan
No one knew what had
happened to Juan Ramirez.
He had gone to Mexico
sometime in 1986 to check
on his business affairs and,
more important, to marry
his sweetheart, Teresa.
In two weeks, he would
be back in Georgetown
running Ramirez Grocery
on 5th Street as usual.
Two weeks, three, then a
month passed and Juan
had not returned.
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C
arl Doering had met Juan about 10 years
earlier. He had heard about the Mexican
restaurant in the store and how the aroma
of tamales and chorizo drew Southwestern University students there every day.
Curious, Carl not only discovered a good place to eat
and shop, but he also found Juan who was to become
a good friend. Even when Juan was busy training a
new cashier or inspecting the produce aisle, he was
glad to stop what he was doing to visit with Carl.
Carl was president of Walburg State Bank and president of the Georgetown Country Club where Juan
frequently delivered ice for the club’s big events—another opportunity for the two men to connect. Carl
looked forward to seeing Juan and admired him for
his industriousness and reliability—qualities important to a banker. So when Juan applied for a loan
from the bank, he got it.
By
Alicea
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Odd Turn of Events
Juan had been as punctual with his loan payments
as he was when opening the store every morning. Then around the time of his trip to Mexico, the
loan became delinquent. Surprised, Carl checked at
the grocery store for several weeks, hoping to get
information about Juan’s whereabouts. Finally, Carl
got the news he had been dreading. “We discovered
he had gone to Mexico and had a bad accident,” Carl
said. Someone told Carl that Juan had died in the
accident. But Carl was not ready to say goodbye to
his friend, at least not that easily. “Digging into it,”
he said, referring to his search, “we found that he did
not lose his life but he lost part of his mind because
of the accident.”
It was true. The accident had been violent, and
Juan lay in a Mexican hospital in a two-week coma.
Carl, not knowing anyone in Juan’s family, continued
asking around the neighborhood for Juan, but no one
he asked knew his whereabouts. He did however
know that Juan owned a home in downtown Georgetown that he had been renting out. So Carl decided
to step in for his friend. Every month, Carl would go
to pick up the rent. With the rent money, Carl paid
Juan’s loan payments, property taxes and insurance.
Carl deposited the excess into a savings account at
Walburg State Bank that he opened in Juan’s name
and continued to keep the property taxes current.
Carl did this for twenty years.
For Carl, collecting Juan’s rent was the only gesture
of friendship he could offer to his missing friend. Yet
Carl was restless; he wanted to find Juan. Over the
years, he would periodically search the neighborhoods and contacted Hispanic churches in the area.
Still, no Juan.
About four years ago, Carl decided to take a different tact in his search. “I contacted a missing persons
company out of Austin,” he said. “They found twenty
different Ramirezes in and around Austin, Round
Rock and Georgetown,” he said. “I figured one of
them might know: a nephew, a niece, a cousin or
something. But none of them panned out.”
Two years later, following a tip, Carl drove down
West 17th Street in Georgetown. He slowed down
when he came to the small one-story church he had
been told about—a beige brick building with a green
and white sign out front: El Buen Pastor Pentecostal
Church, Rev. Jacinto Castillo. Carl knocked on the 
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front door. “The pastor came out and I
asked him whether he had ever heard
of Juan Ramirez. “Absolutely,” Pastor
Castillo exclaimed. “He’s a member of
our church.” Pastor Castillo went on to
tell Carl that Juan’s sister, Susie Orona,
brought him to church every Sunday.
Carl felt as if he had just won a marathon.
“She was living in Round Rock,” Carl
said. “My wife [Dolores] and I went up
to her door and asked who she was,
and I told her who I was. I told her I was
looking for Juan Ramirez.” Juan was
there, and Susie invited them in.
Juan walked slowly into the living
room toward Carl. Juan and Carl stood
face to face for the first time in 25 years.
Carl knew Juan right away. It took Juan
a few seconds longer to recognize Carl.
“He didn’t say much because his mind
wasn’t clear,” Carl said. Susie told Carl
about a young relative who deposited
Juan at her doorstep 25 years ago. “He
had become [Juan’s] legal guardian and
took [Juan] for everything he owned
then dropped Juan off with me and
never came back,” Susie said. Juan was
like a baby and Susie had to do everything for him.
Carl told Susie about the house Juan
owned in Georgetown and how Carl
had been collecting the rents all these
years. Susie was skeptical at first, but
when Carl told her about the $9,000
that had accumulated in the bank account, her heart leaped.
