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away but always
lured back. On
each return, I am amazed by
how much the city has changed
— and yet stayed the same.
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the ones San Antonio is seeing are
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Castro’s move up,
and what lies ahead
by susan yerkes
B
y the time
you read
this, Julián
Castro could be
picking art for his
office as head of
the Department of
Housing and Urban
Development in Washington, D.C., and
San Antonio will have a new mayor.
Castro’s easy confirmation was no
surprise, nor was the fact President Barack
Obama tapped him for the position.
Our Julián is, after all, widely touted
as one of the brightest rising stars in
Democratic politics. Slightly more of a
surprise was that his confirmation was not
unanimous, as was that of one of Castro’s
avowed role models, Henry Cisneros, to
the same Cabinet post back in 1993.
Twenty-six out of 45 Republican
senators, including Texan Ted Cruz (but
not John Cornyn), voted against Castro.
Castro follows Cisneros as the
second San Antonio mayor named to a
president’s Cabinet, and the fact that both
were asked to helm HUD has generated
comments about stereotyping. However,
Castro could have made the leap to D.C.
a couple of years back, when Obama
offered him secretary of transportation.
But with the SA2020 push for downtown
housing just gaining serious traction,
and the citywide vote on Pre-K 4 SA
looming, he chose to stay in town to
wrap up those “legacy” projects.
Anyway, Castro is headed for D.C. with
wife Erica, daughter Carina and their new
baby-in-waiting. Most pundits agree it’s
a smart move. The fact is that no matter
how hard Dems wish, most agree the Lone
Star State isn’t turning blue. The new role
allows Castro to travel the country and
solidify his D.C. and national connections.
Some observers also suggest the HUD
job is a better transitional position should
the Democratic presidential nominee
(read: Hillary Clinton) pick Castro as
a vice-presidential running mate.
But that decision rests on too many
other factors, including who ends up
on the GOP ticket. Cruz and retiring
Gov. Rick Perry both are said to be
jockeying for that role. If the GOP goes
with Cruz, Castro would make for great
balance on a ticket with Clinton.
For now, it’s most likely Castro has no
definite plans, except to do the best job he
can at HUD. A Cabinet job is a good place
for an upwardly mobile public servant to
make a difference. It’s also a much better
jumping-off place for higher office than
another mayoral term. He’ll also be closer
to brother Joaquín, now a well-liked and
established congressman, and that will
likely bring them even more attention in
D.C. While family dynasties are nothing
new in politics, it’s the first time twin
brothers have simultaneously held such
visible positions in U.S. government.
Meanwhile, Castro’s departure has
really ramped up local politics.
Candidates who want to be the next
full-term mayor — including any City
Council members — should be ready
to face state Rep. Mike Villarreal, a
bright, popular Democrat who has
indicated he will resign his seat in the
Legislature to campaign next spring.
County Commissioner Tommy
Adkisson, who lost his bitter
run against incumbent County
Judge Nelson Wolff, has also
expressed interest in the seat.
And a few pundits have suggested
that if state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte,
another Democrat, isn’t serving as
Texas’ lieutenant governor next spring,
she, too, might decide to seek the office.
However, with so many folks
apparently positioning themselves
to become S.A.’s head honcho, who
knows? Here’s a wild thought: Maybe if
things don’t work out for Cruz, Perry
or even Clinton, we could see them
running for S.A. mayor. Just kidding!
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Views and opinions about your community
Keep minors from
buying e-cigarettes
T
he city is moving in the
right direction to prohibit
minors from purchasing liquid
nicotine and electronic cigarettes.
A proposal recently floated by San
Antonio District 7 Councilman Cris
Medina only regulates the sale of such
products to children under 18, just as
minors are barred from purchasing alcohol
and tobacco until they are old enough to
make responsible decisions on their own.
Far too often government oversteps
its boundaries and indulges in too
much regulation, but in this case the
proposed ordinance makes sense.
Medina’s suggestion does not alter
the city’s existing smoking ordinance,
only targets the sales of liquid nicotine
and electronic cigarettes to minors.
The city is not saying retailers cannot
sell e-cigarettes and flavored liquids, only
that minors cannot buy these items.
Research cited by Medina notes
that many of the flavors correspond to
bubblegum, chocolate, cola and cherry,
which makes them appealing to children.
Let the kids buy bubblegum, not
bubblegum-flavored nicotine.
While it is true e-cigarettes use lower
levels of nicotine than traditional cigarettes,
nicotine is still considered by the medical
community as a habit-forming substance,
and no more appropriate for a 10-yearold than a whiskey sour or a cigar.
Our Founding Fathers correctly supported
the values of a free-market economy, with
consumers’ purchasing powers deciding
which merchants rose and which ones
fell. But there are times when some
oversight is needed to protect our youth.
However, now that Medina is taking
temporary leave from the council for military
duty, the fate of the proposal is uncertain.
We applaud and champion the right
of e-cig businesses to sell these products
and make a profit, because it is the adult
consumer — not the government — who
will decide the fate of such enterprises.
But from a moral and health standpoint, sales
to children of these items must be prohibited.
-the Local Community News
editorial board includes Harry Lees,
Gregg Rosenfield and Thomas Edwards.
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Get the real costs on streetcars
Editor: There has been a
lot of emotional discussion about
streetcars in San Antonio, but very
little in the way of facts to consider.
Here is something to think about:
The American Public Transportation
Association’s publication “What Does it
Cost?” reports that a streetcar line should
cost no more than $10 million per mile
unless there are extraordinary obstacles,
such as tunneling.
So why will VIA Metropolitan Transit’s
project cost nearly five times that amount
— $280 million for 5.9 miles equals $47.5
million per mile?
Some examples of actual costs cited
by APTA in other cities: Tampa, Florida,
$13.7 million per mile; Portland, Oregon,
$12.4 mil/mile; Little Rock, Arkansas, $7.1
mil/mile; San Pedro, California, $4 mil/mile;
and Kenosha, Wisconsin, $2 mil/mi.
Several of those costs included both
the building and the acquisition of the
cars.
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of information has yet appeared in local
news accounts, and I believe many would
like to learn of it.
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NISD PUBLIC MEETING
Northside Independent
School District trustees
meet at 7 p.m. in the board room,
5900 Evers Road, to discuss the budget
and proposed tax rate for 2014-15.
