NELSON'S NOTES #88

Fun N Sun, San Benito, Texas, Oct. 21, 2011

 

TERRY JACOBY TRAINS FOR A 3-DAY, 60-MILE WALK, NOV. 4, 5, 6

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Terry is wearing a training shirt adorned with pink ribbons autographed by sponsors. The walk is called “Susan G. Komen 3-Day For the Cure.” Held in Dallas this year, it will raise money for breast cancer research and detection that will hopefully lead to eradication of the disease in our lifetimes.  

  

Terry, who will be two weeks shy of 65 at the time of the walk, says she will be one of the oldest walkers. “Doing this is a birthday present to myself,” she says. “I became committed to eradicating breast cancer when I saw the havoc wreaked on the life of my mother and two really close friends. Going through breast cancer is not just a case of will I survive or not, it is a life-changing event, no matter the outcome.”

 

For the past two years, Terry has walked at least 3 miles a day, 5 to 6 days a week (she also does one hour of water aerobics 5 days a week). Concerned that she has not walked farther than 8 miles at one time in preparation for this walk, she says, “That needs to change. I have got to do at least one 15-mile day before the walk starts or I won't feel confident.”

 

 The Krueger Duo

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Two years ago, the Krueger Duo (Terry and her daughter Lisa Krueger) did the Susan G. Komen walk in San Diego. “The walk itself was not terribly rigorous,” Terry says. “The pace was slow (it's hard to get a few thousand people moving along briskly). But, it's a very high-energy occasion with people all along the way giving high fives and passing out candy and telling you what a great thing you're doing. The two tough things are sleeping on the ground and using porta-potties for 3 days, often waiting in long lines and hoping you'll get to the front in time!”

 

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 For two nights Terry will be sleeping in a pink tent like one of these (photo by Jenifer Patton). The large white tents in the background have cell phone charging stations, massage stations and computer access. There are semi-trucks equipped with showers for participants, who are treated to an evening of dinner, games and activities.

Each participant is REQUIRED to donate $2,300, so any amount you can give will be greatly appreciated by Terry and Lisa. All donations will go to the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure, Dallas. Make sure your gift is received by Dec 7 so that it will be credited to Terry and Lisa.

It’s easy to give to this worthwhile cause! Just click on this link:

 

http://www.the3day.org/site/TR/2011/DallasFortWorthEvent2011?px=3271917&pg=personal&fr_id=1622

 

Terry is registered under her former name, Therese Ciszewski. The top pink box says: “Click to donate to Therese in 2011!”  That’s where you will click.

Or, you may send a check made out to “Susan G. Komen 3-day for the Cure” to:

Terry Jacoby
1400 Zillock Rd. #M-160
San Benito, TX 78586

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Terry’s daughter Lisa designed this T-shirt.

 

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A VISIT WITH OUR SON AND GRANDDAUGHTER

Craig, Sandy, and Sarah live in St. Louis. Craig and Sarah had time off the first week of August and drove 1,400 miles in two days to get here. The high point of their visit was two heavenly (but hot) beach days at South Padre Island on the Gulf of Mexico.

 

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sarah and craig 

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A CHALLENGING NEW JOB FOR OUR SON-IN-LAW, KEN

Ken received a call in September from the South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary. A few years ago he served on the college’s board of Directors. Now they were asking if he’d like a job as their Financial Aid Director. Ken says if had seen an ad for the position he probably wouldn’t have answered it because he didn’t feel qualified. Although he has a reputation for being a math whiz, he has no accounting background and no experience working with student loans. But, the fact that the college was seeking him out led him to accept the part-time position.  Ken had been unemployed because of a staff reduction at a cash-strapped local Christian Radio station in January.  Now, he’s busy on the job absorbing accounting principles and learning the ins and outs of student loans.

 

 This picture and write-up appeared in the Deerfield Beach Observer:

 

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"3rd Annual Ministry Fair: The week of Sept. 26-29, the South Florida Bible College & Theological Seminary held its third annual Ministry Fair, bringing in vendors from around the community to introduce important services to their students. Staff was on hand, including the new Financial Aid Director, Ken Vaughn. Before coming to the Bible College, Vaughn spent the past 25 years in Christian Radio locally and in other states."

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A FUN WEEK IN THE DALLAS AREA

 

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 Sid and Virginia Hendershott at their new home in Denton, in north Texas near Dallas and Fort Worth

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Former residents of Fun N Sun, Sid and Virginia were our hosts and tour guides the first week of October. Negotiating heavy interstate traffic, chauffer Sid and GPS guru Virginia got us safely to the following places:

Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Fort Worth, one of the two facilities in the U.S where paper money is made (the other is in Washington, D.C.). Did you ever forget about the bill in your pocket, then put your pants through the washer and dryer and wonder why the money looked so good? That’s because bills are made of cloth – mostly cotton and linen – not paper. That was one of the many things we learned about making money at the Bureau.

 

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I bought this squeeze ball in the Bureau’s gift shop.

 

 

The 6th Floor Museum in Dallas featured a sobering but fascinating exhibit at the site of John F. Kennedy’s assassination, Nov. 22, 1963.

 

Daily Cattle Drives at Fortworth. After the Civil War when many wild longhorns were roaming the Texas Plains, they were rounded up and driven north to railheads in Kansas. Over a century later, in 1999, the city acquired a small herd of longhorns to celebrate Fort Worth’s sesquicentennial. Ever since, cowboys and cowgirls dressed in 19th century garb drive longhorn cattle through the Stockyards Historic District twice daily to the delight of visitors.

 

 

 

The Aboretum in Fort Worth featured a tram ride past colorful pumpkin houses with fairy tale themes.

 

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 This squirrel found what he was looking for.

 

 

 

Texas State Fair

When Virginia was five or six, her mother began taking her to the fair. She hasn’t missed a year since and goes at least twice each year. She always eats her favorite food, a Corny Dog. The four of us went on a Thursday, the day Senior citizens get in free. Here are a few of the free acts we saw (see the video clips):

African Acrobats. I talked to the guys as they were warming up and learned that they come from Kenya and speak nine languages: English, Swahili, and several tribal languages.

Kroger Birds of the World. Exotic, trained birds, like the one in the video, flew from the Ferris Wheel and swooped down over our heads to the trainer on stage. Good behavior was rewarded with a treat but bad behavior was ignored.  

Cirque Shanghai. There was standing room in the sun only with no cameras allowed at this popular event featuring highly trained acrobats from China. In the balancing act at the end of the show, the star was a little girl no more than 10 years old.

USMC Drum and Bugle Corps. The marching and playing precision of these men and women was a delight to watch and listen to. The women wear hats that are shaped slightly differently (see if you can spot one in the video) but otherwise they look like the men.

 

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LOWER TICKET PRICES AT HARLINGEN PERFORMING ARTS THEATER (HPAT)

This season, adult tickets are only $10 at HPAT. For those who are in the Valley, you have one more weekend to see the drama, {PROOF}. The prize-winning play features four local performers; we enjoyed their acting, particularly the young husband-and-wife team, Veronica and Corey Ryan.

 

Upcoming productions are:

Once On This Island, a musical, starts Jan. 27

Blithe Spirit, British farce by Noel Coward, starts March 23

Plus the HPAT Spotlight Concert Series featuring the Harlingen Community Band:

Sunday Nov. 6

Saturday Dec. 10

Saturday Feb. 18

Call 956-412-PLAY, or go to hpatonline.net

 

Marianna

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