Susie desperately needed to move but
finding a place she could afford proved
impossible. She had her three boys and
Juan to care for. So when she heard that
there was a home in Georgetown and
cash to fix it up with, she could hardly
believe it.
“I was just in shock,” Susie said.
“You don’t see this kind of thing where
people are looking out for someone
else. I know this was a blessing from
God,” she said.
With the help of the church, Pastor
Castillo, and the money Carl had saved
for Juan, Susie was able to make repairs
to Juan’s home and move in this past
year with Juan and her high school son.
“I truly believe God had His reason for it
to happen this way and wait this long,”
she said. “I think I can say Mr. Doering
is an angel sent from God.” 
(Above) Pastor Jacinto Castillo, Susie Orona,
and Juan Ramirez. (Right) Images of home
owned by Juan Ramirez.
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Juan has partially recovered since
the accident and is able to dress
himself and hold a conversation.
But he still struggles with his
memory. “He forgets things that
happened an hour ago,” Susie said.
But Juan remembers important
things from his past, like his friend
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D
uring a warm day
in early April, when
temperatures spiked
into the low 90s and
a warm, blustery
wind wafted across the Texas Hill
Country, Jim Keaton paused midway through digging a big hole
in the backyard of a Round Rock
home. He surveyed his work,
calculating how much further he
had to go and imagining what
the custom-designed pool would
look like once it was finished. A
moment later, he was back at
work. As soon as he had the hole
large enough, he would begin the
plumbing installation. Next would
come the rebar structure.
“Building something that lasts
is meaningful to me,” said Jim. “I
want a finished pool to be distinctive and beautiful—a one-of-akind creation that is special to the
owner. I try to design pools that
are individually customized and
as unique as each homeowner
and their home. I want to bring
the homeowner’s vision to life.”
Owner of Leander-based Jim
Keaton Pools, Jim specializes in
custom pool and spa construction
and renovation for residential and
commercial clients. He travels
throughout Texas as a custombuilt pool contractor, including to
points along the Gulf Coast such
as Rockport, Port Aransas, and
“I am purposeful about limiting the number of
pools that I build each year. I want to ensure the
quality, craftsmanship, and on-time delivery of
services that I promise to my customers.”
—Jim Keaton
Corpus Christi. He most frequently, though, works in Georgetown
and other communities in and
around Central Texas.
“Georgetown is a
special place for me to
work in,” he said. “The
landscape is spectacular—it has that ultimate
Texas Hill Country
feel—and the residents
have a wonderful
attitude and pride in
their community, and it
shows.”
As a complete
builder, Jim chooses
to either complete or
supervise each phase
of construction on the
15 to 20 pools that
his company custombuilds every year. He
hires subcontractors,
such as his brother
John Keaton who
specializes in rebar
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of the pool construction. He carries out all of his own supervi-
“Georgetown is a special place for me to work in…
the residents have a wonderful attitude and
pride in their community.”
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excellence.
“I am purposeful about limiting the
number of pools that I build each year,”
Jim explains. “I want to ensure the quality, craftsmanship, and on-time delivery
of services that I promise to my customers.” His commitment to quality encompasses every aspect of the company’s
construction methods and procedures.
“We want to make sure that our pools
have structural integrity,” he explained,
“and that they adhere to the highest
standards in the industry.”
Once a pool is built, Jim takes time
to teach the homeowner about proper
pool maintenance and provides weekly
maintenance and monitoring for at
least 30 days following the pool’s completion. “We stick around for at least a
month,” he said, “to make sure no leaks
occur and that no other problems come
up.” In addition to creating custom-built
pools, Jim also provides weekly pool
maintenance services, including cleaning and inspection, throughout Central
Texas. “I service roughly 25 pools a
week,” he said, “and 90 percent of those
are our own customers.”
With his more than 20 years of experience, as well as dedication to quality
and creativity, Jim gains most of his
business through word-of-mouth referrals from satisfied customers. In 2009,
he was recognized for this expertise
and excellence with a “Best of the Best”
award from the Architectural Digest for
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Health founder helps people
find health and well-being
C
armen Davailus smiled
as she finished the
coaching call. Even
though it was only
the second conversation, she could tell her client
was beginning to catch a vision
for the importance and potential
of holistic health and wellness.
Several unanswered e-mails and
voice mails awaited her attention,
but Carmen enjoyed a moment of
quiet satisfaction and gratitude.
