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Champion for Animals
A Rare and
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Georgetown Wildflowers
V e ta S t r at m a n n
A Girl’s Treacherous Journey
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f e ature S
Think BiG | 30
A mom’s love leads to Brookwood
in Georgetown
get ting to know georgetown
Sousanna, the Best of
My Children | 36
A woman reunites with the family
she left behind in Greece
EXTRA VIEW
Brave Enough to
Fill the Boots | 42
Celebrity John Paul DeJoria debuts
pet products at Zoot
Create
Inspiration and Impact | 25
Inside the mind of artist Sonia
Colonna-Mathis
an Extra view
Ice Cream,
You Scream… | 54
Concealed handgun course helps
women protect themselves
Handmade ice cream cakes at
Baskin-Robbins
Mayday! Mayday! | 52
Dale’s Essenhaus: Where
Everyone is a “Local” | 56
Concealed Confidence | 48
Pest control company answers
distress calls
a HEALTHY view
Project Empowerment | 59
Program helps students stand strong
against domestic, sexual violence
Live and Learn
Family finds more than vampires in
Forks, Washington, area
Beyond Twilight | 63
Mission trips to Guatemala keep
a family busy
a natural view
How’s That Work
Got land? Make money in the
farm-to-table movement
New community garden nourishes
Georgetown
what’s cookin’
a Giving view
Recipes from Dale’s Essenhaus
satisfy hungry folks
A Pair of Combat Boots | 19
Grassroots movement puts on boots
to help veterans
A FITNESS VIEW
Hunting and Fishing
for Health | 21
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Classic food, fun for all at Dale’s
in Walburg
a Traveler’s view
How Does This
Garden Grow? | 16
Greetings | 6
a Business view
d e pa rt m ents
A Sixteen-Year Obsession
with Optimism | 11
E x tr a s
A Close-up look at
Wildflowers | 60
A look at Tom Shands’ stunning
photographs
’Round the Corner Comes…
the Bookmobile | 69
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City’s mobile library hits the streets
at last
Golfer’s Corner
Are You Sitting
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Learn from the Best | 67
Recipes from Dale’s
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Tips from Pro Bill Easterly
Events | 74
Georgetown Live | 75
an Animal view
Saving Pets and Lives | 78
Achievements make Georgetown’s
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A Sun City club gives and gets
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EDITOR’S NOTE
Want to hear the song
of my new backyard
boarder? Visit http://
www.allaboutbirds.
org/guide/Chuck-willswidow/sounds to hear the
Chuck’s-will-widow’s cry
and to see a photograph
of the bird.
Since the weather has warmed, all kinds of flying,
crawling, and singing creatures have been visiting
my backyard. I’m not one to fuss much about the
living things that share space with us in Georgetown.
I know they each have their good purpose in nature.
But there is one new resident in my backyard whose
sole purpose, it seems, is to keep my family awake
half the night.
Every evening, about the time the sun collapses
behind the oaks and cedars, a strange, sharp sound
begins to cut through the thicket behind my house.
It isn’t quite a chirp, and it’s not quite a song. The
first time I heard it, it sounded like the whistle of a
high-tech hula hoop slicing the air. I was intrigued.
But after about fifteen minutes of this, his (or her?) cry became the
audible version of a water torture test. This bird, the Chuck-will’s-widow,
whistles the same wacky tune—three precise, unchanging notes—over
and over again. You’d think he’d drive himself nuts. But no, every night
he starts up, like a baby with colic, crying out the same three notes.
I had to know more about the creature that was causing my family
to wake up grumpy and with eyes the color of tomatoes. So I did a little
research and found that the Chuck-will’s-widow is a well-camouflaged
bird that looks more like a peeling tree branch than an avian species.
He has a short, flat head and a squat neck. He sports feathers the color
of dirt and rotting leaves to help him blend into his surroundings.
Nevertheless, despite his unimaginative tune and a physique reminiscent
of petrified wood, this noisy creature does have a worthwhile purpose.
I learned that he catches flying insects such as June beetles. (I have
noticed fewer beetles camping out in my garage this year.)
July not only brings new backyard creatures, but new ideas. As you
flip the pages of this issue, you’ll find, for example, new ways to use
your land to bring forth nature’s fresh bounty. And for those of you with
children, or who just love a good new read, don’t miss the update on the
Georgetown Library’s new Bookmobile.
Yes, July seems to be the month for many
things new. And even though Mr. Chuck keeps
us up at night with his incessant, redundant
cry, we can all sleep better (figuratively, if not
practically) knowing there’ll be fewer moths
diving into our punch. Now, that’s something
new!
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Contributing Writers
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Alicea Jones
Nancy Bacchus
Christine Switzer
Meredith Morrow
Cindy Weigand
Karen Lange
April Jones
Rachel Brownlow
Carol Hutchison
Contributing Photographers
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Rudy Ximenez
Carol Hutchison
Laura and Felix Hernandez
Cindy Weigand
Tom Shands
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by Todd White
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Correction: Concert photos on pages
48-49 (A Beacon in the Night) were
taken by J. Gregory. Photos on pages
52-53 (Cruise into Hog Alley) were
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L i ve & L e a rn
A Sixteen-Year Obsession with Optimism
Realizing Guatemalan hopes, one dream at a time
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money,
spending it on ourselves,” Laura
Hernandez explains. “One day we
decided to give back,” and a lifelong passion was born.
Since 1996 Felix and Laura Hernandez have traveled to his motherland, Guatemala, on goodwill
trips. For years they had visited
family, bringing extra money to
give to natives they met begging
in the streets. Their obsession
wasn’t born out of a church plea;
Felix and Laura weren’t even attending church at the time. But
their travels to Guatemala have
“made our faith stronger,” Laura
says. “We’re not the same people
we were before.”
We’ve all heard the adage, “Give
a man a fish and feed him for a
day, but teach a man to fish and
feed him for a lifetime.” That’s
Felix and Laura Hernandez’s mantra for the Guatemalan people.
Their micro-loan program grants
start-up money for businesses.
Entrepreneurs pay the money
back when they turn a profit. A
few years ago, the couple brought
used sewing machines, donated
by Georgetown residents, to Guatemala. A local seamstress taught
small sewing classes, mentoring
budding tailors. “It’s so cool to see
them grow and better themselves
and their families,” Laura says.
Although their mission work has
evolved over time, the goal of Gifts
from God Ministries has remained
steadfast: to help the people of
Guatemala. In the beginning,
Felix and Laura would drive down
via Mexico, bringing supplies
and goods to provide for material needs. For safety, they now
wing it, flying south to provide for
people’s needs from within the
nation of Guatemala itself and
bringing along 600 care packages
to give away.
The couple owns two houses in
Guatemala, one in Guatemala City
and one in San Miguel Uspantan.
Each home houses large teams
that coordinate groups of Americans who assist them annually on
mission projects. In Guatemala
City, the teams work closely with
the orphanage Amor del Niño
(Love for the Child). In the village of San Miguel Uspantan,
they serve a school for children
with disabilities. They also assist
churches in a variety of ways.
Every three months, Laura and
Felix make extra trips to plan and
prepare. Each spring, they let the
orphanage know when the team
will arrive so that the staff can 
By
April
Jones
Photos
provided
by Laura
and Felix
Hernandez
For information volunteering, contact Felix at
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512-966-4076
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Obsession with
Optimism from page 11
prepare for vacation, knowing that the kids and the
grounds are in good hands.
The team does everything
from daily laundry to building walls.
In 2005, the team constructed a computer lab for
the school for children with
disabilities, providing new
computers, loaded up with
software, and printers donated by Charles Lance of
Georgetown. On the same
trip, Charles also donated a
car to a pastor in Uspantan.
Last year, donated monies
purchased two new stoves
for the orphanage, which
accommodates 50 to 55
youngsters and had been
operating an antiquated
four-burner stove for years.
The children are eight and
under, but most are babies
and toddlers. Laura’s main ministry at
the orphanage involves spending quality
time with the babies, since no one is
available to nurture them much of the
time.
Other ministry focuses include staffing
medical missions and providing water
purification systems from EDGE Outreach to schools, churches, and local
hospitals. Each year, Felix tests each
system to make sure it’s in proper working order. Although children and the
elderly are the main recipients of their
goodwill, the medical missions are open
to all. Recently, two doctors and three
nurses treated close to 500 people in
three days, in family practice fashion.
