alamo heights aug/sept 2013
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
P u b l i s h e d M o n t h l y b y N e i g h b o r h o o d N e w s , I n c .
What is Siclovia?
Save the Dates
Breaking the Silence
What's Cookin' In Alamo Heights
Meet Your Neighbors
Taste of the Heights
National Night Out
Neighborhood Resource Center
Awards Luncheon
AHISD Welcomes New StaffAlamo Heights ISD welcomed 79 new staff members during the annual New Employee Orientati on
the week of August 12-16. These new team members spent the week getti ng to know AHISD policies and procedures, immersing themselves in the study and development of the engaged classroom,
visiti ng campuses and learning about AHISD’s traditi ons of excellence.
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Thank you to the following organizations and/or people for their contributions to this issue:
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Louis Cooper – Mayor210 882-1511
Bobby HasslocherCouncil Member Place 1
Bobby RosenthalCouncil Member Place 2
Fred PrasselCouncil Member Place 3
Dr. Elliot WeserCouncil Member Place 4
John SavageCouncil Member Place 5
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InformationEmergency 911Fire/Ems Non-Emergency 824-1281Police Non Emergency 822-3321Police Administrati on 822-6433Police Investi gati on 822-2164Administrati on & Finance 822-3331Human Resources 882-1503Taxes 882-1502Water 882-1507Court Clerk 882-1501Public Works 882-1518(solid waste, brush, recycling, etc.)Planning & Development 826-0516(permits & inspecti ons)
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Don’t Miss Síclovía
Sunday, September 29
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What is Síclovía?Síclovía is a free event that turns major city streets in to a safe place for people to exercise and play.The streets become temporarily car-free for about 6 hours on Sundays for families to run, ride bikes, take exercise classes and enjoy their city streets.
The modern day Ciclovía originated in Bogotá, Colombia 30 years ago. Bogotá began their pro-gram with 8 miles of open streets. Ciclovía was so popular, today, they open over 70 miles of car-free streets to their citi zens and connect city parks to provide green spaces for Reclovías.
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Save the DatesNational Family Day - A Homework Free EveningSeptember 23, 2013
Howdy ParadeOctober 30, 20134:00 pm
Howdy NightOctober 30, 20135:00 - 7:00 pm
AHHS HomecomingNovember 1, 2013
Back to School Nights Howard, September 9, 2013 4:00 – 5:00 pm – Pre-K & Headstart 6:00 – 7:00 pm – KG
CambridgeSeptember 12, 2013 5:30 – 7:00 pm – Grades 1-2 September 5, 2013 5:30 – 7:00 pm – Grades 3-5
WoodridgeSeptember 11, 2013 6:00 – 7:00 pm – Grades 1-2 September 12, 2013 6:00 – 7:00 pm – Grades 3-5
Alamo Heights Junior SchoolSeptember 3, 20136:00 - 8:00 pm - 6th GradeSeptember 10, 20136:00 - 8:00 pm - 7th & 8th Grades
Alamo Heights High SchoolSeptember 11, 20137:00 pm - 9-12th Grades
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The District Wellness Program is made possible through the generous support of the AH School Foundation, with addi-tional support from the John and Florence Newman Foun-dation, Goldsbury Foundation, Mays Family Foundation, and the Kim and Rod Lewis Family Foundation for Hope and Charity, and in partnership with the Board of Trustees. The program consists of comprehensive, coordinated K-12 edu-cation programs that include a variety of age-appropriate interventions designed to eliminate drug and alcohol use among students.
Embodied in our school’s strategic plan is the assertion that we will aggressively confront the social and emotional is-sues of our community. In support of this effort we have un-dertaken a project called Breaking the Silence. On the first Monday of every month parents, students, staff and com-munity members come together to learn and generate dia-log around common, and sometimes controversial, issues such as addiction, mental illness and high-risk behavior.
The first presentation in the monthly Breaking the Silence series will focus on Drug Trends Among Teenagers. Mandy Tyler, M.Ed., RD/LD is an Education Specialist for Coordinat-ed School Health at the Region 20 Education Service Center. Tyler will ask parents and community, “Do you really know the “up & up” about drugs?”