She was doing work she loved
and helping one more person
move toward greater overall wellness and well-being.
“I enjoy supporting people in
taking those
little steps toward
health,” said
Carmen, a nurse
practitioner who
owns and operates Georgetown
Integrative Health
(GTIH). “Sometimes that means
taking a closer
look at what they
eat, getting real
about achieving that healthy
weight, sleeping
better, dropping a
bad habit, or even
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improving on unhealthy relationships. Simple techniques and perspectives can make huge changes
in a person’s life.”
Carmen’s passion for preventative lifestyle choices and healthcare coaching led her to establish
Georgetown Integrative Health as
a complementary and alternative
medicine (CAM) clinic in 2010.
She draws on more than 30 years
as a registered nurse and 11 years
as a nurse practitioner, as well as
her knowledge of holistic health,
to help educate and equip her
clients.
“I believe a big part of the
health care crisis is the lack of
resources for patient education
and empowerment,” Carmen
explained. “Your health care
provider probably wants to spend
time talking about the things you
can do to be more healthy, but the
time is just so limited. This can
be very frustrating for both the patient and the provider.”
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A
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handed over several
bags of school supplies, including folders, crayons,
pencils, paper, and backpacks.
She then dug her hand deep into
one of the bags and, with a smile
on her face, pulled out a birthday
card and showed it to the group of
women seated at the table.
“She had come to purchase
an iPod for her boyfriend for his
birthday,” explained Christy Hall,
President of the Georgetown Area
Junior Forum (GAJF). “But when
she heard what we were doing
with the Fill the Bus drive, she
bought school supplies instead
and donated them in his name.
We always walk away with wonderful stories from this event, but
this is one that I will never forget.”
Through this young woman’s
generosity, and that of countless
others, the educational and charitable nonprofit has been able to
collect several thousand dollars’
worth of school supplies every
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Georgetown Independent School
District. “The Fill the Bus program
has come to serve such an important role for the district,” said
Christy. “Our community really
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every year.”
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nonprofit dedicated to promoting
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volunteerism among women in
As president of GAJF for the
local communities, the GAJF also
past two years, she has focused
collaborates on community seron supporting the creative initiavice projects with the Boys & Girls
tives of other members. “We all
Club, Hope Alliance, Eagle Locker,
seek out opportunities for serving,
and R.O.C.K. (Ride On Center for
and we work together to make
Kids), among others. Members
things happen,” Christy explained.
choose a focus area every year,
“I see my duties as president to
such as women or children in
help make the wishes of the group
need, and then find creative ways
come to life. Our members are
to assist with specific needs in
very dynamic women who have
that area.
wonderful gifts and huge hearts
“GAJF works very hard to proand love this community.”
vide support for other nonprofit
A longtime Georgetown resiorganizations in the Georgetown
dent, Christy has seen her pascommunity,” said Christy. “The
sion for community service catch
service projects that GAJF conon with her family as well. “My
tributes to have really grown over
husband and our three daughters
the years, and we do more than
help out with the service projects.
just raise money. We get involved
Serving with GAJF has become a
in practical, hands-on ways,
great learning experience for my
too, such as through mentoring,
entire family.” 
painting rooms, building
crafts, and helping with
events.”
Upon the invitation of
friends, Christy joined
GAJF soon after the
chapter was established
in 2005. She quickly
caught the vision of the
organization and, during
her second year with the
group, served as the vice
president of fundraising.
In this role, she launched GAJF members (left to right) Christy Foster, Jessie Foster, Amanda Armstrong and
the Fill the Bus program
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G ett i ng to Know
A Talk With
Bill Skinner
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G ett i ng to Know
O
n his days off, which rarely come, Bill
Skinner dons a faded pair of jeans, tee
shirt, and dusty old boots and digs holes
on his family’s 100-acre ranch in Mason,
Texas. He digs the holes, fills them with
water, and makes ponds so that he and his grandson
Axel can feed the ducks and turtles that gather there.
And when the turtles sleepily slip away, Bill lets Axel
take the lead, finding other animals to feed such as
the ranch’s goats and donkeys and Paco Pete, the
resident Chihuahua. Bill lets Axel lead the search
and even pauses with him for inspections such as
watching a beetle crawl under a rock. When the day
is done, Bill thinks not of his burnt skin or sore arms,
but he leans back on his porch chair and enjoys the
satisfaction of this kind of day.
