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2A • Thursday, February 7, 2013 • Hondo Anvil Herald
COMMERCIAL
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“They weren’t supposed to
tell us who the client was,” he
explained, but when the Dodge
truck rolled out of that 18-
wheeler from California, Fohn
figured then that this was more
than just a casual photo-op. “I
thought, ‘Okay, I know who the
client is. But we thought it was
going to be still photos... print
advertising. They said it could
be anything.. .web or print,
anything else. Then we’re on
the Super Bowl!”
“We were sworn to secrecy,”
he said. They all signed lots of
releases for this. “We’re just
blessed that they picked us.”
Ten photographers across
the country submitted photos,
Fohn remarked, making the se-
lection of these four from Hon-
do even more remarkable. The
photographer returned twice
to get more pictures before all
was said and done, really piqu-
ing all of their curiosities.
Catching up with Ella Britsch
and her parents Monday, the
eight-year-old “celebrity” said it
was a pretty cool experience for
her, and the reaction from her
friends has been fun, too. She
reenacted for me the pose she
did for the camera weeks ago
that producers selected for the
commercial. “It was cool and ex-
citing. It took a couple of hours. I
had to climb on top of the pivot.
That was scary,” she said, “(do-
ing that) with muddy boots.”
“They drove by and saw the
spinach field. They asked if they
could take some pictures and
I said ‘Yeah,’’’explained Bryce,
Ella’s dad, regarding how his
second-grader came to be pho-
tographed for the commercial.
“It had rained that day. They
wanted me to act like I was put-
ting some boxes of spinach in
the back of the truck and took
some pictures.
“They saw Ella sitting there
and said, ‘Hmm, mind if we
take some pictures of her?’
“I said, no, go ahead. Every-
thing else pretty much focused
around her for the rest of the
day. They took, I’m guessing,
I bet ‘way over 400 pictures.
They were there half a day, get-
ting the light just right and all.
“The morning of the Super
DE LEON
has lived in San Antonio for
almost 20 years.
The longtime national ex-
ecutive director of NALAC,
De Leon serves on multiple
arts and culture policy pan-
els across the country. She
is a fellow of the Rockwood
Leadership Institute and the
Wallace Foundation Leader-
ship in Excellence and Arts
Participation program. A
board member of the First
People’s Fund, an advisory
council member of San Anto
Cultural Arts, and an advi-
sory council member of the
Women of Color in the Arts,
she studied journ alism at the
Bowl, we got a text message
that we needed to sign some
more releases. That’s when we
started figuring, something’s
going on.”
When I inquired if she’s been
asked for her autograph, she
giggled and said shyly, “Yeah.”
In addition, TV stations in San
Antonio contacted her fam-
ily as well as the Bendeles. She
said she thought that was pret-
ty cool, too.
Ella’s mom, Kim, remarked
that Future Farmers of America
will receive up to $1 million if
people go to www.ramtrucks.
com/en/keepplowing/ and
follow the prompts regarding
viewing the video and “sharing
a badge.” The site reads, “You
watch the video, you share a
badge, the ram brand makes a
donation. Help us raise $1 mil-
lion to support FFA and assist
in local hunger and education-
al programs.”
Kim added that they had just
found out she was on “Pinter-
est,” a website where people
post events and items they find
interesting. She also pulled a
copy of Monday’s USA Today
out of her car which had a four-
page color pull-out ad for the
“So God Made a Farmer” ad.
The inside spread is a full, two-
page closeup of Eric Bendele,
with the text of Paul Harvey’s
famous lines superimposed
over the photo.
All in all, pretty cool for all
involved.
Ella Britsch of Hondo
(right) recreates her pose
from the photo chosen for
the commercial.
RALLY
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Hondo Area Chamber of
Commerce Executive Direc-
tor Holly Schlortt expects the
event to bring a good deal of
tourism to the city. Cham-
ber Director Jimmy Dixon,
a biker as well, anticipates
a fun event for participants
and advised businessper-
sons at last month’s cham-
ber quarterly luncheon to
be prepared for the event by
stocking their shelves and
presenting a welcoming ap-
pearance.
The event is open to the
public beginning Friday at
noon. Gate admission is
$23 for adults; youths 13-17,
$10; children 12 and young-
er admitted free. Bike and
flat-bed trailers are free, and
RV or utility trailers are just
$10. Free camping and hot
showers are included in the
admission.
