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29 Texas HistoryThe Armadillo Strikes Again By Eddie Wilson with Jesse Sublett

31 RecipesQuick and Easy Holiday Appetizers

35 Focus on TexasPhoto Contest: High Contrast

36 Around TexasList of Local Events

38 Hit the RoadSouth Texas Riches By Eileen Mattei

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ObservationsA Sound Memory By Martha Deeringer

Texas USATangled Up in Fandangle By Gene Fowler

O N T H E C O V E R Brooklyn caresses Newt after a riding lesson at REACH Therapeutic Riding Center in McGregor. Photo by Julia Robinson

N E X T M O N T H A Hidden Man’s Gem Eccentric ElmerKleb helped turn his family homesteadinto a woodland preserve.

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they were “closely related tothe common ancestor of bearsand dogs.” The important pointis that the relationship amongbear dogs, dogs and bears islike that of cousins and notancestors-descendants. SUSUMU TOMIYA

FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

Wait a Minute!I enjoy Focus on Texas eachmonth. Love the clocks [Octo-ber 2018] but have to point outthat thing about a clock beingright twice a day only works ifthe clock is stopped.DONNA ELLIOTT | AUSTIN

Keep Your Eye on the BallThe first high-five by DustyBaker [Up for Discussion, Cur-rents, October 2018] bringsback a great old memory. A few weeks prior, the Dodgersplayed the Astros in the

Astrodome. We had great seats,about 10 rows up and directlybehind first base.

Baker hit a line drive foul ballright at my wife’s head. Thegood thing was she wasn’t hurt.The bad thing was my red leftpalm and the ball in someoneelse’s hand.VARDY VINCENT | KINGSBURY

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Reeves’ LegacyThe idea that Bass Reeves[Bass Reeves, Lawman Extra-ordinaire, October 2018] wasthe inspiration for the LoneRanger comes only fromReeves’ descendants. The fic-tional character is much morelikely based on the Zane Greynovel The Lone Star Ranger,based on the exploits of TexasRangers Capt. John Hughes.MIKE FRANKLIN | POTEET

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Thoughts on CookiesNormally, the recipes I havetried are very good. However,the Brown Butter OatmealRaisin Cookies [All Hail theCookie Jar, September 2018]not only were a lot of trouble to make, but they also tastedhorrible. Even my grandsonswho eat anything would notfinish the cookie.DONNA HENDRICK | PALO PINTO

Editor’s note: Cookie opinionsrun the gamut. Some foundthose cookies too salty, whileothers (including our photoshoot crew) claim they’re fabulous. They’re a favorite of Paula Disbrowe, our foodeditor, who suggests using less salt and regular butter(instead of browned) for amilder flavor.

I have a magnet on my iceboxthat says, “A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand.” I soagree. KAY PRYOR | VIA FACEBOOK

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TEXAS CO-OP POWER VOLUME 75, NUMBER 6 (USPS 540-560). Texas Co-op Power is published monthly by Texas Electric Cooperatives (TEC). Periodical postage paid at Austin, TX, and at additional offices. TEC is thestatewide association representing 75 electric cooperatives. Texas Co-op Power’s website is TexasCoopPower.com. Call (512) 454-0311 or email [email protected]. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE is $4.20 per year forindividual members of subscribing cooperatives and is paid from equity accruing to the member. If you are not a member of a subscribing cooperative, you can purchase an annual subscription at the nonmember rateof $7.50. Individual copies and back issues are available for $3 each. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Texas Co-op Power (USPS 540-560), 1122 Colorado St., 24th Floor, Austin, TX 78701. Please enclose label fromthis copy of Texas Co-op Power showing old address and key numbers. ADVERTISING: Advertisers interested in buying display ad space in Texas Co-op Power and/or in our 30 sister publications in other states, contactElaine Sproull at (512) 486-6251. Advertisements in Texas Co-op Power are paid solicitations. The publisher neither endorses nor guarantees in any manner any product or company included in this publication. Product sat-isfaction and delivery responsibility lie solely with the advertiser.

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I enjoyed the article so much I am going to try and buy thebook [Black Gun, Silver Star:The Life and Legend of FrontierMarshal Bass Reeves].LILLIAN BEASLEY | COOKS POINT

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It’s time for the children around FORT DAVIS to be on their best behavior

because Santa arrives DECEMBER 8 via firetruck—as he always does—in the

parade down State Street that kicks off FRONTIER CHRISTMAS.