The Bill who allows his grandson the freedom to
make discoveries on the ranch is the same person
who has built a magazine—the one you are holding—based upon a similar, undogmatic and easygoing
leadership style. On most weekdays, you’ll find Bill
at Cianfrani’s or Tony & Luigi’s Restaurant, or somewhere on the Square hunched over a yellow pad. His
reading glasses are slid down from ice blue eyes and
rest near the tip of his nose as he checks off a list of
clients he wants to visit. He usually wears jeans. And
except for the buttoned-down shirt, the Bill who runs
Georgetown View looks like the same Bill who runs the
ranch.
In a recent interview, Bill talked about his easygoing
style as the leader of Georgetown View Magazine and
his involvement with the city of Georgetown.
is. My wife [Jill] says I’m too laid back. But to me it’s
a synergistic management style—collaborative and
needing everyone’s input. To me, that’s the best way
to represent the community: to have good people with
good ideas. The best thing about this magazine is that
it encompasses all sorts of ideas and thoughts. It’s not
just one person. I think that’s why it’s so popular.”
By
Alicea
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You’ve lived in several cities in Texas. Why did
you decide to start a magazine in Georgetown?
Why not somewhere else?
“We did look at other cities, but we are personally
connected to Georgetown. Jill grew up here, and our
kids went to public school and Rabbit Hill School in
Georgetown where Ms. Batts—who is still there—
taught them. Jill’s sister was associate director of
residence life for Southwestern University for 5 years,
and my brother and sister-in-law live in the Serenda
subdivision. My sister-in-law has taught at Georgetown High School since 1989. 
How do you account for the success of the
magazine given what some would call a “laid
back” leadership style?
“The magazine runs itself. It is well-written and
well−thought out. I’m very happy [when I see] where
we’ve come from over a short period. The people
who work for the magazine have molded it into the
closest resounding board for what Georgetown really
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“We lived in Berry Creek and moved
to Lake Austin in 1991. Lake Austin was
a central point between our jobs at the
time. A lot of people [lived in] Georgetown before, moved away then came
back. And they all want to give back
to this community. They’re so grateful
to have a warm place to come back to.
I think it will be one of the best cities
[with a population of] 100,000 in the
United States in the next seven years.”
Speaking of giving back, you’ve mentioned your interest in the local
nonprofit sector. How does that
play into your publication?
“I want to make sure we are reaching
out to any of the nonprofits that need
help. If they’re having a fundraiser, I
want to give space in the magazine for
it. For example, Zion Lutheran Church
had a guest speaker, Don Piper, author
of 90 Minutes In Heaven, and because
we ran an ad, [the event] attracted 600
people. It makes me feel really good.
Even today I like telling that story. In the
future, you will see even more recognition of the nonprofits in our area and the
important role they play in providing resources to the Georgetown community.
I am also on the advisory board of
Texas Nature Project, and we’re starting
a new initiative: a live and learn center
for homeless kids. We want to teach the
life skills that they will need to become
successful adults. Childhood homelessness is a much bigger problem than
many realize, and we want to provide
the skills and nurturing these kids desperately need.
Bill Skinner with Chamber President Mel Pendland and Mayor George Garver
You graduated from Leadership
Georgetown June, 2011. How has
it affected your thinking about
Georgetown and The View?
“The Leadership Georgetown program
takes future leaders and helps them
learn more about what a real leader
does. A manager manages systems;
a leader leads people. [Leadership
Georgetown] teaches the difference.
[As a business owner] my people are
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sense of connectedness between the
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with cancer. It’s not my magazine. It
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that, if you give back, it’ll all come back
around.” 
For information about participating in
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Painted Churches of East Texas
Hand-painted churches offer a glimpse into Texas towns of the past
B
ecky Booth took a step
forward and tilted her
head for a closer look.
Hand-painted flowers
blossoming in blue and
pink stretched across the ceiling
of St. Mary’s Church of the Assumption in Praha, Texas. The perennial blooms stood tall against
a broad expanse of blue sky and
white cumulous clouds. A golden
cross rose in the background, surrounded by three angels in flowing, pastel-colored robes.
“The murals and finishes are
really amazing,” said Becky, “It’s
hard to believe that they are
all just hand-painted. From the
outside of the church, you would
never imagine the treasure that is
inside.”
While her tour mates snapped
photographs, Becky stood a
moment longer and listened to
the tour guide, a docent from
the nearby Greater Schulenburg
Chamber of Commerce, share
about the history of the church
and its distinctive artwork.
