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areaevents | page 5
What’s Happening
Activities for summer days and nights
compiled by the Insite Magazine staff
livinghistory | page 8
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Brazos Valley
African American Museum
Celebrating two years of success
by Chris Jarvis
artscene | page 9
Shakespeare at Winedale
Midsummer nights with the Bard
by Candace Leslie
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businesssavvy | page 12
Profiles of Success
Spotlight on local businesses
Special Advertising Section
featurestory | page 20
Bringing Back the Fun
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Uri Geva and Bombers baseball
a winning summer lineup
by Nancy Hardeman
homegarden | page 24
Don’t get bugged this summer
The good, the bad and the bounty of local insects
by Erin Hill Littlefield
getsmart | page 26
Literary Leisure
Brazos Valley a fertile field for authors
by Lauren Lucas
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4 Publisher’s Desk Getting personal
29 Around Town
Local faces, local places
30 Business Briefs Notable Brazos Valley news
COVER CREDITS: Uri Geva, co-owner of the Brazos Bombers
baseball team at Brazos Valley Bank Ballpark in Bryan. Photo by
Greg Gammon.
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MY KIDS KNOW better than to complain about
being bored. My standard reply is, “So be bored.
It’s good for you.” If anybody had thought to ask
her, Newton’s mom could probably have confirmed
that he came up with the whole gravity thing only
because he was lying under that infamous tree
pouting because he was bored.
If inspiration and imagination are the patron
saints that deliver succor to those afflicted with
boredom, like all miracles, you have to allow a
little time for them to work. I have yet to encounter
a debilitating bout of ennui that wouldn’t yield
to exploring a long-neglected bookshelf or toy
closet. The results may not be pretty, but the
process is usually enough to provide days of
messy diversion.
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There’s also the Sibling Corollary to the
Boredom Axiom that states, “Anything found in
my sister’s/brother’s room is far more interesting
than the stuff in my room.” This one usually
requires pre-negotiated ground rules and mostly
applies to the contents of bookshelves, but it, too
can provide hours of entertainment.
Still, if in the days following the summer
solstice you notice that the occasional hot-weather
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I’m happy to offer my never-yet-defeated cure for
boredom. For anyone who can’t think of anything
better to do than complain, I am happy to offer a
long list of household chores for their individual
socks, lying under a tree being bored sounds pretty
attractive. – Angelique Gammon
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CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE DAY AROUND THE BRAZOS VALLEY ON JULY 3 & 4
July 3 beginning at 6 p.m., Elizabeth Lutheran Church in Caldwell will host a community wide celebration and
fireworks display. Enjoy food, bingo, games, face painting, a giant maze, a silent auction and raffle. Music will be
provided by Southern Roots Band. A shuttle service runs from Caldwell High School. For more information, call
(979) 567-4286, or email [email protected].
July 4 the city of Chappell Hill will hold its annual “The Best Small Town Parade” at 10 a.m. with floats,
cowboys, antique cars and the Marching Kazzoo Band. After the parade, stay for “The Summer Cowboy
Event” at the Chappell Hill Museum to celebrate the life of V.T. “Cowboy” Williams, Jr., complete with pony rides
and western demonstrations. Admission and activities are free.
July 4 celebrate Independence Day at Washington-on-the-Brazos Historic Site, open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Visitors can tour Barrington Living History Farm, Star of the Republic Museum, Independence Hall
(regular admissions apply) or the Visitor’s Center. Bring a picnic or enjoy vendor prepared food and beverages.
Stay after dark for the Fireworks-on-the-Brazos display presented by HEB.
JULY
events
areawide
Beginning July 1 and continuing throughout the month,
join The Children’s Museum of the Brazos Valley
for special programs and activities for children of all ages.
Visit www.mymuseum.com for a complete list of programs,
or call (979) 779-KIDS for more information.
July 4 at 5 p.m., Lions Club International presents the “I Love America” 4th of July Celebration at the George
Bush Presidential Library. The event will have concessions and games and will also include a special B52 flyover and
a concert by the Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra. Fireworks begin at approximately 9:45 p.m. Parking is free.
July 4 from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m., the College Station Noon Lions Club in cooperation with the College Station Parks
and Recreation Department, will sponsor the “Four on the 4th Fun Run” at the Veterans Park and Athletic
Complex. The 4k run will take place on the American Mile pathway. Families of all ages are encouraged to attend and
walkers are welcome. Strollers can be accommodated. Registration will be at the event and there is no entry fee.
July 4 beginning at 8 p.m., Festival Hill in Round Top presents an American Music Salute featuring the
Texas Festival Chamber Orchestra. July 5 at 1:30 p.m. Piano Galore, featuring works for two pianos
performed by the Young Artists of The Festival Institute will be presented. For more information visit www.
festivalhill.org or call (979) 249-3129.
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July 1 through July 31, the Arts Council of the Brazos
Valley and the Brazos Valley Art League present the
Brazos Bluebonnet Quilt Show. A reception for the
artists will be held on Thursday, July 10, from 5:30 p.m. to 7
p.m. The Texas Gallery hours are Monday through Thursday
from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and
Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is free. For more
information, contact the Arts Council at (979) 696-2787.
July 3-6 and July 10-13 Unity Theater in Brenham presents
“Forever Plaid.” Show times are Thursday and Friday at 8
p.m., Saturday at 2:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30
p.m. For ticket information visit www.unitybrenham.org.
Beginning July 5 and continuing throughout the month,
the “Hot Nights, Cool Tunes” concert series will be
held on Brenham’s historic downtown square. Experience
performances from the Big Otis Show, Vince Vance
and the Valiants and The Grooves. Concerts begin at
7 p.m. ; sale of food and beverages help support the series.
Admission and parking are free.
THE
POMEGRANATE
Downtown Brenham, Tx.
July 7-11, 14-18 and 21-25, the Brazos Valley
Museum of Natural History presents their annual
Summer Day Camp. The week’s themes will be
Fossilized Friends, Body Quest and Water in
Motion respectively. For more information or to register,
call (979) 776-2195.
July 7-11, 21-25 and July 28 through August 1 from 9 a.m.
to 12 noon, the Benjamin Knox Art Center presents
a Kid’s Art Camp, for children who have completed 1st
through 5th grades, with teacher Terri Head. The cost is
$100. For more information and a supplies list, call (979)
696-5669 or visit www.benjaminknox.com..
July 7-11, 14-18, 21-25 and July 28 through August 1,
the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum
presents Exploring History: American Baseball
Camp. Campers ages 7-11 will learn about baseball,
history, science, and math. For more information call
Monica Lerma at (979) 691-4006 or visit the website at
www.bushlibrary.tamu.edu.
July 8 the University Summer Performance Series
presents pianist Adam Wodnicki at the George Bush
Presidential Conference Center Auditorium at 7:30 p.m.
Wayanay Inka will be presented at Rudder Theater on
July 14 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the MSC box
office and are $15 general admission and $5 for students.
For more information call (979) 845-1234 or visit www.
academyarts.tamu.edu.
Beginning July 10, the International Institute
– Festival at Round Top presents weekly Master’s
Classes, held every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Various musicians will be featured. For more information
visit www.festivalhill.org or call (979) 249-3129.
Beginning July 11 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., the Benjamin
Knox Art Center presents Extreme Art Camp. The
class meets every Friday afternoon for four weeks for
children who have completed fourth grade through junior
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high students. The teacher is Dayna Lewis and the cost is
$100. For more information and a supplies list, call (979)
696-5669 or visit www.benjaminknox.com.
p.m., the Stitchers will meet for their monthly stitch-in.
Guests are welcome. For more information call (979) 2188951 or visit www.brazosvalleystitchers,org.
July 11-12 at 7:30 p.m., Armstrong/Bergeron Dance
Company presents the Brazos Contemporary
Dance Festival at StageCenter. Tickets are $10 general
admission and $8 students/seniors. For more information
call (979) 204-1932.
July 17 at 6:30 p.m., the Brazos County Master Gardener
Association presents their Summer Gardening Series.
This program runs on the third Thursday of each month
through September. This session is about the extra benefits
of fall vegetable gardens. For more information email
[email protected] or call (979) 823-0129.
July 11 at 8 p.m., Festival Hill presents the Chamber
Music Concert Round Top - Best of the 2008 Young
Artist Chamber Music Program. On July 12 at 1:30
p.m., Festival Hill presents Thomas Burritt and Young
Artists of The Festival Institute. For more information visit
www.festivalhill.org or call (979) 249-3129
Beginning July 12 at 3:30 p.m., the International
Institute – Festival at Round Top presents Faculty
and Young Artists, who will perform a Chamber Music
Concert each Saturday afternoon. At 8 p.m. July 12 pianist
James Dick with the Texas Festival Orchestra,
featuring the Young Artists from 40 conservatories and 14
nations will be presented. For more information visit the
website at www.festivalhill.org or call (979) 249-3129.
July 12 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and July 15 at 7 p.m., the
Brazos Valley Stitchers will host their meeting at Holy
Cross Lutheran Church. For more information for July 12
call (979) 775-9360. The featured program on July 15 will
be “Tent Stitches” taught by Terri Berka. July 22 at 7
Through July 17, The Frame Gallery in Downtown
Bryan is hosting music classes for guitar and drum. For
more information visit www.framegallerydowntown.com
or call (979) 822-0496.
Through July 20, The George Bush Presidential
Library and Museum takes a look at some of baseball’s
most famous players with the exhibit Born to Play Ball.
Through July 31, see the Granger Smith Exhibit. This
special exhibit pays homage to the troops serving in Iraq,
and to the band dedicated to bringing a “little bit of home
to a place that is so far from it.” For more information call
Monica Lerma at (979) 691-4006.
July 30, the Brazos County A&M Club will host its
annual “Coach’s Night” event at Reed Arena. The
featured speaker will be Texas A&M football Head
Coach Mike Sherman. Proceeds for the event benefit the
BCAMC scholarship program. For ticket and sponsorship
information, contact Janice Buchanan at (979) 229-8260.
July 30 at 10 a.m., join the BV-Society of Children’s
Book Writers and Illustrators for their monthly
Schmooze. The topic for July is “A Publishing Journey.”
Schmoozes are informal monthly gatherings held in the Art
corner at Barnes and Noble, with open discussion on a
given topic, led by a facilitator. For more information, email
[email protected] or visit www.scbwi-brazosvalley.org.