Santa visits with children and sits for photos at Jeff Davis County

Library after the parade. Outside, in Kelly Pavilion, enjoy hot cocoa, live

music, crafts and a cookie-baking contest. Elementary schoolchildren

serenade revelers with Christmas carols followed by the high school

Spanish program’s baile folklorico.

Fort Davis in far West Texas is a popular destination in part because

of nearby attractions such as the Fort Davis National Historic Site,

the Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute’s nature center and botanical

gardens, Davis Mountains State Park, and the University of Texas

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WE TURN 75!From time to time, these pagesof Texas Co-op Power commem-orate milestone anniversariesand birthdays as a way to markhistory and progress. Starting inJanuary and continuing eachmonth next year, we will cele-brate an anniversary near to ourhearts: 2019 marks 75 years ofthis magazine.

Texas Co-op Power started as aneight-page newspaper calledTexas Cooperative Electric Powerin July 1944. Electric coopera-tives were still in their infancy,and members needed a way tostay informed about the benefitsand innovations electricity deliv-ered to rural living. Perhapsmore important, membersneeded an ally and a soapboxbecause as co-ops spread acrossTexas, investor-owned utilities,who for years wanted nothing todo with rural folks, began tryingto wrest business away from co-ops. Texas Cooperative ElectricPower stood with members asco-ops persevered and spread.

Over time, Texas Co-op Powergrew into the general interestmagazine it is today. It is stillproduced for co-op membersand still delivers important co-op messages, reaching 1.56million members monthly.

Each month in 2019, Currentswill showcase a timeline thathighlight major events and peo-ple during our 75-year history. In addition, we’ll feature a retrorecipe tweaked to accommodateevolving tastes and cookingmethods. And each quarter,Texas History will shine a spot-light on the magazine.

The Texas towns of Plano, No. 5, and Grand Prairie, No. 10, are among the happiestcities in the U.S., according to personal finance website WalletHub, which ranked182 large cities based on emotional and physical well-being, income and employ-ment, and community and environment. No. 1 is Fremont, California.

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Christmas PastSilent Night turns 200 years old. StilleNacht was heard for the first time in a village church in Oberndorf, Austria,at midnight Mass in 1818.

A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens’classic, debuted 175 years ago in London. Six thousand copies werepublished December 19, 1843. ByChristmas Eve, it was sold out.

CADE FOEHNER, 21, electrified audiences last spring with a thrilling run onAmerican Idol, ascending to the final five of 24 contestants culled from tensof thousands who vied for a spot nationwide. He hails from Shelbyville,where his dad, Rick, is a serviceman at Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative.

FOEHNER TRANSFIXED viewers with his smoky vocals and soulful take onclassic rock standards All Along the Watchtower and Simple Man, dedicatingthe latter to his mom on the show’s Mother’s Day episode.

THE HOMEGROWN CELEBRITY shared a stage with fellow Texas musician GaryClark Jr. on the show’s season finale. Foehner, Clark and co-contestant Dennis Lorenzo delivered a scorching performance of Clark’s Bright Lights,with its driving refrain, “You’re gonna know my name by the end of thenight.” We certainly know it now.

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EVERYTHING CLICKS This month marks 50 years since thedebut of the technology-changing oN-Line System. Douglas Engelbartand his team at the Stanford ResearchInstitute essentially kicked off the per-sonal computer revolution with whathas come to be described as “themother of all demos.”

On December 9, 1968, in San Fran-cisco, Engelbart demonstrated textand images displayed simultaneouslyon separate devices, functional video-conferencing and working hypertexts.He also showcased the first model ofthe common computer mouse.

“That hour and 40 minutes was, in the end, one of the most impactfultechnological presentations to bedelivered since Gutenberg got somepeople together for cocktails, cruditésand a show of how he’d hacked a wine press,” Megan Garber wrote inThe Atlantic in 2013.

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he kids show up for their riding sessions right on time. Theystrap on their helmets and calmly lead their horses from the coolshade of the barn into the hot, dusty arena at REACH TherapeuticRiding Center in McGregor, 20 miles southwest of Waco.