This session is designed to increase drug and alcohol aware-ness for all members of the school community. Attendees will learn the latest teen alcohol and drug trends and will be amazed to see the different ways teens are hiding drugs for use. We guarantee you’ll learn something new!
AHISD staff and parents are encouraged to attend. A simi-lar session will be hosted later in the semester designed for students but this session is strictly reserved for adults. The presentation is open to anyone in the greater San Antonio area who might benefit from this education.
Date: Monday, September 9, 2013Time: 5:30pm to 6:30pmLocation: Alamo Heights HS, 6900 Broadway, San Antonio, 78209RSVP to Michelli Ramon, [email protected] or 210-824-2483.
The Wellness Program is generously funded by the Alamo Heights School Foundation.
Special thanks to AHHS for hosting this event.
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Alamo Heights Baptist Church6501 Broadway(210) 824-9539 www.ahbaptist.com
Alamo Heights Christian Church6435 N New Braunfels Ave. (210) 828-5728www.alamoworship.org
Alamo Heights Presbyterian Church6201 Broadway(210) 824-0271www.alamoheightspres.com
Alamo Heights UnitedMethodist Church825 E. Basse Road(210) 826-3215www.ahumc.org
Christ Lutheran Church6720 Broadway(210) 822-3394www.clcah.org
First Church of Christ Scientist5927 Broadway St.(210) 822-8870
Mount Calvary Lutheran Church308 Mt. Calvary Drive(210) 824-8748www.mtcsa.org
Northwood Presbyterian Church518 Pike Place(210) 824-7238www.npsca.org
St. Anthony De Padua Catholic Church102 Lorenz(210) 824-1743www.stanthonydepadua.org
St. David’s Episcopal Church1300 Wilshire Ave.(210) 824-2481www.saintdavids.net
St. Peter Prince of the Apostles Catholic Church 111 Barilla Place(210) 822-3367www.stpeterprinceoftheapostles.org
Sunset Ridge Church of Christ95 Brees Boulevard(210) 824-4568www.sunsetridgechurch.org
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church11 Saint Luke’s Lane(210) 828.6425www.stlukes-sa.net
St. Pius X Catholic Church3303 Urban Crest Dr.(210) 824-0139www.stpiusxsa.org
Unity Church of SA1723 Lawndale(210) 824-7351www.Unityofsa.org
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10 Simple Kitchen Tips Use tongs to cooking pre� y much everything.1. Spatulas are awe-some for anything that needs to be � ipped or scraped, like eggs and pancakes. For everything else, tongs are the way to go. Store everything in tupperware.2. Because it is reusable, it is also more eco-friendly.If you own a knife, don’t use a garlic press.3. To use a clove of garlic, set it on a cu� ing board and smash it with the � at side of a big knife (any chef ’s knife will do). Keep a separate cu� ing board for things you don’t want � a-4. vored with garlic and onion. Get a separate board for cu� ing fruit, cheeses and other things that you’d prefer didn’t absorb the odors of previous meals.Herbs that are supposed to be green should be purchased fresh, 5. not dry. With the possible exception of dried oregano (great in Mexican, Greek & Italian foods), herbs are always be� er fresh. Don’t bother with pre-� lled spice racks6. . If you want spices to serve their purpose (making food taste be� er), purchase fresh spices that you use frequently. Overcooking is probably the biggest kitchen mistake.7. Over-cooked vegetables are mushy and � avorless, overcooked meat is tough and chalky, overcooked grains are soggy and fall apart. In other words, overcooked food is bad food.If it tastes OK but not great, it probably needs salt—and may-8. be some vinegar or olive oil. � e small amount you use when cooking at home won’t compare to what you’d get at a restau-rant or in a packaged meal. Don’t buy regular big onions, use shallots or leeks.9. For most everyday cooking, milder onions will enhance your dish and give it more nuance. Fruit (other than berries) shouldn’t be stored in the fridge. 10. Most fruits including apples, oranges, pears and bananas don’t belong in the refrigerator unless you’re not planning on eating them soon.
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Meet Your NeighborPamela Morsi
had a wonderful ti me and lived abroad for many years. But, we fi nally felt the need to come back to the United States,” she says.