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Plan your month with our calendar of
upcoming events in the community.
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ha p p ening key
fitness
ART
TALK
outdoor
Music
FOOD
SAREADS SUMMER BOOK
DRIVE This annual drive seeks
donations of new or lightly
used books for children and young adults.
The Book Bank shares space with the San
Antonio Food Bank, which helps distribute
the books to nonprofits and schools.
Donations can be made at all San Antonio
Public Library locations, The Twig Book
Shop and all Firstmark Credit Union offices.
parksandrec/music_classes.aspx. Live
auditions will determine who is selected
for the award-winning musical group,
which performs around the city.
JOIN THE BAND Teens age
13 to 18 who are interested
in sharpening their skills in
music and stage performance can apply to
be a member of the Parks and Recreation
Department’s Take Note youth band. A
CD or DVD of the teen showcasing his
or her instrumental or vocal talent must
accompany applications, which are due
by Sept. 26; a full list of requirements
can be found at www.sanantonio.gov/
CASTLE HILLS The City
Council is scheduled to meet
at 6 p.m. in council chambers
at City Hall, 209 Lemonwood Drive.
THROUGH
AUG 22
THROUGH
SEPt 26
NEISD SCHOOL BOARD Trustees
of the North East Independent
School District are scheduled
to meet 6:30 p.m. at 8961 Tesoro Drive. To
confirm dates and times, call 407-0553.
AUG
11
AUG
12
MOVIE NIGHTS IN CASTLE
HILLS This event starts at
dusk on The Commons,
which is on Lemonwood Drive between
the municipal building and the fire
station. For more, call 342-2341.
AUG
15
RAMBLIN’ REPTILES As part of
its Wildlife Wednesdays series,
Phil Hardberger Park offers a
program for children 5 to 10 years old that
explains reptiles’ characteristics and how
they’ve adapted to droughts. It runs from
9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Salado Classroom
near the eastern entrance to the park, 13203
Blanco Road, and includes a craft and a
nature walk. To enroll a child, call 207-3280
or email [email protected].
AUG
20
LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER’S
FOR CAREGIVERS-EARLY
STAGE SERIES features a free
workshop 6-7:30 p.m. at Arden Courts of
San Antonio, 15290 Huebner Road. This
session of the continuing series looks at
how to work with the health care team,
disclosing the diagnosis to others and
community resources. For more or to
RSVP, call 408-9100 or email sanantonio@
arden-courts.com. Another session Sept.
3, same time and location, involves a panel
discussion exploring legal, financial and
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sept 3
safety plans. Adult day care is provided.
VEXLER THEATER SEASON
The Sheldon Vexler Theater at
Barshop Jewish Community
Center has announced the lineup for its
16th season. The opening production
is “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”;
“The Trojan Women,” “Talley’s Folly”
and “Rumors” follow. Season tickets are
on sale now: $68 for general admission,
$65 for seniors (65 and over) and
military, and $60 for JCC members.
They can be purchased online through
a link at www.jccsanantonio.org.
aug 22
- may 30
CLASSES RESUME Campuses
are open again for the regular
school year in the North East
and Northside independent school districts.
AUG
25
SHAVANO PARK The
City Council is scheduled
to meet at 6:30 p.m. in
City Hall, 900 Saddletree Court.
AUG
25
WHAT MAKES US CONSCIOUS?
Suhail Aratsu of the Mind
Science Foundation discusses
the brain, including recent scientific
AUG
26
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discoveries, and the history of the mind/
brain debate. His presentation starts at
6:30 p.m. in the meeting room of the Cody
Branch Library, 11441 Vance Jackson
Road. The free lecture is geared to adults.
NISD SCHOOL BOARD
Trustees of the Northside
Independent School District
hold their regular meeting at 7 p.m. in
the board room, 5900 Evers Road.
AUG
26
CASTLE HILLS/SHAVANO
PARK BUSINESS ALLIANCE
This organization representing
businesses and shared interests meets the
fourth Thursday of every month from
11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. for networking,
refreshments and a speaker. Visit
the website at http://www.
castlehillsshavanoparkba.org/ for
the latest meeting location, or
call Marc Olson at 669-3973.
AUG
28
ROCKS AND FOSSILS OF TEXAS
Rock and fossil formations
found in the state will be
explained in a kid-friendly way by David
Turner of St. Mary’s University. A craft
will be included in the program, which
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runs from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Urban
Ecology Center of Phil Hardberger Park,
8400 N.W. Military Highway. The session
is free but a donation to the Hardberger
Park Conservancy is appreciated.
ST. GEORGE EPISCOPAL
CHURCH MENTAL HEALTH
FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP
This gathering takes place the second
Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. in the
meeting room of the Parish Building (near
the nursery). Patients and their family
members, friends and providers are all
welcome. St. George is at 6904 West Ave.
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Elsewhere in San Antonio
“THE WHO’S TOMMY” The
THROUGH rock opera released by The Who
AUG 24
in 1969 gets a staging at The
Playhouse to close out its 2013-14 season in
the Russell Hill Rogers Theater. The music
– by Pete Townshend, John Entwistle and
Keith Moon – includes “Pinball Wizard”
and other classics, and tells the story of
a boy’s journey from hardship to fame.
Shows are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays,
and 3 p.m. Sundays. Tickets, which range
from $10 to $25, can be ordered online
through a link at www.theplayhousesa.org.
The Playhouse is at 800 W. Ashby Place.
VENDOR APPLICATIONS
AVAILABLE Anyone interested
in selling handmade items at
the annual Esperanza Peace Market can
pick up an application at the Esperanza
Peace & Justice Center, 922 San Pedro
Ave., or download it from the website,
www.esperanzacenter.org. Applications
are due by Oct. 1; the holiday market
typically takes place the Friday and
Saturday after Thanksgiving.
THROUGH
OCT 1
THE WEST 1:01 DROP-IN
TOURS The Briscoe Western
Art Museum’s Thursday
tours – which start promptly at 1:01
p.m. – offer insight on a revolving
selection of popular art and artifacts in
its collection. No reservations are needed,
and the tours are free with admission.
The Briscoe is at 210 W. Market St.