Twelve-year-old E.J. works on cinching a saddle strap. “Pull,pull, pull,” cheers side-walker Jesse Allen. E.J. grimaces with theeffort as his horse, Jessie, a 22-year-old black-and-white paint,stands quiet and calm. With just a little more oomph, E.J. maneu-vers the leather strap into the correct hole and breaks into a widegrin. “He couldn’t do that at all five months ago,” Allen says.

Offering health and mobility gains with the aid of horses isthe mission of Larry Barnett, a retired U.S. Air Force pilot whobecame a therapeutic riding instructor in 2004. He foundedREACH in 2007 to use equine therapy, or hippotherapy, toimprove the physical and mental well-being of children and adultswith special needs.

“This was his dream,” says Kristin Bolfing-Volcik, REACHexecutive director. “He went to a bunch of different riding centers to study what they did, and he had a lot of mentors fromaround Texas.” The result of that research and dedication is

the REACH Therapeutic RidingCenter, opened in 2008 and sit-uated on 30 acres of pasture-land donated by Gary and DianeHeavin, the founders of CurvesInternational fitness studios. TheREACH barn has stalls for 10horses, an office, a viewing room,therapy room, tack room, wash

Top and left: Brooklyn, 12,maneuvers 20-year-old quar-ter horse Newt around thearena at REACH TherapeuticRiding Center in McGregor. Far left: Tina Tillert first cameto REACH as part of a veteransoutreach program but nowvolunteers at the facility.

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stalls and wheelchair-accessible restrooms. The center has recre-ational use of the rest of the Heavins’ 400-acre property, whichincludes an extensive network of riding trails for therapeuticgroup rides.

Bolfing-Volcik, a Waco native and Heart of Texas Electric Coop-erative member, started volunteering with the nonprofit organi-zation in 2008 and went on to become certified by ProfessionalAssociation of Therapeutic Horsemanship International as a therapeutic riding instructor. She helped the operation grow toits current size, serving 130 kids as young as 3 as well as adults and veterans of all ages. The center helps people with varying needs and disabilities, including those with muscular dystrophyand autism, trauma survivors, and patients in addiction recovery.

Greek physician Hippocrates was the first to write about the“healing rhythm” of riding horses in the fifth century B.C. Inmodern times, equine therapy was developed to treat soldierswounded during World War I and came to the U.S. in the 1950sand 1960s after a Danish rider disabled by polio won a silvermedal for dressage riding in the 1952 Olympics.

Equine therapy is a tool rather than a profession. Licensedtherapists—physical therapists, occupational therapists andspeech-language pathologists, for example—become certified byPATH International or the American Hippotherapy Associationto use equine therapy as part of their practice.

According to PATH International, hippotherapy providesthree-dimensional movement that mimics human walking. “Youcould work out every single day, and you’re still sore when youget off that horse because you’re moving all those different mus-cles,” Bolfing-Volcik says. The movement of the horse providesstimulation to the parts of the body involved in walking, providesa sense of rhythm and gait, and allows for more repetition per

session than using machines inan office or gym setting. Per-forming regular barn choresand grooming can be healthyexercise for those building dex-terity, balance or strength.

Horses are prey animals and

Top: Christopher, 12, performs a 360-degree turn on Stanleyduring an obstacle course exer-cise. Left: E.J., 12, sits tall in thesaddle during his riding lesson.Far left: Tina Tillert leads Stan-ley out of his stall for a trail ride.

AN INSTRUCTOR gives directions and encouragement,

but the kids are in charge of these animals more than

10 times their weight.

are sensitive to the emotions of those in their herd, Bolfing-Volcikexplains. This makes them an emotional mirror for humans working through anxiety, trauma, addiction or other emotionaldisturbances. Because horses don’t hide their emotions, peoplelearn to identify and correct their own behaviors to further theirrelationship with the animal.

Horses also provide motivation for those who are otherwisebored, daunted or disengaged. “Some of these kids are in clinic alot and they don’t want to do the work, but then they come outhere and they’re riding a horse and they don’t even know they’reworking,” Bolfing-Volcik says.

rooklyn knows that feeling. The 12-year-old wasdiagnosed with cognitive and speech delays at ayoung age. “Every day, she went to school, went toher [speech] therapy and then came home. There

was no excitement, and she fell into a rut,” explains her mother,LuCretia Denkins. School was a source of depression and strug-gle for Brooklyn, but she always loved horses. “She’s obsessedand wants me to buy her one,” Denkins says.

