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Lifestyles4 UVALDE LEADER-NEWS SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2013Have a question or need information? Email: lifestyles@uvaldeleadernews.comTrail ride’sNapoli’s owner makes Uvalde homedestination isStock ShowGrab your cowboy hats, spurs and horses and makeyour way to the Downtown Plaza to depart for the SanAntonio Stock Show and Rodeo on Saturday, Feb. 2, at8 a.m. on a trail ride sponsored by the South CactusTrail Riders from Uvalde and La Pryor.A lunch break under the Nueces River Bridge onHighway 83 South is planned, and a catered supper inLa Pryor is scheduled for 6 p.m.Trail riders will leave La Pryor on Sunday, Feb. 3,between 8 and 9 a.m. for Castro Ranch, approximatelythree miles past Batesville.On Monday morning, participants will head towardSan Antonio with arrival at the Stock Show and Rodeoscheduled Friday, Feb. 8.Riders are invited to join the group part of the wayor all of the way.No alcohol is permitted while on horseback.For more information contact Rudy Reyes, trail boss,at 279-7998; Mike Martinez, assistant, at 279-6145; orRaul Valdez, head scout, at 275-1588.BridalJULIEN’SRegistryNov. 3: Mr. & Mrs. Brian NeutzeNov. 17: Mr. & Mrs. Marvin ZinsmeyerDec. 7: Mr. & Mrs. Alden BriskeyDec. 15: Mr. & Mrs. Jeramy ReinhardtJan. 19: Mr. & Mrs. Todd GiffordApril 20: Brandi Miller & Sebastian CabralezApril 27: Jillian Gembler & Kade RobinsonJune 1: Katie Mohler & Riley BarnesJune 1: Macy King & Heath SutherlandJune 22: Bailey Walker & Tyler Tamplesexperience the difference...Julien’sA Lif estyle StoreHome Decor • Fashions • Brighton BoutiqueEuropean Rustic Furniture • Esteé Lauderwww.juliensuvalde.comHISTORIC DOWNTOWN UVALDE • 200 N. GETTY • 278-2925Annual web access to the Uvalde Leader-Newsstarts at only $29, and includes our E-edition.Visit www.uvaldeleadernews.com to subscribe today!RemembeR, CuRRent pRint subsCRibeRs already have aCCess!AfrinBerishaCAITLIN WILLIAMSSTAFF WRITERMany people differingin race, ethnicity and culturehave passed throughUvalde, some making thesmall Southwest Texastown their home.A new face to the communityis Afrin Berisha,also knownas Frank,owner ofNapoli’s,the Italianrestaurantthat openedCALENDARhere onAug. 10,2012.Berisha,as indicated by his thickAlbanian accent, is fromKosovo, a region in southeasternEurope.Those who have been inSouth Texas their entirelifetime might feel compelledto ask Berisha,“How on earth did youfind Uvalde?”However, Uvalde wasnot his first stop aftermoving away from hishome country.Berisha and his familyleft Kosovo due to theKosovo War that tookplace in 1992.“Our country is a beautifulcountry but we hadwar start so we have toBridal RegistryApril 20 – Brandi Miller & Sebastian CabralezApril 27 – Jillian Gembler & Kade RobinsonJune 1 – Katie Mohler & Riley BarnesWOODLAND SPODE AND SOPHIE CONRAN PORTMEIRION CHINADEALER. BEAUTIFUL AND AFFORDABLE GIFTS FOR THE COUPLE116 North Getty • Downtown Uvalde830-278-1667 • Open Mon. - Sat. 9:30 - 5:30 p.m. • amysatticuvalde@yahoo.com‘So many years I have experience in thekitchen. We do a good job and when itcomes to kitchen and pizza, we don’t dosloppy work.’SOYARS ON RADIO: The “Old Timers Radio Show” withBill Soyars airs weekly on Sundays from 4 to 5 p.m. onKLUP 930 AM. Today’s interview will be with the lateJesse Red Burditt, a hall of fame honoree from TexasA&M-College Station and a retired football coach, andRobert Pruett of Marfa and San Marcos, a retired cattlerancher and spur maker.TEXAS RETIRED TEACHERS: The Huajilla Unit of TexasAfrin BerishaOwner of Napoli’s restaurantBIGYES…FINANCING ISAVAILABLE! 0E-mail: thfuvalde@yahoo.comleave,” Berisha said.He lived in Germany fora year and a half beforemoving to the UnitedStates.His intention wasto visit his sister andbrother-in-law in NewYork, but, “I guess I kindof liked it here,” he said.A business owner in theUnited States, Berishatakes nothing for granted,as he realizes the freedomgranted in the U.S.