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S.A. is proud to be Military City USAby SUSAN YERKES

May is national Military

Appreciation Month, and it’s a good time to think about why

San Antonio’s nickname — “Military City U.S.A.” — is so appropriate.

More than three centuries ago, conquistadores arrived at the San Antonio River and established the Presidio San Antonio de Béjar as the headquarters of Spanish colonial power. The Alamo was a strategic defense post in Texas’ struggle for independence. Texas Rangers and Confederate troops came and went. In the 20th century, the U.S. military began a steady expansion here.

The first military airplane flew at Fort

Sam Houston’s parade field in 1910, and by 1950 Randolph, Kelly and Lackland were official Air Force bases. While the federal Base Realignment and Closure process shook the city with the shutdown of Kelly AFB, more change has expanded Brooke Army Medical Center and rebuilt Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, now part of the massive Joint Base San Antonio. Lackland is also the beating heart of Air Force basic training. Fifty Fridays a year, hundreds of young men and women graduate from basic to become airmen.

In April, I attended one of those graduations, along with hundreds of invited friends and family members who hailed from across the country to cheer their loved ones as they stepped into the Air Force ranks. After the ceremony, I noticed real estate agent John Thurman, a tall civilian gentleman, warmly greeting some of those visitors as they swarmed out of the parade-ground bleachers.Thurman has become a passionate proponent of civilian outreach to the rank-and-file military folks stationed here, and to those who visit town to see enlistees or do business.

As an “Honorary Commander,” an unofficial designation given to civilian volunteers who help the Air

Force (the Army calls them “Honorary Quartermasters”), Thurman wants families to know San Antonio is a friendly place, one they’ll want to enjoy while they’re here, and return to in the future. Thurman is one of many such community volunteers, from the venerable Military-Civilian Club and the Ambassadors program to the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce’s Military Affairs Committee.

It’s not just about patriotism, or warm and fuzzy feelings for the folks in the armed services. It’s also good business to appreciate visitors. One recent study indicates that military-related visits generate 2 million hotel-room stays a year. And that’s just one aspect of the enormous economic and professional impact the military has on our town.

This year, as groups and individuals around town geared up for May’s Military Appreciation Month events, headlines announced the Army is considering a $95 billion budget cut and “force reduction.” The Chamber estimated the city could lose thousands of military and civilian personnel over the next five years.

The hard fact is that these days, while the military presence is still strong here, America’s armed forces are ever-smaller and leaner, if no less proud and patriotic. In World War II, when Kelly

was in its heyday, more than 10 percent of Americans had family members in the service. Today that number has shrunk to less than 1 percent. And there’s not much that most folks can do about it but adapt.

Thurman and many other San Antonians are doing what they can to boost San Antonio’s image with the many visitors who travel here to visit or work with the military.

Just saying “thank you” to active-duty folks and veterans is another way we can all help – as many do. The nonprofit Paseo del Rio Association’s May 16 America's Armed Forces River Parade is a great time to show your support. From May 1-16, you can also donate to the group’s Yellow Ribbon Project. For a $5 donation, you can sponsor a yellow ribbon to help line the River Walk as a visible show of gratitude (see https://www.thesanantonioriverwalk.com/events/yellow-ribbon-project). This fall, San Antonio’s Celebrate America's Military, organized annually around Veterans Day, is another time when opportunities to say “thank you” abound.

As Military City USA, we have much to be proud of, and much to be grateful for. How can you help express that in your life today?

For comments, email [email protected].

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OUR TURNViews and opinions about your community

Support for local troops needed again

It is time once more for residents of San Antonio and other area cities to

rally around the troops. With talk surfacing again about military reductions as a consequence of sequestration, local voices must be heard in Washington, D.C., to preserve the various missions at Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis.

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Local leaders are not taking the possible drawbacks lying down, but more must be done. There has to be a groundswell of support to get military commanders and the politicians at the national level on board.

The loss of active-duty personnel and related services at the venerable Army post will create not a ripple effect but a virtual tidal wave that could disrupt area economies and community ties for years to come.

