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November 2011
A E R O S M I T H ’S
JOEY KRAMER
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Livin’ on the Edge | 34
Musician Joey Kramer has a
message for those who think
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Leading the Longhorns to
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Greetings | 6
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I’d like to say that, every Thanksgiving, I tie on
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potatoes, glistening green beans, and homemade
yeast rolls so divine that the angels themselves
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are. They may even be thankful.
Being thankful is what our November issue is all about. We have
many stories of people who remind us that however slick the path gets
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Contributing Writers
drugs and depression to share his story in order to help others climb out
Alicea Jones
Carol Hutchison
Nancy Bacchus
Emily Treadway
Christine Switzer
Kathy Buckley
Karen Pollard
Cynthia Guidici
Meredith Morrow
of the pit, too. Alicea Jones reveals what it was like to watch a father
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in life, we can find our footing and be better people because of our
slips. A reader, Vivian Kincaid, writes about surviving the hardships
of World War II and about dangerous, sometimes lonely stints in the
Peace Corps—all of which taught her that the people in her life are more
important than the objects. Joey Kramer emerged from the dark pit of
destroy himself with drugs; the experience of his recovery shaped both
Alicea and her father. All of these people fell or were pushed down by
life’s circumstances, but they stand taller now. In fact, they are thankful;
were it not for the bad times, they would not appreciate the good as
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Lessons stretch beyond the classroom
at the Performing Arts Studio
T
he tap-shoed dance
troupe from Georgetown’s Performing
Arts Studio faced an
expectant audience
in the Lila Cockrell Theatre in
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for their performance had been
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troupe’s director, Lisa Holmstrom, though, knew what she
needed to do. Smiling encouragement at the young dancers
lining the stage, she picked up
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of “Hit the Road, Jack.”
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Performing Arts Studio. “We have
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experiences on the stage will
benefit students in life, whether
helping them to have confidence
in a job interview or when giving
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‘step up’ when necessary.”
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Lisa Holmstrom instructs a Saturday morning class.
Dance Steps from page 11
and showmanship, but we also want
students to leave our studio after each
class feeling good about themselves
and what they have accomplished.
It’s extremely fulfilling to watch the
kids grow and learn and have so much
fun while they are doing it.”
On any night of the week, as well as
on many Saturday mornings, the studio’s classrooms are packed with students learning ballet, tap, jazz, pointe,
and hip hop. Baton twirling, boys’
classes, and voice lessons are often in
progress as well. The studio also offers
preschool combo and adult tap classes
during the day, as well as Zumba exercise classes for all ages on selected
weeknights.
“Our students work in the classroom
each week on their dance and vocal
skills,” says Lisa. “Most of our classes
crank up after the school bells let out,
and we usually have three classrooms
in full swing. From time to time, we
also invite family and friends to come
in for an impromptu performance in
the classroom, and most of the classes
perform at a Christmas party in their
classrooms.”
In addition to performances for family
and friends, students often showcase
their dance steps at Georgetown’s
spring Poppy Festival. Students can
also try out for Team GTown, a local
performance group, and the Performing
Arts Studio Dance Troupe, a competition and traveling team that has performed around the country.
“We have had so much fun and so
many great times on these trips,” Lisa
says. “We have traveled together and
performed at Disneyworld and in New
York City, as well as on several cruises.
At every competition and performance,
I have been so proud to call the group
‘my dancers,’ not only for the way they
perform on the stage, but also for the
way they act off of it.”
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As the owner of
the Performing Arts
Studio and director
of the Dance Troupe,
Lisa maintains a
busy schedule, teaching 20 weekly classes
and traveling for competitions and performances. She relies on
the talent and commitment of 10 other
dance instructors from
Georgetown, Sun City,
and Austin who help
lead the classes offered at the studio. “I have a wonderful
staff,” says Lisa. “We are proud to have
quality instructors working with the
children.”
Lisa traces her passion for dance and
performance to a musically-inclined
family and her Memphis, Tennessee,
childhood, which included study under
Otis Smith and Burney Lyons. She
earned an undergraduate degree from
Memphis State University, dancing
with the MSU Twirlers and the World
Champion MSU PomPom Girls. Lisa
nurtures her talents by training annually
with well-known dance instructors such
as Joe Tremaine, Laurie Johnson, Bill
DiRico, Charlie McGowan, and Darrell
Retter.
In 1986 Lisa opened the Performing Arts Studio near downtown
Georgetown, beginning with one
classroom and 75 students. Today, the
Studio counts three classrooms with
approximately 300 enrolled students at
its current location on Leander Road.
Lisa also lends her talents to regional
theatrical productions, and she has performed with the Paramount Theater and
choreographed shows for the Zachary
Scott Theatre, both in Austin.
“I absolutely love what I do,” says
Lisa. “I think I have the best job in the
world. I get to work with kids who are
excited about learning to dance, and I
have opportunities to use my creative
side on a daily basis. The one thing that
I am probably the most proud about is
that I have instilled a ‘love for the stage’
in so many students over the years. The
past 25 years working with the Studio
have been an absolute joy for me—I
treasure all of the memories we have
made. I really do have the greatest job
in the world.” 
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By
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W
ith a wide smile
on his face, and
his watchful
mother close, the
six-year-old boy
rang the red bell in his hand and
called greetings to those entering and leaving the Walmart in
Georgetown. Passersby smiled in
return and often paused to drop
a handful of coins or a wad of
crumpled bills into the familiar red
kettle standing nearby.
“He was so excited to be there
and ring the bell,” said Gary Kovar,
who has served as coordinator
for the Salvation Army Red Kettle
Campaign in Georgetown since
2006. “The people loved him and
Interested in ringing
the bell or helping out
in other ways?
Contact the Red
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Georgetown,
Gary Kovar, Coordinator.
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Gary and Johnnie Kovar
wanted to give. My experience has
been that if you’re out there ringing the bell, then people are ready
to give. We have a very caring
community.”
More than 100 volunteers serve
for 1,200 volunteer hours every
holiday season in support of the
Red Kettle Campaign. From the
day after Thanksgiving through
Christmas Eve, regardless of the
weather, volunteers of all ages
stand with the red kettles for
one-hour shifts at the north and
south entrances of Georgetown’s
Walmart.
“All the volunteers that serve
with the campaign are just excited
to be there,” says Gary, who became involved in the campaign
through the San Gabriel Breakfast
Kiwanis Club. “They are enthusiastic about helping the Salvation
Army and the local community. We
don’t ask people for money—we’re
just there, and we smile and greet
people, and people want to give.”
When Gary’s Kiwanis Club
adopted the red kettle as a service
project in 2004, donations totaled
$5,000. Within a year, giving tripled to $15,000, increasing again
in 2006 to $25,000. When Gary
took over as coordinator for the
Red Kettle Campaign in 2007, he
added a second kettle, and donations further multiplied, doubling
in the next two years and reaching
a record $57,450 in 2010.
“The campaign has really grown,” explained Gary. “We
quickly discovered that it was
too big for our Kiwanis Club to
handle alone. When I took over as
coordinator, I realized we needed
more people to help, so I started
spreading the word and going to
other clubs looking for volunteers.
My goal is to keep volunteers out
there with the kettles.”
Gary has been able to do that
with the help of people from every
segment of the Georgetown community. Volunteers include parents
with small children, student and
retiree groups, and members of
local churches, non-profits, and
other organizations, such as the
Sertoma and Rotary Clubs and
Heritage Baptist Church. The
Georgetown High School Band, the
GHS Honor Roll Society, and the
Georgettes have also helped out.
“It’s really easy to give an hour
of your time,” said Gary. “Just
giving that hour can help raise
money that stays in Georgetown
and is used for the local community. I hear so many stories from
people all the time about how
the Salvation Army has helped
them, and I feel good about being
a volunteer with the Red Kettle
Campaign. We raise money in our
community, and it stays to help in
the local community.” 