Through September 30, the International Institute
– Festival at Round Top presents California
Romantica, a photographic exhibition from the book
created by Diane Keaton. For more information call (979)
249-3129 or visit www.festivalhill.org
planahead
August 2-3, Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday
from 12 noon to 5 p.m., Pleasant Hill Winery in
Brenham presents “Crush For Fun.” Show up for
purple feet, a t-shirt and a picture. Tours, tasting, and other
activities will also be available. For more information call
(979) 830-8463 or visit www.pleasanthillwinery.com
August 2-3 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Washington-on-theBrazos State Historic Site in Washington will host
“School Daze- Education in Early Texas.” Students will
learn what learning was like in the 1850’s. For more information
call (936) 878-2214 or visit www.birthplaceoftexas.org. i
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by Chris Jarvis
Brazos Valley
African American Museum
CELEBRATING TWO YEARS OF SUCCESS
T
he public is invited to help the Brazos Valley African American
Museum commemorate its two-year anniversary on Saturday, July
26, from 12 noon until 2 p.m. Admission to the museum will be free to the
public all day during regular hours, though donations are appreciated. The
festivities will include an open house, a reception with refreshments and a
special ceremony to recognize the individuals who have played a key part in
the museum’s success over the past two years.
Museum founders Willie and Mell Pruitt will be on hand with
a presentation on the museum’s history and its significance to the
Brazos Valley. Mell, a retired Bryan teacher, began collecting local
articles and photos about African Americans life more than 50 years
ago. As the collection grew, so too did the idea for an African American
historical museum.
Today, the BVAAM is dedicated to preserving pictures, artifacts
and records relating to African American life in the Brazos Valley.
Since its grand opening in 2006, the BVAAM has hosted several
different art exhibits depicting African American life from artists as
far away as Houston. Different exhibits are on display monthly.
Museum Director Velma Spivey says many different guests from
around the area have visited these past two years. “We’ve been very
fortunate to have different artists and exhibits come here,” she says.
“We’ve also been very excited about the number of schools that have
been here.”
More than 40 different clubs, organizations and churches from the
Houston area have also visited the facility. The museum has hosted
tours to schools from Bryan, Caldwell and Franklin. Spivey says that
groups looking for a location for seminars, meetings, workshops and
other presentations are encouraged to call about hosting the event at
the BVAAM.
Spivey hopes that this year’s anniversary celebration will introduce
even more Brazos Valley residents to the flourishing exhibits offered
by the museum. The BVAAM is open Tuesday through Friday, 1 p.m.
to 4 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. and Sundays 2 p.m. to 5
p.m. In honor of the anniversary, admission on July 26 is free; regular
museum admission is $5 for adults, $4 for senior citizens and $2 for
students. Children five and under are free. For more information, call
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Comedy of Errors: Photo by Mark Metts
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by Candace Leslie
SHAKESPEARE AT WINEDALE
Midsummer Nights With The Bard
The
rolling hills of Fayette County can
be pretty quiet on July and August
nights. Occasional breezes may
stir the sultry evening air, but in general, it’s a
good time for dreaming of mountain streams,
drinking iced lemonade and meditating on
cooler climes under the stars.
For an even more rewarding summer
evening, don some light clothing and
drive to Winedale near Round Top for a
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and dissect Shakespeare often have trouble
actually understanding Shakespeare, Ayres
began including performance as part of his
classes. On a visit to the restored old barn at
the university’s Winedale Historical Center,
Ayres saw its potential as an Elizabethan
theatre and soon began bringing students
over for occasional study time. From this it
was a short step to the summer program.
Sixteen or so students are selected for this
”
Winedale offers the perfect friendly,
informal setting to introduce children (or adults)
to Shakespeare, bringing the bard’s characters to life
in ways that anyone can understand and enjoy.
refreshing draught of Shakespeare. Since
the early Seventies, crowds of playgoers
have been traveling the country roads from
Austin, Houston, Bryan/College Station and
surrounding towns, to delight in works of the
bard. Some have even surprised themselves
by becoming devoted Shakespeare fans.
Shakespeare at Winedale grew out of
classes taught by Professor James B. Ayres at
the University of Texas at Austin. Realizing
that students who simply read, scrutinize
program each summer. Surprisingly, few are
drama majors coming instead from a variety
of disciplines. They choose this summer
course to better understand Shakespeare on
many levels, living together and studying
the writing in depth, then involving
themselves in the myriad projects it takes
to put on a full performance. They learn
multiple parts, make their own costumes,
create props, and, above all, discuss and
share their interpretations of the plays. At
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the same time, they study Shakespeare’s
characters as people, with the side benefit
being a deeper knowledge of themselves
and of humankind. This approach has been
so popular that, despite the minimal air
conditioning and the rigorous long hours of
work, competition runs high for a place in
the program.
This summer, Shakespeare at Winedale
will present Romeo and Juliet, Merchant of
Venice, and Antony and Cleopatra under the
direction of James Loehlin who took over
the program following Ayres’ retirement
in 2001. An associate professor of English
at the University of Texas, his impressive
credentials include directing, acting in, or
supervising productions of more than half
of Shakespeare’s plays. He was a student of
Shakespeare at Winedale in 1983 and 1984
and is dedicated to giving today’s students
the same rich encounter with Shakespeare
that he experienced.
“They study the plays by being
thoroughly immersed in them,” he
explains. Every student learns all three
plays by heart and can jump into any part
if another actor becomes ill. (Loehlin says
he still remembers many lines from his own
student days at Winedale.) As they work
together, the players share and discuss their
individual interpretations, often making
new discoveries about both Shakespeare and
themselves.
“There are always things in the plays that
resonate with students’ lives, that allow for
parallels,” Loehlin says. At the same time,
he explains, they are almost like an English
troupe, getting a taste of Elizabethan
times and using resources and processes as
analogous to the period as possible.
The emergent interpretation of each
student’s understanding of Shakespeare
that comes from this distinctive approach
provides rich rewards for the audience.
Playgoers often express their delight with
the performers’ skills at communicating
their characters so well. Many fans return
season after season, discovering that the
fresh interpretations and the spirit generated
by the enthusiastic students provide an
insightful and rewarding experience. In fact,
they will tell you they have discovered that
Shakespeare can be fun!
“Come out and enjoy the beautiful
setting,” Loehlin says, speaking of the
lovely grounds of Winedale with its historic
buildings and tall trees. “You will find the
plays easy to understand, and we have been
making the barn more comfortable with
some new air conditioning.”
You may come for a single production,
Shakespeare at Winedale
Bottom & Fairies: Photo by Geoff Abraham
IF YOU GO
or to take in a matinee and evening play
on a Saturday or Sunday, perhaps with a
picnic in between. If you would like to see
all three of the season’s productions in one
trip, consider making reservations for an
overnight stay in one of the nearby B&Bs
and enjoy some of the local restaurants that
have been springing up in Round Top.
What better way to introduce
children (or adults) to Shakespeare, in
this friendly informal setting where
enthusiastic young people bring the
bard’s characters to life in ways that
anyone can understand and enjoy?
A very good piece of work, I assure you, and a merry.
– Bottom, Midsummer Night’s Dream
The 2008 summer season runs from July 16
through August 10 with evening performances July
16 and every Thursday through Sunday with the
exception of the “Midsummer Night at Winedale”
on July 19. There are matinee performances
on Saturdays and Sundays. Reservations are
recommended, especially on weekends. Ticket
prices are $10 for adults, $5 for students. A full
schedule is available on the website at www.
shakespeare-winedale.org. Reservations may be
made online or by calling (512) 471-4726.
Winedale is located four miles northeast of
Round Top, which is 55 miles from Bryan/College
Station on TX 237. At the blinking light in Round
Top, follow the signs to Winedale. (Left on FM
1457 for three miles, then left on FM 2714 for
one mile.) Suggestions for dining and lodging in
Round Top are available on the website and also
at the Chamber of Commerce website at www.
roundtop.org. Tours of the historic buildings at
Winedale are available on weekdays and some
weekends, with group tours by prior arrangement.
Call (979) 278-3570 for details. i
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Brazos Valley Small Business
Development Center
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f you are a business
owner or want to
start a business,
it takes more than a good
product or service to be successful. You will also need
skills in marketing, management, financing and money
or the ability to borrow the
money you need to be successful. Fortunately the Brazos Valley
Small Business Development Center
offers expert advice in these and other
critical areas.
The Brazos Valley Small Business Development Center (BV-SBDC)
was started in 1988 as part of a national federal funded program with
now over 1,100 centers to
help businesses become established, grow, survive and
succeed by providing free
professional business consulting and low cost training. Over the years, the BVSBDC has assisted hundreds
of businesses throughout the
Brazos Valley start or expand
their businesses.
The goal of the BV-SBDC is to
equip clients with the tools, professional advice and expertise necessary
to allow them to make informed decisions based on the knowledge they
have acquired. The BV-SBDC program
objective is to promote growth, expansion, innovation, increased productivity and management skills
so that small businesses will
continue to grow and be
the driving force behind the
county’s economic growth
and job creation.
The BV-SBDC is available to assist small businesses in every phase of
their business cycle from
start-up to expansion. The
BV-SBDC consultants have
over 75 years of practical
business experience to assist Brazos Valley businesses.
The BV-SBDC goals are accomplished through two
primary services. Free confidential comprehensive professional
business consulting
service and low
cost business training. Join the many
entrepreneurs who
have turned their
dreams into reality after consulting
with the Brazos Valley SBDC
consultants. Here are just a
few of our many local successful businesses: La Riviera
Restaurant & Bakery, Golf
Etc, Mobile 1 Lube Express,
West Villa Maria Veterinary
Clinic and Papa Perez’ Mexican Cuisine. Call us today at
979-260-5222 or
go to our website at
www.BVSBDC.org
to see how we can
help you succeed.
The BV-SBDC is
a business consulting
and training center of
the UH SBDC Network.
The UH SBDC Network
serves 32 counties in Southeast
Texas. The UH SBDC Network is a
program of the UH CT Bauer College of Business and a resource
partner of the US Small Business
Administration. Funded in part
through a cooperative agreement
with the U.S. Small Business Administration.
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Home Instead Senior Care
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that there was a need for a business in the Bryan/
College Station area that provided much needed
services for the elderly right in our own backyard.”
Offering companionship,
light
housekeeping, medication
reminders,
meal preparation and
a variety of other valuable services for seniors, Home Instead
Senior Care has grown
steadily over the years.
“Several years ago we became licensed by
the state of Texas to provide personal care services for our clients,” says Gest. “This allows us
to do bathing, incontinence care – those services
that require additional training for our CAREGivers but are invaluable to our clients who have
these specific needs.”
The key to Home Instead’s success is the
great team of CAREGivers that they have been able
to assemble. Predominately, but not exclusively
women, all Home Instead Senior Care CAREGivers are carefully selected following a thorough
series of background checks.
“We run criminal background checks on
all prospective CAREGivers for everywhere they
have lived over the
last 7 years,” explains
Courtney Joslin, Home
Instead Senior Care
Recruitment and Re-
tention Coordinator. “We want to be sure that we
hire the kind of people that can be trusted to provide for the needs of our clients. Only then does
the real training begin.”