If the reduction happens, forecasts call for nearly a half-billion dollars in lost revenue as a result, with the impact reaching into virtually everyone’s wallet. The auto industry, trades, services, housing stock, education and so much more could take a hit if the Army draws down its troop strength.

According to the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, the loss could be as much as $382 million.

Restructuring and budget restraints mandated by the federal government include a 25 percent reduction in soldiers over the next five years, according to a 2014 assessment. Experts say that equates to a possible loss of 3,949 soldiers and 1,985 civilians from Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis.

The drawdown actually creates a bigger crater in the San Antonio financial landscape once 9,008 family members are added to that 5,900-person reduction. The figure grows to nearly 15,000.

Washington needs to know San Antonio has paid its dues in terms of military-force reduction over the years — remember Kelly and Brooks air force bases?

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voices of the Alamo City united to preserve Military City USA, to keep our armed-forces neighbors here and preserve the local economy.

Contact your elected representatives, take part in community sessions, participate in rallies, hold peaceful demonstrations, make signs — in other words, do whatever it takes to keep the soldiers here.

The men and women of the military are not only the defenders of American freedom, they are our neighbors, too.

-The Local Community News editorial board includes Harry Lees, Gregg Rosenfield and Thomas Edwards.

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“RUMORS” Neil Simon’s farcical, hilarious play about a dinner party gone awry is

onstage at the Sheldon Vexler Theatre. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. For ticket availability and purchase, call the box office at 302-6835. The Vex is at the Barshop Jewish Community Center, 12500 N.W. Military Highway at Wurzbach Parkway.

COUNTY LINE MUSIC SERIES The County Line Bar-B-Q’s Wednesday night music series

is back, and as always, it benefits the San Antonio Food Bank. The music runs from 6:30 to 10 p.m. on the patio, and the price of admission is a nonperishable food item. On May 20, it’s the Tejas Brothers with Joe Moreno. The County Line is at 10101 Interstate 10 West.

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TABLE TENNIS COACHING The San Antonio Table Tennis Club is hosting Milosz Przybylik,

a professional player from Poland, for several months. He will help club members hone their skills but also will give private lessons and hold small group clinics. Plans are in the works for summer programs for students from middle school through college. Information on club fees and schedules is available at www.satabletennis.org. The club is at 16675 Huebner Road, in the Alamo Gymnastics Center complex.

NORTH EAST ISD The North East Independent School District meets 6:30 p.m. the

first Monday of every month at 8961 Tesoro Drive. Another meeting, same time and place, is scheduled for June 15. Call 407-0553 to confirm dates and times.

CASTLE HILLS The City Council meets at 6:30 p.m. in City Hall, 209 Lemonwood Drive.

NISD The Northside Independent School District meets at 7 p.m.

in the board room, 5900 Evers Road, on May 12 and May 26.

CULINARIA FESTIVAL WEEK The tribute to food and wine promises an array of tastes in

a variety of settings around town. They include the Food Truck Event at H-E-B Alon Market, 8503 N.W. Military Highway, and The Best of Mexico, at the Shops at La Cantera, 15900 La Cantera Parkway. Get a full list – and learn about the new Culinary Grotto – at www.culinariasa.org. Tickets are already on sale through the website.

SPRING RECITAL Clark High School will hold its spring recital at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free.

The school is at 5150 De Zavala Road.

SEMIANNUAL BOOK SALEThe Friends of Cody Library will hold the semiannual book sale

with a preview for Friends’ members from 2 to 4 p.m. May 15. Memberships can be

purchased at the door. General sales are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 16 and 2-4 p.m. May 17. All proceeds benefit the Cody Branch Library, 11441 Vance Jackson Road. This past year, the Friends have purchased a screen and projector, teen furniture, express collection display and toddler furniture. In addition, the Friends contribute to the children’s programs held during the summer. For more, call 207-9100.