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F
or nearly two years, a
Georgetown group has
combined an energetic
fitness regimen, elegant
movement, and social
interaction to enjoy an historic
pastime: Scottish country (social)
dancing. Dressed in traditional
Scottish clothing, the members
take part in “progressive” dances,
moving across and around the
floor. It’s a trend taken up by
groups across the nation.
The Georgetown group formed
in Sun City and then moved their
weekly practices to San Gabriel
Presbyterian. A core of eight dancers, the oldest 83 years young,
makes up the group. Their talents
are showcased in an annual
Ceilidh (from Gaelic, pronounced
“caylee,” meaning “party”) celebrating the church’s Scottish
heritage.
Jeannie Wood discovered the
delights of Scottish social dancing
when her career took her “across
the pond” to Dundee, Scotland.
There she attended a charity barn
dance, dancing with coworkers and strangers in progressive
jigs, reels, and strathspeys (slow
dances) steeped in tradition.
When Jeannie returned home,
she located groups for Scottish
country dancing in states where
she worked: Ohio, New Jersey,
Florida, and Nevada. She bought
the shoes, soft-soled gillies with
long, long laces, and learned how
Scottish country dancing differed
from other traditional Gaelic dances. While living in Sun City, she
located a Scottish country dance
group in Austin and connected
with its founder, Anne Marshall.
She convinced Anne to become
an instructor for the Georgetown
group.
This style of dance evolved in
rural Scotland over three centuries
and was standardized in 1923 by
the Royal Scottish Country Dance
Society. Yet the eight basic dance
elements diverge into more than
11,000 creative combinations
in clubs throughout the world.
Dances are performed by sets
of three or four couples (male/
female or female/female). “Skip
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rely on strength and balance, developing core muscles. Both dance
tempos strengthen calf muscles
and inner thighs and incorporate
arm movements that are great
for upper toning. Beyond physical benefits, a 32-bar progressive
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enhances memory.
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70 women, ages 60 through 85,
for strength, stamina, flexibility,
and balance. Half of the group
was active in other sports, while
half engaged in country dancing.
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the dancers had stronger legs,
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try to persuade the young man to
leave it as it was. But this wasn’t
his heritage—it was the young
soldier’s. “Sure,” Richard told him.
“I’ll work on it for you.”
Heritage is something that Richard greatly respects. Each time he
pulls apart the mechanisms of an
antique firearm, he marvels at the
invention and craftsmanship that
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an old art, he says. And he’s making sure it doesn’t become a lost
art.
Taking up Arms
Richard took up gunsmithing
to keep from going ballistic after
long, demanding days as a school
administrator in Oregon, a job he
retired from in 1996. “I’d go out to
my shop in the evenings and get
involved in repairing or making
guns and not worry about the
school day,” Richard remembers.
He had no formal education for it,
just what he’d learned from books
or tinkering. He began building
muzzle-loading guns, like the sort
Revolutionary War soldiers carried, when a friend asked him to
reassemble the pieces of his great
grandfather’s muzzle loader. “First
thing I had to do was find out
what the original rifle looked like,”
Richard says. He learned a lot of
history in the process.
“Most rifles of the time were
built in Pennsylvania by German
craftsmen,” Richard reveals. “And
in Pennsylvania there were different ‘schools of thought,’ which
meant that a rifle from a certain
school had a particular shape of
stock or distinctive furniture on
it”—brass fittings,
for example. Fathers
taught their sons the
trade or apprenticed
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‘lock, stock, and
barrel’ comes from.
Apprentices learned
to make the lock,
to craft a stock, to
build their own barrel. They did it all by
hand.”
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Gunsmith from page 21
they operate San Gabriel Custom Rifles
in Richard’s workshop. The shop,
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Aiming at the Art
Richard gravitates to the old guns,
however. He points to a Colt Thunder
revolver splayed open on his work table,
its tiny, delicate innards—pins, springs,
bolts—corralled in a box. Guns like that
are “so old and have so many parts that
you just sit back and wonder, ‘How did
they come up with this idea?’” Richard
says. “The technology to put all that together back in those days is fascinating.
At that time, you had to build it, then go
back over it again and again until you
got it perfect.”
When Richard works on a gun, he
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screwdrivers, picks, tweezers, and
brushes that litter his work table. Like
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“furniture.” He might
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through the barrel to
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At any given time, Richard might be
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and a modern AR15. All reverberate
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When the soldier laid his grandfather’s Mauser on the table, Richard
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of labor and skills from friends and
returned the young man his heritage for
about half that amount. “It was my way
of saying thank you for all he was doing
for our country,” Richard says.
It was the act of a true gunsmith. 
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A fall fantasy fashion show takes over Georgetown’s art scene
O
n the first Saturday
in October, masked
fairies wove in and
out of Stinger Studio,
showcasing a medley
of meticulously styled hair, art,
costumes, and food. On the night
of the soiree, the studio brimmed
with supporters eager to indulge
in the fantasy-themed evening.
The event, which will be reprised next year, united several
local artists and businesses to
present Georgetown with “a collaboration of costume, food, and
style—a fall fashion show to thrill
the senses.” Laura Eliel of Bittersweet Catering recruited friends
Sonia Colonna-Mathis, owner of
Stinger Studio, and Alli Wilkinson
of Green Alley Salon to coordinate
the event that culminated in an
exceptional art experience.
Sonia was instrumental in
providing the event’s remarkable
backdrop. The studio is home
to several selections of Sonia’s
captivating artwork, including a
series of paintings created with
toothbrushes rather than paintbrushes. In addition to hosting the
event, Sonia sculpted the masks
and wings worn by the models
and coordinated the costuming.
Sonia says many of the beautifully
crafted masks were part of her
masquerade series, while others
were inspired by local jewelry
designer Andrea Flinchbaugh
of Crystal & Stone. Not only did
Sonia create, crochet, and design
many of the costumes, she also
modeled the wearable art alongside the stylists and employees of
Green Alley Salon.
The women of Green Alley Salon looked stunning portrayed as
fairies mingling with the crowd,
each adorned in art and style.
They presented beautiful creations from Bittersweet Catering’s
movable feast, including a carousel of chocolate raspberry mouse,
pumpkin cranberry cake bites,
and salmon ceviche with mango
salsa. Count on Laura to experiment with interesting textures and
flavors to create irresistible edible
art. She even arranged each creation to coordinate with the outfit
of the model serving it!
Like Stinger Studio and Bittersweet Catering, Green Alley Salon
experiments with the unexpected.
Proprietor Alli Wilkinson says, “The
salon is unique in that we embrace
the ‘green’ aspect of the beauty industry.” It’s the first salon in Austin
to offer energy-efficient blow dryers in an effort to reduce its carbon
footprint. Kelsey Van Dusen, the
celebrity stylist who created the
event’s hair designs, notes that the
salon’s blow dryers are mounted
from the ceiling, making work
more practical for the stylists: “It’s
nice not having to worry about
getting tangled up in cords!”
While Sonia made many of the
models’ dresses, some were donated by Keri’s Fairy Godmother
Foundation, a non-profit organization that makes it possible for
girls in any financial situation to
rent attire and accessories for
special events. Sweet Sunday
Events contributed to the event’s
design and details, and the edible table decorations displayed
around the studio were carved by
Chris Marino Food Designs.
Joining to inspire style and art,
Laura, Sonia, and Alli certainly
know how to throw a party. The
successful evening was just a
sample of
fearless
Georgetown
artists and
business
owners
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with creative
energy and
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By building from the ground up, the doctors and staff
at the Georgetown Sleep Center have created an ideal
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By
Cynthia
Guidici
T
he triangle is a strong
structure. Three sides
reinforce each other
to stabilize the whole.
Our health is something
like this. Three concerns—diet,
exercise, and sleep—combine to
stabilize our physical and mental
well-being.
Wait—sleep? Yes, sleep. Most
people ignore this side of the
health triangle. Our culture poohpoohs sleep and admires those
who are “productive” on as few
zzz’s as possible. Some people
even feel guilty about getting a full
night of sleep.
Other people long for a sound
night’s sleep but find it elusive.
Problems such as sleep apnea,
insomnia, and restless legs
syndrome interrupt their rest.