And once the training begins, it never really
stops.
“Our CAREGivers go
through orientation and
training before going out
on assignments then we
have quarterly meetings
that insure that the CAREGivers are up-to-date on the latest techniques and
standards of client care,” adds Michelle Yeatts,
Home Instead Senior Care Community Service
Representative.
With a great lineup of highly-trained CAREGivers and a wonderful group of clients, Home
Instead Senior Care is poised for continued
growth into the future.
“The future is very bright for the seniors in
the Bryan/College Station area because they can
rest well knowing that we’ll always be here to be
sure that their needs are being met,” explains
Gest. “We love what we do and I believe our clients can tell how seriously we take our role in the
care of people in need.”
For more information about Home Instead Senior Care, please call (979) 268-6880,
or visit www.homeinstead.com/409.
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all of 2001 was a time of great turbulence and anxiety in the Brazos Valley
and across the globe. The events of
9/11 were fresh on people’s minds. The country
had a relatively new President in George W. Bush
and the future was uncertain in many ways. Was it
a good time to start a business? For two individuals in College Station it turns out that the answer
was a resounding YES!
“Chris and I were on a camping trip when
the idea of owning a Home Instead Senior Care
franchise was first discussed” said co-owner David Gest of his business partner Chris Handlin.
“Chris’s mother had been utilizing the services of
the Home Instead Senior Care franchise in Fort
Worth and we had heard many great things about
what the company had to offer so we decided to
do some preliminary research with an eye on
purchasing a franchise.”
To many seniors in the Brazos Valley, that
conversation was a Godsend. It initiated a trip
by the two to Omaha to visit the Home Instead
Senior Care headquarters. While there, Gest and
Handlin – who also own a medical equipment
company – saw an opportunity to offer something
that had not been available in Bryan/College Station and jumped at the chance to “bring Home
Instead Senior Care home to Texas”.
“We opened the doors on January 14,
2002,” says Handlin.
“Little did we know that
within 2 weeks we would
each lose a parent, but it
reinforced in our minds
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Aggieland Business Park
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ocated in the heart of the Research Valley,
Aggieland Business Park is the newest
commercial development in the Brazos
Valley. Jim Jett, General Partner, TAMU Class of
’66, is excited about the growth of the community as well as the role of the business
park in attracting businesses to the BryanCollege Station area. Comprised of three
phases encompassing over 123 total acres,
it’s in a great area for any growing business
venture. Currently, the first of four 12,000 sq.
ft. multitenant buildings for office warehouse
space is nearing completion.
Aggieland Business Park is strategically
located in western Brazos County to accommodate the dynamic growth of the area. Location is everything, and it’s perfect for any
business. The business park is located off FM 60
at Jones Road with easy access to the Texas A&M
Health Science Center site, only a minute from
Easterwood Airport and less than 5 minutes from
Texas A&M University.
The dynamic business park is a proud
partner of the Research Valley Alliance, which
promotes business and economic growth in
the Brazos Valley. The Alliance is comprised of
more than 40 progressive local businesses and
public sector organizations who dedicate their
time, expertise, and resources to raise awareness
and promote The Research Valley. With a shared
vision of growth for the future of the area, the
alliance is a collaboration of community, private
industry, government and academia to promote
networking and financial support through outreach efforts.
Jett is quick to point out that the amazing growth of the community in the past decade was a prime factor in the decision to
develop the business park. “With College
Station’s worldwide reputation for education
and innovation, it was a natural choice for
developing more business space for companies in medical, technical and industrial
sectors,” explains Jett. “The Brazos Valley
is in store for much more growth in the future, and we want to be able to help existing
businesses and start-up companies find their
homes in College Station.”
For more information about Aggieland
Business Park, please call (979) 571-4341 or
visit their website at www.aggielandbusinesspark.com.
Holley’s Window Fashions and Interiors
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B
arbara Holley, owner of Holley’s Window Fashions and Interiors, has seen
her business flourish in the past several years. The blueprint to her
success for her blind, drapery
and interior decorating business has been her ability to
change with the times and
keep updated on the latest industry trends. In a time when
consumers are cost conscious
and eager to take advantage
of products that offer energy
savings, Holley’s business has
thrived.
“Not only do my customers want style and
value,” says Holley, “they want the technology
that our Hunter Douglas products offer them.
The incredible array of product lines I offer in my
showroom are in demand here in Bryan-College
Station and throughout the country.”
It’s easy to understand why. Hunter Doug-
las states that “40% of the heat that escapes from
your home leaves through the windows. And 50%
of the solar heat that enters a room comes in
through—you guessed
it—the windows.” Energy efficient treatments
can make a dramatic
difference in utility bills,
especially during the
heat of a Brazos Valley
summer.
Hunter Douglas’
energy efficient designs
such as Duette® Architella™ act to trap
the hot or cold air, decreasing the intensity of
the temperature as it enters the room. According to Hunter Douglas, a honeycomb shade with
a triple cell construction will increase the energy
efficiency of a single pane of glass by five times
and more than double the energy efficiency of a
double-glazed window. Energy savings with some
select fabrics and product features can reduce
overall home heat loss by 30%—with corresponding decreases in heating energy usage and
costs.
Design expertise is also always in high
demand. Holley’s sense of style and innovative
design capabilities enable her to have a unique
perspective. Consulting for new homes, remodels
and redecorating has become an important part
of Holley’s Window Fashions and Interiors. Custom designs and unsurpassed customer service
are the hallmarks of the South College Station
business.
Holley continues to be optimistic about
the future of her business and our community.
“We’re fortunate to live and work in such a wonderful area that has so much to offer.”
For more information, please call
(979)690-8889 or email holleyswfi@msn.
com.
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Heirloom Gardens & Interior Décor
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bubbling fountain, blooming plants,
winding pathways, unique gifts…it’s all
at Heirloom Gardens & Interior Décor.
The company is a full-line garden, gift, aquatic,
and landscape center located in South College
Station. Owner Bryan Kotrla takes a hands-on approach to running the center, with attention to detail and, most importantly, customers’ wishes.
Unlike some companies with nursery departments, Heirloom Gardens sells only plants,
fertilizer, soil and gardening products suitable for
the Brazos Valley, and the company employs more
Texas Certified and Texas Master Certified Nursery Professionals than any other garden center in
Brazos County. Bryan is quick to point out the
knowledge and dedication of his retail store staff
and landscaping team.
“We have a very experienced staff that goes
above and beyond to help customers’ dreams for
their home and garden come true,” notes Bryan.
“That’s the difference between merely just doing a good job and superior service that sets the
­standard.”
Heirloom Gardens also carries a wide variety of unique home décor selections and gifts
items including exquisite silk flower arrangements, fragrant jar candles, Texas Aggie décor,
wind chimes and bird feeders,
and much more. Their showroom has something for every
taste, from the practical to the
whimsical.
“Today’s trend in both
home decorating and garden design is to make your surroundings an extension of your personality,” explains Bryan. “Here
at Heirloom Gardens, we have all
the merchandise, plants and expertise needed to truly transform your home and
garden into your own personal space.”
For all your floral needs, The Flower Shoppe
at Heirloom Gardens is a full service florist, and
The Christmas Store is open seasonally beginning
in July. Residential and commercial landscaping
is also offered through the College Station store.
With over 22 years of experience, Bryan and
his landscaping team take pride in beautifying
the Brazos Valley one project at a time. Heirloom
Gardens offers extensive landscaping and yard maintenance services,
including landscape consultation,
design and installation. Heirloom
Gardens can also provide specialty
services such as making water gardens, doing brick and stone work
and installing wrought iron and
wooden fences.
Stop by Heirloom Gardens
and Home Decor on Wellborn
Road, and you can browse through
their wide variety of plants and home décor
items. For more information, please call (979)
695-2944, or visit the company’s website at
www.heirloomgardenexperts.com.
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cusing on buyers individual needs, and qualifications our professionals also guide buyers through
the entire process from shopping to closing.”
In 2008 Classic Realty reopened
its property management division with
Mary Derkowski as the director. Now
Classic Realty can assist with all phases
of management and leasing services, including
residential and commercial, no matter how large
or small.
Classic Realty agents
are very active in the local Association of Realtors®. Currently Brent Riethmayer serves as
past president for the association,
Robert Adams serves as Multiple
Listing Service president, and Trish Havel serves
as a director of the association. “By voluntarily
staying involved with our Association of Realtors,
we feel our agents are closely in touch with the
trends and conditions that most affect our business and our clients’ pocketbooks.” stated Thurmond.
“At Classic Realty we place great emphasis
on training for new and experienced Realtors®.
Ongoing training is a lifestyle at our company”
said Riethmayer. “We hold training seminars
each week that not only show
new agents how to succeed in
sales, but enhance the quality
of service provided by our more
experienced agents.”
For all your real ­estate
needs call Classic Realty Inc
GMAC Real Estate 979-694-8844
or go to www.classicgmac.com
Office ­located at 3600 Highway
6 S #100 in College Station
­between Deacon and Longmire.
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his year Classic Realty Inc/GMAC Real
Estate celebrates 30 years of premier
services to the Brazos Valley. Trey Thurmond and Brent Riethmayer, broker-owners of
the firm, are pleased to announce that they look forward to the next 30 years!
“We know that buying
or selling a home, land, or
investment can be a complicated and sometimes
cumbersome process,”
says Thurmond. “We aim
to make that process as pleasant and uncomplicated as possible.”
“By focusing on proven techniques for marketing, and utilizing the most advanced technical
tools at our disposal, our agents help sellers realize a maximum sale price within the shortest
possible marketing time frame in today’s market
conditions” said Riethmayer “ In addition by fo-
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Baskets on the Brazos
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n November 2006, Cathy Edwards and Melany Wolfe opened Baskets on the Brazos on
Rock Prairie Road in College Station. The
store had been previously
located in Bryan but when
the partners bought the
store, they felt the College
Station location was a much
more visible retail site. The
move paid off. It allowed
them to develop an expanded showroom for gifts and
home décor.
The gift and retail industry was brand new
to Wolfe and Edwards when they bought the business. Wolfe, mother of three daughters and wife
of Bryan Wolfe, the owner of Traditions Health
Care, was previously a medical social worker.
Edwards is a local girl from Bryan and a TAMU
graduate who is also a first grade teacher.
The two collaborated to offer an extensive
line of gift baskets ranging from relaxing bath
baskets to gourmet food baskets. Top sellers include cookie bouquets and balloons.
Gift items include candles, Wind and Willow gourmet food products,
books, home and garden
items, seasonal flags, Aggie
gifts, wine, and inspirational
items. Edwards and Wolfe
have doubled their business
in the year and a half they’ve
been operating the store.