THROUGH
dec 18
TEXAS TOUCH LANDSCAPESFALL PREP The San Antonio
Botanical Garden class provides
resources and information for getting
WaterSaver Gardens ready for fall’s changes
in daylight and weather conditions. The
class runs from 9 to 11 a.m. and costs $9
for garden members, $10 for nonmembers.
To register, go to www.sabot.org and
click on Education/Adult Programs/
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Classes. The garden is at 555 Funston
Place near North New Braunfels Avenue.
SAN ANTONIO URBAN PET
MARKET Vendors of pet products
and services; adoptions; dog
agility demonstrations; and food trucks for
the humans are all part of this free monthly
event at Travis Park, East Travis and Navarro
streets downtown. It runs from 10 a.m. to
2 p.m. and offers plenty of pet information
as well as shopping, and all proceeds go to
animal rescue groups. It takes place the third
Saturday of the month except for September,
when it’s on the second Saturday. For more,
go to http://sa-urbanpetmarket.com/.
aug
16
TEXAS AVIATION EXPO The San
Antonio Chamber of Commerce
is offering small businesses an
opportunity to promote their products
and services to big aviation and aerospace
manufacturing and overhaul companies.
Booths will be available, and information
sessions will cover a range of topics that
include new technology, military MRO
contracting, security and avionics. The expo
runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Marriott
Rivercenter Hotel, 101 Bowie St. There’s no
registration charge for individuals; booths
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are $400 for chamber members and $500 for
nonmembers. For more, and to find a link
to register, go to sachamber.org and click
on the expo link under Upcoming Events.
BIG STEPS FOR HOPE 5K RUN/
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WALK to benefit the Heidi
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Search Center starts at 8 a.m. in
LBJ Park, 10700 Nacogdoches Road, with
registration open at 7:15 a.m. Children
10 and under race for free. Cost for early
registration is $25; after Aug. 1, $30; and
race day — cash or check only — it is $35.
To register online, visit http://solerssports.
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The search center provides resources and
education to help find missing people.
INTIMATE IMPRESSIONISM
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FROM THE NATIONAL GALLERY
- jan 4
OF ART The McNay Art Museum
is one of only five sites in the world to
host this traveling exhibition of nearly 70
smaller-scale works by impressionist and
post-impressionist masters. The intimacy
of the works’ size and setting is enhanced
by the subjects, which include people
and places well-known to the artists. The
museum has scheduled a wide range of
activities in conjunction with the exhibit;
more details are at www.mcnayart.org.
Hours will be extended for the duration
of the show, and there will be a $10
surcharge for entry to the touring exhibit.
UNITE TO FIGHT PKD The
annual San Antonio Walk
for PKD, polycystic kidney
disease, will take place at O.P. Schnabel
Park, 9606 Bandera Road, starting with
registration at the Graff Pavilion at 7:30
a.m. Participants are asked to raise funds
for PKD research; those who raise at least
$100 get a T-shirt and prizes are awarded
to those raising $250 or more. The money
can be turned over at registration. For more
information on the various walks, or to
register, go to walkforpkd.org/sanantonio.
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13
RANCH CHIC FASHION SHOW
The American Cancer Society
will present a show – with
the help of Wrangler, Cavender’s and
jeweler Kendra Scott – featuring Westernthemed clothing modeled by cancer
survivors. The event is from 6:30 to 9
p.m. at the Rosenberg Sky Room, 847 E.
Hildebrand Ave., on the University of
the Incarnate Word campus. Individual
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Rocks and
fossils found in
Texas are the
topic of a talk 9
to 11 a.m. Sept.
6 in the Urban
Ecology Center
at Hardberger
Park, 8400
N.W. Military
Highway.
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To reserve a seat, contact Renee Silber at
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WALK TO END ALZHEIMER’S
This fundraiser, which
targets a prominent form of
dementia, starts with registration at 7
a.m. at the AT&T Center, AT&T Center
Parkway at East Houston Street. A 5K
race starts at 8:30 a.m. and a 2-mile walk
sets out at 9:40 a.m. Participants are
asked to make a personal donation to the
cause and also raise money from others.
Registration is required; to register, go
to www.alz.org and enter a San Antonio
ZIP code under Find a Walk to get to
the page with a registration link.
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TASTE OF THE HEIGHTS The
annual fundraiser, presented by
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the Alamo Heights Chamber
of Commerce, runs from 7 to 10 p.m. at
the Witte Museum, 3801 Broadway. Silent
auctions for various goods and services will
supplement the main entertainment: food
from an array of San Antonio restaurants.
Part of the proceeds will benefit the Witte
and Morgan’s Wonderland. Advance
tickets cost $50, which includes valet
parking. They can be purchased through
a link at www.tasteoftheheights.com.
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Take a quick look at what’s new in the community from opening and closings to news tidbits.
Open and
Opening Soon
1. ROMELIA’S BAKERY & SPECIALTIES,
11255 Huebner Road, Suite 110, recently
opened in The Strand in Huebner Oaks,
and is owned by Eduardo Valenzuela
and his wife, Romelia. The couple moved
here from Monterrey, Mexico. Hours are
9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday,
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and closed
Sunday. For more, call 437-1073 or visit
the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/
RomeliasBakery. (See story on page 33)
2. ABUELA’S MEXICAN RESTAURANT,
2313 N.W. Military Highway, Suite 105,
just opened under owners Jesus and
Elena Calderon. Hours are 6:30 a.m. to
3 p.m. Monday through Saturday and
7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. For more, call
290-9350. (See story on page 32)
3. BBQ OUTFITTERS, 4519 N. Loop
1604 West, offers outdoor kitchens,
Address of local business
Name of local business
grilling supplies, Big Green Egg grills
and other merchandise to help to make
that barbecue party perfect. The store
features grilling demonstrations every
Saturday from opening until closing.
Anyone can visit and sample what
is being prepared; don’t forget to ask
questions of the grilling specialists. Hours
are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through
Saturday, and noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday.