An insurance liaison discovered the REACH program andapplied for Brooklyn to attend. She was approved for seven les-sons last summer. “She has blossomed so much,” Denkins says.“It’s really amazing to see.”

Out in the arena, Brooklyn and the other students check their saddle girth and the length of their stirrups. Unlike E.J., Brooklyn has plenty of strength to tighten the straps. Herstruggle is with memory. “Ifyou tell her three things, shecan remember one, maybetwo,” Denkins says. “Butwith the horses, she hasmemorized everything. Sheknows what it really meansto want to learn something.”

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“HORSES can feel your energy, so when you calm yourself

down and then the horse calms down, it’s like looking

at yourself in the mirror.”

Top: “If I have a hard day, I know Ihave to present to the horses in acalm manner,” says veteran DalyseMayo, brushing Jessie. Far right: E.J.trots with the assistance of JesseAllen, right, and Emily Mosher.Right: Volunteer John Boyd, left,shows new veteran attendee AndyKaul how to brush a horse.


from a mobility-assisted platform, thehorses patiently waiting for the ridersto find their stirrups. They warm upslowly, the side-walkers taking the reinsas the kids circle their arms out to theside and make torso twists from the sad-dle. The movement of the horse adds alevel of difficulty for kids who are build-ing muscle and improving mobility.

After a few more exercises, the kids take the reins and leadthe horses around cones and barrels and through a short mazemade of poles on the ground. Then they perform a 360-degreeturn inside a box marked on the dirt. An instructor gives direc-tions and encouragement, but the kids are in charge of these ani-mals more than 10 times their weight.

“There’s no words in the human vocabulary that can explainthe emotional and spiritual experience going on between you andthat 1,200-pound creature,” says Charity Martin, a barn assistant.“You are trying to trust, and it’s trying to build trust with you.”

llen agrees. He became involved with REACH as aparticipant in a post-traumatic stress disorder treatment program through the Waco office of theDepartment of Veterans Affairs. Allen was a fire-

fighter and paramedic before joining the Army and experiencedthe effects of PTSD after his service ended.

“I came home from Afghanistan in 2010, and I didn’t careanymore,” Allen says. “Eight years of PTSD therapy, medication,groups, blah, blah, blah. ... You’re never fixed, but this is the onething that helped me the most.”

Allen was anxious on that first trip to the barn in the summerof 2017. “Horses can feel your energy,” he says, “so when youcalm yourself down and then the horse calms down, it’s like look-ing at yourself in the mirror.” Allen kept coming back and devel-

oped a special bond with Kit, a paint with a large white blazedown his forehead. When his program ended, Allen asked to con-tinue on as a volunteer, first with veterans, then with kids. Allenbegan enjoying life again, and other people saw it. “People saidthey had their old Jesse back,” he says. “My enthusiasm cameback, and I’m back to helping people.”

Allen credits the staff but mostly the horses for his transfor-mation. Now he gets to see the same transformation in those hehelps. “We have kids in this barn right now who in the last fivemonths have gone from little bratty little kids who are in theirshells and shut down or no emotions at all to the sweetest, kindest,hardest-working little people,” Allen says.

Earlier this year, Allen took on a paid position as veteran program director and hosts Horses for Warriors, a Monday veterans-only program with unstructured riding time, optionalgroup activities and a catered dinner. “The amount of good andhelp it does—people don’t realize,” he says. “I’m all about Westernmedicine as a paramedic. I’m not a naturopathic person, but thisis an unused resource that can seriously help people out—kids and veterans.”

Near the end of Brooklyn’s session, the instructor tells thekids it’s time to trot. Brooklyn emits a small yelp and raises herarms with excitement. The students form a line at the end of the arena and one by one get their horses up to speed. The side-walkers jog along with them, and the kids beam as they bouncealong in the rising dust.

