Katy Lifestyles and Homes magazine May 2009: Katy Texas Info, Katy People, Homes in Katy, Events, News, Business, Schools

Flashback-the Nam donated to the Veteran Museum of Katy. An ARTreach exhibition of Pete Menser’s work was held at The Wine Next Door at LaCenterra in Cinco Ranch. The exhibition featured excerpts of the artist ’s life through a collection of his expressive artwork.

Menser’s ability to paint in an expressive manner has helped him throughout his life, including the post trauma of the Vietnam War.

The exhibition was a unique art event and a fundraiser for ARTreach. Several paintings were sold, including the piece Flashback-The Nam, which was purchased by Steve and Patty Uchytil.

Menser described this particular work of art as his way of dealing with the intense emotions of the Vietnam War. The Uchytils were touched by the emotional impact of the work and donated the painting to the Veterans Memorial Museum of Katy.

At the museum for the artwork presentation are: Terri Bieber of ARTreach, Patty Uchytil, Steve Uchytil, Cmdr. Peyton Lumpkin, Betty Edmunson, Museum Curator, Mayor Don Elder and city councilwoman Carol Adams.

Houston Alumnae Club of Alpha Gamma Delta Host Dinner for Deserving Students. The Houston Alumnae Club of Alpha Gamma Delta provided a Texas fajita dinner for 21 students from the University of Georgia who took part in the Alternative Spring Break Program. The group ended a week of service with dinner at the home of Tom and Marcie Payne.

The Alternative Spring Break program is a student organization that provides service-based, substance-free spring break trips for college students. The focus of the trip was Immigration and Cultural Exploration Issues.

While in Houston, the group worked at the Refugee Resettlement Center to help with ESOL classes, worked with children, hosted cultural orientation sessions and ran the homeless day center in Christ ’s Church Cathedral.

Along with the University of Georgia ASB students at the thank you dinner hosted by the Houston Alumnae Club of Alpha Gamma Delta are: (far right) Jennifer Powell and Kristen Schaible, president and vice president of The Houston Alumnae Club of Alpha Gamma Delta.

(L-R) Firethorne Guides Lexie Cawley and Elise Harrell, Taylor High School junior Shelby Jasso with her eighth-place rabbit, FFA representative and Firethorne Stampede/Firethorne general manager Wayne Meyer enjoy the auction activities.

Firethorne Stampede Corrals Two Grand Champion Animals at 2009 FFA Livestock Show. The Firethorne Stampede auction team “corralled” the Grand Champion pig and Grand Champion goat, and several other award-winning animals, at the Katy ISD Livestock Show Auction. The Firethorne team purchased six animals in total, including the Reserve Champion goat and fifth-place goat, and sixth- and eighth-place rabbits, among others, to support the Katy ISD Future Farmers of America.

“The Katy ISD Livestock Show & Rodeo is always a highlight of the year and this year we especially were thrilled to be able to purchase the eighth-place winning rabbit raised by one of our own Firethorne Guide employees, Shelby Jasso, who is a junior at James Taylor High School,” said Firethorne Stampede’s Wayne Meyer.

“Shelby has worked at Firethorne after school and summers for two years,” said Meyer.

kvpac collaborates with downtown houston theaters
to provide workshops. Forty-five junior and senior company students from KVPAC’s signature theater club for advanced and experienced students had the opportunity to attend a workshop offered by Main Street Theatre instructor Alan Hutton.

Hutton taught the students stage combat, which is a specialized technique in theater designed to create the illusion of physical combat without causing harm to the performers.