How do Felix and Laura fund their
work? Project expenses are mainly
funded by Georgetown donors. Additionally, Felix and Laura set aside a percentage of business profits to cover their
personal expenses incurred on each trip,
along with a free ride for at least one
team member. Rather than
simply sending money, Felix
explains, “Our idea is to go
and do the work. That way
we ensure that 100% of donations go to the people of
Guatemala.” Furthermore, it
cuts down on labor costs.
Guatemala City is urban
and in some ways modern,
but San Miguel Uspantan,
in contrast, is rural and
antiquated. Mothers carry
babies on their back and
supplies on their head.
The village is 98% Mayan,
and most people still wear
native garb. There’s one
restaurant in the village, but
no guarantees about the
food’s origins, so Felix and
Laura recommend eating in
the city. Fortunately, Felix
speaks not only Spanish
and English, but the local
Mayan dialect as well.
Any chance Felix and
Laura will be slowing down? Not likely!
They’re in the planning stages of building a retirement home. Because the
government can scarcely help Guatemalans in need, many elderly have
no place to go if their loved ones have
passed on when they need care. Felix
and Laura have already secured property, and their goal is to build within
five years. Apparently, slamming on the
brakes is not an option—when you have
a dream. 
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A
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tidy 4' by 10' plots. On a recent
sun-speckled day, Dick Pearce and
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has long been a Master Gardener,
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Horticulture Club.
How did the project evolve?
After Mr. Gottsman talked to
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The group agreed that growing
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for that. And we want people to be
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Beyond the basic plan, what
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Have people outside FUMC
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The community has been great.
Sun City Horticulture provided
tools, Monument Cafe helped
with irrigation and gardening tips,
Transit Mix gave blocks for revet-
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for the water supply. FTWoods
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How did you decide what to
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We asked what folks wanted.
First, we planted corn, peppers,
tomatoes; later, it was potatoes,
beans, squash, okra, and watermelons.
As the garden became a reality,
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G i v i ng V I E W
Combat
Boots
A Pair of
Nonprofit supports veterans through boot campaign
A
n innovative idea, a
country musician,
and a pair of combat
boots helped launch
a national nonprofit campaign that supports retired
soldiers. Georgetown resident
Larry Murray, then manager of
country music headliners such
as Joe Nichols and the Eli Young
Band, arranged for one of his artists to be photographed in a pair
of combat boots as a show of support for U.S. military personnel.
That photograph led to a grassroots movement that has touched
the lives of thousands of American troops.
“I became involved in the Boot
Campaign before it was even
a campaign,” explains Larry,
now director of operations for
the nonprofit. “The founders of
this grassroots movement, the
Boot Girls, got the idea for the
campaign from that photograph.
Country musician Joe Nichols
became the first of many artists to pose for the campaign. I
instantly gravitated to this cam-
paign because it’s so easy to get
Americans who serve in active
involved. All I had to do—all anymilitary duty,” says Larry. “When
one has to do—is get on a pair of
we put our boots on, that’s a
boots to show support.”
reminder that there are people
Five professional women
just like us who have sacrificed
from Texas—Sherri Reuland,
their lives to protect ours. WearGinger Giles, Mariae Bul, Heather
ing these boots also makes a
Sholl, and Leigh Ann Ranslem—
donation to charities that seek
founded the Boot Campaign
to care for the growing number
in 2009 to show appreciation
of wounded military veterans,
for active military and to raise
whether those wounds are physiawareness of the challenges
cal or emotional combat wounds.”
that returning soldiers face. The
The Boot Campaign thrives on
campaign sells signature “Give
media appearances by the Boot
Back” boots and merchandise and
Girls, celebrity endorsements
passes on 100 percent of proceeds
by country music artists and
to partner charities that support
NASCAR drivers, among 
veterans, such
as the Armed
In addition to purchasing “Give Back” combat
Forces Foundaboots and merchandise, individuals can suption and Lone
Survivor Founport the Boot Campaign by organizing an office
dation.
“Boot Challenge” and volunteering with local
“Wearing
events. Businesses, organizations, and civic
‘Give Back’
groups can help the Boot Campaign keep operatcombat boots
ing expenses low through donations and in-kind
provides a way
sponsorships. For more information about the
to say ‘thank
you’ to the more
Boot Campaign, see www.bootcampaign.com.
than 1.4 million
By
Christine
Switzer
Photos By
Todd White
A Pair of Combat boots
from page 19
others, and community events like the
Granger Smith 100-Mile Boot Walk from
Austin to Fort Hood each April. “People
all over the country have a huge desire
to show their appreciation for our service men and women but don’t know
how,” Larry says. “The campaign gives
a community a way to say ‘thank you’
just by getting on their combat boots
and walking a day in them.”
Larry embraced full-time work with
the Boot Campaign after serving two
years on its advisory council. “I left
what I thought was my dream job as an
artist manager because I knew in my
heart that I could do more good for
our veterans,” he explains. “I’m working harder than I ever have, but I’m
also having more fun. I’m part of
an incredible team, and I know we’re
going to change the way people look
at veteran causes. When that happens,
there’s no telling how many lives can
be changed.” 
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Hunting and Fishing for Health
Hunting and fishing are good for your health!
T
he men and women of
the Sun City Hunting
and Fishing Club know
a thing or two about
the health benefits of
hunting and fishing. While neither
sport provides a heart-pounding,
sweat-inducing workout, both
hunting and fishing—walking,
wading, casting, aiming—engage
the lungs, heart, and various
muscle groups to deliver a degree
of dexterity and muscle tone,
especially in the arms, shoulders,
and back.
Whether fishing or hunting,
members know that connecting to nature is important to
health. Soaking up vitamin D
from sunlight and inhaling the
oxygen emitted by trees nourishes
the body. Simply spending time
outside, under wide-open Texas
skies, does wonders for the mind
and the body. And so does sharing
the outdoors with others.
The club, which boasts 300
members, wants others to experience the physical and mental
benefits of fly, off shore, deep
sea, and bay fishing, as well as
eat a hot dog lunch and then learn
of deer and wild game huntabout fishing. During these visits
ing. The club’s philanthropic
to Sun City, the kids handle fishing
efforts have far-reaching effects
lures, try their hands at casting,
on the Georgetown community.
and practice various fishing techThe club provides opportunities
niques. The club hopes that the
for soldiers who are recovering
kids will remember the skills they
from the trauma and injuries of
learn for a lifetime.
war to “get away from it all” by
Monthly meetings keep the
gripping firearms for pleasure
group on task and organized for
instead of necessity. Many Ft.
the approximately twenty-five
Hood soldiers from the Wounded
guided hunting and fifty guided
Warriors program participate in
fishing trips that the club takes
club-sponsored fishing and hunteach year. After eleven years of 
ing events as part of
their readjustment
to civilian life.
The group firmly
believes in the old
adage, “Give a man
a fish, and you feed
him for a day. Teach
a man to fish, and
you feed him for
a lifetime.” They
implement this philosophy by inviting
school children and
kids from the Boys
Jerry Hardner at a quail hunt at Dime Box, TX
and Girls Club to
By
Karen
Lange
Photos
provided
by Sun City
Hunting &
Fishing Club
Hunting and Fishing
from page 19
trolling for prime fishing holes, club
members have the hot spots down pat.
Most destinations are in Texas (Gulf of
Mexico, Lake Tawakoni, Lake Bastrop,
Fayette County, Trading House, Lake Falcon, and Choke Canyon), but the sports
bug has taken the group as far as Canada
and Brazil. Contests are held for those
who catch the biggest or most crappie,
white bass, hybrid bass, striped bass,
black bass, speckled trout, or red fish.
When it comes to feeding people for a
day, the club does that just as well at its
annual fish fry fundraiser. The fish fry
serves over 550 folks and is, by far, the
largest annual event at Sun City. Proceeds from the batter-fried fish event go
right back into the community. The Boys
and Girls Club, Texas Parks and Wildlife,
and Georgetown Corp of Engineers are
beneficiaries of the event. The Sun City
Hunting and Fishing Club is about so
much more than “fun in the sun.” The
members reel in others in the community to share their love of the outdoors.
Doing so is good for their health—and
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Cre a te
Inspiration
and Impact
Daily moments provide the catalyst for artist Sonia Colonna-Mathis
T
he three artists, clutching paint brushes,
gathered over the blank
4’ by 4’canvas. Almost
as if someone said “go!”
all three began to paint at the
same time. And in under three
hours they stepped back to survey
the results of their collaboration:
between the loose ink dripped
and poured onto the canvas, the
empty spaces were filled with
detailed sharpie drawings, threedimensional recycled plastics,
and strokes painted with toothbrushes.