They sett led in Charleston, South Carolina and Pam was working as a librarian for the medical school. She was going through some diffi cult ti mes, a mid-life crisis of sorts. She could not shake the feeling that some-how life was passing her by. She knew she wanted to be a writer but how exactly does one do that? Over-whelmed with daily life, frustrati on on how to start, and feeling she had missed out on her dream caused her to do some real soul searching.
Pam remembers the day when she reached her limit. “I was laying on my bed in the fetal positi on and just broke down and cried. I told my husband, I could have been a writer. If life hadn’t gott en in the way, I could have been a real writer!” He went right out and bought her a computer and told her that she could not quit her job, but to get started writi ng. So she did.
And boy did she… The start was a bit rocky. She remembers taking a writ-ing course and given the advice that “writi ng is misery”. That basically good writi ng comes from pain and heart-ache. “I had a sunny dispositi on. I was happy. I had no misery from which to pull. I thought that meant that I could not make it as a writer. That set me back awhile.” Eventually Pam proved them wrong. Her creati vity and passion carried her into the world of working writers and eventually kept some very good company along with other best-selling authors.
Pam started working on her fi rst book, Heaven Sent. “No one was more surprised than me when I wrote the words, The End.” she smiled.
But that was just the beginning. “I wasn’t even think-ing about getti ng it published. I just wanted to write it. I went to a conference in Charleston where a lot of publishers, editors, and writers att ended to fi nd new works. I hoped to meet a publisher and almost did.” Unfortunately this conference happened to take place the same ti me as Hurricane Hugo hit. “I had a meet-ing set up with a publisher but because of schedul-
Imagine waking up one day and looking at the past 20 years or so and realizing you’ve writ-ten, published, and sold over 25
books! And thinking, so many years ago, that something
like this could never hap-pen. . .
This story is about a well-published Ala-mo Heights neighbor
who grew up in the very small town of Oil-ton, Oklahoma. Pam Morsi, the youngest of three girls, the baby, the
tomboy, is our Neighbor of the Month. Oilton was a town so small that her graduati ng class consisted of about 25 people. Her mother was born next door to the house her mother had lived in her whole life. The kind of place where there was no chance that any news of teenage mis-chief in which one might partake wouldn’t get back to her parents.
Fortunately for Pam, her parents had bigger plans for her. They wanted her to get out of that small town and experience a litt le bit of the world. She att end-ed Oklahoma State University and spent many years working in the environment she had come to love and which allowed her to indulge her love of read-ing, the public library. Here she learned the true pur-pose of public libraries. “Public libraries are truly the last democrati c insti tuti ons. They are a place where people who don’t have the privileges that many of us enjoy can sti ll fi nd good books to read and be ex-posed to great authors and ideas. Many people live vicariously through the books they read and are able to experience the world they may never otherwise have the opportunity to visit.” For Pam this is a very important community resource.
Eventually Pam married and had a baby girl, Leila. Her husband, who had a fi ve year old already, was well traveled and showed Pam many parts of the world that she might not have otherwise seen. “We
Meet Your NeighborMeet Your NeighborImagine waking up one day and looking at the past 20 years or so and realizing you’ve writ-ten, published, and sold over 25
books! And thinking, so many years ago, that something
like this could never hap-pen. . .
who grew up in the very small town of Oil-ton, Oklahoma. Pam Morsi, the youngest of three girls, the baby, the
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ing issues I did not have the chance to meet with her. But, I did barely manage to get her a copy of my book. I remember going home and I was so sad and worried about my book but the rest of the people were worried about getting out of the path of the hurricane. I never expected to hear from her again.”
Nevertheless, the publisher did call her. She had read her book and suggested some edits and an editor to make them. “You need to cut this book down by about 100 pages.” She was told. Pam was not sure how this could be done. “That is the story. That is how long it takes to tell it.”
Pam called the editor who requested a hundred dol-lars to look at the book and determine what the edit-ing needs would be. That year Pam was given a very unusual hundred dollar bonus at work and saw this as sign. “I took that hundred dollars to the editor and the rest is history.”