“There’s more freedomhere than over there,” hesaid.“It’s not that easy likehere to open a business.Over there you have tohave a lot of money tospend. You have poorpeople over there andyou have rich people. Youdon’t have middle class.”Once Berisha tookadvantage of his newfoundfreedom, he openedrestaurant after restaurant.The Kosovo native hasopened restaurants inLevelland, Magnolia,Seguin, Universal City,San Antonio and Castrovilleand currently ownsNapoli’s in Uvalde.Berisha did not just getinto the restaurant businesson a whim.He began his cuisinecareer in Garland, Texas,working with his cousin,Avdi Karsnqiq, whoowned a pizza place there.“I learned the kitchen,I learned the pizzas,” hesaid. “I was thinking Icould do same work, samehours for paycheck, so Isaved money and openedmy own.”He said his cousintaught him everything heknows of the Italian restaurantbusiness and therest is history.“So many years Ihave experience in the%InterestPLEASE SEE CALENDAR, PAGE 5JANUARYCLEARANCENow thru January 31Now is the time toredecorate your home andSAVE big on fine Ashleyfurniture.Furniture, bedding and more!REMEMBER…The more you buy, the more you savewith our Multi Purchase Discountsfor 18months.With approvedcredit.kitchen” he said. “Wedo a good job and whenit comes to kitchen andpizza, we don’t do sloppywork.”Berisha started remodelingNapoli’s in July,nearly one month beforeit opened.Construction knowledgehe gained in NewYork came in handy, forhe renovated Napoli’s allon his own.Berisha said he sheetrocked,textured andpainted the restaurantand had it up and runningin no time.Contrary to his dreams,Berisha will stick withowning one business,unless he decides to opena pizza place down theroad.“It’s a lot of work, alot of stress. I have twokids and I wish I hadsome more time to spendwith them,” he said ofhis children, Ariana, 12and Brandon, 9, who bothattend school in Schertz.Berisha said he plans tostay in Uvalde, “as long asbusiness is good.”Napoli’s, located at 2217E. Main Street, is openfrom 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.seven days a week.CWILLIAMS@UVALDELEADERNEWS.COM, 278-3335Retired Teachers Association will have a luncheonmeeting tomorrow beginning at 10 a.m. at the DevineMethodist Church Fellowship Hall. Members areencouraged to RSVP. All retired teaching personnel areinvited.JAZZ BAND CONCERT: The Uvalde High School Jazz Bandwill perform Thursday at 7 p.m. at the UHS Auditorium.Admission is free.LEONA RIVER WATERSHED: Residents in the Leona Riverwatershed are invited to hear an update on the Assessmentof Water Quality and Watershed Planning for theLeona River project on Thursday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. inthe First State Bank of Uvalde McNelly Room, 200 E.Nopal St. A tentative agenda is available on the websitewww.leonariver.org.DEMOCRATS CLUB: The Uvalde County Democrats Clubwill meet Saturday, Jan. 26, at 10 a.m. in the WillieDe Leon Civic Center Cactus Room. All members areurged to attend and bring a fellow Democrat. Newmembers are welcome. 281-704-4131 or 210-683-6961.Other financingoptions availableincluding leasingfurniture.No Games • No Gimmicks…Where a sale is really a sale!2330 East Main • UvaldeMon. - Fri. 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. • Sat. 10a.m. - 6 p.m.Sun. 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.830-278-4573
SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2013 LIFESTYLES UVALDE LEADER-NEWS 5Filmmaker speaks to Rotary ClubCALENDARFROM PAGE 4Russian-born filmmakerVika Evdokimenkotook time out Wednesdayfrom her latest film projectset in Texas to speakto the Uvalde Rotary Clubduring their weekly meeting.Evdokimenko, who saidshe considers herself acitizen of the world, wasborn to a Jewish family inthe Soviet Union duringthe 1980s. Her life hasincluded traveling andstudying in the countriesof Ireland, Malta, GreatBritian, Cuba and theUnited States.Evdokimenko, who isstudying at New YorkUniversity, has cometo Uvalde to research afeature film project. Thestory of the film centerson two Eastern Europeanimmigrants, a mother andher adult daughter, whofind their way to Texas.During their time inTexas, the mother and thedaughter cope with culturaldifferences betweenEurope and Texas. At thesame time, the motherand daughter experienceMargaret Stypko (left) thanks Rotary Club guestspeaker Vika Evdokimenko.conflict between themselvesand face conflictingmemories of the past.She explained thatthe film's story of themother and daughterreflects aspects of herrelationship with her ownmother.Evdokimenko spokeabout the story of her life.Her father and motherfled the Soviet Unionduring the turbulentpolitical period in thatcountry's history calledthe Perestroika. Theyflew from Moscow to Ireland.shortly thereaftertraveling to the Islandof Malta to live as immigrantsHer father, a physicistand her mother, a Russianpop star, later returnedto Russia to live. Afterher parents returned toRussia, her father madeseveral efforts to openbusinesses. She remembersher mother makingmusic videos while livingin Malta.After her time in Malta,her parents sent her to aboarding school in GreatBritain where the performingarts were emphasized.She then went onto Cambridge Universitywhere she performedwith a jazz orchestrabefore graduating fromthe school.Her interests then ledher to Cuba where shestudied at the EscuelaInternacional del Cine,a film school in Havana,before returning to GreatBritain to work withmajor writers, directorsand producers in theUnited Kingdom.According to her biographyon the handoutshe passed out, Evdokimenkois currently pursuinga Master of FineArts degree in Film at theTisch School of the Artsat New York University.UVALDE 4-H: The Uvalde 4-H Council and Uvalde AdultLeaders will meet Monday, Jan. 28, at 7 p.m. in the UvaldeCounty Extension Office. There will be a pot-luck dinnerduring the meeting.CHOIR CONCERT: The Uvalde High School Choir will host acoffeehouse-style concert on Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. in the UHSAuditorium. Admission is $2. The Choir Booster Club willbe selling coffee, hot chocolate and pastries as part of theirfundraising.WINE TASTING: The Friends of the Library will host theAnnual Wine Tasting Event Feb. 2 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. atthe Pecan Farm in Leakey. Peter Beeman will bring sixTexas wines for tasting. Tickets are $20 each. All proceedsbenefit the Real County Public Library.VIRTUAL DEMENTIA TOUR: The Uvalde Memorial Hospital’sCrossroads Program for Senior Adults will host a virtualdementia tour on Feb. 8 at 100 Royal Lane. The tour willbe held between the hours of 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. No RSVP isrequired. 278-8144.COBBLER COOK-OFF CONTEST: The 2013 Real County CentennialCobbler Cook-off will be held Saturday, Feb. 16, beginningat noon at Canyon Charm, 1034 U.S. Highway 83, Leakey.First-place winner will receive a $100 cash prize. Otherprizes will be awarded and all participants will receive agift certificate from Canyon Charm.UVALDE’S GOT TALENT: Auditions for the Second Annual Uvalde’sGot Talent show will be held Tuesday, Feb. 19, from4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Uvalde High School Auditorium.There is no cost to audition, but participants must bringtheir own props and equipment. Auditions are open tothe public. There is no age limit to audition. The competitionis scheduled April 12 at 7 p.m. in the UHS Auditorium.John Juhasz, 210-601-9644.Gilleland’s book is featured in celebrity gift lounge at awards showThe Golden Globeawards make nationalnews headlines everyyear, but for one Uvaldewoman, seeing thosereports had special meaningthis year.Winners, nominees,presenters and guestsreceived a complimentarycopy of “I Love You, BabyDeer” by Linda Gillelandof Uvalde from Texasbasedpublisher BrownBooks Publishing Group.