Almost every month, Sonia Colonna-Mathis, artist and owner of
Stinger Studio, collaborates with
fellow local artists Hyunsuk Erickson and Doug Nagle to create art
that unites their different signature
styles and techniques. Sonia says,
“It’s always a little surprising when
you back up and see three people
working so frantically and having
to work with each other so fast
and so intuitively; it’s amazing to
see that we actually pulled some-
thing together that was finished.”
For Sonia, this is blissfully routine;
each day is often a spontaneous
experiment in creating art.
A Family of Artists
Collaborating with talented artists is familiar territory for Sonia.
A few weekends ago, she spent
the day painting with her husband
Carlton and her kids, Carson and
Luna, using acrylic ink and water.
They titled the highly textured
work of layered art “A Fine Mess.”
Budding young artists, the kids
are quickly learning the value of
creativity and self-expression.
Sonia hopes that by creating art
“in a way that’s healthy for them,
good for the environment, and
good for them, that they can cope.
It’s a really a good way of coping
with whatever is happening in
their life.” 
By
Meredith
Morrow
Photos by
Rudy Ximenez
Good job, Carson and Luna!
Inspiration and Impact
from page 25
Sonia remembers sitting at a canvas, painting a giraffe for an upcoming
birthday party, when Carson, only two at
the time, came into the room. Suddenly,
Sonia saw a little hand reach up and
begin drawing with her on the painting.
“Hey! Get your own canvas!” she laughingly told him. Always one to encourage
art, Sonia then set her small toddler in
front of his very own blank canvas and
watched as he reached for a large brush
with three different colors. In minutes,
Carson had created a stunning work
of art, a cherished painting that today
hangs in their living room.
Inspiration and Technique
While painting with her kids is always
an inspiring endeavor, Sonia draws
a good bit of inspiration from quietly
watching nature and the quirkiness of
animals and bugs; nature resonates in
many of her paintings. Frogs, butterflies,
owls, and beetles artfully creep into
many of her pieces. Sonia began working with oils while completing her BFA
at the University of Texas and then later
transitioned to acrylics as she became
more mindful of toxins. She discovered
that painting with acrylics and then
adding in pastels allowed her to use
color-on-color and build thin layers to
create the same rich effect as oil painting in her work. In turn, Sonia says, she
was able to “work faster and make decisions more boldly, so the paintings
were changing and getting a little bit
brighter.”
Sonia demonstrates to her daughter Luna, the “Michelangelo-method” of painting
Stinger Studio
Sonia creates much of her art in her
studio. Launched two years ago in November, the goal of Stinger Studio is to
inspire people, to allow them “to come
in and connect with something enough
to where they know they want to live
with it.” Sonia says, “I love that. I love
what it means to the people that buy
the art, and I love what it means to the
artist that’s created it.” She recognizes
the tough decision buyers face when
investing in a piece that will most likely
be part of their daily lives for several
decades. Sonia pays particular attention not only to the work created, but
also to the details involved in framing each unique piece; it’s not unusual
to find her doubling or even tripling
Sonia with daughter Luna, son Carson, and husband Carlton.
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frames together, a subtle effect that
enhances the artwork.
Every other month, the studio hosts
an inspiring new event highlighting a
series from a local artist or group of
local artists. During July and August,
the studio is debuting “To Be or Not To
Be … Nude,” a Shakespearean take on
figurative art. Sonia explains, “There
are so many artists who prefer to work
figuratively, and, well, they’re all painting nudes! And there’s nowhere they
can hang them and certainly not sell
them.” The event will give over twenty
figurative artists a comfortable place to
present their breathtaking work. And
later, in early fall, Sonia has planned a
showcase titled, “Social Graces and Interworkings,” an intricate display of her
most recent work involving “all the stuff
that’s happening in [her] brain.”
To Sonia, art is important because,
“For the artist, it allows them to understand better who they are and how they
heal and connect with other people; for
most everyone else it, in a lot of ways,
it’s a reminder of the places they enjoyed and things that shaped them into
the people that they are—things that
touch a nerve for their spiritual growth
and their social development.” Sonia is
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the arts are alive as the artists change out their exhibits each month and host a
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A woman’s love for her daughter leads her to
help establish Brookwood in Georgetown,
a vocational day program for adults with
intellectual disabilities
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All About
L
ike mothers everywhere,
Erin Kiltz wants what’s
best for her children.
Last year she attended a
meeting with educators
at Georgetown High School to
ask, “So what’s next for Gracie?”
“They couldn’t believe I didn’t
know,” Erin says. To say Gracie’s
options were limited was an understatement.
Gracie Kiltz has physical and
intellectual disabilities. Born with
Down syndrome, she was diagnosed with leukemia at two. By
three, after numerous rounds of
chemotherapy, Gracie had suffered complications that left her
fully dependent, with severe brain
damage.
“Everything we’ve worked so
hard to attain—life skills, social
skills—all of that just ends after
high school,” a frustrated Erin
says. “Our world has come so far
in providing all kinds of educational support and inclusion, and
then there’s nothing but a black
hole.”
Erin admits to crying all the way
home after learning the news,
but she’s not the kind of woman
to wallow in her tears. Instead,
she began “to research different programs all over the nation
about post-high school vocational
programs for our special needs
children.” Five or six caught her
attention, but the one that immediately attracted her was closer to
home: the Brookwood community
in Brookshire, Texas.
“All I can say,” Erin explains, “is
when my husband and I visited
Brookwood, I felt like Dorothy in
‘The Wizard of Oz.’ She lands in
Oz and opens the door, and the
world immediately goes from
black and white to color. That
was Brookwood.”
People around the world have
heard of the Brookwood community, and for good reason. “Brookwood places high, high value on
these kids. They’re not trying to
Bradley and Chris planting seeds in the sunflower garden
‘fix’ them. They celebrate their
‘neuro-differences.’” Brookwood
believes their citizens need to
know who they are, have relationships with others, and do something meaningful with their lives.
“They give these kids purpose,”
Erin says. “They’re celebrated and
empowered.”
Brookwood’s philosophy is
that “work is not an ethic—it’s an
instinct.” Regardless of abilities,
every citizen of Brookwood finds
a place and a job. “Whatever these
kids can do,” Erin explains, “that is
going to be incorporated into their
work. They make beautiful things
to sell.” With revenues of over five
million dollars a year, Brookwood
and its citizens sustain a third of
their operating budget through
their three enterprises: horticulture, pottery, and consumables.
Now, for the first time in 26
years, Brookwood has chosen to
expand their community and program—right here in Georgetown.
“It’s a humbling and exciting
thing,” Erin says, modestly, since
her determination and hard work
played a huge part in this venture. Last spring Erin began Light
Texas, a pilot program modeled
after Brookwood. After witnessing
her success and the substantial
support received from the city
and community of Georgetown,
Brookwood officially absorbed the
Light Texas program last August.
Jill Weiland, whose daughter
Chelsea now attends Brookwood
in Georgetown, has been amazed
by the outpouring of community
support. “I am so very thankful
that Georgetown has embraced
our kids. Without the support
we’ve received from the community, we wouldn’t have a program.”
“Every person who has heard
about BiG has opened their
doors,” Erin concurs. “Every
church that has heard of us has
opened their doors.”
Brookwood in Brookshire has
its own campus and residential
facility. At this time, Brookwood in
Georgetown is a four-day-a-week
vocational program. They don’t
have their own building, so they
meet at Georgetown Church of
Christ. Previously, Faith Lutheran
and Main Street Baptist had also
hosted BiG.
“We’re conscious of wearing
out our welcome,” Erin says, who
is looking for the right property
but hasn’t found it. Yet Erin isn’t
concerned. “I know [Brookwood
in Brookshire] started out with
very humble roots, and we’re doing the same.” 
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Emily
Treadway
Photos by
Todd White
THINK BIG from page 31
Humble or not, Jill Weiland has already seen BiG’s fruits of labor with her
daughter, Chelsea. “Since she started
BiG, I have seen a twinkle in her that
wasn’t there before. She walks a little
taller and shows much more confidence
in social situations. She talks and chatters with everyone now and is eager to
show others what she’s accomplished.”
“The reality is,” Erin says, “our adults
with intellectual disabilities are square
pegs we’re trying to cram into round
holes. Brookwood is a square-hole
community, and these kids fit perfect.”