“The beauty of the church is
unexpected, especially when you
learn its history” Becky explained.
“Because it was the frontier, the
settlers had to use the materials
available to them to build their
churches. It is incredible to see
something so miraculous tucked
away in a tiny farm community.”
Dating from 1855, St. Mary’s
stands as one of the oldest of several historic painted churches in
southeast Texas. These churches
were built between the mid-1800s
and early 1900s by German and
Czech immigrants to the region
and then decorated by artisans
using stenciling, freehand, and
marbling techniques to create
stunning frescos and murals on
the walls and ceilings.
“The churches are very different, depending on when they were
built,” said Becky. “Some have
really vibrant colors and stained
glass windows, while others have
more pastel colors and windows
that let in a lot of light. Most have
been restored, so you can see
what a church originally looked
like and what it looks like now.”
Many of the historic painted
churches of East Texas can be
found in the neighboring communities of Praha, Ammannsville,
Dubina, and High Hill, and guided
tours are available through the
Greater Schulenburg Chamber of
Commerce.
A longtime Georgetown
resident and avid traveler with
her husband Bill, Becky joined a
daytrip hosted by the Berry Creek
Country Club to see the painted
churches in late April. “You can
just travel from one small community to another to see the
churches,” Becky explains. “You
have to get off the beaten path,
but it is well worth the trip.” 
By
Christine Switzer
The Greater Schulenburg Chamber of Commerce:
Painted Churches Tour
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Goat Cheese with Honey
Ingredients:
Filling:
7-8 ripe pears (may use canned pears as
well)
¾ cup fresh berries (blueberries,
blackberries)
½ cup sugar
2 Tbs cornstarch
1⁄3 cup lemon juice
1 Tbs cinnamon
Crust:
1¼ cups flour
½ cup sugar
½ cup brown sugar
½ Tbs cinnamon
¾ cup butter (cut into slices)
Serves 12
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Peel, core,
and slice pears. Very briefly sauté pears
with butter and ½ Tbs cinnamon. In a large
bowl, combine the sugar, cornstarch, and
the rest of cinnamon. Put the fruit into a
bowl, add the lemon juice, and toss. Add
tossed fruit to a three-quart, glass baking
dish. In food processor, put the flour,
sugars, and butter. Pulse until crumbly
and put on top of the fruit. Tip: this step
can also be done by hand. Bake for
approximately 35-40 minutes in 400º oven.
Pesto Cream Cheese Balls
Serves 8-10
Ingredients:
8 oz. block of cream cheese, softened
1½ - 2 Tbs pesto
1 tsp cinnamon
1 Tbs Parmesan
Cinnamon pecans or walnuts
2 Tbs butter
Cinnamon
Sugar
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Instructions:
Melt butter in medium-sized pan. Add
nuts. Coat them well and cook for 5-10
minutes. Meanwhile, make mix with 3
parts sugar to 1 part cinnamon; spread
it onto a sheet of wax paper. When
nuts are finished, take them out with
a slotted spoon, and place on the wax
paper. Liberally coat nuts with cinnamon
sugar mixture. When cool, crush into
small pieces. Mix cream cheese, pesto,
cinnamon, and parmesan. Form into balls,
then roll into pieces. Put in refrigerator.
Tip: can be made up to one week in
advance.
Ingredients:
1 pound goat cheese
2-3 Tbs cream
½ cup chopped dates or figs
1⁄3 cup honey
Instructions:
Mix goat cheese, cream, and dates or figs
together. Form into individual-sized balls
or patties. Put in refrigerator one hour or
until firm. Just before serving, drizzle with
honey.
Pastry Puffs
Makes 24 puffs
Ingredients:
1 package pasty sheets, thawed (two
sheets per package)
6 oz. fresh spinach
2 Tbs olive oil
4 cloves garlic
½ tsp nutmeg
½ tsp black pepper
8 oz. feta cheese or goat cheese
1 egg yolk
Instructions:
Sauté spinach in olive oil on low heat; add
garlic, pepper, and nutmeg. Remove from
heat and add feta. Roll out pastry sheets
on floured board. Cut into 12 squares. Put
filling in the middle and fold pastry to
form triangles. Press edges firmly together
and put on prepared baking sheet. Put
yolk in dish and add ½ Tbs water; mix.
Brush each pastry with egg wash. Bake in
375º oven for 20-25 minutes.