At the end of class, they dismount, wiping the dust from theirjeans and hands. Brooklyn pets the face of Newt, a 10-year-oldquarter horse, and gives his cheek a scratch. It’s only been anhour, but the students walk taller and lighter than when theyentered the arena. “I haven’t seen her that happy in a long timebecause school has beaten her down so much,” Denkins says.“She talks all about horses all the way home. She went from nottalking at all to nonstop talking, and that’s amazing.”

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WEB EXTRASa Read this story on our website to watch a videoabout veterans inequine therapy.

Christopher, right, leadsStanley from the stable tothe arena. REACH studentslearn to care for horses aswell as ride them—groomingthe animals and helping withchores around the stable.

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PEC volunteers help prepare for 2018 Johnson City Lights SpectacularThis year, the city of Johnson City didn’t have enough volunteers to help prepare holiday decorations for its 29th annual Johnson City Lights Spectacular. When it put out a request for help, PEC staff answered the call.

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During its remarkable and unlikely10-year run, the Armadillo helped nurtureand grow an Austin music scene, spread-ing its gospel around the world. In the 35years since, the reputation of Austin as amusic city has experienced exponentialgrowth, and no small part of that is due tothe work we did at Armadillo World Head-quarters. Today, Austin is renowned forhaving an astounding abundance of resi-dent musicians, venues, studios and otheressential organs for a thriving music sceneinfrastructure, along with music festivalsthat are the envy of the world.

At the Armadillo, we were heavilyinvolved in video production and had beenputting performances on cablevision eversince the place opened. In fact, we produceda show called the Armadillo Country MusicReview in partnership with KLRU, thenKLRN, in July 1973 and were involved invarious aspects of developing a music serieswhen the TV station decided to produce itsown show. Some of my cohort remainedinvolved for a time, even after that showwas produced and picked up in 1975 as aseries under the name Austin City Limits.

In my opinion, AWHQ was quite sim-ply the best music hall in the country—maybe even the whole world. Thousandsof musicians played there: Willie Nel-son, Frank Zappa, Bruce Springsteen, TajMahal, AC/DC, Charlie Daniels, the Ra-mones, Roy Buchanan and Bette Midler,to name a random few. The interestingthing is that so many of them kept comingback. They loved the place: the acoustics,the people who worked there, the hugenachos and other scrumptious food weserved them, and the way the Armadillo

made them feel a part of something bigger. Another secret to our tenacity might

have been our affinity for the lowly nine-banded armadillo. We named the placeArmadillo World Headquarters primarilybecause the anachronistic armored mam-mal had already been established by JimFranklin as the icon of the Texas hippiesand, as such, we identified with thearmadillo for spiritual as well as artisticreasons.

Artists at the University of Texas hu-mor magazine the Ranger first began in-corporating armadillo images in satiricalpieces in the early sixties. Frank Erwin—the head of the UT Board of Regents whowas held in special disdain by our com-munity—reacted as if the snide referencesto the mammal were evidence of some sortof leftist plot or cult, a reaction that natu-rally inspired even greater demand forarmadillo imagery and Dasypus novem-cinctus itself.

In the late sixties, artists Gilbert Shel-ton and Jim Franklin pioneered a newvisual style and vocabulary for the under-

ground scene. Frank-lin had taken overfrom Gilbert at the

Vulcan Gas Company. Armadillo imagesfigured prominently in their handbills andother work created to promote the venue.Gilbert departed for San Francisco, andthe Vulcan folded in 1970, but Franklindug in his heels in Austin and brought theemerging visual vocabulary and attitudeto the Armadillo on day one.

Music historians have also credited theArmadillo with being the place where twopreviously clashing groups of people—red-necks and hippies—found themselvesunder the same roof, enjoying a new blendof country music and rock, along with coldbeer and cheap pot. The movement wasalready underway before Willie Nelsonplayed AWHQ, but once he did, he joinedour armored mammalian mascot asanother icon of the cultural melting pot.

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Quick and Easy Holiday AppetizersHolidays are a time of abundance—too much of just about everythingexcept time. As much as I love a cook-ing project (like rolling out ginger-bread cookies or smoking a ham), I’m grateful for timesaving recipesthat create something delicious in a flash. I love to kick off a meal withCreamy Kale Toasts, a recipe from mylatest cookbook, Any Night Grilling.The kale is charred on the grill andthen stirred into a luscious spread.The smoky flavor intensifies over-night, so you can make the spread in advance and serve it with grilledbread, whole-grain crackers or crudités—and a cup of cheer.