Whether we cheat our sleep needs
or wish we could get more sleep,
the results are the same: impaired
concentration, irritability, and
health problems.
To improve our diets, we
consult nutritionists and read
books. To take our exercise up a
notch, we rely on gyms, personal
coaches, and even TV. And since
Wake Up to Some Facts About Sleep
Did you know…
• That drowsy driving is almost as dangerous as drunk driving? The
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accidents are linked to drowsy driving every year!
• That most teens and young adults are sleep-deprived? The American
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adults are getting the recommended number of hours of sleep each
night—nine!
• That most adults’ personal sleep need is between 7.5 and 9 hours a
night? Anything less reduces creativity, impairs memory, and inhibits
learning.
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2005, we’ve been able to turn to
specialists who can help us address sleep issues in a facility that
is nearly unique in Central Texas:
the Georgetown Sleep Center.
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Dr. Jim Curlee moved to
Georgetown in 1997 with years of
medical service at Ft. Hood behind
him. Sleep medicine was just
getting started when Dr. Curlee
began to work out a vision for a
sleep center in Georgetown. The
purchase of several acres of land
brought the opportunity to design
a building that allows specialists
and sleep techs to integrate sleep
medicine with other health issues.
Sleep labs existed already, but
the care they provided was often
uncoordinated. Patients might see
short-term improvements in their
sleep, but follow-up was spotty,
and patients often didn’t integrate
treatment into their overall health
plans. Dr. Curlee addressed these
shortfalls by designing a facility
that coordinates the expertise of
specialists, the attention of trained
sleep lab technicians, and individualized treatment plans to support
long-term health. Simply leasing
an existing building would have meant
forcing patients’ needs to fit a current
floor plan. Instead, the Sleep Center was
planned with the success of the patientstaff team in mind.
When patients seek treatment at the
Georgetown Sleep Center, they enter a
calming environment that promotes a
sense of well-being. Patients encounter
green space outdoors and find comfortable seating areas inside. Then, a doctor
evaluates the patient’s health history
and discusses sleep issues. Sleep studies
are conducted in rooms like those found
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the sheets are chosen to create a restful
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Georgetown Sleep Center
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changes contribute to the integrated
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To learn the basics of good sleep hygiene,
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patients who travel from around the
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and physical
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M
ost days for Kay
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watering a lawn, feeding a parrot or petting a cat. She may
pick up mail, drop off deliveries,
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“My days usually begin
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“My motto is to treat people—and animals—the
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that provides personalized care
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“My parents have always been
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A free-fall
off the edge
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Joey Kramer his
happiness. Here
he shares how
he regained
altitude in his
life—and how
others can, too
L
ike a lot of kids in the
sixties, Joey Kramer
thought up a name
for his future band.
“If a smith is a master
craftsman,” he reasoned, “then
Aerosmith would be the masters
of getting you off the ground, of
getting you up, of getting you
high.” Joey sat in his high school
class, scribbling the name of
his would-be band all over his
books, daydreaming of being on
stage with screaming crowds
below. Joey’s dream came true,
but it carried him through some
turbulence that would change
him forever. Now, at 61, Joey
Kramer’s hindsight is 20/20.
He wants to share what he’s
learned with anyone flying low
and out of control.
Love and Abuse
As a child, Joey hid in the crawl
space under his closet with his
slot cars to avoid his father’s
fists. His father, a World War
II veteran, suffered from what
experts today call post-traumatic
stress disorder. Joey knew his
father loved him, but he grew up
confusing love with abuse. Even
worse, he learned to put himself
always in a “one down” position,
which meant nothing he could do
was ever good enough, even for
himself.
Discovering the drums as a
teen gave Joey an escape from his
anxiety. “Everything I’d experienced up to that point—all the
emotions I couldn’t articulate or
understand, I could feel being
channeled through those two
wooden sticks and onto the heads
of those drums,” he explains. Joey
played in numerous bands and
never took a lesson. “I’m definitely a feel, or street player,” says
Joey. But like a lot of teenagers at
that time, Joey discovered another
escape—drugs.
In 1970, after a stint at college,
Joey began jamming with Tom
Hamilton and Joe Perry. Soon
after, Steven Tyler and Brad Whitford joined, and Aerosmith was
formed. The band shaped rock ’n’
roll history, but as their music exploded into record deals and long
trips on the road, Joey still suffered from what he calls “the not
good enough syndrome.” Steven
Tyler was also a drummer and an
intense perfectionist, so Joey fell
into that familiar one down position with Steven—the same role
he played against his father.
By
Carol
Hutchison
Crashing to the Ground One morning in 1987, after
spending all night alone with
cocaine and Vodka, Joey realized
he’d hit rock bottom. “I was sick
and tired of being sick and tired,”
he remembers. “I had a real love
affair with cocaine and alcohol.
It was my biggest downfall at the
time.” It was difficult, but Joey
asked for help and finally entered
a rehabilitation facility. He recommends rehab to anyone facing addiction but warns that “you can’t
make anybody get sober. They
have to want it for themselves.”
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Steps, Joey learned that getting sober only enabled him to
experience life on life’s terms,
whether he was happy or angry. Now it was time for him
to learn what to do with his
feelings. “A lot of my anxiety
came from having the ‘not
good enough syndrome,’”
Joey explains. “Whether it
be my dad or friends or
band members, no matter what I did, I felt it was
never good enough.” Joey
spent months in therapy. “I learned that
I had to point the finger back at myself
because I put myself in that one down
position,” he says.
True Success
Joey’s father passed away from a
long illness, but before he died, Joey
made peace with him. Today, Joey has
a healthy relationship with Steven and
the other band members. He’s grateful that, after 40 years, he’s still living
his dream. He says, “I’m still alive and
kicking, being a successful, prosperous
human being making my way through
life. That’s the message that I bring. If I
can do it, anybody can.” Joey’s book, Hit Hard: A Story of Hitting
Rock Bottom at the Top, isn’t just a book
about being a rock star. “I didn’t want it
to be the same as all the other rock ’n’
roll memoirs. I added another dimension to it that nobody else was really
talking about,” Joey says. The book is
really about how he found the grit to
overcome an abusive father, addiction,
depression, and anxiety. His story, he
Livin’ on the Edge from page 35
More Turbulence
In 1995, sober and successful again,
Joey had it all. He’d been drug- and
alcohol-free for nine years—but then he
suffered an inexplicable breakdown. At
a recording session he found himself
unable to stop tears from rolling down
his face. He was emotionally, spiritually,
and physically bankrupt. “That was yet
another bottom for me,” says Joey, “a
bottom that was going to teach me a
life’s lesson.” That same day he was on a plane to
Steps, a rehab facility in California. “I
know that most people who go to that
place where I was don’t come back,” he
says in a quiet voice. “There was a lot of
intestinal fortitude involved—one of the
things I inherited from my father—the
strength I showed myself when I went
through negative things in my life.” At
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Landing in Texas
Aerosmith is still touring and recording after more than 40 years. But when
Joey’s not out on the road, he kicks
back in Georgetown with his wife,
Linda, and their dog, Lucy. “I fell in love
with Georgetown because it’s kind of
small and sleepy, but at the same time,
it’s not. People are very respectful of me
and my privacy here, which I treasure,”
Joey says. All the graphic details are in his book,
but Joey says he wouldn’t change a
thing: “If I changed anything, my path
would be completely different and I
wouldn’t be where I am. At the moment, I happen to be very happy, and
I wouldn’t want to change that.” As
Joey has learned the hard way, “There’s
always some good in the bad.” 
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back to drugs and alcohol. “I went after
my sobriety with the same vengeance
that I went after drugs,” explains Joey.
