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A fisherman's solitude
The Bastrop Advertiser photo/Mark Goodson
An angler tests the waters at North Shore Park on Lake Bastrop early Friday
morning while fog hovered over the lake. Lake Bastrop is known for its
abundance of bass. There are boat ramps and camping at both of the Lake
Bastrop parks, which are run by the Lower Colorado River Authority.
aza eyes February opening
By Jacqueline Davis
Staff Writer
Thanks to local business Texas
Reconstruction, Main Street's
small business incubator has a
fresh and renovated historical
face, but looking good from the
outside is only the beginning.
Construction crews were
pushing hard to get the mercan-
tile plaza in ship-shape in time for
Christmas, said Richard Horn,
who leads the project. However,
as of last week only three small
businesses were completely
ready to go. Another five small
business owners committed to
the project, but are waiting for
the rest of the improvements to
finish before moving in their
stock. Two spots remain open
for the taking.
"Generally it's the last 5 per-
cent (of the work) that winds up
taking more time than anything
else," said Horn.
The project is only a few
paint strokes and last minute
changes away from opening up
for business with a new taiget
date of Feb. 1 Horn said.
"We are going to re-do the
floor, pull out all the carpet and
stain the concrete," Horn said.
'Those businesses that are (cur-
rently) in there that have some
merchandise, we are going to
move to the front of the com-
munity room next door so they
can set up their store there (until
work is completed)," Horn said.
The most prominent stores
will be My Boutique on the right
and Mozart's on the left, both of
which face the front sidewalk
behind plate glass windows.
Mozart's will offer whimsical
pet supplies and trendy pet cloth-
ing as well as baby clothes and
oilier gifts.
The owner, Sharon Gaylor,
said that Mozart's is the first
business she has pursued outside
her own home. She will riui the
store in partnership with her 14-
year-old daughter Andrea, who
handcrafts some of the goods.
My Boutique, owned by sis-
ters Josette Spencer and Yvette
Davis, will offer items like
French candles, Turkish jewelry
and name brand consignment
clothing.
A bead store will also open
within the plaza, cleverly dubbed
Don't Worry Bead Happy. Two
photography offices, called Jane
Hunt Photography and Kibby
Photography, the latter of which
has been in the incubator since
its inception, will also fill the
inside with their work. The other
two businesses are expected to
offer upscale kitchen products
and specialty embroidery, said
Gaylor.
Masks
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"Since my room at home is
pink, that's probably where I'll
put it when I'm done," Barron
said.
The project Barron referred to
is one in which more than 300
Bastrop students worked on rec-
reating the spirit of New Orleans
— and the upcoming parade
— involving the traditional cos-
tumes worn by Louisiana's Mardi
Gras Indians.
The students worked under
the tutelage of Big Chief Darrel
Montana, who came to Bastrop
from New Orleans in early
November to give art workshops.
Chief Montana taught the stu-
dents art of beadwork used for
the costumes of the Mardi Gras
Indians. He told the students that
all the costume makers labor
intensively throughout the year
in preparation for the parades.
Some workers spend more than
a thousand hours making their
costume.
The full costumes feature intri-
cate hand beading and decora-
tion, feathers and plumes, and a
variety of traditional symbols like
rifles, '"sticks" (staffs), shields
and tribal flags.
Mardi Gras "Indians" are
usually members of the African-
American community of New
Orleans who honor Native
Americans (Indians) who his-
torically helped some Louisiana
blacks escape slavery. The annual
parade was, for many years, little
recognized by those who attend
the more popular Mardi Gras
activities.
Bastrop students were tasked
to complete one piece of the
traditional suit — either crown
(a headdress) or breastplate —
by Dec. 19. Art teachers Missy
Schuelke, Dawn Vinklarek and
Patty Green spent countless hours
with the students to ensure com-
pletion of the project.
On Dec. 20, the students dis-
played their constructed piec-
es for a contest. Donors to the
project, the Bastrop Education
Foundation, community mem-
bers, parents, and Bastrop ISD
staff judged the pieces. A first,
second, third and three finalists
were selected from the group of
participating students.
Lori Rodriguez won first place
for a stunning royal blue head-
dress.
"I really enjoyed learning from
Chief Montana," Rodriguez said.
*'I was able to learn about the cul-
ture of the Mardi Gras Indians."
Rodriguez said her winning
entry has a cardboard backing
with silk for a front covering.
"I used sequins, feathers
and different types of beads,"
Rodriguez said. 'T did a lot of
work outside of class for this
project. And I have three art
classes already. I would like to
major in art at college, probably
starting off at Austin Community
The Bastrop Advertiser photo/Terry Hagerty
Bastrop High School teachers Dawn Vinklarek (left) and Missy
Schuelke (right) worked with Rodriguez on her project.
College."
Barron won second place
and third place went to partners
Heather Hicks and Bradley Bell
Finalists were Xenia Garcia,
Emily King, Christian Askew and article.)
Marissa Brossard, Beth Sleigh
and Ellen Simmons
(Allison Murray, Partners
in Education Coordinator for
Bastrop ISD, contributed to this
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through downtown Bastrop, led by the Big Easy's
own Treme Brass Band and the Black Men of Labor
Steppers. You'll follow along with authentic Mardis
Gras Indians in full dress, led by Big Chief Darrell
Montana. Don't miss this breathtaking, memory-
making family event!
SATURDAY,
DEC. 29,
l :00 PM
CONCERT
Two brilliant
musicians
perform in
Bastrop on
one magical
night. Enjoy
an amazing
performance by
the legendary
Grammy-
award
winning, New Orleans musicologist
Dr. John, whose music spans blues,
boogie woogie and rock.
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of Grammy-nominated
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who will
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the Lost Pines Community Choir
from Bastrop County.
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McAuley, Davis. The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 154, No. 87, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 27, 2007, newspaper, December 27, 2007; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth252450/m1/3/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.