Bantam Publishing published her first book in November of 1990. And soon Pam learned that she was expected to put out a book a year. Soon after, The Whiskey Man came along.
Pam’s books originally fell into the historical romance category. She was quickly successful in her writing en-deavors and within a few years was she was able to quit her job and dedicate her time to writing.
Pam has now had 27 books published. Her books have evolved over time and after historical romances took a downturn in the market Pam moved into women’s writing. Pam considers her books “a bit off the beaten track” and has developed a good following. She likes to write about everyday life and simply takes inspiration from the world around her.
I liken her writing to a wood carver who has a huge piece of wood and whittles it down until it becomes what it is meant to be. “The story just unfolds itself. It doesn’t have that much to do with me,” she insists. She starts out with an idea and a few characters and does not know how the story is going to end. “I can remem-ber one story where the father, who I did not like, kept popping up. I tried to put him away but he refused. I finally agreed to allow him into the book, but refused to give him much space!” she laughed.
Pam’s first husband passed away soon after they moved to Alamo Heights. Pam was left with a child to raise and a career to continue. She picked herself up by her boot straps and carried on. She later met Bill Kiel in 1994. At the time Bill was actively dating and had a detailed plan to find the right one.
“Bill worked as a geophysicist. He worked the num-bers. He was a very methodical dater. He had a plan and he worked it. I shut that right down.” She laughed. Pam and Bill have been very involved in the Alamo Heights community. Bill has served two terms on the Alamo Heights city council. His service reminds her of her father who served as Mayor of their small town for 27 years.
“We really enjoy Alamo Heights. It reminds me of my small town roots in Oklahoma. The people here really know each other and look out for each other. I can’t imagine living anywhere else.”
Pam’s latest book, Love Overdue, a story about a “de-votedly unsexy librarian” who after a spring fling wonder’s what it might be like to “loosen her bun and re-veal her inner vix-en” is on sale now on Amazon and major bookstores.
On a side note, I personally want to thank Pam for help-ing out with the Ala-mo Heights Commu-nity News. Both Pam and Bill have been a wonderful resource. These two are always willing to help out, have a cup of joe, brainstorm and sometimes just sit and talk and laugh.
Thank you to Pam for being our Neighbor of the Month and more!
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SAN ANTONIO AWAITS 20TH ANNUAL TASTE OF THE HEIGHTS
Located on the beautiful grounds of the Witte Museum…the Alamo Heights Chamber of Commerce has designated the San Antonio Food Bank as this year’s recipient of the anticipated
annual culinary event scheduled for Friday, September 13th 2013!
The “Taste” is set for Friday, September 13, 2013 at The Witte Museum beginning at 7:00 pm and ending at 11:00 pm. FREE Valet parking sponsored by Mercedes Benz of San Antonio!
The Taste of the Heights will feature restaurants from the San Antonio area, a silent auction, and live music performances on four stages. The restaurants include some of the fi nest culinary dining in San Antonio, each willing to share samples from their menus for the 1,000+ attendees. Tickets $50 per person and may be purchased on-line at: www.tasteoftheheights.com
Wine tasting...beer tasting...Silent Auction....great entertainment...truly something for everyone!
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Where: The Witte Museum 3801 Broadway San Antonio, TX 78209
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April 2013
Nati onal Night Out (NNO), sponsored by the Nati onal Associati on of Town Watch, is a neighborhood crime
and drug preventi on event that is celebrated in every city, town and village in America each year on the fi rst Tuesday in August. However, in Texas, because of the very hot weather in August, the Texas NNO is in October. In additi on to increasing awareness of crime and drug preventi on programs, NNO also strengthens neighborhood spirit and community-police partnerships, while sending a message to criminals that "neighborhoods are organized and fi ghti ng back against crime!"
San Antonio has always had strong, enthusiastic support and participation in NNO, and has won national NNO Awards in 1998, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2010.
A History of America's Night Out Against Crime
The Nati onal Associati on of Town Watch (NATW) is a nonprofi t, crime preventi on organizati on that works in cooperati on with thousands of crime watch groups and law enforcement agencies throughout the country. Since 1981, NATW has been dedicated to the development, growth and maintenance of organized
crime and drug preventi on programs nati onwide. NATW's network has grown to include over 6,000 crime, drug and violence preventi on organizati ons.