Pesto Chicken
Ingredients:
Boneless chicken breast
Bread crumbs (fresh or store-bought)
Eggs, lightly mixed
Pesto
Butter, melted
Provolone
Instructions:
Trim each chicken breast. Roll in egg
wash, then in bread crumbs. Put on a
tray that has been brushed with melted
butter. Spread some pesto on each breast,
drizzle with more melted butter, then
bake at 400º for 20-25 minutes. Put a slice
of provolone on each piece and bake for
five more minutes.
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“S
ome people want to
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the hospital,” says
Heather Hilton,
licensed midwife,
doula, HypnoBirthing® educator,
and owner of Georgetown’s newest alternative to hospital birth,
the Central Texas Birth Center.
“They want the epidural, and
that’s fine. But we offer a different
experience here.”
The Central Texas Birth Center opened this April and hosted
its first birth the same month.
The inaugural member had his
footprints added to a wall in the
reception area for all to see, and a
few more footprints are scheduled
to join his in the upcoming weeks.
The Central Texas Birth Center
supports Georgetown, Round
Rock, Hutto, and the surrounding
areas between Waco and Austin.
They accept insurance and also
offer water births, home births,
and well women exams. Childbirth education and new mommy
classes are available to all women,
not just clients of the birth center.
Their Web site provides a calendar
of classes and events.
Heather has had a home birth
practice for three and a half years
and has now partnered with
nurse-midwife Sandra Tallbear,
who has over 18 years of experi-
ence. Heather and
Sandra share the
same philosophies
and passion. They
want women to
have a wonderful
childbirth experience in comforting, soothing
surroundings,
whether that’s
one of the two
beautiful birth center rooms or
low rate of intervention during
the client’s own home. “I realized
labor is what keeps their hospital
women were missing something
transport rate typically around
[during childbirth],” Heather ex10 percent. “Birth is an amazing
plains. “They’re being sold this bill
process and we trust it to work,”
of goods that birth is this awful
Heather says.
thing that has to be endured to
Heather has had clients ask
get that beautiful baby. It doesn’t
her if she will
need to be like that.”
do everything
Safety is always a primary
within her
concern when a woman discusses
power to make
out-of-hospital birth. “What
sure they don’t
makes it safe to birth outside
go to the hospithe hospital is the willingness to
tal. “My answer
transport if things fall outside the
is no,” Heather
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P h i l a nt h ro p y
13th Annual
Berry Creek
Cancer Fund
T
Golf Tournament
he June 2011 Golf Tournament to benefit the Breast Cancer
Resource Center of Georgetown was a huge success raising
$50,000. Tournament winners were: Bobby Castle and David
Tamburro with team members Kyle Rader and Ken Williams.
Bobby and David were this year’s biggest donors. A big Georgetown View thanks to them and all who contributed and worked so hard
to make this a really great benefit. All monies received from the tournament stay in Williamson County.
 Dot Lovett, enjoying the Field
of Flags. Display honors the cancer
survivors and the memory of those
who lost their battle.
 Cameron Cardwell
with Concierges: Fredella
Prather, Mary French,
Carole Knudsen, Brenda
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G ol f er ’ s Corner
Getting
Distance
While Keeping Control
A
ll too often, people
think that if they swing
faster, it will automatically give them more
distance. Unfortunately, this will, many times, result in a
loss of control.
Here are a few tips to help you
maximize your distance while
still maintaining control of your
swing.
1 In order to create an efficient
swing, your feet need to be
positioned at a comfortable
distance apart. Having your feet
too close together will restrict
your body movement and reduce the power of your swing.
Remember to position your
weight evenly, allowing you
to make a smooth fluid swing
without losing your balance.
2 Power is not created by trying
to reach as far back as you can;
this is a waste of energy. Power
is created by your shoulder
turning. When your shoulder
stops turning, your backswing
is done. It is important to remember to TURN, not SWAY. In
other words, turn your weight,
not shift it.
3 When focusing on the lower
part of your body, try to get
the feel of your right hip and
the club moving into impact
together. As you down swing,
your lower body should be turn-
ing hard toward the target. As
you you come down, remember
that you’re guiding the club, not
steering it.
4 Last but not least, too many
people have heard the phrase
“Keep your head down”. Let’s
rephrase that. “Keep your head
in position and your eyes on
the ball”. You want to focus on
keeping your chin high enough
to make a good shoulder turn,
one where your shoulders stay
under your chin. If you are
pushing shots to the right, do
a quick check and see whether
you are blocking your shoulder
with your chin. If so, chin up
and eyes down.