For more, call 437-2999 or visit www.
bbqoutfitters.com. (See story on page 30)
4. SAN ANTONIO SYSTEMA, 2334
Jackson Keller Road, teaches a form of
Russian self-defense that is open to all
ages, with lessons connected to three core
principles — combat skill, combat spirit
and a healthy body. Classes are from 7
to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays and 11 a.m. to
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deserve this pay increase,” Gottardy
said. “We must continue to recruit and
retain the most highly qualified staff in
order to sustain the district’s tradition of
excellence. Our employees are the reason
our students are so successful.” NEISD, with
close to 70,000 students, is the secondlargest school district in San Antonio.
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1 p.m. Saturdays. For more, call 7893009, or visit www.sanantoniosystema.
com. (See story on page 31)
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5. GENERATIONS FEDERAL CREDIT
UNION, 9900 Wurzbach Road at
Interstate 10 West, has recently opened
this new branch inside H-E-B. The
debut, which officials said is geared
to “making banking as easy and
convenient as possible,” brings to seven
the number of GFCU branches at San
Antonio H-E-B locations. Hours are
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through
Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
PASCUAL GONZALEZ, executive director of
communications for Northside Independent
School District, is a recipient of the
2014 Texas Key Communicator Award
from the Texas School Public Relations
Association. It will be presented in Dallas
in September at the Texas Association of
School Administrators-Texas Association
of School Boards convention.
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a certified pet sitter. Services can cover
a few hours to a few days. “Call today to
schedule your no-obligation free in-home
consultation. Overnight sitting and pettaxi services also available,” Infante said.
For more, call 620-1867, email zindy@
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IN OTHER NEWS
NORTH EAST INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
DISTRICT TRUSTEES approved raises for
NEISD workers, effective for the 2014-15
school year, during the board’s June 16
meeting. School-board members followed
the recommendation of Superintendent
Brian Gottardy, approving the following
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measures: Increasing salaries for teachers
and librarians with up to five years of
experience to $49,288 per year; a 3 percent
hike for professional/administrative staffers;
and a 4 percent increase for classified
employees. The district will spend more
than $9 million providing raises, officials
said. “There is no doubt that our employees
THOUGH DISTRICT 8 COUNCILMAN RON
NIRENBERG submitted his name as a
possible candidate for acting mayor of
San Antonio, the position July 22 went to
District 2 Councilwoman Ivy Taylor, making
her San Antonio’s first black mayor. Council
members voted on a new mayor to fill the
spot vacated by Julian Castro’s departure
to serve as the new secretary of Housing
and Urban Development in Washington,
D.C. The acting mayor’s term ends May
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31, 2015. Other contenders included
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District 5 Councilwoman Shirley Gonzales.
Nirenberg is a first-term councilman.
DISTRICT 9 COUNCILMAN JOE KRIER
chose not to seek the acting mayor’s
position with the departure of Julian
Castro because “having just been elected
on May 10, I have made a commitment to
the residents of District 9 to serve out the
remainder of former Councilwoman Elisa
Chan’s term,” he said in a news release.
The deadline to file for the slot was July
16. Castro’s nomination by President
Barack Obama to head the Department
of Housing and Urban Development was
confirmed by the Senate in July, opening
a vacancy for the mayor’s seat on City
Council. Krier was appointed last fall when
Chan stepped down from District 9 for
a failed bid to seek the GOP nomination
for state Senate District 25, which went to
incumbent Dr. Donna Campbell, R-New
Braunfels. Krier then ran in a special
election May 10 to fill the remainder of
Chan’s term, which expires in May 2015.
“Between now and then, I intend to work
hard to meet the needs of District 9,” Krier
said. “Specifically, from now until mid-
AUGUST 2014
September, I am working on a basic-services
budget that provides for the best police
and fire we can afford, and also supports
improved streets and drainage, parks and
libraries.” He is a member of the council’s
Economic Development, Quality of Life
and Education committees. He also serves
on the Committee of Six, which oversees
workforce development efforts in the region.
THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION has launched a pilot
program to test a variable speed-limit
system, including sections of Loop 1604.
Modifying speed limits may improve safety,
and could serve as a forerunner for other
state roadways, officials said. Using sensors
and electronic signage, maximum speed
is altered to fit road conditions, traffic
congestion, construction and weather. “We
know other states have benefited from
variable speed-limit systems and we would
like to mirror that success here in Texas
in an effort to reduce crashes,” TxDOT
Executive Director Joe Weber said. “This
advanced technology has been shown to
lessen stop-and-go driving and help reduce
rear-end collisions as drivers approach
slower-moving traffic.” TxDOT began
adjusting speed limits along westbound
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The City of San Antonio Metropolitan Health
District and the YMCA of Greater San Antonio
have teamed up to
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1604 between U.S. 281 and Interstate 10 on
June 25. Varying speed limits, posted on
portable signs, are automatically reduced
in small increments to gradually lessen the
speed of traffic approaching congested areas.
TxDOT said the tests would be assessed
after at least three months, and a decision
made whether to expand the technology.
U.S. REP. PETE GALLEGO, a Democrat
representing the 23rd Congressional District
of Texas, recognized District 8 Councilman
Ron Nirenberg’s Community Academy
during a recent ceremony at City Hall.
According to Nirenberg, the academy is an
“initiative that promotes civic engagement
and volunteerism.” Some of the academy’s
programs include Citizen Advisory Councils
to inform Nirenberg on pertinent issues, a
Graffiti Abatement Task Force, and various
community meetings including monthly
town hall meetings, biannual homeowner
association consortiums and “regular
conversations with various members of the
faith community in District 8,” according to
a release. To get involved, volunteer or learn
more about the academy, contact District
8 Community Academy directors Noah
Howe or Drew Galloway at 207-0941 or
email [email protected].
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Safety, lower
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HAVANO PARK — A case
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officials and neighbors claiming the
man is running a residential hotel.
The overall effect
is also that our
property values
are affected by this
rental operation.
According to city officials, Ricardo
Valdez — who owns a home in the 100
block of Turkey Creek Road — is renting
his residence as a temporary vacation
rental home in violation of city ordinances.
Valdez, however, wrote a letter to the city
saying he isn't doing anything wrong.
The five-bedroom, three-bathroom
home is listed on www.VRBO.com, a
website that lists more than 620,000 vacation
rental properties across the planet.
Valdez could not be reached
for comment. His neighbors,
LARRY LYONS,
SHAVANO PARK RESIDENT
however, had plenty to say.
