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The BOERNE Star & Hill Country Recorder
Tuesday, November 23, 2004
OBITUARIES
John Drummond
November 13, 1911 - November 18, 2004
John Drummond died Nov. 18, 2004, following a brief illness.
He was born on Nov. 13, 1911, in the gold mining area of the
high Sierras of northern California. He was the last surviving of
seven children of John Drummond and Kathrine Brady Drum-
mond. For the first seven years of his life, he lived in the small
mining town of You Bet. He often took pleasure in answering
the background questions of a clerical person regarding his
middle name, "I don’t have one, I am just Johnny Drummond."
And where were you born, "You Bet."
At age seven, he moved with his family to San Francisco. In
earlier years, his father had been a merchant seaman on a sail-
ing ship based in San Francisco, and embarked on many
around-the-world voyages. One of his first jobs as a young adult
was as a typewriter sales and repairman and selling office sup-
plies in the business district of the city. On one of his sales calls,
he met Ernestine Palamides, whom he eventually convinced to
marry him in 1934.
John and Ernie celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on
Aug. 4 of this year. During World War II, John worked at the
San Francisco shipyards building liberty ships. They had one
child, Jane Drummond.
The Drummonds moved to San Mateo when Jane was quite
young, and John opened an auto repair business of his own. He
retired and sold his business in 1979, when John and Ernie
moved to Boerne to be with Jane and her husband Jim Jor-
gensen. Together, the two couples developed Woodside Farm,
including building a road, a bridge, a large barn and a great deal
of fencing, as well as their two houses on previously undevel-
oped land. John especially enjoyed watching the cattle and see-
ing Jane enjoy her horses, but most of all he enjoyed watching
deer and other wildlife in his
back yard.
John was always an avid out-
doorsman. When living in Cali-
fornia, he was an avid duck,
goose and deer hunter. He would
often drive more than 200 miles
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ducks with his long-time hunting partners. He also enjoyed fish-
ing in the San Francisco Bay. After moving to Texas, he and Jim
went duck and goose hunting for several areas on the Gulf
coast, as well as hunting dove, quail and turkey on his own land.
John and Ernie purchased a recreational vehicle so that John
could fish the Texas Gulf coast waters. However, their biggest
adventure was a two-month trip to Alaska as part of an RV car-
avan. There, John got to fish for salmon in Alaskan waters and
enjoy a flight to a remote lake with a bush pilot. Thereafter, he
held very fond memories of that adventure.
John is survived by his wife, Ernie Drummond, and daughter
and son-in-law, Jane and Jim Jorgensen of Boerne. In explicit
observance of his wishes, a formal funeral service was not held,
and he was cremated rather than being buried. Jane will scatter
his ashes in the Pacific Ocean at San Francisco, as he specifi-
cally requested to be "scattered over water." Anyone wishing to
make a charitable contribution in John's memory, may do so
with the Children's Inn, 216 W. Highlands St., Boerne, TX
78006.
To leave a message or tribute for the family, please visit
www.vaughanfuneralhome.com and select the obituary icon.
Funeral arrangements entrusted to Vaughan's Funeral Home of
Boerne.
Luckenbach sets dates
for holiday dances
Luckenbach will kickoff the
holiday season in boot-scootin’
style with dances to celebrate
Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Jim Earl and the Cadillacs, a
five-piece country wetter band
that plays favorite Texas cow-
boy tunes, will take the stage
for the Thanksgiving dance on
of a century and is considered
part of Luckenbach’s family
and history. It’s been 31 years
since Jerry Jeff Walker’s Lost
Gonzo Band, with Nunn on vo-
cals, recorded Nunn’s London
Homesick Blues (Home with
the Armadillo) at Luckenbach.