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Creamy Kale Toasts1 cup Greek yogurt3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zestPinch of red pepper flakesKosher salt and freshly ground black pepper½ cup grated aged goat cheese (such as Cypress Grove Midnight Moon)1 bunch (12 ounces) lacinato kale 8 thick slices levain or other rustic Italian bread 1 clove garlic, halved lengthwiseFlaky salt

1. Prepare a charcoal grill for two-zone cooking and build a mediumfire, or heat a gas grill to medium-high. Carefully wipe the preheatedgrill grates with a lightly oiled papertowel. Using a grill brush, scrape thegrill grates clean, then carefullywipe with a lightly oiled towel again.2. In a large bowl, combine the

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yogurt with the olive oil, lemon juice, zestand pepper flakes. Season with koshersalt and pepper, then fold in the cheese.3. Working in batches, grill the kaleleaves perpendicular to the grates so theywon’t fall through. Cook over direct heatuntil lightly charred, 1–2 minutes on eachside. Transfer to a cutting board and coolslightly. Use a knife to trim the thick ribsfrom each leaf, then finely chop the kaleleaves. Fold into the yogurt mixture.4. Grill the bread over direct heat untilcharred, about a minute on each side.While still warm, rub one side of eachtoast with the cut side of the garlic. Topeach toast with a layer of the creamy kaleand arrange the toasts on a platter. Driz-zle with olive oil and sprinkle with flakysalt. a Makes 8 toasts, with leftover spread.

Reprinted from Any Night Grilling (Ten Speed Press,2018)

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What could be easier than a delicious dip thatcalls for only two ingredients? Lane’s creamy,satisfying purée pairs beautifully with pita chips,grilled flatbread or crudités. For the best flavor,taste the mixture after blending and add salt orolive oil as desired.

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Gougères are a classic French appetizer made bycombining choux pastry with a strongly flavoredgrated cheese, such as Gruyère, Emmenthal oraged cheddar. They are delicious on their own,crispy and warm from the oven or at room tem-perature, and with any number of fillings.

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Olive Cheese Puffs ½ cup (1 stick) butter, softened1½ cups flour2 jars (5 ounces each) cheese spread50 pitted olives (black olives, manzanillo or a combination)

1. Using a wooden spoon, combine thebutter, flour and cheese spread in a mix-ing bowl (or use cold butter and combinethe ingredients in a food processor).When dough is smooth and has a uniformtexture, form into 1-inch balls. Flatteneach ball and shape the dough around anolive. Place the dough-covered olive on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough and olives, then freeze.

Once frozen, place the olives in a seal-able plastic bag and store in freezerup to 2 months.2. To bake, heat oven to 450 degrees.Place the olives on a rimmed bakingsheet, spacing them 1 inch apart, andbake 15–20 minutes, until golden andslightly brown on the bottom. Servethe olives warm or at room tempera-ture. a Makes 50 olive cheese puffs.


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1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line twobaking sheets with silicone baking matsor parchment. 2. Combine the milk, water, butter andsalt in a heavy-bottomed mediumsaucepan over high heat. Whisking con-stantly, bring the mixture to a rapid boil,then add flour. Lower the heat tomedium-low and immediately stir vigor-ously with a wooden spoon or heavywhisk. The dough will come together, anda light crust will form on the bottom ofthe pan. Continue stirring another 1–2minutes to dry dough (at this point itshould be very smooth).

3. Turn the dough into a stand mixer (ora large bowl if you’re using a hand mixeror wooden spoon). Allow the dough to sit1–2 minutes, then add the eggs one at atime, beating well after each addition,until the dough is thick and shiny. Makesure each egg is completely mixed inbefore adding the next. (The dough mayseparate until the last egg is incorpo-rated.) Beat in the grated cheese, thenspoon out immediately. 4. Drop tablespoonfuls of dough onto theprepared baking sheets, leaving a 2-inchspace between each. Place baking sheetsinto oven, immediately reducing temper-ature to 375 degrees, and bake 12 min-utes. Rotate the pans from front to backand top to bottom, and continue bakinguntil the gougères are golden, firm andpuffed, another 12–15 minutes. Servewarm or transfer the pans to racks tocool. a Makes about 36 gougères.