Remember, your swing doesn’t
have to look pretty, but needs to
be fluid and under control. 
By
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The Pro
Bill Easterly has over 30 years of experience in the golf field. He has spent over
17 years as a professional tour player;
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C
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Monument Café in
Georgetown. And with the recent
addition of the Monument Market,
we can apply a few more enticing adjectives: local, fresh, and
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The Monument Market debuted
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Rusty
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would allow our producers to
grow with our operation.”
In years past, markets were a
focal point of the community and
Rusty wanted to bring that same
experience to Georgetown with
the Monument Market. “Markets
are incredible,” he says. “They’re
great for the community and
they’re great for the producers
and growers.” The Monument
Market also provides a hometown
feel and sense of community
unlike larger specialty and organic
chain markets in the Round Rock
and Austin areas.
Opening the Monument Market
was always a part of Rusty and
Clark’s long-term plans. But as
anyone driving down Austin
Avenue has seen, construction
didn’t stop there. They added a
production garden behind the
Monument Café to supply the
very freshest organic produce.
And, by the time this article goes
to print, Monument’s very own
beer garden should be open to the
public, a first for the Georgetown
area.
Of all his businesses and
innovations, Rusty says, “I think
it brings a lot of energy to the
block here and I hope it brings
traffic to the downtown area. We
have a lot of great merchants,
a lot of great businesses in
downtown Georgetown, and I
think the more we can do as a
community to bring businesses,
more restaurants downtown, I
think it will really create a sense
of place.” 
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A Weir resident is so passionate about Purple Martins
that he put up 338 houses to attract them
“I
’ve never known anyone
to want to get out of the
hobby once they’ve had
Martins,” explains Alfred
Owens. Alfred has 338
white gourd houses for Martins
hanging in racks, and he loves to
linger on his front porch, watching the beautiful birds glide above
the green fields surrounding his
home.
Each February for the last 16
years, hundreds of Purple Martins have made their long journey from wintering in Brazil to
Alfred’s bird houses at his Weir
farm, Windy Meadow. Martins
nest in colonies, primarily, from
the central United States to the
east coast, and up into Canada.
A few visiting Purple Martins
may show up in Weir, quietly rest
on a power line, and fly away,
but when Alfred’s own resident
Martins return each year, he says,
“You can tell by their actions,
and they make a lot of noise.” He
smiles and adds, “It’s just like a
person who is so excited to be
home—they’re in and out and just
a constant chatter.”
Alfred grew up in Central Texas
and retired from the USDA’s Soil
Conservation Service. He proudly
states, “I’m a conservationist at
heart.” A member of the Purple
Martin Conservation Association, he has learned a great deal
about the birds over the years and
loves to share that knowledge
with everyone. He says, “People
who have Martins will come to
my house, for instance, after a
late freeze, to see how my birds
fared.” Alfred believes his is the
largest colony in the area.
In January, Alfred and Kay
O’Toole, another local bird enthusiast, prepared all 338 bird
houses with pine needles for the
birds’ early spring arrival. Kay
had driven out to see the birds
one day back in the winter. Alfred
found her reading the placard
he displays for passersby. He
explained to her how his birds
would be back in February. Kay
knew she wanted to learn more,
and now she helps Alfred care for
the birds. “I’m an apprentice,” Kay
says with a laugh.
Alfred demonstrates how he
lowers the homemade rack of
numbered gourds with a boat
winch and checks each house
every few weeks. Monitoring is
necessary because snakes, as well
as predator birds—English Sparrows and European Starlings—
will destroy the eggs and the nest.
Alfred finds a nest that has been
taken over by an English Sparrow.
“Ah, see, this is what we have to
do—remove the nest so the Purple
Martins can have it back.” For a
moment Alfred stops, looks up at
the many birds dancing through
the air, and asks “Now do you still
wonder why I do this?” The birds
seem to be putting on a show.
Each year the
Martins leave
around the first
of August and
migrate back to
Brazil. Then a
hush descends
over Windy Meadow. Alfred settles
in for another
quiet winter and
looks forward to
that spring day
when he will hear
that familiar chattering, and the
Purple Martins
will be home
again. 