Baskets on the Brazos
also helps businesses with employee appreciation gifts and
referral gifts for clients. They
can implement promotional
items into a gift basket which
allows the gift to become a
marketing tool for local businesses. Shipping is offered for
clients that need to send gifts
out of town, and delivery is
available for the Bryan-College Station area.
“We customize gift baskets to fit individual
specifications and needs,” says Edwards. “We
also keep a large variety of pre-made baskets on
hand for people that need a last minute gift.”
Wolfe goes on, “Our shop changes weekly
as we get in new merchandise and redecorate depending on the season or upcoming events. We
offer hospitality…we love friends and customers
to feel welcome and at home in our shop.”
For more information about Baskets on
the Brazos, please call (979) 696.2840, visit
their website at www.
brazosbaskets.com or
stop by 112 Rock Prairie Road in College
Station.
Brazos County Exposition Complex
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A
long time in coming, the Brazos County
Exposition Complex has proven to be
the perfect venue for area, state, and
national events. Located in the heart of Brazos
County, the Brazos County Exposition Complex
is a multi-use venue located on 159 acres. The
complex hosts a variety of events from business
meetings to rodeos.
Tom Quarles, Brazos County’s director of
special event facilities, brings to his position
more than 20 years of event management experience including assisting with the planning and construction of the 1.4 million square
foot Reliant Center and overseeing
the planning and construction of
the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo’s office
and meeting room space.
“Any event is very important to whoever is
planning it, and people have lots of choices when
deciding where they want to have their event,”
explains Quarles. “If we do our job right, we can
bring a lot of people from outside the area into
this county. We are committed to operating the
Complex as professionally as we possibly can. We
plan to manage the facility the way all real event
facilities should be operated. It certainly has the
potential to have a significant economic impact
on the area and should prove to be a real jewel
for our communities.”
And a jewel it is. Already The Brazos County
Expo has been the location of choice for many
events including the Brazos County Youth Livestock show, Home
Products and Garden Show, a Texas
A&M career fair,
and other events
bringing people
and their dollars into our local economy.
The facility offers three distinct venues for
use. Banquets, social events, tradeshows, or
meetings for up to 2,200 people can be accommodated in the 50,000 square foot, air conditioned Exhibit Hall. The modern facility with a
neutral color palette and all new furnishings can
be rented for small and large events alike.
The Pavilion offers 60,000 square feet for
livestock shows, horse shows, demonstrations
and competitions. Open on the west side with
fifteen-foot high overhead doors on the north
and south ends, the space is flexible to whatever
set-up requirements are specified.
Parallel to the Pavilion is the 3,000-seat Covered Arena used for events such as rodeos, livestock shows, horse shows, concerts, and various
other events. Announcer’s boxes, public address
system, animal pens, restrooms and concession
stands are included.
Don’t miss upcoming Pavilion and Arena
events! The Texas Junior Brahman Association
State Show on July 12th-13th and the Bryan
Breakfast Lion’s Club Rodeo on July 17th-19th.
The Expo Complex is located at 5827
Leonard Road, directly off of Highway 47.
For more information about booking your
next function, please call (979) 823-EXPO
(3976), or to see a calendar of events visit
www.BrazosCountyExpo.com.
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Aggieland Outfitters
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he Leader in Aggie Gifts…Stepping into
an Aggieland Outfitters store is to enter
Maroon and White heaven. You’ll be
greeted by a friendly “HOWDY!” and shown the
best Aggie products on the market. “We see ourselves as personal shoppers, someone who travel
to trade shows, listen to our customers and try
our best to choose only the highest quality and
most unique products for our stores” says owner,
Fadi Kalaouze. Some of these exclusive products
include the “Saw ‘em Off” and “Kids Kissing”
product lines, and if they can’t find the products
their customers have requested, they will often
produce it themselves.
The first Aggieland Outfitters gift store was
opened in Post Oak Mall in 2000 followed by a
second outlet on George Bush Drive in 2002. As
the leader in Aggie Gifts, Aggieland Outfitters provide gift bags, tissue paper and a card - all free of
charge with any gift purchase to make gift giving
both convenient and fun. For those unable to
visit the stores in person, the Aggieland Outfitters
website at www.AO12.com is a wonderful shopping resource for Aggies everywhere.
Aggieland Outfitters and its parent company,
Kalcorp Enterprises, Inc.,
hire primarily Texas A&M
college students to work
in their retail stores. The
owners believe that being able to work with so
many great Aggie students is one the reason
why their company has
experienced the success
that it has, and it is one of the reasons why they
enjoy their work as much as they do – “Aggies
are absolutely the best to work with!” Often, what
started as a part-time sales job has developed into
a successful career in the retail industry.
Always searching for ways to make shopping more convenient, Aggieland Outfitters have
just introduced a line of Aggieland Outfitters gift
baskets which are generating much excitement.
“These are the kind of gift baskets you would
have made yourself - if you only had the time and we have them pre-made and ready to go”, a
real time saver for today’s
busy Aggies.
More than just a
retail store, Aggieland
Outfitters strive to uphold
the values, traditions and
spirit that makes Texas
A&M University the greatest place to be.
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commercial sound and video systems are some
of the services provided by Electronic Interiors.
They feature only the finest in electronic equipment, and maintain meticulous standards in their
custom installations.
“I tell all my employees to treat every job
as if it were their own
home or business,”
says Hermes. “We
stand behind the work
we do with dedicated
customer service and
a commitment to business excellence. We
are driven to be the
very best – period.”
Electronic Interiors works with more than
50 contractors in the Brazos Valley as well as the
Houston, Lake Conroe and Shreveport, Louisiana
areas. Home electronics no longer just includes a
stereo and two speakers. Advances in technology
have paved the way for home theaters that rival
some movie theaters. Crystal-clear digital video
and audio, music in every room of your house
and residential computer networks and media
servers are becoming commonplace. With home
automation systems, a person can turn their lights
off or adjust their air conditioning from anywhere
in the world with the touch of a button on the average telephone or computer. As the popularity of
these systems grows, the cost of outfitting the average home or business continues to decrease.
The problem is that the average person
knows little about this technology and does not
have the time nor the interest to keep up with
it. That is where Electronic Interiors comes in.
Whether your home or business is new or old,
they can integrate a system seamlessly with your
décor without any exposed wires.
You can reach Electronic Interiors for
a free estimate, or for more information, by
calling (979) 693-7800 or visiting them on the
web at www.eibcs.com.
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lectronic Interiors is a custom electronics design and installation company established in College Station in 1997 by
Randy Hermes. As a graduate of Texas A&M University (Class of ’88),
Hermes saw many advantages in remaining
in the Brazos Valley
to raise a family. After
working several years
in commercial and
residential electronics he decided to start
Electronic Interiors.
Hermes says, “Customer service and a
real attention to design
and performance are the trademarks of our business.
Custom home theater, whole-house music,
high-definition television, high-performance
wiring (phone, video, and computer), home
automation, lighting control, media servers, and
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Chandler Arden Photography
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apturing life…that’s the idea behind
Chandler Arden Photography. Located
in a boutique studio in Historic Downtown Bryan, Chandler’s
new studio is quickly
gaining a reputation in the
community for its excellence in creating striking
images for residents of the
Brazos Valley. Chandler
Arden, owner and photographer, brings over 20
years of experience to the company.
Chandler’s studio, located at 206 West 26th
Street, utilizes a casual atmosphere to make subjects feel at ease. He combines his talent and
professionalism to record important moments
in unique ways, using his experience and knowledge of technology in his field to make vibrant,
dynamic and personal portraits of his subjects.
“Because we intend to create a treasured portrait
with lasting personal value, it’s important that I
listen to what the clients want and capture their
particular style, it should be a collaboration” says
Chandler. “The trend in
personality photography
is to infuse as much of
the client’s uniqueness
into the portrait as
possible. Everyone is
unique and I want to
find more than what
is one the surface. I
want to evoke a reaction or a memory.”
As one can imagine, it takes skill, cre-
Insite Printing & Graphic Services
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D
irect mail is one of the most effective
marketing tools available to small businesses regardless of industry. Unlike
mass media advertising such as radio or television,
personally addressed direct mail precisely targets
and delivers your message to the consumer. With
this in mind, Insite Printing & Graphic Services
has expanded to include direct mail for all its
commercial printing clients. Whether you want to
reach clients across the Brazos Valley, across the
state or across the nation, the Bryan company can
create and manage your direct mail project from
start to finish.
“An accurate mailing list is key to success,”
says Insite’s direct mail customer service rep Kim
Hogeboom. With more than 10 years experience
in national direct mail sales and service, Kim takes
her clients through a step-by-step process that
leads to a profitable direct mail campaign. “If a
client is utilizing a customer database, it’s critical
to make sure it’s periodically updated,” says Kim.
“The National Change of Address (NCOA) database
is a good way to ensure the list is current.” Direct
mail campaigns should use current customers as
well as targeting new customers, and Kim works
with each client to determine their target audience.
“Whether it’s mailing to businesses or saturating a
specific area or group of people, Insite can get the
list you need,”
says Kim.
The next
step, says Kim,
is the quality
of the offer in
the mailer. “It’s
essential!” she
advises. “Nothing works better than a powerful offer to get a response. Don’t
underestimate the power of the words FREE or
MONEY BACK GUARANTEE. It’s recommended to
use a ‘call to action’ and include a deadline.” Not
sure how to make that happen? Kim and Insite’s
direct mail customer service staff works with clients to make sure an offer is easy to understand
and clearly spelled out.
Design is the final step: the overall look of
a company’s mail piece is a key part of getting a
ativity and experience in order to excel in the
photography industry. Chandler has become one
of the area’s preferred photographers for bridal,
wedding and family portraits. When every moment counts, clients can count on Chandler to
deliver.
From personality portraits to the art of wedding photography, family portraits
to commercial photography,
Chandler uses his years of experience to create lasting memories.
Chandler has photographed for
The George Bush Foundation for
over ten years, and his company
was recently named the 2008
Eagle Reader’s Choice winner for
professional photography.
For more information,
please call (979) 823-4837 or
visit www.chandlerarden.com.
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great response. “If your company is perceived as
exclusive, unique or high-end, your mail piece
needs to reflect that,” says Kim. “If customers buy
from you based on low pricing or huge discounts,
your mailer should have a ‘budget’ look and feel to it.” Insite
Printing’s graphic design department can help create that perfect
piece by keeping the copy simple
and making your message clear.
Based on years of making clients
successful, Kim works with customers to make sure that their
mailer has easy and accurate
contact information, prominently displayed.