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Ennis [7–8, 14–16, 21–22] Where’s Santa?,(972) 878-5126, theatrerocks.com

8Bastrop Holiday Homes Tour, (512) 303-0057,bastropcountyhistoricalsociety.com

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Driving from Edinburg, the HidalgoCounty seat in the southern tip of Texas,east to Raymondville, the seat of adjacentWillacy County, requires less than an hour,but the transition covers more than justhighway miles. Edinburg bustles with the campus of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley at its heart, while the agricultural community of Raymondvilleinvites you to savor nature and history.

When I spot Martin Aparicio, 14, in theMuseum of South Texas History in Edinburg,he is wearing replicas of a Spanish helmetand breastplate from the 1600s. His aunt,Veronica Paz, and her daughters critiquehis fashion sense as he dons a leather tri-corn hat and a long, black leather vest inthe Spanish colonial hands-on corner. “Ahands-on museum like this has more ofan impact,” says Paz, who brought theteenagers from Chicago.

The museum promises a stroll through500 years of South Texas history. I start inthe late 1700s and wander through a colo-nial town inspecting saddles and a beehivestone oven. A few steps and a few decadeslater, I climb on board a Rio Grande steam-boat to the sound of creaking barrels andthe splash of a paddle wheel. Still later, Ihear lonesome cowboy songs that heraldchuck wagons and vaqueros. With WorldWar II approaching, I peer through a Ger-man submarine’s periscope trained on afreighter in the Gulf of Mexico.

I leave one museum and head for theSouth Texas Motorcycle Museum, where highlypolished motorcycles with sensuouslycurved fenders preen in spotlights thatreflect off diamond-plate flooring andgleaming chrome. Eighty vintage bikesgive the impression of sculptural forms.

The majority of the bikes (and the ear-liest ones do resemble bicycles) are Indiansand Harley-Davidsons. A 1913 Indian

racing motorcy-cle, made with-out brakes or atransm i s s i o n ,sits near a gor-

geous red 1947 Indian Chief, complete with sidecar. The oldest is a 1903 Harley,and the most recognizable may be a CaptainAmerica Chopper, a replica of the cus-tomized Harley in Easy Rider.

“All of them run,” says caretaker DaveGarcia, who owns the motorcycle shopnext door.

I head north on Interstate 69C, thendrive 4 miles on Texas Highway 186 to LaSal del Rey, the smallest of three hypersalinelakes in the Lower Rio Grande ValleyNational Wildlife Refuge. A wide gravelpath leads a half-mile north to the 530-acre lake, which sparkles like a snowy field.

Since the 1500s, Native Americans,Spanish explorers, ranchers and soldiershave traveled to this deep salt dome for saltto preserve meat and hides. Sandhill cranesand long-billed curlews winter here.

As I walk along the shoreline, dry saltcrunches underfoot. Wildlife obviouslytraipse across the salt-topped mud: Hugenilgai tracks and dainty sharp javelina andbobcat prints are visible. I scoop out a nil-

gai hoofprint and come up with a handfulof salt flakes.

At the Willacy County Historical Museum,Elva Sayas guides me to Mifflin Kenedy’sLa Parra Ranch exhibit. I gawk at the for-mer Rio Grande riverboat captain’s 30-pound bulletproof vest. The 1554 EspírituSanto shipwreck—the oldest in the U.S.,which formed here when the Santo sankalong with two Spanish galleons during a storm—resulted in a treasure trove ofcoins, jewelry and artifacts recovered fromcounty beaches, now displayed here.

I drive on FM 491 to Hilltop Gardens, a his-torical botanical sanctuary where aloe verahas been grown commercially since 1939.Hilltop includes more than 200 species ofaloes displayed in climbing, blooming andspiky exuberance. The sensory gardeninvites you to touch sandpapery anacualeaves, smell jasmine and citronella, andwatch butterflies. The healing garden withits reflecting pool, herbs and tropical birdsencourages relaxation and reflection on the Valley landscape.

Eileen Mattei, a Nueces EC member, is a Texasmaster naturalist in Harlingen.

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