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March 2015 ROUND TOP HERBAL FORUM MONEY MATTERS LEMONADE DAY HOME SPRING 2015 HOME & GARDEN WOMAN’S CLUB ANNUAL TOUR CITY FARMER HOMESTEADING INSIDE INSITE 1 3 2 4 Shop For a Cause Monarch Butter ies Symphony Premiere Market Renewing Populations Compiled by Carolina Keating Compiled by Insite Sta Page 6 Page 32 Hole In One Aggiecon 46 Twin City Mission Golf Classic Fantasy Comes to Aggieland By Carolina Keating By Cassidy Tyrone Page 8 Page 34 4 Herbal Forum 1 Home & Garden Savory Cooking & Cures Annual Woman’s Club Tour Preview By Cassidy Tyrone By Joan Moore Page 36 Page 10 Marburger Farms 2 Money Matters Antiques Galore Lemonade Day Teaches Success Compiled by Carolina Keating By Carolina Keating Page 38 Page 22 Eats & Treats 3 Live Sustainably Brazos Valley Food & Fun Homesteading in the City Page 39 By Carolina Keating Page 28 Error & Omissions Th e February Bridal issue included incorrect photos and articles aff ecting the coverage of Karina & Geronimo Longoria and Kylee & Rey Quintanilla. Insite regrets the error. Insite Printing & Graphic Services Managing Partners: Kyle INSITE Magazine is published monthly by Insite Printing & DeWitt, Angelique Gammon, Greg Gammon. General Manager: Carl Graphic Services, 123 E. Wm. J. Bryan Pkwy., Bryan, Texas 77803. Dixon; Pre-Press Manager: Mari Brown; Offi ce Manager: Wendy (979) 823-5567 www.insitebrazosvalley.com Volume 31, Number Seward; Sales & Customer Service: Molly Barton; Candi Burling; 3. Publisher/Editor: Angelique Gammon; Managing Editor: Sarah Manda Jackson; Marie Lindley; Kimberly Martinez; Barbara Wyss; Kinzbach Williams; Account Executive: Dave Marsh; Editorial Chris Zamora; Production: Stephen Beatty; Norris Carnes; Marilyn Interns: Carolina Keating, Cassidy Tyrone. INSITE Magazine is a Carey; Don Coburn; Jaimie Colwell; Alvin Estuaria; Arnel Estuaria; division of The Insite Group, LP. Reproduction of any part without Byron Lee; Dennis Leach; Carlos Martinez; Richard Pearce; Brandon written permission of the publisher is prohibited. Prouse; Frank Ramirez; Mike Seward; Stephen Woodru . 4 INSITE March 2015 click www.insitebrazosvalley.com 5 p.m. In addition, attendees can also SHOP-A-THON SYMPHONY participate in the silent auction. PREMIERE MARKET Admission is $25 per person and reservations are required no later Compiled by Carolina Keating than March 27, via the BVSO Offi ce at (979) 696-6100 or online at bvso. org. he Brazos Valley Symphony On April 10-11, shopping is TSociety is bringing high-end open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on merchants and shoppers together Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on again for the 3rd Annual Premiere Saturday. Delicious “tea room” Market Fundraiser at the Brazos menu selections will be available County Expo Complex, April 9-11. to shoppers in need of a snack or Th e Premiere Market will feature meal throughout the shopping specialty gift items, unique home days. Individual tickets ($5 per accessories, designer fashions person) for the public shopping for adults and children, custom days will be on sale at the door designed and heirloom jewelry, and the price includes entry to the gourmet foods, and much more. Premiere Market on both Friday Proceeds from the Premiere and Saturday. Market will benefi t the cultural and New this year will be educational programs of the Brazos ‘Muffi ns, Mimosas & Valley Symphony Orchestra. More,’ a special VIP “We are thrilled that many of Shopping Event. our customers’ favorite merchants will be back again with stellar Th e morning of Friday, April 10, selections,” says Lou Ellen Ruesink, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. will off er a Brazos Valley Symphony member guests the VIP treatment with a and merchant coordinator for the complimentary mimosa, gourmet event. “Some of the new merchants muffi ns and other breakfast will bring petite to plus-sized goodies, a coff ee bar, and private clothing, even more delicious shopping for VIPs only from 9 a.m. gourmet foods and candies, gift s for to 10 a.m. before the crowds arrive. the kitchen, and great stuff for kids Admission will be $15 at the door. too,” adds Ruesink. On Saturday, April 11, the Th e event will kick off with Market will feature “Photos with an exclusive Sneak Peek Party on Reveille.” Aggies and children of all Th ursday, April 9. Th is special ages will have the opportunity for a preview event will give eager keepsake photo to be taken with the shoppers “fi rst pick” at the selections Aggie mascot. Th is event will only while enjoying delicious selections take place from 11 a.m. to 11:45 catered by Napa Flats, champagne, a.m. so as not to tire out the beloved and musical entertainment during “First Lady of Aggieland.” the evening from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 