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s it possible that a school exists where education is unsurpassed, affordable, family
oriented, and faith based? Where Learning,
Character and Faith are so integral to the mission
and culture of the school that they are present in
the emblem and motto? Saint
Michael’s Episcopal School IS
that place.
The education that children receive at Saint Michael’s
Episcopal School is individualized, based on the classical
method of inquiry, and includes
Honors level and AP classes; all of which produce
results. Many of our recent graduates have been
named commended scholars or semi-finalists in
the National Merit Scholarship programs. The
average range of SAT scores is consistently high
with
occasional perfect
scores. Recent
graduates have
chosen schools
such as Rice,
Trinity, Harvey
Mudd, Duke,
Harvard and Texas A&M to call home for the next
steps in their educational pilgrimages. We are
very proud to call these bright, hard-working students part of the Saint Michael’s community.
But it takes more than stellar faculty, diligent
students, and a classical curriculum to make an
excellent school. Learning happens best in an
environment that is both nurturing and accepting, one that will enrich and “grow” the whole
child. Saint Michael’s is well known in the community for its nurturing Preschool and Nursery.
That same inclusive and welcoming environment
is one of the biggest gifts our KXII program offers its students
and families.
Small class
size facilitates
our ability to
provide personal attention, and many
of our faculty hold advanced degrees in
their respective fields. All enjoy a work
environment that is wholly committed to
the success of each child.
Saint Michael’s invites children of all faiths
and nations to begin a
lifetime of enlightened
understanding and discernment through rigorous study and informed
faith, according to the traditional
classical model.
They learn to
articulate their
opinions and beliefs while being
respectful of the
beliefs of others.
Chapel and Sacred Studies classes are a unique
and enriching part of the Saint Michael’s education, providing a rich foundation of Christian values that teach children to grow in character and
love for one another.
We are excited and enthusiastic about the
start of the school year, as we are in the midst
of building our Gym-Theatre Complex, and look
forward to its completion later this year. There is
still space available in some of our classes for the
2008-2009 school year! We would welcome your
call to (979) 822-2715 to schedule a school visit.
St. Michael’s is located at 2500 South College Ave.
in Bryan.
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by Nancy Hardeman
Bringing Back the Fun
Uri Geva,
chief executive officer
of Infinity Pro Sports
and co-owner of The Bombers baseball team
in Bryan, is like a force of nature. Young,
bright, and endlessly energetic, Geva talks,
laughs, and gestures with enthusiasm.
Whether he is talking about his ball team,
his baby girl, his love-at-first-sight meeting
with his wife, or his rapidly expanding
computer business, there is no question that
this young man finds life fun.
Geva is the public face of The Brazos
Valley Bombers, one of the founding teams of
the Texas Collegiate League. “It is the dream
of every kid to own a baseball team,” Uri
says. But the reality that pays for his fantasy
is his computer business, UK Advertising,
better known as Infinity Pro Sports.
Infinity Pro Sports has been the recipient
of numerous awards, including the Newman
10 Award honoring fast-growing businesses
in the Bryan/College Station area. After
several years on the list, the company was
named the number one firm in 2007. And
although it is only nine years old, Infinity
was ranked number 12 on the Aggie 100
last year, a national ranking of Aggieowned companies that achieve significant
success. Uri always gives the credit for his
achievements to his staff: “You have to
surround yourself with good people, people
who share your vision of what you want the
business to be.”
All of which begs the question: Who
is this guy? And why is he here in Bryan/
College Station? “I get asked that a lot,”
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Uri laughs. “This is my home. I love it
here. It offers a terrific quality of life, a welleducated work force, a low cost of living,
fresh ideas from the university, low-cost
office space. The food is great, the people are
great; the only thing missing is an ocean! I
tell my customers, ‘Don’t outsource to India;
outsource to Texas!’ We can do everything
father took a visiting position at Texas A&M
University. “It was only supposed to be
one semester,” Geva remembers, “but they
are still here.” Both parents are associate
professors at the university, him in Political
Science and her in Architecture.
“It was a hard time to move to such a
totally different place – I was a freshman
in high school” Uri recalls. “Those years
are difficult enough already.” The cultural
differences between his home in Israel
and his new life in College Station were
overwhelming for the studious young man.
Lonely and uncomfortable with other teens
at A&M Consolidated, Uri focused on his
schoolwork and excelled.
Geva says that he reinvented himself
when he went to Fish Camp, the popular
orientation program for incoming students
at Texas A&M. “All of a sudden, I was one
of a whole group of people wanting to meet
others and make friends. There were clubs to
join and activities that sounded interesting.”
With his advance credits, Uri had time to
get involved in any group that captured his
interest. He found a group of friends, became
a student leader and, in his senior year, was a
winner of the Buck Weirus Spirit Award, for
those who enhance the Aggie experience.
Geva majored in computer science
at Texas A&M. “I’ve always worked on
computers, even as a boy,” Geva said.
“When I was 8 or 9, my dad bought me
a BASIC computer programming book and
I taught myself to program. I started out
programming video games and made money
I’ve had one man tell me that he sat in
this very ball field with his father and
grandfather watching baseball. Now he is
here with his own grandchildren. – Uri Geva
from here that we could do in any big city
and do it at a price that is competitive with
off-shore companies.”
His wife, Gali Zilbershtein-Geva, says
Uri is a workaholic and describes him as a
natural leader. “Uri is a visionary and is very
passionate about things he believes in. His
heart in the right place, he is a good listener
and motivator, and he believes in people. Even
though the company has grown, he is still very
much involved in every aspect of it.”
Geva was born in Columbus, Ohio, the
son of Drs. Nehemia and Anat Geva, Israeli
nationals who are living and teaching in
the United States. His family spent several
years moving back and forth between Ohio
and Israel until December 1990 when his
programming for others all through school.
Following his graduation in May of 1998,
Uri accepted a position with the Department
of Economics at the University. “It was a great
position for a 22 year old,” Uri says, “but I
started a side business doing some websites.
With a few college buddies, Geva started a
full service ad agency called UK Advertising
– UK for “Unlimited Knowledge.” While
they did have some early success, they found
that their youth was an obstacle. “It is hard to
convince someone to invest thousands in an
ad campaign when you look like you’re 15,”
Uri laughs. “So we changed our direction
and began offering to build websites. People
expect website designers to be young.”
In 2000, the company entered the sports
Uri and Gali Geva with their daughter Maya
at a recent Bombers baseball game.
industry. With only a week to put together
a presentation, Uri and his partner went to a
Winter Baseball trade show and picked up 16
clients. Their work in developing data base
software for the teams provided their clients
with an easier-to-use method of keeping up
with fans and statistics and the new company
grew quickly. It was during this time that
they changed their name to Infinity Pro
Sports, a division of UK Advertising.
In January 2001,while doing a favor
for a family friend, Geva’s life turned in
an entirely new direction. Architecture
Professor George Mann asked him to go to
Easterwood Airport to meet a young woman
flying in from Israel for a semester at Texas
A&M. Gali Zilbershtein had studied with
Professor Mann the previous year when he
was a visiting professor at the Technion – the
Israel Institute of Technology. As part of her
project, she planned to complete a master
plan for a hospital.
Gali spoke Hebrew and Professor Mann
thought that Uri could make her feel more
at home. Uri met the plane and took Gali
and her associate to dinner but, as he puts
it, “She had to do all the talking. I was too
smitten to even talk.” For Uri, it was love
at first sight. Gali recalls thinking that Uri
was terribly shy, “completely the opposite of
what I grew to learn he normally is.”
After finishing her semester’s work, Gali
returned to Israel to continue her studies at
the Technion. Uri followed her. “When you
find your true love, nothing else matters,”
Uri says. “I know it sounds extreme but I
loved her and wanted her to be in my life.”
Gali loved him, too, and agreed to return
with him to the United States. They were
planning to return on September 11, 2001,
but were unable to fly because of the terrorist
attacks in New York. “I was in Israel,
watching it unfold on TV and unable to reach
any of my family because all the telephone
lines were tied up,” Uri remembers. “I am an
American and I was a long way from home
on such a terrible day.”
The couple finally returned to B/CS in
December of 2001. She had been accepted
at Texas A&M to work toward her Ph.D.
in architecture. Gali’s research is focused
on how buildings with certain functions
and design may affect feelings of security,
specifically among people in Texas and in
Israel. “I feel great here,” Gali says. “I love
the place and the people. A big part of my
feeling is because I have been here with Uri
and because of the fact that his parents have
opened their hearts to me.”
When he was finally able to return to
Texas, Uri was surprised to find that trouble
had developed in his business. After months
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of trying to resolve the issues, Geva and his
partner finally dissolved their partnership in
August 2002. “It was like a bad divorce,”
Geva says. “At one point, we were in one
room with our lawyers and I figured out that
it was costing us $27 a minute.” Finally, a
Houston judge finalized the agreement,
granting the name and the company to
Geva. “We had a lot of debt and a bunch
of unhappy customers but I still had the
business. I drove home from the Houston
courthouse calling a list of hockey clients,
trying to persuade them to stay with me.”
Six years later, Geva says that he doesn’t
resent his former partner: “He taught me
about sales and customer service; I learned a
lot from him.”
Starting up again, he ran the business
from his duplex apartment. Some of his
former staffers stayed with him, including
his developer James Ryan. A former client,
Kfir Jackson, came to work with Geva and
ultimately became a partner. The business
moved from Geva’s duplex to Kfir’s as it
continued to grow.
It was during this time that Geva, Jackson,
and Ryan developed a new program called
the Infinity Site Manager, which is a content
management system. This allows the client
to update or enter data on their website
without having to go back to the original
programmer. “You don’t have to know code
or programming,” Uri says, “you just have to
know your content.” Currently, 80 percent
of their business is in sports, 5 percent is in
businesses on the fringes of sports and the
rest is in other fields. The growing company
has recently moved into its newest home,
a 8,300-square-foot building on Mitchell
Street in Bryan.
In 2005, Uri and Gali were married in
ceremonies both in Bryan and in Israel. Uri
says, “We were trying to find a justice of the
peace to marry us here before we went to
Israel for the formal religious ceremony. And
who was available to do it? Judge Truelove!
Isn’t that a perfect name for someone who
performs weddings?” The couple was
married at sunset on the beach in Tel Aviv,
in a ceremony attended by both families
and friends. “It was a wonderful party,” Uri
remembers. “We danced all night.”
Baby Maya was born in April 2007. “She
is the best,” the happy father says. “She
understands everything! She is curious about
everything! She has changed my life.”
Always willing to look in different
directions, Uri became interested in the
concept of bringing a sports team to the
Brazos Valley. His first thought was that a
semi-professional soccer team would be fun
but there were too many obstacles. Next,
Geva considered arena football and, in an
early burst of enthusiasm, bought enough
Astroturf on eBay to cover the hoped-for
field. “I have since been banned from eBay
without adult supervision.”