THE RIPPLE EFFECT Susan Emerson’s cabaret-style show mixes well-

known songs and amusing stories. Her message is that simple acts can affect others’ lives – a theme reflected in the work of the San Antonio Food Bank, which benefits from the performance. It starts at 7 p.m. in the Urban Ecology Center at Phil Hardberger Park’s western entrance, 8400 N.W. Military Highway. Tickets are $50 to $150 and include hors d’oeuvres and cocktails. Purchase them through a link at safoodbank.org.

CASTLE HILLS WOMAN’S CLUBThe organization meets at 6:30 p.m. for an evening of dining

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JCC AUTHOR & LECTURE SERIES The Barshop Jewish Community Center welcomes Mark Lee

Greenblatt, author of “Valor: Unsung Heroes from Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Home Front,” who will visit at 7 p.m. to discuss his book and conclude with a signing. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased by calling 302-6820 or online at www.jccsanantonio.org/authorspeakerseries.The center is at 12500 Military Highway at Wurzbach Parkway.

SILVER CINEMA FILM SCREENING The Barshop Jewish Community Center offers

free film screenings (and popcorn, too) on the first and third Thursday of each month at 1 p.m. Film screenings are held at the JCC, 12500 N.W. Military Highway at Wurzbach Parkway and are open to the entire community, with discussion opportunities following each film. For more, call 302-6860. Reservations are not necessary and walk-ins are always welcome.

SPRING BAND CONCERTThe symphonic band, jazz band and wind ensemble will

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ETHNOBOTANY Master Naturalist Janis Merritt will explain how Native Americans

and early European settlers used the area’s common, native plants on a daily basis. The program, part of the Nature Walk series at Phil Hardberger Park, runs from 8 to 10 a.m. and starts at the patio of the Urban Ecology Center near the park’s western entrance, 8400 N.W. Military Highway. Comfortable walking shoes are a must. The program is free but a donation to the park’s Conservancy is suggested.

CITY COUNCIL MEETING The Shavano Park City Council will hold its monthly meeting at

6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 900 Saddletree Court.

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STAR WARS & MORE The San Antonio Symphony offers reel after reel of memories in

a pops performance of the music of John Williams, whose works have accompanied such films as “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” “Jaws,” “Schindler’s List,” “E.T.” and every episode of “Star Wars.” Performances are at 8 p.m. both nights in H-E-B Performance Hall at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts. The symphony winds down its season with concerts through June 6 featuring Mozart, Tchaikovsky and “Peer Gynt.” To buy tickets or for more information, go to www.tobincenter.org or call 223-8624.

INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL Musical Bridges Around the World presents

a multicultural mix of programs at three venues: the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, San Fernando Cathedral and the Ruth Taylor Recital Hall at Trinity University. Performers will be classical, folk and jazz musicians; concert titles such as “Colombia Unbound,” “Viva Espana” and “African Rhythms” offer a hint of the diversity. All the programs are free. A link with the full schedule is at www.musicalbridges.org.

MEXICAN MODERN GALA UNDER THE STARS The San Antonio Central

Library will celebrate its 20th “enchilada red” anniversary with a big party at the Ricardo Legorreta-designed building, 600 Soledad St., from 6:30 p.m. to midnight. Tickets start at $350 (or $100 for the after-party only) and are available through a link at www.saplf.org/events/.

ART IN THE DARK Celebrate art not by seeing but by touching works that are draped — no

peeking — during this annual event to benefit San Antonio Lighthouse for the Blind’s programs for sight-challenged children, 6:30-9 p.m. at The DoSeum, 2800 Broadway. Tickets are $30 in advance, $40 at the door. For more, call 531-1533 or visit www.salighthouse.org/events.

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The dispute had been brewing for months after officials claimed the house was used as a vacation rental, which violates city regulations.

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According to Hill, the property owner has “agreed to cease operations in nine months, effective Jan. 10, 2016, which is the very latest by court order and he can no longer rent after that.”

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The Deerfield Homeowners Association is working with San Antonio Fear Free Environment officers from the San Antonio Police Department to find ways to discourage speeding in the residential area bounded by Blanco, Bitters and Huebner roads.

