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WESTSIDE STORY Mark Newberry
INSIDE Admirals 2022
2022 Admirals Club Royalty Princess Mason Claire from the House of Gillingwater Daughter of Admiral and Mrs. Barry Sidney Gillingwater II, of Austin. Mason Claire attends Texas Christian University, where she is a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority, pursuing a degree in Communication Studies. Mason Claire’s escort is Mr. Frederick Hodges Reckling, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kelly Reckling of Houston. Freddy attends Texas Christian University.
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Princess Corley Catherine from the House of Holland Queen Ellen Reed from the House of McCartt Daughter of Admiral and Mrs. Joseph Robert McCartt, Jr., of Austin. Elle attends Texas Christian University, where she is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority , pursuing a degree in Early Childhood Education. Elle’s escort is Mr. Benjamin Ray Norman, son of Admiral and Mrs. Michael Scott Norman, Jr., of Austin. Ben attends The University of Texas.
Daughter of Admiral and Mrs. Christopher Loe Holland of Austin. Corley attends The University of Texas, where she is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, pursuing a degree in Business. Corley’s escort is Mr. Wyatt Joseph Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Whitney Williams of Austin. Wyatt attends Texas Christian University.
Princess Ainsley Caldwell from the House of Merritt Daughter of Admiral and Mrs. Christopher Clifford Molloy Merritt of Austin. Ainsley attends The University of Texas, where she is a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority, pursuing degrees in Plan II Honors and Biology. Ainsley’s escort is Mr. John Michael Kinney, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Emmett Kinney of Austin. John Michael attends The University of Texas.
Princess Annabel Dooley from the House of Merritt Daughter of Admiral and Mrs. Christopher Clifford Molloy Merritt of Austin. Annabel attends The University of Texas, where she is a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority, pursuing degrees in Plan II Honors and Biology. Annabel’s escort is Mr. William Shawn McMahan, son of Admiral and Mrs. Robert Christopher McMahan of Austin. William attends University of Arkansas.
Princess Helena Marie from the House of Putman Daughter of Admiral and Mrs. David Edward Putman of Austin. Helena attends The University of Texas, where she is a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority, pursuing a degree in Finance. Helena’s escort is Mr. George Austin Covert, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Hugh Covert, Jr., of Austin. Austin attends The University of Texas.
VOLUME 35 ISSUE 14 - SINCE 1986
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Courtney and Bell Morton, Katalina Neas, Katie McCann, Abby Bird, Chuck Morton, Jim Nuckols, Silas Prasek, Brady Shelton, Cheryl Kimble
Katie McCann
Masyn and Milly Evans-Clements, Katie McCann, Katalina Neas, Bell Morton
Brady Shelton, Chuck Morton, Silas Prasek
Chuck Morton, Silas Prasek, Cheryl Kimble
... FOR CHILDREN OF THE CHURCH AT HIGHLAND PARK
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hildren and adults of The Church at Highland Park spent a week at Disciples Crossing Camp in Athens, Texas, recently, at a week-long camp sponsored by Southwest Baptist Youth Camping Association. Also attending were campers and sponsors from First Baptist Church, where First Baptist’s senior pastor Griff Martin served as camp pastor. “Our camping association has been together more than 50 years,” said Highland Park pastor Cheryl Kimble, “and going to camp with the kids each summer is fun and rewarding. I love to spend time with these kids.” Kimble served as children’s minister at Highland Park before becoming pastor in 2012. Campers from The Church at Highland Park were Bell Morton, Katalina Neas, Katie
McCann, Silas Prasek, Chuck Morton, and Brady Shelton. Adult sponsors were Kimble, Jim Nuckols, Courtney Morton, and Abby Bird. Bell and Katalina, both sixth graders, were able to attend both children’s camp and youth camp this year. And Bell’s mom, sponsor Courtney Morton nee Shelton, attended children’s camp with Highland Park during her own time in elementary school. Other member churches of the Southwest Baptist Youth Camping Association include Broadway Baptist in Fort Worth, Church for the Highlands in Shreveport, Royal Lane Baptist in Dallas, Second Baptist in Lubbock, University Baptist churches of Harker Heights and Austin and Waco, and Woodland Baptist Church in San Antonio.
PHOTOS AND ARTICLE Jim Nuckols and Don Dillard
Kimberly McCann, Don and Becky Dillard, Abby Bird, Silas Prasek
BY AL ANA MOEHRING MALL ARD
Troop 1 Scouts work to earn the James M. Stewart Good Citizenship Award
Troop 1 scouts at Fault Line Flyers Glider Club
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Members of BSA Troop 1, chartered by Austin’s First Presbyterian Church, spent a recent Saturday at the Fault Line Flyers Glider Club in Bertram to wash planes as a service project to honor the late actor and pilot Jimmy Stewart. Troop 1 was joined by Gus Garcia and his son, Jayden, from Austin Cub Scout Pack 34. The service project fulfills one of the requirements to earn the BSA James M. Stewart Good Citizenship Award offered through the Jimmy Stewart Museum in Indiana, Pennsylvania. Stewart was a licensed civilian pilot prior to World War II and flew B-24 bombers during the war. Troop 1’s service project honored Stewart’s military service in the Army Air Corps and his legacy as a licensed pilot. Troop 1 scoutmaster Paul Slutes is a licensed glider pilot and member of Fault Line Flyers Glider Club, a notfor-profit soaring club that helps people earn their glider
Front: Josh Beckham, William Beckham, Evan Faigley, Tristen Slutes, Anthony Carlos, Morgan Jones, Jayden Garcia, Paul Slutes, Gus Garcia; back: Tom Bizzell, David Jones, Garth Faigley
PHOTOS COURTESY OF TROOP 1
pilot’s licenses. Many of the club’s instructors are retired and current military and commercial pilots who donate their time to those who want to learn how to fly gliders. Slutes arranged for Troop 1 scouts to wash several planes stored in the semiopen hangars, a chore that must be conducted routinely to maintain visibility in the cockpit and to remove bugs and
grime from mechanisms that control the flaps and rudder. “It felt really good to give back to this organization that helps so many people who want to learn to fly,” Slutes said. Besides a service project honoring Jimmy Stewart, the James M. Stewart Good Citizenship award requires that scouts complete study materials including a quiz, make posters and flyers, submit
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a project summary with photos, and write a personal essay on citizenship. And watching It’s a Wonderful Life or Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is a bonus to learn more about Jimmy Stewart’s work. Troop 1 meets Tuesday nights at 7 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 8001 Mesa Drive. Contact Slutes for troop information at paulslutes@msn.com.
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