Activities throughout the
weekend include a fun run,
adults’ and kids’ field events,
an exotic/custom bike ex-
hibit, a jalapeno eating con-
test with a $1,000 prize for
the winners’ favorite char-
ity, church services on Sun-
day, vendors and music all
weekend.
The event will have 24-
hour security on site.
The public is encouraged
to come out and mingle
with the Gypsies, enjoying
a great event while helping
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Photos of Eric Bendele and his nephew Brad, Bendele, used in the Super Bowl commercial
University of Texas-El Paso.
“Maria’s appointment to
the National Council on the
Arts will allow her to share
her tremendous knowledge
of Latino arts with the Coun-
cil. Additionally, her leader-
ship abilities will assist the
Council in making recom-
mendations to the National
Endowment for the Arts in
meeting its mission of pro-
moting arts throughout our
entire nation,” noted for-
mer congressman, Charles
“Charlie” Gonzalez.
Most recendy, Maria Lo-
pez De Leon was named
amongthe nation’s 2012 Fifty
Most Powerful and Influen-
tial People in the Nonprofit
Arts by the fifth annual Bar-
ry’s Blog listing of the West-
ern States Arts Federation
and was selected to serve
in an 11-member national
artist advisory panel to help
review the Kennedy Center
Honors selection process.
Congressman Joaquin Cas-
tro (TX-20) said, “Maria has
been instrumental in highlight-
ing the rich history of art in San
Antonio for over a decade. I am
proud to know that she will
take her experience and in-
sight to the national stage and
continue to promote the great
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contributions of Latino artists
to the United States.”
“With Maria de Leon’s
knowledge and expertise, the
National Council on the Arts
will gain a deeper and richer
understanding of Latino art-
ists and the contributions they
continue to make for the Arts
in America,” added Evonne
Gallardo, NALAC board mem-
ber and executive director, Self
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TWDB approves first part of
city’s $6.6 million loan request
By William Hoover
Anvil Herald Correspondent
The Texas Water Develop-
ment Board last week ap-
proved by resolution the dis-
bursement of $533,074 to the
City of Hondo, consisting of a
loan in the amount of $490,000
and $43,074 in loan forgiveness
from the Drinking Water State
Revolving Fund to finance wa-
ter system improvements.
The city intends to use the
funds to increase operational
efficiency of the water dis-
tribution system and reduce
water loss resulting from de-
teriorating water lines.
The TWDB’s loan is tied to
council’s approval of a total
$6.6 million loan request in
July 2012 to fund projects to
upgrade the city’s water distri-
bution system in order to be in
compliance with Texas Com-
mission of Environmental
Quality Standards, according
to City Manager Jeff Litchfield.
“What was approved is the
planning and design phase
funding for the water distribu-
tion system and storage tank
improvements,” said Litchfield, green component.”
“The proposed project will re-
place approximately 4.5 miles
of aging waterline to reduce
water loss. It also calls for the
replacement of two elevated
storage tanks and two ground
storage tanks, among other im-
provements. After the planning
and design phase is complete,
we will go back to the TWDB for
the remainder of the loan.”
Last July, Stephen Dorman
of KSA Engineering briefed
council on the specific proj-
ects to be funded by the
TWDB loan.
“The major project element
is what we call rehabbing the
golf course ground storage
tank, which is a half-million
gallon tank,” Dorman told
council. “The Spatz Street
ground storage tank would ac-
tually be removed from your
system. If we can eliminate a
ground storage tank and high
service pump station, instead
of having two, and then add a
new elevated storage tank, we
are saving energy over the long
run and saving on monthly
operating costs too. That is the
“We are also talking about
a new elevated storage tank
where the one is out by the
Medina County Sheriff’s Of-
fice,” he added. “We are going
to take that one down, be-
cause it is too short, and put a
new one up. Also, the down-
town elevated storage tank
needs to be rehabilitated and
given a full recoat to extend
the useful life of the tank.”
“We identified the worst wa-
terlines in the water system
for replacement,” he contin-
ued. “We are trying to work
with the water department to
see which lines have the most
leaks historically, and trying to
have those lines replaced. That
is also another green element
we are going to submit as a
business case arguing we use
Edwards Aquifer water and, if
we replace the leaking lines,
our water loss will decrease.”
Leaking and failing water
lines on 14th, 15th, and 16th
Streets, and along Avenues Y
andV which have 1940s-era iron
pipes, are targeted for replace-
ment as part of the project.
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