Even today, 24 years sober, he still has
drugs and alcohol shoved at him. And
Joey firmly replies, “Why would I want
to do that? I’m sober.” One by one, the band members all
became clean and sober, and with
this second chance they worked hard
and rose to the top again with hits like
“Love in an Elevator” and “Dude (Looks
Like a Lady).” hopes, will show others
that they, too, can take off
again after crashing. “My
intention, when I wrote the book, was
to help people,” Joey explains. “We’re
all the same. Our circumstances are
different, but the pain that we feel is all
the same.” Aerosmith - Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Joey Kramer
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A
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Charlie was involved in sports the way most
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National World Little League tournament. As a teen,
he played football, basketball, and baseball for his
hometown team, and then high school gave way to
the big world of college.
Until the early sixties, the Texas lifestyle did not feature universal air conditioning. College football players kept fit over the summer by working on ranches,
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Back to UT
Around 1965, Charlie returned to UT, where head
coach Darrell Royal allowed him to start a nonmandatory strength and conditioning program and
to incorporate rehabilitation techniques. Charlie was
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room and scavenging equipment, spending about five
hours a day, gratis, on this new program. At the same
time, as an associate professor, he taught classes in
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For three years running, Charlie, with about 50
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conditioning/rehab program allowed injured athletes
to return to sports. “It was great seeing guys return .
. . something that hadn’t happened before,” Charlie
remembers. “It was so rewarding to see them recovering for life.”
Over the next several years, Doc seized opportunities to “spread the word” about strengthening and
conditioning. He spoke at YMCAs and conducted
coaching seminars throughout Texas so that pre- 
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college athletes could
train more safely. Title
IX in 1972 ushered in
more sports programs
for young women and,
hence, new training
techniques. In 1978
Charlie Craven became
a founding member of
the National Strength
and Conditioning Association, which set
consistent standards and
“put some teeth into”
training guidelines for all
athletes. This achievement alone has had an
immeasurable impact
nationwide.
Charlie Craven, after being inducted into the
Longhorn Hall of Fame
Doc Craven’s Advice
“Do you know,” he
asks, “that kids have open growth plates until sometime after
puberty? We shouldn’t overtrain too early.” He advises parents
to let kids have time to grow and mature before taking on an
intense training overload. “Today,” Charlie comments, “kids get
better prenatal care, better food early, and they’re bigger, but
they still need the right training. I want to help them develop
right and rise to the demands of their sport.”
Doc Craven marvels at new gizmos that increase safety and
help trainers: devices to track lightning, a pill that regulates
core temperature, underwater treadmills with cameras (“not
much like the old pool at Gregory Gym”), and helmets with
sensors. He applauds new research into the dangers of concussions and shakes his head about earlier knee surgeries that
immobilized people in full-leg casts for six to ten weeks.
Charlie needs some prodding before he will discuss the
honors he’s garnered over his career, but his wife Margarette
beams as she explains the plaques, pictures, and other memorabilia displayed in their lovely home. This year, he was award-
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ed honorary membership in the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, for his leadership in creating UT’s training program.
After retiring in 2008 as Associate Professor Emeritus, Charlie
continued as the rehabilitation specialist for UT football. In
2003 the UT swim team honored him with the Frank Ervin
Award, and he was inducted into the Longhorn Hall of Honor
in 2001. In 1988 Charlie received the Texas Excellence Teaching Award (College of Education). Unquestionably, he has one
of the best collections of championship rings in town. Despite
such recognition, Charlie says that “seeing athletes up moving
again is the best reward.”
A Tradition and a Heritage
Two groups of athletes have been especially important in
Charlie’s life. His adult children—Chris, Dianna, and Kelli—
played sports during their formative years, and two participated at college. In recent years, he’s had the fun of cheering
on six grandsons and one granddaughter (no doubt while
making sure they’re in good condition). Name a sport, and a
grandchild has played it—soccer, swimming, baseball, softball,
football, volleyball, basketball, golf. Now one grandson is a
sportswriter for Taylor Press. Another plays for Southeastern Louisiana University. Even without the Longhorns, that’s
enough to keep Charlie busy, but if the family needs more action, there’s always their ranch near Bertram.
Waves of change eroded conventional wisdom about athletics and athletes during the sixties. In best cases, institutions
such as UT carried new research forward to open-minded
young people who validated the changes. In rare cases, one
person single-handedly, doggedly might push new ideas into
wide acceptance. Charlie Craven is such a person, and thousands of athletes at UT and around the nation have benefitted
from his determination.
Perhaps Darrell
Royal said it best in
2010: “I guess you
could say [Charlie] touched more
players—with his
hands and with his
heart—than darned
near anybody
here.” 
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A friendly family store clears up the static around
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By
Kathy
Buckley
B
uying a television and
sound system can be a
daunting experience. To
choose among plasma
TVs and a vegetable
soup of acronyms such as LED,
LCD, and DLP—all references to
state-of-the-art entertainment
technology—you need a knowledgeable salesperson willing to
walk you through the process.
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TV & Audio have assisted customers in the Georgetown area
for over seven years. Detleff
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his expertise from
more than 40
years in the television and audio
business to help
customers decide
what model, size,
and features best
suit their needs.
Always tuned
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Shirt from Germany hanging in the service center.
now check the
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the best deal.”
to high standards of customer serGeorgetown TV & Audio strives
vice and has maintained its excelto provide customers with great
lent reputation and loyal customer
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base in the greater Georgetown
“Our greatest product is our serand Sun City areas. Customers
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are welcome to just stop by to
Georgetown TV & Audio been
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Sony Platinum Service Center, the
Detleff met his lovely wife, Conhighest honor awarded a dealernie Knoll, in Luetjenburg, a small
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they owned a television and audio store for 20 years before
moving to Georgetown. Detleff and Connie enjoy the smalltown character of Georgetown and the wonderful people who
live here. He and his family are very thankful for their continued support of Georgetown TV and Audio and look forward to
the opportunity to serve them for many years to come.
Connie Knoll manages the bookkeeping side of the family
business while their son, Thomas Knoll, specializes in repairs
and service on almost all brands of television. Their daughter,
Jessica Sharpe, “does everything” around the store, Detleff
says with a smile. She even represents Georgetown TV and
Audio at local trade shows like the one held recently in Sun
City. Both Thomas and Jessica rival Detleff in their knowledge
of the business and are often found in the showroom answering questions on the latest LEDs/LCDs and plasmas, including high-end SONY XBR televisions. Penny, the family Border
collie, is also active in the family business, posing for print ads
and cable commercials for the store and greeting customers
with a polite “hello” sniff or a graceful wag of her tail.
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Greater
Than
Willpower
Scarred by her father’s addiction, a daughter finds forgiveness
and faith in his recovery
By
Alicea
Jones
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O
ne day when I was
supposed to be running an errand for
my father, I doubled
back, peeked through
the window, and saw him inject
a needle into his arm. His chin
flopped down to his collarbone
as if his head were too heavy for
his neck. I was 10 years old. Now
I understood why he nodded all
the time and why things like my
mother’s sewing machine had
been disappearing. He had been
selling them to get a fix. My father
was a heroin addict.
At that age, I didn’t understand
the death grip of heroin, but it
seemed that it made Daddy want
it more than he wanted his family. It made him take the grocery
money and fall into an intermit-
tent stupor when I tried to talk to
him. It was going to take something mighty powerful to make
him stop taking the drug. When I
reached my teens, I started thinking about ways I could help him. If
my five siblings and I intervened,
and if my dad would just tunnel
deep and gather up all of his willpower, he could get sober.
So we decided to have a talk
with Daddy, a family intervention of sorts. We sat in a circle,
pouring out our angst and desire
for him to get sober. Even though
he was nodding in and out of
coherence, surely the appeals of
his children would be powerful
enough to make him stop using
drugs. “We can take you to rehab.
Please, we want things to be like
they were before. Just use your
willpower. We’ll help you,” we
pleaded. While cathartic for us,
this encounter did nothing for my
father.
Eventually, my father became
very ill with myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart caused by
infection related to his drug use.
We thought this diagnosis would
be his turning point. When my sister and I walked into his hospital
room, we were afraid for him. We
were afraid that he would die, if
not at that time, then eventually
from his drug abuse. We wanted
to save him, so we visited often
and tried to encourage him. We
hoped that this near-death experience and our visits would coax
him out of using drugs.