“We were not aware of the rental
operation until early in 2014, but when I
looked at his website, I can see a review that
was posted from September 2013, so he
must have been doing it before we became
aware of it,” said Larry Lyons, a resident on
Turkey Creek since 1970 and one of many
expressing opposition to the rentals.
Neighbors have raised questions
about safety, saying they worry about
strangers frequently coming and going
at the property. They also expressed
concerns that any possible use of the home
as a kind of neighborhood hotel could
lower surrounding property values.
“We have no idea who is renting that
residence,” Lyons said. “Cars are always
coming and going into the driveway
and on one occasion there were 8 Kia
vans parked in front of the house.”
He added, “We see strangers walking
down our street and want to be alert to
what is happening in our neighborhood
... It is difficult when there is a new
influx of strangers every few days.”
In addition, Lyons said the vacation home’s
constant state of flux could scare off potential
homebuyers when neighbors are trying to sell.
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property values are affected by this rental
operation,” Lyons said. “If we attempted
to sell our residence and prospective
buyers heard of the rental operation, our
property may be very difficult to sell.”
City officials claim Valdez is violating a
city ordinance for single-family residences,
which states “no land shall be used and no
building shall be erected for or converted to
any use other than a single-family residence.”
According to city officials, the home
on Turkey Creek can be rented to a single
individual or family on a long-term basis,
but not to multiple people every week.
The city has initiated legal proceedings,
said City Manager William Hill.
“It is our position that what he is doing
violates the law in our city ordinances,”
Hill said. “We have been dealing with this
since March, when we informed him of
the violation. He wrote us a letter saying
that he disagreed that what he is doing is
illegal. We wrote him a formal letter of
notice of violation and we have cited him for
violations numerous times. It’s a big problem
and I can tell you that I’ve had 40 different
residents complain to me about this.”
According to city records, Valdez was
summoned to Municipal Court in June
regarding the issue, but deferred and then
appeared in court on July 16 with his lawyer.
Valdez made a “motion for
discovery,” meaning he asked the city
to produce and disclose information
to himself and his attorney regarding
the case, according to Hill.
“There will be discovery and the
city will have to provide him with
certain information and then there will
be a trial set after that,” said Hill.
As of press time, no date for the
court case had been announced.
Neighbors said they hope
the case is resolved soon.
“There’s a city ordinance that says
you can’t run a business in a residential
area,” said Ruby Wilson, another resident
of Turkey Creek. “We’ve been living
in this house 44 years. Circumstances
could arise that we would need to put
our house on the market at any time
and I don’t think we would be able
to sell a house with that business of
a hotel running across the street.”
Another neighbor said residences
are not meant to be used as hotels.
“We’ve been living here 45 years now,”
said John Krawczynski, a homeowner on
Turkey Creek who opposes the vacation
rental. “It’s a single-family residential
neighborhood and it’s always been
zoned that way. This whole subdivision
is residential and not commercial.”
Residents contending Valdez is violating
city laws said they are staying abreast of
the legal proceedings while helping keep
city officials aware of the situation.
“The Police Department has been
very responsive and has investigated
every time one of my neighbors or
myself has complained,” Lyons said. “The
owner had been cited for code violations
and appeared with his attorney and
requested an evidentiary hearing and a
trial without jury. The city is supposed
to inform us of the date of the trial.”
There’s a city ordinance that
says you can’t run a business
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The Rev. Matt Surber, though relatively young at 41, brings a wealth of experience to his new job as senior
pastor at Castle Hills First Baptist Church, officials said. Photo by Rudy B. Ornelas
Spiritual shepherds,
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to come to the
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by RON AARON EISENBERG
T
wo large North Side
religious institutions recently
picked relatively young spiritual
leaders in the hope they can attract
equally young congregants to their
respective houses of worship.
San Antonio’s Conservative synagogue,
Agudas Achim, founded in 1889, selected
Jeffrey Abraham, 31, as its new senior
rabbi. And Castle Hills First Baptist
Church, founded in 1953, has called on
Matt Surber, 41, to serve as senior pastor.
Representatives of search committees
at both assemblies said they were delighted
to have found young spiritual leaders.
Both men took to their pulpits in
July. Both have a history of increasing
the ranks of their previous congregations
and attracting younger families to
the pews. Each of them said the
opportunity to live in San Antonio
played a major role in their decision.
And both pledged “to
become Spurs fans.”
The Rev. Matt Surber
Surber comes to Castle Hills First
Baptist Church with more than 20 years
of ministry and pastoral experience. He
served at churches in Texas, Tennessee
and Louisiana. Most recently he was the
lead pastor at Central Church in Memphis,
Tennessee, where he oversaw tremendous
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We have a mission
to take the Gospel
to the city and the
world and as we do
that I’d like to see
the congregation
grow
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CASTLE HILLS FIRST BAPTIST
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growth in membership and funding.
Surber earned a master’s degree in
biblical studies from Trinity Theological
Seminary in Newburgh, Indiana, where
he also completed postgraduate work
on a doctorate. In addition, he earned a
master of divinity degree from Baptist
Southwestern Theological Seminary in
Fort Worth. His undergraduate degree
is from East Texas Baptist University,
where he earned a bachelor of arts in
biblical studies and communications.
He is a native Texan, born and raised
in Bryan/College Station. He remains
a diehard Aggie fan. He and his wife,
Becky, who helps with his ministry,
have two sons, Caleb, 11, and Josh, 8.
Though the church he left is twice the
size of Castle Hills, he accepted his present
position because “Castle Hills First Baptist
Church has a great reputation. And my
wife and I love San Antonio,” he said.
“Even when we lived in Dallas, we
always visited San Antonio every chance
we had. So we already have a love for the
community and it is special to be able
to come to a place we love,” he added.
The senior pastor’s spot had been vacant
for about a year, church officials said.
Records with the Southern Baptist
Convention indicate that attendance
at First Baptist Church averages about
970, with a total membership of 3,672.
The church also reports annual revenues
of about $5 million, according to
an SBC report. It has established six
mission churches in San Antonio.
According to Surber’s bio sheet, the
average attendance at his previous church
was about 2,500 with a $6 million budget.
Surber also embraced the challenge
of increasing the membership by
attracting younger families that will
represent the future of the church.