Jill agrees. “Brookwood allows Chelsea to be creative and productive in a
safe environment surrounded by people
who care about her.”
BiG has only two paid staff members,
both with special education backgrounds. Everyone else volunteers,
including BiG’s director, Erin herself.
“Most of the volunteers are moms or
people who have been touched by a
special needs individual,” Erin says.
Currently, BiG has 55 trained volunteers, but they are always on the
Sean and Erin harvesting sunflowers
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For more information about volunteering, donating, or enrolling a citizen, contact Erin Kiltz at [email protected]. For more information about
Brookwood or BiG, visit www.brookwoodcommunity.org. You can also “like” BiG on
Facebook to receive updates and learn more about the program.
lookout for more. “Volunteers are our
lifeblood,” says Jill.
Many, many people and businesses
in Georgetown have
already volunteered
their talents and
facilities. Community
Montessori School of
Georgetown offered
a plot of land where
BiG citizens have
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In March, BiG sent a batch of jewelry
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Alyssa Manuel, a high school senior at
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support and volunteers it has already
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Sousanna,
the Best of My Children
From Greece to Georgetown—one woman’s journey
P
anyiotis Dimopoulous
swooped Sousanna, his
youngest child, up in his
arms. She always felt
secure when her father
swaddled her this way. “I love
you,” he whispered through her
sun-bleached curls.
Panyiotis adored all four of his
children, but from the moment
Sousanna was born, he knew his
affection for her would be different. Perhaps he instinctively
believed that Sousanna would be
the last child born to him.
“You are the best of my children.” Her father had whispered
these words to her many mornings before leaving to work in the
vegetable fields of Pyrgos, Greece.
But this morning his tone was
different. Tragic. Final. “And you
will live like a queen, I promise,”
he said.
Sousanna searched her father’s
eyes—eyes the color of the Aegean
Sea. She saw the sadness. He gave
her the egg he had boiled for her
breakfast and hugged her again.
This last hug and the certainty of
her father’s love would help fortify
Sousanna for the journey ahead.
A Wrenching Decision
Weeks earlier, Panyiotis had
come home from the fields to
find a man waiting for him in the
small courtyard entrance of his
one-room mud brick home. Mr.
Georgatos (a pseudonym) was tall
and wore a suit and Panama hat.
He eyed the Dimopoulous children, especially little Sousanna.
He was a Greek-American lawyer
on a mission to take Greek children back to America for illegal
adoption.
“Let me take Sousanna to
America. You are just a poor
farmer who cannot take care of
your family. She will be treated
like a queen in America,” he
coaxed. Panyiotis threw Mr.
Georgatos off his property. “Never
come back here,” he said.
Mr. Georgatos did come back,
several times. And each time,
after Panyiotis said “No,” he
surveyed the meager one-room
homes in his village, the war-torn
churches, the pillaged burial sites.
World War II and the civil war had
ended just a decade earlier, and
the land still ached with poverty
and starvation.
Is this all my little Sousanna has
to look forward to? The best of my
children? At least in America, she
could get food and shelter, he reasoned. Besides, this Mr. Georgatos
promised to return Sousanna to
Greece in two years when recovery would surely be under way in
Pyrgos.
Panyiotis reluctantly agreed to
let Sousanna go to America. She
will have food and be treated like a
queen there.
The following morning, Emilia
Dimopoulous squeezed Sousanna’s hand until it hurt.
Why is Mama holding my hand
so tight? Sousanna wondered as
they stared down the empty road.
Her mother had always been so
gentle. Then a green convertible
painted with white lightning bolts
stirred the dirt as it came down
the road toward Sousanna and
her mother. Mr. Georgatos vaulted
out of his car, sporting a crisp
white suit and panama hat.
“Hello, Sousanna, are you ready
to go?” he asked the child.
Sousanna’s mother held her
hand tighter.
“You must come now, 
By
Alicea
Jones
Photos by
Rudy Ximenez
Sousanna from page 37
her family in Greece to live in
a strange country. She didn’t
Sousanna.” Mr. Georgatos
know English and couldn’t ungestured toward the car, where
derstand why everyone lived in
Sousanna spotted a doll in the
separate rooms.
back seat. The doll was as big
Don’t cry, Sousanna, the
as Sousanna and had beautiful
best
of my children. You will be
blonde curls, crystal blue eyes,
treated
like a queen.
and pretty lace socks. Sousanna
Veta
didn’t know what a
stared in amazement. This is to
queen
was
or why it felt so
be mine?
bad
to
be
treated
like one. The
Mr. Georgatos opened the car
new
clothes
were
pretty, but
door, and Sousanna climbed
Veta
was
miserable.
She clung
in the back seat and grabbed
to
the
memory
of
her
father’s
the doll. As the car accelerwords
and
the
love
her
family in
ated down the street, Sousanna
Greece
had
lavished
on
her.
Veta’s current family, Bob, Nikki, Matt, Easton, Mary and Ben, Emma, Veta,
heard her name. She turned
Hudson and Lucy, her dog
Retha
enrolled
Veta
in
kinaround to see her mother chasdergarten,
and
she
gradually
ing the car. But in moments, her
learned to speak English. Veta made good grades and stayed
mother was out of sight.
out of trouble. The love she had received from her parents
Sousanna and several other Greek children were taken to a
in Greece, though now far away, sustained her. Though she
home in Patra, about three hours northwest of Pyrgos, where
never fit in with her American family, she knew that on the
they were taught a few English words and some American
other side of the world, she had people who loved her, and
customs. She landed in Oklahoma a few months later where
this kept her spirits up when discouragement threatened to
her new parents, Retha and Buddy Knox, and their previously
overwhelm her. At eighteen, she left the Knox
adopted Greek son, Jay, met her. The
home to enter Texas A&M.
Knox family paid Mr. Georgatos
$5,000 for Sousanna.
New Life in America
Retha changed six-year-old
Sousanna’s name to Veta Knox
and took her to Sears for American clothes. The new crinoline
slip reminded Sousanna of the
doll in the green car.
Retha wanted a daughter who
would love and adore her. But Sousanna—
now Veta—couldn’t love Retha like that. The
only mother she loved was in Greece.
Veta cried herself to sleep every night.
She didn’t understand why she had to leave
From top: Veta arrives
in America from Greece
greeted by Buddy,
Reatha, and Jay Knox.
Greek dancing in Prygos
with Uncle George, Veta,
and Alhanasia. Veta’s
father Panyiotis Dimopoulous. Veta’s brother
Nickos with her mother
Emilia.
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News from Home
One day, when Veta checked her campus mailbox, she found a letter with jagged
handwriting and a Greek stamp. Excitement
rose from her stomach to her throat. She
sprinted across campus to find her fiancé,
Bob Stratmann, so they could read the letter together. The letter was from
Nikos, Veta’s brother in Greece. He
had been searching for her since
the “bad man tricked our father”
fifteen years earlier. He had even
taken an oath not to marry until he
found his baby sister.
Three years later, Veta and her
Greek family were reunited in Pyrgos. Since then, Veta and her husband, Bob, have made several trips
to Greece, taking time off from the
dance classes she teaches at Arts
Avenue Studio in Georgetown.
And Veta’s mother, Emilia, and
her family have visited Veta
and Bob here in Georgetown.
Veta’s father died soon after
Nikos found Veta in Texas.
“But,” Veta says, “he died
peacefully, knowing that
I, the best of his children,
had been well cared for in
America.” 
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John Paul DeJoria: Champion for Animals
42
oots
Jim Root, John Paul DeJoria
and Dr. Jensen Young
J
ohn Paul DeJoria doesn’t
pull punches when it comes
to defending and caring for
animals. He was an animal
lover and animal advocate long before it was cool. As a
young man working for a major
hair care company in the 1970s,
John Paul watched the daily routine of scientists taking marmoset
monkeys out of their cages to
conduct painful experiments on
their eyes and skin, then placing
them back in their dark, lockerstyle boxes. “I felt so sorry for
those little marmosets,” John Paul
remembers. He had a gut feeling
the work wasn’t necessary.
“A lot of vice-presidents of
research and development didn’t
want to lose their jobs, so they
convinced the executive staff they
had to test on animals for the
safety of the public. That’s baloney,” John Paul says. He realized
something had to be done. So,
over thirty years ago, he made a
controversial decision that would
later prove to be a positive change
in the cosmetic industry.
Booting out Animal Testing
John Paul describes one test,
the Draize test.1 He says, “How
much shampoo, or any product,
can you pour in [the animal’s]
eyes until they go blind? Well,
that’s stupid. If we’re making it
for humans, then let’s put it in
my eye.” John Paul did just that.
