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April 2009 Local Electric Cooperative Edition The STW_Apr09_01-20_ 3/9/09 11:44 AM Page 1 LOCAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE EDITION APRIL 2009 THE OTHER BIG BEND O. HENRY IN TEXAS Y’ALLY’ALL COME BACKBACKCOME TEXAS TOURIST TOWNS THAT TREAT YOU RIGHT ;`g`ekf<E;C<JJC8B<JXe[=I<<$=CFN@E>I@M<IJ# <O:@K@E>:@K@<JXe[I<C8O@E>i\jfikj#LE@HL<CPCLOLI@FLJ _fk\cjXe[:?8ID@E>Y\[Xe[Yi\Xb]Xjkj#@EM<EK@M<cfZXcZl`j`e\ Xe[8LK?<EK@:;FNE$?FD<=C8MFIJ#c`m\;<CK89CL<JXe[ XI<=I<J?@E>i`m\imXcc\pN@E<:FLEKIP% =@E<;@E@E> ?<C<E8$N<JK?<C<E8 8IB8EJ8JN@E<:FLEKIP#8CKLJ C@KKC<IF:B C8B<>I<<JFE :FJJ8KFKI@M<I KXb\XkfliXifle[K_\EXkliXcJkXk\Xe[[`jZfm\iXn_fc\e\n nfic[f]n\cZfd\n`k_nfic[$ZcXjj]`j_`e^#]cfXk`e^Xe[_`b`e^XcnXpj e\XiYp%M`j`kfliN\Yj`k\fiZXcck_\kfcc$]i\\eldY\i]fipfli Zfdgc\k\MXZXk`feGcXee`e^B`k% C<8IEDFI<89FLKK?<J<G?FKFJ8K8IB8EJ8J%:FD April 2009 VOLUME 65 NUMBER 10 FEATURES 8 Y’all Come Back Now: Tourist Towns That Treat You Right By Melissa Gaskill In a state as big and varied as Texas, finding a weekend getaway is as easy as opening the map. Small and big towns offer reason- able prices, friendly folks and many one-of-a-kind attractions. Here are five places that would love to have you for a visit: Bandera, Corpus Christi, Round Top, Amarillo and Jefferson. 18 The Other Big Bend By Dan Oko 8 Come explore the wild wonders of Texas’ largest state park. FAVORITES Footnotes by Norman L. Macht O. Henry in Texas 29 Recipe Roundup Small Bites: Big Flavor 30 Focus on Texas Bridges 41 Around Texas Local Events Listings 43 Hit the Road by Kaye Northcott Tyler to Marshall 46 30 41 46 18 TEXAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Ray Beavers, Chair, Cleburne; Darren Schauer, Vice Chair, Gonzales; Kendall Montgomery, Secretary-Treasurer, Olney; James Calhoun, Franklin; Steve Louder, Hereford; Gary Nietsche, La Grange; Larry Warren, San Augustine PRESIDENT/CEO: Mike Williams, Austin Texas Co-op Power is published by your STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE: Bill Harbin, Chair, Floydada; Robert A. Loth III, Vice Chair, Fredericksburg; Roy Griffin, Edna; Bryan Lightfoot, Bartlett; Melody Pinnell, Crockett; Anne Vaden, Corinth; William “Buff” electric cooperative to enhance the qual- Whitten, Eldorado ity of life of its member-customers in an COMMUNICATIONS STAFF: Martin Bevins, Sales Director; Carol Moczygemba, Executive Editor; Kaye Northcott, Editor; Suzi Sands, Art Director; Karen Nejtek, Production Manager; Ashley Clary, Field Editor; Andy Doughty, Production Designer; educational and entertaining format. Sandra Forston, Communications Assistant; Kevin Hargis, Food Editor; Camille Wheeler, Staff Writer; Monica Vasquez, Intern COVER PHOTO by Rick Patrick Leslie Stockton serving pie at Royer’s Café in Round Top April 2009 TEXAS CO-OP POWER 3 the poll tax was in use, certain voters would appear and pay the letters tax with silver dollars. And, they were expected to vote as Jim wanted them to. Thankfully, that ‘SILVER DOLLAR’ JIM dark time in our history is over. SERVES UP BIG TIP BETTY A. MORRIS In reference to the February Pedernales Electric Cooperative 2009 article on “Silver Dollar Canyon Lake Jim” West Jr.: My friend worked for Jim ‘NEAT LITTLE MAGAZINE’ West in the ’40s and says that What a neat little magazine you one night after a hard day’s have. A friend shared it with work at one of his ranches, the me, and there are several arti- crew of about eight, including cles that drew my interest. Even Jim, went to a restaurant for at age 87, I still like to maintain dinner. They ordered the interest in current events. The works, and Jim kept giving the (February 2009) article on the waitress a hard time. Kilgore Rangerettes was out- As they were finishing their standing. I believe my 13-year- meal, Jim told one of the hands old great-granddaughter might to get a sack (of silver dollars) be interested. The “Baking Up from the truck. They each a Breakfast” recipes were formed a ring of silver dollars great. How I wish I could try on the rim of the dinner plate. those apple turnovers. Thank Then they went outside and you so much. watched through the window. DORIS M. WALKER The waitress looked all Bedias BLAME IT ON THE GRIME over the table, and there was While some Texas electric cooperatives were dealing with no tip. You can imagine her Correction:The children in the disgust. She started cleaning 1980 photo that accompanies ice on their power lines during winter, others were coping the table. As she picked up the “Living in Feather Heaven” with pole fires that started during an ongoing drought. first dinner plate, silver dollars (which appeared in some The culprit? Believe