“We – my wife and I — have a
mission to take the Gospel to the
city and the world and as we do
that I’d like to see the congregation
grow,” the new senior pastor said.
Garry Richie, who headed
the church’s search committee,
echoed Surber’s comments.
“We want to grow,” Richie said. “We
wanted someone who was much more
than a caretaker. Our congregation is
older rather than younger. To grow,
we need to infuse young people.”
Castle Hills began the search for a
new leader in August 2013. No candidate
had jumped to the head of the pack
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until the committee met Surber.
“We were quite a ways downstream
before we got Matt’s name submitted to
us,” Richie said. “When we got his name,
it was clear he had what we were looking
for. Plus, he came highly recommended
by Ronnie Floyd, the new president of
the Southern Baptist Convention.”
Surber plans to spend a great deal
of time in the community meeting
with as many residents as possible.
And when he’s not ministering to his
flock, Surber enjoys physical activity.
He played soccer in college but prefers
basketball these days. He has already
checked out the church gymnasium.
“I usually play after the boys are asleep
and all the work is done for the day, so
that’s like 9 p.m. or later,” he says.
So, what does he think of his new job?
“I think it is a good fit for us. We
love the city and love the community,”
Surber said. “Hopefully we can
spend the rest of our lives here.”
Senior Rabbi Jeffrey Abraham
Abraham comes to Agudas Achim
from Nyack, New York, right outside
of Manhattan, where he served as
senior rabbi at Congregation Sons of
Israel. He had enormous success raising
money for the synagogue and received
dozens of awards for his work there. The congregation wanted him to stay,
offering him a new five-year contract.
He had only been there for three years,
literally fresh out of rabbinical school.
Abraham earned his rabbinic ordination
at the Jewish Theological Seminary in
New York City. His master’s degree in
Jewish education as well as a double
bachelor’s degree in Jewish studies
and Hebrew letters with a minor in
political science are from the University
of Judaism (now known as American
Jewish University) in Los Angeles. Abraham was also a contestant in
2013 on “The American Bible Challenge”
game show with Jeff Foxworthy.
He grew up in Albuquerque,
New Mexico. His dad, a physician,
and his mother moved there
long before he was born.
“The weather there is not that
different from the heat we experience
in San Antonio,” he said with a laugh.
He decided he wanted to become a rabbi
at age 14, in part because he experienced a
great deal of anti-Semitism in school and
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some 5,000 Jews – anti-Semitism flourished
there when he was growing up, he said.
“I took the anger and hate targeted
at Jews as a challenge to stand up
and let people know how proud
I was to be Jewish,” he said.
When asked why he wanted to come
to San Antonio and Agudas Achim, he
said both he and his wife, Lauren — a
native Texan — love San Antonio.
He also welcomed the challenge of
becoming senior rabbi at a much larger
synagogue than Congregation Sons of Israel.
In addition, the couple see San Antonio
as a much better environment in which to
raise their two young boys, ages 2 and 4.
Rachel Stern, who served on the search
committee, said, “Our congregation is
looking to continue to grow. We think we
have a lot to offer and would like to attract
new members. The fact is our congregation,
like many others in San Antonio, is older.”
She added, “Rabbis today have a lot of
business skills…working with the board and
strategies for recruiting new members. But
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innovations that appeal to younger families.”
But Abraham also appealed to
older congregants, she said.
“What struck the search committee
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well with our senior population. We knew
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older congregants as well was impressive.”
Being a “young man with a young
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Fate of VIA moving
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C
ASTLE HILLS — In spite
of the recent political
tumult that saw the
resignations of the mayor, city
manager and a councilwoman,
the city’s new top leader says
the worst seems to be over.
Still unresolved — but likely to
go before voters in November — is
whether to kick out bus service provided
by VIA Metropolitan Transit, which
requires a tax subsidy from the city
that some council members feel is
better spent on local infrastructure.
Meanwhile, interim Mayor Tim
Howell believes City Hall is now picking
up the pieces from a leadership crisis
that rocked the suburban municipality
of more than 4,000 residents not long
after the voting booths closed May 10.
Howell said the city now has a full seated
council and an interim city manager in
The Castle Hills City Council held several meetings in late July in the wake of political upheaval, but interim
Mayor Tim Howell (second from right, above) said things are back on track. Diane Pfeil (top, right) is the interim
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place, which should help calm down things.
“No, I’m not concerned (about the
town’s future) because our department
heads are extremely strong,” Howell said.
“Most of these guys have been here for
a number of years — some of them in
excess of 15 years —and they’re all good,
strong employees and department heads.”
After former Mayor Bruce Smiley-
Kaliff abruptly resigned June 10, Howell,
who was mayor pro tem, stepped into
the role of acting mayor. The council
affirmed that decision by officially
naming him interim mayor, with the
term to expire in May 2015. His Place
4 position was filled by Frank Paul.
So far she’s doing a
good job of pulling
things together with
the department heads
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Councilman John Squire
is now mayor pro tem.
Former City Manager Rita Hoyl,
who found herself on the hot seat at the
first City Council meeting after the May
elections but expressed interest at that
time in keeping her job, instead decided
to resign by July 31. During that initial
discussion, some council members
said Hoyl — with more than 20 years
of municipal service — would be reevaluated in October to decide whether
she kept her job. It was during that
meeting Smiley-Kaliff stepped down.
Hoyl’s lack of a college degree
played a part in those discussions.
Hoyl has since been replaced by
interim City Manager Diane Pfeil, a
longtime Castle Hills resident who
once worked for the now-defunct
Bexar Metropolitan Water District.
The council scheduled a meeting
July 29 to discuss a settlement
with Hoyl during a week that also
included special-called sessions to
review the budget, appoint a new
city engineer and city attorney.
Also in July, Place 2 Councilwoman
Stacia Spridgen tendered her resignation
with a letter critical of the actions of
her fellow council members. She has
been replaced by Matt Daggett.
Newly elected Councilwoman Lesley
Wenger said she was shocked by all
of the changes that have occurred so
rapidly in Castle Hills, but is ready to
focus on her main goal when she ran
for office — fixing the city’s streets.
“That’s going to be a big job and we
want to start focusing on that,” said
Wenger, one of the council members who
has indicated that tax subsidies to VIA
would be better spent on the city’s needs.