He co-founded John Paul Mitchell
Systems in 1980, and from day
one, the company’s employees
tested products on themselves. He
recalls, “One time we invented a
shampoo called ‘Baby Don’t Cry.’
We made it out of coneflower ex-
tract. I put it right in my eye, and it
hurt! I rinsed it out, called the office, and said, ‘Hey, man, it hurt!’
So we changed the formula.” “I love animals. I’ve had every
kind of pet, and I couldn’t imagine
doing that to one of them. The
boots were there, so I filled them.
Someone had to,” John Paul says.
With that unprecedented step
forward, Paul Mitchell became
the first company in the professional beauty industry to publicly
announce testing on humans—
never on animals. “My competitors slammed me, but,” he adds,
“we stuck by our guns. We were
very proud of it.” Several years
later, more cosmetic companies
followed suit. According to People
for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), from 1980 to 2012
the number of cruelty-free companies increased from just a handful
to hundreds.
John Paul Pet
Considering John Paul’s passion for animals, it seemed only
natural for him to create a line of
pet care products. “Over the years,
people would ask ‘Why don’t you
do something for pets?’ So one
day, my buddy John Capra and
I said, ‘Let’s do it!’ and we did,”
John Paul says.
Although made strictly for the
animal industry, John Paul Pet
shampoos and conditioners come
formulated with Paul Mitchell’s
same high-quality ingredients. But
there’s a difference, as John Paul
explains: “We changed the pH to
match an animal’s pH. If human
products are used on animals,
it’s too acidic for them, and dries
them out. That’s something 
By
Carol
Hutchison
Photos by
Todd White
1 The Draize test, devised in 1944
by Food and Drug Administration
toxicologists, tested cosmetics,
commonly on albino rabbits. A
small amount of a product is placed
in the eye or skin of a restrained,
conscious animal, then left for a
set amount of time before being
rinsed out. The animals are
euthanized after testing if the test
causes irreversible damage to the
eye or skin. J U L Y 2 0 1 2  G E O R G E T O W N v i e w 4 3
Brave Enough
from page 43
very unique about John Paul Pet products.” John Capra, long-time friend and
cofounder, reports, “the number one
need we see for pets is a solution for
dryness, so we beefed up the benefits
for conditioning and moisturizing.” John Paul and John Capra feel
strongly about educating pet owners on
the proper hygienic care of their pets.
“Pets don’t come with instructions. The
eye and ear wipes, the teeth and gum
wipes, the full body and paw wipes,
are essential parts of the daily care of a
pet,” John Capra says. Pets enrich our lives, offer companionship, love us unconditionally, and
become important members of our
families. “Humans can grow up and
take care of themselves. Pets can’t do
that.” John Capra adds.
For the record, John Paul Pet proudly
tests products on humans first.
Behind the Paw is an extension of
John Paul Pet—an avenue to give back
to the animal community. It’s about
making animals’ lives better. “When
John and I started this business, we
both decided that we’re going to give
back,” John Paul says. As soon as the
company made a profit, they’d planned
on donating to animal shelters, animal
research, and animal protection programs. “As it turns out, we’re nowhere
near making a profit, but we’re giving
to organizations anyway,” John Paul
says with a laugh. “We can’t say no,”
John Capra adds. Zoot Pet Hospital
This past May, John Capra and John
Paul came to Georgetown to film a John
Paul Pet promotional video. Gina Dial,
national account director and vice president of John Paul Pet, recommended
Zoot to them because that’s where she
takes her pets. They enlisted the help
of Zoot Pets and Dr. Jensen Young to
help market the products. “Dr. Young
has been one of our best supporters,”
John Capra says. “And,” he adds, “Zoot
is one of the best-run clinics with which
we’ve been involved.” After the filming,
Dr. Young and Jim Root, co-owner and
general manager of Zoot Pets, showed
John Paul around the facility. “They’re a
professional, cool place,” John Paul says.
Peace, Love, and Happiness
John Paul cofounded several extremely successful companies, including John
Paul Mitchell Systems and Patrón Spirits
Company. His family made their home
in Austin eleven years ago. “My wife
is a Texan. That’s one of the reasons
we came to Austin. We also wanted to
bring up our children somewhere in
the world that had good family values,”
John Paul explains. The DeJoria family shares their lives with three sweet
golden retrievers and two horses.
Even in his off-time, John Paul works
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saw the man wandering around, talking
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she sensed danger. She’d been
going back and forth to her car,
carrying items into the vacant
house she was staging for sale,
and she knew he’d been watching her, assessing that she was
alone—and vulnerable.
“He came up to the front door
of the house,” she remembers,
“and began to bang on the door,
telling me to come out and talk to
him. I huddled in the house where
he couldn’t see me, with nothing other than my cell phone for
protection.”
That cell phone, La Nell realized, was not going to protect her
until police arrived. That’s why
La Nell chose to attend one of the
Concealed Handgun License (CHL)
classes offered twice monthly by
GunsPlus. She was surprised to
find five other women in the class.
“I think that indicates a growing concern that women have
for their safety and the need to
protect themselves when they’re
in danger,” La Nell says.
Stephen Simank and Foy
Watson agree. The certified CHL
instructors, both with extensive
law enforcement experience,
have seen numerous situations
in which a woman died because
she had no way to protect herself.
“The handgun is the only personal
weapon that puts a 100-pound
woman on equal footing with a
220-pound mugger,” they stress.
“The best way to survive an encounter,” Stephen further stresses,
“is not to get into one to begin
with,” but sometimes trouble simply finds you. “I want women to
feel confident, to plan and prepare
for something they may have to
do to take care of themselves,”
Stephen says.
Taking the Class
View photographer Carol
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to see what it involved. During
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restrictions, and requirements for
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The shooting portion of the CHL
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and Foy went over gun safety and
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place and made sure everyone
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the chance to fire practice rounds;
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Stephen and Foy demonstrate in class.
While Foy issued commands over a
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Stephen assisted shooters. I got tips on
placing my hands correctly; Carol got
guidance on aiming. Another woman,
really nervous, did just fine after Stephen worked with her. “I want everyone
to have the opportunity to pass, so we
make sure everyone has the help they
need,” Stephen says. Carol admits, “I
never felt out of place. In fact,” she
adds, “it was fun—and the women outshot the men.”
Back in the classroom, Stephen and
Foy talked seriously about use of force
in various situations. We watched police videos showing how quickly things
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Mayday! Mayday!
Got pests? Remember the familiar distress signal.
By
Carol
Hutchison
Photos by
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f you find a scorpion in your
shoe, what should you do?
Sound the call: “Mayday!
Mayday!”
Brad Olsen answers
Georgetown residents’ calls,
stamping out scorpions, obliterating roaches and ticks, demolishing fire ant mounds, hunting
down the elusive brown recluse,
and eliminating mice and rats.
Brad and his father started Mayday Pest Solutions in Dallas fourteen years ago. After working for
large pest control companies, they
realized they could give people
more for their dollar. Brad expanded the business
when he moved to Georgetown in
2008, with his wife and five boys.
“I wanted to come to Austin, so
we started looking around. We
found Georgetown and felt very,
very comfortable here. I plan to
live in this house forever,” Brad
says. Mayday uses a straightforward
ers at baseball fields and school
plan to treat homes for pests.
functions. If I felt like I wasn’t givFor a fee ranging from $75 to
ing people their money’s worth,
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I wouldn’t want to live where I
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work,” Brad says.
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run the office in an add-on to
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Brad’s home in Serenada, with a
pest shows up in the home, attic,
wall of windows to watch deer,
garage, or yard during that ninetyor the family’s boxer, play in the
day guarantee, Mayday returns
yard. Friendly and knowledgeable,
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Alison and Andrea answer cusfree. tomers’ questions by phone. “We
Long-time customer Beverly
can take care of every pest you
West met Brad’s family when they
can imagine, except for termites,”
frequented the restaurant where
says Alison. she worked. “I got to know this
“All my guys are certified and
nice family and began to interact
carry all of the required credenwith them. Then I learned they
tials. They’re background-checked
had a pest control company,
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and writing a check for it. “Word of
mouth is everything,” he says.
These days, Brad attends to customers and sales, but he still remembers
why he chose this line of work. When
I was a technician, I loved when a customer had a problem and I could fix it,”
Brad recalls. It’s a job in which you can
actually see the results when you solve
a problem, he says.