For more information, visit bvso.org. i 6 INSITE March 2015 ACMEProducts & Services- Glass Since1946 www.acmeglass.com 979.822.5871 810 S. Washington Avenue Architect Scarmardo C W rtesyof: Bryan, Texas 77803 Design-Install Photo Cou Photo TWIN CITY MISSION Th e golf tournament serves a dual purpose for the organization, says GOLF CLASSIC Ron Crozier, director of public relations for Twin City Mission. By Carolina Keating “We use the tournament on two diff erent fronts,” he says. “One or 15 years, the Twin City of which is a fundraiser and the Mission Golf Classic has been second way is as a public awareness Fbringing both awareness and fun tool.” to the Brazos Valley. Th is year, Despite the obvious benefi ts the 15th annual Twin City Mission of the fundraiser, Crozier believes Golf Classic will take place Monday, the second purpose is much more March 23, at the Phillips Event important. “For two months prior Center at Briarcrest Country Club. to the tournament we have people Th e annual event is a major talking about Twin City Mission. fundraising opportunity for Twin We are getting our name out there City Mission, a local non-profi t and we are doing it in a positive organization founded in 1963 to way,” he says. meet the needs of the homeless in ‘If we only raise fi ve dollars the Bryan/College Station area. In but we had 100 people the more than 50 years since then, come out and have a Twin City Mission has grown good time and talk about tremendously and now off ers four the Mission, then that is a diff erent programs to provide help successful tournament.’ for those in need in the Brazos Valley. Th e Twin City Mission Golf Th e homeless and housing Tournament also off ers a positive services provides emergency shelter spin on an oft en negative topic. “So for the homeless in the B/CS area much of what we do is considered and assists with transitional housing in a negative light – homelessness, needs. Th e service also provides violence, child abuse – but on that basic necessities such as clothing, day we’ve got a positive attitude and furniture, and nutritious meals to everything has a bright light instead those in need. Th e donation and of a grey dim association.” resale program has four retail stores Additionally, Crozier and the stocked by donations from the rest of the committee in charge of community that off er clothing and the golf tournament want to make other items for very little cost. Th e sure that the golfers have a great domestic violence services program time. “When they come out to the provides an emergency shelter for golf tournament that day we want victims of domestic violence as well to let them know how much we as non-residential services, case appreciate them and their support management, and counseling. Th e for Twin City Mission. We want to youth and family services program show them a good time so that when provides free services to at-risk they leave they are already talking youth and works to keep the family about coming back next year.” together. For more information, visit twincitymission.org. i 8 INSITE March 2015 onoring Our Past H mbracing Our Future The 2015 Woman’s Club House and Garden Tour E By Joan Moore of The Woman’s Club PHOTOS OF THE CONLEE HOME BY JAMES MORRISON & GRANT CONLEE he Bryan/College Station Woman’s Club’s 47th Annual House and Garden Tour and Luncheon will be Wednesday, April 15, from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. In honor of The Woman’s Club’s 120th year, the theme Tfor this year’s tour is “Honoring Our Past – Embracing Our Future.” his year’s theme, “Honoring Our Past— The home was built in 1933 by Dr. Henry and Mrs. Embracing Our Future,” is reflected in three Merle Harrison. Several families have lived in the Tuniquely beautiful homes, all located in historic home since then. Sitting on four city blocks of Bryan neighborhoods. The residents of the homes nearly an acre of land, the home has 3,988 square have decorated in keeping with the original styles feet of living space, along with an additional of the homes, while adding personal touches that 1,200 square feet of porches and carport. The make the homes perfectly “at home” in 2015. traditional, primarily brick home, with a natural The Conlee Home wood shingle roof, has four bedrooms, three and Originally ‘The Harrison Home’ a half baths, formal and informal living spaces, 601 E. 32nd Street, Bryan along with dining and kitchen. Grant and Mandy Conlee’s home at 601 E. 32nd Grant and Mandy, the parents of two active Street in Bryan perfectly captures the Tour’s boys, Davis, age 10, and Jess, age 6, embraced the theme, “Honoring Our Past—Embracing Our home because it seemed to have been built for Future.” Grant, a fifth generation Bryan native, entertaining, which the Conlees love to do.
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