The latest tactic involved the recent installation of a radar trailer along the 15000 block of Deer Crest Street near Blanco. A radar trailer uses an LED display to flash each passing motorist’s speed on the screen. If the driver is traveling over the speed limit, the word

“slow” appears in red capital letters. “I am in frequent contact with several

residents from this area. Recently they took advantage of a radar trailer from the SAPD,” District 9 Councilman Joe Krier said. “There are too many near-misses across the city and it is up to each and every one of us to make safety a priority.”

Deerfield HOA board members did not respond for comment, but Harriette Furino, a former Deerfield HOA board member, said in a District 9 newsletter that any kind of constant police presence

makes a difference in the community.“Just knowing that police surveillance

can and will occur in the areas in and around Deerfield might make drivers and visitors be more cautious,” said Furino in the newsletter. “As to what else can be done to discourage speeding in the neighborhood area, probably more use of SAPD equipment and personnel as time and budget allow would be appreciated.”

Insurance and banking giant USAA provided funding for the Police Department to acquire the radar trailer, which in this

case was put into Deerfield to monitor a day’s worth of traffic along Deer Creek.

In the same newsletter, Krier said speeding is an issue that commonly comes up in talks with residents, and not just in Deerfield. He added it’s vital that residents know a solution is always available.

Officer Misty Floyd, a Police Department spokeswoman, said officers responded to a Deerfield resident’s complaint about speeding, but there was no specific recent incident that prompted any concerns.

So far this year, there are no records of any accidents in Deerfield, police said.

Floyd said several factors can affect traffic patterns in neighborhoods.

“It usually depends on the neighborhood,” she said. “If it’s a shortcut to avoid traffic, then it’s usually not residents. Otherwise, yes, it’s the residents.”

According to Floyd, an officer also spot-checks the route with a handheld radar unit. As of April 20, no citations had been issued. The general fine for speeding is $171 for the first 10 miles per hour over the limit, then an additional $5 or each mile per hour over the original 10. Speeding in an active construction zone or in a school zone costs even more.

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In the wake of the tragedy, officials with SAPD then closely watched the Larkspur neighborhood for speeders, assessing what kind of safety measures would be needed there. Floyd and Krier agreed that even if it’s just one resident voicing concern about something, it’s enough to warrant examination.

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He added, “I have recently visited with 18 homeowners associations and speeding always comes up as an issue. I know the SAPD is doing the best it can to encourage all drivers to be safe behind the wheel.”

Krier said the city is looking at other aspects of improving motorist and pedestrian safety in the area, including plans to erect a traffic signal at Folonari Street and Blanco by early summer.

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A grand opening March 17 at 1802 Larkspur Drive celebrated the remodeling and expansion of the school’s playground into the SPARK Park, which received support from the city of San Antonio, San Antonio Sports and the North East Independent School District.

“I think it’s a great opportunity for families to use the schools,” said Principal Susan Del Toro. “It’s a great use of public resources, public funds (and) it’s a great partnership.”

Under the SPARK School Park Program, 13 parks have opened around San Antonio. NEISD created its first SPARK Park at Camelot Elementary School in 2013.

Larkspur’s park is the second to open, followed by one at Serna Elementary School that debuted March 20.

The program was founded in Houston by Councilwoman Eleanor Tinsley in 1983. Houston officials at the time recognized a need for 5,000 acres of additional park land to compete with other world-class cities. With no space to create new parks, Tinsley and others came up with the idea to create neighborhood parks on public school grounds.

Since then, Houston has created more than

200 SPARK parks using school playgrounds.Construction on the Larkspur park was

done after school and on the weekends so it didn’t interfere with physical education classes and recess. Del Toro said the project took several months to complete.

Before Larkspur created the SPARK park, the playground was off limits at all times to the public, especially during the school day.