Nunn’s performances are en-
Saturday, Nov. 27. tertaining and appeal to a broad
Gary P. Nunn and the Sons of audience. His fans range from
the Bunkhouse band are sched- small children who know the
uled to play for the Cowboy words to every song, to college
Holiday Ball/Hondo’s Birthday students who have given up
Party on Saturday, Dec. 4. hard rock for the Texas two-
Nunn, who shares a birth date step, to elderly couples who
with Hondo Crouch, will be still snuggle on the dance floor,
celebrating his birthday, also. He and the band members like
The Cadillacs, playing their to mingle with the crowd dur-
brand of dynamic “retro-coun- ingbreaks, which contributes
try” have performed at many to his popularity, 5 - 1
South Texas venues and have g“oy WaWBLUbe-
opened for Nunn, Mark Ches- enbach Web site for info on ad-
nutt. Asleep at the Wheel Mar- vance tickets. Tickets at the
cia Ball and other name bands, door will be $15. Children 12
The dance begins at 8 p.m. and under get in free.
Tickets are $10 for adults, chil- For more information about
dren 12 and under get in free. holiday activities call (888)
Nunn, always a favorite at 311-8990 or (830) 997-3224 or
Luckenbach, has been a Texas check the Web site at
music legend for over a quarter www.luckenbachtexas.com.
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Student riders surpass goals
• BY Jessica Sanders_________
• Staff Writer
Jesus Martinez is a real cow-
boy, and he has a hat to prove it.
As he chats confidently from the
back of his horse, Bo, it’s hard
to believe 13-year-old Jesus was
EDITOR ‘S NOTE:
This is the last in a four-part
series chronicling a group of
children going through equi-
therapy.
afraid to touch the horse only 10 on the past 10 weeks,
weeks ago. "I really liked it,” he said.
“I got a cowboy hat, a tan Ricky Leos, 13, who is unable
one,” he said proudly, to speak because of a muscular
With a confident shake of the disorder, continues to look com-
reins, he directed Bo forward, fortable in the saddle. He sits
but the horse had other plans, tail and watches the other stu-
He began a sideways dance dents as they prepare for their
while Jesus had a moment of last ride. The volunteers that
panic, walk with Ricky talk with him
“Oooh!” he shouted. “I’m fine, before the ride and he lets out a
I’m fine! ... Oooh no!” burst of joyous laughter.
Boerne students saddled up “We’ve heard a lot more
Thursday for their last riding sounds out of Ricky,” Pollom
session at Triple H Equitherapy, said. “When he was riding on
The four boys were selected for Saturday he made a sound that
the program because of various was like the name of the volun-
physical and mental difficulties. teer be was with,” she said.
However, all of them stepped up "He’s, also been trying to say
to the challenge riding therapy hello.”
presented, said Stephanie Pol- Boerne Academy volunteer
lom, special education teacher Lucia Lopez, 17, said she was
at Boerne Middle School North, nervous about working with
“They’ve learned to turn on Ricky at first. However, she has
the rail, they learned the con- Right: Ricky Leos and his
cepts of forward and back,” she horse, Padilla, take a end-
said. . , of-session trail ride with a
Pollom explained that the con- little help from volunteers
cepts of forward and back are K Russ and Lucia Lopez
part of a higher-level thinking Na MUSS ana 5 Lopez,
process that people often take Bottoms. Riders teachers
for granted. Thinking in three Bor omueederseachers
dimensions became easier once and volunteers celebrate a
the students could relate the Successful 10 weeks with a
concept to a horse. party at Triple H including
“At first we would tell them to cake and brownies,
lean toward the ears,” she said.
Miles Tiller, a sixth grader at
Curington Elementary, faced
challenges of another kind.
Miles has muscular dystrophy,
and has difficulty sitting up on
his own. At first, Miles winced
with pain when they put him in
the saddle. The muscles in his
back were too weak to hold him
up, so volunteers held Miles in
the saddle during the first ride.
Over the 10-week session,
Triple H employees worked
with Jenny Cashion, BISD’s
physical therapist, to develop a •
special saddle for Miles. Thurs-
day, he rode easily with a mile-
wide smile.
“Miles is happier, he seems
more confident,” Cashion said.
“He is holding himself more in
the middle.”