it or not, it’s moist dust, or grime. rolled away from it. On the February 2009 issues) are The problem stems from the lack of rain in many next plate were more silver Tommy Seely and Amy Seely areas, leaving dust to collect on lines and insulators, dollars. She was overjoyed English. They are the grand- with her tip, and Jim West children of Bill Carpenter, co- explained Will Holford, manager of public affairs for laughed at the good joke. founder of the now-defunct Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative. CHARLES R. BROWN Brownwood Feather Factory. When moist, misty weather comes along—in lieu of Cedar Park We want to hear from our readers. Send rain—the dirt isn’t washed away by rain but instead letters to: Editor, Texas Co-op Power, 1122 DOLLARS FOR VOTES? Colorado St., 24th Floor, Austin, TX 78701, becomes grime that sticks to poles and components. e-mail us at [email protected], or sub- One item you left out of your mit online at www.texascooppower.com. “The grime causes the insulators to become less effec- Please include the name of your town and article on “Silver Dollar Jim” electric co-op. Letters may be edited for tive,” Holford said. “I’d venture to guess that nearly every was his reported use of his sil- clarity and length and are printed as space allows. Read additional letters at www.texas utility has this type of issue.” ver dollars in elections. When cooppower.com. Occupancy Sensors Make Sense ENERGY FACT Install energy-saving occupancy sensors in bathrooms, utility The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that closets and other less-used spaces so lights will automatically two-thirds of all homes in the United States have turn on and off in response to movement. Occupancy sensors, air conditioners, which consume about 5 percent which may also be suitable for spaces such as offices that are of all electricity generated in the U.S., at a cost of not regularly staffed, can save energy wherever they are more than $11 billion. installed: According to the U.S. Environmental Protection If homeowners upgraded to more efficient air Agency, energy savings can range from 40 to 46 percent in conditioners in addition to running fans, caulking classrooms, 13 to 50 percent in private offices, 30 to 90 per- and weatherstripping, and planting cover trees or cent in restrooms, 22 to 65 percent in conference rooms, 30 shrubs around their outdoor units, they could save to 80 percent in corridors and 45 to 80 percent in storage areas. 20 to 50 percent of that figure. 4 TEXAS CO-OP POWER April 2009 HAPPENINGS Quick: Name the state flower of Texas. That’s right—the bluebonnet. Now name the city that holds the OFFICIAL WHO KNEW? BLUEBONNET FESTIVAL OF TEXAS each year. Give up? It’s Chappell Hill, a quaint, historic town just east of Brenham that finds itself surrounded by the ravish- ing flowers each spring. This year’s festival, designated the state’s official bluebonnet event by the Texas Legislature in 1997, is set for April 18-19. Lavish fields of bluebonnets blanket the landscape just outside Chappell Hill, where the festival features more than 250 booths—including home décor, gardening, art and crafts, jewelry, and clothing—and food and live enter- tainment. Children’s attractions include a Ferris wheel, train and pony rides, and a petting zoo. Adopted as the state flower in 1901, the bluebonnet is so named because of its resemblance to a sunbonnet. Bluebonnets also have been called buffalo clover, wolf flower and, in Spanish, el conejo, which means “the rabbit.” For more information about the festival, call (979) 836-6033 or go to www.chappell hillmuseum.org/festivals.htm. A PARK FOR After Gen. Antonio López de THE EONS Santa Anna and his troops were decisively beaten at the ROBERT MCCORKLE Franklin Mountains State Park may Battle of San Jacinto, leaving be a long way the wrong way for many Texians free to establish a Texans. But on the outskirts of El Paso, Republic, Santa Anna went to it’s a great amenity for local residents U.S. President Andrew Jackson and visitors alike. At 24,247 acres, it’s and offered to sell his lost ter- the largest urban park in the nation, ritory at a discount. Jackson covering some 37 square miles within declined the offer. the El Paso city limits. North Mount Franklin reaches an elevation of 7,192 feet, more than 3,000 feet above the Texas Co-op Power (USPS 540-560) is pub- city. One hiking trail is accessible off lished monthly by Texas Electric Cooperatives (TEC). Periodical Postage Paid at Austin, TX, Loop 375/ Trans-Mountain Road, and work is under way for a trail network that ultimately and at additional offices.
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