“Safety’s our priority, so during school with today’s world we have to make sure kids are always secure on campus and

they’re under our watch,” Del Toro said.Now, residents can enjoy the park starting

at 6:30 p.m. until sundown on school days, and from dawn until dusk on the weekends.

Each SPARK is unique, and is designed to build on the resources and structures already at the location. The Larkspur park features two covered playgrounds equipped with jungle gyms, slides and the like, as well as a soccer field, a walking trail, disc golf, park benches, a covered pavilion and more.

George Block, chairman for facilities at San Antonio Sports, praised NEISD for its innovative use of space at Larkspur, considering it was an “odd shape.”

“They’re really creative the way they’ve done their SPARK (Park) and there’s lot of places to play, lots of spaces for the community to gather and lots of places for parents to walk and have a little adult time at the same time,” Block said.

The school district also did a great job creating a refuge from the hot sun by covering the playgrounds to create shade, he added.

San Antonio Sports is a nonprofit commission that focuses on bringing big events to town, developing facilities through building and renovating, and providing and developing club sports for inner city children. It was created in 1984.

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“I think it’s great for the community because the kids don’t have places to play and unfortunately sometimes the kids are playing in the street... and so this provides a safe location for kids... within walking distance for parents,” Del Toro said.

Block said the partnership with the city began with former District 8 Councilman Reed Williams, who traveled to Houston to see the program.

“He realized that SPARK parks are sort of the sweet spot of community investment, that cities and school districts can invest and it grows community capacity without growing government,” Block said.

School campuses are chosen based on necessity. Del Toro said most parks are in high-poverty areas where there is not immediate access to a park.

“‘It takes a village to raise a child,’ and that’s really what it’s about, pulling together,” Del Toro added.

Since the school has more than 900 students, and it is surrounded by several apartment complexes and residential homes, Larkspur was a solid choice, officials said. Funding comes from grant money distributed by the city.

“This great community collaboration ensures students have a safe place to play and stay healthy near their neighborhood after regular school hours,” District 9 Councilman Joe Krier said in a release. The park is in his district.

At Larkspur, Del Toro said they try to teach students the importance of staying healthy and active. Both the students and staff participate in those activities.

Del Toro said it’s a different world from when she was a child and would spend hours outside playing. The principal said the park creates an opportunity for children and their parents to spend more time outdoors.

“Today kids are glued to the TV or to their electronic games and they don’t go outside and play,” Del Toro said. “I think it’s important (to play outside) because not only does it teach you to be healthy, but it also teaches you those social skills, taking turns and playing, falling and getting back up.”

Larkspur’s SPARK Park is also lined with 30 fruit trees — lime, orange, apple and pear— funded by a grant two years ago. Upkeep is done by the campus garden club.

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“The investigation is still ongoing,” said City Manager Bill Hill. “It looks like a person walked down the street, primarily found unlocked vehicles and if there were items that could be taken easily, the burglar entered the vehicle and stole them.”

The thefts occurred near Northwest Military Highway, which could have made it easier for the crooks to make a fast getaway, officials said.

Police patrols have since increased across the city, and volunteers with the Neighborhood Watch Program are stepping up surveillance, officials said.

“The Neighborhood Watch block captain for Mossy Cup West was notified by the residents, after the burglary was reported to the Shavano Park police,” said Etta Fanning, coordinator for Neighborhood Watch. “The block captain then notified other neighbors and me.”

Fanning sent an alert, reminding “residents to stay alert, lock their vehicles, remove valuables from their vehicles, clean out their garage so they can park in the garage if possible, and to notify the police immediately if they see anything suspicious.”

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“The National Association of Neighborhood Watch reports that in spring and summer months, there is an increase in residential burglaries because homeowners are away from home or more likely to leave their homes and vehicles open and unprotected,” said Fanning.

Officers are encouraging residents to keep their valuables locked and out of sight, and to report any suspicious activities.

“We’ve stepped up patrols throughout the city, not just in one area,” said Police Chief David Creed. “Officers are especially vigilant for anybody out walking. Our citizen contact is way up simply because we’re stopping to talk to just about everyone.”