Cashion added that Miles’
teacher, Chester Fritz, said he
seemed to be using his legs to
hold himself and sitting taller, neb
Before the ride, Miles looked
adoringly at Scout, and reflected
come to enjoy seeing him each
week.
“It’s fun to be around him,”
she said. “He sometimes holds
my hands to get my attention, I
feel like he wants to talk.”
Many of the Boerne Academy
volunteers, such as Jordan
Allen, 17, said they enjoyed the
experience so much that they
will be back for the next session.
“I think it’s really good for the
kids,” Jordan said. “It helps
them experience stuff and gain
hand-eye coordination.”
Sladen Summers, assistant di-
rector of special education for
BISD, said the district is work-
ing on a way to fund another
session. The session, including
some of the same students,
would begin during the spring
semester.
Tiffany Geisen, Triple H in-
structor, said all the boys have
made great improvement.
Michael Brown, 15, is able to do
much of the tacking up for his
ride, Jesus has overcome many
of his fears, and Ricky is be-
coming more engaged and
vocal. She said it is also great to
see that riding is less painful for
Miles, now that a special saddle
has been designed for him.
“It’s just so great to see Miles
happy,” she said.
Triple H Equitherapy is locat-
ed on Backhaus Road in Pipe
Creek.
For more information or to do-
nate call (830) 510-9515.
16MS
Comfort committee plans second meeting
The Comfort ISD’s District-
wide Committee, otherwise
known as the DWC, will hold its
second meeting of the school
year on Dec. 1 at 3:30 p.m. in
the administration building.
The DWC functions as part of
the school district’s site-based
decision-making process. The
committee membership is se-
lected to comply with local
board policies and state laws.
Included on the committee are
teachers, students, administra-
tors, parents, community mem-
bers, and business representa-
tives. The school district per-
sonnel are elected to serve two-
year terms on the committee by
the staff of the school district.
Community and business mem-
bers are selected to serve as rep-
resentatives of the community.
Efforts are made to provide a
balanced representation of our
community.
Among the key roles of the
DWC is to annually review the
district instructional improve-
ment plan and make recommen-
dations for changes based on the
most recent student achieve-
ment results. This year will be
particularly challenging as
DWC members work to address
the differing demands of the
state’s accountability system
verses the more recent demands
of the federally-imposed No
Child Left Behind accountabili-
ty measures. These mandated
measures may, in some cases, be
in conflict with local issues such
as funding and facilities.
The DWC functions as an ad-
visory committee to the superin-
tendent and the school board.
Their recommendations and
suggestions will be considered
throughout the district’s plan-
ning process. Below is a list of
some of the key issues to be ad-
dressed by this group. Included
in the list is an approximate date
as to when the committee will
focus on the respective topics.
The dates are approximate be-
cause sometimes more time is
needed to address a particular
concern.
December 2004 - District Plan
Revisions
January 2005 - District Plan
Revisions continued
February/March 2005 - Bud-
get Development for 2005-6 and
Calendar for 2005-6
April/May - Budget Develop-
ment continued and Profession-
al Development Plan for 2005-
6.
All DWC meetings are public
meetings. Interested citizens
are welcome to observe the
committee in action during its
meetings. Copies of the agenda
for DWC meetings are posted
on the school district’s web site
as well as at the administrative
offices at 327 High Street. A list
of the members of the commit-
tee is also available at these lo-
cations.
There are a number of differ-
ent committees that function to
support the school district. The
DWC is just one of those com-
mittees. Each campus has a
campus-based version of a site-
based committee. These com-
mittees are referred to as the
Campus Improvement Teams or
CIT. Another very active com-
mittee for the district is the
School Health Advisory Com-
mittee or SHAC. This commit-
tee is involved in reviewing pro-
grams that address issues re-
garding health education in the
district. With health textbooks
in the news, this could be a busy
year for the members of this
committee as well. The Com-
munications Action Team or
CAT has been busy recently try-
ing to assist the district in ad-
dressing ways that the school
district can improve communi-
cations with the community.
This group is scheduled to meet
again in January to monitor the
district’s progress in this impor-
tant area.
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