He understood soccer better than baseball
but realized that baseball is a more American
game. And it could be played in the
summertime. “I had lived here for 17 years,”
Uri says, “and there isn’t much to do in the
summer. All the university and high school
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or go to the movies but I saw this as a thing
that families could do together.” And, there
was a field to play on.
Jerrod Lane, a member of Uri’s staff,
has a passion for baseball and knew the
right people to get the process moving. On
August 25, 2006, the Brazos Valley Bombers
were announced. The Bombers were a new
franchise of the Texas Collegiate League and
would be starting the 2007 season at Travis
Field, an aging Minor League field that Uri
called “a diamond in the rough.”
Uri, Jackson, and Lane worked out details
with the City of Bryan to rent the field. There
were numerous problems with the ballpark
and Uri had to convince city staff that he was
serious about making this franchise work.
“We needed their help and their assurance
that they would stick with us,” Uri says,
“before we could invest the money necessary
to make the park a good place for our team
and for the fans we hoped to have.”
In the past two years, The Bombers
(with some help from the city and support
from sponsors) have added new concession
stands, improved seating, sprinklers, paved
the parking lot, and added a new speaker
system. They even built a large party deck
and obtained a major league turf cover for
the infield in case of rain delays. This season,
fans will be greeted with new restrooms and
ticket windows, designed to move them into
the stands more quickly. The Bombers have
the facility year round, thanks to a 10-year
lease with the City of Bryan. In its first year,
more than 120 games were played on the
newly named Brazos Valley Bank Ballpark, in
addition to the 20 played by The Bombers.
The Bombers games are geared toward
families, especially families with young
children. When the team wins, the kids get
to run the bases, called the Kids’ Victory
Lap. Little League teams can sign up for the
“Field of Dreams” where the children are
introduced on the field along with the team
players before the game. There are fireworks
after Friday night games and “Kids Eat Free”
on Tuesday nights. The game is played with
wooden bats – they way it supposed to be
played, most purists believe. Uri is in charge
of entertainment and plans something special
for every game.
“Our slogan for the team is ‘Summer Just
Got Fun’ and that is our goal. We want to
create memories for the kids and for the
adults who remember going to ballgames
with their parents when they were children,”
Uri says. “I’ve had one man tell me that he
sat in this very ball field with his father and
grandfather watching baseball. Now he is
here with his own grandchildren.”
“I didn’t know much about the baseball
world,” Gali says, “but I came to every game
last season and loved every minute of it. I
think Maya enjoyed the happenings, too.
She was very attentive to everything around
us.” When asked about the economics of the
team, Uri laughs. “We expect to eventually
make money with this team but, for now,
we’re enjoying the fun of it.” Like every
young family, Uri and Gali are looking
forward to making memories of their own. i
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homegarden
by Erin Hill Littlefield
Don’t get bugged this summer
The good, the bad and the bounty of local insects
F
or Courtney Youngquist, Lyme disease
was a thief. “It took away more than
two very important years of my life
–­ years that I wanted to be a healthy, happy,
active mom,­ not one who has to drag her
child to multiple doctor appointments each
week for years, taking medicine and not
seeing results.”
Youngquist remembers something that
felt like the flu several summers ago. One
day she felt fine, “and the next day, I knew
something was wrong, and I couldn’t put
my finger on it.” The symptoms piled up:
memory loss, dark eye circles, eye twitching,
joint pain, weight gain and bizarre swelling,
gastrointestinal agony, exhaustion, and, not
surprisingly, depression.
Youngquist was one of the estimated 70
percent of people who don’t get the bullseye
ring that signifies a bite from a Lyme-infested
tick. In the absence of that bullseye mark or a
“butterfly” rash that some Lyme sufferers get,
it took longer to figure out Lyme disease was
the culprit.
“People should be tested for Lyme only if
there is a concern about exposure,” says Dr.
George McIlhaney, of Brazos Physicians Group.
“Or if they have symptoms that are suggestive.”
Fortunately, “The incidence of Lyme
disease in Texas is pretty low,” says
McIlhaney. There were only 29 reported
cases in Texas in 2006.
While Lyme disease may be more
widespread in the Northeast, we have plenty
of our own disease-carrying pests here.
“West Nile Virus is a real threat in Brazos
County,” says McIlhaney. “People need to
take precautions against mosquito bites.”
Testing for West Nile Virus is only needed
if people are sick, he adds. Manifestations of
West Nile Virus can include fever, rash and
infection, as well as encephalitis. West Nile
Virus can be fatal.
Dr. Scott Lindgren, who started Venus Pest
Control seven years ago, says, “Mosquitoes
are the most dangerous animal worldwide
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because of the diseases they carry. We don’t
have malaria here, but we do have West Nile
Virus and encephalitis.”
The best protection of all is personal
protection, says Brian Binford, of Binford
Insect Control Service in Bryan, a family
business started in 1947. “This is the number
one key!” Binford also recommends products
with DEET; most “Off” brand sprays have
DEET. There are even convenient DEET
wipes, says Binford. The DEET repellants
can also prevent tick and chigger bites.
are indistinguishable in the field from
Africanized bees. “The sting they produce
is the same,” he adds, and “all of the wild
bee colonies in Texas are considered to have
some Africanized genes.” People need to be
cautious about honeybees.
Lindgren urges, “If you are stung by
bees, you need to run away from them
and get inside. The more you swat and
circle, the more they will attack.” The bees
are attracted to motion, like clapping or
swatting. People should also cover their
faces to protect from stings.
People may worry about bringing the bees
inside a home during an attack, but Lindgren
says that once inside, most of the bees will
go to the window. It is unlikely that other
people inside will also get stung.
He says that some people under attack
believe they should jump in water to get rid
of the bees. “You can’t hold your breath long
enough,” he laughs. Even walking quickly
away from the bees will diminish the attack,
though “bees will pursue up to a quarter or
half mile away.”
Once inside, change clothing. The bees
marked the clothes worn during the attack
and will attack again if you go outside in the
same clothing.
While both wasps and bees sting, wasps
are the lesser danger, says Lindgren, because
Mosquitoes are the most dangerous
animal worldwide because of
the diseases they carry. We don’t
have malaria here, but we do have
West Nile Virus and encephalitis.
Binford notes that people should stay out of
“shaded areas with lots of ground cover” in the
mornings and evenings if they want to avoid
mosquitoes. Of course, those can be the best
times of day to do yard work; in that case, “wear
long sleeves, long pants and spray down.”
Lindgren, who has been interested in
entomology since age 10 and earned B.S.,
M.S. and a Ph.D. in entomology, says, “There
are a couple of ways to treat mosquitoes.
One is a topical application using a sprayer
and the other is a misting system. Topical
applications can give you four to six weeks
of around 90 percent control, while misting
systems are installed similarly to sprinkler
systems and work year round as needed. He
says that the misting service has become
more popular each year in the three years
Venus Pest has offered the service.
The most hazardous insect in Dr. John
Jackman’s opinion is the honeybee. Jackman,
a professor and Extension Entomologist with
Texas A&M and Texas AgriLife Extension
Service, says that even “managed honeybees”
there are usually “fewer than 100 wasps on
the colony, whereas there can be thousands of
bees in one colony.”
With most stings, localized swelling is
normal, says Lindgren, but swelling away from
the sting site is a problem. For people who
are allergic to even typically non-threatening
bugs, it is essential to recognize and treat the
allergic reaction. Jackman says to be alert for
these signs of an allergic reaction: “difficulty
breathing, loss of muscle control, unusual
swelling, red streaks on the skin. If any of
those occur seek medical attention.”
In addition to mosquitoes, honeybees and
ticks, we also have to deal with less serious,
but still potentially annoying pests in homes
and yards. Jackman says
we see an upswing in
insect intruders in
summer because,
“Earwigs, click
beetles,
spiders,
and
millipedes are entering homes basically
to seek shelter during the hot dry
weather.” Expect crickets and scorpions
– more “nuisance” than “threat” – as well.
striped-bark scorpion in these parts has a
but is not considered life threatening, says
The
sting,
Jackman.
More serious are “widow spiders and recluse spiders,” he
adds. Jackman also serves as webmaster for http://insects.tamu.edu
and http://fireant.tamu.edu, both helpful resources. One common
mistake people make, says Jackman, is trying to control all insects.
He points out that, “most insect populations will be brought under
control by other insects if you wait a while.” Using bugs to fight
other bugs requires no work on the part of the homeowner. “Habitat
management and exclusion techniques,” explained in several Texas
AgriLife Extension Service publications, are also effective.
Pesticides are not necessarily the first recourse. When used, they
should be applied “at the proper location,” suggests Jackman, “to
do the most good.” Applying pesticides to baseboards, for example,
is more effective than widespread spraying since this is an area
where insects spend a lot of time.
Lindgren points out, “Some people create pest conducive
conditions around their homes.” A soil line above the house
foundation welcomes termites, for example.
”Letting plants grow on or against the house brings shelter and
moisture, things all pests enjoy.” Lindgren recommends that people
take down vines or other plants growing on the house, though people
rarely do. Plants like English Ivy make a lovely home for cockroaches
and other pests, even roof rats. He recommends an 8-inch zone of “bare
ground and gravel” between the house and any kind of vegetation.
Some plants contain natural repellants, like chrysanthemums,
It’s a mistake to kill every
insect that you see because
you kill a lot more beneficial
insects than pests.
orange trees and rosemary. In some cases, extracts from these plants
can be found in commercial insecticides. While a rosemary shrub will
not provide 100 percent coverage, it cannot hurt as a preventative.
Lindgren, whose Ph.D. is from Texas A&M, worked in pesticide
research and product development for four years, and mentions
that there is a great deal of research and development happening in
the insecticide field. “When the EPA outlawed certain chemicals,
it turned out to be a blessing in some ways. There are now more
environmentally friendly products and more innovation,” he notes.
The truth is that it’s a bug’s world. We just live in it. And most
insects –Jackman estimates 95 percent of them – are either beneficial or
have little effect on our lives. To the gardener who wields bug spray like
a lethal weapon, he says, “It’s a mistake to kill every insect that you see
because you kill a lot more beneficial insects than pests.” Insects, as we
know, are vital to our eco-systems. Many are “great recyclers that help
break down dead trees, leaves and roadkill,” for instance. They even help
keep each other in check.