Summer 2012 is “abuzz” with stinging insects as they have emerged
from their hideouts earlier than expected this year. Many of these
stinging insects are capable of causing severe allergic reactions sending over half a million to emergency rooms each year.
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Brad’s five boys are all interested in carrying on the business.
“I’m telling them they have to get an MBA first. I want them to
earn their way in,” he says. “It’s amazing how the boys take
better care of things they bought with their own money versus
what we give them. The same is true in life. If you have to sacrifice for something, you’ll take better care of it,” Brad explains.
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same chemicals, but he believes it’s the service and the people
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The scoop on Baskin-Robbins’ cakes
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“A
lot of people don’t
know that we make
fresh pies and ice
cream cakes by
hand,” says BaskinRobbins store manager Aja Smith,
as she takes out a new container
of ice cream from a -10˚F freezer
in the back.
She walks over to the display
case of Baskin-Robbins’ thirty-one
signature flavors and replaces a
near-empty container with the
newer one she has just retrieved.
The ice cream
softens to
-5˚F—the
coldest
temperature
ice cream
can be while
still remaining scoopable—and Aja
begins filling
up a giant
cookie cutter
with scoops
of Oreo ice
cream.
The store
boasts many
flavors of
cakes includ-
ing swirl, chocolate, and brownie
a la mode, but Oreo cookie is consistently one of the most popular
flavors of ice creams and cakes.
“Corporate offers us a selection
of one hundred and forty different
flavors to choose from per year,”
says Aja, who often decides which
flavors to add next. “But we always keep a few on hand—chocolate, vanilla, strawberry.” Customers are also free to mix and match
flavors to create custom cakes at
no additional cost.
Once the cookie cutter has been
filled with ice cream, Aja flattens
it down and sticks it back into the
freezer to harden. Now it’s time to
make the frosting.
“Some of the items on the menu
take a lot of prep work,” says Aja,
who assembles, ices, and decorates Baskin-Robbins’ cakes herself. “So when we hire, we make
sure to look for people who enjoy
baking and making sweets.”
Minutes later, the hardened ice
cream is ready to be placed on
top of a premade cake and frosted
with a homemade cream icing.
“We make our own frosting,
melt our own chocolate and
fudge, and make our own chocolate pieces,” said Aja, holding up a
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According to Aja, it takes
roughly the same amount of time
to make smaller cakes as it does
larger ones. “We go through the
same process for each one, so it
really doesn’t take much longer to
make a larger one than a smaller
one. Actually, it’s basically like
decorating a sundae.”
Indeed, by the time Aja has
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Dale’s Essenhaus:
Where Everyone is a “Local”
A Restaurant in Walburg serves up fun and food for all ages
By
Meredith
Morrow
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utside in the biergarten of Dale’s Essenhaus, a bright-eyed
kid belts out almost
every word of her
favorite Carrie Underwood song.
It’s her first performance at karaoke night. Her parents perch on a
nearby picnic table, encouraging
her as the sun sets in the evening
sky. Across the way, she spots her
neighbors enjoying their longstanding weekly date night. They
exchange inside jokes, sample
dark German brews, and wait
eagerly to split a “Walburger.” The
young girl wraps up her solo and
joins her lively extended family inside as they shuffle through rounds
of musical chairs, swapping seats,
reminiscing about times past, and
sharing new stories.
Nestled in the small, tight-knit
community of Walburg, Dale’s
Essenhaus is a charming escape
from the city. It’s relaxed yet
lively, familiar yet novel. Literally
translated “Dale’s Eating House,”
the restaurant was inspired by a
German-themed restaurant that
owner Dale Cockerell once visited
in Ohio. Over the past 15 years,
the home-style menu of hamburgers, catfish, and meatloaf has
grown to include German entrees,
including schnitzel and the occasional traditional German dessert.
But according to manager Bonnie
Warwick, “People know us for the
Walburger,” the essential component of Dale’s classic home-style
menu—a half-pound of impeccably seasoned, fresh ground beef
topped with grilled onions and
veggies, all balanced perfectly on
a toasted bun. While the restaurant is famous
for its burgers, it also takes great
pride in its family-friendly atmosphere. Dale says, “I’ve seen parents bring kids out here that have
never seen a cow—a live cow. A
lot of city kids don’t get that experience.” On weekends, families of
all ages can be found two-stepping
around the outdoor stage, swaying
along to the live music of a local
band. On Thursdays, enthusiastic
amateurs take the stage, singing
along to their favorite karaoke
tracks. From the beginning, Dale
envisioned “a place where people
could come out and bring their
kids, and meet up with their other
friends with kids, and let their kids
play and be safe.”
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It’s truly a place where your
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At Dale’s Essenhaus, it’s easy to
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“I never thought there’d be this
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He a lt h y V I E W
Project Empowerment
Program empowers students against
domestic and sexual violence
S
tatistics can be ugly.
• According to Hope
Alliance, domestic
violence is the leading
cause of injury to
women ages fifteen to fortyfour. That’s more than car
accidents, muggings, and rape
combined.
• One in five high school girls reports being physically assaulted
and/or sexually abused by a
dating partner.
• One in six women and one in
thirty-three men will be sexually
assaulted in their lifetimes.
• Boys who witness domestic
violence are twice as likely to
abuse their own partners and
children.
Sometimes it’s easier to believe
statistics happen somewhere else,
to someone else. But they happen
here, too. In Williamson County
six people have lost their lives to
family violence in the past year,
and an average of five sexual
assault victims per week require
accompaniment to the hospital,
which means they have been
sexually assaulted and request a
certified victim advocate to accompany them to their forensic
exam.
What can be done about these
disturbing numbers?
Project Empowerment operates
on the belief that while students
are the experts on their lives, they
need support to make healthy
choices. Project Empowerment’s
philosophy is that everyone possesses the knowledge to live a
healthy life, but people have to explore how to use that knowledge.
“We need to address the root
causes and risk factors of violence if we are to prevent it from
ever happening,” explains Patty
Conner, LCSW (Licensed Clinical
Social Worker), at Hope Alliance,
Williamson County’s crisis center.
For many years the state of
Texas focused on intervention, but
more and more money was spent
on intervention for ever-increasing numbers of victims. “The state
saw the need to do prevention,”
says Patty. The state turned to
crisis centers—with whom they’d
partnered for years doing intervention—to do that prevention
work, she says.
Corey Seldon is the sexual
violence prevention specialist
at Hope Alliance. “Along with
the structural coordinator, I’m in
the schools teaching the Project
Empowerment curriculum.” Corey
loves her job. “It’s the best job
ever!” she exclaims. “The great
thing about prevention is we’re
looking at root causes. We’re
By
looking at respect.”
Both boys and girls are the
focus of the Project Empowerment
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curriculum. “In our world, men
by Carol
are more often the perpetrators
Hutchison
of sexual violence,” Corey says,
“but addressing potential victims
does very little to stop the action
from occurring. By talking with
only girls about potential violence,
we further solidify that girls are
victims—that violence is a part of
their lives they need to deal with.
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girls, we open the conversation to For more information
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land next to Georgetown’s Bark
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wildflowers by comparing his shots
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T r a veler ’ s V I E W
Beyond Twilight
Washington vacation offers family more than vampires
“C
an we go to Forks?”
our daughter asked
when we planned
a trip to the Pacific
Northwest. Forks,
Washington, is the setting for
Stephenie Meyer’s wildly popular
Twilight book and movie series,
which chronicles the romantic
triangle among teen Bella Swan,
vampire Edward Cullen, and werewolf Jacob Black. The town claims
to be “the rainiest town in the contiguous United States”—perfect for
sun-shy vampires—and sounded
particularly inviting to folks from
drought-stricken Texas. We had no
inkling, however, that the region’s
scenery would eclipse its celebrity.
From Seattle we headed out to
Forks on a route that paralleled
the clear blue waters of Lake
Crescent on our right and Olympic
National Park, with its magnificent
Olympic Mountains, on our left.
As we drove, we left behind the
sunshine and noise of Seattle and
entered the thick coastal mists.
Soon, we arrived on Forks Avenue, the main street of infamous
Forks. There we found charming
eateries and quaint businesses,
many of which cater to Twilight
fans by offering souvenirs and
tours. We skipped the official tour,
but we did see City Hall, Forks
High School, Forks Outfitters, and
the Swan House—all settings in
the Twilight books and movies.
No vampires and werewolves
lurked about. At least, we didn’t
see them.