“I never think it’s a good idea for
people who run for elective office
to resign. I think they should fulfill
their commitment,” Wenger added.
Wenger, the wife of former Mayor
Bob Anderson, thinks the new council
will be able to work well together
and move the city forward.
“We’re already working very well
together. And Tim Howell is doing an
outstanding job — a lot of people didn’t
expect that — but he’s really stepped
up and has just amazed everybody
with what a fantastic job he’s doing.
He’s really been able to bring all kinds
of people together,” Wenger said.
Pfeil was among four finalists
for the interim city manager job
and can apply to become the town’s
permanent city manager.
“So far she’s doing a good job
of pulling things together with the
department heads and of course taking
on the budgetary process,” Howell said.
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The town’s other big issue is
whether to keep VIA buses rolling in
and out, or use the sales tax money it
would save from getting rid of VIA
to help fix deteriorating streets.
City officials noted that voters in
2012 and 2013 turned down proposed
referendums that would have paid
the estimated $48 million needed
for road and drainage work.
During a recent emotional public
hearing on the subject of VIA, some
residents told the council they rely on the
transit authority to get them to and from
work and doctor’s appointments, as well as
help transport their children. They argued
the city should maintain the service.
Castle Hills is one of a dozen
suburban cities paying a half-cent
sales tax to fund VIA bus services.
According to past figures from both
the city and VIA, Castle Hills in 2013 took
in nearly $450,000 in sales-tax revenue for
public bus service, while transit authority
expenditures exceeded more than $1
million for transportation in Castle Hills.
VIA said there are 84 bus stops in the city,
with more than 900 passengers getting
on board buses there and nearly 870
disembarking. At one point, nearly 60
passengers used VIA Trans services for
the elderly and physically challenged.
During recent weeks, several council
members have pushed for a referendum
on the VIA issue to be decided by voters
during the November general election.
Meanwhile, Wenger and Squire
recently met with an official from the
state Comptroller’s Office to figure
out how the city would use the halfcent sales tax if voters oust VIA,
and what limitations might exist.
“We concluded that the best way
to go was a Municipal Development
District, which allows you to do a lot
of infrastructure. If we simply follow
those instructions (from a report that
the streets and drainage committee put
out), we can use that money for 10 years
without any problem at all,” Wenger said.
City leaders must also come up
with a replacement for VIA Trans
if bus service is eliminated.
“We will not take away VIA Trans from
our elderly and the people who need to
go to the doctor’s office,” Howell said.
Wenger cited Windcrest as an example
of a city that eliminated VIA bus service
and is using a nonprofit agency to
transport former VIA Trans riders. She
said Castle Hills officials have talked to the
nonprofit used by Windcrest, adding they
are also looking at several other options.
“The hope is that if we do that,
we’ll actually have a better service for
people who qualify,” Wenger said.
A decision by the council on
whether to put the VIA issue on the
November ballot is expected soon.
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Also during his watch, the Mills Spring
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Oxley is a good fit for
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Maria Wade, president of the Bradley
PTA from 2012-14, has three children
who attended the middle school when
Oxley was principal, and now he will
be their principal again at Churchill.
“Mr. Oxley is an exceptional leader
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Wade said. “He displayed a sense of
excellence among his students (and
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wife, Amy, made the trek south from Ohio.
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Oxley pursued his master’s degree.
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His training in both music and
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but sometimes the day attacks me.”
Before becoming principal at Bradley,
Oxley also worked at Lee High School
as the curriculum assistant principal.
He encouraged his students there to
follow their passion and succeed. Their
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doctoral dissertation, which examines how
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special place in my heart,” Oxley said.
The principal is seeking a doctoral
degree through the educational
studies program at the University
of Texas at San Antonio.
Churchill’s mission is “Every kid,
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Though much of a principal’s work
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— that’s primarily my goal,” Oxley said.
Wade said Oxley has always had an
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“With a strong volunteer PTA base
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that Mr. Oxley will continue to persevere
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into an auspicious future,” Wade said.
Oxley’s spare time is spent with his
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Oxley is also a baritone in a
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created lasting friendships while
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San Antonio Sports Hall of Famer
Margaret Swan in 1964 founded
the Cygnets, which draws girls
from all across San Antonio.
“I knew nothing, but I figured it out
pretty quickly and just stayed for a really
long time,” said Neisen, a 15-year-old
Reagan High School sophomore.
Teammate Megan Brasfield, 17, first
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trio, duet or solo. Synchronized swimmers
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It marked the third time to attend
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“Our coach is really set on us just having
a good time,” Neisen added. “I guess that’s
all you really can think about in a sport
like this, because either way, if you had
a good time you’re basically winning.”
Just what is synchronized swimming?
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The Cygnets meld physical
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“The perfect synchronized swimmer
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“It’s very much more of a complex
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you to transition into synchro.”
Some older residents might
recall Esther Williams personifying
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“The generation of Esther Williams
thought it was more for fun and
exercise and just entertainment. It was
amusement; it was light,” Brasfield said.
Neisen said few understand the true
athletic nature of synchronized swimming.
“They don’t actually know the
strenuous activity that we do,” she said.
Even athletes in other swimming
sports are amazed, the coach noted.
“My daughter did speed swimming
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of her friends on her speed team were
like, ‘How did you do that?’” Wallace
said. “They tried to go upside down and
they couldn’t figure any of that out.”
Neisen said young swimmers make
perfect candidates for future Cygnets.
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little children,” Neisen said. “You have
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high adventure and community
service is seeking more members.
Venturing Crew 285 meets the second
and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 7
p.m. at the McAlister Scout Lodge on
the grounds of Coker United Methodist
Church, 281 E. North Loop Road. Many
members attend private schools, but others
are drawn from Churchill High School.
“(We) do a lot of camping, hiking,
backpacking (and) go to high-adventure
bases,” said Sofia Miranda-Fred,
programs vice president. “(We) make
sure everyone develops as a leader and
gets a good outdoor experience.”
Venturing Crew 285 is an offshoot of
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only to learn from her father that she could.
A handful of Boy and Girl Scouts came
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The program is open to males and females
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old who have completed the eighth grade.
The purpose, according to Scouting officials,
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members mature and to prepare them for
a life as responsible and caring adults.