They didn’t.
Useless Help
So many people tried to help
my father but, ironically,
in many cases, their help
enabled his addiction. He’d
tell them a sob story about
needing to pay a plumber to
get our toilet unclogged or
there being no food in our refrigerator. The circumstances
were true, but the money usually went to drugs.
My grandparents also tried to
help my dad. They sent him to a
camp for recovering drug addicts.
He stayed clean for a while, but
the call of heroin was too strong.
When I was in junior high
school, my father was arrested
and sent to the California Rehabilitation Center (CRC), a facility
for addicts. At least now he’d
have no choice but to quit, I
thought. My mother took us to
visit him on family day, and I was
so happy that he was sober. His
skin glowed, and his eyes were
clear and focused. He even shared
his plans to move our family to a
farm where we could raise chickens. I smiled and told him how
much I was looking forward to
our new life.
When he was released from
CRC, I would stand in line with
him at a treatment center where
he received methadone, a substitute for heroin. The goal was
to wean addicts off heroin and
then, eventually, off methadone.
I thought that being there with
him somehow would give him the
encouragement he needed—that
somehow my presence would
be powerful enough to help him
toward recovery.
A few months later, he was
back on heroin.
The Final Cry
By the time I turned twenty, I
had given up on my dad. I had lost
all hope for him. It seemed nothing anyone could do would help
him. I avoided his phone calls. So
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did the rest of the family.
He just wanted money anyway.
Eventually, he stopped calling.
Then late one night in my early
thirties, my phone rang. Hearing my dad’s voice after so many
years froze me like the two seconds after a car wreck. I thought
I had cast off all affection for him,
but he was my father and I still
loved him.
“Alicea, I need your help. I’m on
skid row. I have no money and no
place to go. It’s dangerous down
here, and I’m afraid. No one will
help me. I want to kick the habit—
I mean it this time. I’m tired.” Was
he conning me again? I’d asked
myself this question so many
times before. Then he said, “I’ve
been praying.”
Praying? A drug addict, praying?
I figured if he could pray, I would,
too. All night I prayed. “Oh, God,
let it be so. Please give me my
father back.”
It was 5:30 a.m. as I rolled
slowly down a Los Angeles street,
feeling as if I were in a funeral
procession. Windows up, doors
locked. I was praying for my father and for myself. Greasy bags,
newspapers, and scraps of forgotten food splotched the street.
Shadowy figures clothed in baggy
hues of faded gray and brown
meandered past the buildings and
stared into the street.
There he was, standing on the
curb waiting for me. Tired. Gaunt.
Soon, we’d be sitting in the same
car, closing the years between us,
for better or for worse. And for the
first time, looking at my father’s
worn, dejected frame slumped in
the passenger’s seat, I realized
that his deliverance was going to
take something more powerful
than anything I or anyone else
could do.
During my father’s 40-year
enslavement to heroin, my family and countless others tried to
Alicea Jones
Combined data from 2002 to 2007 indicate that
over 8.3 million children under 18 years of age
(11.9 percent) in the U.S. lived with at least one
parent who was dependent on or abused alcohol
or an illicit drug during the past year. (Source:
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration, SAMHSA)
Resources:
Celebrate Recovery
First Baptist Church Georgetown
1333 W. Hwy. 29
512-869-2586
www.fbcgt.org/celebrate-recovery
Provides weekly support meetings that incorporate
8 recovery principles and 12 steps based on Christian
values
LifeSteps—Williamson Council on Alcohol and
Drug Abuse
512-246-9880
512-246-9881
www.LifeStepscouncil.org
Provides substance abuse prevention, intervention,
counseling, and educational services to Williamson
County
Alcoholics Anonymous/12 Step Program®
Georgetown 512-863-9938
Central Texas hotline 512-444-0071
Spanish Speakers 512- 832-6767
www.AA.org
A fellowship of men and women who share their
experience, strength, and hope with each other that
they may solve their common problems and help
others to recover from alcoholism
Narcotics Anonymous
603 W. 13th
Austin, TX 78701
512-480-0004
Spanish 512-480-0007
www.ctana.org (directory of local meetings)
Support group for recovering addicts who meet
regularly to help each other stay clean
National Association for Children of Alcoholics
www.nacoa.net
Advocates for all children and families affected by
alcoholism and other drug dependencies
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help him, often
depending on our
own resources
and my father’s
willpower. Yet
now—when my
father had nothing
and no one, and I
had no answers—I
realized that only
God could bring
my father back.
“It is better to
trust in the LORD
than to put confidence in man.”
(Holy Bible, Psalm
118:8 KJV).
Lean on Me
Seventeen years Daddy and Me
have passed since
that dark morning on skid row;
for 17 years, my father has been
heroin free. Although I’m the one
who picked up my dad from skid
row and drove him to a detox
center, it was God who softened
my hardened heart and allowed
me to see that I needed to trust
Him with my father. And it was
God who allowed my father to
come to the end of himself.
A story appears in the Bible
in the fifth chapter of the Book
of Mark. A woman, sick with
uncontrollable bleeding for twelve
years, had seen many doctors
and in the process spent all her
money. Nothing helped. Actually, she got worse. But she had
heard stories about Jesus’ healing of the sick. When she finally
saw him, she touched the hem of
his clothes and was healed. After
exhausting all of her resources,
she too came to rely on a power
greater than her own. This story
and many others appear in the
Bible to tell us that we are limited
in our strength but that nothing is
courtesy of Alicea Jones
More than 28 million Americans are children
of alcoholics. (Source: National Association for
Children of Alcoholics www.nacoa.org)
ever beyond God’s power.
As I reflect on my father’s addiction and other life challenges
since then, it often seemed that
God was ignoring my prayers. But
I’ve learned that sometimes God
intervenes only when I cease depending completely upon my own
power and resources. My faith
would not have been as strong
had God delivered my father after
the first prayer. And I never would
have thought that feeling helpless
and hopeless about my dad would
be the turning point for both of us.
We had no more answers, which
was exactly where we needed to
be.
Epilogue: I just returned from
visiting my dad in California. We
had a lovely time together laughing, joking and reminiscing. When
it was time to say goodbye, I
studied his humbled eyes and was
reminded that my father wasn’t
a bad man. He was a good man
who, because of drugs, made some
regretful choices. 
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Members of the Georgetown Evening Lions Club
share a common purpose in philanthropy
By
Christine
Switzer
Georgetown
Evening Lions Club
P.O. Box 855,
Lion Debra
Seamans, President
512-930-2692
www.georgetown
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T
he broad smile on
her daughter’s face immediately caught Debra
Seamans’ attention. She
hadn’t known what to
expect at the end of the weeklong Texas Lions Camp in Kerrville, Texas, but one look at her
special needs daughter, standing
among a group of friends, grinning and waving to her parents,
told Debra everything she needed to know.
“When my husband and I picked
her up at the close of camp, she
had this beaming smile and introduced us to her new friends,”
explained Debra, who currently serves as the president of
Reagan Seamans Rozales & Debra Seamans
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the Georgetown Evening Lions
Club. “The Texas Lions Camp allowed my daughter to feel for the
first time that she could be just
like everybody else, and that is an
amazing gift.”
Sponsored by Lions
Clubs across the state, the Texas
Lions Camp provides a place
where children with physical
disabilities, diabetes, and Down
syndrome can enjoy a traditional summer camp experience,
complete with horseback riding,
swimming, and camping. Club
members sponsor children
through financial donations and
often travel to volunteer during
the camp’s closing ceremony.
“A Lion sponsored my daughter the first time,” Debra said,
“and Lions Clubs across the
state raised money to cover all
the costs. She ended up attending the camp for six years, and it
literally changed her life. So, for
me, becoming a Lion was natural.
I joined the Lions Club shortly
after her first year at camp, and
I will be a Lion for the rest of my
life so other children have the
same chance to find out how
great they can be.”