Next, we headed to the Olympic
National Forest and to the sandy,
driftwood-strewn beach of La
Push (home to the Quileute Indians in real life and in the books).
We wandered into the Hoh Rain
Forest, where the mosses and
ferns evoked the same otherworldly atmosphere that they do
in the movies. Ruby Beach left us
speechless, with its rock formations jutting up in the mist. The
nearby forest featured conifers
and deciduous trees so tall and
thick that they formed a canopy
a hundred feet above the forest
floor. Slivers of sunlight filtered
through the branches and leaves.
Logs, ferns, moss, and other plant
species covered the woodland
floor. We were so in awe that we
would not have noticed if Edward
Cullen, with his vampire strength,
had scrambled up the towering
trees next to us. Reluctantly, we
drove out of the park, leaving
behind the real-world scenery
that made the imaginary world of
Twilight so convincing a home for
vampires and werewolves.
If you decide to visit Forks and
the Olympic National Park, you
may not see vampires, werewolves, or celebrities, but the
scenery certainly won’t disappoint. 
By
Cindy
Weigand
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You may own the horticultural rainbow’s end
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something with this? What if
I could get a return on my investment?” You just might be able
to, according to Dustin Coufal of
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small parcel (less than fifty acres),
you don’t have enough land for
big row crop farming or livestock
production, but you do have the
right amount of land for growing
vegetable and specialty crops. The
market is hot for farm-to-table
produce right now—and you can
supply such produce.
As opposed to the large-scale
row crops such as corn and
grains, specialty crops are gardenvariety vegetables. Grown on
a larger scale than a backyard
garden, however, specialty crops
can benefit the landowner and
consumer alike. Dustin points out
that many consumers prefer fresh,
locally grown produce. “We see
this trend with a diverse popula-
tion like in Williamson County
and the Austin metroplex. A lot
of people are interested in buying
local. Specialty crop production
provides an avenue,” Dustin adds.
“For people that raise small acreage horticultural crops, there’s a
large and growing market to sell
produce in Williamson County.
We have the Georgetown, Round
Rock, and Taylor farmer’s markets, as well as two in Austin.
There’s even one over by Barton
Creek. So, while the availability to
grow these crops is here, there’s
also an available market. This
can turn into an enterprise where
producers can capitalize on their
investment.”
Where should interested landowners start? One place to begin
is your local AgriLife Extension office, where a demonstration garden nurtures crops such as herbs,
asparagus, banana peppers,
lettuce, radishes, and tomatoes.
Dustin says that landowners can
also attend clinics offered periodically, such as the Specialty Crops
Clinic put on by Dr. Russ Wallace
of the Lubbock AgriLife Research
Center last February. In addition,
the office works closely with extension specialists to help producers discern what would work
best on their property, as well as
varieties that work well in this
area. Fortunately, because of Williamson County’s rich, hearty, and
forgiving soil, many crop options
are available. One crop that has
been doing extremely well, especially during the warm weather, is
peppers. All types of peppers like
the heat, and that is something
we have in abundance.
You may or may not possess the
luck o’ the Irish, but if you live in
Williamson County, you might be
able to catch a horticultural leprechaun just the same. 
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Jones
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Todd White
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’Round the Corner Comes… the Bookmobile
Georgetown Public Library’s Bookmobile is out and about
“I
’m the one who usually drives in my family,”
Michele Harber, Georgetown’s Community Outreach Librarian, explains.
“I like driving.”
And a good thing, too, because
she now traverses Georgetown’s
streets in a brightly colored thirtytwo-foot-long bookmobile. It may
not be as exciting as the ice cream
truck, but Michele hopes children
flock to the bookmobile just as
eagerly as they run to the seller of
cold, sweet confections.
The intention is that the bookmobile will keep children, even
the reluctant readers, reading
throughout the summer. “The
library can sometimes be intimidating,” Michele admits, “but the
bookmobile with one librarian—
even if she has gray hair—that
might not be so scary.”
Throughout June, July, and August, the bookmobile schedule caters to children on summer vacation, but from September to May,
Michele will follow an aggressive
schedule of forty-eight stops a
month as she visits Georgetown’s
older citizens. Some will be able
to enter the bookmobile on their
own. At other locations, Michele
will cart books inside the nursing homes and living centers for
patrons’ perusal.
Michele will also provide a story
time for Alzheimer patients who
are unable to read to themselves.
“I was told they have about a
fifteen-to-twenty-minute attention
span, which is pretty much the
same for the elementary children.”
Some people might have concerns about dealing with such
disparate age groups, but not Michele. She believes that her whole
life has groomed her for this position. “My mother had me when
she was forty years old, and as
a result of that, I’ve always been
around older people, but I love
children, too. Hopefully, they’ll all
sense the love I have for them.”
But Michele wants people to
understand the bookmobile isn’t
just for the young and the elderly.
It’s for everyone. “If you have a
Georgetown Public Library card,
you can use the bookmobile. If
you’re driving down the road and
see me parked at a location and
you have books that need to be
dropped off at the library, you can
drop them off with me.” The same
idea also applies to checking out
a book.
“I love people and I love books,”
Michele says. She couldn’t have a
better job and confesses to being
in her second childhood. “And I’m
enjoying it!” Who wouldn’t feel
the same way? She gets to drive
happiness all around town. And
just like the ice cream truck, the
bookmobile comes with its own
musical horn that plays 70 different songs. Who wouldn’t run out
to see that? 
By
Emily
Treadway
Photos
by Carol
Hutchison
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Recipes from Dale’s Kitchen
Dale’s Essenhaus shares home-style recipes
D
ale Cockerell, owner, namesake, and original cook of Dale’s
Essenhaus, grins when he admits, “We’re not a health food
restaurant—we serve good food.” A lot of folks consider his
original Walburger to be one of the best hamburgers in Central Texas, maybe even in the entire state. It’s a burger so big
that it requires two hands to eat and a hearty appetite to finish.
For the past 15 years, Dale has made himself at home in his restaurant’s kitchen. He remembers, “Everything on the original menu was
stuff I liked to cook.” Fortunately, the meals Dale liked to cook are the
meals many people like to eat! Dale says, “I used to be here every minute
the Essenhaus was
open.” Today, he
has scaled back
a bit, although
he’s typically still
around for every meal. Much
like Dale himself,
his recipes are
straightforward,
genuinely good,
and go well with
an ice-cold beer. 
Squash Casserole
By
Ingredients:
4 yellow summer squash, sliced
Olive oil for sautéing
½ cup onion, chopped
½ cup bacon, cooked and crumbled
2 cups breadcrumbs, toasted
2 cups mild cheddar cheese,
shredded
Photos by
Todd White
Meredith
Morrow
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350°F. Cut squash
into slices approximately ¼ inches.
Sauté the squash and onions in a
little olive oil until the vegetables
are semi-tender. Salt and pepper
to taste, and then spread in a 9x7
casserole dish. Add cooked and
crumbled bacon. Next, top mixture
with toasted breadcrumbs and
shredded cheese. Bake at 350°F
until cheese melts fully, 5 to 7
minutes. Cut casserole into ¼-inch
slices and serve.
Meatloaf 
Ingredients:
5 pounds freshly ground beef
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
1 sleeve saltine crackers, crushed
3 large pieces of toast, cut into squares
1½ Tbs garlic salt
2 Tbs black pepper
1½ cups homemade salsa
For the glaze, combine:
1 cup ketchup
¼ cup Worcestershire sauce
2 Tbs Tabasco sauce
For the salsa, combine:
2 28-oz. cans of whole tomatoes, peeled,
in juice
½ medium-sized yellow onion, diced
Juice of ½ lime
½ bunch of cilantro
2–3 fresh jalapeños (1–2 Serrano peppers
can be substituted for more spice)
Garlic salt to taste
Preparation:
Make the salsa: Strain tomatoes, reserving
liquid, and combine with jalapeños, onion,
and cilantro in a food processor. Blend
until ingredients are finely chopped. Stir
in remaining tomato juice and lime juice.
Add garlic salt to taste. Mix well.
Make the meatloaf: Preheat oven to 350°F.
Combine beef, chopped vegetables,
crackers, toast, and salsa until mixed
well. Season with garlic salt and black
pepper to taste. Pack this mixture into a
9x7 baking dish (greasing unnecessary),
forming a loaf. Bake at 350°F until the
internal temperature reaches 160°F,
approximately 45 minutes to an hour.