He added, “If we see someone out, we’re making contact.”

Despite the recent thefts, the city has seen a decline in vehicle burglaries in recent years, according to officials.

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The case now before the U.S. Supreme Court, which could render a decision as early as June, is styled as Walker v. Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans Inc.

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In Texas, residents, nonprofits and businesses can pay a fee and fashion a design for a specialty or “vanity” license plate, but it is subject to the approval of the Motor Vehicle Board, which denied the SCV’s application.

The SCV has been joined in its fight by an unlikely ally — the American Civil Liberties Union, which says denying the placement of the flag on the state’s for-profit license plates amounts to

government censorship of free speech.“Having chosen to sell specialty license

plates for profit, Texas cannot pick and choose the plates it approves on ideological grounds,” said Steven Shapiro, ACLU legal director. “All states, of course, are equally bound by the First Amendment’s guarantee of viewpoint neutrality.”

To many African Americans and others, however, the flag represents the South’s practice of enslavement before and during the United States’ civil war, 1861-65, when the nation was torn by its bloodiest conflict. Texas officials are arguing that state instruments such as

license plates should not carry the symbol.Local SVC members argue Southern

states did not fight the Civil War to defend slavery, but rather to defend states’ rights after they were invaded by Northern troops. Indeed, SCV members are quick to deny the Confederate battle flag relates to slavery, and most contend the Civil War actually had little to do with the practice.

“Denying the license plate is the government’s attempt to deny our history,” said Russell Lane, commander of the Alamo City Guards Camp.

The group meets monthly at Grady’s Bar-B-Que, 6510 San Pedro Ave., for a meal and to hear a speaker, often someone discussing a historical event.

“There’s a movement at the University of Texas to remove the Jefferson Davis (president of the Confederate States of America) statue and more,” he added. “I think a lot of this is political correctness. The majority of Confederate soldiers did not own slaves. They fought for economic reasons, big government involvement in individual lives. ‘States’ rights’ was their cause.”

But Texas NAACP President Gary Bledsoe doesn’t buy that argument.

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the Confederacy. It puts it in our eyes and exalts white supremacy. Let’s put it on the table: That’s what this flag stands for.”

Lane, however, said the court case revolves around free-speech rights for all Americans.

“If the state of Texas wins this case, then every American has lost some free-speech rights,” he said. “I think the vast majority of people do not know what the battle flag stands for. It stood for soldiers on the battlefield.”

State officials have argued the Civil War heritage groups are welcome to put stickers on their vehicles that espouse their viewpoints. Lane agreed it might come to that.

“If we lose in the Supreme Court, we will probably go to bumper stickers. But that’s not the point,” he said. “This is a freedom-of-speech issue.”

Shapiro argued in a friend-of-the-court brief filed on behalf of the SCV that “this case is not about the Confederate flag, it is about censorship. Texas was surely correct in believing that many Texans are offended by a flag that served as a banner for those who supported slavery and segregation.”

However, ACLU officials note the organization historically defends speech, no matter how hateful or

repugnant it may seem to some.According to Shapiro, “The ACLU has

successfully challenged other specialty license plate programs that allow a pro-life message while disallowing a pro-choice message, including a case from North Carolina that is now pending in the Supreme Court.”

The issue is not about race or slavery, but about observing a heritage, Smith said.

“We believe that our emblem on the license plate for the Sons of Confederate Veterans – the battle flag — is not a racial or hate issue, it’s a heritage issue,” he said. “We choose to honor our Confederate ancestors. The emblem represents who we are as sons. And in our view has nothing to do with slavery.”

Smith added, “I taught in San Antonio at Poe Middle School for 32 years. Textbooks are written by people who won the war. Those who wrote the story of the Civil War – The War Between the States — left out more and more that was negative about the North, and included little that was positive about the South.”

Smith added, “If the state is going to deny us that license plate, it will take that same license plate away from eight other states that have approved it.”