“I Love You, Baby Deer”was featured in the newBambi Celebrity GiftLounge for parents ofThe UvaldeLeader-Newsis now availableonline via youripad or tablet.Find out more atuvaldeleadernews.comnewbornsand youngchildren.Gilleland,a formerUvaldeschoolteacher,said it wasan honor toLindaGillelandhave her book featuredin the gift lounge at theGolden Globes.“I feel lucky that I wasselected among otherauthors around theworld,” Gilleland said.Her book is illustratedby Uvalde artist LeighAnn Carlisle Irish.The children’s book tellsa true story of how love,friendship and trust blossomedbetween a beautifulyoung girl, Grace, andthe orphaned baby deershe and her family took inand named Pineapple.The story is basedon the Gilleland family’sexperience raisingorphaned deer rescued byGilleland and her husband,Bruce.Gilleland is currentlyworking on a secondbook.“I Love You Baby Deer”Bridal RegistryCome visit ourBRIDAL CONSULTANTCarol Hernandezfor bridal and quinceanera registryNov. 17 – Mr. & Mrs. JuaN Pablo GarciaDec. 15 – Mr. & Mrs. JeraMy reiNharDtMay 18 – Nicole aNDersoN & J’Michael MyaNeJuNe 1 – Katie Mohler & riley barNesQuinceanera Jan. 19 - Mercedes LiMonRegistry Feb. 9 - JiseLLe PradoWe carry a large selection of attendant's gifts!When It Matters…Make It Milton’swww.miltonsjewelry.comVisit us on111 NORTH GETTY, UVALDE • (830) 278-7777 • (830) 278-8595Manuel (Manny) Castro Luna Jr.Sept. 22, 1991 – Jan. 22, 2010Dear Lord,Thank You For The AngelYou Lent Us For AwhileHe Brought Us LaughterAnd An Everlasting SmileHe Loved Us, Inspired UsOur Own Guiding LightNow He Shines In HeavenWith Wings Of Pure WhiteHe Will Forever Walk SoftlyIn Our Hearts And In Our DreamsWhen Our Feelings Run RampantAnd Our Tears Begin To FallHis Spirit Will Surround UsLending Comfort To One And AllWe Will Always Miss HimTime Can Not Erase The PainYet, We Will Always Be GratefulThat Into Our Lives........ Our “Precious Son” CameIn Loving Memory – We miss you and we love you. – Forever in our Hearts.Love Mom, Dad, and Callieis available in Uvalde atOasis Outback, Julien’s,Amy’s Attic and CountryGardens and Seed. It mayalso be purchased onlineat Amazon and Barnes &Noble.To learn more aboutthe book visit the websitewww.ILoveYouBabyDeer.com.THANKYOUThe Uvalde County JuniorLivestock Association offers asincere “thank you” to everyindividual and businessparticipating in the UvaldeCounty Livestock Show andSale. Your past and continuedinvolvement is appreciated.A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THETOP 10 BUYERS IN 20121. Peter Rabbit Fast Foods,Pete & Stephanie Nuetze &Cartenders2. First State Bank, BriscoeRanches3. Holt Cat, AA Ranches4. Walmart5. DKM EnterprisesBAHÁ’Í FAITH: A Bahá’í Fireside meeting to investigate theBahá’í faith will be held Monday at 7:30 p.m. at 525 PerezSt. Refreshments will be provided and no donations arerequired to attend. 278-3233.KIWANIS CLUB: The Uvalde Kiwanis Club meets weekly onTuesday at noon at the Town House Restaurant. Visitorsare welcome.ROTARY CLUB: The Uvalde Rotary Club meets every Wednesdayat noon at the Uvalde Country Club. Cost for meal is$14 per person. Visitors are welcome.LIONS CLUB: The Uvalde Lions Clubmeets weekly on Thursdayat noon at the Kettle Restaurant. Visitors are welcome.6. Bob & Dana Nunley7. Hondo National Bank,Southwest LivestockExchange8. Hopper’s Soft Water9. Country Gardens & Seed,Emily G. Moreno10. Cecil Atkission MotorsJoin us for this year’s show and sale…January 24, 25 & 26Uvalde County Fairplex ArenaBuyers BBQ - 11:30 a.m. • Sale - 1:00 p.m.
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