While meatloaf is baking, blend ketchup,
Worcestershire sauce, and Tabasco sauce
to create a glaze. Brush the glaze evenly
over meatloaf and put it back in the oven
for 15 minutes. Yields 10–12 servings.
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Original Walburger
(Almost!) 
Ingredients:
2 pounds fresh ground
beef
½ head iceberg lettuce,
shredded
1 tomato, sliced
1 cup dill pickles, sliced
1 cup yellow onion,
chopped
4 fresh hamburger buns
Mayonnaise and mustard
to taste
Dale’s Secret Seasoning (Sorry, we can’t
share the blend, but your favorite
seasoning salt will work)
Preparation:
Divide ground meat into 4 half-pound
balls. Use hands to form patties
approximately ½ inch thick. Preheat flat
grill to 375°F. Place approximately ¼ cup
of chopped onions for each patty on the
grill. Place burger patties on top of onions.
Sprinkle with seasoning salt to taste.
DO NOT PRESS. Cook for approximately
three minutes, or until the sides of the
patty change from pink to brown. Slide a
spatula under both patty and onions and
flip. Sprinkle with seasoning salt to taste.
Allow patties to cook for another three
minutes or until desired doneness. Butter
both sides of each bun and toast on the
grill. Dress burger as desired with mayo,
mustard, and fresh veggies.
German Pork Schnitzel 
Ingredients:
4 pork loin fillets, 6 oz. to 8 oz.
3 eggs
1 pint whole milk
2 cups flour
Salt
Pepper
2 sleeves saltine crackers, crumbled
Preparation:
Use a meat hammer to pound out the
pork fillets to ¼- to ½-inch thickness. Take
out three bowls. In the first bowl, beat the
eggs and then add the milk. In the next
bowl, add the flour, along with salt and
pepper according to preference. In the
third bowl, crumble the saltine crackers.
Now coat the pork loin fillets in flour, then
dip them in the milk/egg mixture, and
finally dredge them in cracker crumbs.
Heat about ¼ inch of vegetable oil in a
large skillet on
medium high
heat. Panfry
schnitzels for 2
to 3 minutes on
each side or until
golden brown.
Serve with your
favorite brown
gravy. Yields 4
servings.
J U ly E vents
Thru 29 | TEEN ART SHOW. Art from area teens on
display, upstairs hallway at Georgetown Public
Library. 402 West 8th. To enter: teenspace.
georgetown.org/teen-summer-art-show2012
Thru 29 | ANNIE GET YOUR GUN. Fri & Sat 7:30pm, Sun
2pm, The Palace Theatre, georgetownpalace.com
Thru Sept 30 | COLOR + TEXTURE: SUMMER ART
EXHIBITION. Works of Sue Bishop, Ho Baron, Maria
Martin, Alf Pryor on exhibit.
3 | INDEPENDENCE DAY CONCERT by Sun City Singers
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11am, Sun City Ballroom sctxca.org
4 | 4th of JULY CELEBRATION by Seratoma.
11am-10pm, crafts, food, petting zoo, parade,
train ride, fire works, live entertainment.
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5 | GEORGETOWN’S FARMERS MARKET. Every Thursday,
3:30-6:30pm, 1525 W. University, gtfma.com
6 | JUST FOR TWEENS. Wii, Xbox, Board Games for
ages 9-12. 1-3pm at Georgetown Public Library
402 West 8th. See library.georgetown.org for many
more activities 6 | FIRST FRIDAY. Shop, Eat, Stroll to Live Music, One
the Square 6-8pm, thegeorgetownsquare.com
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6 | MUSIC on the SQUARE.
“Cowboy Nemo”
Classic Country
6-8pm, SW corner
of Courthouse lawn,
Bring chair or blanket.
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8 | BINGO. Knights of Columbus, Doors open at 5pm,
games start at 6pm, BYO snacks and beverages –
Fun and Fellowship. (no children under 7) Sun City
Ballroom, 2 Texas Dr. 512-864-0825, kocbingo@
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11 | FREE ICE CREAM. 6-7:30pm at Georgetown Parks &
Rec Center 1003 N Austin Ave.
13 | MARINE CORP SPAGHETTI DINNER. All you can eat
– meatballs, salad, bread, tea - $6.00. 5-7pm, VFW
Hall 1000 College St. Proceeds to Wounded Warriors
Marine House & ROTC Scholarships.
13 | MUSIC on the SQUARE. “Xander & Ben” Classic
Rock and Roll, 6-8pm, SW Corner of Courthouse,
visitgeorgetown.org
14 | Second SATURDAY. Market Days on the Square.
9am-4pm, Arts & Crafts, plants, many vendors,
food, family fun.
22 | BINGO. Knights of Columbus, Doors open at 5pm,
games start at 6pm, BYO snacks and beverages –
Fun and Fellowship. (no children under 7) Sun City
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22 | MUSIC on the SQUARE. “Cactus Grove”
Jazz, 6-8pm, SW Corner of Courthouse,
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27 | LUAU. Special Needs Dance for 15 years and up,
6-8pm, Georgetown Community Center.
512-930-3596
28 | USA DANCE. Beginners, Students, Singles Learn
new steps. 7-10pm, 2 Texas Drive, Sun City
Aug 4 | BENEFIT DANCE. Faith in Action Caregivers,
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A N IMA L V I E W
Saving Pets and Lives
How Georgetown Animal Shelter becomes a “Shining Star”
By
Rachel
Brownlow
Photos by
Rudy Ximenez
For more information
about the shelter, or
to volunteer, foster, or
adopt, visit www.pets.
georgetown.org/.
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G
eorgetown Animal
Shelter Manager
Jackie Carey finds
great joy in the business of saving lives.
She remembers, however, when
the shelter wasn’t always so joyful. Since the Georgetown Animal
Shelter is an open-intake municipal animal shelter—or one run by
the city—it is required to take all
animals within city limits, even if
the shelter has already reached
capacity.
“When I started here, the place
was very much a pound,” says
Carey, who started working at
the shelter in 1995 as the dataentry clerk. At that time, about
35 percent of the animals were
euthanized.
But Carey wasn’t your average data-entry clerk. In 1996 she
launched the shelter’s volunteer
program, which now boasts over
400 registered and 150 active volunteers. She also started building
relationships with local businesses that year, raising $6,000 at
the shelter’s first big fund-raising
event.
Thanks to donations, fundraising, and volunteer work, the
shelter now houses a retractable
shade awning for dogs, a new cat
playroom, and its own in-house
surgery room to spay and neuter
animals on-site. This new addition
saves time and money. “During
my tenure, we have grown from
a dog-catcher operation to a pro-
gressive animal shelter and animal
control department,” says Carey.
Carey has always considered
herself the “voice of the shelter.”
She spearheads the pet education program that teaches fourth
grade students about rabies, pet
overpopulation, and responsible
pet ownership. She speaks to civic
groups and implements new procedures to increase the animals’
likelihood of adoption.
In 2011,
Georgetown Animal
Shelter reported a
90 percent
live-release rate.
Feral cats are an especially tough
group to find homes for, but through its
highly successful “Barn Cat” program,
the Georgetown Animal Shelter has, at
last, found a way to place feral cats in
homes. By educating people about how
to use these wild animals as mouse
hunters, the shelter has found a way to
save more feline lives.
In 2011, the shelter hired Training by
Tara, an East Austin-based dog-training
company, to teach the “Working Minds
Program” to the shelter’s staff and volunteers. Using feeding time as an opportunity to train the animals to behave,
the shelter has been able to make pets
“more adoptable.”
That same year, Georgetown Animal
Shelter reported a 90 percent liverelease rate, a record for the shelter.
While other shelters report statistics on
only “adoptable animals” — disregarding animals that may be considered
less desirable due to medical reasons,
aggression, sickness, and old age —
Georgetown Animal Shelter uses raw
statistics only. This makes their liverelease rate all the more impressive.
The Texas Department of Health has
praised Georgetown Animal Shelter,
calling it a “shining star” among shelters and encouraging other shelters
to emulate it. Not only does the shelter quickly manage disease outbreak
among the animals, but shelter employees have also found effective ways to
prevent animals’ illnesses from spreading. By simply requiring volunteers and
staff members to change to a new set
of latex gloves each time they handle a
different cat, the shelter has found yet
another way to save lives.
“The live outcome rate we achieved
last year was due to the work of so
many people, including the Animal
Shelter Advisory Board, our dedicated
volunteers, our hard-working shelter
employees and the broader community,” Carey says. “And we’ve only just
begun.” 
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