In addition to supporting
the Texas Lions Camp, the
Georgetown Evening Lions
Club provides volunteer and financial support for service and
community initiatives, such as
vision screening and new eyeglasses for children in need and
scholarships for service-oriented high school seniors. The Lions
help to fund the Lone Star Lions
Eye Bank in Manor, Texas, as well
as to raise donations for disaster
relief efforts.
“One of the major focuses of
our organization around the
world is preventing blindness and
restoring sight,” said Debra. “We
are involved in many other service opportunities as well, such as
community tree-planting events
and Christmas tree decorating
at Wesleyan Homes. Much of our
service work comes with a monetary cost, so we are always
seeking ways to raise funds. If we
can think of a good way to earn
a dollar to fund our service work,
we are usually willing to give it a
try.”
New initiatives include a
service-oriented Leo Club at East
View High School and a partnership with the Georgetown Aging Initiative. “We believe that
more is accomplished when we
work as a team to carry out community projects to meet a need,”
said Debra. “Working together
to find that special idea, put a
service project in motion, and
watch it grow brings a real sense
of purpose. We get to help others,
have fun, and be a part of something bigger at the same time.” 
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“The fence that makes good neighbors needs a gate to make good
friends.” —Anonymous
T
he Oaks at Wildwood, a
retirement condo community in Georgetown,
was the gate to friendship for then-acquaintances Sylvia Dickey Smith and
Joan Upton Hall. “We didn’t even
know each other well enough to
exchange phone numbers,” Joan
says.
Now Joan and Sylvia work
together. They teach writing
classes and attend a critique group
together. They travel to writing
conferences and participate
actively in the San Gabriel Writer’s
League—together, of course.
“It just goes to show that where
you live can connect you in a very
real way,” Sylvia says.
Writing is a second career for
both ladies. Joan taught school for
28 years, but for as long as she
can remember, she always wanted
to write. “Before I even learned
how to write, I would scribble my
stories on paper,” she says, “and
then I would show them to my
mother. Now everyone can read
what I write.”
Joan has two new
books coming out
soon, Arturo’s Grail,
the third book in her
Excalibur Regained
urban fantasy series,
and the first of a
futuristic mystery
series, Dream Stalkers.
The first book in the
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series, Arturo el Rey, won
first place in the Writer’s
League of Texas annual
novel contest, and Dream
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the Houston Writer’s Guild
novel contest.
Sylvia’s newest book,
A War of Her Own, won the first
prize award this year for best
novel from the Press Women
of Texas and second prize from
the National Federation of Press
Women. Carola Dunn, author of
the Daisy Dalrymple and Cornish
mystery series, calls Sylvia’s main
character, Bea Meade, “a spunky
heroine who… takes
charge of her own life.”
This is an important
theme to Sylvia, who
came to the writing game
later in life. “I found my
voice in writing,” she
says. “And it’s important
to me to help guide
other women who
have not found
their voice to find
what they want
and how to go
about getting it.”
Author Jessamyn
West said, “Writing is
a solitary occupation.
Family, friends,
and society are the
natural enemies of
the writer. He must be alone,
uninterrupted, and slightly savage
if he is to sustain and complete an
undertaking.”
No offense to Jessamyn West,
but she didn’t know writing
friends Sylvia Dickey Smith and
Joan Upton Hall. 
Emily
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Sylvia works as a
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Cross Country Heroes
Hannon, a hard working Labrador, helps to keep our area safe
from illegal drugs. You’ll be surprised by how she got her name.
By
Carol
Hutchison
T
erry Parker, a Texas Department of Public Safety
K-9 trooper, opens the
back door of his black
and white squad SUV.
A three-year-old black Labrador
with a badge dangling from her
collar pokes her head out. Her
name is Hannon, and her tail
swings her whole body when she
sees Terry, her partner, with whom
she has worked for two years.
She’s clearly eager to get to work.
Terry takes out a rolled-up towel,
and Hannon’s ears perk up as she
K-9 Hannon’s badge
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fixes on the object. Terry plays tug
with her, whooping and praising
as if encouraging a child. Then,
when Terry gives the command
“Find it!” to Hannon, she goes
where his finger points, in hopes
of earning that rolled-up towel.
Puppies on a Mission
The DPS looks for service dogs
for drug and bomb detection
anywhere it can. There are no set
guidelines for choosing a breed.
High-energy dogs, such as Labradors, Belgian Malinois, German
Shepherds, and even heelers, are good candidates. A
good majority of DPS dogs,
including Hannon, come
from the Transportation
Security Administration
(TSA) Canine Breeding
and Development Center.
Some of the puppies don’t
end up meeting TSA’s criteria but make a perfect fit
for the DPS. All TSA puppies are
named in honor of 9/11
victims. Hannon was
named for New York City
Firefighter Dana Hannon,
who died while bravely
attempting to rescue sur-
vivors at the World Trade Center.
Dana was only 29 years old. Getting to Know a Hero
Dana Hannon’s FDNY firefighter buddy, Eddie Egan, thinks
it’s great that Hannon bears his
friend’s name: “Dana’s memory
will never be forgotten,” he says.
Dana always aspired to be a fireman. He began his career at the
young age of 18 as a volunteer
fireman in Wyckoff, New Jersey.
But his dream was to become a
New York City fireman—not such
an easy feat, with applicants from
all over America competing. In the
meantime, Dana took a job as a
firefighter in Bridgeport, Connecticut, where he earned a medal of
valor for a fire rescue. Dana finally
achieved his goal in November
of 1999, when he was assigned
to FDNY, Ladder 34, in Harlem.
“If you looked up ‘Probationary
Fireman’ in the dictionary, you
would see Dana’s picture,” Eddie
remembers. “He knew that you
had to keep your mouth shut and
your eyes open.” Dana rotated to
another fire station, Engine 26, in
downtown Manhattan, just before
September 11. Dana Hannon
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sacrificed his life to
save others on that
dreadful September day. Hannon,
the DPS drug dog,
keeps Dana’s
memory alive,
over 1,700 miles
away, by helping to
protect our children
and community
from drugs.
Courtesy of the Hannon Family
available when I’m
needed,” explains
Terry. When consent to search is
refused, he says,
“We can do what
is called a free air
sniff of the car.”
The dog doesn’t
actually enter the
vehicle. If Hannon
alerts, then the officer has probable
How Drug Dogs
cause to search. Are Trained
Hannon and
DPS dogs receive
Terry were recently
intense training, in
dispatched to
a three-month K-9
assist an Austin
school, in detecting
trooper in searchillegal drug odors
ing a vehicle.
such as cocaine,
Hannon alerted,
heroin, meth, and
and $107,320 was
FDNY firefighter Dana Hannon
marijuana. Training
found in a hidden
begins with the dog’s reward: a plain
compartment. It was suspected that
white rolled-up towel. “You just have
illegal drug residue was on the cash.
the best time playing with the dog with
The money was seized for investigation
the towel,” says Terry. “Then you start
of drug trafficking, and Hannon got her
tying a 30-gram marijuana bag to the
towel.
towel. Now when they get the towel,
Terry Parker is one of 34 Texas DPS
they smell the odor. They associate
dog handlers and has been a trooper
this odor with the towel and with fun.
for 14 years. Hannon is his first drug
That’s how you get them scent-associdog. He notes, “It’s getting harder to
ated,” Terry explains. After weeks, then
get in the K-9 program.” Terry says
months, of training, Hannon was keen
on finding those elusive drugs. On Duty
Area law enforcement agencies,
including city police and sheriff’s departments, call on Hannon and Terry when
stories don’t add up and they suspect
drugs are hidden in a vehicle or a
building. “My number one duty is to be
about working with Hannon, “She’s my
sweetheart, but I still have to treat her
as the working dog that she is.” When
Terry learned about Dana Hannon, he
felt “proud to know that K-9 Hannon is
named after a very respected NYC Firefighter who gave his all for the citizens
of this nation. And I’m confident that
K-9 Hannon will continue to give her all
in the war against illegal drugs.”