Carol Hutchison
The public is welcome
to view the birds at
105 County Road 167,
Georgetown. For more
information, please visit
www.purplemartin.org
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JULY
Through 17 | Wait Until Dark at The Palace, Fri and
Sat 7:30, Sun 2:00, georgetownpalace.com
14 | Farmer’s Market. 303 E Morrow, 3:30-6:30,
gtfma.org
Through July | Wooly Mammoth. Check out the
Wooly Mammoth on display in the lobby at Inner
Space Cavern, Take a tour while you’re there to
cool down from the Summer heat — beautiful and
educational! 4200 S IH 35.
myinnerspacecavern.com
14 | Alzheimer’s Support Group. The Lodge
at Rocky Hollow, County Road 245, 1-2pm,
thelodgeatrockyhollow.com
1 | First Friday on the Square. Shops open
late, dine, music, Tons of Fun, 6-8pm,
thegeorgetownsquare.com
16 | USA Dance. Georgetown Chapter 5034, Come
meet, dance, learn, July is Two–Step! Sun
City Social Center, 2 Texas Drive, 7-10pm, $7
($4 for students and members) This is fun!
usadancegeorgetown.org
4 | Fourth of July in the Park. San Gabriel Park,
11am-10pm booths, live music, petting zoo,
parade, fireworks, train rides, Don’t Miss This!
serotomageorgetown.org
16 | Live Music at Manhattan Pie Pizza, 1201 Park,
Super Food and Music, 6:30-9:30pm, 868-5500
5 | Sun City Farmer’s Market. 2 Texas Drive, buy
local produce and meet the growers,
gtfma.org/suncity
7 | Frankly Sinatra. A Frank Sinatra Tribute, Fun,
no matter what your age! Tony and Luigi’s 1201 S.
Church 512-864-2687 (EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT)
If you have an event
you would like to
include in next
month’s issue, send
your information to
jill@viewmagazineinc.
com by the 15th of the
month and we’ll do our
best to include you.
7 | Volunteer Orientation & Handling Class at
Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter, 5:306:30pm, 1855 SE Inner Loop, They need your help,
wilcopets.org
7 | Farmer’s Market. 303 E Morrow,3:30-6:30, buy
local produce and meet the growers gtfma.org
9 | 2nd Saturday Market Days on the Square.
Booths, art & Craft, music, food, Ultimate Play Zone
for kids, Great Fun, thegeorgetownsquare.com
12 | Open House at Williamson County Child Advoacy
Center, 8:30-noon, wilcocac.org. Also held on July
26, wilcocac.org
12 | Sun City Farmer’s Market. 2 Texas Dr, gtfma.
com/suncity
15 | Philly Cheesesteak Night. Georgetown
American Legion Post 174, 1000 N. College St,
5-7pm, Take out Available. Really Great Food! All
funds go to local non-profits.
19 | Volunteer Orientation & Handling Class at
Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter, You
get to Volunteer and play with animals – Win-Win!
5:30-6:30pm 1855 SE Inner Loop. Wilcopets.org
19 | Books for Texans. Williamson Museum, 716 S.
Austin, 7-8pm, [email protected]
26 | Live Pet Dress Up at the Georgetown Public
Library, 402 8th, See web for times. Great Fun,
bring a camera. library.georgetow.org/kids
28 | Meet Author Molly Blasidell & Kathy
Whitehead. Georgetown Public Library, 402 W 8th,
10:30-11:30am
29 | Georgetown Chamber’s “Bar-Bid-Q”. 5:309:00pm, St Helen’s 2700 E. University, Live and
Silent Auction, Food, Music. Fundraiser for
Chamber and a great evening of fun and meet.
29 | Tweens Only at the Georgetown Public Library,
6:00-7:30pm, Live Music, games, food & fun, 9-12
year old only, 408 E 8th
13 | Burger Lunch. VFW Post 8587, 1000 N College,
12:30-1:30pm YUM
(also on July 27)
14 | Movie in the Park.
San Gabriel Park,
“Despicable Me”
(Rated PG). Swim free
before the movie at the
Outdoor Splash Pool
at the Georgetown
Recreation Center
from 4-8 pm. The
movie will begin at
sunset. Great family
fun, 512-930-8459.
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it, you could win a prize! In this issue, the beach ball you see here is hidden
somewhere in one of the ads! Find it and email the correct location to
[email protected] or snail-mail the answer to Georgetown
View Magazine, P.O. Box 2281, Georgetown, TX 78627.
This month’s winning answer will be selected at random, and will win a
$50 gift certificate to Walburg German Restaurant!
Congratulations to Nancy Barbour for winning the June contest!
Last month’s bow tie was found in the Longhorn Driving School ad on page 68.
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