Though any parent whose child has leaped screaming from an
infested sandbox knows that fire ants hurt, “there is evidence that fire
ants help eliminate ticks, fleas, caterpillars in agricultural fields,” shares
Jackman. Even fire ants, the bane of the backyard, have their place. i
Don’t let bugs
bug your pets
People aren’t the only ones who feel bugged in the summer;
our pets are also affected. “Summer is when people, pets
and insects are out the most,” says Dr. Gary Lackey of
Highway 30 Vet Clinic, a veterinarian since 1980. Just
like people, prevention is the key to keeping bugs from
bugging your pets.
Mosquitoes = Heartworm
Heartworms are more likely to be transmitted during the summer, says Dr.
Lackey. As with humans, mosquitoes can be dangerous or deadly. With
heartworms, “The mosquito is the taxicab,” says Lackey. The mosquito
transmits the baby worm onto an animal’s skin where it crawls inside and
begins to metamorphasize.
“We now believe that cats get heartworm like dogs. Vets have missed it for
years because it manifests itself as heartworm-related respiratory disease.
Lackey says while there is a good preventative for cat heartworm, unfortunately,
there is no effective feline heartworm treatment. Prevention is vital.
Dogs, of course, need a monthly preventative for heartworm. Dog
treatment, for infested animals, takes several months. Dogs can be infested
for some time before symptoms become manifest. “The fuse of the dynamite
is lit, it just hasn’t exploded yet,” explains Lackey. Again, he stresses,
prevention is the main thing: “If the puppy is old enough to be bitten by
mosquitos, it’s old enough be on heartworm preventative.”
Fleas
“Pest control should be a joint effort between animal products and yard
products,” comments Dr. Lackey. Even with the most comprehensive yard
control, stray cats dropping parasites can still come into the yard. One
female flea can lay up to 2,000 eggs. Fleas thrive outside in warmer weather.
Unfortunately, the weather inside our homes never really changes – there’s
no winter – meaning fleas can thrive year round.
He cautions travelers that roadside parks are notorious for heavy flea
infestation. Even one flea-infested dog at the park can drop eggs. Fleas are
quick to latch and hatch: “A dog can lay down and then sit up with a flea on it.”
If your animal is dropping tiny black “grains of sand,” that’s evidence
of fleas, not just backyard dirt. Lackey recommends placing some of those
grains on a damp paper towel. If the paper turns pink, you’ve got flea
excrement. “Fleas drink more than ten times their own body weight in blood
each day,” he informs.
Ticks
Veterinarians do offer products – though not a cure-all – to help kill ticks
on dogs. Some tick products advertised on television, however, are fatal for
cats, says Lackey.
Medication/Treatment
Lackey encourages pet owners to buy prescription medication tailored your
pet’s specific age, size and weight. While some over-the-counter products
may very well work, as he points out, it’s difficult to know how potent the
product will be.
Also, “different worms require different de-wormers,” he cautions. A
vet will know which product is most appropriate. The promises of some
discount pet medications are simply sales gimmicks.
One of the better flea medications available can last up to 30 days, killing
fleas before they have a chance to lay eggs. The bad news is that for every
“one flea on the dog, there are about nine fleas in the environment,” says
Lackey. He recommends professional pest control of the outside environment
as part of your overall pet treatment plan.
Regular check-ups and vaccinations at the vet’s clinic are still the surest
route to keeping pets healthy and comfortable, even when bugs come calling.
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Literary Leisure
Brazos Valley a fertile field for area authors
R. Wayne Edwards
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R. Wayne Edwards
was long retired and
enjoying time with
his grandchildren
before he ever
tried his hand at
writing
rhyming
poetry. Now his
collection of poetry publications outnumber
his grandchildren by one. A grandfather of
11 and an author of 12 books he has selfpublished, Edwards writes for a variety of
audiences: children, adults, newlyweds and
law enforcement. His most recent book,
Don’t Step on a Duck is geared towards adults
and includes the poem he says adults always
request – “Bumper Sticker” – about a man
whose bumper sticker says, “Y’ALL HONK
IF YOU LOVE JESUS,” and his experience
at a busy intersection.
Edwards takes his love of poetry on
the road, giving readings at area schools
and even providing entertainment at
retirement parties. When at the schools,
Edwards makes it both fun and a learning
experience. “I like to teach them a little
bit about rhythm,” Edwards says. “Poetry
without rhythm is nothing.”
He especially enjoys visiting high schools,
where he says the students are old enough
to appreciate his humor. “The only standing
ovation I got was from high school students
in Lockhart,” Edwards says.
Besides attending to tasks as a fish farm
and nursery co-owner, Edwards composes
poetry daily, posting it on his website, www.
familypoet.com. He has had more than 77
million hits to date. He adds, laughing, “I’m
probably the most read, no known author.”
That’s still okay with Edwards who says
his favorite part about writing poetry is,
“Making people laugh. Everything I write
has to have humor to it. All my poems have
a twist at the end.”
Edward’s collection of poetry can be
purchased at his website and at Hastings
Book Music & Video in Bryan.
Helen F. Sheffield
Helen F. Sheffield
started writing as a
child, but because of
her parents’ concern
for her ability to
earn a living, it was
not until Sheffield
retired from teaching
that she seriously
contemplated
a
career as an author.
Since then, she has made up for the gap
between childhood and literary fulfillment
even writing a book about her favorite
childhood memories.
“I have written and published in the
Brazos Valley for 13 years: 15 articles and
short stories, four books, stories in two
anthologies and one chapbook,” Sheffield
says. The chapbook, Crossroads, is made up of
essays, poems and stories by members of the
Brazos Writers group.
Her most recent novel, Nelda Sees Green is
the third in her Nelda series and combines
a variety of genres. “Romance, danger and
murder are intertwined in this mystery,”
Sheffield says. Set on a cruise ship, the plot
came to Sheffield following her own Western
Caribbean cruise. She jokes, “Everywhere that
Nelda goes, Helen goes too.”
For more information about Sheffield’s
books, visit her website at www.hsheffield.
com. Sheffield’s books can be purchased at
Hastings Book Music & Video in Bryan, www.
BarnesandNoble.com and www.amazon.com.
Kathi Appelt
Local author Kathi
Appelt has written 35
books including a large
collection of titles for
children and has recently
released her first novel,
The Underneath. Featuring
two kittens and an old hound, the mystical
story is set in East Texas where an evil master
lurks. “It’s interwoven with a more ancient
story,” Appelt says.
Her love for cats and hound dogs inspired
the characters for “The Underneath,” but love
isn’t the only thing that provided inspiration.
Her fear of snakes added a “menacing snake”
to her plot. “The only things to write about,
as far as I’m concerned, are the things in
your life that matter, and that usually means
those things that you either love or fear,”
Appelt says.
Appelt’s love for writing was evident by
age six. “I started writing in the first grade
when my teacher, Mrs. Beall, told me that
she thought I’d grow up to be a writer,”
Appelt says. Now a teacher at the Vermont
College of Fine Arts where Appelt travels
twice a year to meet her independent study
graduate students, Appelt reflects back
on her experience with Mrs. Beall: “She is
proof of what a difference a chance remark
can make in the life of a child. The thing I
always tell my students is, ‘Write like your
fingers are on fire.’”
Appelt’s books are available at Jacque’s
Toys and Books, Barnes and Noble, Amazon.
com and other bookstores.
M. Jimmie Killingsworth
and D. Gentry Steele
Writer M. Jimmie
Killingsworth
and photographer
D. Gentry Steele
collaborated
to
create a book with
one purpose: to
spread their passion
for the nature of
the Brazos Valley. “I’m especially proud of
Reflections of the Brazos Valley because it’s a
celebration of my home place and it was such
a great opportunity to work with Gentry
Steele, who is a master photographer,”
Killingsworth says.
Steele says that he wanted the photographs
in the large format book to illustrate the
beauty and natural power of the Brazos
Valley. “Many people leave this area to enjoy
nature elsewhere, loosing sight of the fact
we have beauty in an environment worth
getting to know,” he says.
Author of eight books and 50 articles,
Killingsworth says Reflections of the Brazos
Valley brings a new dimension to his writing
since most of his other works are associated
with literature and rhetoric. “In Reflections,
I write not so much as a literary scholar or
English professor,” Killingsworth says. “I
write as an amateur naturalist and lover of
the outdoors.”
Both Killingsworth and Steele enjoyed
getting to know the Valley they call home
a bit better through the creative process. “I
had many people share their favorite spots
with me,” Steele says. “Some days I would
go looking just to explore…see what the
day holds.”
Steele made a point of photographing
during different times of the day and in
different weather conditions. “If I find a
place I like, I might go back to it four or
five times for the right time and the right
moment,” he says. “It’s fun to shoot in fog
and rain. Rain adds a veil over the land,
adds intrigue.”
Reflections of the Brazos Valley can be found
at Barnes and Noble, Amazon.com and the
Texas A&M University Press.
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Doug Welsh
Doug Welsh is the answer
man for gardeners who
want to know how to
care for Texas lawns and
plants. His Texas Garden
Almanac is 500 pages
of dos and don’ts based
on questions Welsh has
answered for gardeners,
“yardeners” and professional horticulturists
over the past 28 years. Serving as the State
Master Gardener Coordinator for 20 years,
Welsh has traveled across the state, teaching
gardening techniques and sharing tips.
The Texas Garden Almanac is intended to
be a reader’s reference book for year round
gardening questions. “I have been answering
questions from gardeners and ‘yardeners’
for 29 years,” says Welsh. “The book was a
chance to put the vast majority of the answers
in a single one-stop resource.”
“Yardeners,” Welsh explains, are yard
owners who do not wish to make a hobby
out of gardening, they simply want an easy
way to take care of their lawn. For these
“yardeners,” the Texas Garden Almanac offers
tips from how to water to how to prune a
tree to which plants thrive in different Texas
regions. It also includes much more, from
charts for different flowers and herbs, colorcoded month-by-month agendas, even a
section on the good and bad bugs for plants.
Welsh has also written weekly garden
columns for the San Antonio Express-News
and co-authored Xeriscape Gardening: Water
Conservation for the American Landscape. Unlike
other area authors, Welsh never aspired to be
a writer. Currently coordinator of the Texas
Master Gardener Program at Texas A&M
University, his true career goal was to become
an extension horticulturist for the Texas
Agrilife Extension service. “My mass media
efforts of writing and broadcasting are natural
offshoots of my desire to service the public
by providing information about a subject
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I love – gardening,” Welsh says. The Texas
Garden Almanac is available at local nurseries,
bookstores and through the Texas A&M Press
and its website www.tamu.edu/upress/.
Martha Wells
Five years after graduating
from Texas A&M University,
Martha Wells sold her
first novel, The Element of
Fire, which has since been
published in five other
languages. She is now author
of nine novels published in
eight languages. Wells currently has novels
out in France, Spain, Poland and Germany.
She also has written multiple short stories
and non-fiction articles.