Venturing — Scouting’s fastest growing
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executive board on Feb. 9, 1998.
Venturing Crew 285 is aiming for
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Marshall, a 16-year-old Saint Mary’s Hall
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John Thomas, a physician and the
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“We have 180,000 people represented
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“We have three within a pretty large
area,” Trevino said. “They are few and far
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that’s living out of state or someone
who has a different residence and their
vacant home falls into disrepair.”
Some become public-safety concerns
because they start to deteriorate and can be
infested with rodents and other animals,
creating a health hazard, officials said.
“The vacant homes are an issue,”
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I
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“We are all about grilling,” said
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N
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teaching an ancient system of Russian
martial arts called systema.
San Antonio Systema — said
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authorized teachers of the art form
in the city — is housed inside Roots
Fitness, 2334 Jackson-Keller Road.
All classes cover three core principles
of systema: combat skill, combat spirit
and a healthy body, instructors said.
Unlike some martial arts, systema
is not based on competition.
“Systema, basically, is a non-competitive
self-defense and fitness system,” said Millie
Gonzales, director of development. “Kids
all the way to adults in their 70s can learn
systema and excel in it. We also offer private
lessons for people that are interested in that.”
Beginning Sept. 1, San Antonio Systema
is offering classes for children 6 to 12 years
old. The sessions are for beginner-level
students and take place from 4 to 5 p.m.
on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
“These classes will be open for
all kids, no matter their skill level,”
Gonzales said. “The cost for the kids
classes will be the same as for the adult
classes, which is $140 per month. But
the kids will benefit from the extra class
per week and there will be additional
practice time with the instructors.”
Other classes meet twice a
week, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday and
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
Systema dates to 10th-century Russia.
“In systema, there are no belts to achieve
or rankings,” Gonzales said. “There aren’t
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any stances to memorize, either. Systema
is all about the movement of the body.”
Also on tap for San Antonio Systema is
a martial-arts seminar Aug. 30-31 featuring
Brazilian systema instructor Nelson
Wagner. It is open to those age 13 and up.
“It will be a really neat event,”
Gonzales said. “We will have systema
students and teachers from all across
the state come in to attend and give
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Abuela’s Mexican Restaurant
dream come true for owners
by EILEEN PACE
A
nyone who thinks
San Antonio doesn’t
need another
Mexican restaurant may
just reconsider after trying Abuela’s
at the north end of Castle Hills.
It’s a testament to his commitment
that Jesus Calderon started the restaurant
in whatever spare time remained
after his full-time job in the produce
department at H-E-B. But Calderon
wanted to make his wife’s dreams come
true, and Elena Calderon had dreamed
of owning a restaurant her whole life.
Abuela’s is located at 2313 N.W. Military
Highway at Lockhill-Selma Road in the
Hunters Hill shopping center. The restaurant
seats 48 and offers phone-in orders to go.
The couple, from different states
in Mexico, met in San Antonio in
1989 and married the same year. They
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interior of Mexico to Abuela’s, but
Elena’s favorite is the chicken mole.
It’s made with fresh chile anchos
the Calderons buy from a man who
brings them from Mexico.
Restaurant manager Patsy Langley
said the owners enjoy making friends
with their new customers.
“Elena and I worked together in
another restaurant for a long time before
she opened this one, and I’m just glad to
help out,” Langley said. “They opened
about a month ago just for breakfast and
lunch, and they wanted to see how well
the customers like it before they open for
dinner. But they’re doing very, very well.”
The Calderons’ three sons, who are
attending college and working at H-E-B,
also help out in the restaurant.
Abuela’s features a full Mexican-food
menu ranging from tacos and fajitas to
steak a la Mexicana and chicharon. Besides
the mole that Elena Calderon favors, the
restaurant offers different lunch specials
every day and breakfast anytime.
But Langley loves the tortillas.
“The corn and flour tortillas made by the
lady here, they’re so soft, they melt in your
mouth just like cotton candy,” she said.
Hours are 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday
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to-go service and The Treasures, their
trademarked brand of baked goods.
The shop is at 11255 Huebner Road,
Suite 110, in the Strand at Huebner Oaks.
The couple, who moved to San Antonio
from Monterrey, Mexico, a few years
ago, are working to develop a business
dear to Romelia Valenzuela’s heart.
“My wife has been baking since
she was 2 years old,” her husband said.
“Even though at the time, she was only
‘pretend baking’ mud cakes made out
of clay and water, it’s in her blood.”
His wife agreed.
“In Mexico, I had a business that was
already dealing with food,” she said. “It was
different. I had a business where I made
frozen burritos and I also made gourmet
cupcakes and some chocolate products.”
She also came up with the name The
Treasures, confections that include the
Banana-Cajeta-Coconut Treasure, the
Mango-Kiwi Treasure and the Berry
Treasure, which is a pecan-meringue
base with cream cheese, topped
with a filling of fresh strawberries,
blackberries and raspberries.
Some of the more traditional favorites
on the menu are pan au chocolat (it’s the
bilingual name but the French treat), Danish
pastries, almond and lemon bars, tarts,
pan dulce, specialty cupcakes, carrot cakes,
cookies and muffins including apple-crumb,
blueberry-banana and carrot-zucchini.
The 1,000-square-foot store is
based on a to-go concept, so by design
there are no chairs or tables.
“We wanted to concentrate our efforts
on efficient production and quality control,”
Eduardo Valenzuela said. “That’s why we’re
set up for to-go only. Also, the requirements
are less — no wait staff, no dishes to clean
and no need for public restrooms. It’s a better
business model for what we want to do.”
The store employs two full-time
and two part-time employees.
Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday
through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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$202,000
$275,000
$287,000
$147,000
JUN-14
110,000
232,500
283,500
281,800
191,250
New listings
JUN-13
36
57
17
31
85
JUN-14
33
65
7
36
94
Average days on market
JUN-13
65
108
121
72
75
JUN-14
78
81
46
90
56
JUN-13
29
46
18
29
54
JUN-14
31
36
13
30
54
JUN-13
32
38
17
27
77
JUN-14
23
27
17
27
58
JUN-13
3.5
3.3
21
2.7
3.4
JUN-14
2.5
4.2
3.2
2.6
2.5
Median sold price
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