Much like her namesake, Hannon is a
model employee, bravely going where
danger lies and emerging victorious, to
the satisfaction of her superiors. Drugs
are as dangerous as fire, spreading
through neighborhoods and destroying
lives. Where does the instinct to protect
and serve the community come from?
Maybe it comes from those who have
gone before and from deep down in our
best natures—the same place Hannon
found her instinct to sniff out drugs. 
Clockwise from right: K-9 Hannon wants the
towel. Trooper Terry Parker and K-9 Hannon.
Trooper Terry Parker plays tug with K-9 Hannon.
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Bobbi Kelm and family had
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Carol
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rom a hotel room in
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arriving in such a beautiful city still fresh, and the
beauty and magnificence
of Michelangelo’s works etched
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another journal entry: “There
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our entry into the Sistine Chapel.
We stopped in a residential area
by the Vatican and had a fabulous
lunch.”
Stan and Jen at the Leaning Tower of Pisa
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Stan, vice-principal at
Forbes Middle School,
and his wife Jen, principal at Ford Elementary,
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Rome to Venice and
back down to the Amalfi
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than a dozen cities and
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toting only backpacks with bare
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makes it really easy to travel,”
says Jen. “We visited laundromats,
where we saw a lot of Americans
and Australians doing the same
thing.” There was no cell phone
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just fine—only checking in with a
quick email to family from Internet
cafés and hotel lobbies. Stan grins
and says, “It was kind of nice. It
helped lighten the load.”
The food in Italy exceeded
their expectations. Stan and Jen
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eggplant parmesan, and savored
their daily gelato. They tried to
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Sharing the Outdoors in TOWN
No one is left behind in this fun, supportive camping club for ladies
M
arrying and relocating to Austin
with her new husband were happy
events for Jacque
Austin, except that she didn’t
know a soul in Central Texas
other than her husband, Stephen.
“I would complain about not having any girlfriends to do things
with,” said Jacque, “and Stephen
was obviously listening.” He noticed an announcement about an
upcoming TOWN-Austin meeting
and showed it to her. She went to
the first meeting and was hooked.
TOWN stands for Texas Outdoors Woman Network. This
group is an off-shoot of the Texas
Parks and Wildlife group called
BOW (Becoming an Outdoor
Woman). Several BOW alumni
created TOWN as a regional alternative to the statewide BOW, “to
provide all women the opportunity to experience outdoor activities
in a safe, non-threatening, and
supportive environment.” Jacque
says, “We’ve discovered that the
‘non-threatening aspect’ is critical to many women. To assure
a positive comfort level, if we’re
kayaking, biking, or hiking, we
make certain that no one is left
behind. If we’re camping, various
members will lend equipment to
new folks and help set up campers and tents.”
Jacque notes that new members
often comment
on what a friendly
group TOWN is,
and she quickly
found this out for
herself. “I never
imagined that I
would be able to
kayak because I
have such a fear
of the water. After
TOWN-Austin kayaking on Yegua Creek
about six months
with TOWN-Austin, two members
on Lake Somerville—the 2012 calbegan encouraging me to try kayendar even includes a group trip
aking. They loaned me their extra
to Yosemite National Park. TOWN
kayaks and accompanied me on
also hosts monthly meetings with
paddling excursions. I selected a
guest speakers.
PFD—personal flotation device—
Whether you’re a woman
with their advice. So despite my
familiar with outdoor activities or
fear, I can enjoy the discoveries to
you’ve never tried them before,
be found in a creek or on a lake—
this group of ladies will welcome
like bugs, spiders, and birds!”
you. Jacque says, “Enjoying these
Although there’s not a TOWNactivities with friends provides an
Georgetown group yet, the Austin
emotional high, and sharing the
group plans outings in Georgeexperience is just perfection.” 
town and all over Texas. Jacque remembers
wonderful bike rides
in San Gabriel Park
and hikes on Goodwater Trail, and she even
hosted a music outing
at one of the restaurants on the square.
But TOWN-Austin
travels the state and
more—fall camping in
colorful Lost Maples
Jacque and other Townies toasts to good birding in the morning
State Park, kayaking
Karen Pollard
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W h a t ’ s C o o k i n ’
Inspiration
and
Innovation
By
Christine
Switzer
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A
childhood among Swiss and Italian immigrant farmers in California’s Salinas Valley, highlighted by Catholic festivals and
fiestas, along with his father’s love of cooking and grilling
inspires Mark Bunte when he creates meals for his family and
friends.
“Food was a big part of the culture where I grew up,” explains Mark,
a food scientist in research and development and quality assurance
with EIEIO, Inc., an Austin-area manufacturer of gourmet coffee
and creamers. “I really learned to cook with my father. He loved to cook
for us eight kids. He barbequed a lot and really enjoyed it.”
While building on these rich traditions, Mark also enjoys approaching
cooking with imagination and creativity. “I like experimenting in the
kitchen,” he explains. “I don’t think that I do anything the same
every single time.
It’s a lot of fun to
try something
different and
to make my
family and friends
happy, too.” 
Rudy Ximenez
California native
blends tradition with
imagination in the kitchen and at the grill
Clam Chowder
Makes 6 servings
Ingredients:
4 strips bacon, cut in ¼-inch cubes
2 bay leaves
1 white onion, finely diced
1 large carrot, finely diced
2 stalks celery
1 clove garlic, smashed and finely
diced
1 pound Idaho potatoes cut into
½-inch cubes
1 stick salted butter
4 Tbs all-purpose flour
3 cups heavy cream
3 cups whole milk
3 cups clam juice
24 oz. fresh raw clams with juice
1 6-oz. can crab meat, drained
4 dashes Tabasco sauce
1 tsp salt
1½ tsp fresh ground pepper
1 tsp “Old Bay” crab seasoning
3 to 4 Tbs fine sherry
Instructions:
Cook bacon over medium-high heat
until crisp. Drain all but 2 Tbs of the fat.
Add butter and melt. Add onion, celery,
carrots and bay leaves, salt, pepper
and Old Bay seasoning. Sauté for 4 to
5 minutes. Add garlic and sauté until
vegetables are soft. Add flour and cook,
stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Whisk
in clam juice slowly, stirring constantly
until there are no lumps. Add milk and
potatoes. Bring to a simmer and cook for
20 minutes. Add fresh clams with juice
and hot sauce. Simmer until potatoes
are soft, approximately 10 minutes. Add
cream and crab meat. Slowly bring to
a simmer and simmer 5 minutes. Add
sherry, stir thoroughly, and serve with
saltine crackers.
Cornbread Stuffing
Makes 8–10 servings
Ingredients:
1½ cups dried California figs, chopped
¼ cup honey
2 Tbs fresh lemon juice
3 cups water
2 Tbs olive oil
2 white onions, finely chopped
1 Tbs rosemary leaves
3 fresh sweet Italian sausage links,
removed from casing
12 large cornbread muffins, crumbled, or
1 loaf cornbread, cubed (about 5 cups)
2 eggs, lightly beaten
¾ cup heavy cream
½ to 1 cup chicken stock
Instructions:
Rehydrate the figs: Bring the 3 cups of
water to a boil. Add the figs, honey, and
lemon juice. Cover and set aside for 20
to 25 minutes until the figs are tender
and soft.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat 2 Tbs
olive oil over medium heat and sauté
the onions with rosemary. Add the sweet
Italian sausage and sauté until browned.
Scrape the sausage into the bowl with
the figs. Add the cornbread pieces and
season well with salt and pepper. Mix
with a fork until well combined. Wisk
the eggs, cream, and ½ cup stock, and
pour mixture over the cornbread. Add
more stock if the stuffing is dry. Stir the
stuffing and place in a covered, buttered
baking dish. Bake for 30 minutes covered
and 10 minutes uncovered.
BBQ Grilled Turkey
Ingredients:
12- to13-pound turkey
1 lemon, quartered
1 Gala apple, quartered
1 orange, peeled and quartered
3 cloves garlic, peeled
¼ cup olive oil
½ cup honey
Poultry Creole Seasoning
2 ½ Tbs paprika
2 Tbs salt
1 Tbs ground coriander
1 Tbs fresh ground black pepper
1 Tbs onion powder
1 Tbs cayenne pepper
1 Tbs dried thyme
1 Tbs Herb de Provence
1 Tbs Zatarain’s Blackened Seasoning
Blend all ingredients thoroughly and store
in an airtight container.