Her book Stargate Atlantis: Entanglement
is a media tie-in novel for the TV show
‘Stargate Atlantis,’ her second book for
the series. “I wanted to write it because
I’m a big fan of both ‘Stargate Atlantis’
and ‘Stargate: SG-1,’ Wells says. “I also
wanted to do something that was different,
and felt I needed a break from fantasy.”
Entanglement is a science fiction adventure
novel set during the second season of the
show. An ancient mystery is discovered
on a distant moon, posing a threat to
the Pegasus Galaxy. The plot unfolds as
the characters attempt to dismantle the
technology despite attacks by the Wraith
and an unexpected visit from a stranger.
To find out more about Martha Wells’
books, visit www.marthawells.com. Her
books can be found in most bookstores
and can be purchased online at Amazon.
com, BarnesandNoble.com, Borders.com,
BooksaMillion.com or Powells.com.
Linda Warren
June is a special month for
local author Linda Warren.
Her first published book,
The Truth About Jane Doe,
was released in June of
2000. The recent release
of her 20th book, Always a
Mother, marked the eightyear anniversary. Born and raised in the
Brazos Valley, Warren says that not only has
she written all her books in the area, all of
the stories are set in Texas, too.
Always a Mother celebrates Mother’s
day and the story addresses the sacrifices
of raising children, as well as the joys and
struggles of an unplanned pregnancy. “My
June book, Always A Mother, was created
from a conversation I overheard at the
beauty shop,” Warren says.
A longtime fan of romance novels,
Warren started writing during the mid
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Eighties when her dad encouraged her to
try writing one herself. “I love Harlequin
books because of their guarantee – a happy
ending. It reminds me of my faith,” Warren
says. “No matter what I have to go through
on this earth, I know I’m guaranteed a
happy ending.”
Warren has had her share of struggles.
Diagnosed with severe rheumatoid arthritis
when she was 18, Warren now works from
a wheelchair. Judging by the number of
books Warren has published, most people
would never guess her physical pain has
slowed her down. Her nineteenth book,
Texas Bluff, was released in February and
Warren says she recently sold four more
books to Harlequin.
Warren’s books can be found at amazon.
com and barnesandnoble.com. For more
information about her novels, visit www.
lindawarren.net.
J. Allen Reed
A high school dropout, a
solider in the Korean War, a
barbershop owner in Houston,
a prescription drug addict, a
gambler, a racehorse owner –
none of J. Allen Reed’s former
occupations fit the typical
Christian writer profile. Now
the owner of two spas – the Fountain View in
Navasota and another in Spring – Reed says
the majority of his writing is done between 2
a.m. and 5 a.m. Facing educational and time
challenges while writing his book, Reed
knew that his desire to write and share his
story were more powerful than the obstacles.
“I think everybody has a story,” says Reed.
“Some just don’t have the means to put it
on paper.”
During his 77 years, Reed has
experienced many hardships and struggles,
most of which influence his story topics.
“Most of my characters are people I know
or myself in different names,” Reed says.
His new book, Lost Identity, is about a
preacher, a gambler and a Mafioso who
are all involved in a car accident. Only
one of them survives. The survivor suffers
memory loss from the accident and the
book chronicles his journey to discover
which of the three men he really is.
The majority of Reed’s books are
published for philanthropy; he has donated
his book to 17 prisons in Texas and one in
Louisiana. Lost Identity can be found in the
Christian bookstore Scripture Haven at
Post Oak Mall in College Station, at the
malls in Brenham and Tomball, and can be
ordered at www.lostidentitybook.com. i
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Twin City Mission kicked off a capital campaign last
month money to raise money to build a new 24,000 sq.
ft. shelter in an effort to better serve the less fortunate
in our community. Hoping to raise $5.5 million during
the campaign, the proposed facility will be built on 16.3
acres of land purchased in 2007. Chief Executive Officer
Doug Weedon says, “This new facility will enable Twin
City Mission to accommodate more families.” The current
building, which is more than 100 years old, has been
deemed outdated, unequipped, and short of space, is
unable to keep up with the growing demand for shelter.
In 2007, The Bridge provided shelter for 1,036 people.
The number of women and children coming to the shelter
has been continually increasing over the years as well.
With a woman’s dorm that holds only 12 beds and a
family shelter that holds only four beds, officials say there
simply isn’t enough room.
The proposed facility offers 127 beds compared to the
current capacity of 64 beds. The Community Café would
also be relocated to the new shelter enabling clients to
receive meals within the same facility.
“There are solutions to homelessness, and one is right
here in the Brazos Valley and that is Twin City Mission,”
says campaign co-chair Tom McDonald. Twin City
Mission has already raised $2,690,109 and supporters
are confident that, with help, they will be able to reach
their goal. Since 1963, Twin City Mission has provided
help for those in need including employment counseling
and life skills training to help struggling individuals get
back on their feet.
“We live in a city that prides itself on its achievements
and standards,” McDonal says. “We ought to be glad and
have the courage to share that with the less fortunate.”
The campaign is scheduled to run until the early spring
of 2009. “Our aim is high and we know that we need $5.5
million,” said Twin City Mission board member Pat Stacy.
“We need to make this capital campaign a reality. We
know you care.”
The Brazos Community Foundation recently honored
M.L. “Red” Cashion at its 2008 Tribute Luncheon
for his extensive service to the community.
Twin City Mission board member Pat Stacy
discusses the need for a new shelter at the
mission’s capital campaign launch.
Twin City Mission CEO Doug Weedon talks
about the benefits that a new facility will
bring to many less fortunate families.
(l-r) Tribute Luncheon committee members
Reba Ragsdale, chair, Ann Wiatt, and
Rusleen Maurice.
(l-r) Donnis Baggett, publisher and editor of
The Bryan/College Station Eagle; honoree
Red and Marie Cashion; Gary Blair, Texas
A&M University’s women’s basketball head
coach; and Fain McDougal, local commercial
real estate broker.
361st District Judge Steve Smith and honoree
Red Cashion.
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Campaign co-chair Caroline McDonald helps
unveil plans for the new facility.
Honoree M.L. “Red” Cashion demonstrates
the National Football League’s “First Down!”
signal for luncheon attendees.
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business
briefs
July 2008
The
Bryan
Rotary
Club/
goods and cold lunch items. On selected evenings, the
commercialization.
gallery will host networking events, gallery openings,
Anco Insurance Award for Lifetime Business
private parties and varying performance art. Breakfast and
Achievement was presented to Tim and Tommy
lunch are served at the café from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.,
Light of Tom Light Chevrolet Co., Inc., recognizing
Monday through Saturday.
the dealership for its longevity, customer service,
community involvement and financial growth.
The Bryan Rotary Club held its 15th Annual Newman
10 Business Performance Awards Luncheon to
honor local businesses for their impact on the community.
The top 10 ranking, based on sales growth during the
last three-year period, showcases successful private
companies from the Brazos Valley. Stearns Design
Build topped the list, boasting a sales growth of about 145
percent between 2005 and 2007. The nine other Newman
award winners were: AgniTEK; Chrome: A Salon
Experience; Fitness Together Personal Training
Studio; Dailey Electric, Inc.; MacResource
Computer and Service; Blue Baker; Venus Pest
Co.; Zajonc Corp.; and Landscape Expressions.
The Texas Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)
recently honored several employees of the Energy
Systems Laboratory for their contributions to the
agency. James Wall and Kuruvilla John received the
Engineering a Brighter Future Research Award,
which recognizes outstanding research, contributions and
accomplishments of the TEES unit and regional division
researchers. TEES presented Michael Martine with the
TEES Safety Excellence Award, and staff members
Lana Wilson and Julie Masser received the TEES
Golden Gear Award.
Terrabon, L.L.C. recently announced that it has
broken ground on a biofuels conversion facility in Bryan.
Expected to be operational in September 2008, the plant
will test the scaled-up, commercial feasibility of its
Members of Chilifest Inc, Travis Britt (left) and David
MixAlcoTM technology. The technology converts readily
Towery (right), were on hand at a special luncheon
available, low-cost, non-food biomass like municipal
at Outback Steakhouse to present checks to various
solid waste into chemicals that can be processed into
charitable organizations in the Brazos Valley. This year,
ethanol and renewable gasoline fuels. Developed over
Chilifest Inc. gave out more than $210,000 in donations
the last 15 years by Texas A&M University Professor
to such organizations as the Gary Blair Special Olympics,
Mark T. Holtzapple and research engineer Cesar B.
Carpool, the Snook First Responders and the Brazos
Valley Boys and Girl’s Club. Burleson County Go Texan
was the recipient of a $50,000 check. Chilifest Inc. was
formed in 1999 to organize the Chilifest event, and since
Granda, it has spawned two additional energy-saving
Newman 10 winner Chrome: A Salon Experience
products. “With construction of this facility, we are one
owner Charlotte Gardner Green and Raymond Green.
step closer to bringing cost effective, renewable energy
products to consumers,” says Gary W. Luce, Terrabon’s
2000, has donated more than $1 million to charity. For
Chief Executive Officer.
more information on Chili Charity, call (979) 695-2998
or visit www.chilifest.org.
Rebecca Boenigk, Chairman and CEO of Neutral
Posture, Inc., steps into unchartered territory as the
first woman ever to hold the position of President
of the Business and Institutional Furniture
Manufacturer’s Association (BIFMA). She is the
former 2007 Vice President/President Elect of the nonprofit organization, which develops standards for the North
American office and institutional furniture industry. Active
The Newman 10 winning Blue Baker team (l-r): Marc
Deer, Casey Hall, Bethany Adams, Han-se Lee,
Chris Venable, Susan Fox, owner David C. Fox
and Brett Eikenhorst
Proprietors Missy Barron and Kristy Petty recently
celebrated the opening of The Starving Artist Bakery
& Café and art gallery Art979 in Downtown Bryan.
Housed under one roof, the gallery and cafe are located
at 210 W. 26th St. Fusing Barron’s culinary expertise and
Petty’s art savvy, the combination café-gallery allows
patrons to enjoy artwork by locals while dining on baked
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Mark T. Holtzapple, president of StarRotor Corp.,
and Texas A&M University professor, received the
Commercialization Rising Star Award, presented
by the Research Valley Partnership. The award is
given to individuals who demonstrate outstanding
business innovation and involvement in technology
in the industry, Boenigk has been a member of the BIFMA
Board of Directors since 2004 and serves as a board
member for a number of other organizations including
the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council
(WBENC), the Institute for the Economic Empowerment
of Women, the National Woman’s Business Council, and
the Enterprising Women Advisory Board. In March 2008,
Women’s Enterprise® USA named Boenigk one of the Top
100 Women’s Business Enterprises Impacting Supplier
Diversity. Neutral Posture, Inc., is the only woman-owned
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