Nati onal Night Out, 'America's Night Out Against Crime,' was introduced by the Associati on in 1983. The program was the brainchild of NATW Executi ve Director Matt A. Peskin. In an eff ort to heighten awareness and strengthen parti cipati on in local anti crime eff orts, Peskin felt that a high-profi le, high-impact type of crime preventi on event was needed nati onally. At that ti me, he noted that in a typical 'crime watch community', only 5 to 7% of the residents were parti cipati ng acti vely. Due to the growth and success of these programs, he felt this percentage was too low. Subsequently, he proposed a nati onal program that would be coordinated by local crime preventi on agencies and organizati ons - but that would involve enti re communiti es at one ti me. The fi rst Nati onal Night Out was introduced early in 1983 - with the event culminati ng on the fi rst Tuesday in August.
That fi rst year, 400 communiti es in 23 states parti cipated in Nati onal Night Out. Nati onwide, 2.5 million Americans took part in 1984. The seed had been planted. In subsequent years, parti cipati on has grown steadily. The 19th Annual Nati onal Night Out on August 6, 2002 involved 33 million people in 9,700 communiti es from all 50 states, U.S. territories, Canadian citi es, and military bases worldwide. Nati onal Night Out 2003 culminated on August 5th.
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While the traditional 'lights on' and front porch vigils remain a part of NNO, activities have expanded considerably over the years to include block parties, cookouts, parades, visits from police, festivals, neighborhood walks, safety fairs, contests, rallies and meetings.
Peskin said, "It's a wonderful opportunity for com-muniti es nati onwide to promote police-community partnerships, crime preventi on, and neighborhood ca-maraderie. While the one night is certainly not an an-swer to crime, drugs and violence, Nati onal Night Out does represent the kind of spirit, energy and determi-nati on that is helping to make many neighborhoods safer places throughout the year. It [NNO] is a night to celebrate crime preventi on successes - and to expand and strengthen programs for the next 364 days.
Nati onal Night Out History
In 1983, the Nati onal Associati on for Town Watch, sponsor of Nati onal Night Out, was fi rst subsidized by the U.S. Department of Justi ce, Bureau of Justi ce Assistance. The goal was to encourage interest in the formati on of Neighborhood Watch groups that would involve citi zens at the nati onal, state, and local levels.
The program began slowly, but in the late ‘80s, reports were developed to summarize the events before, on, and aft er each Nati onal Night Out. Through these reports, the Nati onal Night Out Against Crime and Drug Abuse documented the success of this interacti on between citi zens and law enforcement offi cials. The
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Nati onal Associati on for Town Watch gives awards to states, citi es, counti es, and neighborhoods based on these reports. Several categories are established using populati on brackets as the diff erenti ati ng factor. Since 1995, Texas has won every year. Connecti cut won the fi rst state award in 1990. Then Connecti cut won the next two awards before Michigan claimed the ‘93 ti tle. Colorado won in ‘94.
History in Texas
Tyler held the fi rst Nati onal Night Out in the State of Texas in 1982. Corpus Christi has been an award winner since 1983. The Woodlands, San Antonio, and Houston/Harris County have all been ranked number one in their respecti ve populati on categories at least once since 1994. The following Texas communiti es have ranked in the top 10 in their categories since 1994: The Woodlands (7), San Antonio (2008 2nd place, 2007 3rd place, 2006 1st place, 2005 3rd place, 2004 2nd place, 2003 1st place, 2002 5th place, 2001 3rd place, and 2000 6th place), Houston/Harris County (6), Richardson (5), Arlington (2), Central Texas (2), Travis County (2), and Coppell (1). The Texas Nati onal Night Out trophies are on display in the trophy room of the Sheriff s' Associati on, 1601 S. IH 35, Austi n. The Texas sheriff s invite everyone to stop in to see what neighbors and law enforcement professionals working together have earned.
To learn more about the nati onal program, check the Web site at htt p://www.natw.org/nno/about.html or write NATW, P.O. Box 303, Wynnewood PA 19096 or call (610) 649-7055.
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