Turkey Basting
1 stick salted butter
1 cup chicken stock
1 clove garlic, crushed and chopped
2 tsp Poultry Creole Seasoning
Melt butter over medium heat. Add garlic
and sauté for 1 minute. Add Creole
seasoning and chicken stock. Bring to boil
and remove from heat. Set aside.
1½ cups apple wood smoking chips
1½ cups hickory wood smoking chips
Soak wood chips in water 1 to 2 hours prior
to starting the grill.
Instructions:
Prepare the turkey: Remove the giblets
and neck from the body cavity. Scrape
out the kidneys, located on the right and
left side of the bird’s spine above the
pelvis area. Rinse bird thoroughly, inside
and out, with cold water. Thoroughly dry
the bird with paper towels, inside and
out. Drizzle the olive oil on the inside and
outside of the bird, coating well. Liberally
season the bird on the outside and inside
the body cavity and neck cavity with
the Creole seasoning. Loosen the skin
between the turkey breast and thighs
with your fingers. Sprinkle the poultry
seasoning between the meat and skin, as
best you can, and replace the skin. Insert 1
wedge each of lemon, apple, and orange
inside the neck cavity of the bird. Drizzle
1 Tbs of the honey over the fruit. Tuck the
skin underneath the turkey and secure it
with toothpicks so the neck cavity is
sealed. Insert the lemon, apple, and orange
wedges inside the body cavity of the bird.
Drizzle the fruit with the remainder of the
honey. Tuck the wings behind the turkey
so they are secured. Return the legs to the
tucked position if they are untucked.
Prepare the grill: Build your normal
charcoal fire with briquettes and let
it burn down until covered with grey
ash. Prepare the grill for indirect heat
cooking method by placing half of the
coals on each side of the grill and a drip
pan in the middle. Place the turkey on
the grill, breast side up, and add 1/3 of
the smoking chips on each side of the
coals. Every hour, baste the turkey with
the bastings, and add 3 or 4 charcoal
briquettes and another 1/3 of the smoking
chips to each side of the grill. Cook turkey
until internal thigh temperature is 180
degrees Fahrenheit and meat liquids run
clear, 3½ to 4½ hours. Let the turkey rest 15
to 20 minutes before carving.
Carol Hutchison
W h a t M a tt e r s IS …
Vivian Kincaid at Georgetown Public Library
People! A Reader’s View
I
n this age of must-haves—perfect bodies, more
money, bigger houses, fancier cars—it’s well to
look at what really matters. What or who in life is
important?
For me, the “who” takes precedence over the
“what.”
From a young age I knew that you gave help, but
you also asked for it when you needed it. When at
age three I had gone out into the world to seek adventure, it was a young girl who noticed me when I
was lost and a policeman who took me to the station,
notified my parents, and fed me sandwiches until my
father came to take me home.
During World War II, while I was living in a village with a concentration camp in it, we (my mother,
sister, and I) noticed how the more able helped those
who were feeble or too little as they struggled on
their way to camp. Subsequently, the women of the
village prepared whatever food was allowed to be
brought in. The men assisted with the occasional
inmate who was released.
When, at the beginning of 1944, the Germans requisitioned our house and we had to vacate it within
two days, it was the amity of friends and neighbors
that took over the worry of packing up and took in
my siblings and me while my parents went to look for
another place to live. My parents in turn were able to
house some of those neighbors’ sons and others who
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were hiding out from the Germans.
My mother-in-law was my refuge, a shoulder to cry
on, when I was overcome with homesickness my first
months in America. She was never too busy for a hug
or a “listen.” She unwittingly staved off some of the
mental and physical abuse my husband heaped on
me.
It was during my Peace Corps stints that I experienced numerous small kindnesses from total strangers. In Poland a woman took me into her house and
gave me cake and coffee when I landed on her doorstep after I overshot my train stop. Other people went
out of their way, literally, to help me carry my luggage or packages. In Kenya, after I learned the tribal
language of my region, the “mamas” assured me that
in case of trouble they would be my refuge. This in
thanks for teaching their children English.
I’ve been blessed with three great kids. It’s through
their largesse and occasional hands-on help that I
can pursue my volunteer work, where I’ve met innumerable folks who, like me, are people lovers.
What do I need in life? Food, a roof over my head,
and some clothes. Anything else is overabundant.
Whom do I need in my life? My family, numerous
friends and acquaintances, neighbors: the people
who sustain you just by being around you when you
feel helpless. That’s what matters. Vivian Kincaid
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1 | Sun City Farmer’s Market. 2 Texas Drive, 9amnoon, every Tues thru Nov 22. gtfma.com/suncity
3 | Frankly” Singing. Sinatra Tribute, every Thursday
Evening, Tony and Luigi’s, 1201 Church St, 8642687 (reservations accepted)
3 | Grace Academy Open House. Student
presentations, tours, classroom observations and
more. 9:45am to 12 noon. RSVP at 864-9500
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3 | Georgetown Farmer’s Market. 445 E. Morrow,
3:30pm-6:30pm, every Thursday thru Nov 17.
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will do a presentation on growing and using herbs
in your cooking. A mini-program on planting
gardens with edible plants will also be presented
by Marlene Gillman, Chairman TGC Special
Project. Georgetown Garden Club meeting at 1:30
p.m. at the Georgetown Parks and Rec Community
Room, 1101 N. College. Visitors welcome. Free.
746-2076. georgetowngardenclub.org
4 | First Friday. 6-8pm on the Square, shop, eat, live
music. thegeorgetownsquare.com
5 | Georgetown Farmers Market. 3:30-6:30, San
Gabriel Park, 303 E. Morrow, HELD EVERY THURS
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Berry Café, Fundraiser Baskets. Benefits Children’s
Education Programs. Nov 10: 9am-5pm; Nov 11:
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12-13 | Lost Maples Fall Family Camping. Ages
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return 3pm. adventure-georgetown.org
14 | Williamson Audubon Group. quarterly
featured speaker will be noted author, naturalist
and bird & butterfly expert Ro Wauer. Public
invited. New Church, 375 CR 245, Georgetown. For more information go to www.meetup.com\
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17 | A Festive Evening with Pianist James Dick.
Benefiting the Georgetown Symphony Society,
with Songs by Mezzo-soprano Karin Tripp.
Georgetown Public Library, 7:30 p.m., $30 per
person includes the Recital, Dessert Reception,
and valet parking. Tickets must be purchased in
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18-Dec 30 | A Christmas Carol. Fri and Sat 7:30pm,
Sun 2:00, (See website for special holiday
showtimes) At the Palace, georgetownpalace.com
18 | Philly Cheesesteak Night. Georgetown
American Legion Post 174 @ VFW, 1000 N.
College St., 5-7 PM. $6 Take-out Available.
Proceeds benefit Boys State, Veterans Assistance,
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Village Center at 2 Texas Dr in Sun City,
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Dec 1 | Georgetown Garden Club.
Christmas Luncheon and Monthly
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Christmas décor with flowers and
greenery from Garden Path Floral
experts.
Dec 4 | Handel’s Messiah. Concert
and holiday sing-along, with the
Temple Symphony Chorale and San
Gabriel Chorale. Klett Center for
the Performing Arts at Georgetown
High School, 4 pm. Adults $25/$20;
students $5. 864-9591, www.gsstx.
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Dec 10-11 | Holiday Home Tour.
Presented by the Georgetown
Heritage Society. Tour the most
beautifully restored historic homes in
Georgetown lovingly decorated for
the season. Noon to 5pm. Tickets on
sale in advance at The Georgetown
Antique Mall, Diva, The Escape,
the Georgetown Visitor Center and
Sun City Community Association
Office for $15. Tickets are also
available in advance online at www.
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On the days of the tours the tickets
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Street. 869-8597
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