That would be fine with Bledsoe, who has called the Confederate battle flag “a symbol of racism, repression, violence and slavery.”

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NEIGHBORS continues on pg. 26

The alliance is still going strong today with that same mission, its leaders say.

The organization was started in the late 1990s by attorney and former City Councilman Tim Bannwolf and a few other like-minded residents who lived in District 9.

Art Downey, the president of the alliance, has been with the organization since its inception and has been its leader for 16 years.

“They thought it would be a good idea to get an organization where neighborhood leaders could meet and exchange ideas and also get input from the

city and give input to the city,” Downey said about why the group was started.

The alliance usually meets at 7 p.m. every fourth Wednesday of the month in classroom No. 1 at the Stone Oak Methodist Hospital, 1139 E. Sonterra Blvd. just off U.S. 281 North. More details can be found at www.stoneoakpoa.com by clicking on District 9 information.

The organization recently hosted a forum attended by 10 of the 11 mayoral candidates, as well as speakers discussing the six propositions on the May 9 ballot including four revisions to the City Charter.

The alliance strives to bring in speakers who address timely political issues such as council pay and the extension of the sales tax to pay for parks and aquifer protection.

“We try to get our members educated on the issues that are coming before neighborhoods,” Downey said.

According to its www.neighborhoodlink.com listing, the alliance has 30 member organizations primarily in District 9 and a mission “to assist alliance member associations and individuals in dealing with community issues, educate members and member associations as to issues within the governments of San Antonio, Bexar County and the state of Texas.”

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The bar features plenty of selections, too, including the guava gimlet made with Sobieski Vodka, guava, pineapple, lime and simple syrup; and “Hot for Teacher,” crafted from hand-selected Eagle Rare Bourbon, cinnamon simple, baked apple bitters and Angostura bitters.

Tom Moon, one of the on-duty managers, recommends the freshly roasted chicken, known on the menu as the rotisserie farm bird. The half-chicken is spit-roasted and served on a bed of sautéed Bloomsdale spinach and an onion-mustard jus.

Recently, Whiskey Cake La Cantera made the list of the Top 100 Hot Spots in America in a poll of customers using the online reservation booking company Open Tables.

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Over the years, the organization’s meetings have featured a plethora of prominent speakers to educate members on city issues so they can spread the word to their neighborhoods.

Also, the District 9 City Council member — currently Joe Krier — often attends the meetings.

“We try to keep up with events in the city; what’s going on down at the council, what important issues are coming up and we always give our opinions to the people that are speaking — but we never endorse a candidate,” said Bill Bailey, the group’s secretary since 2008.

According to Downey, when the alliance first started, its focus was on organizing neighborhoods and getting them involved in political and city issues. The group had committees that went out and sat down with residents to teach them how to set up homeowners associations.

“We’ve sort of gotten away from that now because most of the organizations that are members have been formed for quite awhile,” Downey said.

The alliance is made up of voting and nonvoting members. Voting members are presidents or vice presidents of HOA boards. Voting members pay $50 to be in the alliance and nonvoting members pay $15. Anyone can join as a nonvoting member.

The group has 17 voting members and 10 nonvoting members, according to Bailey.

The meetings are open to the public. The alliance recently had former

District 8 Councilman Reed Williams as its guest speaker to answer questions about the Vista Ridge water project.

“We try to keep the questions succinct and on topic,” Bailey said.

The District 9 Alliance also donates money to organizations such as Keep San Antonio Beautiful, the Neighborhood Resource Center and other nonprofits.

“We try to help with the community as much as possible — we try to keep busy helping out our neighbors and keeping everyone informed,” Downey said.

Ken Piland has been a District 9 Alliance member for five years and said the organization’s strength is its regular meetings attended by the District 9 council member, which creates a direct line of communication between residents and their elected official.

“Communication is the No. 1 thing and our organization does a great job at that,” Piland said.

Issues addressed by the alliance these days include crime, code compliance, drainage, transportation, growth and water woes. Many of the alliance’s members serve on park committees, bond committees and other civic panels.

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